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Chapter 747 Renaissance Fort
The Dutch artillery fire was very fierce. A big tree was hit by a shell and was quickly scorched.

However, the heroic soldiers of the Ming army managed to break through the Dutch long-range artillery fortifications.Unexpectedly, about four miles away from the castle, Qianjin Fulangji at the corner of the castle roared crazily.

The soldiers of the Ming army rushing forward were blown down again.

In terms of range and power, the Frang machine is obviously inferior to the red cannon, but this is artillery after all, much more powerful than muskets.

Liu Zhaoji and Zheng Chenggong saw that the firepower of the red-haired thieves was too fierce, and the firepower from far and near intersected. The Ming army suffered heavy casualties, and it was impossible to rush through.So the second general quickly ordered to retreat, so the first charge failed.

Through the telescope, amidst the gunfire and gunpowder smoke, I saw the soldiers of the Ming army receding like a tide, and the field outside the castle was full of bomb craters.Batens, the Chief of Defense of Chixian City, smiled triumphantly.

"Stop shooting."

Batens waved his hand, and the Dutchman's cannon stopped.

In less than an hour, more than 1000 soldiers died on the battlefield.

Liu Zhaoji and Zheng Chenggong discussed that artillery fire must be used as a cover, otherwise such a charge would cause too many casualties.

Soon dozens of red cannons were pushed over.However, artillery positions cannot be placed within ten miles of the castle, because this is the range of the castle's red cannon.The red cannon can only be installed ten miles away from the castle.

After the cannon was installed, the commander of the artillery battalion gave an order, and the red cannon of the Ming army roared, and the shells burst out one after another, flying towards the direction of Chixian City.

However, the range of the red-clothed cannon is limited, and the range of the Dutch red-clothed cannon is also limited by the range of the Ming army's red-clothed cannon.Therefore, most of the artillery shells of the Ming army fell near the city wall and exploded, and only a few shells landed on the city wall.

But with a stone wall more than one meter thick, the shells of the red cannon only rang once.Amidst the roar of cannons, the castle was safe and sound, standing still.In other words, it was impossible for the artillery of the Ming army to knock down the castle, nor could it destroy the firepower network in the city.

At this time, the strength of the Ming army's second charge was ready, amidst the roar of the Ming army's artillery fire.Thousands of soldiers of the Ming army rushed in like a flood that opened the gates, and the shouts were like mountains and tsunami, and the Dutch cannons also rang out. endlessly.

For the Dutch castle, the artillery fire of the Ming army was obviously the end of its strength.But it's not completely useless.Under the cover of this kind of firepower, the Ming army's second charge quickly broke through the defense line of the Dutch near and far.

However, within 1000 meters from the castle, it was within the range of the Dutch muskets.When the Ming army charged within this position, the muskets on the castle shot like popping beans, and the soldiers of the Ming army who rushed over fell down in rows and batches.

Not to mention attacking the city, they couldn't get under the city wall at all.In the blink of an eye, there were corpses all over the field again, and blood flowed like a river.

Liu Zhaoji and Zheng Chenggong saw that this would not work, so they ordered the retreat again.In this way, the second charge failed again.

Two charges in one day cost nearly 4000 troops.

At this time, news came from Liu Guoxuan's navy, similar to the situation of his two army troops, Liu Guoxuan organized three attacks along the waterway, all of which were beaten back by the fierce artillery fire from the top of the city.

Because the artillery shells of the Ming army fell on the city wall, after the explosion, the flames flickered, and the castle was safe and sound, but the navy warships of the Ming army were different. They were either destroyed or sunk by the artillery shells, or caught fire.

Liu Guoxuan damaged dozens of warships and more than a thousand people. He felt that this was inappropriate. He couldn't get close to the castle. Discuss countermeasures.

After analysis, the three generals believed that the Dutch castle was extremely strong, and the design of the bastion and the fire defense with no dead ends intersecting far and near were basically invulnerable.

It is difficult to break through their fire defense network, let alone attack the city below the city with ladders and other equipment.

They thought that there was an engineer soldier in His Majesty Zhu Yousong's imperial camp, and their forte was digging ditches and blasting well.They thought of digging a tunnel, but soon, this plan was rejected.

Because this area is not a plain, there are both ravines and hills, and the geology has soil and rocks. It is impossible to dig a tunnel for more than ten miles to reach the castle.

They also thought about blasting, that is, under the cover of artillery fire, order the diggers to rush under the city wall to dig the wall and bury explosives, blow the city wall down, and then rush in.

At the beginning, their Majesty Zhu Yousong used this method in the Battle of Jiujiang.But they quickly rejected this plan. It was impossible for the engineers to break through the enemy's artillery fire and work under the city wall.Even if you can break through their fire defense line, the design of the bastion has no dead ends, and the Dutch muskets in the city will not let you work here.Even if the Dutch in the castle were all blind, the engineering soldiers wanted to drill holes in the stone wall to put explosives, which would be a big problem, and it would be impossible to complete it in a short time.

In this way, the three generals proposed a plan, then overturned, and proposed another plan, and then overturned.After several days of discussion, there was no feasible solution.

At this time, the news came from the Second Route Army.It is the iron-armed Canglong He Zhaoxiong, Shi Lang, Yao Qisheng and their 3 horses.

Because Taiwan City is different from Chixian City, there is no waterway connected, so this army did not attack from the water, but it also divided into three groups, and launched a fierce attack on the castle from three directions.

The result of the onslaught is the same as Zheng Chenggong's, because Taiwan City is also designed as a bastion, and the difference from Chixian City is that one is an octagonal star and the other is a six-pointed star, but whether it is an octagon or a hexagon, the principle is the same. It's the same, the thick city wall is made of pure stone, and the firepower defense from far and near does not leave any dead ends. It is simply impossible to break through such a castle.

Shi Lang and Yao Qisheng are so capable, they are powerless in front of such a castle.He organized several attacks with the Iron-armed Canglong He Zhaoxiong, but all of them ended in failure. Thousands of soldiers were lost, and they were at a loss in the end.

In the end, both groups of troops withdrew, and the Dutch red-haired thieves in the castle celebrated their victory.

The high-ranking generals of the Ming army on the island gathered together again, including Liu Zhaoji, He Zhaoxiong, Zheng Chenggong, Shi Lang, Liu Guoxuan, including Li Quan, Liu Chunhong, and He Jinwu.

There are many strengths and wisdom.However, after discussing for a long time, they still had no good idea.

Now they realized that they were wrong, thinking that if they successfully landed on the island, they could easily drive away these red-haired boys and regain Treasure Island.Such thinking is naive and even ridiculous, and the problem is far from that simple.

It seems that these red-haired thieves are no less intelligent than the Han people. Their castles are impenetrable and even more difficult to break through. How did they break their castles?

Suddenly, Zheng Chenggong's eyes lit up and he thought of a way...

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