New Shun 1730

Thinking that he still has a gun at home, which he bought for self-defense, Batavia is not a safe place. He can also fire a gun. Although he is not accurate, he also knows how to load the gun.

Stomping his feet, he ran towards home, thinking that after getting the gun, he could gather here.

I don't know how to fight, but I just go wherever others go. At worst, he could just hide behind and fire his gun, pretend to fall when he charged, and just take a few steps slower.

Of course, I don't want the Dutch to chop off my head, take possession of the family property, or insult my wife. But most Chinese people in the city don't want to come. Since they don't want to, they just try harder and follow behind.

When I got home, my wife asked, "What happened?"

Sun Tao didn't answer, but rushed into the house, took out the gun, put the gunpowder bag on his body, and then said: "The imperial court has sent troops to Nanyang. If the Dutch can't be defeated, they have to run away. Before they run, they will kill all us Tang people." Fortunately, Mr. Kapitan got the news in advance and was going to fight the Dutch. "

"After I leave, close the door. Don't open the door no matter what happens outside. If...if we are really killed, you...you..."

Thinking of the worst possibility, if he could not kill the Dutch, but was killed by the Dutch instead, his whole family would also turn into ashes.

"What are you doing? You take the child and hide in the well. Don't come out unless I come to call you. If I die, you raise the child and don't leave me a widow. It's not easy for a woman to raise a child. , but if you remarry, don’t change your child’s surname.”

His wife wanted to say something more, but Sun Tao didn't care to listen. He ran out with a gun and shouted: "Close the door, hide in the well, and don't come out if there is any movement!"

After closing the door, regardless of what his wife shouted behind him, Sun Tao and many neighbors on the street came to the court in a noisy manner.

The Dutch prohibited them from performing military service, and they were not as organized and chaotic as the sugar factory slaves.

Fortunately, Lian Fuguang and others were somewhat capable, so they found a few pieces of red cloth to hang up, and found a few tall people to hold them up.

As long as they can see where the red cloth is, these headless and unorganized people will know where to rush.

"Capture the Governor's Mansion first! Brothers, go ahead!"

What Lian Fuguang and others are most concerned about are the files in the Governor's Mansion. It can be regarded as unintentionally inserting willow trees and causing chaos in the city. If there are besiegers outside, they should attack the city gate first; if there are no besiegers outside, they should attack the Yamen first.

This unintentional move actually combined the art of war.

More than two thousand Chinese men, some carrying guns, knives, and even some carrying wooden sticks and shovels, did not know how to fight. They just stared at the red cloth on the wooden pole in front of them.

Whichever way the red cloth goes, I just follow.

Those holding red cloth and wooden poles were all subordinates of Lian Fuguang and others.

Wang Wu and others were mixed in and did not separate. Nearly forty people carrying guns followed the wooden poles and red cloth. As the pioneers, they rushed towards the Governor's Mansion.

The city of Batavia is not big, and because of its long rule, the military significance of the Governor's Palace has declined, while its political and governance significance has risen. It is not built in a fortress area like Colombo.

Batavia is a city, not just a city.

The Dutch people never expected that the Chinese in the city would revolt. There were not many defenders in the Governor's Mansion, they were all clerks from some companies.

Twenty years ago, most of these civil servants had military experience. Always grab a gun and get organized if you need to.

But after the Spanish Succession War, the Netherlands was drained of its blood by France, lost its patriotic enthusiasm, and carried out large-scale disarmament. Europe was like this. The Netherlands, which was able to mobilize an army of 130,000 in the past, now cannot even raise 20,000.

None of today's company employees had experienced the War of Spanish Succession, and they were from a generation that grew up in the context of disarmament. They had no experience in the military at all, and they were all panicked for a while.

The Dutch defenders in the city are all in the city wall and bastion area, and it is impossible to be stationed in the center of the city in normal times.

When the rebellious Chinese rushed over in a chaotic manner, anyone with any sense on the street ran home to hide. There is no way any idiot would look at the excitement on the street and run over and ask these Chinese people carrying knives and guns: What are you doing?

In the crowd, Sun Tao didn't know where he was now.

There were people around him, and there were some yelling sounds in his ears. Sun Tao himself was also yelling to encourage himself.

The louder the shouting and the more noisy, the safer it seems, and it also seems that there are many people on your side and the momentum is strong.

Moreover, the cacophony of screams can cover up some screams and make your mind unable to think about other things.

Sun Tao has grown up in Batavia since he was a child, and Batavia is not a big city. Normally, you would know where it is wherever you go in the city.

But now, when Sun Tao looked forward, he saw a piece of the back of his head.

Look to the left, you see the moaning neighbor; look to the right, you see the butcher holding a butcher's knife.

I can't tell where I am now.

Where are you now? have no idea.

Where are we going to attack? It seems to be the Governor's Palace, but where is it? have no idea.

What's the situation like in front? Still don't know.

But at least, know that there should be no failure ahead.

Because the only thing that can be seen is the big red silk cloth hanging high on the wooden pole in the front.

As long as the bright red silk cloth is still floating, it proves that the team is not defeated and the front is not defeated.

But once the red cloth fell, the people behind would scatter, not knowing where to go. They would definitely turn around and run away subconsciously.

Anyway, everyone didn't know how to fight, so they just looked at the red cloth on the wooden pole and walked forward. People gathered together and were brave.

Looking up, I saw the red cloth on the wooden pole in front of me was looking up. If I wasn't careful, I would almost trip under my feet.

Looking down, it was an unlucky European. I didn't know which country he was from, whether he was Dutch, who was beaten to death by the people in front and lay on the ground.

"He's dead and still tripping people to take his life?"

He cursed inwardly, and when he looked up at the wooden pole again, he found that the wooden pole shook violently, as if it was about to tilt.

His heart suddenly tightened, and he thought it was over. This was the time to lose. Unexpectedly, the wooden pole stood up again, higher and straighter than before, and the huge red silk cloth rustled.

Seeing that the wooden pole and the red cloth had not fallen, Sun Tao was relieved. He continued to howl, stopping from time to time to load gunpowder lead bullets and fire a shot into the air.

The front of the team.

The strong man who was holding the wooden pole just now was just shot dead.

But the people around Wang Wu immediately took the wooden pole, held it high, and rushed towards the Dutch Governor's Mansion.

Behind him was a group of rabble who had not received any military training at all. Wang Wu knew this very well, because what he learned in Weihai told him that the most important thing was the importance of organization and discipline.

In the last years of the previous dynasty, the Eastern Tartars were in chaos and were very strong in field battles.

However, in the early days, they were also a group of rabble.

In the Battle of Mardun, Lao Nu led 400 soldiers to attack a fort, but everyone shrank behind the shield car and dared not show their heads. It was Lao Nu who rushed out and shot five people angrily, and the opposite side scattered.

Zheng Zhechen's troops, the opposite side had 800 people in formation, and before the battle started, Lao Nu's soldiers were scared again and did not dare to go up at all. It was the old slave who brought his brother again, wearing armor and rushing into the crowd, using the Wushuang, killing more than ten people, and the 800 people on the opposite side scattered.

This is not necessarily bragging, it is basically the real level at that time, because this is not a compliment at all, it is clearly a fight between chickens, and the organization and discipline are in a mess. It is exactly the same as the situation in Japan where they often go to fight with a single horse.

If it had been at this level all the time, there would have been no so-called disaster of the Eastern Tartars in the late period of the previous dynasty. But in the early period, they relied on the Wushuang, and in the later period, they began to build the army and improve the organization. Until six years later, they basically achieved the command and discipline, and finally became a strong army... at the level of the Ming army in the founding era.

The lessons learned in the late period are not only about the Eastern Tartars.

When Dashun started, they actually fought like this.

Emperor Taizu also took a few capable brothers to run in front and use the Wushuang, and the victims behind followed. When the opposite side was in chaos, they rushed away in a hurry.

In the later period, thousands of elite border troops joined the group, and then a team of hundreds of thousands of people could be formed. It was not until the later period that the army was able to enforce the law and had elite spearmen and cavalry like the three walls.

The reason why the military examinations in the dynasties were all for brave soldiers was because of the previous level of organization. In addition to the strong army that had fought a hundred battles, they basically needed brave generals to be unparalleled.

Wang Wu had a clear enough understanding of the group of people behind him: they could not fight a hard battle, but as long as the wooden pole with a red cloth hanging in front of them did not fall, these people dared to rush forward. But if the wooden pole fell, even if the two thousand people fell, they would probably scatter.

The wooden pole was more important than anything else at this time.

Fortunately, there were almost no organized Dutch soldiers in the city, and the few that were there could not line up and shoot at this side. Wang Wu knew that as long as the Governor's Mansion was captured, the Dutch in the city would be in chaos.

The Dutch soldiers guarding the various bastions lacked central command, and they would definitely choose to shrink in the fortress and wait, rather than take the initiative to attack.

Fortunately, the servants, slaves, and thugs of Lian Fuguang and others were still brave.

Moreover, the Dutch were unable to organize, and the battles so far were basically street gangsters hacking people.

These thugs and servants are very suitable for the rhythm of street gangsters hacking people, and their personal bravery and martial arts can be brought into play.

But if they really take it to the battlefield, they don’t even need to line up for shooting, and they may collapse during the shelling stage.

People who have not undergone rigorous training cannot tolerate the casualties of shelling without any signs, let alone the scene of a metal lump suddenly falling and smashing the people around them into a bloody mess.

The more than 40 people on Wang Wu’s side are all good fighters. They also have grenades and rifles in their hands. If they really encounter resistance from the Dutch, they will act as sharp knives and rush through.

As long as they rush through, even the servants and thugs of Fu Guang and others will dare to follow and hack people.

If they dare to follow and hack people, the people behind them will dare to rush up and kill.

In short, Wang Wu knows that he can’t be blocked for too long. If he is really blocked in front and can’t attack, they will have to fight to the death. Otherwise, the people behind them would probably scatter and be defeated. These unorganized rabble are really like a tiger with great momentum at the first blow, but they will eventually become exhausted after the second and the third blow.