New Shun 1730

All these situations were under the control of the Dashun intelligence department, and the investigation of Malacca was very clear and well done.

After Liu Yu placed the envoys of those small countries on the viewing platform, he entered the tent with Li Xi and others.

The hot air balloon had already observed the defense situation of Malacca Castle clearly and made a sand table. The several combat plans drawn up by the staff could win, but they still had to pick the one that was "the most exciting to the layman".

There were trustworthy people in the tent, so Mi Ziming also told a piece of news.

"Your Highness, Lord Whale, a few days ago, the British fleet of George Anson passed through Malacca. They were very interesting. When they crossed the strait, they took the initiative to avoid us and saluted us."

"They may not respect us, but they are worried that we will cause trouble and go to support France. It seems that the French will not have an easy time in India."

This news was nothing to Li Li. At most, he felt that George Anson had finally learned to keep his tail between his legs after experiencing the Lingdingyang incident.

But Liu Yu was overjoyed when he heard it.

This is the result he wanted. He wanted the French Dupleix to have no naval support and no control of the sea, and almost lose the castles and cities of France in India.

The "Dragon's Rise" of the King of England is the Electorate of Hanover. When the war is over, he must exchange colonies for the interests of Hanover. The King of England is still very strong now, and can basically suppress the parliament, and the Prime Minister is also a good man. If the French win too easily, the cooperation with Dashun will probably be difficult to continue.

There is no suspense in attacking Malacca, and Liu Yu is not very interested. But George Anson and his battleship Centurion crossed the Strait of Malacca to India, which is definitely worth celebrating.

"It's good to go. In a few days, we may have to invite the British to discuss trade issues. But I guess the battle won't last long. The blood in Europe should have flowed almost enough, and they have no strength left."

"Okay, then we will capture Malacca. Those people I left in Amsterdam should have spread the news that could cause the Amsterdam stock market crash, right?"

Laughing, he took out a siege operation plan drawn up by the staff, flipped through it for a few seconds, and handed it to Li Li on the side.

"Your Highness, take a look. If you think it's okay, then do it."

Li Li took over the battle plan, glanced at it casually, and smiled at the sand table next to him and said, "The Dutch don't have many soldiers or guns, so they will win no matter what. I don't think there is any need to look at it. The only thing is to spend more money and fire more gunpowder shells."

Liu Yu had no objection to this. There were a total of 400 soldiers, plus the Europeans and company employees who fled to the castle. Even if they were all armed, there would be at most a thousand people.

Now there are 1,500 Guiyi troops, 4,000 marines, and the fleet can be ignored. There are more than 80 heavy artillery and mortars specially prepared for siege, of course, this does not include the fleet's naval guns and marines' field guns. Attacking this fortress is definitely not a problem.

According to the previous survey, the wall of the entire castle area is nearly three miles long, which is still acceptable.

Connected to the city wall, there are several castles left over from the Portuguese rule. They are not even Dutch bastions. The oldest one was built during the Zhengde period of the former Ming Dynasty. It has a strong style of the era of mixed cold and hot weapons.

Perhaps they were afraid that the cannons of the attackers would be difficult to bomb and aim accurately two hundred years later, so they built it very high and there was no thick earth slope.

This ancient castle from the Zhengde period is on the east side of Malacca Castle. It guards the east gate of Malacca City. There is a deep trench from the Malacca City Wall. There is a suspension bridge connecting the castle and the city wall.

To the west, facing the direction of the Malacca River, is the main bridge of Malacca City, which is also a suspension bridge used to connect Malacca City and Malacca City. Now the suspension bridge has been hung high.

This is basically an isolated city. After taking control of the sea, there is nothing to do, and it is trapped to death. But in that case, the people invited by Liu Yu to watch the battle will not be able to see the excitement, and they will not know how big the military gap between them and Dashun is.

As for the north of Malacca, the army of Dashun came and went as they pleased. Because according to the East India Company itself, the company's rule over Malacca never exceeded four miles from the center of the castle.

When the staff formulated the battle plan, although they aimed at magnificence, some of the core was still very solid.

As usual, the first step of the siege was to dig trenches and surround the entire Malacca city to prevent birds and beasts from passing through.

Then choose several main attack directions and perform a gorgeous fireworks show with powerful heavy artillery.

The plan formulated by the staff was to attack from the east to avoid the Malacca River, which was not easy to play.

Moreover, in addition to St. Paul's Church in the city, the most conspicuous one was the Santiago Fort in the sixth year of Zhengde in the former Ming Dynasty.

It was high, had no bastion system, and had a strong flavor of the late Middle Ages. Naturally, Santiago Fort became the first show of the performance.

After Liu Yu chose this battle plan, the order was issued immediately.

All the people in Malacca were recruited, led by engineers, and paid by the day, and began the first step of digging pits to besiege the city in a very standard way.

Liu Yu, Li Xi and others were on the island, having banquets with the envoys of small countries every day.

Five days later, the trenches that trapped the city had been dug. Liu Yu came forward and said to the envoys from the small countries: "After all, this is too far from the battlefield. The engineers have set up a new viewing area in the east of the city. Please come with me to see the Chinese troops. ”

These people did not dare to say anything and followed Liu Yu in the small boat across the shallow sea and landed at the small pier that had been opened on the east side.

After walking for about three miles, a standard bunker observation post was ready.

The tables, chairs and benches obtained from Malacca City were all put in place. There are some telescopes placed in front of the bunker, and you can observe with them at any time.

The outside is covered with thick loose soil, so even if a cannonball hits from the opposite side, it will not cause any damage.

A dense artillery position has been deployed behind the trench. More than sixty heavy artillery and heavy mortars have been concentrated here, and they have been aimed at the tall, ancient castle from the Zhengde period.

At this time, the Dutch soldiers in Fort Santiago were no longer in the mood to curse.

During these five days, they watched Dashun's engineers and civilians dig trenches for the siege, but there was nothing they could do.

There are only four cannons in the castle.

But in the past five days, wherever these Dutch soldiers could see, they knew that at least dozens of heavy artillery had been transported from Dashun.

In order to transport the cannon, the engineers even built a section of hard road to facilitate the dragging of the heavy cannon from the dock.

Any one of those heavy artillery used to attack the city has a caliber larger than the four cannons in the castle.

The artillery position made of sacks was also built perfectly. Although the artillery on Dashun's side was only deployed during these five days and did not suppress or fire, the Dutch knew it well.

These Chinese were building roads, digging trenches, and transporting cannons, not just for fun.

It's like the Sword of Damocles hanging above your head, no one knows when it will fall.

Moreover, once it falls, it will be very painful.

The soldiers made the sign of the cross and prayed for their fate in this frightening silence.

Perhaps, the commander will surrender. Hopefully, the commander's order to surrender can be issued before he is killed by a shell.

Outside the castle, on the Dashun Army's artillery position, the artillery officers transferred from the capital were cursing the terrible weather in Nanyang while adjusting the angle of the cannon.

To be honest, they haven't attacked this kind of castle for a long time. A lot of training is carried out based on the bastion system.

Fortunately, it is not difficult to pick it up.

When bombarding, the cannonballs should be blasted out in a T shape, so that the walls of the castle can collapse.

Of course, the thick anti-gun slope of the bastion cannot be blasted.

But this kind of outdated castle really made Dashun's elite artillery officers pick up all the things they had learned in the past that they almost forgot if they no longer use them.

The combat engineers and elite grenadiers were resting near the artillery position, enjoying themselves. The order from above was for the artillery to bombard the area for two days, sparing no expense on shells and gunpowder.

Because the superiors felt that the battle between the combat engineers and the grenadiers was not good-looking, they would dig holes and throw grenades close to each other, break through the gaps to fight hand-to-hand and plant flags, which was not entertaining at all.

The ordinary company of the Marine Corps was even more leisurely, resting as a team behind the trench to prepare for the possibility of a Dutch counterattack.

At 8:30 in the morning on the sixth day of the siege, Liu Yu came to the place where he was watching the battle with a smile and said with a smile: "Everyone, the bombardment is about to start. I am just bored, so we might as well start a bet."

"I'm here to take charge. I think this fortress will definitely be breached before four o'clock this afternoon. Moreover, our losses will not exceed ten people."

"Just have fun, don't be too formal, just pay one for one. How about it, is there anyone who wants to place a bet?"

He only thought it was a joke and wanted to liven up the atmosphere, but he didn't want to make the situation extremely embarrassing after saying it.

After the translator finished translating Liu Yu's words, one of the envoys muttered a lot, and the translator replied to Liu Yu with an unpleasant look on his face: "Jinghou... this... let's forget it."

"Their scriptures say, 'O you who believe! Drinking alcohol, gambling, worshiping idols, and asking for lots are just filthy deeds. They are just the deeds of the devil. So stay away so that you can succeed. The devil wants you to have trouble with each other because of drinking and gambling. Hatred will prevent you from remembering the Lord and from praying. You will abstain from drinking alcohol and gambling. Obey the Messenger and beware of sin."

After the translator finished translating this passage, Liu Yu pinched the money in his hand and twitched his face helplessly, thinking that it was really boring.

In the past few days, banquets have become less and less interesting. This kind of extremely boring and unsuspense battlefield, which is even less interesting than the emperor's school parade, is not enough to liven up the atmosphere and have some fun...

After handing the package containing the silver to the adjutant, his original smiling expression changed to a serious one. He waved his hand to the ordering officer with an expressionless face and said, "Let the fucking artillery begin."