Chapter 491: Battle of Malacca

There are also some craftsmen who are trying to build cannons, first casting solid grey iron columns with mud molds, then drilling holes with extra-long drill bits, then driving them out of the loose area of ​​the outer surface, and then performing processes such as reaming and boring. The process is very rigorous.

There has been a prototype of mechanical processing.

The dust feast is very lively.

The arrival of the sixth brother Ma Can and brother-in-law Buerhan made Ma Cheng feel relaxed and he passed by his father's letter. After reading it, he smiled knowingly. The sixth brother came here, and my father had instructions to find someone for the sixth brother.

The good man's daughter got married, and my father and second mother loved this sixth brother very much. After eating, Buerhan, who was pale due to seasickness, took a break early.

There are six brothers accompanying Macheng, walking leisurely in the courtyard, the setting sun and the crows return to their nests. The evening breeze blows on his face, although it is cool and warm. In a town in the distance, there is a smoke everywhere in the cooking stove. There is an indescribable smell floating in the air

It is like the fragrance of flowers and plants nearby, and it is like the freshness of trees in the distance.

Ma Cheng took a few greedy breaths, sighed sincerely, and said, "I really want to live here for the rest of my life without asking about the world."

Ma Ran didn't know his intention and did not dare to answer rashly, saying, "It is naturally extremely hard for brother to live in a quiet place and work in government affairs every day."

Ma Cheng smiled and said, "When I was a child, I also worked in the countryside for farming. It can be considered a lot of ups and downs and tasted many flavors of the world. I can only understand the people's sentiments. But even so, this

Since the more than a year, because I have very little time to go out, I have a sense of disconnection about what the people think. What is the best thing about living in a quiet place? Sixth brother, do you know that I often think, if I

How good it would be to know the clone technique? One is divided into two. One is to deal with military and political affairs in the mansion, while the other is to simply follow the light cavalry and go down to the people to understand the people’s sentiments.”

Ma Can did not dare to make fun of it, and hurriedly replied respectfully: "Brother can always have this idea, and he is in love with the people. He is the blessing of the people and the blessing of the people."

Ma Cheng taught his younger brother a lesson before he said relaxed: "Let's rest early, I'll see your sister-in-law tomorrow."

Ma Can didn't dare to show his anger, and said astonished: "Yes, brother."

The brothers who fought against tigers and father and sons fought in battle. Ma Cheng watched his heroic sixth brother leave, and he sighed in his heart that this Ming Dynasty is still the whole country.

The fifth year of Chongzhen, at the end of July.

Malacca City was in chaos, and soldiers rushed from the base to the fort, and the police kept ringing.

A powerful fleet on the sea in the distance was rushing overwhelmingly, making Yuan Keli, who was holding a thousand-mile mirror, also frightened.

"Sir, please avoid it."

The personal soldiers were also frightened and whispered, but Yuan Keli had a bad temper and said coldly: "Go away, wherever you go, I will watch the battle here!"

The personal soldiers did not dare to persuade him anymore, so they could only watch the Western fleet on the distant sea slowly approaching, and more than a hundred large and small warships lined up on the sea.

Not long after, a thunderous rumbling sound came from the sea, and only a burst of smoke rose.

The whistling of artillery shells gradually widened, and the soldiers were shocked by the whistling of artillery shells. They raised Yuan Keli and fled in a panic. A huge shell roared from the sky and smashed into a house with a bang. The sky collapsed and the earth broke, and the soldiers fought to death.

He escorted Mr. Yuan to the horse and fled beyond the range of the cannon.

After a panic, Yuan Keli jumped off the horse, his face turned pale and said, "How far has this Western cannon been hit?"

The personal soldiers were in a very embarrassing situation. Some even ran away their shoes. After a long time, someone replied: "I will fight for fifteen miles if you say it to you."

Yuan Keli shivered and then smiled bitterly after a long time, "The heavenly kingdom is coming, and all nations come to pay tribute, ridiculous, and the Ming Dynasty is not as good as the Westerners."

The artillery battle in Malacca had a great impact on Yuan Keli. The prestige of the Celestial Kingdom in the heart of the old man was shot without a trace by such artillery fire.

At the shore defense artillery base, the Ming army gunners were also firing desperately to counterattack.

The Ming army used the fight to fight back eight Spanish-made 18-pound fortress cannons, while the smallest caliber gun on the three-layer deck of the Portuguese battleship was twenty-four pounds. The artillery battle lasted for half a day, and the heavy shore defense artillery in Malacca was destroyed.

After six gunners, the gunners suffered more than 100 casualties and soon lost control of the Strait of Malacca. Fortunately, the Ming army was prepared for a long time, and most of them retreated beyond the range of the naval guns, retreated to the other side of the Malacca River, and deployed defenses along the river.

The Dutch fleet destroyed the fortifications of the Malacca shore defense, and landed in a large scale. Rows of soldiers wearing orange uniforms landed on the shore and launched an attack in an orderly manner. Amid the fierce drum sound, Dutch soldiers advanced into the empty and broken city of Malacca.

The city wall had long been destroyed in artillery battles. Dutch soldiers occupied part of the city and shot against the Ming soldiers across the Malacca River. The fierce battle gradually became intense.

Yuan Keli finally got the opportunity to fight back and ordered the big and small artillery to bombard them together.

The Ming army, who had been prepared, pushed down the courtyard walls of the houses and lifted up the weeds. Black holes were exposed in the houses along the river. Three-pound or six-pound cannons were set up and a fierce bombardment was made. Some of the courageous cannons were also exposed.

Put it on the roof, condescendingly, and forced the shells to the Dutch soldiers' rear team.

The Portuguese offensive was soon disintegrated with bullets and the sound of cannons.

A large number of Portuguese soldiers fled back to the beach like a tide, began to carry cannons and ammunition, gave up the unrealistic idea of ​​going down a battle, and prepared to launch a siege battle. Yuan Keli exclaimed a fierce anger, holding a sword in his hand to patrol along the river,

Can't five thousand men still defend a river? This fierce battle has just begun.

Two days later, in southwest of Malacca, Champa.

Ten5,000 Dutch soldiers who came across the sea from Malaya landed on a large scale and launched a fierce offensive and defensive battle on the long coastline and the 20,000 Ming troops stationed. However, this section in the northwest of Champa was a rocky area.

There are many dense wood thorns in the middle of the striped island, so it is not suitable to land, so the Dutch can only land from a section of beach to the west.

So, just arrived before the afternoon of that day, more than 70 armed merchant ships landed in a swarm of 5,000 soldiers.

The Strait of Malacca was already very narrow. The Portuguese, who had complete control of the sea, were fearless and landed in a large-scale landing, besieging the Ming army on the shore from the west and south. The Ming army hid far outside the range of the naval guns, and 20,000 Ming army was twenty miles away.

Digging trenches outside, building walls and laying defense lines. After going to the island, the Dutch soldiers lined up in an orderly manner and tentatively launched an attack on one of the walls. However, the Ming army, who was guarding, had already noticed the movements of the Dutch soldiers, with a total of only three hundred.

The Ming army did not fight hard with the other party, and directly gave up the wall and retreated to the rear to defend the artillery base. The Dutch musket array was able to advance smoothly to an open area.

The Dutch major who led his army to attack knew that it was not good when he saw the sudden open space in front of him, but at this point he could not retreat, so he ordered a captain to take a battalion to attack the vanguard, and a captain to take a battalion soldiers and platoons.
Chapter completed!