Chapter 330: The Influence of the Heavenly Kingdom
However, at such a close distance, the Dutch's muskets could only fire one round!
After one round, the remaining heavy armored infantry of the Ming Army rushed in front of the Dutch musketeers and slashed with their swords.
In just an instant, a large number of the Dutch who survived the Ming army's overwhelming artillery fire were killed!
Then the Ming army's musketeers and grenadiers also began to climb the city!
Wei Wu personally led the team to ascend first. He was wearing heavy armor and charged forward.
"Brothers, follow me!"
Just "Follow me" will make the morale of the Ming army boil!
They climbed to the top of the city and rushed towards a fortification.
The Dutchman inside the fortification came out, raised his gun and was about to shoot. Wei Wu reacted very quickly and threw out the shield in his hand with a ferocious expression.
With a snap, the shield hit the Dutchman in the face!
The heavy shield exploded instantly with terrifying force, and the Dutchman's Tianling Cap was almost thrown away.
"Shoot, hit me!"
The musketeers under Wei Wu seized the opportunity, regardless of whether they fired a volley or not. They each aimed at the target and pulled the trigger.
As the smoke filled the air, several Dutchmen who stuck their heads out were hit by lead bullets.
Then, under the kinetic energy brought by the lead bullet, the body flew backwards!
Immediately afterwards, two grenades were thrown into the fortification.
After the explosion sounded, Wei Wu took the lead and rushed into the fortifications where black smoke was still billowing.
Facing the Ming army's attack, the Dutch had no way to parry!
Especially when the two sides were fighting hand-to-hand, the heavy armored infantry of the Ming army were simply ferocious beasts in human form.
Swing your sword, collide, and slash, no one can stop you!
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The Ming army's offensive went very smoothly. Even if the Dutch had a bastion as a support, they were unable to parry the Ming army's surging offensive.
In just the blink of an eye, the Ming army captured a section of the Dutch defense line!
The Ming army's offensive continues, with a large number of Ming troops ascending the city, constantly expanding their own living space on the city wall.
The large-caliber siege mortars began to roar again!
Cannonballs landed on the top of the city one after another. The impact points extended to both sides along the city wall, and explosions sounded one after another.
Shelling, grenades to clear the way, heavy armor to attack!
The Ming army's routine was very simple, but the Dutch just couldn't resist it!
Further away, the Ming army's siege artillery group has also been prepared!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The artillery extended its firing range and carried out covering strikes into the city.
In just half a day, the Ming army captured a section of the city wall that was several hundred meters long, and even captured several adjacent bastion protrusions.
The recessed section of the city wall between the protrusions has been completely captured by the Ming army.
When the Ming army ascended the city again, they no longer had to worry about the threat of crossfire from the fortress.
However, as the Dutch gradually increased their troops from the rear, the battle situation became deadlocked.
The Ming army had almost exhausted its energy in one attack and needed some repairs before it could launch another attack.
Zhu Hongyu looked at the battlefield filled with artillery fire, turned around and said to Raymond.
"The Guhui ordered the army to rest for an hour, and then continue to attack!"
"Commander Raymond can return to the city!"
"Please give me a reply within an hour. Otherwise, no one knows whether the city of Batavia can withstand my army's second attack!"
When Raymond heard this, he was sweating profusely and quickly agreed.
The expression on his face was full of fear!
The fighting power of the Ming army is too strong!
This kind of fighting power is really frightening.
Facing such a Ming army, can the city of Batavia continue to defend?!
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Raymond returned to the city of Batavia and met Governor Robey again in the city hall.
As soon as the two met, Governor Luo Bei asked.
"My dear Raymond, what is going on here? Isn't it a peace negotiation? Why did the Ming army attack the city at this time?"
In one attack by the Ming army, they lost a section of several hundred meters of city wall!
too fast!
The Ming army attacked so fast that they had no way to parry!
There is no room for Luo Bei not to feel fear from the bottom of his heart!
Raymond said with an ugly expression.
"If the negotiations fail to reach an agreement, the supervisor of the Ming Dynasty will fight if they can't reach an agreement. They will fight until they can reach an agreement!"
"Then they started attacking!"
While talking, Raymond told Zhu Hongyu's conditions.
After Luo Bei heard this, he gritted his teeth and said.
"Promise, promise them all!"
"The city of Batavia cannot withstand the Ming army's attack. The most important bargaining chip in our hand is worthless now!"
Originally, Luo Bei was planning to rely on Batavia's solid city defense to negotiate terms with the Ming army.
Unexpectedly, under the Ming army's offensive, Batavia's city defense was so vulnerable!
As a result, Luobei lost the most important bargaining chip in his hand!
In the following negotiations, naturally we can only leave it to the mercy of Ming Dynasty!
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Zhu Hongyu stood on the high platform, looking in the direction of the battlefield.
In general, the Ming army's siege was pretty good, with artillery suppression, infantry assault, artillery barrage, and infantry concentrated breakthrough...
There is already a prototype of infantry and artillery coordination!
Whether it was a gunner or an infantryman, Zhu Hongyu was very satisfied with the military quality displayed in the battle!
In fact, to be honest, it would be best if the Dutch in Batavia surrendered, but it doesn't matter if they don't.
Although the bastion is difficult to defeat, as long as Zhu Hongyu is determined, he can conquer it!
After all, the bastion fortifications of this era were basically open-air fortifications.
The protective effect of open-air fortifications against explosive shells is basically no.
The reason why he wanted to negotiate with the Dutch was not because he could not defeat Batavia.
In fact, it was for the trade route to India!
The Dutch have been operating in India for a long time. If the Ming Dynasty wanted to open trade routes to India, it must get the help of the Dutch.
Opening up trade routes is not only a military issue, but also factors such as the ports, trading stations operated locally, and most importantly, personal connections.
The reason why the Ming Dynasty was able to take over all the Dutch colonies in Southeast Asia was because of the traditional influence of the Celestial Empire on Southeast Asia for thousands of years.
Eighty or ninety percent of the entire Nanyang is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, little brother!
Belongs to the typical East Asian Confucian cultural circle!
The senior officials of these Southeast Asian countries basically speak Chinese and are all supporters of Confucian culture.
It was much easier for the Ming Dynasty to open trade routes in Nanyang than it was for Western colonists, or it could be said that it was not difficult at all.
But once you pass Malacca and leave the East Asian Confucian cultural circle, the golden sign of the Ming Dynasty is not so easy to use.
This is the reason why Zhu Hongyu wants to negotiate with the Dutch!
Trade routes cannot be conquered by warships and artillery alone!
It’s more of a matter of background!
Zhu Hongyu didn't have to wait long before Raymond appeared in front of him again.
Raymond said.
"Your Excellency, Governor Luo Bei has agreed to your request!"
"Please order the troops to withdraw from Batavia!"
While talking, he presented a drafted treaty to Zhu Hongyu.
Zhu Hongyu took the treaty, glanced at it, and then said with a half-smile.
"Didn't you surrender?"
"Why do you want our Ming army to withdraw from Batavia?!"
"It's time for you Dutch people to throw away your weapons, raise your hands, and then hand over the city defense to the soldiers of tomorrow, right?"
Raymond had an ugly expression on his face, but he still spoke.
"What your Excellency the Prince said is true!"
"I will go back and convey your wishes to Governor Luo Bei!"