In the following days, all the Dutch strongholds on the island of Ceylon were raided by Lanfang's army.
Lanfang's army conducted seven or eight small battles, and finally ended all Dutch resistance, and took away and destroyed all military facilities and living and production facilities.
The First Army Corps' campaign against the island of Ceylon was over, while the Second Corps and the Navy's campaign against the Dutch on the Coromandra coast was in full swing.
The naval battle still ends the same way.
Although the remaining navy of the Netherlands discovered the murderous approach of the Lanfang navy earlier, due to the disparity in strength, an hour after Li Chuang deployed the classic long snake formation to suppress fire, more than 20 Dutch ships The battleship basically declared defeat.
Finally, they even tried to release fire ships to attack Lan Fang's battleships, and a large number of fire ships desperately moved closer to Lan Fang's fleet.
However, the Lanfang fleet, which had been well prepared, was not worried at all. The fireships were successfully intercepted by Lanfang's light gunboats and all were sunk.
Subsequently, the military port on the Coromandel coast was also destroyed by the Lanfang navy. All the defense facilities were destroyed. The Lanfang Army's Second Corps quickly landed and killed all the few Dutch armed personnel who did not die under the gunfire. They successfully occupied the entire naval port.
After learning that the military port had been captured, on May 15, the local Dutch colonial governor Gould led 872 Dutch soldiers to challenge the advancing Lanfang Army.
At that time, he was facing a battalion of Lanfang soldiers led by Zhao Changan.
Zhao Changan didn't know why the Dutch were so brave and dared to launch such a suicidal challenge in the face of Lan Fang's superior strength, but he didn't mind giving Lan Fang a little shock.
So he commanded the army to advance in formation. The soldiers lined up in three columns and marched in an orderly pace to the beating of drummers. They stopped when they advanced to a distance of about 150 meters from the Dutch army's formation. Then the whole army raised their guns.
"put!"
After giving the order, the Lanfang Army's first volley was faster than the Dutch Army's first volley. As a result, the Dutch army's formation on the opposite side fell to pieces.
But the Dutch were not vegetarians. Under Gould's order, they also launched a volley.
A group of soldiers also fell in the Lanfang military formation, but they quickly reorganized their ranks. The reserve soldiers in the third column at the rear quickly supplemented the missing soldiers in the first two columns, then raised their rifles and, with an order, started again A volley was launched.
Another group of people were overthrown in the Netherlands.
Subsequently, Zhao Changan observed the battlefield, made a judgment, and ordered the entire army to enter the free shooting phase.
So before the hurried Dutchmen could launch a second round of volleys, the Lanfang soldiers started firing freely.
The two sides were about 150 meters apart and started shooting muskets.
This is the legendary "line up and shoot" tactic.
It sounds funny, but this method of warfare is indeed the most mainstream and effective method of musketeer combat in this era.
Limited by the range and power of the muskets, as well as the frequent failure rate, the battle mode between the two sides is indeed the most efficient attack mode, and this mode actually requires very high training for the army.
There is no body armor these days. Unless the traditional steel armor has a certain thickness, it has no decent defense against the flintlock guns of the late 18th century. If you wear it, it means you are not wearing it. Therefore, traditional protective gear has no meaning. Soldiers can only use The flesh and blood body carries the fear, marches towards death, and lives towards death.
Even if a comrade-in-arms is hit by an enemy bullet, even if the people in front of and around him are hit, and blood and brain matter are splashed on his face and mouth, and he dies like that in front of him, he cannot take a step back or waver.
Otherwise, he will become the sinner of the entire team and will be executed.
In this case, the psychological endurance of the soldiers will become the decisive factor. An army that has been rigorously trained and will not retreat will be more durable and more victorious than an army that has not been rigorously trained.
After all, wars in this era are all about the courage of both sides in the end. After the muskets are fired, they have to fight hand-to-hand with bayonets. Without courage, the battle will not be fought at all.
Lanfang's army has been baptized by the flames of war and has also undergone high-intensity internal training. The soldiers have received training to fight against fear in situations that are infinitely close to the real battlefield.
Zhao Xuening spent a lot of money on this, but what he got in exchange was a strong army with strict military discipline and that would not collapse easily.
So on the battlefield, facing the shooting of the Dutch, some soldiers in the Lanfang military formation were hit by bullets, either in the legs or in the abdomen, holding their wounds and screaming in agony.
Some people were simply hit in the vital part, shot in the head, and fell to the ground with a muffled groan and could not get up again.
Despite this, the soldiers around and behind them remained calm, and the soldiers around them continued to raise their guns and shoot, as if they had not seen anyone die in battle.
The substitutes behind them dragged their bodies to the rear, quickly took up their positions, stood with the frontline soldiers, raised their guns and fired without changing their expressions.
There is still instinctive fear in their hearts, but the things brought about by strict training and combat experience are violently confronting this instinct.
While the two sides are fighting on the battlefield, the soldiers are also fighting in their hearts. Every battle is a double psychological and physical torture for the soldiers.
Therefore, the sophistication of weapons and equipment is important, but on the premise that there is no generational difference in the weapons of both sides, the training and organization of the army and the ability of the commander are the most important factors that determine victory or defeat.
But it is obvious that in this battle, Lan Fang's weapons are more sophisticated, their training and organization are higher, their firing frequency is higher and their speed is faster, and their commanders are also better.
After four exchanges of shots, the Dutch could no longer hold their nerve.
The firearms in their hands suffered a large number of malfunctions, the number of people was greatly reduced, and the shooting speed was seriously affected. Governor Gould had nothing to do about it.
Therefore, when the Dutch army suffered excessive losses and was shaken, Zhao Changan gave an order and the cavalry attacked.
They roared towards the two wings of the Dutch army and launched an attack from the side and rear. The panicked Dutch finally collapsed and fired their guns randomly.
For the fast-running Lanfang cavalry, this was meaningless. They could only try their luck to see if a stray bullet happened to hit an unlucky guy with no conscience.
Lanfang's soldiers are quite strict in terms of military regulations and discipline. Under Zhao Xuening's strict control, there is basically no possibility that they will lose their conscience.
Therefore, they held up their sharp sabers and sprinted quickly, rushed in front of the Dutch soldiers, leaped their horses and raised their sabers. Under their horrified gaze, they swung their sabers and chopped off the horrified heads.
In the end, the Dutch army of more than 800 people was defeated, more than 400 people were killed, and the remaining 400 people all surrendered.
Gould, the commander of this battle, was beheaded by a Lanfang cavalryman and died on the spot.
Lan Fang's army once again achieved a great victory.
So far, the regular military armed forces in the two Dutch colonies of Ceylon and the Coromandel Coast have been basically wiped out and defeated by the Lanfang Army.
The Dutch navy deployed in this area was basically destroyed by the Lanfang navy, and not a single ship was left.
The military mission was basically completed, so what was left was to carry out the special missions assigned to them by Zhao Xuening in advance.
move!
No matter what it is, whether it is firearms, artillery, gunpowder, ammunition, various commodities, food, gold, silver, jewelry, jade and antiques, no matter what it is, as long as it can be taken away , put them all on board and take them away.
The number of Chinese in these places was not very large, but they were all packed up and taken away by Lan Fang's army.
All the prisoners of war were also taken away. There are still many highly dangerous jobs in Lanfang that need these people to do, such as reclaiming virgin jungles. Human resources are also resources.
In the end, Lan Fang's army only left a mess everywhere.
When everyone got on the ship and left, they even dismantled the tatters of the port pier that had been bombed and took away all the useful wood, determined not to leave anything good to the British.
Like locusts passing through the border, nothing is left.
On May 28th, the Lanfang Expeditionary Force met on Ceylon Island. Everyone perfectly completed the tasks assigned by Zhao Xuening. Therefore, the army officially reorganized carrying rich loot.
At this time, it was less than two months before the entire army was dispatched to attack the Netherlands.
