"How could the Ming army's artillery explode? How could the Ming army's muskets have such a long range?"
William Orondo muttered to himself on the wall.
He really didn't understand when the Ming army's firearms could actually surpass those of Westerners.
"Let them in quickly." William Orondo yelled anxiously after he came back to his senses.
"The rest of the people are ready for battle, the gunners are ready, and the Ming army will attack as soon as they come into range."
The disastrous defeat of the army and the range of the Ming army's cannons exceeded William Orondo's expectations.
Logically speaking, no one should be let in at this time.
However, the Ming army did not take the opportunity to attack. Coupled with the special structure of Lingbao, William Orondo dared to let them in. After all, these people are all good warriors. Each additional person can increase the number of Geran Zhe. The city has some strength.
soon
When the last soldier ran into the city of Geranje. After the soldiers closed the city gate, William Orondo's heart finally calmed down.
"It seems that the purpose of the Ming army is to trap us to death." Looking at the Ming army that never entered the cannon range of the city of Relanja, William Orondo thought he had guessed the Ming army. the goal of.
"Isn't it just a few thousand more people? We don't have many others in Relanja City, but we have a lot of supplies."
After taking a look at the warehouse in the city, William Orondo showed an awkward smile.
"This battle has been lost. When the Ming army defeated the coalition forces, we should have guessed that the Ming army's firearms were different."
"I hope the king can realize this soon, otherwise the Dutch will no longer have a foothold here depending on the Ming Dynasty's manpower and material resources."
It's not that William Orondo thinks that the Ming Dynasty's maritime strength is stronger than his own. It's really that the Netherlands is too far away from the Ming Dynasty.
For the previous battle. Western countries suffered heavy losses.
Especially the Netherlands moved all the warships in the surrounding area.
In a short period of time, this sea area really depends on Daming's face.
If you want to support the army from home, it will be unrealistic for only a year or two.
As long as tomorrow is more cruel. Pull out Dutch strongholds in the surrounding areas one by one. Once the coastal artillery is set up, even if domestic reinforcements come, they will still be unable to do so due to supply reasons...
"Check the people who have just returned and make sure no one is mixed in."
The stronger the fortress, the easier it is to break through from the inside. Especially a fortress surrounded by others.
Water and food are necessities for human survival.
A strong fortress has limited safe water sources and even more limited food. Once there is a problem with food and water, it will be difficult to guarantee safety even if the fortress is strong.
Fortunately, most of the people in Relanja City are our own people, so there is no need to worry.
Moreover, the Dutch and Akito look different. Although some of the servants look similar to Akito, they are in the minority after all. With a simple check, you can find out whether there are Akito among them.
Otherwise, a direct and thorough investigation of the army that had just returned from defeat would not guarantee that some people would be unhappy.
"Master Qi, the verification has been completed and no one from Ming Dynasty has been involved."
"Okay, I understand, let these people who escaped back rest for two days."
"Leave 1,000 people to guard the city wall, and leave 1,000 people to guard the military camp...,"
Human energy is limited. Prolonged tension is not good for people.
Now that the army had just been defeated, the soldiers were already nervous. If they are kept in the military camp, it will be detrimental to the physical and mental health of the soldiers, which will affect the combat effectiveness of the soldiers.
It's better to go out and rest for two days.
The main reason why William Orondo dared to let go was that the city of Jeranja had strong defenses and was easy to defend and difficult to attack. It was guarded by 1,000 people on the city walls and supported by a 1,000-man military camp. The defense force is enough.
No matter how strong the Ming army is, it is still not a problem for 2,000 people to hold on until the others arrive.
February 16, the second year of Chongzhen. sunny.
Early in the morning, the surrounding villagers and the army's logistics support personnel were busy ten miles away from the city of Relanja.
The shape of an earth platform gradually became clear.
As baskets of soil continue to collect, the soil platform continues to rise at a speed visible to the naked eye.
On the city of Geranze, although William Orondo was extremely anxious, he could only ask people to use sandbags to divide the city wall into several small fortresses.
At the same time, people were also asked to build air-raid shelters under the city wall.
At the same time, people were also asked to distribute the grain concentrated in the warehouse to several warehouses.
"I hope the Ming army's accuracy will not be so high."
Although the explosive shells of the Ming army were indeed powerful, William Orondo still thought of a way to deal with them after thinking about them all night.
In broad daylight, the actions of the Ming army could not be concealed at all.
From the moment the earthen platform began to be built, William Orondo knew the Ming army's plan.
But there was nothing William Orondo could do.
artillery. The range of the artillery is not enough, and hitting a target that far away has no effect except wasting the shells.
send troops. The Ming army was watching from the sidelines.
Where are the lessons learned yesterday? Who wants to go out and die?
Moreover, the most indispensable thing for the Ming Dynasty was people. Even if they expelled the opponent, the Ming army would be able to recruit people within a few days.
The Ming army is neither a fool nor an angel. It is impossible to put people back every time.
There are only so many people in Relanja City. As long as we lose three or five times, how many people can be left in Relanja City?
Lingbao's defense is strong, but it also needs people to garrison it.
If there is insufficient manpower, no matter how strong the defense of the city wall is, it will be greatly reduced, right?
At that time, the Ming army only needs to combine reality and reality to exhaust the people in the city to death.
Can't do it anymore. I can't run anymore. He can only be beaten passively.
William Orondo couldn't be more aggrieved.
"I don't know. What's the point of asking us to build this earth platform? Even if we want to bombard the city of Relanje, we shouldn't be far away from the city of Relanje."
so far. "
"Don't worry about transporting your soil. A basket of soil is half a catty of grain. Building the earth platform is the court's business. What does it have to do with you?"
"That's right, that's right. Whether we can bombard the city of Relanja is a matter for the imperial court. Don't forget why we came to Taiwan. Aren't we forced by the world?"
Although Xi Yi is hateful, the imperial court is equally hateful in their eyes. ,
"This sir is different. Otherwise we would all be starving to death by now."
"He is a military commander and will have to leave sooner or later. When the time comes, the court will still send dog officers down..."
Although Zhu Dinghai immediately carried out disaster relief, many people still had great opinions on the Ming court.
Many of them came to Taiwan in the sixth or seventh year of Tianqi (1626~1627).
At that time, there was a severe drought in southern Fujian, with red soil all over the fields. In many villages, even the grass roots and bark of trees were eaten away. And what about the court?
Not only did they not recover from the disaster, they also colluded with the local gentry to annex ordinary people's fields.
If Zheng Zhilong hadn't sent them to Taiwan, I don't know how many people would have starved to death.
