Chapter 636 Fight (5)

"Mr. Van Longen, what do you think of the current war situation?"

Although Van Longen did not want to actively participate in combat decision-making, his two companions would not let him stay out of the matter like this, and such "attention" made Van Longen helpless.

"My opinion... Gentlemen, can't we send envoys to talk to each other first? We don't even know who they are yet!" Van Longen tried to find another way to resolve the current impasse in a peaceful way.

But the answer he got was very unanimous. Spikes and Brouwer shook their heads at the same time and said: "Of course not!"

"The other party is obviously hostile to us. Look at the three ships on the dock! They have attacked our merchant ships before and probably poisoned our crews! The East India Company will never forgive this.

Behavior!" Spikes shouted.

Brower also added: "They took the initiative to attack as soon as we got here, which is enough to prove their attitude. Now it is the other side who is passive in the war. I don't think it is necessary to start peace talks immediately! Mr. Van Longen, you

Just tell us, do you support launching a pursuit as soon as possible, or holding the port and waiting for reinforcements to arrive?"

"Well..." Van Longen hesitated before saying: "Gentlemen, I think we should at least settle down in the port first. There are still about two or three hours before dark. Are you sure you can end the battle within this time?"

You must know that our people have been drifting at sea for several days before this, and they haven’t even had lunch today. What they should do now is fill their bellies with hot rice and hot vegetables!”

Spikes and Broward looked at each other in shock. It took a long time for Spikes to respond: "You are right, our soldiers do need time to rest and recuperate, and today is not the right time to continue fighting. But I still stick to my opinion.

We cannot wait for reinforcements, we must maintain sufficient pressure on the enemy."

Although Spikes' concession was extremely limited, it at least eased the current stalemate. Brouwer also expressed cautious agreement with his statement and ordered his men to start camping on the port and set up perimeter security. Although the island had been in the past

It has been the territory of the Dutch East India Company for several years, but they usually only stop here for a day and a half to replenish supplies. They do not know the geographical environment here. If they want to fight in the dark, what can they do?

The combat effectiveness displayed may not be as good as that of the opponent who has been here for some time.

The news that the opponent had stopped to rest was quickly fed back to Mushaba by the scouts, which made him feel a little relieved. This means that the Dutch will probably not take the initiative to launch an offensive again today. However, since the opponent has begun to

Setting up camp at the port meant that they did not plan to leave right away, but wanted to wait until they had rested before having a showdown with Haihan.

That night, both sides were very vigilant, wary of the other party's sneak attack at night. However, the commanders of both sides were worried that active night attacks would cause losses to their own few troops, so they reached a wonderful tacit understanding and spent a peaceful time.

night.

On June 22, 1631, after a night's rest, the Dutch finally pulled out their troops from the port and began to march inland. However, in fact, the port was not far from the Haihan defense line. There was a small dirt road outside the port.

If you climb the slope, you can see the town in the distance and the conspicuous defensive wall outside the town.

"You see, these people are obviously not willing to just retreat. They are planning to have a head-on confrontation with us!" Spikes said with a gloomy look after putting down the monocular telescope in his hand. Van Longen said from

He took the telescope in his hand and began to look at the enemy positions in the distance.

The brass-cased monocular telescope used by Spikes is a high-end product produced by the Lieberhue family in the Netherlands. The refracting telescope was made using crystal lenses in 1608 by Lieberhuu, an eyeglass craftsman in Middelburg, the Netherlands.

It can be said to be the most authentic origin. Only a few high-ranking officers in the East India Company owned this equipment. In 1609, Galileo also used this telescope and his own knowledge of optics to create a telescope that could observe the stars.

telescope model.

However, this kind of high-end goods is not unique to Europeans. The Portuguese missionary Jan Mano who entered China in 1610 had already introduced this advanced technological product to the Ming Dynasty, and in his book "Astronomy" co-translated with Li Zubai

Mentioned this matter. In 1622, German missionary Tang Ruowang brought the first physical object to the Ming Dynasty. His "Telescope Theory" written in 1626 was a work dedicated to introducing telescopes to the Ming Dynasty.

In the second year of Chongzhen, Xu Guangqi, a bachelor, requested that three telescopes be assembled for observing astronomical phenomena. Later, after the telescopes supervised by Tang Ruowang were completed, Emperor Chongzhen also went to see them in person. However, during this period, the Ming army did not widely use such tools.

Apply to the battlefield.

Of course, there is still a certain gap in performance between the monocular telescopes made by Europeans and the models equipped by the Haihan militia. As for the high-tech telescopes brought by Haihan senior officers from another time and space, they are even more incomparable.

For example, the telescope used by Mu Xiabai was a German-made Steiner military telescope that was specially purchased from the foreign arms market before traveling. From the telescope, he could clearly see the progress of the opponent's team. Naturally,

I also noticed Van Longen and others who were looking over here with a monocular.

"It's really delivering food to your home!" Mu Xiabai exclaimed, put down the telescope and gave the order: "Let the sniper enter the shooting position. The target is three officers of the opponent's army. After entering the shooting range, he can fire freely!"

As one of the first units to start cultivating professional snipers, the Annan Militia has always retained the special unit of snipers in its combat organization. The battalion that followed Mu Xiabai and was stationed on Ambuna Island was also equipped with a squad

of sniper personnel. Of course, the weapons they use cannot be high-end goods like old Morgan, they are just Type 30 sniper rifles produced by Sanya Arsenal, but this rifle that has been modified twice can be said to be produced in this era.

It has the highest accuracy among all rifles, and its range far exceeds that of its contemporary competitors.

In all the battles that the Haihan Militia participated in, the sniper unit played a more or less certain role. Although the cost of training snipers is relatively high and the required training period is particularly long, the senior officials of the Military Commission still believe that

The deterrence and role of this special unit on the battlefield are worthy of the investment of resources, so we still insist on retaining the establishment of this unit.

According to statistics from actual combat training, militia snipers can maintain a relatively high first hit rate within a distance of 300 meters. Excellent snipers can even maintain a high percentage when hitting a chest target with a diameter of two feet at a distance of 200 meters.

If the hit rate exceeds 50%, at 300 meters, it will drop by another 30 to 40%. However, at a distance of more than 300 meters, you can basically only rely on the concentrated fire of a few snipers to improve the hit rate. However, the conditions

When allowed, the commander will also ask the snipers to shoot at a longer distance, such as four to five hundred meters. Although the hit rate is lower at this distance, it is still within the range. Concentrate fire.

There is still a certain chance of hitting the target.

Of course, shooting fixed targets in training and shooting moving targets on the battlefield are two completely different concepts. No matter how much live ammunition training is done, a real combat environment is needed to further temper the snipers. Therefore, every time there is a real combat mission

At that time, commanders generally used this elite unit without hesitation.

Of course Mu Xiabai can do this by himself. Among the personal equipment he brought to Anbu Na was a Type 85 sniper rifle. This type of individual weapon imitating the former Soviet Union's Lagonov SVD type has excellent long-range and medium-range capabilities.

It is very powerful, and there are cases of sniping at a distance of more than 1,500 meters. However, Mu Xiabai himself did not learn sniper tactics professionally and systematically like Old Morgan, and his use of sniper rifles cannot be called a professional. In addition, the local

He is the only senior commander who needs to be in charge of the entire battle situation, so this combat mission can only be completed by snipers who specialize in this.

Of course, Mu Xiabai did not expect the snipers to be able to kill several senior Dutch officers in one fell swoop. If he wanted to kill a few senior Dutch officers with one shot from a distance of four to five hundred meters, the probability would be the same as that of a naval gun shot from three hundred meters away during a naval battle.

The probability of breaking the enemy's mast is almost the same. But if it can deter the enemy commander to a certain extent and interfere with their command, it can be regarded as achieving part of the combat effect.

The Dutch team stopped three hundred meters away, then began to line up and set up artillery positions. Mushaba did not rush to let the soldiers behind the defense line fire, but went to each artillery position first to help them calibrate the target.

.The opponent's artillery is almost all naval guns temporarily unloaded from the ship. They have a large caliber but a very short range. As for the accuracy, there is nothing to say - the original intention of these guns is to hit large targets within a hundred meters. Although

Their range is not more than a hundred meters, but after several times this distance, only God knows the impact point.

Compared with the opponent's primitive naval guns, Mu Xiabai believed more in the weapons equipped by his army. Although these 3-pound and 6-pound army guns were not very powerful, their accuracy within a distance of 500 meters was very impressive. If

The two sides then started an artillery battle, and Mu Xiabai had full confidence in defeating his opponent.

The Dutch followed European tactics step by step. After the troops were assembled and the artillery positions were set up, the orderlies blew the bugles and drums to prepare for the first round of offensive by artillery, and then the musketry composed of infantry.

The team pressed forward on foot.

However, Mu Xiabai did not intend to let his opponent take the upper hand. Following his order, whistles sounded all over the Haihan defense line, and then the artillery on the eight gun positions fired one after another, and several artillery shells roared through the air.

Smashed into the Dutch position.

The effect of the first round of shelling was better than Mu Xiabai expected. Two of the eight shells hit the intended target, directly knocking out one of the Dutch artillery pieces. The flying gun body even knocked over four nearby guns.

He was a famous gunner. However, two of the shells that missed the gun emplacement flew into the Dutch infantry formation, killing five or six people when the enemy was caught off guard.

"These bastards! Fire, fire hard!" The furious Spikes gave the order to fire at this time.

However, as Mu Xiabai expected, the opponent's artillery fire seemed fierce, but due to the limitations of its weapon performance, there was almost no accuracy. The first round of artillery fire failed, and not a single shot was hit. After the Dutch were loading the shells

At that time, Haihan's second round of shelling began again, and the hit rate of the calibrated shelling this time was obviously improved. Four of the eight shells hit the Dutch artillery position and destroyed two

The artillery hasn't had time to fire yet.

For the Dutch, the loss of artillery was a trivial matter. After all, the entire fleet was equipped with dozens of artillery pieces, and only half of them were unloaded and pushed to the front line for combat. However, the opponent's two consecutive rounds of artillery bombardment directly hit their own side.

This accurate hit rate greatly shook the confidence of the Dutch gunners to continue fighting. Brawer had to personally lead the law enforcement team to the rear of the artillery position to supervise the battle, and immediately executed two people who were afraid of fighting.

gunner.

With this method, the Dutch finally had a shell in the fifth round of shelling that focused on the defensive wall on the Haihan side. The splashed gravel injured several Haihan soldiers, which was considered a good news for the Dutch today.

The results were a good start. However, by this point they had lost four artillery pieces and more than twenty gunners. In comparison, the Dutch's losses were obviously much more serious.

After ten rounds of shelling, the Dutch artillery position went silent. This was not because their gunners were afraid of the battle or they ran out of ammunition, but because the temperature of the artillery was too high, and they had to stop and wait for the barrel to cool down slightly before continuing.

Loading gunpowder inside. Haihan continued the bombardment for five rounds before stopping the bombardment. The gap in weapon performance between the two sides was once again reflected.

"We have only been fighting for so long, and we have lost seven guns!" After listening to the battle damage report with a dark face, Brower couldn't help complaining: "If we continue to fight like this, we will last until tomorrow at most.

The artillery was completely lost!"

"The opponent's artillery is too powerful, so we can't send infantry to fight!" Spikes frowned, and had no better solution to the situation at hand: "These guys are probably really Portuguese.

Those Annan troops were trained, otherwise there is no reason to explain why they have so many artillery!"

Judging from the current combat situation, the opponents the Dutch encountered were obviously much more ferocious than the pirates they had seen in the past. Not only did they have a large number of firearms in their hands, but their combat methods were also very methodical, which seemed to be very difficult for artillery battles.

Full of experience, he calmly used concentrated fire strikes to clear out the Dutch artillery positions piece by piece.
Chapter completed!