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Chapter seven nine

At this time, all the language was meaningless. Magel immediately ordered: "The fuse rope was clamped on the snake rod, ignited it, fill the lead of gunpowder, and fired again when we heard our order. The spearman blocked the door, and the enemy could not rush in!"

Although he said this, Magel's hand hiding behind him kept trembling. There were too many enemies. If he got mad, no one could stop him. Seeing the group of natives slowly moving forward, Magel's heart calmed down.

The distance between the high mountain barbarians was still seventy steps away. The convex gunmen under Magel had already started shooting. The enemy's formation was too dense. Even though it was so far, it had hit more than a dozen. Then in the second round of shooting, more than forty people fell down. When the enemy rushed to the wall and took a volley, the musketeer also drew out his sword, or picked up a spear to block the barbarians.

The mountain barbarians outside were leapt by the sudden fire. The direction of the musketeers gathered was directly dispersed, but the barbarians rushed in, climbing the wall with spears and arrows. Fortunately, the school was not big, and no matter how many mountain barbarians there were, they could not block the troops, but the siege from all sides put a lot of pressure on the defenders.

"Use grenades, use grenades!" Magel shouted loudly.

He took off the grenade at his waist, lit it on a torch, and threw it out. There was a violent explosion, and the same was true in the rest of the direction. Gao Shanman left corpses all over the ground, retreating like a tide.

Magel looked at the soldiers who survived the disaster and thought to himself: "How should we defend the next attack? The grenades have been sold out."

"Peter, come here." Magher pulled Peter and said to him: "The situation here is very critical. Now the enemy has just retreated and it is very chaotic. Go out from the northwest, swim across the river, go to the Grand Master Port to report the news, and tell the Governor what you see."

In the woods, Li Mingxun sat under the shade of the tree, enjoying the delicious lemon juice comfortably. In front of him, Baron's face turned ashen, while Sammy of Madou Club was in a hurry. In the siege just now, the messy army lost more than 100 people, and most of the wounded retreated were unable to survive, but the losses caused to the enemy were lackluster.

"Don't you have a glass? The lemon juice and sugarcane juice have a little wine, which is very delicious." Li Mingxun asked with a smile.

Sammy shouted: "Mr. Li, let's attack again. This time I will supervise the battle myself. I will cut off the thighs of those who dare to retreat."

Lee Mingxun waved his hand: "Forget it, Sammy, I would rather they die in the mine and in the plantation than they die in this meaningless battlefield."

The club's proactive attack decided to lead the snake out of the hole. At the end of last year, the Huweilong Society had expanded southward to the central mountain range in the west of Madou Society. During the expansion, Baron and Duoya took two completely different paths. Duoya's method was simple and crude, conquering the northward. With its powerful strength and firearms, it continuously captured the village clubs of the high mountain barbarians, turning the relatives and those who dared to resist turned into slaves and sold them to Tenglong Trading Company, and selecting warriors from the conquered people to join their army to expand their strength.

Baron's method is much more delicate. War and submission are used interchangeably. He will attack disobedient villages and communities and grant the relative independence of tribes willing to subdue. Baron is preparing an indigenous alliance. There is no doubt that he is the leader of this organization. Although Baron encountered various difficulties at the beginning, the six months of assisting Li Mingxun in defending the Budai Port changed everything. Doya's expansion was forced to stop, and Baron had more time to show his political skills.

In this war against the Dutch, Baron, who had four surrender tribes, had a greater role than Doya. He had four mountain tribes that could disguise themselves as mountain barbarians and cooperate with Madou Society to fight against the illusion of the Dutch. He also used several tribes to help Li Mingxun transfer an elite army of about 600 people from Budai Port to Madou Society, and provided a large amount of resource replenishment.

"Sami, don't talk about it. Manager Li must have more strategies. His target is not only Magel, but also the main force of the Red-Farewell Yi in Dayuangang." Baron stopped Sammi's roar and solemnly reminded.

Jelan Cha, the Chief Executive’s residence.

Chunis looked at the documents on the desk gloomy and gritted his teeth from time to time. He was from the bottom of the class and had a good talent in filthy speech, and even several businessmen and port officials dared not look up.

The captains of the armed merchant ships, the bad Dayuan Port and the hateful shipworms, more and more armed merchant ships came from Japan and completely out of the maintenance capacity of Dayuan Port. Most of the armed merchant ships were unable to enter the Taijiang Inland Sea because of their large displacement. In order to avoid the north wind, they could only go to Penghu, which had no complete facilities.

(The Ming Dynasty and Zheng Zhilong fought against the Dutch, but did not completely expel the Dutch from Penghu. The Netherlands had strongholds and castles in Penghu, but only to not stimulate the Ming Dynasty and had no troops.)

All the news from Penghu were complaining and protests. The Japanese cargo on the armed merchant ship was rotting and deteriorating, and was affected by the north wind at all times. In Penghu, located in the subtropical Penghu, the shipworms returned to the merchant ship, and the boards were damaged. Penghu had no dock to provide maintenance services, and the Dayuan Port could not enter. The captains had joined forces to urge Chunis to start a war against Spain as soon as possible. They wanted to avoid irreversible losses caused by the keels entering the keels and ribs, and also to reduce the losses caused by delays.

Chunis's men also had a lot of complaints about the current situation. Everyone knew Chunis very well and knew that this man with a low-class background and a fat man had countless titles on his head - experienced bureaucrats, professional businessmen, and great conquerors. There were a dozen of them, but none of them were related to military. Governor Chunis was not familiar with the navy, nor with the 6th Army, nor with war.

"The war must start immediately. When the detachment led by Magel comes back, we will go north. Yes, we must speed up and try to set off within three days..." Chunis roared with his fists, but those who are familiar with him know that the Governor has always been very powerful on weekdays and does not need to join such actions to increase persuasion. Since he is fierce and decisive, he must be in a mess.

Just as Chunis was about to assign various difficult tasks to everyone, Da Yang hurriedly walked in. His head was dirty and his face was full of sweat, and he had no usual charm. Seeing these people at the desk, Da Yang forced himself back to what he wanted to say. He squeezed out a little smile and said, "Governor, I have something to report."

Chuanis's heart tightened. He knew that Da Yang was like this, and it must be something big, and it was not a good thing. Chuanis's face turned right and pretended to be calm to let his subordinates go out. Da Yang took the initiative to close the door and said anxiously: "There is a big incident. Second Lieutenant Magel was ambushed and trapped in the Madou Club."

"This is impossible!" Chunis stood up and shouted: "There is no such possibility at all. You must be kidding. Magel is an experienced explorer. He returned with great victory when he went to Madou Club twice. This time, there were 300 people from the New Port Club to assist him..."

Chunis loudly declared his reasons, but Dayang's serious expression forced him to calm down. Accepting this fact, Chunis breathed a sigh of relief, his fat belly trembled, and sat on the chair: "Tell me why this happens, Magel is not the proud and underestimated enemy."

"It was Gaoshanman and Madou Society that was aligned. The messenger who came back to report the news said that there were three or four thousand besiegers. You, even if he exaggerated it, it was still very dangerous." Da Yang said.

Chunis was a little stunned for a moment. How could Gaoshan Barbarians cooperate with Madou Club? You know, the hatred between the company and Madou Club has only been more than twenty years, but the hatred between Madou Club and Gaoshan Barbarians has lasted for countless years.

"Your Excellency, please make a decision quickly. There is still hope to send reinforcements now. If it is too late, Magel will be finished. At this time, we cannot bear a failure." Dayang reminded Chunis when he saw him sitting there without saying a word.

Chunis certainly understood what Dayang said. The plan to go north has been prepared for a long time. Now the fleet is gathering and waiting for the game. If it is defeated by the indigenous people and loses people like Magel, it will undoubtedly be a huge blow to the morale of the military. What's more, if the trouble of Madou Society cannot be solved, then the main force will face harassment from two thousand barbarians at any time after leaving. So how can we go north with confidence?

"Your Excellency, please make up your mind." Da Yang said earnestly.

"Dayang, if the main force is used to clear the settlement, the northbound plan will be delayed by at least one month. Do you know how much pressure I have to bear?" Chuanis asked.

Dayang stared at Chunis seriously and said without hesitation: "You have paid everything for Formosa and have also taken a lot of pressure. So what if you have more? Your Excellency, I am willing to lead my army to Madou Club and rush back as soon as possible."

Chunis's face was full of relief, but he felt a little happy. Until now, he finally confirmed that Da Yang and himself were standing on the same boat. He didn't care about Da Yang's military talents, but as long as he led his army to the battlefield, there would be no way out. If there was any connection in the future, Da Yang and his father who held important positions in Amsterdam's headquarters, and his father who had a friendship with seventeen gentlemen could only stand firmly by his side.

"Okay, Da Yang, you will lead this operation. I will give you three hundred elites and select eight hundred people from the natives. Go and sweep everything in the posture of a conqueror, so that the Madou Society will completely disappear on the map." Chunis punched the desk and said loudly.

Because there was originally a plan to go north, a large number of soldiers and indigenous people had entered a state of mobilization, and the troops gathered around the Dayuan Port were sufficient. The army led by Dayang set off on the same day and walked along the route of Second Lieutenant Magher. The army of more than 1,000 people, as well as artillery and supplies, was much slower. Fortunately, the Madou Club was not far from Dayuan Port, and the Dutch schools set up in various villages and communities were also good fortifications, so Dayang did not choose to march in an emergency.

However, shortly after Dayang left, Chunis, who calmed down, felt more and more that something was wrong. Perhaps he was not a qualified army commander and had no experience in direct army, but he spent most of his life in the East Indies. After seeing the conquest of the Dutch and the resistance of the indigenous barbarians, he felt something was wrong in his heart.

The resistance of the Madou Society was a bit sudden, and there was no sign of cooperation with the Gaoshan Barbarians. What's more important is how the thousands of Gaoshan Barbarians who besieged Lieutenant Magel acted? These barbarians have not yet been civilized and are in a state of ignorance. How did the Madou Society support the operation of the army in such a way? Where did the supplies come from, who is the commander, and how do they distribute the spoils?

The main Dutch army was moving forward quietly on the road. Da Yang rode on a pure white war horse and moved forward slowly. When he was walking in the front, he also used his horse to control the progress of the entire team. As a noble child, Da Yang was a bit annoying, but he was not the background to be able to achieve the important position of a senior business specialist at such a young age.

He may be like Chunis, not a qualified commander, but Da Yangdong hired people. This time he attacked, not only did he have a few non-commissioned officers with rich experience in the colonies, but his deputy Major Scher was extraordinary.

"Sher, maybe we can arrive before nightfall through a marching force, but the enemy situation is unknown. I have ordered camping for an hour." Dayang said to the major, who was beheaded by the side.

Scher nodded: "Your Excellency's decision is very correct. Getting close to the battlefield in the dark is a risky act." Scher said with relief.

In a high ground south of Madou Society, Gao Feng and Dama stood in a huge cypress tree canopy, staring at the Dutch in the distance with a telescope through the branches and leaves. In the narrow field of view, several agile figures walked through the dense sugarcane fields and messy bushes. Their bodies appeared and disappeared from time to time, cleverly blending with the deep and shallow color blocks of the earth. Behind these indigenous hunters, there was a scout team of fifty people, clearing both sides of the road.

"I'm really wary. No wonder the Dutch were able to build such a large territory thousands of miles away." Gao Feng couldn't help but sigh.

"Then will we continue to ambush?" asked an officer under the tree.

Gao Feng shook his head. This ambush was arranged by the shopkeeper. He originally planned to siege the Dutch in the first wave of counterattacks and then ambush the main force of the second wave. For this reason, the elite-equipped Tiger-Nelongshe warriors and the club's firearms troops did not appear. At this time, the escort ambushed in the sugarcane field, preparing to give a fatal blow to the passing Dutch. Gao Feng said: "Let your brothers withdraw. In this situation, I am afraid that I can only ambush the enemy's scouts, but that doesn't make sense."

"Hey, the shopkeeper still underestimated the Dutch, and the ambush plan was failed."
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