810 Meeting Ceremony
The movements of the indigenous army are too great to be hidden from others.
Of course, Zheng Chenggong saw it on the flagship, but he didn't care. Instead, he said, "It's just right!"
At this time, two Western sailboats had already approached the dock. The Ming soldiers on the ship jumped off the ship and then began to search for the Dutch camp to take the initiative to alert the subsequent army to land.
Zheng Chenggong didn't wait for the soldiers who were logging in first to raise the banner of "safety", so he asked his subordinates to wave the order flag to implement the next military order.
Generally speaking, the soldiers who log in must first issue the "safety" flag before the follow-up troops can log in, so as not to be ambushed by the enemy and be caught off guard.
If he had just graduated from the Martial Arts School, he would probably strictly abide by this practice. However, Zheng Chenggong was no longer a rookie on the battlefield at this time, and had the ability to judge the situation and adapt to the situation. Seeing that the Dutch fleet had escaped before, and he used a telescope to observe the camp left by the Dutch, he had already made a judgment that there was a very small possibility of ambushing in the Dutch camp.
There was never something absolutely certain on the battlefield. Seeing the natives flocking over, Zheng Chenggong decisively skipped the fixed procedure.
As the flag-speaking was passed, the warships on the inside of the port began to move away to both sides, leaving a large passage, allowing several large lucky ships in the fleet to approach first.
This is the first time that Laburaka has seen such a big ship. Although he has been shocked before, he is still very shocked to see it again at this time. The Ming army's warship is too big!
As soon as these large lucky ships landed, sailors moved quickly and paved the boat with very wide boards prepared on the boat. At the same time, these boards could be fixed to each other. In this way, it was like a flat ground directly connected to the boat.
The Ming soldiers who came out of the cabin were all leading war horses and began to get off the ship in an orderly manner. However, some of the ships were pushing cannons with two wheels. Many Ming soldiers pulled forward and backward, shouting slogans together, and were neatly chanting slogans. As for the Ming soldiers carrying flintlock rifles, they lined up to get off the ship, which was very ornamental.
Although Labulaka saw the momentum of the kingdom army rushing over, it seemed to be everywhere and the momentum was very loud, but at this time, when he saw the scene of Ming army disembarking, he felt a sense of confidence coming out of nowhere: The Ming army will win in this battle!
Thinking of this, Labulaka was excited and shouted to the translator in front: "Sir, please help me ask the Grandmaster what we are going to do?"
He has been selected as the leader of the indigenous people on board, so he can stand behind Zheng Chenggong and obey orders at any time.
The translator heard it and asked Zheng Chenggong for help.
After hearing this, Zheng Chenggong turned his head to look at Labulaka, and then smiled and said, "You guys can watch the show first, there is no need now!"
After saying that, he turned around to observe the battle situation on the shore.
When Labulaka got the translation retelling, he couldn't help but feel helpless. It seemed that he could only watch the wall. At this time, he felt the difference between the Ming army again.
If they were under the Portuguese, whenever the war began, the indigenous people were driven up to consume the enemy's use at the first time, and would not leave them behind to watch the battle.
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The indigenous army is basically all infantry. Except for part of them, most infantry are wearing mixed clothes or simply naked. It can be seen that they are the only signs of military soldiers, that is, they have a spear in their hands.
At this time, the sky was filled with dust, and the momentum was really huge.
Another advantage of doing this is that it is that it is a war elephant that is covered with dust raised, and it cannot be seen when it is far away, and can play a good role in raiding the enemy.
Seeing all this, Rajsingh II couldn't help but feel very satisfied. This battle was probably due to the momentum of unity against the enemy. Whether it was his direct army or the troops gathered by various tribes, they were fighting with all their hearts.
Although the Ming army should have the advantage of guns and cannons, how many people can the Ming army's guns and cannons kill when the crowds scatter. After the two sides fought, guns and cannons were not as good as a fire stick!
There is still a possibility of winning this battle! Rajsinghe II saw all this and came to a conclusion in his heart.
However, at this time, seeing that the forward was closer to the original Dutch camp, he concentrated and looked ahead.
At this moment, suddenly, Rajsinghe II was surprised to see that groups of Ming cavalry rushed out of the former Dutch camp and charged towards his army.
"This... I'm afraid there are more than a thousand cavalry? So many cavalrymen are coming?" Rajsinghe II couldn't help but murmur, "How many cavalrymen can be hidden on the Ming army's warship? This..."
He was really surprised, but he was not very afraid. Because in Ceylon, there was no record of large-scale cavalry wars, and he didn't know what would be the use of large-scale cavalry?
The Ming cavalry was divided into two, not charging head-on, but attacking sideways of the indigenous army. Some of the Ming cavalry roared over and set off their bows and arrows on the horse's back, shooting at the running indigenous soldiers; some of the Ming cavalry, after getting close, suddenly turned over and dismounted, shot "bangbang" and left after shooting; some of the Ming soldiers did not dismount at all, but rushed to the flank of the indigenous army. The momentum was as if they were to crash into it desperately, scaring the running indigenous army into chaos. As a result, the Ming army opened fire on the horse's back at the closest place, and they were still the kind of muskets that would be fired continuously.
The running indigenous soldiers were immediately in chaos by the Ming cavalry. The indigenous soldiers running outside were so scared that they fled inward. This not only hindered the running direction of the indigenous soldiers behind, but also made the entire team start to gather involuntarily.
Seeing this scene, Rajsinghe II's face turned extremely ugly. At this time, the army had already rushed up, and he could not command specificly. He could only rely on hope and rushed to the original Dutch camp, just rushing to the place.
He was thinking, and suddenly, he saw a cannon at the gate of the original Dutch camp, which was a two-wheeled one. But after it was installed, it fired.
"Boom boom boom..."
Solid iron bullets roared towards the indigenous army. After landing on the ground, they continued to bounce until the kinetic energy was exhausted. In just a blink of an eye, blood ditches were plowed out from the charging indigenous army.
Although the specific situation could not be seen in the dust in the sky, various whine could be heard. It is conceivable that after being driven away by the Ming army, the army was densely packed. With such a bombardment, many people were probably killed or injured.
Seeing this, Rajsingh II couldn't help but close his eyes in pain. According to the past practice, the army was about to retreat.
However, this time he was wrong. After the army's forward rushing slowed down, he saw that it moved again and started charging again.
Seeing this scene, Rajsinghe II couldn't help but come back to his senses. This time, those subordinates hated these Ming troops very much, so they must have used means to inspire morale and continue to charge.
However, before he could appreciate this brave behavior, he saw that at the door of the former Dutch camp, teams of Ming soldiers crossed the cannons and lined up rows on both sides of the front of the cannons. Some Ming soldiers squat there, some Ming soldiers squatted half-squat, and some naturally stood, forming layers of rows.
This is a platoon tactic! Rajsinghe II should not be too familiar with this scene. Both the Portuguese and the Dutch used this tactic, which caused heavy casualties and injuries to his subordinates.
At this moment, the sound of elephants roaring from the battlefield was heard.
Hearing this voice, Rajsinghe II was so happy that as long as the war elephant could resist the attack of the platoon, he could rush into the original Dutch camp. Most of the Ming army was still disembarking, and they could be caught off guard!
However, he soon came to his senses. The Ming army's artillery was still there, so how could the war elephant rush?
As he was worried, the battle elephant had just revealed a shadow in the dust of the sky, and when he saw the Ming army's artillery roaring again.
"Boom boom boom..."
As the sound of cannons rang out, the whine of elephants came from the battlefield. The alive elephants were no longer controlled and turned to escape frantically. They were all intelligent and knew that they could not run forward any longer.
As a result, the indigenous soldiers suffered. In order to avoid being trampled to death by the war elephant, they began to flee.
However, as long as they dare to escape to both sides, they will encounter attacks from the Ming cavalry. Infantrymen who cannot form formations will not be able to deal with the cavalry's charge at all. The galloping momentum of the war horse is enough to make ordinary people lose their courage.
This time, it can be said that before the real battle was fought, the indigenous army could not bear it and fled back.
If it were the past, because the Portuguese did not have a cavalry, they could escape back as long as they ran fast enough.
But at this time, the more than a thousand Ming soldiers of the cavalry immediately began to follow and chase, driving the native army into a great defeat. They only regretted that their parents had fewer legs and could not run over the war horses chasing them with four legs behind.
What is the easiest situation on the battlefield to harvest enemies? It is to draw out the saber and gently wave it to the enemy when chasing them. It is a military achievement.
The Ming cavalry chased them to the mountain pass and did not chase them. Then they saw them return to the beach. The dust dissipated along the way, and the corpses of the native soldiers were buried.
"The Ming Dynasty has won thousands of victories!" The cavalry soldiers held the sabers and raised them and shouted.
When the Ming infantry soldiers and navy soldiers heard this, they also shouted and echoed: "The Ming Dynasty has won thousands of victories!"
Chapter completed!