Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 519 Dead Archer
There are not many residents in the colony of New York, only two to three hundred people, most of whom are Dutch.There are some houses on the outskirts of Fort James, where the colonists lived.

The brave Ming escort came on horseback, which really frightened the Dutch here.Fort James has closed its gates and made a defensive posture, but there is no way to control the group of immigrants outside the castle.

Bai Mingxiu, who was riding on a horse, said to the immigrants here: "We are going to attack Fort James. If you don't want to be affected by Chiyu, you can leave your home temporarily and go to the outskirts."

The immigrants were very worried and scared, especially the Dutch people. They felt that these British soldiers would not care about their lives.During the last battle, before the British army came, the commander guarding the castle had already brought the immigrants here to the castle, but this time there was no such step, which was tantamount to throwing their lives to the escorts of the Ming Dynasty.

The immigrants were terrified, but they said they wanted to resist these fierce-looking bodyguards who were cavalrymen. They dared not. Set up temporary camps.

Bai Mingxiu said: "You probably also know that this land will be my Ming Dynasty's colony in the future. If you are willing, you can keep your house and the land you are currently cultivating as private property, and abide by the management and laws of my Ming Dynasty. If you don’t want to live, of course, you can leave here and find your own way of life.”

Seeing the escorts of the Ming Dynasty drive away the residents of New York, the small officer on Fort James was also a little uneasy. He said to Cartwright beside him, "Sir, is this really good? After all, we are finally going to take this land Leave it to Akito."

Cartwright was still stubborn, and he said seriously: "Look, it's hard to say whether these people are smart or not. They don't have uniforms, they look like a group of horse thieves and robbers, and they haven't provided us with any evidence. It is impossible for us to Give them New York."

His subtext is actually, if it is the Global Fleet and thousands of elite Ming soldiers, he can transfer the sovereignty, but he cannot hand over the castle to a group of expeditions that look like ordinary people.

"However, the other party seems to be going to war with us. If we rashly fight Mingren, it may make London dissatisfied."

Cartwright said angrily: "We are defending the dignity of London and our dignity as English soldiers!"

The young officer found that he could not persuade Cartwright, so he could only shut up.He looked at the sea, hoping that the legendary Ming Dynasty Global Fleet could arrive one day earlier, so that they could avoid possible conflicts.

Cartwright sneered again: "And it's just a gang of robbers and caravans. What is there to fear? We have a strong castle, dozens of flintlock guns, and cannons. These caravans can only spit outside at most. Could it be Can it still threaten us?"

When the little officer thought about it, it seemed that this was indeed the case.

However, boom.

A soldier two meters in front of the little officer fell straight to the ground, a blood hole appeared between his eyes, and the blood spattered all over him.

The little officer lowered his body instinctively, his whole face was full of fear.

"Damn it, why didn't anyone see someone shooting? Where, where is the person?" Cartwright was furious, but he was also very cowardly. He hid himself behind the battlements on the city wall, not daring to look around, then Telling others to do such dangerous things.

Bang bang, there were several more gunshots, and another British soldier was shot, and another soldier was pierced through the collarbone, fell to the ground and screamed.

"Enemy, where is the enemy?"

The British army was completely confused, because they couldn't see anyone at all in the open space in front of the castle.For defense, Fort James is located some distance away from the residential area built by immigrants, and the surrounding trees have been cut down, so this side actually has a wide view and there is nothing to hide.

Finally, the daring little officer saw something: "On the roof over there, there seems to be a person lying on his stomach!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a bang, and the military cap on the little officer's head was blown away. Not only that, the bullet passed by his scalp, and a layer of hair was shaved off like a razor And the scalp, bleeding profusely.

"Ah, it hurts, it hurts so much!" The little officer rolled all over the ground, but his experience made him lie down and hide under the protection of the city wall, so as not to let the bullets kiss him again.

Cartwright was shocked and shouted: "On the roof? How is that possible! That is more than 2000 feet (more than 600 meters) away from here."

Not only on this wall, but also on several other walls, people were knocked down by bullets one after another.

The person lying on the roof is Bu An. This escort has excellent shooting skills, and the gun in his hand is also a specially tuned precision marksman rifle, and it is equipped with a relatively primitive scope. .

Cartwright felt a little regretful at this time. There were not many people in the castle, and several soldiers were killed or injured just like that. What's more, their morale was seriously damaged.Besieged like this, under the cover of this kind of death shooter, it would be better to surrender just now.He remembered that the ship from England reported that the Ming army had weapons beyond the imagination of the Europeans. Their guns were more powerful, had a longer range, and were more accurate. Cannons that can directly destroy castles, so no European country can resist the Ming army.

Now it's just a group of smart people who look like horse thieves, and they can suffer such a loss.

The little officer endured the severe pain and said to Cartwright: "Sir, what shall we do?"

Cartwright was stubborn, and he cried, "What to do? You're not dead! As long as we stay in the castle, it doesn't matter."

He didn't dare to go out to fight the Ming army. Originally, his strength was no more than that of Bu'an, and without the protection of the castle, his group of British soldiers were probably like paper and would be easily defeated.

Cartwright is actually looking forward to the early arrival of the Universal Fleet.

"Or, abandon the castle, take a boat overnight from the waters south of the castle, and go to Boston?" Cartwright had a new idea, although this idea seemed to hurt his "prestige" and dignity.

Fort James is located at the southern end of Manhattan Island, facing the sea. It should have been an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack place.

(End of this chapter)