Iron Dynasty

September 3rd.

On the sixth day of the order, a team of 1,000 departed from Wales to escort the Minerals Division prospectors to New Guinea.

At the same time, Lei Ming led 8,000 people on ten warships to Indonesia, where there was a British-occupied city named Newland.

This city used to belong to the Dutch. Since it was occupied by the British, the distance of hundreds of miles around Newland is the sphere of British influence.

His mission here was to control Newland. According to the information raised by the imperial court, it was not for nothing that the British did not hesitate to go to war with the Dutch to seize Newland.

Because there is a very rich gold mine in the Newland area, and according to the information provided by the Minerals Department, Indonesia is rich in mineral resources, especially coal, tin, aluminum, nickel, copper, gold, silver and other minerals As for how the Department of Minerals discovered it, he didn't know, and he didn't dare to ask.

After all, for people of their level, the Minerals Department is as mysterious as the Secret Guard. Anyone who enters the Minerals Department is a person with a clean background, and it is difficult to explore the secrets.

And those who don't have long eyes and want to spy on the intelligence of the Minerals Division have no good end in the end.

Controlling this place, in the future, the steamships of the empire sailing in this area will not have to worry about running out of supplies.

Thunder looked at the heavily fortified city of Newland, discovered by the British in the city when they landed.

However, the high security of the British was not worth mentioning at all in his opinion, because the British firearms are now not a generation behind them.

Chang Yuzhu was more interested in gold mines. He said, Commander, if we win this gold mine, we can get a lot of merit points this time, and when I return to China, I can buy a manor.

The soldiers were also very excited. One of the motivations for them to continue fighting overseas was their loyalty to the Empire, and the other was the eternal incentive policy of the army.

With a smile on the corner of Lei Ming's mouth, he said, If that's the case, let's fight this battle beautifully. If you can't die, you won't die.

Chang Yuzhu nodded. He pointed to the machine gun and said, With this thing, the British are scared to death. Commander, just wait and see the results.

After all, Chang Yuzhu walked to the artillery, communicated with the artillery for a while, and discussed the attack strategy with the machine gunners and ordinary soldiers.

After a while, thirty-six artillery pieces roared in unison, and the fierce artillery fire instantly covered the city gate of Newland.

In just an instant, Newland's city gate collapsed.

In the city, the British garrison has long been panicked. Since the defeat of the combined fleet and the occupation of Singapore, they have been living in the haze of war.

Now they have won the nightmare.

What the hell is this?

The huge power of the metal cannonball explosion made the British soldiers in the city instantly panic to the extreme. They had never seen such a powerful artillery piece before.

Because the entire city gate was almost torn apart, and even their most advanced artillery couldn't do it.

But they were not allowed to think about it. After the city gate was blown up, the attack of the shells did not stop. One after another shells whizzed past and smashed into the city. With every explosion, there would always be a huge crater on the ground.

Around the crater is the forbidden area of ​​life, and no soldier can survive in this area.

There were only 5,000 British troops stationed in Newland, and the bombardment caused heavy deaths in the city.

And this was only the first weapon to frighten them, and after the artillery stopped firing, they heard the horns of the enemy charging.

At this time, the British soldiers surviving on the city wall immediately prepared to counterattack, but they just raised their heads and suddenly heard the continuous shooting of Da Da Da Da....

They fell into a pool of blood before they could react, and the gunners on the city walls were even more miserable. They were the key targets of the machine guns.

Every time a soldier tried to use the artillery to counterattack, he would always be shot by the opponent's continuous musket.

The sound of the charge was getting closer and closer, and the British army in the city could only abandon the city head and enter the city to prepare for a bloody battle with the enemy.

But they miscalculated again. After soldiers with rifles entered the city, soldiers with strange guns followed.

The soldiers rushing towards the Empire in a dense formation fell continuously under the fire of the machine guns. Following the power of the machine guns, a team of twelve imperial soldiers entered the streets and alleys to destroy the British soldiers.

The sound of a grenade exploding was heard from time to time.

Under such a fierce offensive, the British did not hold on for long. Even the army with the strictest records could not sustain the one-sided war for long. An hour later, the British officers in the city led the remaining thousand people to surrender to Thunder.

General, there must be a gold mine here, you see. After Lei Ming entered the city, San Yuzhu walked over excitedly. The soldiers behind him were carrying three boxes.

After glancing at the wooden box, Lei Ming had a concern in his heart. He asked the soldiers to open it, and suddenly a box of yellow-orange-orange gold bricks appeared in front of him.

According to Governor Newland, they are preparing to ship three boxes of gold bricks to India and from India to the UK.

After a pause, he took out a map, This is also what we found. These British people explored many areas, and there are mineral sites they discovered.

Lei Ming took it over and glanced at it, with a strong smile, This thing is more important than gold mines. There are thirteen mines on it.

After that, he glanced at Governor Newland, who was squatting on the ground, holding his head in both hands, and said, I will keep this drawing for you. If there are other good things that are handed over now, it will make you feel less. sin, or you'll have to wait and suffer.

Governor Newland was frightened by the Empire's artillery and machine guns. He said, I still have an important piece of information about you, but only if you release our family first.

Lei Ming frowned, You have no room for bargaining. If I am not a trustworthy person, even if I release your family members, I can still arrest them again.

Okay. Governor Newland was disheartened, when he handed a letter from England to Thunder.

Taking out the letter paper from the letter, the interpreter said: Commander, the letter says that the political situation in the Netherlands has changed because of pressure from France. Compromised with France, they are ready to fight the Empire together in Asia.

Lei Ming's brows furrowed, and he said, This news is too important. Immediately send the news back to Qingzhou, and at the same time, let the warships and troops sailing in the South China Sea be wary of the Dutch.

PS: Hey, the plan can’t keep up with the changes, let’s get three chapters tomorrow.