Iron Dynasty

Liu Xinhong glanced at the window of the Governor's Mansion seemingly unintentionally, and saw that Eric was looking at him at this time.

There was another person vaguely in his room, presumably the Stephen who had just arrived.

Reaching out his hand to say hello, Liu Xinhong entered the war room in Relanzha City after completing his normal inspection as usual.

Old Fang, it's really uncomfortable now that they can't go up or down. Why don't you just take them out of the pot? Hey, I've said before that these Westerners are unreliable. How about it? Now it's fulfilled. Liu Xinhong sat down in front of Fang Hongming. Down.

Since the development of Ryukyu, the Empire has officially stationed troops in Ryukyu, including the city of Relan. After the military reform, a division of the Southeast Military Region officially replaced the defense here.

However, the city of Relanja was too small. Most of the troops of a division were stationed on the Ryukyu Island, and there were only two regiments in Relanja.

He is the head of one of the regiments, and Fang Hongming is the head of the other regiment.

I think so too, but who would dare to move before receiving an order, otherwise we wouldn't be able to eat and walk around with a hat on. After all, there is a lot of business between the Empire and the Dutch now? Fang Hongming said lightly.

Liu Xinhong said angrily: I'm even more angry when I mention this. These Dutch people are really cowards. They have to fight against us to earn our money.

He was talking when suddenly a soldier came in and gave a military salute in front of the two. The soldier said, Report to the commander, Governor Eric sent someone to invite the commander and the commander Fang to the Governor's Palace for dinner.

Have dinner? Liu Xinhong and the other party Hong Ming looked at each other, Liu Xinhong said; Does Lao Fang dare to go? I'm afraid it is a Hongmen banquet.

Fang Hongming nodded slightly, if they had never hesitated before, life on the island was boring, and it was okay to drink.

But now that they have learned the content of the letter, they naturally murmured in their hearts.

But if we don't go, Eric will be sure that we have learned that their political situation has changed. Fang Hongming said: If this is the case, the two sides will probably face each other.

After a shudder, Liu Xinhong called out, Lao Fang, don't you still want to go? If the two of us are killed, the soldiers will be in chaos.

Fart, I won't go, no matter whether he doubts it or not, now we have to deal with everything. Fang Hongming said.

Liu Xinhong laughed, I'm going to make the soldiers be more vigilant, aren't we on the island all these years to guard against these Dutchmen?

After all, he left the war room.

The news that Liu Xinhong and Fang Hongming declined quickly reached Eric and Stephen. At this time, Stephen said, Look, people are already guarding us. It seems that the content of the letter is correct.

Eric has been hesitant because he still has a glimmer of hope, and now his hope is completely shattered, It seems that we have to do it tonight. According to the speed of the transmission of the Chinese Empire's telegram, it is estimated that they will be able to receive a formal order tomorrow. We are passive.

Thinking of this, he continued: Before we start, we need to board the ship in order to escape. Our soldiers will definitely not be able to beat them.

Stephen was still very concerned about his own life, he said; We will take a small boat to board the battleship secretly when it gets dark, Eric, a bright future is waiting for you.

Eric gave a wry smile, what other choice could he have now?

The afterglow of the dusk gradually disappeared, and the city of Relanzhe quickly fell into darkness. Only the occasional light from the windows proved that this small island was the dwelling of human beings.

When the time entered midnight, everything was silent, and with the sound of a Boom, the entire Relan Zha City became noisy.

Hit me hard!

Liu Xinhong patted the dust on his body. The damned Dutchman used the first shot of the explosive shell. This shell was sold to them by the empire, which made Liu Xinhong very angry.

Fang Hongming also rushed over at this time. He immediately organized artillery to counterattack. Fortunately, they prepared in advance this time.

As soon as the Dutch opened fire they began to fight back, bullets roaring towards the Dutch lines.

In the darkness, the soldiers on both sides could only see the muzzle and the flames from the muzzle, shooting at each other.

Flares!

Just when the two sides were fighting hard, Fang Hongming said suddenly.

After receiving the order, a soldier brought over something like fireworks. This thing was an auxiliary tool that the military workshop had just equipped in the army for a short time.

The principle is basically similar to that of fireworks, except that the military workshop replaced the explosive pellets in the fireworks with a lighting device.

This lighting device contains magnesium powder and aluminum powder. Through rosin, the oil is bonded together to delay the burning speed. Once it is launched, it can illuminate a large area like a small burning sun, and this area can last for about 20 seconds. .

It was too dark now, Fang Hongming needed to observe the other party's arrangement, so he shouted: Launch!

As the order was issued, the soldiers lit fireworks with short sticks in their hands. With a pop, a white light rushed to the sky, and the bright light fell to illuminate the area where the Dutch were located as if it were daylight.

At this time, Fang Hongming and Liu Xinhong realized that they were only shooting at a small number of Dutch people. This time, the Dutch actually sent several teams with bayonets and muskets to approach them secretly.

Liu Xinhong saw this scene was not light, because the main direction of these Dutch soldiers was where the machine gunners were, and he immediately understood the intentions of the Dutch.

Kill them all. Liu Xinhong pointed to the Dutch soldier who had sneaked over.

Taking advantage of the time when the flares covered the battlefield, the Imperial machine gunners quickly locked on the constantly moving Dutch army.

Da da da……

The six machine guns suddenly spewed fierce flames, and the Dutch soldiers who could not hide fell one after another. When the first flare fell, Fang Hongming ordered the second shot to be fired.

With the help of light, the infiltration of the Dutch soldiers was a complete failure, and the imperial soldiers quickly gained an advantage on the battlefield with fierce firepower. After all, the Dutch still used old-fashioned muskets.

During the battle on the island, Eric on the Dutchman closed his eyes in pain, and the light in the sky from time to time seemed to herald his defeat. In the undisguised light, his soldiers could not possibly Approach the machine gunner.

Let's set sail, Eric, we still have a chance. At least we have learned about the Han-style rifle and machine gun. I believe that the wisdom of our Europeans will definitely study them. Stephen comforted.

Eric nodded, and the imperial battleships parked in the bay would probably catch up. After all, the location where they parked and where the imperial battleships were parked were only ten miles away.