Iron Dynasty

Stephen looked desperately at the imperial soldiers rushing towards the trench like a tide.

Under the bombardment of the shells, the soldiers hiding in the trenches suffered heavy casualties. In order to avoid being killed by the shells, many Dutch soldiers hid in the earth caves again.

But now the Imperial soldiers launched a charge, they had to get out of the hole to resist, but when they re-exposed their heads, the machine guns fired again, making them miserable.

What is even more terrifying is that under the cover of machine guns, the imperial soldiers quickly rushed to the front of the trench, and they dropped grenades in the face of the Dutch soldiers in the trench, which collapsed the defense force in the trench.

Simon and Eiffel were both faced with this dilemma at the moment. Without the machine gun, which was a strafe-type weapon, they could not use the front-loaded musket to stop the charge of the Imperial soldiers.

The battle was doomed the moment it started, and they were once again at a disadvantage in the face of the Empire's cannonballs falling from the sky.

However, the existence of trenches and earth caves still retained a considerable part of the living force for the Dutch.

After the Imperial soldiers rushed into the trench, a hand-to-hand battle with bayonets began.

Stephen, we have to retreat, we won't last long like this. Simon and Eiffel rushed in front of Stephen in embarrassment.

The two of them were covered with dirt, which were all set off by bombs and fell on them.

What about our casualties now? Stephen asked.

We lost 30% of our soldiers just by the bombing of the other side. The indigenous soldiers we trained have been shaken, and they will soon fall into chaos. In that case, with the remaining Dutch soldiers alone, we can't resist the attack of the Empire at all. Simon said eagerly.

Although Eiffel was very sad, he knew that he might have to give up the last Dutch colony in Asia.

I have ruled here for many years. I am very familiar with the terrain here. Bring the remaining soldiers into the rainforest to the east and we can get rid of their pursuit. As long as we pass through the rainforest, we will be able to reach the city of Bull, which is a hundred miles away. Get on the merchant ship and leave. Eiffel said.

Stephen continued to look at the battlefield, the sound of gunshots and the explosion of grenades rang out from time to time in the trenches, which were Dutch soldiers of the Imperial soldiers clearing the trenches.

On the flanks of the ditch, some indigenous soldiers climbed out of the ditch and fled, but fell one after another under machine gun fire.

As the imperial soldiers continued to pour into the trenches and the defense line continued to be compressed, Stephen said: Retreat, destroy everything that can be destroyed in Jakarta, and don't leave anything of value to the empire.

No problem, Senator Stephen. Simon and Eiffel said in unison.

Then they sounded the horn to retreat, and upon hearing this order, the Dutch soldiers in the trench climbed up the trench and retreated to Jakarta.

On the Sovereign, Lei Ming was observing the situation on the entire battlefield. As soon as the signs of the Dutch's dispersal appeared, he immediately gave the frontline commander Chang Yuzhu an order to pursue.

San Yuzhu, who received the order, immediately led the imperial soldiers to intensify their offensive and shuttled through the trenches. They no longer fought bayonets with the Dutch soldiers, but shot directly with rifles. At the same time, every time they encountered a dirt hole, they would throw grenades into it. .

They had just suffered a lot because of ignoring the dirt hole. Some Dutch soldiers suddenly rushed out of the dirt hole after they rushed past and attacked them from behind.

Quick! Quick! Don't waste time with these Dutch people, don't fuck with bayonets. San Yuzhu cursed.

In the face of the provocation of the Dutch bayonet, the imperial soldiers often couldn't help but gesture with the bayonet.

However, although the bayonet technology is proficient, the size and physique of the imperial soldiers are still somewhat different from those of the Dutch, so they cannot take advantage of the bayonet.

But in this way, the speed of the attack was delayed. Seeing the Dutch officers and soldiers retreating, San Yuzhu became even more anxious, because according to their war experience, these colonists would take away a lot of wealth from the city and destroy everything before retreating. Something they can destroy.

And this situation will make their war benefit a lot smaller, and they will also lose a lot of settlement after the war.

The soldiers also recalled at this time that these Dutch soldiers who were still resisting were clearly trying to delay their pursuit.

When they came to their senses, they loaded their bullets one after another, and threw grenades at the enemy one by one. The firepower suddenly increased, and the Dutch soldiers couldn't stand it and retreated one after another.

Chang Yuzhu led the soldiers in hot pursuit, and after fully capturing the ditch, he led the leading troops to pursue Jakarta City.

Just when they were 200 meters away from the city gate, suddenly a row of Dutch soldiers suddenly stood up on the city wall of Jakarta.

A burst of gunfire rang out, and the imperial soldiers had no time to respond, and the soldiers in the front row were shot and fell to the ground.

All get down! Chang Yuzhu leaned on the ground and shouted, First battalion commander, quickly bring the mortar over and hit me hard against the city wall.

After a while, the first batch of thirty mortars was transported over. After simply adjusting the angle, the soldiers put the shells into the cannons. With the sound of the shells breaking through the air, the head of Jakarta suddenly turned into a piece of land. sea ​​of ​​fire.

During the explosion, the city walls of Jakarta were scattered with stone debris, and in a short while, the entire city gate collapsed with mortar shells.

After breaking through the city gate, Chang Yuzhu raised his arms and shouted, and the imperial soldiers rushed into the city again.

In the Governor's Mansion, Stephen and the three who came first were directing soldiers to carry gold and silver, but the sound of the city gate collapsing suddenly made their expressions extremely ugly.

Imperial soldiers seem to understand their intentions, and they don't have the chance to carry away their wealth at all.

Seeing that the gunfire was getting closer and closer, the Dutch soldiers kept fleeing towards the Governor's Palace, and the three looked at each other reluctantly.

Stephen said: Burn the Governor's Palace.

After saying that, he grabbed a soldier's torch and threw it on the curtain of the window of the Governor's Palace, and the flames shot into the sky.

At the same time, Dutch soldiers threw torches at valuable buildings, shops, granaries, and houses in the city. Everything that could be ignited began to burn.

During the fire, Stephen opened the box full of gold and silver and let the Dutch soldiers snatch it.

Soldiers, these are our Dutch possessions, take them all, now we're going to Bull City, come with us, and let those bastards get nothing. Stephen shouted.

For him, now is the best way to preserve Jakarta's wealth, which he would rather give to Dutch soldiers than those of the Chinese Empire.

The soldiers let out a cheer, put gold and silver on their bodies, and they protected Stephen and the three to go to the east gate.

Leaving Jakarta City, Stephen looked at the city in flames with a mocking smile, so that even if he didn't keep Jakarta and go back, he would have explained it.