Steel Dynasty - Chapter 1053

[Chapter 1044 Manila]

Chen Wei came to a standstill after encountering continuous shooting. Faced with the suddenly fierce firepower, the soldiers had to find obstacles to protect themselves.

Taking out his telescope and observing the stone wall as high as a man in front of him, he discovered the reason why the Dutch firepower suddenly became fierce.

It seems that the disadvantages of loading muzzleloaders have been discovered. Now some Dutch soldiers are responsible for loading, while the other part is responsible for shooting, which greatly improves their attack efficiency.

This method of shooting was not unfamiliar to them, because they had also used this method to fight barbarians when they used muzzleloaders.

“Why are these Dutch people so smart? Now we are in trouble. If the soldiers rush forward, there will be heavy casualties.”

A squad leader said to Chen Wei.

Nodding, he said: “Hurry up and ask the machine gunners to come over and use firepower to suppress them. You attack them with grenades under the cover of firepower.”

“Yes.”

In response, the squad leader immediately hunched over and ran back. The machine gun team arrived at his location.

Upon seeing this, Chen Wei immediately let his machine gun shoot at the Dutch soldiers behind the stone wall.

The geographical environment they are now in is very passive, because from the river in front to here is a flat river beach, and the Dutch have a very broad view.

“Click, click, click…”

The machine gun spit out flames, and the bullets flew towards the temporary stone wall built by the Dutch. Suddenly, the Dutch soldiers were suppressed by the ferocious firepower and could not raise their heads.

At the same time, more machine gun teams arrived, and they lined up in a straight line and fired wildly.

Seeing that the Dutch soldiers’ counterattack was weakening, Chen Wei waved and led his company towards the stone wall.

At this time, the soldiers exerted all their strength and rushed over quickly in an “S” shape.

Behind the stone wall, Eric was miserable. His tactics only had good results in a short period of time, but after the machine guns appeared, they were completely at a disadvantage. The bullets that kept flying over made the Dutch soldiers unable to raise their heads at all. .

At this moment, he suddenly saw a group of imperial soldiers rushing towards them. He immediately ordered to focus on shooting this group of soldiers who were trying to surround them.

But the next scene made him a little dazed. These soldiers ran in a strange route when they advanced. Often when his soldiers were aiming and shooting, these soldiers would suddenly change their positions, which greatly reduced their chance of being hit.

Eric’s mood suddenly felt mixed. He knew that there was still a lot to learn from the Chinese Empire, but it was a pity that he no longer had this opportunity.

Looking at the imperial soldiers getting closer and closer, he looked back at the armed merchant ship that was about to set off. After finding that most of the soldiers had boarded the ship, he immediately ordered the evacuation.

The eight hundred Dutch soldiers responsible for blocking the attack ran desperately to the boat. When everyone got on the boat, the armed merchant ship headed towards the middle of the river and sailed along the river.

When Chen Wei chased him to the river, it was already too late. The river outside Manila was very wide, three miles long, and the merchant ships in the middle of the river were too far away from them.

Moreover, the water of this river is very fast, and the merchant ship moves down the river very quickly. In just a short time, the merchant ship becomes a distant shadow.

“Quickly notify the fleet and let them pursue!” Chen Wei was very unwilling, and the fat in his mouth was just gone. ‘

A soldier left in response.

After looking at the Dutch merchant ship that had gone far away, Chen Wei looked at the city of Manila behind him. It was time to officially take over the city.

At the same time, Yue Yun had already landed on the beach and was looking at the city of Manila in front of him with Liu Chen.

In fact, Manila belonged to Spain before this, but when they attacked Bohol, the Dutch took the opportunity to capture it.

Because the Dutch and Spanish both had their own colonies in the Philippines, for this reason there were constant conflicts between the two.

A piece of land not far from Manila is the territory of the Dutch. While attacking Spain, the Netherlands took the initiative to assume the task of attacking Manila. After the war, the Dutch naturally occupied it. Simon was also sent here at that time. .

“This should have been the territory of the empire a long time ago.” Yue Yun’s eyes were deep.

Liu Chen said; “Yes, the Dutch have been allowed to occupy the magpie’s nest for too long. Even so, they were still greedy and chose to stand with their Western companions.”

“The Emperor said that the Western powers They often attack each other because they are invincible and they are fighting for colonial interests. Now the empire suddenly becomes a strong opponent that threatens their interests and will promote their alliance. This is not a good sign. “Yue Yun. Walking towards Manila City with Liu Chen, we analyzed the current situation.

Liu Chen looked proudly at the group of armored ships behind him and said, “So what, with the armored ships, ocean hegemony is ours. What can they do if they unite?”

“You can’t say that.” Yue Yun pointed. The injured soldier being carried on a stretcher said: “A united Europe is not in the interest of the empire. A dog-eat-dog Europe is in the interest of the empire. At least this way we can sacrifice fewer soldiers and get more benefits.”

Liu Chen said softly He nodded, “That’s true. Compared with the war between Goryeo and Japan, a lot more soldiers died in Nanyang.”

“That’s it.” Yue Yun smiled, “In the end, war is about the economy. If interests are served, the people will have enough food and clothing, and no one will have the thought to rebel. Only in this way can the country prosper, and the people will not be able to survive, no matter how large the territory is, they will not be able to keep it, and they may even make wedding dresses for others. “

Liu Chen heard something wrong in Yue Yun’s words, and he couldn’t help asking: “After conquering Nanyang, is the emperor not ready to continue to move westward?”

Hearing this, Yue Yun suddenly laughed and said, “Yes, you have become smarter. The emperor is planning to suspend the war after opening up the sea route to the Ottoman Empire. After all, the occupied land is too much and needs to be stabilized. The major military regions The mission may be to help the dispatched officials establish management structures, but our navy and marines cannot stop. In addition to annihilating the Western fleet, we also have to undertake global escort missions.”

Liu Chen said with a relaxed tone, “I’m relieved about that. It’s terrible to be idle all day long.”

As they spoke, they had entered the city of Manila. After the Dutch’s emergency evacuation, the place was in a mess. The indigenous slaves who originally lived in Manila looted everything that could be looted. Leaving behind a mess of streets and buildings.

Looking at all this, Liu Chen said: “It’s time to slow down and send officials to rebuild these colonial cities, otherwise the places we have worked so hard to conquer will be completely destroyed by these natives.”

(End of Chapter)