Anti-Qing: Starting from the Jintian Uprising

Chapter 434: Counterattack on all fronts!

Chapter 434: Counterattack on all fronts! (The day before yesterday)
Simon knew very well how powerful the Tang army's artillery was.

Some time ago, when the Tang army joined forces with the Dutch to attack the natives, the scene of artillery firing and shells raining down really left a deep impression on Simon.

Simon could never forget the rumbling sound of the explosion and the scene of flying limbs and arms mixed with broken wood and bricks.

Thinking of this, Simon felt heavy in his heart.

This battle is not easy to fight!
……

In order to divert the attention of the Tang army.

The Dutch soldiers on the front line launched several tentative attacks towards the concession again.

Then, he left the ground full of corpses and retreated in shame.

At the same time, one cannon after another was pushed and moved to the designated position.

"Quick! Quick!"

"Hurry up, deploy the artillery as soon as possible, and then assist our army in conquering the concession!"

"Oh my God, hurry up!"

"..."

Several cannons were pushed through the street.

Each piece of artillery requires dozens of people to drag it forward.

The wheels rolled over the stone road, even pressing some of the stone slabs up from one end.

It can be seen how heavy these artillery pieces are!
Finally, the Dutch took great pains to move the artillery to the designated location.

However, just as they were setting up their artillery positions and preparing to aim at the Tang army's machine gun positions and fire.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Several heavy artillery roars rang out in succession.

Several black shells streaked across the sky and fell from the sky.

The next moment, an explosion sounded.

The flames and shock waves spread rapidly around the impact point.

A heavy artillery pushed by a Dutchman was covered in flames and shock waves, and the artillery and the gunner pushing the artillery were smashed into the sky.

Broken limbs and arms were flying everywhere, and blood covered the wall.

Screams and wails suddenly rang out.

boom! Boom boom!

The gunfire continued.

Shells fell from the sky and explosions sounded one after another.

In the blink of an eye, these heavy artillery that Simon had high hopes for were submerged in the Tang army's artillery fire.

Simon watched this scene happen with his own eyes, and his heart almost bled.

But at this moment, accompanied by the roar of heavy artillery, the Tang army that had been defending the concession began to walk out of the fortifications and took the initiative to attack the Dutch.

"Beat him! Beat him hard!"

boom! Boom boom!

Shells fell from the sky and landed among the crowd of Dutch soldiers.

Amid the explosion, broken limbs flew everywhere and the buildings along the street collapsed, trapping many Dutch soldiers.

But before the Dutch soldiers could react, retreat or fight back, they heard a burst of shouting and killing.

The Tang army soldiers were already rushing out from the street corner with their muskets and bayonets fixed.

"Brothers, kill!"

Soon, the Dutch, who came with such great momentum, collapsed at the first touch!
……

Simon looked at the defeat on the front line with a frighteningly gloomy face.

But as news of defeat came one after another, he finally realized that something was wrong.

This is not a simple counterattack by the Tang army!

But counterattack, all-round counterattack!
The Tang army was not simply satisfied with repelling the Dutch attack on the Tang Concession.

Instead, we must fight back and take over the entire Batavia to give them back!
With a loud bang, a shell landed near the clock tower where Simon was.

Amid the explosion, the clock tower was cracked by the shock wave and began to tilt and collapse.

Seeing this, Simon could only flee out of the clock tower in a very embarrassed manner.

He had just escaped from the tower when, accompanied by a loud roar, the entire bell tower collapsed instantly.

It was almost, almost, Simon would be buried alive in the clock tower.

Simon's legs and feet were shaking with fear.

Seeing this, the guards around him did not dare to delay and hurriedly escorted Simon towards the Governor's Palace.

Simon was dragged away, looking back repeatedly.

"No retreat!" "No retreat at all!"

"Immediately pass on my order and order all units to deploy defenses on the spot and prepare to meet the attack of the Tang army!"

"No mistakes!"

"..."

However, at this point, Simon's orders were no different from waste paper.

Throughout the city of Batavia, Dutch soldiers fleeing in panic could be seen everywhere.

……

Simon was taken back to the Governor's Palace and spoke to Governor Alfonso with a sad face.

"Your Excellency the Governor, I can't take it anymore!"

"The Tang army's offensive is too fierce. Our army can't withstand it!"

Alfonso was so anxious that he was turning around in circles, but he still spoke.

"General Simon, now is not the time to be depressed and give up."

"You must cheer up and command the soldiers to stop the Tang army's offensive, otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous!"

"General Simon, please tell me you are not a coward!"

After being scolded, Simon finally came to his senses, took a deep breath, turned around and began to arrange defenses.

Under Simon's order, the Dutch soldiers began to set up sandbag fortifications on the streets, hiding behind the fortifications or in buildings on both sides of the streets to shoot at the Tang army.

Although the muskets in their hands were only muzzle-loading rifles, under the protection of fortifications, they were able to launch an attack. However, after advancing too fast, the heavy weapons were unable to keep up, and the Tang army, which lacked the cover of heavy weapons, was blocked.

Fu Chang put on a steel helmet, held a musket with a bayonet, and shouted.

"Brothers, victory is just ahead, follow me!"

However, just as he was about to rush out from the corner of the street, he was grabbed by a comrade nearby.

"Old Fu, what are you doing? Are you crazy?"

"The artillery fire is coming soon. Why are you rushing forward now? Are you trying to save your life?"

Fu Chang was pulled back and finally came to his senses from his overheated state.

But he said it anyway.

"Some of my brothers have fallen on the street, I have to go save them!"

The Tang army officer said this with some anger.

"Save me!"

"We don't have any heavy weapons to cover us now. If you rush forward now, it will only put you in danger!"

Upon hearing this, Fu Chang opened his mouth, with visible dejection in his expression.

But at this moment, cheers suddenly came from behind them.

"The artillery is coming!"

As they were talking, a 75mm infantry gun was pushed to the front line.

Fu Chang's eyes lit up!

"Quick, reload and get ready to fire!"

The Tang army gunners loaded the guns quickly, and after completing the loading, they worked together to push the guns out of the corner of the street.

Aim the muzzle forward and pull the fuse.

With a loud bang, the gun body suddenly retreated.

At the same time, the clanging sound of bullets hitting the artillery baffle continued to be heard.

The shells landed in the fortifications built by the Dutch soldiers ahead.

Amid the explosion, the entire fortification was overturned!
Several Dutch soldiers were blown to pieces.

The next moment, shouts and screams arose.

The Tang army soldiers rushed forward with great momentum!

Fu Chang took the lead and rushed to the front, leaping into the messy Dutch position.

In the blink of an eye, he stabbed several people with his bayonet!

After repelling the Dutch, Fu Chang turned his attention to the wounded Tang soldiers lying on the ground.

"Quick! Save people!"

"Rescue the wounded!"