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The sailors standing on the deck were instantly blown upside down.
"Bang bang bang!"
Dense shells enveloped the entire port, and shells continued to fall into the water near the five sailing battleships.
The five sailing battleships were in a panic under the attack of the five treasure ships.
The shell exploded on the sea surface, and the water waves generated kept hitting the sailing battleship.
These five sailing battleships were like small boats on the vast ocean, shaking non-stop.
"It's impossible to fight, it's impossible to fight at all." A sailor on a sailing warship shouted, then jumped into the sea and swam towards the coast.
Except for this sailor, the other sailors also jumped into the sea and swam towards the shore.
There is no way to fight back if you stay on the boat now, and if you stay on the boat for a second longer, you will have an extra risk.
There are not many sailors on these five sailing battleships. Without the captain's mate and other commanders, it is almost impossible to organize a counterattack.
Seeing this scene, Putmans hurriedly ordered people to rush to the turret of the coastal defense artillery, and opened fire on the five treasure ships.
There are eight coastal defense guns on the coast of Zeelandia's port, and in addition to these eight coastal defense guns, there are thirty cannons in the bastion.
Fifteen of the thirty cannons were facing the port side, and when the treasure ship started attacking the port, Putmans hurriedly sent someone to control these cannons.
These cannons used by Hongyi are traditional bronze smoothbore cannons of this era, and most of the shells inside are solid iron bullets.
"Give me a full attack!" Putmans stood on the wall of the bastion, pointed at the treasure ship, and shouted at the orderly beside him.
"Oh!"
After a bronze cannon was loaded, the gunner ignited the fuse.
After a few breaths, the cannon let out a roar, and a solid iron ball flew out of the barrel, heading towards the treasure ship Yangwei where Zhao Wen was.
It's a pity that the accuracy of the bronze smoothbore guns of this era is so poor that this shell never hit the treasure ship Yangwei.
Zhao Wen looked at the solid shells that fell in the sea in front of the treasure ship Yang Wei, then pointed at the place where the shells came from, and shouted to the orderly behind him: "Send the order, and change the target of the attack to the city of Zeelandia!" Fort, attack me with all your strength."
For a moment, the attack on the treasure ship stopped, and the soldiers controlling the weapons gradually aimed at the fort of Zeelandia City.
After a few breaths, the weapons on the treasure ship roared again.
"Whoosh whoosh!"
The shells roared towards the fort of Zeelandia City.
"Oh!"
A 120mm mortar shell directly hit the coastal defense gun on the coast, and then the gun exploded violently.
The building materials of this era simply cannot withstand the attack of more than 30 catties of high-energy explosives.
At the moment when the mortar exploded, the high temperature generated during the explosion ignited the gunpowder stored in the fort, resulting in a violent explosion.
A black smoke rose from the ground, and the coastal defense battery was blown into ruins.
The gunners inside were devoured by the explosion, and the soldiers in the fort were mercilessly harvested by the explosion.
Not only this fort, but all the coastal defense guns on the coast were destroyed almost at the same time.
Under the absolute strength, any resistance seems to be feeble.
After the coastal defense artillery was destroyed, the artillery fire targeted the bastion of Zeelandia City.
The weapons on the five treasure ships fired at the bastions at the same time, and the powerful power destroyed these bastions one by one.
Under the huge bombardment, the soldiers in the bastion fell into extreme panic one by one.
They had never encountered an attack of this magnitude, never seen such a terrifying explosion.
Putmans looked at the destroyed fort with a look of astonishment on his face, followed by a look of horror.
Siviri looked at the scene on the coast, and hurriedly ran towards Zeelandia City with the people behind him.
At the same time, Song Hu and Mao Chengmei also brought [-] soldiers to a place two miles away from Zeelandia City.
Song Hu looked at the flames rising above Zeelandia City and the successive explosions, and took out the 40 fire from the general, aiming at the Zeelandia City ahead.
"No, someone is coming."
At this time, Putmans also found Song Hu's more than 1 soldiers. He looked at these [-] soldiers and became even more panicked.
"Oh!"
Another explosion sounded, and a bastion outside the city of Zeelandia was destroyed. This was the last bastion. After this bastion was destroyed, all the bastions outside the city had been destroyed by the treasure ship. up.
Under Zhao Wen's attack, the majestic bastion on the continent of Europa was easily destroyed like a piece of paper.
The firepower on the treasure ships put all the attack targets on Zeelandia City. Under the powerful attack of these five treasure ships, the outer city of Zeelandia City was destroyed little by little.
Not only the outer city of Zeelandia, but also the inner city of Zeelandia were also caught in the explosion.
The missionaries, nuns, doctors, etc. in the city kept fleeing in the city screaming in shock during the explosion.
Some people squatted in the corner, hoping to save their lives.
Some missionaries draw the sign of the cross on their chests, hoping to get God's help.
In a short time, the outer city of Zeelandia was completely destroyed, and the surviving soldiers on the outer city ran towards the inner city under the leadership of Putmans.
However, even if they ran into the inner city, could they run again?
Standing on the treasure ship of Yang Wei, Zhao Wen looked at the destroyed outer city, and shouted to the messenger beside him, "Stop the shelling and let the infantry get on."
The artillery fire finally stopped, and Putmans led the remaining soldiers to hide in the governor's mansion in disgrace.
Now all the surviving people in Zeelandia are hiding in the Governor's Mansion.
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Chapter 310 Capture Putmans Alive
Under the continuous attack of the treasure ships, the entire city of Zeelandia was reduced to ruins.
The bastion of the outer city and the city wall of the outer city were all destroyed, and only half of the inner city wall was bombed.
Hospitals, houses, and warehouses in Zeelandia were also destroyed by shells flying into the city.
The inner city is full of collapsed houses, and the ground is full of rubble.
Some broken bodies can still be vaguely seen in the rubble.
I don't know if it's because of good luck or other reasons. The governor's mansion has not been bombarded many times. Except for a few houses that have collapsed, it is generally intact.
After the shelling was over, Zhao Wen let the treasure ship head for the port.
Because there was nothing on the treasure ships this time except for a small amount of supplies that had been transported to Xincheng, so these five treasure ships could accommodate [-] soldiers.
The soldiers on the treasure ship were loaded with live ammunition, wore plate armor forged by a steam engine, and wore a standard iron helmet and eight-petal cap of the Ming army with red tassels floating on their heads.
Most of these soldiers are 56 and a half, and there are almost 56 2000 rushes.
The treasure ship docked at the port, and the soldiers on it filed down and began to gather at the port.
The port of Zeelandia City is relatively large. Except for the five sailing warships, Zhao Wen's five treasure ships can still stop.
Under the leadership of Zhao Daniu, the soldiers who boarded the port began to gather.
Not long after, the 1 people had all assembled.
Except that the organization of these armies still uses the organization of this era, the training methods are basically the same as those of later generations.So the speed of assembly is also fast.
Zhao Wen got off the treasure ship Yangwei. Looking at the ruined city of Zeelandia in front of him, he drew out the long knife at his waist and pointed it directly at the city of Zeelandia.
"Come on, those who kneel and surrender will not be killed, and those who dare to resist, regardless of gender, will be shot directly."
Zhao Wen pointed at Zeelandia City and shouted loudly.
All of a sudden, these 1 people headed towards the city of Zeelandia.
Among the ten thousand people, every ten people is a small flag.On the way to charge, the small flags are the main ones.
In addition to Zhao Daniu's 1 people, Song Hu and Mao Chengzuo's 1 people also rushed towards Zeelandia City.
Where can resistance be encountered in the city of Zeelandia today?The defensive forces in the city were almost wiped out by Zhao Wen, and the more than 2 soldiers rushed into the city of Zeelandia as if they were walking on flat ground.
At this time, in the Governor's Mansion in Zeelandia City, Putmans tightly closed the gate of the Governor's Mansion, and piled a large number of stones behind the door.
Putmans's face was black, his hair was covered with a thick layer of dust, and his clothes were as dirty as old rags.
Holding a short-fire gun, Putmans led the remaining hundreds of soldiers to stay in the front yard of the Governor's Mansion, looking at the gate of the Governor's Mansion with vigilance.
Apart from Putmans, Siviri led his captain, mate, and others to stay in the backyard of the Governor's Mansion, guarding the backyard.
As for the surviving doctors, missionaries, noble ladies and other family members, Putmans fully arranged them in the room of the Governor's Mansion.
Putmans and Siviri were each defending their ranges, and he looked terrified on his face.
Today's scene had a huge impact on them.
The incomparably strong city of Zeelandia was breached without resistance for a long time, and it was still completely breached.
The entire outer city was reduced to ruins, and more than half of the soldiers guarding the outer city wall were killed.
Under these terrifying weapons, the bastions and half-moon forts in the outer city were as fragile as a piece of paper, and would shatter with just a slight pinch.
No matter whether it is the outer city or the inner city walls, under this terrifying firepower, they are as vulnerable as if they were built of sand.
Putmans stared at the door tightly, and shouted in panic: "Damn, what are these people coming from? Why are the weapons in their hands so terrifying? Why?"
When Putmans thought of the scene just now, he felt terrified in his heart.
He squatted under a big tree, looking at the gate of the Governor's Mansion, his body trembling non-stop.
All his ambitions were crushed by Zhao Wen at this moment.
In the hall of the Governor's Mansion, several nuns crowded together. They squatted in the corner, crying continuously, their faces full of panic.
There were several priests standing beside them, holding a cross, chanting non-stop.
There are also some relatives and noble ladies, they all look terrified and uneasy.
More than 2 soldiers collapsed from the broken walls of Zeelandia and entered the inner city of Zeelandia.
Zhao Wen took a thousand soldiers carrying 56 Chong straight to the governor's mansion, and asked them to search for survivors in the city for the rest.
When Zhao Wen came to the gate of the Governor's Mansion, Zhao Wen stopped.
He looked at the Governor's Mansion with its gates closed, stepped back a hundred steps, and let his soldiers directly bombard him with 40 fire.
"Oh!"
After a loud noise, the gate was blasted open by 40 fire, blowing away the stones behind.The few unlucky ghosts behind the gate collapsed to death directly.
Putmans looked at the flames rising from the gate, and his heart suddenly trembled.
He firmly grasped the short gun in his hand, swallowed, and looked at the door in a panic.
Zhao Wen looked at the gate that was blown open, pointed to the walls around the gate, and shouted, "Blow down all these walls for me."
After a few loud bangs, the gate of the Governor's Mansion and the walls around the gate all collapsed.
For a while, smoke and dust rose, and the dust filled the air.
Putmans and others in the yard were suddenly exposed.
Putmans looked at the suddenly collapsed wall and the sudden appearance of Zhao Wen and others, and his heart rose to his throat for a moment.
The remaining soldiers in the yard were taken aback by the sudden scene. They held matchlock guns, aimed outside, and kept retreating.
It didn't take long to retreat to the entrance of the hall of the Governor's Mansion.
Not only Putmans, but Xi Weili who was in the middle of the backyard hurriedly led his men towards the front yard after hearing the voice.
But when he saw the thousands of soldiers with live ammunition outside, he hurriedly retreated to the rear.
Now Putmans and Siviri have only three or four hundred troops. How can they not be afraid when they see Zhao Wen's so many troops?
Zhao Wen looked at the soldiers holding weapons in the yard, and then pulled a young man from behind.
"I remember you can speak Hongyi's language, right?"
This young man was given to Zhao Wen by Zheng Yiguan. Zheng Yiguan has been on the sea all year round, and he has more chances to deal with people like Hongyi, Flangji, etc., so there are people like Hongyi and Flangji in his subordinates. required personnel.