Chapter 312 Unexpected

Friedrich did not order a pursuit, because Franz had taught him the horror of jungle warfare countless times during the three-month voyage.

The negative example was of course the US military, after all, they were the ones who fell the hardest in the jungle.

At this time, the Austrian army had no advantage in numbers, and the reason why they were able to beat the other side to flee was entirely due to the crushing of technology and the inhumane bombardment of Franz's trench. In five minutes, half of Franz's rockets were shot down.

Of course, such a great victory was also due to the fact that the natives had never seen such weapons, and they were arranged in dense formations, and they did not look for shelter even with decent protective gear on their bodies.

In fact, due to the limitation of the power of gunpowder at that time, even a wooden shield covered with animal skins could provide good protection against the steel balls that were shot everywhere.

After the steel balls penetrated the shield, there was not much kinetic energy, and at this time, a piece of leather armor inside would only cause some minor injuries.

At least it would not be like the pile of rotten meat lying on the ground at this time, and there was no possibility of treatment.

However, these natives don't have much cloth, let alone shields and leather armor. Most of them are shirtless. Of course, this is also related to the local climate, which is humid and hot.

Jungle warfare has always been a headache. In this case, the advantages of technology, tactics, and personnel quality will be greatly reduced.

The results of countless wars in history tell us that jungle warfare is a battle of familiarity and adaptation to the local environment. The party that is more familiar with the local environment can always gain a huge advantage. The terrain, landforms, plants, climate, organisms, and roads may all become part of this advantage.

For the unfamiliar party, these are all obstacles, even fatal.

Franz doesn't want to gamble on such things, and there is no need to gamble. What he is thinking about now is how to appease the uneasy people in the city, how to take over this area, and let them take a "correct path".

For this reason, Franz went to Rome before coming, and bought the letter of help written by Emperor Yongli of the Southern Ming Dynasty to the Pope at the price of 5,000 florins, and also got several authorization letters, spending a total of 30,000 florins.

The good thing about Pope Gregory XVI at this time was that he would do anything as long as there was money, and everything could be clearly priced. This letter for help and several authorization letters of unknown use were like waste paper in the eyes of the Pope, and were not even as good as the indulgences he wrote himself.

Moreover, the reactionary rule of His Holiness in Rome still relied on the Austrian Empire, the guardian of Catholicism.

Naturally, he had no reason not to give Franz this face.

On the way here, Franz asked Da Yanshanyin to embroider a big flag, which was just used at this time.

In fact, Friedrich and a group of Austrian officers were skeptical about Franz's plan. They felt that it was unrealistic to avoid a fierce battle by relying on a flag.

But they still raised the flag according to Franz's instructions.

On the top of Dongwanlu City.

The leaders of the Lanfang Company were shocked by the short and efficient massacre just now. Fight? There is no such thing! It was simply a fight between adults and babies.

"Uncle Xie, what kind of army is this? Were you sure you could handle them when you were young?" Uncle Gu Liu was sweating profusely at this time. It was unknown whether it was because of the hot weather or the terrifying pressure brought by the army in front of him.

Xie Guifang said with a wry smile.

"The general promoted me. Not to mention that I am a small martial arts candidate, even if the martial arts champion came, I would probably not be able to escape death."

Xie Guifang had a reputation in the past. He joined Lan Fang completely because of his like-mindedness. When he was young, he was known as invincible in Nanyang. But now even Mr. Xie said he was powerless, and the leaders of Lan Fang Company suddenly felt a little discouraged.

Suddenly someone said, "If they attack the city, what should we do?"

Everyone was silent, because based on the combat effectiveness shown by this army before, it would probably be a piece of cake for this army to break through the wall of Dongwanlu.

And the soldiers responsible for defending the city at this time would probably be beaten into a ball of rotten meat like those natives. By then, the people in Dongwanlu City will all be bait.

At this time, someone else said.

"Strange, those people don't seem to be Dutch soldiers, they took out a flag."

"What is that!"

Franz felt that he could impress the Chinese people in the city by flying the banner of the Ming Dynasty. Then he would take the imperial edict and fake imperial seal of the Southern Ming Emperor and say that the Habsburg family would take over the hatred of the Ming Dynasty. This should win the hearts of most people. After all, the predecessor of Jusheng Company was the Tiandihui.

Soon, the top of the city was full of people, beating drums and shouting loudly.

"Wow! Is this broken flag really so useful?"

Friedrich and a group of Austrian officers were very surprised. Although they didn't believe Franz's words, they still hoped to win without fighting. After all, Franz didn't like looting.

Only Franz looked solemn because he heard what the people on the city wall were shouting.

"Rebel against the Ming!"

"You are the remnant of the former Ming!"

"If you can't be a Qing citizen in life, you must be a Qing soul in death!"

"Old man Luo Fangbo was loyal to the court all his life, and he still stood facing north when he died. We, the descendants, must not let down the emperor's grace!"

"Kill the enemy and serve the country today, folks, follow me!"

"Qing! Huh!"

"Retreat!" Franz snorted two words from his nose.

"Retreat? Aren't they here to welcome us?" Friedrich asked.

"Those who come to kill us, set off smoke bombs. If we don't leave now, it will be too late." Franz's tone was cold, and one could hear that it was full of murderous intent.

Although Friedrich didn't know what happened, he still ordered a retreat. After all, Franz's judgment was always correct.

The gates of Dongwanlu were wide open, and countless civilians poured out like a tide, with shouts of killing.

But as dozens of smoke bombs exploded in front of the gate, the steps of those civilians were delayed.

At this time, a voice came from afar.

"This smoke is poisonous!"

The crowd hurriedly retreated back to the city.

"Damn the remnants of the former Ming Dynasty, they actually set off poisonous smoke."

"Hurry up and use boy's urine, it can just block the bullets of foreign guns!"

When the smoke slowly dissipated, there was no one on the battlefield, and the army seemed to have never been there, but the corpses with a fishy smell all over the jungle were still there.

"What's going on?"

"It's the ghost soldiers!"

"The rebels against Ming used magic!"

"Everyone listen to me, watering the city walls with black dog blood can prevent the rebels from using magic. Every family should prepare boy's urine to prevent the demons from coming again."

Gu Liubo commanded the people in Dongwanlu City to strengthen the city defense. Although the natives were repelled, something more terrifying than the natives actually appeared. It seems that there is no room for slackness.

Franz sat on the boat on the way back and sulked alone. He didn't expect that these people who were isolated overseas would still regard themselves as Qing people.

In fact, what Franz didn't know was that the Jusheng Company, which was first rooted in Lan Fang, was indeed the industry of Tiandihui, but after Luo Fangbo took over, it carried out several years of de-Tiandihuiization and drove the Tiandihui members out of Lan Fang Company.

In history, Lan Fang Company had many battles with the Tiandihui organization in Nanyang. Although it defeated Tiandihui, it also made a harsh statement that it would definitely come back for revenge.

In order to maintain its orthodox status, the Lan Fang Company asked the Qing Dynasty for a title, and even demonized the Tiandihui and the former Ming Dynasty.

So when the people of Dongwanlu saw the flag of the Ming Dynasty, they could inspire super fighting spirit.

As for the Tiandihui, they later established the Heshun Company in Pontianak and other places. Although it was called the Heshun Company, it was actually more appropriate to call it the Heshun Hall, because they were not like a company, but like a gang.

But in today's battle, Franz also saw that these people were either unable to protect themselves or did not have a common goal and program.

If they could be as brave as they were against Franz every time they fought, it is estimated that Lan Fang would have unified Nanyang long ago.

But the story will not end like this

Today, I added 1,400 words, and it is almost a chapter!