Sulu Islands, Holo Island.

Sulu is not a monolithic landmass, it is made up of hundreds of volcanic islands, coral islands, and countless rocky beaches and reefs.

Stretching more than 500 miles southwest from Basilan Island in the southwest of Mintanaga to the east coast of Sabah in Malaysia, Lao Zheng has earned his family business for ten years.

However, under the joint offensive of the Dutch and the big and small Francos, with the strength of one family, Zheng Sen's Zheng family sailor has reached the end of the road.

Within a month, the Combined Fleet encroached on the Sulu Islands from the northeast, southwest, and southeast, forcing the Zheng family's naval division to a corner of Holo Island in the center of Sulu.

At this moment, the combined fleet of the big and small Franc machines is in the south and the north, and the final decisive battle with the Zheng family sailors is in Holo, and in the eyes of Count Alden, the governor of the small Franc machine (Spain) in Luzon, the fall of the Zheng family is today.

"Major Carol, order the right flank battleships to concentrate on attacking the Sabah battery! Twenty minutes to you! Earl Alden ordered.

Huo Luo is the last habitat and base camp of the Zheng family, and there are only six large forts, which can be described as easy to defend and difficult to attack.

In fact, in the history of battleships and batteries, there has never been a record of a battleship's victory, and now this record is about to be made in his Alden's hands.

The reason is very simple, the gunpowder of the Holo Zheng family is almost exhausted, and the sudden withdrawal of the fleet of the Netherlands half a month ago has made Count Alden even more excited.

"Kang Tai Li, are you sure that the sailor of Yiguan Zheng has run out of ammunition? Why are they still refusing to surrender? Earl Alden suddenly turned back to a man dressed in a Ming costume.

His fleet had been attacking Holo for five days, and if it hadn't been for Lee Kang-tae of Holo Island telling him that the island could no longer be sustained, he would have ordered the withdrawal of his troops.

The long battle was a heavy burden for the soldiers of the battleship, and the naval soldiers below were already resentful, and if they could not capture Holo today, he feared that the soldiers would refuse to fight tomorrow.

One night three days ago, Li Kangtai from Holo Island fled by boat with his family and was captured by him, and in the face of survival, Li Kangtai did not hesitate at all, and reported the actual situation of Holo Island to the Franco.

And in order to live a better life, Li Kangtai told Alden all the information he knew about the deployment of the Zheng family's sailors, in the words of later generations, this is a standard traitor.

"Dear Lord Alden, one of the younger distant relatives is in Zheng Sen's army, and the little one swears by the head of the family, Zheng Sen's ammunition will definitely not last today!" Li Kangtai bent over and replied very flatteringly.

If nothing else, he will have a brand new armed merchant ship at the end of the war, and he even expects Franc to defeat the Zheng family more than Alden.

Alden listened to the interpreter's translation and did not speak, but looked back at the island of Holo in front of him.

"Hubert, is Boris of Bragança still not moving?" Alden asked the first mate behind him.

His heart was uneasy, and his association with the Bragança made him feel like he had eaten shit.

Bragança was the Portugal of later generations, that is, the Great Franc in the mouth of the Ming Dynasty, in fact, seven years ago, the Portuguese had just freed themselves from Spanish rule and regained their independence.

However, King Philip IV of Spain refused to recognize it, and although the two countries had entered a brief period of peace since three years ago, it was not until twenty years later that the Spaniards, who could no longer hold on, recognized Portugal's independence.

And now, the ruler of Bragança, João IV the Restored, was a mere separatist in the eyes of the Spaniards, an enemy of the Spaniards.

It's just that in the face of huge interests, Alden still chose to cooperate with Boris, and Sulu was the bargaining chip between them.

"Yes, Lord Doge, they just stopped the fleet out of the Casa Battery, but they didn't attack." The first mate said truthfully.

"Hell! This cunning fox! Alden slapped the battleship gang with a slap.

Holo is not a strategic location, the island is not even rich in resources, it is just cut down from the grass, and no one wants to leave hidden dangers in the hinterland of domination.

Before the war, the three countries agreed that whoever captured the island would be who's, but now that the Netherlands have withdrawn, the Zheng family is only left with Holo, and the Portuguese wisely chose to watch the fire from the other side.

The reason is very simple, the Portuguese preferred to give up the island of Holo to Spain, and for this reason they kindly promised to help Alden defend the eastern part of the island of Hollo in case the Zheng family's sailors escaped.

"Lord Governor, the Sabah Fort has lost its offensive power, and Major Carol has requested a landing operation!"

Twenty minutes later, the good news finally came from the front, which made the stone in Alden's heart finally fall to the ground, and the eyes that looked at Li Kangtai became kind.

"God forbid, order Rosen and Carol to lead the army to land! Take them straight to their barracks! Alden raised his voice and ordered.

Although Holo is not an important place, but if you take Holo, you can have the Zheng family's fleet, although their warships are not enough firepower, but if they remove the artillery, they are qualified merchant ships, and the number is very considerable.

Foolish Bragança, just look at the immediate benefits, sooner or later Philip the Great will destroy your home pride with his army, Alden's eyes became sharp.

At the same time, Holo Island, the Zheng family's base camp.

Zheng Sen, the head of the Zheng family, had not closed his eyes for three whole days, he was dressed in armor with bloodshot eyes, his messy hair was scattered over his shoulders, and a military map was scratched with black crosses.

"My lord, the Sabah battery has run out of ammunition, and the Francois have begun to land." Liu Guoxuan, who joined the army on the left, came to report in person with a bloody face.

"What's the panic? The Zheng family has no soldiers who are afraid of death! If they dare to land, let them see the courage of the Zheng family! Zheng Sen slammed his fist on the table and gritted his teeth.

"But...... Family master, we don't have any gunpowder anymore, we ......" Liu Guoxuan looked ashamed, and suddenly straightened up.

In order to save the emergency, Zheng Sen ordered the gunpowder on the warship to be distributed to each battery a few days ago, and in the end, even the black powder in the paper shells of the musket was concentrated and used to fire shells.

The Zheng family has really reached the end of the tree.

"Then use the sword and the arrow feather! With everything that can be used to kill, our fathers died at the hands of the Francis, and as the next generation, you know what to do! Zheng Sen raised his head and walked towards Liu Guoxuan.

In the naval battle of Dongning Island, the older generation of cadres of the Zheng family, including Zheng Zhilong, suffered casualties, and twenty years ago Zheng Zhilong's eighteen Zhilong, only Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Hongkui remained.

"What about Feng Xifan? Command him to bring three thousand men with you against the Francis. ”

"The last will be ordered!" Liu Guoxuan thought of his father's death, and his fists clenched unconsciously.

At the same time, Zheng Sen was still high-spirited, which made Liu Guoxuan and other generals feel somewhat more stable.

"Fourth uncle, you can also bring the troops over to help!" After Liu Guoxuan left, Zheng Sen said to Zheng Hongkui behind him.

The fifth Zheng Zhibao is responsible for the defense of the east coast, while Zheng Hongkui has been in charge of the logistics supply of the Zheng family.

"Fusong, the fourth uncle didn't mistake you, the fourth uncle went!" Zheng Hongkui got up and patted Zheng Sen on the shoulder, was silent for a moment and turned around to leave.

"Fourth uncle, if you all die in battle, I, Zheng Sen, will never be alone!" Zheng Sen took a light breath and said to Zheng Hongkui in a low but firm voice.

PS: There will be another chapter later.