The sky was getting dark, and there was still an endless sea ahead, Zhou Kun changed a group of sail operators, and replaced the original sail operators to rest and eat.

The battleship did not stop, but, in the direction indicated by the compass, continued to sail like southeast.

This time it was a sneak attack, all the ships were turned off, hundreds of transport ships, if all of them followed, it would be absolutely impossible, he just hoped that there would not be too many transport ships that deviated from the course and fell behind.

Zhou Kun stood on the deck, the cool breeze on the sea kept his mind clear, he turned around and looked, the dark shadow behind him was blurred, and he didn't know if it was a transport ship or a dim sea.

"Commander, let's go back to the cabin and rest for a while, and I'll command the battle later!" Tang Kejing, the commander of the first battalion, slowly came behind Zhou Kun, "If you want to say that you don't worry, your subordinates are watching here." ”

"I can't see anything now, the sea breeze blows in vain!" Zhou Kun knew that he was the commander of the South China Sea Fleet and couldn't be too tight in front of his subordinates, so he said with a smile: "Leave a few soldiers here to observe, and when we go back for dinner, our stomachs seem to be hungry." ”

"Yes, sir!"

Zhou Kun went back to the cabin for dinner, but he was still not at ease, so he walked up to the top deck to observe for a while, there were shadows in all directions, and he couldn't see anything, knowing that it was a white sea breeze, he went back to the cabin to rest.

Perhaps the battleship was too bumpy, and he fell asleep before he knew it.

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly a personal soldier woke him up, "Commander, there is a fire ahead......

"Firelight?" Zhou Kun jumped up, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and said, "Where is the fire?" ”

"There is a fire in the left front, I don't know where it is......"

Zhou Kun hurriedly lit the candle, unfolded the nautical chart, and recruited four soldiers who were familiar with the sea area, and carefully checked it, "Yes, it should be a lighthouse on Penghu Island." ”

This expedition was in the nature of a sneak attack, and Zhou Kun didn't even dare to tell the garrison on Penghu Island, he just sent a few soldiers to the island in advance, asking them to prepare the highest lighthouse, and after dark, he lit the lighthouse to guide the direction of the South China Sea Fleet.

The fleet will not dock at Penghu and will not alarm the soldiers on the island.

Zhou Kun checked the course and felt that it was right, so he extinguished the candle flame and continued to sail in the original direction, avoiding the Penghu Islands from the south.

From Penghu Islands to Dongfan Island, it will take at least an hour, but Zhou Kun can't go back to the cabin to rest, this is the first battle since the South China Sea Fleet entered the sea, and he is facing the Dutch, too many unknowns......

He knew that even if he returned to the cabin, he would not be able to sleep at all, so he would simply stay on the deck and blow the sea breeze, which would keep his brain awake.

Tang Kejing also walked over lightly, "My lord, there is still an hour!"

Zhou Kun smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Kejing, how about the transport ship in the back?" ”

"The soldier in charge of liaison just now saw that it was dark in the back, and most of the transport ships should have come," Tang Kejing said: "My lord, do you want to send a signal to contact?" ”

"No, we have entered the sea east of Penghu, who knows if there are any Dutch sentinel boats?" Zhou Kun tried his best to suppress the tension in his heart and said, "As long as half of the transport ships keep up, I will be sure of winning." ”

"My lord, do you want to go back to the cabin to rest?"

Zhou Kun didn't answer, but asked, "How long is it before I can enter the waters of Dongfan Island?" ”

"The sentinel ship in front didn't send back a message," Tang Kejing frowned, and said, "It is estimated that it will take more than half an hour, exactly."

time to wait for the sentinel ship. ”

Zhou Kun didn't speak, in such a dark night, he didn't dare to hold the lamp, if he wanted to transmit the message, he could only rely on the sentinel boat to move back and forth, and the time would lag behind.

In tonight's sneak attack, the speed of the battleship was completely unplayable, and it had to wait for the transport ship behind and rely on the sentinel ship in front to deliver the message......

This is not a real naval battle, the transport ship is the main force of the operation, and a few large warships can only be regarded as spare tires, if the sneak attack fails, the encounter will be carried out, at that time, the "Chengdu-class", "Chongqing-class" battleships, as well as the battleships hidden in the transport ships, will be forced to engage in naval battles.

Whether the Dutch will leave a sentinel ship outside the sea area, or how far away the Dutch will be for interrogation, no one knows, Zhou Kun did not dare to take too many risks, so he could only wait for the sentinel ship in front of him to deliver the message.

In the event of an accident, he must pass out the latest military orders in time, how can he sleep peacefully at such a moment?

"Kejing, you go down and rest first, once you get close to the coastline, you will personally command the battle."

"Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates can hold it!" Tang Kejing hoped for a land battle, the South China Sea Fleet had a huge advantage in the number of soldiers, as long as the transport ship landed safely, he was sure of victory, if it was a naval battle, he was not afraid of the Dutch, but afraid of defeat.

Like Zhou Kun, he didn't know the strength of the Dutch warships, let alone the strength of the Dutch.

The deck was quiet again, and Zhou Kun and Tang Kejing looked up at the sky, but they couldn't see anything except a few faint stars.

I don't know how long it took, but the sentinel ship in front finally sent back the message: it had entered the waters of Dongfan Island, and the sentinel ship was looking for a predetermined landing site.

A smile appeared on the corner of Zhou Kun's mouth, the sentinel ship was looking for a landing site, and naturally it had entered the offshore waters of Dongfan Island, as long as the Dutch slept in the hot bed for a while......

More than half of the hour later, the sentinel ship sent back a message again: the landing site had been found, and the transport ship was being guided to the shore to meet the soldiers to land.

Tang Kejing's expression was even more excited than Zhou Kun's, "My lord, do you want the battleship to anchor...... In case it is discovered by the Dutch......"

"Anchored?" Zhou Kun smiled coldly, "At this time, if the Dutch find us, they can only use warships to block the port, just to attract the attention of the Dutch and cover the landing of the soldiers on the transport ship!"

Tang Kejing bowed and saluted, "My lord, did that subordinate go down and land?" ”

"Go ahead!" Zhou Kun took off the binoculars on his waist and glanced ahead, although he could vaguely see the sea surface nearby, there was no useful information, "Kejing, after landing, according to the original plan, the first battalion will attack the city of Geranza at night, and the second battalion will ambush the enemy troops in the port, but it will be ......."

"Adult ......"

Zhou Kun was originally worried that the temporary adjustment of military orders would bring chaos, but the situation of the transport ship could not be known now, so he couldn't take care of it, "In case the transport ships of the first battalion are left behind too much, less than half, the second battalion will attack the city instead, and the first battalion will ambush the reinforcements in the port!"

"Subordinates obey!"

Zhou Kun was still a little worried, in case more than half of the soldiers in the first and second battalions were left behind...... After Tang Kejing left, he sent his own soldiers to the landing site in a small boat to find out the information.

In just half an hour, the soldiers came back, "My lord, the dock is chaotic, the weather is dark, and it is impossible to find out the specific number of people for a while, but according to the estimation of his subordinates, the transport ship that follows will not be less than seventy percent!"

Seventy percent? Zhou Kun

Secretly happy, he went out this time, almost the entire battalion of the South China Sea Fleet was dispatched, two battalions and eight regiments, excluding the soldiers on the ship, there were at least 30,000 soldiers on the transport ship, and the seven achievements were more than 20,000, with 10,000 soldiers to attack the city, 10,000 soldiers to send reinforcements, and to ambush the reinforcements in the port, it should be more than enough!

This is the first battle of the South China Sea Fleet into the sea, I hope the brothers will not disappoint the emperor!

The battleship slowed down, but still maintained its forward formation.

Zhou Kun did not dare to take it lightly, but now was not the best time to shell the port, and he had to wait until the fight broke out on land before the battleship could play its maximum role.

The boats on the "Chengdu" have all been released, and they will report to Zhou Kun at any time about the situation at the landing site.

The landing site is not an official pier, just a shoal, the battleship has a deep draft, and it must not be able to dock, but the transport ship is much smaller than the battleship, and the draft is shallow, and it can basically dock to the shore, but it really can't be done, the soldiers can only wade ashore, anyway, after the soldiers leave, the transport ship is empty, so there is no need to worry about running aground.

At this time at the landing site, hundreds of soldiers of the 1st Battalion had already come ashore, and under the leadership of the commander of the 1st Regiment, Le Yong, they began to establish a simple defensive formation on the periphery.

This defensive formation grew larger and larger, gradually developing towards the periphery, giving way to the tidal flats and facilitating the landing of the soldiers behind.

When all the soldiers of the transport ship came ashore, the soldiers returned to their respective teams, and after inspection, there were 11,000 soldiers in the first battalion, and more than seventy percent of the transport ships followed; There were only about 6,000 soldiers in the second battalion, and nearly 40 percent of the soldiers who fell behind.

The commander of the second battalion, Jiang Pan, was so angry that he scolded, but at this moment, it was useless to scold Niang, and he had to enter the battle as soon as possible, and according to the prior deployment, the battle must be resolved before dawn.

Tang Kejing, the commander of the first battalion, secretly rejoiced, since the soldiers of the first battalion exceeded the second battalion, there was no need to change the military order, the first battalion attacked the city, and the second battalion ambushed!

There may be some transport ships approaching the dock, but Tang Kejing can't wait, he and Jiang Pan are combined, the two of them divided their troops according to the plan, the first battalion went straight to the city of Geranza, and the second battalion first went south along the coastline, between the city of Geranza and the port, if the Dutch in the port reinforced the city of Geranza, the second battalion would be useful.

Nearly 20,000 soldiers, divided into two roads, marched to the south, although the speed was not fast, but the scattered footsteps still trampled the ground to a "knock" sound, Tang Kejing was afraid of alarming the Dutch, so he asked the soldiers to slow down, very careful to walk forward, even compared to the transport soldiers carrying the ladder.

The soldiers may not have too many ideas, but Tang Kejing is very nervous, this time the enemy is not the disheartened Ming army, but the Dutch, no one knows how the Dutch combat effectiveness, I heard the commander say, the Dutch soldiers are equipped with fire # guns, fire # guns have a range of more than bows and arrows, maybe only the Chinese rifle can compare......

Towards the end of the hour, the soldiers of the first battalion finally approached the city of Geranza.

Perhaps it was a coastal city, close to the harbor, perhaps the Dutch had no strong enemies near the island of Dongfan, or perhaps the Dutch despised all their opponents, and the walls of this city were not very high, but only five feet to the eye.

Tang Kejing asked the soldiers to stop and listen for a moment, there was no movement in the city, didn't the Dutch arrange soldiers to patrol the city? Or are the soldiers patrolling the city asleep?

He didn't dare to be careless, and waited for a stick of incense, but there was still no movement, so the soldiers carefully dispersed, first surrounded the three gates, but set up an ambush of a thousand households outside the southern city.

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