On Magong Island, the Dutch, who had just rushed back overnight, couldn't care about their exhaustion, and hurriedly forced the Hongtang fleet away from the five miles of Magong Island. Even Wu Daofu and other warships, who originally wanted to go around and pick up the soldiers on the island, could only give up in disgrace under the enemy's mountain-like artillery fire and fierce pursuit at the first level.

The Dutch naval battle was too fierce, and when Wu Daofu and more than half of the members of the warship had been sent to Magong Island, there were only dozens of members of the warship who operated the warship. Therefore, whether in terms of manpower superiority or artillery superiority, although the Dutch only had seven warships, they occupied the absolute upper hand and initiative in the naval battle, forcing Wu Daofu and them to retreat.

When the Dutch had re-landed with 400 men, seven Dutch warships, lacking manpower, set out again and cruised around Magong Island, where they were blocked by the men of the Flood Control Hall.

In the same way of land warfare, Dutch sailors in three rows marched in unison, sweeping along the shoreline of the pier in the direction of the fortress.

Everywhere there were blood stains and battle scars left behind by the fighting, and many corpses with broken hands and feet and dismembered fell haphazardly among the rocks, in the grass, or on the branches of trees on the island. Occasionally, you can even see the corpses of the Dutch who are completely different from the Ming people.

"Bang bang! Bang! ”

From time to time, there was any movement in front of them, and several Dutch sailors in the front row immediately reacted, and picked up the arquebus to greet the past with a bullet, although most of them were empty guns, but occasionally they could still hit one or two Hongtang soldiers who were hiding in the corner and had no time to retreat.

More Hongtang warriors had withdrawn to the opposite direction to where the Dutch sailors had landed, and converged at that place, waiting for Wu Daofu and their warships to organize a rescue on the sea.

Lai Qichen didn't have time to care about the remnants of Hongtang who lived in a corner of Magong Island, and their first problem now was to see what the tragic scene was in Hongcheng Fortress now.

Lai Qichen knew very well that it was not easy for Lei Yousheng and them to hold out until they came back to rescue them with only about 300 people. When they were watching from the sea, they were also shocked by the Hongtang soldiers who were as many as ants on the island.

Until now, there was still no movement in the fortress, except for a few Dutch sailors with spears and a difficult guard on the mouth of the fortress, and other middle and high-level Dutch non-commissioned officers such as Lei Josheng, who had to approach the mottled and festering gate in front of the fortress, and there was no trace of them.

"Open the door, open the door, we're back!!" From the dock to the dozens of feet in front of the fortress, Lai Qichen and the others walked very steadily and vigilantly, and when they arrived in front of the fortress, they let down their guard and opened their mouths to knock on the door.

The gate gradually opened, but it was empty, and many anxious Dutch sailors rushed along the gate into the fortress.

"What about your deputy commander, why haven't you seen them come out to meet us??" The situation was a little strange, and Lai Qichen stood suspiciously in front of the door, and shouted to the Dutch sailors who had been carrying a rough air all the time.

"Deputy Commander Rayotson, they're ...... Be careful, there is fraud in the fortress, go quickly!! Several Dutch sailors, who had thought they had been weak from the battle, nervously replied, when suddenly one of them changed his face and shouted loudly at the team below.

"......" Lai Qichen They didn't have time to react, and the Netherlands, which was slowly pouring in at the door, suddenly became chaotic, and a huge explosion came from the fortress, followed by a group of Hongtang sailors who were gearing up and bloody, rushing out of the inside of the fortress.

What is called a tiger into the flock, a group of Dutch people who were confused by the sudden huge explosion and the Hongtang warriors who came out of nowhere, facing the Hongtang warriors who had been waiting for a long time, it was really a tragic tragedy.

The Arquebuses of the Dutch were sharp, and the methods of land warfare were also very advanced, but when the Hongtang soldiers killed in front of them, no matter how good the tactics and powerful muskets were, they could not make up for their huge shortcomings, and the time to reload ammunition was too long.

Before, they were able to suppress Wu Hu and fight them in Bengang, firstly, Wu Hu and they had not studied the land warfare methods of Westerners, and secondly, there were not many elites in Bengang, and the indigenous soldiers of the Bengang coalition army were only similar to the Dutch who landed and fought.

"Retreat, retreat!" Lai Qichen's reaction was sluggish, and at this time, he didn't know that this Hongcheng Fortress had already been broken by Hongtang, and the offensive and defensive battle that had just appeared, I was afraid that it was just a show for Lai Qichen and their group of Dutch soldiers who came back to help.

However, the roof leak happened to be raining, and they were still organizing the Dutch sailors out of danger in a panic, and the seven warships cruising on the sea sent an emergency signal, and the Hongtang fleet, which had been driven away by their fleet, was killed again.

“…… What a vicious scheme, what a spicy method! Faced with enemies on both sides, Lai Qichen already had a feeling of being at the end of the road at this time, and the whole person almost collapsed.

"Your Excellency, what should we do now, do we fight with them?" Captain Vincent and the others, also with pale faces at this time, looked at Lai Qichen in a daze, hoping that he could give an order to save them all.

"Why don't we dock at the dock and pick us up?" At this time, the captain cautiously made a suggestion, wanting to impress the commander Lai Qichen.

"It's too late, the opponent's warship won't give us a chance to meet us, if our warship docks at the dock, it will inevitably be blocked by the other party at the dock and become their prisoner." It was still the lieutenant non-commissioned officer who was in Bengang last night to analyze the situation for Lai Qichen, and at this time, when he saw the Hongtang warship advancing at full speed, and the steady stream of people rushing out of the fortress, rushing into the ranks of their four hundred Dutch soldiers, chopping melons and vegetables, slaughtering their compatriots, he was sad in his heart, and hurriedly put forward his own suggestion: "Your Excellency, the only way to reduce our losses now is to immediately send a signal to the crew at sea, so that they can immediately sail away and not be surrounded by the opposing fleet. ”

"As for us, there is no longer a suspense in the battle situation on the island, and now the only chance to save everyone's lives is to raise the white flag and surrender, and no longer make senseless sacrifices!"

"You coward, coward!!" Captain Vincent and the others glared angrily at the overly calm lieutenant in front of them.

Not everyone was disgusted by the lieutenant's proposal, but everyone was greedy for life and afraid of death, and Westerners were no exception, and many people nodded in agreement with the lieutenant's proposal, including the captain who had just suggested that Lai Qichen give the order to let the battleship come back.

I haven't asked for tickets for a few days, everyone give face!

(End of chapter)