Chapter Fifty-Seven: Annihilation of the Hongmao Fanshui Army The kiln soldiers landed in Xiaoliuqiu

Due to the large cannon sights on the Yaogang warships, the Dutch warships could be spotted from a long distance, so they could take the lead and seize the upper hand. In this era of sail warfare, it is very important to seize the limelight, and seizing the upper hand means gaining the initiative in maneuvering. You need to charge, pull up the sails, and you can speed up. Although the warships in Yaogang are all steam-powered, and there is no need to rely on wind power except for the steam fortune ships, this active battle position cannot be left to the opponent.

When Mu Yi used the telescope to see the opponent's ships clearly, the Dutch also spotted them. The Dutch, who had been at sea for a long time, also saw that their fleet was at a disadvantage, and that their opponents had lined up their ships before them and put themselves in a good attacking position. Just when the Dutch were hurriedly about lining up to meet the battle, Mu Yi said to Zheng Zhilong: "Old dragon! I don't see any growth in the red-haired fan, so I'll leave this job to you! ”

Of course, Zheng Zhilong understood that Mu Yi knew that he had a vendetta with Hongmaofan, so he left him the opportunity to kill the enemy with his own hands to take revenge.

"Hongmao suffered a big loss last time, and I don't think they have figured out where the loss is until now!" Zheng Zhilong smiled and said, "Hehe! Thank you, Commander Mu, for leaving this table of good dishes for someone Long! So it's up to me how to eat this big meal? ”

"Of course, everything is up to you. I'll just watch the fun! "Mu Yi is very refreshing.

"Okay!" Mu Yi picked up the radio microphone and ordered: "Attention all ships! Attention ships! The Qinzhou and our ship Xiurong stayed where they were, listening to my orders. Hongzehu and Gaoyouhu are behind. The other ships kept a line and immediately rushed over, without waiting for orders, aiming at the opponent but directly firing guns! Sortie! ”

Zheng Zhilong left the Xiurong under his seat, as well as the Fenzhou on the left, and continued to grasp the situation on the battlefield, and the other three steel-hulled ships and six steam ships rushed over in a row.

At this time, the Dutch fleet was hurriedly lined up, ready to meet it. Fighting in a convoy at sea without effective coordination can easily be broken by opponents individually, as the Dutch understand. But apparently the opponent knew better, they seized the opportunity and pressed down without waiting for themselves to line up. The Dutch ships did not care about the formation, so they hurried to meet the battle.

Like their companions who had already perished at the bottom of the sea, the Dutch's tactics remained at the level of approaching and firing at each other.

However, the ships that pressed over were more than a thousand meters away, and they ran away one after another. The Dutchman initially felt that his opponent was an amateur, and he must have been nervous to fire so far away in a hurry. In particular, the opponent did not fire artillery in unison, obviously lacked training, did not know how to take advantage of the advantage of concentrated artillery fire, especially if he had already taken the initiative and lined up in formation, and should not make such a low-level mistake.

But before they could laugh out loud, the warships on their side were bombed one by one and all over the sky, which stunned them all at once. The steel-hulled warship in Yaogang fired directly at the two 130 cannons on the foredeck, and the 203 guns were not willing to use it. Six steamers also fired with 130 cannons on the foredeck. At a distance of more than 1,000 meters, you can see the warship of the red-haired fan through the gunscope, and even the beard of the red-haired fan on the ship can be seen clearly. Firing at this distance only requires a grasp of the law of wind and waves, just like firing a gun at the opponent's head.

The Dutch now have a total of eighteen warships in Xiaoliuqiu (Taiwan).

This time, the Dutch governor Corette received a report from the soldiers who had returned from Penghu that the fleet of the Yaogang people had occupied the Penghu Islands, and a large number of fleets had continuously sailed into Penghu. He knew that the Yaogang people's attack on Xiaoliuqiu (Taiwan) had begun, and immediately issued an order to prepare for battle. At the same time, he ordered sixteen warships to go to sea to meet the Yaogang people, and strive to use their advantages at sea to sink all the warships of the Yaogang people. But Corette also knew that last time his fleet was more powerful, it was calculated by the kiln people who didn't know what tricks to use, so he kept reminding the admirals to be careful. These captains, who were accustomed to wandering the seas, although they could not find any other reason, did not believe that the Kiln Gang people would sink all twelve of their warships at once. Seeing Coyette's constant chatter, he was very impatient, and fled to his ship as soon as possible to avoid his annoying chatter.

The Dutch are worthy of being the "coachmen" of the sea, and the small country has more than 15,000 ships active on the sea. Sailing is a very important part of Dutch life, these Dutch captains who have been exposed to the sea since childhood, and have been weathered for a long time, as soon as they board the ship, they can find their confidence, just like cavalry, and they can only find self-confidence on horseback.

In the past, the Dutch warships fought against Zheng Zhilong's fleet, and although they were defeated in the end, they were never convinced, because Zheng Zhilong's fleet relied on numerical superiority to win. Therefore, in the face of the fleet that was about to face the kiln people, the Dutch were still full of confidence.

But by the time the Dutch fleet spotted their opponents at sea, they were already in battle formation, in a strong position, ready to attack them. Just when they wanted to line up for battle, the opponent didn't give them a chance.

At such a distance, the opponent's accurate artillery fire simply made the Dutch who were not hit for a while unbelievable, the opponent's artillery fire was not dense at all, but the accuracy was incredible. But these people don't have much time to be surprised here. Far out of the range of the Dutch, the Kiln Gang fleet sank every one of their ships that were left.

Zheng Zhilong, who was watching the battle with a telescope, suddenly felt like crying, these once powerful opponents were so vulnerable. Before the end of the picture, the mighty Dutch fleet became a pile of garbage floating on the sea. Is this true? To say that I couldn't believe it when I watched the battle with Li Jing on the Hongze Lake last time, I felt that the scene was not true in my dreams several times. But the scene in front of me was completely commanded by himself, so real in front of him, I couldn't help but believe it.

Seeing Zheng Zhilong's eyes with tears in his eyes and a little confused, Mu Yi put down the binoculars and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Sixteen ships have just been sunk." There should be two more Hongmaofan! ”

Zheng Zhilong smiled embarrassedly and said, "Hehe! It's a shame! Turning back, he ordered the lookouts to look carefully for the other two ships.

Mu Yi said: "Today when you arrive in Xiaoliuqiu (Taiwan), you want to invite me to drink!" Otherwise, I'll tell you about your shame!" ”

"Good! Please drink by all means! Zheng Zhilong said, "There is also a possibility that Corette didn't send all the ships, maybe they will keep two ships!" ”

"Hmmm! Let people salvage the red hair that fell into the water. Mu Yi said, "We need a lot of labor to build Xiaoliuqiu (Taiwan)!" ”

"Yes, yes! These guys are all strong and strong, and they stay to work! Zheng Zhilong said, "They have taken many of our people and sold them as slaves!" Give them a taste of slavery, too! ”

The warships of Yaogang salvaged the Dutch crew who had fallen overboard at sea, and a total of more than 600 people were fished. Others can only feed the fish in the sea!

The wet Dutch crew were fished up and kowtowed to the kiln sailors on deck, begging for their lives. In order not to delay the work on the ship, the ships kept them in the bottom warehouse.

Today's mission of the Yaogang fleet is to land in Xiaoliuqiu (Taiwan). Seeing that it was almost over, Mu Yi ordered the whole team to advance towards Xiaoliuqiu.

The naval battle with the Dutch fleet was very short, and it was not even a sea battle, but it did not take long to sink the wooden ships of the people and catch up some of the people who had fallen overboard. Zheng Zhilong saw that the joy of the officers and soldiers of Yaogang was over immediately, as if such a thing had become commonplace.

From Penghu to Xiaoliuqiu (Taiwan), it is 52 nautical miles, about 90 kilometers. After the Yaogang warship was launched, it sailed to the west of Xiaoliuqiu (Taiwan) outside Dayuan Bay just after noon.

The strongholds of the Dutch army, the city of Geranza (Taiwan City) and the city of Provencha (Chichicheng (Tainan)), have a tortuous coast here, and there is an inner harbor between the two cities, called the Taijiang River. There are seven mountain islands connected to the southwest of the Taijiang River, which are called Qikun. Each mountain island is more than a mile apart, and it is "adjacent to each other". There is a small island at the end of the north line across the sea in the north of a Kun, and the sea surface is called Dayuan Port (also known as Anping Port) in the meantime. On the north side of the end of the north line is Luermen Port. The castle built by the Dutch, the city of Geranza (Taiwan City) is on the west side of the Taijiang River, and the city of Provencha (Chichicheng (Tainan)) is on the east side of the Taijiang River, and they are horns on each other.

There are two routes to enter the Taijiang River from the open sea: one is Dayuan Port, called the South Channel, which is between the end of the northern line and a Kun; One is the North Channel, between the end of the North Line and Luermen Island, that is, the "Luermen Channel". The mouth of the southern channel is wide and deep, and ships can easily enter it, but the harbor is defended by enemy ships, and there is heavy artillery on land, and it is necessary to go through a battle to pass. The North Passage is shallow and narrow, and can only pass through small boats, and large ships must pass at high tide.

Mu Yi and Zheng Zhilong both know the art of war to outwit the stronger and the weaker they are. The strategy they formulated was to completely subdue the red-haired fan this time. They were to sail from the southern channel into Dayuan Port.

Before entering the port, Muille wrote a letter to the two red-haired sailors, giving them a boat and asking them to bring the letter to the Dutch governor, Coyette. The letter told Koyette: Xiaoliuqiu (Taiwan) belongs to the Chinese, and was previously occupied by your armed forces, and now we will take it back. If you lay down your arms now and surrender unconditionally, we can spare you for the sins you have committed in the past. If you do not surrender, you will lose your only chance to atone for your sins. In addition, I will tell you that your fleet has been sunk by us, and there will be no more rescue from the sea, and surrender immediately is your only way to live.

After reading the letter sent by Mu Yi and confirming the fact that the warships had been sunk by the Kiln Gang through the two sailors, Corette was drenched in sweat and immediately convened a council composed of colonial officials here. The members of the Council were not convinced that the ships sent out had been sunk. Corette called the two sailors who delivered the letter and asked them to give a personal account of the naval battle, and the members of the council reluctantly accepted this reality. However, the members of the council firmly disagreed with the complete surrender, but agreed to pay a little silver for the kiln men to withdraw their troops, and they could also agree to trade between the two sides.

Obviously, the Dutch did not understand what kind of danger they faced. In fact, neither Mu Yi nor Zheng Zhilong thought that the Hongmao Fanhui would surrender like this. However, the necessary etiquette is still required. Representatives sent by the Dutch brought their conditions in small boats.

Muyi said to the Dutch representative: "Go back immediately!" Hurry up, we're about to fire. I don't want you to be hit by artillery fire before you go back! ”

The representative of the Netherlands also shouted: "We can negotiate the conditions!" …..”

"We have already told you that if we do not accept our demands, we will solve it by force. You have given up the opportunity to atone for your sins! Let's go! Zheng Zhilong was even more polite.

When the Dutch delegate saw the warship at Yaogang, he was very frightened, and he had never heard the roaring sound. The representative of the Netherlands judged that the Kilnmen were capable of destroying their castle and was eager to talk about it again. As a result, he was sent to the boat he came from by the sailors of Yaogang.

There's a reason why the Dutch are so confident. After they occupied Xiaoliuqiu (Taiwan), they continued to build the city of Geranza (Taiwan City) and the city of Provencha (Chichicheng (Tainan)).

The city of Geranza (Taiwan City) was the center of Dutch colonial rule in Taiwan, with a fortified castle and intact defenses. The circumference of the city is more than 200 zhang, more than three zhang high, divided into three layers, the lower layer is more than one zhang deep underground, the city wall is made of sugar water to mix ash bricks, it is harder than stone. The four corners of the city protrude outwards and are equipped with dozens of cannons. The Dutch artillery fire was dense and long-range, and it could block every passage around it.

The perimeter of the city of Provencha City (Chichicheng (Tainan)) is 45 zhang, 3 zhang and 6 feet high, and there are four turrets on the city wall.

The Dutch always believed that "twenty-five Chinese together were not as good as one Dutch soldier" and that "as long as a platoon of guns was fired and several of them were hit, they would scatter in fear and flee and all of them would collapse."

These configurations of the Dutch also have military intelligence, Zheng Zhilong and they know it. The intelligence officer of the kiln gang also made further verification.

After Sun Yujiao talked with Zhang Zhimu, he stayed in Yaogang for a while, and after careful preparations, he set up an overseas intelligence department, and then took his carefully selected personnel to Quanzhou. In order to support Sun Yujiao's work, Li Jing handed over Zheng Zhilong and their personnel from the Tiandi Association in Xiaoliuqiu (Taiwan) to her. In addition, Li Zhi and the others had done a lot of work on Xiaoliuqiu (Taiwan), and Xiaoliuqiu's intelligence was soon on the right track. After Sun Yujiao came over, she personally grasped the information of Xiaoliuqiu (Taiwan). Therefore, Mu Yi and the others have more information about the Dutch, and some places know more than the Dutch themselves.

The Kiln Gang people began to attack at the beginning, and the intelligence officers of the Kiln Gang launched their activities in advance. When the two sailors brought the news of the arrival of the Yaogang warship to Koyette, Koye immediately ordered to quickly take the local leaders to the city of Gelanza (Taiwan City) as hostages, so as to prevent the locals and the Yaogang people from colluding with each other. But the people who sent it out came back disappointed one by one. It turned out that the local Han and Gaoshan people had been prepared for a long time, and they couldn't find anyone at all. Corette knew that this time things were not good, and it would be very troublesome if they cooperated with the Kiln Gang people to attack. You don't have to siege the city, and you can't stand it to besiege them together.

The people of Yaogang were not in the mood to play any siege with them. When the intelligence agent sent a telegram saying that there were no locals in the city of Relanza (Taiwan City) and Provencha City (Chichicheng (Tainan)), there were only red-haired fans, and Mu Yi and Zheng Zhilong were relieved. This time, you don't need to outwit, you have to attack hard. It is necessary to use the method of smashing eggs with a hammer to smash the city of Relansha (Taiwan City) and Provencha City (Chichicheng (Tainan)), which makes Hongmao Fan afraid when he thinks about it.

The five steel-hulled warships of the Yaogang fleet were in front, and they openly took the port of Dayuan in the South Channel, and when they saw the city of Geranza (Taiwan City), they began to fire at the city of Geranza (Taiwan City). Such an artillery bombardment does not require too high accuracy, as long as it hits this huge city of Geranza (Taiwan City). The guns of 130 and 230 calibers on the foredeck of the five steel-hulled warships of Yaogang were involved in the firing at the same time, and the 130 guns on the foredeck of the six steamships of Yaogang were also involved in the firing. In this way, sixteen 130 cannons and five 230 caliber cannons opened fire on the city of Geranza (Taiwan City) while marching.

The city of Relanza (Taiwan City) soon began to smoke billowing out, and from a distance it looked like a smoking pipe.

Although the city of Geranza (Taiwan City) was built very strongly, it could not stop the shells that kept flying in from the sky. Neither Corette nor their officers and men had ever seen such a powerful cannonball, and the explosion of one shell after another shook the Dutch in the city of Geranza (Taiwan City) as if they were back on the rough sea. The buildings inside the city of Geranza (Taiwan City) were constantly hit by shells. The people inside the building flew into the sky along with the fragments of the building.

Corette and the members of their council, I am afraid that they should now regret their refusal to persuade the kiln men to surrender. But at this time, no matter who they were, they could only lie on the ground with their ears covered and pray, and they could do nothing. When the warship of the Yaogang people approached the city of Gelanza (Taiwan City), they began to aim directly at the city wall with the ship's cannons, and began the work of demolishing the city wall. The Dutch artillerymen who were sticking to the gun positions on the city wall saw from a distance the warships that were constantly firing shells and emitting black smoke from the sea, and they also began to aim, but the distance was too far, and they did not know why the opponent's shells had hit so far and all of them had shot into the city of Geranza (Taiwan City). However, what they didn't expect was that the cannons of the kiln gang people suddenly did not shoot into the castle, but fired flat, and the cannonballs began to explode continuously on the city wall, and the violent explosion shook many soldiers in the city's artillery positions to the bottom of the city wall.

The Dutch artillerymen on the walls of the city of Geranza (Taiwan City) knew that they could not wait for the enemy's ships to come within range of their own cannons, so they hurriedly set fire to their guns. Now the scene is even more lively.

The sea was also beaten by Dutch artillery as if it were boiling a pot. However, as the Yaogang warships continued to approach, the city wall of the city of Gelansha (Taiwan City) leaning against the sea was already full of holes, and it looked like a zigzag shape from a distance. The Dutch cannon could no longer be fired.

The warships of Yaogang fought until the fleet approached the dock of Dayuangang, and the guns of the warships were not fired so quickly. Only occasionally found a target and made up for it. The ship's heavy machine guns also began firing at suspicious targets around the dock.

Mu Yi and Zheng Zhilong glanced at each other, and Mu Yi said, "It's time for us to go ashore and play with them!" ”

"With such an artillery bombardment, I don't know how many people can be in the city of Geranza (Taiwan City)! The infantry may be doing the work of collecting corpses! Zheng Zhilong was in a particularly good mood, and his tone was much more relaxed.

"Don't forget that they have one floor underground, and there will be quite a few people left. Infantry has something to play! Mu Yi reminded Zheng Zhilong that it was not the last time to celebrate.

Several speedboats unloaded from the Hongzehu and Gaoyouhu were the first to come ashore, and some scouts ashore were on guard. Then the Hongzehu and Gaoyouhu slowly approached the wharf, took the gangway, and a large number of infantry ran off the ship and established temporary positions around the wharf.

Zheng Zhilong looked stunned, "Take a look!" Our infantry, not only with good weapons, but also well-trained at first glance, you see how standard their tactical movements are! ”

Mu Yiying said peacefully: "Hmph! Any qualified soldier of our infantry can be a captain in the Ming army! ”

While the infantry was constantly landing on the shore, a large number of Dutch soldiers rushed out of the city of Geranza (Taiwan City), which suddenly emitted black smoke.

At a glance, it was clear that the Dutch soldiers were also well-trained, and they crossed the city walls, quickly lined up in groups of twelve, and opened up the battle formation to release the guns.

The Kiln Gang infantry reacted faster, with light and heavy machine guns and automatic rifles pouring hot metal projectiles at the Dutch soldiers at the same time.

When the officers and men of Yaogang were mobilized before the war, they had already introduced the barbaric acts of He Lanbing to everyone. The soldiers of Yaogang have long hated He Lanbing. I was worried that He Lanbing would be blown up by the naval artillery, but I didn't expect these hateful He Lanbing soldiers to dare to come out in line, how could the red-eyed Yaogang soldiers let them go.

Rows and rows of He Lan soldiers were knocked down by their vengeful bullets.

However, the Dutch soldiers also knew that this was the time for the final battle, and if they could not win before the Yaogang people completed the landing, they would have no chance in the future.

They didn't expect the opponent's artillery fire to be so powerful, and the Corette, who kept drawing crosses, kept thanking the Lord for building the basement when they built the castle. Although the soldiers on the top and second floors were shocked to death and killed many people, two places on the underground floor were hit by 203 caliber cannons and were directly blown up, killing and wounding many people. However, the underground layer still protected most of the more than 4,000 soldiers and their families in the city of Geransha (Taiwan City).

When the shelling of the kiln was sparse, Ko Ye sent people to risk their lives to go out and observe. The scouts returned: "Your Excellency, the Governor! The ship of the kiln gang people had already docked, and a large number of their soldiers were disembarking. Our two boats on the dock are gone. ”

Ignoring the two boats parked on the docks, Corette said loudly to the officers and soldiers: "Brave soldiers! For the sake of our Majesty the Queen, for the sake of our relatives! We must drive the kiln men out to sea at once! Warriors! Take out our courage and get up! Drive away those cowardly Chinese! Just kill a few of them and they'll run away! ”

In fact, it is useless to say anything at this time, the Dutch soldiers all know that if they don't fight, they will wait for death. So the Dutch soldiers showed their courage. They had never seen such a dense rain of bullets, but the soldiers in front were killed by the kiln men, and the soldiers behind still walked forward without stopping on the sticky bloodstains. Just when the Yaogang infantry was enjoying the fight, the cannons on the Yaogang warship opened fire. But this time the shell exploded not very loudly, and they fired ***. The shells landed within the castle. A fire broke out in the castle immediately! With the fire, there were no more Dutch soldiers rushing out of the castle. The soldiers of the kiln gang quickly wiped out the He Lan soldiers outside the castle. But as soon as the soldiers heard the gunshots, the screams of the castle were heard. The Yaogang soldiers who had just shot He Lanbing were also a little unbearable to scream. Some of the kiln soldiers simply held their ears and did not listen to the screams.

The Dutch stopped rushing out, and the kilnmen continued to unload weapons and soldiers. The cannon was also constantly hoisted onto the dock by a crane.

Wait until the fire in the castle stops. A man in white appeared in the castle!

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New progress in "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty": the Battle of Yashan, the defeat of the Yuan army, the counterattack of the Song army, and the landing in Fuzhou.