Overnight, Lai Qichen and the others rushed the team back in the direction of Magong Island, and no longer cared about the battle against Bengang, and even didn't care whether someone in the direction of Bengang would take advantage of the night to disadvantage their team.

Lahok's ears were very sharp, and he had long been awakened by the sound of footsteps in the dark night on the other side, but unfortunately it was too dark at this time, and he didn't know what was going on on the other side, and it was not good to send someone to find out the news in the night, so he could only give more orders to the sentry posts left behind and let them step up their precautions.

It wasn't until dawn the next day that Wu Hu and the others found that they didn't know when, on the opposite defensive line, the Dutch had disappeared, and when they arrived at the dock again, the seven Western warships were all gone.

"Hmph, it must be that the young master's actions on Magong Island have worked, and this group of red ghosts is in a hurry to rush back to the rescue!" Wu Hu's face was proud, and he talked to An Xianguo proudly.

"It's a pity that their retreat is too neat, otherwise we can still harass each other and give them a little damage." An Xianguo had some regrets.

"It's lucky to be able to block the other party's attack, and if people continue to put pressure on us last night, we may not be able to withstand it." However, Lahook, although he is an indigenous, is much stronger than Wu Hu and An Xianguo in terms of knowledge and mentality.

"Hey, hey!!" Wu Hu and An Xianguo laughed awkwardly again and again, and it was no longer easy to say anything afterthought.

"If you have time to chat here, why don't you hurry up and organize your manpower and prepare to clean up the battlefield! Don't forget, there are still many things waiting for us to do in this messy battlefield after the war! Lahok pointed to the western residential area, where at least half of the houses have been abandoned and collapsed, and the roads that have become potholes.

"Oh!"

Very obediently, Wu Hu and An Xianguo each went to organize people to prepare for the post-war cleaning work.

Of course, before that, An Xianguo and the others did not forget to report the good news to Chen Yumo, the actual leader of Bengang.

The Dutch drove all night and returned to Magong Island, and when it was dark, they finally drove them back to the waters of Magong Island. As we got closer and closer to Magong Island, the sound of guns and cannons from the island, and the sound of slashing and screaming of soldiers gradually reached everyone's ears.

Hearing the movement of the confrontation on the sea, Lai Qichen and the captains not only did not look anxious, but they all looked a little happy.

The more fierce the battle, the more it proves that the Hongcheng Fortress on Magong Island is still in the hands of their own people, maybe Lei Yousheng and they may not be able to hold out for long, but now that their large army has arrived, they will take the opportunity to attack from behind the enemy, and they will definitely be able to deal a heavy blow to the warships gathered in the waters near the pier.

There was something else in the Dutch, but not as much as they had in naval warfare.

"Go around behind them and push straight in!" The battle ahead was in full swing, with forty or fifty Hongtang warships circling around the narrow waters of Magong Island, firing one or two shells at the fortress on the island from time to time. Seeing this scene, seeing that the people of Hong Tang were focusing on attacking the fortress with all their combat forces, and no one was paying attention to the Dutch fleet that appeared behind them, how could Lai Qichen not know the key to such an opportunity, and immediately gave an order.

"Boom! Boom! ”

The cannonballs were like thunder, and suddenly exploded from the sea behind the Hongtang flotilla and hit the sea where the Hongtang flotilla was located.

It was only at this time that the soldiers of the Hongtang warship discovered the Dutch fleet that suddenly appeared in the sea behind their side, which was only seven or eight miles away from the sea area where their fleet was located.

"What are you all doing to eat, so that everyone is so close to us!" Wu Daofu scolded angrily, this is the dereliction of duty of all the sailors of the fleet, in the vast sea, let the other party touch so close, basically did not give himself and others a chance to react, and the subsequent losses must be not small: "Send a signal to the soldiers on the island, let them prepare to retract the defensive line, we will first open the distance between us and the opponent's battleship, and then come to meet them." ”

At this time, it was too late to meet the soldiers attacking the fortress on the island, so in order to avoid a head-to-head confrontation with the Dutch fleet that was rushing forward, Wu Daofu and the others could only avoid their edge first, and then find a way to meet the soldiers on the island.

Around the pier, more than 40 Hongtang warships and the Dutch fleet warships took a face, during which several Hongtang warships were accidentally hit by the enemy's artillery fire, but fortunately, the injured parts were not a big problem, and it did not affect the speed of their retreat.

The Dutch were also anxious to relieve the siege of the deputy commander Lei Johnson on the island, and when they saw that the Hongtang warship took the initiative to retreat, they did not pursue it again, but drove the battleship directly to the dock area, and began to carry out rounds of fierce bombardment on the Hongtang soldiers who were slowly retreating on the island.

There were nearly 2,000 soldiers who landed on the island in Hongtang, and yesterday they had been continuously consumed during the day and night, and today there are only about 1,500 men, and the intensity of the battle can be imagined.

But in such a fierce and huge battle, Lei Yousheng and the others were stunned to keep Wu Daofu and them out with the defeat of 300 remnants and the still imperfect defensive fortress.

The continuous artillery fire, carrying the anger of the Dutch, poured on the dozens of acres of land on Magong Island, suppressing the team members who had no time to withdraw from Hong Tang to the point that they could not raise their heads.

It was not until the Dutch realized that the ammunition on the ship was almost exhausted, and the Hongtang people were no longer visible on the island, that they turned their attention to the Hongtang warship that was about to move on the sea.

Wu Daofu and Wu Juren, as the commanders of this operation, would definitely not be able to give up the more than 1,500 soldiers on the island, that was all the strength of the Hongtang Division, if it was annihilated by the Dutch on Magong Island, then not only would Hongtang's intended purpose not be defeated, but it would even trigger the next round of pirate rebellion that would affect the entire South China Sea.

If Hong Tang lost these strengths, even if the Dutch no longer fought against them, then Li Tianyou and the others would no longer have the ability to suppress the pirate gangs in the Ryukyu Sea who were watching from the sidelines.

And they are out, and the pirates operating west of the Qiongzhou Sea will inevitably be eyeing Hongtang, whose strength has been greatly reduced.

Therefore, no matter what, Wu Daofu and they could not, nor did they dare to let the Hongtang soldiers on the island fend for themselves, when the Dutch artillery fire was pouring towards the island, Wu Juren's more than a dozen warships kept cruising around the Dutch fleet, using bow guns to harass the Dutch.

Wu Daofu, on the other hand, took more than 20 warships, bypassed the dock where the Dutch were located, and sailed to the other side of Magong Island, preparing to rush to the beach and land to rescue the soldiers on the island and return to the ship.

Still ask for a few tickets, and then Hongtang is about to get the biggest harvest since their establishment!

(End of chapter)