Nearly 100 small boats were used to resist the enemy at sea, and the big ships were hidden, creating the illusion that the strength of the attacking Ming army was only so much, so as to be arrogant.

The Dutch certainly did not want to see the Ming build a city in the town of Northport, which meant that the town would be free from the Dutch.

The Ming army could use the newly built city as a foundation to expand its power to the south and north, and it would not be long before the villages and communities in other places would no longer obey the orders of the Dutch, except for the area near the city of Reshalan! Based on Chen Yue's guess, the Dutch would never allow this to happen.

Even if the Dutch turned a blind eye to the construction of Beigang Town, and instead sent troops to attack the chicken coop in the north of the island, Chen Yue was not afraid. Because the chicken coop has a strong castle left by the Dutch, the sea conditions of the chicken coop harbor are even more complicated, and there is a ring of outlying islands around it, which is a good place to ambush the Dutch fleet. The Zhoushan Army has five Galen ships with the same size as the Netherlands, more than 20 three-masted ships, plus nearly 100 two-masted dhows to help, in the narrow and cramped harbor, to carry out fire attacks and broadside battles, these ten Dutch warships can definitely be left behind!

So, no matter how you fight, you will be invincible! And now, according to the spies, the Dutch ship is anchored in the port on the coast, and it must be the idea of attacking the North Harbor! After hearing that the spies came to report at night, Chen Yue had a smile on his face.

"Guogong, should we sneak attack at night?" Chen Yan on the side was eager to try, for so long, he has been Chen Yue's personal guard on the left and right, after arriving in the south from Beijing, he basically never went to the battlefield to fight again, even if it was the battle of Yangzhou and Wuhu, Chen Yan and his guards were also watching from the wall. Now, maybe there will be a chance to go to the battlefield, and it will be fighting against the Xiyi people, and I feel excited to think about it.

"What's the night? Swim to attack the Dutch warships? Chen Yue scolded with a smile, "Of course, we want to lure the enemy deep and lure them to the mainland to destroy them!" ”

Chen Yan drooped his head and was silent.

Beigang Town was more than thirty miles from the coast, and Chen Yue was not worried that the Dutch would sneak attack at night. The Dutch were accustomed to muskets and artillery, and could not take advantage of night battles, but out of caution, they sent sentries ten miles to the west.

Chen Yue then ordered all the soldiers to rest early to recover their strength for tomorrow's battle.

There was no word for a night, and in the early morning of the next day, the firemen began to make food, and when the morning dawned, all the soldiers had already gotten up and began to eat. By the time it was dawn, all the soldiers had finished their breakfast and began to assemble.

Chen Yue sat upright in the tent, waiting for news. It didn't take long for a fast horse to come from the west, and the sentry of the Enemy Intelligence Division, who was spying on intelligence, finally arrived!

"Report! The Dutchmen disembarked at dawn and sailed along the banks of the North Harbor Creek towards the North Harbor! The sentry knelt on one knee and reported the news of the spying, which shocked Chen Yue's spirits!

"Come on, beat the drums and gather the generals!"

"Knock knock, knock knock......" The huge cowhide war drum sounded, and Jin Xin, Li Yi, Chen Mo, and Xiao Bing entered the tent.

The generals gathered, Chen Yue introduced the situation, and then began to give orders. The Dutch who attacked were only 800, but there were 5,000 troops in Beigang, and they didn't need too much stratagem at all, and they could be killed if they were hard, if they couldn't win the war, what could they talk about opening up overseas!

"Order, Li Yi led a thousand people in his headquarters, divided into a team of 100 people, to harass the Dutch on the march in turn, but do not use firearms and artillery, only use cold arrows, if the Dutch attack, immediately retreat far away. Harass for an hour, then stops at once, assembles behind the Dutchman, and cuts off his way back! ”

"Yes, Guogong!" Li Yi took the arrow and turned around and walked out of the big tent. Li Yi is cautious and serious, and he will not fight to the death with the Dutch as soon as his brain is hot. It is only fitting that he should lead the harassment.

"After being harassed by Li Yi, the Dutch should arrive in Beigang Town at 10 noon. However, we can't put the battlefield in Beigang, then innocent people will inevitably be implicated.

The battlefield is here! Ten miles away from Beigang Town, the south of Beigang Creek is a low hill that cannot be marched, and the north is not far from Beigang Creek is a dense jungle, the Dutch will definitely march along the north bank of Beigang Creek, and we will block it here.

Jin Xin was the pioneer, leading the headquarters to set off immediately, and immediately after arriving there, he dug ditches and built low walls. The Dutch have sharp firearms, and if they don't cover up, our army will inevitably suffer heavy casualties! ”

Chen Yue pointed to the simple map hanging in the big tent and commanded in a deep voice.

"Yes, Guogong!" Jin Xin also took the arrow and turned around.

"Everyone else is with their own government as the Chinese army, tidy up the camp, bring equipment and equipment, and set off in half an hour!" Chen Yue looked around and ordered.

With Chen Yue's order, the entire camp suddenly moved. Li Yijun was the first to leave the camp and quickly headed west along Beigang Creek. Later, Jin Xin also took people to set off, and in addition to carrying weapons, the army also carried shovels to dig the soil, and just stopped to build the city wall, and the tools for repairing the city came in handy.

Then, the remaining 3,000 people in the camp also moved and began to pack up their weapons and equipment, and organize the materials of the camp. Because he was ready for the battle in Beigang, in addition to the standing weapons, Chen Yue also ordered to bring a large number of equipment and materials, including as many as 100 tiger squat cannons, and 10 Franc machine guns. In addition, they also brought hundreds of rockets, such as the "Swarm of Bees," the "Flying Dragon," and the "Fire Crossbow Chain," and as for the newly developed grenades, they brought nearly 1,000 grenades.

The town of North Port has been developed for more than 20 years, and there is an easy road from the town to the coast, allowing cars and horses to travel together. Although Beigang Creek is only half a mile wide and the river is very shallow, it can drive small boats. So some of the equipment was loaded by boat, and the other part was requisitioned to the carriages of the people of Beigang Town, and the remaining 3,000 troops left Beigang Town, and headed for the predetermined battlefield by land and water.

Ten miles away, the march was only half an hour, and when they arrived at the battlefield, the time was not yet noon, and Jin Xin had already built a position. Three trenches, three feet wide and four feet deep, stretched north from Beigang Creek to the dense forest, completely blocking the road to Beigang Town. There was also a two-foot-high earthen wall on the outside of the trench, and standing in the trench was just enough to peek out and erect the fire gun on the low wall. If you are short, you can put a stone under your feet.

The trench that Jin Xin ordered people to dig was very particular, and it did not completely cut off the road, but left several passages one zhang wide in the middle, along which you could quickly attack the enemy.

Being able to build such a position in a short period of time made Chen Yue very satisfied. Now, just wait for the Dutch!