The general trend of the world is that one is strong and the other is long, and the country is impermanently strong and impermanently weak.

War is the theme of human civilization, he has brought endless pain to mankind, caused a scene of human tragedy, but a coin always has two sides, he brought disasters at the same time, but also promoted the development of science and technology, especially the progress of weapons.

Through decades of war, the Ming Dynasty made great innovations in weapons, and the Ming Dynasty changed from weak to strong and transformed in war.

After a long period of backwardness, the Western world experienced a brutal thirty-year war, during which Gustav completed military reform, and Western science and technology showed rapid growth and rapid increase in strength under the catalysis of war.

The Netherlands is a country that became independent in the flames of war and has also become stronger in the flames of war, and the progress of the Western world in war science and technology is something that the Eastern world must recognize.

After the arrival of the army in Malacca, the Ming army stopped at the periphery.

After Li Dingguo put Wood back, he began to wait for news while asking people to build a sand table near Malacca according to the results of the investigation.

When the sand table was done, Li Dingguo had no hope of recruiting the Dutch.

At this moment, he began to understand a little that the Dutch had such a small number of troops, and they were able to build one stronghold after another thousands of miles away from their homeland, and they did have some advantages.

These fortresses in the Netherlands are really not easy to fight, they rely on the coast, choose dangerous places to build, they can't be attacked on land, and the encirclement doesn't work, because the Dutch can take advantage of the sea and constantly send food and material support, even if the army is besieged by tens of thousands, it is difficult to pull out these fortresses.

The appearance of this kind of fortress shows the progress of Western military affairs, and it is a new type of defensive fortress derived from the emergence of artillery, when the old city wall is easy to collapse.

At this time, in the tent, a group of Ming army generals couldn't help but circle around the sand table, and they were all secretly speechless.

"Great commander, this fortress stretches out six corners, turning the city wall from convex to concave, and if we attack any side, we will be hit by enemy fire from two or three directions!" Chen Youlong looked at the fortress on the sand table and was a little surprised.

When watching the battle, they only saw one side of the fortress, and at that time they only felt that it was not easy to fight on the mountain, but now they overlooked the overall situation from the sand table, only to find that in addition to the geographical advantage, the fortress itself is actually a big problem.

Yu Youming also frowned, "Yes! Originally, attacking the fort was to attack from the back, and it was bombarded by the enemy army on many walls, and you see this city wall, there is more than one, the three walls are like waves, one is higher than the other, even if we attack the first wall, the enemy army on the second road can also condescendingly shoot us and easily recapture the city wall! ”

Liu Wenxiu took a closer look at the castle, pointed to the wall and said: "You see, this city wall still has a certain angle, I'm afraid that if the cannonballs hit it, most of them will jump up!" "When everyone looked, they saw that there was a slope in the city wall, and such a structure could easily be bounced off by cannonballs.

When everyone watched, Liu Wenxiu pointed to one place again, and then said: "There is also this ditch, these red-haired ghosts have become fine!" ”

The angular and wavy walls in the bastion emphasize that it is only beneficial to the defenders, which makes it difficult for the attackers to attack and defend, and makes it easy for the defenders to defend and attack, even if the first wall is occupied, it can be easily recaptured, and the more the attacker advances, the more vulnerable it is to multiple threats and internal and external crossfire.

Right now, this hexagonal three-tiered fortress. The six protruding sharp corners can ensure that each concave surface has three directions of fire intertwined, and the three-story city wall is gradually raised from the outside to the inside, so that even if the Ming army climbs the first wall, it will be shot by the enemy troops of the second wall and the main fort.

Since a long time ago, China has had protrusions on the city walls, such as enemy platforms and horse faces, but they have not been as extreme as those in the West.

The western fortress, the Ming Dynasty as early as more than 10 years ago, has been contacted, Sun Yuanhua, Xu Guangqi very much respect the western fortress, the Ming Dynasty also in Liaodong imitation of the "Ten Thousand Enemies Terrace", Ningyuan Fort is said to be transformed according to the fortress, but the cost of the fortress is extremely high, the Ming Dynasty has no money, so the fortress is good, but it was not promoted in the Ming Dynasty.

Li Dingguo listened to everyone's words, and couldn't help but fall silent, in addition to what everyone said, there was another point, that is, the Dutch's artillery was mounted on a high place, which was farther than the Ming army, and it was difficult for the Ming army to bombard the city, and even before approaching the foot of the mountain, it had to pay great casualties.

This kind of fortress, which is said to be a long-range siege heavy artillery, was considered "impossible to overcome" before the appearance of the heavy artillery, so that the Ming generals were at a loss for a while.

Just when the generals were thinking hard about countermeasures, the soldiers outside the tent suddenly came to report, "Commander, the Dutch have sent someone over." ”

When Li Dingguo heard this, he couldn't help but throw the wooden strip in his hand onto the sand table, and then said, "Bring it over to see me!" ”

Not long after, a red hairy man about thirty years old was brought into the tent, but it was not Wood who was put back by Li Dingguo, but a fresh face.

"Who are you, Wood?" Li Dingguo sat down behind the handsome case, and the generals stood murderously on both sides.

Perhaps it was Wood who brought back the news that the Ming army had killed nearly two thousand Dutchmen, and the Dutch in front of him were obviously a little frightened when they saw the Ming army, "Your Excellency the Commander was left in the castle by the president, and the company sent me to negotiate with the Duke." ”

I was afraid that Wood was frightened, and the East India Company obviously did not agree to the Ming Dynasty's request, so Wood did not dare to come out, so he sent a small person over.

Li Dingguo frowned, "What is your position?" ”

"At the Lower East India Company, the Malacca Council Officer!"

Li Dingguo didn't know how big this position was, and he didn't want to know it, he didn't want to talk nonsense with the little people, so he asked directly: "You just say, does your company accept my Daming's conditions!" ”

The Dutchman glanced at the surrounding Ming generals, and said confidently, "Honorable Duke, the company's council and the company's president, after discussion, cannot accept the conditions of the Ming Dynasty, Malacca is an important property of the company, and the company must not lose it." ”

"How is it your important possessions?" Yu Youming couldn't help but scold when he heard this, "This land was obviously robbed by the Portuguese, and you took it from the Portuguese......

Li Dingguo waved his hand to stop Yu Youming from continuing, the Dutch would not surrender easily, which was expected by him, he asked in a cold voice, "Since you don't surrender, what are you going to do?" ”

The Dutchman hurriedly said: "After discussion, the company recognized the strength of your country, and felt that your country could become a part of the civilized world, in order to avoid the expansion of the conflict between civilized people and damage the interests of both sides, the company believes that it can re-sign a contract with Daming to ensure the interests of both sides, resolve contradictions, and coexist peacefully." ”

"What new contract, you say, come and hear about it?" Li Dingguo sneered, Jian Guo really saw it thoroughly, these Heyi saw that they had hit the nail and suffered a loss, and they immediately wanted to delay time and save their interests through peace negotiations.

When the Dutchman saw Li Dingguo asking, he was interested in listening, and immediately rejoiced: "In the new treaty, it will be stipulated that the company and the Ming Dynasty will maintain peace and share the benefits of maritime trade. The two sides will take Malacca as the boundary and divide the interests equally, and the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty can sail freely in the South Seas, but they cannot go out of Malacca, and the goods that need to be transported to India can be transported to Malacca and transferred to the Dutch merchant ships. So Daming can enjoy the South Seas, and the company enjoys India, and the two sides share the benefits equally! ”

After saying that, the Dutchman hurriedly added: "As long as a new treaty is signed, the company will immediately release the Ming people who are imprisoned in Malacca." ”

Li Dingguo doesn't know much about maritime trade, but he knows very well that the Dutch provoked trouble in Nanyang and killed Ziming of the Ming Dynasty, and now he sees the Ming Dynasty Xingshi asking for the guilt, but he said that he will not fight, so that the Ming Dynasty has never done anything, and he wants to monopolize the trade between the Ming Dynasty and Tianzhu in disguise, how is this possible, is the Ming Dynasty stupid.

"Go back and tell you the president, don't even think about it, you have no other way out than surrender. As for the merchant in Malacca, there is one less person, and the red-haired ghost of the Mekong River is your example! "Taking Malacca and driving Heyi out of the South Seas is the bottom line of the Ming Dynasty, and the conditions of the East India Company are not necessary to negotiate at all, Li Dingguo waved his hand directly, "Give him to Ben Shuai to make an account!" ”

Then a soldier stepped forward and kicked the Dutchman out of the tent, and when the Dutch was driven away, there was silence in the tent.

After half a ring, Liu Wenxiu hugged his fists and said: "Dashuai, since the red-haired ghost does not fall, then we can only attack hard." ”

The fortress is difficult to attack, the difficulties are in front of you, and a hard attack will inevitably cause heavy casualties, so everyone's hearts are quite heavy.

Li Dingguo also knew that it was not easy to attack, he pondered for a while, and suddenly asked, "How did the big man fight back then?" ”

In the battle to recover Taiwan, the Zheng army was the main force, assisted by the Guangdong naval division, and the Lu division of Wang He's faction really didn't understand, Li Dingguo shook his head when he saw everyone, so he said, "Please command Yu!" ”

In the afternoon, Yu Fangqi got off the boat and came to Li Dingguo's big tent, and Li Dingguo asked Li Dingguo about how the Ming army had recovered the big members.

Yu Fangqi thought about it for a while, then clenched his fists and said, "After the army landed on Taidao, Zheng Guo's surname saw that the fortress was difficult, so he adopted the strategy of besieging the enemy and cutting off the enemy's water and food, and then repelled the reinforcements from Batavia with sailors, so that the Dutch lost support, and finally used the method of negotiation to force Chikan Fort and Geranza Fort to surrender······"

"It's equivalent to two forts not being stormed!" Li Dingguo lowered his head and pondered for a while, and suddenly walked to the sand table, and many Ming generals surrounded him, and saw Li Dingguo pick up the wooden strip and gesture: "The enemy on land, we have cleared it, and the key to trapping the enemy is to take the port of Malacca, destroy the Dutch sailors, and cut them off from getting supplies from the sea." ”

If you want to trap the enemy, you have to cut off the supply of the Dutch from the land and sea, and now the Ming army on land has basically achieved encirclement, and it is only at sea.

At that moment, the generals couldn't help but set their eyes on Yu Fangqi, the general of the Sailor Division, but he was busy clasping his fists and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the Sailor tried to attack the port of Malacca before, but failed. ”

At this time, Li Dingguo suddenly pointed to the three forts outside the port with a wooden strip and said: "What if Ben Shuai shoots down these three forts and turns the guns to aim at the Dutch warships?" ”

When the generals heard this, their eyes suddenly lit up, and Yu Fangqi immediately smiled and clenched his fists, "If the Lu Division can take the fort, then my sailors and soldiers will definitely annihilate all the Heyi warships in the harbor!" ”

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