Chapter 1025: Recovering Taiwan
The most critical point of the sea crossing operation is to send the personnel ashore so that the fleet can find a safe haven.
Otherwise, when a storm comes, the fleet and the army will be buried at the bottom of the sea.
The Zheng family has been operating in Taiwan for many years, and it is not difficult to find out the topography of Dayuan Bay and the water lines.
In the dark night, the sea breeze was whistling, blowing Zheng Chenggong's robe, and Chen Zilong, who was next to him, listened to his order and said in surprise: "The national surname is to wipe out all the sailors of Hongmaoyi." ”
Let Gan Hui block the exit of the South Channel, and Zheng Jun's sailors enter the bay from the North Channel, is it not to prepare to completely annihilate the Dutch fleet and catch turtles in an urn.
Zheng Chenggong himself didn't think so, but in his subconscious, he actually didn't have hope of recovering the lost territory, thinking that the Ming army was no longer able to compete with the Wei army.
In that case, he didn't even notice where he should go, and he had already begun to plan a way back.
On land, the Wei army is dominant, but at sea it is his world, the Wei army cannot threaten him on the sea, and his competitors are the Netherlands and Spain.
Therefore, as soon as Zheng Chenggong came up, he wanted to wipe out all the Dutch fleet.
In this way, in the East China Sea and the South Seas, the sailor is still his family.
Zheng Chenggong bowed slightly, "The Dutch ships are fast and sharp, but they also have disadvantages, that is, they are all big ships, and they are inconvenient to turn in the bay, and they can't maneuver. If they are blocked in the bay, their advantages will not be brought into play, and I am sure that they will be annihilated. ”
After speaking, Zheng Chenggong waved his hand and ordered, "Order Lin Fengying to go first, clear the Hongmaoyi on the tail island of the northern line, and open the way for the fleet." ”
On the island of Kitao, Hongmaoyi built a fort and arranged artillery to control the northern passage.
On the fourth watch, the sound of the rising tide of the sea rattled, a few torches flashed in the fort, and the Dutch, who were napping against the wall, let out a faint snoring sound.
There are many reefs in the North Passage, and the water ripples are complex, only when the tide is high, you can barely sail the boat, and at other times the ships cannot pass, and the Dutch themselves do not take this waterway, so the defense is very lax.
At this time, more than a dozen small boats rushed onto the beach, and Lin Feng, the general of the Zheng army, with more than 500 people, quietly disembarked, and under the cover of night, under the leadership of a guide, slowly touched the fortress.
The Ming soldiers referred to the Wei army's selection of the front battalion, and also selected many elites from the army to form a small group of elite troops for special operations.
Lin Feng led the Ming army to the bottom of the fort, several soldiers took out flying hooks, and threw them at the fortress, the iron hook touched the wall, making a crisp sound, and the elite soldiers immediately pulled the rope, climbed up, and jumped lightly on the fortress wall.
After a while, more than 30 people went up to the wall, and the Ming soldiers quietly touched the fort tower, Lin Feng kicked the door open, and shouted, "Kill!" ”
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The sudden burst of fire, as well as the sound of "bang-bang" muskets, alarmed Fort Geranza, not far from the tail island of the northern line, and the governor of Taiwan, Felberg, was called from his room and hurried to the chamber, where many parliamentarians had already arrived.
Feerberg grimaced, "Damn, can anyone tell me what's going on?" ”
"Your Excellency, it should be a fortress on the island at the end of the northern line, and it has been raided!" Rub it along.
"Damn, who would dare to attack the company!" Kauwu was furious.
Feerberg complained, "It must be Zheng Sen's people who are here." Damn, I said earlier, don't provoke the Zheng family, you just don't listen. You are responsible for this matter, Kaowu and Kuiichi, and you have to compensate for the company's losses! ”
Kawu was furious, "Your Excellency, this matter was voted on. ”
Seeing this, Aoi also said angrily: "Now is not the time to hold accountable, but to think about how to deal with it!" ”
Fairberg calmed down, "Yes, there are as many Chinese as bugs, and during the battles of Penghu and Liuluo Bay, they were several times the company's soldiers and ships rushed up, and the company could not resist every time." Now the Chinese must be kept out of the bay and cannot be allowed in. ”
"The situation is different now than it was more than a decade ago, and there are many natives, but under the new muskets, a round of guns will be defeated. I sent Captain Aldorp with three hundred musketeers to teach the Chinese a lesson. ”
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In the darkness of the night, 300 Dutch soldiers, in small boats, set out from Fort Geranza and landed on the island of Kitaoline, where Captain Aldorp soon encountered the Ming army.
The Dutch captain immediately ordered the soldiers to line up in their proud gun formation, but they were surprised to find that the Ming troops on the opposite side were also lined up in three rows, holding guns in both hands, pressing on them.
"Knock knock knock", in the line of Wei soldiers wearing red cloth armor, the foot drummer rhythmically beat the war drum, and the Ming soldier stepped on the drum and stepped forward neatly.
On the frontal front of about 30 meters, with the sound of drums and roaring steps, rows of bayonets rose and fell in a regular manner, and more than 500 musketeers moved forward at a uniform speed, which surprised the Dutch captain for a moment.
"Damn! How can the Chinese know our tactics! Aldorp's arrogance and confidence were shocked, and he hurriedly shouted, "Raise your gun quickly and get ready to shoot." ”
At this time, Chen Ze, the Ming general, waved his hand, "The whole army stops, raise the gun and shoot!" ”
"Boom!" When the Ming soldiers stopped in unison and raised the muskets in a line, the four guns on both wings opened fire first, and the shells whistled out and smashed into the Dutch platoon of guns.
Aldorp was stunned, the other side not only had muskets, but also field artillery.
"Shoot!!" Whenever Chen Ze had time to surprise the Dutch, he directly waved his knife and shouted.
The Ming soldiers in the front row actually fired in front of the Dutch, and the soldiers pulled the trigger hard, and the hammer clicked and hit, and more than 100 muskets shook at the same time, and the muzzle of the guns sprayed out long flames and white smoke.
The projectile that was fired swept across the earth like a gust of wind and into the Dutchman's body, bringing up a cloud of blood and a mist of blood, and the Dutch musketeer immediately fell to the ground.
At this moment, the look on the Dutchman's face instantly changed from surprise to horror.
The Thirty Years' War and the Dutch Revolution brought about rapid changes in the military power of the West, but in recent years the West has not made significant progress.
These Dutch were not professional troops, but the Ming army withstood the baptism of war in the Central Plains, especially the emergence of the Wei army, which greatly promoted the innovation of the Ming army's equipment and tactics.
In the past, it was the Dutch who shot people with muskets, but as soon as they met today, they were stunned by the Ming army's muskets, and the Dutch, who were completely unprepared, dispersed in an instant.
While the Dutch musketeers exchanged fire with the Ming army, Zheng Chenggong led nearly a thousand large and small warships to rush in from the Luermen waterway.
Upstairs on the boat, Zheng Chenggong didn't talk nonsense, drew his sword and roared, "Fire boat, rush me!" ”
In the bay, the sea is narrow, but hundreds of Dutch ships have gathered, and when the Ming warships rush in, the entire sea is full of ships, which seriously affects the mobility of the Dutch ships.
On the sea, hundreds of small boats, suddenly blazing with fire, swarmed towards the Dutch ships.
On the Fort of Geranza, the governor of Taiwan, Fairberg, saw the spectacular scene, and his heart trembled, "It's over, the company is finished~"
(End of chapter)