The ships of this fleet were all Dutch Galen boats, which were slower moving, but sturdy and more loadable.

They vary in tonnage size.

Interlude.

It was really troublesome to calculate tonnage in this era, some by space, some by deck area, and some by hull weight.

Especially for the people of Hantang Group, all units of measurement and measurement are confused. In particular, the difference between stone, dan, bucket, sheng, horse, and zhang can be different in Guangzhou, Zhejiang and Fujian! The reason is very simple, it is all based on the principle of self-interest!

Converting them to a headache for the customs people, even though they added a few more people to help.

So the people of Hantang Group simply launched their own unit of measurement and weight.

In terms of weight, it is completely in the modern sense of grams, catties, kilograms, and tons, such as a catty of rice, which is 500 grams of rice, that is, a horse ticket, and the grain standard.

The length is centimeters, decimeters, meters. As for kilometers, it is not needed for business for the time being.

In terms of capacity, the habit of calculating the weight of this time and space is temporarily respected, but the weight must be calculated according to the standards of the Hantang Group.

I thought that after a while, I could set things right. But who knew that the people and farmers accepted this concept at once.

Especially when the standard weight unit was popularized, and various weights and measures were successively distributed to various markets, even foreign trade merchants quickly accepted this weights and measures unit. Not to mention the natives who passively accept everything for the time being.

The people of the Hantang Group have learned a truth from this incident.

These Ming people are definitely not stupid, no matter how strange the unit of measurement you use, as long as the specific things are placed there, he can slowly calculate how much is appropriate for how much, and they can accept it without educating them here. But there is an important premise, and that is that the standard of communication is always the same.

Again, I have to say that.

The structure of this fleet of the Dutch East India Company is very reasonable, and it is very suitable for the echelon structure required by naval warfare. They can run from Europe to Asia, and they can more or less have two hits. This is something that cannot be erased.

First of all, they had four main warships.

The four main combat ships had the appearance of eight hundred tons, but their artillery distribution was not the same.

The first two were the main battle ships of Batavia. They all had about eighty pieces of artillery on them. The main battle artillery consisted of four 36-pounder guns, which were lined up on either side. Due to the size and recoil of the 36-pounder guns, the shipwrights of Batavia City made corresponding changes to the gun emplacements and gun windows in which they were mounted.

In this time, although the rudiments of heavy battleships appeared in the 15th century, it was not until the 17th and 19th centuries that they played an important role in naval warfare throughout the world. Now it's just a simple idea.

At this time, the 36-pounder cannon was rarely loaded on a main battle ship of less than 1,000 tons. But this time there was no way, and there was accurate information that the pirates had installed thirty-six cannons on the city walls with their booty to defend them. It is a matter of common sense that there can only be more thirty-six-pounder guns that can deal with thirty-six-pounder guns.

Military Attache Dick recruited eight thirty-six-pounder guns according to military priority, and placed them on the first two main ships. This should be enough.

Military Attache Dick imagined in his mind the scene of the two main warships taking turns bombarding the walls of the city of Geranza with thirty-six cannons, and couldn't help but sigh for a moment, when they broke through the city of Geranza, they had to rebuild the city walls, which was a huge waste!

How could they be so careless at that time and be robbed by a group of savage pirates?!

But they can't be blamed, those pirates suddenly attacked in the early morning, and no one could have thought in advance that the harbor could only be open, and there was no way to close the door for defense. What's more, they still have internal responses-

The other two main warships were temporarily requisitioned from India, and they only had more than 50 guns on them.

The Portuguese in Goa, India, and the British in Bengal should be at ease—we've brought back two of our main ships—but don't hurry, we'll be back again after we finish the city of Geranza.

What remains is a light warship, which was designed as a front-line combat vessel. It can fire one after another as it passes enemy ships. The light battleship had about 40 medium cannons on two decks. It is not a fast and light boat, and speed is not its main characteristic. Its greatest advantage is that it can transport a large number of Marines, and it is also excellent when attacking enemy ports.

At the back were two small three-masted ships, which carried some supplies and also served as herald ships.

One thousand two hundred qualified mercenaries, there should be no problem against a thousand pirates -

At that moment, the military attache Dick used a quill to calculate the salaries of these mercenaries and the corresponding cost of equipment, and he found that there was some room for the sponsorship paid by the merchants and the military expenses given to him by the Dutch and Indian governor Maszk, and countless ideas came to his mind.

You ugly and filthy pirates will look for you, won't I? You're going to take advantage of the early morning sneak attack, aren't we?!

While training these scumbags, the military attache Dick's plans and measures were all approved by the Dutch and Indian Governor Maszk-

The Dutch and Indian Governor Maszke said earnestly and solemnly: "My military attaché Dick, I used to only want you to be put in charge of a trading post, but now I know that I have underestimated a young man—your plan is a masterpiece of Eastern and Western cultures, and I am impressed by your ideas—to learn from our enemies, which no great mind cannot do, and perhaps I should really study philosophy." ”

Military attache Dick stroked his long hair with his little finger and said, "My Lord Governor, I have noticed a detail, those ugly and filthy pirates, they all have round heads—English round heads. ”

He drew a circle on his head, and then said, "They may be the same combination of small burghers, small craftsmen, and they must find some nobleman to unite them, or they will be scattered—find the nobles they follow, kill them, and the round-headed ones will follow us—may pass on our story from generation to generation—"

"No!" The Dutch and Indian Governor Masuik said hoarsely, "All the betrayers must be put to death, you have been here for a short time, you don't know enough about them, they are never a whole, they still stay on the knowledge of blood relations, kill one of them, they will have another group to serve us, the evil Spaniards are killing them, and there is still another group of Ming people who have taken refuge in them——"

Military attache Dick made a very graceful gesture at that time, showing that he understood. But he thought to himself, these old antiques are conservative and outdated.

On June 1, 1649, after more than two months of preparation, this sizable fleet officially set off.

Military attache Dick had his own office and lounge on the main ship, and he was the supreme commander of the fleet and the youngest commander in the history of the East Indies.

The captains and sailors of these ten ships were all old fur seals of the sea, and they sailed smoothly without any worries about the military attache Dick along the way.

On the way, they occasionally encountered a few merchant ships of the Ming people, and those merchant ships immediately fled when they saw them. The embarrassed back of the fleeing caused everyone to laugh.

Of course, they are not taken care of now, and the task of recovering the city of Geranza is the most important......

Military Attache Dick looked at the back of the merchant ship fleeing in embarrassment, and thought for a moment, they were all to Manila for business, and Spain almost killed all the Ming people more than ten years ago...... But because they paid a little more for raw silk, tea, and porcelain than we did, the Ming merchants didn't seem to be afraid of Spain...... Perhaps the Dutch and Indian Governor Maszke was right......

When the fleet successfully reached the vicinity of the city of Geranza in Taiwan, they deliberately slowed down, and according to their plan, they wanted to take advantage of the favorable opportunity of the absence of the moon to quietly approach the port...... And then......

Beforehand, the military attache Dick was still a little worried about whether there would be any accidents when driving late at night, but he didn't expect the disgusting but very capable old fur seals to laugh and say that as long as they reached the vicinity of the city of Geranza, they could smell the smell of the sea and bring the boat into the dock......

As they were about to enter the Taiwan Strait, they caught up with a strong southwest monsoon, which allowed them to make a large circle and go straight to the city of Geranza.

Their unintentional action allowed them to evade the radar at the estuary base...... Originally, they just wanted to avoid the merchant ships they might encounter, after all, it was a sneak attack.

They arrived early, so they rested near an uninhabited island, ready to rush into the docks at dawn, and try to capture the more than 800 pirates and hang them one by one!

After calculating the time, they got into action. To prevent separation, they hung glass chandeliers and lit candles outside each of the tail masts...... Today is calm, what a good day for a sneak attack...... The military attache Dick's heart became calmer and calmer......

"We've done our best to be worthy of God's scrutiny, and even nature's."

He silently recited the famous words of an unknown philosopher in his heart, looking forward to the success of this operation.

If he succeeds, he will surely leave his name in history.

Suddenly, a sailor shouted and said, "Look, that's the legendary Devil's Arm, right?!" ”

Everyone also saw it, and the pillars of light waved in the distance like the devil's arm.

"That's the light," cried the military attache Dick, "and they reflect it only with thick, thick tallow candles and mirrors, just as Archimedes reflected the sun with a mirror......

The crowd fell silent for a moment, and they remembered the explanation given to them by the military attaché Dick beforehand...... And really reflected the sunlight in the mirror to show them.

The captains were even more pleased, and now they were more able to sail.

It's a natural beacon.

They unconsciously sped up...... Go straight to the port of Geranza.

The eastern sky was turning white, and the military attaché Dick put away his monoculars, and now the naked eye could see that there were strange rows of torches lit on the pier, but it seemed that not a single merchant ship was moored......

The Su family's merchant ships should be there? At the beginning, their Su family happily agreed to send a hundred good men to serve as internal servants on the merchant ship...... But where are the Su family's merchant ships now?

Military Attache Dick's heart sank.

At this time, everyone heard the sound of rushing water......

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