In the vast sea, a Dutch fleet of only nine warships was tightly sealing the port of Zhangzhou in Fujian.

The port of Zhangzhou was one of the most prosperous foreign trade ports in the south of the Yangtze River, and was blockaded by the Dutch fleet for half a year.

Thanks to Nanjuyi's handling and tough attitude, the Dutch were not able to further control more areas in this half year.

The reason for the blockade of the port of Zhangzhou was also very simple, the Dutch wanted to use their strong ships and guns to open a new route for trade with Asia.

The Dutch were convinced that dominance of the Airway route would give new life and vitality to the coachman's empire, which was gradually destitute.

In the past few years, the Dutch fought several naval battles in Malacca against the local natives, as well as Portugal, Spain, England and other powers, and won and lost each other, but they have not been able to gain a close foothold in trade with Asia.

Because the region of Africa was being frantically carved up by Western countries, and the competition was very fierce, the Dutch had to give up their plans to establish a foothold in Malacca and the Spice Islands, and instead focused on the Penghu and Ryukyu areas.

The Dutch found that if they could occupy Penghu or Ryukyu, it would obviously be of greater help to open up a new sea route to Asia.

Soon, the transfer of the Fujian naval division attracted the attention of Gao Wenlu, the commander-in-chief of the two Dutch fleets.

With such a large-scale military operation, even if the Dutch had no eyeline, they could guess the intentions of Yu Zisoo, the general soldier of Fujian.

On this day, Gao Wenlu was standing on the wall of the fortress they had built in Penghu, took out a telescope, looked at the calm sea in front of him, and said:

"Mr. Xu Xinsu, although we came this time, although we came with the order of the general seat, to investigate the control of the Ming Dynasty here in the Penghu area, and test the strength of their navy."

"Our fleet has been blockading the port of Zhangzhou for half a year, and they have frequently mobilized the navy to counterattack us, and we have not suffered any damage."

"The gap in combat effectiveness is so huge, my dear friend, you say, have we already succeeded for the most part?"

Now Xu Xinsu, with his oily tone and keen sense of smell for maritime trade, has already become Gao Wenlu's guest of honor, and is even highly respected.

When he heard this, he smiled flatteringly and said:

"Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, Fujian's strength can be completely compared to the newly established naval division of the imperial court in Tianjin, but as far as Penghu is concerned, this should be their last struggle."

"Mr. Xu, when they have repelled this desperate attack, I will ask your Emperor Ming to relax the export restrictions on silk, and at that time, you will be able to serve our East India Company all the time."

"I can't ask for it."

Xu Xinsu smiled slightly, although he was respectful to the Dutch, in fact, in his heart, he still hoped that the sailors of the Ming Dynasty could win this battle.

After all, no matter what, he is still a subject of the Ming Dynasty.

If the sailor wins this battle, as a "fine work" to break into the interior of the Dutch, he will definitely make great contributions and soar from then on!

If the Dutch were unfortunate enough to win, it would have a great impact on Xu Xinsu.

In the short term, Xu Xinsu will be sheltered by the Dutch, and it is very convenient to go to the southeast coast, but this is not a long-term solution after all.

The Dutch can be said to withdraw, Xu Xinsu can not go to the East India Company to serve them before and after the saddle, once they are thrown down, I am afraid that they will be treated as traitors, and they will be attacked in groups, and the end will be very miserable.

Just thinking about it, he saw Gao Wenlu put away the monoculars, put them in the small bag he was carrying, and laughed: "Tell my captains to let my crew be fully armed and go to the deck!" ”

"When the battle on the side of Zhangzhou Port is almost over, we will take the second fleet to clean up the battlefield and receive the loot."

"I heard that Daming's navy is still using this very backward tactic of connecting strings, and I wonder if they can board my galleys and surprise me!"

In Gao Wenlu's view, after more than half a year of testing the closure of the port, although the Ming navy has a large number, the strength of the warships is not half a star behind himself.

This is no longer a battle that can be won by numbers, and if they have to fight, it can only be a massacre.

......

On the periphery of Zhangzhou Port, eight pulp sail warships and one Galen warship with extremely powerful firepower configuration are carrying out a continuous blockade of the entire port.

The bright Dutch flag was flying high in the sky above these nine Dutch warships.

At this time, the captain of almost every ship was using his monocular to observe the sudden appearance of the Ming Navy on the sea level.

With a sound of the command, the Dutch lowered part of the flag, half of the galleys, and the Galen battleship, aimed hundreds of cannons at the dense warships in front.

Approaching in front of us were the Fujian Navy Division led by Yu Zisoo, the chief soldier of Fujian, Wang Mengxiong, the guerrilla of coastal defense, Liu Yingshan, the commander of the Water Standard Battalion, and Hong Jiyuan, the chief of the Penghu Coastal Defense Battalion.

Because this was a decisive battle, the Fujian Navy Division also dispatched almost all the ships that could be mobilized, and their size amazed these arrogant Dutchmen.

Many people were amazed, they had sailed the sea for many years, and the general naval battle would stop at the category of dozens of ships, but this time, only the ships dispatched by the Ming side could be as many as a hundred.

The Ming Navy, which was speeding towards this side in front of him, was all hanging the iconic bright yellow flag, and there were more than 20 Cangshan warships as the main warships.

In addition, the fire dragon ships equipped with a large number of fire dragon water and other firearms, which are used to burn enemy ships, and the assault boats that use wolf pack tactics to connect the battle, are surrounded by stars and moons, and there are countless of them.

The captain of the Galen slowly lowered his monoculars, and the first contempt vanished, and this time he said slowly:

"If we are facing a navy that is not outdated, but a navy with the same equipment as ours, will this battle still be fought?"

This question went straight to the hearts of several first mates, and they couldn't laugh anymore, indeed, if the other party's weapons and equipment were the same as their own, a navy of this size would be almost invincible.

After a long time, a man held a monocular and looked at it for a while, and said:

"I see it, Your Excellency!"

"One of the ships at the head of them looks like a merchant ship, but I don't see anything like a weapon, what is it..."

As he spoke, the first mate smiled dumbly: "Oh my God, what did I see? That... Is that an incomparably huge bolt? ”

"Yes, there's more than one!"

Many people also said: "I also saw that the dozen or so merchant ships they started with, each of which was loaded with six of these huge crossbow arrows. ”

With that, the boat burst into laughter.

Someone laughed even more and almost breathless, hysterically: "What, are they going to shoot our battleship into a hedgehog at sea with their own crossbow arrows?" ”

"I've never seen this weapon either, but I guess it should still be a little bit lethal, as long as we don't hide in the cabin, haha!"

While the sailors on the Galen battleship, like the rest of the Dutch ships, were pointing at the backward weapons and equipment of the Fujian Naval Division, an order from the commander of this fleet, Lawn, came from the front.