While the banner of the head of the city of Geranza was stretched to the north by the enthusiastic south wind, the Dutch East India Company from Batavia was sent out by Jacob ? The reinforcements led by Kau Wu finally appeared on the surface of Taiwan's outer oceans. The support flotilla consisted of twelve gunboats, twenty support and auxiliary ships, and carried 1,700 men on board, which was almost all the Dutch could mobilize in East Asian waters.

The arrival of the Dutch fleet on 8 July and the arrival of this Dutch fleet on 8 July caused thunderous cheer from both armies inside and outside the city of Geranza.

The Dutch wept on the outer walls, almost destroyed by the seemingly endless shelling of the South Central Army for a month, and this marmot time had finally come to an end. The company did not give up Formosa, did not give up these citizens of the Netherlands!

And the soldiers and civilians of the South China Army outside the body of Yi Kun and on the main island of Taiwan are also cheering in anticipation, they finally ushered in this group of reinforcements from Hongmaoyi! The time is ripe for World War I to settle the sovereignty issue of Southeast Asia as a whole!

Siege must first send reinforcements, as long as the reinforcements are defeated, the enemy army in the city will inevitably be captured.

This is the consensus of the whole army for more than a month!

For more than a month, the whole army took turns to train and rest under the city of Geranza, except for the various villages and communities that were stubborn, insisted on being loyal to the Dutch, and were enemies of the Reclamation Bureau, as well as the big-bellied kingdom.

It's just that the fly in the ointment is that after the Chichicheng was conquered by the Nanzhong Army, Guo Huaiyi emerged from Anping Town as the defender of the Zheng Jiajun in Taiwan. Demanded to obtain Zheng Jiajun's territory in Tamsui City and the grain and rice harvested. Shouhan unceremoniously ordered someone to send him to a fishing boat, "You go back to Fujian to see your family Zheng Dashuai, and ask him to come and talk to me about this!" ”

"Handsome! Our army has been resting in Taiwan for more than a month, and the sons and daughters have long been gearing up, just waiting for the Dutch warships to arrive here, this battle is my training fleet as the main force, and the Dutch fleet will be defeated in one fell swoop! ”

Chu Tianlei, the commander of the practice fleet who had been patrolling the open sea and serving as transportation assistance and transportation on the island, was slightly aggrieved. With an excited face, he asked Shouhan to fight.

"Huh! Two thunders! Your subordinates. There are too many novices, and you have to help you with my left flank fleet! ”

Zhang Xiaohu inserted a pole horizontally and asked to participate in this battle.

"The armaments in my naval division are all giant ships and cannons, and the sailors are also skilled and good. This battle. The Chinese army is also determined to win! ”

I don't know when it started. Hua Mei has already regarded herself as a member of the Chinese army of the Sailor Division. I think it has something to do with the fact that she lives in the fleet of the Chinese army in the naval division every day.

"If you were the commanders of the Dutch fleet, how would you fight this battle?"

Shouhan didn't raise his head, just looked down at the chart. Look at the hydrology, tidal routes, and other information above.

"My lord, there are two so-called north and south channels from Taiwan to the city of Geranza, and the north channel is the Luermen that you ordered me to lead the two-masted sailing ship to smuggle in that day. At high tide, the sea is four or five feet deep, and at low tide it is only a few feet deep. The channel is crooked and narrow, allowing only two boats to enter and exit. And this southern passage is the thoroughfare between it and the city of Geranza. If I were the commander of the Dutch fleet, I would naturally choose to take back control of the southern passage first, and then get in touch with the city, cooperate with the huge artillery in the city, and attack the garrison in Anping Town with both land and water artillery, and then open up the water and land communication links with the city of Geranza! ”

It seems that Chu Tianlei has carried out countless operations and analyses on the map in the past month or so, and he is well aware of every step and action that the enemy may take.

Ever since the news came that the army stationed in Luzon had used clippers to show the Dutch fleet in the waters near Luzon and moved in the direction of Taiwan, Chu Tianlei had been planning how this naval battle should be conducted.

"My lord, it is reported that the Dutch fleet is now anchored on a small island outside the island of Taiwan, which the natives call Ryukyu Island, trying to establish a communication connection with the city of Geranza, and for several days, small boats have been smuggling into the city of Geranza to transport gunpowder soldiers and so on!"

Ryukyu Island is located in the southwest of Gaoping Creek Estuary, 120 degrees 21 minutes 55 seconds east longitude, 22 degrees 19 minutes 48 seconds north latitude, located in the southwest sea of Donggang Town, Taiwan today, about 8 feet in the sea of the south, south and west of Kaohsiung City, lonely hanging in the sea like a shoe floating in the Taiwan Strait, is the only coral reef island among the 14 subordinate islands near the main island of Taiwan.

Today is the 6th of July, and Shouhan has decided to launch a general attack on the Dutch fleet stationed on Ryukyu Island on the 7th of July!

Outside the island of Taiwan, about dozens of miles away from the body of a kun, a small island stands in the middle of the sea, and several fishing boats rise and fall under the plucking of the waves. This is the largest isolated island in the southernmost part of the Penghu Islands, so it was originally named "Lantau", "Nanyu" or "Nantian Island", and has another nickname, Widow's Island. The reason is that the people on this island make a living by going to sea to fish and sail, and every time there is a storm at sea and a shipwreck, there may be a few more widows on the island, and Guo Huaiyi has been here for two days.

"Big brother! Fishermen come to report! The naval division of the Nanzhong Army of the senior member has been dispatched! Only land camps are left on the island! ”

One of his subordinates rushed into Guo Huaiyi's temporary lower place.

On the sea, dozens of warships of the naval division of the Nanzhong Army stretched for miles, the huge sails almost covered the sky, and the dense masts were not inferior to the woods. The white sails reflect the bright sunshine, the sturdy hull easily crushes over the crests and valleys of the South China Sea, turning into broken jade and scattering, the three layers of neat and orderly gun windows on both sides of the ship's side, and the huge cannon on the deck of the ship wrapped in gun jackets, shows strong strength, and the iron-blooded eighteen-star battle flag flying against the south wind at the top of the mast conveys an obvious meaning:

There is only one master and master of this land, this sea! That's us!

In the middle of the fleet, several huge ships were sandwiched between the support ships in the middle, and Shi Lang was also very excited when he watched this scene. Although the scale of the Zheng Jiajun naval division is huge, it does not have a huge ship of this scale. And such a huge number of artillery pieces were concentrated on one ship.

Such a fleet, I'm afraid that all the ships of the Zheng family army will be pressed, and it may not be able to bargain, right?! Facing the south wind on the sea, Shi Lang thought to himself.

And on the sea, less than twenty miles from the South and China fleets, the Dutch plywood ships were also slowly heading north. Led by battleships, ships carrying large quantities of pigs, cattle, rice, flour, gunpowder, and shells were in the middle, and at the end, ships carrying more than a thousand soldiers.

By this time, the lookouts on the Dutch warships Cochrane and Kirdenhof had already spotted the huge fleet in the distance. There was a quick chaos on the deck, and sailors would report to Colonel Kaau's flagship, the Tulip, that they had discovered the hostility of the enemy fleet.

"Catch up! Destroy the enemy! ”

The commanders of both sides unanimously gave this order.

The Dutch fleet took advantage of the downwind to hang its sails. Quickly pounced in the direction of the Nanzhong fleet!

But. There was a small distance between the cargo ship and the warship, about two or three thousand meters.

And this gap became the first element that buried the Dutch fleet.

"Signal! Ships turn! ”

Chu Tianlei, who served as the commander of the Thor, keenly discovered the location of the Dutchman's reckless style of play.

"Please follow me on the left side of the Victory. Ask the Three-Headed Tiger led by Commander Zhang to lead the Kirin to advance from the right. Be sure to divide the Dutch fleet in one fell swoop. The rest of the thing. Just leave it to the cannon to finish! ”

As the commander, Chu Tianlei ordered the commander of the division to send flag signals to several capital ships.

"This battle is under your command, and you can do what you say!" From the Victory, Shouhan sent back a reply.

The other ships also raised the banner of complying with the order.

"Little Liuzi! You've shown me a good lady. The first time she went into battle to fight a naval battle, if she damaged a hair, the sailor's brothers must spare you! ”

Zhang Xiaohu's reply to Chu Tianlei's flag language was actually one word: bitter!

"Attention ships! The capital ships are interspersed to divide the enemy fleet, the rest of the ships destroy the enemy gunboats, and the brigs are dispatched to monitor the enemy cargo fleet! Do not attack enemy cargo ships without orders! Violators of orders will be engaged in military law! ”

With a standard left-hand rudder action, the huge hull of the Victory plowed a brilliant white wave on the sea, and after turning ninety degrees, the huge bow rushed straight towards the line of the Dutch fleet, and the dense gun windows of the three-tier gun deck were brushed open in unison at the command of the gun commander, and the black muzzles of the fifty heavy guns on both sides were like the hair of Medis.

Almost at the same time, the two giant ships of the Three-Headed Tiger and the Kirin made a move with a full rudder on their right, and rushed into the Dutch fleet from the right side.

Under the leadership of four capital ships in two directions, more than 20 large and small gunboats moved in unison, and nearly 1,000 guns of various types aimed at the Dutch fleet together. With the order of the fleet commander Chu Tianlei, "Attention all ships, all ships are launched!" The commander excitedly waved the red order flag in his hand, and the order was accurately conveyed by the signal soldiers on the mast, and the captains who received the order on the bridge of each ship gave the order to fire loudly at the same time, and used a microphone made of fine brass to clearly transmit the command to the gun deck in the lower cabin, and the gunners who were already ready at each gun position lit the letter tube with the fire rope, and the letter tube ignited the medicine bag, and the passionate gunpowder burned and the rapidly expanding gas pushed the projectile to roar out of the gun port, The temperature changes in the air brought about by the high temperature of the shells left traces visible to the naked eye in mid-air, provoking a sharp and piercing whistling sound.

The infrasound waves brought by the cannonballs that pierced the sky made all the officers and men of the Dutch fleet feel a great sense of fear, and as the projectiles approached, a strong vibration followed!

The first shell of the Victory only stirred up a huge column of water on the bow of the Tulip, causing the sailors on board to quickly wake up and run to their respective positions, trying to adjust the sail lines, move the guns, and return fire on the huge enemy ship.

However, when the second and third shells fell, the idea was gradually abandoned. The second shell was a huge sixty-eight-pound Cron cannonball, which hit the side of the ship's flagship, the Tulip, which had once been the leader of the seven seas with its huge and sturdy hull and large crew, and was doomed to a tragic end from the moment the shell hit it directly. Near the waterline, a hole was cracked in the side of the ship that allowed Yao Ming to enter and exit freely, and the waves of the South China Sea began to rush into the cabin through the hole.

"Good! Well played! ”

On the Qilin, Hua Mei was dressed as a sailor, wearing a bright red cloak, and the sea breeze blew this cloak sewn by Yan Mei'er herself, undulating and beautiful.

"The whole ship fires!"

Shouhan ordered Huamei to participate in this naval battle, which was the result of a compromise between the father and daughter. If Shouhan did not agree to Hua Mei's participation, then the capital ship of the Qilin would not be able to be the main force of the assault, and he would lack a ship. And Hua Mei if she didn't follow Zhang Xiaohu, a veteran who has accumulated years at sea. Nor must they be on deck.

Rao is so. When Hua Mei's participation in the naval battle was known to Yan Mei'er and others, Shouhan was complained about by Yan Mei'er.

The current Huamei is like a child who has just gotten her beloved toy, and someone has told her about the most fun way to play with this toy. Constantly directing the gunners to fire artillery at the ships of the Dutch fleet on either side. The artillery fire was as dense as a scythe in the hands of the Grim Reaper. Constantly harvesting fragile lives.

The gunners will be blocked by a dense rope net after firing. The recoiled barrel was quickly reset, and someone dipped a long wool brush in vegetable oil to clean the chamber of the remaining gunpowder and sparks. Stuff the pack wrapped in silk from the muzzle, push the bag to the bottom of the chamber with a pusher, and then send the heavy shell into the chamber and combine it with the pack, "Loaded!" ”

"Fire!"

Just two minutes later, another round of artillery fire came under fire.

Soon, under the intensive attack of four huge ships with 200 guns, ten Dutch warships were divided into two parts, and contact with the cargo ships behind them was lost, and the six brigs were like six sea wolves, staring at twenty cargo ships, which they had already regarded as their own. The naval division of the Nanzhong Army firmly controlled the situation of the naval battle.

"Signal! Get out of the way of the Kirin! Let the boys in the back, as well as the dozen or so brigs and sailboats, have a good time! Zhang Xiaohu, who was on the Three-Headed Tiger, couldn't help but let out a wry smile when he looked at the figure of the ship in front of him who was cheering and fighting and clashing back and forth between the Dutch fleet.

There was a sharp and piercing brass horn, and several signal soldiers kept shaking the signal flag in their hands on the top of the mast, and Hua Mei on the Kirin had to give way to the firing position stupidly. No sooner had her hull left, and before the ripples on the surface of the sea could disappear, several Tempest ships swooped up and took their positions.

The overwhelming artillery fire instantly enveloped the Dutch fleet, and steel and gunpowder, mixed and bloody, became the main theme of the sea surface of Ryukyu Island at this moment. Countless Dutch people have sadly discovered that the scenes of the last judgment depicted countless times in the Bible are appearing right before their eyes......

The two capital ships led by the Cochrane and the Kirdenhof saw that several of their ships were rapidly turning into pieces of wood, and a few of them had raised white flags, and the rest of the ships were either on fire or fighting back under the siege of the Ming sailors. There were miscellaneous things floating on the sea, and the sea within a radius of dozens of miles was a mess, and many people were struggling to survive with broken pieces of wood.

The captains of the two capital ships came up with an idea, taking advantage of the opportunity of the Nanzhong Army Naval Division to adjust the formation, they took a chance and went straight to the bow of the ship with gold and silver to cast a fierce beast-like warship, judging from his watch, this ship should be similar to the flagship!

"Stick it up! Shoot him at close range! ”

"Sailors, get ready to jump!"

The captain kept roaring loudly on the bridge, and they wanted to use this tactic to save the situation, at least, to buy themselves some time.

"The amount of the mother's sale! Well done! "On the three-headed tiger, how could Zhang Xiaohu, an old bird at sea, not discover the thoughts of these two guys in front of him?

"Attention guns! Brother on the first deck, change the shotgun for Lao Tzu! Let's greet the guests with a shrapnel! Brothers on the second floor, aim for the waterline of Hongmaoyi! Dosing packs! ”

With the addition of the medicine pack, the lethality of the artillery will naturally increase, but the damage to the artillery itself is also much greater, but at the moment, these are not taken care of! Destroying the enemy comes first!

The Dutch Cochrane rushed straight towards the Three-Headed Tiger, and at the moment when the two ships were about to collide, both sides made evasive moves to the left in unison, and the two ships almost brushed each other's side and rushed over!

This is an opportunity that both sides are waiting for.

"Fire!"

"Fire!"

The gunners on both sides roared in different languages.

The shells staggered back and forth in mid-air, and the dense Cheng dù was almost able to hit head-on!

The sailors of the Cochran, armed with swords and axes, gathered on the deck, waiting for the order to jump after a round of artillery bombardment. However, in the face of the fire of the first gun deck of the Three-Headed Tiger, they will never have such a chance!

The twelve-pounder guns on the first deck were all shotgunned, and the cannons, slightly larger than peanuts, were wrapped with fine hemp rope and stuffed densely into the chambers. With the help of gunpowder gases, these iron peanuts flew out of the gun chamber and penetrated the deck of the Dutch plywood ship, castration unabated, and with enthusiasm and hope, rushed into the arms of the Dutch sailors!

Poor sea coachmen, where have you practiced any children's skills such as the Thirteenth Taibao Horizontal Practice, the Golden Bell Hood Iron Cloth Shirt, etc.? Under the dense attack of the shotguns, the entire deck became a blur of flesh and blood, and the feet were extremely slippery, not seawater, but blood.

The Dutch ships also bombarded the Three-Headed Tiger, and the ships on both sides were full of flesh and blood and fragments of wooden planks flying in all directions, and once people were hit by these pieces of wood, they fell to the ground in an instant.

"Damn! Give Lao Tzu a hard bang! ”

The sound of the increased amount of artillery on the three-headed tiger became more and more shocking, and the gunners were excited by this huge sound on the gun position, and some people simply took off their short coats and went directly to battle shirtless.

Like the thunder when the storm came, the sound of artillery on both sides reached the ears of Guo Huaiyi, who was watching the battle on the sea dozens of miles away.

"My lord! The Dutch ship has raised the white flag! ”

One of Zhang Xiaohu's personal soldiers pointed to the Cochrane opposite, and several rounds of shelling at any cost caused it to suffer heavy casualties, and the captain was nailed directly into the head by a piece of wood that flew from nowhere, and blood and brains were sprayed everywhere on the bridge.

The first mate and the sailors were already frightened by the huge casualties, and when they saw that the captain was killed, several men after a little discussion behind the mast raised the white flag and lowered the mainsail.

The surrender of the Cochrane became the source of infectious diseases, and several Dutch ships around it also lowered their sails and raised the white flag.

However, the Kirdenhof was not so lucky.

It was stared at to death by Li Huamei on the Kirin!

It turns out that the consequences of being targeted by Li Huamei are very strict, and the situation is very bad!

"Want to surrender? There are no doors! (To be continued......)