When Vice Admiral Lemo left for Zhoushan Island, at the request of Taiwan's Governor of China, he left behind the marines, plus the original 1,500 soldiers after the arrival, and the number of Dutch soldiers in Taiwan at this moment has reached nearly 6,500 and nearly 100 cannons. At the same time, he gave up the management of northern Taiwan, and the whole army shrank to the southern part of Nanwan in the city of Geransha and the red embedded bamboo city (the red embedded city was built in 1652, at this time it was only the bamboo and wood city protection. and nearby areas for intensive defense.

Although he was not entirely aware of the land combat strength of the Shenzhou Army, after hearing what happened to Admiral Charlotte, he decided that among the weapons of the army, the enemy must have more powerful weapons. Therefore, since the last time Lemo led the fleet back to Taiwan, he has continued to recruit local personnel to build the construction site. At this moment, not only was a low wall built outside the city of Geranza again, but some rapid-fire guns and pillboxes similar to Francs were scattered on it.

Due to the lack of time, the castle had to be rebuilt, so it had to build two mud walls on the outside, and also raise the cannon and arrange infantry to garrison it. There are now only five old cruisers left in Taiwan, namely the five Gravelan, the Egret, the Cooken, the Romero, and the Hector, the communication ship Burmaria, and eight transports. (In the official history, there are only two large ships, two small ships, and one communication medical ship.) There were about 1,500 soldiers on the island, as well as a number of merchants. ）

Among the special forces led by Wang Deren, the "seals" are still hidden in the coastal forests near the city of Geranza because of the special nature of their mission, and their task is relatively simple, but it is one of the most important tasks in the first war in Taiwan. Their mission was to completely annihilate all the warships of the Dutch Navy, making them completely incapacitated.

It is such a naval force that is left to the destroyer fleet of the Shenzhou Army to digest. But now, due to the change in the war situation, he had to be blown up and sunk at the beginning of the war, otherwise once the Dutch soldiers got on the ship and maneuvered around on the island of Taiwan, there would be only trouble left. As for the merchant ships, it is generally not difficult for them, if they dare to leave the port, there will naturally be forty frigates at sea to pack up, and it has nothing to do with them.

Due to the importance of the task, Wang Deren followed the "seals" to lurk in a small village near the forest along the coast, and the entire small village was only allowed to enter but not leave. Therefore, the news has not leaked at all, and now we are waiting for the arrival of the convoy, which marks the successful landing of the Shenzhou Army in northern Taiwan.

Relatively speaking, the Army's Wolf Tooth Special Operations Mission is much simpler, first of all, they found Zheng Zhilong's former subordinate Guo Huaiyi according to the information provided by Zheng Zhaoji, and was responsible for escorting several spies who had been hiding in various places for several days. and delaying the movement of the Dutch army.

This person used to be the small leader of Zheng Zhilong's pirates when he was a pirate, and after Zheng Zhilong was recruited, because he couldn't stand the constraints of the official family, he came to this Taiwan island. He used the gold and silver he had saved when he was a pirate to buy a farmhouse, have a family business, marry a wife, have children, and live a peaceful life for more than ten years. He also became the village chief of Shimei Village, which was mainly composed of immigrants from Fujian and Guangdong.

Because of the hard work in his hands, he also came out with a group of apprentices. He didn't like the Dutch, but now that he was a man with a family and a business, he naturally couldn't be as happy as he was when he was a pirate! Even so, he contacted some brothers and friends, and agreed that if the Dutch went any further, he would give him a fish to break the net.

Early in the morning of this day, six strange young people came in outside the walls of Shimei Village. They all looked energetic and healthy. I didn't know where to call early in the morning, so I spoke a beautiful official dialect and inquired directly about the residence of the village chief Guo Huaiyi, which aroused the suspicion of Guo Huaiyi's apprentice.

"Guys, where are you going?"

Led by a young man, as soon as the person who listened to the question spoke Fujian Hakka, he himself put down the official dialect and spoke Hakka. "Oh, we're from outside the island, and there's something wrong with Uncle Guo." As he spoke, the young man made a gesture.

If you want to say that others don't recognize it, Guo Huai's apprentices can know it, this is the common gesture of the Zheng family in Fujian when they were making strong beams on the sea, which was used to recognize the brothers and take them out.

"Yo, dare a few brothers have arrived, please, please go over here ......."

The early morning sun slanted into the courtyard, the Guo family's mansion is the only mansion in the village, the front and back of the courtyard, and there are some livestock sheds and furniture sheds nearby. What is different is that the Guo family has a martial arts arena, and the apprentices came early in the morning to invite the master for morning tea and came to the martial arts training ground to practice their fists and feet.

At this moment, Guo Huaiyi himself had already finished practicing, and he was sitting on the top of the martial arts arena with a cup of tea and a sip there. The sun was shining obliquely on his face, he was about forty years old, with a string of cheeks and steel hair, big tendons, and two small eyes, but if he really wanted to be ruthless, the cold light in it could scare people to death.

At this moment, he was squinting at his second daughter Qinghong dancing with double swords there! Seeing that this girl is only sixteen or seventeen years old, she is dressed in a fiery red practice uniform, and the two short swords in her hands are really sharp.

Guo Huai raised his hand with satisfaction and stroked the steel hair on his chin, and when he raised his eyes, he had already noticed that not far away, his little apprentice was followed by several young people walking towards him. Several young people looked athletic, and with their unfathomable appearance, he couldn't help but pay attention.

"Hey, these guys look a bit old!"

"Master......" The little apprentice was about to speak, Guo Huaiyi stretched out his hand to stop his words, and his eyes were shining brightly, staring at the person who came.

Although the young man led by him was not very old, his courage made Guo Huaiyi admire in his heart. Not only did he look calm, but there seemed to be a slight smile in his eyes, and that feeling seemed to be under control. The takeout gestured to the door.

Guo Huaiyi also made a gesture, leaned forward slightly, and leaned shoulder to shoulder with the visitor. The meaning of this action is "that is, brothers, that is, when we are all at home!" "Next, the travelers (outsiders) who come to worship (at home) will report to their homes.