"Don't fire, we surrender, we surrender!" The Dutch soldier at the head of the city, waving the white flag vigorously, shouted out of the city. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Joseph turned his head to look at Li Xiao, who smiled and nodded at him.

"Very good, then you open the fort gate, lay down your weapons, and march out of the city to surrender!" Joseph also shouted to the head of the city.

With a bang, the inner castle gate, which was also a double light and dark gate, was opened by the Dutch from the inside, and about 200 unarmed Dutch soldiers, waving white flags, streamed out of the inner city in despair.

Li Xiao looked coldly at these panicked Dutch soldiers, then waved his hand lightly, signaling his soldiers to take them down and detain them together with the Dutch soldiers who had surrendered.

His face was full of smiles.

The fortress that the Netherlands had painstakingly managed since 1624, and which was known as the most fortified fortress in Tainan, was finally taken into possession by itself in such a costly way as a sneak attack.

Subsequently, Li Xiao immediately counted the results of the battle and the seizures in the city. And he himself led the guards to patrol around the city of Relanji.

At this time, the city of Relan finally regained its tranquility, and under the bright and gentle moon, it seemed that the short and fierce battle to capture the city just now had not happened at all.

Soon, all kinds of statistics came up, in this battle to capture the city, the general Albert was killed, one hundred and sixty Dutch soldiers were killed, another three hundred and thirty soldiers became prisoners, and three million stones of various types of grain were seized in the city, more than 5,600 taels of gold, about 3,200,000 taels of silver and silver, and various types of swords and armor and other ordnance.

After listening to the report of the military superintendent, Li Xiao was extremely happy, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, but it was a pity that these Dutchmen worked hard, but in the end they made wedding clothes for others.

It was only at this time that the two dragoons who had gone out came to the city of Gelanjia with their gunners. It's just that the battle has been over for a long time at this time, and these gunners who came in a hurry seem to be more like they are coming for a tour, and everyone's faces suddenly show regret.

"Master Li, now under the city of Relan, then how should our army act next?" Li Dingguo, who also looked relieved, asked softly on the side.

"Pass on my military order, it is late tonight, it is difficult to move, the whole army has been adrift at sea for days, and after this battle, it is very tired, but they can all rest in this city, and after dawn tomorrow, they will act according to the plan." Li Xiao said calmly.

"Order!"

That night, after many days of turbulence on the sea, Li Xiao finally slept comfortably in the luxurious room of Colonel Albert, the former lord of the city of Relan.

It's just that at this time, Chunis, the Dutch governor in Chichicheng City, was shocked in his heart.

That night, as Li Xiaojun had begun the battle with the Dutch defenders of Gelanjia, Chunis had just returned from a lively ball, and before he could take a shower, he heard the deafening sound of trumpets coming from the sea to the west.

Governor Chunis's face changed instantly.

He could clearly hear that the sound of the cannon was coming from the direction of Gelanjia, that is, there was an enemy army attacking the city of Gelanjia.

What enemy army was so bold as to attack the strongest Dutch fortress in Taiwan?

Chunis was extremely puzzled, and after a while, he heard the sound of cannons coming from there, and he was terrified. It sounded like a large enemy army was attacking the city.

Since then, there has been no movement in the direction of the city of Relan.

"What's going on, what's going on over there in Relanjia City?"

Chunis hurriedly summoned Colonel Delon, the garrison officer of the Red Embedded City, and asked him with a frown.

Delong, who was as strong as an ox, shrugged his thick red eyebrows and replied, "Mr. Governor, I wonder if it could be some blind pirate who wants to attack my city at night. Now that the cannon fire has stopped, the pirates must have been repulsed. “

When Delong said this, a look of contempt and pride appeared on his face again: "This group of damned pirates, really damned, dare to attack my idea of Relan City, I don't know whether to live or die. The defenders of the Fort of the Four Seaweeds and the Fort of Rebetaru also eat. Shit fools, they can still let pirates enter Neijiang from the sea channel, this official must hold them accountable! “

Chunis pondered for a moment, feeling that this might be the case, and his face suddenly relaxed, but he still instructed Delong: "After dawn tomorrow, you quickly send a ship to the city of Gelanjia to see what the situation is, and in addition, if it is clear that the defenders are negligent and lax, causing pirates to sneak in from the sea lane, the responsibility of the relevant generals and soldiers must be severely investigated and punished!" “

"Yes, Mr. Governor." With his legs together and his belly as fat as a pregnant woman, Delong gave Chunis a non-standard military salute.

When the sky was showing the white belly of the fish, Li Xiao had already gotten up early, and the soldiers of the Tiger Army had already finished resting.

Li Xiao immediately issued a new battle plan.

He ordered that the Pingnan Battalion B General B Sentinel Army should be stationed in the city of Relan. The town of Dayuan on Dayuan Island was divided into 300 auxiliary soldiers to take over law and order and maintain order on the streets.

Zhao Guoliang, the commander of Pingnan Battalion B, led the sentry horses of General B and A, took ten sailor ships, took the body of Albert, the lord of the city of Relan, and went to the Four Seagrass Fort on the tail island of the northern line, and the Rebetalu Fort on the Haiweng line island, to persuade the surrender of these two subsidiary forts.

Li Xiao himself, together with Li Dingguo, the commander of the Pingnan Battalion, led the general soldiers and horses of the Pingnan Battalion, as well as the rampant outposts, the Manchurian infantry posts, and the other 1,700 auxiliaries and artillery units, took the 24 big ships and went straight to Hezhu Port outside the Chiji City with a mighty momentum.

When Li Xiao was riding on the Shenglong and leading the army to Chichicheng, Zhao Guoliang, the commander of Pingnan Battalion B, had already crossed the Neijiang River with the ten ships and came to the outside of the Four Seas Grass Fort.

"Oh God! These barbaric Chinese are so ruthless! “

Jonny, the leader of the Dutch army stationed at Fort Four Seagrass, stood in the castle leader, and clearly saw through the clairvoyant mirror that the bow of a large ship in the lead was actually tied to the body of a dead Dutch officer!

This Dutch officer, not Albert, the commander of the city of Nageran, who else could it be!

Jonny looked sad and angry, and took a sip fiercely, but a strong sense of sadness swelled in his heart, and the high flying Ming Dynasty sun and moon military flag on the seemingly arrogant ship pierced Jonny's heart deeply.

What to do?

This Albert is dead, presumably the city of Relan has fallen into the hands of the Ming army.

Damn it! How did these Ming troops sneak into Neijiang silently!

Jonny had just cursed a dirty word, but his heart was cold.

I remembered that yesterday there were 34 ships under the Dutch flag that entered the Neijiang River, presumably all of these ships were counterfeited by the Ming army!

As the thought welled up in Jonny's mind, he suddenly felt a little difficult to breathe.

It's over, now that I've lost the city of Relan, if I track down this matter above, I'm afraid that my life will not be guaranteed!

Jonidon had a gloomy look on his face, and he felt remorseful in his heart.

Entering his mother, it seems that he has made a big mistake and has no reinforcements outside, so he can only go by surrendering to the Ming army.

So, when the approaching Ming ships on the opposite side began to loudly persuade them to surrender in Dutch, Jonny did not hesitate to raise the white flag.

At this point, more than 40 Dutch defenders in the fort of the Four Seagrass all surrendered.

After a short time, the Ming ships took over the Four Seagrass Fort and sailed back to the Rebethal Fort on the Heung Line Island, where the guards were not fools, and after seeing the hideous and terrible corpse of Albert on the bow of the ship, they also immediately raised a white flag and took nearly forty Dutch defenders under their command to surrender together.

At this point, the entire island near the Neijiang River, as well as various small forts, were all occupied by the Tiger Army, thus completely sealing off the Neijiang Sea area.

When all the islands in Neijiang surrendered, Li Xiao's fleet, still flying the Dutch flag, had just arrived at Hezhu Port.

At this time, there happened to be two small boats flying the Dutch flag sailing out of the port of Hezhu, but the direction was to go to the city of Gelan. These two ships were heading towards Li Xiao's fleet unsuspectingly.

"Fire the cannon and sink it immediately."

Li Xiao ordered coldly, and ruthlessness flashed on his face.

He would never have imagined that these two ships were the same ships that the Dutch governor had sent to inspect the city of Geran. Li Xiao's idea at this time was that since the whole of Tainan had become a turtle in the urn, he didn't plan to let anyone escape from this urn.

"Bang 。。。。。"

On the deck of the Thang Long, a row of long guns bombarded the two small boats, and the Dutchmen on board screamed and fell into the sea.

In the distance, the pedestrians and peddlers on Hezhu Harbor saw the huge ship flying the Dutch flag on the Seahorse Side suddenly open fire, and they did not understand what was happening for a while, and the whole port was in chaos.

"Master Li, do you want to save them?" Joseph on the side had a look of unbearability on his face.

"No need, the military situation is urgent, don't delay, the whole army quickly go ashore, occupy Hezhu Port, and go straight to Chiji City!" Li Xiao replied coldly.

The huge Thang Long was like a sea beast, and it ran straight at the heads of the Dutchmen struggling on the sea, and after a terrible scream, it was finally quiet.

Seeing the tragic death of his own compatriots at the bottom of the great ship, Joseph took a soft breath, feeling very uncomfortable, but said nothing. Because he can also understand Li Xiao in his heart, after all, it is a state of war, every second is like gold, and how to seize the time to transport troops ashore is the most urgent matter.

Soon, the flotilla was docked, the gangway was lowered, and a large number of LTTE soldiers rushed down from the steamer.

Li Xiao immediately ordered 500 auxiliary soldiers to be stationed in Hezhu Port on the spot to maintain order in the port, and it was strictly forbidden for anyone to take advantage of the chaos to make trouble and rob property.

And Li Xiao himself led another 1,200 auxiliary soldiers, the general army of the Pingnan battalion, the Manchurian infantry outpost, the rampant sentry, and the artillery unit, and went straight to the Chichicheng in the distance.

Outside the city, there is the town of the city, the castle is equivalent to the inner city, and the town is equivalent to the outer city, but the entire outer town of the city is not a city wall to defend, only a simple breastwork and fence. In Dutch planning, the inner city of Chichicheng was used for the garrison, and the town was the residence of the staff and soldiers, as well as various public buildings such as markets, shops, hospitals, schools, etc.

This poorly defended outer city, of course, could not hinder Li Xiao's troops in the slightest, and the whole army successfully occupied the entire outer city.

When Li Xiao's whole army arrived here, the Dutch residents of the entire town of Chiji had run out. Only a few local Taiwanese residents remained in the city, looking at the menacing invaders with fear.

Li Xiao ordered 600 auxiliary troops to be stationed in the outer cities and towns, and then took all the troops and went straight to the inner city of Chichicheng.

Immediately, he ordered that the three sentries of the Pingnan Battalion, A, B, and C should respectively hold the northern, southern, and eastern gates of the Red Embedded City to prevent the enemy from escaping, leaving only one of the West Gates to let the rampant sentry and the Manchurian infantry block the gates, and in addition, all the artillery units were also mobilized outside the West Gate to prepare for a concentrated attack on the city walls of the Red Embedded City.

At this time, in the Red Embedded City, the furious governor Chunis, was furious at the defender Delon.

"Bastard! Didn't you say that it was pirates who came to harass you, why are there so many Ming troops coming to attack the city now! Chu Niss angrily pointed at Delong's rosacea and continued to scold: "Damn, we wasted a night, first lost the city of Relan, and now the Ming army is attacking in an all-round way, we have become a nest of rabbits blocked in the hole, you are the lord of the red embedded city, it is really useless, I will send you to the court of Batavia!" ”

Delong was trained by him to dare not raise his head, and he stood with his head shrunk like a bear in a nest.

Chu Niszi scolded for a long time before he gasped and asked: "What should I do, now that the Ming army is besieging the city on all sides, and there are only five hundred soldiers and horses in my city, how else can I defend this red embedded city?" “

When Delong saw Chu Niss like this, he mustered up the courage to speak: "Sir, the only way to do this is to stay and wait for help. ”

"Help? Now that the Ming army has surrounded the red, a fly can't get out, how do you tell Ben Du to find reinforcements! ”

Hearing Delon's words, Chunis became more and more furious.

Delong blinked, but leaned into Chunis's ear and whispered: "Lord Governor, things have not yet reached the point of complete despair, but there is still a secret way out of this red embedded city. ”

"Oh? Where, where is the secret way out of the city, you should say it quickly?! ”

Like a drowning man grasping at a straw, his blue eyes flashed suddenly, and he yelled at Delon.

Delong sneered and said in a low voice: "Your Excellency Governor, do you know that the sewer exit of our Chiji City is in the East India Company accommodation area in the north of the town outside the castle, if we send someone to sneak out of the city now and quickly rush to Taichung to invite back Commander Baldell's expeditionary army, then we just happen to give the Ming Dog outside a combined attack from the inside and outside to completely wipe them out here!" ”

Hearing Delong's words, Chunis's face was greatly relieved, but a trace of worry flashed, and he raised his head and asked: "This plan is very good, only now to send people to ask for help, and when the reinforcements return, can this red city wait until then?" ”

"Absolutely." Delong hurriedly said: "My red embedded city is extremely strong, the defense facilities are complete, the circumference of the city is more than 200 zhang, the height is more than 3 zhang, divided into 3 layers, the lower layer is more than 1 zhang deep underground, and all the city walls are made of sugar water and gray bricks, which are stronger than real stones." The Ming army had just arrived, and there were only twenty artillery pieces, and it was impossible to capture them in a few days. “

Chu Nis sighed, didn't ask any more questions, and immediately said to him: "Okay, then you quickly go and arrange reliable manpower, immediately go out of the sewers and out of the city, and sneak into Taichung for help." If the city of Chichichi is saved, the Governor will give you another credit, regardless of what you have done before. “

Delong's face suddenly showed joy, he put his feet together again, puffed up his stomach, gave a military salute to Chunis, and said loudly: "Yes, Mr. Governor!" “