Chapter 56 Preparation for the Attack on Taiwan II

From the land battle to attack Taiwan City, it can be described in four words, that is, cutting through thorns and thorns, on this road, there are no roads, they are all primitive landforms, and there is no good place to collect grain and grass on the spot. The grain and grass of the army had to be transported from Fujian, and it was a difficult thing to think about it when it came to carving out a road in the wilderness.

And to attack Taiwan by sea, it has to face seven sandbanks. There is a main channel to the south, but this main channel is also the focus of the Dutch defense. There are many forts, and if you want to attack from here, you will have to face the iron walls of the Dutch.

There is a secret passage to the north, which is the famous Luermen.

The Luermen waterway is very shallow, and the big ships are not passable, only when the astronomical tide is high, the sea water rushes into the inner sea of the Taijiang River, and the water level of Luermen is several feet higher than usual, which is enough for the big ships to enter.

But at this point, I am not sure.

People in this era rely more on experience for the recession of the tide, although the tide is long, but how long, there is no way to predict. That is, to bet on luck.

Once the ship arrives at Luermen, it will not be able to pass, and the entire plan to attack Taiwan will be delayed.

It is also because of this that the Dutch are very lax about this defense, and this time Guo Huaiyi brought He Bin's Luermen water level record. There is also a map of the Luermen waterway. To guide the direction of the army, the implication is to let the army break through the inner sea of the Taijiang River from Luermen on the first day of the new year.

However, Zheng Chenggong was noncommittal about this opinion, but retreated Guo Huaiyi.

Zheng Chenggong's attack on Taiwan this time is not the same as the attack on Taiwan in history, in history, Zheng Chenggong lost on land and had to attack Taiwan as a last resort, as a major rear for the war against the Qing Dynasty. But this attack on Taiwan is an imminent war between the Netherlands and Great Xia, and the first attack is strong.

Therefore, Zheng Chenggong's intention to attack Taiwan is not Taiwan. And in the fleet of the Dutch.

In the face of such a tight defense of Taiwan, Zheng Chenggong actually did not have much hope of attacking.

After some discussion, the overall strategy of attacking Taiwan was according to Zheng Chenggong's intentions, after all, although there were many Xia Dynasty sailors involved this time, the main force was still the Zheng family. And Zhang Jiayu has a very clear grasp of his position, although he is the supervisor of the army, but he only needs to take care of the back road and wait for negotiations with the Dutch.

As for strategic power, there is no need to get involved.

Zheng Chenggong said: "To capture Taiwan, the country's public army is divided into two routes, Ruan Jin and Ruan Zong. ”

Ruan Jin said: "The last general. ”

Zheng Chenggong said: "General troops of Nguyen Jin landed on Ryukyu Island from the north of Taiwan. Zheng Chenggong said to Zhang Jiayu: "Master Zhang, Brother Ling is also a brave general, why not let him lead several battalions of the army division and General Ruan Jin."

Together, the army attacked the castle from land. ”

When Zhang Jiayu heard it, he knew that this was Zheng Chenggong's show of goodwill to him.

Zhang Jiazhen followed Zhang Jiayu to be promoted very quickly, but his combat exploits were not many, and he was inevitably criticized in the army. This expedition to Taiwan, Ruan Jin must have suffered a lot along the way, and the biggest problem they face is not the Dutch. The reason is simple, the Dutch did not have many troops in Taiwan, and it was previously found that there were only 1,500 musketeers, and some servant troops. But there are not many of them, and they add up to less than 10,000 people, and even if the Dutch have recently increased their troops, they will not increase much.

The reason is very simple, and now the Westerners do not have many troops in the East, and there is no place to transfer them.

Several battalions of the summer army, the number of more than 10,000 people, with the weapons and equipment of the summer army, as long as these more than 10,000 people came to the city of Chichi, the Dutch would never come out to fight. At this point, only the siege remains, and the only thing to worry about is that the Red Embedded City is quite strong, not similar to a Chinese city. The city is small but strong. It is the most anti-artillery, and I am afraid it is not easy to attack.

It's easier said than done.

In the face of unfamiliar water and soil, it is very likely that the water and soil are not adapted, and Taiwan's countless rivers attack Chichi from east to west, from the north to the south, I am afraid that they will have to cross several rivers, baggage, marching, and even the secret attack and harassment of the natives, all of which are problems.

It is likely that the main force of the Dutch has been solved here, and that side has not yet reached the Red Embedded City.

But there is no merit, there is also hard work, if Zhang Jiazhen follows Zhang Jiayu to sit in Quanzhou, he will not even be able to earn hard work.

Zhang Jiayu is not afraid of Zhang Jiazhen's hardships, he even prefers Zhang Jiazhen to suffer more, which is good for him. After thinking about it, he said: "The prince has an order, how can Jiazhen not obey." He turned his head to Zhang Jiazhen and said, "You can follow General Ruan." ”

"Yes." Zhang Jiazhen saluted Zheng Chenggong with a little excitement and said, "Thank you, handsome." He saluted Ruan again and said, "Please also ask General Ruan to take care of it." ”

"Well said, well said." Ruan said so, but his heart felt as bitter as swallowing coptis.

However, he did not need to feel bitter, because there were people who were more bitter than him.

"Shi Lang." Zheng Chenggong looked at Shi Lang and said: "You are my favorite general, I know your ability quickly, and I will leave this main attack on Taiwan to you." ”

When Shi Lang heard this, he secretly complained in his heart, and said: "Dashuai, the general is unwilling to do his best, it is really not many ships brought from the Yangtze River Sailors, I am afraid that I will miss the big thing of Dashuai." ”

"I've thought about that." Zheng Chenggong said: "Fight the tiger brothers, go into battle with father and son, I will send Uncle Shi to help you." ”

The Uncle Shi that Zheng Chenggong is talking about is Shi Daxuan. That is, Shi Lang's father. Anyway, Shi Daxuan is here

The Zheng family is not very close to Zheng Chenggong, and Zheng Chenggong just sent him out. Taiwan is so difficult to attack, if it is to attack hard, it will certainly lose troops and lose generals. At that time, it was the Yangtze River Water Division and the soldiers and horses of the Shi family who were lost. And if he can't attack, he will have a reason to trouble Shi Lang.

At this point, what else could Shi Lang say, knowing Zheng Chenggong's calculations, he could only salute and say, "The last general will obey the order." ”

Seeing this, Lin Cha secretly said in his heart: "It's my turn." ”

Zheng Chenggong said: "Mr. Lin. ”

Lin Cha immediately said: "The last general." ”

Zheng Chenggong said: "The Netherlands is my great enemy, and I want to hold heavy troops and wait for the enemy to attack. But you can't wait forever, please Lin Zongbing take the people of the headquarters and go to the South Seas, and there is no need to do anything, just intercept and kill the Dutch merchant ships, and preach that the Celestial Empire and the Dutch are incompatible, and anyone who trades with the Dutch is the enemy of the Celestial Empire, as long as this step is done, it will be fine, the Dutch ships are strong, and the General Soldier of Lin Cha is careful and does not need to fight with them. This is also Mr. Lin's forte. I can do it. ”

When Lin Cha heard this, he was secretly annoyed. What is his forte.

Isn't it implying that Rincha was a pirate before? Yes, he Lin Cha is a pirate, but is the Zheng family clean somewhere? Lin Cha, a general who was born as a pirate and made great achievements in Great Xia, didn't like it the most was to let someone mention their origins.

They all tried their best to imitate the scholars, as if this would make people forget their true colors.

Lin Cha secretly said in his heart: "In order to keep the meat for himself to eat, send us all out, a good Zheng family." But no matter what he thought in his heart, he could only say, "Yes." ”

Zheng Chenggong did this, although he would monopolize the battle with the Dutch, but it was not without strategic considerations, and now it seems that there are many fleets, but they can be divided into two parts, one part is the Zheng family, and the other is not the Zheng family.

If they don't cooperate with each other, they forcibly pinch together and fight, and maybe they will get in the way of each other. Even in the plan proposed by Zheng Chenggong before, these people were not counted at all. At this moment, it is natural to find a way to settle it. The fleet that stayed to fight against the Dutch was all from the Zheng family.

In the eyes of others, it is eating meat, but Zheng Chenggong knows that the color of the Dutch is not necessarily meat, even if it is meat, there are bones in the middle. Although there is selfishness in doing so, it may not be the best arrangement.

After Zheng Chenggong arranged everything, he ordered: "The Fujian Navy Division, the East China Sea Division, the people of the East China Sea Division, will go to sea at sunrise and wait for the Dutch on Penghu Island." ”

Penghu is between the Taiwan Strait, which is not only a transit point for attacking Taiwan, but also the only way for the Dutch fleet to come to help. Zheng Chenggong stuck this point, waited for the Dutch to come, and then had another battle of Penghu.