Three days later, the stormy weather finally passed. The center of the typhoon this time is in Fujian, and here in Zhejiang is only affected by some influences, with strong winds and heavy rain. Now that the storm had dissipated, he was to go north at once on a new mission to fight the Dutch.

When it comes to the Dutch, he is still relatively unfamiliar. After all, there was only one foreign trade port in Guangzhou, and even Quanzhou was under the control of the Zheng family, and the Western feudal lords would not be allowed to enter the port, and they, the sailors of the north, would not have a chance to meet. Fortunately, there were already some of Luo Miaohyun's subordinates among his sailors, and a few of them had seen one or two ships from the outer domain, and they could also let him consult one or two.

However, these sailors were only talking in general terms, and they had only seen them from afar, and they had never seen Western warships fighting, let alone fighting, and had never fought with them. Therefore, how to fight can only be considered by Zhang Han and them. In terms of the number of cannons of Western warships, it was very dangerous to get close to a distance of 200 paces, so the stone throwers and fire pots on their ships were basically useless. A few three-inch Franky guns are too powerful, so the only way left is to use explosives clippers.

Zhang Han led the fleet to Jinshanwei to obtain information about the Dutch from the local garrison. I got the news that the Dutch had come with four huge ships, and they were still parked outside the mouth of the Yangtze River. Moreover, the envoys of the Dutch were still in Shanghai County, waiting for the emperor's reply to them.

Zhang Han immediately realized that this was an opportunity that could be exploited. Although there is a lack of integrity, there is no need for uprightness in the face of foreign feudal domains that have made non-disciplinary demands and threatened to invade. So they set out overnight to find the Dutch fleet after replenishing fresh water and food and vegetables.

Early the next morning, the Dutch spotted a fleet of Chinese-style galleons appearing to their south. But they weren't too guarded because they hadn't received a reply from the Chinese government. In their impression, the Chinese are very disciplined and will not take the initiative to make dangerous moves without declaring war or being invaded. They thought that the fleet might be here to contact them, or even to send them supplies. In short, they have the absolute initiative in the matter of whether to go to war or not, and they did not expect to be attacked at all.

And at this time, their follow-up fleet has not yet arrived. All four of them were armed merchant ships, which were sent when they were loading goods in Taiwan, that is, their operation was completely a temporary decision of the governor of Taiwan, and was not authorized by Batavia (Jakarta) at all. But what does it matter? Taiwan was occupied by them after the defeat when they attacked Penghu last time, and the colonial war, if they can occupy one, they will be counted as one, and the reward of money and knighthood is indispensable afterwards.

The Dutch sailors watched the Chinese fleet approach, only to find that it was a paddle steamer for inland rivers or offshore waters, and they were even more relaxed, this kind of ship, which had very poor attack power, would not pose much threat to their ships. As a result, they didn't even receive Zhang Fan's instructions to lift the anchor, and they still stayed where they were. Seeing the Chinese fleet getting closer and closer, they even waved to the Chinese and asked the Chinese to send them some fresh fruits. If it weren't for China's strength on land, they would have landed long ago, where would the sea breeze blow at sea.

The Dutch watched as the Chinese ship stopped two hundred paces away, and then began to lower the small boat from the big one. The sailors cheered as they were finally able to eat fresh fruit. However, some people were a little puzzled, because the small boat had cargo in the bow, which was strange. And when the boat entered the sea, it did not immediately sail towards them, but spread out in both directions, as if adjusting the distance.

Finally, a captain realized that something was wrong, so he immediately warned the sailors to anchor Yang Fan and prepare for battle. The sailors were very qualified, and although some of them did not understand what was going on, they quickly ran to their respective posts after receiving orders. The gunners hurried to the gun emplacement, ready to shell, a few sailors apes climbed on the mast in general, ready to untie the bound sails, the hinges of the iron anchor had begun to hinge, and the iron anchor was slowly retracting. But it all seemed to be a little late.

Dozens of small boats had begun to accelerate, also paddle steamers, their oars splashing, and after a while the speed had already increased, and they rushed towards them like arrows from the string. And the closer they got, the more they saw that there was a row of long iron nails on the bow of the boat, apparently used to nail their hull and set it on fire. At the same time, those big Chinese ships, driven by the paddle wheel, quickly fled into the distance.

At this time, the sailors were still pulling the ropes, the sails had not yet opened, the iron anchors had not yet come out of the water, and the ships had not yet been powered, and they were still moored in place. Although the cannon window has been hit, the speed of the Chinese arson boat is too fast to aim at all, so it can only estimate the amount of attack. But by the time they adjusted the elevation angle and direction of the artillery, and loaded it with ammunition, the Chinese arsonist ships were no longer within their estimated range.

More than a dozen guns on the side of the ship fired a few sparsely, which can be regarded as a little deterrent to the Chinese with the sound of cannons. More people are preparing clear water, intending to extinguish the Chinese arson boats, although it may not work, but it is better than cannons. The officers, on the other hand, took out their guns and handguns, intending to teach the Chinese sailors who had abandoned the ship for a while, while shouting at the same time urging the sailors to speed up.

But no matter how anxious the sailors were, the speed of various winches did not increase much. The sails had barely opened when they heard a clattering sound from the hull of the ship, and the Chinese arsonist ship had nailed it to their hull. At this time, the sailors in the lower gun window observed the position of the Chinese arsonist ship and began to pour water down, while the officers on the deck also began to shoot at the Chinese with their handcuffs.

However, there were people on the Chinese ship holding shields, and they were shields wrapped in iron sheets, and the lead bullets clanged on them, but they had no effect. All they saw was that the Chinese arsonist boat stopped under their ship for a moment, and then strangely rowed backwards, while the small part that remained on their hull began to emit a faint smoke. However, a few buckets of water were poured on it, and the smoke was not affected at all, and it still came out faintly, but no flames were found.

The Dutch were finally less nervous, and since they didn't see the flames, it meant that their response had worked, and as long as they continued to water, their ships were in no danger of being burned. In their hearts, they despised that the new Chinese regime was really a layman, and in the past, the sailors of the Ming army set fire to the materials on the arson ship early before nailing them to the enemy's ships, but the sailors of the new regime lit the fire at the end, and they were in a hurry to flee for their lives, which was really timid.

Before they could rejoice for a moment, a rumbling explosion came from under the ship, and the successive explosions shook the hull violently, and both the sailors who were busy on the deck and the gunners who were still fiddling with the guns in the gun compartment were all thrown to the floor. At the same time, the sailors in the bottom compartment reported in a hurry that the cabin was leaking!