After driving away the Dutch warship, Zheng Sen finally sent his men to prepare for the battle. However, he took Chen Ze's suggestion and only sent fifty or sixty men, so as not to scare the Dutch away with too many men.

This move really worked, and the Devil Boy ignored the covering battleships that were already far away, he knew that the cannons on the fortress were mainly facing the sea, and since the pirates were already shelling the battleships, the threat to them would be much smaller. And he saw that there were only a few dozen pirates, and a single salvo could crush these cold-armed pirates, and then his soldiers would retake the fortress and shoot the daring pirates from behind one by one like hunting.

They continued to move forward until they were out of range of their rifles, stopping the line and beginning to quickly line up their firing formations. The soldiers looked at the pirates opposite with contempt, not at all nervous. Their movements were swift and accurate, and in less than half a minute, they discharged a neat three-row firing array and prepared to march forward in formation.

But their sense of superiority vanished immediately, as they saw the pirate's formation suddenly crack a few pieces, revealing the three cannons behind them. Before they could raise their guns, the pirates' cannons fired. Hundreds of small projectiles swept towards them, and the thirteen soldiers in the first row, as well as the commander Ba Ghost Boy, were all beaten into blood gourds.

The two rows of Dutch in the back still wanted to hold out, they knew how much time it would take to reload the artillery. But no sooner had they fired their muskets than the pirates' cannons were fired at the same time. It turned out that they were blocked by the soldiers in front of them, and they did not see it, and the pirates only fired two cannons, and the middle one was fired at this time. After the cannon sounded, the pirates rushed with their weapons in their arms and shouting.

At the same time, shouts of killing suddenly sounded in the rear of the Dutch queue. More than thirty of Zheng Sen's subordinates rushed over with spears and snow swords, and four of them still held handcuffs in their hands. The last platoon of soldiers hurriedly turned around, fired the bullets from their guns indiscriminately, and ran towards the sand dunes to the east. There was a small boat that followed them, and they could get on the boat and live.

In fact, if the person who sneaks up behind can sneak up and sneak up on it and slash it suddenly, the effect will definitely be much better. But this shouting is not only a good way to embolden themselves, but also a signal to their companions to stop firing any more. People always avoid accidental injury, after all, dying at the hands of their comrades is really unjust, and it is also extremely demoralizing.

Chen Ze and Gan Hui led their subordinates in hot pursuit, but the sand was fair to both sides, and they both trudged with difficulty. However, some of Zheng Sen's subordinates are kung fu, so they naturally have to run faster, catch up with the slow Dutch soldiers, and stab them directly in the back.

However, the Dutch had some advantage in starting first, and five of them managed to rush into the water and climb into the boat in embarrassment. The Dutch sailors on the boat shot with handcuffs to force the pirates back who continued to pursue. After that, he hurriedly rowed the boat into the deep water, then turned around and carried the five soldiers who had escaped death back to the city of Geranza.

Because the battle ended too quickly, the reinforcements from Geranza had just boarded the assembled boat, and the team of the Devil Boy fled, so the reinforcements had to withdraw the mission.

Oward and the councillors debriefed the fleeing soldiers, and they began to discuss how to deal with the formidable and numerous pirates. Moreover, I learned from the returning warships that the pirates actually had eighteen-pounder cannons, and if they wanted to compete with the pirates, they had to bring in real warships.

In the end, Oward and the others decided to suspend the attack and wait for better tactics to be developed. However, enough soldiers must be sent to capture the fishing village south of the fort as a starting point for their future attacks, and to prevent cunning pirates from using it again.

In view of the strength of the pirates, after much discussion, they decided to send a huge size of two hundred soldiers, which was almost the entire strength of the city. At the same time, the gun wagons were removed from the warehouse, and they could not allow their soldiers to be unilaterally attacked by the pirates' artillery again.

However, after the councillors had finished their meeting and the troops were ready, black smoke rose from the fishing village at the end of the northern line, and Zheng Sen, at the suggestion of his staff, preemptively burned down the fishing village. Of course, before setting the fire, they carefully searched the entire fishing village and collected anything useful.

Ironware, wood, grain, table salt, bamboo baskets, sacks, cabinets, everything they thought useful was transported back around the castle. Next, they had to face a siege by the Dutch. Cabinets, sacks, bamboo baskets and other things are the materials they use to build the fence, after all, this is a sandbar, there are basically no stones, and there is very little soil, only sand is enough.

Three days later, Zheng Zhilong, who had just arrived in Kaifeng, learned that Zheng Sen had started a fight in Taiwan. However, this news did not come from his channel, but from the Great Liang Emperor Li Yan.

"Zheng Sen has a fight with the Dutch in Taiwan, send someone to report to you." Li Yan was in the side hall of the palace and said to Zheng Zhilong, who was summoned: "Zheng Hongkui's news is slower, and it's the same if I told you first." ”

Zheng Zhilong hurriedly knelt down and explained in a panic: "The minister really doesn't know how the dog started a war with the Dutch, and he came to deliver the news, probably because he wanted the minister to come forward and slow down." Your Majesty, you know that the minister has some friendship with the Dutch East India Company, and Zheng Sen is afraid that he will be in trouble before he reports to the minister for help. ”

"Let's talk about Taiwan, there are a lot of Han people there, and most of them are still from you." Li Yan easily changed the topic. He was very clear about Zheng Zhilong's careful thoughts, but he didn't care, he was concerned about Taiwan now. Since the war with the Dutch has already begun, and the battle at sea is really inadequate, it is also a good choice to seize Taiwan, which is not far from the main road. And even if the Netherlands sent a large number of troops to help, fighting both near and on land, the Great Liang was not afraid of any opponent.

Zheng Zhilong cheered up and began to give a detailed introduction to the situation in Taiwan, including the strength of the Dutch in Taiwan and the general situation of Taiwan's local aborigines. Although Zheng Zhilong has withdrawn from Taiwan for more than 10 years, he still has a relatively comprehensive grasp of the situation in Taiwan, and he even has good relations with some local tribes, not to mention the Han people who have colonized Taiwan.

When he learned that the Dutch had only five or six hundred troops in Taiwan, Li Yan had already made up his mind to use force. He asked slowly: "According to what you said, it will take three months for the Dutch to send aid to Taiwan at the earliest, so how much force does Japan have?" ”

Zheng Zhilong was overjoyed in his heart, knowing that Emperor Daliang was going to move troops. So he replied happily: "Your Majesty, the Dutch only have three or five armed merchant ships in Japan, and they do not carry many cannons, at most seven or eight guns, and there are not as many soldiers as those in Taiwan. ”

Li Yan nodded slightly. And Zheng Zhilong also took the opportunity to suggest: "Your Majesty, your fleet is familiar with the waters of Taiwan and has experience in fighting with the Dutch. If His Majesty decides to go to war, the minister is willing to lead the fleet to serve as the vanguard, open up territory for our Liang, and take over the entire island of Taiwan. ”