205 Taiwan Campaign (2)

The sun appeared in the clear blue sky, and everyone knew that after passing through the strait of this sea, it was their destination Taiwan, and they could already see the distant land, and this coast was about to be covered by the sound of fighting, and the blue sea would be stained red with blood.

......When this big flag reappeared on the sea near Taiwan's territory, the fishermen who got up early to go out to sea to fish almost burst into tears. This is a battle flag that belongs to them, and it is also the flag they have been looking forward to, they have been looking forward to it for a long, long time, and finally waiting, for the people of Taiwan, when they see this battle flag, it means that freedom is no longer a luxury. When all the ships saw the warship flying this battle flag, they all consciously moved out of the way, and some people were still pointing and reminding the vanguard fleet where there was a reef and to be careful, and the sailor fleet also sailed into Luermen unimpeded and entered the surface of the Taijiang River.

There was some mist on the sea, but this did not prevent the upcoming naval battle, but was more conducive to the surprise attack of the Ming army's naval divisions. Cao Bianjiao stood calmly on his Zhongxing battleship, on his left and right, standing Li Yan and Shi Lang. Li Yan was a little nervous, this was the first time he had participated in a real water battle. In the past, under Li Zicheng, he was responsible for giving advice, rarely participating in battles, and mostly on land, and never participated in battles at sea.

In the mist, one by one the sea ships sailed into the Taijiang River, and Cao Bianjiao also looked up to the sky and said to himself: "Taiwan, I'm here." ”

Zheng Sen looked behind him, and not far behind him was Cao Bianjiao's battleship, the 50,000 sailor brothers who followed him to make great achievements. This battle is his first battle, and it is also a battle in which Cao Bianjiao has great hopes for him, and he Zheng Sen can only win, not lose!

Zheng Sen also took a deep breath, and saw that they had already used the surface of the sea and the fog had dissipated, and immediately shouted to the lookout: "Pass the order, prepare to fight!" ”

"Get ready for battle! Get ready for battle! The flag commander on the lookout also quickly issued a military order, which was conveyed to every warship through the flag.

"Fire!"

"Fire!" Under the wave of the flag of this lookout, the main generals of each fleet shouted, Zheng Sen's fleet and the Dutch fleet on the water of the Taijiang River had already met unexpectedly, and Zheng Sen also launched an offensive first, ordering the artillery on the warship to bombard the local fleet at the same time. The shells fell around the Dutch ships and into the sea with a muffled "all-through" sound. Some of them directly hit the Dutch naval warship, once the solid shells of more than ten catties hit the Dutch ship, smashing a big hole, the people around them have no way to live, if they hit the vital point of the hull, the hull will not be able to fight again.

The Zheng family's sea ships can crisscross the sea for decades, relying not only on the number of people, but also on the absolute advantage in artillery fire, the Zheng family's sea boats are a strengthened version of the equipment of the Ming Naval Division: four red-clothed cannons, eight big Buddha machines, five bowls, eighty spray cans, thirty bird's beak guns, two hundred cigarette cans, five hundred crossbow arrows, fifteen medicine slaves, six hundred pounds of coarse, two hundred pounds of firearms, three bottles of medicine, five hundred pounds of large and small lead bullets, five hundred rockets, etc. The equipment is very sophisticated, and only a rich man like Zheng Zhilong can equip such a warship.

"What's going on? What's going on? Where to shoot? The commander of the Dutch battleship shouted in panic with his head sticking out, not knowing what had happened.

"Captain, I've been shot in my ship! A lot of officers and soldiers are coming at us! A Dutch soldier also staggered to the cabin to report the battle.

"What? The warships of the Ming Dynasty, why did Zheng Zhilong suddenly attack us, he signed a trade contract with us, doesn't he want to do business with us? The captain was stunned, thinking that this was Zheng Zhilong's doing, and he was a little at a loss.

"Ming Dynasty ships? Quickly wave the flag and tell Zheng Zhilong that if it continues, the trade will be interrupted? He rushed out in a panic, more than a dozen corpses were shocked, a large hole was smashed out of the boat, and his men were rescuing the boat in a panic. The captain snatched the clairvoyant from the adjutant beside him and looked towards the surface of the Taijiang River. He saw dozens of large ships, constantly approaching step by step, followed by a behemoth, and a team of more than a dozen ships appeared from the flank of the Dutch fleet! Preparations are being made to flank them.

The ship in the middle was too large for any ship in the Dutch fleet to match, and the firepower on it was powerful enough to intimidate everyone.

"Fight back, fight back, quickly, send someone to inform the Governor, send troops to reinforce ......"

"*Ship, sortie!" Zheng Sen also issued a military order again.

With this order, the small boats hanging on the hull also rushed straight out like arrows, and its surroundings were covered by dense nails of bamboo, fast as flying, and extremely maneuverable. In a short time, four or five * ships had already avoided the artillery fire of the Dutch army and rushed into front of the Dutch warship, and the sound of "boom" was loud, which plunged the Dutch warship into chaos. But before the panicked Dutch could react, another pair of medium-sized warships quickly rushed into the battlefield.

"Broadside battle!" Zheng Cai, who attacked from the flank, also burst into a shout at the moment, and had already pulled out the saber on his body.

"Broadside battle!" The soldiers of the Daming Naval Division drew their swords, the gunners snatched their weapons, and they stood by the side of the boat, waiting for the last fight, no one trembled, no one feared. Killing the Dutch and making a career is the only thought in everyone's hearts.

Zheng Cai held a heavy and heavy knife in his hand, and he saw that the distance between the two ships was close, and the soldiers had already buckled the board and locked the opponent's warship, and immediately jumped up like a cheetah.

"Kill!" With Zheng Cai's shout, the two ships met and the white-knuckle battle began!

"Kill!" This is the roar of all the sailors who follow him!

"Kill! Kill! Kill! The word "kill" came out of the mouths of the soldiers of the Daming Water Division, and the weapons "clanged" and collided, making a loud noise, and they had already begun to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Dutch.

Zheng Cai frantically waved the big knife in his hand, he hacked two Dutchmen to death in one go, and then shouted frantically: "Kill the Dutch, where the Dutch are, give me out to die!" ”

A Dutch sailor rushed over, swinging the long and narrow saber in his hand at Zheng Cai, but the knife was only halfway swung, and Zheng Cai's big knife had already cut him in two. The blood light burst out, and the body that was cut in half fell, and Zheng Cai became more and more crazy.

On this Dutch ship, the two warring sides have completely different mentalities: the soldiers of the Ming Naval Division have the same idea, they must fight hard here, if they don't fight here, they have to kill the enemy if they want to survive, they also have to make meritorious contributions, this is the sea, they have no way out. The Dutch, on the other hand, did not want to fight hard, and whether they could continue to occupy Taiwan or not, it was not a matter of necessity for them. They are here for profit, not for desperate reasons, and if they die, then the wealth they earn will not be able to be enjoyed, and their lives are more important. Driven by such different mentalities, the level of combat effectiveness of the two sides is also determined.

The Fujian sailors and soldiers Hondo pirates, most of whom were outlaws, all fought to the death, and became more and more courageous, while the Dutch began to show signs of defeat, and they were already panicked and did not want to continue to fight.

"General, the defeat of the Dutch fleet is imminent!" Shi Lang also saw the battle ahead when he put it on.

"Good!" Cao Bianjiao was overjoyed and walked up to the front and said: "Send an order to Zheng Sen, ordering him to be sure to fight a battle, and the Dutch chickens and dogs on the warship will not be left!" ”

"Yes! Herald...... Chickens and dogs don't stay! Shi Lang also immediately conveyed the military order.