209 Taiwan Campaign (6)
"Put... up..."
At this moment, on the water outside the city of Geranza, 15,000 Ming troops and more than 100 warships also launched an offensive in the shape of a goose, and the artillery fire continued, and the artillery bombardment was launched on the batteries along the city of Geranza.
"Ah......" The Dutch battery, although it is also firing back at the moment, is only twenty or thirty pieces of artillery, facing the Ming army that advances and retreats, and the left and right, they are also confused, but the artillery of the Ming army hits them accurately, so that they are also full of artillery bombardment.
"General...... On the right flank of our army, there were more than 20 Dutch warships. At this time, Cao Bianjiao also got the news of the scout, which was beyond Cao Bianjiao's expectations, they had inquired about the military situation of the Dutch army in advance, and they didn't know that the Dutch army still had warships, and Cao Bianjiao also handed over the command at the moment.
"Shi Lang, you come to command the battle, first defeat their fleet of sailors, and then attack the castle."
"Yes! The last general ordered ...... "Shi Lang also took over the command with excitement and walked to the position of the command platform.
This was a complete accident, the battleship that came was not a warship stationed in Taiwan, but came from the South Seas, and they did not come to reinforce Caron, they came here because Caron's term of office had arrived, and it was the new governor of the country who was sent to replace Caron, and when he arrived at the coast of Taiwan, he knew that Taiwan had been attacked by the Ming army, so he immediately led the fleet to the rescue, which was completely by mistake.
"The left and right flanks continue to attack the city of Gelansha in a half-moon formation, and the Yantou fleet breaks away from the battle team and faces the invading sailors in a zigzag formation......" Shi Lang stared intently at the sea in the distance, and then issued a series of military orders.
The main fleet quickly broke away, lined up in a zigzag battle formation, and went up, Cao Bianjiao and their Zhongxing battleship were in front of the zigzag, although Shi Lang was young, he was not nervous at all, but was looking forward to everything he had taken.
"Artillery ......" almost at the same time, both sides calculated the distance and began shelling.
The shells exploded on the sea, splashing countless waves, and a warship on the side of the Ming Navy Division had already been hit by the hull and began to leak, and the warship next to it had already leaned in to meet the evacuation of the soldiers on board.
The formation is not chaotic, the attack is continuing, the artillery is like firecrackers, rumbling non-stop, the most crazy offensive was launched at the beginning, the Dutch army, Ovat is also commanding in an orderly manner, but the opponent's fleet is huge, the difference in strength between the two sides is almost one to three, and he does not have much confidence, so he can only do his best.
"General, the last general is going to take a risk." Shi Lang also asked Cao Bianjiao for his life, without Cao Bianjiao's nod, he was really not good at making his own decisions.
Cao Bianjiao smiled slightly: "Shi Lang, you can fight as much as you want, don't worry about anything." ”
"Obey!" Shi Lang also returned in response to the call and issued a military order: "The two wings are spread out, and the main fleet will be launched at full speed and leaning up." ”
Under the command of Shi Lang, the armies on both wings also changed rapidly, while the main fleet in the middle also started to move at full speed, like a sea dragon playing in the water, treading the waves, and directly rushed to the Dutch warship.
Cao Bianjiao was also stunned, what does Shi Lang want to do, is he going to die together, he is still on the boat, Cao Bianjiao wanted to ask, but he still held back and did not interfere with Shi Lang's command, worried that it would disrupt Shi Lang's formation.
The guns on the Dutch ships also came one after another, landing near the Zhongxing, and one concentrated in the bow, because the hull was strong, and there was no rupture of the cabin, under the attack of enemy artillery, the Zhongxing with ten blue wolf ships flew quickly.
When the distance was only a mile away, both sides could see the people on each other's ships, this Shi Lang also stopped the movement of the fleet, turned the bow of the ship, and faced the enemy with the left flank, more than a dozen artillery pieces also launched an offensive one after another, attacking the Dutch warship, so close to the distance, it was naturally more accurate, and a cannon hit the Dutch warship, just hit the front of the deck, and immediately overturned everything on the bow, a big mouth appeared, the water was pouring back, and the ship was sinking step by step.
And the Zhongxing has also become the focus of the Dutch army's attention, at this time, the Ming army naval division outflanked from the two wings is also approaching, and the left, center and right directions are attacking at the same time.
"The whole army continues to march at full speed, and I will be directly bumped into it!" Shi Lang also issued a military order again.
How far is a mile, in front of the Zhongxing, it is just a matter of a few steps, and the Zhongxing also immediately collided with it, and the Dutch army immediately became chaotic, how big the Zhongxing is, it is several times more than their ship, and you need to look up to see the top of the ship, which is wrapped in thick iron sheets outside, and it hit it directly, and it is too late for them to use the cannon.
The Dutch ship at the front of the "Click...... was also immediately crushed, Shi Lang was too violent, the speed of the Zhongxing did not slow, and the musketeers and crossbowmen on the ship were also constant shooters at close range, attacking and killing those nearby Dutch sergeants.
"Hit me, run over at full speed......" Shi Lang also roared and roared, looking very crazy.
One, there was one, but after a while, three Dutch warships were directly crushed and smashed by the powerful Zhongxing, and the hull sank directly into the water, and the Dutch army was completely chaotic.
"Withdraw...... Quickly retreat ......" Owat was also panicked at the moment, he didn't expect the Ming army to be so strong, and the deadly tactics made him, a terrible person, afraid, and ordered the whole army to retreat at the moment.
However, Ovat's retreat was not a clever strategy, at this time, the Ming army sailors who were flanked by the two wings had also surrounded them, and were flanking the Dutch warships, and the attacks of artillery fire on three sides were also heavy losses to the Dutch warships in a chaotic position.
"Surrender...... Surrender and don't fight anymore! Ovat was also scared, seeing the Zhongxing approaching step by step, like a dragon, was opening his mouth to devour them, Ovat didn't want to die here, he was originally here to take over, he was not psychologically prepared to fight at all, and he rushed to fight, but also suffered heavy losses, at this moment, he didn't dare to fight anymore, so he directly chose to surrender and hold on to a small life.
"General, the enemy army is flying a white flag and asks for surrender!" At this time, Shi Lang also shouted, very excited.
"Yes, send someone up to take over their fleet, flank the docking, and let their person in charge come and talk to me!"
"Yes! This is what I will do! ”
"Shi Lang, I reward you with the name 'Sea Thunderbolt Shi Lang', your trick is really an eye-opener for me, after I go back, I will definitely ask for credit for you!"
"Thank you, General!" Shi Lang was also very excited, on the one hand, it was the title that Cao Bianjiao rewarded him, and on the other hand, he proved his strength in the first battle and proved himself to Cao Bianjiao.