204 Taiwan Campaign (1)

Because the matter of silver has been resolved, this mighty migration movement has officially begun, Cao Bianjiao transferred the governor of Fujian to take charge of this matter, and placed these eliminated soldiers and family members, and the soldiers and horses that should be transferred are also sent to various places, and the Fujian Navy Division only retains the establishment of 80,000 people.

At the same time as dealing with these things, Cao Bianjiao began to plan to attack Taiwan, and he came to Fujian for these two things, the first thing was to solve the matter of the Fujian Navy Division, which has now been preliminarily resolved, and the second thing was to recover Taiwan, and he also began to deal with it.

"This is Guo Huaiyi's rough map of Taiwan, this is Zheng Zhilong's previous map of Taiwan, I have taken it out, make up for each other, at the moment the Dutch are entrenched in the southern part of Taiwan in the city of Geranza and the city of Pu Min, as the center of their rule, and the land of Taipei, their strength is very weak, most of the Fujian people who General Zheng Zhilong migrated over the years, we can cut off the Dutch power in Taiwan by taking the city of Gelan and the city of Promin, but these two places are easy to defend and difficult to attack, The Dutch have thousands of soldiers and horses stationed in both places, although the number is not large, but there are plenty of muskets and artillery, and it is not so easy to attack head-on. ”

By Cao Bianjiao's side, Li Yan, Yao Qisheng, Zheng Sen, Shi Lang, Guo Huaiyi and others were all around the map in front of them, thinking about what to do.

"I think we can go to Penghu first, after taking Penghu, it is equivalent to opening the door to Taiwan, and we can also do the advance and retreat decently, and then enter the inland sea of the Taijiang River from the Luermen Waterway and log in at Heliao Port, as long as we go to the island, they are trapped, and they can be trapped to death, and the Dutch are unpopular in Taiwan, and the people on the island have long been complaining, and the people's hearts are available!" Zheng Sen was the first to speak, expressing his opinion.

"The army of Puluo is relatively weak and easy to attack, and the Dutch still have dozens of warships on the Taijiang River, so it should be noted that if I go to the island, I can also mobilize the residents ......of the island to respond," Guo Huaiyi also said.

"I have never experienced naval battles, but General Zheng and Chief Guo both think it is feasible, and I have no objection!" Li Yan also opened his mouth and said, he didn't know about the water war, and this was the first time he went to sea, so he didn't dare to say anything casually.

"That's good! Since they all agree, then prepare to go to sea to fight, Da Mu, this time the battle, you will be responsible, Chen Zilong will stay in Quanzhou, I will go with you, give you ten battalions of men, do you have confidence? ”

When Zheng Sen heard this, he also gave his hand and said: "Obey!" "It's his first fight, and he's been looking forward to it for a long time.

"Five days later, on April 21, we will go to Taiwan for the Dragon Boat Festival!" Cao Bianjiao also waved his hand and smiled at the moment, looking high-spirited, and he was also quite excited about the big battle that created a historical pattern.

On April 21, the fleet led by Zheng Sen also officially set off from Jinjiang Port, with more than 380 large and small naval warships, heading towards the depths of the sea, Cao Bianjiao was still sitting on his Zhongxing battleship, surrounded in the middle, and the command of the Zhongxing was handed over to the junior general Shi Lang.

Along the way, I also saw some merchant ships, the Ming merchant ships that returned to Zhejiang from the Luzon trade, when I saw the mighty Daming sailors, I was also very excited, the warship was no longer hung with the "Zheng" word flag, but a very conspicuous "Daming" two-word flag, in addition to the newly made Panlong holding the sun and the moon of the military flag, very conspicuous.

"Shi Lang, the command of this battleship, I handed it over to you, although I am here to observe this time, but you are the commander of the battleship, you still have to seize the opportunity to shoot when it is time to fight, don't hesitate, just when I am invisible, don't have pressure, if I die in this ten thousand waves, it is my honor."

When Shi Lang heard this, he also smiled bitterly, can it really be regarded as invisible, can't do it, Cao Bianjiao is on the ship, no matter what Cao Bianjiao says, he is always a little jealous, knowing that he must protect this battleship, and he can't let Cao Bianjiao make any mistakes, otherwise he can't make a difference!

"Yes! Rest assured, the general understands! Although he thought so in his heart, he still had to look firm and confident on his lips.

After five days of sailing, the fleet arrived at Penghu, the Dutch did not fortify Penghu, and they did not have the ability to fortify, because they already had such a small number of troops, and the total number of troops in the entire vicinity of Taiwan was only six or seven thousand, and their key defense was Taiwan itself.

After arriving in Penghu, the wind and waves at sea were also greater, and I had to stay for a day to make specific plans.

"Guo Huaiyi, you go back by boat first, stabilize the Dutch, then we can join forces inside and outside, and catch them off guard, if you can find a way to lure their main general out of the city, then you can take the opportunity to behead them, cooperate with the army to recover Taiwan, and you yourself should be more careful......"

Cao Bianjiao also told Guo Huaiyi to let Guo Huaiyi go back, it can play a great role, staying here, he is useless, Cao Bianjiao naturally wants to make the best use of his talents, if at the time of war, mobilize the residents of the island to act together, it will naturally be twice the result with half the effort. And Guo Huaiyi also kept asking to go back and be ready to respond, but Cao Bianjiao couldn't bear to refuse.

"The general can rest assured, after returning to Taiwan, the little one will try his best to lure their officials out of the city first, take the opportunity to solve them, and plan for the general to lead his troops to recover Taiwan."

"Hmmm! But if you can do it, you can slow it down, your safety is the most important, this matter and you must be cautious and careful, can not be easily leaked out, the world is declining, people's hearts are not enough, it is difficult to ensure that there are traitors around you, then you will be in danger, in short, you must be careful and careful! Cao Bianjiao also repeatedly told him that he wanted to save Guo Huaiyi's life and not be harmed, this is the influence of a nation, crossing the sea from Taiwan to Daming for help, Cao Bianjiao respects such a person, so he doesn't want him to do any harm.

"Thank you for the reminder, the little one understands!" Guo Huaiyi is also grateful, he is just a small leader on the island, under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, that is, the sesame petty official of the township, but Cao Bianjiao reminded him to pay attention to safety, which made him very moved.

On the same day, Guo Huaiyi drove a medium-sized fishing boat to Taiwan, and Cao Bianjiao they stayed for one night, the next day, they also pulled anchor and set sail, sailing to Luermen, they will open the door to Taiwan from here, and all the Dutch will be trapped in Taiwan, Cao Bianjiao will not talk about humanity, they do not preach humanity to the people of the Ming Dynasty, why should they be soft-hearted, his goal is to beat this group of people to the cold, and when they see the banner of the Ming Dynasty, they will tremble.