Section 658 Naval Strategy
The fifth volume destroys the barbarians and sweeps the world
According to Zheng Zhilong's report, Hongmaoyi, that is, the Dutch, in addition to occupying Penghu, repairing forts, and building villages, also drove the islanders to build forts in Tainan for them.
More than 1,200 people were killed before and after, and the remaining thousands were also taken to the Nanyang area as slaves.
This may be the first batch of overseas Chinese.
Just, how can it be justified?
How could the people of the Ming Dynasty allow the white-haired ghost to trample on it.
This is one of the reasons why Qin Haoming decided to send troops to Taiwan.
If it is according to the opinion of Zhang Kentang, the governor of Fujian, he wants to make two preparations, one hand is to ban the sea first, and gather sailors to prepare for war.
The other hand of preparation is negotiation.
The attitude of the Dutch was to occupy Penghu and give them the right to trade, in other words, to allow them to pay tribute.
Zhang Kentang's counteroffer was that he had to give up Penghu and not allow trade, but he could sit back and watch Hongyi go to Taiwan to build a fort, and the Ming Dynasty would not interfere.
Qin Haoming did not agree with the negotiation at all. Warriors are more direct, and they trust the swords and guns in their hands more.
In addition, he also knows more about Hongmaoyi, and he talks about civilization and order, but in fact, he is more vicious than any race.
Their killings were more efficient and orderly, and these men built companies and fleets, and although there was law and civilization, they slaughtered foreigners with incomparable cruelty.
Whether it was the massacre of the natives in the Nanyang area, the Gaoshan people on the island of Taiwan, or the islanders on Penghu Island, or the instigation of the natives on Luzon Island to kill the Han people, these massacres were all cold-blooded and cruel.
The Luzon Han people have died in the thousands, and it is conceivable that not only men, but also a large number of women.
Of course, it can't be all adults, there must be a lot of old people and children.
For the sake of the security of the colony, these red hairs, who claim to be a civilized country, can sit back and watch the destruction of one family after another.
Countless elderly people, countless infant children were killed, and countless women were subjected to unspeakable pain and humiliation before they died.
Although it was the native people who started it, even after a few hundred years, they would not have any civilization to speak of.
But at least those who know about it think that it is these red-haired people who really did it.
Although the Spaniards and the Dutch are not the same people, they are not fundamentally different, they are both superficially civilized, but in reality they are extremely dirty.
These made Qin Haoming intolerable.
At this time, Taiwan was called Dongfan, regarded as a place outside the country, supporting the scale of a large county, and in the sea off Xiamen, the distance was far away, and dysentery was rampant, which was regarded as a daunting road.
In the early years, only lost fishermen would come to Taiwan by chance, and then gradually smuggled maritime merchants came to the island to replenish fresh water and food, and then there were a few immigrants.
So far, the largest number of immigrants on the island of Taiwan began with Yan Siqi's management of Taiwan's reclamation, and later a large-scale wave of immigrants appeared after Xiong Wencan recruited Zheng Zhilong.
Tens of thousands of immigrants immigrated to Taiwan in a short period of time, and then there was another large-scale immigration wave during Zheng Chenggong, and the Taiwanese Han eventually reached the scale of hundreds of thousands and began to set up prefectures and counties.
Taiwan's important geographical location, Qin Haoming naturally knows well, how can he be coveted by Hongmaoyi?
Now, he requisitioned Yin Yuang's cavalry troops into Taiwan, just to lay a foreshadowing in the future.
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The fortune ship that Yin Yuang and others took was sailing at a speed of six knots per hour, and the distance from Xiamen to Bengang was less than 200 nautical miles.
Less than two days after the boat sailed, Chen Qigui pointed to the land not far away and said, "Ahead is where Bengang is located." ”
There is indeed a large area of land ahead, and Taiwan was originally a huge island in the hearts of Yin Yuang and the others, and it was only then that they realized that they were very wrong.
The land in front of you is not visible at all, it is almost the appearance of a continent.
Closer along, you can see lush mountains stretching out, and the white sand beach on the shore reflects a harsh light, and in the place Chen Qigui is pointing is the harbor.
There are a large number of ships moored at the shore, and the ant-like crowd comes and goes, showing a very busy scene.
When entering the port, several small boats came over to pull the big ship to the shore, and Yin Yuang and others saw the flag of the Dingnan Army, and their hearts were excited.
Li Xiang pointed to a big ship and said, "That's the Dutch Hongyi's warship!" ”
Bengang, also known as North Port, was an open port at the time.
There were not only maritime forces such as Zheng Zhilong, but also powerful merchant fleets at sea, and Hongyi fleets such as the Spaniards and Dutch who entered and exited.
At that time, the territory of the Dutch was mainly near Dayuan, that is, Tainan, and it was just a general stop and pass in Beigang.
"What a big warship!"
Yin Yuang and the soldiers behind him let out an exclamation together!
Chen Qigui looked a little uneasy, and said like a few family treasures: "This is the Kruninsing's House, which is one of the main warships of the Dutch in Batavia.
It is 56.5 meters long, 11 meters wide, has a load of 650 tons, has a displacement of 1,200 tons, and has 24 artillery pieces, all of which are large-caliber.
The minimum twenty-four-pounder gun, the main gun is a thirty-six-pounder gun, the crew is more than a hundred people, and there is a squadron of soldiers on board, which can take on the side of the melee ......"
"Good guy......" Yin Yuang was a little out of shape, after all, compared to the big ship in front of him, the ship he was on was too small.
"Our ship has a displacement of forty-two tons, a deadweight of thirty tons, and a displacement of forty-two tons." Chen Qigui continued with some bitterness:
"Thirty meters long, six meters wide, 3.3 meters deep, about 30 meters high mainmast, half the length and size of the house, and only one-third deep.
We are also a big ship in the merchant ship, and compared with this warship, it is too far away, closer, less than half the height of others.
It was facing the muzzle of the gun, and every time I met these warships, I felt bad in my heart.
The strong one is that our ship is not a lucky ship, but a Guangdong merchant ship, and the wood used is nanmu, the nails are copper nails, and the sails are sails, which are subject to the wind on all sides.
Therefore, our ocean-going ship can withstand the wind and waves, and the marching department uses a ship like ours to go to the South Seas for sea trials. ”
Chen Qigui pointed to the small boat pulling the merchant ship and said: "This is an eight-pulp boat, which cannot shoot thieves, but it can sentry and supervise the battle, and can also carry dozens of people to engage in battle." ”
Li wanted to look at the small boat, and then at the Dutchman's huge ship, and immediately shook his head.
"This is not the smallest, and there are small sentinel ships, four pulps, which are also used for sentry and engagement.
There are also black ships, two sections are connected, the front is cut with iron nails, nailed into the enemy ship and set fire, and the rear intercepts and releases the officers and soldiers back to the big ship. Bow ships, double-canopy ships, can be regarded as medium-sized warships......"
Li Xiang and the others looked at the port that became clearer and clearer, all kinds of sailing ships were large and small, and Chen Qigui introduced the functions of these small boats.
With his introduction, the functions of these ships became clearer and clearer.
Li Xiang sighed with emotion: "Today, I know how big the world is, and I have grown a lot of knowledge. ”
Yin Yuang also said: "No wonder the so-called northerners ride horses, southerners sail, I have only seen a few small boats in the north, and this time I know the difficulty of sailing." ”
"It's not as hard as you think." Chen Qigui said: "The key is time. Sailor, warrior, captain, shipbuilder, gunner......"
"Everyone is ready to disembark." Chen Qigui had been paying attention to the spacing and steering, when people felt a slight shock to the hull of the boat, and then the boat leaned against the trestle.
The soldiers got off the boat from the gangplank, but fortunately they were all strong guys, although they were tired all the way, and sailed on the sea for the first time.
Fortunately, there were no strong winds and waves, and the boat was relatively stable, and when they got off the boat, only a few people felt unwell, and most of them returned to normal after walking a few steps on the ground.
"It's not enough." Chen Qigui teased: "The real old sailor got off the ship and went ashore, and it took a while to get used to it before he could walk as usual." ”
"Silence ......," Li Xiang reminded, "Lu Dudu is ahead." ”
Governor Lu is Lu Xinrong, and everyone is no stranger to it.
In the past, they also drank and joked together, but in recent years, the navy has developed rapidly, and Qin Haoming, as the marquis, promoted Lu Xinrong to the governor of the navy.
There was a gap between each other's identities.
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