Chapter 279: The Port of Xiamen Falls
In the early morning, the sun warmly showed his lazy head from the sea level, and the light smoke-like morning mist was still shrouded in the calm sea. The sound of the sea breeze blowing the sails of the www.biquge.info is broadcast with the fresh morning breeze. The busy people on the dock are moving and transporting goods in an orderly manner, and all kinds of simple hoisting tools are shaking in the morning mist. On the field where all kinds of goods were piled up like a hill, the industrious porters skillfully carried a load of goods and then quickly turned away and left towards their destination, and there were all kinds of wheelbarrows, horse-drawn carts, and ox carts around them, and the whole port seemed busy and peaceful.
Xiamen Port gradually began to wake up in a busy voice, but today's busy people found that compared with the past, in addition to the busy merchant ships shuttling back and forth and the Ming military ships patrolling the Ming army, there were suddenly dozens of huge warships, looking at the style of the battleship and the flags hanging on the battleship, they understood that this was not the ship of the imperial court nor the ship of Zheng Zhilong, but the warship of Hongmaofan.
"These ships are so big!" Many people stopped to watch and sighed.
On the contrary, the patrolling Ming soldiers immediately increased their vigilance, as soldiers for many years, they had keenly felt the hostility coming from the Dutch fleet, and they couldn't help but raise their vigilance one by one.
"You guys in small boats! Ask what those red hairs are going to do! "The general who commanded the ship.
"Yes!" The soldier took the order and left.
At this time, the commander of the Dutch fleet, Putmans, was standing on the bow of the Fort Med with a telescope, he naturally saw the reaction of the Ming army, and also saw everything in Xiamen Port at this time, and suddenly showed a smile, in Nanao, because he was worried about being surrounded by the Ming army and chose to retreat, so that the first battle did not achieve any results, and more than a dozen soldiers were killed and injured in vain, which made the newly appointed Taiwan governor feel very faceless, so he decided to fight another battle to save his face, and at the same time to achieve the purpose of this war, That is to force the Ming government to open trade with the Netherlands and trade with them under their regulations, and in order to achieve this goal, Putmans thought that it could only be completed by force, so since it was necessary to use force, then it was necessary to choose a more representative place as a breakthrough as a bargaining chip with the Ming government, and finally chose to choose Xiamen Port, thinking of passing through South Australia to make some supplies, and also let the soldiers warm up, but the first battle was lost, which poured cold water on Putmans, However, today's situation in Xiamen Port made Putmans feel that God is still very fair, and it is very fair, because he observed that there are basically no ships in the Ming Court in Xiamen Port, and even the ships of his strong opponent Zheng Zhilong, without these warships, the Port of Xiamen at this time is a fat sheep to be slaughtered in Putmans, which can be enjoyed by you.
"Report to the sir! There are enemy boats approaching! A soldier reported.
Putmans waved his hand, and then ordered: "Leave him alone, sink with a bombardment, and then sail into the port of Xiamen to start attacking!" ”
Then in the case of many people stunned, the Dutch fleet launched an attack on the port of Xiamen, for a time, the huge roar of the cannon completely broke the busy and peaceful port of Xiamen, the artillery fire poured down like rain, whether it was a warship or a merchant ship or an ordinary ship received the indiscriminate attack of the Dutch fleet, many ships were swallowed up by the artillery fire before they could react, some were directly blown into pieces, some were blown into several sections, crumbling, and the sea water continued to pour in from the gap, Believing that sinking was a matter of time, huge splashes splashed on the sea, mercilessly sprinkling on those who escaped on the water, and patches of blood red gradually appeared on the clear water.
Under the fierce bombardment of the Dutch fleet, the warehouses and houses on the shore were gradually submerged in the artillery fire, and the raging fire was ruthlessly devoured, ignoring the merchants and people who were crying bitterly on the side, and the defense of the Ming army on the shore could not withstand such a dense artillery attack at all, and instantly turned into a smear of dust, accompanied by the unwilling roar of the Ming soldiers and finally disappeared into the dust of history.
The artillery continued to bombard for a morning, in order to avoid encountering the resistance of the Ming army, the Dutch fleet bombarded everything that could be seen into a piece of dust, when the artillery fire passed, the originally busy, lively, peaceful and beautiful port was gone, replaced by smoke everywhere, everywhere was a dilapidated port with ruined buildings, the enthusiastic people had disappeared, at this time the eyes could be seen lying on the ground seriously injured Ming soldiers and ordinary people, moaning bitterly, wailingThe corpses that were hit by artillery, those that were hit by rubble, or those that were crushed by boulders or huge objects, combined with the blood that flowed into a stream, all indicted the heinous crimes committed by the Dutch.
Putmans looked at the results of the fleet with satisfaction, and then ordered: " Order Kemphaen.Zeeburch.Salm (Note: There are eleven main warships of the Dutch Navy: Jacht, Bredam, Weiringen, deFluytWarmondt, Texcel, Weesp, Couckercke, Catwijck, Zeeburch, Kemphaen, Salm) and let that Liu Xiang also send some ships around the north to land, and rob me of everything I can! ”
"Yes! Sir! The soldier answered.
"In addition, send people to Xiamen, Kinmen, Lieyu, Gulangyu and nearby villages to provide 25 pigs, 100 chickens, and 25 cattle every week. Putmans let out a sneer.
"Yes! Sir! The soldier answered.
"The final blockade of Xiamen Port! No boats are allowed to enter, and violators will be attacked! Let them become like them! Putmans said, gesturing to the debris floating on the surface of the sea.
"Yes! Sir! The soldier answered.
"That's it! Ship the fleet! The carnival is about to begin! Putmans looked at Xiamen Port, the corners of his mouth curled, the first step of the negotiation was finally reached, and he believed that it would be as smooth as it is now!