Chapter 278: The Battle of Minghe

In the early morning, Nanao Bay is quiet and serene: the sea is turquoise, the air is fresh, and the sea breeze is cool. Pen Γ— fun Γ— Pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe seaside scenery is very beautiful, on the beach, rows of casuarinas, casuarinas have golden sand, the white and delicate sand stretches into the distance, there are crabs of different rules crawling on the beach, the blue sea and the blue sky, reflecting the seagulls flying freely, its song breaks the silence of the early morning. On the edge of the beach, the sea water overflows the feet of the Ming soldiers who come to patrol the beach in the early morning, softly seems to be the mother's caress for the child, and the beautiful shells on the sand pond shine dazzlingly, adding a little beautiful note to the quiet beach! At this time, Moon Bay was like a girl who had just woken up, opening her worried eyes and quietly staring at everything in front of her, and she didn't bother to say a word.

But this morning seemed to be a little different, and those who walked along the beach noticed that on the other side of the sea, several boats were speeding towards them, like a bloody hand tearing at the speed of this beautiful picture.

Gradually, people saw the appearance of the incoming warship, only to see that the front was a warship they had never seen before, this is a large three-masted sailing ship, with a multi-layered deck, and the peculiar thing is that it is different from other warships is that it incorporates the shipbuilding structure into the hull, giving people a novel, wonderful feeling, a neat row of cannons on the side of the ship is exuding a breath of death, making people shudder from the heart, behind this giant ship are thirteen battleships that are the same, they are like huge mountains, The black roared towards them, and the cold breath rushed towards the patrolling Ming army on the coast, and it was clear that they did not come with good intentions.

"Quick! Go report to Fan Put! And let a few more brothers dismiss the people in this neighborhood! Fast! The Ming soldiers called.

Soon, the Ming army patrolling the defense had a clear division of labor, and they already felt the impending battle.

The new Dutch governor of Taiwan, Putmans, was standing on the bow of the Fort Middle, looking at the beautiful South Australia with a telescope, the Fort Middle, which is the name of this giant ship, and this giant ship is also the flagship of this fleet, through the telescope, he saw the Ming soldiers who were on a mission, shook his head, and said with a smile: "It seems that these natives in the East know that we are not good!" But don't worry! Putmans smiled contemptuously at the corners of his mouth.

Soon, fourteen huge ships were getting closer and closer to the coast, and after some calculations in his heart, Putmans decisively ordered fourteen warships to attack the Ming army's fortifications on the coast, and then, a series of artillery roars completely broke the beautiful morning in South Australia, and the battle of Minghe began without any notice from the Dutch.

Under the intensive fire of hundreds of cannons, the strong fortress of the Ming army suddenly turned into pieces of rubble, and it could not resist for long before it was unwilling to turn into dust.

"The enemy's fire is too strong! We don't have the support of ships at sea! Retreat first! Go to the back to block it, and then hurry up and ask for backup! General Fan Ruyao ordered.

"Yes! But Fan is the boss! It's dangerous here, so get out of here! The soldier said.

"I still have to command the brothers to retreat! Hurriedly! Fan Ruyao waved his hand.

"Yes!" The soldiers hurriedly carried out the order.

Looking at the soldiers who were gradually leaving, Fan Ruyao looked at the Dutchman who was firing the cannon in the distance, spat hatefully, and scolded: "Bale's red-haired fan!" I'll see how Lao Tzu cleans you up! ”

The artillery fire continued to roar, and the originally neat fortifications had become a ruin at this time, with the residual smoke after the artillery fire, the dust was flying wantonly, fluttering, and even if there were the remaining Ming soldiers who were not crushed to death by the rubble, it was estimated that they would be choked to death by the smoke.

Putmans clearly observed the situation above South Australia through the telescope, looking at the results caused by his warship, he was very satisfied, happily put down the telescope in his hand, Putmans ordered: "The battleship docks, order the soldiers to land, see those so-called Ming soldiers mercilessly shoot, everyone enjoy this happy time!" Putmans laughed happily when he had finished speaking, as if he had seen himself fully loaded.

The command flag on the battleship was waved, and the fourteen Dutch warships docked in an orderly manner, and then they were assembled in an organized and disciplined manner under the command of the commander, and then began to slowly move towards the shore.

The smoke and dust gradually dispersed under the blowing of the sea breeze, and the vision of the Ming guards gradually became clear, and the advancing figure of the Dutch army gradually appeared in the field of vision of the Ming army.

A quarter of an hour later, the advancing Dutch soldiers saw arrows and bows coming out of the woods and mercilessly burrowing into them. "Poof!" "Poof!" The sound of metal piercing into flesh sounded from time to time, followed by a puff of smoke gradually pouring towards them from afar, as if an invisible god of death was stepping on a black cloud and smiling at them.

"Sir! This! The advancing soldier hesitated and stopped his progress.

Putmans looked up at the stretching mountains and forests and frowned, thinking that the Ming army was hiding in this jungle, plus they were familiar with the terrain, and they would definitely suffer heavy casualties in the end, obviously this was an unwise choice, but just withdrawing like this obviously made him feel very faceless, and how to lead his subordinates after he had just taken office and fought the first battle in such a gloomy manner?

After a little consideration, Putmans ordered: "Push the artillery over there, and aim it at the hill over there and blast me!" Also, set fire to this forest for me! ”

Obviously, Putmans's actions were somewhat unexpected by Fan Ruyao, and the damage caused by the artillery bombardment could basically be ignored by him, after all, they hid it better, but this fire was difficult to deal with.

"Put the total! This...... The Ming soldiers were obviously a little confused.

"Take advantage of the smoke now, you go out with me, and send a few more brothers to scatter and shout loudly, so that they think that our reinforcements are coming! Fast! ”

"Kill!" The shouting of the Ming army sounded suddenly, originally Putmans thought that the Ming army would retreat but did not expect that they would kill him, listening to the continuous shouting and killing from all directions, Putmans frowned slightly, but still said calmly: "Array, cover the artillery retreat to the battleship!" ”

"Yes! Sir! The Dutch soldiers formed several columns in an orderly manner, and began to cover their artillery units in an orderly manner, slowly retreating, and the muzzles of the guns were pointed in the direction in front of the Ming army, and as soon as they came into the range of the muskets, they would shoot mercilessly.

Looking at the retreating Dutch soldiers, Fan Ruyao suddenly became a little excited, roared and chased after him, and the little crabs on the beach were so frightened that they slipped into the sand, and then only listened to "Bang!" The whole world seemed to fall silent。。。。。。