It was indeed spotted, presumably a little too close, and in the distance, a sailboat was sailing towards it. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Hearing the report, the captain of the steam-powered reconnaissance ship looked over with a telescope and saw more clearly, it was a Dutch sailing ship, because the Dutch ship was very different, and in appearance, it looked obviously different from the Chinese sailing ship.

However, because it was a sailboat, the speed was not fast, and it would take some time to come over, so the captain was not in a hurry, and took the telescope to look at it unhurriedly, and then said, "Are you done drawing?" ”

A sailor said loudly: "It's coming, it won't be long." ”

On the highest lookout post, two sailors quickly drew the situation of the entire chicken coop harbor, which is a bit like a plane sketch or the like, because of the urgency of time, it is more sloppy, but it can be seen clearly.

While looking through the telescope, while drawing quickly, time passed little by little, the Dutch sailing ship in the distance was getting closer and closer, standing on the deck of this steam-powered ship of a thousand materials, if you hold a telescope, you can see more clearly.

On the other side's sailboat, there were some red-haired devils who had already picked up muskets, obviously, it was also a flintlock musket, the kind with a long barrel, but it was probably a smoothbore flintlock pistol.

"Bang, bang, bang......"

At least three or five hundred meters away, those Dutch actually let go of their guns, if it was a Dutch warship, it is estimated that those Dutch have already fired their guns.

At such a distance, it is strange that bullets can hit, the sailors are not afraid, not nervous at all, and some even laughed: "Captain, are they firing guns?" ”

The captain also laughed, and said loudly: "Pass the order, prepare for battle, and let them taste our strength." ”

Although this is a 1,000-material steam-powered reconnaissance ship, the sailors are all equipped with rear-loading guns that use copper-shelled shells, and this ship is also equipped with a two-mounted 70 mm breech-loading gun, which has a certain self-defense ability, and those Dutch actually don't know the height of the sky, and a sailboat dares to come, really thinking that this is a chicken coop harbor, and the sailors dare not fight back.

Soon, the sailors picked up their muskets and moved into firing positions, and on the bow deck of the reconnaissance ship, the 70-mm gun was quickly reloaded, aiming at the Dutch galleon, which was getting closer.

"Boom, boom!"

Two shells flew out of the barrels, because the distance was not far, only two or three hundred meters away, the shell successfully hit the target, hit the bow of the Dutch sailing ship, the shell exploded violently, and suddenly, sawdust flew sideways, and the bow of the Dutch sailing ship was blown to pieces.

Obviously, the Dutch on this ship were taken aback, probably far from thinking that the sailors' artillery was so powerful and could fight so far.

It was obvious that the Dutch on the sailboat were in a panic, and it was just as the captain of the captain could see it all clearly through his binoculars.

"Well done! One more shot! “

The gunners quickly withdrew from the shells, loaded the shells again, took aim again, and then fired again, and the two shells flew out at the same time, this time, striking the side of the Dutch galleon, and the explosion was so violent that it blew a large hole in the wooden sailing ship.

A large amount of seawater poured into the big hole, and the warriors seemed to be energetic, holding muskets, aiming and shooting, and a dense burst of gunfire rang out.

After a burst of firing, several Dutchmen fell, but after another cannon and another shot, there was a little movement, and the Dutch in Chicken Coop Harbor immediately discovered the situation, and several warships raised their sails and sailed in this direction.

"My good man, this time, I stabbed the hornet's nest."

The sailors found that several large warships were coming over at the dock in the distance, and they were immediately surprised, everyone knew that although they were steam-powered ships, their tonnage was too small, only a thousand materials, and the caliber of their guns was not large, so in the face of so many Dutch warships, there was absolutely no chance of victory.

In addition, there seem to be a lot of coastal defense artillery in the distance, which looks quite scary, I don't know if I can hit it so far, whether I can hit it here.

Take it when you see it, anyway, it has been basically investigated, and it has taken a big advantage, so the captain immediately said loudly: "Stop fighting, drive at full speed, let's go!" ”

This steam-powered reconnaissance ship, in a beautiful large radius on the sea, gradually moved away, these sail-powered Dutch warships could only look at the ocean and sigh, there was no way to chase it.

An hour later.

At the Joncoop Harbor dock, the broken sailboat had been towed to the dock, and the bodies of the Dutchmen who had been shot were also carried up to the dock and placed on the dock.

As the head of the Netherlands in Taiwan, Haraut was checking the situation with several leaders, and one of the Dutchmen, holding a warhead, said: "Mr. Governor, look! ”

Haraut took this warhead and looked at it strangely, the Dutch also had muskets, and they were still flintlock muskets, but they used projectiles, and it was the first time that such a conical warhead had been seen.

After looking at it, Harauj got on the broken and obviously scrapped sailing ship again, and saw small holes in the sailing boat, which were shot by the sailors' muskets.

Of course, what was even more shocking was the bow position and the side of the ship, which were hit by 70mm guns and were damaged. ”

One of them said: "Mr. Governor, judging from the degree of destruction, this is at least a sixteen-pounder gun, or even a twenty-four-pounder gun, otherwise, this ship of ours would not have been so badly damaged." ”

"Oh my God, twenty-four pounderers!"

Generally speaking, a cannon like a twenty-four-pounder gun, which is only equipped by large Western warships, is a heavy gun or main gun, and ordinary small warships cannot be equipped.

Because the larger and heavier the artillery, and the greater the recoil when firing the cannon, the small warship could not withstand such a huge force, and it is estimated that as soon as the cannon was fired, the small warship began to fall apart.

A Dutchman in military uniform frowned and said, "We have quite a few people who have seen their ship, which is not very large in tonnage and cannot be equipped with cannons of more than twenty pounds. ”

The Dutch could not understand how such a small warship could have such powerful artillery, and they would never know that although the caliber of the artillery was only 70 mm, the shells used smokeless gunpowder, and the power would not be inferior to that of the Western twenty-four-pounder guns.

The Dutchmen looked at the broken sailboat for a long time, and even carefully examined the corpses, but they could not understand it, and did not come to any conclusion.

However, his intuition told Haraut that a few days earlier, he had personally ordered a fleet to be sent to rob the fleet of the Oriental Ocean Trading Company, which was probably a stupid trick and could be retaliated against by the Chinese.

Zhang Feng had ascended the throne and established a new Chinese empire, and Haraojie had finally heard about it not long ago, and Haraojie had a premonition that he had provoked a powerful enemy.

"Gentlemen, it must have been their reconnaissance ship just now, it is estimated that their fleet will come soon, what do you think?"

After saying that, Harlough simply called him by name, "Major Anthony, what do you think, what should we do next?" ”

Anthony was the Dutch's supreme military commander in the chicken coop area, tall and bearded, with a short gun at his waist.

The bearded Anthony said disdainfully: "We have built a fortified city, we have warships, don't worry, as long as they dare to come, we will definitely be able to defeat them." ”

These Dutchmen, who had fought with the army of the Ming Dynasty many times, and even fought naval battles with Zheng Zhilong, asked themselves if they knew more about the Chinese warships and the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army, and this Major Anthony was the same, very arrogant, and actually said that he was confident in defeating the fleet sent by Zhang Feng.

After so many years, the Dutch have completely gained a firm foothold in Taiwan, and if the Dutch are to withdraw from Taiwan, these Dutch will not do it unless they use strong force.

This time, Zhang Feng was ready to use strong force to send Zheng Chenggong's entire Second Fleet, which was not only several times larger than these Dutch in terms of the number of ships, but also far from being comparable to the Dutch in Taiwan.

The Dutch, on the other hand, did not know, and naively believed that they were strong, with both warships and fortified cities, and the Dutch began to prepare for a big battle.

To tell the truth, the Dutch's muskets and artillery are relatively advanced, except for Zhang Feng, the Dutch's artillery and muskets are absolutely world-class, if you face the cold weapon troops, even if you come with 10,000 people, you may not be able to take the chicken coop.

It's a pity that this mere few hundred people will face a powerful Second Fleet, and the difference in strength between the two sides is too great.

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After so many days of reconnaissance, a number of steam-powered reconnaissance ships were dispatched to find out the situation of the Dutch in Taiwan, including the military deployment, the location and deployment of the port, and so on.

After several days of preparation, the Second Fleet was ready to set off, and under the light of the morning sun, the ships of Naha Naval Port began to depart one by one.

Not only were all the warships dispatched, but all the ironclad ships were also dispatched, followed by a number of 3,000 material transport ships. Zheng Chenggong also boarded his own flagship, the 2,300-ton "Tianjin" ironclad ship.

These 3,000 steam-powered transport ships were full of heavily armed marines, a total of more than 2,000 people.

Naha Naval Port, open sea.

On the vast sea, a huge fleet, majestic, is sailing in formation, and many sailors, looking at such a huge fleet of their own, feel a sense of pride in their hearts.

On the deck of the "Tianjin" ironclad ship, facing the slightly blowing sea breeze, Zheng Chenggong was also slightly excited, and did not think that one day, he would be able to lead such a powerful fleet.

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Today's two watches, the second one will be sent.

Today, I coded nearly 12,000 words, tired baby, back pain, hand cramps, no, I want to take a rest. (To be continued.) )