Today's weather is very good, the sun is high in the sky, the breeze is blowing, the blue sea surface is wrinkled with ripples, and several dolphins jump out of the sea from time to time, drawing a shining scenery. The Dutch soldiers in the harbor did not want to appreciate the beauty, but were listless, and many of them had already packed their packages and were ready to leave the island flowing with milk and honey at any time.

The clouds of the fiasco at Liuluowan have not yet lifted, and recently, the letter of state of the Ming Emperor has been sent to the hands of Governor Frederick. Frederick, a Swede from the time of the last Dutch governor of Taiwan, rose to the rank of senior merchant in Batavia and was later appointed director of the Dejima Merchant House in Japan, and his appointment as governor of Taiwan was only recent.

Batavia is today's Jakarta. Also known as Coconut City, it is the largest city and capital of Indonesia, located on the island of Java, the largest city in Southeast Asia, and a world-famous seaport. The majority of the inhabitants are Javanese, a small number are Chinese, overseas Chinese, and Dutch, and the official language is Bahasa Indonesia. Jakarta is already a modern metropolis and the political, economic and cultural center of Indonesia, with an area of more than 50 square kilometers and a population of nearly 9 million, combining modernity and tradition, wealth and poverty, religion and secularity, unity and diversity.

"Hmph~ Damn natives!" Frederick crumpled the yellow silk and threw it into the brazier, "Formosa is a good cow for the company, I will never give it to these ignorant Oriental natives!" ”

Frederick said this for no reason, the Dutch plundered a great deal of wealth in Taiwan, and among the 25 trading houses of the East India Company in Asia, the Dutch colonists in Taiwan were the second most profitable, accounting for 25.5% of the total profits. The average annual fortune shipped back to the Netherlands amounted to 4o thousand guilders, equivalent to 4 tons of gold. At the time of productivity, this was astronomical. Deerskins, for example, were the main export material from Taiwan at that time, and at the peak of 1 Lu 38, the Netherlands exported 150,000 deerskins from Taiwan to Japan alone. At that time, Japan was in the Warring States period, and Japanese samurai liked to make "Jinhaoori" out of deerskin. The wealth of the colonizers plundering Taiwan is difficult to calculate.

Dutch garrisons, officials, merchants, and families in Taiwan often maintained 2ooo-3ooo people, including more than 1ooo in the army. With these forces, it is very difficult to implement effective rule. After entering the island, they forced the local residents to submit to the same bandit acts as they did in Madou Village and Xiaoliuqiu Island. By the end of 13, agreements had been signed in 57 villages to maintain Dutch rule over these areas. By the end of 145, the sphere of influence had expanded to the central and eastern parts of the West Coast Plain, which had been opened. More than 10,000 people ruled over the local population, accounting for 4o-5o% of the population at that time.

Frederick was well aware that it was impossible to rely on more than 1ooo troops to engage the populous Ming Empire on land. The only hope is to defeat these Oriental natives in a naval battle, so that they have no chance to get to Taiwan at all. Therefore, Frederick sent a letter of help to the Dutch governor of Batavia early in the morning

Frederick looked at the yellow silk that was gradually burning out in the brazier, and said to the adjutant beside him: "Go and tell the natives that we have no right to make decisions, and that we must consult the governor of Batavia and ask them to wait patiently for a few days!" ”

"It's ~ sir!"

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"Hmph~~ Delaying the army!" Li Long, who had already come to Fuzhou to supervise the war, listened to the envoy's report and said disdainfully: "Does the Dutch Hongmao want to wait for reinforcements from Batavia to arrive?" I'm not going to give them that chance! ”

At this time, Zheng Zhilong took his son Zheng Sen to the governor's yamen to meet Li Long. Regarding Li Long's visit to Fujian this time, Zheng Zhilong was a little apprehensive. Because Zheng Zhilong knew that he was domineering in Fujian, and his role was hugely rich, it was difficult to ensure that people would not be blushing

"Fujian General Soldier Zheng Zhilong takes the order!" The accompanying eunuch took out a holy decree, "Kneel!" ”

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said: Zheng Zhilong is loyal to the country~~~" The eunuch shook his head and read a long list of words, and finally said: "Canonize Zheng Zhilong as the Marquis of Haiwei, hereditary replacement, admiration!" ”

"Thank you, Lord Longen, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live~!" Zheng Zhilong and his son Zheng Sen kowtowed together to thank him, but not towards the Holy Decree or the north, but towards Li Long. Everyone knows that it is this concubine and the prince of Zhenguo who have the final say.

Li Long hurriedly stepped forward to help Zheng Zhilong's father and son, and said, "Hou Ye doesn't have to be polite~ Hou Ye, do you know why His Majesty named Hou Ye Haiweihou?" ”

Zheng Zhilong shook his head, "Weichen is stupid, he doesn't dare to figure out the holy will casually!" ”

Zheng Sen was young and vigorous, and said: "Haiwei, Haiwei, Haiwei!" ”

"Exactly~" Li Long said: "The inner hall has prepared a banquet, please come inside to talk!" ”

To have lunch with an uncrowned king like Li Long, the Zheng family father and son felt extremely honored. Li Long first had a family affair with Zheng Zhilong, and then praised him for having a good son. Slowly, Zheng Zhilong got rid of the tension and restraint at the beginning, half of which was Li Long's approachability, and the other half was the stimulation of alcohol.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Li Long changed his words and praised him for his rich experience in naval warfare, and counted the battles he had proudly fought to exterminate pirates over the years, especially the Battle of Liaoluo Bay in the sixth year of Chongzhen

Although Zheng Zhilong said that he didn't dare to take it seriously, it was difficult to hide the pride and pride on his face

Seeing him slowly ascend to the Tao, Li Long said: "Has General Zheng stayed in Taiwan before?" ”

"Grandpa, not only have you stayed there, Taiwan is really a good place, there is a lot of fertile land, it's a pity!" Zheng Zhilong sighed

"What a pity?" Li Long asked him deliberately.

"It's now occupied by the Dutch red-haired people~~!" Zheng Zhilong said

Li Long squinted his eyes and said coldly: "But this engineer heard that after the victory in Liuluo Bay, the Dutch paid a large amount of money to your fleet every year, and you guaranteed the safety of their ships, can you do this?" ”

Zheng Zhilong was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Grandpa~~This~This~~"

At this time, Li Long put on a smiling face and said, "Don't worry, my father-in-law didn't come to Fujian this time for this matter." ”

Zheng Sen also quickly diverted the topic, relieved his father, and said, "Does Grandpa have the intention to expel the Dutch red hair?" ”

Li Long nodded and said solemnly: "Taiwan is my Chinese territory, how can we let foreign countries steal it?" My father knows that your Zheng family is familiar with maritime affairs, so this time I came to ask for help for the people of Taiwan! After that, Li Long actually left his seat, knelt down in front of Zheng Zhilong with a puff, and said: "On behalf of the people of Taiwan, I ask Hai Weihou!" ”

Li Long turned over and over this hand, making Zheng Zhilong at a loss and standing on the spot. Zheng Sen also reminded Zheng Zhilong to kneel down in front of Li Long and said, "Grandpa made this great gift, it was really a great killing." It is the duty of our warriors to defend our homeland and the country. Zheng Zhilong, as the general soldier of Fujian, sat back and watched the Dutch red hair steal our Ming land, which is already a capital crime. Thanks to His Majesty and Grandpa for ignoring their past suspicions, they are still so reused, my Zheng family is full of only liver and brain, and death will be repaid! ”

"Good!" Only then did Li Long stand up and say, "Zheng Zhilong listens to the seal!" ”

"Wechen is here!"

"He ordered Haiweihou Zheng Zhilong to be the naval division of Fujian, Zhejiang, and Guangdong provinces, and the governor of the infantry army, and to recover Taiwan. His son Zheng Sen listened to it! ”

"Chen Zheng Zhilong takes the order!" Zheng Zhilong replied loudly

Li Long asked again: "Hai Weihou, you have fought with the Dutch red hair, how sure are you of recovering Taiwan this time?" ”

Zheng Zhilong thought for a while and said: "The Dutch Hongmao ship is very large, thirty zhang long, six zhang wide, more than two feet thick, with five masts, and a three-story building behind it. There is a small window next to the copper cannon. A two-zhang huge iron cannon is set up under the mast, which can crack the stone city and sonic shock for dozens of miles. However, they also have disadvantages, that is, the boat is difficult to turn, and sometimes when it encounters shallow sand, it cannot move. And these red-haired people can't actually be called good at fighting, what they rely on is their own ships and guns, if they are really swords, they are still our Chinese sons, they are not a child at all! ”

"Don't underestimate it!" Li Long said: "In this battle, this guild personally led the treasure ship fleet to help in the battle!" ”

Zheng Zhilong asked, "But those giant ships when Wei Chen and Grandpa met at sea last time?" ”

"Exactly!" Li Long replied with a smile

"With these giant ships to help in the war, the naval warlords are ninety percent sure." Zheng Zhilong said: "But in the land war, the soldiers and horses of these three provinces can be ~!" ”

Li Long said: "You don't have to worry about this, this guild has transferred the most elite infantry for you to deploy, and they are equipped with the most elite firearms." After that, Li Long personally got a glass of wine for Zheng Zhilong, "Hai Weihou, please drink this cup!" ”

Zheng Zhilong was so moved at the moment that even if Li Long poured him a cup of urine, he would not hesitate to drink it

"Thank you, Grandpa!" Zheng Zhilong raised his neck, drank all the wine in the cup, and then returned to Nan'an with his son Zheng Sen overnight to discuss the major matter of recovering Taiwan.

Returning to the Nan'an base camp, Zheng Zhilong immediately set up a mobilization order for the rivers and lakes as he did during the Battle of Liuluowan. He used his private treasury to reward his subordinates: two taels of silver for each of the combatants, and an additional five taels if the fighting dragged on. If a Dutch ship burns a Dutch ship, he shall be given two hundred taels of silver, and a Dutchman head shall be given fifty taels of silver. Considering the monthly salary of the seven-grade officials of the imperial court at that time, the monthly salary of today's county and department-level cadres is only about five taels of silver, which is quite high. The high reward and the anger aroused by the righteousness of the rivers and lakes made Zheng Zhilong's subordinates morale high. The pirates of the coastal generation also responded to the call and joined Zheng Zhilong's army

His subordinates were all happy for him, because he could command 100,000 elites and tens of thousands of navies in the two provinces, which was an unprecedented reuse.

Zheng Zhilong looked at the old brothers under his subordinates: "Brothers, show the prestige of our brothers, let Zhenguo Gong see, in the future, we can also talk in the court, and it is easy to get promoted to official wealth!" ”

"Dragon's head! Although the ship of the Westerners is large, our brothers are not afraid of him. But their Taiwan city is not easy to attack! ”

"Yes, I have seen that city, there are two hundred and seventy zhang around it, three zhang high, divided into three layers, their lower layer is more than one zhang deep underground, and the city wall is strong. The four corners protrude outward, and twenty cannons are placed, and in addition, there are ten giant cannons in the north and south, and it is difficult to attack it! Difficult! ”

"Yes! Dragon's head, this is not just a naval battle, if you just talk about naval warfare, give me half of the ship and I can make them unable to go back, but in land warfare, the firearms of the Dutch red hair are very powerful! The lively atmosphere in the room suddenly cooled down, and everyone was thinking about this thorny issue.

Zheng Zhilong said with a smile: "Don't worry, Zhen Guogong has made a big decision this time, at that time, the giant ships of the treasure ship will come to help in the battle, and they will also drop the elite infantry for me to call, these infantry troops are equipped with the most elite firearms, which are said to be more powerful than the red-haired people!" Zheng Zhilong's words made the subordinates feel a little more relieved, but everyone was still worried about the huge casualties that might come

Liu Guoxuan, the general of Zheng Zhilong's subordinates, suddenly said: "He Bin, who worked with us before, is now working for the Netherlands, why don't you contact this person and come to meet with the outside world?" ”

"Good! Send someone immediately, sneak to Taiwan immediately, let them find He Bin, and tell him that I want to see him! Zheng Zhilong said with a smile

"Yes!"

Before Zheng Zhilong's words fell, a pawn came to report, saying that someone from Taiwan was coming, and it was none other than He Bin

He Bin came to see Zheng Zhilong, and when he met, he was very excited: "The dragon head, I haven't seen it for many years, I miss it very much, my brother gave the dragon head a gift!" Then he bowed down.

"Worried? You are now working hard for the Red Hair, I heard that the Red Hair is very appreciative and trusting, and you have also become an elder of the Red Embedded City, and have obtained the privilege of operating a sampan ferry and cutting and selling firewood in the local area. He also often travels back and forth between Japan and the South Seas, transporting and selling a large number of goods. It's the time to eat and drink spicy food, what do I have to worry about? Zheng Zhilong said coldly.

He Bin was embarrassed with a little sadness and indignation, "Dragon, little brother, I am in Cao Ying, my heart is in Han!" Those people aren't things. They're doing a lot of bad things on the island! ”

"Aren't you their boss? The red-haired people also made you rich, do you hate them? Zheng Zhilong deliberately clichéd.

He Bin said excitedly: "Dragon, don't be sarcastic about the little brother, hate!" Hate! They are all descendants of China, how can they not hate? Longtou, to be honest, I came to Fujian this time because I heard about the current imperial court. The little brother hopes that you can play to the court through the dragon head and ask for the recovery of Taiwan. ”

After sending He Bin away, Zheng Zhilong immediately convened a meeting of all the generals to discuss the strategy of attacking Taiwan. Zheng Zhilong solemnly cleared his throat: "The order of the Ming Emperor and the Duke of Zhenguo, the Governor of Pontus is responsible for presiding over the attack on Taiwan this time. Zheng should fulfill his duties and strive for complete victory, and everyone must work together. This attack on Taiwan is a matter of great importance, and Zhenguo Gong has given me full authority to transfer the troops of Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong. Those who retreat from the battle are slashed! Those who delay the military aircraft will be killed! Those who leak secrets are killed! Zheng Zhilong said four words murderously

The generals replied together: "The last general will surely die!" ”

For more than 10 days in a row, elite soldiers transferred from Huguang and Shandong arrived in Fujian one after another. Zheng Zhilong really worked hard this time, and taught him the experience he had accumulated in his pirate career in fighting against the Yiren, and because of the strict military law, the training of all armies was also very serious. Later, these army forces who participated in the attack on the Dutch colonists in Taiwan became the earliest marines of the Ming Empire. Land.

On February 8, He Bin came back from Taiwan with a small messenger, and he brought good news to Zheng Zhilong, first of all, the people of the island, whether they were Gaoshan, Yamei or Han, hated the Dutch red-haired ghosts, and had long hoped that the Celestial Empire could send troops to expel these demons and save them from the dire situation, so He Bin had contacted Guo Huaiyi, the leader of the people on the island, and agreed to make an appointment with Zheng Zhilong to rise up against the Dutch and assist the Ming army to land.

Secondly, He Bin sent his subordinates to explore the terrain. The Luermen selected by Zheng Zhilong is located near Chichicheng City and Taiwan City, and is a key place to fight for with force. As soon as you enter Luermen, you can control Chichicheng and its harbor, and you can cut off the enemy's way out to sea, but the situation in Luermen is very dangerous, and there are only two routes to land from the vicinity of Luermen: south and north. The southern channel is between Ojima and Ichikun on the northern route, and will make landfall near Akachi; However, on a sandbank, the Dutch castle of Gesharan controlled the channel with heavy artillery, and Pruvencha in Chi was also the main Dutch firepower point, and it would have to pay a great price to break through. The North Channel is in the north of the North Line Tail Island, through the North Channel, will pass through the north of the North Line Tail Island and the northwest of the Red Embedded Heliao Harbor landing, this route is tortuous, the water is shallow and sandy, there are many reefs, it is a way to neglect the precautions, the Dutch just sank the plywood boat at the gate of Luer, they think that no one can pass through here, and the waterway here does not pass in front of the fort. After careful investigation, the little messenger sent by He Bin found a port road, which was from Chiji straight down to Luermen, usually the water is very shallow, but the high tide is up to four feet deep, and no matter how big the ship can pass.

"Brother He~~ You are really a charcoal in the snow!" Zheng Zhilong praised him and shook He Bin's hand very gratefully, "The soldiers who attacked Taiwan and the people of Taiwan should thank you!" After that, Zheng Zhilong lowered his voice and said: "You go back, contact the people on the island, and tell them that the Ming Dynasty will land at high tide in the early morning of February 13, and they can get up that night to attract the attention of the Dutch Red Hair and plan for the Wang Division to attack Taiwan." The little generalists stayed and led the way for the army. ”

He Bin was also extremely excited, he said: "Okay, I'll go back, Guo Huaiyi is a quick temper, I'm afraid he can't wait!" ”

After sending He Bin away, Zheng Zhilong immediately summoned the generals of all ministries to launch a plan for an all-out attack on Taiwan.

The first team, Liu Guoxuan, led 60 large ships and 100 small boats, was responsible for blockading the waters of Keelung and Tamsui, and strictly preventing the Dutch ships from going to sea in southern Taiwan. At the same time, it is necessary to actively attack ashore, attract all the attention of the enemy army and navy, and if the situation allows, occupy the port of chicken coop and destroy the enemy in one fell swoop.

The second team, Zheng Zhilong, personally led 200 large ships and 200 small ships, as the main force to attack the Dutch, and stationed them in Kinmen.

Shi Daxuan, the left forward of the third team, led 80 large ships and 100 small ships as the second echelon to attack Taiwan. It was decided to send a part of the ships to feint at the end of the northern line to divert the attention of the Dutch and ensure the smooth attack of the army.

The fourth team was backed by the giant ships of the treasure fleet led by Gu San Mazi and Gan Hui to prevent the Dutch fleet in Batavia from coming to support

Zheng Zhilong's combat intention was to assemble at Penghu first, and then take advantage of the high tide in Luermen to sail across Luermen, land at Heliao Port, cut off the connection between Taiwan City and the enemy forces in Chichilou, and then break through each of them. In the afternoon of the same day, the Zhulu Ming army met at Kinmen.

On the 9th, the Ming army marched from Kinmen's Liaoluo Bay to Penghu in the southeast.

On the 10th, the Ming army arrived in Penghu. In Penghu, the Ming army was divided into three parts, one followed Zheng Zhilong to continue the march to Taiwan, one way to rest in Penghu to make the second echelon, and the other way, to prepare to intercept Dutch reinforcements in Luzon or Batavia

On the 11th, the Han army arrived at Citrus Island. On the afternoon of the 12th, in order to catch up with the tide in the early morning of tomorrow, Zheng Zhilong commanded the army out.

The military operations of the Ming army went very smoothly, but something happened on the island of Taiwan.

Moreover, after He Bin returned to Taiwan on 10 February, he went straight to find Guo Huaiyi, who stayed in Taiwan after Zheng Zhilong, like He Tingbin, and was a leader of the Chinese in Taiwan, and he had long been dissatisfied with the oppression of the Dutch and Spaniards, but he had never had the opportunity to resist, after all, the foreigners' firearms were too powerful. This time, after He Tingbin found him for Zheng Zhilong's explanation, the two hit it off.

When He Bin arrived at Guo's house, Guo Huaiyi was sharpening his knife, which was a golden wire ring knife. As soon as Guo Huai saw He Bin coming, he was very happy, and he came up with a big knife: "Elder He, you are here!" ”

"Knife ~ knife!" He Bin pointed to his knife and quickly flashed to the side, "I know your knife, don't hurt me!" ”

"Hahaha!" Guo Huaiyi laughed heartily and waved the big knife a few times, "Don't worry, my treasure knife only drinks the blood of the red hair, and it won't hurt my brother." It's just that after many years, this knife is a little rusty, and this kung fu has also been put on hold a little~"

He Bin smiled: "Then you better hurry up and grind again, it's time to use it!" ”

"Really? Tell me about it," Guo Huaiyi asked urgently. 2。

He Bin lowered his voice and said: "You are fine, the Ming Dynasty will land at high tide in the early morning of February 13, Brother Guo, you can get up that night, set fires everywhere, attract the attention of the Dutch red hair, and plan for the Wang Division to attack Taiwan City!" ”

"Okay, I'll call the elders to discuss!" Guo Huai pulled a bamboo chair one by one, "Elder He, you sit down first, and I'll let the family prepare wine and food for you!" ”

He Bin shook his hand, "Don't bother sister-in-law, you have to remember that you owe me this wine." I'll have to leave after I'm done, and I don't have the time to drink your wine now! ”

He Tingbin explained Zheng Zhilong's layout in detail. Guo Huaiyi slapped his thigh excitedly: "Okay! It's finally time for this day! However, do you think Big Brother can really do it? The weapons of the Helan people are powerful! We are not afraid of him at sea, but on land, we are enough! He was skeptical of Zheng Zhilong's power.

That night, Guo Huaiyi immediately convened the elders of the nearby villages to discuss the matter, nominally to arrange for Xia to be busy, but in fact to test the reaction of all parties.

The elder of Jiumi Village said: "This year's crops are growing very well, but after the harvest, there is not much left after paying the harsh taxes stipulated by the Dutch red hair, and the family needs food and clothing, how can they cope with it?" ”

The elder of Taimei Village sighed and said, "Isn't it! In our village, there are some villagers with few men and many children, and the situation is even more miserable, if this harvest in the field belongs to themselves, it is still difficult to ensure the food and clothing of the whole family, and if the Dutch take more than half, then the whole family will have to starve and freeze. Land. ”

The elder of Liantai Village said, "That's right! Hongmao also said that if we didn't have their consent, we would be forbidden to fish, and they would also impose such a heavy tax on us! This fish is their red-haired again, where do we go to reason? ”

The elder of Zhuanggang Village also said: "The monthly poll tax paid by Han people over the age of 7 has now doubled, and tax collectors and Dutch soldiers often use the night to collect money from house to house, and take the opportunity to extort money. ”

On August 1, 14o, the United East India Company of the Netherlands began to levy a poll tax on the Han Chinese in Taiwan per person per month, which was equivalent to a quarter of a worker's monthly salary and a cook's monthly salary. Land. At that time, the Dutch people imposed such heavy taxes, but Dutch companies did not provide a system similar to what modern governments call compulsory national primary and secondary education, labor insurance, medical insurance, or national pensions. Therefore, the poll tax can be said to be equivalent to doing a quarter of the hard work for the Dutch every month, which is a heavy exploitation for the Han Chinese!

Guo Huaiyi said loudly: "You are abused by the red hair, and you will soon be forced to die." It's the same death, it's better for everyone to get up together and fight with the red hair. If we win the war, Taiwan will be returned to us, and everyone will enjoy freedom; Otherwise, it's just a death. Guo Huaiyi told them that the Han army would arrive on the 13th, and asked everyone to prepare for the incident on the night of the 12th to assist the Ming army in landing. The elders of the villages were very happy, and they were ready to make a break with the Dutch, and let out a bad breath of oppression for more than ten years. After listening to Guo Huaiyi's generous statement, the villagers felt that this was indeed the case, and in a desperate situation, they had no choice but to fight.

The elders of Jiumei Village, Taimei Village, Liantai Village, and Zhuanggang Village have expressed their stance that they must fight with the Dutch Red Hair to the end, but only the elders of Minjin Village, Li Denghui, Cen Zui Bat, and You Cricket Stick, said nothing.

Guo Huaiyi glared at them and said, "Three elders, why don't you say a word?" ”

Li Denghui blinked a pair of mouse eyes and said, "Of course we are following the left and right, right?" Li Dengshen glanced at Cen Zui Bat and You Cricket Stick

Cen Mouth Bat and You Cricket Stick hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, of course!" ”

"Okay, then we're done!" Guo Huai smiled and said, "Let's go back and prepare!" ”

Guo Huaiyi didn't know that Li Dengshen, Cen Zui bat, and You Cricket stick had long been secretly colluding with the Dutch and secretly reported the news of the anti-Dutch forces to the Dutch. Because He Bin's affairs have been concealed by Guo Huaiyi, he has not been noticed by the Dutch. This time, as soon as these three big traitors heard that the Ming army was coming, and Guo Huaiyi's gang was going to make trouble, they were secretly happy in their hearts, thinking that the time had come for them to ask for rewards for their meritorious service. They didn't think that the Ming army wielding spears and broadswords could defeat the Dutch with muskets and cannons, so early the next morning, Li Dengshen, Cen Zui Bats, and You Cricket Stick secretly ran to Frederick, the Dutch governor of Taiwan City, to inform, but the common people who were preparing to revolt did not know that there was a traitor among them.

When the Dutch governor Frederick heard the news, he was taken aback, he had long been wary of the regime across the channel, but he did not expect them to dare to do it. However, he didn't have much to worry about the Ming army, and in his opinion, the defense of the entire area was watertight, and the Chinese natives simply could not control the harbor route through heavy artillery. Even if the Chinese natives broke through the defense line, with more than 2,000 troops, built strong fortifications for more than ten years, and their own powerful firearms, these Chinese natives who can only use cold weapons such as broadswords and spears will not beat them. The so-called fiasco of Liaoluowan is nothing more than the overwhelming number of indigenous Chinese people. Moreover, since Guo Huaiyi said that the Han army was coming on the thirteenth, in Frederick's opinion, the Chinese indigenous army could only attack from the front during the day. What worries him is the revolt of the common people, if the revolt of the common people cannot be suppressed, then how will the Dutch gain a foothold in the future? How to squeeze a good profit out of this land?

Therefore, Frederick considered how to extinguish this revolt. Of course, by the way, the defenders of Chichilou and Utlicht Fort were also informed to strengthen their defenses, and there was only one fort, a squad leader, and six soldiers on the tail island of the northern line, and it seemed that more men would have to be dispatched. Frederick immediately sent the Dutch army to suppress it with 12o musketeers under Schavrey.

At this time, Guo Huaiyi was still in the dark, and he was sharpening his knife at home while preparing for an uprising with his fellow villagers. When the Dutch were about to arrive at the entrance of the village, some of the people showed up with the Dutch, and they immediately informed Guo Huaiyi.

Guo Huaiyi wondered, what are the Dutch doing here? At this time, someone told him that Li Denghui, Cen Zui bat, and You Cricket stick were leading the way in front, Guo Huaiyi scolded: "Damn, it's broken, it must be Li Denggray, Cen Zui bat, You Cricket Stick, the three thieves who have told the secret and led the Dutch to arrest us." Guo Huaiyi immediately greeted the people: "Folks, run, it's the three thieves who are traitors, Li Denghui, Cen Zui bat, and You Cricket Stick, and they are informants!" Run, run to the mountains! ”

Hulala, the people began to flee in all directions, but many could not make it and were caught by the Dutch. The Dutch treated the captured people cruelly, asking them to tell Guo Huaiyi's whereabouts, but none of them were willing to say it. Annoyed, the Dutch soldiers tied the two old men and a small child they had captured to a tree and roasted them on fire, and the cries of the old man and the child pierced the silent night sky. The cruel Dutchmen dug out the hearts of the old man and the child alive and hung them on a tree, saying that they wanted to see what the heart of the "pig" was like, and it was so hard. After searching and not finding Guo Huaiyi, the Dutch burned down the village with a fire, and took more than 30 young men and a dozen women who were captured to the next village, but because Guo Huaiyi had already sent people to inform the villages when he fled, the Dutch did not even show a ghost. After burning four villages in a row, the Dutch officer who led the team was afraid of an ambush after dark, so he returned with the "booty".

Guo Huaiyi, who had fled into the mountains, sent people to various places to inform the Chinese of the immediate uprising, and by the third day, more than 20,000 people were gathered, and everyone rushed to the Dutch castle with scythes, axes, clubs, dung forks and other agricultural tools. On the way, He Bin, who heard that the Dutch had gone to arrest the leader of the rebel army, hurried over and found the people who were rushing towards Taiwan City. He immediately found Guo Huaiyi: "Old Guo, what are you doing here?" The Dutch are waiting for you with their cannons! Go to death! ”

"Elder He, go and see what the people have suffered, those Dutch brutes don't even spare the old people and children, these red-haired devils are not human!?" Guo Huai, who was tall and burly, and was as strong as a black blind man, cried bitterly, and the rebellious people around him also whimpered

"But we can't risk the lives of our compatriots for a momentary effort, can we? Can muskets and cannons be carried by our flesh and blood? He Ting held back the anger in his heart and comforted Guo Huaiyi, "Let's endure it~~ Anyway, as soon as the day dawns, the king is about to arrive, so let's endure it all night~ One night, at dawn, we want the Dutch red-haired ghost to pay for the blood debt!" ”

"Alas! Blame me! Guo Huaiyi threw down the knife, squatted on the ground and cried loudly, constantly hitting his head with his fists, "It's all my fault, why didn't I see that the three kings and eight lambs were spies before?" I killed those folks! ”

"You don't have to blame yourself, let everyone hide in the mountains first, and when the leader comes early tomorrow morning, it's not too late for us to take revenge!" He Bin said. In desperation, Guo Huaiyi retreated to the mountains with the people, waiting for the arrival of Zheng Zhilong's army.

Zheng Zhilong, who was at sea, did not know what was happening on the island, and he arrived near Heliao Harbor on the evening of the 12th. After the tide rose in the early morning, the little messenger sat in the bucket of the Chinese military ship, directing the advance, and the other ships followed, and the ship moved slowly, constantly rounding the reef and avoiding the dangerous shoal. Finally, at dawn, the ships of the Ming army successfully crossed the port road and distributed in the Taijiang River.

Early in the morning of the 13th, Captain Constantine # Nobel of the Dutch Army on duty rubbed his eyes, glad that he could finally rest, but he was worried that if the Chinese natives attacked today, he might not be able to sleep again. He couldn't help but secretly curse the hateful Chinese natives, who were not civilized at all and were so barbaric.

Suddenly, the Dutch sentry shouted wildly: "The army of the Ming Dynasty and the natives is coming!" ”

The shouts of sentinels broke the silence of the early morning and awakened the sweet dreams of many Dutch colonists. The whole castle was in disarray, and Governor Frederick hurried to the city wall and asked, "Where are the hateful natives?" ”

"Governor, look, the natives are in the river!" The Dutch sentinels panicked

"Oh God! How did they get through the blockade? Did it fly over? Didn't these natives say they wouldn't start coming until today? How did it come so quickly! "Governor Frederick was surprised, things have completely exceeded his expectations," Li Dengshen, Cen Zui bat, You Cricket stick, those three *** people must not be telling the truth! ”

The artillery rumbled, and the Dutch army began to open fire, but it was too late, the Ming army was already out of their range, and a large number of Han troops began to land. The Ming army that landed was quickly divided into two routes, one to encircle Taiwan City and the other to encircle Chichicheng.

On the sea, when the 13 ships of the Ming army responsible for containing and attacking the tail island of the northern line approached the tail island of the northern line, they were awakened by the sound of the artillery on the battery that made Taiwan City awake, and the Dutch soldiers immediately blocked it, and the Ming army used its new artillery to bombard only four guns, except for one cannon, the other three threw the fort to shreds, and the 17 Dutch soldiers stationed there were blown up eight on the spot. The remaining nine lay on the ground, and they didn't dare to move until the Ming army rushed up, and they all obediently became prisoners.

In the city of Taiwan, Governor Frederick first sent Captain Constantine Nobel with 240 soldiers to the outside of the city to block the Ming army, so as to force the Ming army back into the water, so that Taiwan and Chi embedded could support each other, and ordered the fleet anchored under the city of Taiwan to attack the Ming navy.

Constantine? Nobel was a typical Great Westernist, who looked down on the Easterners at all, believing that these Easterners were cowardly, had no advanced weapons, and were no match for his own Dutch army. He called the Chinese "pigs" and "savages" and had a penchant for killing, and he personally killed more than 10 Chinese. He first led his subordinates to pray under the auspices of the chaplain, praying that God would help them, the "civilized" people, to defeat the barbaric natives of the East.

After the prayer, Constantine? Nobel drew his sword and shouted at the top of his voice: "These natives' broadswords and spears are no match for our muskets, and we can beat them off with a volley of guns!" Sortie! ”

This group of Dutch soldiers, who had always dealt with the unarmed Chinese very easily, also thought that this time it would not take much effort, and howled and rushed out of the castle under the leadership of Constantinobel.

Zheng Zhilong, who observed the enemy situation with clairvoyance, watched these Dutch people rush out without knowing whether they were alive or dead, smiled coldly, and ordered: "Artillery preparation, let these Dutch devils taste the taste of our Ming cannons, and see if our artillery is powerful, or their artillery is powerful!" ”

Soon the Ming artillery opened fire on the Dutch soldiers who were marching towards the area in a neat pace. The Dutch were really affected by the heavens, and the flowering shells of the Ming army roared down from the sky and exploded in the ranks of the Dutch soldiers. Many unlucky Dutch soldiers were suddenly blown into the air, and when they fell, no one was complete, the terrible thing about the flowering shells was that they scattered shrapnel, more than two dozen shells due to the hasty shooting, not all accurate, only five fell into the Dutch ranks or nearby, less than half of the two hundred and forty Dutch soldiers remained, Constantinobe, the executioner whose hands were stained with the blood of the Chinese, was cut off half of his head by a quick shrapnel on the spot, ** burst to the ground, and went to see his lord cleanly. Land.

The rest of the Dutch soldiers were all stunned and shouted. Turn around and run. But the second batch of shells flew again, and the Dutch suffered again, and only four people ran back to the castle. Governor Frederick and the Dutch soldiers in the city of Taiwan were all stunned and at a loss, for for a long time, the Chinese had fled in front of their cannons, but now, they had turned upside down, and a group of Dutch soldiers who were enough to wipe out thousands of Chinese were left with only four people left in a bombardment.

"Oh God! Where did you get such a powerful cannon? Governor Frederick exclaimed

The Dutch, who had always relied on muskets and cannons, began to be afraid, and when the enemy had more powerful weapons than them, they felt like women stripped naked, and they did not know how to resist the enemy's attack, and only a castle could be used as a fig leaf to cover their shame. All they could do now was pray that the walls of their castle would be strong enough to withstand the enemy's cannons

Zheng Zhilong was very satisfied with the bombardment, and he ordered the gunners to take a big credit. The Ming soldiers on the warship cheered. At this time, the sentry on the mast reported that there were many people approaching here from the east, and it seemed that they were not Dutch, but some Chinese.

"Faucet~~ Faucet!" It turned out to be He Bin and Guo Huaiyi, they had already sent people to monitor the situation here, and when they knew that the Ming army had landed, the people came to comfort the Han army with wine and food.

As soon as Guo Huai saw Zheng Zhilong, he knelt on the ground and cried bitterly: "General, you are here!" We're going to make these Dutch devils miserable! General, you want to avenge the dead folks! ”

Zheng Zhilong hurriedly helped Guo Huaiyi up, and comforted him in a good voice: "Don't worry, this time the court has made up its mind to expel these red-haired ghosts, and I will definitely not let them go!" Blood debts must be paid with blood! ”

On the water surface of the Taijiang River, the Ming Navy and the Dutch fleet engaged in a naval battle. The Dutch warships consisted of two battleships, two dinghys, and a number of sailing ships, with the lead ship being the cruiser Hector. The Ming navy has more than 200 large ships, and there are also two or three hundred small ships, and the ratio of ships between the two sides is 100 to 1, and the Dutch rely on their two huge cruisers to be bold, thinking that they can compete with the Ming navy, but what they don't understand is that they are not only absolutely inferior in numbers, but even the brave cannons are actually far less sharp than the new artillery of the Ming army.

Boom ~ Boom ~ Boom

The first to fire the cannon was the Ming army, seeing the huge Dutch warship coming, the soldiers of the Ming army Zheng Zhilong, especially the soldiers who had participated in the Battle of Liuluo Bay, had a strong sense of tension, because, in the battle of Liuluo Bay, although the Ming army was victorious, they were deeply impressed by the Dutch artillery. So, the Ming army took the lead and fired the first shot.

In an instant, artillery roared on the river, and a sea battle began on the Taijiang River and its nearby seas. The two Dutch giant ships relied on their cannons to bombard the Ming army, and the shells stirred up huge columns of water on the water. Some Ming warships with small hulls were directly overturned by the water column, and those with slightly larger hulls were torn apart in an instant as long as they were hit by shells.

The Ming army also launched a fierce counterattack, they took advantage of their own ship, concentrated the fire of hundreds of ships to storm a Dutch ship, hundreds of small boats full of explosives and fire oil poured into the Dutch ship from all directions. The Dutch were invincible with two fists, and two Dutch dinghys and a dozen sailing ships sank in the siege of the Ming army in a short time. The two Dutch cruisers, Hector and Maria, were also having a hard time, and the heavy artillery fire of the Ming army gradually overwhelmed them, and the captains Polybke and Brusto saw that the situation was not good, and immediately ordered the Hector and Maria to flee in the direction of Batavia. This run happened to crash headlong into the arms of the treasure ship fleet commanded by Gu San Mazi and Gan Hui

Originally, Gu San Mazi and Gan Hui were a little depressed, thinking that they were the descendants of the Zhenguo Prince, but they were arranged on the edge of the battlefield and had no battle to fight. Seeing that Zheng Zhilong's soldiers and horses were fighting happily there, he was not annoyed. Suddenly, the lookout on the top of the mast shouted, "General, two big ships of red-haired ghosts are coming towards us!" ”

Gu San Mazi hurriedly picked up the binoculars and looked, and sure enough, he saw the Hector and Maria, which were emitting black smoke and full of bullet holes, heading towards his right flank. "Damn, finally got the meat and ate it!" Gu San Mazi shouted: "Brothers, we can't let Zheng Bing take all the credit, do you see the boat of the two red-haired ghosts?" Give me enough strength to fuck the fuck hard. ”

"Roar~" The sailors of the treasure ship fleet also roared in unison, and the gunners, lookouts, and helmsmen were in place, and at the same time issued flags to inform Gan Hui on the other wing.

Boom ~ Boom ~ Boom

Boom ~ Boom ~ Boom

Boom ~ Boom ~ Boom

The cannons of the treasure fleet are the latest type of guns, which are modified from the principle of rear-loading guns using copper-shelled bullets. The degree of fire was four times greater than that of the breech gun, and the firing range was increased by two times. In addition, each battleship of the treasure fleet has 400 guns, and the entire fleet fires a salvo, firing more than 1,000 shells.

Before Dutch captains Polybke and Brusto could react, the Hector and Maria under their command were severely damaged, half of the Hector's starboard guns were destroyed or could not be fired, and a large hole was broken in the starboard side of the Maria near the waterline, and the mast was broken.

"Fire!"

Boom ~ Boom ~ Boom

Boom ~ Boom ~ Boom

Boom ~ Boom ~ Boom

The second salvo was fired with flowering shells, which exploded after flying over, not only causing great damage to the enemy ships, but also flying fragments of the explosion everywhere, killing and injuring a large number of enemy gunners.

One of the shells fired by the Treasure Ship 3 pierced one of Maria's gun emplacements, and the shell exploded with a violent wave of air that overturned the Dutch sailors and killed three of them instantly. The gun emplacements then set fire to the ground and ignited the projectile packets stacked behind. Land.

Boom

There was a loud bang inside the Maria's body, and the violent explosion broke the Maria's waist in an instant. The hot air, wrapped in debris and flames, swallowed the Dutch around them in an instant. Suddenly, the fire was blazing, the smoke was billowing out, and the screams, cries, and cries for help all gathered together, and the Dutchman who had fallen into the water fluttered on the surface of the sea, like dumplings that had just been put into the pot

Listening to this heart-rending howling symphony, Gu San Mazi was extremely excited, this is war, treating the enemy, there is no sympathy, let alone pity! Seeing the deflated appearance of the Dutch red hair, Gu San Mazi screamed happily

Under the tearing of the shells, the Hector, another Dutch battleship, could not hold on, and the hull began to tilt and slowly sink, and the panicked Dutch sailors jumped into the sea to flee for their lives

"Go up and take that red-haired ship!" Gu San Mazi gave an order, and at the same time notified Gan Hui with a flag to cooperate with the seizure of the ship, the captain Polybke did not want the Hector to be taken away by the natives of the East, so he detonated the gunpowder in the cabin, and after a loud bang, the Hector was buried in the sea with the heinous colonists.

"General, can we save these red-haired ghosts who are still fluttering in the sea?" The soldiers asked Gu San Mazi

"What are you saving these beasts for?" Gu San Mazi said disdainfully: "These red-haired ghosts should be our tribute to the Dragon King!" Go ~~ Send a few small boats to see how Zheng Zhilong is doing. casually tell him that the two red-haired boats that escaped were cleaned up by us! ”

"Order!"

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On the island of Taiwan, after besieging the castle of the Dutch, the Ming army did not rush to attack, but built fortifications and erected artillery. Land. Zheng Zhilong's intention was to break through each one and minimize casualties. For one of the two main castles, the Red Tower, although the building is very strong, the fatal flaw is that there is no water source in the city, and drinking water is drawn from the high mountains outside the city. As soon as Zheng Zhilong surrounded the Chiji Building, he sent someone to cut off the water source of the Chichi according to He Bin's suggestion, and then left the Chiji City aside. The main attention is on the body of Taiwan City.

Taiwan's cities are fortified with artillery, and there is a Utlicht Fort on the periphery to support them, which are horns of each other, and it is more difficult to attack. In order to conquer Taiwan City, it is necessary to clean up the Utlicht Fort, the support point on its periphery. How to attack it? Zheng Zhilong's first thought was the cannon. Zheng Zhilong immediately ordered the concentration of 30 new-style cannons and more than 40 long-range old-style Hongyi cannons to prepare for an unprecedented artillery bombardment of Fort Utlicht, and to change the previous method of purely using crowd tactics to attack the city.

After the cannon was commissioned, on the afternoon of the 13th, before three o'clock, with Zheng Zhilong's order, the muzzles of nearly 70 cannons of the Ming army were aimed at Fort Utlicht, and they roared in unison

Boom ~ Boom ~ Boom

Boom ~ Boom ~ Boom

Boom ~ Boom ~ Boom

The sound of cannons resounded in the afternoon sky, and countless shells streaked across the sky and flew towards the hapless Fort of Utlicht. The fortified Fort of Utlicht was helpless under the ravages of the Ming army's artillery fire, like a flat boat in the stormy waves. The Dutch soldiers stationed in the fort did not dare to fight back, but dared to hide in their bunkers, holding their heads in their hands and constantly muttering God bless.

After more than 700 shells were poured, the Ming artillery began to rest. The smoke that enveloped Fort Utlicht was gradually blown away by the sea breeze, and Fort Utlicht, which was neat and magnificent before the fire, was now no different from the ruins, and there were ruins everywhere, and it was very miserable. Just as the second round of shelling was about to begin, a gun carrying a bloody white shirt slowly stretched out from the ruins of the castle, and at the same time the harsh Chinese words were heard: "Surrender!" ”

More than 100 Dutch soldiers captured by Fort Utlicht were trapped by the Ming soldiers like rice dumplings, and then the Ming army's target was the city of Taiwan. The Dutch soldiers who had witnessed the bombardment of Fort Utlicht were stunned, and the most optimistic Dutch began to despair, and most of them had no intention of fighting, but fell into a maniacal prayer that God would perform a miracle to save them. The Ming army, which won one game first, did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, but further built fortifications. The Dutch did not dare to fire their guns to provoke, for fear that the scene of their birth at Fort Utlicht would be repeated in them.

At the beginning of the day, Frederick, the governor of Taiwan in the Netherlands, paced back and forth anxiously in his room, constantly touching the cross on his chest with one hand. He was at a loss for what to do with the current situation: the navy was gone, Fort Utlicht was gone, and Chichichi was surrounded. Taiwan originally had more than 2,300 Dutch troops, of which 270 were at Fort Utlicht, more than 340 were embedded in Chichi, and the rest of the nearly 1,800 were in Taiwan. How long can I hold out on to the lonely city with more than 1,000 people?

"The cursed Chinese natives!" Frederick cursed, "Where did they get such a powerful cannon, could it be the Spaniards?" Or is it the Portuguese? ”

At this time, Li Denghui, who was trapped in the city of Taiwan, offered advice to Frederick and said: "Lord Governor, the little one thinks it is not difficult to deal with them, this time their commander is Zheng Zhilong, that Zheng Zhilong used to be a pirate, and he has repeatedly attacked our Dutch merchant ships. Since he is a pirate, he must be very greedy for money, and we can take advantage of this and send men to negotiate with him, try to meet his demands, and even if they can't, stabilize them first, and when the army comes from Batavia, do we need to fear them? ”

"Yes, yes~~" Frederick laughed: "Against your Orientals, bribery is more useful than cannons~ haha!" Frederick patted Li Denghui on the shoulder repeatedly, "Okay, okay, my friend, you really have a way, I will ask the company to reward you!" ”

Governor Frederick immediately summoned Thomas, a missionary who was with him, gave him a few words of advice, and then asked the soldiers to lead Father Thomas to the warehouse to pick out a gift for Zheng Zhilong.

On the position of the Ming army, the soldiers came to report that a group of people came from the city of Taiwan, for a foreign monk, without weapons, and with a white flag.

Zheng Zhilong was happy: "So unbeaten? Before the war began, the red-haired ghost began to surrender? Zheng Zhilong immediately ordered: "Brothers, show their majesty, give them a dismount first!" ”

Father Thomas came to the front of the Ming army with a group of Dutch soldiers carrying large boxes, only to hear a horn in the camp gate, the camp gate slowly opened, and more than 100 Ming cavalry rushed out of the camp with a roar, brandishing a bright saber and surrounding the Dutch. Father Thomas kept scratching a cross on his chest and said in Chinese: "I am here to be in charge of negotiations, Father Thomas, I ask to see your commander!" ”

The young military attache Shi Lang looked at Tuo with a cold gaze, and Father Thomas was furious in his heart, and after a long while, Shi Lang said, "Request? How dare you ask for it? ”

"Oh no~~ it's a request, it's a request!" Thomas secretly cursed the damned Oriental language, a word for word, a thousand miles of error, he pointed to the box and said, "It's our Governor Frederick's gift to Lord Zheng Zhilong." ”

Shi Lang nodded, and with a wave of his hand, the Ming soldiers parted ways, Thomas wiped the cold sweat on his head, and led his men into the camp of the Ming army under the escort of the Ming soldiers.

Father Thomas, who entered the camp, secretly paid attention to the movement of the Ming army, which did not matter, and really startled him. In the large camp, hundreds of large and small artillery pieces were neatly placed, and some Ming artillerymen were wiping the cannons, and it could be seen that these cannons were ready to be transported to the artillery positions. On both sides, the Ming soldiers with muskets lined up neatly, and the bayonets on the guns were dazzling and cold. In the distance, countless soldiers practiced there, shouting and killing to the sky. The more Father Thomas looked at it, the cooler his heart became, and he couldn't stop praying that his trip would be successful.

Father Thomas followed Shi Lang to a place more than ten steps in front of the Chinese army's tent, and Shi Lang glanced at him: "You wait, I'll go in and report!" After a long while, Shi Lang came out of the tent, and he smelled of wine: "You wait here for a while." ”

Zheng Zhilong in the camp tent was drinking with several of his henchmen, because he had no scruples at all, so from time to time there were voices outside the tent, Thomas heard it and asked Shi Lang, "Is General Zheng inside?" ”

Shi Lang said: "That's the governor discussing military affairs with the generals!" Stand far away, lest you be heard. As he spoke, Shi Lang dragged Thomas out of more than ten steps

Thomas and a group of Dutch soldiers had been standing under the winter sun in Taiwan for more than an hour, and finally, Zheng Zhilong, who had eaten and drunk enough, ordered to meet the Dutch envoy.

Thomas hurriedly wanted to enter the camp tent, but on the way to the tent stood two rows of Ming soldiers with broadswords, and the ghost-headed broadsword with a faint cold light made Father Thomas nervous again.

Entering the big tent, Father Thomas touched his chest with one hand and pointed to Zheng Zhilong, who was sitting in the center: "Thomas, the messenger of Governor Frederick, has seen His Excellency General Zheng. ”

"Oh? Is there anything you have come for? Zheng Zhilong hiccuped

"Our Governor Frederick thinks that there is a little misunderstanding with the general, and we want to talk to the general about a ceasefire, here is a little meaning for our Governor General to the general!" With that, he handed over the gift list.

Zheng Zhilong took the gift list and looked at it, laughed and said, "Ho! It's really generous, 100,000 taels of silver, 3,000 taels of gold, and a box of jewelry and jade. Zheng Zhilong laughed: "Oh, the Governor is so polite!" ”

Thomas looked at it, it worked! He also laughed and said, "I hope this can clear up the misunderstanding between us!" ”

But Zheng Zhilong's words were changed: "I accepted the things, but to negotiate peace, we must first meet our two conditions, and if one is missing, then we don't need to talk about it!" ”

"Your Excellency General, please!" Thomas said

"First, you must release all the captured Daming people back to me, and Li Denghui, Cen Zui bat, and You Cricket Stick must be handed over to us. Second, you surrender unconditionally, and General Ben guarantees that you will leave Taiwan safely! I'll give you an hour to think about it. After an hour, if there is no reply, our army will immediately attack the city! ”

In the city of Taiwan, Governor Frederick and his officers were restlessly waiting for news from Father Thomas, and they pinned all their hopes on Father Thomas.

Suddenly, the sentry at the head of the city came quickly and reported: "Father Thomas, they are back!" ”

After listening to Father Thomas's report, Governor Frederick stood up: "We cannot submit to these barbarian natives, for the honor of the soldiers, for the sake of the Netherlands, I am willing to fight to the end!" ”

"Your Excellency, this is unwise." Father Thomas hurriedly stopped him, "I have observed the weapons of the natives, they have no less cannons than us, no fewer muskets than us, and more importantly, a steady stream of reinforcements. These Oriental natives, unlike the others we have seen, are organized professional armies. We are no match for them, and don't forget, there are many civilians in the castle! ”

Most of the other officers supported Father Thomas's advice, and advocated a temporary compromise to delay as long as possible until reinforcements from Batavia arrived. Land. In the end, the Dutch finally reached an agreement to put back all the captured Chinese natives, and handed over Li Denghui, Cen Zui bat, and You cricket sticks to the squadron. The handover ceremony took place in the field outside the city, and the tortured Chinese had always been crying and running to meet their relatives, while the traitors Li Denghui, Cen Zui Bats, and You Cricket Sticks, who had long been frightened and paralyzed, were handed over to the Ming army by the Dutch soldiers who carried him, and the Ming soldiers in charge of the handover did not even look at them, so they dragged Li Denggray, Cen Zui bats, and You Cricket sticks back to the Ming army's camp. In the camp of the Ming army, there was an atmosphere of mixed sorrow and joy, and the suffering Chinese hugged their relatives and cried. Everyone turned their hateful eyes on Li Denghui, Cen Zui bat, You Cricket Stick, especially the victims of Changmei Village and Guo Huaiyi

"With the right to act cheaply granted by the governor of Fujian, Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces and the prince of Zhenguo, I sentence Li Dengshen, Cen Zui bat, and You Cricket stick to be executed by Ling Chi! Do you have any objections? Zheng Zhilong loudly pronounced the sentence on the three traitors of Li Denghui, Cen Zui bat, and You Cricket Stick

"No~~Kill well~~"

"Good kill~~"

Liu Xiang, one of Zheng Zhilong's former sworn brothers, once helped the Dutch beat him, so Zheng Zhilong also hated Li Denghui, Cen Zui bat, and You Cricket Stick who took refuge in the red-haired ghosts. 2。 In the end, Zheng Zhilong decided that Li Denghui, Cen Zui bat, and You Cricket stick would be executed in Ling Chi.

In the midst of the applause of the people and the screams of Li Dengshen, Cen Zui bat, and You Cricket Stick, Zheng Zhilong announced that he would give a pension of 100 taels to each of the brave and unyielding people who were killed (from the confiscation of the property of Li Dengshen, Cen Zui Bat, and You Cricket Stick), and 50 taels of compensation for each of the other victims, and at the same time, give a bonus of 10 taels of silver to each of the soldiers and soldiers of the whole army.

Suddenly, the people in the camp of the Ming army outside the city of Taiwan shouted Long live the Ming Dynasty, and the cheers were thunderous. The Dutch in the city of Taiwan, when they saw it, had mixed feelings in their hearts

The next day, the two sides began to negotiate, and the Dutch side sent a negotiation team headed by Father Thomas, while the Ming army side was composed of He Bin, the former Dutch general, and the members were some middle and lower-ranking officers. From the very beginning, the Dutch side demanded that the Ming army lift the siege of Chichi and re-supply water to Chichi, and for this reason, the Netherlands was willing to spend a huge amount of money to buy water. However, it was categorically rejected by the Ming army, and the conditions put forward by the Ming army were also the bottom line, that is: the Dutch army must surrender unconditionally, and all property should be confiscated by the Ming army and leave Taiwan immediately. Dutch civilians who surrendered could be released, but soldiers, officers, and missionaries had to negotiate between the Han government and the Dutch United East India Company to decide their fate. The Ming army's tough stance and harsh conditions made the negotiations break up unhappily.

On the 15th, the city of Akachi, which had been cut off from water, announced its surrender. In this way, the Ming army removed the nail without a single shot, and the follow-up troops of the Ming army were also landing in a steady stream. The city of Taiwan, which learned of Chichi's surrender, fell into a panic, and now they have no foreign aid, leaving them alone to fight.

On the morning of the 16th, more than two hundred cannons raised their heads amid the muffled sound of trumpets. Zheng Zhilong sent someone to give an ultimatum to the Dutch governor, if the Dutch did not surrender at the moment, the Ming army would attack the city of Taiwan.

Governor Frederick and his subordinates negotiated repeatedly on the terms of the Chinese, and finally decided: fight to the end and wait for the Dutch naval support in the East Indies.

At the moment, Zheng Zhilong ordered a general attack. The first to speak was of course the cannons in the Ming army, and more than 200 cannons roared at the same time, as if they wanted to vent the heavy resentment that had been accumulated in their hearts for a long time. Land. Dense shells continued to pour on the city of Taiwan, and the entire city was shrouded in fireworks. The treasure fleet of the Ming army led by Gu San Mazi and Gan Hui also used their naval guns to launch a fierce artillery bombardment of Taiwan from the sea. The bombardment lasted for a quarter of an hour, and considering that the bore of some cannons was overheated, it was easy to cause explosion, so Zheng Zhilong ordered the bombardment to be suspended to see how effective the shelling was. The effect of the bombardment should be said to be very ideal, the whole Taiwan city does not seem to have too many places, there is thick smoke everywhere, and several sections of the southern city wall have also been collapsed by the heavy artillery fire of the Ming army. However, the Dutch soldiers still resisted stubbornly with the remaining fortifications, and had no intention of surrendering.

At this time, Deng Youyang, one of the old eight battalions in Dengzhou, suggested that he should dig a trench and quickly assault the city, and then dig and loosen the foundation of the wall of Taiwan City, bury hundreds of catties of explosives, collapse the city wall, and then conquer Taiwan City in one fell swoop.

Zheng Zhilong was overjoyed and said with a smile: "It's not a loss that I read the new art of war in the Huguang Lecture Martial Arts Hall. So Zheng Zhilong immediately ordered the attack to be suspended, and all troops immediately prepared digging tools. The Dutch, bewildered by a heavy bombardment of the city, did not understand what the Chinese meant, and spent an afternoon in anxiety. As night fell, the Ming army, which had long been rested, immediately began to dig tunnels with the help of the people.

Outside the city of Taiwan is a wilderness, which is just right for the requirements of the earthwork industry, which can make the Ming army suddenly appear under the nose of the enemy overnight. The order of earthwork work is from front to back, from point to line, front to front and then left and right, first to establish a firing position, and then to build a communication trench, and to cover it in a focused way, so that a large number of men and horses of the Ming army are under the ground in the movement of the enemy, and many casualties will be avoided.

The Ming army was already equipped with professional work, plus the help of the local people. In the early morning of the next day, the Dutch soldiers guarding the city were stunned by the scene in front of them, and there were panicked screams, which marked the early morning silence, startling the Dutch on the city wall, and many people asked each other: "Did the Chinese rush in?" ”

Governor Frederick and his generals rushed to the city with swords and guns, asking what had happened. A soldier on duty pointed ahead and said in a trembling voice: "Look there, Lord Governor!" ”

Governor Frederick looked in the direction of his finger and gasped: "My God! "At dusk the day before, I saw that there was still a plain for miles in the field outside the city, and now the tunnels crisscrossed and covered like spider webs were laid in front of the Dutch. They were frightened by the criss-crossing tunnels and did not know how to resist the Chinese attack.

"Let's surrender! That's how we can live! Otherwise, these natives will kill us! "Someone said what everyone wanted.

"Yes, yes! Let's surrender quickly! Many people echoed the voice, after all, their own lives are more precious, and suddenly the voices of the voice of surrender rose higher and higher, and everyone's eyes were fixed on Governor Frederick, who understood that even if he did not announce his surrender, these people would surrender. He sighed, "Surrender!" O delayed Formosa! ”

Many people cheered, and immediately threw the Dutch flag hanging at the head of the city from the city, and hung the white shirts and others high. Soon the Ming army took over the city. More than 2,000 Dutch soldiers and civilians under Governor Frederick were taken prisoner by the Ming army.

In the First World War in Taiwan, 2,643 Dutch were captured, and one warship, 64 cannons, and 1,300 guns were captured. In addition, 2,870,000 taels of silver, 167,000 taels of gold, and countless jewels and jade were seized from merchants and colonial authorities. It should be said that it was a great victory, the losses of the Ming army were only 23 small boats, 3 large ships, 143 naval soldiers, and the army soldiers suffered no casualties except for 121 casualties in the battle against Taiwan City! This cannot but be said to be a miracle, in addition to Zheng Zhilong's correct command, the main role played here was the powerful artillery of the Ming army. In addition to the consumption of cannons and shells, the whole battle process basically did not consume much, and this battle was later included in the textbook of Emperor Daming and became a classic example!

Zheng Zhilong has always been proud of it in his later years

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