Every summer, the wind and waves near the Taiwan Strait are very strong. =Top=Point=Small- said

However, the wind and waves in Penghu Bay are still calm, and there will be seabirds flying by from time to time.

Unlike usual, there are hundreds of fishing boats and four Dutch Hongyi warships docked in Penghu Bay.

The boats were all stolen by the Dutch, and some of them had cratered bullet marks on them, while others had dark red blood stains.

In addition, there are two Hongyi warships patrolling slowly in the harbor to guard against the enemy's surprise attack.

There is no such thing as peace and quiet on Penghu Island, and some Dutch are forcing a large number of Chinese to build the fortress with knives and guns.

In order to be able to complete the work before the Ming army attacked, they completely ignored the lives of those Chinese and ordered them to rush the work day and night.

At this time, the leader of the Dutch, Rayson, had a somewhat gloomy face, and he said to a Ming merchant in front of him: "So you haven't seen the Ming officials. ”

The fat merchant said, "That's right, now a Ming garrison is in rebellion, and they have captured parts of Fujian and Zhejiang. I wanted to go to Fuzhou Mansion to see the governor, but I didn't expect that due to the war, Fuzhou has closed the city gates and forbade anyone to enter. ”

Hearing this, Raelson's face became ugly.

The biggest purpose of his trip is to exchange markets with Daming, and Daming's goods are like LV in later generations, which are the best-selling things in the West.

They Dutchman, as coachmen on the sea, certainly won't let go of this piece of fat.

However, Batavia is too far away from the Ming Dynasty, and most of the merchants of the Ming Dynasty sell goods to Manila rather than Batavia.

This makes the Dutch look at the fat and can only dry their eyes.

Later, the Dutch united with the British to attack Macao, hoping to occupy an excellent position for trade with the Ming Dynasty, but they did not expect to fail in the end.

And the reason why they captured Penghu was actually to put it bluntly, they still hoped to find an excellent place to trade with the Ming Dynasty.

This Ming merchant was Pan Xiu, a merchant he sent to contact the government, and he was a Ming merchant who often sold goods to Batavia.

Since they did not speak Chinese, Leiersheng specially asked him to contact the Daming government on his behalf and convey his request for mutual exchange with Daming.

But what he didn't expect was that he encountered the Ming Rebellion, which really made Raelsheng feel extremely distressed.

"Do you have any good suggestions?"

His adjutant Gao Wenjin said to the businessman.

"I think it's the same with contacting the governor of Zhejiang, who can also submit your request to the imperial court."

Pan Xiu said.

Raelson nodded, it was also a good idea.

Just if you contact the governor of Zhejiang, it will be a long waste.

"Do you think Da Ming might agree to our request for mutual markets?"

Raelsen was still worried.

Now that there is a rebellion in the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that I have no intention of dealing with their request.

"Is this ......?"

Speaking of this, Pan Xiu looked embarrassed, he thought for a while and said: "I think this is difficult, because Penghu is the garrison of my Ming naval army, and it is impossible for Daming to agree to you building a city here." Moreover, your arrest of the people will only anger our officials, and it is very unlikely that they will agree. ”

At this time, he regretted being an interpreter for these Dutch, but he didn't expect these Dutch to be so bold and reckless, and they actually arrested more than 4,000 Ming people.

If Da Ming knows, he will definitely send troops to suppress it.

Even he won't have any good fruit to eat, and it is possible to cut off his head.

Hearing this, Gao Wenjin looked disdainful, and then said very arrogantly: "Your Excellency General, if Da Ming refuses to trade with us." I think we can occupy a stronghold in Fujian or Guangdong, and force the Ming to trade with us. It is even possible to rob people there and sell them into slavery in Europe, as in Africa or the Americas. ”

Raelsen was silent for a moment, then nodded.

The Netherlands are now at the height of their power, and they have traveled all over the world, and their total tonnage of ships exceeds that of Britain, France, Portugal, and Spain combined.

Coupled with the fact that Westerners are carrying out large-scale genocide in the Americas, the Dutch are now extremely arrogant.

In their eyes, Da Ming is like the Indians of the Americas, an authentic barbarian.

Maybe with just a few hundred people, you can conquer the entire Ming Dynasty as you did in the Americas, and then do whatever you want in the Ming Dynasty.

And the Dutch did exactly that, and later they sent ships to land at Zhangzhou and Quanzhou in an attempt to establish a stronghold there.

Later, of course, the result was that he was driven into the sea by the Ming army, and then beheaded dozens of levels.

It turns out that Da Ming is not one of those weak South American natives, and it will not work if you want to be strong against Da Ming.

At this time, the technology of the Ming Dynasty was basically at the same level as that of the West, the range and power of the Qi Family's army and the Western muskets were also similar, and the flintlock pistols in the East and West basically appeared in the same period.

Although the Ming Dynasty was closed to the rest of the country, it was very good at absorbing Western firearms, such as the Franc machine artillery and the Hongyi cannon.

As long as those firearms reach the Ming Dynasty, they will soon be imitated by the Ming Dynasty, and then play all kinds of tricks.

There are the original versions that defend the city, and there are the miniature versions that can fight on land.

There is also the arquebus, which is said to have been passed down from the West and then carried forward by the Chinese people.

In the West in later generations, the Ming Dynasty had the title of the famous Gunpowder Empire, which was completely different from the ignorant Qing Dynasty.

If the Ming Dynasty can be passed on forever, it is completely impossible for something humiliating like the ** war to happen.

In fact, the surrounding countries should also be grateful to the Ming Dynasty, it is precisely because the Ming Dynasty vigorously developed muskets and artillery, and after these muskets and artillery were transmitted to the surrounding countries, they had the capital to resist those Westerners, so that they were saved from the most brutal genocide in human history.

Otherwise, they will only be slaughtered like pigs and dogs by Westerners like the Indians.

It was during the First Industrial Revolution that the West truly surpassed the East, and the invention of the steam engine allowed the West's power to grow explosively.

At that time, China was already ruled by the Manchus.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty advocated the establishment of a country by cavalry and archery, not only destroying the machine guns developed by the Chinese people, but also forcibly allowing China to enter the era of cold weapons again, making China's civilization rewind by hundreds of years.

The development of various types of firearms has also largely stalled.

Pan Xiu was extremely shocked by the arrogance of these Dutchmen.

Do they really think that Da Ming is muddy?

How arrogant the Portuguese were when they first came, they were not convinced by the Ming Dynasty in the end.

You are such a small person, and you dare to shout for the people of the Ming Dynasty to be sold into slavery, which is simply arrogant to the extreme.

Pan Xiu wanted to persuade them to be careful, but at this moment, a rumbling cannon suddenly sounded in the distance.

"What's going on?"

Raelson couldn't help but exclaim.

"Could it be that Da Ming is attacking?"

Gao Wenjin's first reaction was that the Ming Dynasty had attacked.

"Pass my order, except for the people left behind, everyone else will get on board and prepare for battle."

Raelson hurriedly said.

"Yes, Your Excellency."

Gao Wenjin hurriedly said.

Soon the Dutch sprang into action, and some continued to detain the captured Chinese fishermen.

Others ran at full speed towards the docks, and when they arrived, they saw enough to shock them.

"Oh my God!"

Raelson's mouth opened wide in surprise.

"It can't be!"

Gao Wenjin's voice rose an octave.

I saw a fleet of six ships appear in the calm Penghu Bay.

Two of them each had at least 80 guns, and one was even more powerful, with a dense muzzle all over the body, and at a cursory glance, it was estimated that there were nearly 100 guns.

In addition to this, there is an eight-masted ship.

The eight-masted ship was far away, but it looked like a real giant.

Even the giant ship with a hundred guns was nowhere near as large as it was.

The five Western ships were firing shells at two small Dutch ships patrolling in the Penghu Bend.

These two Dutch ships were only small ships of three or four hundred tons, and how could they be the opponents of the fleet of these six ships.

Not to mention all of this, just one "Sea King" is enough to crush all the Dutch warships here.

Faced with the siege of these huge ships, the two Dutch ships soon became overwhelmed, and they retreated to the docks in disarray, firing their cannons at the enemy.

But after intensive enemy shelling, one of the ships had already broken its sails, and the hull of the other began to leak.

Isn't Da Ming a backward barbarian? How could such a powerful fleet appear?

Both Raelson and Gao Wenjin were shocked.

"How can there be such a terrible ship here? Do you know where this is the fleet? ”

Raelson asked, shocked.

Raelsen dared to guarantee with his own head that there was absolutely no warship in Europe with more than 100 guns.

There is a warship of this kind here, and in addition to this, there is a huge ship that is much larger than it, which is simply a complete subversion of Raelsheng's three views.

Pan Xiu took the clairvoyant mirror in Lei Ersheng's hand and carefully observed the flag of that fleet.

After reading it, he looked puzzled, and then said: "This should be the banner of that rebel army, with his banner hanging on it." ”

"Rebels?"

Raison and Gao Wenjin are both confused.

If it was Da Ming who came to encircle and suppress, they would not be surprised at all.

But how can it be a rebel?

It stands to reason that the rebels should do their best to deal with the encirclement and suppression of the Ming Dynasty.

"Is that rebel army strong?"

Raelson asked.

"That's right, I heard that they have won several battles, and even Fuzhou City has been surrounded by them. Just ......"

Pan Xiu said.

It's just that Pan Xiu thinks that this rebel army is probably still not the opponent of the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty has been established for two hundred years, and I don't know how many rebellions have occurred, but in the end, they were not wiped out by the Ming Dynasty one by one.

If you want to overthrow the Ming Dynasty, how can it be so easy.

Neither Raelsheng nor Gao Wenjin noticed Pan Xiu, but they discussed what to do next.

In their minds, the enemy has such a powerful fleet, and the strength may not be weak.

It is estimated that the enemy has at least 2,000 to 3,000 troops, and it is better to retreat temporarily until the situation is unknown.

"Quickly order the soldiers to retreat to the fortress of Hongmucheng, and leave those ships alone."

Raelson thought for a moment and said.

The fleet in front of them was too powerful, even the Anglo-Dutch army when they came to the Far East was no match for them, let alone their small fleet.

Soon Raelson's order was conveyed.

So the Dutch soldiers who had planned to board the ship immediately ran towards the Hongmucheng fortress as fast as possible.

Lu Yan took the clairvoyant mirror and looked at the Dutch on the dock with a sneer on their faces, even if they knew each other, if they dared to go to sea to fight him, he would definitely beat them so that they didn't even know their mother.

"Order to rush forward and try to take out these two Dutch warships as soon as possible."

Lu Yan said loudly.

He really didn't have a lot of gunpowder, and such a long-range shot was too ammunition-intensive.

Soon the fleet was rushing diagonally towards the two Dutch warships.

As the distance closed, the shells became more powerful and accurate.

Heavy shells, chain shells, and shotguns hit the two Dutch ships, causing the Dutch sailors on deck to cry and cry.

Unable to bear the casualties, the sailors jumped into the sea and swam towards the pier.

Anyway, it's not far from the pier now, it's only a few hundred meters.

As more and more sailors jumped, soon the two Dutch ships came to a complete halt.

The gunners in the cabin did not know what was happening, so they cursed and began to abandon the ship and flee.

Slowly, both ships stopped firing, and one of them began to sink.

"Order the soldiers to shoot, and leave no one behind."

Lu Yan said coldly.

Two small clippers in the back quickly rushed forward and began to shoot the soldiers who were diving with bows and arrows or muskets.

Soon, the waters in Penghu Bay were almost stained red, and the corpses of Dutch soldiers were everywhere.

However, some Dutch soldiers who had jumped early successfully landed on the shore, and they fled like lost dogs to the fortress.

Looking at the hundreds of fishing boats in Penghu Bay, Lu Yan's face was cold.

These are all things stolen by the Dutch, this group of Dutch has committed a lot of crimes in Daming, and it is really difficult to eliminate the hatred in his heart if he does not kill all these Dutch.

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Thank you very much for Dugu's reward for asking for books, and it's going to be the New Year again in a blink of an eye, this time flies really fast.