Just a few days before the Battle of Luzhou began, a huge naval battle was also being staged in the southeast sea, Zheng Zhilong personally led 300 warships, 20,000 officers and men of the naval division, and 10,000 infantry troops of the Marine Infantry Army to fight together.

The Dutch governor in Taiwan, Kuiyi, sent 12 of the latest sail warships from Batavia (present-day India) to reinforce them, and before Zheng Zhilong's large-scale attack began, they had already lined up on the sea outside Chichi.

The two sides did not declare war, and the 30,000 Zheng troops crossed the Taiwan Strait in only three days, arrived at the Penghu Islands, and immediately built forts on several critical islands as a springboard for attacking Taiwan.

Zheng Zhilong will ignore them now, the battle of Taiwan is his first step to dominate the sea, others in the Ming Dynasty don't know, but he is clear, the Dutch fleet is the only opponent who can match him at sea, defeated them, after that, if the imperial court agrees, he is very likely to go directly to the mainland of the Netherlands, although Zheng Zhilong is not sure if he can find where this small ocean country is.

On the one hand, he was dealing with the Dutch envoys, waiting for the high tide, and finally on the 16th of September, when the tide arrived, Zheng Longzhi decisively beheaded the Dutch envoys and sacrificed the banner, so he ordered the whole army to set off that night, and sailed into the Luermen Inland Sea in the early morning of the next day.

When the battle situation came to Chichicheng, the Dutch defenders were shocked, knowing that there was no hope for peace talks, and they could only try their best to fight, on this island, they spent too much thought, and the Dutch mainland would not give up.

Sixty Dutch warships quickly joined the fray, and a fierce battle ensued between the two sides in the waters off Luermen.

To say that Zheng's warships are inferior to the Dutch ships in terms of tonnage and firepower, but the tigers can't stand the wolves, the two sides just engaged, the Dutch commander Vanderland lined up the battleships in a straight line, and 2,400 gunwales breathed fire together, at the same time, Zheng's 300 warships also opened the formation, and there was no second offensive formation to choose from in the naval battle, and both sides were all long snake formations without exception.

Countless cannonballs carrying Mars rampage on the sea less than a mile wide, because the cannons of Zheng's warships did not have enough range, they could only resist several rounds of artillery bombardment from the other side, so more than ten warships were almost broken into pieces in an instant, and sawdust and sailors fighting with the sea could be seen everywhere on the sea.

Finally, Zheng's warship entered the effective range of its own artillery, a hundred warships straightened the hull, put aside the giant anchor, Zheng Zhilong is so calm, Lao Tzu just does not shift, the same with artillery dense gunwales to bombard the enemy, but also more than 20 ships with the bow of the main gun bombardment, although each ship's main gun is only two, but the power is more than twice that of the gunwales, the two sides with firepower and number can be drawn, can not take advantage, it is really a war of attrition, sink a both sides are five thousand taels of silver and hundreds of soldiers and sailors to bury the bottom of the sea.

Zheng Zhilong has been immersed in naval warfare for 20 years, and although this battle is the largest battle in his life, the tactics of war are still the same, attracting firepower, interspersing, surrounding, and gathering annihilation.

Zheng's sailors immediately divided the remaining two hundred warships and outflanked them from both flanks, although this warlord could not do anything, either withdrawing from the battlefield, or being surrounded by three hundred warships in the center of the circle and being shelled, or trying their best to defeat them with a strong ship cannon higher than the opponent, from the sea in front of them, the Dutch were undoubtedly very confident, the Dutch fleet that called itself the 'coachman of the sea' had never been defeated, and it happened that the gunwales on both sides could be fired.

The direction of the wind on the sea is never fixed, the two hundred warships responsible for the two wings outflanking move very slowly, until the hundred warships lost nearly half of the time, finally completed the encirclement, 10,000 cannons fired in unison, the sea surface boiled endlessly, the huge waves set off by the cannonballs were extremely terrifying, the warships of both sides continued to burrow into the water, the shelling lasted for more than an hour, countless corpses rolled in the waves, and the dead were innumerable.

The numerical advantage is obvious, there are more mosquitoes can bite people, although the Dutch battleships are strong and sharp, but the battle has been fought until now, the barrels of the left and right sides are red, as if another cannon is going to explode, but Zheng Jun can turn the hull and continue to bombard with the gunsoft on the other side, the balance of the battle suddenly tilted, completely tilted to the side of Zheng Jun, the Dutch at this time had no ability to fight back, the cooling of the barrel took time, and before that, what they could do was to board the ship for close combat.

In this way, more than 30 Dutch warships were bombed all the way and rushed up to Zheng Jun's command ship, trying to kill the opponent's command system in a short encounter.

Finally, Zheng's artillery was also dumb, the cannon fever faster, Zheng Zhilong raised the banner to ask about the losses of each fleet, and when he asked, he immediately felt a pain, and sank more than 30 ships of the other side at the cost of sinking 55 ships and 20 ships seriously injured and withdrawing from the battle, the price was higher, but as the commander of the whole army, what he wanted was the result of the war.

Zheng's command ship was frequent, and several openings were made in the array of warships, only to see small boats of less than two feet rushing through the openings, and the number was too numerous to count.

Each Zheng warship is equipped with ten such boats, which can be used as landing assault boats or as lifeboats, with six sailors per boat and six small oars paddling together, fast as flying, of course, his biggest role is still 'ant attachment'.

There were so many boats that they poured out from all directions like ants, and surrounded more than thirty Dutch warships, clinging to them, attacking them with bows and muskets under the cover of shields, and when all the thousands of boats were crowded together, the sea was as flat as the ground, and the naval battle was quickly transformed. Ant-attached'siege warfare, almost every Dutch battleship hull is densely packed with people climbing up, see the Dutch scalp on the giant ship is numb, of course, this is not the most terrifying, because there is the sound of the chisel from the bottom of the sea, many ships have been driven by seawater seepage, in the blink of an eye is the sea into the gushing into the various warehouses.

In the face of this style of play, the Dutch commander was really more than willing and insufficient, so he had to order the attack to stop and break through.

With the passage of time, the tide of Luermen is fast, the trade winds are rising, if the battle is not ended, all the warships will be trapped in Luermen, if you want to leave, you can only wait for the next high tide half a month later.

But at this time, the Dutch command ship was helpless to raise a white flag.

Zheng Zhilong was overjoyed, and immediately ordered all the warships to surround the center of the circle, and when they approached the center, the shouting of killing gradually subsided, and the Dutch army had surrendered to the Zheng army attached to the ants, including the Dutch commander Vanderland, 850 Dutch sailors were taken prisoner.

When the number was reported to Zheng Zhilong, he laughed, and then asked rhetorically, "Do we have prisoners?" ”

At the same time, Zheng Zhilong ordered all the warships to repair and repair while sailing away from the waters of Luermen, and when they saw the outline of the Red Castle on the horizon, Zheng Jun's soldiers divided into two routes, all the way to attack the city of Geranza, all the way to the city of Chichi, a more fierce beach landing battle was about to break out, and at this time, Zheng Zhilong no longer had to worry about the tide, and then ordered all fleets to enter the sea beyond the range of the opponent's shore defense guns, Throw down the huge anchor, repair it for a few days to take a breath and then say, persuade to surrender first, anyway, the Dutch fleet has been completely wiped out, and the initiative is completely in the hands of Zheng Zhilong, he is not in a hurry at all, from leaving Xiamen to now, it has only been five days.

But Zheng Zhilong is really a hero in naval warfare, a stupid talent in land warfare, he stopped for ten days, and when he began to land on the beach at this time, he found that he couldn't move, the Dutch had already laid hundreds of shore defense guns on the beach, and all kinds of fortifications were readily available, Zheng Zhilong missed the opportunity of the speed of the soldiers, and he didn't expect that this carelessness caused a series of crises, the first thing to come was that the military rations and fresh water were about to run out, and the war situation also formed a stalemate, and regret at this time was useless. Supply ships to and from the Taiwan Strait are busy.

What Zheng Zhilong didn't expect the most was that his siege was as long as eight months, and the once majestic Zheng Clan's maritime kingdom also exhausted its financial and material resources in this battle, of course, this is a later story.

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The night was confused, the river breeze was blowing slowly, and bonfires rose everywhere in the Han King's military camp along the river, which was red through the river bank and frightened the defenders of the Western Army in Luzhou City opposite.

In the military tent, Wang Lanping summed up the information obtained from the previous tentative attack one by one, and came to the conclusion that the west side of Luzhou City was the most tightly defended, and the artillery was dense, not to mention that there were more than 30 guns, and the north side was too steep because the cliff was too steep, and there were not many guards, let alone people, and even apes could not climb up.

The three water villages are also almost tentative, arranged from west to north along the opposite river bank, Wang Lanping named the No. 1 water village, the No. 2 water village and the No. 3 water village in turn, of which the No. 2 water village is close to Luzhou City, and the No. 1 and No. 3 are separated by the Shenjian Mountain.

According to the sortie array of the opponent's water village, the second water village has the most warships, the fastest, the second No. 1, and the third is the weakest, only eight warships and more than ten civilian ships converted from warships, and the ships are mostly equipped with bows and muskets, and there are no warship guns.

Judging from the intelligence of the feint attack on the other side, when attacking the No. 3 Water Village, the Western Army warships of the No. 2 Water Village could rush over for reinforcements in half an hour, and after several tests, they found that the route taken by this reinforcement was actually the same, that is to say, this is the route agreed by the opponent's defenders a long time ago, and the danger under the water has long been investigated, and it may also be the fastest way.

When attacking Luzhou City, the No. 1 and No. 2 Water Villages wanted to directly intersperse the detours, and the No. 3 Water Village has not moved, and these information are very useful.

There are also two fortresses of the Western Army that are also located on the north side of Shenjian Mountain, which should be the reason for the weak combat effectiveness of Pingping No. 3 Water Village.

Wang Lanping and the generals analyzed and compared these military reports one by one, and discussed them until midnight, the original battle plan of taking the water village first and then taking the city of Luzhou remained unchanged, as for which water village to take first, at a glance, of course, the persimmon must be pinched softly, and at present, Wang Lanping's 'water army' is only enough to draw with the weakest sailor on the other side, and the result may be even worse.

The battle order was formulated overnight, and all the sailors were first concentrated to attack the No. 3 Water Village of the Western Army, but how to fight, the generals did not know the bottom of their hearts, and Wang Lanping was also the first to get involved in a water war, which was really his shortcoming.

The lights in the big tent were bright, and all the generals focused their eyes on Wang Lanping's face, waiting for the operational tactics he was about to order.

Wang Lanping looked at the generals, no one was afraid, and the slogan of 'if you want to fight, you will fight, and if you die, you will die', everyone in the army knows it.

After a long time, Wang Lanping suddenly stood up and shouted outside the tent: "What is the method of Yulinwei Centurion?"

Immediately, as soon as the curtain was divided, a burly junior colonel with a helmet walked in, knelt down on one knee and said, "The young man will be in the "

The method is much darker than the expedition from Nanjing, and it is also a lot stronger, after a few small battles, he is no longer the impetuous Han prince in the past, the battlefield of blood and fire has forged him into a qualified warrior, plus his ability to learn martial arts since he was a child and has experienced many military exploits.

Wang Lanping said: "Have you completed the task given to you?" ”

The method was straightforward, "Back to the King of Han, everything is ready, six hundred water ghosts (those with good water nature) have been soaked in the river for seven days, just waiting for the order of the King of Han"

Wang Lanping stood up as soon as he patted the handsome case, "Okay, these six hundred people will be handed over to you to command, if your kid has a big life after the war, Lao Tzu will promote you and let you take over Song Dali, temporarily acting as the commander of Yulin Zuowei, don't tell me I didn't give you a chance"

The method had no expression on his face, and arched his hand: "If it doesn't succeed, the last general is willing to feed the fish in the river with six hundred warriors."

The cultivation method has always been Wang Lanping's idea, and with his sister Princess Ling here, this loyalty is at least guaranteed.

Subsequently, Wang Lanping explained the tactics of capturing the No. 3 Water Village, the purpose of fighting the No. 3 Water Village is not the main thing, the most important thing is to eliminate all the Western Army sailors who come to help, and Wang Lanping has no real water division available, so he can only think of another way, Xiangling's embroidery does not matter, what she embroiders is not important, the important embroidery needle is every step of the needle, from the bottom up, the needle through the silk, threading.

Since there is no real sailor to fight against the other party, then use your strengths and avoid your weaknesses, Lao Tzu will beat you from underwater, and the six hundred water ghosts have also practiced for a few days, and it should not be difficult to hold your breath and chisel through the bottom of the opponent's boat.

At the beginning of the war, Wang Lanping will concentrate all the ships, make a frame posture of not taking down the No. 3 Water Village, and lead the army of the other two Water Villages to help, and then attack it halfway with water ghosts, no matter how many warships you come, all of them will sink to the bottom of the river for me to feed the fish.

After the crowd listened, all of a sudden, all kinds of details unfolded, this seemed to be the safest and most likely to succeed tactic, no wonder King Han was full of confidence.

Subsequently, Wang Lanping called in a few old local fishermen, in front of the generals, marked several landing points suitable for crossing the river, the water war is only an auxiliary war, if you want to capture Luzhou City, you have to rely on the infantry army.

In the early morning of the next day, Fa and 600 water ghosts were standing naked by the riverside waiting for the military order to march, and the warships and bamboo rafts were also docked at the riverside.

Wang Lanping asked people to fetch spirits and distribute them to the water ghosts, and the river water in mid-September was already quite cool.

"Heroes, this king only said one word, complete the task, come back alive, this king has given you a strong trip, do it!"

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Three bowls in a row, with a crisp sound, the broken porcelain pieces all over the ground, the sharp edges are like the deadly and then born spirit of the water ghosts, hard and sharp.

The commander of this battle was Zhao Zhishang, the commander of the military camp, he took the initiative to invite Sakura, and since the surrender, he has not had an inch of success, and this was the first time of the Luzhou War, he naturally could not let it to others. (To be continued.) )