Chapter 639: The Battle of the Landing Island

Looking at the Ming warship blocked in front of him, a smile suddenly appeared on Falei's face, but that smile was full of grief and unwillingness. The Dutch fleet, which had been at sea for many years, was annihilated in this way, and his heart was like a knife. As if foreseeing the end of the Dutch maritime age, Farley now finally appreciated the desperation of the Spaniards after the defeat of the Armada.

I want to tell my boss a lot, and I want to tell my colleagues that Daming Guo, which we have always looked down on, has finally taken action against us. As soon as he made a move, he was so thunderous that he was powerless to resist at all. Although his thoughts were flying wildly, the battleship was still moving at full speed, rushing towards the opposite Ming fleet.

White smoke and firelight, this was the last impression of Farley, countless lines of fire flew towards him, and then there was a huge explosion. He appeared to fly, but consciousness was soon annihilated, and Farley finally realized that he was dead.

Laughing and picking up the binoculars on his chest, Yu Zhigao looked at the fragments of the warship floating on the sea, and his mood was suddenly refreshed. Glancing back at the herald, he said with a smile: "The fleet is assembled, leaving two warships to clean up the battlefield, and the rest of the warships are heading straight for Penghu at full speed." I'm going to take Penghu down before dark, let's go to Penghu for dinner, take Penghu and I'll add meat to you! ”

"The general has an order, take Penghu, go to Penghu for dinner, and the marshal will give meat!" The order was quickly passed down, and the fleet soon formed a new formation and rushed towards Penghu. After the fleet left, the crisp sound of gunfire was recalled, which was the warship cleaning the battlefield, replenishing the guns of the Dutch soldiers who had fallen overboard.

"Uncle Shi, this battle is really happy!" Looking at Zhang Yukun with a smile, Yu Zhigao had a joy on his face that could not be concealed, this kind of victory without casualties made him very excited.

He shook his head slightly. Zhang Yukun's expression suddenly became serious, and he said in a deep voice: "The reason why we can win so easily this time is because of the carelessness and pride of the Dutch, and of course we have something to do with the unequal strength of troops. However, you must not be arrogant, the battlefield is changing rapidly, and you should not be surprised by the humiliation as a commander. Mount Tai collapsed in front of it and its color remained unchanged. What kind of system do you become like this, you must remember that the arrogant army will be defeated! ”

Looking at Zhang Yukun with a serious face, Yu Zhigao suddenly remembered his father, and his old father taught him like this. But he is young and frivolous, how can he understand his father's feelings? At this time, hearing such similar words again, thinking of his father's disappointed expression at that time, Yu Zhigao's mood suddenly surged.

Respectfully saluted Zhang Yukun, and Yu Zhigao said with a serious expression: "Uncle Xie's teachings, the little nephew understands!" "Maybe it's because of age. Although Yu Zhigao was respectful to this uncle who was younger than himself, he was really a little resistant in his heart.

However, through this period of contact, Yu Zhigao found that his little uncle was very capable of constantly training and fighting, and he was also very sophisticated. At this time, he experienced the teachings like a father, and Yu Zhigao regarded this young uncle as his elder from the heart.

Zhang Yukun nodded slowly, and said to Yu Zhigao: "Wait a minute to attack Penghu." You and Qi Jin work together. Qi Jin led the people to take a fast boat and went directly to the beach. Conduct landing operations. You command the fleet in the back, carry out artillery bombardment on the shore, and be sure to destroy the harbor and the artillery on the shore. ”

Nodding slowly, Yu Zhigao would not object to the battle plan formulated by Zhang Yukun. He has already annihilated ten Dutch ships, and there will not be too many in the port. Yu Zhigao is still confident in this. After all, there is also a Xu Xinsu on his ship who knows the Dutch very well.

The sound of artillery rumbled, the smoke of gunpowder filled, the sea was splashed high, and everywhere there were waves from shells. Zheng Zhihu waved the knife in his hand and cut down a Spaniard. Without bothering to wipe the blood splashed on his face, the whole person jumped back towards his boat.

"Full speed ahead, after going ashore, seize the battery first!" The battle has reached a fever pitch, the two sides are completely glued together, and no one will retreat at this time.

Zheng Zhilong looked at the warship that washed up on the shore, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, with a long-lost smile on his face. As long as he landed on the shore, Zheng Zhilong believed that with those Spaniards, he would not be able to stop his offensive. The shouts of killing soon rang out, and the sound of muskets resounded through the pirates.

"Your Excellency Commander, are we pressing it down?" Brian looked at Waite with excitement on his face and asked loudly, for fear that his voice would be drowned out by the roar of artillery.

"Rush up, once Zheng Zhilong's team retreats, it will be difficult to rush up! All ships are moving forward at full speed and landing on the island quickly! Waite didn't dare to delay in the slightest, compared to Zheng Zhilong, Waite didn't have such good confidence.

The Spaniards' musket team is not easy to deal with, although Zheng Zhilong's men are also equipped with muskets, but compared to the Spaniards, they are really inadequate. Only by keeping up quickly can you successfully annihilate the Spaniards.

"Stop, all stop, find a place to hide!" Zheng Zhihu's teeth are about to be crushed at this time, these hateful Spaniards! Looking at the brother who was shot by the musket, the muscles on Zheng Zhihu's face were twitching.

The Spaniards were clearly prepared to build fortifications, trenches and barbed wire around the artillery positions, so that Zheng Zhihu's men could not rush through. Standing here is directly a target, and you can only face the bullets of the Spaniards with your flesh and blood.

However, the situation soon improved, and as the Dutch fleet pressed up, the sound of artillery suddenly sounded on the shore. The artillery positions of the Spaniards were naturally the focus of the shelling, and everywhere there were screams.

Zheng Zhilong also went ashore at this time, came to Zheng Zhihu's side under the cover of his subordinates, and said to his younger brother in a low voice: "Second brother, wait a minute, go over first, the Spaniards can't stop it." You go straight to the city of San Salvador, and go inside to block the Spaniards' powder magazine, and then occupy the storehouse, and make sure to take the good stuff. ”

"Big brother, don't worry, we have wasted so much effort, if we don't make enough money, I'm really sorry for the dead brother!" Zheng Zhihu nodded vigorously, Zheng Zhilong was willing to take the lead in landing, and this reason accounted for a large proportion.

The battle soon became one-sided, and with the destruction of the position, the Spaniards could no longer hold it and began to retreat. Zheng Zhihu's men were in hot pursuit, rushing towards the city not far away. The Dutch also went ashore, and the whole group of musketeers began to march in the direction of the city. The battle lasted for most of the day, and at this point the winner was finally decided, and the Spaniards were finally unable to resist the combined forces of the Dutch and Zheng Zhilong.

The city of San Salvador is not very far from the sea, and it is more of a fortress than a city. With high walls and huge artillery, the entire city has become an impregnable fortress.

Zheng Zhihu's brows furrowed into a big pimple at this time, such a fortress is really difficult to overcome. These brothers under his command are all good at robbing at sea, but they really don't have the ability to attack such a fortress.

Glancing back at Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Zhihu sighed helplessly and said, "Big brother, what should I do?" ”

"These Spaniards are really expensive!" Cursing loudly, Zheng Zhilong didn't expect things to evolve to this extent. By this time, the Spaniards still had the strength to fight. Lowering his head and thinking about it, Zheng Zhilong's brows stretched, and he said with a smile: "It's okay, we can't get in, let the Dutch fight, we'll watch the excitement in the back." ”

"Big brother, what's in there?" Although Zheng Zhihu knew that there was no way, the expression on his face suddenly became a little unnatural when he thought of those loot.

Sighing softly, Zheng Zhilong said a little helplessly: "People are not as good as heaven, and some things are not controlled by manpower." What if we can consume the strength of the Dutch here, and we can take less things? Send someone to keep an eye on it, and when the city is broken, rush in. As long as the Dutch are not allowed to eat alone, sooner or later they will vomit! ”

"Yes, big brother!" Zheng Zhihu nodded vigorously, although he was unwilling, but now he can only do this.

Seeing this fortress, Waite's expression was also very bad, which was also unexpected by him!

The last time the Spaniards were driven out of Taiwan by the Dutch, this time they were naturally fully prepared and moved out of most of Manila's family, which can be said to be a desperate gamble! To be able to beat the Spaniards in this way is already the reason why Waite was lucky. If it weren't for the fact that Zheng Zhilong's growth was not expected, the Dutch would not have been able to take advantage of the Spaniards this time.

"Zheng is in charge, so far, I don't know if there are any good suggestions?" Waite walked to Zheng Zhilong's side and asked in a deep voice, with a tiredness on his face that could not be concealed.

Zheng Zhilong was suddenly a little surprised, but he didn't say anything superfluous, and directly changed his mouth and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, just now we rushed to the island, and the losses were very heavy, and we are really powerless to attack the city. Besides, my brothers are really not good at this, and the next step is to see the means of His Excellency the Commander! ”

made up his mind not to make a move, Zheng Zhilong immediately expressed his attitude, he can't lose too much strength here, this is Zheng Zhilong's bottom line.

Listening to Zheng Zhilong's words, Waite suddenly cursed in his heart, Zheng Zhilong, this old fox! However, at this time, Waite is also in a bit of a dilemma, does he really want to attack it? When Waite hesitated, the navy of the Ming Dynasty was already heading towards Penghu! If he can get this news, I'm afraid he won't be in the mood to hesitate again. (To be continued......)