Chapter 80 Taiwan House

Although Taiwan was not very large, the roads were not very easy to walk in those years, and there was no convenient means of transportation, so the Dutch who came to reinforce them did not arrive at what they said.

Yue Su's army, in the morning after tomorrow, arrived at Jilong Harbor, the Spanish naturally did not do their best to send those few warships out to fight with Yue Su, after all, there were only 500 people, if they boarded the ship for a naval battle, after being defeated, there would be no need to fight again.

There was a fort in Jilong Harbor, and the Spaniards tried in vain to stop Yue Su's fleet with artillery. The distance of the artillery on the fort is relatively far, even if it can't really stop the army of Chaoyinting, it can destroy some living forces.

But Yue Su didn't even give this opportunity to his opponent, he ordered eight large sea ships to lean over, arc out, and shoot at the shore with artillery. The artillery of the English people, Cheng is still enough, and it can't do much if it is hit by one or two cannons. After two quarters of an hour of artillery fighting, the Spaniards on the shore were beaten and fled in a hurry.

The fort was lost, and Yue Su's warships swarmed to land and gain a foothold on the shore, and the warships then traveled back and forth to Penghu to transport soldiers. Two days later, the main force of the Ming army was all assembled in Jilong Harbor, and Yue Su ordered Youjian and Jin Chan to join forces and lead 3,000 troops to guard the warships. And the rest of the men and horses marched forward toward the city of the Savior.

The City of the Holy Savior is a typical western castle construction, and it is also quite strong, with a fort built next to it, which is guarded by heavy artillery, which can be described as easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, for Lord Yue, the battle of Lu Yin is far simpler than the naval battle, more than 20 times the superior force, you have artillery, I also have artillery, who is afraid of whom.

Yue Su ordered the artillery to be deployed, which had been removed from the English warships and used exclusively for this siege. When the cannon was opened, it was necessary to be disturbed by the opponent's artillery fire, but Yue Su had a large number of people here, and at the risk of casualties, he finally set up the cannon within the range. And the main army, but did not enter the opponent's range, only called two thousand people to disperse and stand in line, hovering in front.

The artillery was fired, and Yue Su gave the order to fight. The artillery on the side of the officers and soldiers was also several times that of the Spaniards, and the Spaniards could not bear the attack of the two sides. Under the interference of the artillery on Yuesu's side, the Spanish batteries were beaten in a mess one after another, and they could no longer be used. Seeing that the situation was almost over, the officers and men charged forward.

However, they did not charge blindly, after all, the opponent's musket was still quite sharp, and when they charged, they were all holding shields. Compared with the muskets of the later period, the muskets of this age are far less powerful, and within fifty or sixty paces, they may be able to wear a shield, but if they are far away, the muskets are not effective at all.

When you reach a distance of fifty paces, you can still fire a few more shots, and before the two rounds of projectiles come down, the officers and soldiers will also rush under the castle. The ladder went up, the soldiers swarmed up, and the archers and musketeers below took cover, and the enemy soldiers were small, which was really not enough to see.

Seeing that the general situation was gone, Haraut could only order a retreat, abandoning the City of the Holy Savior and fleeing towards Tamsui City. How could the officers and soldiers let them go easily, and chased and killed along the way, destroying hundreds of enemies. It was only because the Spaniards were familiar with the path that they escaped.

Haraut fled to Tamsui City, of course, to wait for reinforcements from the Dutch, and he barely managed to hold out for a few days, expecting reinforcements from the Dutch to arrive soon. Freshwater City is not too far from the city of the Holy Savior, and it is the only barrier for the Spaniards. Yue Su had long expected that the Dutch should also understand what it meant to be cold and would send troops to reinforce the Spaniards, so he sent people to pretend to attack Tamsui City on the one hand, and sent troops to quietly bypass Tamsui City and set up an ambush on the road that the Dutch must pass. This is called encirclement and reinforcement. Anyway, there is only so much of your living force, and some of them are destroyed and some are allowed to hide in the city, and the power is still relatively large, and you can't pull them into the wild.

Mabulé finally arrived with Dutch reinforcements, and when he heard that the Holy Savior City had been lost, he hurried to Tamsui City, where he prepared to make a final fight with Yue Su. But when they just saw Tamsui City, the officers and soldiers of the Yin Court fell from the sky and killed them from both sides, this battle, the Dutch were unprepared, and the officers and soldiers were superior forces, and the victory or defeat could be imagined. And Lord Yue's order is not to let go of an enemy.

Prepared to kill unprepared, more people kill less, this makes people run away again, so that Kong Youde, who commands the army, is embarrassed. After a fierce battle, the Dutch were wiped out and Mablé was captured.

Seeing that the reinforcements were destroyed and the soldiers were pressing, Harao only brought about 300 people, how could he resist Yin. He had no choice but to send people to Yue Su's army to beg for surrender, hoping that Yue Su would let him go, and he would surrender unconditionally, and lead the army to leave Taiwan by boat, never stepping in.

According to Lord Yue's original plan, it is simply to make you have no return, and if you want to fight, you will be beaten, and you will not surrender. However, Jiang Jie stood up at this time, and he hoped that Yue Su would be surrendered and let the Spaniards go. Because if this is the case, the Dutch on the other side will not make a final desperate fight, and when it can't work, they will also follow the example of the Spaniards and surrender unconditionally, which can reduce the losses of the court.

Lord Yue has always listened to Mr. Jiang, but this time he didn't, Yue Su still adhered to his original intention and refused to surrender. When he slogans, what does it mean to fight first, if you can't beat it, you will fall, and all the good things will be theirs. Either get out now, wait for the start, and then you won't be able to leave!

He slashed the Spanish envoy with a single sword, and then ordered the city of Tamsui to be stormed. Spain has more than 300 soldiers, where can they withstand this, after a cannon fire, the officers and soldiers forced to enter the city, all the Spaniards were killed, and Haraut committed suicide.

Lord Yue, who is quite unreasonable, told the aggressor with such an action, either you should get out of here now, or you will fight to the end, there is nothing to fight first, and then negotiate if you can't fight. The Dutch in Tainan soon learned about this, and their commander-in-chief, Malden, became nervous.

If he didn't send 1,500 troops to reinforce him, he would still have more confidence, but now, what else would he use to resist. The disparity in strength was too great, and it seemed that he could only leave, but when he wanted to lead the army to escape with the gains of these years, he unexpectedly found that they could no longer go. Because of the sea, it has been the Daming Sailor.

It turned out that while exterminating the Spaniards, he ordered Arimi and Jin Chan to lead a hundred warships around the southern part of Taiwan, where the sea area was. There is no need to attack, just hold on, but whenever there is a ship that wants to go to sea, it will be sunk.

I can't walk if I want to, what can I do? Malden's hair, overnight, was much grayer. But at this time, a man came to the castle of Geranza. This person was an envoy sent by Yue Su, indicating that the Ming were willing to negotiate with the Dutch first.

Daming's strong momentum had already made it difficult for Malden to sleep, and he didn't even have the courage to send someone to negotiate with Yue Su. Unexpectedly, Daming would take the initiative to negotiate with them. Malden warmly received the envoy, and the two sides began talks.

The envoy from Yue Su's side brought Lord Yue's request, a total of two, and refused to bargain. First, the Dutch must surrender unconditionally, leave their homes and leave Taiwan, and you are not allowed to take a penny of your plundered property. Second, in the middle of last year, you sold a shipment of 500 muskets and 10 artillery pieces. Whoever these goods were sold to, you should keep a record and tell us the life and origin of the buyer.

For the Dutch, the second condition is acceptable. But the first condition is very difficult for them to accept, they can't take any possessions with them, how can this be? Malden wanted to fight for it, but Yue Su's envoy just shook his head and didn't give him a chance at all.

The peace talks reached an impasse for the time being, and Malden found his deputy and began to discuss. But they soon got the news that Yue Su's army was coming this way, and in less than three days they would arrive at Fort Geranza, and when the army arrived, it was estimated that there would be no more to talk about, because the Spaniards were an example. Whoever told himself to lend troops to the Spaniards, thus losing the last bargaining chip, Malden had no choice but to compromise, agreeing to surrender unconditionally, and giving the name of the buyer.

The Dutch are gone, leaving Taiwan completely. Lord Yue used strong means to tell Jiang Jie that these invaders are hard and not soft.

Even if the Dutch left the Taiwan Wan and the Spanish were wiped out, what would the Taiwan Wan do?

This is not the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and now that it has been recovered, it is necessary to set up an official government, and it needs to be considered if it is a province, a county, or a government. Moreover, in the end, it was not himself who put the total, but Chaoyinting.

In the Fort of Geranza, Lord Yue stood at the highest place, looking at the blue sea, he knew that although this place was beautiful, it was not a place to stop, the road ahead was still far away, and he was about to leave. But this place can no longer be taken away by outsiders, and after he leaves, this stall in Fujian also needs someone to take care of it.

"My lord, General Zheng has come to ask for a meeting."

While Yue Su was thinking about these questions, Jin Chan came to deliver a message, saying that Zheng Zhilong wanted to see him.

"Let him come." Yue Su didn't turn around, still holding on to the railing, looking at the sea.

After a while, there was a sound of footsteps, and then I heard someone say: "The last general, Zheng Zhilong, see the big handsome." ”

"Excuse me." Yue Su said lightly: "General Zheng, what is the matter with you coming to this governor?" ”

"Dashuai, the last general heard that Fujian has not had enough rain this year, and some of the harvests are missing, and many Baiyin surnames are about to run out of food." Zheng Zhilong said.

"This matter has been reported to the governor of Wu, and there is still some grain and rice in the official warehouse, and I have ordered him to distribute it to the surname Baiyin. Here in Fujian, the four seasons are warm, and only if you survive this time, you will be fine. By the way, that's why you're here to see Bento? Yue Su said curiously.

"The last general thinks so, when the last general was Kou, he was stationed in Taiwan, and knew that the land here was fertile and suitable for farming, but there were fewer Baiyin surnames, and a lot of good land was deserted. Therefore, the last general thinks that it is possible to encourage some Fujian Baiyin surnames to move to Taiwan......" Zheng Zhilong said carefully.

Hearing this, Yue Su's eyes lit up, nodded slowly, and said, "I don't want you to have this heart for the benefit of the people, I really wronged you when I was a thief." According to what you said, this governor will send an order to Wu Sinan tomorrow, asking him to start handling the matter of Yinli, and encourage the surname Baiyin in Fujian to move to Taiwan. By the way, do you say that it is better to set up a government or a county in Taiwan? In the last words, Yue Su just asked casually.

"Taiwan is so big, isn't it a little small to set up a county?" Zheng Zhilong said bluntly.

"That's what I said, then let's set it to Taiwan Mansion."