Chapter 213: Beating the Dutch colonists
PS: The second shift is here, there is no third shift, there are a lot of trivial things today, and there is no peace in the countryside! I'm going to go out for a run in a while, brothers, bless me! Flashed first.
Penghu, at this time, had been captured by the Dutch, and the Dutch began to build a city at the end of the wind cabinet. The Dutch used muskets to force a large number of Chinese people on the island to dig earth and rocks here.
The branch of the East India Company in Batavia ordered them not to build the city very large, lest it affect the company's finances too much. Therefore, the supply of masonry, lime and other materials for this castle is very negative. Therefore, most of the building materials are made of local materials, piled up by excavating the site, and then cemented with turf. Although some parts were carved out of the rocks on the mountain, the overall structure is still quite fragile; In addition, Penghu is windy and rainy, and the city wall often collapses, and it is constantly filled with earth and fixed with wooden planks, but it still does not help. This "red-haired city" located at the end of the wind cabinet can be said to be quite simple.
When Zhou Zuo, the governor of Fujian, heard that the Dutch occupied Penghu, he immediately asked the Dutch to withdraw from Penghu before discussing trade.
However, the Dutchman 'Raersen' who led the team insisted on occupying Penghu.
Originally, Shang Zhouzuo meant to let the Dutch retreat to Taiwan and talk about trade. However, what Shang Zhouzuo didn't expect was that it didn't take long for the holy decree to come to the capital. The Son of Heaven demanded in his decree that he immediately impose martial law on the coast, forbidding the Dutch to receive any supplies. At the same time, Shang Zhouzuo was asked to cooperate in preparing the supply of the Denglai Water Division.
"Denglai Mariner? I didn't expect the Holy Lord to intervene in this matter. And the Denglai sailor was sent, so it seems that it is not a big problem to deal with these red hairs. "In the governor's yamen, after Shang Zhouzuo received the holy decree. Knowing that this matter is none of his business. Next, just go and prepare supplies for the Denglai Marine.
Denglai Water Master has been defeated since the Jiannu Water Master. It's famous.
On October 23 of the second year of the Apocalypse, the Denglai Navy Division went south from the north and came to Mawei Port in Fuzhou, with a strength of 3,000 troops and more than 200 warships.
Immediately, the Denglai Navy Division issued an ultimatum to the Dutch, demanding that the Dutch withdraw from Penghu within five days.
On Penghu Island, after the commander of the Dutch fleet, Reelson, received this ultimatum. He laughed contemptuously, and after sending the messenger away, he was completely unmoved.
"Since they want to attack us, let them come! Hopefully, Lee's suggestion will be useful. Rayson said indifferently. The adjutant said: "Li is a native of the Ming Kingdom, and he understands the environment of their country best. As long as we can cause enough trouble for their local government, they will give in to trade with us. ”
Obviously, the Dutch occupied Penghu because the drunkards did not mean to drink, but only for trade. But who gave such an idea to the Dutch? Naturally, it was Li Dan, a great pirate who monopolized the maritime trade between China and Japan at this time.
When Li Dan was trading in Japan, he also established trade relations with the Dutch.
The Dutch wanted to trade with the Ming Dynasty. But the government didn't let it. Li Dan came up with an idea for the Dutch, that is, to cause trouble for the local government. As long as things are big enough. With all the stability of the government, in the end, he will definitely choose to calm down.
Penghu is geographically good, and it is very suitable for controlling the Taiwan Strait. However, there is no natural harbor in Penghu, and the wind here is very strong, which is not suitable for large merchant ships to load and unload goods. That's why in the first place, Batavia asked Raelsen not to build the city too big, so as not to waste money.
It's just that Raelsheng didn't know that this time they played Dafa. Li Dan, a pirate who was paying attention to the situation in Penghu, also didn't know that he was going to get away with it this time.
After Sun Yiguo came to Fuzhou with more than 3,000 officers and soldiers of the Denglai Naval Division, he only rested for two days after replenishing supplies, and then set sail and headed straight for Penghu.
At the beginning of November of the second year of the Apocalypse, the Dutch were 'beaten' by the Daming Denglai sailors in Penghu.
When the Dutch discovered the Denglai Naval Division, they immediately sent all their warships, a total of twelve, to try to repel the Denglai Naval Division by relying on the 'Fang Fengzhen' tactic.
It's just that as soon as the Dutch approached, they found that they were in big trouble.
The Denglai Naval Division also had naval guns, although there were not many of them, but they were not impossible to return fire. And a large number of warships, began to outflank Dutch warships.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Raelsheng hurriedly commanded a retreat. But after all, it was still a step too slow, and the two warships were soon surrounded by the Ming warships.
"Grab the boat." Sun Yiguo's eyes lit up, and people played the flag. it! It's a gunboat!
The two Dutch gunboats that were surrounded in the middle were quickly overwhelmed by the Denlai Marine Division. The side of the ship was caught by a large number of hooks, and after being pulled over, the officers and men of the sailor first greeted the Dutch with a volley of guns and shotguns from infantry guns, and then the officers and men of the sailor jumped on the deck of the enemy ship like wolves and slashed the Dutch.
The Dutchman was known for his ability to engage in broadside battles, but this time he ran into the more rogue Denlai sailors. These northern soldiers, all of them were in good health, no less physically than these Dutch hooligans, and they were well-equipped, well-trained, and their morale was extremely high, and the Dutch soldiers on the deck were chopped and chopped and fell in a pool of blood.
The clever ones surrendered right away.
The two Dutch gunboats were captured without incident.
Raelson, who retreated in embarrassment with the remaining ten warships, returned to Magong Bay, which was guarded by the castle at the end of the wind cabinet, and still had palpitations.
If you don't run fast, it is estimated that the whole army will be wiped out.
However, on this sea, as long as it is not too close to the Ming warships, it is still relatively safe. After all, they still had an advantage in ship speed, and the Ming warships could not catch up with them.
Raelson just breathed a sigh of relief, but the Denglai Sailor landed in Penghu.
There were many ports in Penghu, and the Dutch could not prevent the Ming army from landing on the island.
A crushing war officially began, the Denglai naval division unloaded more than 50 1,500-pound ten-pound guns from the warship, and with the help of the people who rushed to help Penghu after hearing the news, they pushed these heavy artillery to two kilometers away from the 'Hongmao City', and then built an artillery position.
The Dutch in the city had only 1,000 troops, but they had no intention of abandoning the city and running away in the face of the Denglai Naval Division, which had a strength of 3,000.
The purpose of trade has not been achieved, so it is naturally impossible to run away.
The night passed like this, and the next morning, the Denglai sailors were ready to attack the city. More than 50 heavy artillery pieces immediately let out an earth-shattering roar under an order.
The moment the cannonball hit the red-haired city, the Dutchman's face turned white with fright. In just one round of shelling, Hongmao City revealed how scumbag its project was, and only a dozen shells smashed on the city wall, but it collapsed a gap in the city wall.
"How could the Easterners have such powerful artillery?" Raelsen was stunned, and immediately shouted: "We can't let these Orientals shell like this, our castle can't withstand the cannonballs at all." Fortunately, these Orientals did not have many troops, and immediately dispatched infantry to destroy their artillery. ”
Soon the gates opened, and more than 800 Dutch infantrymen rushed out armed with muskets. They have always tried and tested against those indigenous peoples with a platoon of guns, so I feel that this attack is very certain. (To be continued......)