Chapter 548 is blocked

In 1613, the Portuguese burned down the stronghold at the mouth of the river, and the remains are still there. This generation has a wide body of water, and there are streams nearby, which is a good port as a fresh water, and it is an almost natural harbor. Su Haochen admired the foresight of the Pavilion Master, and asked everyone to take the map to find the estuary here, and then there was a port that could be used with a little rest.

Of course, now the warships cannot come in and anchor, but can only anchor on the surface of the sea. A little further afield, the clippers are still cruising to prevent possible crises. During military operations, the Dengzhou battalion paid special attention to the details of reconnaissance, and such a mistake would never be made.

After the army came ashore, the ants moved to the shore as if they were moving, and it took five days to move a third of the way. That's the disadvantage of not having dock facilities, and that's the only way to do it for the time being. It is estimated that it will take more than a month for the dock to be repaired and it will be able to play a role, and the sappers will have to be tired like dogs.

The camp is a makeshift shed, with trees cut down and illegal construction. Set fire first, level the ground, sprinkle sulfur around to prevent snakes and rats and other things, spray and then spray some insecticides, basically you can manage for two or three days without insects. Drainage ditches were dug around the shed, and a simple fence was built around the camp with wooden stakes to prevent wild animals.

Some of these jobs are busy, and they are more tired than Nima to open up the wasteland. Every day, Su Haochen had to take the lead, and the soldiers on the battleship had to be half on duty and half to help with the work. It's been almost a week, and it's just starting to take shape. It is not easy to expand the territory.

With a white towel around his neck and a hat, Su Haochen looked like an ordinary farmer. After this thing is done, it is estimated that it will have to be stationed here in the future, and according to the number of roads of the cabinet lord, this place must be garrisoned to be defended. Who's here? That's pretty much all there is to it. Su Haochen felt that he had the greatest possibility. As the crisis within the Ming Dynasty gradually disappeared, the attention of the cabinet lord shifted to the south, and this move was undoubtedly to give everyone a way out. Liaodong and Nanyang are probably doing this.

Others don't know that Su Haochen, as Chen Xie's most trusted chief of staff, knows very well that the garrison in Shandong has been decreasing over the years. Some factories over there in Dengzhou. It is constantly migrating to Liaodong or Jiangnan. Among them, the most important manufacturing bureau and ordnance bureau have set up a new factory in Huating. In Liaodong, there is a large steel plant under construction. Lushun, on the other hand, is building a new shipyard. After all, Shandong is too close to Beijing, even if the emperor is relieved, what if the emperor dies in the future? Su Haochen's judgment is that Chen Xie plans to slowly move out all his belongings little by little, and some things that are not easy to move will be changed to civilian use. For example, the shipyards in Longkou, Qishan, and Jiaozhou Bay. In general, when Chen Xie was still there. Dengzhou and even the whole of Shandong will not change much.

Su Haochen will not question Chen Xie's decision, and even thinks that the sooner these things are done, the better. In the future, I will bring my wife and children, and in the future, I will be a carefree soldier guarding the border in the South China Sea. Although the Ming Dynasty is good, it is too complicated above the temple. As a relatively pure soldier, he would not like this kind of place.

The road in front of me, stretching from the temporary barracks to the mouth of the river, was a road built by the soldiers with sappers and shovels little by little. For now, let's deal with it for the time being, and then go back and find the local residents. Hire to break the stone. Su Haochen heard from Chen Xie that the local natives are all lazy ghosts. You can only count on the Chinese community who make a living here.

"If you really can't do it, just catch it!" With such a thought in his heart, Su Haochen was taken aback by himself. Hurry up and look at the sea and let your heart be a little more open-minded. I didn't want to look up, but I saw a flare rising from the tower at the mouth of the river. Su Haochen immediately dropped the shovel and strode towards the temporary headquarters.

Three red flares. This is a threat from the sea, and the officers and men of the warships have begun to run to the sea like crazy. The soldiers who were working also stopped what they were doing and returned to the camp to form a team. Make some combat preparations.

Walking to the beach with a group of officers, a soldier rushed to bring news from the estuary: "Report, the news that the flying fish brought back, look at the flag and say that more than ten warships have been found, and they are coming in our direction, and they don't look like our ships." ”

Further news soon followed, confirming that the flag was Dutch. At this time, Su Haochen was a little flustered, could it be that Chen Gebu was defeated? It's unlikely, if the Dutch win, they'll have to go to Batavia. It can be seen that this is the defeated Dutch fleet. Although the escort fleet here is not too strong, it can't be taken care of at this time.

"Order Shi Lisheng to immediately command the detachment to attack, and strive to completely annihilate the Dutch escape fleet."

On the night of the storm, the fleeing Dutch fleet did not have any good luck, and its course was directly lost. After tossing for such a long time, no land has been found, and the fresh water carried on the ship was gone three days ago. Even Knight drank the stinking water for three days, and if he didn't drink it, he would have to pour it down while pinching his nose, and the soldiers didn't have this water to drink.

The lookout post on the mast suddenly let out a scream: "Land has been found, God forbid." Before Knight and Kui Yi became happy, they immediately heard another bad news: "Damn, I found that kind of fast warship of the Ming Empire." ”

Knight, who had diarrhea because of drinking stinky water, was already very pale, and when he heard this, he didn't have any blood. He stared blankly at the warship in the telescope that was almost flying on the sea, and said to himself: "Is this what God means?" ”

He stood aside and said slowly, "Maybe it's God's punishment, we disobeyed his will." Judging by the experience of the last time in the South China Sea, at most two hours, we should see the Chinese fleet. ”

With trepidation, the fleet continued to move towards land, and there was no choice at this time. If you want to change the course, I'm really worried that the soldiers of the fleet are going to riot. In less than two hours, a fleet appeared. The scale is not too large, but the scale of ten third-class battleships and thirty fourth-class battleships is enough to make this tired army desperate.

"The opponent is too strong, do you need to continue fighting?" As soon as he made a low voice, Knight, who was already shaky, fell off the telescope, held the railing with both hands, lowered his head, and made a painful voice: "Since you have been abandoned by God, then follow God's will, surrender, and stop making meaningless sacrifices." ”

Shi Lisheng, who was trembling, almost didn't sit on the deck when he saw the Dutch fleet hoisting the white flag. wiped the sweat from his head vigorously, and said to the staff officer beside him: "Send someone to ask, what do you say." Damn, the first time Lao Tzu commanded the fleet independently, did he encounter such a large group of enemy ships? It's really scared of Lao Tzu. ”

Exercises and actual combat are two different things, as the best rising star in the country, Shi Lisheng became the commander of this escort fleet, of course, his rank is not too high, that is, the commander of the third-class A battleship Jinan. The warships of the Dengzhou Navy are basically place names. In the early days, there were a number of warships with a displacement of less than 800 tons with the word "far", and later these warships were changed to merchant ships, and now they are all merchant ships, and their names have long been changed. It is said that the warships of the 2,000-ton or more class that are under construction still have to use names such as "Dingyuan". Who knows what Master Chen Gebu thinks, and no one bothered about it.

A clipper came quickly, bringing the news that the Dutch fleet had surrendered, and if you looked closely at their battleships, they were all half-sailed and were slowly advancing, and the gun doors were all closed, and the only battleship that had not lowered its sails, hoisting the white flag, was coming forward alone. Accompanying the ship was a flying fish.

There was only one ship coming, looking at the Dutch battleships that broke away from the fleet, and the surrender was confirmed. Shi Lisheng turned from a fright to a surprise, he didn't catch up with the battle of the main fleet, and caught up with such a good thing.

Su Haochen was also frightened, this Nima is also a fleet of 20 warships, and he may not be able to take advantage of this side if he really fights, Shi Lisheng is the first time after all, and he has no command experience. Su Haochen had no experience in naval warfare.

But the fright did not last long, and after three hours had passed, a small boat had brought in Knight and Kuichi, and the Dutch flagship had dropped anchor offshore, and the white flag was clearly visible. Struggling to stay calm, Su Haochen stood under the tower at the mouth of the river and looked at the group of people walking up. There were no soldiers to escort him, so Shi Lisheng walked with his staff officers and two Dutch generals.

Seeing the condescending Su Haochen, Knight took a step forward, bowed, and said, "Knight, commander of the Far East Fleet of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, surrender to Your Excellency." Please give us normal treatment! After speaking, he held the sword in both hands, bowed and bowed his head to send it up, his feet staggered, and he almost fell. Yu Yi also handed over his sword to Shi Lisheng's hand, and a fierce battle turned invisible.

Su Haochen tried to calm down, and said lightly: "You will be treated humanely, as long as you cooperate a little." ”

An interesting detail occurred when the entire Dutch fleet learned that the surrender had been accepted, and the soldiers on board actually let out cheers, only to learn later that the reason was that it was time to put an end to this difficult day.

"No one expected that the navy of the Ming Empire would appear at the mouth of the Strait of Malacca, completely cutting off the fleet's way of life. The soldiers no longer have the strength and courage to fight, and I personally take full responsibility for the defeat of the fleet. Closing the notebook in his hand, Knight looked down, enjoying a battle ration in front of him with tears streaming down his face, and was deeply shocked that two pills (laxative stop) solved the problem of diarrhea.

The Dutch fleet, which had fled from the battlefield, was blocked by the expeditionary escort fleet at Temasek and had no choice but to surrender. The battle of this southern expedition had an unexpectedly good ending. (To be continued......)