Chapter 489: The sound of the east and the west

In 1609, when a fleet of ships sailed from the other half of the world into Taiwanese waters along a newly discovered route, the Dutch colonists, known as the "coachmen of the sea", immediately salivated at Taiwan. In 1622, the commander of the Dutch expeditionary fleet, Rejotz, made a comeback, reoccupied Penghu and invaded the mainland coast. In 1624, Yu Zhigao, the son of the famous general Yu Dayou, waved his army to Penghu and captured 12 people, including Gao Wenlu. The Dutch were forced to demolish the castle, and all 2,400 of their troops fled to Taiwan. However, it was from then on that the island fell under the 8-year colonial rule of the Dutch. During their occupation of Penghu, the Dutch colonists wantonly attacked peaceful villages, slaughtered innocent people, and mistreated the local residents who were captured to build the castle. It is recorded that 1,200 of the 1,500 laborers died of starvation. Even the Dutch captain Brinkley did not confess and said: "The Dutch introduced themselves to the Chinese in the guise of international pirates." ”

Ever heard of the Dutch East India Company? The Dutch parliament has given it the horrific power to form an army, declare war on foreign countries, and try the people of the occupied territories. If there is any corporate spirit in the East India Company's operation of Taiwan, it is the greed, barbarism, and bloody cruelty of the primitive accumulation of capitalism.

The Dutch also attacked Jing Trench (Macau) five times, but were eventually repulsed. The Age of Discovery, this is a very moving term, and when people refer to this era, they always add some rhetoric, such as "magnificent" and the like. But behind the word. It is a bloody bandit act. This era is like this, so history has only success or failure, and there is no right or wrong. Without the ability to restrain the robbers, they will not be soft when it comes to robbery.

If the rabbit country hadn't made mushroom eggs, would the American imperialists and Su Xiu be so gentle with you? Maybe I'll knock on the door. What is, all mankind, people live in this world, and can never escape the shackles of race and group. There's nothing to say about this, if you're weak, other countries are going to bully you. Ming doesn't come. The dark ones are back, too.

Spain. At one point, he had to organize a fleet to come to China and start a war with the Ming Dynasty. Spain did not come, and later Britain and France and other powers finally came. Why? In the final analysis, it is the law of survival in this world. Big fish eat little fish. Survival of the fittest. Count on the compassion of others. That's a stupid thing to do.

"In order to sweep away the Dutch power in the south of Dayuan, it is necessary to first lay down Chikan. There are two lanes in Dayuan Bay, and the south side is deep and wide. The Dutch blockaded it with heavy artillery, and the northern lanes were narrow and shallow, with sand and gravel accumulation, and the Dutch lacked defenses. Standing beside Fang Sigu was a Ming man named He Bin, who lived in the south of Dayuan and was dissatisfied with the oppression of the Dutch, so he quietly drew a map and went to the north to present the map.

Fang Sigu looked at the map and didn't quite understand why Master Chen could know that he could take advantage of the high tide to rush into the harbor from the northern channel. But this battle plan was so specified, and he took the lead of the main fleet, which inevitably attracted the attention of the Dutch. Another flotilla with Fu Chuan as the main force, carrying more than 3,000 elite soldiers, suddenly rushed into the harbor.

In this era, it was an admittedly stupid act to use naval guns against batteries. But Fonsgoo doesn't think so. The reason was simple, because the range of rifled guns was enough for eighty battleships under his command to flatten the Dutch fortress with naval guns.

Maybe the adults want to save a little ammo! That's all I can think in my heart. As everyone knows, after Chen Xie saw the map presented by He Bin, he thought of a trick to emulate Zheng Chenggong. Of course, the strength of the two cannot be compared, even if it is pushed hard, it is the result of direct crushing. It is good to have a sudden effect.

Since you're here to grab attention, let's get started. Fang Sigu slowly put down the binoculars and commanded, "Fire!" "The ten warships in front of them suddenly shook violently, and after a bang, the guns opened fire one after another. For a while, the sea was filled with smoke and the sound of cannons rumbled.

Putmans, who was deep in the Chikan Fortress, was startled at this time. What's going on? How can the Chinese meet at this distance? Is it here to scare people? But then when the projectile fell and smashed the city wall, Ptamance knew that it was not here to scare people, but to really hit here. How far is that, more than three nautical miles, right? The whistling cannonballs make people feel hopeless. The 12-pounder cannon on the head of the city can't reach people at all. But people's shells rained down.

The warships on the sea lined up in a line, and the gunfire on the side of the city was constantly tilting their fire towards the city between the movements of the warships.

With a bang, a tower was blown down, and Putmans, who was hiding behind the city walls, went back and forth without even looking at it. He kept shouting, "Don't have a meeting, wait until they get closer." ”

The artillery fire from the south was so fierce that the Dutch could not lift their heads at all, and this was the first time they had been hit by such heavy artillery fire. Eighty warships took turns to fight, and the heavy artillery fire lasted for an hour, without any intention of stopping. At this time, the attention of the Dutch was successfully attracted by the artillery fire from the south.

Three thousand infantrymen, carrying them in ships of fortune, took advantage of the high tide to go through the northern aisle at full speed, and rushed through the Luermen, where fifty boats rushed into the harbor and immediately bombarded the Dutch ships in the harbor with their 12-pounder guns. The sudden blow made the Dutch confused, and they did not expect that when the south was in the midst of a fierce battle, the north was broken through.

When Putaman at the head of the city heard the news, he realized that he had been tricked. Immediately ordered the troops to retreat to Reshalan, and everything that could not be taken with them was blown up and set on fire.

Fang Sigu, who heard the movement, knew that the sneak attack from the north had succeeded, and he couldn't help but admire Master Chen's exhaustive strategy. To be honest, if you fight hard and you are completely sure to take it, the question is how many casualties there are. The cannons in the fortress are still difficult to destroy all, and once the time comes, it will be a hole.

The soldiers who rushed to the dock, with heavy volley shots, dispersed the resistance of the Dutch. The Dutch, who still used arquebuses, were naturally difficult to resist in the face of advanced flintlock pistols. Just as Fonsi Valley was about to give the order to attack from the south, the staff officer came over and shouted: "Report, Exocet 1 has discovered the Dutch fleet." ”

Fang Sigu immediately came to his senses, turned around and asked, "How many ships?" ”

"There are ten Galen boats, spotted twenty nautical miles away an hour ago, heading this way."

"Sue Sù Gong Salu, this place is handed over to him, and I will go with forty boats." After Fang Sigu gave the order, ten Liaoning-class and thirty Dingyuan-class battleships immediately left their team, formed a new formation, and slaughtered to the south.

The commander of this reinforcement fleet was the later governor of Taiwan, Chiu-yi. According to the order of the Bataviaan side, he came with the fleet in order to teach the Chinese a good lesson and let them know how to fight a naval battle.

Yu Yi also thinks that with ten big boats, he will definitely be able to teach the backward boats of the Ming Dynasty a good lesson. As for Putmans' report, he didn't take it seriously at all. When will Daming be able to build a big ship? Although the senior man's words are conclusive, repeatedly emphasizing that Da Ming has been able to build big ships and cast high-quality cannons, he doesn't believe it, and his superiors don't believe it either. It is believed that it may have been bought from the Portuguese for a small number of large ships. This is also the reason why he dared to come to reinforcements with only ten boats. On his ship, more than a thousand people were loaded with reinforcements and ammunition.

When he found the clippers, he couldn't believe his eyes, what kind of ship was this? Can you run at such speeds? It's really like flying, almost instantly, and the feeling of coming to your own front. On the surface of the sea, the swift clippers, making a bend outside the range of the cannons, immediately turned around and left. The commander of this ship, Liu Mazi, used to be a petty officer of the Dengzhou Naval Division, and his ability at sea was good. He couldn't play this kind of boat before, and the first time he went to sea on this boat, he was also crippled by this speed. It took more than two months to get used to this kind of ship, and after half a year, it was considered relatively proficient. Once you get acquainted with this type of boat, the feeling of speed is a very stimulating effect.

At a speed of fifteen knots, he easily shook off the Dutch fleet and turned around to report the news. When I come back to investigate, I have more time to spare. So when he found out that the opponent's clippers were back, he was very unhappy and wanted to catch them alive. It is clear that on this sea, a warship capable of catching such a ship has not yet been born.

"Dog's day Dutch ghost, go back, beckon the brothers to gather, it's up to us to turn back and pursue." Liu Mazi whistled, and the clipper boat made a white wave on the sea, turned around and headed north. There are a total of 10 clippers operating in this area. This was also the first scissor to be launched, and the biggest role of this thing was as a messenger at one time. Back and forth with Dengzhou and the big people, I really don't dare to use it as a transport ship. Liu Mazi, an old sea ghost, was tossed to death at the beginning.

Half an hour later, Fang Sigu saw the fleet of the Dutchmen, and he also saw the dense white sails, and he gasped. This is definitely not a Chinese fortune ship, this is a serious battleship. Even in Europe, this kind of battleship is not a small ship. After counting, Yu Yi's brain is a little insufficient, there are really so many large warships, not a few procurement results. Could it be that this is the handiwork of the Portuguese again, helping China to build ships?

(PS: The speed of 15 knots may not be accurate, so don't complain, so-so.) Actually, I really don't know much about this. (To be continued......)