Chapter 627: Surprise Attack
This situation continued until the return of Huang Ding, who had boarded the ship. Hearing this, these young militants immediately came up with a crazy jihua, that is, a surprise attack on the port of the Dutch colonists, Dayuan (present-day Anping, Tainan).
Huang Qiqi suddenly heard this, and Jihua felt that it was simply too whimsical. Na Anping has been run by Dutch colonists for so long, there are naval guns on the ship, there are batteries in the port, and there are two fortresses around it, "Geranza" and "Red Embedded City", not to mention how many Dutch colonists there are. The defense has to be impregnable, no matter how you look at it, it is all hitting a stone with an egg.
Moreover, it was a settlement of Dutch colonists, and there were no Ming people living there, so there was nothing to talk about lurking and doing anything that should be done inside and outside.
But Huang Ding said otherwise. They analyzed: If it was a strong attack or an attack from land, it was indeed impossible to help these Dutch colonists, but there was a big gap in the sea, where everyone thought it was the most heavily defended. Because the current Dutch colonists are focusing on land routes, they will never expect a surprise attack by the Runing Army from the sea.
However, no matter how good the psychological analysis is, there is no practical jihua, it is also a blind man lighting the lamp - in vain. So Huang Ding first drew a topographical map of the master.
The people who came out of the Runing Army had a very good habit, and the first thing they did was to observe the terrain whenever they went to a place. If it's a new place, they at least draw a sketch and send it to the MIA for archiving.
And when Huang Ding was on Zheng Zhilong's ship, someone had also been to the master with the ship, and he had already understood the topography of the port here. Besides, the Dutch colonists were not wary of Zheng Zhilong, and whenever the ship docked, Zheng Zhilong's sailors were also allowed to go ashore for entertainment, so Huang Ding also had some understanding of the situation on the shore. Therefore, they brewed a surprise attack based on this information.
First of all, of course, how to get to the port. Huang Ding and the others proposed: Row a small wooden boat about ten miles away from Dayuan to approach. Until the harbor is out of sight, swim and dive in. For this reason, the most curious time is in the middle of the night, and the closer the small wooden boat is, of course, the better, and swimmers can also swim shorter.
And there are two problems: one is how to find the big man in the dark sea. But when everyone learns that the master has a lighthouse, this problem will not be a problem, as long as you follow the guidance of the lighthouse!
The other is long-distance swimming. You must know that Taiwan is a subtropical sea, and the sea water there at night is also very cold. No matter how good the water is, if you can't stand the cold. After a few swims, people will also cramp and sink into the sea. And, of course, the threat of dangerous marine life such as sharks.
The solution to this is also very simple, only to strengthen training and carry out special training. As for sharks or something, it's up to luck! Anyway, fighting a war is inherently dangerous.
Then it's time for the surprise attack. Huang Ding: They are not Stallone. It is impossible to turn the big people upside down with just such a small number of people. Therefore, the target of the surprise attack was set very low. Just mess up the big guys. Just cause panic to the Dutch colonists. That's already there. The specific method is nothing more than killing people and setting fires.
But because of swimming, Huang Ding couldn't carry long weapons, and the firecrackers were also afraid of getting into the water, so they needed to prepare well.
Heavy and medium-sized firearms are not used, only handcuffs can be chosen, and weapons are also thin, light short knives. Furthermore. A waterproof leather bag was also specially sewn for each firecracker, and the handcuffs and ammunition were loaded in, which solved the problem of carrying handguns. However, because it took time to take it out, Huang Ding and the others couldn't use the handcuffs in the first place.
zuihou is evacuating. The generals led the army to war. It was to ensure victory, but it was also necessary to bring as many soldiers home safely as possible. Therefore, a qualified general must pre-empt a retreat before each military operation. Of course, we can't understand the set played by those high-level masters, such as: last to the water, break the cauldron and so on, but they should have figured everything out before the war! The so-called art masters are bold!
Therefore, generals will never launch any military operations that they know will be sent to death, and in addition to morale considerations, there is also the issue of commander's honor. Of course, there are exceptions to everything, and some whole nations go crazy, and all the nations whose leaders and generals are incompetent will launch some senseless planes to crash into warships, which is also called "kamikaze".
And the Runing army is going to make a surprise attack, not to send them to death, although the task of the surprise attack is very dangerous, they must consider a way to retreat. And there is only one way to retreat, seize the ship in the harbor and escape.
As a precaution, the small wooden boats will also be waiting outside the harbor, ready to respond in case the surprise attack fails. However, if this happens, the soldiers of the surprise attack will basically be wiped out.
This is the case with the whole jihua, and then the selection of personnel, the preparation of equipment, and the simulation training are carried out in an orderly manner. After more than a month of preparation, Huang Ding and the others officially set off.
Although Huang Ding and the others went to the battlefield majestically, Huang Qiqi knew that this Jihua was simply a life of nine deaths, and all of these children might not come back.
"Good! Get in the water now. Remember! Just do what you practice. They all guard a few ponies, and the fuel they carry is the most important. Big Niu, you row back immediately, you are no longer needed here. Huang Ding Zuihou admonished.
"But let's wait for you." Da Niu immediately distinguished.
"If we can't catch the boat, do you think we'll swim over?" Huang Ding said with a smile, "When the dawn comes, the ship in the port chases out, and you can't run away." Also, we robbed the boat and didn't plan to come back, and went directly into the Yangtze River, otherwise, the boat ran aground on the shore and was returned to the red-haired ghost for nothing. But no matter what, the red-haired ghost ship is also out of order. ”
"But Instructor Huang didn't arrange it like that?" Da Niu said again.
"Instructor Huang's mother-in-law, don't you know? Here I command, and they all listen to me. Huang Ding paused, and then said, "Talk to Instructor Huang, I want to call him Dad." Let's go! ”
"Plop", "plop", fifty soldiers jumped into the water one after another, only one sailor grabbed a soldier who was going to a surprise attack, and kept opening conditions to tempt him to change positions. Huang Ding let out a low snort: "What else are you rubbing?" The soldier grimaced at the sailor and jumped into the water with a plop. Seeing that everyone had already set off, Huang Ding pulled the leather bag tied to his back and went into the water.
It wasn't until Huang Ding and them swam away that Da Niu ordered in a low voice: "Go back!" He glanced in the direction of the senior again, and whispered a blessing: "Wan Sheng!" ”
In the dark Dayuan Harbor, there were more than 20 ships staying, and the outermost one was obviously different from the Fufune and the Guangfu. This ship does not have more than four masts like the Fukufu, but simply two masts, which is exactly the Western style sailing ship.
In fact, according to the classification of the West, this kind of ship is not even a warship, at best it is an armed merchant ship. And on the open deck of this ship, you can see that there are gun emplacements on the side of the ship, and on each side there are a dozen guns of different sizes.
The brig, called the Lookout, belonged to the Dutch East India Company. However, the ship was also privately owned, and the owner was Ferreira, the captain of the ship. Just for the convenience of doing business in the Far East, he spent an annual management fee attached to the Dutch East India Company.
The ship was already full of cargo and was about to set sail early tomorrow morning for trade in Kyushu, Japan, so the ship was docked at the outermost side of the port. And after days of gambling and prostitution, the sailors on the ship also fell asleep early.
One of the sailors on the deck who was on night duty was also dozing, and this was a very safe place for the officer, so there was also a person on the ship who was on duty for the night. But now that the captain is also resting in the cabin, why don't you take the opportunity to be lazy?
There were a few soft noises on the side of the ship, and it was a few flying catches that had been thrown up, but the sailor on duty at night was so sleepy that he did not notice the movement at all. The bow and stern of the ship are hung with lanterns to prevent the ships from colliding, so the view from the deck is still very clear. So, when the two dozen or so shadows climbed aboard the rope of the flying rope, they saw at a glance the sailor leaning against the corner.
Several men crept over their waists, covered the sailor's mouth, and slashed his neck with knives, and the sailor's neck immediately spurted a fountain of blood, and he fell to the deck with convulsions.
The division of labor between the two dozen or so was very clear, and a few continued to walk around the deck with their waists bent, while the rest untied the cloth bags behind them, took out their handcuffs, pressed the ammunition tightly, and lit the arquebus. Immediately after that, they gathered around the entrance to the ship's cabin, ready for battle.
Seeing that his soldiers were ready, Huang Ding took a few people to the side of the boat to observe. He ordered the people around him: "If you see those ships on fire, deal with the red-haired ghosts in the cabin." And let the ship lift anchor and raise its sails at once, and when they return, we will leave here. ”
Huang Ding's surprise attack was: first take a boat to prepare a retreat, then burn a few boats, and then let the people who burned the boat return to the retreat ship, Zuihou left the port.
It was a very long moment, and the people on the side of the ship waited anxiously. Suddenly, someone on the closest boat drew a few circles with a lit fire rope, and the soldiers beside Huang Ding shouted excitedly: "Commander Huang, they have gone up." ”
But Huang Ding didn't frown, they were scheduled to burn two ships, so he immediately shifted his eyes to the other ship he had ordered. As the minutes passed, Huang Ding felt that his lips were about to be bitten, and when he was a little suffocated, he waited until someone on the boat was also drawing circles with a fire rope, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and ordered: "Send a signal!" (To be continued......)