Chapter 709: Capture Penghu

Although the death squad sent by Zheng Zhilong was still quite determined, there were still irreparable gaps between the two sides in terms of ship performance, weapon power, and combat methods, and it was not enough to reverse the unfavorable passive situation in the battle. Although it did play a role in slowing down the advance of the enemy fleet, it was basically obtained by paying one life after another. And the extent to which the coalition forces slaughtered them made this kind of costly payment seem very uneconomical.

Despite their desperate battles, the pirates had been fighting the coalition fleet for no longer than the previous routed pirate fleet, and in less than an hour, there were no intact sailboats in the pirate fleet. Most of the pirate ships that approached the Haihan warships and tried to use gang-jumping tactics to kill and injure had already sunk or capsized due to the close bombardment of the artillery.

In a radius of about three or four nautical miles, there were fragments of ship planks and pirate corpses floating everywhere, and there were at least a dozen pirate ships still on fire, but no one cared if there was still any life on these slowly sinking sailboats.

By this time it was evening, the sun was slowly setting below sea level, and it was necessary for the coalition fleet to complete the first wave of the attack on the port of Magong before nightfall, and to try to seize the beachhead of Deng 6. Otherwise, it would be extremely dangerous for such a huge fleet to settle down at sea only about ten nautical miles away from the enemy after nightfall.

"Let the Fujian sailors clean up the battlefield, our fleet will be regrouped as much as possible, and before dark, I will set foot on the land of Penghu!" Wang Tom was also very anxious at this time. He wasn't so worried about whether his fleet would be able to capture 6 o'clock in the air, but he was afraid that Eighteen Zhi would take advantage of this time to complete the transfer of a large force. Although it is true that the military is carrying out this war with the idea of driving rather than exterminating, if the main force of Eighteen Zhi is withdrawn unharmed, it will actually be regarded as a dereliction of duty by the military. Moreover, the blame for this operational error must also be borne by the Navy, after all, the 6th Army has hardly participated in the battle so far.

Half an hour later, Tom Wang received a radio message from Shi Diwen that a large fleet of ships was pouring out of Magong Harbor, and it seemed that Shibazhi had not had time to complete the transfer plan, which was exactly what the coalition forces were expecting.

"Shi Diwen's department and Luo Jie's department are responsible for blocking the entrance and exit channels of the port, and the other ships will accompany our department to carry out the 6-6 operation at the predetermined location!" Yan Chujie, as the commander-in-chief of this operation, issued a combat order for the general attack to the other two fleets through the Guò radio.

The outlet of the harbor at Magong Port was facing the west, and the coalition fleet was attacking from the west to the east, and both sides were able to see each other's deposits at a relatively long distance. The panicked pirate fleet collided head-on with the war-spirited coalition fleet, almost like tofu sliced by a sharp blade, and was easily sliced apart. The Eighteen Zhi side seems to have completely lost its command system, and no one has organized a decent resistance in this chaotic scene, and everyone is trying to escape from this battlefield as best they can.

The site chosen by Wang Tom before the war was located on the peninsula on the north side of Magong Port, and everyone was mentally prepared for a fierce battle in advance, but the actual situation was that the fleet responsible for covering it was completely unable to wield, there were no shore defenses at all, and there were no formed armed men operating on the shore from the telescope. The troop transports that arrived later landed almost unhindered and boarded the 6, and there was no expected blockade from Shibashi.

"It seems that we think the battle is too difficult?" Wang Tom was also a little surprised and helpless at such a scene.

Haihan did a lot of preparatory work before the start of the war, and even carried out a special hull renovation and Deng-6 exercises in order to carry out the Deng-6 operation, and the manpower, material and financial resources spent were not small. However, in the current situation, these preparations seem to be a bit redundant. The second troop carrier had already docked along the shore, and when the 6th Army, two companies, had gone down to the shore and erected a perimeter defensive line, it was almost certain that it would be difficult for the 18th Zhi to organize an effective counterattack and drive the Haihan militia back into the sea.

"I think this may be because the main combat force of Eighteen Zhi has been withdrawn. Qian Tiandun expressed his opinion: "Presumably, Zheng Zhilong is no longer in Magong Port now, otherwise it would not be like this, this is clearly the scene of the trees falling and scattering." ”

Qian Tiandun's expectations were indeed not bad, and Zheng Zhilong left Magong Port shortly after sending a second fleet. However, he did not go out to sea by boat from here, but turned to the island of Penghu6, crossed Penghu, and then took a boat to the fishing village of Baikeng at the northeastern end of the island.

The reason why Zheng Zhilong chose this more troublesome evacuation method was also due to his own safety considerations. First of all, if he leaves Magong Port first in full view, then there will undoubtedly be a feeling of abandonment for those who still haven't had time to evacuate, which can easily lead to chaos, and it will also have a negative impact on his personal image in the Eighteen Zhi. Secondly, he was very worried that the opponent's fleet would reach Magong Port at any time, and even if the ship had already gone to sea, it would be difficult to escape the tail of the Haihan people's high-level warships, so he chose to go to sea from the other side of Penghu Island, and then seek a rendezvous with the large army after leaving the Penghu sea.

Thankfully, although the two blocking fleets sent by Zheng Zhilong were quickly defeated, they did buy a very valuable period of time for Shibazhi to evacuate, and the young men on the island had almost evacuated Magong Port an hour before the arrival of the coalition fleet, and fled north as quickly as possible. Blocked by the coalition fleet in Magong Harbor were almost all stragglers and ships loaded with idle men.

"Chasing?" Wang Tom looked at the sunset that had already touched the sea level, and asked Yan Chujie and Qian Tiandun for their opinions.

"Forget it, safety first. Let's clean up Magong Port today, and then send a fleet to pick up Eighteen Zhi's ass tomorrow. Yan Chujie hesitated for a moment, and finally chose to give up the pursuit.

Qian Tiandun also has a more cautious attitude towards this: "There are many islands here, and we are not familiar with the waters near Penghu, so it is too risky to fight at night, and there is no need to take this risk." It's better to hold off for a while, and wait until tomorrow for the fleet to clean up the nearby seas. ”

Both of his colleagues were able to deal with the situation steadily, and Tom Wang would not insist on taking risks, so he immediately informed the other two fleets through the Guò radio station, asking them to gather their teams and start cleaning up the docks of Magong Port. At the same time, a ship was sent to notify the Fujian Navy Division, asking them to send ships to search along the coastline in the north and south directions to see if there was still a pirate fleet along the coast of Penghu Island that had not yet had time to evacuate.

After realizing that the general trend had gone, the thousands of people who were stranded in Magong Port and could not evacuate did not put up any more senseless resistance, about one-third of them chose to surrender on the spot, and the rest of them withdrew to the inner 6 with a fluke mentality, hoping that the enemy's attack on Penghu was only a short-term act, and they would withdraw to the big 6 after this wave.

Yan Chujie did not rush to let the troops search and arrest overnight, but demarcated a garrison area in Magong Port, so that troop carriers and cargo ships could occasionally dock at the port. In this joint operation, the Haihan and Fujian militaries invested nearly 10,000 fighters in total, and also mobilized an almost equal number of civilians to take charge of logistics and baggage. However, all the worries before the war seem to be gone now, and the eighteen zhi have successively driven out the trick of losing the car to protect the commander, which has already shown that they have no intention of organizing a decent resistance on Penghu Island. In this way, it will be very easy for the coalition forces to realize their operational intention of occupying Penghu, as long as they clean up island by island.

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The outlet of the harbor at Magong Port was facing the west, and the coalition fleet was attacking from the west to the east, and both sides were able to see each other's deposits at a relatively long distance. The panicked pirate fleet collided head-on with the war-spirited coalition fleet, almost like tofu cut into by a sharp blade, and was cut into pieces lightly. The Eighteen Zhi side seems to have completely lost its command system, and no one has organized a decent resistance in this chaotic scene, and everyone is trying to escape from this battlefield as best they can.

The site chosen by Wang Tom before the war was located on the peninsula on the north side of Magong Port, and everyone was mentally prepared for a fierce battle in advance, but the actual situation was that the fleet responsible for covering it was completely unable to wield, there were no shore defenses at all, and there were no formed armed men operating on the shore from the telescope. The troop transports that arrived later landed almost unhindered and boarded the 6, and there was no expected blockade from Shibashi.

"It seems that we think the battle is too difficult?" Wang Tom was also a little surprised and helpless at such a scene.

Haihan did a lot of preparatory work before the start of the war, and even carried out a special hull renovation and Deng-6 exercises in order to carry out the Deng-6 operation, and the manpower, material and financial resources spent were not small. However, in the current situation, these preparations seem to be a bit redundant. The second troop carrier had already docked along the shore, and when the 6th Army, two companies, had gone down to the shore and erected a perimeter defensive line, it was almost certain that it would be difficult for the 18th Zhi to organize an effective counterattack and drive the Haihan militia back into the sea.

"I think this may be because the main combat force of Eighteen Zhi has been withdrawn. Qian Tiandun expressed his opinion: "Presumably, Zheng Zhilong is no longer in Magong Port now, otherwise it would not be like this, this is clearly the scene of the trees falling and scattering." ”

Qian Tiandun's expectations were indeed not bad, and Zheng Zhilong left Magong Port shortly after sending a second fleet. However, he did not go out to sea by boat from here, but turned to the island of Penghu6, crossed Penghu, and then took a boat to the fishing village of Baikeng at the northeastern end of the island.

The reason why Zheng Zhilong chose this more troublesome evacuation method was also due to his own safety considerations. First of all, if he leaves Magong Port first in full view, then there will undoubtedly be a feeling of abandonment for those who still haven't had time to evacuate, which can easily lead to chaos, and it will also have a negative impact on his personal image in the Eighteen Zhi. Secondly, he was very worried that the opponent's fleet would reach Magong Port at any time, and even if the ship had already gone to sea, it would be difficult to escape the tail of the high warships of the Haihan people, so he chose to go to sea from the other side of Penghu Island, and then seek a rendezvous with the large army after leaving the Penghu sea.

Thankfully, although the two blocking fleets sent by Zheng Zhilong were quickly defeated, they did buy a very valuable period of time for Shibazhi to evacuate, and the young men on the island had almost evacuated Magong Port an hour before the arrival of the coalition fleet, and fled north as quickly as possible. Blocked by the coalition fleet in Magong Harbor were almost all stragglers and ships loaded with idle men.

"Chasing?" Wang Tom looked at the sunset that had already touched the sea level, and asked Yan Chujie and Qian Tiandun for their opinions.

"Forget it, safety first. Let's clean up Magong Port today, and then send a fleet to pick up Eighteen Zhi's ass tomorrow. Yan Chujie hesitated for a moment, and finally chose to give up the pursuit.

Qian Tiandun also has a more cautious attitude towards this: "There are many islands here, and we are not familiar with the waters near Penghu, so it is too risky to fight at night, and there is no need to take this risk." It's better to hold off for a while, and wait until tomorrow for the fleet to clean up the nearby seas. ”

Both of his colleagues were able to deal with the situation steadily, and Tom Wang would not insist on taking risks, so he immediately informed the other two fleets through the Guò radio station, asking them to gather their teams and start cleaning up the docks of Magong Port. At the same time, a ship was sent to notify the Fujian Navy Division, asking them to send ships to search along the coastline in the north and south directions to see if there was still a pirate fleet along the coast of Penghu Island that had not yet had time to evacuate.

After realizing that the general trend had gone, the thousands of people who were stranded in Magong Port and could not evacuate did not put up any more senseless resistance, about one-third of them chose to surrender on the spot, and the rest of them withdrew to the inner 6 with a fluke mentality, hoping that the enemy's attack on Penghu was only a short-term act, and they would withdraw to the big 6 after this wave.

Yan Chujie did not rush to let the troops search and arrest overnight, but demarcated a garrison area in Magong Port, so that troop carriers and cargo ships could occasionally dock at the port. In this joint operation, the Haihan and Fujian militaries invested nearly 10,000 fighters in total, and also mobilized an almost equal number of civilians to take charge of logistics and baggage. However, all the worries before the war seem to be gone now, and the eighteen zhi have successively driven out the trick of losing the car to protect the commander, which has already shown that they have no intention of organizing a decent resistance on Penghu Island. In this way, it will be very easy for the coalition forces to realize their operational intention of occupying Penghu, as long as they clean up island by island