Chapter 157: The Attack on the City of Orenji

Putsman knew that he had picked up a treasure now, so he directly carried two large boxes of jewels to Luo Sanpao and asked him to persuade Wu Youke to surrender.

Wu Youke couldn't see this thing, he didn't even let Luo Sanpao enter the door, and when he saw Luo Sancang, he bombarded out. Angry Luo is not beaten three times, nor is he scolded.

can only say that Luo Sanpao really doesn't know Wu Youke, Wu Youke is a doctor who hangs a pot to help the world, if you take saving lives and helping the injured as the starting point, then maybe you can really impress him.

Money?

If he coveted this, he wouldn't have come all the way from the capital.

Luo Sanpao intended to use some punishment, but Putsman disagreed. If you accidentally kill it, won't the loss be great?

He had already reported the matter to the headquarters, hoping that the headquarters would send more soldiers over.

The day after Wu Youke was arrested, Zheng Zhibao received a report from his subordinates.

The person can't be found.

This can make Zheng Zhibao anxious.

The imperial doctor sent by the emperor was lost in his own territory, isn't this a joke?

While sending someone to find it, he reported to his eldest brother Zheng Zhilong.

"I said send someone to protect it, but he wouldn't let me. Nothing has to be said to delay his practice of medicine. It's okay now, if I am cut off by the raw fan on the high mountain, how can I explain it. ”

Zheng Zhibao said to himself remorsefully.

That evening, he received good news.

Wu is not dead.

But then came the bad news.

Wu Youke was captured by the red-haired ghost!

Fuck, it's a big deal. At this time, he could not sit still at all, and immediately sent someone to the city of Orange to ask for someone, and the answer he received was.

What Imperial Doctor?

I've never seen anything from the capital to the imperial doctor.

Good guys, talk nonsense with your eyes open.

He knew that this matter could not be done by himself, so he immediately took a boat back to Quanzhou.

When Zheng Zhilong told him about it, Zheng Zhilong's eyes widened like a big goldfish.

"You mean, Wu Youke, was captured by the red-haired ghost!?"

"Yes, big brother!"

"Didn't you look at him?"

"He won't let my people follow!"

"You dog's brain, huh? If he doesn't let him follow, he won't follow? I will report to Your Majesty immediately, and if Your Majesty is to blame, see what you do. ”

When Zhu Youzhen received the news, he was happy because of the good news.

Tian is pregnant.

"I'm going to be a dad again?" Zhu Youzhen came to Chengqian Palace and found that the queen Zhou and the imperial sister-in-law Zhang Yan were there. was talking to Concubine Tian and telling her some precautions in daily life.

"The imperial sister-in-law is also here!"

"Hooray, Sister Tian is going to add a new member to our royal family again. Long live congratulations! ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded.

"Concubine Tian, thank you to the imperial sister-in-law soon, and you will have to ask the imperial sister-in-law more about everything in the future."

"Yes, hooray." After speaking, Concubine Tian was about to salute Zhang Yan, but was supported by Zhang Yan. And looked at him with disgust.

"Long live what do you say, Sister Tian is pregnant, how can she move."

"In two days, I will make a concubine again." I don't know if I came prepared, Zhang Yan suddenly said this.

"How can this be done?"

"I've already consulted with my two sisters. The matter will be put on the agenda in a few days. ”

Zhu Youzhen touched his nose and smiled. It's a default.

In the future, you can happily fight the landlord with four people?

If there is love in the sky, the sky is also old, and a good wife is not as good as a good sister-in-law.

Just as he was thinking about it, Wang Chengen walked in and whispered in his ear.

"Long live, Zheng Zhilong sent an urgent report."

Zhu Youzhen frowned and walked out of the Qianqing Palace, asking as he walked.

"What's wrong with Zheng Zhilong?"

"Zheng Zhilong just came to the news that Wu Youke was caught by a red-haired ghost in Taiwan!"

Zhu Youzhen didn't say anything and walked back to the Qianqing Palace.

The good mood just now is gone.

What is Zheng Zhilong doing to eat, how many times have he told him. Let him take care of Wu Youke, and now he has been arrested. I have to get him back anyway.

"Have the Dutch authorities been ordered to release the detainees?"

"I communicated with them, but they said they had not met Ambassador Wu."

"Look for death! Give Zheng Zhilong an order! Let him send troops to Taiwan, and if the Netherlands dares not to release people, then fight! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Wang Chengen went to give the order, and Zhu Youzhen began to ponder. He was considering whether to send troops to help Zheng Zhilong. With Zheng Zhilong's current strength, there should be no problem in defeating the Dutch army. But at this time, the city of Geranza and Chikan City had already begun to take shape in their operations, and it was not easy to defeat them.

Thinking of this, he decided to let Li Zicheng run away again with unconscionable artillery.

After he gave the order, he prepared a box of artemisinin capsules and a box of seasickness medicine for each soldier. Most of these soldiers have never been to the south, don't get seasick at sea, how can you fight if you vomit and vomit?

And after Zheng Zhilong received His Majesty's order, he let out a long sigh.

Sure enough, with His Majesty's temper, it is impossible to tolerate his own people being bullied. This Putsman is also really, isn't it good to do your business well? Dare to arrest His Majesty's imperial doctor? It's really convincing.

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On the third day of the ninth month, Li Zicheng set off.

On the fifth day of the ninth lunar month, Zheng Zhilong gathered 25,000 troops and led his soldiers to hold a solemn oath-taking ceremony in Kinmen to "worship the sky", "ceremonial land" and "sacrifice to the river". After everything was ready, the officers and men of the ship gathered in Liaoluo Bay and waited for the wind to march.

On the seventh day of September, Zheng Zhilong's fleet crossed the Taiwan Strait and arrived at the Penghu Islands one after another. He immediately sent a warning to the Dutch governor-general, Puttersmann. Send Wu Youke back within a day, otherwise the city will be attacked immediately!

Putsman was also a little panicked when he saw Zheng Zhilong menacing.

I arrested a doctor, what about you?

More than 20,000 people, more than 400 warships?

But from this, we can see the importance of Wu Youke, thinking of this, his brain was hot and he made a suicidal decision. He ordered someone to send Wu Youke to the city of Pu Minsha, which later became Chikan City.

And he decided to defend the city of Orrenji!

He believed that as long as the city of Orange did not fall, the city of Promensha would be the safest. At the same time, he gave Luo Sanpao an order, no matter what means he used, he must pry out the prescription of the special medicine for malaria from Wu Youke's mouth!

A day passed, and Zheng Zhilong did not wait for Prossman's reply, and resolutely gave the order to attack.

He asked Zheng Zhibao to lead 5,000 men and 100 boats to stay in the Penghu Islands.

He personally led 300 large and small warships to fight the city of Orange, and the Dutch defenders, after witnessing this prosperity, hurriedly put food and other supplies into the fortress of Geranza. At the same time, Putsman also demanded that the Chinese in the city not be allowed to leave the house, and detained some Chinese representatives with more important positions. He then ordered the confiscation of all Chinese boats, so that the infiltrators inside would not be given any chance to collaborate with the enemy. After doing all this, Putsman breathed a sigh of relief.

Orange City is a typical European-style modern fortress, in addition to the main structure of the fortress and the half-moon fort, there is also the Utrecht Fort standing on the outer sand dunes to provide additional firepower. The city of Orange is divided into two cities, the upper and lower cities, and the upper city has two floors, and the middle of the upper floor is a square three-story building, and its height reaches about three zhang.

Each of the walls was surrounded by a bastion, each with twelve cannons. At the foot of the hill were built four semi-forts and two bastions, each with three cannons, and each with four cannons. In addition, there was a pillbox battery on the commanding heights south of the city, equipped with twelve cannons. And a layer of wooden fence was placed on the outermost periphery, and a trench was dug.

In this small city, there are eighty state-of-the-art cannons! This is also the source of Puttersman's confidence.

As soon as Zheng Zhilong's fleet approached, it was attacked by artillery fire from inside the city and from the battleships. Coupled with the complex terrain of this water, the first attack did not even touch the opponent's city wall, and was defeated after sinking more than a dozen ships.

These Putsmann were completely relieved, and the city of Orenji was strategically located and easy to defend and difficult to attack. I won't go out, and I'll kill you.

After Zheng Zhilong was frustrated, he retreated to Citrus Island in Penghu and convened his generals to discuss offensive methods.

"The terrain here is complicated, the red-haired devils are fierce, and it is very difficult for us to defeat Orange City. It is better to land on the Taijiang River, first attack the city of Prominsha, and then attack the city of Orenji from the island. It's a lot easier! Zheng Zhihu pointed to the map and said.

"We can't enter at all, to enter the Taijiang River, there are only two waterways, north and south. The south laneway is in Dayuangang. The North Channel is between the end of the North Line and Luermen Island, which is the Luermen Channel.

The mouth of the South Passage is wide and deep, and it is easy for ships to enter, but the port is defended by enemy ships, and there are heavy artillery laid by devils on land. The North Channel is shallow and narrow, and it can only pass through small boats, and our big ships can't pass at all. Zheng Zhilong said in a sullen voice.

For a while, he didn't have a good idea. If you storm it, the losses will be too great. It doesn't have to be able to beat it down.

"The water in the North Passage is shallow, why don't we just wait for the high tide to go in?"

A voice broke the many's musings.

Zheng Zhilong was stunned for a moment, reacted, and looked at the person who spoke.

It's like the light bulb on my head is suddenly lit.