Putsmann probably won't be able to wait for reinforcements.

The fleet from Batavia drifted to the Penghu Islands with the wind, and was discovered by Zheng Zhibao, who stayed behind. It is getting farther and farther away from Taiwan.

And Zheng Zhilong's fortifications have also been repaired, taking root outside the city, and from time to time they will blast against the city wall.

But he also knew that it was not a way to go on like this, so he kept sending people to attack in various ways, but they failed to make any contributions.

Putsman was largely relieved.

Reinforcements can't come, at least the Ming army can't capture the city of Orange.

Now it's time to fight for supplies, and see who can spend whom.

Obviously, Zheng Zhilong can't consume him.

The eighth day of October.

The food he had brought was almost finished, and there was not much food left in the city of Puminsha.

Zheng Zhilong was faced with a choice.

Retreat, or continue the siege.

Before he could make a choice, all the Han Chinese on the island began to spontaneously send food to his barracks, which made him extremely moved. Although the number is small, it gives him great encouragement.

On the one hand, he sent people to Quanzhou to deliver news and asked them to send as much grain as possible, and on the other hand, he reported the situation to Zhu Youzhen. Zhu Youzhen's reply was to ask him to wait patiently. Reinforcements will arrive in a few days.

But Zheng Zhilong is not very optimistic about the reinforcements sent by His Majesty, there are only 1,000 people, how much effect can it play?

Li Zicheng had already arrived in Quanzhou at this time, and was just in time for Xiong Wencan to transfer grain and grass to support Zheng Zhilong. After asking Zhu Youzhen for instructions, he went to sea with the grain and grass team.

At this time, the sea is still very windy and rough, and according to the custom, such weather is not suitable for going to sea. However, Zheng Zhilong's grain and grass were scarce, and the fleet carrying grain had to take the risk of going to sea.

"The Great Age of Genes"

Due to the strong wind and waves, the fleet first headed north after going to sea, and then turned back to the south, zigzag.

Although this takes a lot of time, it is relatively safe.

But in this way, when they arrived in Taiwan, they also lost two grain ships. And Li Zicheng and others, who had never seen the sea, vomited so much that they couldn't straighten their waists. As for the seasickness medicine given by His Majesty, it didn't work at all.

October 14

Li Zicheng finally arrived in Taiwan and met Zheng Zhilong.

Of course, Zheng Zhilong didn't know Li Zicheng, but he looked at the soldiers with blue faces and fluttering legs.

Zheng Zhilong secretly muttered:

Can this group of landlubbers fight?

I really can't match the majestic armor on my body.

"General Li has come from afar, and now that the war is urgent, Zheng is rude." Zheng Zhilong arched his hand and said politely.

"General Zheng doesn't need to be polite, the last general came by order, but most of the soldiers under him have never seen the sea. Can you provide a place to rest, wait a while, and then launch an attack early tomorrow morning? ”

"I'll arrange it right away."

Siege of tomorrow? I don't think you will be able to attack it the day after tomorrow.

Zheng Zhilong made room for them and set up a tent. Li Zicheng and the others went in, and it wasn't until dinner that they came out one after another, and their faces were much better.

Especially Li Zicheng, who has almost recovered after a good night's sleep, walks vigorously. Zheng Zhilong's eyes lit up, and sure enough, the one sent by His Majesty was not a mediocre person.

Zheng Zhilong invited Li Zicheng to dine together, but Li Zicheng did not refuse, and just planned to discuss the siege with him.

"General Zheng, I plan to let my soldiers recuperate for another day, and launch an attack on Orenji City tomorrow night." The meals were simple, four dishes and one soup, and a large pot of rice. After eating almost, Li Zicheng said.

"I know General Li is prepared, that vat is a secret weapon, right?"

"Exactly, this is a new type of cannon ordered by His Majesty to be developed, called the Conscienceless Cannon. Although the range is not far, the power is huge. It played a huge role in the First Battle of Liaoshen. It's perfect for sieges. ”

"Is this a conscienceless cannon?"

Zheng Zhilong had heard of the conscienceless cannon, but he didn't quite believe that a few explosive packs could blow up the city tower? Exaggeration, right?

"Exactly! In the early morning of the day after tomorrow, I led my artillery to attack while the enemy defenders were asleep. ”

Li Zicheng looked confident and explained his plan and discernment.

Zheng Zhilong nodded, agreed, and didn't say much.

Orange City is not so easy to defeat.

After dinner, the two chatted for a while, and then went back to their tents.

The next day

During the day, the day is peaceful.

During this time, the shelling of both sides became less and less, because they both found it useless, so they did not bother to fire again.

Those who besiege the city are consumed, and those who defend the city are also consumed.

In the first few days of the siege, Putsman could not sleep well, and often woke up in the middle of the night, lest the Ming army suddenly rush in and kill him. But as time went on, he found himself thinking too much.

The Ming army can't attack it, and you don't have to worry too much.

In the days that followed, he did what he should do, and basically returned to his former state of life.

On the night when Li Zicheng planned to attack, he found a woman to exercise as usual, and then fell asleep. At this time, he didn't know that in the Ming army camp outside the city, Li Zicheng and others were ready to go.

"General Li, you really don't need us to escort you?"

"No need for General Zheng Bing, these artillerymen under my command are already very proficient in the use of unconscionable artillery. Zheng Zongbing can send people to observe closely, and if the defenders in the city have suffered heavy casualties, they can send people to attack the city. ”

“......”

So confident?

After Li Zicheng finished speaking, he took his subordinates and slowly touched towards Orange City in the night.

"Big brother, is it reliable?" Zheng Zhihu looked at the backs of Li Zicheng and the others, frowned and asked.

"How do I know, but since His Majesty sent him, he should be sure." Zheng Zhilong shook his head and replied.

"Also, I hope this conscience cannon can work effectively."

Li Zicheng led his men to advance slowly, and he prepared to attack from the east. The city of Orange is about 200 zhang long from north to south. According to the original formation, it can just cover it all. Because it's sandy, there's not much movement when people walk on it. In addition, the guards in the city were not very vigilant, and the defenders did not discover them until they began to set up their formations.

The defenders on duty shouted and opened fire on them. But at this time it was already past the range of artillery fire, and it was possible to attack only with firearms. The Dutch had advanced firearms, but arquebuses were still used.

It hit Li Zicheng and others without causing any lethality.

Li Zicheng saw that the other party had found out, so he simply stopped hiding and generously dug a trench on the ground.

So while digging a trench with a shield, he crackled and suppressed the fire.

In the end, Li Zicheng dug a ditch. The soldiers at the head of the city also weakened their hands.

Then there's a simple process.

Ignite the fire and put the explosives pack.

Bang!

Explosives packets flew towards the city.

Bang!

Putsman scrambled out of bed and looked out the window.

"Thunder?"

In fact, he woke up just when the soldiers opened fire. But I didn't care, I rolled over and fell asleep again. It's not that the Ming army didn't attack the city at night, and they returned again and again. There has been no movement for more than ten nights, and here it is again?

Why is there so much movement this time?

He hurriedly got dressed and walked out. Before I could go out, I heard a loud bang, followed by the sound of the building collapsing. He was terrified. What is the Ming army doing here, why is the movement so big!?

Putsman thought that the defenders in the city must be fighting back in a panic with such a big movement, but he didn't expect that when he pushed the door open, he saw a scene that he couldn't even imagine.

By the light of the torches that fell to the ground, he saw the soldiers fall to the ground, not knowing whether they were dead or alive. In addition to the four fortified fortresses of Fort Campbellfei, Fort Mitt, Fort Armodian, and Fort Frecinlian, which are still unharmed, the houses on the top floors of the city have collapsed and collapsed.

Putsman was secretly glad that he had moved to live in the fort, otherwise he would have been killed by the bombing.

But his euphoria didn't last long, and Li Zicheng released another round of explosives packets.

Putsman sped to the bottom.

After three rounds of explosives, there was no resistance on the upper walls, only sporadic cannons and muskets were fired blindly from the holes in the walls, and I didn't know who was being hit.

The soldiers sent by Zheng Zhilong to reconnoiter ran back quickly.

"Commander-in-chief! The power of the conscience cannon is too strong! After three cannons, there was no movement at all in the city! Give the order! ”

Zheng Zhilong, who had been paying attention to the movement ahead, was also shocked by the huge movement of the conscienceless cannon.

Awesome!

No wonder His Majesty sent a thousand people to help him attack the city!

"Pass my orders! Besiege! All the army is attacking! ”

As he spoke, he took the lead and rushed towards the city of Orunji.