When the news of Taiwan's defeat reached the Netherlands, the Dutch Emperor William was furious, as the overlord of the sea, such a defeat was absolutely unbearable, so he immediately wrote to the governor in India, Dimen, and ordered him to lead 10,000 Dutch soldiers and 20,000 slave soldiers to conquer Taiwan.

After receiving the king's order, Di Men immediately gathered his troops and led 80 large and small warships to kill Taiwan. You must know that during this period, the total strength of the Netherlands in India was only 20,000, plus less than 70,000 slave soldiers.

"John, have any of our people been withdrawn from Taiwan?" Diemen was now on the deck of the command ship and asked his deputy.

"My lord, so far, what are you worried about?"

"Of course it's the Ming Dynasty, do you remember the record of the Ming Dynasty's ocean-going fleet in our history books? How powerful the Ming Dynasty fleet was at that time, I don't believe that such a powerful country would fall to the point of India, this time we were ordered to go on an expedition, I always had a bad thought, this time we followed us with half of our forces here, if the loss is too large, it will be extremely detrimental to our rule here. ”

"My lord, I believe that our warships are the most advanced in the world, and our artillery and muskets are also the most powerful in the world."

"I believe it too!"

"So what are you worried about? I trust God to bless us. ”

"Well, John, your words have reassured me, and you go and order the fleet to move forward at full speed."

At this time, Gao Yiming, who was in Nanjing, was staring at the globe in front of him: "The Europeans are now afraid that they have landed on the American continent following in the footsteps of Columbus, and the Ming army must also send an ocean-going team to seize the American continent." Today, the sea is occupied by the Netherlands and France, and the Ming army must also plan in advance to get a piece of the pie when Britain fights with the Netherlands and France. ”

With an idea, Gao Yiming asked Zu Dashou to find him, and ordered the military department to set up two new shipyards on the Yangtze River to speed up the manufacture of ironclad warships.

The Dutch fleet sailed on the seas, and the first thing they encountered was the coastal fishermen of the Ming Dynasty, who tried their best to spread information to Fujian and Taiwan.

After the takeover of Taiwan, Zheng Chenggong played the Ming court and divided the base of the Fujian Navy Division into two, one part in Taiwan and one part in Fujian. The army stationed in Taiwan has 70,000 troops, led by Shi Lang, and is equipped with 180 warships of various types, such as the Zhenxing and Weiyuan, and half of them are equipped with 107-millimeter rocket launchers and Gatling. Almost all ships are equipped with three or four percent of AK47s. This is all thanks to Gao Yiming's constantly expanding arsenal.

Yao Qisheng, who received the battle report, immediately found Zheng Chenggong and Shi Lang to discuss countermeasures.

"General Zheng, you are now ordered to form the South China Sea Fleet, and the running of Fujian, Guangzhou, and Qiongzhou has worked hard."

"Yao Dacai is hard-working, you are not only responsible for the supply of the Fujian Navy, but also responsible for the security of the South China Sea Fleet, which is really not easy."

"You've both worked hard." Shi Lang laughed.

"It's your turn to work hard this time, this time Dimen is menacing, a fierce battle is coming, Shi Lang, tell me your plan, the court is still waiting for our battle plan."

"Okay, then I'll tell you what I think, this time the Dutch have eighty warships, and there are only two of them that can be opposed by our side in terms of speed, that is, the Zhenxing and Weiyuan, but there are more than one hundred and fifty other warships, I think we should give full play to the advantage of our artillery firing range, and divide my four or three warships into a group, each with a distance just outside the range of our rocket artillery, so that once the enemy ships attack, the ships can support each other."

"General Shi, your tactics are ideal, but what if the Dutch don't separate?" Zheng Chenggong asked.

"That's easy, I'll divide the ships into four teams and attack the enemy in two directions."

"This method is more safe, I suggest dividing it into two teams, so that it is easy to adjust according to the situation on the battlefield." Zheng Chenggong said.

Yao Qisheng saw that the two of them were almost discussing, so he said: "Since the two of you have similar opinions, then let's take the enemy according to the teams divided into two teams, and let the Zhenxing and Weiyuan take the lead separately for each team." This battle is related to whether our sea area can be stable in the future, so Shi Lang, you have to be cautious. ”

"Yes, please rest assured, Mr. Yao."

"Okay, the war is urgent, you go and prepare, and the South China Sea Fleet stationed in Qiongzhou should also be dispatched in due time, and it will be necessary to respond."

"Lord Yao, don't worry." Zheng Chenggong said.

"Good! Go ahead and prepare, I will write to the court and explain our plan to the emperor. ”

Gao Yiming, who was in Nanjing, received Yao Qisheng's recital and quickly agreed, because he didn't know much about naval warfare, and he felt that it was enough to hand over the initiative on the battlefield to Shi Lang.

On August 15, when the wind at sea was not strong, Shi Lang commanded on a wooden boat, and he felt very down-to-earth when he looked at the Zhenxing and Weiyuan on both sides.

"Report! General, an enemy ship has been spotted right ahead! The lookout hand reported.

"Keep watching! Trumpeter, order the two fleets to keep a good distance. ”

"General, there are only more than twenty ships in the enemy fleet!" The lookout reported again.

"Order the Zhenxing to lead thirty warships to engage the enemy, and the other warships to slow down and keep their distance."

Receiving the order, the Zhenxing immediately advanced at full speed, and was the first to open fire from outside the range of the enemy's artillery, and five or six enemy warships caught fire in an instant, and the following battleships made a detour around the perimeter, and successively selected the targets to attack and fired.

The Dutch ship did not expect the Ming artillery to shoot so far, and they were still preparing to evacuate after approaching the attack, which gave the Ming army convenience, the vanguard of twenty warships, a photo of all the Ming army was disabled, many ships on the deck also had a big explosion, the Ming army won the first battle.