Ming Zuo

Chapter 683

Throughout September, the Dutch fleet remained in the Copper Mountain area.

One is to avoid continuous storms, and the other is to wait for the arrival of pirates such as Liu Xiang and Li Guozhu.

After several negotiations, Liu Xiang and Li Guozhu finally strengthened their determination and came to join the Dutch fleet.

"Liu, based on what you know about Zheng Zhilong, will he fight us to the death?"

Liu Xiang stared at the sea in front of her eyes full of greed.

He always felt that this sea belonged to him, and Zheng Zhilong snatched it from him.

"Zheng Zhilong regards this place as a forbidden place, and will never allow anyone to get involved. He will not give up until he defeats us."

Hans Putmans nodded silently.

"With all due respect, you Ming people's tattered sea ships are no match for our Dutch."

Liu Xiang glanced at him sarcastically.

"Fighting a war is not just about good weapons. Hans, I advise you to be careful. After all, this is Zheng Zhilong's territory, and he has countless pairs of eyes here. Maybe at this moment, he is hiding in the shadows and peeping .Once you reveal your flaws, you will feel his terror."

Hans Putmans curled his lips, always feeling that Liu Xiang was scaremongering.

This damned pirate clearly had the same interests as the Dutch, but in order to invite him out of the mountain, Hans Putmans had to offer many generous conditions.

In Hans Putmans' opinion, Liu Xiang was far more hateful than Zheng Zhilong.

After finishing Zheng Zhilong, he decided to liquidate Liu Xiang.

This lucrative ocean had to belong entirely to the Dutch.

On October [-]th, Zheng Zhilong's fleet rushed to Haicheng to join forces with Fujian Governor Zou Weilian.

Just in Haicheng, Zou Weilian swore to go to war.

He appointed Zheng Zhilong as the forward, and handed over all the ships of the Fujian Ming Army to Zheng Zhilong's command.

Zheng Zhilong divided the huge fleet into four parts.

Two of them went around to the west of Copper Mountain, and the other two stayed in the east of Copper Mountain, in a pincer attack from left to right, and began to search for traces of the Dutch in the nearby waters.

On the [-]th, the scouts of the Zheng family finally saw the shadow of the Dutch in the sea off Tongshan.

At the same time, the Dutch also knew about Zheng Zhilong's arrival.

"The Ming people are planning a decisive battle. They have more ships and more people. We must have a perfect strategy, and we cannot wait for them to fight over."

Although Anthony van Diemen is only a member of parliament, he is also very familiar with war.

His opinion was taken seriously by Hans Putmans.

"My idea is to attack the Ming people in the west first. After they are dealt with, go back and destroy the enemies in the east. The Ming people's ships are too slow, and this division of troops will only lead to death one by one."

Anthony van Diemen felt good about his deployment.

Pirates such as Liu Xiang and Li Guozhu don't care.

Anyway, they knew that they were only supporting in this battle, and their ships would not be able to help the Dutch too much.

Plans were drawn, and the Dutch fleet went into action.

But one thing Liu Xiang said was right.

After all, this is Zheng Zhilong's territory. Before the Dutch fleet left the port, Zheng Zhilong learned of their whereabouts.

"Now the ministries are still a little short, and the Dutch must be held back."

Zheng Zhilong looked around at the generals, hoping that one person could stand up.

Sure enough, he was not disappointed.

"Brother, I'm going to stop the Dutchman."

Zheng Zhihu never said anything about the war.

At the critical moment, his brother is still reliable.

Zheng Zhilong made arrangements for this.

"Don't fight recklessly with the Dutch, as long as you can hold off for three days, we will win this battle."

Off the coast of Copper Mountain.

The Dutch fleet sailing out of the port suddenly received an order from the flagship, and all turned around and headed east.

Liu Xiang was puzzled and hurried over to ask.

"Hans, don't you want to fight the enemy in the west? Why are you heading east now?"

Standing on the podium, Hans Putmans was extremely proud.

"Liu, you all know that this is Zheng Zhilong's territory, how could I not have thought of it? There will definitely be spies reporting our actions to Zheng Zhilong. I think Zheng Zhilong must have made sufficient preparations in the west at this moment. In this case, we will give He was in for a surprise."

Liu Xiang's eyes were astonished, and she didn't expect Westerners to play tricks.

He knew very well that if Zheng Zhilong was really deceived by Hans Putmans' plan, it would be a disaster this time.

The next day, Zheng Zhihu, who was on the mission to stop the enemy, encountered two Dutch warships in the rear of Tongshan.

After a bitter battle, the two Dutch warships were wounded and headed east.

"No, brother is in danger. Send someone to report to brother quickly, the Dutch have played a trick."

A small fast boat in Zheng Zhihu's fleet quickly galloped towards the east.

But after so long, is there still time to report to Zheng Zhilong?

Zheng Zhihu didn't know that Zheng Zhilong never encountered the Dutch fleet at all.

This is not because the Dutch are slack, but because someone reminded Zheng Zhilong.

"According to the information we obtained from the interrogation of the Dutch prisoners, that Hans Putmans is an experienced general, and he is best at using deception. As an officer, I always feel that he will not go west, moreover It could be coming our way."

Zuo Hua's words made Zheng Zhilong fall into deep thought.

He was actually a little annoyed.

What is frustrating is that there are really not many talents under his hands.

Although there are many generals under his command, they are all very brave in battle.But this kind of resourceful way, but not many people can help him.

Especially the practice of searching and summarizing the combat habits of the enemy generals before the battle was his first contact.

"Send down the order to withdraw to Chongwu. In addition, send someone to tell the second child to proceed carefully and not to advance rashly."

Because of Zuo Hua's reminder, Zheng Zhilong avoided a head-on collision with the Dutchman.

For a while, the sea outside Fujian formed a strange tranquility.

Both sides knew that a decisive battle was coming, so they pulled up all their energy and began to search for traces of each other on the sea.

This is a short story to say, but it is long and complicated to do.

The two sides were back and forth at sea, and it took more than ten days to drag, and in the end it was Zheng Zhilong who was superior.

The ground snake gave Zheng Zhilong great benefits.

Let him be the first to discover the traces of the Dutchman.

"The day before yesterday was very windy and rough. The Dutch stopped all their fleets in Liuluo Bay in order to avoid danger. I saw with my own eyes that the Dutch even boarded the shore and looted everywhere. I'm afraid they won't leave for a while."

Upon receiving this information, Zheng Zhilong laughed out loud.

"God help me too."

Because after this period of testing, the Zheng Zhihu fleet in the west has advanced to the Zhenhaiwei area.

Even if no scouts find any trace of the Dutch, as the battlefield shrinks, the Dutch will be surrounded in the middle.

But now the Dutch have nothing to hide from Zheng Zhilong.

"Send a fast boat to tell Ximian that you must arrive at Liuluo Bay tomorrow morning. As soon as you arrive, you can do it immediately without waiting for my order."

(End of this chapter)