Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 364 Login
"Oh? Haha! I don't agree with the Colonel's evaluation. Zheng is just a cunning and despicable hooligan! He relies on the fact that there are many people and he is not afraid of death! If I set up an array to fight on the sea, I believe my Xingdun will be in Destroy most of his ships in three hours!"

Zheng Zhilong once caused the Dutch to suffer great humiliation.

When the so-called invincible Dutch navy competed with the Zheng family for the southeast sea route, due to carelessness, when several warships were moored in the port, Zheng Zhilong sent thousands of fireboats to sneak attack at night, and finally caused two warships to escape after being injured. , Another warship was seized after being severely damaged and more than 100 sailors were killed.

This incident caused a huge shock in the upper echelons of the Netherlands. After discussions among the top echelons, it was unanimously decided that maintaining cooperation with the Zheng family on the seas in the Far East is the right way.

Everything is for high profits, there is no need to break with local forces like Zheng Zhilong.That would cause considerable trouble.

Since then, Zheng Zhilong's name has spread throughout Southeast Asia. Although the Dutch navy was very dissatisfied, they had to temporarily give up the idea of ​​revenge due to the pressure from the government and Congress.

"Mr. Captain, don't underestimate the wisdom of the Orientals. The strength of the Ming Empire is not comparable to that group of stupid Indians and Luzons. However, our Dutch navy and army are powerful in this world. Since you The navy has suffered at the hands of the Ming people, so let our army avenge you! Hahahaha! Mr. Captain, I am going to land, you just wait for my good news! Hahahaha!"

Fan.After finishing speaking, Deke put away the binoculars, gave a casual military salute to Link who was sitting on the chair, and walked down the gangway triumphantly.

"The army raised by my cousin! Without our navy, would you swim thousands of miles to come here?!"

Link cursed in a low voice and directed at Fan with a stomach full of anger.Deke's back raised his middle finger.

After half an hour, Fan.Dyke was already standing on land, but the expected scene of being blocked by Ming army force during the landing process did not appear.

"Report to the colonel, our scouts have searched within two kilometers of the surrounding area, and have not found any traces of the Ming army!"

Major Fan and Lovedett, who were in charge of landing on the beach, shouted to Fan.Dyke reported.

"Good job, Major! Order the scouts to continue to expand the scouting range until it reaches five kilometers, and the rest of the soldiers will rest on the spot in companies and wait for orders!"

"Yes, sir Colonel!"

"It seems that the Ming army's tactical thinking is still far behind this era. They never thought of setting up troops on the beach to prevent us from landing. If they did that, my troops would increase a lot of casualties. I heard that Ming soldiers have large weapons. Most of them still use swords, spears, bows and arrows. Don’t these ignorant and backward troops know that muskets and cannons are the most destructive weapons? Hehe, it seems that this time is another victory of civilization against backwardness!”

Fan.Dyke went to the portable marching chair set up by the guards and sat down, casually smiling at the combat staff officer Fantoff beside him.

"You are absolutely right, Mr. Colonel! In this world, only Europe is the leader of civilization, and our Dutch army is one of the strongest armies! As long as we can defeat the army of the Ming Empire, then in the Far East and Southeast Asia region, we will be the sole rulers!"

Wearing a thin gray sheepskin jacket on his upper body, black leggings and a pair of short leather boots on his lower body, Van Turf sat down on another chair with a smile.

"No, no, Victor, you are wrong. Our purpose is not to occupy the mainland of the Ming Empire, we are here to do business and make profits. We occupy Taiwan Island because it is not the territory of the Ming Empire, so we It can be used as an enclave with peace of mind. As for the Ming army that invaded Taiwan Island, of course we will kill and expel them, but we will not launch a follow-up attack on the mainland of the Ming Empire!"

Fan.Deck called Fantoff's name and shook his head with a smile.

"Mr. Colonel, why is this? Our navy is invincible in the world, and our army is also powerful. The Ming Empire is rich in silk, porcelain and tea, but their army does not seem to be strong. Why don't we find How about hitting in at the right time to get a lot of loot?"

Fantoff asked puzzled.

"Victor, although what you said is very reasonable, but don't forget one thing: the Ming Empire is too large, and our Dutch population and army are too small. If we enter the Ming Kingdom without effective supplies and guides, we will end up It’s likely to be very bad! We won’t talk about this topic anymore, let’s deal with the Ming army on Taiwan Island first!”

At about three o'clock in the afternoon that day, that is, at the end of the Ming lunar calendar, [-] Dutch officers and soldiers and [-] Taiwanese aborigines finally landed.

Fan.Dyke immediately ordered the whole army to be divided into three parts, the front, middle and back, and under the leadership of the scouts, they marched towards the settlement of Daming along the route that had been explored earlier.

A thousand aborigines followed their respective leaders, or pushed a wheelbarrow or carried utensils for loading things, and followed in a mess at the end of the team.

According to the information obtained after the previous reconnaissance, there is a distance of more than forty miles from the landing point to the settlement point, and there is only a road about ten steps wide in the middle. Apart from rice fields and ponds, there are barren slopes and densely covered with weeds on both sides. jungle.

Fortunately, this road is very smooth. Judging from a simple pier on the shore, it should have been specially repaired and widened to facilitate the transportation of materials by smaller ships. The rut marks on the ground can still be seen everywhere.

It was winter with less rainfall, the temperature was about ten degrees Celsius, and I didn’t feel cold even in thicker clothes. A vanguard squad composed of more than ten officers and soldiers was searching and moving forward about five miles away from the rear team. .

This vanguard squad consisted of twelve soldiers, led by a senior soldier with a pheasant feather slanted on his wide-brimmed soft hat. His role was to scout and search for the enemy and provide early warning for the rear team.

The twelve soldiers consisted of four spearmen and eight arquebusiers, all wearing jackets and leggings, leather shoes, and leggings on their calves. The first class was holding a heavy musket. There is a small triangular flag fluttering in the wind at the entrance.

Just when the Dutch army turned around a slope and disappeared from the sight of the rear army, a series of gunshots sounded like popping beans, and dozens of lead bullets roared out from the dense forest dozens of steps away on the left. , A large puff of white smoke rose from the forest, and in the blink of an eye, the small Dutch army advancing in the formation of skirmishers fell five people.

"Back! Back! There are enemies!"

The first class soldier reacted extremely quickly, and immediately shouted for the remaining seven soldiers to retreat.

The European army in this period still mainly fought with a mixture of spears and arquebuses, and the straggler tactics of lying down on the spot when they heard the gunshots had not yet been developed.

Moreover, the battles between European armies now adopt the method of face-to-face confrontation between large corps of both sides, and there is no tactical idea and concept such as ambushes and sneak attacks. A series of modern individual tactics were gradually born after firearms completely replaced cold weapons. of.

"Damn! This red-haired thief runs so damn fast, let's go! Let's get out too!"

Watching the Dutch army retreating hastily, Sun Sanshun, the officer in the dense forest, cursed and then gave the order.

"The team is the team, I have never seen what a red-haired ghost looks like in my life! I will go to the road to see, and cut off a head along the way, will it be okay?"

A corps leader named Liu Qi glanced at the road and begged Sun Sanshun.

"Did the red-haired ghost brigade see it?"

After thinking about it for a while, Sun San raised his head and shouted at a big tree.

Liu Qi's words also made him feel very itchy.

It is said that the red-haired ghost is extremely brave, isn't it still killed several times by the people he led?

Just a few dozen steps away, I couldn't see what these red barbarians looked like. It would be great if they could cut off their heads and go back to show off.

"Team Zheng, the red-haired ghost brigade is several miles away, and there is no cavalry! The defeated troops show no signs of turning back!"

Seeing the eagerness of the soldiers including Liu Qi, Sun Sanshun ordered: "Liu Qi, take a team of people to search and cut off the head, hurry back!"

"Honorable order! Come with me!"

　Thank you book friends for your reward.In addition, let’s talk about the kneeling ceremony. Some netizens have already answered it. The kneeling ceremony began in the Yuan Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty followed the Yuan system.

　　
　
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