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Chapter 161 The reinforcements sent by His Majesty have arrived
Putesman estimated that he would not be able to wait for reinforcements.

The fleet from Batavia floated to the Penghu Islands along the wind, and was discovered by Zheng Zhibao who stayed behind. After a heavy artillery fire, they turned their direction desperately and continued to drift westward.away from Taiwan.

And Zheng Zhilong's fortifications have also been repaired, and they have taken root outside the city, blasting waves at the city wall from time to time.

But he also knew that going on like this was not the way to go. He kept sending people to attack in various ways, but none of them succeeded.

Putesman was basically relieved.

Whether the reinforcements come or not, at least the Ming army will not be able to attack the city of Orange.

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

Obviously, Zheng Zhilong couldn't beat him.

The eighth day of October.

The food they had brought was almost exhausted, and there was not much food left in the city of Prominja.

Zheng Zhilong faced a choice.

Retreat, or continue to besiege the city.

Before he had made a choice, all the Han people on the island began to send food to his barracks spontaneously, which moved him very much.Although the number was small, it gave him great encouragement.

On the one hand, he sent people to Quanzhou to pass the news to people to send as much food as possible, and on the other hand, he reported the situation here to Zhu Youjian.Zhu Youjian's answer 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 1000 people, how effective will it be?
Li Zicheng had already arrived in Quanzhou at this time, just in time for Xiong Wencan to collect grain and grass to support Zheng Zhilong.After asking Zhu Youjian for instructions, he went out to sea with the grain and grass team.

At this time, the wind and waves on the sea are still very strong, and such weather is not suitable for going to sea according to the usual practice.However, Zheng Zhilong was short of food and grass, and the fleet transporting food had to venture out to sea.

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

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

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

October fourteen
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 muttered to himself:
Can this group of landlubbers fight?

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

"General Li came from a long way, the battle is urgent now, Zheng has been rude." Zheng Zhilong cupped his hands and said politely.

"General Zheng doesn't need to be too polite. The general will come here on order, but most of the soldiers under him have never seen the sea. Can you provide a place to rest, wait a little longer, and launch an attack tomorrow morning."

"I'll arrange it right away."

Siege tomorrow?I don't think you will be able to attack in the future.

Zheng Zhilong made room for them and pitched their tents.Li Zicheng and the others got in, and they didn't come out one after another until dinner time, and everyone's complexion improved a lot.

Especially Li Zicheng, who has almost recovered after taking a nap, and walks vigorously.It made Zheng Zhilong's eyes brighten, and indeed the one sent by His Majesty was not a mediocre person.

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

"Zheng Bing, I plan to let the soldiers under my command rest for another day, and launch an attack on Orange City tomorrow night." The meal is very simple, four dishes, one soup, and a big bowl of rice.After eating almost, Li Zicheng said seriously.

"I know that General Li came prepared. That vat is the secret weapon, right?"

"Exactly, this is a new type of cannon developed by His Majesty. It is called the heartless cannon. Although the range is not far, it is powerful. It played a huge role in the Liaoshen battle. It is most suitable for attacking the city."

"Is this a heartless cannon?"

Zheng Zhilong had heard about unconscionable cannons, but he didn't quite believe that a few explosives could blow up a tower?Exaggerated, right?

"Exactly! In the early morning of the next day, I will lead my artillerymen to launch an attack while the enemy defenders are asleep. After I have fired a few rounds, General Zheng can just wait for the opportunity."

Li Zicheng revealed his plan with a confident face.

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

How could Orange City be defeated so easily.

After the meal, the two chatted for a while, and then returned to their camps.

The next day

All day long, nothing happened.

During this period of time, the shelling from both sides became less and less, because they both found it useless, so they didn't bother to fire any more.

Those who attack the city are exhausted, and those who defend the city are also exhausted.

In the first few days of the siege, Putesman couldn't even 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 by, he found himself thinking too much.

If the Ming army can't attack, you don't have to worry too much.

In the days that followed, I just did what I should do, and basically returned to my previous 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 still didn't know that Li Zicheng and others were ready to go in the Ming army camp outside the city.

"General Li, do you really not need our escort?"

"No need for Mr. Zheng, these artillerymen under me are already very proficient in the use of unconscionable artillery. Mr. Zheng can send people to observe closely. If the defenders in the city suffer heavy casualties, they can send people to attack the city."

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Are you so confident?

After Li Zicheng finished speaking, he led his men and slowly moved towards Orange City in the dark.

"Brother, is it reliable?" Zheng Zhihu looked at the backs of Li Zicheng and others, and asked with a frown.

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

"Yes, I hope this kind of heartless cannon can be effective."

Li Zicheng led his men forward slowly, and he was going to attack from the east.Orange City is about 200 feet long from north to south.According to the original formation just can cover all.Because it is sandy ground, the movement of people walking on it is actually not much.In addition, the defenders in the city were not very vigilant, and the defenders didn't find them until they started to deploy.

The defenders on duty yelled and opened fire on them.But at this time, it has passed the shooting range of the artillery, and can only attack with the firecracker.The Dutch's firearms are very advanced, but they still use matchlock guns at this time.

Hitting Li Zicheng and others failed to cause any lethality.

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

So while digging trenches with shields upright, they suppressed with crackling firepower.

In the end Li Zicheng dug the ditch.The soldiers at the top of the city were also tired and weak.

Then there is a simple process.

Light the fire and put the explosives.

boom!
The explosive package flew towards the city.

Boom!

Putesman jumped up from the bed and looked out the window.

"It's thundering?"

In fact, he just woke up when the soldiers opened fire.But he didn't care, turned over and fell asleep again.It's not that the Ming army never attacked the city at night, and they failed again and again.There has been no movement for more than ten days and nights, and it's coming again?

Why is there such a big commotion this time?
He hurriedly dressed and walked outside.As a result, before going out, another loud bang was heard, followed by the sound of the building collapsing.He was terrified.What is the Ming army doing here? Why is there such a big movement! ?

Putesman thought that with such a big movement, the defenders in the city must be fighting back in a panic, but he didn't expect that when he opened the door, he saw a scene that he couldn't even imagine if he was killed.

Through the light from the torches that fell on the ground, he saw soldiers fell to the ground one by one, not knowing whether they were dead or alive.Except for the four strong fortresses of Campbell Ferry Fort, Fort Mitter, Fort Almode, and Fort Fresienlen, which are still safe and sound, the uppermost houses in the city collapsed and collapsed.

Putesman secretly rejoiced that he moved to live in the fort, otherwise he would have been killed by the bomb now.

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

Putesman quickly ran to the bottom floor.

After three rounds of dynamite packs, there was no resistance on the upper city wall, only sporadic cannons and muskets were fired blindly from the holes in the city wall, and they didn't know who they were hitting.

The soldiers Zheng Zhilong sent to investigate quickly ran back.

"Chief soldier! The unconscionable cannon is too powerful! Three cannons go down, and there is no movement at the top of the city! Give an order!"

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

Amazing!
No wonder His Majesty sent 1000 people to help him attack the city!
"Pass my order! Siege! The whole army goes out!"

Speaking of taking the lead, he rushed towards Orange City.

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