Win the Ding 1617

() When Zhang Xiaohu's battleship Santouhu led seven brigantines to appear in the waters of Brother Islet, cutting off the pursuers of Zheng Zhilong's fleet and the remnants of Putmans' troops, his extremely burnt golden tiger head logo will be Both the escaper and the pursuer were startled.

"Damn it! These guys are also here to trouble us!"

Putersman was furious on the Middleburg but there was nothing he could do.

"Pu, your mother! Zhang Xiaohu of the South China Army! Why is this thief here?"

The forwards Chen Peng, Guo Xi, and Hu Mei, who were in charge of chasing Putmans, could not help but stamp their feet and curse at the bow.

They are all living at sea, and they have heard about each other, and Zheng Zhilong's subordinates have people who used to make a living in the Zhang family's gang.

Chen Peng and the others were no strangers to Zhang Xiaoliu, who had defected to the South China Army and served as the commander of the left wing of the navy, and had even dealt with each other at sea.

However, at this time today, in this situation, what is he doing here with seven or eight Clippers? !

A beautiful roundabout action, Zhang Xiaohu's fleet drew a semi-circular arc, stopping Chen Peng and others' chasing troops outside the circle. Four small boats dropped a few sails, and the sailors on board raised their copper horns. Canister, explain your identity and intentions clearly.

"Are the brothers of the Zheng family on the opposite side? We are the navy of the South China Army! We came here to deal with the Dutch red-haired barbarians! Brothers, you have worked hard, please rest where you are, and watch us come to deal with these red-haired barbarians!"

Hearing this, Chen and Guo didn't mind, they had already made enough contributions today, so let's rest where they are.However, Hu Mei on the side did not buy Zhang Xiaohu's account.

"I am an old mother!"

He put his hands together and yelled at the four small boats facing west and east.

"Where were you when the old men fought with the Dutch? Are you here to pick up a bargain?! Don't even think about it!"

Cursing all the way, Hu Mei's warship moved forward faster.

"Listen, brother on the other side! Let you rest where you are!"

Seeing that Hu Mei's boat and several warships did not listen to dissuasion, the people on the four small boats also changed their tone.

"Sit down and drink some wine and a cup of tea, the sea breeze is cool, so as not to be blown by the wind!"

"We recognize you as brothers, but the guys on the boat can't tell if you are Zheng Jiajun's brothers!"

Looking from his own boat, there was nothing on the Nanzhong Army's boat opposite except for a few wooden frames, and he didn't see a single cannon, but the sailors were wearing firecrackers.This time Hu Mei became even more courageous.

"Rush up, and even these four boats!"

Seeing that Hu Mei's fleet had some malicious intentions, the four small boats on the opposite side shouted in unison, "Brothers from Zheng Jiajun, I advise you to stop and rest honestly! Don't force us to do it!"

Haifeng spread these words to every boat of the Zheng family's army, which made Chen Peng and Guo Xi show some disdain on their faces.

These four small boats had neither cannons nor fire straw, sulfur, saltpeter, etc., and the manpower on board was pitifully small.It's really ridiculous to say such big words here.

"Whizzing!"

Following the dizzying movements of the people on board, eight rockets were shot out from the four ships, falling into the water before the Hume fleet's route, and exploded, forming a wall of fire on the sea surface, and the flames danced magnificently and weirdly on the water surface Looking at it, it looks a little chilling.

Facing such a change, Hu Mei's boat was a little caught off guard and rushed to the forefront.The flames swept over the sails, burning a few holes in the huge sails.

"Sail down! Sail down! Steer! Back!"

Knowing how powerful Hu Mei was, she hurriedly yelled at the sailors to put out the fire and retreat.

See Zheng Jiajun's navy stopped behind the wall of fire.The people on the four small boats untied the small boats, and several sailors steered the small boats around the firewall to the front of the warships of Chen Peng and others.

"My general ordered that this trip to the north to help the war is all for the sake of friendship with the Zheng family's army and to deal with the Dutch together. I ordered me to be polite when I see the brothers of the Zheng family's army. We were also hindered by the military order just now, and we were afraid that the brothers from your army would join us. The battle group was accidentally injured, so they made this bad move. A few pieces of cooked meat, a few jars of wine, brothers, please rest here for a while."

Following that, more than a dozen boxes of canned food and ten jars of sugar cane wine were delivered to Chen Peng.

"Thank you, brothers of the Nanzhong Army! Then we won't be polite, and we will drink and eat meat here to see how your army will deal with these red-haired barbarians!" Chen Peng said politely, turning around and whispering to a general, "Quickly report to the commander and tell him that the navy of the South China Army blocked our way and they are attacking the Dutch. The leader is Zhang Xiaohu of the navy of the South China Army."

The boss drove a fast boat back to the east, and reported the battle situation here to the coach Zheng Zhilong. Don't mention it, just talk about us, the sixth young master of the Zhang family.

He knew from the enemy briefing before the war that his elder brother who killed his father was serving in the Dutch fleet. Oh, this word is a bit strange. After Boss Zhang himself took the position of boss, his abilities and ambitions were extremely high. If they did not match, the remaining forces of the Zhang family were soon drawn in, defeated, or annexed by several other sea gangs. In the end, Boss Zhang had to go to Batavia alone to take shelter of the Dutch.

This time going north, Boss Zhang also fought bravely, trying to gain more voice in front of the Dutch in this military operation and seek greater benefits.

However, his luck was bad, and he met his sixth younger brother who was immortal.

The Three-Headed Tiger led seven brigs and rushed over aggressively on the side of the Dutch fleet. The purpose was to slap the Dutch face twice with a brick.

"fire!"

With viciousness and ferocity, Master Zhang Xiaohu, the commander of the left wing of our navy, issued a combat order.

Under the leadership of the mighty Three-Headed Tiger, the Naval Division Fleet of the South China Army, led by the Three-Headed Tiger, abruptly carried out a nearly perfect snake-like maneuver on the route of the Dutch remnant fleet, inserting the Dutch Human fleet voyage sequence, and divide it into three sections.

During the tyrannical action, the sailors on the Three-Headed Tiger kept firing at the Dutch fleet on both sides and front and rear. Almost the gunfire on both sides of the ship poured gunpowder and steel at the Dutch fleet at the same time.

It's just that the port side is from bow to stern, and the starboard side is from stern to bow.

The two-masted sailing ship gave full play to its speed advantage, and tacitly divided and surrounded the four ships of the Putesman fleet (**en), and used at least two square sailing ships to deal with the number of Dutch plywood ships. Advantage to deal with the Dutch fleet.

At the moment before the sound of the guns, the Dutch were still a little confident, thinking that the ships in front of them would not pose too many threats compared with their own ships, and it was estimated that there would not be too many artillery based on the tonnage.

They were not wrong in this point, the coachman's eyes were very vicious.However, there is one thing they didn't estimate.If you can't install too many cannons, just install a few large-caliber cannons, the kind that can beat other people's cannons with one cannon!

The Kron cannon installed on the bow made a loud muffled sound under the gunner's operation, and the sound was so loud that even Chen Peng, who was several miles away, was startled.

"Damn it! Run away fast!"

Seeing that the first shell missed, the gunner couldn't help but cursed. The huge shell of the Kron gun fell into the water in front of the Meadeborg, stirring up a water column several feet high, which shocked the tense gunners on the deck. , The sailors were drenched all over!

"Boom! Boom!" The artillery of the Dutch fleet began to fight back. Although the artillery fire was not as dense as before, it also caused waves of water around several brigantines, and two or three shells fell on the ship. , The people who were moving on the deck were cut into two pieces, and the huge impact force hit the sundries on the deck everywhere.

"Change the chain ammunition for the Kron gun! The mortar gun is ready to shoot!"

The main firepower on the brig is these two types of artillery, the 68-pound Cron gun and the [-]-pound mortar.Four brigantines lined up, approaching two plywood boats from the flanks.

"fire!"

The chain ammunition of the Cron gun was loaded, and under the shout of the gunner, the huge chain ammo was flying in the air, as if there was an invisible Hercules wielding the heavy meteor hammer.

The chain bomb accurately hit the sail of a Dutch plywood ship, and the sail fell to the deck in a sluggish way. The chain bullet did not stop, and cut a fracture several inches deep on the mast. There was a tooth-piercing creaking sound.

Before the Dutchman uttered a cry of panic, two mortar shells rushed to kill him.

Unlike the chain bullets of the Cron guns, which are used to deal with sails, the huge caliber mortars and [-]-pound shells prefer to abuse the hull.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

There were two dull sounds, as if battering rams were striking the walls of a castle, or Turks' cannons were striking the walls of Constantinople.The shells penetrated straight through the three decks from the deck and fell into the bilge.

The hull of the plywood ship Wieringen emitted bursts of explosions under the huge impact force, and it could no longer withstand such a blow.

Not far away, the Three-Headed Tiger was also engaged in artillery fire against the Fort Meade. Unlike the trapped beasts on the Fort Meade, who were fighting desperately for survival, the gunners on the Three-Headed Tiger were even crazier.

"Boys, fight hard! I will reward each of you with 50 silver dollars for sinking the plywood boats of these red-haired ghosts, and catching the Nizi who should light the sky lantern!"

On the bridge of the three-headed tiger, Zhang Xiaohu roared almost crazily, and the sailors on the ship also roared repeatedly, expressing that they would try their best.

In terms of the personal skills of the artillerymen and the combat experience at sea, the two fleets can be said to be good at each field.The Dutch have more sailing experience and actual combat experience than the South China Army. Compared with the Dutch fleet, the South China Army Navy is still at the stage of the offshore fleet.However, the advantage of the South China Army is that in terms of technology and training, each ship is equipped with artillery mirrors, and there is at least one experienced gunner on each gun deck.Use the salvo of a hundred cannons to counteract the precise shooting of one cannon!This is Zhang Xiaohu's combat experience.At present, the Dutch warships have no more than ten guns on each ship.Moreover, many gunners escaped from the battlefield after a series of bloody battles, and many gunners were injured or dead. Those who could barely operate the artillery had their physical strength and willpower dropped to a limit.

The three-headed tiger has a rated load of 36 guns, and eight more guns were strengthened when it went to sea, two cron guns, four mortar guns, and two twelve-pounder guns. 44 cannons fired ammunition at Fort Meade in turn, and a single salvo silenced the three cannons on the port side of Fort Meade.Three huge holes appeared on the ship, and thick smoke billowed out.

"Lord Governor!"

The adjutant's face was still bleeding, and a fragment of a ship's plank was inserted into his face. His face, which was originally delicate and handsome, now looked like a ghost.

"The two ships in our rear hoisted the white flag! Lowered the sails and surrendered!"

After the Wieringen was baptized by two rounds of four-masted brigantine mortar guns and cron guns, four large and small holes appeared in the hull from the deck to the bottom cabin, and the fire mixed with thick smoke came out of the bottom cabin. The gunners on the gun deck were like mice, coughing uncontrollably, and ran from the cabin to the deck. Even if they were killed by shells, they seemed to be choked to death by smoke!

"Image! We image!"

After a brief discussion with no objections, the Dutchmen on board lowered the sails that were few and far between, dropped the anchor, knelt on the deck, and waved their almost colorless shirts according to the words taught by the general. Shouting loudly, begging the other party to stop the terrible artillery fire, and accept their surrender for the sake of God and God.

A square-sailing boat stepped forward and lowered the boat, and several sailors rowed the boat to board the Wieringen, "Who is the big boss? Who is the captain?"

Looking at the black short-barreled guns in the hands of the sailors, the Dutch immediately felt that their lives were safe. At least, the terrible cannon on the opposite side would not drop shells on their ships.

"Are there any Chinese on board?"

The leader, Jiachang, held a short-fired gun and shouted again.

"Yes, yes! I am the general officer on this ship. I am an undercover agent sent here by Guerrilla General Mr. Zheng! Dare to ask this general, but is Mr. Zheng under his command?"

"You bastard! Open your dog eyes and look at the banner! I'm a subordinate of General Li of the Southern Central Army!"

"Are there any other Chinese on board?!"

"No more, only me."

Seeing that there was no resemblance between the Tongshi's facial features and Zhang Xiaohu's, Chief Jia spit secretly and scolded, "Unlucky!" On the first ship to surrender, there was no one on the first ship that Master Zhang offered a reward of 1000 silver dollars for his capture!

"Gather all the gunpowder, and all the Dutchmen disembark!"

Seeing that there was no hope of receiving rewards for his meritorious service, the chief armor drove the remaining Dutchmen to gather the gunpowder on the boat and escorted the people to the brig.

After accepting the surrender of the crew on the Wieringen, all the captured Dutch sat on the deck of the ship all at once. The intensive and terrible shelling just now made them terrified. Right now, they are safe for the time being.

However, even greater misfortune befell their compatriots.

The three square sailboats that were freed up immediately went into the battle to besiege the **leyswijck. Soon, this poor rear ship, like the Wieringen, lowered its sails and anchored in dejection. All the crew members knelt on the deck and announced their surrender. .

The pressure on the other two ships immediately doubled!

The seven brigantines were like seven tiger sharks on the sea, staring viciously at the **redam and zeeburch not far away. These two ships were considered speedboats by Dutch standards. They were fast, and the artillery on board Not less.However, the two-masted sailing ship is also known for its speed, and the large-caliber artillery on board is the nemesis of this type of speedboat.The speedboats that used to cross the sea in the past have now become the fat food in the mouth of tiger sharks.

"Call out! Order them to surrender!"

Seeing that the two plywood ships were forced to land by the same robe, the captains of the Redam and Zeeburch who were besieged before the siege were also itchy. Before the war, there was a huge gap between the rewards for sinking an enemy ship and capturing an enemy ship. For the sake of the white silver dollars, it is also to save the brothers from spending some effort.

"Listen up to the plywood boat on the opposite side! We are the navy of the Nanzhong Army. We order you to lower your sails immediately, drop anchor, and surrender! If you continue to fight, you will not be able to escape!"

"Boss, will this group of red-haired barbarians surrender?" The gunner on the ship came to the captain's side and asked the captain for advice with some doubts.

"Don't worry about it, you tell the brothers, reload when you have to reload, and aim when you have to aim. God knows if these guys will be fooled by lard and not surrender to the end?"

"That's great! Actually, I still like to use cannons to talk to people!"

"I repeat, I order you to surrender! If you don't surrender for another minute, we will..."

"ri!"

"Tom!"

A sailor on the ship yelled with a big copper horn, a mortar shell slid a parabola from the top of his head and landed on the side of the **redam, stirring up a water column several meters high, The huge splash choked back all his words.

They were shells from the three brigs that had just joined the siege.

At the same time, there was also a semaphore signal from the semaphore soldiers.

"What nonsense, greet with cannons. The shells fell on his boat, and they fell to their knees!"

All of a sudden, the mortars of the six square sailing ships were throwing shells at the poor two plywood ships, the Redam and the Zeeburch.Like fat ducks in a bucket, the two plywood boats were chased and beaten with huge sticks, enjoying the treatment of cannonball massage and water jets washing the deck for free.

In the distance, the Dutch, who had chosen to surrender early, crowded on the deck, watching the scene of their compatriots being beaten up in horror and secretly grateful.

Chen Peng and the others farther away were drinking wine in porcelain jars and fruit cans, enjoying the rare time between battles, while listening to the cannons that seemed to have no intention of stopping from afar. Voice.

"Listening to this movement, it's all the cannons of the South Central Army. The Dutch rarely fight back. The Dutch are almost finished!"

Hu Mei picked up a cup of hot cachaça and drank it down. (To be continued.)