Win the Ding 1617

"Little Six, let me ask you, how long will it take for the Dutch ship to go from Dazuo to Batavia to call for rescue soldiers, and then these people will rush from Batavia to the sea near Dazuo?"

Zhang Xiaohu lowered his head to calculate, then raised his head and replied to Shou Han: "My lord, according to the conditions of the Dutch's ships, the waterway, and their company's usual practice, it will take at least a month for the troops to mobilize to board the ship."

"That's good!" Shou Han gently put down the chopsticks in his hand.

"You and Chu Tianlei take turns going out to sea during this time. The one at home supervises the expansion of Yulingang, and the one who goes out to sea just does one thing."

"Follow the command of the lord!"

"Seeing the ship that the Dutch are going to Batavia for help, they must hit it without sinking, so that they feel that they are fighting hard to break through! Let them report to Batavia City and ask for help!"

Hearing this, Zhang Xiaohu had no choice but to find Chu Tianlei, and the two made some gestures on the chart, and based on the current wind direction, tide and other factors, they marked where the Dutch on Dayuan Island might go. The several routes that Batavia went to, demarcated the sea area, and arranged patrol shifts to take their own people.

For the next ten days or so, Shou Han took his daughter leisurely, wandering among the white waves and beaches every day, watching the scenery of the coconut groves and white sails in the sunset.

He is leisurely here, but others dare not relax at all! [

Ship after ship of burnt ashes, nine-turn steel bars, rice, refined salt, cured meat, salted fish, and salted eggs were transported from Hue, Ha Tinh, Jiulong River and other places at a low price to meet the needs of expanding ports and berths.

It is unavoidable that the deacons have to contact the officials of Qiongzhou Prefecture, or hire civilians.Or contract construction projects, in short, everyone gets rich.Even those native laborers packed up their parcels and put on straw sandals one after another, went to the depths of Limu Mountain to find the village of Li Miao, and waved their three-inch tongues so that those who were located in the deep mountains and dense forests The people of the Li and Miao nationalities came out to the seaside to contribute to the great port of the Han generals, and at the same time, they also earned a lot of money for themselves.

"Every ten people is a knot. Every ten knots is a circle. Each has a knot and a head. All food, materials, work, payment, etc. are handled by the head of the circle. Every native laborer, In addition to food, there are two catties of white rice and five qian salt subsidies. For each month of work, I will be issued industrial vouchers of [-] wen. I will buy various industrial products in Nanzhong by myself."

This is about the conditions of the organization and treatment of native laborers.Under the temptation of such conditions, those Li and Miao ethnic groups living in the deep forest of Wuzhi Mountain walked out of the deep mountain for the first time in their lives.Come to the beach and join the busy construction site.

As the project progressed step by step, more and more ships frequently shuttled between Hue, Ha Tinh, and Cam Ranh Bay, bringing in not only supplies, but also battalions of soldiers, and Countless cannons and gunpowder.

March sixteenth.

Wearing a helmet made of wicker and bamboo strips on his head, Shou Han was at the site of the new lighthouse, holding the construction drawings to discuss the progress of the construction with several stewards and craftsmen. Chu Tianlei looked quite embarrassed. He quickly ran to Shou Han.

"My lord, our sentry boats intercepted two Dutch ships bound for Batavia at sea."

"Let go?"

"According to your instructions, the sentinel sent them away."

"Oh! This is a good thing! It went according to our plan!"

"It's just that the eldest lady just happened to catch up with this matter."

"Huh?" Shou Han couldn't help but let out a long sound from his nostrils, and raised his eyebrows.Could it be that the baby girl caused some trouble?If she missed a big deal because of her recklessness, even her own daughter would have to sing "Yuanmen Zhanzi" to appease the resentment in the army and teach her a lesson.

Shouhan's Victory ship was replaced with a new ship, and the old ship that was eliminated was bought from the navy with Li Peiting's funds under Huamei's hard work, and then it was given to Huamei as a birthday present. There were also a group of sailors and gunners in front of them, they were Hua Mei's personal soldiers.

After getting such a good boat, Huamei cheered like a child who got a long-awaited toy.It just so happened that Shi Lang, a playmate who also loves boats, came here, and the two of them had to go out to sea with their personal guards to experience a thing or two. [

"Our sentinel ship has already had a military order, and it just intercepted it a little bit. It fired a few shots from a distance and planned to release the water to let the two ships escape. Unexpectedly, the Qilin of the young lady came out of the slant. A burst of cannon fire raged, the intensity of the cannon fire made the officers and soldiers of the sentinel gasp."

Thinking of that scene, Chu Tianlei couldn't help shaking his head, wondering whether he should praise Huamei's newborn calf for not being afraid of tigers, or reprimand the young lady for her recklessness.

"Dutch ship sunk?"

Hearing this, Shou Han couldn't help being startled. If his daughter used dozens of cannons on the Qilin warship to give the Dutch ship a cannon cleaning service on a whim, then all the previous calculations would be in vain. It's ruined!

"It's okay! Both ships were severely damaged, but according to the evaluation of the guards who witnessed it, it shouldn't be a problem to stick to Batavia. My lord, in this way, the Dutch officials in Batavia will not It is impossible to send troops to help the seniors! Missy’s mistake is like giving them a signal: We have already started to attack the Dutchmen of the seniors!”

"This girl! Come back and see how I deal with him!"

Shou Han had no choice but to give a wry smile, and secretly cried out in his heart: "Lucky!"

"Immediately send the fastest ships to Manga, Penang, Lingjiawei, etc., and order them to strengthen their preparations. The tax customs and forts of Lingjiawei, Dutch ships are not allowed to enter! The forts of Manga, block the Dutch ships to me In the strait! From now on, our war against the Dutch will begin!"

On March [-]th, Shou Han announced the mobilization of the whole army on the grounds that he had received a complaint from the Portuguese in Haojingao complaining that Dutch soldiers smashed up shops and bars in Haojingao and other places and molested Portuguese women. member of the Dutch Combat.

For a time, from Jinlan Bay to Yulingang, the sails and masts were like clouds, and the boats were connected.

(Putmans: "You guys are too unreasonable! My soldier touched a Portuguese woman's ass in a Portuguese tavern when he was drunk, and smashed two glasses. At most, it was a civil dispute or whoring Is it worthwhile to use so many cannons to talk to me?!")

(Li Shouhan: "Then I don't care, anyway, the Portuguese is my younger brother, and I have more cannons than you, so the reason is naturally on my side! If you don't accept it, use the cannons to speak!")

A Kun body overseas.Shouhan's warship Victory, Chu Tianlei's Thunder God, and Zhang Xiaohu's Three-Headed Tiger anchored here, and behind them were dozens of warships of all sizes.Through a good telescope lens, people can clearly see the situation on Yi Kunshen Island.

Zeelandia City is located on Kunshen Island.

From south to north, there are seven islands here, known as the Seven Kunshen.Yikun is located at the north end.Right at the entrance of Dayuan Port.It is about three square kilometers wide.After the Dutch occupied Dayuan Island, they began to build Zeelandia City in Yikun as an important outer stronghold to block the traffic routes in and out of Dayuan.This military fortress was established in the fifth year of Chongzhen.That is, it was completed in 1632 AD.

The terrain here is dangerous.It is described in "Taiwan Zhuzhi Ci" that can be seen in our era. "The iron sand is connected to the seven kuns. The kun's body is full of waves, the sea and the sky are dark. It is difficult to teach a huge ship, and the natural danger is born with Luermen." The author describes it this way: "Beside Anping City, from the first kun to the seven kuns. All sand hills are also Iron sand is heavy in nature, but it is as firm as a rock if it gets water. When a boat is parked on the sand, the bottom of the boat will be broken when the wind and waves throw it. There are thousands of ox carts, and they travel in the water every day. They have traced their tracks, and their firmness can be known.” There is another "The snow waves emptied the small boats, and the red "mao" city stood alone. The ferry rode on the bullock cart, and the sun set and passed the red chian city." The author explained: "The ferries are all small boats. The red "mao" city In today's Anping City, ferries come and go between the two cities of Anping and Chixian. The water in Shajian is shallow, so although small boats cannot reach the shore, they must be pulled by ox carts. Chixian City is on the coast of the county, facing Anping City. "

The Yikun body, which the Dutch have been operating since the Wanli period, has a fort made of bricks and stones, with a total of fifteen large-caliber cannons, which can just block the waterway entering Dayuan Port. Later, Zheng Chenggong regained Taiwan. The reason why To smuggle through Luermen at the tide of the 26th day of the new year, to a large extent, it was to avoid the Dutch artillery fire on Yikun's fort.

Zeelandia Castle is a square, all made of burnt bricks, the outer wall is 6 feet thick, the inner wall is 4 feet thick, sand is filled between the two walls, and the breast wall is 3 feet high. Rechtsburg, the two can support each other with artillery fire, and they are each other's horns.After years of development by Li Dan, Zheng Zhilong and others, many businessmen from the mainland have settled in Yikun.With the increasing number of settled mainland businessmen, an urban area with about 25000 people except women and children gradually formed in the east of Castle Square, named Zelanzha Town, which is today's Anping Town in Tainan.The Dutch used this place and fortresses such as Chixian City as their homes, and there were no wells, granaries, and various warehouses in the fortress.

During the Tianqi period, Song Ke, the head of the Dutch East India Company, used fifteen bolts of coarse cotton cloth to defraud a large piece of land from Dayuan's West Coast Chichi (now Tainan City) from the local natives of Dayuan, and built the Provencha Fortress. , that is, Chixian City. (Does this sound a bit familiar? It seems that exchanging land from indigenous people with glass beads and cotton cloth is the traditional tactic of these Westerners who are now shouting for universal values ​​and human rights, but today they are no longer using glass beads, but It’s a green paper note.)

"Let's talk about it! How should we fight this battle?!"

Different from the naval battle at Liaoluo Bay, this time the battle to capture the great officials was not only a naval battle, but also a landing battle and a fortified battle.Maybe there will be a naval battle after the landing.

Shou Han greeted the sailors and officers above the battalion officer and captain of the Xuanwu Battalion and Land Battalion who came with the fleet to the dining room of the Victory to hold the military meeting before the battle.

This kind of meeting is nothing new in the South China Army, and similar meetings have been held in every battle.However, what is different today from the past is that the two little guys appeared in the sight of everyone.

That is Li Huamei and Shi Lang.

After being banned for ten days by the guards as punishment, Hua Mei finally got the chance to go out to sea with the ship.For this hard-won opportunity, she stared unblinkingly at the combat map on the cabin wall, which marked the strength and firepower configuration of the Dutch fortresses, castles, and forts in various places.

This time against the Dutch on Dayuan Island, the South China Army did their best.The navy dispatched more than 4 warships, including the Chinese army under the direct command of Shou Han, Zhang Xiaohu's left wing fleet, and Chu Tianlei's naval training fleet.Only Xu Huanshan's right-wing fleet was left to patrol the long coastline from Lingjiawei to Hejing.In addition to combat ships, this huge fleet also has more than [-] Dafu ships for support and transportation. The entire fleet has nearly [-] artillery pieces of various types, and nearly [-] rockets. The total number of troops that can be put into combat is nearly [-].

"This time, our military strength and firepower are several times or even dozens of times that of the Dutch red-haired barbarians on the island. Naturally, there will be victories and defeats in this battle, but we have put up such a big formation. It took a lot of money Such a lot of money and food. Of course, it is not only for the island! One is to let the children of the training fleet practice their skills and have a chance to have real guns. Second, it is the perfect opportunity for us to monopolize this thousand miles of ocean Chance!"

Shou Han's words undoubtedly established a principle for this battle.

"On March [-]th. We bombarded the Dutch ship that was going to Batavia for help. Today is the seventh day of April. I think the Dutch reinforcements are coming soon. Chu Tianlei!"

Chu Tianlei, the commander of the training fleet, raised his sword.Clenched his fist with his right hand and put it on his chest, "The subordinate is here!"

"Command the fleet between the officers and the city of Batavia. The Dutch fleet must be wiped out in one fell swoop, and the sailors can be captured as soon as possible! Our sailors are still short. After eliminating the reinforcements, your troops will go to Batavia. Go to Davia, and cooperate with our army stationed in Malaca, and take this city to Lao Tzu!"

"Follow the orders!"

"Zhang Xiaohu, the commander of the left wing of the Navy!"

"Subordinates are here!"

"You are responsible for capturing the body of a kun. Remember, if you want to attack but not take it! Leave some ideas and ideas for the Dutch on the island! Make them feel that they can hold on until reinforcements arrive. All the ships are pretending to be intercepted and let them go! Annihilate the Dutch fleet dispatched from Dayuan Harbor at the right time!"

Zhang Xiaohu, who has always liked to fight fiercely and rush to destroy the enemy, couldn't help but cracked his mouth when he heard that he was going to play in such a controlled manner, "My lord, this, isn't it too embarrassing?!"

"What!"

The guard slammed the table, and with a bang, the frightened people in the cabin broke out in cold sweat.I don't know if the lord is going to lose his temper today?

"Our battle today is like fishing for a big fish!"

Shou Han got up and came to the board wall, patting the battle deployment map with his hands.

"First use a kun to catch Chixian City on Dayuan Island, let them come out to fight with us, destroy their troops and warships in the wild, and reduce the pressure on our army to capture Dayuan City. Then use Dayuan Island as bait In this way, all the Dutch in the waters of this area can be wiped out in the first battle! The South China Sea is the South China Sea! All the ships that haunt the water in this area, You have to go to our South China Army to get a license, flag, pay taxes, and register the number of weapons and gunpowder you carry before you can sail and trade. For those ships without licenses and flags, we cannot guarantee their ships And the safety of property, there are a lot of pirates in this area!"

Seeing the sinister smile on Shou Han's face, everyone also burst into laughter, mother!All ships have to pay taxes, obtain licenses, and order flags. How much money is this?Those ships without command flags and licenses, the lord has already indicated that they can be disposed of by the navy!Isn't this the opportunity to make a fortune? !

"Do you understand everything?"

In Shou Han's words, there was a bit of coldness.

"Subordinates obey orders!"

All of a sudden, starting from Qikun's body on the sea surface, from south to north, the gunboats on the left wing of Zhang Xiaohu's navy, together with the gunboats of the navy's central army, began to slowly bombard the Dutch defenders on these seven islands .

"Boy, my lord said that you are a material for naval warfare, so I assigned you to serve in the front of my fleet. Do a good job and win this battle. I will guarantee you to go to the Naval Academy for further studies!"

Facing Shi Lang, Zhang Xiaohu naturally looked like a senior plus an elder.

It was Shi Lang who proposed to serve in the army before Shou Han. After a little consideration, Shou Han agreed to Shi Lang's request.The reason is also high-sounding, "A young man is self-motivated, so naturally we must give him a chance." But deep in Shou Han's heart, there was a burst of ecstatic laughter from a proud voice: "You bastard, how can you continue After Zheng Chenggong, the second person to attack Taiwan, it is just right for you to help Zhang Xiaohu, and you will give the best of your talents!"

Shi Lang didn't think too much, he just had some opinions on Zhang Xiaohu's style of play.

"Uncle Shi, my nephew thinks this kind of tactics is a bit inappropriate."

On the surface of the sea, more than ten gunboats of the South China Army took turns to bombard Zeelandia City on Kunshen Island with heavy artillery. Recently, a cannon was fired occasionally, and the huge cannon splashed huge water columns on the left and right of the gunboat.

"Hey! Didn't you listen to what my lord said, the purpose of this beating is to lure the Dutch out of Dayuan Island and destroy them at sea and in field battles!"

"Uncle Shi, what my lord said is correct. We pretended to be unable to capture the city of Zelandia on Yikun's body for a while, but we are not acting realistically right now. We are not fighting, but harassing! Look!"

Zhang Xiaohu looked towards the island with the binoculars in the direction of Shi Lang's finger, and wisps of cooking smoke wafted from the city of Zeelandia.

"The people on the island have no intention of asking for help at all! They must be beaten and hurt so that they can come out and ask for help from the big Dutch! Ask for help from Batavia's boss!" (To be continued. .)

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