Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 849

Although having a large population is not something to show off, since thousands of years ago, China has been such a large unified country with a large population, accounting for [-]% of the world's population.

At this time, the population of the Netherlands is less than 200 million, how can it be possible to compete with Daming at the gate of Daming's house?

The Dutch on Taiwan Island totaled 800, of which 400 were manning warships, 500 were in Chikan Fort, 200 were in Beiweixian Island, 700 were in Zeelandia Fort, and nearly [-] The navy and recruited pirates of the small Sudanese country.

One night last night, all 200 people on Beiweixian Island were wiped out. Later, another [-] people who were sent to seize the island died. Chikan Fort also lost [-] people, which was close to [-]%. The situation is very clear.

In the West, Denmark, which is about the same size as the Netherlands, has more than 2 troops.Although Kaowu knew that there were many Chinese people, Zheng Chenggong sent him 5000 people at once. He was still a little shocked and a little overwhelmed. He didn't expect that a Chinese prince could dispatch troops comparable to a European country. his imagination.

Right now, the Dutch are all huddled in the two fortresses. It is completely impossible to defeat the Chinese in a land battle. The Dutch can only hope that the Chinese fleet will be wiped out in a naval battle, and then they will continue to consume with the Chinese.

In the early morning, Guo Huaiyi, Zheng Chenggong's nephew on Taiwan Island, led more than 2 volunteers to help the battle. When the Gaoshan people in Taiwan saw the arrival of the Ming army, they rushed out to greet the Ming army and helped the Ming army land with trucks and other tools. Camp, ready to attack Chikan.

At this time, the Westerners did not represent civilization, but barbarism, conquest, killing and plundering. They were not advanced or noble at all, and what they had was just the ugliness of human nature. Although there is contempt in words, and they are called barbarians, but under the influence of Confucianism, they are based on the goal of enlightenment, assimilating and absorbing, and rarely exploiting and oppressing.

The Dutch enslaved the people in Taiwan, collected high taxes, and killed the mountain people at will, which made them unpopular. Most of the people on the island were sent to the island by Zheng Zhilong in the past. They had a lot of affection for Zheng. With their help , The infantry that went ashore quickly surrounded Chikan, cut off the water source, and prepared to bombard the city.

Now there are only more than 300 Dutch people left in Chikan Fort. How can they resist the attack of the Wanming Army?

Seeing the crisis of Chikan City, Kaow could only lead the fleet to fight the Ming army, intending to open up the connection between Zeelandia Fort and Chikan Fort. A sea battle is inevitable.

In the sixth year of Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty suffered internal and external troubles, and its national strength was already declining. However, in the battle of Liuluowan, it defeated the Dutch who had become independent from the Spanish rule and their national strength was thriving.

More than ten years have passed now, and in Dayuan Bay, the navies of the two countries clashed again.

At noon, Kaowu used ten three-masted gunboats in a single horizontal formation, nearly 350 side guns aimed at the Ming army, and seventy warships, large and small, one behind the other, trying to rely on the artillery of the main warships to attack the Ming army. Advantage, defeated the Ming army.

The eight three-masted warships of the Ming army also lined up in a horizontal formation, aiming at the Dutch ships sideways and shooting at them. More than 500 large and small ships lined up on both wings, ready to charge directly.

At this time, Zheng Chenggong was standing on the ship tower, holding his saber with both hands, his eyes were like lightning. His father defeated the Dutch more than ten years ago, and he can do the same today.

"Pass down the order to sink or capture a three-masted enemy ship, reward 3000 taels of silver, kill one Hongmaoyi, reward 20 taels of silver, win this battle, and pay double for the whole army!"

The soldiers on the deck cheered immediately, and the soldiers began to prepare. The gunner will load the red cannon with ammunition, then lift the baffle, and push the cannon to the gun door with all his strength. Black muzzles protrude from the gun window. Out, a black hole, showing the majesty of a great country.

The two fleets aimed sideways at each other, and approached the two straight lines that were about to meet, getting closer and closer. The soldiers standing on the watchtower kept observing the distance with binoculars, and reported loudly: "The enemy ships line up horizontally. Array, five nautical miles away from me!"

As the sound came from the watchtower, the soldiers on the deck appeared to be in a hurry. The soldiers with spears and firecrackers all squatted down. They couldn't help in long-distance artillery battles, so they had to Protect yourself and prepare for the final boarding battle.

"The enemy ship is four nautical miles away from me..."

Looking down, the soldiers shouted loudly, and just as his words fell, the sound of "rumbling" guns joined together.

The Dutch in the distance, relying on the advantages of artillery performance and more refined artillery skills, took the lead in firing.

Ten gunboats, amidst the rumbling sound, puffed up white smoke one by one, the whole side was filled with smoke, and the ships swayed and sprayed iron bullets one after another, sticking to the sea surface, whizzing and smashing towards the Ming army .

For a moment, the sound of cannons roared on the sea, like thunder, and countless shells shot out of the white smoke, with an earth-shattering momentum.

Ten gunboats fired 350 iron bullets at a time. The momentum was overwhelming. The shells flew rapidly. Some of the shells fell into the water ahead of time, splashing huge water columns. There was a large splash of water, and the remaining shells hit the Ming ship, some tore the white sail, and some hit the fender, causing screams on the Ming ship.

With a sound of "bang", Zheng Chenggong's ship was hit, and the fenders on the ship's side suddenly exploded, and countless sawdust wrapped in iron balls flew in all directions.

After being hit by an iron bullet, a red-clothed cannon was overturned directly. After flying up, it knocked down a gunner next to him, and then pressed heavily on his leg, making the gunner cry out in pain.

The iron bullet was blocked by the red-clothed cannon, made a loud "dang", changed its trajectory a little, and swept towards the deck obliquely. A gunner who was hiding just stood up and was hit by the iron bullet. With a muffled grunt, he bent his body, and was carried backwards by the huge inertia of the shell, smashed through the guard on the other side, and fell into the sea together with the shell.

There was a long gap between the firing of the red cannon. After a round of cannonballs, the rumbling sound disappeared and was replaced by the wailing of the wounded on board. They were injured by flying sawdust. Note.

For the wounded soldiers, immediately stepped forward and dragged away the wounded soldiers on the deck one by one, so as not to disturb the morale of the army by howling.

Zheng Chenggong turned a blind eye to the tragedy on the ship, and was unmoved by the shelling of the Dutch. He raised his head and shouted at the signal soldiers on the watchtower: "Hang up the flag to fight back, and then let the Guangdong navy rush directly over."

On the flagship, the command flag was hoisted, and the bow of the arrow array was aimed at more than 500 large and small warships of the enemy ships, and immediately charged with full sail.

There was a loud bang, the gun body retreated suddenly, the deck trembled, and the eight three-masted gunboats of the Ming army roared one after another.

(End of this chapter)