Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 500 Fierce battle in Penghu

The warship Mingweis mentioned by the governor of the Netherlands is the ace battleship of the Netherlands. Wei Malang and Van der Laan know it, but such a warship is only a second-class warship of the Netherlands. Now the main battleship Hetok is serving in Taiwan. The No. [-] can only be regarded as a third-tier battleship, and such a third-tier battleship can already show off its might in the East and South China Seas.

Now the ace battleship Mingweis is also coming. It seems that their Dutch king has also spent a lot of money this time to compete with the Daming Navy in Taiwan, China.

Both Wei Malang and Van der Laan have seen that the Mingweis is bigger than the Hutto. The Hutto is less than 60 meters long, only 10 meters wide, 5 meters wide, and has a capacity of more than 340 people. 600 tons, more than 30 various artillery pieces, and the Mingweisi ship is more than 70 meters long, 13 meters wide, 6 meters draft, 400 people, displacement exceeds 1000 tons, this ship is three stories high, equipped with 50 various artillery pieces Door.

"Sure enough, the ace battleship!" Wei Malang and Vanderlande were full of praise.

"But she is not number one, she can only be ranked second." Kui Yi said with a smile.

"Oh?" Wei Malang and Van der Laan looked at the new governor in puzzlement.

Then Kui Yi revealed a piece of news to Wei Malang that made them even more excited: their Kingdom of the Great Netherlands is spending huge sums of money to build a super warship named Bredero, which is less than 90 meters long. The ship is less than 20 meters wide, designed to be three stories high, has double decks, and has 59 guns, all of which are 40-pound and 32-pound guns. That is the real king of the sea.

Wei Malang and the others nodded as they listened, expecting that the huge ship would be built and sailed quickly, but Wei Malang, Fan Delan, He Bin and Guo Huaiyi disagreed with Kui Yi's last sentence, and they looked at each other. Confused, Wei Malang said first, "Governor, the Ming army has a huge fleet, among which the Yangwei is 150 meters long, 60 meters wide, and four stories high, like a fortress on the sea. Our Bradlow The size and firepower are a bit inferior..."

When Wei Malang said this, the arrogant Kuiyi also had a look of disbelief. He couldn't believe that there is such a huge ship in the world?He thought it was impossible, but Wei Malang was telling the truth, and these people said they had witnessed it with their own eyes.

But then he smiled contemptuously, "The Prime Minister is Your Excellency, so what if there are more people on the ship? Is it possible that its speed and range of firepower are stronger than ours? In addition, the Ming Dynasty has a vast territory, and our Kingdom of the Netherlands is very small. France, Spain, Portugal, which one is not much bigger than us, but the result?"

The traitor He Bin hurriedly applauded, "The governor's judgment is incisive, the soldiers are good but not many, the generals are planning but not brave, hahaha..."

With that said, these people all looked at each other and laughed.

A few days later, the battle report came, and a large number of warships of the Ming army left the mainland and sailed towards them. The target was the Penghu Islands.

Wei Malang of Chixian City immediately summoned all the generals to meet the enemy. Of course they knew that Penghu was the gateway to Taiwan and they must not lose it. The adults dispatched He Bin and Guo Huaiyi as lieutenants.He ordered his assistant, Van der Laan, to lead the rest of the soldiers and horses to guard the castle and the fort on the shore to prevent the Ming army from landing.

After Kuiyi took the order, he took two traitor assistants and assembled 1 naval divisions with a total of 400 large and small warships, including the two battleships Mingweis and Hetok, and lined up in the Penghu Islands, waiting The navy of the Ming army.

They climbed up and looked far away. When Kui Yi could see the dark Ming warships lined up on the sea in the distance through the telescope, the governor showed a smug smile on his face, "Good time!"

He immediately ordered He Bin and Guo Huaiyi to go to battle, and form a battleship formation of [-] ships headed by the main battleship Hetok to meet the enemy head-on and disrupt the Ming army camp. The Mingweisi also formed two warships to go around the enemy's rear and cut off the return route of the Ming army.These two battleship formations have a total of [-] troops, and the remaining [-] troops guard the island.

Kui Yi deserves to be the governor of the Dutch army, and the arrangement is well-organized and seamless.

After He Bin and Guo Huaiyi took the order, they immediately led the Hetok battleship formation to sail from the calm lake to the rough sea.Two hundred Dutch warships, large and small, came in battle formation to meet the navy of the Ming army.

Both He Bin and Guo Huaiyi used to be Zheng Zhilong's subordinates, and they were also one of the eighteen Zhilong. They kowtowed to Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Zhihu, Zheng Zhifeng (Zheng Hongkui) and Zheng Zhiwan. Now they have betrayed the original The oath, not only betrayed Zheng Zhilong and left Zheng Zhilong, but also left Daming, surrendered to the Dutch red hair, and became a shameful traitor.

Because of their high martial arts skills and deep knowledge of water warfare, these two people were appreciated by Wei Malang and Van der Laan, and they were granted official positions. Now the two of them have a prominent position in the Dutch East India Company Group in Taiwan, second only to them in terms of power. Yu Weimalang, Van der Laan, and Governor Kuiyi, the three Dutch red-haired men, can be considered to be in power. These two are very satisfied and feel that they are doing well, at least much better than under Zheng Zhilong, so they are also determined to work hard. Be a traitor.

For this Penghu naval battle, Commander-in-Chief Kui Yi also entrusted them with important tasks. He Bin and Guo Huaiyi were also a little flattered.

In addition, he also knew that both the Zheng Zhilong Group and the Ming Dynasty must hate him to the core. Zheng Zhilong had already surrendered to Daming, and they joined forces. This time, they were going to be defeated or fall into their hands. These two knew that there would be no good end for them. I also know very well that treachery and being a traitor are both unacceptable in nature.

So the two boarded the majestic Hattok and ordered the captain to speed up.

With the main battleship Hetok as the center, the rest of the battleships are either left or right, or front or rear, and they set up their sails to ride the wind and waves.Pieces of white sails are like white clouds every day, and towering warships are like small castles moving on the sea. The scene of two hundred Dutch warships sailing on the vast sea is also very spectacular...

Zheng Chenggong, the young prince of Nan'an, led a hundred thousand Ming army sailors out of Kinmen Island for a hundred nautical miles. Through a telescope, you can forget the Penghu Islands in the distance. The large and small islands are like pearls scattered in the sea. Zheng Chenggong knows that he is not far from his goal. .

He gave an order, and the 10 navy and more than 1000 warships were quickly divided into three naval battleship formations. The 300 warships headed by Shi Lang and a total of 2 horses were the left wing to attack Baisha Island. The 300 ships headed by Liu Guoxuan The 2-man battleship is also the right-wing main attack on Xiyu Island, and the remaining 400 warships are the main force of the Chinese army to attack the largest Zhongtun Island and the main island of Penghu Island.

The Penghu Islands are an archipelago consisting of more than 90 small islands, with a total area of ​​nearly 130 square kilometers, but there are only four largest islands, namely the main island of Penghu, Baisha Island, Xiyu Island, Zhongtun Island, etc. These islands It forms an unclosed circle, the sea inside is as calm as a mirror, and the waves outside are turbulent, hence the name of Penghu.

Zheng Chenggong, Shi Lang, and Liu Guoxuan all grew up by the sea and were Zheng Zhilong's subordinates. They are very familiar with Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu. It will mainly attack the Penghu Islands, which is the gateway to Taiwan.They have also formed an indissoluble bond with these islands. Without these islands, their fame would not have been possible. It would be impossible to talk about famous generals in the Ming and Zheng Dynasties, and famous ministers and veterans in the Kangxi Period.

"My lord, I found a red-haired battleship ahead!"

After Zheng Chenggong got the report, he immediately picked up the binoculars and stood on the bow of the boat. Sure enough, countless white dots in the lens had moved towards them, and the distance between the two sides was estimated to be more than ten miles.

"Tell Shi Lang and Liu Guoxuan to prepare to meet the enemy immediately according to the original battle plan."

"No." The messenger general agreed and ran away.

Soldiers on hundreds of Ming navy warships will immediately get busy, knowing that a bloody battle is just around the corner. With bows, arrows, knives and spears in their hands, they are all ready for battle...

"Two generals, the navy of the Ming army is overwhelming, and they are divided into three formations and three directions. How can we meet the enemy?" A red-haired man came to ask He Bin and Guo Huaiyi on the main battleship of the Hetok.

These two traitors also kept watching the vast sea ahead with binoculars. Of course, they had already noticed the countless Ming army warships approaching from a distance. So many Ming army sailors came at once. It seems that there are not a hundred thousand. It's almost the same, it seems that this time, those who come here are not kind, and the two traitors are not optimistic at this time.

Because they know that in the Kinmen naval battle more than 20 years ago, these mighty red-haired warships were severely taught by Zheng Zhilong's navy. On Zheng Zhilong's side, I hope this time it won't happen again yesterday.They are also experienced in many battles, and they know that there are too many variables in the war, and they can't just look at the surface, nor can they look at the process, let alone listen to one side of the story, but look at the final result.

At this time, hearing Hongmaozi's question, the two put down the binoculars in their hands, looked at each other and nodded at each other, He Bin said to Hongmaozi: "Your Excellency asked us to face the enemy head-on and bite these Ming army sailors." To gain time for them to go around the enemy's rear, so of course we have to attack in an all-round way, also divided into three routes, and we must wipe them out on the sea."

Then the 200 Dutch warships were divided into three battle formations, left, middle and right, to meet the three-way navy of the Ming army.

"fire!"

"fire!"

When the range of the artillery was reached, the two sides issued such orders almost at the same time.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Shocking cannons were heard endlessly, and the soaring water jets rose and fell one after another on the originally calm sea. In the blink of an eye, several warships were hit, including those of the Ming army and Dutch red-haired ones. , was hit by several shells and disintegrated on the spot, some overturned in the sea, some caught fire, the generals and crew members on the ship were blown up in all directions, some were covered in fire and rushed into the sky, some fell into the sea, and the ship was in the water. , The screams, the shouts of fighting the fire, and the sound of struggling in the water, mixed together, this vast sea area suddenly became lively.

(End of this chapter)