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Chapter 166: The Dutch Fleet


When Huang Binqing heard that the gunboat of Hongmaoyi had arrived, he immediately sat up from the rattan chair.Lu Wei hurriedly said: "Are you sure it's a red-haired ghost?"

”The person who came seemed to have his IQ questioned, and said firmly: "General, can there be a fake, a big white sail, a long hull, who is not a red-haired ghost?"

”There is a big difference between the Chinese ships and the Xiyi ships, and Zhoushan was originally an important starting point for sea smuggling, and Yi ships often came over in the past.Recently, after the Qing army captured eastern Zhejiang, the smuggling trade suffered a heavy blow, and no Yi ships came, but many Zhoushan Ming troops had seen Yi ships before.Huang Binqing smiled, "Then you can't be wrong!"

”He walked a few steps back and forth in the courtyard, and then excitedly ordered: "Let our ships come back, and don't stop the Hongmaoyi, so as not to cause misunderstanding!"

”Colluding with the Dutch to deal with Jintang Island is tantamount to colluding with foreign enemies to attack friendly forces, which is a big crime, and Huang Binqing naturally cannot make it known to everyone.In this matter, Zhao Ming hijacked Hongmaoyi's ship, and then invited Hongmaoyi to attack, while Huang Dashuai was completely unaware and expressed shock at Hongmaoyi's attack on Jintang Island.Although after learning that after the attack of Hongmaoyi, Huang Dashuai decisively sent troops, but unfortunately he was one step late, Zhao Tiebang had already died heroically, and Huang Dashuai fought desperately with Hongmaoyi to recapture Jintang Island, so he could only reluctantly clean up the mess and provoke the burden of resisting the Qing in the East China Sea.This is a plot that Huang Binqing has already thought of, most of his subordinates don't know about it, and Huang Binqing doesn't plan to let them know.In order to prevent unwitting subordinates from attacking and blocking Hongmaoyi's fleet, in order to allow Hongmaoyi to reach Jintang Island smoothly, Huang Binqing decided to withdraw all his men to Zhoushan Island, make way for Hongmaoyi to fight Zhao Tieba, and then just wait for the news that Hongmaoyi had conquered Jintang Island.Lu Wei said with a smile: "I understand my humble position." ”~~~~~~ when Huang Binqing got the news, Jintang Island also got the news that a Dutch gunboat had appeared in the southern seas.After a short half a year, the Dutch finally gathered seven gunboats and came to Jintang Island to find trouble with Zhao Ming.For Zhao Ming, this battle is both a crisis and an opportunity.There are not many Dutch on the island of Taiwan, and the destruction of these seven gunboats will greatly reduce the strength of the Dutch, and Zhao Ming can start to colonize Taiwan.At this time, on the top of the mountain, Zhao Mingling Fort had not yet been built, but a large number of people moved to Jintang Mountain.More than 60,000 people on the whole island, some of them moved to the top of the mountain, and some of them gathered in various villages, and the strong men distributed weapons and prepared to hold on to each residential base.The large battalion at the foot of Jintang Mountain sounded the horn of assembly, and 4,000 soldiers lined up, including 2,000 soldiers wearing messy clothes and armor to guard Jintang Island, and 2,000 Ming soldiers wearing cloth armor and turbans were responsible for following Zhao Ming into battle.Zhao Ming wore a suit of armor and walked over with a war knife in his hand, inspected his subordinate soldiers, and then began to speak, "Brothers, we are bent on resisting the Qing Dynasty, but some people are jealous of our achievements, not only do not support our resistance to the Qing Dynasty, but also invite Hongmaoyi to destroy our Jintang Island."

Now that guy wants to see us struggle, Ben Shuai will take you today to destroy this national thief first!

”"Destroy this thief!"

The soldiers shouted in unison.Zhao Ming glanced at the sky, turned his head to Ma Shiao and said, "Please leave it on the island." ”Ma Shiao nodded, and Zhao Ming immediately said, "Let's go!"

”1,000 land battalions, 1,000 water battalion soldiers, plus more than 2,000 sailors, boarded the sea ship, and then Yang Fan went out to sea and headed for Chongming.As soon as the fleet left, seven Dutch gunboats appeared on the sea outside the harbor, three of which were similar to Zhao Mingzai's Zhenhai, and the remaining four had much fewer guns.But even so, the artillery on Jintang Island is not as good as a Dutch gunboat.On the Dutch flagship, the commander of the fleet, Cowu, observed the harbor with a clairvoyant mirror and frowned slightly, "The harbor is empty!"

”"Your Excellency Commander, maybe the Chinese know that we are coming and have already run away!"

Next to the Dutch humane.The examiner continued to observe, and when he saw the Ming Banner on the top of Jintang Mountain, a sneer appeared on his face, "Drive in, fire artillery bombardment, and let the damned Chinese know the price of violating the company!"

”Seven Dutch warships rushed into Liegang, and the Ming artillery on the top of the hill immediately roared, and a cloud of white smoke rose up from the mountain, and the cannonballs whistled and smashed into the bay, splashing a column of water at the entrance.The huge Dutch warship passed through the entrance and entered the harbor, where the gun windows on the side of the first gunboat were opened one after another.One artillery piece, sticking out of the cannon window, was divided into three floors, with a total of nearly thirty guns.The muzzle of the black hole pointed at the mountain, and the Dutch had not yet fired the cannon, which was already terrifying.The fact that a ship is equipped with so many guns is shocking and terrifying.Suddenly, a deafening sound of cannon fire erupted in the harbor, thick white smoke covered the gunboat's sideboard, the artillery mounts retreated, the guns retreated into the gun windows, and a cloud of smoke rose from the muzzles, and shells whistled out.The guns on the side of the board did not fire at the same time, so the hull could not withstand the recoil of the guns, so the guns on the side of the side fired from the bottom layer in turn, and the harbor was filled with gunsmoke, and the scene was particularly spectacular.Nearly thirty iron bullets rushed out of the cannon port and smashed to the top of the mountain in turn, the dust on the city wall was flying, and countless gravel rose into the air and fell like raindrops, hitting the Ming army behind, and the soldiers could only squat with their heads in their hands, enduring the bombardment of the Dutch shaking the mountain.Chen Yujie is Xu Guangqi's nephew, who has followed Xu Guangqi since he was a child and knows a lot about firearms, but he is still terrified when he sees the scene in front of him.As the first gunboat fired, the rest of the Dutch warships also began to bombard, seven warships on the side, about 150 guns, bombarded the hill at the same time, and the Ming sergeant's heart jumped in horror, only to feel that the whole Jintang Mountain was shaking.After the first round of shelling, the artillery of the Ming army on the hill was already dumb and was directly removed by the Dutch cannons, but the Dutch shelling did not stop, and the sea was filled with thick gunsmoke, covering the hull of the ship, but the orange-red cannon flame was still flashing.The unbuilt city wall at the top of the mountain, under the shelling, the smoke and dust billowed out, the vision was not clear, the sound of masonry collapsing was constantly heard, the ground was in shambles, and there were screams for help everywhere, and there were tumbling figures.After three rounds of shelling, the Dutch warships finally stopped shelling, and Kaauu looked at the smoke-shrouded hill and immediately sneered and ordered, "Jels, lead your musket team, occupy this island, and plant the flag of the Netherlands on the top of the mountain." ”A gust of wind blew on the mountain, and the smoke and dust became thinner, and Li Langzhong and Li Zhizhi immediately took a group of women and children to collect the mourning soldiers and carry them to the tunnel.At this time, Ma Shiao looked down the mountain, and a group of Dutchmen wearing armor and holding muskets had already landed on the shore, and immediately shouted: "Prepare for defense, Hongmaoyi has landed on the island!"

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