At the entrance of the chicken coop harbor, north of the hills on both sides, the Ming soldiers slashed with their knives, cut off trees and thorns, and then hoeed like rain to open up a road.After a few busy days, the Ming soldiers have opened up a road to the mountain.At this time, on the road on the back side of the mountain, the soldiers used the hemp rope thick of the baby's arm, tied to more than 3,000 catties of heavy artillery, and dragged it up vigorously.Not long after, at the sound of the trumpet, a Hongyi cannon was transported up the hill and erected by the gunners.At this time, the Spanish gunboats on the sea had already stopped their ignition and stopped bombarding the mountain.The bombardment of the previous days had consumed more than half of the gunpowder stored on the ship, and it was not easy to manufacture gunpowder.A cannon was pulled up to the top of the hill, saying that it was a battery, but in fact it was just a dirt bag, but it was enough.In the evening, the Ming army dismantled all the artillery from the ships and transported it up the hill to complete the blockade of the harbor.At this time, the Ming artillery officer gave an order, and white smoke rose up from the mountain, and the cannonballs whistled out, smashed into the sea, splashed up a column of water several feet high, and the scene was extremely spectacular.There was a splash of water in the harbor, and the ships in the harbor immediately leaned towards the chicken coop fort to avoid the shelling, but there were also a few ships, taking advantage of the Ming army's artillery adjustment, rushed directly out of the sea and fled to Manila.The warships of the Ming army cruising outside the harbor would not let go of such an opportunity to temper themselves, and immediately pursued with full sails and roaring artillery.Zhao Ming ordered Guo Zhong to dismantle 120 guns from the gunboats and transport them to the hill at the entrance of the port to control the entrance to the harbor and complete the blockade of the port of Jilong.At this time, the Spaniards in Taiwan, only more than 1,400 people remained, holding the fortress and not leaving, Zhao Ming transferred 10,000 troops to the chicken coop tuntian, 3,000 soldiers besieged it, just waiting for the Spaniards in the chicken coop fort to surrender.After besieging the Spaniards, Zhao Ming immediately ordered Zhoushan to mobilize a guard to go to the island, and let Chen Mingyu, Ma Shiao and other officials who commanded the embassy in Zhejiang move to Taiwan.Zheng Zhilong wanted to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Longwu was trapped in Tingzhou, and seeing that the second court of the Southern Ming Dynasty was in danger of collapse, Zhao Ming was also anxious.It's just that it's useless to be anxious now, it takes time to prepare for a war, it's not a slap on the head that can send troops immediately, there are 200,000 Qing soldiers eyeing you, Zhao Ming must be prepared.At this time, in the tent of the commander of the big camp, Zhao Ming summoned Xu Fuyuan, Chen Yujie and others to discuss.After Zhao Ming sat in the Shuai case, the good mood of defeating the Spaniards was destroyed because of the Fujian incident, and he asked with a gloomy face: "How about this seizure?"
”Xu Fuyuan said: "Back to the governor, this time a total of 1,000 and 30 Xiyi were killed and 1,150 people were captured, including 40 craftsmen who could make weapons, 83 people who could operate artillery, and 270 people who could operate sailboats. ”Zhao Ming bowed slightly, "According to the previous orders, those who have skills will be left, and the rest will be sent to open the mine!"
”"Yes!"
Xu Fu bowed from afar.Zhao Ming looked at Chen Yujie again and asked, "What about the equipment?"
”Chen Yujie saluted and said: "Back to the governor, in the first battle of Tamsui, 1,100 and 3 Xiyi flintlock pistols, 1,300 spears, more than 2,300 sets of armor, 20 copper cannons, and a number of gunpowder and projectiles were captured!"
”If Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty would be cut off by the Qing army, and the Ming army would not be able to care about each other.If Emperor Longwu is captured, the Ming Dynasty, which has finally formed a whole, will inevitably be divided again, and the situation of resistance to the Qing Dynasty will collapse.At that time, Zhu Yihai in southern and western Zhejiang will be attacked on three sides, and the Ming army in Zhejiang will be driven into the sea by the Qing army.Liangguang, which was originally in the hinterland and provided money, food and troops for the Ming Dynasty, would be directly threatened by the Qing army in Fujian, and the Liangguang army was empty, and the Qing army only needed to send a partial division to capture Guangzhou, and Huguang would inevitably be difficult to hold on, making the situation collapse in the world.After Xia Wanchun left, Zhao Ming thought carefully about the current situation and felt that he must not let Fujian and Zheng Zhilong's family business fall into the hands of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "There were 1,000 flintlock pistols in the army, and now there are 1,100 guns, can the ordnance workshop rush to make 900 guns in a month, and make up 3,000 pieces!"
”Chen Yujie was puzzled: "Back to the marshal, the ordnance workshop, the production of arquebuses has been stopped, and all the craftsmen have rushed to make flintlock pistols, and within a month, I am afraid that only 400 guns can be made!"
”"Then try your best to make it!"
Zhao Ming nodded with a deep groan, "The gap is here, come and find a way." ”Zhao Ming then asked again: "Can the soldiers equip those Xiyi armors?"
”Chen Yujie said: "Most of them need to be repaired, and the Xiyi people are tall and large, and most of the armor is not suitable for the soldiers to equip, and it needs to be repaired and transformed in the workshop." ”Zhao Ming bowed his head when he heard this, "Pick out those that can be equipped, and select strong people to equip them." ”Chen Yujie immediately clenched his fists and took his life.Zhao Ming immediately waved his hand and let the two disperse, while he got up and stood in front of the map with his hands in his hands.Now Zhao Ming has 30,000 soldiers in his hands, which seems to be a lot, but after careful calculation, there are not many troops that can be dispatched.These more than 30,000 soldiers are divided into five guards, plus the navy, which is equivalent to six guards.Among them, Liaodong and Shandong Zhao Ming left one guard, Chongming and Zhoushan left one guard, Taiwan to leave one guard, Zhao Ming can use only two guards, plus half of the naval army, that is, about 13,000 people.It is impossible for the Zhejiang soldiers to use many troops to defend against the Qing army in Zhejiang, but the Qing army mobilized 200,000 people at once, coupled with Zheng Zhilong's men and horses, which makes people feel a little powerless.However, Fujian is a place, with eight mountains, one water and one field, which is not suitable for the Qing cavalry to fight, and the Ming army is not completely without opportunities.At this time, Zhao Ming came out, and on the school field, the arquebusiers of the Ming army were reloading the captured flintlock guns, and everyone received new weapons, and they couldn't put it down.The flintlock pistol is fast and powerful, and can take down enemies from outside range.If a flintlock pistol is obtained, paired with armor to protect against stray arrows, and a spearmen's guard, the flintlock will be able to shoot the enemy at will.On the side of the musketeers, more than a thousand spearmen formed a phalanx, and under the command of the officer, they kept lowering their spears in four directions, forming a side composed of spearheads.The pikemen marched neatly, their spears stabbing obliquely, and they already had some appearance.Obviously, the Ming army was stealing the phalanx tactics of the Spaniards.Although Zhao Ming bombarded with a platoon of guns and defeated the Spanish phalanx, the Qing army did not have flintlock muskets, and their firepower was limited, so they would be like Zhao Ming facing the Spanish phalanx for the first time.Zhao Ming looked at the school field, and at this time, Ding Weiyue suddenly walked over, clasped his fists and saluted, "Governor Qiqi, the Dutch from Aoi are here!"
”"Oh?"
Zhao Ming was puzzled.Ding Weiyue said: "This group of Dutch people is really not a thing, they ran over after the fight!"
”(12 o'clock in the next chapter) ()