Economically, Donghai Town is extremely dependent on the supply of overseas colonization areas, and the Dutch attack on the northern colonization areas of Taiwan is aimed at destroying Donghai Town's economic and war potential.If the Netherlands occupy the whole of Taiwan, Jiangdong's grain, iron, sulfur, cotton, tobacco and other materials will fall into shortage, Jiangdong's economy will collapse, and it will not be able to continue to compete with the Netherlands for the South Seas, so it can only sue for peace with the Dutch.Ross Choll said coldly: "Zhao's ship is fast, we can't return too late, send someone to ride a horse to inform the governor to prepare for the battle, we continue to attack, see who captures whose logistics first!"
”The big man has a fortress with amazing defense and can withstand the test, while Taipei's Donghai Town stronghold has a relatively ordinary defense, so Rothscan has the confidence to gamble.~~~~~~ Dayuan Bay, inside Chikan Fort.Taiwan's Governor-General Firth is discussing the current situation with the top management of the Council.In the conference room, Firth read aloud a letter from Jabko, commander of the Batavian fleet, "Zhao is the company's main enemy in the Far East, he is strong, but he also has weaknesses.According to the company's observations, Zhao's government and military, which were heavily dependent on overseas trade, could not afford a long war and a naval blockade.In order to force Zhao to admit defeat in the war and recognize the company's interests in the Far East, the company resolved to seek reconciliation with Spain and Portugal, and tried its best to persuade them to join the war against Zhao.After all, Zhao's desire to engage in ocean trade not only harms the interests of the company, but also the interests of Spain and Portugal.The company's top management suggested that the Taiwan Council could seize Zhao's colony in Taiwan, and if it could not occupy it, it should do its best to drag Zhao's army in Taiwan.The company will persuade the Tatars to launch an attack on Zhao, and invite Spain and Portugal to form a fleet to attack and block Zhao's contact with overseas colonies~~~~~~" Firth read aloud the letter from Batavia, and couldn't help but be full of confidence, "Batavia and our ideas are the same, as long as we capture Zhao's colony in northern Taiwan and drag the war for three months to half a year, Zhao can only sue for peace with the company." ”After Zhao Ming's northern expedition, he defeated the Manchu Qing Division and blockaded the Bohai Sea, which caused the cooperation between the Manchu Qing and the Netherlands to be hit hard, and the Manchu Qing used the power of the Netherlands to train the new army and sailors, which were defeated by Donghai Town, which also greatly hit the enthusiasm of the Manchu military westernization.This made the cooperation between the Manchus and the Netherlands reduced, but between the two, there was no severance, the smuggling trade was still quietly carried out, and this time the Netherlands saw that Donghai Town's southward intention was obvious, and decided to fight with Donghai Town, and also sent an envoy to Beijing to contact the Manchu Qing to attack Zhao Ming.The Manchu court was always concerned about Donghai Town, occupying Liaodong and Korea, and threatening their lair, and before the Dutch moved, Yue Le had led more than 30,000 Qing troops to fight with Xie Qian in Liaodong.When the Manchu court learned that the Dutch wanted to start a war with Zhao Ming, it was naturally in the middle of it, and immediately said that it would send scouts to the south to investigate, and if Zhao Ming advanced south, it would immediately increase the troops in Liaodong and launch an attack on Donghai Town, and cooperate with the Dutch to fight against Donghai Town.As a Protestant country, the Netherlands became independent from Spain and had a long war with Spain, and the two sides had great enmity, but in the face of the rising town of Tokai and the United Kingdom, the two sides were able to find some common interests.Previously, Zhao Ming seized the northern part of Taiwan from the Spaniards, and the Spaniards have always been resentful, and they also cooperated with the Dutch to sell arms to the Manchus and support the Manchu war against the Ming Dynasty.This time, the Dutch East India Company, ceding part of the interests of the Far East to the Spanish who were dying, it was still very likely that they would gain the support of the Spaniards.The only thing that was a bit problematic was the Portuguese, who had a good relationship with the Ming Dynasty, but there was a contradiction between the Ming Dynasty and the Donghai Domain, and the Donghai Town wanted to carry out ocean trade, which was tantamount to breaking the Westerners' control and monopoly on maritime trade, which also harmed the interests of the Portuguese.Although the Netherlands did not dare to guarantee that the Portuguese in Macao would cooperate with them, the Portuguese should not help Donghai Town.In this way, Donghai Town is almost isolated, no matter how powerful it is, it is difficult to defeat four hands with two fists.At that time, as long as the war was delayed for a few months, the Manchu Qing Dynasty contained the military strength of Donghai Town, so that Zhao Ming could not continue to reinforce Nanyang, and Donghai Town could not quickly achieve a decisive victory, and the Dutch and Spanish warships maneuvered at sea to attack the merchant ships that traveled between Donghai Town and overseas colonization areas, and they could force Donghai Town into a dilemma of lack of materials and inability to continue the war.At this time, the goal of the Dutch was quite clear, that is, to delay the war, cut off the connection between Koto and the overseas colonization areas, blockade Koto, cause the economic collapse of Koto, and force Tokai Town to admit defeat in the war.The top brass of Taiwan, listening to the Governor and the letter from Batavia, had a clear understanding of the war and the means by which the Dutch would achieve victory, and they were all a little excited.In recent years, the Netherlands had gradually lost the upper hand in the conflict with the British in Western Europe, and the Dutch suffered heavy losses in the war, the treasury was empty, and the Dutch were desperate for a decisive victory in the Far East.If Zhao Ming could be forced to sign a treaty, Donghai Town would give up ocean trade, and dissolve the China Merchants Shipping Company, then the Netherlands would be able to monopolize China's foreign trade and gain huge benefits from it, helping the Netherlands defeat the British.At this time, while deliberating, a Dutch businessman suddenly entered the conference room and said urgently: "Your Excellency the Governor, Your Excellency Roskaner has sent information that Zhao's fleet has arrived in Taiwan and is coming straight to Dayuan Bay. ”Firth and the others were shocked when they heard this, "Zhao came so fast!"
How many battleships did they come?
”"Information from His Excellency Rothkan indicates that Zhao's fleet has a hundred warships and nearly 10,000 soldiers.His Excellency Rothkan believed that Zhao had arrived in a hurry and that the fleet was relying on the northern stronghold of Taiwan for supplies, and he hoped that His Excellency the Governor General would be able to hold on to Zhao's fleet and hold back Zhao's fleet, while he would continue to advance north and seize Zhao's stronghold in northern Taiwan, so that Zhao would lose his supply base. ”When Firth heard this, he immediately ordered: "Chikan Fort, Resharan Fort, enter the guard.The naval fleet, retreating into Dayuan Bay, prepared for Zhao's attack. ”~~~~~ Dayuan Bay, located in the Tainan area.In 1624, the Dutch occupied the area, enslaved the local people, and built two forts here.One is called the Fort of Geranza, which is built on a sandbar on the sea, surrounded by the sea, and guards the main channel from the sea to Dayuan Bay.Another fortress, called Chikan Fort, was built on land.Both forts were Western-style fortresses that were difficult to overcome, and Zheng Chenggong recovered Taiwan, trapping the Dutch for nearly nine months before forcing them to surrender.Firth stood on the Fort of Reshaland, looking at the bay of Dayuan, and if nothing else, with two fortresses alone, he was confident that the war would be delayed for a year."
Your Excellency the Governor, look!"
On the fort, the Dutch soldier pointed to the sea and suddenly said loudly.Firth hurriedly pulled out the clairvoyant mirror and looked at the sea, and in the round lens, a huge fleet was approaching Dayuan Bay."
The Chinese are coming!"
Fils retracted the clairvoyant mirror and said coldly.()