Outside Dayuan Bay, hundreds of warships gathered on the sea.Among them, there were ten three-masted gunboats, and the rest were all No. 1 or No. 2 Fuku.The three-masted gunboats in Donghai Town are equipped with 50 guns, and the flagship Zhenhai is equipped with 60 guns, of which 20 are still 24-pound guns, and the remaining Fu ships are equipped with 2 to 36 guns.The entire fleet, equipped with more than 1,200 artillery pieces, and most of the proceeds of Donghai Town's overseas trade were smashed by Zhao Ming on the navy.At that time, the Spanish Armada, equipped with more than 3,000 artillery pieces, was rampant in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean, and now the naval army of Donghai Town is proud of East Asia and can be called the Orient's Invincible Armada.With such a powerful fleet, it is not a problem to say that it can sweep across the South Seas and hit a Dayuan Bay, but if you can't find the right way, even if the sailors of Donghai Town are twice as powerful, it may be difficult to conquer Dayuan Bay.This is related to the special topography of Dayuan Bay, and the Dutch chose this place because Dayuan Bay is easy to defend and difficult to attack.At this time, on the flagship of the Zhenhai, Zhao Ming also held a clairvoyant mirror and observed Dayuan Bay in the distance.Beside him, He Bin, the manager of Europa, was explaining to Zhao Ming: "Prime Minister!
There is an inner harbor between the two forts, which are encased by the seven kun bodies plus the tail island and the Luermen island on the northern line, and only two waterways can enter the inner harbor. ”He Bin is the He Bin who led Zheng Chenggong to recover Taiwan, he used to do business for the East India Company, and he knew the situation of the senior staff very well.Zhao Ming landed from Taipei, first defeated the Dutch of Miaoliwei, and then advanced from north to south, attacking the big man from land, in fact, the odds of victory were greater.However, in this way, first, the speed of the march will be much slower, and second, the Dutch will fight and retreat, retreat to the big army, and will not be able to hold the fortress, and they can retreat to the sea and attack the merchant ships of Donghai Town, and Donghai Town will not be able to wipe them out, so the war will be endless.Because Donghai Town could not withstand the long-term war and the harassment of merchant ships and shipping routes by the Dutch, Zhao Mingcai rushed to the big man, closed the door and beat the dogs, and one of the reasons for his confidence was because of the existence of He Bin.This time, Zhao Ming brought 100 warships, more than 10,000 soldiers, and the strength was more than six times that of the Dutch in Dayuanwan, but the Dutch held the danger, with battleships and heavy artillery on Fort Reshalan, blocking the channel, no matter how many people and horses in Donghai Town were, they could not go ashore and could not enter the port, which was also in vain.At that time, the ships will be adrift at sea, and it will not be long before the food and fresh water will be exhausted, and in case of a storm, the entire fleet will be in danger of being destroyed.Zhao Ming had some impressions of Zheng Chenggong's recovery of Taiwan, but still confirmed: "Which two waterways?
”He Bin explained: "Located in the southwest of the inner harbor, the seven islands are connected, called one kun body and two kun bodies, until the seven kun bodies, the seven islands are connected in a line, and the distance between each island is less than a mile, and the reefs and shoals are all over the place, making it impossible for ships to navigate.However, the distance between the body of a kun and the tail island of the northern line is far away, and the sea water is deep, but it is passable.This waterway is called the South Passage by Hongmaoyi, and Hongmaoyi's warships and merchant ships all enter the inner harbor through the South Channel, but we have to enter the inner harbor from here, but it is unlikely, because Fort Geranza is on a kun, and the heavy artillery on the fortress can control the channel, if Hongmaoyi sends one or two more warships to block the channel, it will be difficult for our fleet to enter the port from here!
”Guo Zhong on the side couldn't help frowning and said, "According to what you say, isn't the Southern Channel a single man?"
”He Bin nodded and said, "So to speak." ”These words made many sailors and generals not calm, but Zhao Ming asked calmly: "What about the other channel?"
”He Bin licked his lips, "The other northern channel is between the end of the northern line and Luermen Island, that is, the "Luermen Channel".Prime Minister, this channel is different from the width and depth of the mouth of the South Channel, not to mention the shallow water of the entire channel, it is also very narrow, and it is impossible for a warship like us to pass through it!
”Guo Zhong hurriedly said: "In this way, we sailed over in a hurry, wouldn't we even be able to kill the inner harbor?"
”At this time, Zhao Ming saw that the generals were in a hurry, and couldn't help but smile: "If the information of this town is correct, the northern channel can pass through the high tide!"
”He Bin couldn't help but be shocked when he saw Zhao Ming looking at him and heard Zhao Ming's words.When the tide is high in the Northern Passage, large ships can pass through it, and even some Dutch people don't know about it.Because, the high tide is usually at night, and only once a month, and people who are not interested will not know about it at all.He Bin hurriedly said: "Back to the Prime Minister, on the fifteenth day of every month, when the sea tide rises, it is able to pass through the big boat.However, Hongmaoyi usually take the southern passage and almost never pass through the northern passage at night, so it is not guaranteed whether they can pass it.In addition, the Dutch also arranged for non-commissioned officers to be stationed on the island at the end of the northern line, and it was almost impossible for the fleet to sneak over. ”Zhao Ming sneered: "Who said that this town should be secretly over!"
”He Bin couldn't help but wonder: "That Prime Minister~" Zhao Ming held the handle of the knife in his hand, his robe was blown by the sea breeze, stood on the ship's floor, and said majestically: "Hongmaoyi is not a small country with a nose, not far away, I am dignified in China, and it is at the door of my home, the ships and troops are several times that of Hongmaoyi, can't I defeat Hongmaoyi?"
Now that I know the route to the port, then the fleet is pouring in, the artillery is bombarding, who can stop me.More than 1,000 artillery pieces in this town fired a salvo, and they didn't bombard the red hair into slag!
”The strength of the fleet in Donghai Town is strong, and it is at the doorstep, and there are flowering bombs, if you can't beat the Dutch who come from thousands of miles, then Zhao Ming won't talk about anything, cross the sea, and confront the Western countries.~~~~~~ Hongmaoyi's choice of Dayuanwan is indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack, not only needs strong troops, but also needs to look at God's face.Donghai Town's fleet arrived outside Dayuan Bay on the tenth day of the first lunar month, and Zhao Ming waited for the high tide while ordering the warships to tentatively attack the South Channel.Guo Zhong sent several fortune ships to break into the southern channel, but they were bombarded by Dutch warships blocked in the channel, as well as heavy artillery on Fort Reshalan, and one was sunk as soon as it was seen, and the rest of the warships fired a few cannons before they hurriedly withdrew.In the next few days, Zhao Ming did not give up, continued to let the fleet break through, and was sunk two more, and only after the sunken ship blocked the southern channel did he give up the hard rush.In the castle of Reshalan, the Dutch governor Firth saw this, and he was not shocked and sneered, and he was full of confidence in the defense line of the generals."
If Zhao lands from Taipei, and then attacks from north to south on the road, he can still threaten Chikan Fort, he comes directly from the sea, he will make a big mistake!"
Firth was full of confidence, "Now it seems that Zhao's fleet will not be able to sail into the port at all, and it won't be long before he can only retreat in disgrace, and the victory will belong to me and the company!"
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