On the night of the 15th, a bright moon rose on the sea, and under the action of the moon, a huge tide as high as one zhang high came on the calm sea.The tide is surging, like a moving white wall, and the sound of the tide is rumbling and magnificent.On the white walls of the surging tide, a huge fleet rides the waves like a cascading foothill with the surging tide.On the flagship of the Zhenhai, Zhao Ming stood on the ship's floor, his robe was swollen, his back was firm, and the generals behind him stood solemnly.Guo Zhong walked to the side of the ship, looked at the turbulent tide, poured into the North Channel, and walked back and couldn't help but ask He Bin: "The sea water has surged close to the channel, and the sea level is estimated to rise by one zhang, but the main gunboats such as the Zhenhai have a draft of far more than one zhang, are you sure they can pass through?"
”In the eighteenth century, Britain spent nearly a million pounds to build a first-class sail battleship, and Donghai Town also spent a lot of money to build a three-deck gunboat, each worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.The navy has always been a big money-burner, and now Donghai Town is financially tight, and no new ships have been built in the past year, and there are ten gunboats at present, and the navy cannot afford to lose a single one.He Bin felt the huge pressure, the Adam's apple squirmed, and he had a mouthful of saliva under his eyes, but there was no turning back from the bow, and it was impossible for the fleet to return, so he gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Commander Guo, rest assured, I have measured the water pattern of the northern channel, and there is absolutely no problem for the fleet to take the center line of the channel." ”Compared with Guo Zhong's worries, Zhao Ming was quite confident and calm, and the generals listened to He Bin's words, and saw that Zhao Ming was full of confidence, and couldn't help but feel confident.Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "Order the fleet, follow the flagship, pass through the northern channel, and set up a formation in the inner harbor!"
”Guo Zhong reminded: "Prime Minister, there are still more than 100 red-haired ghosts stationed on the island at the end of the northern line. ”Zhao Ming sneered: "More than a hundred people, can defend against small boats, how can they defend against the big ships in this town, directly bombarded by artillery, forcibly broke into the port, and played the momentum of my Donghai Town!"
”On the island at the end of the northern line, the Dutch built a simple camp, mainly to monitor the northern channel, but this waterway, the Dutch themselves do not go, and foreign ships will not take this waterway, so for decades, the enemy situation has never been found, and the camp is basically in a state of abandonment.This time, because of Donghai Town, the troops were approaching Dayuan Bay, and Firth sent more than 100 soldiers, equipped with ten heavy artillery, to land on the island to defend it, just in case.On the fourth watch, in the Dutch camp, several fires were lit, mosquitoes poofed on the flames, making a buzzing sound, most of the Dutch in the camp were sleeping in the stone-built barracks, only a few Dutch soldiers, around the fire, sticking to their posts.The process of overseas colonization is a very dangerous process, and soldiers may be attacked by the natives at any time, not to mention that now the soldiers of Donghai Town are under the city.Therefore, the Dutch stationed on Oshima Island on the northern line still maintained a high degree of vigilance.The Dutch fought Tokai several times, but they did not get a bargain, so the East India Company did not regard Tokai as a native of other overseas colonies, but regarded Tokai as a strong opponent, no less threatening than the British who challenged Dutch maritime supremacy in Western Europe.At this time, a Dutchman with a musket in his hand stood by the fire, watching the northern passage vigilantly.Suddenly, the Dutch soldier's face changed, he rubbed his eyes, looked fixedly, and suddenly exclaimed: "Not good, Chinese ship!"
”The exclamation of the soldiers alarmed the surrounding Dutch soldiers, and they soon discovered a huge black shadow moving on the northern passage.The officer stationed on the island of the northern line hurriedly shouted angrily, "Quick, open fire, sink the Chinese battleship!"
”In the camp, the Dutch soldiers rushed out in a hurry, ran to the side of the cannon, and were busy loading, but before they could adjust the muzzle, the battleship of Donghai Town on the channel opened fire.The bonfires and torches of the Dutch camp exposed the location of the Dutch camp and pointed out the direction of the shelling for the gunners on the battleship in Donghai Town.Just when the Dutch soldiers were hurriedly loading, clouds of white smoke suddenly rose from the side of the battleship Donghaizhen on the northern channel, and then the sound of "boom, boom" cannon came over.Nearly a hundred shells, fired directly from the side of the warship to the Dutch camp, most of them were solid, but there were also more than a dozen flowering shells.Now the flowering bombs, Huaxing company has been able to produce them in large quantities, but compared with the solid bullets, the flowering bomb process is complicated, the cost is too high, and it does not need too many flowering bombs to fight a camp with only 100 Dutchmen.The Dutch soldiers who were operating the artillery in the camp suddenly felt nervous when they heard the sound of the cannons, and at this moment, the cannonballs fired from Donghai Town did not fly through the channel, but one exploded directly in the air, bursting into a cloud of white light, like a drought thunder.This surprised the Dutch, who did not understand how the shells could explode in the air, but before they could think about it, the shells fired from Donghai Town had already smashed into the camp.For a while, the masonry of the camp smashed by solid bullets shattered, and the debris was splashing, and the Dutch soldiers who were manipulating the artillery felt an earth-shattering force coming, and almost at the same moment, a huge explosion exploded around them, and the air waves generated and the strong wind that blew up instantly lifted the Dutch soldiers away.The debris and debris from the explosion swept within a few meters of the surrounding area, and the Dutch soldier's body was thrown into the air and smashed to the ground, either from internal injuries or from the rubble and pieces of iron, bleeding and howling.The Dutch officer was knocked upside down, slammed into a heavy cannon, clutched his chest, and vomited blood.The sudden explosion completely stunned him, and the Dutch soldiers around him were either killed or fell to the ground wailing, and almost none of them could stand up.The whole Dutch camp was in shambles, the soldiers were killed, the artillery was overturned, the air was filled with a smell of gunsmoke, and the dirt that had been blown up into the sky fell with a bang and hit the Dutch soldiers who were not dead.The Dutch, who were not killed by the shells, looked at the scene in front of them in disbelief with horror on their faces, they only felt that their heads were hurting, their ears were buzzing, and they looked around blankly, and only came back to their senses after half a sound, but they did not return fire with their guns, and the naval guns in Donghai Town opened fire again, and the shells fired rapidly again.After a round of shelling, the Dutch camp was paralyzed by the naval guns of Tokai Town, and almost lost the ability to resist.At this time, the movement on the island at the end of the northern line immediately attracted the attention of the Dutch navy in Fort Geranza and in the harbor.The Governor of Taiwan, Firth, was awakened by the sound of artillery and explosions, hurriedly put on a dress, and ran to the council chamber, where many parliamentarians had already arrived, and the commander of the fleet, Felberg, had already arrived."
What's going on?"
Firth asked urgently."
Your Excellency, it is the Chinese who are shelling the northern line of Tail Island, trying to break into the inner bay from the Luermen channel."
Fleet Commander Fairberg said loudly.Firth looked horrified, "How is this possible?"
How could the Chinese warships pass through the Northern Channel?
”"Your Excellency, you can't control so much now, you must fight immediately!"
Fairberg said in a deep voice.There was a panic in the council hall, and Firth walked to the window, only to see the Dutch camp on the tail island of the northern line in flames, and the battleship of Donghai Town, which was flickering with cannon flames on the side side, was shelling and speeding towards the inner harbor.Fels said: "The fleet immediately met the battle, blocking the Chinese in the channel, once the tide recedes, the Chinese warships will all run aground!"
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