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It is said that in order to avoid external intrusion and internal fighting, the local aborigines planted a large number of thorny bamboos near the village to protect the village. The native pronunciation of thorny bamboo is "beating the dog". [Full text reading] Kaohsiung’s old name “Dago” or “Dago” comes from this local dialect.
As for the name Kaohsiung, it was created by the Japanese during the Japanese occupation based on the Japanese pronunciation of "beating dogs". Both the pronunciation and the meaning of the word were much more elegant, and it became a formal name. Just as Keelung replaced chicken coops, Kaohsiung replaced dog beatings.
Ren Fu has been to DaYuan before, but has never been to Kaohsiung, but he knows that "dog fighting" is not too far from DaYuan. So he took the safest route, which was to first go to the outer sea of Taiyuan, and then go south along the coast to Kaohsiung.
With the navy's navigation skills, it is not difficult to sail directly from Nan'ao Island to Kaohsiung, and there is no need to adopt such a circuitous coastal navigation route. However, Li Ziping wanted to see the Dutch defense situation in Danyuan.
He had obtained from the SOS a sketch of the Dutch defenses at Dajuan and a rough estimate of their strength. At this time, Damuan Port did not have the comprehensive defense system that Zheng Chenggong later had when he regained Taiwan. At best, it was just a fortified armed commercial building. The total number of permanent Dutch residents in Dayuan will not exceed 300.
Facts have proved that the Foreign Intelligence Agency's estimate was accurate. When the Haitian passed through Taiyuan Port, the Dutch castle was still missing, with only a few larger buildings scattered along the bay. There are only three European-style ships moored in the bay, ranging in tonnage from small boats of dozens of tons to one or two hundred tons. Considering that when Zheng Gongcheng came to attack here in the old time and space, the Dutch only had three ships that could meet the enemy. Obviously, this was their standing maritime force in Taiwan.
The Dutch power in Taiwan was quite weak before 1633. It's no longer a deterrent 30 kilometers outside the city. The natives were not convinced by the Dutch. In 1630, the East India Company's commercial establishment in Taiwan considered abandoning the place due to insufficient trade and constant intrusions from the indigenous people outside.
The Relanja Castle, which Zheng Chenggong had been chewing for more than half a year, was only built in 1633. According to the East Asian standards at the time, it was a very solid castle and cost the East India Company a huge sum of money. In fact, the defense system of Geranzi Castle proved to be quite effective. Li Ziping saw from the high-powered telescope that large-scale construction seemed to be going on near the Dutch Commercial Building. There were many workers and a lot of building materials piled up.
According to records, between 1631 and 1632, the East India Company carried out large-scale expansion here.
If you want to capture Dakan 1631, it is the right time. Many people advocate tearing up the trade agreement immediately after the typhoon season ends at the end of 1631 and capture Dajan in one fell swoop. But compared with the benefits brought by the Dutch trade agreement, a mere high-ranking member is not in the minds of the executive committee. The status of Taipei Port is, at best, just another Macau, or even worse. With the existing siege firepower of Fubo Army, they can occupy it whenever they want. The Dutch and their slaves and mercenaries are a group of "lonely aliens" in Taiwan, surrounded only by indigenous people with ulterior motives and unreliable mainland immigrants. Time Travelers can easily uproot them - just like Zheng Chenggong once did in Taiwan.
The Dutch are also unable to station large ships here: the entrance and exit of Danyuan's port is shallow and can only allow ships with a draft of less than three meters to enter and exit freely. Ships with a draft of three to five meters must enter and exit at high tide. Vessels larger than five meters can be parked outside the port and loaded and unloaded by barges. This makes it almost impossible for ships over 200 tons to anchor in Tai Muang Port. The ships sent by the Netherlands to Taiwan are generally smaller, largely due to local port restrictions.
Generally speaking, Dajuan is not a suitable trading port, and there are almost no real natural ports in the entire island of Taiwan. Whether it is Kaohsiung or Keelung, they are all the result of large-scale artificial reconstruction.
When the Haitian was approaching the captain, a puff of white smoke suddenly appeared over the Dutch Commercial Building, and then the sound of cannons was heard in the distance. Li Ziping had no way of knowing whether this was a warning or an inquiry, but he had roughly confirmed the information from the Foreign Intelligence Service through the telescope. The large Dutchmen were by no means a potential stumbling block to engine action as their strength was simply too small. One Class 901 is enough to sweep through the vast naval power of the East India Company.
After leaving Dazhan and driving along the coastline, in less than a few hours, the Haitian Cruise arrived off the coast of Kaohsiung. There are a large number of seaside lagoons, which have almost completely disappeared in the 21st century. They have either been silted up into land or transformed into ports. In the time and space of the 21st century, Kaohsiung is the second most densely populated area in Taiwan. Even the rural areas generally have an urbanized appearance. However, at this time, the seaside here is extremely deserted and almost completely deserted. Compared with the coastline near Danyuan, you can still see some sporadic indigenous villages and Fujian immigrant villages.
Desolation has the advantage of desolation. At least there is no need to use any means to seize land. Li Ziping grew up under the red flag. When he was a child, there was fierce criticism of the colonists everywhere. When he grew up, all he heard and heard were universal opinions. According to the "politically correct" view, the use of various tricks and plunders to deal with the indigenous people should be called "political correctness". Aboriginal people - they feel somewhat guilty for plundering land and resources, and they are not very liberal.
Hai Tian sailed slowly under the leadership of Ren Fu. Then Li Ziping discovered Zuoying based on the charts and latitude and longitude. This old base of the Taiwan Navy was still a lagoon port called "Wantan". Fishermen along the coast of Fujian sometimes anchored their fishing boats here to take shelter from the wind. In addition, not to mention that large ships, even the Haitian, cannot enter until they are full.
"Dagou Mountain!" Ren Fu shouted. Li Ziping then looked toward the shore. Sure enough, there was a hill standing on the coastline not far away. This hill was unremarkable and covered with lush subtropical vegetation.
"Calculate the altitude." Li Ziping shouted. The naval cadets and exploration team members who were practicing on the deck immediately made some observations and calculations on Dagou Mountain and concluded that the altitude was 04 meters.
When you see Dagou Mountain, Dagou Port is right in front of you. Dagou Harbor is a lagoon port. The long lagoon is separated from the open sea by a natural sandbar, almost 0 kilometers long, and the width of the lagoon is almost 15 kilometers wide. Among the bays along the coast, this place has the best parking conditions, and fishermen often park their boats here.
But for large sea ships, the berthing conditions at Dagou Port are not very good. Because the lagoon is very shallow, large ships can only anchor at the outer end of the harbor, and the anchorage area is very small. In the old days, the Dutch also built a port here, but it was rarely used.
Entering Dagou Port is a very dangerous thing, especially for large sailing ships that have no motor power and rely on sails and rudders to maintain direction. It has only a narrow entrance and exit, with rocky reefs on both sides. The width of the port is only 60 meters. Although the Haitian has a propeller, Li Ziping is not confident about the underwater situation, and Ren Fu also advises to be cautious. There is a frequently moving sandbar underwater in Dagou Port. If it hits a beach, it will be troublesome. The tide here only comes once a day and is less than one meter high. It is difficult to get out of a stranded ship.
In the end, the most reliable method was adopted. The Haitian boat put down a rowing boat, measured the water depth with the rowing boat, and towed the Haitian boat into Dagou Port, and chose a spot with suitable water depth to anchor.
Li Ziping made calculations and looked at the charts, and finally thought that their current anchorage was probably the small port area of Kaohsiung, which was formerly known as "Hong Kong Aberdeen" and was the port established by the Dutch in Kaohsiung. But at this moment, the Dutch themselves are being disgraced by the four major communities near Relanje, and they are simply unable to come here to build a port.
Qian Shuixie and his detachment once again acted as the vanguard of the landing. Ren Fu reminded him to be careful. The natives here are very difficult to get along with. Fishermen from Fujian and pirates along the coast came here to take shelter from the wind or to collect water and cut firewood. Sometimes they would conflict with them, often resulting in loss and death.
In the past, several boats under Zhu Cai's crew went to Dagou to fetch fresh water. As a result, they clashed with the local "Dagou savages" and dozens of people were killed or injured. He almost ran away in panic.
The so-called "Dago savages" operating near Dagou Port are generally believed to be a branch of the local Pingpu ethnic group in modern times.
"I heard they said that this group of natives is quite powerful and is very good at fighting. They like to cut off people's heads and send them back, and hang them one by one in the village as a reward for their war achievements." Ren Fu said, "Please be careful, chief."
Qian Shuixie nodded: "It's okay, we will be very careful."
He immediately ordered the soldiers to board the rowboat, and in addition to their weapons, they also brought two dogs, which were the descendants of the six breeding dogs that Yang Guogui had brought with him. Under Yang Guigui's training, they have become well-trained working dogs, which are very useful as vanguards and guard posts.
Li Ziping said: "If you meet natives, try to communicate peacefully. To avoid armed conflicts. Qian Shuixie disagreed in his heart, but he agreed on the surface.
"Don't worry, we are not European colonists who kill people and set fires. What we pay attention to is harmonious coexistence and joint development..."
Liu Zheng laughed and said: "Joint development is nothing. Why don't we just grab it? How can we talk about harmony with these barbarians from the South Island!" As he said this, he made a "beheading" motion and "clicked if he didn't want to." "
Qian Shuixie shook his head: "There is only one joint development model: we are the bosses and they are the wage earners."
Several people laughed together, making Ren Fu confused. I had no choice but to laugh along with him a few times. ! .
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