On the outer sea of Taiyuan Port, densely packed ship shadows appeared, and finally slowly became clear. The flying flag of the Ming Dynasty announced to everyone who saw these warships that they were the navy of the Ming Dynasty.
The Dutch soldier who was in charge of the lookout saw it unexpectedly, was shocked, and hurriedly sounded the alarm gong.
"Ding ding ding..."
As soon as the urgent alarm sounded, all the Dutch devils were shocked. The Dutch Governor of Taiwan, Gallona, still had time to argue with those maritime merchants and immediately rushed up to the watchtower to see the situation.
At this time, it was already clear that there were probably hundreds of warships just outside the range of the shore artillery. Garon's scalp was numb when he saw it, and he was wondering, why did the Ming Navy arrive so quickly? Could it be that when Zheng Chenggong saw that he was not going, he came to ask for help?
As he thought this, his subordinates were very well prepared. All of his subordinates began to prepare urgently for battle and were ready to fight.
At this time, a communication ship left the Ming Dynasty Navy and came to Damuan Port.
At this point, the Dutch were so frightened that they didn't give the order to open fire until they figured out who they were standing on the deck of the ship.
Soon, He Bin arrived at Jialong.
As soon as they met, Garon immediately asked: "What's going on here? Didn't I ask you to deal with it well? Why did you call me so quickly?"
"Master Governor, this villain has been wronged!" He Bin heard this and immediately shouted, "This villain came here to talk nicely, but I didn't expect that the governor of Fujian from the Ming Dynasty also sent someone to convey the imperial decree. , saying that we are colluding with the Japanese pirates and the Ming Dynasty as enemies, so they want to destroy us."
Having said this, he took out a letter from his arms, presented it to Garon and said: "Your Majesty Governor, this is a letter from the Ming Dynasty's coastal defense guerrillas to you!"
Upon hearing this, Garon immediately grabbed the letter and opened it to see what it contained.
However, after he opened it, he came to his senses. It was written in Ming Dynasty and he couldn't understand it at all. So, he had to hand it back to He Bin and asked: "Translate it for me!"
He Bin quickly agreed, pretending to read it again, and then said to Jia Long: "This letter says that Taiwan has been the territory of the Ming Dynasty since ancient times, and we Ming people have always lived there. It was previously given to Hongyi..."
Having said this, he quickly pointed to the letter and said, "Sir, this is what is written in the letter."
This Easterner kept calling them Hongyi. Jialong didn't care about this. He just waved his hand and asked He Bin to continue talking.
So, He Bin continued: "I gave the Hongyi a temporary residence. Unexpectedly, not only did you not appreciate the kindness of the Ming Dynasty, but you colluded with the Japanese pirates and made the Ming Dynasty my enemy! This is not the first time you have committed this crime, and this matter must not be tolerated any longer. Please forgive me. The Ming Emperor ordered you to surrender unconditionally, otherwise you will be killed without mercy!"
When Jia Long heard this, his expression was very anxious, but he also said suspiciously: "How could it be such a coincidence? The Ming Dynasty's imperial court happened to have issued an order?"
He Bin heard this and immediately asked: "Mr. Governor, wasn't it a coincidence that we encountered a warship from the Japanese country as soon as we left the port? Originally, Zheng Chenggong led the troops north after taking an oath with us. What a coincidence, the imperial edict came just at this time!"
"..." Garon was a little speechless after hearing this. It's really hard to say what a coincidence or not. At this time, although he didn't fully believe it, he was so anxious that he didn't think about it carefully.
So, he asked He Bin: "If you want me to surrender unconditionally, it's just a dream! Go and tell Zheng Yiguan's son that if you have the ability, come and fight. It will just give that young boy a taste of the power of my cannon." !”
Even though he said this, he was still very worried. In his original plan, he had to sink the ship to the port channel to stop it, or at least slow down the Ming army's attack.
With this thought in mind, he set his sights on the merchant ships parked in the port. Now that the Ming Dynasty court has decided to start a war, it is obviously impossible for these merchants to trade again. In this case, if you offend, you will be offended.
But we can't move now. We just need to wait for the Ming army outside to retreat. Otherwise, chaos will arise inside and if the Ming army outside takes the opportunity to attack, there will be big chaos.
Thinking of this, Jialong couldn't help but worry about the situation of another city, Chikan City. The military order to prepare for war has just been passed over, but I don’t know what the situation is like there?
Just as he was thinking this, he saw He Bin taking a few steps, then turning around and walking back quickly. Then, he said to Jia Long with a very surprised expression: "Mr. Governor, the number of Ming warships outside the port is wrong." ah!"
"What's wrong?" When Jialong heard this, his heart tightened and he asked quickly.
After hearing this, He Bin quickly explained: "I saw nearly three hundred warships of the Ming Dynasty before, but now looking outside the port, it seems that there are only about a hundred at most. I don't know about the remaining Ming Dynasty warships." Didn't the warship come?"
The reason why he said this was to get rid of his own suspicion. In addition, he also wanted to stay in the city and wait for opportunities.
Jialong was shocked when he heard this, and immediately thought of a possibility: the Ming army attacked another channel.
However, that channel is not suitable for large ships to sail at all. How could Ming warships attack from there?
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw one of his subordinates running towards him, almost crawling on his feet, and reported to him in a panic: "Your Excellency, Governor, it's not good, many Ming warships have entered the Taijiang River from the North Channel. "
"What?" When Jialong heard this, he was shocked and said repeatedly, "This is impossible, this is absolutely impossible! The Ming army cannot land in small boats, how many people can there be..."
He was still questioning, but was interrupted by his men: "They are not small boats, they are big ships. Big ships can go in. Your Excellency, the tide is high now!"
Upon hearing this, Garon suddenly woke up as if from a dream, and was also frightened. According to what He Tongshi said just now, the Ming Dynasty had about two hundred warships coming in from the Northern Channel. This force was enough to cut off the connection between the two cities.
Thinking of this possibility, Garon became anxious and immediately shouted: "Bedel, where is Bedel?"
Captain Bedel of the Dutch army heard Garonne's cry and ran over quickly: "Your Majesty the Governor, I am already preparing for war. I will never let the Ming army attack the port..."
Jialong didn't even finish listening, so he immediately interrupted him and said: "The Ming army entered the Taijiang River from the North Channel. You immediately lead five hundred soldiers to block the Ming army's landing. You must not let the Ming army intercept us. Contact us with Chikan City. If nothing can be done, we will get back the troops from Chikan City."
When Bedel heard this, sweat immediately broke out on his forehead. Unexpectedly, it was not only the immediate trouble, but also bigger trouble waiting for him.
So, he quickly agreed, immediately ordered five hundred Dutch soldiers, and hurried out of the city.
Don't think that the Dutch are arrogant. In their impression, the Orientals only rely on their large numbers. They usually all have the same understanding that even twenty-five Orientals together cannot compare to one Dutchman. Therefore, five hundred troops were sent out, thinking that they should be able to fight.
In Zheng Chenggong's plan, the troops were divided into two groups. One group, about a hundred warships, appeared openly outside Damuan Port to attract the attention of the red barbarians; the other group, about two hundred warships, that is, the main force took advantage of the situation. Taking advantage of the rising tide, they entered the Taijiang River from Luermen and intercepted the Hongyi's mutual horns to achieve their goals of defeating each other.
It has to be said that such a large-scale attack by the Ming army cannot be concealed no matter how hard it is concealed. Not only will they be discovered by the Hongyi, but also by the people of Taiwan. Of course, my feelings after this discovery were completely different.
The Taiwanese people who were hanging around Luermen in Taijiang suddenly saw a large-scale Ming warship sailing into Beijiang, and many Ming army soldiers got off the ship and landed ashore. One look at this posture, no matter how stupid they are, We also know what the Ming army is here for.
Therefore, the Taiwanese people who saw the Ming army coming were overjoyed and immediately ran back to bring the good news back to everyone.
Captain Bedel of the Dutch army led the army out of the city in a hurry, turned around a hill, and saw countless flags of the Ming Dynasty on the Taijiang River. Suddenly, cold sweat broke down. The situation was so tense that it was the most dangerous he had ever encountered in his life.
He quickly ordered his men to form a row of twelve people, spread out the battle formation, and fire their guns. At the same time, they approached the Ming army who came ashore in an attempt to drive the Ming army back to the ship.
According to his experience with the eastern natives, as long as they are forced to attack and then fired a few rounds of volleys, the eastern natives will collapse.
Therefore, holding the command knife in his hand, he shouted loudly and encouraged his men to be brave. As long as they fired their guns close enough, these Easterners would definitely flee.
Their appearance was naturally seen by the Ming army. The way to deal with it is very different from the original history.
In the original history, Chen Ze, the general of Qianzhen, led most of his troops to attack from the front, and sent another part of his troops to bypass the enemy's side and flank the Dutch army, thus winning the victory.
But in this dimension, their commander is Zheng Chenggong, who has been in the capital for many years. In terms of his familiarity with firearms, Zheng Chenggong is naturally very familiar with them. Moreover, he also knew the advantages and disadvantages of muskets, and Jianlu's method of dealing with Ming army muskets was indeed good. Therefore, when Zheng Chenggong was making plans, he naturally borrowed it.
I saw that the Ming army who came ashore did not immediately greet the Dutch army. Instead, they assembled on the shore, then unloaded things from the ship behind them and immediately assembled them.
On Bedel's side, while maintaining the formation and advancing, he suddenly saw what the Ming army was doing. After seeing it clearly, he immediately understood what it was for, and he was a little dumbfounded.
