Major Carsten Kuritz, commander of the Dutch East India Company's squadron, was a little disappointed and more helpless after the Annamites failed to attack Xinsheng Island and suffered a disastrous defeat. The East India Company planned several attacks on the Han

The attack plans on mainland China and overseas territories all failed without exception.

The attack on the city of Dili on Timor Island failed several times and also resulted in the loss of many troops. The fleet commander, Captain Ajan Van Dijk, was therefore dismissed from his post. He also blocked the mainland of Hanzhou and the Xinxiang Fort on the south side of Timor Island (today's Suai Town in East Timor).

, the actual effect was greatly reduced, and the blockade ships were finally withdrawn one by one; now, when they united with the Annan people to attack the island, they encountered the iron walls of Hanzhou, causing the Annan people to suffer a bloody blow.

This Hanzhou is really different from the countless enemies they have encountered before. Whether it is their homeland or their overseas territories, they have all built it into a strong fortress. At the same time, they also have numerous artillery and

Musket. This kind of enemy is a completely different opponent from the various kingdoms in the East Indies. It feels like the Dutch have nowhere to start.

The Annamites patrolled Xinsheng Island unwillingly for several days. Finally, they had to send a messenger to their royal capital Fuchun (now Hue, Vietnam) to ask for instructions on the next step. And their numerous small boats sailed to their Kingdom of Cambodia.

A piece of territory obtained in the southern region, Puliango (near today's Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) was temporarily stationed.

Just when Major Carsten Kuritz was preparing to arrange for some ships to return to Batavia for supplies and repairs, they encountered a messenger from Formosa heading to Batavia asking for help. They learned that the Spaniards in the northern part of the island seemed to

War preparations have been made and the Dutch stronghold in Formosa will be attacked in the near future.

Major Sten Kuritz made a prompt decision and ordered an armed merchant ship to escort the reporting merchant ship from Formosa back to Batavia, and then left two more ships to continue blockading Xinsheng Island. He led the remaining five ships

The warship sailed quickly to Formosa.

After more than ten days of sailing, they were about to reach the coast of Formosa Island. In front of the eyes of many Dutch naval officers and sailors, more than a hundred ships of various sizes were blocking the entrance channel to the city of Geranje.

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"Oh, God!" A Dutch officer exclaimed: "Those should be warships of the Ming Dynasty Navy, with more than 120 ships in number!"

"Look over there!" Another officer pointed to the northwest and said: "Those ships seem to be Spanish warships! ... They are Spanish galleons! Oh, my God! Officer Nicholas and the Spanish

Let’s unite to attack our Formosa!”

Major Sten Kuritz's right hand holding the monocular was trembling. The situation in front of him seemed to be unfavorable to their Dutch fleet. The Spaniards actually colluded with the Ming Dynasty Navy to attack their Chikan City and Jelanzea City.

.Moreover, the opponent's ships are numerous, and their five warships are definitely no match for them.

Give up supporting Formosa and turn around and flee back to Batavia? This very cowardly idea flashed in the mind of Major Sten Kuritz. If the enemy was only the Spanish or the Ming Navy, he would have the confidence to deal with them.

One or two, causing certain losses to the enemy and weakening their ability to attack Dutch strongholds.

But now, the opponent not only has the powerful Spanish galleons, but also more than a hundred Ming Dynasty ships. Once in the melee, you not only need to avoid the fierce artillery of the Spanish warships, but also pay attention to those pesky arson ships and bird ships.

.The enemy will definitely take the opportunity to get close to them, or launch a fire attack, or rely on gangs to join forces and fight with them hand-to-hand.

The officers on the ship were all looking at Major Sten Kuritz, either anxiously, eagerly, or decisively, waiting for his latest order.

"It's the Dutch!" a military attaché on Zheng's ship shouted loudly.

Yang Geng and Deng Zhong looked at each other, and then looked at the Spanish fleet to the northwest together. They saw that they seemed to be setting up a battle formation, and they vaguely maintained a certain degree of control over the Zheng fleet and the Dutch fleet coming from the southwest.

alert.

On the sea outside the city of Relanja, the three most powerful maritime forces in the Far East suddenly appeared in this sea area at the same time, confronting each other, and a very delicate situation seemed to be formed between them.

"How to fight?" Deng Zhong asked in a low voice.

"Disperse the fleet, but don't take the initiative to attack." Yang Geng said with a solemn expression: "Let's wait first."

Spain's enemies and friends are unclear, and the Dutch are not weak. If they accidentally become one against two, it will be bad.

However, just when the three parties were at a loss and were confronting each other, Shi Lang, who was on the right wing of the Zheng family fleet, drew his long sword and loudly ordered the Haicang ship he was riding to rush towards the Dutch.

Following Shi Lang's Haicang ship's sudden attack, the Zheng Army's fleet on the right also rushed over. Yang Geng, the commander of the Zheng Army, cursed secretly, then ordered his men to wave the command flag, and the entire army attacked.

"Major, the Ming Dynasty Navy has launched an attack on the Dutch!" A Spanish naval officer shouted excitedly to the squadron commander Major Pascal Gross: "Shall we also launch an attack on the Dutch?"

"No, we just need to watch them fight here." Major Pascal Gross said with a smile: "Isn't it a good thing for us that they weaken each other?"

When several Spanish officers heard this, they immediately showed knowing smiles and lay down on the side of the ship, preparing to watch the naval battle between the Dutch and the Ming Dynasty navy.

If Major Sten Kuritz was still a little hesitant when he was facing off against the two fleets, then now facing the all-out attack by the Zheng Jun fleet, the only choice he can make seems to be... retreat.

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The five Dutch armed merchant ships pulled their sails and fled toward the southwest. For the compatriots in Chikan City and Relanjia City, they could only hope for their own good.

The Dutch fleet's escape without a fight not only surprised the Zheng fleet, but also shocked the Spanish who were watching the battle. Isn't the Dutch navy always famous for being good at fighting and daring to fight? How could it face the Ming Navy?

He attacked with all his strength, but he escaped without firing a single shot!

"The Teruel was ordered to escort the merchant ship back to Santo Domingo City (today's Tamsui Port in Taiwan), and the Honea went with our flagship to chase the Dutch!" Major Pascal Gross, commander of the Spanish Attack Squadron, believed that the attack

The Dutch stronghold probably has no chance. But by following the Ming Navy and chasing the Dutch fleet, we might be able to gain some advantages.

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In the waters on the southeast side of Taiwan Island, a large fleet is meandering across the northern end of the island, then gradually adjusts its direction and sails towards Quanzhou of the Ming Dynasty.

Qi Dajiang held up a monocular and carefully observed the largest island near the Ming Dynasty. Its vast tracts of dense forest and winding coastline seemed to be not much different from many islands in the South China Sea.

But I don’t know why, Qi Tian always talks about this "treasure island" Taiwan. Is there a lot of gold and silver on the island? I heard that the Spanish and the Dutch each established two strongholds on this island. It must be

In order to obtain the wealth here.

Well, after arranging food reserves and immigration transfer, you might as well bring people over and try to attack the Dutch stronghold here and see if they dig out a lot of gold and silver on this "treasure island".

Putting down the telescope, he looked back at the fleet on the right and behind, and couldn't help but be filled with pride. The nine large ships and two flying fish ships they came to Daming this time were all here, and they brought a company of marines with them. They planned to

First sail to Quanzhou and deliver 16 cannons and 300 muskets to Zheng Zhilong to offset the cost of transporting immigrants and some goods.

Then, Qi Dajiang led four powerful warships to Annan, occupied the city and purchased a large amount of food to bring back to Hanxing Island. Luo Rucheng, after replenishing some food, cloth and other living materials in Quanzhou, went north to Huaibei and Shandong, collecting

Hungry people.

"Two ships were found on the sea ten miles ahead. They are Western ships!" The "Feiyu 5" clipper ship exploring the road ahead quickly sailed back to the fleet and reported to Qi Dajiang.

"Do you know whose ship it belongs to?" Qi Dajiang asked curiously. If it belongs to the Dutch, then there is no need to be polite and he will directly surround and annihilate them.

"It doesn't look like a Dutch ship." Dong Fengshan said loudly: "There is no Dutch flag flying on the ship. I think it is a Spanish ship!"

"It's a Spanish ship!" Qi Dajiang smiled. He was still their old enemy. He immediately ordered all the ships to divide into sectors and sail rapidly in the direction guided by "Feiyu No. 5".

The Spanish armed merchant ship "Teruel" escorted the merchant ship "Soria" from the waters near the Dutch stronghold of Jeranja to the city of Santo Domingo. The two ships carried more than 700 soldiers and soldiers who planned to attack the Dutch stronghold.

A large amount of combat supplies. Whether you are a sailor or an armed soldier, you can't help feeling a little relieved that the planned military operation has not been launched.

War means death or injury. Traveling thousands of miles to the Far East is to obtain the legendary huge wealth, not to waste your life casually in a war for colonies.

The two-day voyage is very short. There are still forty or fifty miles ahead before we reach the city of Santo Domingo. Many people on the ship breathed a sigh of relief. After returning to the shore, they can spend a relaxing and peaceful time again.

Time for peace.

However, the armed merchant ship "Teruel" that was sailing in the lead suddenly discovered that two light boats appeared in front of them. At first, they thought they were fishing boats from the Ming Dynasty mainland in the west, but those two small boats

The speed was very fast. After seeing them, they did not run away in a hurry like those fishing boats in the past. Instead, they sailed towards their direction.

When the "Teruel" was about to prepare for the bombardment, two light boats passed quickly on the left side of the Spanish fleet one after the other. Then, they turned in a small circle and boldly circled again.

Come over here, more than 700 meters away from the Spanish fleet, and accompany it sailing leisurely.

The officers and sailors of the two Spanish armed merchant ships couldn't help but look at each other. Which force did the two clippers belong to, and what did they want to do?

After a while, one of the light boats quickly sailed away in the direction it came from, leaving the other boat accompanying the Spanish fleet from a distance. Seeing this scene, the officers of the two Spanish armed merchant ships

A strong feeling of uneasiness suddenly arose in the hearts of the sailors. Could it be that behind these two light boats, there was a fleet of some force heading this way?

Sure enough, in less than an hour, nine large ships arranged in a wide fan shape and appeared in the northeast of the Spanish fleet. They raised their sails and rushed towards them.

Upon seeing this, the two Spanish armed merchant ships immediately turned around and fled toward the west and south respectively.

The fastest Hanzhou warship "Qiming" rushed over first and chased a slightly larger Spanish armed merchant ship. Behind it, the Hanzhou warships also quickly separated into two groups and headed towards the Spanish ship.
Chapter completed!