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Chapter 142: Entering Taiwan

Although Shi Lang is only twenty-five years old this year, he followed his uncle Shi Fu to sea to encircle and suppress pirates when he was very young, which is considered a battle-hardened battle.

At this moment, he stood at the bow of the ship holding a telescope, looking around the entire battlefield like a wolf.

Two of the six Dutch ships in front of them had sunk, and one with a white flag. The remaining three were desperately fleeing west, and while fleeing, they did not forget to keep firing artillery.

More than a dozen pirate ships, including Zheng's army and the dynasty first, were chasing them desperately. From time to time, shells fell around them, and the waves were churning and splashing, pushing the narrow pirate ship to one side.

The dynasty had eight Garen ships first, two of which were probably hit, and they were emitting black smoke and landed far behind. But the remaining six were in an arrow-shaped circle, surrounding the remaining three Dutch ships like a fishing net.

Shi Lang looked at it for a while and shouted loudly: "Shi Xiao, go back and tell the Major General that the road ahead has been clear, and he can lead the fleet to Penghu."

Seeing Shi Xiao turning around and leaving, Shi Lang called him and said, "You bring four warships to cover you. If the Major General is wrong, come and see you."

Shi Xiao was so handsome that he was so handsome that he quickly responded with a smile: "Don't worry! Brother." As he said that, he pulled the cable and slid down and drove back on a small boat.

Shi Lang then ordered, "All ships, turn westward and drive at full speed. The pirate ships continued to chase and annihilate the Dutch warships, and the Garen ships went to reinforce Da Xie, Xiao Xie.

This is the first modern naval battle in the waters of China, with fourteen Dutch warships fighting between twenty-six warships and thirty pirate ships.

The rumbling cannons stopped completely until dark. In the end, Jacob ignored Doro's dissuasion and withdrew from the battlefield with only seven remaining warships and fled westward in the darkness of the night.

The coalition forces also suffered heavy losses and had no power to pursue them, allowing the Dutch to escape.

Taking advantage of the battle between the two armies, Zheng Chenggong successfully landed in Penghu.

After a not-so-frequent island landing war, the army captured Penghu on the same day and captured more than a hundred Dutch prisoners.

In this naval battle, the coalition forces sunk five Dutch warships and captured two. They all took the initiative to raise white flags because they were seriously damaged and unable to move.

In the dark night, it took a lot of time to rescue the soldiers who fell into the water, salvage the bodies of the soldiers who died in battle and various useful materials.

It was not until the next day that Shi Lang and the Chaoxian used their intact warships towed two captured ships and severely damaged warships slowly into Penghu.

After three days of rest, Zheng Chenggong led all the intact ships to sea again.

He sailed day and night and arrived at the coast of Taiwan. He was bombarded by Dutch artillery and was difficult to get close to and stayed at the sea for more than ten days.

During this period, Tan Shimai led an army of 30,000 to Tainan, besieging Chichicheng and Relanzhecheng with heavy troops, and cutting off their ties with the outside world.

Then, Tan Shimai concentrated his superior forces and after making huge sacrifices, he removed seven forts built around Taijiang along the winding coast.

Since then, both Dayuan Port and Luermen Port have fallen into Tan Shimai's hands.

Zheng Chenggong successfully led the fleet into Dayuan Port and successfully landed.

When talking, the army was 30,000, Zheng Chenggong had 15,000 troops, and the total strength of the coalition army had reached 45,000.

Hou Fangyu, Tan Shimai, Chen Mingxia, Zheng Chenggong, Wang Chaoxian, Shi Lang, Dadu vassal king Tila, and several other tribe leaders gathered in the tent, and the atmosphere was warm.

Hou Fangyu raised his wine glass and said to Zheng Chenggong: "General Zheng, this is a fine wine brewed by the locals. You probably haven't drunk it, so why not try how it tastes?"

Zheng Chenggong curled his lips and said in a deep voice: "The Quanzhou was famine and the victims were everywhere. My father moved the victims to Taiwan Island and gave them money, labor, and plowing oxen to open up land on the island, so that a large number of victims could survive. At least 70% of the existing Han people on this island were moved to that time! In terms of intercourse with the islanders, we were much earlier than General Zhou. Why did Mr. Hou feel that he had never drunk such wine?"

Zheng Chenggong looked at Hou Fangyu with a squinted tone, but full of provocation.

Hou Fangyu laughed dryly, "The Old General Zheng has made contributions to the islanders, but he did not send troops to the island. This has led to the Dutch-Yi occupying Taiwan for nearly 30 years and doing all the bad things. This is also a fact! There are some orders of coming here, but the ones in his hands are considered his own. As for now, the Dutch-Yi occupying Taiwan. Who will occupy the future will be accurate?"

Zheng Chenggong said frankly: "Young Master Hou is such a bad word! Taiwan has been my territory of China since ancient times, and it should be inherited by the orthodox of the world, that is, the Ming Dynasty. After all, He Yi was just borrowing money from Taiwan. In the past, the Ming Dynasty needed too many things to deal with and could not be taken into account for it for the time being, which allowed He Yi to steal Taiwan. But now, when the master comes back, he should be recovered. As for the crime he committed, the Ming Dynasty will be investigated. Zhou Governor was once a minister of the Ming Dynasty, and your father Hou Xun was also a high minister of the Ming Dynasty. You will never deny the orthodox of the Ming Dynasty!"

Shi Lang sighed in his heart, "Okay! He is worthy of being Qian Muzhai's disciple, and his rebuttal is reasonable and well-founded."

The banquet stopped, and the dancing maid had retreated at some point. Everyone stopped drinking happily and listened quietly to the two of them.

Hou Fangyu shook his head gently, "The world is capable, and those who can live in it. Speaking of orthodoxy, the governor is not fighting for the current situation, just because the foreign enemies are still there and the Manchus have not been destroyed. When the governor destroys the Manchus in the future, the people in the world will know where the orthodoxy is?"

Zheng Chenggong glanced coldly, pressed his sword with his right hand and stood up, his eyes full of murderous aura, saying, "When the Manhuo is destroyed, does Zhou Xian still plan to go south to attack the Ming Dynasty? Then should we fight at this moment and see where the orthodox world is?"

Shi Lang's face suddenly changed, and he reached out and held the short knife tightly on his waist.

Everyone else also distinguished their colors, and their eyes were a little nervous.

Hahaha! Suddenly, a burst of laughter resounded throughout the tent.

Chen Mingxia pointed outside, "General Zheng, Lord Hou, look at the towering Chichi City and Relanzha City outside, where the Dutch are. If you can decide who is the orthodox world by fighting, do you have to count them?"

Zheng Chenggong hummed, let go of the sword, and sat down again.

Hou Fangyu laughed dryly, covering up his panic.

He was indeed a little panicked just now. He was a civil official and had a good or bad attitude, but when he started to act, he was even worse than a small man. And just now, he was sitting near Zheng Chenggong. If Zheng Chenggong took action, he would be dead in an instant.

"What are I fighting with him?" Hou Fangyu murmured in his heart.
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