Chapter 623 The Dutch debates, the villagers suspected of dreaming

Connor is not a reckless man who can only clamor, but he does have certain military talents.

He heard this and said, "It's very simple. Just let the Ming people attack here. The city of Relanzha will make them feel bloody.

When they were exhausted and lost their morale, we attacked the Ming people's fleets in the outside and the warships in the inner harbor.

As long as the Ming people's fleet was destroyed, the people who landed on the island would lose their subsequent supplies. Under the attack of our heroic army soldiers and natives, they would soon collapse and become yellow pigs worthy of being arrested!

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Oward looked at Gerd again.

Although Gerd was not a military commander, Oward trusted his calm, rational head more than Connor who looked like a military madman.

Gerder pushed down his glasses on his nose and said, "Theoretically, even if there are tens of thousands of Ming troops besieged, with their shallow weapons and equipment, the city of Relanzha can hold on for more than half a year."

Oward reminded: "Don't forget that the Ming army had a series of muskets, which shows that their weapons may not be shallow."

Gerd said lightly: "Governor General, I have also asked about the soldiers on the dock at that time. The envoy of the Ming Kingdom used a continuous short gun, while the other soldiers of the Ming Kingdom used normal flintlock rifles.

As far as I know, the flintlock rifle is not used in Europe for many troops - not only because the flintlock rifle is not as stable as the flintlock rifle, but also because it is much more expensive than the flintlock rifle.

The Ming army has always been simple, so I speculate that this Ming army is only equipped with a small number of flintlock rifles.

As for the kind of short guns that may be handicrafts, the price is probably ridiculously high. Only officials who are interested in guns like the envoys of the Ming Dynasty would get a self-defense, and it would be impossible to equip the army on a large scale."

Speaking of this, Gelder paused before continuing: "In addition, the Governor should know that if the Ming army wants to break through the city of Relanzha, no matter how many or powerful the muskets are, it is useless. What they need is artillery.

As for artillery, is there anyone in today's world who is better at making artillery than us Dutch?

I heard that until a few years ago, the Ming people were buying artillery from us to attack the barbarians in the north. Therefore, even if the Ming Dynasty's military industry has developed in recent years, it is impossible to surpass the artillery casting technology in the past few years.

us."

Gerder's analysis is undoubtedly reasonable and convincing, and most members of the board of judges can't help but nod in agreement.

Even Oward had a lot of confidence in this battle, so he stood up and said, "Since that's the case, let's follow Colonel Conner's combat plan. Does anyone object? If so, please raise your hand."

No one raised his hand.

The members of the board of judges rarely agreed to this matter unanimously.

So the city of Jelanzha, even the city of Chichi and other artillery towers, bastions and strongholds of the Dutch were prepared for the upcoming war...

The Ming Dynasty also proceeded in an orderly manner according to the combat plan that had been agreed upon in advance.

On May 21, the Nanyang Navy ships first escorted a town of Fujian garrisons to land in Shuangxi, north of Dazhong.

The Dutch also set up strongholds here.

However, the Ming army landing troops were large and ships and artillery support were supported, but the Dutch soldiers at the Shuangxi stronghold were less than 100. After a little blocking, they saw that they could not stop the Ming army from landing, so they decisively gave up the stronghold and evacuated.

So, the Ming army successfully landed in Shuangxi that day.

In the next day or two, the other three towns of garrison troops also landed in the dual system and established logistics camps.

At the same time, under the leadership of the righteous man He Yanbin contacted in advance, the Han people near Shuangxi came to contact with the staff of the Military and Political Department and Military Information Department of the garrison, expressing their willingness to help the Ming army lead the way and fight against the Dutch.

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Liulin is a very ordinary villager in Qingxi Village.

He was originally from Zhangzhou, Fujian. When he was seventeen or eighteen years old, his hometown could not support so many people, so he followed his fellow villagers to cross the sea to Dongfan Island to farm and make a living.

Now he has planted fields on Dongfan Island for nearly ten years.

In recent years, as he heard a lot of things about Dongfan Island from some Laotun households, Wu Lin often couldn't help but sigh that he had come to Dongfan Island late.

As early as more than twenty years ago, before the Dutch set foot on the Dongfan Island, the Han people who farmed on the island were the most free. They did not need to pay heavy taxes to the government, nor did they have to be oppressed by the landlords. They could have it if they could do it.

Harvest.

Of course, it is said that it was the most dangerous at that time, because the foreigners were very hostile to the Han people at that time, and they often came to rob, but they also hunted their heads.

Moreover, the raw animals in the deep mountains are said to eat human flesh.

Therefore, although many Han people who came to farm here made money at that time, many Han people died at the hands of foreigners.

Later, the Dutch set foot on the Dongfan Island, established strongholds on the island, farmed and traded with the Han people and the French.

Before the Dutch established rule on Dongfan Island, it was the time when the Han people were most comfortable and easiest to get rich.

Because at that time, the Dutch not only would please foreigners, but also win over the Han people. At that time, the Han people built cities and farmed for the Dutch, and all had good wages, which allowed the Han people to have an extra source of extra money in addition to farming.

But when the Dutch built a castle on the island and gained a foothold, things changed.

The Dutch relied on their force to declare that all the fields and forests on the island belonged to the Netherlands and were "king fields".

From then on, no matter how many people on the island were, they would not only pay land rent but also pay cap tax. If they were hunting, they would have to pay one lill every month if they used the net, and if they set traps, they would have to pay fifteen lills.

Of course, foreigners also have to pay the cap tax.

Taxes are required to build houses, do business, etc. Even if you don’t go to Dutch schools, you have to pay taxes if you don’t believe in their teachings!

Now, Wu Lin feels that the various taxes paid to the Dutch in farming on Dongfan Island are no less than the tax paid in the Ming Dynasty ten years ago.

In recent years, many people have felt that they can’t make money by farming on Dongfan Island, and they leave their hometowns, and some have crossed the sea to go back.

The reason why Wu Lin was still persisting was entirely because he built a house on the island and had fields to plant. In his hometown, he had no land or house and nothing.

So, he planned to endure hard work for a few more years, save enough money to get a wife, and live a down-to-earth life - anyway, he suffers everywhere, so he might as well stay on Dongfan Island and survive.

He also heard that there have been many good changes in the Ming Dynasty in the past two years. It seems that the daughter of Chongzhen, Longsheng Emperor, ascended the throne and became the female emperor. Not only did the Qing throne run away from the north, but also punished corrupt officials and reduced taxes.

People live a good life.

The villagers of Dongfan Island have said it so well in the past year that Wu Lin is so happy that he is unwilling to believe it.

The world is as dark as crows. How could the Ming Dynasty have a new emperor and a commoner live a better life?

Besides, he is still an female emperor, and he speaks like a play.

How is that possible?

Liu Lin originally planned to spend his whole life on Dongfan Island, pass on his family line, and have no relationship with the Ming Dynasty.

Unexpectedly, the Ming Dynasty actually sent troops to recover Dongfan Island!

According to Lin Dazhuang in the village, Dongfan Island was originally from the Ming Dynasty, and the Dutch were shameless. More than 20 years ago, taking advantage of the Ming Dynasty to deal with the Qing enemy and bandits, and they had no time to look south, so they occupied Dongfan Island without any worries.

Now that the Holy Emperor is in power, he knows that many Ming people on the island are oppressed and bullied by the Dutch, so he decided to send troops to drive away the Dutch and take back the Dongfan Island.

Wu Lin's childhood and memories of living in the Ming Dynasty when he was a teenager made him distrust the Ming government and soldiers.

But he believed in Lin Dazhuang.

Lin Dazhuang is his fellow villager. He is not only capable, but also capable of fighting. He dares to seek justice from the Dutch and is the backbone of the villagers.

Therefore, despite the distrust of the officers and soldiers of the Ming government in my memory, when Lin Dazhuang greeted the men in the village to help the Ming government fight the Dutch, Wang Lin, like everyone else, carried a hatchet and a bamboo.

The gun followed.

If we could really drive away the Dutch people, Xu Lin felt that even if we paid taxes like we did in the Ming Dynasty ten years ago, the land here was fertile and still mature three times a year, and it would be enough to live a life after paying the government's taxes.

If Dongfan Island really returns to the Ming Dynasty, his death here in the future will not be considered a foreign land.

Just as Wu Lin lowered his head and was thinking about his thoughts silently, Lin Dazhuang, who was walking in the front, heard that he was about to arrive at the Ming army camp, so he loudly told him-

"We will do whatever the master will ask us to do later. If you do well, maybe the official army will be rewarded, do you know?"

Not all the men in the village were convinced by Lin Dazhuang. When someone heard this, he couldn't help but say sarcastically: "What if the government army asked us to take the Dutch guns and cannons as meat shields?"

Lin Dazhuang didn't say that this was impossible, because in everyone's inherent concept, it is common for the official army to cut off innocent people's heads and take credit for it, and it is even more normal to let the people be flesh shields.

He knew that the current government army was different from the past, but he couldn't explain it well for a moment, so he blushed and said, "If this is the case, I, Lin Dazhuang, will take the lead in rushing forward and block the guns for everyone!"

When he heard such words, no one said strange things anymore. Instead, many people were impressed by Lin Dazhuang's character.

"Lin Dazhuang is reliable, we all listen to him."

"Yes, I heard from Lin Dazhuang, and our Qingxi Village is all in a group, so the government troops may not dare to bully him."

"Follow Lin Dazhuang!"

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In this way, hundreds of male men from Qingxi Village were led by Lin Dazhuang to outside the Ming army camp.

Then they found that there were quite a few people coming here, including those in nearby villages, which immediately made Liu Lin and others feel safe.

I thought to myself, I'm afraid there are thousands of people here, so the government army will not bully us casually, right?

At this time, some Ming army soldiers walked out of the camp and began to communicate with villagers and leaders such as Lin Dazhuang.

One of the people who looked like a general stood on a high place, and as soon as he opened his mouth, many villagers were relieved.

The general held a rather weird speaker when he spoke, and the sound was very loud. Fortunately, he spoke Minnan dialect, and the villagers not only understood it, but also felt quite friendly.

"Most of you are fellow villagers from Fujian. We are very grateful to us for coming to help our official army deal with the Dutch this time.

However, fighting with the Dutch is the business of our soldiers in the army - after all, we are just eating this bowl of rice, so we can't steal our bowls, right?"

Such humorous and easy-going speech made Han villagers nearby stunned by the humorous and easy-going Han people. They didn't expect that the government army could say such words.
To be continued...