"Negotiate with us, what is there to negotiate," Yin Feng said angrily to a boatswain of the war fleet: "Repay your commander and ask him to tell those Japanese that we are merchants under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty. We need to negotiate and let them go to the government,"
After the warning gunfire from the port fort reached the north of the port city, it was immediately fired by the military camp fort in the north of the city in a relay manner to report the message to Jingang. The Feibao battleship in Jingang immediately led twenty warships to go south to report the message by land. The messenger arrived at the old navy camp in Yingang after the Flying Leopard was dispatched. The navy chief, Mai Dahai, was mobilizing and organizing the follow-up fleet to prepare for departure. The messenger interrupted Mai Dahai's work and handed him Yin Feng's autographed letter, saying "Your Majesty ordered the fifth and sixth war fleets to move north quickly to support the freshwater and chicken coops in the north of the island." Mai Dahai did not hesitate, and immediately changed the focus of preparations and strengthened relevant material reserves. He was not a very The only advantage of a talented person is to closely follow Yin Feng's ideas, but he knew very well that the purpose of diverting ships to the north must be to deal with the Japanese pirates in the north and strengthen the defense of the northern part of Taiwan Island.
Just an hour later, the Japanese fleet was surrounded outside the Taiwan port. A total of 4 tall three-masted Fukuwan-type warships and 40 two-masted sailing ships surrounded the Japanese fleet; the most desperate thing for the Japanese was The huge Flying Leopard carrying more than 50 cannons also appeared, completely eliminating the Japanese's attempts to resist. They had to be under armed escort and were forced to dock in the southern harbor.
Yin Feng said coldly to Lin Xiao, who had just arrived: "...There is no need to be polite. We will use the same method as dealing with the related people. First, let them hang out under the south fort, cut off water and food, and not allow anyone to go ashore, and they will not be allowed to go ashore." Departures,"
After saying that, Yin Feng left the dock directly to see his precious Arabian war horse.
The warships of the Chinese Company blocked all waterways, and dozens of black cannons on the south fort were aimed at the Japanese fleet anchored next to the fort.
Night fell at the harbor, and the temporary anchorage of the Japanese fleet was completely silent. The retainer of the Shimadzu family, Yuuki Kayama, looked coldly at the fort a few hundred meters away. He sneered "hehe" and said to the retainer of the Date family, the lord of the Sendai domain next to him. Heizaemon said: "It seems that we have underestimated the defense strength of Taiwan Port. It seems that they do not welcome us,"
Heizaemon was actually the business agent of the Sendai lord. He traveled overseas for trade all year round and was one of the guides for the Japanese mission fleet. In essence, he was a businessman rather than a samurai, so he was concerned about his own mission: "Sir, we are not here to fight. I think we should put away the cannons on the ship. This will appear non-hostile, and maybe they will treat us more peacefully."
Shimazu family retainer Yuuki Kawasaki smiled: "Taira-kun, you don't have to worry about your business. There are many Japanese merchant ships coming here to trade. But I am different. My lord wants to deal with the actual situation of Takasago country." Rulers negotiate equal divisions of territory,"
Heizaemon said worriedly: "I have reminded your lord in advance that the Chinese Company on Taiwan Island has a very powerful force. They have just defeated the Spaniards on Luzon Island. They are not like the officials of the Ming Dynasty who do not know what is happening in the world." What idiots they are, I mean, they will never give in easily,"
Kaguyama Yuuki sneered: "So what? Now the Spaniards are training new weapons and tactics for us Satsuma warriors. Will the combat effectiveness of our Japanese samurai be worse than the businessmen of the Chinese Company?"
"Is it true, Mr. Kawasaki, that the Spaniards are training their troops in Satsuma?"
Kaguyama Yuuki was stunned for a moment, and immediately felt that he seemed to have said too much: "Oh, this... you know, Taira-kun, the general in Kyoto doesn't like Westerners now, we must keep a low profile, haha … Ah, it’s been a long time and it’s getting dark. Why haven’t people from Taiwan and Hong Kong contacted us yet?”
Heizaemon's attention was also diverted to practical issues. He looked at the thick and dark southern fort in the dusk and said worriedly: "When I came here last year, the fort here was just a piece of wasteland. I didn't expect them to be so... Such a huge fort was quickly built, and our ship was completely anchored under the muzzle of the cannon."
…
The South Fort of the Chinese Company was defended by the newly formed Fourth Infantry Regiment of the Guards. There were five sentries and a whole battalion garrisoned, and it was a professional artillery battalion. The battalion commander was Zhuang Ding, who made great contributions in the Battle of Fengguiwei in Penghu. Captain Zhang Hai, Lu Shitou's old pirate buddy, was almost 40 years old but was keen on fighting. After the war in Penghu, he was promoted to a regular soldier and became the commander of the first battalion of the Fourth Infantry Regiment, commanding 650 subordinates. However, he was not familiar with artillery. He was not familiar with combat. He only served as the battalion commander of the South Fort Garrison Battalion after entering the short-term training class of the military academy after the war. His deputy was a son of the Yazhou Dan people who had studied artillery warfare techniques with Portuguese and Dutch gunners for three years. Mai Yangtian is also a supervisor assigned to the first battalion by the supervisory army.
When the sky turned completely dark, Zhang Hai and Mai Yangtian were still standing at the highest point of the fort, looking at the Japanese fleet on the beach.
"Looking at the direction of the sky and clouds, there may be strong winds tonight. Let's see what happens to the Japanese pirate ship," Mai Yangtian said with a smile.
The two looked up at the night sky. Dark clouds were quickly covering the moon. Most of the stars in the night sky were covered by dark clouds. A strong sea breeze blew their cheeks.
Both of them are men who have lived at sea all year round and have instinctive intuition about changes in sea weather. Zhang Hai sneered: "I have had many dealings with Japanese people in the past. These people are very brave and fierce, and they will fall out if they disagree with each other." Recognize people; and they bully the weak and fear the strong. If you treat them better, they will climb on your head to poop and pee... The captain of the ship did the right thing, you have to let them suffer a little bit, so that they will be obedient."
A soldier quickly ran up to the watchtower on the top of the fort, gave a military salute to the two men, stood at attention and said: "The commander-in-chief has ordered that the movements of the Japanese will be closely monitored tonight. No matter what the weather conditions are, no Japanese will be allowed to go ashore before dawn. "
Zhang Hai returned the military salute and nodded: "It seems that the captain also knows that there will be strong winds at night. Fortunately, we understand and will resolutely carry out the order."
…
The eighth month of the lunar calendar is the season when typhoons are prevalent in coastal areas. Strong winds suddenly struck that night, sweeping across the entire southern Taiwan. Many ships that had taken shelter in the harbor early were still damaged, and several small fishing boats were thrown away by the wind and waves. We arrived outside the gate of the Port Management Bureau, more than 100 meters away from the coastline.
Almost everyone had no choice but to hide at home to take shelter from the wind. Only the guards of the South Fort stood in the wind and rain on the fort to monitor the sea. Thunder was rolling like thunder, and from time to time, white lightning flashed across the sky. In a short time, It lit up the sea. At this time, Mai Yangtian, Zhang Hai and others who were standing on the fort in the rain could see those Japanese ships; the poor Japanese ships had nowhere to anchor, like small pieces of wood on the violent sea. Being tossed around by the wind and waves.
Although the wind and rain gradually subsided in the morning, the waves on the sea were still high; in the middle of the night, Zhang Hai, who had to hide inside the fortress to avoid lightning, Mai Yangtian and all the escort soldiers looked towards the sea; ten Japanese ships formed Of the fleet, only six are still floating in the bay. Almost all of them have their masts cut off and they are in a miserable state. There are about a dozen small boats approaching the beach. They are all full of Japanese Japanese who are wet and looking very embarrassed. The beach There were broken pieces of wood and torn canvas, as well as cables, swords and other miscellaneous items scattered on the ground. There were also several Japanese Japanese who were lying on the beach without knowing whether they were alive or dead.
Zhang Hai laughed: "Okay, Supervisor Mai, we have something to do."
The South Fort's cannon fired three times in a row, and three huge waves rose up on the sea, directly overturning a Japanese lifeboat. Mai Yangtian's 200 soldiers with guns and live ammunition and black-clad and black-helmeted soldiers rushed quickly. After leaving the South Fort, they stood in three loose rows on the beach, with their muskets on their shoulders, aiming at the Japanese boats that were spinning at a loss on the beach. At the same time, three light field guns with gun carriages were quickly set up. , the muzzle of the gun was pointed at the frightened Japanese.
A Japanese man stood up on the boat and said in blunt Chinese: "We fell into the sea in the wind and waves. We just wanted to go ashore to escape for a while. We didn't mean any harm."
"When the general public of the society instructs us to give up weapons, swords, swords, etc. (by the order of our general, all those who come ashore must hand over their sabers and other weapons,")
The Japanese general behind Mai Yangtian spoke in unfamiliar Japanese. He was originally an employee of the Nagasaki Chinese Commercial Store and was temporarily transferred to the South Fort. Yuki Kayama on the sea barely understood it and had a small snack first. Shocked, then furious; asking a samurai to give up his katana was the ultimate insult.
"Fart, we are envoys who come with the intention of peace, why do you ask us..."
"Since you are a peace envoy, you must disarm immediately, otherwise you will be killed without mercy," Mai Yangtian shouted loudly.
He raised the command flag high in his hand and said with a sneer: "You came here with cannons and samurai swords. What do you want to do? If you don't put down your weapons, you can't go ashore. You can either put down your weapons and go ashore, or go back to yourself." On board the ship, with a wave of my flag, all the cannons on the fort and our muskets will be fired at once,"
On the sea, the Flying Leopard and dozens of warships surrounded them again, forming a half-moon-shaped encirclement around the dilapidated Japanese fleet.
Kaguyama Yuuki lost his ship in the typhoon at night. He was finally salvaged by his men and escaped. Now he is unable to move more than ten steps away from the shore. He is so angry that his mouth is filled with smoke and rage. .
He pulled out his Japanese sword with a clang, and was about to attack. Heizaemon on the side quickly held down his hand: "Kabayama-kun, stop your anger, you can't do it. They have been prepared for a strong enemy." I'm weak. We are facing countless iron cannons and cannons from the other side on this beach. We are completely at the mercy of others."
Heizaemon pulled Kaguyama Yuki hard and shouted in Chinese at the top of his voice: "I am Heizaemon from the Date family. I am an old acquaintance of your chief shopkeeper Mr. Zeng Keishan. Please tell him that we are We are here for trade, we are not enemies,"
In East Asia at this time, Chinese was also the common language of various countries. Heizaemon, who often went overseas to do business with the Chinese, had very good Chinese proficiency. He probably learned Chinese with a Fuzhou accent from a businessman from Fuzhou in China. Mai Yang Tian Leng smiled: "Shopkeeper Zeng is not in Taiwan, and we can't confirm your words. No matter what you say, if you want to go ashore, you must disarm all your troops; the cannons of all ships must be sealed, and everyone must remove all weapons they carry with them, otherwise , you will never want to go ashore,"