The Siamese ship on which Colonel Coutre was aboard, the Dutch fast battleship Eunice, and the Fujian merchant ship returning from Champa were completely inadvertently disrupted in the chaos caused by the storm and hail.
Together, after the rain stopped and the wind stopped, the Dutch warship Eunice, which was "collecting supplies", first spotted the Fujian merchant ship. The two were only a hundred meters apart. After firing a few shots, they rushed towards it and were ready to hit it with their index fingers.
Move and grab everything. Unexpectedly, a Chinese ketch suddenly sprang out of the fog after the rain and rushed over from the left side of the Dutch ship. Only when they were several hundred meters away did they realize that something was wrong in front of them. The Fujian merchant ship had already been captured by the Dutch ship.
The ship's cannon was so heavy that the mast collapsed, and for a while it was unable to move or escape. The Eunice temporarily left the half-dead merchant ship behind and pursued the Siamese ship, preparing to continue to display its pirate spirit.
Colonel Coutre and more than 20 veteran Portuguese mercenaries were equipped with two small cannons in a short period of time, loaded with shotguns and lurked on the side of the deck. All the mercenaries were armed to the teeth.
Originally, after the merger of Portugal and Spain, the Dutch were the enemies of the Portuguese; in addition, because the two families competed for the exclusive rights to trade in Macau, and the Portuguese in Macau treated Dutch sailors cruelly, the Portuguese and the Dutch were at odds with each other in East Asian waters.
Devouring enemies.
So Kutre and others ignored the pleading of the ship boss Lin Songtao and locked him and several sailors in the bottom cabin, determined to resist to the end. As a result, the Siamese ship turned around on the sea and seemed to have lost it.
Control. When the Dutch fast battleship Eunice quickly pursued it, it quickly got close to a position where it could jump.
"Boom!" After the bombardment of the small artillery was completed, and the Portuguese suddenly stood up from behind the ship's side to fire a volley, the Portuguese fired a volley happily. Countless shotguns and lead bullets almost destroyed those standing on the ship's side deck and mast.
The cheerful Dutch sailor pulling the cable swept away the scene.
The upper deck of the Eunice was crowded just now, all of them were Dutch sailors who were thinking about getting rich. Now the upper deck is like suffering a massacre. Few people can still stand. The ground is full of corpses and
The dying sailors roared in pain, and their blood flowed into a small river, dripping from the drainage holes on both sides to the sea. The two 6-pound cannons were overloaded with shotshells, placed in a figure-eight shape on the side of the ship, and fired at the same time. Above
Thousands of shotgun shells swept across the entire deck when the two ships were close together. No one could bear such lethality.
The Dutch suffered a disadvantage because they did not expect that the Siamese ship contained a group of experienced Portuguese mercenaries with vicious tactics, and that it was a ship transporting arms. They thought it was a Siamese merchant ship bound for China, and it must be loaded with a large number of people.
Cargo and treasure, everyone has the illusion that they can make a fortune, standing defenseless on the deck waiting to receive the property, and what awaits them is countless shotguns and bullets.
However, the helmsman of the Dutch ship managed to escape by relying on the cover of dozens of human shields in front. He quickly turned the steering wheel, and the Eunice staggered away from the Siamese ship. The Portuguese had just thought about jumping on board the Dutch ship and launching an attack. The two ships
They had already opened a distance of tens of meters.
In this way, the two ships twisted and circled each other. At this time, Yin Feng and the Xinxing ship had already approached two hundred meters away.
The original crew of the Eunice was more than 100, and there were more than 80 people who survived without being killed on the spot, but most of them were injured. Just now, all of them crowded on the deck to welcome the gunfire and guns, and now the canvas cables
Many were interrupted, and the deck was littered with corpses. The injured screamed and those who could still move screamed in panic. Few people could raise the sails and speed away. In order to help board the ship, the Eunice
Just now the foremast sail was lowered, and the mizzen mast's canvas was only half raised.
Yin Feng observed the actual situation and boldly ordered the Xinxing to approach the Eunice, and fired a shell from the 24-pound cannon on the bow. "Boom!" The shell fired 20 meters off the port side of the Eunice.
A huge water column.
The Dutch are almost desperate now. What was once a relaxed and easy maritime sport has now become a thrilling pursuit. In fact, the Dutch battleship Eunice has 10 gun portholes on each side, for a total of 20
There are two naval guns, and there is another one on the bow. However, now they don't have the manpower to fire the cannons. The gunners are lying in a pool of blood, either dead or injured, and the ship's position cannot be adjusted due to the lack of manpower. Mai Dahai studied elementary school with the Portuguese captain
With knowledge of naval warfare, he adjusted the Xinxing to make a zigzag movement, always maintaining a "T"-shaped head position relative to the Dutch ship. After being modified and reinforced, the Xinxing still had four guns on each side. At this moment, the portholes were all open, and the cannons were all black.
Facing the Eunice only 100 meters away - about 70 steps away.
"The cannon is ready."
Chen Zhongji climbed onto the deck and came to the bow to report to Yin Feng.
Yin Feng sneered and said: "Tell the gunner to fire a volley when you are fifty steps closer to the sea. After the bombardment, move the ship closer to the sea at full speed, fire a volley first, and then everyone is ready to join forces to attack!"
Mai Dahai happily went to make arrangements: after so many years at sea, although he had defeated Japanese pirates many times, he had never fought face to face with the legendary and powerful red barbarians! At this time, the Siamese ship was in Kutre
Under the command of the colonel, the Dutch ship was approached from the other side.
Suddenly, the flames flashed on the bow of the Dutch ship opposite, and the "rumbling" sound of cannons was heard. The bow cannon of Eunice fired a heavy shell at Xinxing. There was a loud "kala la", and the Xinxing sailed slightly.
There was a tremor, and the Dutch shell penetrated the ship's side planks 10 meters above the waterline at the stern. Because the gun position was too high, in addition to causing damage to the cabin in the stern of the Xinxing, the shell completely damaged the approaching Xinxing.
It has no effect.
"Boom, boom, boom," the Xinxing's cannons roared continuously. The gunner was very angry at the Dutch's desperate counterattack, and fired from a position less than 50 steps away. At such a close distance, two of the four shells hit
Entered the gun room of the Eunice and killed three gunners. One shell penetrated the middle side of the deck, rolled quickly across the deck, penetrated the side of the ship from the other side and fell into the sea; during this roll
In the process, at least five sailors' legs and feet were broken, and half of the body of an injured man leaning against the ship's side was shattered. Another shell only caused a little splash on the bow of the ship.
The Xinxing quickly moved closer, and the sailor musketry team and the crossbow team lined up on the side of the ship and began to shoot at each other continuously.
"Hey, captain, the red-haired barbarians have hoisted the white flag!" Chen Zhongji shouted excitedly beside Yin Feng.
On the bow of the Dutch battleship Eunice, which was filled with smoke, a tattered white cloth had been hung up at some point, floating feebly in the smoke.
Yin Feng snorted coldly: "Let the sea cease fire and stay vigilant!"
The Xinxing and the Siamese ship sandwiched the Eunice on the left and right. The experienced Portuguese mercenaries rushed on board first and rushed directly to the gunpowder magazine in the middle of the ship, quickly taking control of the gunpowder magazine and other important compartments.
The upper deck of the Eunice was covered in blood, and corpses were scattered all over the ship. The one who raised the white flag was the lucky helmsman. All the senior officers on the ship, from the captain to the first mate, second mate and so on, were killed. The Dutch sailors who are now alive
There were more than 60 people, but only seven or eight lucky people were not injured.
Yin Feng immediately brought all the prisoners to the Xinxing, and the injured were treated. Chen Zhongji asked: "Why are the red-haired barbarians so nice to them when they burned our company's ship?"
Yin Feng replied: "These are all hostages in our hands. The Hongmao Yi arrived earlier than I expected. Ji Zai, go and tell Dahai; select some sailors to go to the Hongmao Yi's ship and sail it to Taiwan. Go and get it."
Colonel Coutre called,..."
Coutre's mercenary companions were looting the Dutch ship, which was also the maritime work that the Portuguese were best at. Colonel Coutre came to Yin Feng happily with a blood-stained telescope: "
Sir, we got a lot of good things this time..."
Yin Feng interrupted him: "Take some people to help my sailors sail the Eunice to Taiwan. The Dutch also have a battleship nearby, a battleship with 60 cannons! We must set off immediately."
"Capital ship? 60 cannons?" Coutre took a breath: "Is this the intelligence provided by these prisoners?"
Yin Feng thought to himself: This is the information provided by my historical data. Of course, he nodded on the surface: "Yes, we don't have much time. We must act quickly and tell your friends not to be busy searching. When we arrive in Taiwan
They have plenty of time."
In fact, some of these Dutch prisoners knew Portuguese, after all, it was one of the common languages in the maritime community at that time. Yin Feng did not gain much from the inquiry. He only knew that the Dutch fleet consisted of two battleships and a Junk ship.
(Chinese-style sailing ship). In addition to the Eunice, the other main battleship was the "Orange", but no one wanted to say more. The Dutch were not happy with the Chinese interfering with them and the Portuguese.
During the battle, I felt very dissatisfied. Several prisoners were very uncooperative. They pretended not to understand when asked too many questions, which made Mai Dahai so angry that he wanted to beat them several times.
In fact, Yin Feng knew the whole story without the intelligence provided by these Dutch prisoners of war:
The Dutch East India Company was formed in 1602 (the 30th year of Wanli), and the Dutch became more active in trading activities. They not only wanted to monopolize the supply of spices, but also looked for a general trading center to control the pepper and spice trade in Southeast Asia.
The first time was to look for establishing trading stations in India and Southeast Asian countries; the second was to seek trade links with China and Japan. The Dutch had tried to attack Macau and Manila with force, but they all failed. They began to target the coastal areas of China.
In 1604, the Netherlands sent an envoy to the Ming Dynasty on a tribute ship from Siam in an attempt to establish trade relations with China. However, the Portuguese in Guangzhou tried their best to obstruct it, resulting in no chance for the Dutch envoy to talk to the Ming Dynasty officials. So, this
In June of 2006, Admiral Wijbrand Van Waerwijck (also known as Wei Malang, the barbarian chief recorded in the "History of the Ming Dynasty") of the Dutch East India Company fleet led his fleet to Macau, preparing to plunder Macau again as a sign of loyalty.
Revenge against the Portuguese.
The Dutch fleet encountered a storm on the way. Due to the mistake of the Chinese guide, it missed Macau and turned to the coast of Fujian. It will land in Penghu in August. After that, they used the Penghu Islands as a base and bribed the Fujian tax envoy Gao Cai to ask to come to Penghu. The Zhangzhou trade failed to succeed due to official opposition from Fujian. Shen Yourong, the commander-in-chief of Wuyu Water Village who had an acquaintance with Yin Feng in Taiwan, became famous because of this: he was the one who went to Penghu to negotiate with the Dutch.
It is now the end of July, and the Dutch must have been cruising along the coast of Fujian. The Eunice and the Orange split up to conduct reconnaissance on the coast of mainland Fujian, and also do some pirate work in the form of robbery and plunder.
The Dutch came for trade. In fact, they could win the support of some Chinese merchants on the coast. In fact, in history, many coastal fishermen and merchants secretly supported the Dutch and did business with them despite the government ban. Therefore, Fleet Commander Valweijk ordered The crew members try not to harm the interests of the Chinese people.
However, the nature of the Dutch is hard to change. They regard the coast of the Ming Dynasty as the place where the indigenous people of Southeast Asia live. Seeing that their ships can freely enter and exit the coast, the coast of Fujian is basically defenseless, so the pirate nature cannot be restrained and they begin to act unscrupulously. The land was plundered. As a result, the coast of southern Fujian was in turmoil. It was said that the red barbarians and Japanese pirates had joined forces to invade. All the fishermen and merchant ships fled back to the port and did not dare to go out.
From the items found on the Eunice, Yin Feng's people determined that the company ship that had only wooden planks left had just returned from Pattani, laden with a large amount of deerskin and gold and silver. Now, these have been snatched away The items have returned to the hands of the Chinese company.
Mai Dahai took more than 20 sailors aboard the Eunice. The Dutch ship was finally able to sail, and the Siamese ship sailed with it to Taiwan. Yin Feng took 10 Portuguese mercenaries and his most loyal 100 A sailor named Danmin rushed to the Penghu Islands to seize Penghu. There was not much time left for him and the Chinese Company.