"What do you think they are going to do?" Zou Weilian was very confused. According to Zheng Zhibao, who was fished out of the sea and was now tortured to the point of losing his human form, the Zheng family pirate group did not really go north with the Dutch this time. They had just crossed the Yangtze River.
At the entrance of Chashan Island, Zheng Zhilong divided his troops into two groups and continued northward, but the destination was Wo Island. The main fleet made a large circle and took advantage of the empty Dutch defense to sneak attack on the city of Relanje.
"Brother Dehui, please forgive me for my words. Since the Lord has told us that we only need to defend the sea border, we should first annihilate the invading enemies before talking about anything else!" Zheng Zhilong's actions really confused everyone.
The fact that he took refuge with the Tatars and turned against them before the war was very outrageous, but now he wants to single-handedly expel the Western barbarians and regain his homeland is admirable. Since he can't figure out what others are thinking, Mo Wu simply doesn't guess. His suggestion
Just do the job at hand and leave the rest to the little fat guy to worry about.
"In Juzi's opinion, where should we set the main battlefield this time?" It would be better if Zheng Zhilong didn't come. Otherwise, no matter how high the defense capabilities of his three fishing boats are, they will be attacked by hundreds of warships.
Even the oversized Yongle clock had to be smashed. Since the Dutch, who were still laughing and counting their money after being sold, were willing to take the risk, Zou Weilian did not intend to disappoint them too much. But he had to annihilate them.
The enemy must choose a battlefield that is beneficial to them, otherwise chasing people in this vast ocean will tire them to death!
"Here!" The disciples of the Mohist School have become famous all over the world for their city-defending skills as early as the pre-Qin period. As the current leader, Mo Wu is certainly good at this. He did not choose to lead the enemy to a place full of coastal defense guns like a hedgehog.
Near Lingshanwei.
"Mawan?" Zou Weilian's eyes lit up. This enclosed bay is indeed the best battlefield. The narrowest point is only more than five miles. Even if the mountain artillery defending Lingshan is dragged to Xuejia Island, it is enough to block the entrance. And Mawan
To the north is a large military port under construction, where there is also a twelve-inch cannon ready for testing!
"As long as Brother Dehui can lead the enemy here, I will personally lead my disciples to guard the entrance for you!" Mo Zhai, the old man, said that we must love each other and not attack, and Mo Wu cannot take the initiative to attack against this purpose.
Luring people over, but if you put the enemy in your pocket, then it is also in line with the spirit to not let them leave.
"Bring them here?" Zou Weilian was also in trouble. He couldn't send out an invitation letter telling the enemy that I want to beat you up, so you have to take the initiative to come to my ambush circle? Besides, it's hard to say whether they can understand it.
! Besides, the main purpose of their trip is to make a fortune selling weapons. Will they fall for it just for a small profit?
"As long as a human being is greedy, my lord once said that there is no one who cannot be deceived, only liars who do not take the trouble to do what they want. Didn't Brother Dehui bring back a boatload of Xiyi..." Who let that person
The shameless fat man is the master of the Mo family, and Mo Wu can basically remember what Zhu Youcong said.
"Western barbarians?" The general's words were certainly correct, but why did they sound so awkward? Zou Weilian then remembered that he had towed back the armed merchant ship belonging to Harlem and others on the return voyage. My magnanimous Ming soldiers
I don’t know what they like, but those Westerners still don’t understand why they come all the way here?
"The enemy fleet appears ahead!" The news came from fishing boat No. 2 last night that it had discovered the enemy. Unexpectedly, they were moving so slowly that it was almost past noon before they appeared in the lookout's eyes.
Zou Weilian stood in the cabin of the ship named David and said to the dozens of unlucky guys with trembling legs: "Your people are here. The officer who should explain everything was finished yesterday. You can choose for yourself where to go now!"
Either betray your fleet, or accept the punishment of my Ming Dynasty!"
"No! No! My kind lord, please let us serve you and your country!" Soldiers of any country are proud, but it cannot be denied that some of them only have backbone under specific circumstances. Bowery
He knew the current affairs very well and made the most correct choice in just three hours. In fact, this is not cowardice of Bowery. No matter who has witnessed dozens of people he is familiar with at the same time suffering from the destruction of human nature.
It’s very courageous to endure torture without breaking down. Didn’t you see that Harlem was so frightened that he is still vomiting bile? When Xiong Wencan, a guest ambassador of comfort, appeared in front of him, most of the guys were already frightened.
Without letting Lord Xiong waste any time, he directly killed his former companions and declared his allegiance to the Ming Dynasty! As for those hard-core die-hards... they haven't appeared yet!
"Boom boom boom..."
A burst of messy gunfire woke up the commander of the Dutch escort fleet Matthaus, who was in the captain's room calculating how much money he could make from this voyage. He rushed out of the room in a hurry without waiting for anyone to report: "What's going on?"
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"Report Captain, it seems that our David is chasing an enemy ship!" The first mate was also startled just now. After asking the lookout, he was about to go find Matthews.
"David? These greedy businessmen, are they all crazy? Ask what happened!" This place is already very close to the center of the huge empire, and the allies who are traveling with them have left to transport soldiers to the island country, Matthew
Si was careful not to cause trouble, otherwise it would not be fun to lure out the enemy fleet more than ten years ago.
"They said they found that the Spaniards were driving away a Ming Dynasty transport fleet. Now the Flying Fish and the Rose have entered the battlefield and are driving the Ming Dynasty fleet into the bay with the Spaniards..." The signalman kept waving.
The flag was talking to the front, but the news coming was hard to believe.
"The Spaniards? Those dirty pirates, why are they here? And our greedy businessmen, are they not afraid of being sent to trial for doing this?" Matthaus roared, not only for the unauthorized actions of his own people
action, especially because the Ming Dynasty's transport fleet, which had no resistance at all, was actually encountered by their enemies.
"Lord Matthaus, what should we do?" The captain of the King's eyes were shining with gold. He had no time to be angry. This is the Ming Dynasty's transport fleet and it still has no resistance. If the world goes on
Where can we find such a big good thing? Besides, the enemy Spaniards were the first to attack. If we join in at this time, it will be considered as a gangster. If the Ming Dynasty wants to take revenge, we will not be able to find it. Maybe we will be given a reward for bravery.
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"What else can we do? Tell the escort fleet to come with us! Drive away those dirty Spaniards, and then..." As expected of people from the same country, they even have the same idea. Matthaus is even more unwilling to give up such a plan
What a good opportunity. How can the profits obtained from legitimate business be snatched up so quickly? If it were a merchant ship from another country, he would have to inquire about it to make sure it would not be in vain before taking action, but this was dozens of transport ships from the Ming Dynasty. Just these few.
Those fleets of scholars we saw in the south in 2008 were not filled with the most valuable cargo, no matter whether they were setting out or returning.
"Oh! My God, there is such an excellent port here!" Matthaeus, who was angry just now because he could not catch up with the David, began to sigh as soon as he entered the ambush prepared by Zou Weilian. "Wait a minute.
This transaction is completed. When you go back, you must tell the governor that you must convince the Qing Dynasty or force the Ming Dynasty to use this port as our anchorage!"
"Lord Matthaus, there seems to be trouble behind us!" The captain of the Sovereign patrolled for a long time, but did not find the legendary Ming Dynasty transport fleet or the Spanish fleet, but saw that the merchant ships protected by him were swarming in.
Narrow harbor.
"Damn it! Tell them that we are civilized Dutch..." Matthaus kept complaining, urging the flag bearer to tell the chaotic crowd of merchants behind who were ready to rush in to grab the loot to line up and maintain order.
"Sir, can we attack now?" Wu Abo, who was temporarily acting as the captain, was really losing his patience. They had been bullied by these Western barbarians when they were fishing in the past few years. Now they finally have a chance to take revenge but they still have to wait.
Zou Weilian parked the broken boat and climbed back secretly.
"Send the signal!" After adjusting his clothes, Zou Weilian reminded again: "Remember, you can beat up those merchant ships with shallow water, but be careful not to let those ten Western warships and those who send cannons to the Tatars
Sunk!" Even if Mo Wu didn't specifically ask to keep those as a reference for future warships and retrieve two charts, Zou Weilian still planned to capture them and take them to Liaodong. Don't think that iron lumps are useless, our Ming Dynasty is not afraid of these things.
But if you drag these rags to the Tatars, you can create quite a stir!
"What is that?" Matthaus has certainly seen fireworks, but he doesn't know what they represent at this time. Don't those Easterners only set off fireworks when there are major festivals? Do they still use this?
Instead of a white flag to signify surrender?
"boom……"
With a roar, Matthew's dream was ruthlessly shattered! The Mohist disciples led by Mo Wu first launched an attack from Xuejia Island. They used their actions to tell these Western adventurers, don't think that our Ming Dynasty has no time to deal with you recently.
You can take advantage of the fire and come here to mess around, otherwise I will turn your broken ship into a torch!
"boom……"
The twelve-inch caliber giant gun designed for future real warships, under the personal command of Shandong Governor Zhang Guowei, made people see its terrifying power for the first time. This is to tell the Western bandits that we are the Ming Dynasty, not the Tatar country.
You think putting two cannons in front of someone's house can make a country surrender!
"Ouch——"
Zou Weilian's fishing boat blew its whistle and rushed through the enemy's fleet. In the distance, the other two boats that had been lurking in the waters of Zhucha Island just now had caught up from behind and blocked the Dutch in Mawan! They were
When announcing the re-emergence of the Ming Navy, don't think that you can do whatever you want after learning something from the prodigal Meng Yuan. As long as our Ming gets rid of the shackles of Confucianism, your rags are not enough for fun!
"Retreat! Retreat!" Matthaus wailed. On the left, there was no shadow of the thing that could destroy a ship with one shot. On the right, you can now see the enemy's newly hidden coastal defense gun.
It's impossible to fight! The most terrifying thing is those three warships from hell. They treat my huge Dutch fleet like nothing, but it seems that we can't pose a threat to others! This is too bullying! We are the boss
You came here just to do some business and take advantage of others. Look at the petty minds of these people in the Ming Dynasty. If there is an international court these days, we will definitely sue you!
ps: In July 1633, Putmans, the Dutch Governor of Taiwan, raided the coast of the Ming Dynasty. On September 22, Fujian Governor Zou Weilian received Chongzhen’s imperial edict requesting severe punishment for the Dutch. On October 22, he led the main fleet and the Dutch Liu Xiang combined fleet for a decisive battle.
Luowankou. The final result was that the Netherlands paid an annual tribute of 120,000 francs to the Ming Dynasty!