Life in Film and Television: Starting from the Jinshui Bridge

Chapter 320 The Dutch borrowed from Zheng Zhilong

Artillery unit, 5000 people and [-] field guns, equipped with corresponding horses and no one has an alloy waist knife;

Rifle troops, a total of 4 people equipped with mini rifles and alloy bayonets, leather boxes containing mini bombs and armed belts;

5000 grenadiers, responsible for laying explosives and throwing homemade grenades;

The rest are the left-behind personnel stationed in the base camp, most of whom are cold weapons and flintlock guns made by equipment craftsmen.

So far, the Dongjiang Armed Group has basically taken shape.

The sixth and seventh years of Chongzhen passed without any disturbance during Liu Meng's active preparations for the war.

In the new year, Liu Meng is 28 years old, and his space registration has also been upgraded to level 37. The attribute points are added to the spirit. Liu Meng's attribute panel is:

Farmer’s name: Liu Meng (identity in this world, Shicheng Island Qianhu official)
Age: 28 years old

Level: Level 37 (0.5 billion/48 billion)
Attributes:
Constitution: 7
Power: 7
Spirit: 6.7
Intelligence: 6
Speed: 25 m/s

Remaining attribute points: 0
Special physique: invulnerable to all poisons, blood can disperse insects and ants
Features unlocked:
土地四亩、果园三亩（1500/1500）、鸡圈（50/50）、鸭圈（50/50）、鱼塘（400/400）、猪圈（50/50）、羊圈（50/50）、牛棚（50/50）、马厩（30/30）、葡萄园二亩（4004200）、

Special Buildings:

Grain and wine shop, blacksmith shop, kennel (pit bull/2)

Gold Coins: 20

Warehouse: grain, vegetables, mature chickens, ducks, fish, sheep, pigs, gold, silver, antiques, etc.

Return progress: 41.36%
The Kingdom of the Netherlands (Kingdom of the Netherlands) finally agreed to Wei Malang's application and approved his proposal to go to war against Phi Island.

In order to win this battle, the Kingdom of the Netherlands sent another 150 warships from the mainland, gathering a total of [-] warships from all the warships in East Asia, striving to win this battle in one fell swoop.

In history, because of Liu Meng's intrusion, a real national war broke out.

Wei Malang also sent envoys to contact Zheng Zhilong, asking for an excuse to go to the Yellow Sea to conquer Phi Island.

Zheng Zhilong did not immediately agree, and immediately called his followers to discuss countermeasures in the conference hall.

Zheng Zhilong looked at everyone present and said:
"Let's talk about it! The Dutch are going to use this method to attack Phi Island. Everyone must be clear that this behavior is not the last time it was a hiring behavior, but an aggressive behavior!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Zhihu hurriedly said:

"Brother! Just let them go, anyway, Dongjiang Town is also our enemy, isn't it! Isn't it good to let them bite dogs?"

Zheng Zhibao heard the words, but he didn't agree with the second brother's statement, and said:
"Brother, I disagree! I have no objection to letting the Dutch go to Phi Island, but we have to be prepared! Whether the Dutch take Phi Island or be defeated by Phi Island, we must be fishermen. Take this opportunity, It is to destroy these two parties!"

Zheng Zhibao's proposal made everyone's eyes brighten. Who are they? They were pirates.

This kind of thing of sitting and watching the deadly battle between the two sides and benefiting oneself is not uncommon.

Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong was quite satisfied with his third brother's suggestion, which coincided with his own plan.

He already had this plan in mind, no matter if the Dutch took Phi Island, according to Phi Island's combat effectiveness, the Dutch would definitely lose a lot, and picking peaches by himself would be twice the result with half the effort;
If the Dutch are defeated, then the remaining Dutch warships, in the absence of supplies, can be easily seized to become their own armed forces, so why not do it.

As for fear of what the Dutch would do afterwards, Zheng Zhilong was really not worried.

Not to mention the Dutch with intact strength, he is not afraid, let alone the Dutch who lost their strength after the defeat, and there is no need to be afraid.

In short, no matter who wins or loses from the two forces, it is beneficial to oneself.

Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong made a decision:

Lend the channel and let the Dutch go to Phi Island.

Receiving Zheng Zhilong's answer that he agreed to use the channel, the envoy returned to the Dutch assembly point in Luzon.

Without wasting time, Wei Malang immediately gathered all the warships and sailed to the East China Sea, taking the route to Phi Island.

Of course, these things couldn't be hidden from Shen Lian's eyes and ears, and the news spread back to Dongjiang Town.

Liu Meng summoned all battalion-level generals to discuss countermeasures.

In fact, it wasn't all discussions, it was Liu Meng who gave orders throughout the process.

It was Shang Kexi's navy with 8000 warships and [-] people, accompanied by Liu Meng;
Geng Zhongming and Kong Youde each had 150 troops stationed on the coast, mainly relying on [-] coastal defense heavy artillery along the coasts of Phi Island and Shicheng Island.

The worst result is that Shang Kexi didn't stop the Dutch warship and launched a sniper landing battle on Shuangdao.

Of course, the probability of such an outcome is almost zero, but Liu Meng still arranged the final defense according to the worst outcome.

After the meeting, all officers and soldiers of the Dongjiang Department began to take action, overhauling weapons and equipment, and providing sufficient ammunition and supplies.

Half a month later, the huge fleet of 150 Dutch ships sailed into the East China Sea. Under the supervision of Zheng Zhilong's fleet, they continued to march towards the Yellow Sea without stopping.

After the Dutch fleet was far away, Zheng Zhilong personally took command and sent [-] warships to follow behind the Dutch.

It would be a lie to say that Wei Malang is not afraid of Zheng Zhilong's profit.

His plan is also very straightforward, to capture Phi Island and occupy Phi Island, and use Phi Island as a base to garrison on the spot. Relying on the Dutch warships and Phi Island's old coastal defense artillery, he is confident that he can resist Zheng Zhilong's attack.

In Wei Malang's mind, it would not take a few months to manufacture each of those warships.

If you don't have a year, don't even think about making it.

So, in two years, even if Phi Island builds a large dock, how many warships can it produce?
Six ships, or ten ships, even if it is ten ships, it is only thirty ships.

Even if the warship runs fast and the artillery has a long range, how long can it resist the wolf pack tactics?

Yes, Wei Malang is going to use the advantage of the huge battleship cluster at any cost to reduce the space for Liu Meng's warship to move, and finally use naval guns to bombard him.

He didn't believe that 150 warships could not defeat the mere dozens of warships in Phi Island.

And this world-renowned battle has also attracted the attention of various forces, including the Chongzhen Dynasty and Huang Taiji, and even the leaders of the peasant uprising army.

On April 23, the Dutch fleet entered the Yellow Sea under the leadership of Wei Malang.

Monk Liu Meng Kexi had already set up his formation in the Yellow Sea, preparing for this battle.

On the ship tower of the Dingyuan, Monk Liu Meng Kexi stood on it, staring at the distant sea.

Shang Kexi tried his best to hold back the excitement in his heart, he had no reason not to be excited, compared to the previous combined fleet of Zheng Zhilong and the Dutch, the warships sent by the Dutch this time were many times stronger.

You know, although Zheng Zhilong claims to have thousands of warships, not all of them are the main battleships like the Dutch's warships.

The configuration of its ships, the firepower of artillery of different sizes, and even the big guns unique to the Ming Dynasty, not to mention the short range, the power is not very good.

(End of this chapter)