Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 254
After the sea sacrifice ceremony, Zheng Sen's fleet immediately set off from the Penghu Islands and sailed quickly to Luermen Harbor.

Considering the lack of food in the army and the fact that the Penghu Islands cannot be lost, Zheng Sen did not bring his fourth uncle Zheng Hongkui's fleet.Even so, there are still more than 3 ships on the expedition, with more than [-] crew members.

The fleet sailed mightily on the sea, the warships stretched for several miles, the sea light was dim, the oars were flying, and the masts were everywhere.

Since Zheng He's voyages to the West, there has never been such a large and mighty fleet on the East China Sea.Standing on the deck, Zheng Sen was full of emotion. He thought of a poem by Lu You, "Thirty thousand miles east of the river enters the sea, and five thousand miles climbs to the sky."

A man stands upright, as he should!

Looking at the vast and boundless sea for a while, Zheng Sen returned to the cabin as the command room, summoned the generals and said: "According to the information brought by He Tongshi, our army must occupy Taijiang Bay if we want to recover Dongfan Island. Yuangang and Luermen Port are the two main waterways entering the Taijiang River, and the Dayuangang waterway is controlled by the artillery of Zeelandia City."

"In order to avoid the enemy's powerful artillery fire, I decided to march from Luermen Port. However, the water here is shallow and the underwater reefs are densely covered. The waterway is narrow and tortuous. Large ships can only pass through when the tide is high. Therefore, after approaching Luermen Port, do not rush forward. , You must wait until the tide rises before you can act."

Luermen Port was later silted up into land, leaving only a small stream called Luermen River. One can imagine the danger of this place.

The generals nodded, and He Bin added: "You don't have to worry too much, generals. The so-called gains must be lost. Although the terrain of Luermen Port is steep and undercurrents are turbulent, the Dutch did not focus on defense at Luermen because Luermen was silted. The sand was so heavy that large ships could not pass through it at all, so the Dutch did not pay much attention to it after Luermen sank a few ships and blocked the seaway, which gave us an opportunity."

He Bin knew the Dutch entrenched in Dongfan Island very well, and things happened as he expected. When the tide in Luermen Port came, Zheng Sen's fleet easily passed the harbor and drove straight to Weidao, the northern line.

At this time, the Dutch knew that the army was under pressure. The Dutch defenders stationed in Proventia saw the Zheng army landed. The chief Mao Shinanding sent Po Guizai to lead 250 soldiers to resist.

Although Po Guizi only had less than [-] troops, he had no fear, and said blatantly: "As long as the Chinese hear the sound of muskets, they will flee, and they are completely vulnerable. Let's see how I beat these trash Fuck the crap so they can see how good the Dutch are!"

But the development of the matter was beyond the imagination of the ghosts. Seeing the Dutch army going out to fight, Zheng Sen ordered the forward troops to form a line to wait for the enemy, and sent some soldiers to take sailboats to go around behind the Dutch army and land behind the cover of the sand dunes.

When the two sides encountered each other, Po Guizai clamored for his subordinates to fire their guns. He never expected that the enemy on the opposite side would also fire their guns. He was taken aback.

Why are Chinese people not afraid of muskets?

The thing that made Po Guizi even more alarming was still to come. The Dutch army only had time to fire three rows of guns, and suddenly found a Zheng Jundao player behind him, and his side was caught in a dangerous situation of two-sided attack.
So Po Guizai decided to retreat and ordered the Dutch army to issue a volley of guns to the Zheng army behind. However, the Dutch soldiers had already panicked at this time and failed to stop them.

The Zheng army won a complete victory in this battle, and the captain of the Dutch army, Po Guizai, was killed and the whole army was wiped out.

After taking the Northern Line Oshima with little effort, his morale was greatly boosted, and Zheng Sen decided to take Zeelandia City in one go.

The fleet occupied Dayuan Port, and four hundred warships lined up to block the sea.At the same time, soldiers landed, preparing to launch a general attack on Zeelandia.

When they came to the city, people were shocked, what a towering and strong castle!

As the base camp of the Dutch in Dongfan Island, Zeelandia City was built with bricks and stones, and the three-component clay technology of the Ming Dynasty was used as an adhesive to make the walls stronger.

The city is divided into upper and lower cities, and the upper city has two floors. In the middle of the upper layer is a square three-story building, which is said to be three feet high according to historical data.It can be said that there are layers upon layers of barriers.

There is a bastion around the upper city wall, and each bastion is equipped with 12 Hongyi cannons. The lower level at the foot of the mountain is composed of four semi-circular forts and city walls. Each semi-circular fort is equipped with 3 Hongyi cannons, a total of 12. , In addition, there are two bastions equipped with 4 Hongyi cannons respectively.Then there is an independent bunker fort "Utrecht Fort" at the commanding heights in the south of the castle, equipped with 12 cannons.

In addition to these bunkers, a layer of wooden fences was arranged on the outermost edge of Zeelandia City, which was used to delay the enemy army within the firing range of the artillery to the greatest extent, causing maximum damage.

Seeing with his own eyes the defense of the fortified Zeelandia City, Zheng Sen's scalp became numb, and he thought that this battle might not be easy to fight, and he wondered how much effort it would take.

But the matter has come to this point, he can only bite the bullet and launch an attack.The forward troops invested 3000 people, and under the cover of their own artillery, they rushed to Zeelandia.

All of a sudden, artillery roared in the city, and huge shells fell like raindrops in a patchwork pattern.The ground under their feet shook, and the air in the sky roared. The soldiers of Zheng Jun fell in pieces, blood soaked the sand, and the sand was trampled into red mud by the people behind.

In just half an hour, most of the 300 soldiers died, and the results of the battle were simply unbearable to look at.Only two or [-] people pushed down the tens of meters long fence and rushed to the outer wall of the lower city, but they were quickly stopped by the Dutch Musketeers.

At this time, Yang Zu, the general of Huwei Town, sent someone to report: "Young master, it's not good, the governor of Proventia City, Mao Shinanding, sent a fleet to attack Luermen Harbor, trying to cut off our Back off!"

Zheng Sen frowned, thinking to himself that the Dutch are not stupid, they are quite good at fighting.

If the Luermen Port fell into the hands of the Dutch again, and our own side could not quickly gnaw down the hard bone of the city of Zeelandia, we would face enemies on both sides and be in danger.

After pondering for a while, Zheng Sen called the Vanguard Officer Chen Zedao: "After careful consideration, I decided to change my strategy and deal with the Dutch in Proventia first. In order to prevent the enemies of Zeelandia from hiding behind, I need you Lead half of the fleet to continue the siege and buy me time. Do you understand what I mean?"

"The general understands!" Chen Ze patted his chest and assured, "I dare not say that the city of Zeelandia will be broken, but it will definitely block the enemy's way out and prevent the Dutch from stepping out of the city."

"That's great!" Zheng Sen left Dayuan Harbor with two hundred warships without stopping.

In less than half a day, Zheng Sen's fleet and the enemy fleet encountered each other at sea, and the battle was imminent.

(End of this chapter)