Da Ming started to ascend the throne

These people are summoners, not to mention encountering a small typhoon, even if the sky falls, they will not change their expressions.

In the past, when they were in a decisive battle with the Eight Banners Soldiers captured by the East, they didn't even frown when the opponent's saber slashed at them.

As long as they don't die, they still slash and kill with their knives. The so-called invincible Dong captive Eight Banners are frightened by them.

Now the flagship of the Daming Armored Battleship Fleet is the Hongwu, and the command cabin of the Hongwu is full of talents.

Not only Zheng Chenggong, the commander of the Daming Navy, was holding the command center, but also three senior generals and several lieutenants of the Longqi Special Forces were sitting beside him.

Warships driven by steam engines save a lot of operating soldiers. In bad weather, they only need to stay in the cabin.

However, sail warships must require many sailors to operate the sails, and once there is no wind or the wind is weak, sailors must rely on sailors to sail.

Looking at the raging storm and huge waves outside, the commanders of the special forces on the Hongwu had serious expressions on their faces. They were worried that the giant ship would be overturned by huge waves at any time.

But Zheng Chenggong is not worried, he is still comforting Yan Yingyuan, Li Dingguo and others:

"Don't worry, the three generals. The ironclad battleship has no sails or masts. The area exposed to the wind is very small, so it can completely resist such a strong typhoon."

The three of them bowed their hands to Zheng Chenggong:

"I hope so, but the wobble really scares us."

In the face of a sudden typhoon attack, if the captain is inexperienced and a huge wave hits the side of the battleship, the battleship is likely to be overturned.

Under such circumstances, experienced captains would order the battleship to brave the wind and waves.

In addition, a certain distance should be kept between the fleets, which is also to prevent the warships from losing control and colliding with each other.

Zheng Chenggong went to sea with his father since he was a child. Although he is young, he has a lot of experience.

The fleet fought bravely against the weather, and although it experienced several dangers, it finally floated steadily on the sea.

Maybe even Zheng Chenggong himself didn't know how long it took for the fleet to finally reach Penghu.

Penghu was also once occupied by Hongmao Fan. Later, the Ming army sent troops to attack Penghu, and it took eight months to finally recapture Penghu.

"General, look what kind of monster is that?"

The Ming army had a garrison in Penghu. Seeing more than a dozen large ships approaching Penghu in the wind, they hurriedly reported to the general in charge of the defense of Penghu.

Qianhu raised his binoculars to look, and if he found eleven giant warships coming on the waves.

He saw neither the mast nor the sails, but he saw the battleship advancing against the wind.

In particular, there are two huge chimneys on each battleship, and the chimneys are spraying billowing black smoke at this time.

"Nimma, what kind of battleship is this? It's unbelievable. All soldiers are ready to fight."

Qianhu hurriedly ordered all the soldiers stationed in Penghu to prepare for the battle, but found that the Minglong flag was suddenly raised above the giant ship.

He hurriedly said again:

"It seems to be my Ming Fleet, don't fire for now."

The sentinel lowered the binoculars and reported:

"It's my Ming battleship. It seems that I heard that it is called an iron-clad battleship. It is really extraordinary. They can still come to Penghu in such a strong typhoon."

After the fleet landed in Penghu, I looked back at the sea behind me, and I could see a merchant ship being blown over by the typhoon.

Some have sunk to the bottom of the sea, and some merchant ships have half their masts exposed on the sea surface, and soon disappeared.

Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, Yan Yingyuan and the others saw this kind of tragedy for the first time, and they couldn't help shaking their heads and sighing.

After the fleet docked, Zheng Chenggong wanted to know about the situation in Taiwan, and ordered to rest in Penghu for an hour before continuing to sail to the main island of Taiwan.

As soon as the warship docked, the head of the Penghu garrison boarded the Hongwu to meet the governor Zheng Chenggong.

And reported the information they got to Zheng Chenggong.

It turns out that Hongmao Fan has two major defensive areas in Taiwan, and the defense is very strong.

One is Chikan Tower and the other is Zeelandia City. The two fortresses of Chikan Tower and Zeelandia City are built near the sea.

Between Chikan Tower and Zeelandia City is an inner port called Taijiang Port.

To the east of the Taijiang River is the estuary, and to the north is the Luer Gate as a barrier.

Chikan Tower and Zelanzhe City are the corners of each other. A large number of forts have been built on both sides of the Taijiang River. The nearby sea is completely within their artillery blockade, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

There are two waterways entering the Taijiang River from the open sea. The south channel has a wide mouth and deep water and is relatively easy to enter.

Almost all the red-haired warships gathered there, and with the artillery all over the land, attacking from there was almost a dead end.

The other road is Luermen, where the water is shallow, and large warships can only enter at high tide, but small warships can enter at ordinary times.

The city of Zeelandia is the economic, cultural and military center of orangomaofan in Asia, and it is also the general hub of oriental trade of orangomaofan.

Antony, the governor of Hongmao stationed in Taiwan, is not worried but happy when he sees the strong wind and huge waves on the sea at this time.

Although he didn't take the Ming army very seriously, he was still worried that the Ming army would suddenly send troops to recover Taiwan when reinforcements did not arrive.

Now that the typhoon is so strong, he feels that the Ming army will not come, at least for the time being he can rest assured.

It's not that he underestimated the warships of the Ming army, even their advanced warships of the Hongmao Fan would be blown over by strong winds as long as they went to sea.

If the Ming army dared to cross the Taiwan Strait under such weather conditions, they would definitely die in the belly of the fish.

Anthony thought of the envoys sent to Liaoluo Bay, Kinmen to negotiate with the Ming army.

"Come here, see if the envoy we sent has returned."

An officer who looked like a central defender hurriedly replied:

"Your Excellency, we have sent two envoys, but they have not returned yet, and they are estimated to be sheltering from the typhoon in Jinmen."

"Well, it's possible, such a big typhoon, only a fool would venture out to sea."

Humming a ditty, Anthony walked down Zeelandia, he was going to meet some beauties.

Zeelandia City is a cold fort with super strong defense, which has the function of defending against artillery attacks.

A wall to defend against artillery bombardment was built on the periphery of the city wall. The wall is very thick and has a slope that is low on the outside and high on the inside.

This is also the most advanced Cold Castle in Europe now, and it is now copied to Taiwan by Hongmao Fan.

There are also dozens of Hongyi cannons erected on the city wall, which are mainly used to attack sea targets.