Chongzhen Undergraduates

There were less than three cannons that could be fired on the port side of the entire Hector, and they were all empty.

In this regard, the Ming army's gun mount technology is better than that of the Dutch army.Although it is not yet a motorized steering, it is no longer necessary to rely on a single wheel to push the steering.The ordnance research department has changed the European-style four-wheeled gun carriage for ships into two wheels, and the gun body of the cannon has been changed to a pulley rope to fix it, and the pulley can also be used to adjust the direction.

"Continue to turn around, let the rear ship catch up, and fight it again." Zheng Chenggong continued to order.

At this time, he could already judge that the round of artillery fire that the opponent stayed was actually a huge crisis, and the speed of the enemy's ship had already lagged behind his own.And the front ship of one's own side can already block the enemy ship, they can only fight but not run away.

Chapter 455: Major General Bravely Fights the Dutch Army

Zheng Chenggong calculated that the Dutchman's ship had no chance of running away, but he still miscalculated.Because he still doesn't know enough about European ship types, especially the fast ships used for communication in Europe.

The Maria quickly turned its bow when it saw that the situation was not good, and then zigzag quickly and could not escape.

The so-called small boats are easy to turn around, and they are talking about boats like Maria.

A few blessing boats patrolling by the Ming army tried to intercept the Maria, but the opponent quickly left the battlefield after a few dodges.

"My surname is Guo, a small boat has escaped." Liu Guoxuan brought up the military information.

"Let's just run away, let's deal with the enemies in front of us first." Zheng Chenggong looked at the other three warships that had been surrounded, and looked forward to it. He hoped to capture these ships.

Especially the opponent's flagship Hector, it will definitely make the emperor happy.

At this time, the Hector was already covered in injuries and could not turn flexibly.In particular, two of its masts have been broken, and the whole body has been hooked by the blessing boat. The soldiers of the Ming Army Navy are desperately climbing towards the boat.

Shouts, gunshots, and gunfire sounded together, and the first ship-to-ship battle between the two sides had already begun, while the other two warships of the Dutch were still fighting desperately.

Chen Yonghua and the others could no longer be afraid. Although the students couldn't fight like veterans, they still had the guts to hold their weapons and make cold shots.

"Bang bang!" After the gunshots rang out, the excited teenagers shouted, "I hit it."

On the Dutch side, more than half of the hundred soldiers on the Hector had been lost, and it was only a matter of time before the ship fell.

The commander of the Dutch army retreated into the stern. He was already covered with wounds, his hands were shaking constantly, and he didn't even have the strength to hold a sword.

The Ming army, which was originally thought to be weak, was equipped with sharp flintlock guns and long swords, especially the ferocity of their fighting was not comparable to that of the local natives in Taiwan.

They thought they were powerful in East Asia, but in fact it was because they had no real opponents.

"Blow up the ship!" This was the only way the captain could think of.

"Boom!" After a loud noise, the ammunition depot of the Hector exploded, and the entire stern of the ship was blown up into the sky. Several Ming army warships were also affected, and a large number of Dutch and Ming troops died here. field explosion.

"xxx" Liu Guoxuan swears. Once the Hector exploded, the original plan to capture the prisoners was completely ruined. The most important thing is that the Ming army also suffered a lot of casualties.

"Don't board the ship again, the remaining two ships will be fought until they surrender." Zheng Chenggong was also very annoyed, and the ducks in his mouth flew away.

"It seems that people from our army hit the gunpowder magazine." Feng Xifan interjected in real time.

"Who hit the ammunition depot?" Zheng Chenggong was angry.

"Probably those youngsters who don't know how to fight." Feng Xifan tentatively said, and then he glanced at Zheng Chenggong from the corner of his eye, and Zheng Chenggong's face turned black all of a sudden.This is a messy account, and it can't be checked.

There is no suspense in the naval battle, and the battle at Ojima on the northern line is even less suspenseful than in the official history.

Bader divided the 240-man line into three rows, the shooting formation most admired by some.The queue of the Dutch army is quite neat, and even the hat with feathers on the head is also very beautiful.

But the number of opponents they faced was several times that of theirs, and the opponents were all flintlocks.

Chen Ze didn't even plan to lure the enemy into the depths with one hand at all. He just wanted Beder to go further north in his calculations, so that after the fight, the Ming army's artillery coverage would be larger.

When the level of weapons and equipment of the two sides reached a certain level, the combat power of European soldiers was really not flattering, and their tactics seemed extremely rigid and inflexible.

"Shoot!" Chen Ze and Bader ordered to shoot almost at the same time.

The Dutch army was surrounded by smoke, and the formation could hardly be seen after three rows of guns, but the smoke on the Ming army's side was only a thin layer.Then all the Ming soldiers took a half-squatting posture to shoot, and they didn't even need to aim at the target. The smoke was too conspicuous.

The gunfire rang for an instant, and Bader also wanted to see the results of the battle. Just at this time, a gust of wind blew away the smoke in front of the battle.

Beder was stunned when he saw the battle in front of him. They were surrounded by the Ming army just now, and what was even more frightening was that the Ming army had no casualties, but his own side had suffered a lot of casualties.

The most important thing is that the Dutch army still uses a stupid array of guns, aiming forward with a flintlock gun.Although the Ming army was also somewhat dense, their formation was already a skirmish line.

"You lazy pigs, retreat quickly." Captain Bader snarled as he retreated towards Zeelandia.

"Chase, kill them all for me." Chen Ze swung his saber and led his men to chase them up.Just kidding, if one regiment fights two companies, it would be a joke if the opponent ran away.

"Commander, do you want to go up and fight with the bayonet?" Chen Ze's chief of staff asked.

"What kind of bayonet are you fighting for? Those red-haired ghosts are smelly, let me aim and shoot them. The emperor said, our lives are more precious than theirs." Chen Ze is not stupid, he ran up to fight at this time, purely to stimulate the opponent After they killed a few more people, he didn't believe that these red-haired ghosts would not surrender.

Chen Ze's opinion was correct. When Beider was shot in the chest, the formation of the entire Dutch army began to be chaotic.Their gunshots were also sparse, and they could no longer show the momentum of continuous shooting.

Bader clutched his wound painfully, he wanted to stand up but couldn't.Breathing became more and more difficult, and my chest was blocked like a huge stone.As the blood flowed out in large quantities, he felt his body getting colder and colder.

At the last moment of closing his eyes, Bader saw his subordinates turn around and run away, and then they were knocked down one by one from behind by the bullets, and finally struggled on the ground in pain.

He thought of the flying fish in his hometown, the feeling that the guts could be removed with one knife, and then the whole fish would slide into his mouth.He also thought of his mom, his family.At this moment, Bedell wanted to go home, he regretted coming to the East, where countless ghosts of Ming people and aborigines killed by him were beckoning to him.

After attacking the Dutch army, Chen Ze's troops began to clean up the battlefield. There were not only the equipment left by the Dutch army, but also nearly a hundred prisoners.

"Send a signal to tell the command that the battle here has been won." Chen Ze took a look through the binoculars, and the naval battle in the outer sea has also come to an end. The other two Dutch battleships have already raised white flags, and the Ming army is boarding the ship.

In the far direction of Zeelandia City, a large number of Dutch troops defending outside the city were retreating, and Zeelandia bells rang loudly.The Dutch have nothing to rely on except for two cities.

The next day's battle ended, and the Ming army won a big victory.

"Send someone to the city to ask them to surrender." Zheng Chenggong's flagship flamboyantly sailed to the sea outside Zeelandia City, and at the same time, Chikan City was also surrounded by the Ming army.

"Master Guo, He Bin sent someone to deliver the news." Liu Guoxuan said.

"Oh! What did he say?" Zheng Chenggong asked.

"He Bin said that the water source of Chixian City is brought into the city from the high mountains behind. We only need to cut off the water source, and Chixian City will fall within three days." Liu Guoxuan said.

"Did he say anything about Zeelandia?" Zheng Chenggong asked.

"He Bin said that Zelanza's defense is too strict, and it may not be easy to attack by force." Liu Guoxuan replied.

"A small castle can stop the might of our heavenly army. Hurry up and make a battle plan, and let us meet this Kuiyi tomorrow."

Zheng Chenggong is very confident. He has arranged for a large number of cannons to land. In his eyes, Zeelandia City is really not comparable to the warship that has sunk into the sea.

Chapter 456: Taiwan Governor Yao Qisheng

Zeelandia is indeed difficult to fight, because the city itself is built on the island, and all sides are within range of the cannons on the castle.To attack the castle, you must first fight the landing battle.

The plan of the Ming army was to wait for the surrender of Chixian City before attacking Zeelandia.Before that, the Ming army wanted to transfer the Han residents outside the castle, and it was impossible for these people to let them enter the castle.