Lord of Ming Dynasty

This is a great blow to them.

Commerce is the basis for the survival of the Dutch, and maritime trade and plundering of Asia are their cornerstones, and they will never allow such things to happen.

The Portuguese tried to occupy several coastal counties in Daming and gained a firm foothold on the mainland.

Although the power of the Longwu court has extended to Guangzhou, where the Hukui cavalry and infantry troops of the Jinhua Rebel Army are stationed, the Portuguese will have to expand westward if they expand, but the west is the territory of the Yongli court.

The war between the Yongli court and the Qing army's Tartars was like a seesaw. There was no stable business and trade there, and they might have been strangled by both sides just after passing.

The Portuguese, with limited forces, could not extend further inland.

The Dutch also have the same concerns as the Portuguese, so if they cannot extend inward, they will occupy more coastal areas.

Since the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea are difficult to pass, or there used to be a long sea route, why not take the opportunity to occupy the territory of the Jinhua Rebel Army and let the two sides of Ming Dynasty come to the coast to trade with them?

This is commercial interest, and war hatred.

The Portuguese and the Dutch supported the Qing army’s war against the Ming Dynasty twice, but Zhang Qiang captured their combatants. Most of them were executed, and they died terribly. Some were sent to labor camps, and some were recruited by Zhang Qiang. A helper to help Zhang Qiang develop, which gave them only one way to deal with the Jinhua Rebels, war.

War, war is being fought now.

But the odds were against them.

The helpers they brought in, the Daming pirates, barely showed their role, and were defeated by the Jinhua Rebel Army navy. Some of the ruthless characters who could not escape were also resisting, but their resistance was only in front of the dense artillery. It can be said that the mantis blocks the car, and it is beyond its control.

So they rushed up.

They also have [-] warships, and they feel that based on their combat experience, even if the navy of the Jinhua Rebel Army looks very powerful, tens of thousands of pirates, thousands of pirate warships lose, but they will definitely be able to turn the tide of the battle.

But they were wrong. Even though some ships were destroyed and injured by the pirates, the Jinhua Rebel Navy Second Squadron, which was assaulting in a strict formation, still inflicted heavy damage on them with unparalleled strength.

In the first contact, even if they rushed to the front, 150 meters, this almost posed a threat to the second squadron of the Jinhua Rebel Army, a serious threat, but they did not achieve results in one shot.

Zhang Ying showed his teeth and claws, and excitedly told the generals of the Jinhua Rebel Army and Taizhou Army how he fought tens of thousands of pirates and thousands of pirate warships, and then fought with the Portuguese fleet.

Chapter 188 Naval War Narrative [-]

"Admiral Zhang, you really said it." A general of the Jinhua Volunteer Army was enjoying listening to it, but Zhang Ying hung up his appetite and stopped talking.

Zhang Ying took a sip of tea, continued to make some adjustments before saying: "We are divided into four columns. Taking advantage of the wind at that time, we are like two sharp swords, and we can directly penetrate the enemy's dense formation like a table full of peanut beans."

"The Portuguese warships that rushed up were all facing us with their bows. Maybe they thought that the [-]-pound carron guns on their bows could hurt us, but in fact..."

He glanced at his colleagues around him.

The generals of the army gave him a bunch of white eyes in dissatisfaction with his appetite.

Zhang Ying smiled, "Actually, our fleet took advantage of the wind to move very fast, and it was horizontal to the hull. The cannons on this side, the eighty ships had hundreds of cannons facing them, ships in twos and threes They rushed up and tried to intercept us in the middle, it was wishful thinking, their three cats and two dogs were immediately smashed to pieces by the artillery.

The first ship may pass by quickly, and the second ship will come, and a dozen cannons will pass by. Even if one hits him, a shell is as big as a human head. Once he goes up, there will be a big hole in his deck. , the third ship went up, and this time there were more, because was it shot?They must hesitate for a while, so the chances of hitting the third ship are even greater.

The fourth boat, the fifth boat, the boats kept passing them 150 meters away, and then the boats ahead of them were all smashed to pieces and disintegrated in the sea.

The sea water is cold, and the sea wind is so strong. Once a person falls into the sea water, he becomes a drowned chicken. After a long time, the body temperature of the person loses rapidly, so he turns into a popsicle.

The second wave of enemy ships is still rushing forward. There are more ships, more than 30 ships, but they are used by birds. They are shot one after another. There are only a few artillery pieces that can fight back, but our artillery will not stop, so These [-] ships were either stopped in place, or their bows were destroyed, and they began to sink.

The ship sank, and the sailors and soldiers on the ship jumped into the water one by one like dumplings. "

An army general didn't know much about naval warfare. He asked strangely: "Since the boat is still there, why did they dive into the water? Since you said that the water is so cold, they can survive for a few minutes longer if they stay on the boat for a while." ?"

"Hehe." Zhang Ying took a sip of tea.

"You don't know, when a big ship sinks, it will form a vortex on the water surface. If you don't jump into the water as soon as possible, once you are caught in the vortex, no matter how good your water skills are, you won't be able to float up alive.

The place where we fought was far away from the shore, but it was only a few miles away. People with good water skills and strong endurance sailors will have a chance to swim to the shore. All gone. "

Another army general, whose home is close to the water, followed Zhang Ying's words: "Yes, there are often whirlpools on the river near our house. If there are whirlpools, even people with good water quality may die. The whirlpool has no bottom. It is frightening that in one summer, more than a dozen people with good water skills may die because of carelessness or accidental contact with the underwater whirlpool.

That is in the river, the water depth is only one or two meters. If it is in the sea, if you encounter a whirlpool, the place that is more than ten meters deep, well, it is scary to think about it. "

"Hehe." Zhang Ying crossed her legs, tapping her legs while drinking tea.

Several hours of sea battles, continuous sailing, and the humid climate at sea will still cause people who have been at sea all year round to suffer from rheumatism, and he cannot avoid it, so he often rests his legs whenever he has the opportunity , a chance to keep warm, which would reduce his pain.

Many people love to hear news of victories and the details of many victories.

Because they will enjoy the joy of those victories, even if the victory is not achieved by them, or it is a victory made against them.

Maybe the purpose is different, but victory makes people feel more happy.

The confidence became stronger. Of course, all the victories of the Jinhua Rebel Army would ultimately be attributed to the leadership of Zhang Qiang. Without Zhang Qiang and without the governor, they would not have a good life and their current identity and status.

So when Zhang Ying continued to tell, they listened attentively, not letting go of every detail.

"When the Portuguese ships were smashed in front of us, the Dutch ships had swept from behind and turned into direct artillery fire from the front." Zhang Qiang waved his hand vigorously.

"It took less than a quarter of an hour for the Portuguese fleet to turn into a pile of wood and rubbish. Dozens of large and small warships were smashed to pieces. Maybe they will never show off their power along our coast again. They can only shiver in ports and castles with their sailors and army soldiers."

"And what about the Dutchman?"

"I heard that they also have a lot of warships."

"By the way, there are the Ming pirates on your other side, are they still there?"

Three generals of the Jinhua Rebel Army raised their concerns and details.

"The Dutch, well, they do have a lot of fleets, maybe they brought all the ships from Batavia, more than 100 ships, only lost a few ships in our first round of raids, and wounded one or two , but they collided themselves on the next turn we made."

"Have we nothing to lose?"

"That's right. Although the Dutch may not be as good as our ships, they are better at naval warfare after all." Two staff members of the General Army Palace raised an unavoidable question.

Zhang Qiang nodded heavily, "Yes, we are not without casualties. During the first assault, when we faced locust-like pirate ships, we still suffered some injuries. Their fire boats burned down. We have at least five ships, and they have captured at least three of our ships, and they are desperately working for the Dutch and the Portuguese, maybe they just want to get our ships, or they want to kill the officers.”

"The Portuguese were not without gains, we had at least seven ships sunk by their cannons, eight or ten ships were wounded by them, and then had a gang fight with them, but they were all wiped out in the end , because we still have a sea team on board, those musketeers and infantry brothers sent on board by the governor, they bravely repelled the enemy, or died heroically, there are too many enemies."

"But——that's not the point. In such a large naval battle, their attack power will not cause us much damage. Our second fleet quickly turned around and joined us to face the Portuguese and In the battle formation of the Dutch, we are almost the first to link together, forming a sea encirclement, enclosing the Dutch and some of the pirates on this side.

"Then, countless shells fell down, and our ships continued to fire and attack around them, just like the Mongols used to face those European heavy infantry teams, shooting arrows around them until their manpower was exhausted, until they collapse."

"Ha, what is said so affectionately, it must be a good thing." At this time, Du Ge also stepped into the hall with blood all over his body.

Chapter 189 Naval War Narrative [-]

Seeing Du Ge walking in full of vigor, Zhang Ying stood up, "Admiral Du, are your affairs over?"

"Well, it's almost over. Those pirates are really slippery. I chased them all night and mobilized almost all the coastal militias, garrison troops, and Jinhua Rebels' regular army to wipe out most of them. Some people still ran away. They He was originally a local here, maybe a pirate who lived here for a long time, very slippery.