I'm really not the carpenter emperor

"Get out, get out!"

Woke up all of a sudden and started yelling frantically.

The navy officers and soldiers on the ship also began to turn the rudder, but with a trembling sound, sawdust and gunpowder smoke flying in the air, this Fujian navy warship converted from a merchant ship was captured without any suspense. Again the shot fell apart.

Chapter 252 I order you to surrender

There were scattered wooden boards and a large number of corpses floating on the sea. Just now, Fujian General Yu Zizao received a piece of news that made his heart sink.

The vanguard fleet, [-] warships converted from merchant ships, more than [-] assault boats, and fire dragon boats, were completely defeated by the Dutch after only one encounter.

The so-called warships converted from merchant ships faced Dutch Galen warships, and almost one of them would be destroyed in one round of shelling.

It wasn't sunk, it was directly destroyed!

The wolf pack tactics of the assault boats, as well as the fire attack of the fire dragon boats, without exception, had little effect. At most, they could only cause disturbance to the Dutch, rather than the hoped-for threat.

On the one hand, Yu Zizao ordered people to rescue the officers and soldiers who were struggling to call for help in the water, on the other hand, he was stepping up his strategic deployment.

Now in his heart, his previous belief in victory has been shaken a little.

He was thinking, even if the Zheng family's fleet intercepted another Dutch fleet from Penghu, the nine Dutch ships in front of him would be able to win the battle if they brought more than 200 ships this time.

A Galen battleship can easily defeat a fleet of its own, and the combat effectiveness of the entire Dutch fleet is simply unimaginable.

Even so, he still showed a confident look in front of his subordinates. No matter what, as a general, he must not show timidity first!

Yu Zizao felt that since the combat effectiveness of the Dutch fleet is so strong, it is necessary to give full play to its own advantages, that is, crowd tactics!

He gathered all the fire dragon boats, and gave the order to use the fire dragon boats to ignite fire to besiege the Dutch warships, so that they could not turn around, instead of cooperating with the assault boats to fight on board.

After that, he gathered all the assault boats and let half of them cruise outside the fire circle arranged by the fire dragon boat after the battle to help seal off the sea area.

The other half of the assault boats were used as cannon fodder to attract firepower and interfere with the Dutch, and they continued to fight side by side as before.

As for whether they could really board a Dutch warship, Yu Zizao, who had heard the tragic battle just now, had no hope at all.

In the end, Yu Zizao gathered all the more than [-] main Cangshan warships and Xiaofu boats. Only these ships, equipped with Fran cannons and Hongyi heavy artillery, were capable of fighting against the Dutch warships.

Of course, the Xiaofu boat was only equipped with a red cannon that was as powerful as one of the Dutch cannons. Yu Zizao could only dispatch a dozen of such warships at most.

This battle is very clear. Except for the dozen or so small blessing boats equipped with Hongyi cannons, all the other hundreds of boats are all auxiliary. Even the forty or so main Cangshan warships of the Fujian Navy also the same.

The firepower configuration of the Cangshan warship is as follows:

Forty large and small Francois cannons, more than two hundred muskets, four thunder cannons, fifteen spray tubes, three Lumi guns, two hundred crossbow arrows, four gunpowder crossbows, fifty rockets, and thirty fire bricks Yuan.

The staffing is 64 people, 55 officers and soldiers in combat, and nine sailors in charge of logistics support. Land warfare is also called heavy soldiers.

This battle allowed Yu Zizao to see clearly the gap between the Daming Navy and Western countries.

Because Ming Dynasty was still in the leading position decades ago, the gap is actually not that big. Take the Fujian Navy, which has not been in war for a long time and has not trained in military equipment, as an example.

The main Cangshan warship, which should have been retired long ago, but could not be replaced due to funding problems, was equipped with Franco cannons that were not much behind the Western contemporaries.

There is still some combat effectiveness. If it is replaced by the Denglai Navy at this time, the combat effectiveness will be much stronger than that of the Fujian Navy.

Since Yuan Keli was appointed by Emperor Tianqi to serve as the governor of Denglai, on the one hand, he is actively cooperating with the Dongjiang Army in the battle on Phi Island, and on the other hand, he is also reorganizing the Denglai Navy.

After Yuan Keli's vigorous development, today's Denglai Navy has eliminated the sluggish state of the past 20 years, and completed the replacement of the old Cangshan ships. Now the main warships are all Fuchuan.

Even the large Fuchuan equipped with [-] large and small Franco cannons, the Denglai Navy developed [-] ships in the second year of Tianqi.

Although the combat effectiveness of the Dafu Ship was still not as good as that of the most advanced Galen warship in the West at this time, its combat capability in offshore waters was clearly superior to that of the three-masted galley.

However, the imperial court has limited funds, just like the guards, it is impossible to completely rectify every part of the country. At present, we can only spend a lot of effort to get such a Denglai navy out.

At present, most of the naval forces in the country are equipped with similar configurations as the Fujian Navy, and the gap with the Dutch is not very huge.

If the gap is true, it is still reflected in the intensity of firepower.

The Galen warship is equipped with a full sixty powerful cannons on the left and right sides alone, in addition to that, there are more than twenty bow and stern cannons on the deck.

However, the cost and maintenance costs of such warships are huge, and the East India Company only has a few ships, and the two fleets sent to Penghu this time only have one.

Except for a Galen warship, the main battleship of the Dutch is a three-masted galley suitable for offshore operations. This kind of ship is a medium-sized ship, only a little larger than the Cangshan ship.

It is worth mentioning that the carrying capacity of soldiers and sailors of the Dutch was exactly the opposite of that of Ming's warships.

The carrying capacity of regular Dutch navy soldiers on each galley is generally only about ten people, but the number of sailors is forty to sixty.

These galleys, unlike the complete warship Galen, are all dual-purpose warships for military and business, so they only have ten to fifteen guns on a single side, two guns at the bow and four guns at the stern.

According to the regulations of the Dutch Navy, the total number of heavy cannons equipped on each galley is strictly controlled within thirty.

But in addition, the regular soldiers on board are also equipped with excellent equipment. They generally wear breastplates and steel helmets. They mainly use Dutch halberds in close combat. During naval battles, they use heavy matchlocks and light matchlocks.

That's right, the maritime combat weapons currently assembled by the Dutch are still arquebus guns that are on the verge of being eliminated in the West, and it is extremely inconvenient to navigate and fight at sea.

Western powers also have different naval forces at this time. Generally speaking, in the current era of great navigation, the whole world is changing with each passing day.

Except for the intensity of firepower, the Daming Navy is not far behind the West. Yu Zizao also understands that as long as the country is peaceful for a few years, it can completely catch up.

After receiving the battle report ahead, Lawn, the commander of the Dutch fleet outside Zhangzhou Port, was sneering and disdainful when he heard the naive fighting style of the Daming Navy.

"These fools, who still don't understand their situation, actually want to use those rotten ships made of broken wood to board our great Queen!"

The Queen, this is the name of the Galen warship. Unlike the Great Ming Navy, in the establishment of the Dutch fleet, even a small warship will have its own name.

On the flagship behind him, many sailors and soldiers were holding halberds, waiting for further orders. Lawn thought for a while and said:

"Go and tell these natives that they still don't understand their situation. As the commander of the fleet, I order them to retreat immediately and raise the white flag to accept our incorporation."

"Otherwise, my fleet will fire, sink their navy, and occupy their ports!"

Chapter 253 We Will Win

Outside Zhangzhou Port, after experiencing the painful lessons of the vanguard fleet, Yu Zizao learned from the painful experience, changed his tactics in time, and abandoned the previous combat method based on the tactics of wolves joining the ship.

The assault boat and the fire dragon boat were hit together, and they were mainly responsible for besieging nine Dutch warships, including the Galen warship, in the offshore of Zhangzhou Port with their huge numbers.

In fact, Yu Zizao had made considerable preparations before the battle. He asked some missionaries and learned about the excellent combat capabilities of galleys in offshore areas.

The tactical intention to besiege the Dutch warships off the coast of Fujian was also the result of Yu Zizao's deliberation.

Compared with the eight galleys, which were about the same size as the Cangshan warship, but with slightly denser firepower, how to restrain the Galen warship obviously became the key to a quick victory in the battle.

Once the Dutch fleet is besieged in the offshore, with the advantage of the large number of ships of the Fujian Navy, the combat capability of the Galen battleship will be reduced to a minimum.

Correspondingly, fighting on the outskirts of its own port, the improvement of morale, the timely replenishment of strategic materials, and the reinforcement of the Ming army on the shore have all significantly improved the operations of the Fujian Navy.

Yu Zizao is the main general of this battle, and he also regards the success or failure of the battle, as well as the casualties of the navy, as very important.

With such a huge advantage, even with the privacy of outdated weapons and equipment, if he can't beat the Dutch fleet, he, the general soldier of Fujian, can apologize to Emperor Tianqi who is in the Forbidden City.

Therefore, this battle must be won!

The Ming army outside Zhangzhou Port implemented new tactics, starting with the main Cangshan warships and Fuchuan as the main force, and even abandoned the traditional way of fighting on board and switched to concentrated artillery bombardment.

Obviously, this also dealt a blow to the Dutch, but Commander Lawn still had deep contempt for the native navy in front of him.

Even if he received warnings from the ships of the Galen battleship that they could not turn around and could not exert their full combat capabilities, they remained indifferent and continued to implement his so-called crushing tactics.

Lawn's contempt for the Fujian Navy has a long history. The poor combat effectiveness of the Fujian Navy in the past six months has caused him to go his own way and not plan to withdraw from Zhangzhou Port.

He will use his decisive fighting ability to crush these yellow-skinned monkeys who claim to be the Eastern Empire!

On the battlefield, whether on land or at sea, fighters are often fleeting. Yu Zizao was born in the general family and was influenced by his father, Yu Dayou, a famous anti-Japanese general since he was a child. Naturally, he knows this truth well.

Standing on the flagship flying the Daming flag, he kept ordering and dispatching, not daring to slack off and relax for a moment.

"General Town, the Dutch are trapped!" The Penghu Coastal Defense Battalion brought the Chief Hong Yingdou here, crying in his voice:

"Where is Hong Jiyuan, how is it?"

"In order to attract firepower, he and the officers and soldiers of the whole ship died in battle..." Hong Yingdou knelt on the ground, his eyes were red, and cried:

"Zongzhen, you must not let any of these red moso bamboos escape!"

"I want to avenge my brother, I want to avenge my brothers!!"

Yu Zizao's heart was touched, his eyes were wet for a while, he pressed his saber, stared and said:

"After this battle, the town will invite the capital to show His Majesty Hong Jiyuan's combat achievements, but we must win this battle!"

"Definitely!"

"Definitely!"

After besieging the Dutch fleet, the rest will be easy.

Numerous assault boats cooperated with the fire dragon boats to confuse the Dutch. The Cangshan warships and Xiaofu boats equipped with heavy Francophones and red cannons sailed into the encirclement and fired at the eight galleys first.

All of a sudden, the coast was full of rumbling cannons, and the Fujian navy seemed to have turned the entire battlefield into its own home field, with the sound of the hull being blown up and screams from time to time.

The Fujian navy became more and more courageous, and the people in Zhangzhou Port hid at home, listening to the earth-shattering cannon fire, as if they were close at hand, curled up at home, trembling.

Soon, they heard someone knocking on the door from door to door, but Nan Juyi, the governor of Fujian, mobilized a large number of soldiers from the coastal defense battalion to come to Zhangzhou Port to help in the battle.

Although they can't enter the sea to fight, they can deploy artillery with a long range as much as possible, and set up forts on the shore to support the navy's battle.

Hearing the sound of footsteps passing by the door, as well as the sound of armor leaves intersecting together, they opened the door cautiously, and saw a scene they would never forget.

Not far away, countless officers and soldiers of the Daming Navy were fighting desperately against the Dutch colonists for the sake of the country and the people.

They are not afraid of sacrifices, even in assault boats that can only take two to four people, they are trying their best to approach and harass the Dutch fleet.

Although, in the next moment, everyone may die.

The more the Dutch fought, the more shocking they felt. They would never understand this spirit of sacrifice for their country and family. This is why their invasion of the East is bound to fail.

At this moment, Fleet Commander Lawn seemed a little trembling when speaking, he threw away the binoculars in his hand tremblingly, and stammered:

"Are they devils from hell?"

The first officer looked at the completely different commander, and sighed silently.

……

Half an hour ago, Zhangzhou Port and Penghu Fort were separated by sea.

A fleet of more than [-] ships, flying the flag of Zheng Ziling, is mooring here quietly. At this time, the latest news has just come from the rear.

After hearing this, Zheng Yiguan sneered and said:

"I expected the Vanguard Fleet to collapse immediately, but that Yu Zizao has some skills, so he shouldn't be repulsed just like that."

At this time, Huang Cheng suddenly thought of a particularly serious problem:

"An official, if Yu Zizao withdraws to Zhangzhou Port at this time, then we will be in a situation where we are under attack from both sides. We must guard against it!"

Obviously, Zheng Yiguan was not completely assured of the court's faith. He thought for a while, but slowly shook his head: "It shouldn't be..."

"Just recruiting security, you put us together, isn't the imperial court afraid that you will lose your trust in the world?"

"Besides, without the help of our Zheng family's fleet, relying on them alone, if they want to repel the Dutch and capture the Galen ship, they will have to spend at least two years in Penghu."

"Two years! Can the current imperial court afford to lose?"

At this time, Gao Wenlu, the Dutch commander-in-chief on Penghu, finally couldn't bear it under Xu Xinsu's instigation, and sent a second fleet to Zhangzhou Port in advance.

Of course, they didn't come to reinforce Lawn.

Like Lawn, Gao Wenlu and the commander of the second fleet, Bush, did not take the Fujian Navy's battle at all seriously.

Gao Wenlu is very confident. He feels that at this time outside Zhangzhou Port, with Lawn's naval warfare level, these large numbers of aborigines should have been completely defeated.

Therefore, the second fleet led by Bush was here to receive the spoils, and by the way forcibly occupy Zhangzhou Port, to give Daming a blow.

On the way to Zhangzhou Harbor, Bush did not make the fleet ready for battle, and there were no Galenic ships in his fleet, only nine three-masted galleys.

While Bush and his first officer were discussing how to plunder Zhangzhou on the flagship, the sailor on the watchtower rang the alarm bell, and he shouted frantically:

"Your Excellency, Commander, we have been fooled, and Zheng Yiguan's fleet is ahead!"

Chapter 254 Great Victory in the Penghu Naval Battle

"That idiot of Lawn, doesn't he know that there is a fleet hidden behind his ass!?"

Now Bush has a deep understanding of what it means to be shocked and angry.

He howled angrily, turned around on the deck a few times, and then quickly issued an order: "Signify, sink these oriental yellow-skinned monkeys into the sea to feed the fish!"