I'm really not the carpenter emperor

Shen Yourong also discovered this situation, but he still didn't plan to do it now, and said to the servant beside him:

"Pass on my command, and slow down a bit. If the Zheng family can directly defeat the red-haired fleet, that would be the best. When the red-haired ghosts retaliate in the future, they will not be able to escape!"

"My lord, this fleet of red-haired ghosts is a big fish. If it is defeated by the Zheng family..." The lieutenant was a little worried, "Will the credit be..."

"Stupid!" Shen Yourong snorted coldly: "This commander has led the boat division across the southeast coast for many years, how could he not be able to tell the difference between the two sides?"

"The Dutch's artillery is obviously more than that of the Zheng family, and its power is also greater than that of the Zheng family's fleet. If the Zheng family is not used as a shield, should my navy destroy it?"

In fact, he also has concerns in his heart. The Zheng family fleet has developed too fast in the past two years. In terms of strength alone, although it is not as good as the Denglai Navy as a whole, it is stronger than his own Dengzhou battalion.

If the Zheng family were not allowed to fight, it would be difficult for Zhang Pan and others' Laizhou battalion to outflank them with their own Dengzhou battalion alone.

This time, their goal is to annihilate the red-haired fleet, not to drive them away!

It would be best if the Zheng family could be dealt with smoothly.

Yuan Keli understood that if the Dutch were not hurt, this kind of battle would continue after a while, and the real purpose was to wipe out their vital strength.

Looking at the artillery-fired battlefield ahead, Shen Yourong continued:

"This is our Da Ming's territory, so we are afraid that others will take the credit? At worst, we can get the credit back!"

"Send the order, slow down, approach the battlefield slowly, try not to be discovered by the Dutch, and surround them, it depends on whether the Zheng family can hold on for enough time."

Chapter 668 Ambush

The plan went smoothly. In the Penghu area, with the addition of Zheng's fleet, the main force of the Dutch fleet fell into a fierce battle.

At this time, the Denglai Navy has not yet joined the battle with a main warship.

In the afternoon of the same day, a huge fleet of hundreds of small and medium-sized warships, such as sand boats, black boats, military ships, and passenger ships, sailed into Jilong Port.

The Dutchman's port in the chicken coop had been destroyed by Shen Yourong's Dengzhou battalion before, and now there is only one wreckage.

There were only more than 200 Dutch people staying behind. Seeing such a huge navy attack from a distance, they simply gave up resistance and showed the white flag to surrender.

In terms of surrender, Westerners have always thought more openly than Daming.

They don't have any idea of ​​being loyal to the country in their hearts. In the eyes of these left-behind Dutchmen, there is no need to die in this kind of battle that cannot be won at all.

What's more, among the more than 200 Dutch people left behind, there are actually only about forty Royal Navy soldiers, most of whom are reserve seamen and sailors recruited from merchant ships.

It is not humiliating to choose to surrender when the opponent has an absolute advantage.

As a result, He Huchen, the guerrilla general of Tianjin coastal defense, regained Jilonggang almost without any injuries.

There are also eight Dutch merchant ships docked in Jilong Port. In addition to many supplies that were intended to be traded in Japan, Manila and other places, a large number of weapons and equipment were also seized.

Among them, Daming bought precision instruments from Spain for making paper lead bullets.

Seeing this, He Huchen was very happy. He planned to come here to make a big fight, but he didn't expect that the Dutch surrendered so simply.

In the operation to regain chicken coops and Diaoyu Island, only Diaoyu Island encountered stubborn resistance from pirates.

However, judging from the news sent back at the beginning, the Ming army has already landed, and the remaining pirates in the Diaoyu Island will be wiped out sooner or later.

The Ming army of the Denglai Navy is different from ordinary naval officers and soldiers. Yuan Keli's unique training method makes them more effective than ordinary guard officers and soldiers on land even though they are proficient in naval warfare.

Fishing Island.

There were more than [-] Ming soldiers who went ashore, led by the Qingzhou garrison under the command of Laizhou General Zhang Pan, and defeated the small group of pirates as soon as they landed.

Then, the Ming army began to conduct a carpet search on the Diaoyu Island.

The first thing to go is the only small town on the island, Fishing Town.

When the Ming army entered the town, they were stunned by the scene in front of them. Outside the town, there was a deep pit, with hundreds of corpses piled up here and there.

The pirates obviously wanted to burn the corpses of the killed civilians together, but they were not completely burned, and the scene looked pitch black and messy everywhere.

The guard was silent for a while, then sighed:

"Filling the big pit can be regarded as giving them peace in the ground."

Then he ordered:

"Pass my order to search the entire Diaoyu Island, and find any traces of pirates hiding there, so as to comfort the souls of the dead people!"

"As ordered!"

With an order, the Ming army rushed into the town one after another.

In the center of the small town, there is a huge log, and a woman who seems to be from a wealthy family is tied to the huge log. She has no clothes on, and her body is covered with shocking bloodstains.

Apparently, she was tortured by those pirates before she died.

At this scene, the officers and soldiers of the Denglai Navy, who could see the restoration of the island, all clenched their fists, and flames rose in their hearts, wishing they could tear those pirates into pieces.

"Send people to the chicken coop, ask He Guerrilla for instructions, and send 1000 more people to Diaoyu Island. No matter how many hiding places there are on this island, I will kill all these pirates!"

The garrison officer said bitterly, and immediately, an officer and soldier rushed to the rear where the warship was berthed.

After He Huchen heard about the tragic situation on Diaoyu Island, he also felt a little regretful, and immediately sent two additional warships, each carrying [-] officers and soldiers, to reinforce Diaoyu Island.

After regaining Jilong Port, He Huchen was not idle either.

The thousands of Ming troops led by him dismantled all the unfinished fortresses built by the Dutch, and started rebuilding with the remaining stone and wood. The more than 200 Dutch captives were the best laborers.

In addition, he sent some small teams to march south, intending to take advantage of the situation to recover the entire Ryukyu, and petitioned the imperial court to formally set up a government in Ryukyu and send civil and military officials to guard and administer it.

The sunlight penetrated through the gaps between the branches and leaves of the dense forest, and a group of more than a thousand Ming soldiers walked mightily among the mountains and forests in Ryukyu.

Suddenly, a cannon rang, and the killing sounds on both sides of the forest suddenly rang out.

The Ming army was in chaos immediately, thinking it was an ambush by the Dutch, but soon, countless people in strange clothes rushed out from the mountains and forests.

These people are the Gaoshan people who have lived here for generations.

The Gaoshan people were terrified when they heard that the red-haired ghosts had occupied Beiliuqiu.

The Gaoshan people have been setting a lot of traps on the mountain road leading from the chicken coop to South Ryukyu. They heard that a large group of people was coming, and they thought it was the Dutch army that was going to occupy the entire Ryukyu.

They were very brave, rushed down the mountain, and took advantage of the terrain to fight with the Ming army.

However, the Denglai Navy's combat effectiveness in land battles is not weak. Everyone is wearing armor and equipped with waist knives. After being frightened for a short time, the whole team quickly began to fight back.

The Gaoshan people use earthen spears as combat weapons, and the sound of cannons can be heard from time to time in the mountains and forests, which are also earthen cannons made by them.

This kind of earth cannon is not as powerful as Hudun cannon, but its sound is very loud. In the dense forest, the chaos caused is stronger than the lethality.

The Ming army was frightened, and the commander Qianzong's first reaction was to climb the mountain to occupy the commanding heights, and then commanded a counterattack.

This fell right into the hands of the Gaoshan tribe. The Ming army encountered a large number of traps on the way up the mountain, and poisonous thorns kept flying out of the dense forest.

The Ming army on the way to climb the mountain began to suffer a large number of casualties, showing signs of being defeated. Mr. Qian was also full of fear when he heard the sound of killing around him.

"Who is blocking the official army?"

"Could it be the Dutch ambush!"

Many Ming soldiers were entangled in traps, seriously injured and unable to move.

And the commander of the navy battalion who commanded this Ming army had no idea that there were still aborigines in the area, who he was fighting with, let alone how many people there were on the other side.

Under the brave resistance of the Gaoshan people, the Ming army was caught off guard.

Shocked, Mr. Qian decided to abandon the wounded and retreat towards the chicken coop.

Hearing this report, He Huchen was extremely shocked. He looked at Mr. Qian who was kneeling on the ground and was slightly injured, and said coldly:

"You don't even know who the opponent is, what kind of battle are you fighting?"

"Pull it down, cut it off!"

Mr. Qian quickly raised his head, "General, give me another chance! I will definitely lead my subordinates into the mountains and strangle these thieves!"

He Huchen chuckled, waved his hands and said:

"I will kill you, not because of your defeat, but because you can even discard the wounded! If you are so timid and afraid of getting into trouble, what's the use of keeping you?"

"Pull it down, military law is engaged!"

Boss Qian was executed, but He Huchen didn't dare to move for a while. Judging from the poisoned arrows on the wounded and their descriptions, they should not be Dutch.

It seems that there is still at least one force in Nanliuqiu.

Thinking of this, He Huchen said:

"Send an order, find some local people from the chicken coop to meet me, and ask carefully, what is the situation in the south and who lives there."

Chapter 669 The Dutch Reinforcement

He Huchen learned from the local population in the chicken coop that the Han people on Ryukyu Island only accounted for a part of them, and there were also a lot of aborigines.

Among them, the Gaoshan tribe with the largest number and power is divided into three different forces.

They each had their own leaders, but when the Dutch captured the chicken coop, they all set up an ambush between the mountain roads leading to South Ryukyu.

No one expected that this ambush originally prepared for the Dutch invaders was accidentally used on the Denglai Navy who landed in Ryukyu.

After all, this is the flood that rushed into the Dragon King Temple. Although the officers and soldiers of the Denglai Navy suffered casualties, many people from the Gaoshan tribe died in battle.

Although the Denglai navy that landed has the strength to completely wipe out these aborigines, after hearing these words, no one intends to pursue them anymore.

He Huchen sighed and said:

"Since this is the case, let's forget about this matter. You go to the mountains with this general's autographed letter, and you must let those leaders see it."

"Denglai Navy is ordered to recover Ryukyu. This general will also invite His Majesty to formally set up a government in Ryukyu and send civil and military personnel. You all have a home."

"From now on, they don't have to fight alone anymore. As long as the red-haired warship dares to come again, the navy of the Ming court will definitely wipe them out!"

The dozen or so locals who were summoned were originally very vigilant and afraid, but because of the strong military strength of the Ming army, they were reluctantly "caught" here.

Hearing these words, they looked at each other a few times and said one after another:

"Thank you General!"

"Hongmao Fan has been bullying me for a long time. With the Daming Navy, I can live a peaceful life in the future."

Seeing their joyful expressions, He Huchen sighed because he didn't come.

This time the contest with Hongmao Fan is just the beginning, they will not let it go, and Daming will not give up the huge amount of trade he has obtained.

For the future, let's take one step at a time.

"Go ahead, announce the imperial court's intentions to the leaders of the various ministries, and ask them to come to the chicken coop to meet with the general."

With that said, He Huchen added:

"If they are afraid, it is understandable not to come. They would have gone in person to show the sincerity and firmness of the imperial court's efforts to regain Ryukyu."

The leaders of the various ministries in the mountain quickly received letters from the Denglai Navy, but they were not sure.

It wasn't until this time that they realized that it was not the Dutch invaders who had ambushed earlier, but the court officials who had landed on the island.

The Gaoshan people's attitude towards the court was beyond He Huchen's expectation.

He heard that the local aborigines and the Han people had always had conflicts and it was difficult to reconcile. He thought this matter would be difficult to resolve, but he did not expect that not long after the letter was sent, several leaders of the Gaoshan tribe came to the Ming army camp in Jilong Also, ask for forgiveness.

At night, almost all the chiefs of the Ryukyu tribes were present.

Followed by them, thousands of indigenous people from various tribes, who can also understand Chinese, gathered outside the camp, not daring to approach because of the strength displayed by the Denglai Navy.

In the camp, on the school grounds.

He Huchen, the guerrilla general of Tianjin Coast Defense, called together the leaders of more than [-] larger tribes and publicly announced the purpose of the Denglai Navy's visit.

In addition, he also put an end to today's conflicts between the Ming army and various ministries, saying that he was greedy for meritorious deeds and caused damage.

The various ministries in the mountains bravely blocked the Dutch, and they did nothing wrong.

These words completely made the leaders of the various ministries let go of their fear and sincerely accepted the mediation of the officers and soldiers.

After that, He Huchen raised his saber and promised in public that he would definitely invite the emperor to properly handle the aftermath of Ryukyu Island.

Various problems of various ministries and local Han people will be resolved.

After He Huchen successfully resolved the issues in Ryukyu Island, he dispatched the Ming army overnight to continue marching towards South Ryukyu.

This time, to show their sincerity, one of the most powerful leaders of the Gaoshan tribe personally led the team and acted as the guide of the Ming army.

With these guides, the Ming army was familiar with the road all the way, and soon reached South Ryukyu, and successfully recovered the entire Ryukyu Island.