Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 848 Recovering Taiwan

In the middle of the night, the oil lamps flickered in the castle, and the summer moths slammed into the lampshade, making noises. The Dutchman, who was dozing against the wall, didn't even bother to lift his head, so he continued to sleep.

Three hundred Ming soldiers reached under the fortress, and several soldiers took out their flying hooks, swung them a few times, and then threw them suddenly towards the fortress. Covered by the sound of chirping, a Heyi not far away touched his mouth, changed his position, and continued to doze off.

Gan Hui waited for a while, but there was no sound on the fort, and he didn't notice it, so he pulled the rope. After making sure that the flying hook was firmly grasped, he immediately put the miao knife in his mouth, grabbed the rope with both hands, and stepped on the fort wall. Climbing up quickly, the soldiers behind followed suit, holding swords in their mouths.

Dozens of figures climbed along the wall, while the soldiers below looked up. Once the climbing soldiers reached the fort, they immediately continued to climb.

The Dutch are still very good at building fortresses. The walls are extremely high. Gan Hui climbed up and poked his head out to look around. Not far from him, several Dutchmen were sleeping against the fort wall.

Gan Hui turned over to the castle lightly, held the Miao Dao in his mouth, and leaned over to touch a few He Yi, waiting for a few more people to climb up, and each of them caught a He Yi Yi, Gan Hui waved his hand immediately, and several Ming soldiers started at the same time. They covered He Yi's mouth with one hand, and held the seedling knife in the other hand, like killing a chicken.

The pain woke these He Yi up from their dreams. They looked at the ghostly enemy in horror and wanted to make a sound, but their mouths were tightly covered by the fierce Ming army, blood was gushing from their throats, and their bodies were pressed down by the Ming army's legs. Stopped, slapped the hands weakly a few times, and then one by one lost their strength and died soundlessly.

Gan Hui gently put down the body whose throat had been cut by him, and then gestured a few gestures. More than a dozen soldiers held the blood-dripping Miao Dao and quietly went down to open the fort gate. With more than ten people, they touched the outside of a fort.

He and the soldiers were leaning on both sides of the door, and the voices from inside were all in the language of the kingdom, and there was the sound of dice, as if they were gambling.

With a wave of Gan Hui's hand, an elite Ming soldier flew out and kicked the door open. More than a dozen Ming soldiers swarmed in together. Seven or eight Dutch barbarians were gambling around a table, and they hadn't reacted yet. , Gan Hui hacked one person to death from behind with a knife, and then pushed the table with his body, knocking several He Yi back again and again, and forced them directly to the corner.

This collision freed up space for the Ming army rushing in behind. The Ming army quickly rushed into the fortress, cutting down the Dutchmen who were unable to defend themselves one by one, screaming again and again in an instant.

A Dutchman who seemed to be a small boss reacted quickly. He pulled out a sharp sword like a wire from his waist and pierced the armor of a Ming soldier. Seeing this, Gan Hui caught up with him and chopped off , Na He Yi turned his wrist and swung his knife away.

This surprised Gan Hui, and he didn't continue to attack, but He Yi jumped on his feet and stabbed him with the wire in his hand, forcing Gan Hui back two steps.

Seeing this, He Yi's face was overjoyed, and he made persistent efforts, his body shook twice, and he stabbed again. Gan Hui was already familiar with his way, his eyes sharpened, and instead of retreating, he moved forward. He rushed to He Yi in a few steps, and under He Yi's terrified eyes, the saber turned and slashed upwards, leaving a slash on He Yi's face instantly, and He Yi fell down slowly.

The sword of Heyi is mainly used for stabbing, and it will be finished immediately when it is close to the body.

Gan Hui held the blood-dripping saber and looked around. The He Yi inside had been beheaded cleanly. Many soldiers had already begun to feel for money on the corpses. Some of them saw the armor hanging on the pillar and were about to take it off. .

"First kill all He Yi in the castle, now no one is allowed to take it!"

At this time, the gate of the fort had been opened by the soldiers who went down first, and the Ming army outside rushed into the fort immediately with shouts, and the sound of killing was loud for a while.

The movement on Wei Island on the northern line immediately attracted the attention of Fort Zeelandia and the Dutch navy in the harbor.

The governor of Taiwan, Felberg, was called from the room, put on a piece of clothes in a hurry, and ran to the meeting room. There were already many congressmen, and the commander of the fleet, Kau Wu, also came in a hurry.

"What's going on?" Ferberg asked aloud.

"Your Excellency, it seems that the fortress on Beixianwei Island has been raided!" Kui said in a deep voice, "Perhaps the Chinese have already entered the inner bay through Luermen."

Kaowu couldn't believe it when he heard this, "Ah, how is it possible, Luermen can't get through the big boat, how can the Chinese come in!"

"If the tide is high, you can still enter, but you must be familiar with the route!"

"So someone in the Council betrayed the company!" Kau Wu immediately became angry.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. Without acquaintances to lead the way and without charts, the Dutch could not go to Luermen. If the Ming army could go, it must have obtained a chart in advance and measured the water depth of Luermen.

In the conference hall, everyone was filled with righteous indignation, claiming to find out the traitor. Seeing this, He Bin, the chief officer, had a look of panic on his face, and immediately took a step back, and quietly exited the conference hall.

Seeing the commotion, Governor Felberg couldn't help saying angrily, "Your Excellency, now is not the time to pursue traitors. You should take back Weidao on the Northern Line as soon as possible, and annihilate all Chinese entering Hong Kong."

Kaowu's original plan was to stay in the port and not go out. Although there are many Chinese people, they will retreat by themselves in a short time without water and food. war.

"Captain Aldorp, you lead 300 people and go immediately to retake the northern line of Oshima." Kau Wu immediately ordered: "I will order the fleet to personally attack the Chinese fleet."

The navy of the Ming army walked through Luermen, but the Dutch artillery in Fort Zeelandia could not reach them. Under the guidance of pilots and charts, the Ming army fleet entered the inner harbor one by one.

Zheng Chenggong left Gan Hui at Weidao on the northern line, and then let the warships land at Heliao Port, transported the soldiers to land, and established a stall position, preparing to attack Chikan City from the side. Link between Chikan and Zeelandia Fort.

Kauwu also led the Dutch navy, preparing for a decisive battle, but at night both sides' guns were inaccurate, and the Ming army obviously had a numerical advantage. Army decisive battle.

The navy hadn't fought yet. On land, they set off from Fort Zeelandia and boarded the Beiwei Line Road. Captain Aldorp, who threatened to drive the Chinese into the sea, met Gan Hui.

China has always been a unified empire, and it is a centralized empire. In order to correspond to Western history, later historians rudely called China after the Qin Dynasty a feudal society, which is actually unreasonable.

Western lords, large and small, are feudal, and we are centralized.

In feudal Europe, the power of the king was limited. It was a great thing to mobilize a thousand people for a battle. Unlike China, a thousand people is not called a war, at most it is a friction, only tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands The war can only leave a mark in the history books.

Three hundred Dutchmen landed on the island, and [-] elite Zheng Jun came oncoming. The Dutch were stunned for a moment, but boldly, they played trumpets and drums and fired two volleys of guns, but Zheng Jun, unlike the Nanyang natives, heard the gunshots They dispersed in a rush, but responded calmly. The rattan players attacked from the front, and the archers and musketeers pressed on both sides. The Dutch were defeated in an instant.

On the other hand, the Dutch stationed in Chikan Fort learned that the Chinese had landed at Heliao Port. The Dutch military officer described the truth and led 400 people to prevent the Ming army from landing. However, the [-] Dutch soldiers faced nearly ten thousand After the battle, the Ming army fought in a hurry and fled back to Chikan Fort.

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