Late Ming Dynasty: The Counterattack Begins with Sea Pirates

After laughing, the two continued leading their troops forward, and the situation remained the same as at the beginning.

The Dutchman, upon seeing this, couldn't help but have some doubts.

This expedition is not to drive the Spanish out of Taiwan, but to retaliate against them and let them know that we Dutch are not to be trifled with. If you hit me, I will definitely hit you back.

But now, looking back, I can't find a target for revenge or even to vent my anger. I can't just keep burning those dilapidated shacks that have been burned down to the ground.

But the Dutch were still not giving up and continued to move forward. The leader, Hunt, did not believe that the Spanish could be wiped out even in the closest place to the chicken coop.

"My lord, if we continue north, we'll be very close to Chicken Cage City," Liu Qingjiang reminded Hunter, expressing his concern.

Our group totaled less than a thousand people. Although Taiwan is not a large place, you could travel from south to north in a day now, but this was the late Ming Dynasty, and it was already winter, so the dirt roads were difficult to travel on.

We're already deep in Spanish territory. If we get bogged down and suffer a defeat, even retreat will be a problem, and we might end up dying there.

Hunter looked at Liu Qingjiang, still suppressing his anger towards the Spaniards. At this moment, all he could think about was how to take revenge.

After all, these Liberian bastards have left me without cheese all winter. I had hoped to get through the winter with fresh cheese and milk, but now that dream is just that – a pipe dream.

His face was full of disdain.

"Are you terrified by that Spaniard?!" he questioned Liu Qingjiang. "If you're scared, you can run back to Fort Zeelandia. I'll say afterwards that I sent you back."

Hearing this, Liu Qingjiang felt a pang of discomfort in his heart. He cursed inwardly, thinking that the Dutchman was a complete idiot. Not only did he not listen to good advice, but he also mocked him for being afraid of this and that.

At this moment, he really wanted to chop the Dutchman in front of him into pieces. You see, he had an indirect blood debt with the Dutch. The only reason he could hold back was because of Master Chi's words, and because he had more important things to do.

As for retaliation, it's not that retribution won't come, it's just that the time hasn't come yet.

"No, I'm just worried..."

"That's good, the whole army continues north!" Hunter said, waving his hand.

They finally found human habitation when they reached the outskirts of Keelung City.

Hunter found a high vantage point and looked through his binoculars; the village ahead was mostly inhabited by Spaniards.

It seems the Spanish are doing something outside Chicken Coop City. What they're doing doesn't matter, as long as they've found the right people.

Just as Hunter was about to issue the order to advance, Liu Qingjiang once again dissuaded him.

"We're too close to Chicken Cage City. If we get entangled in a fight, it will be difficult for us to retreat once the people from Chicken Cage City arrive. Besides, we haven't found out what the situation is like around here yet. Should we send someone to investigate further, sir?"

At this point, Hunter was no longer able to listen to such words and couldn't distinguish right from wrong.

"Why are you blocking my way? Are you sent by the Spanish?"

Liu Qingjiang did not continue to retort, but simply said, "You give the order, I will do it," before leaving Hunter's side and returning to his own team.

What bad luck, what terrible bad luck.

At Hunt's command, the Dutch, along with Liu Qingjiang's men, charged toward the village to the north.

Before and during the charge, Liu Qingjiang repeatedly reminded his brothers not to linger in battle or be greedy for loot, and to remember their discipline.

"Brother, why can't we take the money? It all belongs to the foreigners; it would be a shame not to take it."

"Are you stupid? This land is no longer ours. Even if you take it, do you think you can keep it? Protect your life! Don't lose it!"

The subordinates understood Liu Qingjiang's meaning and restrained their instinctive desires, but they could not suppress their anger.

Everyone witnessed what the Spaniards had done before. Now, facing these Spaniards, although they were civilians without weapons, they were still present.

But anger was the first thing to do, and military orders followed; the arrow was already on the bowstring and had to be released.

He rushed into the village, grabbed the foreigner by the long hair, dragged him over, and stabbed him through the body without saying a word.

They lit torches and started burning firewood to keep the house warm.

Just as Liu Qingjiang and his men were fighting fiercely, they discovered that their allies, the Dutch, were even more monstrous.

In the blink of an eye, one or two Dutchmen were seen pressing a Western woman against the fence and rubbing her against it.

This left Liu Qingjiang and the others standing nearby completely stunned.

In a life-or-death battle, who cares about things like your crotch?

But they paid no attention to these perverted actions, simply ignoring them and turning around to continue their operation.

Suddenly, a girl screamed from inside the room; it sounded extremely frightening.

It's understandable that they were afraid, but what's not right is that the voice contained some familiar language.

Oh no, it's one of our own! Liu Qingjiang realized.

He led his men to follow the sound and found a shed from which panicked screams were coming.

Upon entering, I was surprised to find that everyone there had an Asian appearance, and they were all women...

Two Dutch soldiers were loosening their belts, ready to get down to business, when they saw Liu Qingjiang arrive and assumed they were also coming to have some fun.

He patted Liu Qingjiang on the shoulder, then pointed to the woman on the other side, saying something that was hard to hear.

In short, the general idea is that the woman is great, she's yours, don't try to take her from me.

Liu Qingjiang blushed with anger, grabbed the Dutchman's hair at the back of his head and pulled him down. The Dutchman screamed in pain and leaned back.

Liu Qingjiang immediately slit Liu Qingjiang's throat with a knife. On the other side, a Dutch soldier, who was about to point his gun at Liu Qingjiang, was also killed by the men behind him.

Seeing the women's terrified expressions, Liu Qingjiang didn't bother with comforting them and shouted, "Run into the mountains! Your people are in there! Going north or south is a dead end, understand?"

He repeated these words twice, and then ordered his men to provide cover and escort the women out of the battlefield.

"Brother, those Dutchmen aren't even human! Good riddance!"

Liu Qingjiang glanced at his subordinates and asked those around him, "What did you all see?"

People weren't stupid, and they all said, "We didn't see anything."

The thick smoke from the burning house could be clearly seen from the chicken coop not far away.

The city dwellers immediately realized that this was no ordinary cigarette; they wouldn't normally use cigarettes like this when doing business!

The Dutch have attacked!

In Chicken Cage City, Governor Moore immediately dispatched troops to rush there as reinforcements.

Looking at the thick smoke filling the sky and then glancing towards the direction of Jilong City in the distance, Liu Qingjiang roughly judged that the Spanish should be making a move at this time.

He gave the order that no one should advance any further and that the task should be completed nearby.

Even if you're just slacking off, you have to do it nearby.