Chapter 146: Ambush the Dutch-Portuguese Navy
Dorgon did a great job. He and Shunzhi pardoned all those who rebelled with Bomuboguoer. He did not blame him and made those involved in the rebellion bravely move forward to attack Henan, recover lost territory, and atone for sins. Therefore, these people became very active, and Li Yan struggled to resist because of this!
Although some of Zhang Biwu's troops were led by Lu Xiangsheng and returned to Henan to strengthen their defense, Li Yan still gave up Shanxi in order to protect Henan.
Zhang Biwu was much more at ease. It was difficult for Dorgon to capture Henan by Lu Xiangsheng, and now he heard that Dorgon was recruiting Mongolian troops, and the Mongolians were not as active as before. How could it be said that because the Mongolians had any relationship with Zhang Biwu, they no longer wanted to serve the Qing Dynasty.
Although Dorgon could not enhance his strength through Mongolia, he felt helpless about this, so he would be helpless!
Dorgon could still use the opportunity. When he got Shanxi, he wanted to seize Shaanxi again, surrounded Henan from multiple sides, and then seize the north. If he captured Shaanxi, he would be able to take the opportunity to enter Shu. Zhang Biwu had to defend against this.
Zhang Biwu had to ask Li Guo and other remnants of the Dashun Army to return to Shaanxi, which was their hometown. They resisted the Qing army in Shaanxi, supplemented by Li Dingguo's words, to resist the Qing Dynasty's offensive and wait until Zhang Biwu's entire army returns to the north.
So now Zhang Biwu is very stable. He looks leisurely and is waiting attentively for the situation in the Netherlands and Portugal.
Zhang Biwu heard the latest news that the Dutch and Portuguese fleets had arrived here. They gathered a hundred warships and were coming in full force!
If you fight with them at sea, Zheng Chenggong's side would not have many ships and would not have much confidence in combat at sea. However, it would seem impossible to get the coalition forces to ashore. The enemy would only cruise along the coast to protect Macau and rely on the sea surface. It would attack the coastal areas. No matter where there is water, it would be attacked.
The long coast of the south will be guarded everywhere and defended everywhere. In the unfavorable situation of war in the south, Zhang Biwu will be nailed to the south for longer and longer. It will be difficult to go north to defeat the Qing Dynasty! Perhaps the north will be thrown away at that time, so naturally, we will fight this naval battle with the Netherlands and Portugal.
The area around Qiongzhou Prefecture has long been covered with warships. Whenever an enemy is found, the navy will be dispatched.
Zhang Biwu stationed his troops in Qiongzhou Prefecture because Hainan Island is a small island. If the other party first captured Qiongzhou Prefecture, which belongs to Guangdong, and used it as a base, it would be difficult at that time.
If the Dutch and Portuguese navies set out from the Nansha Islands, Zhongsha Islands and Xisha Islands together, that would be the best thing. There are many islands here, and the enemy navy does not know the terrain. If it fights, the most advantage is the Zhang Jun Navy.
Moreover, the other side's navy is coming to aid, and the nearest one is this sea route. If you bypass the Sulu Islands to aid Macau, it will become very far away. At that time, the other side will delay for a long time, and they are afraid of Macau's loss.
Macau was called the region of Western learning to spread east at that time. The influence of Western learning on China was based on Macau and played a key role.
Zhang Biwu's idea was that Macau would be taken back. It was just the role of Western learning spreading to the east, and he didn't want to cancel it. The matter of closing the country would never happen to Zhang Biwu.
If you want to recover, I won’t say much now, only this battle can be fought. The Netherlands dare not fight Taiwan and the southern coastal areas again!
At this time, Xia Wanchun came back. He came with seven fishermen from Sulu Kingdom, and Xia Wanchun was covered in darkness.
Zhang Biwu looked at him and asked, "Xia Wanchun, how is it?"
Xia Wanchun bowed and said, "King Qi, I live up to my mission! As soon as I arrived in Sulu Kingdom, the three kings of Sulu Kingdom - the East King, the West King, and the Dong King, were already gathered across the country. There are five people who know the sea area well, and I asked them to take me to inspect the area. I have a lot of knowledge about the sea area in that area!"
Xia Wanchun went there to check it in person, and Zhang Biwu was of course at ease. He knew that the Dutch and Portugal fleet was approaching and the war was triggered. Otherwise, he would not have gone to Qiongzhou Prefecture in person to be on guard.
Just in case, Zhang Biwu would go to the waters of the Nansha Islands to check the terrain personally so that he could have a clear idea.
Xia Wanchun set out with seven fishermen from Sulu, as well as the Qiongzhou Prefecture who had also gone out to sea, and some merchants who were voyage traders.
After checking this area, they naturally know it. But there is one thing that is clear that there are many trades between the Netherlands and Portugal here. They will also know the sea area here. What they can do is surprising, and see how the weather is when they see it. If it is windy and heavy rain, it will be miserable!
Moreover, there is a little bit of a thing on the sea even if there is no wind, and there are still big waves on the sea. You are not the sea and the sea is not strong enough. In the Inner River, Neijiang River is worry-free, but once you get to the sea, it is difficult not to capsize!
The role of ships, speedboats, etc. at sea is not as effective as that of Neijiang River, and it plays a great role in the inland river. Zhang Biwu knew this and he could only decide to fight this battle.
He looked at Zheng Chenggong beside him, and Zheng Chenggong waved his hand to him and said, "Do it! We all have the determination to serve the country with one death! Otherwise, we will be honest with each other! We cannot go north and eliminate the Tartars with peace of mind!"
Zhang Biwu nodded firmly, and how could he not fight if he was waiting for the battle?
Zhang Biwu also had to ask someone to ambush the crafts or charge boats in advance in the coral reef area, but because of the large waves, I wonder if they would be washed away.
After all, there is no port in this area. If a boat stops here, it will suffer a catastrophe if it is windy and waves!
Zhang Biwu also found an old sailor. They had been wandering on the sea all their lives and knew more about the temper of the sea. They used to do business with Zheng Zhilong on the sea, and what they could guarantee was whether there would be great storms in the past two days!
Zhang Biwu just asked someone to ambush all these and then give the other party a good look.
A large group of warships lined up in the distance, and these were the warships of Portugal and the Netherlands! They had just arrived in the Nansha Islands, where there were many reefs and were also the owner of coral reefs.
When the coalition fleet passes here, they have to be sure. When they are passing through the Nansha Islands and are not in an array, they will suddenly attack and it will work.
The lookout soldiers on the gazebo looked at it with a telescope and shouted in panic: "Not good! No! A huge fleet appeared in front of them!"
"What!" At this moment, the coalition forces were completely panicked! According to what they imagined, it was impossible for the Chinese navy to appear here. After Zheng He went to the South China Sea, few of them could reach this place. In theory, their ships were mostly backward, with many small boats, and mostly sailing in the inland rivers and Neijiang River. Why did they suddenly emerge on the sea?
Moreover, they are besieging Macau and being entangled by the Qing Dynasty. Will they still think of setting up an ambush here?
Zhang Biwu was also watching the enemy situation with a telescope. When he saw the other side's fleet began to retreat, it was obvious that they knew that the place they were in was extremely unfavorable to them, and they had to withdraw from the unfavorable terrain. If Zhang Biwu's army pursued and was in this place, they would kill him again and the situation would completely change.
"Hehe!" Zhang Biwu smiled and said, "It seems that they know very well about naval battles! But I won't let you escape! Once our army appears, the ambushed ships, charge boats, etc. on the island will appear!"
Sure enough, these ships appeared around, and the red-haired ghost was shocked by the sudden emergence of assault boats and ships.
It was just because of the impact of the waves, the speed of traveling was far worse than that of Neijiang, and some storms and assault boats even capsized.
The Fire Dragon Boat was not able to fully play its role. After all, when the wind blew, the waves immediately capsized.
In addition, the opponent opened fire, and under the cannons, many snares and charge boats were sunk. When Zhang Biwu saw that there were not many enemy ships fixed, it seemed that the effect of ambushing was not great!
Fortunately, they considered this at the beginning, the fire bar! Yes! A fire wall was locked with iron chains and hung on the sea, blocking them across the back road, preventing the coalition warships from retreating quickly and could only be wiped out between the archipelago.
Look, the white strips jumped into the water one by one. They pushed the floating boat forward, then connected it with iron chains, and then a little fire, and it was successful! The fire wall was formed.
But some people were washed away by the powerful water flow, and they were held high and washed to the other side by the sea. It was difficult to save them, but his mission had not been completed yet!
Another person came forward and they were going to complete the task. Obviously, the water flow in this area was particularly fast. Perhaps because it was squeezed by several reefs, the terrain was slightly lower and the water was big! Another person was washed away. Another person was washed away by water and hit the reefs that emerged, with blood flowing, and then sank to the seabed.
Several soldiers came over hand in hand. They had to safeguard the firewall and lock the enemy up so that one enemy could escape. They succeeded and they consolidated it into the firewall.
Obviously the other party was not willing to give up. They fired fire, and shot after shot, and suddenly the sea exploded, and one after another of water columns soared into the sky!
Chapter completed!