The Denglai Navy warship formation that set off from Dengzhou in early March, after more than half a month of sailing, was finally approaching its first combat destination, Taiwan.

The battle plan has long been made clear. The first target that Denglai Navy needs to destroy is not the Navy of the Zheng family, but the Dutch Navy entrenched in Taiwan.

In the fourth year of the Apocalypse, the Dutch occupied part of Taiwan Island and built Taiwan City and Chican City. In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, the Dutch and the Spaniards fought for their interests in Taiwan.

As a result, the Dutch defeated the Spanish, occupied Keelung Port, and forced the Spanish to leave Taiwan. Since then, Taiwan Island has been fully occupied by the Dutch.

During the Tianqi and Chongzhen years, the Ming Dynasty had internal and external troubles and was unable to solve the Taiwan issue. After Fujian General Zheng Zhilong was recruited by the Ming court, his main attention was concentrated on the Fujian Strait and the Guangdong coastal area, focusing on maritime trade.

, and has derived huge benefits from it, but it also does not pay special attention to Taiwan's issues.

Unlike everyone else, Wu Zongrui has always paid attention to the issue of Taiwan, but he has not yet unified the north and stabilized the political situation, so it is unlikely that he will launch an attack on the island of Taiwan.

The geographical location of Taiwan Island was extremely crucial for the Wu Dynasty to achieve maritime hegemony. If it captured Taiwan Island, it could directly control the Taiwan Strait, and then control the maritime trade in coastal areas such as Fujian and Guangdong. It could also control Southeast Asia externally.

Maritime trade with the West, and as a person who traveled through time, Wu Zongrui had a special feeling for Taiwan, and he would never give up control of Taiwan.

The key reason why the Dutch were able to occupy Taiwan was the strength of their navy. To be fair, the navy of the Zheng family cannot compare with the Dutch warships in terms of combat capabilities and advancedness.

The number of naval warships of the Zheng family is far more than that of Dutch warships.

As early as two years ago, the Intelligence Department of the New Army in Denglai secretly dispatched scouts to Taiwan Island to investigate the topography of Taiwan Island and the deployment of Dutch troops on Taiwan Island, including the situation of Dutch warships and the Dutch navy.

The situation of the battle with the Spanish Navy was directly arranged by Wu Zongrui. Even Liao Wenru and others were not very clear about it. After all, almost no one paid attention to the island of Taiwan at that time. When Qiao Mingjun led the Denglai Navy to the expedition,

All intelligence and analysis were handed over to him.

On the sea, the Denglai Navy Command Ship No. 1.

Qiao Mingjun stood on the deck, looking at the endless sea, and let out a long breath.

"The Dutch Navy has more than two hundred warships, and their warships are equipped with large and small artillery. However, the power of these artillery is far inferior to the artillery on the warships of our Denglai Navy. Maritime combat

, the power of artillery is very important, especially in terms of range, it plays a decisive role. You have all read the letter from the emperor. Our Denglai Navy must make full use of the advantages of artillery in this confrontation with the Dutch Navy.

, so that the Dutch warships cannot approach us at all and cannot attack us."

"We must annihilate the Dutch navy. The emperor has a clear will. Not a single Dutch warship is allowed to escape, nor is a Dutchman allowed to escape. After we captured these Dutchmen alive, we asked the Netherlands to provide financial compensation. If they

If we don’t agree, when we unify the south, we will lead a large army and go to the Netherlands to ask for an explanation..."

Many officers standing around him nodded repeatedly.

The Hongyi cannons on naval warships come from the West, but they are far more powerful than the original Hongyi cannons and are equipped with explosive ammunition. The Dengzhou Firearms Bureau, the main research and development force, is biased towards the Hongyi cannons.

These continuously improved Hongyi cannons have made great achievements in land combat, and now they are about to show their power in naval battles. For Dutch warships, this is the biggest dream.

There is not much suspense or problem in defeating the Dutch Navy. The most important thing is to completely annihilate the Dutch Navy and not allow any of their warships to escape. This is the key to the battle.

Economic costs must also be taken into consideration when fighting. Save what you can and make money if you can. This has been deeply rooted in the hearts of every commander of the Denglai New Army. After all, fighting requires a lot of money.

While defeating the Dutch Navy, if their warships can be captured, it can further strengthen the strength of the Denglai Navy, and at the same time force the Netherlands to pay a large amount of compensation money. The Netherlands has occupied Taiwan Island for such a long time and exploited it.

Too much wealth must be vomited out.

An officer clasped his fists at Qiao Mingjun and spoke.

"Master Governor, according to observation, starting from today, for about half a month, the weather will be very good, and there won't be too many waves on the sea. I think it would be possible to take advantage of this opportunity to launch an attack and completely defeat the Dutch Navy.

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Qiao Mingjun nodded. It has been more than half a month since the Denglai Navy set off from the Navy Pier in Dengzhou to the south. According to the sailing speed of the warship formation, it will take about three days at most to reach Taiwan Island.

The Dutch Navy is also patrolling around Taiwan Island. It will definitely be able to discover the warship formation of the Denglai Navy and be ready for battle. If you want to completely annihilate the Dutch Navy, then time and speed are the most critical elements.

"Yes, we must launch an attack on the Dutch Navy as quickly as possible. According to the information provided by the Intelligence Department, the Dutch Navy is mainly concentrated in Keelung Port in the north, Taiwan City and Chican City in the west.

Taiwan City’s defense force is the strongest, and the Dutch Navy has also set up defensive fronts around the Penghu Islands.”

"Although the navy of the Zheng family did not directly attack Taiwan Island, they almost controlled the commercial transactions along the southeastern coast and blocked the transactions between Taiwan Island and the interior. This had a significant impact on the Dutch Navy, which once

There were battles with the Zheng family's navy along the southeast coast, with both sides winning and losing. However, the Zheng family's navy had far more warships than the Dutch navy, so so far, the Zheng family has controlled the commercial transactions along the southeast coast.

.”

"Now, our Denglai Navy warship formation is about to arrive at Taiwan Island. It is impossible to keep this news completely secret. While the Dutch Navy knows about it, the Navy of the Zheng family may also know about it, so we must use Thunder to

If we can't defeat the Dutch navy by hiding our ears, we can turn around and encircle and suppress the Zheng family's navy."

"We have discussed in detail how to launch an attack on the Dutch Navy stationed on Taiwan Island and strive to annihilate them completely. Our direction of attack is to choose Keelung Port in the north, launching an attack from north to south, and suppressing the Dutch Navy's

strength."

"The purpose of choosing to launch an attack from the north is to completely block the escape route of the Dutch Navy. No matter whether the Dutch Navy escapes to the south, north or even east, it is very likely to encounter the Navy of the Zheng family. If the Dutch Navy escapes,

The fierce battle between the navy and the navy of the Zheng family at sea is the most favorable situation for our Denglai navy."

"The Dutch Navy has a total of two hundred warships. Compared with the warships of our Denglai Navy, they have twenty large warships, ninety medium-sized warships, and the remaining ninety warships can be used for trade.

The final decision will be made by the ship, and it will be converted into a warship in time of war."

"In terms of the strength of the warships, our Denglai Navy has an absolute advantage. In terms of the power of the artillery attack, we completely suppressed the warships of the Dutch Navy."

"Let's look at the distribution of the Dutch navy's strength."

"There are sixty warships and merchant ships in Keelung, including five large warships, fifteen medium-sized warships, and the remaining forty are basically merchant ships. There are a hundred warships and merchant ships in Taiwan City and around the Penghu Islands, including

There are ten large warships, sixty medium-sized warships, and thirty merchant ships. Chichan City has a total of forty warships and merchant ships, including five large warships, fifteen medium-sized warships, and twenty merchant ships."

"Judging from the distribution of warships, the key defensive areas of the Dutch Navy are in Taiwan City and the Penghu Islands."

"According to the situation detected by the Intelligence Department, the Dutch navy concentrated its main forces on Taiwan City and the Penghu Islands. The reason was to compete with the navy of the Zheng family in an attempt to open a trade channel between Taiwan Island and the mainland.

It’s just that the navy of the Zheng family has deployed sufficient maritime power along the coast of Fujian to prevent the Dutch navy from taking any rash action.”

Slight waves have appeared on the sea, but the huge No. 1 command ship has not been affected at all.

Qiao Mingjun raised his head and looked into the distance.

"Send the order, there will be storms and waves on the sea soon. All the warships will move closer together to resist the waves..."

An officer left the front deck and went to receive Qiao Mingjun's order.

Qiao Mingjun looked at the officers surrounding him and spoke again with a serious face.

"Now I order the navy to arrive at Keelung Port on Taiwan Island in two days, launch an attack on Keelung Port with lightning speed, and completely annihilate the Dutch navy entrenched in Keelung Port. The battle must be rapid.

After capturing Keelung Port, five thousand sergeants landed ashore and headed to Taiwan Island by land. Fifty warships were left on guard at Keelung Port, and the rest of the warships all headed for Taiwan City to once again launch an attack on the Dutch Navy."

"We must gain time and control the news as much as possible to prevent the Dutch Navy from having too much time to prepare. The number and combat effectiveness of our warships exceed those of the Dutch Navy, so as long as we launch a quick attack, we can annihilate the Netherlands in one fell swoop.

The naval and land attacks lagged slightly behind. When we completely wiped out the Dutch navy, I think the Dutch on land had completely lost their fighting spirit and were unable to resist our attack."
Chapter completed!