The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 542 Tian Ji's Horse Racing
In the early morning of October [-], nine warships of the Dutch set off from Penghu, from west to east, and went straight to the vicinity of Tainan City, cruising.

Kous has been deliberate and cannot be consumed by wise people here.

He chose to take the initiative to attack, trying to use naval guns to bypass the opponent's fort and bombard the opposite coast.

Of course he knew the terrain on the officer's side, and by avoiding the fort, he would definitely not be able to hit the buildings on the coast.

He wanted to try to create psychological pressure on the Ming army and force the Ming army to come out for a decisive battle.

But not long after driving out, a black shadow appeared in the distance.

"Mingren warship." The Dutch quickly shouted loudly.

At this time, the 5th Battalion of the Xu Erxian Navy, the 2nd Battalion of the Song Fei Navy, and 29 warships formed two rows, facing the Dutch from east to west.

"It finally came out?" Kous stood excitedly on the flagship Amu, and looked into the distance with a telescope.

With a smile on his face, he said to the generals around him: "Ming people can only use infantry to sneak attack, and the sea power is really average."

All the generals looked at it one after another, and found that the Ming people's boat was not as big as theirs.

The Ming people had nearly [-] ships, half of which were more than [-] ships, and four or five ships were more than [-].

The largest warship is the same as their Lite.

And their Luffy and Nar are far more than Ming people's warships.

Cous's flagship, the Amur, gave up the frontal defense and increased the side armor. It was equipped with 65 cannons, half of which were 42-pound cannons, and the power of the side attack was earth-shattering.

Because this kind of heavy warship is difficult to carry out ocean-going activities, in order to drive to the big crew this time, they removed all the artillery on the first deck and transported them separately.

The Amu has such powerful firepower, in his opinion, none of Mingren's warships on the opposite side can withstand his flank blow.

"Send the order, the herringbone will meet and split the Ming fleet into two." Kous immediately ordered.

The nine warships of the Dutch began to change into herringbone.

The Gnar came forward, followed by two, then two, then two, and then two.

The entire fleet was divided into five platoons.

In this way, the Nar broke into the Ming army ship, and dozens of cannons could be fired at the same time on the left and right wings.

The two ships behind, one with the left wing and the other with the right wing.

Rushed all the way, penetrated the Ming army fleet, and could continue five rounds of bombardment.

As long as it can cut into the Ming army ship, after five rounds of bombardment, the Ming army will not have many moving ships.

"Damn it, that's our ship." Suddenly a Dutchman exclaimed. The original Zeelandia naval warship that had surrendered, the Pross, which was of the same level as their Luffy, was slowly approaching from the rear of the Ming army. Come, appear in their sight.

This is also the only third-tier battleship among the Ming warships that can be compared with the Luffy and the Nar.

"These treacherous traitors will definitely be cast aside by God." The Dutch cursed one after another.

At this time, Pilut was standing on the Tainan (the Pross had been renamed the Tainan).

The sailors on board were all Dutch, and there were also some Ming army musketeers. He was a little mixed.

After all, they will hit people in their own country.

But he had no choice, because it was his job to help Ding Yi.

He turned his head and saw Yu Liangtai first, then the sailors and gunners on the ship, and a wave of Ming army musketeers behind him.

Everyone was laughing and chatting. Many Dutch people seemed to be in a good mood. They didn't seem to care that they were facing Dutch people. After all, Ding Yi paid them three times the salary of the East India Company.

Seeing this kind of scene, Pilut couldn't help but think, even if he wants to fight now, the officers and soldiers of the navy might not agree, let alone Yu Liangtai is by his side.

Especially in the past year, many Dutch people have married wives here, and some are pregnant with children.

And he, Pilut, just married a Japanese lady and a Fujian lady.

The good days have just begun, what does the Dutch have to do with them?
As long as they are defeated, no one can affect his life.

Even if they lose and return to Tainan City, the Dutch will not be able to attack.

Yes, they do not represent the Netherlands either, they are just a company and I have not betrayed my country.

Pirot quickly found a suitable excuse for himself.

It is not surprising that Pirot has such an idea.

You must know that the Netherlands was the territory of the Holy Roman Empire in the Middle Ages, and it was ruled by Spain in the early 16th century. It was not until 1588 that the seven provinces that revolted announced the establishment of the Dutch Federation of Provinces, and then kept fighting with Spain. In 1648, Spain recognized their independence.

When Pilut and the Dutch were born, the Netherlands was fighting for independence and Spain for years, so they didn't have a strong concept of the country.

It's like, you Zhu Yuanzhang was still fighting in the uprising and the Yuan Dynasty, and his subordinates didn't know that there would be a Ming Dynasty in the future. Although they were all Han Chinese, there were still a large number of Han people who helped the Yuan Dynasty to fight Lao Zhu. At this time, all Han people thought about the country The concept is definitely not as strong as it was after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty.

This is also one of the reasons why Pirut and the others are willing to fight for Ding Yi and the Dutch.

Thinking of the trust that Ding Yi gave him, letting him command this strongest warship, the glory of the warrior told him that today, he must go all out.

As a former member of the East India Company, he knew the opponent's style of play when he saw the Dutch warship forming a herringbone after the Gnar rushed forward.

"Send the order, bypass the two sides, and keep a distance." Pilut immediately ordered at the same time.

"Damn it." On the opposite side, Kous looked through the binoculars and cursed loudly. Mingren's formation suddenly dispersed, and began to spread far away from the battlefield, spreading to both sides.

They entered in a herringbone shape, and the chance of five rounds of bombardment was instantly gone.

The battleship in the rear also called a semaphore soon, asking what to do.

Regardless of them, go straight to Zeelandia?
Certainly not possible.

They also went to Zeelandia City later, and it was built by the Ming army insanely, and it was full of forts.

Now the past is just looking for a fight.

Only by defeating the navy of the Ming army at sea and blocking their ports will it work.

"Keep in formation and pursue in an orderly manner." Cous quickly ordered.

He also knew the Ming army's plan, which was to create distance, divert their nine ships away, and then surround and attack one with several ships.

This is the usual skill of the Ming people, and it is also the same when Zheng Zhilong fights with them.

So Kous asked to keep the formation. No matter what, as long as the nine warships were together, the Ming army would not dare to attack.

The two sides quickly formed a strange picture.

The Ming people are like a woman with all kinds of charms, who keep picking beans. The Dutchman is like a strong man who is desperately trying to catch the woman, but he always misses it. a little.

The two sides wandered around in the sea between Penghu and Dayuan.

The Ming ships were small, but they drove fast. The Dutch ships had heavy cannons, but they drove slowly. The Ming people deliberately avoided them, and it was difficult for them to catch up within the range of the cannons.

The two sides swam in the sea for more than half an hour, and neither side fired a single shot.

Kous is going crazy, which country's navy is this?

Is this how wars are fought?

Did you come to fight me?
The two sides circled the sea several times like playing hide-and-seek, but without firing a single shot, Ming turned so hard that Cous was about to go crazy.

He came all the way from the Netherlands to play hide-and-seek with the Ming army.

"Command—" Cous was waiting for a new order.

Unexpectedly, the Gnar in front couldn't help it anymore, they were always asked to maintain the formation, the prerequisite for maintaining the formation was not to drive too fast, but to be with everyone.

The Nar had been spinning for more than half an hour, and everyone on board was dizzy. Commander Dorsey couldn't bear it any longer, and suddenly demanded to speed up in disregard of Cous's order.

Whoosh, his warship headed northwest like an arrow and left the team.

Other warships followed him one after another, some heading to the southwest and some heading to the north.

Obviously, the Dutch navy can't stand this kind of unethical style of play, and thinks they can win.

Come on, don't you just want more than one?come on?Dorset's battleship rushed out first.

Quickly throw away the battleship behind as far as a mile.

Almost the moment he rushed out, the flag of the Ming army wavered, and four warships of the Ming army began to approach Dorset.

"Good job." Dorsey was ecstatic.

This is like a real duel at sea.

Pilut and Xu Erxian are the main commanders of the Ming army, both of whom are Dongjiang town generals with the most experience in naval warfare.

Zhao Dashan guarded Tainan City and did not come out. Sein Fei and the Portuguese Fran ran at sea for two years, and now he is barely half qualified as a navy general.

When Pilut and Xu Erxian saw the Dutchman's boat separate, they immediately gave the order.

According to what was said in advance, the three smallest ships surrounded the opponent's flagship, the other three small ships attacked the Luffy, and the four small ships attacked the Nar.

And the largest Tainan number is directly opposite the Wandeng number.

This is to use the small to entangle the big, and use the big to attack the small. It is Tian Ji's horse racing.

Dorset commanded the Nar, staring at Mingren's warship.

The warships of the Ming Dynasty came from four directions at the same time, which required a large circle around the periphery.

The Ming people's four warships are all about four to five hundred materials, and one of them was originally their Granville.

He only looked at it for a while, and immediately determined the order of attack: "Two circles to the left rudder, go west, and hit the Granville first."

Squeak, the hull of the Nar began to accelerate, and the stern of the ship frantically swung, setting off huge waves that smashed into the sky.

Tier [-] European battleships are generally heavier and not very fast, but they have a stable center of gravity and can turn faster than the Granville.

The reason why Dorset decided to attack the Granville first was because he felt that the Ming people probably had the most guns on it and threatened him the most. In fact, he looked through the binoculars and clearly felt that the Granville had the most guns.

The Granville on the opposite side seemed to sense his intentions. While continuing to circle and adjust its position, it drifted backwards, trying to distance itself.

Because the ships of the Ming army have not adjusted their positions well now, and if they get closer now, they will only be fully beaten.

In just a few minutes, boom, cannons have already started to sound in the distance.

Dorset looked back, and there were already Ming army ships rushing up to fight their ships.

He was not in a hurry, and continued to adjust, taking the first step to align the left wing of the ship with the Granville.

Looking at the distance, he was almost ready to try it, and said sharply, "Try the cannon."

(End of this chapter)