Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 192 Target: Senior Staff

On May 120th, Tang Ning personally led [-] large and small warships with [-] troops. Witnessed by the people of the city and those foreigners, they set off from Fuzhou Prefecture, and the huge fleet sailed up the Daming Sea.

Unbeknownst to him, after sailing northeast for half a day, the fleet immediately crossed an arc and turned to the southwest, aiming directly at the captain.

It turned out that Tangning's going north to fight against the Qing Dynasty was a fake, but the sneak attack on the officials was the real thing. The previous feud with the Dutch was just an illusion, a tactic to delay the attack.

After occupying Fujian, Tang Ning secretly put the plan of recovering the senior officials on the agenda, and the staff did not even think about it.

Because in the eyes of many people in the staff department, senior officials are nothing more than a place where they can't get out of the way. Instead of mobilizing people to put their strength into the barren land, it is better to advance introspection.

Moreover, after realizing the strength of the new army, the Dutch should no longer dare to be enemies with the new army.

However, Tang Ning resisted all opinions and made a firm plan to recover the officials.

Because for him, whether the Netherlands dares to be an enemy of the new army, and whether it will unite with the Qing army are secondary.

He wanted this place, Dayuan. This place was not as wild as many people subconsciously thought, but instead had fertile land and abundant resources.

There is also its important strategic position, as well as trade advantages.

Occupying the big officials, he was almost invincible, and Tangning's vision was not limited to the territory of Daming. The people of Daming, who were stubborn and self-proclaimed, did not have the concept of great voyages, but he, Tangning, could not be so short-sighted.

The senior officials will be the first stop for the new army to step out. If you don't attack the senior personnel at this time, you will not be able to spare energy when you really have a full-scale battle with the Qing army.

Now that Tang Ning was determined, the staff stopped talking and immediately began to formulate a strategic plan to recover the senior officials.

At this time, the information that Tangning obtained from the previous Dutch High Commissioner Meyer's interrogation came into play.

Among them, the most valuable information includes the route to enter Dayuan. To enter Luermen, you must use the tide to enter on the first and sixteenth of each month.

There are also the structures and defenses of the Dutch in several cities in Dayuan.

Although due to the passage of time, judging from the information obtained, the Dutch have strengthened the defense of the generals, and the number of troops has increased to more than [-], and there are more than [-] warships.

But the structure of the city has not changed.

On the evening of the 800th, the fleet arrived in Penghu one after another. The strategic location of this place is also very important. Tangning left [-] warships and [-] troops stationed there.

The weather is unpredictable, especially at sea, which is unpredictable.

Tangning's watch showed that at 23:[-]pm, a strong wind suddenly blew up, followed by heavy rain.

"My lord, the wind and waves are dangerous, and it's night again. It's too dangerous. Let's go back to Penghu first, and then we can make a long-term plan." Ye Dacheng was worried about Tangning's safety, and advised.

Regardless of the heavy rain on her body, Tang Ning shouted, "No, if you miss this time, you will have to wait for half a month, and you will also give the Dutch half a month to prepare. This is very bad for us. The plan remains the same, continue sailing."

Tang Ning knew that when Zheng Chenggong regained the top officials, he also encountered unfavorable weather. He was able to cross Luermen by force. Why couldn't his own much larger warship not be able to?

Besides, these storms and waves can't be conquered right now, what should I do if I go to the vast sea in the future and have no way to retreat when encountering storms and waves?
Seeing that Tang Ning was determined, Ye Dacheng didn't say any more, wiped the rainwater that hit his face, and shouted loudly, "Go ahead, keep the distance between the boats..."

With a few swishes, flares rose into the sky, delivering simple orders while illuminating the way forward for the fleet.

"Wuuuuuuuu..." The strong wind howled, and even the flares that were lifted into the air were blown around, and the bean-sized raindrops hit the face painfully.

Even so, the crew still sailed hard against the wind and rain, and the warship cut through the waves, bumping forward with the huge waves.

In this harsh environment, even many crew members and soldiers who were not seasick felt a little uncomfortable. Tangning, who was a little seasick herself, was even more dizzy and vomited a few times.

Jin Shenghuan, Lu Guangzu, Hao Xiaozhong and others who were on the same boat were also having a hard time. They were specially called by Tangning to participate in this battle.

After struggling hard for more than two hours, at dawn, the wind gradually subsided, the rain gradually lightened, and finally arrived outside Luermen Port.

Tangning immediately dispatched a scout ship and soldiers with good water skills to scout.

It was reported that there was a Dutch Reborg on the northern end of the island, but the guards were lax and they did not notice the approach of the new army.

Based on the enemy's situation on Beixian Weidao, Tang Ning dispatched 25 troops and [-] warships to support them, preparing to control Beixian Weidao as quickly as possible.

Then these 25 warships went around the west side of Beixian Island to coordinate with his next move.

And he himself continued to lead the main force eastward and entered Taijiang through Luermen.

The tide should have risen before the fleet arrived at the outer port of Luermen, so the fleet entered without any obstacles.

Around the point between Dayuan Port and Heliao Port, the fleet was divided into two groups, with Ye Dacheng leading [-] warships to continue eastward, preparing to land at Heliao Port.

Tangning himself led fifty warships to point directly at Yi Kun.

Landing from Heliao Port, you can land on Dayuan Island, aiming at the Dutch city Chijian City on Dayuan Island.

The reason why the fleet led by Ye Dacheng was smaller was because according to Tangning's experience, Chixian City was much easier to defend and break through.

It took Zheng Chenggong only three days to recover Chixian City, because he directly cut off the water source of the enemy army in the city. After three days, the Dutch couldn't bear it and surrendered out of the city.

Tangning also asked Ye Dacheng to recover Chixian City in the same way. First, surround him for three to five days. If the Dutch still haven't surrendered after five days, then fight again.

The Dutch had two main cities in Daxuan to maintain their rule. In addition to Chixian City, the other city was Zeelandia City on Yikushen Island.

The city of Zeelandia was the main city built by the Dutch and the center of the rulers, so both the defense force and the fortification of the city were far superior to that of the Red City.

It only took Zheng Chenggong three days to take down the city of Chixian, but it took nearly nine months to take down the city of Zeelandia.

And it wasn't captured directly, but through a long-term siege, letting it run out of ammunition and food to force it to surrender.

Tang Ning didn't have so much time to spend here, so he didn't completely copy Zheng Chenggong's strategic line, and prepared to defeat the Dutch army and break the city with lightning speed.

In the southwest of Chixian City, there are seven connected islands, which are called seven kuns, six kuns, five kuns, four kuns, three kuns, two kuns and one kun.

Yikunshen Island is the largest, and Zeelandia City was built on this island.

Between Yikunshen Island and Beixianwei Island is Dayuan Port, where the mouth is wide and the water is deep. Under normal circumstances, it seems that the only way to enter Zeelandia City from here is the greatest possibility.

Therefore, the Dutch have the strictest defense here, and the warships have almost gathered in Dayuan Port.

The turrets on Zeelandia City can also directly bombard enemy ships entering the port.

Because of this, they ignored the defenses on the northern end of the island.

Because when they wanted to come, the conditions in Luermen Port were too harsh, and it was not suitable for ships to pass at all.

(End of this chapter)