Chapter 384
With Zheng Chenggong's order, eleven iron-armored warships began to advance by sailing through the wind and waves.
The huge waves hit the warships, splashing waves five or six meters high, and the sea water was everywhere on the deck.
Although it is a thousand-ton giant ship, it still bumps up and down in the huge storm.
The navy soldiers had experienced typhoons and knew very well about the warships. They grabbed the handrails and talked and laughed.
However, some of the Dragon Flag Special Forces began to vomit, and they could not withstand the bumps of the giant ship.
Why are some Dragon Flag Special Forces on board? Because seasick people are all elites drawn from Longteng Army?
They were all elite soldiers under Yuan Huang Degong and Zuo Liangyu, and they came after Yue Fei's long special training.
However, most of the Dragon Flag Special Forces were drawn from the Qi family army Xuan, Armored Iron Cavalry, Shenji Camp, and Qin Army.
These people are summoning soldiers. Not to mention encountering a small typhoon, even if the sky falls, they will not have any changes in their expressions.
In the past, when they were fighting against the Eight Banners of the East, the opponent's sword slashed at them, and they didn't frown.
As long as they are not dead, they still slash and slash. They are frightened by them by the invincible Eight Banners.
Now the flagship of the Ming Iron Armored War Fleet is the Hongwu, and at this time the Hongwu command cabin is full of talents.
Not only was the command center Zheng Chenggong, the governor of the Ming Navy, also seated three senior generals and several deputy generals of the Dragon Flag Special Forces.
Warships driven by steam engines save a lot of operators. When they encounter bad weather, they just need to stay in the cabin.
Sail warships must have many sailors operating sails. Once there is no wind or the wind is low, they must rely on sailors to slurry.
Looking at the storm and huge waves outside, the commanders of the special forces on the Hongwu unit looked very serious. They were worried that the giant ship would be overturned by the huge waves at any time.
However, Zheng Chenggong was not worried. He was still comforting Yan Yingyuan, Li Dingguo and others:
"The three generals don't have to worry. The armored warship has no sails or masts. The area of wind is very small, so it can resist such a large typhoon."
The three bowed to Zheng Chenggong:
"I hope so, but this shaking really scares us."
Facing a sudden typhoon attack, if the captain is inexperienced and a huge wave hits the side of the warship, the warship is likely to be subverted.
In this case, experienced captains will send warships to advance against the wind and waves.
In addition, a certain distance must be maintained between fleets, which is also to prevent warships from losing control and colliding with each other.
Zheng Chenggong has followed his father to sea since he was a child. Although he is young, he has rich experience.
The fleet bravely fought against the weather, and although it had experienced several dangers, it finally floated steadily on the sea.
Maybe even Zheng Chenggong himself didn’t know how long it took? The fleet finally arrived in Penghu.
Penghu was also occupied by the Red Mahogany, and later the Ming army sent troops to attack Penghu? It took eight months to finally recapture Penghu.
"General, look at what kind of monster is that?"
The Ming army had garrisons in Penghu. When they saw more than a dozen large ships approaching Penghu in the wind, they hurriedly reported to the generals responsible for Penghu's defense.
Qianhu raised his telescope and looked at it. If he found eleven giant warships coming on the waves.
He did not see the mast? He did not see the sail? But he saw the warship advancing against the wind.
In particular, there are two huge chimneys on each warship, which are spraying out with black smoke.
"Damn? What kind of warship is this? It's so incredible, all the soldiers are ready to fight."
Qianhu hurriedly ordered all the soldiers stationed in Penghu to prepare for battle? But he found that the Ming dragon flag suddenly rose from the giant ship.
He hurriedly said:
"It seems that it is my Ming fleet, don't fire the gun for the time being."
Sentinel lowers the telescope report:
"It's my Ming warship. I think I heard it's called an iron armored warship? It's really extraordinary? They can still come to Penghu with such a big typhoon."
After the fleet docked in Penghu? Looking back at the sea behind us? You can see a merchant ship being overturned by a typhoon.
Some have sunk to the bottom of the sea, and some merchant ships have half a mast exposed on the sea surface? It is soon disappeared.
Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, Yan Yingyuan and the other two? This is the first time they have seen such a tragic situation? They can't help but shake their heads and sigh.
After the fleet docked, Zheng Chenggong wants to know the situation in Taiwan? He ordered to rest in Penghu for an hour and then continue sailing to Taiwan's main island.
As soon as the warship landed, the head of the Penghu garrison boarded the Hongwu ship to pay homage to the governor Zheng Chenggong.
And reported the information they received to Zheng Chenggong.
It turns out that Hongmao Fan has two major defense areas in Taiwan, and its defense is very strong.
One is Chikan Tower? The other is Rhelanzha City. The two fortresses, Chikan Tower and Rhelanzha City, are both built near the sea.
Is there an inner port between Chikanlou and Rhlanzha? It is called Taijiang Port.
The east side of Taijiang is the sea outlet, and the north side of Luermen is the barrier.
Chikan Tower and Relanzha City are mutually supportive. A large number of forts were built on both sides of Taijiang River. The nearby sea surface was completely blocked by their artillery fire, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Enter the two waterways from the outer sea to Taijiang. The southern waterway is deep and the mouth is wide, making it easier to enter.
The Red-haired warships were almost all gathered there, and the land was full of artillery, and attacking from there was almost a dead end.
Another road is Luermen, where the water is shallow, and large warships can only enter at high tide, but small warships can enter at normal times.
Relanzha City is the economic, cultural and military center of Hongmao Fan in Asia, and is also the main trade hub of Hongmao Fan in the East.
Anthony, the governor of Hongmao Fan in Taiwan, saw strong winds and waves on the sea at this time, and was not worried but happy.
Although he didn't take the Ming army very seriously, when reinforcements had not arrived, he was still worried that the Ming army would suddenly send troops to regain Taiwan.
Now that he saw such a strong typhoon, he felt that the Ming army would not come, at least he could feel at ease for the time being.
It’s not that he underestimated the Ming army’s warships, even their advanced warships of Hongmaofan would be blown over by strong winds as long as they went to sea.
If the Ming army dared to force cross the Taiwan Strait under such weather conditions, they would definitely be buried in the fish's belly.
Anthony remembered the envoy sent to Kinmen Liaoluowan to negotiate with the Ming army.
"Come, see if the messengers we sent out have come back."
An officer who looked like a central defender hurriedly answered:
"Governor General, we have sent out two envoys, but have not come back yet. I guess we are avoiding the typhoon in Kinmen."
"Well, it's possible that with such a big typhoon, only fools will venture out to sea."
Humming a little song, Anthony walked down the city of Relanzha, and he was going to meet a few little beauties.
The city of Rhelanzha is a cold castle with super strong defense, which has the function of defending against artillery fire attacks.
A wall was built outside the city wall against artillery bombardment. This wall was very thick, low on the outside and high on the inside, and the shells were almost bounced off when attacked on it.
This is also the most advanced cold castle in Europe now, and it has been copied to Taiwan by Hongmao Fan.
There are dozens of red cannons on the city wall, mainly used to attack targets on the sea surface.
With such a strong defense, Anthony can be in the mood to still do his favorite things before the war comes.
There were also several beauties of different skin colors waiting for him to play games in the Governor's Mansion.
Anthony doesn’t have many hobbies and likes to study women the most, especially several beauties with different skin colors at the same time.
He raised three black beauties, two white beauties, and one yellow woman in the Governor's Mansion.
If you say this guy is really a bit heavy, he can actually raise three black beauties.
As soon as they returned to the governor's office, three beautiful black beauties with good figures came forward.
"Governor General, come and play the game. We have developed a few more fun things to ensure that the adults are fascinated."
Anthony laughed happily:
"Hahaha, okay, go call the three of them too, it's fun to play together."
Chapter completed!