From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 896

In any case, Chu Feifan did arrive before September 13, although it was useless and he almost went there in vain.

But this undoubtedly made Guan Lu and the others understand Zhou Yuan's situation more clearly and determined the war plan.

"The wind has been strong these days, and it is northeasterly. The entire coast of Dongfan Island is in a high tide trend."

"I suggest that our plan remains unchanged and we should attack Luermen. As long as we take Luermen, it is equivalent to taking the throat of Fort Zeelandia."

"The other side is now hiding in Chikan City and is fighting a desperate battle. The marshal is extremely short of siege equipment and needs our support."

"As long as the landing road is opened, we can send flintlock guns and falconets up."

Standing on the deck, Nie Zairong talked freely and analyzed the current situation.

The war is imminent, all preparations have been completed, and we only have to wait for tomorrow morning.

Hearing this, Chu Feifan's gloomy mood improved a lot. What is this feeling? The feeling of participating in a big event!

This is a change of identity, a kind of recognition.

In the past, he talked about which sect to destroy and which mansion to rob, but now he has become a regular soldier and is participating in the national war. This feeling of honor is really cool!

He said proudly: "Just drive the boat over and shoot them!"

"If it doesn't work, just board and I will deal with them myself."

Ye Qingying naturally couldn't stand this kind of rebel leader and snorted: "How many shots can you withstand?"

Chu Feifan said: "I have a deep cultivation, and it's no problem for me to dodge bullets on a daily basis."

Ye Qingying said: "What if thirty people shoot at you at the same time from different directions?"

Chu Feifan's face darkened. This stinky woman has such a bad temper, how did Zhou Yuan like her?

She is sick, always undermining my stage and not giving face to this Dharma King.

Guan Lu waved his hand and said, "King of France, naval warfare is not like land warfare. It is difficult for outstanding personal abilities to affect the entire war situation."

"We still have to take a long-term view."

"I agree with General Nie's opinion. We should still attack Luermen and deal with the Portuguese."

"But I don't recommend landing, because even if the landing is successful, it can't really change the situation."

Nie Zairong frowned, thought for a moment, and his face changed.

Chikan City is like an iron barrel, which is really hard to break. Without the Portuguese cannon, it is difficult to make fundamental progress. How can we not land?

But if they land, the Dutch on the sea will have many choices. They can choose to sink the battleships of Dajin and lock the sea area, or they can choose to land and use flintlock guns to deal with the navy soldiers around Chikan City.

At present, it seems that this will not be beneficial.

Guan Lu sighed and said, "Chikan City is indeed a tough nut to crack, but we can't give the marshal any help. We have our mission, which is to defeat the Dutch warships."

"Batavia's reinforcements may arrive at any time. If we..."

Before he finished speaking, his voice stopped abruptly.

Everyone saw him staring straight at the sea in the distance, his face terribly gloomy.

Following his gaze, three black spots were slowly approaching the sea west of Dongfan Island.

Nie Zairong immediately took a breath and murmured: "Badavia's reinforcements have arrived."

Guan Lu took out the monocular telescope in his arms, looked carefully for a moment, and then gritted his teeth and said: "The cruiser sent by Dongfan Island Shi went to ask for reinforcements, but now I don't see that cruiser."

"This means... the cruiser went to perform other tasks, and Huang Zuoyu's fleet is in danger."

Nie Zairong said solemnly: "Badavia has three battleships, no... four. It is a bit difficult for a cruiser to attack the Chaoshang fleet. At least a battleship went with it."

"The current situation is that the Chaoshang fleet has to face the pursuit of a cruiser and a battleship, and we have to face four cruisers. frigates and seven battleships."

"The enemy's strength at sea is two more battleships than ours, and in terms of tactical level and individual combat capability, they are stronger and more experienced than us."

"This battle is not easy to fight."

Guan Lu said in a deep voice: "Don't hesitate, you have to use your trump card, notify Fuzhou Prefecture, and pass the news on tomorrow at the latest."

Nie Zairong hesitated and whispered: "If the order is given, it will be difficult to turn back."

Guan Lu said: "I can't care about so much, do as I say, and I will take the blame if something goes wrong!"

...

On the afternoon of September 13, Zhou Yuan finally arrived at the large plain 20 miles away from Chikan City with the villagers of Jilong Society.

Countless people have gathered here. They arrived one after another, the order was chaotic, and they couldn't figure out what to eat, drink, defecate, and even their enemiesThey have to fight when they meet.

These scenes give Zhou Yuan a headache. He doesn't know how to lead such villagers to attack a well-fortified city, even if this city is nothing in the eyes of Dajin.

"Go and find the chiefs of the various indigenous ethnic groups, the heads of the Han families, and the heads of the villages."

Zhou Yuan only has one day to sort out the order. He has to start from the beginning and divide the responsibilities among everyone.

If there is enough time, he even wants to reorganize these people, but considering that they even have hatred for each other, the orders of the superiors may not be authoritative, so he can only give up.

The current situation is very bad, but fortunately there are enough people to drown them.

"I think you already know my identity."

Zhou Yuan looked serious, looking at the heads of more than 30 or 50 or 60 leaders standing in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "I need to lead this battle, I need to have the highest command."

"I emphasize again, this is a war, you are not here to watch the fun, once the fighting starts, there will be mountains of corpses and rivers of blood."

"In order to avoid more casualties and make our battle more purposeful and efficient, I have to count the number of people and arrange the combat sections and methods."

"Now you come one by one, tell us the name of your village, how many people have come, and the basic situation."

"Before dark, we have to sort out some information and explain the siege tactics clearly."

In fact, their quality is not enough to implement the so-called tactics, they can only use people to pile up and use wooden ladders to rush upstairs.

Because the city gates have been completely blocked by the Dutch with boulders.

If there is enough time, all they need to do is cut off all supplies, and it will be a matter of time before Chikan City is broken.

However, this is obviously not feasible. Zhou Yuan wants to solve all this as soon as possible, and the situation at sea will be eased as a result.

The good news is that, according to statistics, these more than 60 leaders and family heads brought more than 30,000 people in total.

Compared with the total population of Dongfan Island, this number can be said to be the limit, and all those who should come have come.

It seems that they still have enough will to drive away the Dutch, but their quality is too poor.

"I really don't think highly of these people."

Li Yu'an expressed concern: "Although they have the will to fight, they are not united with each other, let alone any tacit understanding. I am afraid that once blood is shed, everyone will run away."

Zhou Yuan said: "So, the most important thing in this battle is to stabilize these people's hearts."

"If we stabilize their hearts, more than 30,000 people can take down Chikan City anyway!"

"Let's see how they perform in the general attack tomorrow."

Zhou Yuan and Li Yu'an's expressions were a little heavy, they knew that this battle might not be easy.