Chapter 933 A small contact with the Dutch

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The vast ocean, Jeju Island.

The originally desolate Jeju Island seemed particularly busy during this period, with people coming and going everywhere. They carried a large amount of wood, steel bars, and cement, got off the merchant ship and transported it to the designated location. In the sea water near the dock, there were also naked people standing. Anyway, there were all men here, so it didn't matter if they didn't wear clothes.

Large ships docked and transported a large amount of supplies. After these supplies were unloaded, the merchant ships left immediately, and more merchant ships arrived. Occasionally, merchant ships would send some Han military flags and Koreans. They all surrendered to the Hu Ben Army.

Anyway, according to Zhang Zhun's instructions, a group of surrendered would be sent to Jeju Island. Such a good labor force was used very easily. So the traitors who surrendered to the Huben Army excitedly and thought they had escaped from the sea of ​​suffering only when they got off the ship that they realized that they had been fooled.

"Hi! Another bunch of pumpkins come!"

"Hi! There's a little white face inside!"

"I'll have a little face to play with it at night!"

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The people who were busy working in the water had no sympathy at all when they saw the later labor force, but were gloating. Thinking back then, they were like them, happily boarding the boat, thinking that they could move to a new life. As a result, after getting off the boat, they realized that something was wrong. The Hu Ben Army arranged for them was a slave-like life! But by that time, even if they wanted to regret it, it was too late.

When those Han army flags and Koreans who had just got off the boat and found that they were not right, they were stunned when they saw the crowd working hard in the water, on the shore, and on the hillside. Could it be that the arrangements given to them by the Hu Ben Army were such endless work? For a moment, all the newcomers were stunned on the dock.

"What are you doing when you stand there?"

"Follow me!"

At this time, a few big and thick men came up and shouted loudly at the dazed novices. A few big men were holding wooden sticks with thick arms in their hands. Under their shouts, the numb new people hurriedly followed them. Even the stupidest people would not doubt what it would feel like to smash such a thick wooden stick.

These people were selected by the Hu Ben Army and were specifically responsible for monitoring the labor force. They were almost all the original soldiers and gangster leaders. These people were not good at fighting, but they were definitely good at dealing with their own people. The Hu Ben Army did not need to come forward on its own, and these great men managed all the labor force properly.

I found that I was cheated by the Hu Ben Army, and the new Han army flags and the Koreans were all crying without tears. No wonder Zhang Zhun accepted their surrender and forgive their sins. It turned out that they were just asking them to be hardworking. For a moment, they were all full of grievances and wanted to resist. However, they looked around and finally became tactful and chose to remain silent.

Not to mention these soldiers and thugs here, not to mention the gun guards of the Tiger Army on each post, not to mention the naval warships near the dock, not to mention the timely manner, even if there are no guards, there are vast seas around, where can they escape? Entering the sea inexplicably is no different from committing suicide.

There is no way, only work honestly. When the raw rice is cooked and the facts are no longer remedied, they can only accept this painful arrangement. Otherwise, everyone will starve to death here. You can think of the consequences of your life if you don’t work in such a place.

In fact, the Han army flag and the Koreans who arrived at Jeju Island first did not think about resisting. At the beginning, there were a few people who wanted to *** or something. As a result, the Hu Ben Army was prepared for a long time, and these people were immediately arrested and all were rectified on the spot.

The warships of the Hu Ben Army were near the port, with the black muzzle facing Jeju Island. On the decks of those warships, there were sailors who could reinforce at any time. Although the Han army flag and the Koreans were large, there were tens of thousands of people. However, in a place without weapons, food, and supplies, what would they use to fight against the Hu Ben Army?

After a few months, all the Han military flags and Koreans were so honest that they could not be honest. The dishonest people were either beaten to death or became more honest than ever before. All the unrealistic fantasies were thrown away. All the waiting for them was only endless labor.

According to the preliminary plan, Jeju Island needs to build at least 30 large trestles so that 120 large warships can be parked at the same time. This is a very demanding requirement, which means that each trestle must be parked at the same time. This requires that the trestle extend to the depths of the sea and must not be less than 150 meters in length.

To build these trests, there are a lot of cement, as well as steel bars, stones and other materials. The trests made of wood can only extend to less than ten meters of sea water. To carry out underwater construction, it is absolutely impossible to leave cement. There are stones in Jeju Island, and the Hu Ben Army only needs to transport the steel bars and cement.

Why did Zhang Zhun need so much iron ore? In fact, when doing infrastructure construction, a large amount of crude steel was needed. In later generations, China produced 600 million tons of crude steel annually, which could not meet the domestic construction needs. It is conceivable how much of the current pig iron crude steel of the Hu Ben Army can do. It is quite big to spend so much steel and cement on Jeju Island.

"Many warships..."

Someone said quietly in the crowd.

As the trestle bridges were continuously completed, a large number of warships were docked one after another. To this day, at least twenty warships were parked on the docks of Jeju Island. To be honest, the Han military flags and Koreans had never seen so many warships before. So many giants gathered together, something big was definitely about to happen.

"Who is the Hu Ben Army going to war with?"

Some people who like gossip look around themselves and say in confusion.

The soldiers of the Hu Ben Army who were responsible for monitoring work did not stop the slaves from chatting while working, as long as they were not lazy. In fact, speculation about the Hu Ben Army has become the favorite topic of these laborers. Even if they have any anger when they are working, as long as they think of these warships of the Hu Ben Army, their anger will slowly disappear.

Obviously, the powerful power of the Hu Ben Army was beyond their reach. It is absolutely the stupidest thing to go against the Hu Ben Army. Even the Tartars are not Zhang Zhun's opponent, let alone others. There are so many large warships, even the Ming Navy in the past, not to mention them! Zhang Zhun is really terrifying.

A calm mind began to think about the next action of the Hu Ben Army. So many warships are obviously not used to deal with the Tartars. Since they are not used to deal with the Tartars, they are used to deal with other people. But how many enemies are there in the Hu Ben Army?

In fact, the third fleet of the Tiger Ben Navy led by Zhang Haibin was assembled on Jeju Island. After replenishing a considerable number of sword-tooth ships, the combat effectiveness of the Third Fleet was already very strong. So Zhang Jun decided to let them wander around.

"Let's go!"

Zhang Haibin said in a deep voice.

The third fleet set off from Jeju Island and headed towards the southeast. The wind directions of the fleet passed along the way were changing, and the speed of progress was faster and slower. After walking slowly for two days like this, Zhang Haibin ordered the ship to stop after calculating the destination.

If the location is not wrong, this place should be the most frequent sea area for the Zheng family fleet. The routes between Fujian coast and Nagasaki, Japan, have to pass here. The purpose of the Tiger Army Navy is to "watch" the passing Zheng family fleet here.

Two days later, the observation post will gain something.

More than a dozen large ships appeared from the sea in the northeast. The Zheng family flags were hung on the masts of these large ships. When they approached, Zhang Haibin raised the thousand-mile mirror and looked carefully and found that it was indeed the armed merchant ship of the Zheng family fleet.

Zhang Haibin did not order fire, but just let all the warships be placed in a row and "watch" the passing Zheng family fleet armed merchant ships. At present, the Hu Ben Navy is not ready to fight the Zheng family fleet to death, and Zhang Zhun is not ready to let Zheng Zhilong and himself fight. Therefore, the order Zhang Haibin received was to put some pressure on the Zheng family fleet, but not to directly send the other party to the bottom of the sea.

To be precise, it is to make Zheng Zhilong feel that the trade route between him and Japan has been seriously threatened by the Hu Ben Navy. However, for moral reasons, the Hu Ben Navy did not attack the Zheng family fleet. If Zheng Zhilong was sensible, he should understand the meaning of the Hu Ben Army.

Sure enough, the armed merchant ships of the Zheng family immediately became quite nervous when they found that the warships of the Hu Ben Army Navy appeared. They hurriedly stopped the ship, then lined up again, and used their sideways to target the warships of the Hu Ben Army Navy. They also did not fire artillery. Because they knew very well that their artillery was definitely not as good as those of the Hu Ben Army. Once they really fought, they were still the ones who suffered the loss. The Hu Ben Army Navy did not fire artillery, but gave them a room for reversal.

The two sides confronted each other like this.

In the end, the armed merchant ships of the Zheng family hurriedly turned the bow and drove back towards Japan. The road ahead was blocked, so they had to go back to Nagasaki, Japan. Don’t expect to bypass the fleet of the Hu Ben Army Navy. The other party was professional combat ships, and they were all armed merchant ships loaded with cargo. If they really fought, they would only be wiped out by the entire army.

"mock up."

Zhang Haibin muttered to himself softly.

Since the Zheng family fleet retreated, there was no need to confront the Hu Ben Navy. They slowly drifted with the ocean currents and slowly drifted towards Nagasaki.

"Dududu!"

Suddenly, a rushing whistle came.

Looking up at the observation whistle at the top of the mast, he found that he was waving the red pennant quickly. This was a red flag that an enemy was coming.

"There are enemies!"

Zhang Haibin's whole body slightly sternly.

A moment later, he was surprised to see that the Zheng family's armed merchant ships that had just left had actually turned back. This time, the armed merchant ships appeared faster than before. At first glance, there were signs of a fierce comeback.

"What's going on?"

Staff Officer Chen Taizhong asked suspiciously.

With the strength of the Zheng family's armed merchant ships just now, they were obviously not the opponent of the Hu Ben Army Navy. Escape was their best choice. Unexpectedly, they actually returned. What are they going to do? Could it be that the Zheng family fleet received reinforcements? They wanted to go to war with the Hu Ben Army here?

To be honest, the armed merchant ships of the Zheng family fleet are really not the opponent of the Hu Ben Army! However, since the other party does not cherish the opportunity given to them by the Hu Ben Army and blindly seeking death by themselves, Zhang Haibin will not be polite.

"Um?"

Zhang Haibin suddenly realized something was wrong.

The armed merchant ships of the Zheng family fleet that made a comeback actually seemed to be a little panicked. Looking closely, you can still find that there seemed to be traces of shelling on their warships. The mast beams of an armed merchant ship were broken.

"Are there any enemies behind?"

Staff Officer Han Li asked frowned.

"Prepare for the fight!"

Zhang Haibin said in a deep voice.

As the commander of the Third Fleet, Zhang Haibin's experience in naval battles was quite rich. He immediately realized that something might have happened behind the Zheng family fleet. However, the only one of the Hu Ben Navy was dispatched, and the other two fleets were resting in the port. Who was pursuing the armed merchant ships of the Zheng family fleet? Humph, no matter who it is, as long as it is not his friendly army, Zhang Haibin will be vigilant to receive the other party.

The answer appears soon.

It turned out to be the Dutch fleet!

The Dutch fleet had three large warships in total, and they seemed to be even bigger by the Dragon God Ship. They followed closely behind the Zheng family fleet. No wonder the armed merchant ships of the Zheng family fleet were going to escape. Indeed, if they fought head-on, the armed merchant ships were no match for those pure combat ships at all!

Staff Officer Han Li frowned and asked, "Commander? What should we do?"

Zhang Haibin gritted his teeth gently and said in a deep voice: "Fight! Fight the Dutch!"

Zhang Haibin and others were very clear about Zhang Zhun's attitude. The conflict with Zheng Zhilong was after all, it was a domestic conflict. Everyone was their own people. No matter how fierce the fight was, they could sit down and negotiate. However, the Dutch were different. The Dutch were real foreigners, foreign invaders, and enemies of the entire Ming Dynasty. In this case, the Hu Ben Navy had to help the Zheng family fleet block the Dutch's attack.

At present, Zhang Haibin's third fleet has two Dragon God Ships and twenty-two Sword Tooth Ships. The Dutch fleet is three Dragon God Ships. Basically, if you fight, the Tiger Ben Navy can gain a certain advantage. Since that's the case, there is nothing to be polite. Even if you don't even declare war, just beat it up.

"attack!"

Zhang Haibin said without hesitation.

The warships of the Third Fleet of the Tiger Army Navy immediately pressed towards the Dutch warships.

The armed merchant ships of the Zheng family fleet did not expect the Tiger Ben Navy to provide assistance. They were immediately overjoyed and rushed past the Tiger Ben Army warships and rushed to the southwest. Soon, the Tiger Ben Army navy and the Dutch warships were left on the sea.

"fire!"

"fire!"

The commanders of both sides ordered the firing without any hesitation.

The Hu Ben Navy regarded the Dutch as an enemy, while the Dutch were angry that the Hu Ben Navy let Zheng Zhilong's merchant ship go. The Dutch, who had always been accustomed to being arrogant, ignored the identity of the Hu Ben Navy and fired directly.

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"

For a moment, on the battlefield, the rumbling sound of cannons was heard endlessly.

A large amount of white smoke filled the sky, as if it was about to cover the entire battlefield.

All the warships of the Hu Ben Army were spared no effort to fire the fire, launching solid bullets, chain bullets, and grape bullets onto the enemy's ships. The artillery fire of the Dutch fleet was also quite fierce, and the three large warships were like three hedgehogs, full of thorns.
To be continued...