HLnovel Chapter 618 Penghu Bay
Chapter 618 Penghu Bay
Chapter 618 Penghu Bay
The Penghu Islands, located in the Taiwan Strait west of Taiwan Island, are named for their contrasting landscape: the harbor is characterized by turbulent waves outside and calm, lake-like waters inside. During the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court maintained a small garrison in Penghu. Wang Wenzhou planned to ambush and annihilate the Dutch fleet in the waters near Penghu.
"The evening breeze gently caresses Penghu Bay, white waves chase the sandy beach, there are no coconut palms bathed in the setting sun, just a vast expanse of blue sea..."
Wang Wenzhou lay on the beach holding baby Chen Yuanyuan, humming a song, in a happy mood.
Baby Chen Yuanyuan blushed and was very shy. That rascal insisted that she wear strips of cloth, saying that she should wear a bikini at the beach! Right now, there are soldiers busy preparing for battle everywhere on the island and the beach. Is it appropriate for a woman to wear strips of cloth in public?
Although Chen Yuanyuan was unwilling, she couldn't resist her nemesis's pleading, so she could only suppress her embarrassment and put on the strips of cloth. Anyway, she was used to it; going out with her nemesis was always embarrassing.
"Whoosh..." Waves crashed onto their legs, feeling like a massage, which was very comfortable.
Wang Wenzhou hugged Chen Yuanyuan and kissed her, saying with a smile, "Yuanyuan, Yuanyuan, have some coconut juice."
Chen Yuanyuan quickly picked up the fresh coconut, took a sip, and fed it to Wang Wenzhou.
After the kiss, Chen Yuanyuan said softly, "Husband, the little tune you just hummed was so beautiful, please teach me."
"Mmm!" Wang Wenzhou touched Chen Yuanyuan's thigh and said with a smile, "My Yuanyuan will definitely sing even better. Come on, I'll teach you how to sing. Let's make it clear first, there's a tuition fee for learning. You'll get a kiss after you learn a single line."
"Ugh! Teach me now!" Baby Chen Yuanyuan's period was over, and her neurotic symptoms had eased somewhat. When she wasn't having an episode, it was fun to tease pretty girls however you wanted.
"Splash, splash..." Li Meibao was swimming in the sea not far away, and in the blink of an eye, she swam past Wang Wenzhou.
Because Li Meibao almost drowned after falling into the water, she vowed to learn to swim, and within a few days, she really did. She swam quite well in various styles, including backstroke, freestyle, and breaststroke, but skinny dipping was her favorite, according to Wang Wenzhou.
Of course, right now Li Meibao is playing and chasing Zheng Chenggong, that little bastard, in the sea, so Wang Wenzhou definitely can't allow her to swim naked.
At this moment, Liu Wei and Jian Fengyu rushed over. Neither of them dared to look at Chen Yuanyuan, and they both lowered their heads and stared at the ground beneath their feet.
Liu Wei said, "Sir, Van der Burg just sent a message that their fleet will arrive in Penghu tomorrow to join our fleet."
Liu Wei said this because Wang Wenzhou had misled Van der Burgh. He told him that Penghu was now occupied by Liu Xiang, and that the fleet near Penghu consisted entirely of Liu Xiang's warships. He was trying to trick the Dutch fleet into joining him to launch a surprise attack on Quanshan Port.
Wang Wenzhou laughed and said, "The Dutch are quite trustworthy. They accepted 50 taels of silver from me and sent troops without hesitation! Damn it, is my silver so easy to earn? I'm the kind of person who only takes advantage and never suffers losses. I'm not only going to take back the silver, but I'm also going to snatch some Dutch girls to play with."
Liu Wei shook his head with a bitter smile. "Sir, why didn't you tell me this sooner? If my uncle and I had known you were this kind of person, we would never have cooperated with you. Now look what's happened, my cousin Liu Li has become your woman, yet you're making her marry a dog. My uncle cries every time he thinks of Liu Li."
"Hmph!" Chen Yuanyuan snorted coldly and pinched Wang Wenzhou hard.
"Ouch..." Wang Wenzhou cried out in pain. He quickly said, "Yuanyuan, Yuanyuan, stop messing around. I don't like sleeping with foreign girls. I didn't like sleeping with any of the foreign girls Liu Wei sent over the other day! I did it to give the brothers a treat."
Chen Yuanyuan rolled her eyes at Wang Wenzhou. "You don't like sleeping with that? Don't think I don't know you often sneak off to sleep with that golden retriever, what's her name, Daenerys? Blonde hair, blue eyes, clearly looks like a dog. Don't you find it disgusting to sleep with her? Aren't you the one who hates me sleeping with my little dog, Lanlan?"
Wang Wenzhou instructed, "Jian Fengyu, immediately send someone to inform Fu Xingping, Zheng Zhilong, and Zheng Zhihu to proceed according to plan tomorrow."
“Yes!” Jian Fengyu nodded.
Wang Wenzhou fully learned from the experience of the previous Battle of Quanshan Port, and this time he divided his troops into four routes to encircle and annihilate the Dutch fleet from four directions.
Liu Xiang led his fleet to confront the Dutch fleet head-on. Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhihu led their respective fleets to flank the Dutch from both sides, while Fu Xingping led Wang Wenzhou's main fleet to attack the Dutch fleet from the rear. With attacks from all sides, the Dutch fleet would have nowhere to escape.
Wang Wenzhou thought for a moment and then asked, "Liu Wei, are your fire ships ready?"
Since the other three directions were all surprise attacks, if the fleet carried a large number of fire ships, it would slow down the fleet's progress. Therefore, the fire ships were all in Liu Xiang's fleet.
Liu Wei nodded and said, "Your Excellency, because whale oil is plentiful, my uncle, fearing unforeseen circumstances, has prepared 500 fire ships. Even if the fleet does not attack, as long as the Dutch fleet enters the encirclement, these fire ships alone will be enough to engulf the Dutch fleet in flames."
"Good!" Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, "In this battle, we must annihilate the Dutch fleet completely. As long as we eliminate them, Taiwan will fall without a fight. At that time, you will certainly have no shortage of Dutch girls on the island!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Liu Wei quickly expressed his gratitude.
"Alright, you can go now. I'm quite busy; I still need to discuss the war with my wife," Wang Wenzhou said, spouting nonsense with a straight face.
"Yes! We'll take our leave." Liu Wei and Jian Fengyu hurriedly left. Liu Wei might not understand Chen Yuanyuan, but Jian Fengyu did. If it were Lady Liu Rushi or Lady Zhang Jiao, the master might actually be able to discuss the war with them. As for Lady Chen Yuanyuan, it was really hard to say what kind of war it was.
"Husband, be careful! Otherwise, you shouldn't go. A wise man doesn't stand under a dangerous wall. You can't risk your life!" Chen Yuanyuan was worried about Wang Wenzhou. Last time at Quanshan Port, the fleet was surrounded, and she was terrified.
Wang Wenzhou was also afraid of something going wrong, so he left the babies on the island. As for himself, he felt that this was, after all, a major battle against a foreign enemy, and he should be present. This was a great opportunity to enhance his reputation and prestige! Even if there was some danger, he couldn't back down.
“Yuanyuan, don’t worry. We’ll attack from all sides. Perhaps the Dutch will surrender as soon as they see they’re surrounded. There’s a big difference between Eastern and Western concepts of war. Our Celestial Empire considers surrendering a disgrace, and our soldiers would rather die than surrender. But these barbarians, as long as they feel that they’ll lose this battle anyway, they’ll obediently surrender,” Wang Wenzhou said with a smile.
"Hmm?" Chen Yuanyuan frowned and asked softly, "Won't their emperor blame them after they surrender?"
Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, "Barbarians don't actually have emperors; they are all kings, dukes, and the like. These barbarian nobles are all relatives. Think about it, if a family fights and loses, they can't kill their relatives, so over time, they developed the habit of surrendering."
Chen Yuanyuan didn't quite understand, and Wang Wenzhou couldn't explain it clearly in just a few words. Europe had always been a feudal state, while China, starting from the Qin Dynasty, was not a feudal state but a centralized state.