Shang Kexi pondered for a while and said to the guards beside him.
"Go and invite Mr. Kui Yi!"
After Vanderlaan and Brown signed the "Treaty of Capital" with the Qing court, it was agreed that the Netherlands and Britain would jointly help the Qing Dynasty rebuild its outer sea navy.
Kui Yi, who had been by Vander Laan's side and advocated war against Ming, was sent to Shang Kexi's side!
Moreover, he was accompanied by several Dutch armed merchant ships.
Facing Shang Kexi's invitation, Kui Yi was brought to Shang Kexi not long after.
With a pop, Kui Yi knelt down in front of Shang Kexi and spoke in relatively proficient Chinese.
"Kuiyi has met King Pingnan!"
"I wonder why King Pingnan came to me?"
Kui Yi served as governor in Da Yuan, and proficiency in Chinese was an essential skill for him.
Shang Kexi nodded to show off his courtesy, and then spoke.
"Mr. Kuiyi has some ships now, right?"
Kui nodded and said.
"Yes, Your Excellency King Pingnan, I do have several armed merchant ships here!"
Shang Kexi asked.
"I wonder if these armed merchant ships can help the Qing soldiers cross the sea and conquer Hong Kong Island?"
Kuiyi thought for a while, then spoke.
"I don't know what the firepower of the forts built by the Ming army in Hong Kong is like. I'm not sure whether the landing can be successful!"
In fact, not only is it a problem with the fort, but even the several armed merchant ships in Kuei's hands may not be able to reach the fire coverage of the Hong Kong fort.
Ming Dynasty also has a fleet in Hong Kong!
If the Qing army wants to land in Hong Kong, it must first pass the fleet level.
Although the Hong Kong fleet is not large in scale, it is led by a fourth-class sailing battleship, and the rest are some Chinese-style large ships.
It can be used to deal with the several armed merchant ships that Kuiyi has in his hands. It’s actually not a big problem!
The style of the armed merchant ship is a Clark ship, which is a merchant ship suitable for ocean routes, not a sailing battleship.
In terms of naval combat performance, it is not much better than the Chinese Fuchuan!
However, since this fleet had just been transferred from Luzon, the Qing court did not yet know of its existence.
It is thought that Hong Kong has only one coastal defense fort, which can be used to face incoming enemies at sea.
Shang Kexi touched the beard on his chin and said in a strong tone.
“Try it!”
"The Ming thieves stationed troops near the mouth of the Pearl River. They can go north along the Pearl River at any time and kill them as far as Guangzhou!"
"It's like having a sharp dagger on my chest. If I can't pull it out, it's like it's stuck in my throat!"
"I can't even get a good night's sleep!"
Kui Yi did not dare to refuse Shang Kexi's request and spoke.
"As you command!"
"But please wait a moment, Your Majesty, I will mobilize the fleet right away!"
Shang Kexi nodded slightly and agreed.
Kui Yi quickly turned around and left, not looking twice at the faint screams coming from the direction of Macau.
It’s just massacre, he’s seen too much!
Although the Dutch's foreign colonization was usually based on trade, it was not like the Spanish who relied on massacre and looting to colonize.
But as colonists, they also committed clan massacres overseas!
…
The Qing army's massacre in Macau lasted for two full days, instead of the ten days ordered by Shang Kexi.
But the fundamental reason is not because the Qing army was soft-hearted and showed mercy!
But because it only took two days of massacre, all the Portuguese in Macau were killed by the Qing army!
The rest are Portuguese women who were held as military discipline, so there is no need to kill them anymore!
Under the wanton slaughter of the Qing army, the city of Macau was completely turned into a white land!
…
In the early morning, there was heavy fog on the sea!
The visibility is only two to three hundred meters!
The lookout man on the watchtower inside the Hong Kong Fort held a telescope and stared unblinkingly at the direction of the sea, but he couldn't see anything clearly at all.
Suddenly, the lookout noticed that several huge Western ships appeared in the thick sea fog!
The tall sail is so conspicuous!
If the current sea fog was not too dense, this fleet should have been discovered long ago.
The next moment, a rapid attack alarm sounded on the watchtower!
Dang Dang Dang...
The harsh sound of metal clashing was so penetrating that it woke up the entire Hong Kong Fort from the lost lake in the early morning.
The next moment, the sun appeared in the sky!
The golden sunlight shone down, dispersing the thick sea fog, and improving the visibility, which was originally less than a few hundred meters, several times.
The Qing triangular dragon flag and the Dutch tricolor flag flying on the Xiyi fleet became very obvious.
The fleet accelerated towards Hong Kong Island, began to rotate, aimed broadside at the fort, and launched a tentative bombardment.
Amidst the rumbling sound of shelling, a large amount of gunpowder smoke spewed out from the side of the fleet.
But soon the smoke and sea fog were mixed together, making it impossible to distinguish one from the other!
Under the terrifying kinetic energy brought by the artillery fire, the ship's hull shook violently, and the shells seemed to be free of charge, heading towards the fort in Hong Kong Port.
The shells of the naval guns hit the fort, but they had no effect at all!
The cement masonry building is extremely strong, and cannonballs can only make small dents when they hit it.
It is completely impossible to destroy the main structure of the fort!
In the captain's room of an armed merchant ship, Kui Yi held his telescope tightly and observed the effects of the bombardment through the telescope.
Obviously, the effect of the bombardment was not satisfactory.
"Damn it, is it another fort built with that building material called cement?"
Kui Yi couldn't help but complain.
The Liberation Army invented cement not long ago, and it has also begun to be used in various infrastructures on a large scale. Cement, a building material, is no longer a secret.
Although the Dutch could not find the formula for cement, it is impossible that they did not know the name of cement.
However, it was too late for Kui Yi to do anything.
The next moment, the fort's counterattack began!
From being attacked to reacting and counterattacking, it took the fort less than a quarter of an hour.
It can be seen how fast the reaction speed of the Guangfu Army is!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The coastal defense heavy artillery began to roar, and the shells drew arcs in the air and fell towards the sea.
A large number of cannonballs fell into the water, splashing large amounts of water around the ship.
The kinetic energy of the cannonball was removed by the sea water, and the waves containing huge power rolled rapidly.
Some smaller ships may even be pushed by waves, which greatly affects the shooting accuracy of the artillery.
But not all the shells have failed!
Coast defense forts are different from battleships. Battleships will sway irregularly under the influence of wind and waves.
But the coastal defense batteries won’t!
Comparing the two, the shooting accuracy of the fort is much better than that of the warship.
Therefore, when a warship and a fort are bombarded by each other, the warship must suffer!
Not only is the turret more resistant to beatings, but also because the turret's shooting accuracy far exceeds that of a warship.
The fort had only fired its first round of fire, and the side of an armed merchant ship was hit by a cannonball.
The pointed shells pierced the thick side armor of the armed merchant ship!
The lead wire at the end burned rapidly!
Then the next moment, there was a loud bang.
The exploding shells formed violent flames, and the shock wave raged, even tearing a large hole in the side of the armed merchant ship.
Fortunately, the hit was not at the waterline, otherwise the ship would have sunk!
When Kui saw this, he looked very unhappy.
Although the two sides had only exchanged a round of bombardment, he clearly discovered that his own armed merchant ships could never defeat the opposite fort.