On the west bank of Tamsui River, a large number of Ming soldiers gathered on the shore to prepare to cross the river.

Zhao Ming was originally planning to mobilize more than 10,000 elite troops from Zhoushan to the island, but because Spanish warships attacked at sea, it affected the route from Taiwan to Zhoushan.

At this time, including Zhao Ming's two thousand guards, the total number of Ming soldiers on the island was only more than 6,500, of which 500 were still dealing with the big-brown natives on the southern front.

Last time, Zhao Ming had two thousand guards, and with twice the strength, he fought a thousand Spanish, but he had no idea how to make a move and his attack was defeated by the Spanish.

This time, Zhao Ming's six thousand combat soldiers were still twice as powerful as the three thousand Spanish, but he actually had no advantage.

At this time, the Ming soldiers crossed the river near Tamsui Port. The soldiers stepped on the floating bridge and passed by crowded people.

On the other side of Tamsui, several Spanish cavalry watched the Ming army crossing Tamsui. After observing for a while, they pulled out their horse reins and rushed down the hillside, heading towards Tamsui Youqiangu.

To the north of Qianhusou, near the sea, Spanish troops camped here.

At this time, outside Qianhusuo City, Spanish soldiers were lined up in formation, with solid armor shining with silver light, like a forest spear, and a cold light.

Under the flag of the Spanish Empire with a white background and red cross, Spanish commander Franco was commanding artillery and bombarding the collapsed city wall.

With the strength of the Spaniards, if they had a strong attack, they would have already broken the Acropolis. However, the Spanish could not afford to die. There were less than 5,000 Spanish soldiers in the entire Far East, and they could not afford to suffer huge losses in the siege.

The Spanish governor's idea was to defeat the main force of the Ming army and then force Zhao Ming to sign a treaty and give up Taiwan's rule, and then he could rule Taiwan at a very small price and gain huge benefits at the smallest price.

Looking at the smashed guard, Franco was full of confidence and held his commanding sword. "It seems that the Chinese in this fort are almost at their limit. Spanish soldiers can defeat them and seize the castle with just one charge."

The Spanish officer next to him looked at the Chinese castle, but was a little surprised.

These days, the Spanish shelled the castle. After several times of fierce shelling, the Chinese in the castle would collapse and sent soldiers to attack, but found that the Ming army, who was guarding the castle, had digging anti-aircraft artillery pits in the castle, and their will to resist was very tough. They were defeated by the Ming army several times and lost 80 Spanish soldiers.

Fortunately, the Chinese in the castle are really out of reach this time. The castle wall was bombarded into ruins by heavy artillery. If it could resist the attacks of Spanish soldiers, the Spanish Empire would not have to compete with the Chinese for Taiwan.

The officer smiled and said, "This is all the commander who has strong command. As long as you take this fortress, the army can attack Tamsui Port with all its strength. Once Tamsui Port is taken, the Chinese should surrender to the Commander!"

Brother Furang smiled on his face. Decades ago, the Spanish colonist Rekel wrote to the king, "If His Majesty is willing to dispatch, as long as less than sixty good Spanish soldiers, he can conquer and suppress the Chinese."

Later, Spanish Governor-General to the Philippines, Sander, also said in a letter to the king: "Conquering China is easy to implement, and the cost is less."

To this end, the Spanish also actively investigated the intelligence on China's coast, drew the waterways and maps, and formulated plans, and concluded that only 10,000 to 12,000 people were needed to conquer China.

However, this arrogant plan was not implemented.

Spain's energy was suppressed by the Thirty Years' War and had been restrained by British pirates, so the plan to conquer China could only be given up.

Brother Franco said arrogantly: "Now that the Chinese are defeated by the Tatars in the north, perhaps we Spanish can take the opportunity to conquer China. In this way, we can easily obtain Chinese tea, cloth, raw silk, satin, and exquisite handicrafts to realize the revival of Spain!"

Just as he was satisfied, Brother Furang suddenly frowned, but saw several Spanish cavalrymen running towards him from the west.

The Spanish cavalry rushed to the front of the army and led an officer, bent down to salute, "The commander, the Chinese on the west bank of the Tamsui River, crossing the Tamsui River, are coming to rescue! According to observation, there are more than 4,000 people, like the Chinese who fought with us last time!"

Under the banner of the empire, the Spanish officers in white uniforms frowned, but they did not expect that the Chinese would come to rescue at this time.

Brother Folang sneered: "Did these Chinese forget the fact that they were defeated by us a few months ago? It's really damn, but that's fine, so just defeat them directly, force the Chinese to surrender to us and sign a treaty that is beneficial to us."

Four thousand Chinese appeared on the flank of the Spanish, making it impossible for them to invest their troops to attack the city of Youqianhusuo. The officers in the Spanish formation shouted a few times and saw the 2,500 Spanish soldiers lined up on the battlefield and headed west.

In the right Qianhu Station, the Ming soldiers hiding in the crisscrossing anti-cannon pits poked their heads out and saw the Spanish army walking away, and the spear slowly headed west, and everyone showed a look of relief on their faces.

"Commander, what's going on?" A general shook the dust on his head and asked, "Why did the Western Yi retreat?"

The Ming soldiers who were preparing to fight all looked at Wang Dana in confusion.

Wang Dana said in a deep voice: "It must be the governor who has crossed the river!"

After saying that, he climbed out of the trench and took out the Mile Mile Mile to watch. Suddenly, a fiery red line appeared on the horizon in the distance.

The Ming Dynasty worshipped fire, and most of the Ming army's armor was red. The army moved in the wilderness like a red cloud coming from the sky.

"Sure enough! It's reinforcements coming to help, preparing for the battle!" Wang Dana immediately ordered.

The soldiers climbed out of the trench together and saw flags flying in the wilderness in the distance. You could vaguely see the Ming army formation wearing red armor, advancing neatly.

Wang Dana immediately pulled out his knife and shouted loudly, "Brothers, array and gather!"

One thousand Ming army soldiers, two thousand garrison troops immediately crossed out of the trenches, holding muskets and spears in a square formation.

On the Tamsui Port Fort, Li Zhongming also raised his musket and ordered loudly, "Let's Array!"

A thousand Ming army soldiers walked out of the fort, lined up on the hills, pressing towards the battlefield from the northwest.

The Spanish phalanx marching in the wilderness was not afraid. The Spanish phalanx soldiers stepped on the ground with neat steps and slowly advanced. The sound of footsteps came into the ears of the Ming army. The Ming soldiers felt the slight trembling of the ground and were very surprised. They did not expect that the infantry could have such power.

When Zhao Ming saw the Spanish phalanx move, he waved his hand and held up the big flag behind him, then put it down and inserted it into the ground. The four thousand elite troops of the Ming army immediately stopped.

The Ming soldiers and soldiers were in front, lined up in a row, like a city wall. Behind the shield were neatly arranged musketeers, and then heavy armored soldiers holding long-handled battle axes.

On both wings of the military formation, there are several artillery pieces and a large number of cavalry.

For a moment, flags were flying, the army formation was silent, the battlefield was full of solemnity, and a war was about to break out.
Chapter completed!