Xinshun 1730

Chapter 708 Naval Battle ([-])

However, when he arrived at the gunpowder storehouse, several sailors who were in charge of guarding the powder storehouse rushed over in unison.

Glass scolded loudly: "What are you doing?"

The captain on the ship has the same authority as the French king, and the hierarchy is strict. These sailors usually don't even have the courage to look at the captain.

To oppose the captain is to rebel.

Or, hanging.

Or, exile.

This is the number one rule on board.

In the past, when he scolded like this, some sailors would pee their pants in fright.When the captain got angry, he ordered at least [-] lashes. In the extremely hot Southeast Asia, if he received [-] lashes, even if he did not die, his life would be worse than death within half a year.

However, a muscular sailor with a tattoo on his arm knocked Glass down with a single punch.

"Your Excellency, we have lost the battle."

"We are just salaried employees of the company, we can fight, but there is no clause in the contract that says we have to die for the company."

"If you feel that defeat is humiliation, then you can commit suicide by jumping into the sea. Or, commit suicide with a musket or a bayonet, it doesn't matter, why drag us?"

"We are just employees of the company. We have fought to the end and should surrender. The little money the company gave us is not enough for us to make such a great sacrifice."

The other next to him grabbed Glass's hair, raised his head, and slammed it on the ship's plank, knocking Glass unconscious.

Among these sailors were Dutch, Javanese, and two Chinese.

Then these few people quietly waited to surrender and become captives.

When the sailors from Dashun attacked, the sailors on the Dutch ship dropped their weapons.Two Chinese sailors from Nanyang shouted in Hokkien Mandarin: "We surrender, this is the captain. He wanted to blow up the gunpowder magazine and kill everyone, but we sent him over. We surrender!"

The few Dashun sailors who rushed in first saw this posture, and broke out in cold sweat, thinking that if the gunpowder magazine was set on fire, my life would be lost.

However, the cold sweat just broke out, and the leader rolled his eyes and winked at the partner next to him.The partner next to him quickly stood at the hatch and observed the movement outside.

After confirming that there was no one outside for the time being, the leader suddenly raised his ax and slashed at the sailors on the surrendered Dutch ship.

The companions beside him also immediately understood what the lead sailor meant, and immediately hacked to death regardless of whether the opponent was Dutch, Javanese or Chinese.

Then he took an ax and chopped off the head of the fainted Glass, and said in the lead: "This guy and these sailors wanted to detonate the gunpowder magazine. Fortunately, we came in time and we were all hacked to death."

The partner beside him also hurriedly said: "Damn, fortunately we ran fast and arrived in time, otherwise everyone on this ship would have died? Big brother hacked the Dutch captain to death, it should be the first achievement."

Taking the lead means taking responsibility.The leader was not afraid, and those around him were all confidantes, so he said, "I have received this merit, and my lord will have a reward. Brothers, be careful with your mouth. See if there are any survivors nearby."

As he spoke, he looked around and after making sure that there was no one alive, he touched Glass's body, stuffed valuables such as a pocket watch into his crotch, and said, "When we get to the shore, we pawn money and share it equally."

After that, he lifted Glass's head and smiled, "This red-haired ghost, I will lend you your head to gain military merit."

These few people rushed the fastest, slashed the most fiercely, raised their heads, pulled off Glass's uniform as evidence, and happily ran towards the lowest cabin.When preparing for battle, the sailors' personal belongings should be placed in the cabin at the bottom of the ship. The smart ones know to hurry up, maybe they can find some silver coins.

Although sailors' money is basically drunk, smoked, or prostituted, but maybe some have a family and a house, and they are reluctant to spend it, so they can save some, which is cheaper for themselves.

However, when they rushed to the lower warehouse, there were already officers in woolen uniforms there.

The leader cursed secretly, knowing that he was a step late, and the good things might be gone.Fortunately, my brothers were lucky, they picked up the head of a captain in vain, climbed onto the deck with the head in hand, and shouted loudly: "Damn, this red-haired ghost captain wants to blow up the gunpowder depot, thanks to our brothers It was discovered in time and hacked to death."

The Dashun sailors who were lucky enough to survive the catastrophe, looked at the raised heads, and cursed: "Good kill!"

Someone also shouted: "Brother, you have picked up a great achievement. You may have a reward of one hundred and ten taels of silver. The whale marquis is on the boat. He doesn't pick up the reward when he rewards him. When he arrives on the shore, he has to invite us." drink."

The sailor raised his head and was about to lead the army. He laughed and said: "It's a trivial matter. If you don't tell me, I almost forgot that the whale is on board. This silver reward is absolutely indispensable. I can't afford to drink it. When I return to Weihai, the gate at the gate Liaodong burning knives in a tavern, I can handle it enough."

There was a burst of applause on the deck, and he climbed back to the Tianyuan with his head in his hands. The rest of the sailors were either throwing the Dutchman's body into the sea, or picking up the Dutchman's clothes, or taking the injured companion Lift back.

Several master climbers climbed onto the mast and tore down the flag of the East India Company, announcing that the St. Michael had been completely occupied.

The Dutch's last hope of finding dignity, accompanied by the falling VOC flag, finally came to naught.

The two Dutch ships trying to block the shooting horizon and cover the St. Michael were bombarded by the array of seven battleships and had already lost their combat capabilities.

The St. Michael's sister ship, the Haarlem, was captured by another battleship and surrendered before hand-to-hand combat began.

The battle farther away was far less intense than here. The absolute numerical superiority and correct tactical response made many Dutch ships voluntarily lowered the company's flag after confirming that there was no hope of escape.

Especially after seeing the flag on the St. Michael falling, many ships voluntarily chose to surrender.

At 04:30 in the afternoon, the battle was over.

Of the eight Dutch warships, six were captured, one was sunk, and the other was basically worthless for repair.

Some of the remaining auxiliary ships either voluntarily surrendered, or slipped away seeing the situation was not good.

Floating people, corpses, planks, and sails were scattered on the sea.

The dispersed fleet slowly approached the Tianyuan, and the lowered boats rescued those sailors who fell into the water.

On the Tianyuan, Liu Yu stood beside several Dutch captains who voluntarily surrendered or were captured. In order to avoid provoking them, Liu Yu rewarded the sailor with 200 taels of silver, and then put Glass's head up without showing it. .

These Dutch captains lowered their heads, uneasy.

After confirming that the commander of the fleet, Grass, had been killed in action, the deputy commander of the Dutch fleet took the initiative to stand up and congratulate Liu Yu.

"Master Marquis has won a happy victory. Judging from the battle alone, it is not enough to be recorded in the annals of history. Your country has eight battleships and many cruisers, so you can fight more and less."

"But apart from the battle, from now on, Southeast Asia belongs to your country. I want to know, what is the reason for your country to go to war?"

Liu Yu was more gentle and full of kindness towards these captives, because winning Nanyang but not the cooperation with the Dutch East India Company was equivalent to eating food in the stomach, but cutting the small intestine.

These captives are also bargaining chips for future negotiations, and they may be common in the future. If the Dutch East India Company can be reorganized, these people will be "our own people" in the future.

Facing the inquiry from the deputy commander of the Dutch fleet, Liu Yu said casually, "Because you look down on the Celestial Dynasty."

"The Celestial Dynasty is so rich and powerful. If you really look down on the Celestial Dynasty, you should have reacted when I was training the navy in Weihai."

"For example, the Weihaiwei military port was raided, and all the fledgling navies were sunk and captured. Raiding the military port is your housekeeping skill."

"For another example, if you don't want to fight, then withdraw from Southeast Asia as soon as possible and prepare to retreat."

"Alternatively, the company has some foresight and deploys additional warships to support Batavia in advance, and piles up [-] or [-] warships in Batavia to guard against us."

"But what about you? You didn't raid Weihaiwei, you didn't withdraw from Southeast Asia, and you didn't increase your troops. Isn't this contemptuous of the Celestial Empire?"

"As far as I'm concerned, I feel quite humiliated. I feel that you don't value us at all and look down on us."

This reason is so reasonable that the deputy commander of the Dutch fleet was speechless for a while.

It is no secret that Dashun has warships. When they attacked Japan, the Dutch knew that Dashun had warships built with the help of the French.

Thinking of the rumors of the Dutch's special "ridiculous pride" towards the Chinese, the deputy commander of the Dutch fleet quickly said: "Master Marquis, in fact, we value it. But... you must know that the latest battleship in Amsterdam is 40 years old. It was built before. We did not offend your country, it was the British who offended His Majesty the Marquis in Lingdingyang last time, and we did not show any offense or disrespect to the Celestial Dynasty."

"Moreover, undeclared war will seriously affect your country's diplomatic credibility."

Liu Yu waved his hand and said, "How could it be an undeclared war? Don't worry, on December 12, someone has already submitted a letter of war in The Hague. It is definitely not an undeclared war. When I was in Europe, I had already arranged to stay Those who are there, the time to issue the declaration of war."

"The reason for the war is to regain the inheritance of the ancestors. The Nanyang region has been the sphere of influence of the Celestial Dynasty since ancient times. This is a heritage war."

"By the way, you must have shares in the East India Company in your hands, right?"

The deputy commander of the Dutch fleet nodded with a grim expression.

"Unfortunately, I now declare that the East India Company is about to go bankrupt. I am not afraid to tell you that the heritage we want to retake, from Banda Ambon in the east, to Ceylon in the west, and some of your fortresses in India."

"The East India Company without the East India... Haha, interesting. Unfortunately, I don't see the run when the news reaches the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. It's something I really, really want to see."

"I have not established the Dashun Dynasty in the tulip event; I was born and raised during the South China Sea bubble and the Mississippi bubble, but I didn't make it. I didn't have a chance to watch it this time, but I thought that this stock market crash was caused by me. There is a great sense of accomplishment in my heart.”

"When I went to Friesland to meet your William of Orange, he actually directly refuted my suggestion to change the trade model. He became Prince of Orange, and the first thing he did was to expel the Chinese envoys. Feeling very angry."

"It's not rude to come and go, throw peaches and rewards. He threw me a shit, and I had to return him a cesspit. If you want to blame, blame him. I made up my mind after he was disrespectful to me. Those who left a declaration of war and decided to go to war."

"Do you want to go back to Holland?"

(End of this chapter)