Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 736 Negotiations
The Dutch envoy La Prade stood on the second deck of the Dingyuan and looked around at the layout of the Ming warship. He spoke Daming well, so he presumably was familiar with the situation of Daming.

"Peace talks? What's there to talk about?"

Before Qi Yuangong could answer, a question came from the intercom on the table, which shocked Laprad, who was still calm just now.

The walkie-talkie is still a novelty for people at this time. Before the first industrial revolution came, this thing was a fetish. If it fell into the hands of people who cared, there would be another magic stick in the world.

"You don't need to be afraid. This is what our admiral is asking you. Just answer honestly." Qi Yuangong shook his head slightly. He knew that this was Liu Hongjian's bad taste.

"Thank you, I wasn't frightened." Laprade said firmly, staring at the fetish on the table.

"Admiral? Isn't Your Excellency the commander of this fleet? I..."

"Stop talking nonsense! What are you Dutch people looking for Admiral Ben for?" Liu Hongjian didn't have the time to listen to this birdman's nonsense. His little brother Zheng Sen was still waiting for him.

"If you want to surrender, then this admiral can accept it reluctantly. If you want to continue fighting, this admiral will accompany you to the end and pull your fleet out of Palawan. Let's continue to fight. If anyone retreats first, he will be a coward! "Liu Hongjian didn't give the other party a chance, so he had passed his addiction.

Laprade was obviously taken aback, he didn't expect the admiral of Daming to be so straightforward.

In his impression, all the nobles of the Ming Dynasty who have had contact with him are all polite, and even if they want some benefits, they will never tell you directly, but let you guess and understand for yourself .

And this admiral of the Great Ming Navy, who only hears his voice but doesn't see him, is an outlier among the Europeans who don't like to beat around the bush.

"Dear Admiral, our Netherlands has excellent warships and brave soldiers, how can we surrender? I think you may have misunderstood." Laprad thought that the person on the walkie-talkie could not only hear him speak, but also Seeing him in person, he saluted the walkie-talkie very respectfully.

To be honest, Laprad was very happy to meet such a straightforward negotiating partner. He didn't like Ming businessmen who beat around the bush, not at all.

"It's a misunderstanding! Is it a misunderstanding that you will open fire when you see this admiral's warship?" Liu Hongjian said again.

"Master Admiral, our leader, Major General Jon, believes that there is no conflict between the Netherlands and Ming Dynasty. He wants to talk to you about Mr. Owat, an official Zheng He who was captured by you." Laprad directly pointed out. .

He didn't understand why Admiral Daming said that on the walkie-talkie, because as far as he knew, it was the Ming fleet that fired first. Although Major General Jon also meant the same thing, it was Daming who fired first.

It's just that Laprad didn't dare to ask questions. Judging from the tone of the admiral, if he dared to do this, he might not be able to return to Palawan Island.

Zheng Yiguan?Lao Zheng?Liu Hongjian frowned and thought, didn't Lao Zheng already died in battle?

I just thought about it again, maybe the Dutchman was talking about Xiao Zheng. Could it be that the Dutchman wants to make peace with Sulu and redeem Owat?

Hehe, he is just a worthless captive. If he can exchange this Owat for Xiao Zheng, it will be a good deal.

"When will we talk about it? Where will we talk about it?" After thinking about it, Liu Hongjian changed his arrogant attitude just now.

Laprad was overjoyed when he heard that there was something going on, and immediately proposed that they should appoint the time, and Daming's designated location must be located on the islands surrounding the Palawan Islands.

There are many small islands dotted around Palawan Island, some of which are formed of coral reefs. Liu Hongjian agreed to the matter without any doubts.

In the following time, Liu Hongjian summoned Qi Yuangong and other subordinates to urgently discuss the matter of the negotiation. Firstly, it was to determine the negotiation location, and secondly, it was about the deployment of the negotiation location.

Due to the prior agreement, the two parties are only allowed to take a small boat during the negotiation, and only a maximum of five people can go there, and the selected manpower must also come down.

At first Qi Yuangong was opposed to it, and after that Qi Yuangong almost all the generals of the Beiyang Navy disagreed. After all, no one knew better than them what Liu Hongjian meant to the Beiyang Navy.

And what the Prince of Anguo means to Daming, and if something happens to the Prince of Anguo, how His Majesty will deal with them today, these have to be cautious.

It's just that Liu Hongjian, the person involved, scoffed at this, thinking that he was the one who went there in person to negotiate with Brother Mao Zi in Beihai.

Besides, there are five Dutch people, and there are also five people on their side. Could it be that the warriors of Ming Dynasty are still afraid of them?This is simply unreasonable.

But according to what Liu Hongjian said, Qi Yuangong and other officers and men expected that Liu Hongjian would not use power to suppress them, but they did not agree with Liu Hongjian taking personal risks.

It wasn't until Liu Hongjian showed his trump card that Qi Yuangong let go. Also, if he had such a magic weapon, he might as well rush into the tiger's den, Qi Yuangong thought, but he was still not at ease.

"My lord, if you insist on this, I will definitely go with you." Qi Yuangong said solemnly, cupping his hands.

Qi Yuangong's idea is very simple, if the trip is safe, everyone will be happy, if something goes wrong, he will die in battle together, it is better than being executed by the imperial court.

"We want to follow, my lord, don't stop us!" Cui Geng, the captain of the Jingyuan, twisted his head and said.

The naval battle Jingyuan with the Dutch took the lead, sinking two Dutch warships and damaging four. Captain Cui Geng always strives to be the first in everything.

"You have to go to the lowly position!"

"I am coming too!"

……

In the flagship Shanhaiguan, all the generals were gearing up, and none of them were cowardly. After experiencing the war with the Dutch, the cohesion of the Beiyang Navy became stronger.

"Master, don't look at me, I will definitely follow. Before we left Beijing, the eldest lady, the second lady, and the third lady repeatedly told me not to leave, and my mother-in-law has also spoken. If there is something wrong with you , I don’t need to go back, and I don’t have the face to go back.” Niu Da Bangchui glared.

Looking at his subordinates around him, Liu Hongjian was very relieved. He didn't know whether the civil servants were greedy for money or not, but the military generals of Ming Dynasty, from the frontier army to the imperial army, and then to the navy, could bear the reputation of military generals who are not afraid of death.

At the same time, he also understands how important his life is now, how many people are counting on him to support their families, and how many people are counting on him to strengthen the country.

"Old Cui can follow, old Qi, you must stay in the fleet." Liu Hongjian thought for a while and did not allow Qi Yuangong to refute the final conclusion.

In terms of tactical command in naval battles, he is not as good as he is, but without Qi Yuangong, he can't play with this fleet at all. Looking at the surroundings, most of them are fierce generals who are not afraid of death, but there are no handsome talents who understand tactics like Qi Yuangong.

This situation will continue for at least three years before military science is popularized by the public and the reform of the imperial examination system takes effect.

In the end, the five-person team of Ming Dynasty was finalized, Liu Hongjian, Niu Zhuang, Kuo Duan, Cui Geng and He Bin.

　Thanks to the book friend Rabbit's Gouzi for the 1 taels, the boss is generous, thank you.

　　
　
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