Anti-Qing: I'm actually an honest person

Chapter 53
At noon that day, Liu Dapao received the battle report from Xiamen.

While he was cleaning up the middle and senior generals of the Chaozhou navy in the name of offering sacrifices to the sea god, Zheng Jing finally couldn't bear it anymore, and with Liu Guoxuan as the commander, he sent [-] troops to attack the two islands of Kinmen and Xiamen.

As a result, Liu Guoxuan was ambushed by the Dutch commander Porter, and suffered heavy losses in World War I. The strategy to regain Xiamen failed, and he barely regained a golden gate.

Xiamen, on the other hand, has been completely occupied by the Dutch, but it has instead become the first line of defense to protect the coastal defense of the Qing Dynasty.

Holding such a battle report, Liu Dapao had mixed feelings for a moment, including anger, sadness, annoyance, and even a little joy.

"Cannon, anyway, this is also a good thing for our Chaozhou Navy. If the Yanping Palace occupies Xiamen, it will be impossible for us to develop maritime trade for a while, although this time the Yanping Palace is affected Some losses have been incurred, but as long as we develop, there will be hope for the great cause of the anti-Qing dynasty.”

"That's true, but no matter what, we always feel quite humiliated and angry when an outsider suddenly intervenes in our own family affairs. Besides, the Dutch are not here to do good deeds. It is expected that the Qing court It must have agreed to some conditions for them, and if my predictions are correct, the first thing I do as the general manager of Chaozhou after I officially take office is to negotiate with these red-haired brats."

"Hey~, I'm afraid, the matter of the alliance between the Qing Dynasty and the Netherlands will be brought up again. This time the Dutch made such an effort, I am afraid that they must have obtained the permission of the Qing court, and maybe even Kangxi himself. This is really... Hey~"

The so-called old alliance between the Qing Dynasty and the Netherlands probably refers to a series of alliance documents signed by the Qing government and the Netherlands during the Fourth Xiamen War.

The Qing Dynasty and the Netherlands formed allies to deal with Zheng Jingsuo, which still occupied the two islands of Xiamen and Jinmen at that time. Among the treaties at that time, there were three major disputes:
"The Dutch East India Company enjoys the right to trade freely with all Chinese in China without any interference."

"After capturing Jinmen and Xiamen, the Dutch chose one of the two to garrison troops to prevent pirates from attacking"

"The Qing army should hand over Wanwan Island and all castle objects to the Dutch people for the Dutch people to live in."

At that time, the instructions of the Qing court were: "That red-haired man came to the boat to fight against the thieves, which is very special."

It’s funny to say that the reason why these three items are controversial is that the Jingnan King Geng Jimao and the Governor of Fujian Li Sutai thought that these three items were suspected of cede territory and raised objections to this.

In the subsequent fourth Xiamen War, at least judging from the results, Zheng Jing also won first and then lost. The so-called first victory refers to the first victory against the Dutch, and the first to defeat the reinforcements of the Dutch League. After almost the entire army was annihilated, it was defeated by the Qing army's counterattack. Anyway, after the victory of the Qing army, the nearly [-] Dutch reinforcements were almost wiped out.

But it's hard to say whether all this was done intentionally by the traitor Geng Jimao.

In other words, the last time the Dutch League fought was probably cheated, and since they came again this time, there is no need to think about it. The three so-called controversial clauses must have received a clear answer from Kangxi, and there will be no more What's more controversial, what's more, it is very likely that Kangxi agreed to some more excessive terms, which is still unknown.

Now that Geng Jimao is dead, and Geng Jingzhong has just succeeded to the vassal and just suffered a big defeat, the Jingnan Palace is not as good as before, and the navy of the Qing court has been inadvertently harmed by Liu Dapao. Who else can stop this?

To be honest, my position as the general manager of Chaozhou should be consistent with that of the Dutch side. If the Qing government wants to carry out maritime trade at this time, the East India Company will undoubtedly be the most important trade partner and partner. He has absolutely no position or reason to stop this matter.

However, as an individual with a minimum of national consciousness, he is really angry at Kangxi's behavior of leading wolves into the house.

It’s easy to ask God to send God away, and to be honest, Zheng Chenggong’s easy recovery of Wanwan back then was indeed due to the glory of the British-Dutch naval battle at that time. At that time, the Netherlands had just suffered a big defeat, and their attention was focused on Europe and New York. In terms of competition, there is no way to support the Far East. It is a fact that the time, place and people are harmonious.

Therefore, in Liu Dapao's heart, he did not dare to underestimate this sea coachman, a generation of world overlords. If he admits that the Dutch occupy Xiamen today, it will never be an easy task to drive them out in the future.

Smoked half a cigar in boredom, finally sighed, and said: "The general direction of this matter is controlled by the Qing court. Unless I oppose it now, all I can do is discuss the details. Let’s cover it up. You need to be strong to strike the iron. No matter from which angle or standpoint, rebuilding the Chaozhou navy is the top priority. Without a navy in hand, I will not have the confidence to negotiate with the Dutch. "

"How are you going to do it?"

"I have already written to the imperial court, asking the imperial court to appoint Qiu Hui as the admiral of the Navy under the pretext that the old general of the Zheng family cannot be trusted."

"Although the Qing court has always been quite tolerant in waiting to surrender, Qiu Hui has made meritorious service and surrendered. He can barely be said to have handed in the vote certificate, but his own strength is not strong, and he is indeed a new surrender. Besides, Shi Lang is still injured but not dead, I'm afraid that this move may not be able to achieve his wish."

"Do your best to obey the destiny. What happened yesterday, Shi Lang was a little closer to the Pingnan Palace. I am afraid that in the eyes of the Qing court, the most important duty of my Chaozhou town may not be to develop maritime trade and guard against the Yanping Palace. It is right to clamp down on the two vassals."

Lei Zhentian was still worried, and said: "From this point of view, the Yanping Palace failed to attack Xiamen and suffered heavy losses, and Dahao Island surrendered to you. I don't know what Feng Xifan will say about this assassination after he returns. You take it again. If you have to wait for the rebellion of the San Francisco to set up the flag of rebellion, I am afraid that the Yanping Palace does not have the patience, and it is impossible to cooperate willingly with you. At this moment, it is hard for me to imagine that the Yanping Palace There's going to be something going on around here."

"Accordingly... Even if our Tiandihui cut off from the Yanping Palace, they are still their subordinate forces in name. In essence, we are all anti-Qing and Ming-ming forces, and they are also alliances. We are afraid of them..."

"They will attack Chaozhou Prefecture?"

"If this is the case, I'm afraid it will hurt the loved ones, and hurry up the enemies."

(End of this chapter)