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Chapter 293 Chapter 290: Bombardment of Batavia

The ship gradually sailed away and left the port.

A fleet of forty warships is constantly heading towards Java. They are chopping the waves and will reach Batavia in the not-too-distant future.

However, at this time, Van Diemen didn't know these things. He thought that he could rest easy after killing all the wise people on the island, but he didn't know that he had provoked the most terrifying existence for himself.

He was in a good mood, lying under a big tree outside the Governor's Mansion, with a pipe in his mouth, and a cup of black tea on the table in front of him.

In today's Western world, black tea is a commodity that is in short supply and is highly sought after by local aristocrats.

But in Van Diemen's view, the black tea drunk by the nobles in the western world is not authentic, but low-grade.

And the black tea he is drinking now is the most authentic, because he is located in the east, so it is also the easiest to get this authentic black tea.

But with the rise of Sun Jie, the maritime trade between him and Daming has been cut off for a long time, and it has been a long enough time that he did not buy enough black tea and silk from the southeast coast.

What he is drinking now is his inventory. In the western world, the price of tea has risen to a very ridiculous level. He still has a large batch in his hand, but he does not plan to ship it back to the country now, but wants to wait for the domestic black tea. The price is higher, and then these tea leaves are shipped back.

Businessmen are all profit-seeking. Although Van Diemen is the governor, he is also a businessman in essence.

Whether it is domestic or foreign, he is the same.

Wisps of green smoke were blowing out of the pipe, he crossed his legs and hummed an unknown song, with a smile constantly appearing on his face, as chic as a libertine.

This good day didn't last long, and Putmans hurried over from afar.

Putmans is the governor of Zeelandia, theoretically speaking, he and Van Diemen belong to the same level.

But now the city of Zeelandia has been captured by Zheng Chenggong, and the soldiers and horses in his hands have suffered heavy losses. After coming to Batavia in Java, he can only be subordinated to others and become Fan Dimen's deputy.

At the beginning, he was quite resistant to his identity, but after such a long time, he gradually got used to it.

Van Diemen heard Putmans' footsteps and opened one eye, "Oh, my old man, what's the matter with you? Is there a vicious dog behind you? Tell me, what are you doing?" What happened? No matter what happens, don't be afraid, God will bless you."

Van Diemen said some sarcastic remarks.

Putmans stopped in front of Van Diemen, panting heavily, out of breath.

"Something went wrong. Several hill-like warships suddenly appeared on the port outside. They looked like they were made of iron, and they were heading towards our Batavia port. Very similar."

After recovering a little, Putmans yelled again and again.

Van Diemen was extremely disdainful: "My dear old man, it's still broad daylight, why are you talking in your sleep?
It's not like I haven't sent someone to contact the Great Qin in the north of Ming Dynasty. Their sea strength is not even as good as Zheng Zhilong's, so how could they come here?
Expecting a landlocked country to develop its maritime power is nothing short of a dream. "

After speaking, Van Diemen closed his eyes and patted his thigh, continuing to sing the unknown song horizontally.

He didn't seem to care at all, and looked calm and breezy.

Putmans didn't care about anything, and took a few steps forward again, and came directly in front of Van Diemen.

The voice was a little louder than before, "What I said is true, I don't need to use this kind of thing to lie to you, it is really a battleship made of steel."

"Hahahaha, a battleship made of steel. This is the biggest joke I've heard in my life. How can steel make a battleship?"

Van Diemen opened his eyes again, and said in an extremely disdainful voice: "Battleship made of steel, do you know what joke you are talking about?

How could there be a warship made of steel in this world?Steel cannot be used to make warships, because it cannot float on the sea, so these words you say are not convincing at all. "

After speaking, he closed his eyes again, looking calm and indifferent.

Just as Putmans was about to speak again, several soldiers ran over.

They spoke about as much as Putmans did.

This caused a lot of doubts in Fan Dimen's heart who didn't believe it.

Finally, at the urging of Putmans and the soldiers, he went to the port.

Standing on the watchtower of the port, holding a binoculars and looking in the direction of Putmans' finger.

In the field of vision, a huge steel battleship was slowly heading towards Batavia, cutting through the waves.

Immediately, I was shocked into a cold sweat, and shouted again and again: "What the hell is going on? How can there be a battleship that Steel knows? This is impossible."

This feeling is very shocking, like a mortal meeting a god suddenly.

As the governor of Java, he knew warships all too well.

A warship made of steel is an incredible thing beyond common sense.

The solid hull is difficult for any artillery to penetrate.

Since then, it has been invincible.

He looked forward carefully again, wanting to verify whether this was really the case.

The dark hull reflected the luster of metal, which was extremely dazzling under the sunlight.

Van Diemen recognized it as a battleship made of steel at a glance.

The doubts in his heart were even greater. How could there be warships made of steel in this world?
When he saw the flag on the warship clearly, his heart sank.

Before, he had sent some people to the territory of Ming Dynasty, and he also knew what the national flag of Daqin looked like.

The red flag, the sun pattern and the Yellow River and Yangtze River pattern are located on it, and the majesty cannot be offended.

Van Diemen recalled all kinds of things, and finally recognized this reality.

"Why did Da Qin come here? I have no hatred with him!" Fan Dimen was puzzled.

In front of the strong, Van Diemen could not be arrogant.

Although he doesn't know the number of fleets, just one steel battleship is not something he can defeat.

In order to prevent misunderstanding, he hurriedly shouted to Putmans behind him: "Let the flag bearer play the flag, and ask them what they are coming for?!"

If it was just an ordinary ship, it is estimated that Van Diemen would have let the coastal defense guns fire by this time.

Zheng Zhilong stood on the deck of the Chang'an and saw the semaphore with his binoculars.

He said with a half smile: "Now I know, it's too late!"

"Send the order to go forward and speed up. Shelling three miles in front of the port!"

(End of this chapter)