golden scales

The sandbar faces the sea in the west, but there is no usable landing point, so it is necessary to cross the waterway, enter the Taijiang Inland Sea, and land from the east side of the sandbar.This situation is very similar to that of Zheng Chenggong's restoration of Taiwan 13 years later in another world. The difference is that the seven kun bodies are not yet connected together, and the North Waterway is not blocked by sand.

The first thing the Dutch saw was the [-] large warships led by Zheng Zhilong himself, as well as the innumerable small fireboats that densely covered the sea.

While watching the scene of the doomsday, Ofwat mobilized three three-masted galleons in the Netherlands to intercept in the South Waterway.As for the Luermen Waterway and the North Waterway, they were handed over to shore-based artillery batteries.

"It is impossible to win with such a disparity of power." The Japanese woman's voice made Offwat feel depressed.But she continued: "Especially the Chinese have gained the upper hand."

"Even if we lose the naval battle, we can still hold on for at least a year." Offwat said.

Zeelandia is a typical European bastion.There are ditches all around, and the slope earth embankment is used as the platform.The walls are made of red bricks, and sugar water, glutinous rice, oyster shell ash, and sea sand are used as adhesives.The inner city is square, with upper and lower floors, and the length and width are both 110 and [-] meters. The city wall is about [-] meters high and [-] meters thick, and the square bastion is [-] meters thick.

The basement is a warehouse for storing ammunition, food and sundries.On the upper floor, there are facilities such as the magistrate's office, church, watchtower, and soldiers' barracks.The four-corner attached city is rectangular, 160 meters long and 77 meters wide, slightly lower than the inner city, and contains dormitories, offices, conference halls, hospitals, warehouses and other public buildings.

In terms of defense, the outer city has two bastions, one half-moon fort, and the inner city has four bastions, three half-moon forts.The bastion and the half-moon fort each have three heavy guns, a total of [-] guns, which can fire shells from different angles without attacking dead ends.And south of Zeelandia, there is also a bastion named Utrecht.Rescue Zelandia.

Castles regulated in this way can indeed stand by for a long time in European wars.If the attacking party is not very capable of fighting, it is not uncommon to defend the city for a year or so.

"What's more, the Chinese are very timid. One Dutch soldier is enough to resist 25 Chinese." Ofwat said confidently: "As long as Captain Baker and the others suppress those troublemakers. Our army can make Zeelandia more stable , as stable as this island!"

The Japanese woman bowed slightly and stepped back.As a descendant of Eastern civilization, she knows when to advise and when to retreat rationally.Although the Dutch no longer dare to say that the Chinese are barbarians, they still regard the world outside Europe as a wild land in their hearts.

——If the Chinese launch such a large-scale navy to attack Zeelandia, there is absolutely no reason to leave the land alone.

——I can only pray for Captain Baker.

The woman thought to herself.

The stalemate on the sea lasted until evening, a time when fighting was impossible.Oufwat endured the psychological training of being in the city, and finally passed the most difficult first day.

"Mr. Van Gogh, I need you to go to the Chinese warship after nightfall. Ask them what they want to do." Ofwat summoned the low-level businessman, unable to hide his anger.It was the news brought back by this businessman that made people believe that Chinese people are friendly and open.He spoke so convincingly that even Offwart was shaken, thinking that he was too worried.

Facts have proved that Ofo Watt's prediction was good.He was just trapped by his own stupid companion.

"They definitely need spoils..." Van Gogh trembled timidly, whispering.

"I can give them military compensation of 10 taels of silver, but don't expect me to pay a higher price! I won't give them more than a dime!" Ofuwat roared.

Van Gogh felt the smelly breath blowing his hair, he quickly saluted and retreated, and asked people to prepare a boat to go to the Chinese warship.

After Van Gogh left, a priest appeared in front of Offwat and said, "Sir, the believers of the Red Embedded Society are willing to send a batch of food to show their loyalty to God, the Republic and the company."

Only then did Offwat remember the importance of logistics.When the Chinese came across the sea, they would definitely not prepare too much food. He should transport all the food they could collect into the city before the Chinese landed, and burn those materials that could not be transported away.

"Let them come in." Offwat pressed his temples, "And those Han Chinese leaders. Send troops to bring them into the city, protect them, and don't let them have a chance to betray us."

The priest withdrew, and soon a voice conveying orders came from outside.

—The idiots of Batavia.Finally, I can see the evil results I planted!

Overwater gradually calmed down.He thought of post-war company investigations and court trials, and quickly took out from a drawer an exquisite booklet with a pine board wrapped in sheepskin as a cover. This is something that every Taiwanese official must protect with his life and faith—Zelandia City Diary .

Because of inconvenient transportation, it takes eight or nine months to travel from Europe to Asia. Therefore, in order to accurately grasp every move of the colony, the United Company requires the chiefs of each branch to diary every bit of what happened in the area under their jurisdiction, and send it in the form of a diary. To Batavia at that time, and then transferred back to Amsterdam.

These diaries not only contain the records of the officers, but also letters, reports, and meeting resolutions, which are important materials for the Batavia council to evaluate the officers stationed abroad.

Overwater rolled to the front, making sure he had indeed warned Batavia about the Chinese invasion.At the same time, he also saw the report about Mr. Van Gogh in the diary, so he picked up the pen and added a sentence in the blank part: I don't believe this.

In this way, as an untrustworthy trade point officer, his image will be positioned as a "prophet" and "wise man", and all evil results are caused by ignorant colleagues.

……

"Move down, go down." Tongshi instructed the "aboriginal people" of the Chixian Society in the local dialect to move bags of grain to the basement, and wiped the sweat from their heads, for fear that the Dutch soldiers on the side would see them A tattoo on the face is just a pattern painted on it.

The Dutch soldiers were talking to the Chinese on the sea in low voices, and they were not at all vigilant against these friendly "red chinchillas". How long will it take for the Chinese to realize their overreach and retreat across the strait.

"It's definitely not going back so late, can these people live in the city?" Tong Shi stepped forward and asked a Dutchman in charge.

The Dutchman glanced at these bare-chested naked men, their muscles were tight, but there were no obvious scars, and the tattoos on their faces were just embellishments. These characteristics undoubtedly showed that they were not experienced fighters.Moreover, they have no weapons, and there are not many people, so it doesn't matter if they are allowed to live.

What's more...

Tong Shi stuffed the prepared bribe into the hands of the Dutch steward.

"They can live in the city, but they can't run around." The steward quickly designated a place for the red-and-white people to spend the night, under a spiral staircase in a bastion.

Tong Shi conveyed the kindness of Master Holland, and drove the Chi Chi people to the lodging place quietly.

The Dutch steward who was in charge of the warehouse had a strange feeling. He always felt that these red-handed people were somewhat different from what he remembered.He had never seen Fanzai's gestures so neatly.However, this did not arouse his suspicion. After registering the grains in storage, he left the basement and returned to his own dormitory above.His young and beautiful Japanese wife is still waiting for him on the bed, and will not cancel all activities because of the attack of Chinese pirates.

"The enemy is at present, and they haven't even sent more guard posts. Haven't the Dutch never fought a war?" Chi Chi people were talking in low voices, but it was Ming official dialect with a northern accent.

These Ming soldiers pretending to be Fan people are exactly the "Bing Battalion" that Fang Jiahong compiled and trained with painstaking efforts.

This team has already walked countless times among Zeelandia's substitutes, and they can't go wrong even if they are blindfolded.Their task is very simple, to kill the Dutch soldiers on guard, and open the door to let the large troops of the battalion enter the city.

The battalion has a population of [-], and it is composed of killer soldiers who are good at hand-to-hand combat in the army on the basis of the special reconnaissance battalion.They are familiar with every plant and tree in Zeelandia, as if they grew up here.They can also easily kill enemies with ropes, daggers, swords, and crossbows without making any noise.

They are just waiting for a signal.

Once the men and horses at various breakthrough points outside the city send out light signals, the warships on the sea will fire cannons to let the "red embedded people" in the city take action.Although the sound of the naval guns would startle the Dutch, but just one shot would probably make the Dutch fall asleep again after a moment of nervousness.

Finally, the gunfire sounded, and the Dutch commotion sounded from the upper level of the bastion.

"Act according to the plan, a team will follow me!"

The captain with a blue and black tattoo on his face quickly made an offensive gesture, and led his team members up the stone ladder and touched the bastion.There are only six Dutch gunners on it, manipulating three cannons to prevent the enemy from attacking the city.In any case, they would never have imagined that the Fanren under their feet were actually disguised by the Ming army.

The team in charge of opening the gate reached the agreed gate of the castle, and together with the team that cleared the watchtower, they killed the wandering checkpoints and opened the gate immediately.

Wearing rattan armor and holding sharp knives, the main force of the battalion passed the gate quickly and quietly, as if they had been trained countless times, and rushed to the various Dutch barracks and the independent dormitories of the officers.After several teams completed their tasks, they gathered at the gate of the chief's office, easily dealt with the Dutch soldiers on guard, and rushed in first.

Ofwat was wearing a nightgown, completely drowsy, and looked at the "devil" around his bed in horror.

"Mr. Overwater, if you can cooperate and declare your surrender, the Ming Empire will grant you the right to take refuge, so as not to be held accountable by the Dutch government and the United East India Company." The leader of the "devil" spoke Dutch with a foreign accent, Let Oufu Watt's heart completely sink into the cold seabed.

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