Win the Ding 1617

A cup of hot sugarcane wine, with three spoonfuls of sugar in it, made Guo Huaiyi's body shake less violently after drinking it.

"Master! The Dutch! The Dutch are defeated! Sir, it must belong to the Li family!"

A fishing boat ran restlessly against the south wind for several days and nights. When they reached the waters of Jinmen and Xiamen, Guo Huaiyi and his men had reached the limit of their physical strength. Fortunately, they were found and rescued by a patrolling Zheng Jun Navy ship.

"Tell me! Why did the Dutch lose?! Didn't you send someone to say that the Dutch reinforcements came from Batavia?! You asked us to prepare to send troops to Danshui! Now that we have all the troops, you told me that the Dutch People lost?!"

The irritable Zheng Zhihu had fire in his eyes, if Zheng Zhilong hadn't been present, he would have almost drawn out his sword and beheaded Guo Huaiyi!

Looking at Guo Huaiyi's bloody hands that were worn down by the hard and rough ropes due to the rudder of the sail, Zheng Zhilong poured another glass of sugarcane wine for Guo Huaiyi, "Brother Guo, don't worry, just speak slowly. "

Under Li Huamei's crazy and fanatical continuous guerrilla interludes, the morale of the Nanzhong Army navy was so high that it almost exploded. "Miss is so desperate, those of us who pee standing up, if we shrink back, we can just plunge into the bucket of urine and choke to death!" The sailors turned towards Holland like crazy. The Japanese launched an attack, and the ten Dutch warships were sent to the bottom of the sea by the intensive artillery fire of the South China Army.

Colonel Cow on the Tulip saw such a scene, he could only let out a long sigh, ordered his subordinates to lower the mainsail, raise the white flag, and at the same time send a signal to the surrounding ships that can be contacted, "If you can break through, break through! You can't break out Yes, surrender! God bless you!"

The 32 ships of the poor Dutch, a huge fleet, were sunk six gunboats, and most of the remaining [-] cargo ships dropped their sails very well, waiting to accept the winner's ruling.Only the two warships serving as guards at the rear of the cargo fleet, saw that the situation was not good, and led the three cargo ships to make a large circle far away and fled towards Zeelandia City when they just opened fire. [

Seeing the five boats fleeing far away, Li Huamei, who was fighting happily, shouted coquettishly, "Full sail, turn to the right! Pursue!"

Under her command, the Qilin rushed straight across the sea full of fireworks and drowning people calling for help, and went straight to those guys who were trying to escape.

However, she moves fast, there is someone faster than her!

Zhang Xiaohu, who played the role of Li Huamei's guardian on the battlefield, rushed out through the oblique stab, and went straight to chase after the few fish that escaped the net.

"This girl, after a battle, she lost her heart!" On the bridge of the Victory, Shou Han held up his binoculars to see the heroic appearance of his precious daughter at sea, half resentful, half joyful.

"My lord! Missy can't be allowed to take risks again! She doesn't know how to attack. If all the Dutch ships are sunk, no one will report to Zeelandia!"

The reminder from the side made Shou Han wake up like a dream, "Damn it! This girl is too aggressive!"

"Order! Go up, sink or capture four ships, damage one, and let them go to Zeelandia to report the funeral!"

The speed of the Victory, the Qilin, and the Three-Headed Tiger was much faster than that of the Dutch. The two Dutch warships were in a hurry like stray dogs, panicking like a fish slipping through the net. Head-on collision with the Victory.

"fire!"

The gun deck on the left side of the ship faced the oncoming Dutch warship, and the muzzles of dozens of artillery were aimed at the gunboat with the blue, white and red flags!

Five or six guns fell into the water around the gunboat, splashing a huge water column, and more than ten guns found their targets in various parts of the ship.

The mast and the deck are full of traces of being poisoned by the artillery fire of the South China Army. A cannon actually flew along the cannon into the gun deck, beating the gunner who was about to fire on the gun emplacement to blood, and the small space was covered with blood, The splendor ratio of the residual smear of human organs.

However, what is even more serious is that the powder keg behind the artillery was ignited by an overturned brazier, causing an explosion and causing a chain reaction of adjacent artillery.In an instant, there were constant explosions on the gun deck on the side of the Dutch ship, and high smoke columns rose from the fireworks.

A blocking battle ended quickly when several commanders deliberately released water. [

One warship was sunk, and the other was subconsciously lowering its sails and hoisting a white flag. Among the three cargo ships, only one full of soldiers was consciously let go to serve as mourning crows, and the other two became Nanzhong Spoils of war sailors.

Guo Huaiyi reported to Zheng Zhilong exactly what he saw that day, and his words could not help but bring out the fear of the navy of the South China Army.

However, what he didn't know was that after this war, people in Ryukyu Island and Lantau Island didn't dare to go out to sea for fishing. From time to time, the dorsal fins of sharks can be seen haunting the waters in this area like small sails. , trying to find those delicacies.The fish and shrimp caught from the sea in this area are rejected by people in the market.It is unavoidable that the guards will have to spend a fortune to give these people some compensation.

"Brother, this is similar to what that kid Shi Lang said."

Zheng Zhibao quietly whispered something in Zhilong's ear.

"Why, Shi Daxuan's son is back?"

"Yes! He intends to apply for the Naval Academy of the South China Army, and was taken by Li Shouhan to watch the whole process of the naval battle on Liuqiu Island. After the war, Li Shouhan agreed with him to enter the Naval Academy and ordered someone to send him back by boat. His father will tell you."

Zheng Zhilong snorted, he didn't come to tell me the situation, he was clearly showing off his martial arts to me through Shi Lang's mouth!

However, even if this is the case, you still have to do enough superficial work, and you must order Zhi Bao to invite Shi Lang in, give him a good word of condolences, and ask him about the situation of the South China Army without mentioning it.

In the city of Zeelandia, because of the release of water by the South Central Army, the scarred cargo ship landed outside the city of Zeelandia and entered the city.

The arrival of these reinforcements made Putmans and others cheered.

However, before the cheers landed, people realized something was wrong.

Why is only this one boat coming in?The ship is not a gunboat, but a cargo ship.Moreover, the soldiers who got off the ship were all fearful, their faces were black and white from the gunfire smoke, and the unlucky guy, whose limbs were pierced by the wood chips flying around, was in pain. It's there**.

"Why, you are the vanguard?"

Governor De Bourr pretended to be calm, and he tried to appease the people in the castle.

"Now that we have broken through General Li's encirclement, when will all the follow-up troops and supplies arrive? Should we attack inside and outside and defeat General Li's troops in one fell swoop?"

"Your Excellency, our fleet, all personnel and ships are here!"

The leading captain, with tears in his eyes, reported to Governor De Bauer.

"When we were going north, we encountered the blocking of General Li's fleet, and it was all over! We people escaped while taking advantage of the chaos!"

After speaking, the captain Suo sat down on the steps of the governor's office and burst into tears, causing dozens of his subordinates to cry too.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the castle dropped from warm to absolute zero.

The Nanzhong Army outside the city still refused to give up, and another round of attacks began.

However, it was not the cannon that flew into the city this time.

Outside the city, with the help of the natives and Han Chinese, the South China Army set up several high platforms. At first, the Dutch soldiers thought they were forts, but now it has become the place where Putmans, De Bauer, and De Beer are most excited. Where the headache is.

"Governor Putmans, Governor De Bauer, officers, merchants and priests of the Dutch East India Company. You are now at the end of your rope. Your so-called Formosa, there is no one of your soldiers on the island. There is only one fortress left in front of us, Zeelandia. The reinforcements from the direction of Batavia were completely wiped out in the waters of Ryukyu Island on the [-]th. Only one cargo ship was put into the city to report to you. You should have already I got this news. Right now, the main force of our fleet has turned around and headed south to your company's headquarters, Batavia City. There is no hope for you to escape to Batavia. Do you want to break out? Look up and look outside. Look, there are gunboats of our army on the oceans on both sides, and thousands of cannons are waiting for you on the land on both sides. Can you break through? If you don’t give up, you can try to break out in the next few days What a result! Your guns and cannons are useless. We have more guns and cannons than you! Remind your artillery commanders to check your cannon bores for cracks? Have you forgotten? , Did you buy your gunpowder from our merchants? How many combat soldiers do you have after besieging the city for several months? The native soldiers have been almost killed by us. The remaining black ghost soldiers are the same as your Dutch soldiers. Soldiers, more than half of the casualties have already been killed! These days, the castle should have started to have infectious diseases, right? Although soldiers who escaped from our army's artillery fire just joined in, these people are still in shock and can't even hold up their guns , how can you fight? These wounded soldiers and your accompanying family members have followed you and complained to the sky. I believe they don’t want to fight anymore. You senior staff of the Governor’s Captain Pastor’s Company, shouldn’t you care about the feelings of your subordinates and family members and cherish them? Find a way out for them earlier, and stop asking them to make so-called sacrifices?

Right now, you are trapped in an isolated city, your water and land transportation is cut off, and your food supplies, medicines, and medicines are very scarce.And our army can concentrate several times your forces to attack you.Then mobilize thousands of artillery pieces and hundreds of thousands of pounds of gunpowder to attack your castle.The soldiers from Santo Domingo City, the defenders of Chikan City, and the reinforcements from Batavia City received preferential treatment from our army after laying down their weapons. Those with special skills were hired by our army.You all put down your weapons immediately and stop resisting. Our army can guarantee the safety of your senior generals and all officers and soldiers.Only in this way is your only way of life.Think about it!If you think this is good, send people out of the city to negotiate the surrender.If you still want to fight, then fight again, after all, you will be dealt with. "

The shameful plagiarism of "Chairman" on the Huaihai battlefield was read aloud by a group of soldiers with loud brass speakers in Chinese, Dutch and Atayal in the city of Zeelandia. Hearing the hearts of the people fighting in the city, they stared blankly at the sky.

"Don't listen to the "bewitching" of these heretics, fire!"

Putmans now knows what it means to be besieged on all sides and what it means to be at the end of the mountain.With red eyes, he kicked and beat and ordered the gunners to fire on the high platform outside the city, trying to kill or drive away these annoying guys.The damage caused by these people is no less than those terrible dragon cannons.

A few cannons flew towards the high platform vigorously, and landed near the outer ditch with some distance from the high platform.

After a while, there was another loud voice of persuasion from the quiet high platform.However, a little content has been added.

"Putmans, I know that you ordered the firing! You wait for me. After the city is broken, we can accept anyone's surrender, except yours!"

The people in the city consciously stayed away from Putmans, as if he had the terrible black death disease on his body, and they were afraid of being infected by him.

"It's time to end this battle!"

On the fifth day of the seventh month of the eighth year of Chongzhen (lunar calendar), the defenders in Chixian City received a letter of victory from Chu Tianlei, informing them that the navy had conquered the city of Batavia and that all the defenders had surrendered.The only remaining stronghold of the Dutch East India Company in East Asia is the city of Zeelandia.

He fiddled with the battle report on the capture of Batavia City, and looked west through his mouth. The city of Zeelandia in the distance was about to be turned into ruins. development in this direction.

"Let's start the general attack!"

He softly issued a military order to Zhang Xiaohu, Huang Leiting and others who had been waiting for a long time.

A moment later, as if a strong wind was blowing on the sea, a wave of heat mixed with a huge cannon hit Zeelandia City. The dilapidated inner wall finally became the same as his brothers' outer walls, which succumbed to the power of the cannon. Another victim of

The infantry rushed into Zeelandia with swords and guns in hand.Unexpectedly, the resistance that was expected to occur was almost negligible.Groups of Dutch, black, and native soldiers consciously gathered together according to race and skin color, waiting to become captives.

As for Putmans himself, unfortunately, his "suicide" attempt was stopped by his colleague, Governor De Bauer.

Of course, according to the private legend of the Dutch who participated in the siege of Zeelandia, it was the current governor who, in order to clear his guilt and save his life, held Putmans, who was named by the South China Army, as a hostage. The guy who gets rid of it quickly, as his own life-saving straw.

Therefore, in the Formosa Diary of the Dutch East India Company, Putmans is described as a tragic hero and a martyr.

However, when the news that the martyr was executed by the South Central Army was brought to Rotterdam by Mr. Basten, it still stunned the gentlemen of the 17-member committee of the East India Company.

"Gentlemen, Formosa and Batavia have been captured by Governor Lee's fleet. What should we do with our trade in the East? Can we only purchase goods from those dirty Portuguese traitors?" Someone tried Instigate the war will of the directors, launch a war against the South Central Army, and regain the lost source of wealth.

Mr. Basten, who was shaking a slender goblet in his hand, became the focus of everyone present.

"Mr. Van Basten, why don't you see any sadness on your face for the fall of our two important sources of wealth?" Someone asked Basten in a tone of accusation or envy.

In fact, these are all nonsense. The gentlemen of the committee know that the current Mr. Basten, relying on his personal friendship with Governor Li, can travel freely in the golden land of the East. Of course, the premise is to pay taxes.

In Europe, a land full of war and famine, the armies of the two warring parties are full of weapons and equipment that Basten trafficked from the East. Whether it is the uniforms of soldiers or the armor of officers, they are the weapons in their hands. , and the bread in the kitchen, Mr. Basten's active figure is indispensable.

Military trade has brought huge profits to Basten, and it has also made everyone salivate.Now that Formosa has fallen and Batavia has fallen, does it not mean that from the moment the last flag of the Dutch East India Company fell sadly over Formosa, the Netherlands and the far East Is the trade monopolized by Mr. Basten in front of you?

In the eyes of the gentlemen of the East India Company, it is okay to kill the company, and it is okay to destroy the company's interests. It is even okay to sell the wheat produced in the Netherlands to the enemy to feed their soldiers, and it is okay to cause famine in the Netherlands!There is only one thing that is absolutely intolerable, and that is eating alone!

What's more, the Netherlands is also preparing to participate in the holy war, and there is a large demand for supplies. For these gentlemen, they are all shiny yellow gold coins!As long as there is money to be made, who does he do business with? !

Looking at the faces of these colleagues and partners in front of him, Basten's heart was clear, and he couldn't help but sigh. It seems that it is impossible to monopolize the trade between the Netherlands and South China!This huge and fat barbecue is destined to be shared with others!

"Then, what about Formosa and Batavia?" Basten deliberately turned the topic back to the original state.

"Go to his Formosa, Batavia, as long as we can buy the goods we need, I don't mind acknowledging Governor Li's right to rule this area."

The respected gentleman in the committee spoke out the aspirations of everyone.

"Okay! As long as we recognize that Batavia and Formosa have been an inalienable part of China's sacred territory since ancient times, General Li is willing to trade with us on the basis of equality and mutual benefit, as long as we He obeyed the law wherever he went and carried out his decrees."

These words sound good, and all the gentlemen are chewing on the meaning of the words with their heads down.

"Gentlemen, if you want to make a decision, you must be quick. As far as I know, the East India Company of the Albion pirates is trying to obtain the European continent's exclusive right to trade with South China. It is not a day or two before they make this idea. gone."

Everything is afraid of competition, even if it is a sow, if there are two boars competing with each other, the sows will have double eyelids, but if there is no competition, even Fan Bingbing is no different from Sister Feng.

Hearing that the old rivals, the British, were trying to steal money from us Dutchmen, the gentlemen present were a little more excited than hearing the news of the fall of Formosa.

Several directors got together to discuss in a low voice, and the respected elder walked up to Mr. Basten solemnly.

"Dear Mr. Fan Basten, after deliberation, the company's 17-member committee has decided to authorize you to go to the East to initiate a vote on resuming normal trade activities with the South Central region and the entire Greater China region. According to the company's regulations, we must seek Your own opinion."

"Okay! I respect the company's decision." Basten is not on the surface, but he is already happy in his heart.

"I will entrust you with the responsibility of the Netherlands' trade with the South China Army and the trade with Greater China. As long as it is a ship going to the Netherlands through Manaca Customs, or a ship from the Netherlands, the amount of trade involved , one percent is your pump."

"According to our previous agreement, whoever you can bring, I will give you corresponding compensation. I will buy as much goods as you can bring, and I will let you transport as many goods as you have."

This is the promise Shouhan made to Basten before leaving, the golden light is shining!

However, Mr. Basten is not satisfied yet, and he plans to grab some profits from the company.

Several directors are old and mature guys. Seeing that Basten is pretending to be entangled, he knows that he intends to get some benefits.However, if they were themselves, if they didn't take the opportunity to cheat at this time, they would simply not be worthy of being directors of this company.

"In this way, Mr. Basten, as long as the goods transiting or produced by General Li are destined for the Netherlands or are transported by ships from the Netherlands, the company will pay you [-]% of the agency fee. As the price for you to go to Hue and negotiate with General Li to resume trade activities, it will be valid for three years. What do you think?"

"ten years!"

"Ten years?! Too long, five years!"

"Who knows how long this battle will last? Five years is too short! A one-buy price, at least eight years, otherwise there will be no negotiation!" After haggling like vendors in a vegetable market, the directors determined that the validity period would be seven years.

"Haha! I made it! I can make a lot of money lying on the bed!" After signing the power of attorney and the solemn promise made by the East India Company to Mr. Basten, Mr. Basten couldn't help but feel happy bloomed.

"Mr. Basten, I think that from any angle, you should immediately set off to return to the East to conduct trade negotiations with the powerful Governor of Li. You must know that this is directly related to your immediate interests. The sooner the trade resumes, the sooner you can reap the benefits." The old director reminded Mr. Basten "in good faith".

"No rush! The trip will only take place after I get rid of these goods."

Basten pointed slyly.

In the criss-crossing canal, the boats with the Basten family crest covered the entire river.

"Gentlemen, the goods I brought back this time include military equipment, wheat, cotton cloth, silk, tea, fur, sugar, porcelain, spices, tung oil, and bristles. I don't know which gentleman is willing to eat these goods. "

Mr. Basten looked at his colleagues with a smile.

After a moment of silence, the conference room immediately became lively. (To be continued.)

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