Kowloon wins

Chapter 1137 The Sino-Portuguese Secret Treaty
The Qing Army and the Marine Corps are two completely different troops. Not only are their tactical training different, but their combat styles are also very different. Not to mention, the momentum of the charge alone is not the same as that of the Marine Corps officers and soldiers. What can be compared is that although the number of people attacking is only more than a thousand people, they can rush up like mountains and seas. Rushing into the dusty church, bayonets flew up and down, and quickly killed the panicked Portuguese officers and soldiers. With just one charge, the remaining Portuguese officers and soldiers were routed to death. The dead, the wounded, the lucky survivors all honestly raised their hands as prisoners. From the beginning of the battle to the victory, it only took less than half an hour to win the battle. It really was a clean victory.

"Oh, God!"

The victorious Qing army was celebrating with joy, but Colonel Robert Ferdinand, who was watching the battle with a binocular on the top floor of Fort St. Paul, took a deep breath, and his eyes couldn't move on the spot. , his complexion sometimes red and sometimes white, and he was stunned on the spot.

"Damn, how could this be, this, this..."

"It's not real, God, am I dreaming?"

"It's over, it's over, how could this be?"

……

It was not only Colonel Robert Ferdinand who was frightened by such a quick victory of the Qing army, but also the Governor of Malacca, Count Diego Rodriguez, and Anders Luis Sousa, who were watching the battle on the tall walls of Famosa Castle. The high-level people were also frightened, and they couldn't believe that the Santiago Church, which was heavily guarded by their own troops, could not even block a charge of the Qing army.

"Command: Immediately signal the enemies of the castle to surrender!"

Although he has not yet received the good news from Lu Yanda's troops, He Lin did not wait for it. He only waved his hand when he heard the rumble of cannons had stopped, and issued a general order. Lin has absolute confidence in the combat power of the Qing Army. In his opinion, the destruction of the main force of the enemy army in the church in San Diego is a matter of course. Seeing that it is almost dusk, he does not want to waste any more time to wait.

"Yes!"

He Lin gave the order, and a communications officer hurriedly agreed to the promise, and conveyed the order to the semaphore soldiers on the flagship mast. After a while, two small flags in the semaphore soldiers' hands were waving rhythmically.

"Report, Your Excellency Governor, the Qing Fleet sent a semaphore requesting our army to surrender immediately. There is a time limit of 10 minutes, otherwise an attack will be launched!"

As soon as the semaphore of the Qing Fleet was sent out, a Portuguese messenger who was observing the movement in front of the castle suddenly lost his stability, rushed along the city wall to the rear of the castle, and reported the information sent by the Qing army to Wuzi The dumbfounded Count Diego Rodriguez.

"Oh my god, why are the Qing people so rude, no, we can't surrender!"

"Yes, I can't surrender. All the property of my East India Company is in the castle. If the Qing people take it away, the consequences will be disastrous!"

"Yes, you must not surrender. If you stick to it, the combined fleet led by General Edward will definitely return to help. By then, the Qing army will be nothing to worry about!"

……

Hearing that the Qing army was persuading them to surrender, Count Diego Rodriguez hadn't spoken yet, but the group of high-level East India Company executives on the side all started bluffing, and only Anders Luis Sosa kept his voice. silence.

"Anders, what do you think of this?"

If he could hold on, why would Count Diego Rodriguez not want to do this? The problem is that he couldn’t hold on at all—if the left and right forts were still there, or if the forts led by Major General Gortat Sanders The main force has never been annihilated, and Count Diego Rodriguez is really determined to defend it. As for now, with such a small force in the castle, how can it be the opponent of the Qing army? As for the so-called United Fleet returning to aid Well, that's nothing more than a whimsy. Count Diego Rodriguez doesn't think that the United Fleet still exists today, but he just needs to make up his mind to surrender, but he is not very willing. The question was thrown to the silent Anders Luis Sousa.

"Your Excellency Earl, at this point, it is definitely impossible to keep the defense. If we can win a decent surrender, it can be regarded as saving some vitality for the Kingdom of Portugal. Of course, this is just my opinion. How to decide, please let me know." His Excellency, the Earl, decides for himself."

After all, Anders Luis Sousa was a secret envoy of the king, and his vision was not bad, and he hinted vaguely in his words, basically reminding Count Diego Rodriguez of a fact, that is It is the reason why the Qing army did not launch a strong attack, it should have other plans.

"Well..., then it's hard work for you to go for another trip, first find out the details of the Qing army, and it will not be too late to decide what to do later."

Although he was unwilling to surrender from the bottom of his heart, in the face of such a powerful deterrent force from the Qing army, Count Diego Rodriguez still did not dare to order to resist to the end, but before the last moment, he also Unwilling to surrender lightly, this pushed the difficult task to Anders Luis Sosa.

"Alright, since Your Excellency the Earl has ordered you, then I will go for another walk."

Anders Luis Sousa had concluded that the Qing army had other plans, but he was quite confident in his heart. He did not refuse the request of Count Diego Rodriguez. Several soldiers descended from the top of the city in bamboo baskets, waved a white flag, and rushed to the "Singing" in a small boat.

"Dear General He, it is a great honor to see you again."

As soon as Anders Luis Sousa arrived on the deck of the "Equanimity", he was led to the war room. Just now he saw He Lin who was sitting behind the copywriter, and hurriedly rushed to him in three steps at a time. Going forward, he saluted very respectfully, and exchanged greetings with a flattering smile on his face.

"Mr. Anders, there is no need to talk nonsense. You have two choices. One is to resist to the end, and then be completely wiped out by our Qing army. As for the second, that is unconditional surrender. My Qing can promise you The lives of the people of the country are safe, and where to go, please make your own choice."

He Lin ignored Anders Luis Sousa's smile and greeting, waved his hand solemnly, and gave a multiple-choice question unceremoniously.

"Don't worry, General He. Please listen to my next words. Hehe, I will tell you the truth. When I was an envoy to the Qing Dynasty, I was a secret envoy of the Kingdom of Portugal. I had a secret agreement with His Majesty the Emperor of your country. The Kingdom of Portugal is willing to cooperate with you." Your country is forever reconciled. This time the joint fleet matter, we were indeed forced to do nothing. We really didn’t mean to be hostile to your country. Of course, a mistake is a mistake, and I dare not argue. We are willing to make full compensation, and please give us a chance to correct our mistakes."

Anders Luis Sousa was selected as the secret envoy back then, so he was naturally not an idle person. Not only was he fluent in Chinese, but he was also very delicate in his mind.

"It's good for you to have such an attitude. Anyway, I don't bother to go around with you. Our requirements are all on this. You only have the right to agree or not. Don't try to anger our army. If not, At your own peril!"

Backed by powerful force, He Lin was indifferent and lazy. He raised his hand, picked up a notebook in the corner of the copy, and threw it to Anders Luis Sosa at any time .

"This this……"

Seeing the booklets flying over, Anders Luis Sousa didn't dare to neglect, he quickly reached out and grabbed the booklets in his hand, and when he opened it, his face turned ashen, and there was no sign of it. On the other hand, the various clauses above are really harsh for the Kingdom of Portugal. It is not up to Anders Luis Sosa to decide on the complete withdrawal from Asia. The many terms proposed are not without a side that is beneficial to the Kingdom of Portugal. At least let the Kingdom of Portugal be the exclusive agent of the "Eight Banners Company" and the spices of Nanyang specialties, which is the treatment that Portugal dreams of. The problem is that Anders Luis Sousa I don't have the right to make a decision, and I don't know how to answer it for a while.

"From now on, there is still an hour and a half until dark. I will give you half an hour to think about it. Don't wait when it's too late. Come and see off!"

After all, He Lin is a general, and what he wants is to make meritorious deeds. He really doesn't want to play a secret deal with the Portuguese. However, this matter comes from Emperor Renhe's idea. Even if He Lin is unwilling, he dare not refuse to implement it. Well, from his heart, he actually hoped that the Portuguese would reject this secret agreement. If so, the fleet under his command would have room to use force. Luis Sausado talked about it, and waved his hand, and issued the order to evict the guest mercilessly.

"General He, this clause..."

As soon as He Lin issued the order to evict the guest, Anders Luis Sousa became anxious immediately, and opened his mouth to fight for it again.

"Needless to say, you only have half an hour to go, please make a decision early and see off the guests!"

He Lin didn't want to listen to Anders Luis Sousa's explanation at all. He waved his hand impatiently, and several accompanying officers rushed forward, and they were about to step forward to drive them away without any politeness.

"Hey……"

Facing He Lin's tough attitude, Anders Luis Sousa also had no choice but to sigh helplessly, and was escorted by several attendant officers to leave the war room, and took a small boat by himself. I rushed back to the castle of Famosa...

(End of this chapter)