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  Chapter 440 438 [Killing chicken with a bull knife]

  The Dutch force in Tamsui is...fifty men.

  Don’t think it’s too small, the total strength of the entire island of Taiwan and the Netherlands is only a few hundred.

  If the Netherlands really had thousands of troops, they wouldn’t have been beaten up by the natives of Tainan and kept huddled in the castle for several years, waiting for the plague to break out in Tainan before taking the opportunity to send troops.

  The current ruling situation in Tainan is that the Netherlands has built two castles, each with about 300 soldiers.

   Two more Han Chinese pirates fell out with Zheng Zhilong, and took refuge with the Dutch based in Tainan. There are 20,000 to 30,000 Han people there, and they have a cooperative relationship with the Netherlands, and they will deal with Taiwan's local immigrants together.

  In addition, more than 50 indigenous tribes, in fact, more than 50 villages, were conquered by the Netherlands due to the plague. The mountain products of these tribes must be sold to the Dutch, and they must pay tribute to the Dutch colonists every year.

   At this moment, Ruyter is drinking.

  Rum is cheap, and it can replenish water when you are short of water on a long voyage.

  Fifty Dutch soldiers stood behind the fence boredly. These were not purely Dutch soldiers, but were recruited from various colonies, including Spaniards, Portuguese, and Italians.

   In addition to soldiers, there are also workers.

  The wooden fence of the siege has been repaired, and the native slaves brought from Tainan are transporting stones from the mountains. The mining of stones and the construction of the castle were done by the Han people, and the Dutch fortification experts only provided the construction plan.

  These Han people also came from Tainan, and the Dutch treated them kindly, unlike the native slaves who whipped them at will.

  Luiter looked at the sky and saw that it was getting late. He said to the adjutant, "Cut off the work when the stones on the road arrive, and continue working tomorrow."

   Ruyter is not afraid of the Han people in Taiwan at all. In other words, the Netherlands, which is on the rise, has a kind of self-confidence that is defiant and confusing all over the world.

   Moreover, there is a hole in the brain!

   Take Zheng Chenggong's recovery of Taiwan as an example in history. There were only a few hundred people in the Netherlands standing firm, and there were not enough naval warships. They were besieged by Zheng Chenggong in the castle waiting to run out of food.

  Governor Batavia sent a large number of warships to rescue, but the army was only a few hundred, and it was simply to deliver food to Zheng Chenggong. What's even more funny is that hundreds of reinforcements from the army split up half of them on foot, and ran to attack Macau on a warship.

  And this year, the Netherlands is not only doing trouble in Taiwan, but also planning to go to war with Jimei (the homonym of Phnom Penh, that is, Cambodia).

  It was Ji Mei who had a coup and ordered the expulsion of Dutch businessmen at the same time.

  The Netherlands is so arrogant and domineering that Cambodian dignitaries, civilians, Malay merchants, and Han merchants, no matter they believe in Buddhism, Taoism, or Hinduism, all united to deal with the Netherlands. Even Portugal joined in, helping the pagans squeeze out the Dutch forces!

  Holland is not only a sea coachman, but also a sea teddy, causing trouble everywhere.

   After dinner, Ruyt drank some more wine, then got into the tent and slept with an indigenous woman in his arms.

  In the middle of the night, there was a sudden shout of killing, and Ruyt quickly picked up the firecracker and saber.

  The Han people and indigenous people who were in charge of building the castle ran away like headless chickens. There are countless torches around, and it is unknown how many enemies have come. The Dutch soldiers barely assembled, but they couldn't fill the ammunition because of the black lights.

  What they are really good at is the artillery, and the firepower is very brutal.

  Historically, Zheng Jing led 3,000 people to attack chicken coops, and the Dutch bastion was equipped with 24 artillery pieces. Only more than 200 Dutch soldiers defeated 3,000 Zheng's army. Later, Zheng's army increased to 6,000, and they were also driven back to the sea by the Dutch.

  But in this dark night, there are enemies in all directions, and the castle has not yet been built. Where should the artillery shoot?

  Zhang Xianzhong and Sun Kewang led dozens of old thieves, rushed over first, and quickly overturned the wooden fence.

  Zhang Huangyan was riding a rough horse. After the fence collapsed, he galloped in the dark while bending his bow and shooting an arrow. Those Dutch soldiers were standing by the torches, reloading bombs in a panic by the light of the fire.

   Phew!

  Zhang Huangyan shot an arrow, which hit the chest of the Dutch soldier.

  It's a pity that the enemy slept with his clothes on and wore a cloth mask in the middle of the night. The arrow was not fatal.

  Zhang Huangyan raised his knife and rode away. A well-trained enemy was the first to finish loading and raised the gun.

"boom!"

  Zhang Huangyan swung his knife and pulled it out, and fired the firecracker into the sky.

  Zhang Xianzhong and Sun Kewang also cut down an enemy each. Due to their poor equipment, dozens of old thieves simply rushed forward to throw the enemy down, and then wiped their necks with knives in the scuffle.

  Sun Chuanting belonged to the commander and did not fight himself.

  Even before those peasants and soldiers had time to do anything, Zhang Xianzhong and Sun Kewang had already led the old thief to get it done.

   It's that simple, it's just a sledgehammer.

  Zhang Huangyan was about to get off his horse and fight, but the battle was over.

  As for Shi Kefa, Ma Shiying and others, they led troops to encircle and hunt down the escaped Han people and indigenous slaves.

  The next morning, count the spoils.

   Twelve cannons were seized. These Dutchmen are really generous. They probably wanted to install all the cannons on the bastion after the castle was repaired.

Sun Chuanting called Zhang Xianzhong and Sun Kewang, and said: "The seized firecrackers and cannons cannot be distributed to you. Your Majesty does not allow you to own firearms. However, these Zhajia (European cloth face armor) can be given to you ten pairs, and you can take them on your own." distribute."

  Zhang Xianzhong pointed to the captives and said, "I want thirty."

  Sun Kewang didn't dare to ask for more than Zhang Xianzhong, and said, "I want twenty-nine."

  Sun Chuanting bargained: "I'll give you 20 and 19 each, and half of them are raw."

   "Okay, have a good time!" Zhang Xianzhong immediately agreed.

  Sun Chuanting also said: "Even if the Han people are captives, they cannot be slaves. At least one mu of land must be allocated to them."

  Zhang Xianzhong smiled and said, "No problem."

  The old thieves in Zhang Xianzhong's village, although their skills are unfamiliar, most of them can also farm. But they have already snatched thousands of acres of land from Shengfan, and there is still a lot left after distributing it to the government.

  These are all raw land, and it takes a lot of effort to cultivate them, so they can only be reserved for hunting in the woods.

  The Han captives happened to be taken back to be tenant farmers, and they were given a symbolic one-acre of land, and then let the old thieves obediently farm and open up wasteland.

  Student prisoners can also be trained, even if their farming skills are worrying, they can help with some heavy work.

  The rest of the spoils were divided among several magistrates, and all the artillery and firecrackers were taken away by the magistrates.

   "Fu Zun, what should we do with this person?" Shi Kefa escorted Luyt over.

  The Dutch commander slept with an indigenous woman in his arms last night, so it was naturally impossible for him to wear an iron armor. Facing the surprise attack, he ran away when he saw that the situation was not good, and was caught by Shi Kefa's troops on the way.

   Ruyt was not afraid. He was pushed to the ground by Shi Kefa and shouted loudly: "You release me immediately, I am the Dutch East India Company..."

  Sun Kewang kicked him over and cursed: "Damn it, you dare to **** after being caught. Do you know what grandpa does?"

  Sun Chuanting is still confused, His Majesty is trading horses with the Dutch. In order to conduct trade with China, the Netherlands even sent envoys in the past two years. The two sides should be good-neighborly and friendly.

  How dare the Netherlands send troops to Taipei to build a city under the eyes of the Han people?

   Moreover, let's build the city, only a few dozen soldiers are sent, and they don't know how to leave enough checkpoints at night.

  Sun Chuanting couldn't understand the Dutch brain circuit at all.

  Sun Chuanting couldn't figure it out, and neither could King Jimel (Cambodia).

  The old king believed in Buddhism and was a good-tempered person. When the Dutch first arrived in Cambodia, they gave gifts and knelt down again. They looked like grandchildren.

  So the old king was very satisfied and agreed to the Dutch trade in Cambodia, and also agreed to the Dutch building a church in Cambodia.

   Only a few years later, the old king was angered by the Netherlands and began to restrict the Dutch trade. However, the means were too mild, which aroused the dissatisfaction of Malay businessmen, which directly led to Malay businessmen planning a coup.

  The new king came to power in a coup and was directly expelled.

  The Netherlands then took out silver bribes again, but the money was given but failed to achieve its purpose.

  Governor Batavia was furious, and immediately dispatched the Dutch fleet with more than a hundred troops on an expedition to Cambodia, forcing King Jimel to return the bribes.

  The new king was amused, sent troops to kill him, and then started a massacre of the Dutch.

  You come to other countries to do business, since you want to please the king, please do so to the end. Why did you start messing around in other people's land after you got the right to trade?

   Besides, you have an expeditionary force of more than 100 people, and you dare to go ashore swaggeringly. Do you really regard Cambodian soldiers as primitive aborigines?

  Sun Chuanting called the interpreter and asked, "Why do you want to build a city here?"

   Ruyter replied: "This is a wild island, not China's territory. The East India Company has the right to build a city here. You shamelessly attacked and destroyed the trade agreement between the East India Company and China. You are **** who reneged on their promises!"

  Sun Chuanting scratched his forehead, feeling unable to communicate with this red-haired ghost.

  Zhang Xianzhong said: "How about...a beating first?"

  Sun Chuanting nodded: "Let's fight."

  The old thieves immediately started to fight. At the beginning, they still punched and kicked, but gradually they started to play tricks.

  For example, use a knife to cut out wooden needles and nail them into the ten fingers of the red-haired ghost one by one.

"what!"

   Ruyt screamed in misery, and only drove six wooden needles in, and the guy was dizzy from the pain.

A basin of cold water was poured on him to wake him up. Without waiting for the old thieves to torture him, Ruyt immediately panicked and shouted: "We are wrong, we should not invade China's territory! I am an officer, please send someone to Rebangzhe, where there will be Spend money to redeem me!"

  Sun Chuanting ordered: "Cut off this man's right hand, bandage it and send it to Rebangzhe. The rest of the red-haired captives will be used as coolies!"

  Sun Chuanting not only sent the commander back, but also brought a letter: "If you dare to touch the northern part of Taiwan Island again, the Datong court will cut off trade with the Netherlands!"

   This is an ultimatum to the Dutch according to Zhao Han's approval.

   But, whether the Netherlands will give in or not is unpredictable, because they are a group of neurotics with bad brains.

  No matter how cruel the Spanish and Portuguese colonists were, they knew that they were afraid of being subdued in the face of powerful opponents.

  The Netherlands is a typical person who is addicted to food, and often makes unreasonable actions, which makes you confused after thinking about it.

  (end of this chapter)