After a long journey from Java to the east, under the guidance of Dutch pilots, we arrived at an island group of more than 10 small volcanoes. The largest island, Luang Ta Island, is Dabanda Island, which produces cardamom; There are close neighboring volcanic islands and small banda islands; The 3 islands are shaped like a small lake around the sea, the wind and waves are calm, the sea water is clear, there are many coral reefs and water creatures, white sand beaches, coconut groves are swaying, blue sky and white clouds, it is particularly beautiful!

However, the arriving Southeast Army had no intention of watching it at all, they had only one idea, to grab territory.

Dry Ambon Island first!

Ambon Island, also known as "Ambona". A small island in the southern part of the Maluku archipelago, Indonesia. It is located on the northern shore of the Banda Sea and at the southwest end of the island of Sairan. It covers an area of 775 km. It consists of two hills, with a coldest point of 1,004 meters. There are two bays, east and west, with the west bay 20 kilometers inland. The island is mountainous, rainfall-rich and fertile, producing cereals, potatoes, vegetables and spices. Earthquakes are frequent and intense, and houses are mostly built of stone. The main city and seaport is Ambon City, an important military port and commercial port.

Nutmeg and cloves are very famous export products of the island, and Ambon wood is obtained from the Indian rosewood tree that grows locally, which is a very valuable wood.

The first European arrivals came to the island in 1513, and the island became the center of Portuguese activity in the Maluku Islands. However, the Portuguese were often attacked by green religions from the north, who had trade and religious ties to the major cities on the northern coast of Java.

In 1605, the Dutch drove the Portuguese away, and the Dutchman Stephen captured Ambon without firing a shot, and from 1610 to 1619 Ambon was the headquarters of the Dutch East India Company, after which the headquarters was moved to Batavia (now Java City).

Now, according to the "friendly" transfer agreement of the Dutch, Ambon Island belongs to us Chinese.

Whoever robs us, eats us, and uses us, will spit it out!

So Sultan Abdullah Harrig, who occupied Ambon Island, felt very helpless and helpless after receiving the ultimatum!

This Sutan rose up after the Dutch went to war with the southeastern province and replaced the Dutch as the lord of Ambon Island, and before he could live happily, the Chinese came to the door and said that the territory was theirs.

Chinese ...... Harrig knew something about them, and he had always been cowardly, but the Chinese fleet anchored outside the port of Ambon made people tremble!

All the courtiers and generals of Sultan were silent, because they knew that their five thousand troops, mainly bows and spears, could not deal with such a terrible fleet.

The other party is strong, and directly issue an ultimatum, and the element Dan surrenders!

Harrig didn't want to surrender, he could see that the courtiers were speechless, he was deeply disappointed, the so-called three gangs of heroes, the courtiers were all scared, how could this battle be fought!

His palace had not yet been built, and he only felt that the palace renovated by the Dutch was very stuffy and breathless.

At this moment, the Dutchman Hemmer burst in in a hurry, and when he saw this scene, he thought it was very strange, and he asked in the native language: "Aren't you ready for war?" ”

This Dutchman is tall and thin, just over thirty, in the prime of life, full of vitality.

He's been on an ocean-going ship for fifteen years! Half of his life has been spent on ships, first as an ordinary sailor, then as an intermediate or senior seaman, and only in the last two years has he become a captain.

The reason why Hemmer wants to go to war with the Southeast Fleet is because his father is an old captain who was sunk in the last Battle of Batavia, so Hemmer and the Southeast Mansion have a common enmity!

As soon as Harrigdheimer said this, he immediately stood up and said: "When the foreign enemy invades, our friends are anxious about us, but do you want to give up?" ”

Having recognized Hemmer as a friend, Harrig has a brain!

After he got Ambon, the Dutch in Ambon at that time were isolated because they went to Batavia to fight in Batavia, and only about 200 Dutchmen on the island had to surrender after receiving Harrig's promise that they would not kill after surrendering, and Harrig treated them like friends, and he knew how to use their navigation skills to sell the spices on the island!

The natives did not know how to sail a boat, and only foreigners could do business with foreigners.

The Dutch on the island, grateful for the treatment Harrig had given them, and greedy for the profits of spices, served him, and because the shipping routes to the Indian Ocean were not smooth, the Dutch shipped spices to Luzon, to the Americas by the Spaniards, and then back to Europe.

was provoked by Su Dan, and everyone in the hall couldn't stand steadily, yes, the enemy came to the door, and the friends were still anxious about their own people, what did it look like!

No further ado, prepare for war now!

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"They rejected our ultimatum?" Chen De asked on the flagship.

"Yes!" Hong Xiguan sneered: "I can't do it! ”

"Don't be careless!" Chen De said in a deep voice: "The consul taught us that in any battle, we must kill the chicken with a knife and go all out to ensure victory!" ”

"Yes!" Hong Xiguan responded and ordered the cruiser to come forward to fight,

After an hour, Chen De and Hong Xiguan were both surprised, and the cannon fire in Ambon Port was like thunder, and it fell heavily on the ship.

"Hit! Beat! Beat! On the battery, Hemmer commanded a group of red-haired fans to open fire, they were wearing a pair of shorts, revealing a plush body, busy loading shells, and constantly firing cannons.

The fort jutts out of a hill beyond the harbor and offers great visibility and control.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The artillery made a terrifying sound, from far and near dragging brushes, the long sound of brushes, mixed with whirring and humming, as if they were going to tear something apart, and they came to the sky above the heads of the southeastern warships, whistling and tearing.

It's the sound of heavy artillery!

24-pounder gun! 18-pounder gun!

Chen De and Hong Xiguan's faces couldn't help but change greatly, and sure enough, they saw that the six cruisers in the first battle had been hit hard.

The cannon roared from both sides, and the artillery fire reflected the sea water, and the sound of artillery and explosions on the sea in all directions was as shocking as the sky collapsed. It makes people feel that at the moment in front of the rain of steel bullets, people, even cruisers, are so weak and helpless.

The enemy was very cunning, and at first deliberately responded to the enemy with 6-pounder guns, and when the cruiser approached the coastline, he lifted his camouflage and bombarded our ship with 24-pounder guns and 18-pounder guns.

The powerful 24-pounder and 18-pounder guns hit at close range, blowing up large swathes of the cruiser's bulwark!

24 pounds were used on battleships, which could penetrate the bulwarks of battleships, and were used to hit smaller cruisers, not to mention.

In an instant, the two cruisers in front of them were in a terrible crisis, and they fought back, but they were not equal, and it was difficult to beat each other.

Seeing that the army was in a predicament, Chen De was annoyed, and there was a sense of happiness in his heart!

It's good that "she" is not a striker.

He glanced at Hong Xiguan, and had a feeling of "I have a kinship in my heart", fortunately the female captain Chen Yuxue was not in the front, otherwise this time it would be a big trouble.