When a dozen merchant ships saw the two warships flying the Ming flag that suddenly appeared, they turned their heads like frightened fish and fled towards the harbor of the Resha Barrage.

But how could a merchant ship full of goods outrun a fifth-class warship that was known for its speed, and it was only in less than half an hour that it was chased by two warships, and a cannon smashed down immediately frightened several merchant ships, obediently stopped and raised the white flag.

However, there were only a few people who were willing to stop and be taken prisoner, and most of the merchant ships still chose to flee towards the city of Geranza, and even two merchant ships even set up their cannons to fire back at them.

At this time, Wei Yuanshang had two choices in front of them, either to stop and detain the surrendered merchant ships, or to ignore these merchant ships and continue to pursue.

"My lord, let's take it when we see it." Ning Shuisheng looked at the more than ten merchant ships that were desperately fleeing not far away, and said helplessly: "We only have two ships, and we have no troops to pursue at all, so it is better to escort all these merchant ships to the port of Xiamen." ”

Wei Yuanshang looked at the more than ten Dutch merchant ships fleeing in the distance with some regret, and snorted unwillingly: "That's it, it's cheap, if there are three or four more warships here, I dare to guarantee that none of these red-haired devils will be able to escape." ”

Ning Shuisheng comforted: "You don't have to worry too much, what about those red-haired devils who fled back, at best, they just sent things to them for the time being, and when we take the city of Relanza, those ships and goods are not ours?" ”

"Haha......"

Wei Yuanshang smiled, "You kid is not wrong, in a few days, when we defeat those red-haired devils, let alone those few boats, even if the entire Gelanza City is ours, what are just a few boats?" ”

Ning Shuisheng glanced at Wei Yuanshang curiously, "My lord, it seems that you have a deep grudge against these Dutch!" ”

"Resentment?"

Wei Yuanshang snorted coldly.

"What's more, these red-haired devils haven't done a good thing since they came to Taiwan. Don't look at these red-haired devils who look polite on the surface, but they are very bad in their bones.

They collect taxes from the aborigines here, build churches, send foreign missionaries, etc., if anyone doesn't listen to them, these red-haired devils will kill people, I followed Liu Da to take charge of the family back then...... Well, that is, Deputy Admiral Liu fought with these red-haired devils, but was stopped by Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhihu, these things that have forgotten the classics! ”

Wei Yuanshang's words were a little confusing, but Ning Shuisheng understood the meaning, feeling that these red-haired devils still have old hatreds with Deputy Admiral Liu. It seems that this attack on the city of Geranza is very lively.

While the two were talking, the two warships had already released seven or eight small boats carrying dozens of sailors to board the three merchant ships that had anchored, and began to direct the ships towards Bon Harbor.

On the walls of the city of Geranza, a uniformed Sonod was inspecting the city's defenses with Oncos and several other officers, when a lieutenant hurried over and reported to him, "Your Excellency the Governor, the merchants who have escaped have returned. ”

Ankos raised his eyebrows and shouted: "Get rid of all those damn cowards, the great Royal Netherlands Navy will not sacrifice even a single soldier to protect these cowards!" ”

The lieutenant didn't speak, just looked at Sonord.

Sonod shook his head: "Lieutenant Galis, let those merchant ships dock." By the way, they were told that their men could enter the castle, but after entering the castle, all the sailors had to go up to the city wall to assist the soldiers in garrisoning. ”

"Understood!" The lieutenant simply answered, turned around and left.

Ankos asked puzzledly: "Your Majesty, those cowards first betrayed you by not following your advice, and now they have fled back like lost dogs after being pursued by the Ming people, why do you want to forgive them?" ”

"It's not a matter of forgiveness." Sonod looked at the port and said without looking back: "The current city of Geranza is only a little more than 2,000 people, and more than 500 of them are women and children who have no combat effectiveness, so every man who can pick up a gun is precious, so why should we turn away hundreds of young and strong sailors?" ”

Hearing this, Ankos stopped talking.

The spies they had bribed had already reported the situation in Bon Harbor, and the Marquis of the Ming Kingdom was leading his fleet full of soldiers to rush towards the city of Geranza, and he would arrive in the city of Geranza by tomorrow at the latest.

At this time, a pessimistic mood enveloped the city of Geranza, and many people did not believe that the city of Geranza could withstand the attack of tens of thousands of Ming troops with less than 2,000 troops.

But in such a situation, Sonod stepped forward to cheer up the officers. He assured the officers that as long as they held on to the city of Geranza for three to five months, reinforcements from the country would arrive, and they would even counterattack the Ming mainland, and all of them would become heroes of the Netherlands, and they would be promoted and rich.

Resisting tens of thousands of Ming troops with a force of less than two thousand men and holding out for three to five months may sound like a joke at first glance, but in Sonod and many officers do not think so.

Their faith comes from the castle beneath their feet.

The city of Geranza is a typical "bastion", this kind of castle appeared in the Renaissance period, that is, the fortress changed from a convex polygon to a concave polygon, so that the attacker will expose the attacker to more than one fortress surface (usually 2-3) no matter any point of the castle, and the defender can use crossfire to perform multiple strikes.

Once less than a thousand Maltese knights could rely on this castle to defend against tens of thousands of Ottoman soldiers, the Governor of Sonod concluded that with more than 1,500 soldiers in the city of Geranza, it could withstand the attack of more than 20,000 Dominants.

Moreover, it was winter now, and it was undoubtedly unwise to attack a castle with a complete battery and firing positions in such weather, so as long as they held out for a month or two, the Ming army would inevitably have to retreat.

It is with this confidence that Sonord has the confidence to persevere. And he can feel that as long as he can survive this hurdle, his future will be bright, and when the time comes, if His Majesty does not canonize him as an earl, I am afraid that he will not be able to say it.

"Woo woo woo ......"

At that moment, a rapid trumpet sounded in the southwest, and Sonord heard it, which was a warning sign of the enemy's situation.

Sure enough, soon an officer came to report: "Your Excellency the Governor, the fleet of the Ming people has appeared, and the fleet commander, Lieutenant Colonel Andreor, asks what should be done?" ”

Looking at the slightly pale officer, Sonord closed his eyes and was silent for a while before saying, "Tell Andenor, don't lose the face of the Royal Netherlands!"