The representatives sent by the Netherlands to negotiate were Priest Odyssey and Captain Shavrey.

In God-believing Europe, pastors are a sacred profession, and they are found everywhere in the history of European colonization abroad. Their mission was to bring God's voice to the newly occupied colonies and bathe the whole world in light.

Of course, when it comes to spreading God's voice, it is usually accompanied by iron and blood.

In the eyes of Westerners, the East is a mysterious and desert land, and countless pastors with ideals in the church have traveled thousands of miles to the East to spread the voice of God. For example, Matteo Ricci, John Tang and Nan Huairen. The Odyssey mission area is O'Yuan Island, spreading God's voice to the ignorant natives.

However, now, the Dutch governor in Dayuan Caron has been captured, the main Dutch army has been defeated, and the Ming fleet has come to the city of Geranza, and the Dutch rule in Dayuan has been in turmoil.

With Cuarón captured and the Dutch crowd in the city of Geranza leaderless, Odyssey took on the task of negotiating such a thing as a respected priest and spiritual leader. He was accompanied by Captain Saffrey, a Dutch-speaking general named He Bin, who acted as an interpreter for both sides.

Following the lowered rope ladder, the group climbed onto the battleship, looking at the familiar Galen battleship and the busy Ming soldiers on the battleship, Odyssey and Shavfrey had mixed feelings. Not long ago, this was the main battleship of the Netherlands, and it was owned by Akito in the blink of an eye. Both of them secretly cursed Governor Caron in their hearts for being useless and losing so many warships!

He Bin was also shocked, he knew the warship at his feet and several other ships nearby, and knew that it was the main warship of the Dutch, the Dutch were not numerous, and they were able to occupy Dongfan Island by relying on strong ships and artillery, and even the powerful Zheng family fleet did not dare to provoke them easily. But in the blink of an eye, most of the Dutch army was defeated, and eight of the ten main warships were captured by the Ming army, which made people feel like a dream!

When did the Ming army and navy be so strong that they were able to defeat the Dutch army! This is something that Zheng Zhilong's Zheng Jiajun can't do. Of course, with the escape of Armand, who was sent to trade with the Wa Kingdom, the Dutch on Dayuan Island knew that the enemy was the Ming army in Zhoushan, a force called Qiyun Merchants, headed by a Ming prince.

For the strength of Zhoushan, for the Duke of Qi of the Ming Dynasty, not to mention the Dutch, even He Bin, a Ming man, is confused, because he has never heard of this name! Living on an isolated island in the east all the year round, isolated from the ocean between the mainland, He Bin's news is very closed, and Chen Yue has only risen in the past two years, so it is not surprising that he has not heard of it.

The unknown is the most frightening, this Zhoushan's Qi Guogong was able to defeat the Dutch army led by Caron, and was able to capture most of the Dutch warships, and his strong strength made He Bin also frightened, because He Bin knew that even Zheng Zhilong, the general soldier of Fujian, could not do this.

He Bin is a native of Nan'an, Fujian, and Zheng Zhilong is a fellow countryman, when Zheng Zhilong and Yan Siqi were pirates, they took Dongfan Island as the foundation and immigrated to develop their strength, He Bin is a member of Zheng Zhilong's subordinates, and is the small leader of Zheng Zhilong who stayed on Dongfan Island.

Later, with Zheng Zhilong being recruited and giving up his foundation on Dongfan Island, Beigang and other places where the Ming people settled and settled fell under the control of the Dutch. At this time, He Bin already had his own business on Dongfan Island, with his own sugarcane plantation, thousands of acres of land in his hands, and dozens of Ming people were hired to farm for him. He Bin lived a rich and chic life in Dongfan Island, because he could speak Dutch and found a position in the Dutch, He Bin could be said to be a superior among the Ming people near Dayuan, so he naturally did not want to return to the mainland.

Even if you follow Zheng Zhilong again, you can only get an official position under Zheng Zhilong, where can you be chic in Dongfan Island?

It is precisely because of the affluence that He Bin has a very complicated mood about the sudden arrival of the Zhoushan Army. Relying on the power of the Dutch, he lived well in Dayuan. If the Dutch were driven away, what would happen to them, and would the huge fortune they had earned be robbed by the imperial court? None of this is known.

Chen Yue was very interested in the fact that the Dutch had sent someone to negotiate, and he wanted to know what the Dutch wanted to do, so he postponed going to shell the Dutch and met with the Dutch in person.

On the deck, a group of thirty-six Japanese warriors were divided into two columns with narrow swords in their heads, and then there were fully armed Ming soldiers with muskets in their hands, majestic and murderous, which made He Bin, who passed by, tremble.

He Bin doesn't understand military affairs, but Captain Sheatho who came with him understands that judging from the weapons and equipment of the Ming soldiers standing on both sides, as well as their military posture, this is definitely an elite soldier no less than any European powerhouse. The most important thing is the spirit of this army, although all the soldiers are silent and silent, but there is a murderous aura rushing to the face, this should be a murderous aura that has been forged after countless battles! Shafrey couldn't help but be secretly frightened.

At the very end of the array, at the bow of the battleship, a chair was placed, and a young commander in a python robe with a heroic face sat there, and on either side of him stood seven or eight generals in armor.

"When I see Qi Guogong, I don't kneel down and salute!" He Lu, who was standing next to Chen Yue, angrily rebuked at these Dutchmen.

Odyssey and Shavfrey naturally didn't understand what He Lu said, but He Bin did. He was just a fisherman by the sea, not to mention that he had never seen an official like the county magistrate, and when he heard He Lu drink, he couldn't help but kneel on the ground.

"He Bin, what are you doing?" Captain Sharfrey was furious and scolded He Bin sharply.

"This is the Duke of Daming, I'm just an ordinary Ming person, I should naturally salute when I see him." He Bin explained to Sheator in Dutch.

Duke! Shavlore was also taken aback. In Europe, a duke is a great man, and many kings of small European countries are just marquises, such as the various vassal states under the Holy Roman Empire, many of which only have the titles of marquis or even counts. A man of civilian origin like him would never have the opportunity to speak to a duke in his life! However, he represents the Dutch East India Company, so naturally he can't kneel to an Eastern pagan duke!

"Tell him that I am here on behalf of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and that it is impossible to kneel for him! This is an Odyssey priest, a missionary, and it is impossible to kneel. Shafrey said proudly.

After He Bin translated Sheatrey's words, Chen Yue shook his head, and he didn't want to dwell on such a boring thing as not kneeling.

"What have you come to see me for, tell me what you are for." Chen Yue said lightly.

"Honorable Duke, we Dutch have come to this far east by the will of God to spread the gospel of God. I don't know where you offended you, the Duke, that you actually sent troops against us, first capturing the North Harbor, and then shelling the city of Geranza? ”

Pastor Odyssey was the first to ask.

"You and the Dutch of Xiyi, when you come to the realm of my Ming Dynasty, you should follow the rules of my Ming Dynasty, but you wantonly rob my Ming merchant ships and slaughter my Ming people. As the Duke of Daming, my Duke naturally can't let such a thing happen, so he sent troops to fight against Er and others! ”

Naturally, Chen Yue didn't need to bother to talk about such a thing, and He Lu, who was standing on the side, reprimanded first.

"The robbery of merchant ships may be a misunderstanding, and besides, haven't you already recaptured the merchant ships and robbed our two armed sailing ships in the Wa Kingdom, why did you send troops to attack the commanders? This big man is not the land of your Ming Dynasty. Odyssey retorted.

"The whole world is not the king's land, the shore of the land is not the king's minister, this Dongfan Island has been the land of my Ming Dynasty since ancient times, and my Ming Dynasty also has a Penghu Inspection Department to govern Dongfan Island, this place is of course my Ming, and what does it have to do with the Dutch who are thousands of miles away?" He Lu snorted coldly.

"We have had an agreement with General Zheng, the general of your country's Fujian army, that your Ming will allow me to settle in Dongfan, and as for the land on Dayuan Island, we will buy it from the local residents, and it has nothing to do with your Ming." Odyssey argued.

"Don't talk nonsense with them, ask them what the hell they're here for?" Seeing that He Lu was still arguing, Chen Yue said impatiently.

"Honorable Duke, you have sent troops against us for no reason, and on behalf of the Dutch East India Company, I warn you that you must immediately stop attacking the city of Geranza, release the personnel captured by the Gui army, and withdraw your troops from the North Harbor, and hand the North Harbor over to us." Odyssey looked directly at Chen Yuedao.

"Although you were lucky enough to win once, we still have thousands of troops and dozens of warships in Batavia. As long as our Dutch East India Company is willing, we can easily gather tens of thousands of troops and hundreds of warships, and when the two countries go to war, your Daming coast will not be at peace! Captain Sharfrey also threatened.

"Hahaha" Chen Yue couldn't help laughing, a small country dared to threaten himself, what a big joke!

Maybe the Netherlands can make tens of thousands of troops and hundreds of warships with all their might, but do they dare to attack the Ming Dynasty? Unless they don't want it in Europe, England is waiting to take their place as the coachman of the sea.

As for the Dutch East India Company, although its strength is not weak, occupying many islands and lands such as India, Ceylon, Malacca, Java, and Dayuan, but in the face of a huge colony, it is not easy for its thousands of troops and dozens of warships to defend the territory, can it still attack the East with the whole army?

And even if they come, what will happen? With these 8,000 troops under his command, Chen Yue was completely confident that he would hold Dongfan Island.

Listening to Chen Yue's unbridled smile, Shavor and Odyssey looked at each other, while He Bin was terrified on the side, for fear of angering the prince and losing his life.

"The small country of Puer is a small country, and it actually threatens my Daming, so get out, I'm waiting for your tens of thousands of troops and hundreds of warships!" Chen Yue waved his hand and motioned for them to be driven out. If you can win on the battlefield, why talk about what judgment! He's already a little excited.

"Grandpa Guo, please listen to the villain." Seeing that a soldier was coming to drive him away, He Bin hurriedly shouted. Among the people, the one who thinks most about the success of the negotiation belongs to He Bin, if the Ming army invades Dayuan Island once the fight starts, everything He Bin has in Dayuan may be wiped out.

"What do you say?" Chen Yue looked coldly at the middle-aged man in his forties, and motioned to his subordinates to stop driving him away for the time being. The name He Bin, Chen Yue was faintly familiar, and after thinking about it, it seems that this person led the way for Zheng Chenggong in history, so that Zheng Chenggong's army could enter the Taijiang Inland Sea from the Luermen Sea Road. Therefore, although this man worked for the Dutch, he was not a traitor.

"Qi Guogong, do you really plan to drive the Dutch away and completely occupy Dongfan Island?" Ignoring the clues that Odyssey and Sherfrey heard, and knowing that Odyssey and Sherfrey could not understand the official language of the Ming Dynasty, He Bin asked hurriedly.

"Of course, what else would I do with the army?" Chen Yue said lightly.

So He Bin knew that there was no possibility of negotiation at all, and the conditions just proposed by the Dutch were even more of a joke.

"He Bin, what are you talking to him?" Seeing that He Bin only cared about talking to this Duke of Daming, and did not translate for himself, Sherfrey couldn't help but ask.

"Please, Grandpa Guo, arrest these two Dutchmen, I have a way to get your fleet into the Inland Sea and take down the city of Reshaland." Ignoring the angry Saffrey, He Bin pleaded with Chen Yue.

"Oh?" Chen Yue looked at He Bin quietly, and when he saw his firm face, he waved his hand, and Chen Yan hugged him with several soldiers and tied up the two struggling Dutchmen with ropes.

"No, honorable duke, you can't do this to me, I'm an emissary of the Netherlands!" Odyssey shouted in shock, but no one paid any attention to him.

The two Dutchmen were taken into the cabin and locked up, and the boat they were in was controlled.

"Tell me, if you have any way for our army to take the city of Reshalan, if it is recommended to take the Luermen Sea Road when the tide rises at night, it is needless to say." Chen Yue looked at He Bin with a smile.

"Ahh He Bin was really shocked, he just wanted to sacrifice the secret of the Luermen Sea Road in exchange for keeping his position after the Ming army captured the big man. Who knew that this secret had already been mastered by this Daming Guogong on the other side!

What can I do? He Bin's mind was spinning violently, and he knew that he could only keep his family's wealth and now had only one chance.

"Grandpa Guo, entering the Taijiang Inland Sea from the Luermen Sea Road is only the first step, and it is still very difficult to take down the Dutchman's Geranza Castle." He Bin gritted his teeth and said.

"The structure of the castle of Geranza built by the Dutch is completely different from that of my Daming city. The circumference of the city is more than 200 zhang, the height is more than 3 zhang, the whole castle is divided into three layers, the four corners of the city protrude outward and have a corner tower, there is a round tower in the middle of the city, attacking the city from any place will be attacked on three sides of the city. Even if you reach the first layer, the second and third layers are still in the hands of the Dutch and will be attacked from the top down. The real one-man man should not be opened.

Although the Dutch had few soldiers, they had sharp muskets, and there were dozens of cannons on the castle. Even if you can take the castle, the casualties will be very heavy. And it will inevitably take a long time, and if the Dutch army from Batavia comes to help, the trouble will be even greater. ”

He Bin's words made Chen Yue hesitate, he knew that Geranza City was a European fortress structure, and this kind of castle was difficult to capture. In the history of another time and space, Zheng Chenggong's troops were dozens of times that of the Dutch, and he suffered heavy casualties during the siege but could not be defeated at all, and finally had to rely on the siege of the city to make the Dutch run out of food and surrender voluntarily, and his own father had to grow grain in the field to supply military supplies, and the whole campaign lasted for a year before forcing the Dutch to surrender!

Chen Yue didn't want to take so long to take the city of Relanza, and he didn't want to have heavy casualties among his men, so he was very interested in He Bin's next words.