"I am the commander of this Dutch expeditionary fleet, and I demand that my crew deserve to be treated!" Under the translation of the translators on the side, Lai Qichen maintained the last bit of grooming and dignity, and made demands on Wu Juren and others who came to take them in.

"Ouch, they all surrendered, and they still want to bargain with us, tell them that it's okay to want good treatment, but they have to cooperate with us and let their warships at sea come back!" Wu Juren teased and laughed with Wu Daofu, looking like he didn't care.

"The third master, the young master once instructed the country, for those who surrendered voluntarily, we still don't embarrass them too much!" Although he was very excited about Wu Juren's proposal, Wu Daofu also knew that it was still a bit unrealistic to let the seven warships on the sea that broke out of the encirclement and surrounded the outskirts of Magong Island with most of the Hongtang warships be obediently surrendered like the captives on the island now.

In the past, whether it was the offensive and defensive battle of Jilong Port, or the invasion of Bengang, and the attack on Hongcheng Fortress on Magong Island, in fact, the Hongtang team members suffered a lot of losses, and in a few months, it was impossible for many of the team members who lost their companions and relatives to let go of the resentment in their hearts. In addition, in the face of the Dutch for a long time, the Hongtang soldiers are powerful and have nowhere to go, and they have too much time to eat, so when they contain the prisoners this time, there are naturally a lot more small actions under everyone's hands.

If it weren't for the strict rules of conduct in Hongtang, where there are strict rules against the abuse of prisoners and the like, it would have been impossible for this group of prisoners who had just surrendered to be dragged out by a group of Hongtang soldiers and beaten up.

"Hey, you're really troublesome, you can't do this, there are rules like that, let's be pirates, isn't it just a 'free and easy, why add so much trouble to yourself?" Wu Juren pursed the corners of his mouth and complained disapprecantly.

There are only Wu Juren and the soldiers under his command, in the entire Hongtang team, the rules are very loose, but the family is Li Tianyang's third uncle, and the generation is there, Li Tianyang is really not good and embarrassed him, making the rules of the entire leopard department the most loose.

If it weren't for the expansion of the Leopard Department in the later period, Li Tianyang silently stuffed many elite middle-level non-commissioned officers of Hongtang to Wu Juren's command, and it is impossible to say that at this moment, the men and horses of the Leopard Department would have dispersed like a flock of wild ducks after losing the nervous atmosphere of the battle.

But after all, Wu Juren still admires Li Tian's people who raised their Hongtang in his heart. can rely on their own efforts to develop a team to the point where it is today, compared to their elders, they are much stronger, and the upright Wu Juren is still willing to cooperate with Li Tian to raise them as much as possible without going against his own wishes.

"General Lai Qichen, please rest assured, our Hongtang is a very sensible organization and will not kill innocents indiscriminately, even if this war itself is caused by you, as long as you cooperate with our management after surrendering, we will also give you and the soldiers under your command good treatment." After Wu Daofu persuaded Wu Juren, he made a promise to Lai Qichen: "At the same time, I also hope that you can cooperate with us, please select a trusted warrior to report to your fleet at sea, even if your fleet will not surrender to us, but please also ask them to restrain themselves and not make dangerous moves that will cause hostility between our two sides again." ”

"Of course, we also need you to issue an order to your fleet, and never allow them to do evil in our waters and harass all kinds of maritime merchants under the protection of our Hongtang!"

"I can promise you this, but you need to be able to provide our fleet with the necessary food and supplies." Lai Qichen's ugly face was somewhat restrained under the translation of the translators, and when Wu Daofu assured them, it meant that the problem they were worried about was no longer a problem, and no one would make a duplicity to the prisoners under the ranks: "Second Lieutenant Luke, I order you, with my instructions, go back to join my fleet, and when we have no safety problems, just stay in peace." ”

"Yes!"

Ensign Luke has already proved his ability and wisdom in these battles, and although Luke is inferior in trust compared to Lai's own henchmen, he is the only one who has the opportunity to help their group of prisoners out of danger.

"This general, this is my second lieutenant officer, will bring my orders back to the fleet, and ask you to send a few soldiers to send him back. I have done this to show our sincerity in cooperating with you. "Take this opportunity to push Luke forward to Lai Qichen, and introduce Luke to Wu Daofu and them.

"Very well, we will also put some supplies and food on an uninhabited island, and you will have to carry them yourself when the time comes, but you, general, need to accompany me back to meet our leader." Wu Daofu was very satisfied with Lai Qichen's cooperative performance, and at the same time sent people to the island to contain the prisoners, to rectify the gradually obvious movements of the Hongtang team members, and to send someone to send Luke to convey Lai's orders to the sea fleet.

This time, Wu Daofu and they boldly used tactics to eliminate most of the middle and senior leaders of the Dutch fleet in one fell swoop, but unfortunately, because of the difference in strength between the warships of each other's fleets, they were not able to complete the encirclement of the Dutch fleet, and the biggest hidden danger was taken down by the seven warships of the Dutch fleet, which was a big trouble for Hong Tang.

On the Dutch fleet's side, after losing most of the sailors and soldiers, although there were still more than 200 sailors on the seven warships, it was actually difficult to control the seven warships to fight, and treat the Hongtang warship as a walking dog.

However, as long as these seven Dutch warships were watching, Li Tianyang and their Qixintang and Hongtang would not be able to trade and patrol in peace, and they would not be able to ensure the safety of the ships that passed around them.

In the past six months, because of the need for concealed relationships, Qixintang's workshop in Bengang has been out of production for a long time, and many commodities have been piled up in Bengang's warehouse, and tens of thousands of economic benefits have been lost invisibly.

At the same time, although Hongtang had sent news to the surrounding maritime merchants in advance, asking them to reduce their travel to and from the Penghu Sea, there were dozens or hundreds of merchants and fishermen who could be poisoned by the Dutch, which had a great impact on the trust system that Li Tianyang had cultivated over the years.

Not to mention these maritime merchants who were heavily lost by the Dutch, they were all potential customers of Li Tianyang and their Hongtang, without them having the opportunity to go to sea and collect fees for Hongtang, then Hongtang would not have to drink the northwest wind!

Therefore, although Li Tianyang did not expect that Wu Daofu and them could have such a big gain, before they came, Li Tianyang also gave Wu Daofu and them instructions, that is, if the Dutch were willing to negotiate peace, then they could also act cheaply and solve these as soon as possible.

If you really want to destroy the enemy through naval battles, it is definitely impossible, the strength of the Dutch's warships and their naval combat level completely exceed the Ming people too much, so for the sake of their own development, Li Tianyang is willing to give in to the confrontation with the Dutch.

(End of chapter)