Not long after the merchant ship that came to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty left, the earth-shattering cannon sound in the port rang out, and in less than half an hour, a captain stationed in the fort stumbled and ran.

"Your Excellency the Governor, the fort is over, our army has killed more than 100 soldiers without firing a single cannon, and the artillery fire of the Ming Dynasty is too far, too accurate, and too ......fierce."

Yan Peterlsson Kun was shocked and roared, "This is impossible, I have been through countless wars, and no warship can shoot at the cannons of the harbor batteries. ”

The captain was sweaty, his face was full of cannon fodder and embarrassment, and when he saw that the governor did not believe his return, he was anxious, and said:

"Your Excellency, you can see for yourself, the Ming warships are still bombarding, those shells are very strange to fall and explode, our army is often killed and wounded, in order to avoid unnecessary casualties, I have ordered to retreat and abandon the battery."

"What? Do you give the order to give up resistance without fear of going to court-martial? ”

Yan Petersson Kun hurried to a commanding height, raised a clairing mirror and looked into the distance, and found that their battery was in flames, and the Ming warships that opened fire were at an incredible distance.

The governor, who was from the navy and knew the power and range of his artillery fire, immediately approved of the captain's decision to retreat, because he saw with his own eyes that the Ming army's long-range shells could fall into the batteries and explode into a mess.

If the captain continues to guard the battery with his soldiers, it will be for nothing. The governor's face turned pale, of course he knew that it was a provocation by the Ming army, so what could he do? If you are beaten unilaterally and cannot fight back, how can you deal with the battle?

Not long after, a small boat rowed out of the harbor, and a Dutch official conveyed the meaning of their governor, agreeing to the evacuation of the Ming and guaranteeing that all expatriates could leave "Batavia" with their possessions.

Da Ming said that he could do so, but to resolve the new situation, and give the friendly Governor an hour to reply.

The new situation is not complicated, because the Ming army has fired artillery, and the price of shells is very expensive, very expensive!

There was no combat mission arranged, and the Ming fleet, which came for peace, consumed so many expensive shells in vain that it could not be handed over to the imperial court after returning home.

This was entirely the result of the Dutch government's inaction, which forced the Ming army to use force to make clear the determination of the immigrants, so the Ming army wanted the Dutch authorities to pay for the shells.

So far, a total of 1,000 shells have been fired from 36 pounds, at a cost of 10 taels of gold, and the Dutch authorities can pay 10,000 taels of gold or 1,000 shells in kind.

If there is no answer for an hour, the Ming army continues to shell, and it is not clear how many shells will be fired in the end, and the exact amount is still unknown.

The Dutch negotiators returned to the Doge's Palace in disgrace to report the new situation, and all the Dutch present felt humiliated, and the Ming army was humiliating them, and the Dutch were guilty of spending gold to buy shells to bomb themselves.

"Blackmail, naked blackmail, robbers, the Ming is a shameful robber."

Having destroyed the forts that had been built at great expense, killing more than a hundred soldiers, and asking the Dutch to pay for their shells, Yan Peterlsson Kun was so mad that he roared hysterically.

The diplomacy between the two countries was not a loud voice, but a cannon fire, and then the captain arrived. When the artillery fire of the Ming army stopped, he took the soldiers to the fort to save the dead and help the wounded, and check the damage.

In a trembling voice, he reported: "Your Excellency, the gunpowder stored in the fort has been detonated, the fort is in ruins, and all the artillery has been scrapped. ”

The implication is that if the Ming army chooses to attack, "Batavia" will already be undefended, and unless there is a miracle in using the army to fire arquebuses against artillery, there is a chance that it will be in vain.

The negotiating official urged: "Your Excellency, please reply quickly, otherwise the Ming army will definitely increase the price after continuing to fire artillery, and they will charge ten taels of gold for one shell." ”

The embarrassed Yan Petersson Kun suddenly calmed down, waved his hand and said, "Promise them that I will bear all the blame." ”

The Dutch did not use that kind of cannonball in the Ming Dynasty, so they could only pinch their noses and pay for ten taels of gold.

The Han Chinese diaspora in Batavia were fearful on a daily basis because the Dutch authorities forced them to take up arms against the indigenous forces.

Every time the Dutch army launched a counterattack, many mercenaries of Han Chinese and other nationalities charged in front as cannon fodder.

The natives outside Batavia were fighting more and more, and the Han felt that if the Dutch did not receive a large number of reinforcements, they would be consumed by the natives sooner or later.

The future is bleak, and there is a possibility of death in a foreign land, and the Han people are sad in their hearts.

At this moment, good things came, and they were suddenly informed by the Dutch authorities that all Han Chinese could leave with their families and property, because the motherland had sent the navy to take all the overseas Chinese home.

The Dutch GIs who came to deliver the order were obviously very different from what they had done before, and they were polite to every Han Chinese.

Many Han people were incredulous, and when they came to the port and saw the fleet with the dragon flag fluttering, they realized that this was not a dream, and that it was really the powerful motherland that came to pick up everyone.

The cry of the port rose to the sky, not pain but happiness from the bottom of the heart, and under the envious gaze of the other mercenaries, every Han man raised his head high.

This is nothing, the Han people have been the kings of this world for more than a thousand years, and now they are just the return of the kings.

Three days later, 2,000 expatriates and 3,000 of their local wives and concubines boarded the merchant ships of the motherland, and Liu Guozheng collected 10,000 taels of gold on behalf of the Ming government.

The Ming fleet is gone, and it stands to reason that the nightmare of the Dutch should end there.

The army captain in charge of the fort defense was also worried that the Ming would not leave like this, because when they were in the colony, if they found that their opponents were so easy to bully, they would not give up easily, and they would always try to squeeze them dry.

The captain was relieved to see the fleet disappearing into the horizon with the dragon flag fluttering, and he hurried to inform His Excellency the Governor.

As soon as he walked out of Yan Peterlsson Kun's study after his report, he heard "Bah! A gunshot rang out, and the captain hurriedly kicked open the locked door.

The study was filled with smoke, and His Excellency the Governor was lying on his desk, with a hole in his temple, and blood was gushing out.

Yan Peterlsson Kun committed suicide in anger No one in the Huang family knows, they only know that they extorted 10,000 taels of gold and rescued more than 2,000 Han people.

These Han Chinese have lived abroad for many years, and they are familiar with the geography and climate of Java, which will make them masters and reappear in "Batavia".

Not long after, in Amsterdam, the Dutch kingdom in northwestern Europe, the king of the Netherlands saw the suicide note of Yan Peterlsson Kun.

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