Chapter 812: Asking for a truce
With a bang, a cannonball burst over the deck of the battle cruiser, and hundreds of pieces of iron sand and small iron nails suddenly flew like fireworks, and radiation flew on all sides. As this not-so-gorgeous "fireworks" flew in all directions, more than a dozen Dutch gunners on the main battery on the deck screamed miserably. The gunner of the main battery on the operation deck who was still alive just now was covered with blood and flesh at this moment, and even some blood and broken flesh were hit and flew out more than ten meters away. Seeing this scene, more people took refuge in the cabins below deck, but those spherical solid bullets would also not crash through the cabin, injuring people even more miserably.
The hearts of the Dutch commanders had sunk to the bottom.
Evil Orientals! There were even grenade bombs with powerful explosions, and these bombs, which were originally used for land operations, were also used in naval battles. The reason why his flagship is called a battlecruiser is because it has both the sailing speed of a cruiser and the high firepower of a battleship, and half of his high firepower is because of the large-caliber main battery on this deck, and now that the gunners of this battery are gone, it is equivalent to crippling this flagship.
By the time of the eleventh round of bombardment, the Dutch East Indies had sunk two gunboats, a frigate, and two armed steamships, another cruiser had been captured, and one had suffered heavy damage. Even the flagship of the largest tonnage, the battlecruiser, was hit with a few shots, although it could barely fight, but it was difficult to say if it suffered a few more rounds of artillery. As for some of the other armed steamships, they were far away, because the previous two armed steamships rushed into the battle formation and were covered by the fire of the Nanyang Fleet, and they were hit by two shells, and the hull was damaged and sank, and the rest did not dare to come forward at all.
On the other hand, in the Nanyang Fleet, only one frigate was sunk, and the other "Nanyang No. 3" and a frigate, which were too rushed in front, received a few shells, but none of them were critical parts, only slightly injured, and the rest of the warships were unscathed.
The battle has reached this point, and the situation is already obvious!
One wrong step, one wrong step! The artillery of the enemy fleet is not of the same level in terms of power and accuracy range, not to mention that even the speed of the warships is too far behind. It seems that the Kingdom of the Netherlands is really declining, and this sea overlord two or three hundred years ago has really declined!
"There's no point, we're defeated, surrender!" With the lamentation of the commander of the Dutch fleet, on the deck of the battlecruiser, a white flag was raised, and the Dutch East India fleet surrendered!
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Andersen, covered in wounds, was pulled out and forcibly dragged to Pontianak Pier. Just when he was full of anger, he suddenly saw a huge fleet docked on the river, and the lead ship was flying a yellow star flag on a red background, which was the fleet of the Orientals. God, the Orientals have so many warships, no wonder they are so arrogant.
Andersen was in amazement, when he suddenly noticed that in the middle of the fleet, a familiar figure of a huge warship came into his eyes!
This? Isn't this the flagship of the Dutch East India Fleet? The battlecruiser that crisscrossed the East Indies actually appeared here, and there was a white flag on the bow of the ship? The cruiser next to it, covered in scars, wasn't it one of the cruisers in the East India Fleet?
Oh my God! Andersen came to his senses. It turned out to be those warships of the Dutch East India Fleet, and it seemed that they were defeated and captured! Oh my God, what the hell is going on?
At this time, the warship docked, and hundreds of Dutch naval soldiers were escorted down by a group of prisoners. Anderson confirmed his suspicions.
"God, Andrey, tell me what the hell is going on?" Although he had confirmed his suspicions, Andersen could not help but exclaim when he recognized one of the captives standing at the front as the commander of the Dutch East India fleet.
"Mr. Anderson, I'm sorry that our fleet was defeated, and I surrendered so that they don't all sink into the sea!" Commander Andrei said bitterly.
"Oh God!" Anderson's face turned pale instantly. He understood why the Orientals had taken him here, just to let him see it.
Clearly, their purpose has been achieved! Anderson knew in his heart that he no longer had the capital to be arrogant! In the entire East Indies, the Kingdom of the Netherlands no longer has an effective naval force. Looking at such a fleet, unless all the warships of the entire Dutch Kingdom in Europe are mobilized, it is impossible! After all, no matter what, we must ensure the security of Europe itself. Besides, when the European fleet arrives here, I don't know when! I'm afraid that at that time, the entire East Indies will be swept away.
"Soldier, take me to see your Commander Tan, I have something important to discuss with him!" Andersen grabbed one of the soldiers who was accompanying him and asked. He had to see the young commander as soon as possible, and on behalf of the Dutch East Indies Governorate, he asked for an armistice.
Soon, he was taken to the Pontianak fortress, where he had negotiated the last time, and it didn't take long for him to meet the young commander of the Chinese Empire.
"Your Excellency, on behalf of the Viceroyalty of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the East Indies, I ask you for an armistice. We surrender! And accept your previous request about Borneo! Agree to give the Dutch part of Borneo to your country. As for Malchen and Samarinda, we will evacuate all our personnel within a month and hand them over to you. Please also return our soldiers and warships. As soon as Anderson saw Tan Tiyuan, he couldn't wait to say it.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Andersen. It is not three days ago, the war that you provoked, and our Nanyang Fleet was attacked for no reason, and the losses were huge. If we want to cease the war, we must be promised new conditions! Tan Tiyuan had a serious attitude and asked Van Basten next to him to translate.
"You!" Andersen was furious, but he couldn't help it when he thought that the entire Dutch East Indies fleet had been defeated, and that thousands of Dutch naval soldiers and numerous warships had been captured. So, he could only say weakly: "Please speak." ”
Tan Tiyuan seemed to have known that he would be like this, and said slowly: "First, all the East Indies occupied by your country will be transferred to the Chinese Empire, and in return, we are willing to buy them at a high price of one million dong......"
"It can't be!" As soon as Andersen heard the words of Tan Tiyuan, translated by Van Basten, he roared directly: "This is absolutely impossible! Van Basten, you were also a former citizen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and you know the importance of the East Indies to the Kingdom. The Kingdom of the Netherlands has occupied this territory for hundreds of years, and to this day, it is impossible to live without the East Indies, and even if the Kingdom of the Netherlands agrees, Britain will not agree! ”
Van Basten was a little embarrassed to translate to Tan Tiyuan. Tan Tiyuan didn't care at all, and said directly: "You tell him that he can't even agree to this first condition, so there is no need to talk about it anymore, continue to fight, I will lead my fleet and soldiers directly to Batavia and other places, and capture them one by one!" ”
Anderson was speechless. He felt a deep sense of shame, even if he had been a prisoner for three days, he had never had such a strong shame. He could only bow his head and say, "My lord, this is beyond my authority, and even beyond the authority of our governor. Let me go back to Batavia first, and consult with Mr. Viceroy, and report to Europe as soon as possible. ”
Tan Tiyuan thought about it, nodded and agreed to let him go back to Batavia, after all, he had seen the might of the Nanyang Fleet and knew his attitude.
"During this period, your country is still a belligerent country of our Chinese Empire, and our soldiers will capture various territories and recover them directly!"
Andersen's face changed drastically.
A few days later, Andersen led a man claiming to be the governor of the British Channel to Pontianak on two warships. It turned out that after Andersen left Pontianak last time, he did not return to Batavia, but sent someone to inform the governor of Batavia, Rocote, of the situation, and rushed straight to Xingjiapo to ask for help from Brandel, the sixth governor of the Straits of the British in Xingjiapo.
Seeing the Nanyang Fleet on the Vanla River outside Pontianak City, Brandel was taken aback. Recently, due to the Indian rebellion and Burma affairs, the British East India fleet in the East Indies was relocated, leaving only a few warships in the three main ports of the Straits Settlements. He could not but be shocked that the naval power of the British Empire in the East Indies was not as strong as that of an originally backward country in the East! The two warships that were originally transferred to make him feel extremely safe also looked weak at the moment. However, when he thought of the mighty British Empire behind him, he was fearless.