Text Chapter 1201 Aftermath
A large number of eight-pulp ships and four-pulp ships poured out of the port, and several merchant ships and warships were seriously damaged, and it was not easy for them to return to the port by themselves, so they needed to be dragged back to the port slowly and repaired in the slipway area of the shipyard, and it was estimated that there would be no way to launch again in a month or two.
There are also large ships that have been taken prisoners, which also have to be towed back, and there are not enough people, and the sailors of Hutchison can help steer and handle the sails on deck, but they still have to be towed when entering the port.
There were also a large number of prisoners, estimated at three or four hundred, and the boats of the major ships were crowded, and they were not very easy to move, so they had to come and pick them up and lock them up.
The Batavia is sinking, and the sinking Xinpingbao, these two ships have dozens of guns, you need to remember the address, the water here is not deep, see if you can send someone to dive down and salvage the cannons, each of these cannons is worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, which is a lot of wealth.
All kinds of aftermath matters are being carried out in an orderly manner, the golden wuxi is sinking, only a little sun is still on the sea, most of the sky and the sea are dark, and only the raging fire on the batavia is still burning on the water.
A merchant ship passed crookedly, several eight-slurry ships pulled the ship, there were more than a dozen large holes on the ship, the largest was already in the water, the sailors kept scooping water out of the breach, if it was at sea, so the leaky ship would settle, fortunately it was very close to the port, and it would be able to return to the slipway before the hull sank, and then it was the matter of the shipyard repair personnel.
There are laughter and laughter everywhere, and people's hearts are open, this battle can be regarded as laying the pattern of Taiwan, and then it is the pattern of Hutchison being the dominant family, Spain and the Netherlands being weak, one south and one north.
At sea, Hutchison's strength is at least on an equal footing with the Dutch, and it is impossible for the other party to continue to blockade this side, and if he wants to fight again, Hutchison doesn't mind having such a victory at sea again.
Won this time, and certainly wouldn't mind winning again.
Of course, there are many people who don't know that sail ships are consumables that no longer exist after a year, and with the launch of schooners and Hutchison's self-made Galen warships of more than 600 tons, it is impossible to rebuild sail ships.
There are schooner warships, there are Galen ships, there are bird ships, small fireships, and small sailing ships, and it is useless to rebuild this kind of galleon, it is a complete waste.
When the enemy is current, there is nothing to say about throwing 300,000 taels in the sea, and throwing hundreds of thousands into the water in normal times, even if Chang Wei's identity is special, he can't do this, and the high-level of the marching division is not so stupid and irresponsible.
Without the sailboat, the next naval battle with the confidence of the Hutchison executives will win.
At least at sea, these commanders are really full of confidence.
Judging from the reaction of the Dutch, its command was rigid and slow, although the sailors were certainly better than Hutchison's side, but the officer's immediate command, as well as his ability to deal with the jumping gang, including details such as the steering movement of the hull, and the ability of the gun crew, were all much worse than Hutchison.
These are the details, but the details add up to the way to win.
Torches were lit on the coast one after another, and under the reflection of the torches, the coast seemed to be a silver dragon winding and circling, and thousands of armies did not disband, but stood on the seashore with torches in hand waiting for help.
Of course, there was a lot of laughter on the shore, although it was a slight violation of military discipline, but at this time the officers would not come out to reprimand the ban, no matter what, the brothers at sea Pao Ze fought a beautiful victory in front of them, which was enough to make the army also raise their eyebrows and be happy.
Although after standing on the shore for a day, the armored jumping soldiers were tired like dogs, but looking at the performance of the robes who were also jumping soldiers in the battle for the boat and jumping gang, how could these soldiers with the same identity not feel the same way, and there was a special sense of pride and pride?
This battle is enough to go down in history!
Under the remnant sun, the Dutch fleet gradually sailed away, not only did they have no intention of returning to rescue their ships and crews, but on the contrary, after the Batavia burned, all the warships sailed away faster.
Fortunately, the port of Dayuan is also very close, and it is estimated that before it gets completely dark, Dutch merchant ships and warships will be able to return to the port.
But what kind of expressions and manifestations would the sailors and officers on board, and the expected Governor Cohen in the city of Geranza, and all the men who remained in the city, look and behave when they saw the remnants of the defeated army and the broken fleet?
Song Ke almost didn't want to think about it, his mind was almost numb, and what he saw in his eyes was erratic, as if the camera was out of focus, and it was blurry all the time.
Only the shocking fire was always in his eyes, so that he could not ignore the ruined scene behind him.
As the governor of the Dutch colony, a maritime powerhouse, Song Ke once thought that he could see such a scene.
Taking advantage of the excitement, there was cheering from all over the city of Geranza when the fleet set out this morning, and Governor Cohen also had high hopes for himself and the fleet.
Song Ke himself also felt that it was a sure victory, and he did not need to go with the ship as the governor, as long as Gao Wenlu led his troops to fight, and then made the next decision according to the results.
The purpose of following the expedition is to see what kind of battle can be achieved, if you can defeat the unruly ships of Hutchison in a single battle, and even solve most of its shore defense, then you can further blockade the port, cut off any of its supplies, and not even give a small sampan to the sea.
In this way, it will be banned for half a year at most, and Hutchison will have to surrender under a white flag.
Then he destroyed his foundation, relocated his people, and left the immigrants to grow sugar cane, hunt deer, and fish, and a good colony appeared in the hands of Song Ke.
Taiwan's interests and status are by no means below Batavia, and this is a complete ruin.
Song Ke seems to be twenty years old in this short period of time, Caucasian people are still very strong at the age of about forty, and their eating habits are different. Now he is in a rickety shape, and his entire spirit has been crossed.
Gao Wenlu was also soaked, and after being fished out of the sea, he was lucky enough to get into a dinghy and catch up with the big boat, otherwise he would have rowed all the way back in a dinghy.
The water range is not far, and the dinghy is not afraid, what I am afraid of is that there is no way to be captured after just falling into the water, which is really a joke...... was first captured by the Ming State Naval Division, and then defeated and captured by the Ming State's company, Gao Wenlu could only resign and return to China if he wanted to be cheeky.
Fortunately, it is European, there is no tradition of embarrassing the captured or surrendered, it is common for knights to be captured in battle, and they can go home with money to ransom, and the captive side can also make a profit, so there is rarely a tradition of killing prisoners, and they don't care about surrendering, and they are not ashamed to surrender.
If it is on the East Asian side, according to the inheritance of countries such as China and Japan, Gao Wenlu, a general who has been defeated and captured repeatedly, will have to commit suicide and apologize for his guilt.
Even so, Gao Wenlu was also uneasy...... The difference between what he thought in advance and the result he got was too great, and as the commander of the fleet, he had a responsibility that he could not shirk.
Leaning on the side of the ship, looking at the raging fire of the Batavia, Gao Wenlu didn't know what to do.
"What will Your Excellency Governor decide next?" Gao Wenlu asked Song Ke: "Do you wait for the crown prince to come back, and then mobilize a few warships and a number of armed merchant ships for the final decisive battle." ”
Song Ke shook his head and said, "There will be no next battle." ”
"It shouldn't be." Gao Wenlu hurriedly said: "We can make up at least eight warships and twenty armed merchant ships, and the comparison of strength is still far above the Hutchison of the Ming Kingdom, so we can't just give up, right?" If we do not continue to fight now, the Taiwan side will have to give up sooner or later. ”
"The Taiwan side is going to give up." Song Ke said with a blank expression: "The result will come out after this battle is over." ”
"Nope." Gao Wen jumped to his feet in a hurry, he had no selfish intentions at this time...... Gao Wenlu looked at Song Kedao and said: "Repair the city of Relansha, just the merchant ships that transport materials and materials back and forth are more than 100 ships, before this there was a fight with the Ming Kingdom, dozens of people died, now we have repaired the city, opened up a large number of wasteland, captured a large number of natives, and began to plant sugarcane fields, such a good situation, plus we can control Fujian raw silk, the existence of Taiwan Island is quite important, how can we give up so much?" ”
"What if I lose?" Song Ke said coldly: "Unless we take the risk of giving up Batavia and Ceylon Malacca, etc., we may not be able to win the next game, if we lose again, we will collapse here in Asia." No matter how important Taiwan is, can it be compared to the entire East India Company? If we lose this game, Hutchison will not be able to suppress it, and their rising momentum will be difficult to contain, so we can only compromise. The city of Geranza on the Taiwan side is the best bargaining chip...... With Geranza and our withdrawal, they will easily control the entire island of Taiwan and this large area of water, and this is our bargaining chip! Of course, we can't retreat all at once, and we can't retreat too easily, and we have to rely on Governor Cohen to control the joints here......"
Gao Wenlu was dumbfounded, he didn't expect that the naval battle had just ended, and Song Ke was already thinking about the negotiation in his heart, recalling the situation just now when he fought for his life and fell into the sea water, listening to Song Ke's words, the feeling in his heart was extremely funny and absurd.
"Don't disbelieve." Song Ke glanced at Gao Wenlu, this defeat is estimated to be difficult to rise again, but it is still okay to say two words. He then continued: "When Governor Cohen hears the news of the defeat, he will definitely ask about the specific results, and after hearing the results, he will decide to reopen negotiations, of course, this time it is a serious talk, and it is estimated that I will be sent to talk with Hutchison's people." In addition, the people of Hutchison must be thinking about negotiation now. Fortunately, our strength has not been greatly damaged, and we should try our best in the negotiations, and if we can protect the interests of Taiwan's side, it will be the best result. ”