Chapter 46: The Treaty of Hope

On January 19, 1791, Lan Fangguo finally learned to be smart after paying heavy losses. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 Info doesn't bother with other cities, and instead deploys all his troops in Yamaguchiyo.

Because this is the second largest port city in Laem Phuong after Pontianak, which is also located by the sea. And these days, the Ming Dynasty has attacked so many coastal cities, but only the mountain pass ocean has been missed. It seems a little unconscionable.

Therefore, the great head of Lan Fangguo believes that even if the Ming Dynasty does not attack Yamaguchi Yang now, he will not let it go in the future.

Therefore, he deliberately arranged a military plan to invite the king into the urn and wait for the rabbit.

The people in the city were moved out in advance, leaving only a few hundred people as a cover to confuse the Ming army. He was also frightened by the Ming Dynasty's immigration methods, so he took precautions.

After the Ming ship appeared. Under his orders, Lan Fangguo's army was broken into pieces, disguised, and hidden in various neighborhoods of Shankouyang.

It can be seen that Lan Fangguo is not all waste firewood, Luo Fangbo is also a character, and he still has two brushes in his hands.

At this time, Da Ming, after a series of victories. Including Zhang Xiao, all of them were arrogant and extravagant, and they were careless.

They thought that the Lanfang Congress would not be able to find the north by their way of shooting in the west and one in the east, and they could not find their whereabouts. Therefore, Yamaguchi must not have much military power.

This also confirms Luo Fangbo's speculation that Da Ming never thought of giving up Yamaguchi-yang at all.

So Zhang Xiao and the others were also in self-righteousness, ignoring the wisdom of Lan Fangguo!

As a result, he easily blew up the turret, and after casually climbing the mountain pass, he immediately stepped into the trap of Lan Fangguo.

At first, Commander Lehi also vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

Because the people in the street are so strange, wandering around one by one, as if they have nothing to do. But there was a horror in their expressions that could not be concealed.

It's just that he thought that the people of Yamaguchiyang had never seen the Ming army, so he was so scared, so he didn't think much about it.

It wasn't until more and more bloody men appeared behind him that he realized that something was wrong. But by then, it's too late!

At the moment, the two sides launched a fierce street battle.

Although Da Ming had the advantage in firearms, Lan Fangguo was also equipped with a firearms force of hundreds of people.

Although the musket was bought from the Dutch, it was inferior to the Ming in terms of performance and other aspects. However, Lan Fangguo's firearms troops hid in the surrounding buildings, and from time to time they fired cold guns at Daming, causing continuous blood loss.

And Lan Fangguo still has a clear numerical advantage, as many as four or five thousand people. Compared with the Ming Dynasty's army of 100 people, it is like a drop in the ocean.

After paying a certain number of casualties, the Ming army retreated to a building and stubbornly held on.

Fortunately, the terrain of Yamaguchiyang limited Lan Fangguo's military superiority, making it impossible to launch a large-scale attack, and also gave Daming a chance to breathe.

But the fierce gunfire continued and spread throughout the city. If there is no support, it is only a matter of time before the Ming army is destroyed.

When the sound of the shot reached the harbor, it reached the Hope.

Zhang Xiao and the others immediately sensed that the situation was wrong, and ordered the gunners to find the right direction for the battle. Fire at any cost!

Boom, boom...

The three cannons fired in unison, and the burning shells smashed into the Yamaguchi Ocean like rain.

There was a loud bang in an instant, and the flames were in the sky.

This reckless approach caused smoke to billow out of the Yamaguchi Ocean and burn the sky. The whole city was burning, and the sky-high fire, the black smoke, and the sound of cannon that shook the heavens and the earth were so shocking.

Some civilians who did not have time to flee were also innocently killed in the shelling.

And because the artillery fire mainly falls in the combat zone, many soldiers who have not been shelled do not know how to protect at all. This, coupled with the panic mentality, has led to a rising number of casualties.

It's not that before he can react, he was killed by the bombed house. It was in the midst of a fierce fire that tragedy, tragedy, and death.

Such a tragic scene made Lan Fangguo's morale extremely low. In the end, there was a mass desertion.

In this way, the momentum of the encirclement without leakage collapsed in an instant.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lehi escaped from the siege with the remnants of the Ming soldiers. Since they knew how to defend themselves from shelling, they received little damage.

When they returned to the Hope, the shelling did not stop. Instead, it lasted another quarter of an hour, launching a retaliatory shelling of Yamaguchi. As a result, Yamaguchi-yo, which was already raging by fire, was completely reduced to ruins.

Fortunately, there were not many people in the city, otherwise there would have been heavy casualties.

In fact, if Lan Fang hadn't moved the people away, Da Ming would really not have dared to shell so unscrupulously. After all, they are all Chinese, and Zhang Xiao and they can't do it.

So the whole city seems to be miserable, but almost all of the soldiers who died were soldiers from Lanfang Kingdom, and there were very few real ordinary people.

It was precisely for this reason that Lan Fangguo's top management was completely shocked. They didn't dare to anger the Ming Dynasty anymore, fearing that all cities would turn into the same result as Yamaguchiyo.

So he sent the most familiar envoy of the Ming Dynasty, Sun Rufu, to admit defeat and negotiate peace. During this period, the Bo Ni Kingdom also sent a special envoy to mediate. The main purpose was to prevent the Ming Dynasty from weakening Lan Fangguo too much.

Originally, the Netherlands and Portugal also wanted to join in the fun. As a result, Zhang Xiao thought that the Hope was too small to fit so many people, so he was directly excluded.

After some bargaining and negotiations, the Treaty of Hope was finally signed on 28 January.

The original seven conditions have also been reduced to three.

First of all, Lan Fangguo admitted to the attack on Daming, and sincerely admitted his mistake and apologized. And he is willing to compensate 30,000 taels of gold to show his apology.

Then, Lan Fangguo was willing to lease Yamaguchi Yang to Daming, but every year, he needed to pay a certain amount of rent. As for the exact amount, it is still being discussed. At the same time, the Ming Dynasty also gave up the requirement to lower the national status of Lanfang Kingdom and change it to a dominion. and allowed Lan Fangguo to continue to pay tribute to the Qing State. But on this basis, Lan Fang also has to regard the Ming Dynasty as the suzerain.

This article is the result of mutual compromise between Da Ming and Lan Fang. Originally, the leased place was Pontianak, but after Lan Fangguo promised not to rent it, it was determined that it was in Yamaguchiyo. As for the literal discussion, it was just to protect Lan Fangguo's face.

As for Lan Fangguo's continued tribute to the Qing State, the Ming Dynasty also had a long-term consideration. After all, the word Daming is too taboo with the Qing Kingdom. It was almost impossible to get the population from the Qing Dynasty and trade by gentle means. Then, Lan Fangguo just played the role of a link.

And it is not yet time to abandon the demand of the Dominion. After all, Daming is vigorously developing at home and doesn't have so much energy to take care of overseas. And changing Lanfang Kingdom to a Dominion is also equivalent to the death of the country. So at this stage, Lan Fangguo would not agree no matter what.

In this case, Daming is also more pragmatic. Take the benefits you can get first, and then talk about it, and when it develops in the future, you can continue to take it.

Finally, Lanfang and Daming are each other's most favored trading countries, and there are no restrictions on personnel exchanges and commercial trade.

In fact, this one is the most important. Because there is no restriction on personnel, then Daming can use the greatest advantage to attract immigrants from Lanfang Kingdom.

And Lan Fangguo obviously knew this, but because of his own strength, he was helpless. Because Daming resolutely refuses to give in on this point, there is a tendency to do it again if he is not convinced. Therefore, in order to look good and sound comfortable, it was changed to the most favored trading country of each other. In the name of business, the reality of the population.

In fact, if they have the ability, they can also attract the Chinese of the Ming Dynasty back.

It's just that the reality is cruel, and they don't have that ability at all! Territory, technology, minerals, force and other aspects are far inferior to the Ming Dynasty. There is no means to get on the table!

And those Ming soldiers who were caught by Lan Fang were also released. And they are all doing well, and the injured are also very well cared for. But there will always be deaths in battle, and after statistics, the Ming Dynasty killed a total of 12 people and wounded 31 people, which is equivalent to cutting half of the army of 100 people. This is also the reason why 30,000 taels of gold is not missing!

However, the dead and wounded were all natives and Dutch sailors who were recruited, and there were no modern Ming people. In fact, there are no five modern Ming people on the entire Hope.

Such a result also made Zhang Xiao go back and explain a lot.

When this treaty was transmitted back to the Ming Dynasty, it was more than a month later.

At that time, it coincided with the Spring Festival, and all parts of Daming, except for some important organs and units, there were still personnel left behind, and other industry departments were all on collective vacation.

And because this is the first Spring Festival since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the leaders of the Ming Dynasty attach great importance to it. President Yang Chong also delivered an important speech on the radio, asking villages and towns to make this Spring Festival a lively and lively manner.

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