"It's strange, Colonel, that these guys have put sandbags in front of their soldiers, do they think we can't attack from the flanks?" A Dutch officer looked curious.

"I don't know, they're probably afraid that our bullets will hit them in the lower body, so they'll have a few more...... How do you say that word, eunuch, yes, there are quite a few such people in their homeland who cut off their underneath, and they go to serve their emperor's concubine, poor fellow. An officer's not-so-malicious speculation provoked a burst of laughter.

"They didn't follow the usual standard skirmish lines, it seemed that several rows of soldiers stood together, and I guess they didn't have enough muskets, and at least two-thirds of the soldiers were still using cold weapons." A Dutch officer, based on his own observations, came to a self-righteous conclusion, but was quickly recognized by his companions.

At least in their eyes, those Lanfang Chinese could not and were not qualified to be the opponents of the excellent Dutch Army.

"Overmars, that commissioner, how did he end up here? And it's in the middle of that line. Hearing the relaxed banter of his men, the corners of Colonel Michels' mouth curled slightly, and he continued to look at the enemy's position, but soon he noticed something unthinkable. He lowered his binoculars in disbelief and widened his eyes.

An officer with the rank of major also frowned when he noticed the governor's commissioner Overmars, who was in the enemy camp, and he couldn't help frowning, and an ominous premonition suddenly rose. "Mr. Overmars should have followed the fleet to the north, and now it should be in Sukatana or even East Wantin, how can it be possible here. Could it be that what happened to our fleet? ”

"I'm sure we'll know the answer soon. He's out of the group and coming towards us. Another Dutch officer said loudly at this time, and he saw that the commissioner Ovimas was rushing towards the castle in a terrible way, like a mad cow with a musket in his buttocks.

"My God, God, the Virgin Mary, they must have heard my plea and finally let me escape the clutches of those damned Chinese." Kankan rushed into the slowly opening gate, and fell directly on the ground with a dog-chewing Ovimars, sitting on a wooden barrel brought by a soldier, pouring water into his mouth with all his might, while chattering frequently.

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"Mr. Commissioner, now is not the time to listen to your frustrations, and I hope you would be able to explain why you, who should have been on the battleship, are here, in the midst of a Chinese army." Colonel Michels looked at the disgusted looking Ovimas who had run off his wig, revealing an ugly, balding Ovimas.

"Colonel Michels, I have very unfortunate news for you, about our Navy." Having drunk enough water, Overmars took a bottle of brandy handed by one of the guards, and after taking a large sip, he finally regained some spirits, but his words made a sense of foreboding rise in the hearts of the Dutch officers present.

Michels, with a gloomy face, motioned for the soldiers to disperse and return to their respective posts, leaving only himself and two officers, Artillery Major Nelson and Army Major Marbury.

"Our navy is all finished." Overmars said the news with difficulty, and it took Colonel Michels half a day to make sure that there was nothing wrong with Overmars's pronunciation and words, and that he had not heard it wrong. The faces of the three Dutch officers were filled with shock and disbelief.

"What do you say?! My dear commissioner, our Dutch navy will be completely finished?! "Colonel Michels's violent temper instantly exploded again, and he grabbed Overmars by the skirt of his shirt viciously, for fear that his subordinates in the distance would hear him, his voice was not high, but the bellows-like gasp revealed his inner anger and distrust of Overmars." Don't think that because you're the commissioner of the Governor, you have the right to speak out before me, and you're going to pay for your words! ”

"Michels, do you think I'm cheating on you? More than anyone else, I deplore the defeat of our navy, but, because that incompetent, damned van Gaal actually let the fleet lose control for a little bit of gold, and finally our fleet was surrounded by enemies several times over. Overmars struggled as hard as he could, and as a politician who had been subjected to inhuman torture for several days, he still knew how to clear his name and escape the judgment that would follow.

"Your Excellency Colonel, you calm down first, please calm down first, now is definitely not the time to be angry, or listen to Mr. Commissioner's explanation of what is going on, what is going on with our powerful navy." As Colonel Michels's assistant, Army Major Marbury has a fairly cool head, and under his persuasion, Michels really wants to hear what happened to the powerful Dutch Navy?

After sorting out his thoughts, Overmars retold the whole incident to the three listeners, of course, in order to avoid responsibility, Overmars has been emphasizing that he is so rational and calm, and even at the last moment, he tried his best to ask Brigadier General Van Gaal to fight hard for the interests of the motherland, but Van Gaal, who was timid and afraid of death, chose to surrender because he was afraid of death.

Listening to the chatter of Na Overmars, the expressions of Michels and the others changed from disbelief at the beginning, to the gradual death of the face later, the powerful Dutch Navy actually encountered several times the enemy, and the main force of the fleet even surrendered without firing a shot, which made the hearts of the proud Dutch officers really unbearable such a result.

"I knew that Van Gaal's idiot was unreliable, damn it, and actually gave our powerful Dutch fleet to those damn Lanfang Chinese, could it be that those Lanfang Chinese are like tatters in their hands, and the fishing boats and merchant ships that can't even withstand the big waves can block the cannon fire of the powerful third-class battleships? This dog bastard, he is simply derelict in his duties, and he deserves to be hanged by the court-martial, and you, dear Mr. Overmars, as a commissioner to His Excellency the Governor, you have failed to stop Van Gaal's actions, which led to the capture of thousands of our brave naval soldiers, and you have an unshirkable responsibility. Colonel Michels stared at Overmars, his tone tinged with a chilling ferocity.

"Of course, Honorable Colonel, I will personally explain the truth to His Excellency the Governor, and I will definitely not shirk the responsibility I should bear." Overmars secretly breathed a sigh of relief, after the Colonel Michel said this, it was clear that at least until he returned to Jakarta, he would not hold himself accountable, and when he returned to Jakarta, with the trust of His Excellency the Governor in him and his own eloquence, Overmars believed that he would not only escape punishment, but even gain greater trust from His Excellency the Governor.

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"So, now can you tell me why those Lanfang Chinese released you?" Michels didn't just let Ovimars go, although he didn't believe that Overmars would become a traitor to the Netherlands, but the other party couldn't just release him, maybe this guy secretly betrayed a lot of the interests of the motherland. Michels had guessed in his heart, but he was a good, strict soldier, and he could not throw His Excellency the Governor's commissioner into prison on his own guess.

"Quite simply, these idiot Chinese people don't think I'm of any use, and besides, they have a naïve idea that we should surrender. Therefore, I have sent me, a man without military uniform, to surrender to you. Overmars shrugged his shoulders and explained the men's intentions for releasing them. However, there was another sentence he did not say, because he believed that if he took what General Liang had just said seriously and repeated it to the officers present, he would probably be mistaken by these soldiers as a stupid person or a fool with abnormal nerves.

Although the coldness and murderous intent in the other party's eyes revealed at the moment when Liang Pengfei said this, he couldn't think of a way for this self-proclaimed Chinese pirate leader to deal with himself hiding in such a strong castle.

Besides, there are a full 5,000 good and brave Dutch soldiers, who are not the kind of miscellaneous mercenaries who only want money. What's more, in order to defend this base camp, even an artillery battalion was brought, which had eighteen pounds of heavy artillery to defend, unless the other side used those few warships to bombard the city wall regardless of losses, perhaps, it was just that it might be able to break through.

"As long as we can hold out for a month, at least twenty days, Your Excellency the Governor will definitely send reinforcements." Ovimas was afraid that the words he brought would scare the soldiers, so he hurriedly cheered loudly.

"Reinforcements? Mr. Commissioner, do you think that our five thousand brave soldiers will only know how to cower in this city, wait for reinforcements to arrive, and then cry pitifully and beg them to take us home? No, no, no, dear Overmas, this is not my style, nor is it the style of my soldiers. What do you think, dear Marbury? Colonel Michels looked at Overmars with disdain and mockery in his eyes, and said to the Army Major beside him.

(To be continued)