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Because the night battle of the previous night affected the rest of the fighters, the next day's shelling was postponed until about ten o'clock before resuming.

Shells slammed into the walls of the city of Geranza, sending debris flying and wolf smoke billowing from the walls.

The soldiers on Zhuo Shijie's side are almost invincible, so they are all very relaxed, and watching the shelling is like watching children play with artillery.

The situation in the city of Geranza is different.

Yesterday, most of the Dutch in the city of Geranza were still confident in the battle, because their walls were so strong that no matter how strong the enemy's shells were, they could not do anything about them.

But since they saw the destruction of two of their warships last night, their confidence has been shaken somewhat.

After all, the Dutch had made their fortunes in the navy, and relied on their mighty gunboats, but now that the enemy's gunboats had easily destroyed the naval ships they were most proud of, they would of course be afraid and weak-hearted.

All the Dutchmen were nestled in the castle, listening to the thunderous cannons, and all of them had sad faces.

"I knew I wouldn't have come to this ghost place, I came so far, I didn't get much gold, but I encountered a small probability event like a siege, it's really unlucky!"

"Yes, that's bad luck, but why are these people attacking our castle? Our castle is not a soft persimmon, he is full of food, and he is not comfortable here? Why didn't he bully the Spaniards on the island? ”

In contrast, the Spaniards in the north of Taiwan Island are obviously easier to bully than the Dutch.

The Dutch garrison at Fort Geranza generally maintained about 2,000 troops, while the Spaniards on Taiwan Island had only four or five hundred.

"This may only be known to our Governor!"

Governor Vanderbilt hadn't eaten a mouthful of food or drunk a sip of water since he got up, and he was about to return home, but who knew that he would not be able to guarantee the end of the day, and he had made such a bad accident.

"What to do? How long will it take to be beaten passively like this? ”

Suddenly, Vanderbilt's eyes lit up: "Peace talks!" ”

In this world, there is nothing that cannot be discussed, as long as the chips are enough.

One word, isn't it "money"!

The Dutch have gold and silver!

Of course, Vanderbilt mainly wants to test what the opponent's bottom line is and see what the opponent's hole cards are.

"Go and call Major Rosen right now!" The first thing that came to Vanderbrough's mind was Major Rosen, who was the most eloquent and resourceful.

After lunch, Zhuo Shijie was lying under the parasol blowing the sea breeze, and suddenly a soldier came to report: "Report to the commander, not far ahead, there is a small boat with a white flag!" ”

Zhuo Shijie was stunned, the Dutch surrendered so soon? Good no chivalry!

"Stop the shelling and let them come over."

If they really surrendered, Zhuo Shijie would be happy to see it, and there would be no need to shoot boring guns every day.

Major Rosen, a burly man, with two guards, boarded the destroyer USS Cherry.

As soon as the destroyer Cherry came up, Major Rosen was dumbfounded.

"Oh my God! Steel Battleship! This turned out to be a steel battleship! ”

Major Rosen was not an unlearned old man, and he also knew that the steel battleship could float on the water, but the problems that needed to be solved were too big and too many.

First of all, in this era, the output of steel is very low, and there is steel used on the blade, and no country will be willing to use steel to build warships.

In addition, if the steel battleship wants to float on the water, the design, power, etc. are all big problems.

He also saw the 100mm naval guns on the Cherry, and wondered in his heart, how could such a small barrel fire such a powerful cannonball! Moreover, after hitting the target, this shell can explode again, which is very powerful.

The people in Fort Geranza originally thought that there were many guns on this ship, so they had such firepower, who knew that there was only one main gun on their three warships!

Rosen was horrified in his heart, if there were a few more such cannons, even if there were thousands of troops, they would not be able to resist its shelling!

The well-informed Major Rosen, after seeing the steel battleship, his arrogance as a Dutchman, has quietly disappeared.

The visitor was a guest, and Zhuo Shijie introduced himself first: "Commander of the Heavenly Army, Zhuo Shijie." ”

Andrei immediately translated simultaneously.

Rosen also said: "Dutch Major, Rosen." ”

After a short period of cold noise, Zhuo Shijie went straight to the point: "Major Rosen, are you planning to surrender in Fort Geranza?" ”

Lawson immediately shook his head: "No, no, no!" Our Fort of Geranza can hold off any attack, and we will never surrender! ”

Zhuo Shijie immediately waved his hand: "Send off!" ”

After Lawson figured out the meaning of the word Zhuo Shijie, his face immediately turned blue, which was a great insult!

He was a major of the Empire, representing the powerful Dutch East India Company, who came to negotiate with the other party, and was driven away before he had said a word!

He was a dignified imperial major, even at the king's banquet, he was a figure, how could he have been treated like this?

Zhuo Shijie smiled and said, "You want to negotiate, right?" The ultimate goal of this war is to drive you Dutch out of the island, and never another Dutch soldier will ever land on the island! Bring this word of mine to you, Lord Governor. ”

He waved his hand again, like a fly: "Send off!" ”

Lawson almost lost his breath and suffered internal injuries, his face turned black, he didn't even say anything about the scene, turned around and left.

This is the end of the fastest negotiations in history.

Soon, Vanderbilt learned from Rosen about the negotiations.

"What! He told us to withdraw from Taiwan and never set foot on Taiwan Island! ”

Vanderbilt was so furious that he almost dropped his favorite antique porcelain vase.

It turns out that the other party is not asking for money! What they want is an important strategic position on the island!

This is absolutely unacceptable!

Even if he Vanderbilt accepted it, the Dutch East India Company would not accept this result!

Vanderbilt's anger quickly dissipated, and he learned about the opposing ship's situation from Rosen.

"Steel Battleship! Peculiar artillery! Soldiers in iron hats! New Musket ......"

All this shows that the opponent has a powerful hole card in his hand, which is enough to put Geranzabor in an unpredictable and dangerous situation.

Negotiations broke down, and shelling on the sea began again.

Vanderbilt began to sit restless again.

In this world where ships and guns can dominate, the opponent's ships are stronger and the cannons are sharper, as long as the other party is willing to consume it, the city of Geranza will fall sooner or later.

The fleet is gone, which is a big deal, but now it seems that there is something more fatal than this, that is, whether he can return to his hometown in the Netherlands alive.

Sneak out of the castle and find a merchant ship to escape back? This is certainly not possible, neither legally nor personally, it is impossible for him to do so.

"Hold on! No matter what, I'm going to stick to it! Stay the course! ”

"Send someone immediately to send a message to the head office and ask for support!"