Chapter 14: The Fall of the East India Company (6)
Captain Nelson walked out of the castle with two corporals waving white flags. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Zheng Jiajun sent fifteen soldiers to search them up and down, pointed guns at them, and escorted them to Zheng Chenggong.
In front of Zheng Chenggong, Captain Nelson put his right hand on his left shoulder, bowed down and said, "Honorable Mr. Earl, we are willing to surrender, but I hope you can ensure our safety in accordance with the usual practice." Our family will be willing to pay to redeem us! “
Zheng Chenggong nodded and said, "I can agree to your request, but I hope you can go to Gelanza to persuade Yu Yi not to make senseless resistance and surrender quickly." I guarantee his personal safety! ”
Captain Nelson hurriedly replied, "Mr. Earl, I will convey your opinion to Governor Yiyi, but whether he will agree or not is not up to my petty colonel to decide. ”
Zheng Chenggong laughed: "You just have to go, if he doesn't agree, then I'll get it myself." I'd like to see if his more than 1,000 soldiers can resist my 20,000 army! ”
Zheng Chenggong gave Captain Nelson a horse and told him to hurry to meet Kuichi in Gelanza.
In the castle of Geranza, he glared at Captain Nelson and said sharply, "Captain, you didn't do what you should have done!" ”
Nelson said angrily, "Mr. Governor, my soldiers and I did our best. There are more than 20,000 people in the Zheng family's army, and we only have less than 1,000 soldiers, and the opponent's firearms are even better than ours, so we have no ability to hold on! ”
Hearing that Zheng Jiajun had 20,000 soldiers and horses, and that the firearms were even better, he sat down on the stool straight and didn't speak for a long time.
Promin Sha City didn't hold it for even a day, and Geransha was not much more powerful than Promin Sha City in terms of firepower and troops, could Geransha stand it?
If you don't keep it, you will easily lose Geranza, and even if you can return to the Netherlands safely, you will definitely be sentenced to the stupid pigs in the country.
To fight or not to fight?
After a long pause, he raised his head and said, "Then what did Zheng Chenggong say?" ”
Nelson said: "The Earl has spoken, if you surrender, it will guarantee your safety!" ”
He asked anxiously, "What about my wealth?" Did he guarantee it? ”
It's good to be able to save a life, but at this time, he dares to ask for those money, Nelson heard a sneer and said, "This earl didn't say it!" ”
Hearing that wealth was not guaranteed, he immediately jumped up and shouted: "Lao Tzu has worked hard to accumulate so much money,"
Nelson asked directly, "Mr. Governor, can you resist the 20,000 troops of the Zheng family?" ”
As soon as he heard Nelson's post, his originally irritable mood calmed down, if the gold and silver he had snatched for many years were gone, it would be better to kill him directly.
I decided to give it a go.
He raised his head to Nelson and said, "Mr. Captain, please go back and tell Zheng Chenggong that as long as he is willing to withdraw from Taiwan, we are willing to offer 300,000 amounts of silver." ”
Nelson said expressionlessly when he heard this: "I don't think Earl Zheng will accept this proposal of yours!" ”
"Captain Nelson, you're my subordinate, not the damn pirate subordinate, you just have to do what I command!" ”
Nelson shrugged his shoulders and said, "Okay, Mr. Governor!" ”
With that, Nelson turned and left.
Seeing Nelson's rude appearance, if it weren't for him going back to pass the word to Zheng Chenggong, he would have wanted to send this bastard to prison.
When Nelson rode back to the city of Prominsha, he hurriedly called his henchman, Captain Aldorp, and sent him to Batavia to bring reinforcements. At the same time, he also sent envoys to China by boat, trying to collude with the Qing army and flank Zheng Chenggong's army.
Aldorp bypassed the port of Heliao, went to the southern passage, boarded a merchant ship, and hurried to Batavia at night.
Captain Nelson returned to the Zheng family's military village outside the city of Prominsha and replied to Zheng Chenggong.
Zheng Chenggong sat on the top seat, raised his head from the bookcase and asked, "What did your governor say?" ”
Nelson replied respectfully: "Mr. Earl, Governor Yi has said that as long as Mr. Earl is willing to withdraw from Taiwan, he is willing to pay 300,000 taels. ”
Zheng Chenggong sneered again and again, "300,000 taels want my army to retreat, it's a dream!" Since he doesn't know how to lift like this, let him wash his neck and wait! ”
Zheng Chenggong just wanted to wave his hand to let Nelson go to the prison and continue to be a prisoner, waiting for his family to take money to ransom him.
Nelson opened his mouth and said, "I don't know if Mr. Earl is willing to hire a group of mercenaries!" ”
Zheng Chenggong said: "What do you want to say? ”
Nelson hurriedly bowed down and said, "Mr. Earl, as long as you are willing to pay five thousand taels a month, you can get five hundred mercenaries with rich combat experience." ”
Zheng Chenggong looked at Nelson and said, "The five hundred mercenaries you are talking about mean you!" ”
"Yes!" Nelson said seriously.
Zheng Chenggong sneered and said, "Aren't you Dutch soldiers? Why do you want to take refuge in me, and why do you believe in you? ”
Nelson shook his head and said, "Mr. Earl, we are not Dutch, we are Germanic. We were originally a bunch of mercenaries, and it was the East India Company that paid us to hire us! So don't doubt us, whoever gives money, we will give our lives! ”
Zheng Chenggong sneered and said, "Didn't the East India Company give you money?" ”
Without a hint of shame, Nelson said, "Yes, we did our best." From the time we were your captives, our contract with the East India Company was over. When our families spend money to redeem us, we will be free! ”
Zheng Chenggong heard Nelson's answer, and his brain couldn't turn for a while.
What does it mean to do your best? What is the end of a contract?
Damn these ghosts' thinking is different from ours.,If it's a Huaxia guest or something.,That's when the master's family dies.,That's the end of the contract.。
Zheng Chenggong thought for a while, but he couldn't think about it, so he simply didn't want to, and asked directly: "What are your skills?" ”
Nelson smiled and said, "We are all hired by the Dutch East India Company from all over the European Road, we know many languages, we have lived here for five or six years, and we are familiar with the Chinese language. Mr. Earl has hired us, and we can translate when we need to communicate with the merchants of Oudalu in the future. We can also help you persuade the East India Company soldiers to surrender and reduce your casualties. And I heard that you are now fighting against the North, and my men are all good soldiers, and they will help you defeat the barbarians! ”
When he heard Nelson introduce his role as a mercenary, Zheng Chenggong thought carefully about what this guy said made sense.
After recovering Dayuan, it will be impossible to fight Fan Shang as desperately as before.
In addition to the merchants of China, who must account for the majority, also need some merchants to stimulate trade.
As there are many merchants, various disputes will inevitably increase, and some guys who understand various Chinese languages are also needed to help translate.
Moreover, in the last battle of Anqing, the Zheng family's army was greatly injured, and it is good to find some mercenaries to be cannon fodder.
Zheng Chenggong raised his head and looked at Nelson and said, "Captain, I have to say, you are a very good lobbyist. Well, I agree with you. Report your list of men, and I'll have someone check it. If it's right, I'll pay you what you want! (To be continued.) )