Chapter 1140 Sino-Portuguese Secret Treaty
The army and the marines of the Qing Dynasty are two completely different troops, not only in terms of tactical training, but also in terms of combat styles, not to mention, the momentum of this charge alone is not comparable to that of the officers and men of the Marine Corps, although the number of sorties is only more than 1,000 people, but the rush is like a sea of mountains, before the Portuguese can recover from the bombardment of the Qing artillery, the vanguard of the Qing army has already rushed into the dusty church, bayonets flying up and down, Soon the panicked Portuguese officers and soldiers were killed, just a charge, the remaining Portuguese officers and soldiers have been defeated, the dead, the wounded, the lucky survivors, all honestly raised their hands as prisoners, from the start of the war to the victory, it only took less than half an hour to gather the communists, it was really a clean victory.
"Oh God!"
"Damn, how can this be, this, this ......"
"It's not true, God, am I dreaming?"
"It's over, it's over, how can this be?"
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It was not only Colonel Robert Ferdinand who was frightened by such a quick victory of the Qing army, but also Count Diego Rodriguez, the governor of Malacca, and Anders Luis Sousa, who watched the battle on the high walls of Famosha Castle, and several other high-ranking Portuguese people were also frightened, and they couldn't believe that the heavily guarded church of Santiago could not even stop a single charge of the Qing army.
"Herald: Signal the enemies of the castle to surrender immediately!"
Although he had not yet received the good news from Lu Yanda's department, He Lin did not wait, but as soon as he heard that the rumbling cannon had stopped, he waved his hand and issued an order, no more, just because He Lin had absolute confidence in the combat strength of the Qing Army, in his opinion, the destruction of the main enemy force in the church of San Diego was a matter of course, seeing that the sky was approaching dusk, he did not want to waste any more time to wait.
"Yes!"
He Lin gave the order, and one of his own communications officers hurriedly answered the promise, and passed the order to the flag soldier on the flagship mast, and after a while, he saw two small flags in the hands of the flag soldier waving rhythmically.
"Report, Your Excellency the Governor, the Qing fleet has sent a flag, demanding that our army surrender immediately, with a time limit of ten minutes, otherwise an attack will be launched!"
As soon as the flag of the Qing fleet was issued, a Portuguese signal soldier who was observing the movement in front of the castle could not hold it back, and rushed all the way along the city wall to the rear of the castle, and reported the message sent by the Qing army to Count Diego Rodriguez, who was stunned.
"Oh my God, how can the Qing people be so rude, no, we can't surrender!"
"Yes, I can't surrender, the property of my East India Company is in the castle, if it is swept away by the Qing people, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
"Yes, if you can't surrender, hold on, the combined fleet led by General Edward will definitely come back, and at that time, the Qing army will not have to worry!"
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As soon as he heard that the Qing army was persuading him to surrender, Count Diego Rodriguez had not yet spoken, but the group of East India Company executives on the side all shouted, and only Anders Luis Sousa remained silent.
"Anders, what do you think about this?"
If he can hold on, why doesn't Count Diego Rodriguez want to do this, the problem is that he can't hold it at all - if the left and right batteries are still there, or if the main force led by Major General Gortat Sanders has not been annihilated, Count Diego Rodriguez really has the heart to defend it, as for now, with so many troops in the castle, how can it be the opponent of the Qing army, as for the so-called combined fleet reinforcement, it is completely just whimsical, Count Diego Rodriguez does not think that to this day, The possibility of the Combined Fleet was still possible, but he was not willing to make up his mind to surrender, and this left the problem to the silent Anders Luis Sousa.
"Your Excellency, the matter is now, the defense is definitely not able to hold, if you can win a decent surrender, it can be regarded as saving some vitality for my Portuguese kingdom, of course, this is just the opinion of the following, how to decide, please let the Earl decide for himself."
Anders Louis Sousa, who had been the king's secret envoy, had a good eye, and there was a vague hint between his words, which was basically a reminder of the fact that the Qing army did not launch a strong attack because of other plans.
"......Well, then it's hard for you to go again, first explore the details of the Qing army, and it's not too late to go back and make a decision."
Although he was reluctant to surrender in his heart, in the face of such a powerful military deterrence of the Qing army, Count Diego Rodriguez still did not dare to give the order to resist to the end, but at the last moment, he was unwilling to surrender lightly, which pushed the tricky messenger to Anders Luis Sosa.
"Well, since His Excellency the Earl has commanded it, then let's go on another trip."
Anders Luis Sousa, having concluded that the Qing army had other plans, was quite confident in his heart, and did not refuse the request of Count Diego Rodriguez, and after a little hesitation, he agreed with a few soldiers, and drove down the city in bamboo baskets, waving white flags, and rowing a small boat to the "Calm".
"Dear General He, it's really an honor to see you again."
As soon as Anders Louis Sousa arrived on the deck of the "Calm", he was led to the war room, and only then did he see He Lin, who was sitting behind the copywriter, and hurriedly rushed forward in three steps and two steps, saluted very respectfully, and said with a smile on his face.
"Mr. Anders, there is no need to say more nonsense, you have two choices, one is to resist to the end, and then be completely annihilated by my Qing army, as for the second, that is, unconditional surrender, I can promise the lives of your people and others, where to go, please choose yourself."
He Lin ignored Anders Luis Sosa's laughing greetings, waved his hand solemnly, and gave a multiple-choice question unceremoniously.
"General He, don't worry, please listen to the next words, hehe, don't hide it from you, when he sent an envoy to the Qing Dynasty in the next year, he was the secret envoy of my Kingdom of Portugal, and he had a secret agreement with His Majesty the Emperor of your country, and my Kingdom of Portugal is willing to reconcile with your country forever, this joint fleet, we are indeed forced to be helpless, I really do not intend to have a bad relationship with your country, of course, a mistake is a mistake, and I dare not argue in the future, we are willing to compensate for the losses caused to your country, and I also ask your country to temporarily rest the anger of the thunder, and give us a chance to correct our mistakes."
Anders Louis Sousa was originally selected as a secret envoy, naturally he was not an idle person, not only fluent in Chinese, but also very delicate in his mind.
"It's good that you can have such an attitude, or not, the general is too lazy to go around in circles, our requirements are all here, you only have the right to agree or not, don't try to provoke our army, otherwise, you will bear the consequences!"
With the strong force as the backing, He Lin didn't care much, and he was too lazy to talk about it, as soon as he raised his hand, he picked up a book of folds that was placed in the corner of the copy, and threw it to Anders Luis Souza at any time.
"This, this ......"
As soon as he saw the fold flying over, Anders Louis Sosa didn't dare to slack off, hurriedly reached out and fished it, grabbed the fold in his hand, opened it and looked at it, his face was even if he was defeated, there was no side, the various terms above were really a bit harsh for the Kingdom of Portugal, just the complete withdrawal from Asia, it was not something that Anders Louis Sousa could decide, of course, the many terms proposed by the Qing Dynasty were not without a side that was beneficial to the Kingdom of Portugal, At least letting the Kingdom of Portugal be the exclusive agent of the "Eight Banners Firm" and the spices of the South Seas is the coveted treatment of Portugal, but Anders Luis Sousa has no right to decide, and he doesn't know how to answer for a while.
"From now on, there is still an hour and a half until it gets dark, and I will give you half an hour to think about it, and I will not wait for it, come and send off guests!"
He Lin is a military general in the end, what he wants is to make meritorious contributions, and he really doesn't want to play a very secret agreement with the Portuguese, but this matter is from the idea of Emperor Renhe, even if He Lin is unwilling, he does not dare not carry it out, of course, from his heart, he actually wishes that the Portuguese refuse this secret agreement, if so, the fleet under his command will have room to exert force, therefore, He Lin is too lazy to talk to Anders Luis Sosado, and with a wave of his hand, he has ruthlessly issued the order to expel the guest.
"General He, this clause ......"
As soon as he heard that He Lin had given the order to evict the guests, Anders Louis Saussaden became anxious, and opened his mouth to fight again.
"Needless to say, you only have half an hour, where to go, please make a decision as soon as possible and send off guests!"
He Lin didn't want to listen to Anders Louis Sosa anymore, so he waved his hand impatiently, and several of his attendant officers rushed forward, unceremoniously about to rush forward.
"Hey......"
In the face of He Lin's tough attitude, Anders Louis Sosa had no choice but to sigh helplessly, escorted out of the war room by several attendant officers, and rushed back to Famosha Castle in a small boat......