Chapter 980: Recovering Taiwan (5)
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When Song Ke appeared, except for Su Tiancheng, the rest of the people were a little curious.
Song Ke's appearance is obviously different from that of the Han Chinese, with tall and thin man, blonde hair, hooked nose, blue eyes, typical European, and a red military uniform, which looks a little nondescript.
The Han translator next to Song Ke looked much shorter.
Song Ke pressed the palm of his left hand on his chest and saluted Su Tiancheng and others, since he was defeated, the etiquette to be followed in outline could not be saved, but Song Ke was not used to kneeling, when he was in Taiwan, only people knelt for him, and he would not kneel for others.
Su Tiancheng looked at Song Ke and nodded slightly.
Some muttering words came out of Song Ke's mouth, and the translator next to him hurriedly spoke.
"My lord, the general said that the Ming army is extremely powerful, and the general is deeply impressed and is willing to sit down and negotiate, but I implore my lord, stop the attack for the time being, this is also the sincerity of the negotiation."
The color on Su Tiancheng's face did not change, but the others couldn't hold back, this Song Ke was really rampant, he dared to negotiate alone, and he made a request as soon as he opened his mouth.
Su Tiancheng waved his hand and motioned for the rest of the people not to speak for the time being.
"Song Ke, you are a Dutchman, come from afar, if you come to my Daming to trade, we are welcome, but with guns and warships to Daming, it is destined to be the fate of destruction, my Ming Emperor gift, once exterminated you, unwilling to be completely strangled, but unfortunately after your defeat, the thief heart does not die. Still entrenched in Taiwan, while my Ming court is dealing with internal affairs, once again occupy the Penghu Islands, this time I come on behalf of the imperial court, and there is no need to negotiate with you, specific things, Lord Qu and Lord Xiong will inform you, you only need to do what we ask, the rest do not need to speak, let alone ask for anything. There are no negotiations between us. ”
Song Ke's face changed, and he opened his mouth with a grunt.
Su Tiancheng interrupted Song Ke very unceremoniously.
"Song Ke, you have been to my Ming Dynasty for so many years, you are already familiar with Chinese, what is the need to bring a translator. To put it mildly, you don't need to say anything. Just follow our requirements. ”
After Su Tiancheng said this. Song Ke finally spoke Chinese.
Song Ke speaks Chinese fluently.
"My lord, the two countries are fighting each other, and this is your country's request, and I am negotiating on behalf of the King of the Netherlands, hoping to be courteous. The two sides were able to sit down and negotiate, and I couldn't accept such an attitude from adults. ”
A smile appeared on Su Tiancheng's face.
"Song Ke, it seems my words. You don't understand it thoroughly, I can tell you clearly, one day, I will take the warship, after you come to the Netherlands, I will also tell you the king, I have led troops to conquer the Netherlands, the king will sit down and negotiate with me, to see what kind of conditions the king can come up with to meet me, because my Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette, first the villain and then the gentleman, I say this, you understand. ”
Song Ke's body shook a little, his initial guess was finally confirmed, the adult of the Ming Dynasty in front of him is really not simple, it is not something that can be fooled by a few words, and the will of the people is firm, although the victory is in hand, but it is polite, not at all like some adults of the Ming Dynasty, a few words of compliment, it is very happy.
"I understand what the adults mean, although we failed, we are willing to sit down and negotiate, accept the conditions put forward by the adults, and hope that the adults can treat the upcoming negotiations in accordance with the etiquette of negotiations."
Su Tiancheng was a little impatient, it seemed that this Song Ke, who was cunning and cunning, really wanted to make a fuss about the negotiation, and some of his own words were going to be said directly.
"Song Ke, you came to my Ming with guns and warships, just to usurp wealth, the purpose is very clear, I also tell you, my purpose is more clear than yours, it involves the issue of interests, the strong have the right to speak, if I can't beat you, there is no today's situation, what the strong say, is the rules, the rules formulated by the strong, is the rules, everyone does it, the negotiation matters, is your wishful thinking, don't mention any negotiation matters next, I have no interest, time is pressing, In order to avoid greater losses for you, and for the sergeants under your command to be able to answer the Dutch to go, I hope you will do what we ask, and the specific requirements will be told to you by Lord Qu and Lord Xiong. ”
After saying this, Su Tiancheng turned around and left the deck.
The army did not stop at all and continued to move towards the island of Taiwan.
Song Ke's face has changed completely, he has been in Taiwan for decades, and he has dealt with many Han people, but in front of Su Tiancheng, he has no way, which is like a wife in front of a strong husband, she has no right to speak at all, and can only do what she is asked to do.
Song Ke was unwilling, but the strength of the Ming army, made him feel cold, when he boarded the ship just now, he deliberately paid attention to the huge warships and patrol ships of the Ming army, and the situation he saw made him gasp, such a strong warship and patrol ship, the Dutch warships could not compete at all, and they faced each other, and it was also the fate of the annihilation of the whole army, fortunately, he was wise and quickly ordered to surrender, otherwise all the warships would be buried in the sea.
Su Tiancheng's words, there is not the slightest room for manoeuvre, the request is very clear, no need to speak, Song Ke knows what the requirements are, that is, he and all the Dutch sergeants, leave Taiwan, don't think about taking anything away, but agree to such a request, Song Ke is unwilling, after so many years of struggle, especially just defeated the Spaniards and occupied the whole of Taiwan, seeing that the huge benefits can be obtained.
But if you don't agree to the request, the ending will be even more miserable, Su Tiancheng's words are not a joke, the more than 2,000 sergeants in Taiwan, I'm afraid they really can't go back to the Netherlands, and stay in Taiwan forever.
Song Ke's inner struggle was shown on his face.
After Su Tiancheng left, Qu Qingze looked at Song Ke and spoke in an unquestionable tone.
"Song Ke, on behalf of the imperial court, I order you to lay down your arms and concentrate all of them in Chichicheng, and after our army arrives in Taiwan, you will make all preparations and leave Taiwan within half a month."
Qu Qingze had just finished speaking, and Xiong Zijian followed suit.
"Song Ke, the warships that fought with our army already belong to my Daming Naval Division, you leave Taiwan, let the merchant ships stationed in Batavia come to pick you up, the time should be fast, only half a month, if the merchant ships come late, you will not have the corresponding treatment, you need to make your own money to maintain your life."
Song Ke was a little desperate, such a harsh request was really difficult for him to accept.
"My lord, the warship is the property of the Netherlands, and the Ming army has no right to dispose of it, that is, if you want to leave Taiwan, we must also leave with the warship and property, this is the rule."
Qu Qingze Ha Lu Ha Da Lu smiled, he was not as polite as Su Tiancheng.
"Song Ke, what our adults said is very clear, only the strong have the right to speak, since you have been defeated and surrendered, everything must be done according to our requirements, and it is okay to disobey the requirements, then we will come again, I will tell you clearly, we can make your warships completely disappear from the sea within an hour, but unfortunately these warships are now the property of my Daming."
"As for other wealth, I believe that when you come to Taiwan, you must have your hands empty, and when you leave, you must have your hands empty, which is very fair."
After Qu Qingze finished speaking, Song Ke was dumbfounded, not knowing how to answer.
After more than a minute of silence, Xiong Zijian spoke.
"Song Ke, the requirements have been said, if you are not convinced, then leave quickly, return to Chiji City, organize the sergeants to resist, we will see you on the battlefield, if you agree, then do it as required immediately, we don't have time to waste here, the adults have already said, there is no negotiation between us, you just do what we ask."
This is completely a commanding tone, it is the requirement of the strong to the weak, Song Ke has never suffered such humiliation in his life, but unfortunately Su Tiancheng's words are right, this world is originally the world of the strong, in Europe, the once extremely powerful Spain, almost dominates the entire Europe, foreign expeditions, plundering wealth, and then rising Portugal, the same is the case, now it is the Netherlands, because it is strong, the words spoken are the rules, the law of the jungle is the law of the jungle, this is the rule of survival.
After a long while, Song Ke, whose face was bloodless, finally spoke.
"Two adults, can you give me a certain amount of time to think, I still have that request, I am sure that the Ming army will stop advancing for the time being, and wait until we make a decision, and see what to do next."
This time it was Xiong Zijian's turn to laugh.
"Song Ke, you are really interesting, you still don't understand what the lord means, negotiation does not mean to stop the attack, the army will not stop advancing, the lord said that time is pressing, this is what it means, if you can't accept our request, can't obey the order, the attack will start immediately, of course, there is one more thing you have to understand, the sergeant who has been captured by our army is impossible to participate in the battle."
Song Ke's body finally began to tremble greatly, all his plans and plans, when they got here, they didn't work, the sergeants in the red embedded city were impossible to resist at all, their own commander, was still negotiating with the Ming army, the sergeant couldn't make a thorough deployment, even if he did a good deployment, it was impossible to resist the attack of the Ming army, this lord of the Ming army was too cunning, he didn't give himself time to prepare at all, once he didn't agree to these requirements and disobeyed the order, the attack was about to begin, This is completely the way of the strong.
After a painful struggle, Song Ke finally spoke.
"I am willing to accept the request of the Ming army, and implore the Ming army not to kill innocently and protect the lives of my sergeants." (To be continued......)