Chapter 22: The Shelling of Batavia

After some negotiations, Van Diemen knew that Liu Yun and others were here to sell mirrors, and he keenly felt the business opportunities, as a Dutch colonial expansion in the East, he was not only committed to expanding the colonies for the Dutch, but also shouldered to earn more profits for the East India Company.

Mirrors are high-priced items, and it is definitely profitable to put them anywhere, not to worry about no one to buy, but not to worry about no goods, everyone knows that the production of mirrors is not easy, and it is not easy to transport in addition, so the price is expensive.

As a famous international metropolis in Southeast Asia, Batavia City has no shortage of buyers, including those British, Arabs, and even Ming Dynasty people. According to Van Diemen, he could be exempted from the customs duty on the entry of Australian mirrors into Batavia, but the Dutch East India Company had to be involved in the mirror business. His meaning is very simple, he wants to play with a white wolf with an empty glove. If the Australians can't accept it, then I'm sorry, he will never agree to the Aqua Blue docking.

"It's just disgusting, damn Dutch old, so greedy, he actually wants to take fifty percent of the profits without paying a penny." In the meeting room of the Sea Blue, the king hammer and his angry slam on the table.

"It's really hateful, these Dutchmen, captain, you give orders, I don't think the Dutch will agree to let us go to shore without the threat of force."

Although Wang Tiehammer was angry, he did not lose his mind, but turned his gaze to Hu Xijing.

"Fifty percent, hehe, Van Diemen is really greedy, if it's thirty percent, I can reluctantly accept it, Lao Wang is not ready to shell Batavia, but before that, let's salute before the soldiers, Liu Yun, you prepare an ultimatum, if they don't allow us to land, we will shell Batavia, and they will bear the consequences."

Hu Xijing's beautiful face showed a hint of coldness, which didn't seem like he was joking.

"Okay, I'll do it."

Brian was walking back and forth waiting for Liu Yun's news, when he suddenly turned around and saw that his soldiers had been brought by Liu Yun to Ke himself.

"Dear Mr. Brian, it is a pleasure to see you again, this is an ultimatum from our Ministry of Foreign Trade like the Viceroyalty of Batavia, and if in 20 minutes, you do not agree to the docking of our ships, we will shell Batavia."

"What, shelling Batavia," Brian looked at Liu Yun with a stunned look on his face, he heard it right, these Australian veterans are going to shell Batavia City

"Yes, we have reason to believe that you are unreasonably refusing us to dock, according to the provisions of our Constitution, all unreasonable refusal of our ships to dock or enter the country is a hostile act, we have the right to wage war against hostile countries and regions, I hope you will give this letter to Mr. Van Diemen, we do not want to become enemies with your country, I believe you have also seen our giant ship, we have the strength to launch an artillery bombardment of the city of Batavia."

After Liu Yun finished speaking, he stuffed the letter directly into Brian's hand, and then turned to leave, even he didn't know how to say such a strong and somewhat scoundrel sentence.

After hearing this, Brian obviously hadn't come back to his senses, and it wasn't until he was reminded by a soldier that he quickly got up and hurried towards the governor's palace.

"What do you say, Australia always wants to shell Batavia, it's just too arrogant, are they vegetarian when the fleet of the Dutch East India Company. Van Diemen looked at Brian with a roar: tell all the shore defense forces to point the guns of the fleet at the old Australian giant ships, and if they dare to approach, they will return fire with cannonballs. ”

"Your Excellency the Governor, do you really want to do this?"

"Of course, go now," Van Dimen replied with certainty.

After 20 minutes, Wang Tiehammer looked at the shore not far away: "It seems that the Dutch did not agree, do they really want to shell Batavia, how do I feel that this is a bit like the great powers knocking on the door of a backward country with a giant ship and cannon, but I like this feeling." “

"Alright boys, the first real naval battle of the Australian Navy begins, with all the guns aimed at the positions of the Batavia shore defense batteries." After Wang Tiehammer gave the order, he raised his hand to look at the time, and with a wave of his hand, all the loaded sub-cannon shells were fired like the coastal defense batteries in Batavia.

After the first salvo, the Sea Blue quickly turned its position and fired towards the second shore defense battery.

I only heard the shore not far away, and there was a sound, "Boom." Boom," the explosion sounded.

"Damn, the Australians are really shelling Batavia," Brian asked one of the sergeant majors next to him, "where is our fleet, and why haven't we returned fire yet?" ”

Your Excellency, our fleet is already returning fire, you see, artillery is being shelled against the Australian giants with encirclement tactics, and it won't be long before victory will be ours.

The sergeant major handed the monocular to Brian who was on the side, and it just so happened that he happened to see the shells of the Sea Blue hit a Dutch battleship, and the hit Dutch battleship suddenly rose with rumbling black smoke, which was obviously on fire, but the Australian old man did not give up the attack, but in a moment a new round of artillery fire came like the battleship that was hit.

"Well done, good boys, now send that battleship to the bottom of the sea once and for all," Wang Tiehammer cheerfully encouraged the soldiers on board.

And Brian, who was watching all this from the shore, had fallen into a state of anxiety, and saw with his own eyes that a warship on his side was completely destroyed, and the key thing was that the artillery on his side could not hit the Australian Lao, and the other party was not within the range of artillery fire at all.

"Damn, if this fight continues, I can guarantee that the entire fleet of the Dutch East India Company in Batavia will be destroyed, and the other side is not at all within the range of our artillery, Sergeant Major, tell all the troops to stop firing, and I will go and ask His Excellency the Governor for instructions."

"Brian, are you here to report the good news, has the old Australian giant ship been completely sent to the bottom of the sea?" Van Diemen asked with great pleasure as he drank his coffee.

"No, no, Your Excellency the Governor, I'm here to report bad news to you, the other side has completely destroyed one of our warships and sent it to the bottom of the sea, and the other side is not at all within the range of our artillery, their artillery is far away from us, and if this fight continues, I estimate that the entire fleet garrisoned in Batavia will be destroyed, and I have ordered the shelling to stop, and now I need you to make an idea, it is to continue to fight back sensely."

"How so," Van Diemen pondered, knowing what would happen if the Batavia fleet was completely destroyed, it would directly affect the interests of the Dutch East India Company in the East, and even await him might not be a good ending.

After much thought, Van Diemen finally made the decision to stop fighting.