Chapter 541: Surrender or Massacre

In Batavia, an atmosphere of despair permeated the entire city, and the retaliation of the Ming Empire came so quickly. There is no trace of Knight's fleet to this day, and there is no news of it. didn't wait for the news of Knight's fleet, just wait for the huge fleet of the Ming Empire. The first fleet of Silaujing, which had arrived in Batavia, did not attack, and three days later a second Chinese fleet arrived.

Previously, the Western Lauder had already released news that any ship that dared to go to sea would be sunk. In Batavia at the moment, there are seven or eight merchant warships, but who dares to come out to meet them? The mighty fleet was gone, and the fleets of the Ming Empire, waiting on the sea, were swelling again, and this result made it impossible to believe that God was still on the side of the Dutch.

A small boat sailed into the harbor, and a young staff officer Dai Xin stood on the boat. is also a "dog cub" of pirates, but he has been treated as a master in Dengzhou. These young people are all diehards of Chen Xie. As long as Chen Xie orders, the sea of swords and fires will never frown. As the victor, Dai Xin walked ashore proudly, looking up at the Governor who came with his chin up.

"Chen Xie, the military governor of Liaodong, Shandong, and Jiangnan under the leadership of the Ming Empire, the secretary of the military department, and the scholar of Dongge University, informed the following that the Kingdom of the Netherlands had repeatedly violated the Ming maritime frontier, and the Ming navy had to fight back. Now that the Dutch fleet has been annihilated, and the Imperial Navy is gathered in Batavia, you are given 12 hours to reply, unconditional surrender or slaughter the city after it is breached? Choose one or the other! After reading the ultimatum, Dai Xin dropped the paperwork, and Dai Xin turned around and returned to the boat.

Governor John had been standing there and listening quietly, but he couldn't really hear anything else. Even if he was a very conscientious translator, his mind was blank at the moment. After a long time, John who came slowly. Tremblingly, he picked up the paperwork from under his feet and handed it to the priest beside him. The priest of the cathedral drew a cross and repeated it slowly.

12 hours, resist or surrender? Resistance, if it fails, the result is the slaughter of the city. Do you really want to fight for the honor of the Kingdom of the Netherlands? Governor John staggered back. The priest followed him, not saying a word. When he got into the carriage, John leaned weakly on the carriage and said to himself with blank eyes: "For the people of God, for the people of God." ”

The opponent was so strong that even with a strong fortress, John had no confidence in holding on, and he could now muster only a thousand fighters, including all under the age of fifty. Men over the age of sixteen. At the beginning, the terrain was more dangerous than here, and it didn't last long. John didn't think he could get away with the victory, and if he lost, the consequences would be disaster.

The carriage drove through the streets, and after entering the Governor's Palace, Governor John came to life. All the officers and officers were summoned to the meeting, after the ultimatum was read. He said lightly: "I can't make this decision for everyone, because it is a matter of life and death for more than 2,000 God's people in the city. So be it. Everyone votes by show of hands, and the opinion of the majority shall prevail. If it is the majority who insists on resisting, allow the minority to leave. How you choose is your business, and it's theirs. ”

Seventeen officials were present, including Father Paul, and in the end the side that insisted on resistance failed. The number of people who chose to surrender was 11 people. John breathed a sigh of relief, turned to Father Paul and said, "It seems that you have to make a hard trip to meet the cabinet minister of the Ming Dynasty." We are willing to surrender, but we want to leave behind our personal belongings. ”

As long as they can leave their belongings, the vast majority of people here will not mind surrendering and losing their dignity. Governor John has had enough in this place. The accumulated wealth was enough for him to live a luxurious life in Europe until his death. Of course, he probably won't be going back to the Netherlands.

While discussing in the city, Chen Xie at sea was not idle, and a landing battle was begining. In the past two days, Xilao has not been idle, and after sending people to inspect the surrounding coastline, they have found a good landing ground, a beach about five kilometers from the city. Chen Xie's troops in his hands are only a battalion, and it is undoubtedly very unwise for this force to storm the fortress in Batavia. It can only be to go ashore first, establish a foothold, and then attack little by little.

The so-called ultimatum is actually to scare the opponent. Chen Xie's judgment was that there were no less than 1,000 troops in the city, and if there was enough food and ammunition, how could they hold it for a month. Wait until you contact Su Haochen, and then transfer some troops.

When it came to the lack of troops, Silao replied shyly: "Lord Cabinet, I have some land troops in my hands. Chen Xie thought that he had heard it wrong, and his eyes widened and said, "Where did you get the troops?" "On every ship, there were dozens of Marines. This is a Western practice, and I am just continuing it. ”

Soon Chen Xie knew that this guy was fooling himself, and four small boats were put down on each boat, ten people on board every day, plus a boatload of supplies. There are 30 3rd class warships and 50 4th class warships, and this is 80 30-strong marines. What kind of bullshit routine is this, it's obvious that this guy is hiding the bar. Quietly trained a Marine Corps as his land capital.

Chen Xie looked at the scene of the landing of the Jiazi Battalion and the Marines without expression, and Xilao shrunk his neck and waited carefully for the verdict on the side. It is not a small crime to form such a marine corps without authorization before. The afternoon sun was very strong, Chen Xie stood under the sun umbrella, and Xi Laojing could only stand on one side and stiffened.

Finally, the first batch of small boats landed on the shore, Chen Xie turned his head stupidly, glanced at him and said: "You are not small, no wonder the funds have increased by 20% since September last year." Let you go now, and I'll clean you up when I get back to Dengzhou. ”

With this sentence, the Xilao Sutra, who was covered in cold sweat, returned to his soul and continued to live vigorously. He is not afraid that Chen Xie will punish him, but he is afraid that the establishment of these marines will be revoked. It was also his boy's luck that Chen Xie unexpectedly found that the troops were insufficient, which was that various unexpected factors of the labor expedition were not fully considered in advance.

The soldiers who landed on the shore began to set up a guard on the shore, and ten fourth-class warships, cruising in the coastal waters at the risk of tentacles, were ready to support the troops who landed on the shore at any time. Batch after batch of soldiers went ashore, and the whole process was unexpectedly long, but it was also unexpectedly smooth. One afternoon later, all the battalions landed on the shore, and the fully prepared marines went ashore very smoothly. When the construction of camps and fortifications was carried out in an orderly manner, Chen Xie looked at the sun, and five hours had passed, what would be the answer of the Dutch?

Father Paul's ship left the harbor under a white flag, and was stopped halfway down the road, and when it was brought to the landing site, it was already sunset, and Father Paul shuddered at the soldiers who had already landed on the shore, and drew a cross vigorously. This is the most fatal place in Batavia, where you can land everywhere. The Dutch bullied the local natives and Chinese and made do, and there was no chance of winning against this kind of opponent who had absolute sea control and strong military forces.

After meeting Chen Xie, Father Paul conveyed the meaning of Governor John. Chen Xie frowned when he heard this and said, "What, did I say that I can negotiate the conditions?" What I want is unconditional surrender. Seeing that the opponent was cowardly, Chen Xie's arrogance became even more arrogant, and his saliva sprayed Father Paul's face.

"Your Excellency, these adventurers who came to Batavia from thousands of miles away, they also want to live when they go back." Father Paul could only speak softly, Chen Xie touched his chin and said: "Since this is the case, then open the net, as long as the personal property does not exceed 1,000 gold coins, you don't need to hand it over, you can take it directly." The excess, sorry, must be left for half as a ransom. I will keep you safe and send a ship to India. There is a premise, this preferential condition is only for nobles and gentlemen and clergy, and others, sorry, cannot enjoy this treatment. ”

Chen Xie calculated an account in his heart, if the soldiers occupied Batavia without blood, how could he make a lot of money. Every soldier here is a precious treasure, a person who has traveled thousands of miles.

Father Paul went back and brought back Chen Xie's conditions, and John and his men were reluctant, but they were glad that they might go back to India penniless, and now they could leave half of their possessions.

Chen Xie would not believe that the enemy would just drop the butcher's knife, so the landing operation continued, and he was busy all night before all kinds of supplies were transported ashore one after another. The general materiel is better to say, the artillery of the army is troublesome. It could only be brought ashore the next morning.

Early the next morning, Chen Xie also went ashore. The camp on the shore has been well repaired, and the road has been opened. This stretch of beach is not bad, just a kilometer away from a big road. There are several small roads that lead to the main road, and the only thing that makes Chen Xie unhappy is that none of the bikes he brought with him have room to exert their speed. For these bikes and a large amount of supplies, Chen Xie transferred all the royal fleet. It's a lot of money. In order to curry favor with Zhu Youzhen, this royal fleet was almost free to send an emperor, and now he can't afford to lose his freight. When Zhu Youzhen saw the silver, his eyes were already red.

A white flag was raised over the city of Batavia, and when he saw the white flag, Chen Xie was relieved that he didn't have to die anymore. Otherwise, if the tall fortress of Batavia was defeated, three or five hundred lives would have to be lost.

In any case, the threat worked, and this trick was not expected to work at first, but I didn't expect these Dutch, who had made a fortune in Asia, to actually coax it. Chen Xie was actually mistaken, and the real reason for the Dutch surrender was the repeated defeats, especially the "annihilation" of the powerful fleet brought by Knight. (To be continued......)