239. Zhenghe conflict
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I don't know how many mountains and rivers I have crossed, but I know that I am the remnants of the three feudatories who have been marching towards the place where the sun rises in the east, one foot low and one foot high, through the dense and uninhabited primeval forest, until one day I finally saw that touch of blue that will always be remembered. (The fastest update speed is on the Aishang Novel Network biquge.info)
"It's to the beach." Looking down at the ships floating in the harbor, everyone's faces showed a look of relief, and although most of the people present did not understand how long it would take to reach their final destination, the big ones understood that from now on, a nightmare would disappear from life. "Really saved."
"You, what are you doing here?" When everyone was rejoicing that their life path had taken a turn, they heard Zheng Jun, who led the team, shout, and the group turned their faces, but looked at the woman Zhou who was holding the child all the way down and laughed wildly and smashed the child in her arms on the rock. "Are you crazy?"
Looking at the corpse of the child whose head had been deformed, Zhou restrained the terrifying smile just now, and bowed down as if thanking the two Zheng Jun who led the team, and then followed towards the big pine tree on the side, but was stopped by Zheng Jun, who was prepared, and then knocked unconscious with a knife.
"This child was received by the Zhou family," a woman who was rescued with the Zhou family whispered to everyone. "In order to occupy the Zhou family, the man who participated in the torture of the Zhou family was killed, and said that he wanted to take care of the son in front of the Zhou family, but in a blink of an eye, he used it as a bait for wolf hunting"
"You can't kill your own children," commented the incomprehensible. "Tiger poison doesn't eat children."
Zheng Jun, who stopped Zhou's in this regard, gave a very high evaluation after hearing this: "What a martyr, she has finally taken a small revenge after forbearance, a good woman, a strange woman, there will be no good place to go in the future." โ
More than 20 old officials of the three feudatories, including Ma Mingpeng and Xu Wenlun, were still thinking about the intention of this Zheng Jun's words, but they were quickly urged to go on the road, so the group crossed the trail and gradually walked towards their new life
Looking at the land that was gradually enlarging in his sight, the suspicion on Ma Mingpeng's face became heavier and heavier: "This is not Dongning!" โ
"Of course it's not Dongning, this is Ezo." The sailor who heard him respond in a mouthful of Cantonese. "If nothing else, you will live here, and if you want to take root, you have to hurry." The sailor winked at the inner cabin. "There is a great shortage of women in this place, don't guard Baoshan and be taken by others."
"Ezo?" Chewing on this unfamiliar name, Ma Mingpeng nodded lightly. "Understood, the good thing is that no matter where you are, as long as you live"
On the seventh day of the eighth month of the 42nd year of Yongli, a group of Dutch warships arrived at the mouth of the Datian River (note: Sungai Kapuas), and then 200 authentic Dutch officers and soldiers, 250 German mercenaries and 800 indigenous soldiers from Java and Sumatra successively landed on the fertile impact plain.
After several hours of walking along the river, the colonists found a channel made of cement, and along the drainage canal, they soon found a large planting area with rice fields, sweet potato fields, and vegetable fields with peppers, carrots, cabbage, eggplant, cucumber, lettuce, ginger, etc. However, to the excitement of the uninvited guests, a gray fort appeared at the far end of the planting area.
"It's a nice place, it reminds me of my hometown on the Oder River." A Germanic sergeant marched while scourging the immature persimmons, while discussing the difference between Chinese and natives, despite the fact that he was surrounded by a group of indigenous soldiers. "The gardening of the Chinese is indeed much better than that of the monkeys."
"That's right, if the company really seizes the control of this area, I hope to get 100 Morgen (note: 1 Morgen is about 0.25~0.34 hectares) of the estate as a reward." Another mercenary of German origin was so extravagant. "Then I will hire Chinese to farm for me."
While talking, the robbers dragged the cannon through the slippery ridges of the paddy fields with difficulty, and appeared unscrupulously in front of the outer wall of the Chaowu Castle. Looking at the city gates, the hungry and thirsty Dutch decided to salute before they soldiers.
"Surrender? Handing over the city? Hongyi is easy to calculate. Looking at the ultimatum handed by the messenger, Tian Chao laughed coldly. The last time the Popors came to attack, they were also very arrogant, and where is the country now? โ
"Your Excellency the Governor, please recognize the difference between the United East India Company and the Native Sultan."
"There is no righteous war in the Spring and Autumn Period, since you are a bitch, what archway do you want to build." Tian Chao mocked. "Go back, if the two countries don't go to war, believe it or not, Lao Tzu chopped you first."
The messenger of the wolf bรจi ran back, and soon the Dutch's six-pounder cannon rang out, but just as Zheng's two-and-a-half-inch and three-inch cannons were powerless to knock the impenetrable defense of Changguo, the projectile fired by the Dutch smashed into the stone wall made of cement and concrete, and at most formed a shallow pit.
"Damn the Chinese," the Dutch major who led the team couldn't help cursing at this scene. "No wonder we have the confidence to refuse the company's ultimatum." He looked at the senior trader beside him, who was also disappointed. "Your Excellency, the other party's city wall is so strong, in order to avoid losses in the siege, I built a long-term siege"
The Dutch wanted to carry out a long-term siege war, but how could Tian Chao let the other party's goal succeed, not to mention that the crops in the field that were about to be harvested were one of the best reasons. So, Tian Chao, who allowed the other party to set up a camp at the gate of the city, sent troops to sneak out of the village quietly after besieging the city for three days.
It sounds like a myth, isn't the other party already besieging the city? Why did Zheng Jun be allowed to slip out? In fact, it is not difficult for people who are immersed in the scene to understand, because there were no siege moats in this era, and the combat habits in Europe at that time were rarely attacking cities, and even if they attacked the city, they attacked from the camp every day, and did not block the entire city wall, so Zheng Jun did not even need to hang down from the city, and directly opened the gate to attack in a grand manner.
At night, the drunken Dutch and German mercenaries fell asleep after destroying some meat and bread, and without the reprimand of these masters, the indigenous soldiers who had filled their stomachs with a little scraps quickly fell asleep, and only the blood-sucking mosquitoes were still actively flying, and no one was aware of the possible attack of the Zheng army.
Because the natives encountered during the previous conquest were not capable of organizing night raids, and because the so-called battlefield ethics of the knightly era in European combat games were still vestiges at this time, the Dutch, who did not realize that their camp was going to be attacked, quickly tasted the bitterness of being undefended.
Speaking of which, the steel knife in Zheng Jun's hand is actually not conducive to silently cutting off the opponent's neck, but Zheng Jun, who infiltrated the Dutch camp, only has the opponent in front of him, so he occasionally uses a little force, and the blood that splashes and shoots out a little more, there is no obstacle for the time being.
But the thick smell of blood soon alerted the Dutch commander to bring in a hound of guns (stabi howls), and the barking hounds woke up the sleeping soldiers. But the sleepy-eyed Dutch, German mercenaries, and the indigenous soldiers had not yet fully woken up before the smell of burning came.
On fire? No, this is Zheng Jun arson. In front of the blazing "bonfire", the Dutch troops, who were not neatly dressed, were quickly exposed to the bright environment, and were fired at by Zheng's organized platoon. The Dutch army, which was caught off guard, suddenly became chaotic, and at this time, the Zheng army took advantage of the situation to cover up the killing, forcing the indigenous soldiers who were not strong to fight to collapse first.
The so-called defeat was like a mountain, and the collapse of the indigenous soldiers affected the entire Dutch army, and the Dutch soldiers and German mercenaries who were burned to the ground also scattered and fled. The unforgiving Zheng army pursued the victory, and the shouts of killing resounded throughout the field.
After the pursuit until dawn, the Dutch troops who had lost their armor and lost their armor were routed to the landing point, until they saw the battleships escorting themselves ashore, and these panicked routs finally held their foot. At this time, after a little counting, everyone's faces fell. However, the loss of more than 80 Dutch soldiers and 150 German mercenaries, including senior merchants and Dutch majors, was unacceptable in any way.
"Damn, the Zheng family actually ignored the rules of civilized warfare and appeared like a devil in the middle of the night, this shameful and despicable behavior must not be forgiven." Missing or killed majors and senior traders are not held responsible, so Batavia's reproach must fall on his successor, and someone who has suffered an unjustified disaster will be furious. "Immediately apply for reinforcements from Batavia, and be sure to completely wipe out this colony of the Zheng family."
"Captain Louis, I think the most important thing besides asking Batavia for reinforcements is to search for survivors immediately and offer redemption to the Zheng family for the prisoners." Another captain of the ship put forward his proposal in a serious manner. "Otherwise, it's hard to imagine how our people would be tortured."
"Ransom the captives, yes, it's important." Captain Louis nodded. "But if the other side proposes that a truce be a prerequisite for the release of the prisoners of war, how shall we report to Batavia, dear Underwever?"
"A long-term truce is clearly out of the question, and Batavia will never agree to it." Captain Underweaver stroked his pretty mustache. "But it's worth it to exchange a short-term truce for our people, besides, it's the rainy season in November, and we can't do much other than a naval blockade."
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