Chapter 207 [Japan-Netherlands War]

In the tense situation, it was the Spaniards who were the first to provoke the war. In Asia, the Netherlands were their main competitor, so the Spaniards decisively increased their forces in Asia.

At that time, the Spaniards formulated a plan to conquer the Ming Dynasty, and in order to ensure the interests and security of the Spaniards in the Philippines, they considered it necessary to occupy Taiwan. In May 1626, after seeing the Dutch attack on Taiwan, the Spanish governor in the Philippines sent fourteen ships and 300 marines north along the east coast of Taiwan, occupied the chicken coop, and built a castle, which was named San Salvador. He then conquered Tamsui and built a church between the chicken coop and Tamsui as a stronghold, gradually expanding to the surrounding area.

The Dutch to the north, the Spaniards to the south, and conflict was inevitable. Originally, they only had a few hundred soldiers on the island of Taiwan, and they couldn't take the Netherlands, but the city of Geranza was attacked, but it created an opportunity for them.

The Spanish invaded the city of Geranza, and the Dutch were forced to surrender due to insufficient troops.

Regarding the battle between the two countries on the island of Taiwan, Daming did not send troops to intervene, and did not even send people to protest. In order not to startle the snake, now is not the time to deal with Spain. They have limited troops, and they occupy Taiwan to facilitate trade, and they will not massacre the inhabitants of the island.

The interests of the Dutch in Taiwan were hit one after another, and they began to suspect that there was an agreement between the Japanese and the Spaniards. Previously, in Japan, their new church hall had been closed. Hamada Yabei had also brought a large number of weapons and gunpowder in an attempt to attack Geranza, which in the eyes of the Dutch must have been the work of the Japanese.

The Ming sent envoys to negotiate with the Dutch. Tell them that Japan is a Ming feudal state, and when it will be time to retribution for wrongs, they will have to forgive and forgive people. It means that you should not do things absolutely, and you must leave room for them. Because understanding is mutual, so are misunderstandings.

The Dutchman asked, "Will you help us take back the city of Geranza?" Will we help Japan pay reparations to make up for our losses? ”

Ming Messenger: "How is this possible?" ”

So the negotiations between the two sides broke down, perhaps this is not a negotiation at all, but a waste of time.

The Dutch, the lion, opened his mouth and demanded that Japan cede land and pay reparations, otherwise it would be war. At this time, the Dutch were difficult to ride tigers, they lost their Taiwan stronghold, and if they fought Spain, they would establish a strong enemy. At this time, the two countries are engaged in a large-scale war in Asia, which is not beneficial to either side. They don't want to suffer dumb losses, so they can only clean up Japan first. The Dutch were ready to kill the weaker Japan first, and if they could occupy it and become a stronghold, they could send troops from Japan and then slowly recover the lost territory in Taiwan.

The Japanese were the most wronged at this time, they wanted to be people with their tails between their legs, but they didn't do anything at all, so why should others rob things and let them pay for the losses? People fight for a breath, but if they can't fight, they have to fight.

Aobai's serial scheme began. When all three parties are angry and can't stop, it is when the Ming army appears. At this time, he made only a few arrangements, secretly meeting with the Portuguese envoys, hoping to get the Spanish naval clothing, and secretly build several warships according to the pattern of their warships.

After the clothes and ships were built, the Ming army disguised itself as Spaniards to rob the Dutch East India Company, adding fuel to the fire, so that the Dutch were more convinced that Japan and Spain had formed an alliance, and at the same time carried out military training. Train the navy of the Ming Dynasty, let them take the snatching of wealth as a habit, and when they can make an expedition to Europe, they can set off.

The Portuguese were very cooperative with Aobai's plan, and they all wanted to become independent as soon as possible.

Japan refused to admit that it had attacked the city of Geranza, and refused to cede land and pay reparations. The Dutch fleet sailed to Japan's doorstep, and a major battle between the two sides was on the verge of breaking out.

In the comparison of the military strength of the two sides, the Dutch had an absolute advantage, otherwise they would not have been able to get the East India Company.

The Dutch had great expansion ambitions, and its operating model could be described as an organizational model for the overseas expansion of the European powers for more than 200 years. The East India Company was first and foremost a colonial and military organization, and only then an economic organization. According to the authorization of the highest authority of the Netherlands, the East India Company not only had the monopoly of trade in the entire Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean from the Cape of Good Hope to the Strait of Magellan, but also had the power to establish domination, conscription, declare war, conclude peace treaties and even mint currency in this vast territory.

In addition to the above authorizations, the Dutch Parliament gave the East India Company the power to confiscate any foreign ships in its exclusive area, which meant that they were free to attack non-Dutch ships sailing in the Indian and Pacific Oceans if they felt that they interfered with their monopoly of trade.

The capital of the East India Company expanded dramatically, and piracy played a large part of it. Fighting at sea, the Spaniards did not look at it either. With advanced weapons and a large phalanx of combat, they are also good at land warfare.

Look at Japan again. In the late sixteenth century, the Japanese learned arquebuses from the Portuguese who had been exiled to Tanegashima. Then large-scale imitations began, which were said to be of good quality, even a little better than the original arquebus. The Japanese felt that the name "gun" was not powerful enough, so they changed the name to "iron cannon". Of course, even if it is named "Sierra Embarrassment", it is only that power, and it is very troublesome to reload. When Toyotomi Hideyoshi attacked Korea, iron artillery had become the main equipment of the Japanese army, and it was still beaten miserably. The greatest reliance of the Japanese lies in their fanatical fighting spirit and the advantage that the samurai have been familiar with martial arts since childhood.

The materials used in Japan to manufacture arquebuses, gunpowder, and projectiles were not guaranteed, and it was necessary to import large quantities of iron, saltpeter, and lead for the manufacture of projectiles from the Ming Dynasty. The war has not yet started, and Daming, as the mastermind behind the scenes, has already made a fortune.

In terms of medium and large firearms, Japan's casting level is not high, there is a lack of artillery, artillery manufacturing is not as good as Korea's, and shipbuilding technology can be described as inferior. Water battles were basically a dead end when encountering Dutch warships armed with a large number of guns. The projection firepower is insufficient, and the caliber of Japanese-style arquebuses is also quite different, and the mass of the projectiles of commonly used Japanese-style arquebuses is small. If it was a field battle, Japan also lacked high-quality cavalry.

It can be said that the only advantage of the Japanese army is in the defense of the mountain castle, which is not conducive to the use of large equipment. For the Netherlands, which is at its peak, Japan is not a "soft persimmon" that has no power to fight back, but the odds of victory are pitiful.

The shogunate Tokugawa Iemitsu convened his ministers to plan and prepare for the pre-war general mobilization. The ministers thought that a war could be made. In a naval battle, the Japanese army would definitely not be able to win. But as soon as the Dutch landed, they could fight back with crowd tactics.

At the end of August, the weather was hot and humid, and everyone was angry. The Dutch finally gave up negotiations and sent troops to attack Japanese ports.

In the eyes of the Dutch, the Japanese warships were not much larger than the fishing boats, and there was no suspense in the battle at sea, and Japan soon reached the point where "the door of my country is always open, and I am happy to accommodate heaven and earth."

The defeat in the naval battle was expected long ago. Two thousand Dutch soldiers landed in Kobe and met with stubborn resistance. The Japanese must defend every city and swear not to retreat. They fought a war of attrition with the Dutch, the Dutch had few and could not afford to consume, and the death of ten Japanese and the killing of one Dutch soldier could be regarded as a Japanese victory. As long as they desperately kill 2,000 Dutch people with 20,000 lives. Whether the Dutch army could sail back was a question.

In the interior of Japan, the Dutch were caught between a rock and a hard place, and a stalemate began. The Dutch were often attacked by the Japanese in guerrilla warfare, and in a fit of rage, they began to massacre civilians. In this case, the Japanese ignored the killing of civilians and fully carried out the set tactics.

As the only country on earth that has dropped an atomic bomb, this nation has its own merits, and that is one word - forbearance

Shinobi can be said to be one of the national symbols of the Japanese. This is what they learned from the Han Chinese. Da Shun was humiliated by his mother and brother, Gou Jian tasted the convenience of Wu Palace, Han Xin endured ugliness under the crotch, Zhou Wen ate parent-child meat with tears, hung down for 700 years, Sima Qian hated the capital punishment, and finally made a rhymeless divorce, Tang Xuanzong pretended to be crazy for 20 years, and became the rule of Dazhong.

Japan's ninja originated in China, but it was carried forward to the extreme, and thus rose to a national culture, the spirit of the samurai. This is in stark contrast to the continuous discarding of historical traditions in later generations of China.

In order to win the trust of Nobunaga, Tokugawa Ieyasu watched his own son seppuku and couldn't say no, and Hideyoshi sent his old mother to Tokugawa in order to unify the world, just in exchange for Tokugawa entering Beijing to recognize the Hideyoshi regime. Not only these big people, but also the small people, Ieyasu's maternal grandfather, for the sake of the family, gave his wife to the enemy, and his daughter to the enemy's son. But it is precisely these concessions, or retreats, that have contributed to their success.

When Tokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobunaga had a sinister relationship, Ieyasu once asked his wife. "What would you do if I were killed by Nobunaga?"

The wife said, "I should have committed suicide with my children." ”

Tokugawa Ieyasu told his wife, "If you take your children with me, and your children and grandchildren are dead, who will take revenge and carry forward the family business?" You are the first to raise the child and raise him to adulthood, so that my blood and spirit can continue. ”

After the defeat in World War II, the emperor ordered surrender and saved the people from the national jade fragments, MacArthur led the American GIs in the archipelago to make a fortune, and many Japanese women did kill their husbands, their father's American GIs** in order to raise their children.

As a result, after such a huge, complete, and devastating defeat, the Japanese hibernated, consolidated their interior, united, and took advantage of the United States, and it was not long before the economy developed rapidly, and it rose rapidly again. This is where the spirit of the Japanese is manifested. This is what is respectable about this nation, and it is also terrible.

China, as the victorious country, is constantly suffering from internal friction until it becomes a walking corpse without faith and spiritual sustenance.

In this life, Ao Bai vowed not to let the people of the Ming Dynasty lose their tenacious spirit, but also to wipe out the dangerous country of Japan.

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