After besieging the enemy in the swamps southwest of Star Island, the military pressure on Haihan was greatly reduced, and the unwilling to be lonely, Mushabai even gathered his men and led the fleet to the other side of the channel, looking for the enemy assembly site that Roger had found during his last reconnaissance, and trying to make further attacks on his surface forces. However, his journey was in vain, and the other party probably expected that Haihan would trace the source and kill the door, and had already transferred all the ships docked in the river bay. Although the temporary facilities on the shore are still there, there is no movement in sight, and it is clear that the camp has been abandoned.

The British sailing ships, which Mushaber hoped to be able to pass in person, also withdrew from the area, and did not know where to hide. This made him sigh on the deck for the determination of his opponent, as if he was not going to try to rescue his accomplices who had fallen on Star Island again. As everyone knows, although the armed sailing ships sent by the East India Company here are armed, they are only a merchant ship with a few deck guns, and their combat effectiveness is completely different from that of a professional warship like Haihan, which deploys twenty or thirty guns per ship.

After seeing the lineup of the Haihan fleet in the Strait of Johor two days ago, the British had already given up their futile struggle and left the Strait of Johor to hide farther away. It's not that they can't save them when they see death, but they know that they can't defeat the Haihan fleet, and they can also expect that the opponent will definitely clear the coalition ships on the north side of the strait when they free up their hands, so they can only choose to avoid their edge first, and then slowly try to rescue their comrades who are trapped on Star Island.

However, the British who stayed in Johor still misjudged one thing, they believed that the purpose of Haihan cutting off the channel was mainly to interrupt their own supply transportation and temporarily trap the coalition forces that were going to Xingdao. But they didn't expect that the coalition forces had been defeated on the second day of landing on the island, and now they were hiding in Tibet in the east of the island to escape the pursuit of the Haihan army, and most of the supplies transported to the island had been lost, and they would not last as long as expected.

After two days of siege of the swampy area, more and more coalition soldiers have chosen to surrender on their own initiative. There was really no way to do it, they had no supply source in the swamp, and if they starved for another day or two, they probably wouldn't even have the strength to come out and surrender.

According to the captives, the coalition generals Hogg and Papon are still trapped here, but it seems that they have no effective way to escape. Many people can't see the hope of escape, so they choose to surrender.

"If you work hard for two more days and tie your pockets tightly, they may end up struggling again. Roger knew that Mushabai's desire to fight was not fully satisfied in this battle, and there might not be any large-scale battles after that, but the current encirclement and suppression had reached the most critical time, and he was afraid that Mushabai would not be able to fight his spirits, so he could only try to cheer up the other party.

"Don't worry, I'm here, of course I'll go back after making things beautiful. Mu Shaber also understood what Roger was worried about, and immediately patted his chest and promised. Aside from a brief battle when he first arrived, it had been a few days of relief, and the enemy on the island had been trapped in the swamp, while the enemy on the other side of the strait had avoided a fight, which was indeed a slight disappointment for him. Seeing that the overall situation has been decided, the opponent is unlikely to have a chance to turn over, and it is inevitable that there will be a little slack up and down the troops, but as a general who has led the troops for many years, he also knows that the ultimate success or failure of this mission depends to a large extent on whether the enemy general can be captured. Now we are short of this last step, and we must not fall short.

From the third day of the siege of the swamp, the Haihan army gradually narrowed the encirclement inward, further reducing the scope of the activities of the coalition forces that still refused to surrender. There were also a few brief exchanges of fire, but the Allied forces had been in the swamp for a few days, and some of the arquebus ammunition used had been damp or even flooded, and the firepower was greatly weakened, with at most two or three out of ten guns firing. On the other hand, the opponent's firepower has not been significantly affected, and the resistance of the coalition forces is even more limited, and they can only continue to retreat.

By the morning of the fourth day, the remaining coalition forces had been compressed into a forest with an area of only about ten acres, and the remaining number of people was probably less than five hundred. Outside the forest, the Haihan army escorted a few selected prisoners of war and asked them to read aloud the contents of the persuasion in Johor and English with iron horns, and carried out a final battle against the remaining coalition personnel.

Roger had no patience to wait any longer, so he gave an ultimatum to the coalition forces in the woods that if they did not surrender when the sun reached their heads at noon, then there would be no more chance for the coalition forces to surrender and save their lives. If the coalition generals want to end the battle with dignity, it is better to surrender before then, otherwise it is likely that after death, the corpses will be used to show the local population.

After about two hours of confrontation, the coalition forces in the forest finally chose to surrender. Hogg and Papon marched out of the woods with their respective armies and surrendered all their weapons under the supervision of the Haihan soldiers. With the exception of a handful of high-ranking officers, the rank-and-file coalition soldiers were restrained by ropes and shackles after they were disarmed, and then immediately escorted on the road in batches. This was also done to prevent prisoners of war from gathering together and causing unnecessary trouble.

It was only at this point that Hogg and Bapon finally met their opponents, two dark-skinned and sturdy Haihan officers. To Hogg's surprise, the younger-looking officer was able to speak English fluently, something he had never seen since coming to the Far East. Except for a few maritime merchants engaged in cross-border trade, he had never seen a military and political dignitary of a certain country who knew English, not to mention that this person commanded a Haihan army, so it is conceivable that his status is definitely not low.

Hogg filtered the information in his mind, and roughly guessed the identity of the other party, and also asked in English: "Presumably Your Excellency is the local colonial governor, Mr. Roger, right?"

Roger smiled and said: "You are well-informed, but you have even heard my name, why don't you inquire about the strength of our Haihan? Which European country that has come to the Far East to make a fortune has not been taught a lesson by our Haihan army? You still dare to take the initiative to make up, it is really bold!"

This book was first published in Genesis, and the following will be re-edited later for anti-theft

After besieging the enemy in the swamps southwest of Star Island, the military pressure on Haihan was greatly reduced, and the unwilling to be lonely, Mushabai even gathered his men and led the fleet to the other side of the channel, looking for the enemy assembly site that Roger had found during his last reconnaissance, and trying to make further attacks on his surface forces. However, his journey was in vain, and the other party probably expected that Haihan would trace the source and kill the door, and had already transferred all the ships docked in the river bay. Although the temporary facilities on the shore are still there, there is no movement in sight, and it is clear that the camp has been abandoned.

The British sailing ships, which Mushaber hoped to be able to pass in person, also withdrew from the area, and did not know where to hide. This made him sigh on the deck for the determination of his opponent, as if he was not going to try to rescue his accomplices who had fallen on Star Island again. As everyone knows, although the armed sailing ships sent by the East India Company here are armed, they are only a merchant ship with a few deck guns, and their combat effectiveness is completely different from that of a professional warship like Haihan, which deploys twenty or thirty guns per ship.

After seeing the lineup of the Haihan fleet in the Strait of Johor two days ago, the British had already given up their futile struggle and left the Strait of Johor to hide farther away. It's not that they can't save them when they see death, but they know that they can't defeat the Haihan fleet, and they can also expect that the opponent will definitely clear the coalition ships on the north side of the strait when they free up their hands, so they can only choose to avoid their edge first, and then slowly try to rescue their comrades who are trapped on Star Island.

However, the British who stayed in Johor still misjudged one thing, they believed that the purpose of Haihan cutting off the channel was mainly to interrupt their own supply transportation and temporarily trap the coalition forces that were going to Xingdao. But they didn't expect that the coalition forces had been defeated on the second day of landing on the island, and now they were hiding in Tibet in the east of the island to escape the pursuit of the Haihan army, and most of the supplies transported to the island had been lost, and they would not last as long as expected.

After two days of siege of the swampy area, more and more coalition soldiers have chosen to surrender on their own initiative. There was really no way to do it, they had no supply source in the swamp, and if they starved for another day or two, they probably wouldn't even have the strength to come out and surrender.

According to the captives, the coalition generals Hogg and Papon are still trapped here, but it seems that they have no effective way to escape. Many people can't see the hope of escape, so they choose to surrender.

"If you work hard for two more days and tie your pockets tightly, they may end up struggling again. Roger knew that Mushabai's desire to fight was not fully satisfied in this battle, and there might not be any large-scale battles after that, but the current encirclement and suppression had reached the most critical time, and he was afraid that Mushabai would not be able to fight his spirits, so he could only try to cheer up the other party.

"Don't worry, I'm here, of course I'll go back after making things beautiful. Mu Shaber also understood what Roger was worried about, and immediately patted his chest and promised. Aside from a brief battle when he first arrived, it had been a few days of relief, and the enemy on the island had been trapped in the swamp, while the enemy on the other side of the strait had avoided a fight, which was indeed a slight disappointment for him. Seeing that the overall situation has been decided, the opponent is unlikely to have a chance to turn over, and it is inevitable that there will be a little slack up and down the troops, but as a general who has led the troops for many years, he also knows that the ultimate success or failure of this mission depends to a large extent on whether the enemy general can be captured. Now we are short of this last step, and we must not fall short.

From the third day of the siege of the swamp, the Haihan army gradually narrowed the encirclement inward, further reducing the scope of the activities of the coalition forces that still refused to surrender. There were also a few brief exchanges of fire, but the Allied forces had been in the swamp for a few days, and some of the arquebus ammunition used had been damp or even flooded, and the firepower was greatly weakened, with at most two or three out of ten guns firing. On the other hand, the opponent's firepower has not been significantly affected, and the resistance of the coalition forces is even more limited, and they can only continue to retreat.

By the morning of the fourth day, the remaining coalition forces had been compressed into a forest with an area of only about ten acres, and the remaining number of people was probably less than five hundred. Outside the forest, the Haihan army escorted a few selected prisoners of war and asked them to read aloud the contents of the persuasion in Johor and English with iron horns, and carried out a final battle against the remaining coalition personnel.

Roger had no patience to wait any longer, so he gave an ultimatum to the coalition forces in the woods that if they did not surrender when the sun reached their heads at noon, then there would be no more chance for the coalition forces to surrender and save their lives. If the coalition generals want to end the battle with dignity, it is better to surrender before then, otherwise it is likely that after death, the corpses will be used to show the local population.

After about two hours of confrontation, the coalition forces in the forest finally chose to surrender. Hogg and Papon marched out of the woods with their respective armies and surrendered all their weapons under the supervision of the Haihan soldiers. With the exception of a handful of high-ranking officers, the rank-and-file coalition soldiers were restrained by ropes and shackles after they were disarmed, and then immediately escorted on the road in batches. This was also done to prevent prisoners of war from gathering together and causing unnecessary trouble.

It was only at this point that Hogg and Bapon finally met their opponents, two dark-skinned and sturdy Haihan officers. To Hogg's surprise, the younger-looking officer was able to speak English fluently, something he had never seen since coming to the Far East. Except for a few maritime merchants engaged in cross-border trade, he had never seen a military and political dignitary of a certain country who knew English, not to mention that this person commanded a Haihan army, so it is conceivable that his status is definitely not low.

Hogg filtered the information in his mind, and roughly guessed the identity of the other party, and also asked in English: "Presumably Your Excellency is the local colonial governor, Mr. Roger, right?"

Roger smiled and said: "You are well-informed, but you have even heard my name, why don't you inquire about the strength of our Haihan? Which European country that has come to the Far East to make a fortune has not been taught a lesson by our Haihan army? You still dare to take the initiative to make up, it is really bold!"