The Dutch, not for Canton, but for Macau!

From India to China, the Netherlands had only four colonial strongholds.

Two of them are on the east coast of India, one in Batavia (Indonesia) and one in Taiwan City (southwestern Taiwan).

As the world's number one maritime power, the Netherlands is a bit miserable in the East.

After crossing the Cape of Good Hope in Africa, the supply point for the Dutch was a Mauritius where birds don't.

As far as the eye can see, on all sides, there are Portuguese colonial ports.

The Dutch fleet left Africa and had to bribe the Portuguese in order to get supplies in India. Even the Danish colonial stronghold in India was much better located than the Dutch ports.

Arriving at the Strait of Malacca, the Dutch had to pay Portugal again so that they could get supplies to Batavia.

What's even funnier is that the Netherlands has to pay protection money to Zheng Zhilong for trade in East and Southeast Asia......

Don't look at Portugal's independence and rejoicing, once it becomes independent from Spain, it will immediately suffer a heavy blow. A port on the island of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and the incomparably important Malacca were to be taken by the Dutch.

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Abel Tasman, 35, signed a ten-year contract extension with the Dutch East India Company last year due to his outstanding performance on several expeditions.

Historically, for another year, he would be deputy commander of the North Pacific expedition of the Dutch East India Company. Then, sail from Mauritius into uncharted waters, discover New Zealand and its many nearby islands, and explore around Australia.

At this moment, Abel Tasman was just a senior civilian member of the expedition.

Their mission this time is to explore Taiwan's coastal areas, find out how big the island is, and survey and make a coastal map of Taiwan.

Soon after arriving in Taiwan, the expedition ship was called up and sailed together to the port of North Vietnam, transporting Taiwan's goods by the way.

After unloading in North Vietnam, the fleet waited for half a month for the arrival of the Dutch Batavian fleet.

"Abel, do you think you can succeed this time?" Buddy Patrick asked.

Abel Tasman replied: "I am skeptical. ”

Both stopped talking, and leaned on the side of the ship looking at the stars, believing that their governor was a retarded man.

Last year, the Dutch raided Malacca, and the raid turned into a tough battle, blocking the strait for half a year and besieging the city of Malacca for three months. Nothing was done, but trade was delayed.

When I came to attack Macao again this year, I seemed to have forgotten how badly we lost the battle against Macao 16 years ago.

At that time, Dutch soldiers, Japanese mercenaries, and Malay servants combined with 1,300 people landed. Confident, the Dutch commander refused to allow the British to enter the war, leaving two British warships to stand by and watch the excitement.

The Portuguese defenders and Chinese auxiliaries all went to Beijing to serve as mercenaries for the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

The garrison of Macao was empty, with only 80 musketeers left, and the rest were all civilians and black slaves.

At the end of the battle, 136 Dutch soldiers were killed and 126 wounded. Japanese soldiers and Malay soldiers, a total of more than 600 people were killed and wounded. On the side of the Macao defenders, 4 Portuguese soldiers and 2 Spanish soldiers were killed, and some black slaves were killed and wounded.

Abel Tasman lies on the deck, looking up at the starry sky.

He likes to explore unknown areas rather than go to war, not to mention a war that is difficult to win.

The Governor of Batavia, got two messages.

First, free trade in Guangzhou, except for the Dutch.

Second, the Portuguese in Macau, expelled the Spaniards, the Macau Guard has been disbanded, and Macau is now garrisoned by Chinese.

So what are you waiting for?

Hurry up and seize the opportunity to bring down Macao, and then force China to trade.

Two days later, fifteen Dutch warships and twelve armed merchant ships began shelling the forts of Macau and Gaslan. Abel Tasman's expedition ship relied on its speed advantage to reconnoiter and observe around Macau Island.

"Boom, boom!"

Fei Ruhe was dismissed from his post and did not fight for the time being, and is now training in Macao.

The defenders of Macau, now divided into two parts.

One is the Coast Guard Division, which has 100 musketeers, more than 80 gunners, and 150 artillery auxiliaries. The commander's name is Huang Yunxiao, and half of the artillery soldiers are Portuguese and fishermen from Xiangshan County who were recruited on the spot.

One is the Xiangshan Inspection Division, which has 200 firecrackers and 150 ordinary soldiers. The commander's name is Tu Tingye, and his duty is to crack down on smuggling, and although he is stationed in Macao, he will go to the coastal and riverside patrols of Xiangshan County from time to time.

"Fuck, give me a beating!" Huang Yunxiao yelled.

The Gathlan battery immediately opened fire, and both the Han gunners and the Portuguese gunners hated the Dutch to the core.

The Portuguese in Macau, in particular, have been disgusted by the Dutch for more than twenty years.

These Dutch pirates, unable to go to Canton to purchase goods, sacked Portuguese merchant ships twice in three days.

What did you do to bully the Portuguese?

The Portuguese merchant ships in Macao directly abandoned the European sea ship system and replaced them with Chinese-style offshore sailing ships. This kind of Chinese-style sea ship ran fast in the coastal sea, and immediately slipped away as soon as it encountered a Dutch warship.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

After half an hour of firefighting, a Dutch warship and two armed merchant ships were heavily damaged, and they hurriedly left the battlefield and slowly sailed to a safe area.

As for the Gathlan Fort in Macau, there is no.

While the two sides were firing, more than 60 Dutch boats, carrying 1,200 soldiers, landed near the dog ring under the cover of artillery fire.

The Dutch lit the damp gunpowder, and the shore suddenly became thick with smoke, obscuring the view of the battlefield on both sides.

"Chinese general, I'll help you fight!" Parliamentarian Cavalino said.

This is the villa in Cavalino, the closest to the landing site of the Dutch.

Huang Yunxiao glanced at it and warned: "After this battle is over, hand over all the firearms you have in private!" ”

"No problem, let's beat the Dutch away." Cavalino laughed.

Cavalino's entire family went into battle, along with six black slaves, who had a total of eight arquebuses.

This thing was very quick to load ammunition, and said with a smile in a broken Chinese dialect: "Sixteen years ago, 800 Dutch also attacked from here." I led 150 civilian warriors and shot more than forty enemies on the beach. ”

"Yes, it's amazing." Huang Yunxiao said approvingly.

Cavalino pointed to a black slave and said, "In the last pursuit, she killed two Dutchmen, one of whom was a Dutch colonel. ”

Huang Yunxiao looked over curiously, and saw that the female black slave was forty or fifty years old, with big shoulders and a round waist, and it seemed that the usual food was good.

Cavalino boasted: "In that battle, the Dutch soldiers suffered nine hundred dead and wounded, and we lost less than ten. Priest Geronimo (Italian Jesuit) casually fired a cannonball at the Dutchman's makeshift arsenal by the sea. The explosion was so beautiful that I could feel the earth shake as I retreated to the fort. ”

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Twenty field guns, shelling the batteries towards the beach. Due to the smoke, I don't know what the result of the battle is, anyway, Huang Yunxiao can't see it clearly.

In the direction of the beach, there was a sudden burst of Japanese.

But I saw hundreds of Japanese ronin, their faces covered with gauze, rushing out of the thick smoke caused by the wet gunpowder.

At this time, the Dutch Army was dominated by Japanese and Malays. In Batavia, the old nest of the Netherlands, there were even Chinese soldiers.

During the first siege of Batavia, 20,000 Sudanese soldiers surrounded the castle, and the Dutch defenders numbered only a few hundred. It was all up to the Chinese, Japanese, and Malays to defend it, otherwise, the Netherlands would not be able to gain a foothold in the South Seas at all, and the colonial port would have long been occupied by the Mataram Sultanate.

"Fight when you get closer!" Huang Yunxiao shouted.

"Bang bang bang!"

Kavalino had already opened fire with his family, the black slaves, who had no formal training and only knew how to aim at the enemy and shoot freely.

Eight muskets, a burst of indiscriminate fire, knocked down only one Japanese soldier.

While cleaning the barrel of the gun, Cavalino shouted to Huang Yunxiao: "Huang, quickly order your soldiers to shoot!" ”

"There's no hurry." Huang Yunxiao said with a smile.

At this moment, hundreds of Malay soldiers, too, rushed out of the dense fog and wanted to occupy the villa.

Huang Yunxiao only had 100 Datong Fire Soldiers under his command, and just this hundred people were divided into four groups by him to shoot in turn.

"First row, raise the gun!"

"Shoot!"

"Bang Bang"

Twenty-five Datong firecrackers, hiding in the courtyard wall of the villa, fired a volley at the onrushing Japanese soldiers.

After firing, immediately reload the ammunition.

"Second row, raise the gun!"

"Shoot!"

"Bang bang bang!"

"Third row...... No need to shoot. ”

At a distance of about 20 meters, two consecutive rounds of shooting, the Japanese ronin fell like cutting wheat.

Before the third row could be fired, the remaining Japanese ronin all collapsed, bringing the Malay soldiers behind them to flee together.

Kavalino was dumbfounded, he knew that shooting at close range was powerful, but he had never seen an army of any country dare to put the enemy so close before firing.

"Boom!"

A cannonball flew and smashed a large hole in the roof of Kavalino's villa.

The Dutchmen, dismantling the ship's guns, were firing at a beach somewhere, and immediately drew a return fire from the side of the Macau battery.

Thousands of Dutch, Japanese, and Malay soldiers, regrouped and circled the sides of the villa.

At this time, 150 soldiers of the Inspection Division were sent by Tu Tingye to support.

"Why didn't Lao Tu come?" Huang Yunxiao asked.

A military attache replied: "Tu Patrol let us fight slowly, Zheng Zhilong's fleet has been hiding on the side of Guanghaiwei, and it is estimated that it is still on the way here." Beat the Red Fan Ghost away now, how to clean up the Red Fan Ghost's fleet? Zongzhen and Zheng Zhilong have an agreement that we can divide half of the captured Red Fan Ghost Battleship. ”

"Then don't fight, I'm afraid I can't help but wipe out all these red ghosts," Huang Yunxiao said, "Withdraw through the back door!" ”

Cavalino's entire family and the black slaves were forcibly taken away by Huang Yunxiao, and the villa was directly given to the Dutch.

Not long after they withdrew, they heard cheers behind them.

The Dutch commander drew his saber: "Take advantage of the victory and pursue, the enemy has been scattered!" ”

Thousands of enemy troops, divided into two teams, attacked two batteries each.

The Japanese ronin was even more like crazy, thinking that after rushing into Macau, they could loot the civilians there. The Dutch pay a very low salary, and they all rely on the usual robbery dividends.

Running and running, the Malay native soldiers came from behind and actually rushed in front of the Japanese ronin.

Huang Yunxiao retreated to the fort, looking at the enemy below who was completely out of formation, and had the urge to counter-charge after the rounds.

With just one round of fire and a direct counter-charge, he can completely annihilate this rabble.