The boat ride from Tainan to Batavia takes about 30 to 45 days each way, depending on luck.

Good luck, smooth sailing, a month to arrive.

If you're unlucky, you may never get there for the rest of your life.

The Dutch Taiwanese rescue ship was lucky enough to arrive in Batavia in less than forty days.

"Thousands of men attacking Geranza?" Vanderlin was so startled that she almost jumped up.

The messenger said, "Your Excellency, there are thousands. ”

Taiwan is the trade transshipment center of the Netherlands in the Far East, especially after the abolition of the Vietnamese trading post, it has become the only transit point for trade between Japan and the Netherlands.

If Taiwan is lost, Van der Lin, the governor, will be removed from his post 100 percent.

Van der Lin hurriedly asked, "Why did the Chinese emperor suddenly send troops?" ”

The informant said: "The Tang people there do not accept the management and have always had a tendency to riot, and there have been sporadic riots several times over the years. Perhaps the Chinese emperor had long intended to attack Geranza, so he sent troops to the north of Geranza. Just over a month ago, more than 10,000 Tang rioted and were defeated by our heroic Dutch Army. But on the third day of the riot, the Chinese army appeared. ”

Van der Lin asked for some more details, then sent the messenger off and ordered a general meeting of the company.

There's nothing to discuss, you have to fight if you don't fight.

Otherwise, not only Van der Lin, the governor, will get out, but most of those parliamentarians will also be held accountable.

The focus of their discussion was on how many reinforcements to send over.

It was impossible to send all the Dutch fleet in Batavia, and the army had to leave some to defend the city. Because the Dutch had enemies on the island of Java, both the British and the Banten were eyeing each other. Once Batavia is empty, they may join forces to declare war on the Netherlands, and Batavia may be lost on the spot.

After repeated quarrels, the size of the Dutch reinforcements was as follows: 18 warships, 1,600 army soldiers.

This is already the limit of what the Netherlands can do, and if they want to send more, Batavia can announce that they don't want to.

Dutch reinforcements - a naval commander is Van der Laan, as soon as he hears the name, he knows that he is a nobleman, and he is from the old Fan family of the Dutch Zhenghuang Banner.

The capital ship is called the "Stubborn John", which, like the "Hector", is an armed merchant ship with a displacement of 650 tons. These two capital ships have been built in recent years, and there was not even one more than 500 tons before (in fact, there was a Batavia, which was a real capital ship, but it ran into a reef and sank on the first sea, and the crew killed each other to grab food after going ashore).

The army is obviously not welcomed, the army commander is called Adop, and the veterans at the bottom of the colony are promoted, and they have nothing to do with the nobility or anything,

He was just a bankrupt blacksmith in the Netherlands.

Peter, the former commander of the Dutch Army, had joined forces with the Datong Army to attack Manila. This man has been transferred to India, and if he is still in Batavia, he will definitely be resolutely opposed to sending reinforcements. He knew the horror of the Datong Army, and he actually captured the city in the typhoon day, and the combat effectiveness crushed the Dutch Army.

Before Van der Lin, the governor of Batavia, sent troops, Zhao Han in Nanjing had already received the news.

Calling the Navy Governor Gu Jianshan, Zhao Han asked, "When will the battleship built of hundred-year-old oak be launched at the earliest?" ”

Gu Jianshan replied: "Next summer at the earliest, next winter at the latest." ”

"I can't wait," Zhao Han said, "the Guangzhou and Fuzhou fleets will immediately reinforce Taiwan, and I estimate that the Dutch will send reinforcements." Taiwan is extremely important, and the Dutch are reluctant to lose it, even if they are reckless, they will fight a war. Also, let the Fujian and Guangdong maritime merchants,

Deliver messages to the United Kingdom, Spain, and the South Seas. Let's just say that China and the Netherlands are in a big war, Batavia is empty, and those who want to find trouble quickly take the opportunity to do it. ”

"Obey the order!" Gu Jian Shan arched his hand.

In the same year, the King of England was executed, and Cromwell, the Lord Protector, took sole reins.

Cromwell has set his sights on the Netherlands, and although he controls the country, there is a large opposition in the country, and he must rely on war to pass on internal contradictions.

The Netherlands, on the other hand, was Britain's number one enemy.

The Dutch first controlled trade in the North Sea (the northeastern Atlantic), which led to a significant decline in the profits of British maritime merchants. A few years ago, he took advantage of the British Civil War to take advantage of the opportunity to borrow money on a large scale, and forced the British aristocracy, who could not repay their debts, to hand over various business privileges in their hands. Even, when the Netherlands was expanding in the Americas, they went to Britain's North American colonies to make trouble.

Not long ago, he was bullied to the doorstep of the British.

Dutch merchants fished in the British offshore fishing grounds, expelled the British fishermen by force, and monopolized the fishing rights in several fishing grounds. As a result, the price of British fish rose, and Dutch merchants took the opportunity to sell the fish caught in the British fishing grounds to the British at a high price.

You know, just ten years ago, Britain paid for the independence of the Netherlands.

Don't talk about gratitude and retribution, at least don't fall into the ground.

The whole of England, from the aristocracy to the plebeians, hated the Dutch at this time. As long as Cromwell defeated the Netherlands and regained British interests, he would inevitably rise to the top of his prestige and completely consolidate his rule.

Therefore, Cromwell began to spend money on the expansion of the British fleet from this year.

Coincidentally, the Netherlands had just ceased war with Spain, and in order to make up for the huge war expenses, it was decided to sell large warships to recover financially.

In history, in just three years, the British navy warships soared from 39 to 80. And the Netherlands sold ships like crazy, and its European fleet had only 55 warships left, and all of them were not so combat-ready.

As a result, Britain defeated the Dutch navy with the warships sold by the Netherlands, which was the first Anglo-Dutch war.

It's not the first time the Dutch have done something like this.

A few years ago, the Netherlands fought for independence and wanted to break free from Spanish rule.

The finances of the Spanish crown collapsed, and they could only take out loans to organize an army to suppress them. Most of those loans were made by Dutch merchants – the Dutch lent money to Spain to suppress the Dutch War of Independence, and the Eight Emperors were ashamed to see it. ъìＱυＧΕtＶ.℃ǒΜ

In response to Marx's words, if there is a profit of 300 percent, the capitalists will sell the ropes that hang themselves.

The Dutch reinforcements were afraid of being attacked on the way and did not dare to take the eastern coast of Indochina. Instead, it followed Kalimantan Island and went straight to Tainan via Luzon Island.

The Sultan of Brunei is Zhao Han's cheap old man and has received the news of the war between China and the Netherlands.

Although he was trembling with fright, he still had some backbone, and he did not dare to agree to the Dutch fleet docking for supplies. Even, more than 20 offshore rowing boats were gathered, posing as if they were going to fight the Netherlands.

The Dutch fleet fired a few shots, and the Brunei fleet was so frightened that it hid in the harbor.

Then all the crew abandoned the ship and fled, as did the Arab merchants on the shore, fearing that the Dutch would take advantage of the landing and plunder.

The elder Sultan Abba was already sick and could die at any moment. When a man is old and refined, he has to think about his children and grandchildren, and he can't easily offend China, but the Netherlands can offend.

I can't win against you at sea, I stick to my royal city, you have to take your time to besiege the city.

In the name of the Sultan, Abba even ordered no one to sell supplies to the Dutch, otherwise he would be subject to a high entry tax.

The Dutch reinforcements had no temper about this, they were in a hurry to go to Taiwan to rescue, how could they stop halfway to besiege the city.

After the armed landing, he found a few wells and loaded fresh water on the ship himself. As for eating, there are no vegetables and fruits to endure, and the food they bring is more than enough.

Immediately, the Dutch fleet went to the country of Sulu.

This time, I didn't bother to dock, and I didn't dare to delay any longer, so I went straight to the Dutch island of Busuanga.

The island was given to the Netherlands a few years ago by a post-war treaty between China and the Netherlands against Spain. Over the years, only about 80 Dutch immigrants had passed, half of whom belonged to army soldiers.

The commander of the Dutch army, Adopp, said to the naval commander Van der Laan: "Your Excellency, I feel that something is wrong. Both Brunei and Sudan seem to be wary of us, and they may have received orders from China in advance. ”

Vanderlaan said: "These two countries are subject countries of China. We've all sent reinforcements, and of course they're aware of the news, so they're definitely going to help China. ”

"Has your Excellency been to this island?" Adopp asked.

Vanderland shook his head and said, "Not really." ”

"I've been passing through here by boat, and the topography of Busuanga is very complicated," Adop said. It is surrounded by a number of reef islands, and there are large bays on all sides, which can hide several fleets. Will China's navy hide there and wait for us to pass? ”

"Even if the Chinese navy is ambushed, it will be near Luzon, not here," Vanderlaan said with a smile, "In case we don't come and their fleet keeps ambushing, how much military spending will it cost in vain?" You know, there aren't many natives on this island.

There is not much food to grow, and everything has to be brought in from outside. ”

Ado wanted to speak and stopped, he was promoted all the way from the bottom soldier, and in front of the nobleman Vanderran, he really didn't have much qualifications to speak.

Vanderlaan, on the other hand, had been in Ceylon before, and was used to bullying Sri Lankan and Indian natives. He acknowledged that the land force of a big country like China would certainly not be provoked, but he did not take the Chinese navy seriously at all.

Van der Laan said: "Full speed ahead to Busuanga Island to rest. Then use Busuanga Island as a base, first go to find out the situation on Luzon, and be ready to fight the Chinese in Luzon at any time! ”

This Sino-Dutch war is different from Zheng Chenggong's recovery of Taiwan in history.

Zheng Chenggong had no foothold on the mainland, so he led his troops to Taiwan. And Zhao Han, not only won Vietnam,

Moreover, there was a garrison in Luzon, and there were two vassal states of Brunei and Sulu in the middle.

Therefore, the reinforcements sent by the Netherlands did not dare to go directly to Taiwan, and their preset battlefield was the waters of Luzon.

The Dutch fleet sped up and sailed into the northeastern bay of Busuanga Island, on the shore of which were earthen bunkers of the Dutch colonists.

Adopp himself climbed onto the lookout and carefully observed it with a clairvoyant mirror, when suddenly he shouted in horror: "Quickly withdraw from the bay, our castle has been shelled, the Chinese must have occupied here!" ”

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