Chapter 240

Cheng Shijie adopted drastic measures, of course, to safeguard the interests of the Ning Navy. If he had dealt with the matter in a negotiated manner, the Dutch East India Company would have intensified its efforts.

If this matter is lightly let go, then more Chinese migrant ships will be seized in the future, not only migrant ships, but also merchant ships, fishing boats, and even military ships will not have a deterrent effect.

To put it mildly, the Dutch East India Company may not be perfunctory to the Ning Navy, but it does not pay enough attention to this matter, and the follow-up understanding caused by this incident is insufficient, or it is not enough to understand Cheng Shijie.

That is to say, in the past, Daming behaved too low-key, in fact, because of domestic and external troubles, unable to take care of the Nanyang side, and moreover, the Chinese behaved too docile. That's why the Dutch think that the Chinese are easy to bully.

In addition to the 15 warships that needed to be repaired, a total of 78 main warships of the six strike squadrons of the Ning Navy began to sail towards the Subic Strait in the south.

Since the Dutch East India Company put pressure on the Nanjing Navy, the Dutch East India Company gathered 15 warships of more than 1,000 tons and arrived in the Subic Strait to cheer up Zheng Zhilong.

In fact, Zheng Zhilong actually looked down on the fifteen warships of the Dutch East India Company, in contrast, these fifteen Dutch warships, Zheng Zhilong had enough confidence to clean them up, even if the Zheng fleet was already seriously damaged, but fifteen Ning Navy warships that were faster than the Dutch warships and had stronger combat effectiveness, Zheng Zhilong had no confidence.

Xie Jinglin watched the battleship go to sea, looked at Cheng Shijie and said, "Dashuai, how far are you going to go?" ”

"It depends on how well the Dutch admit their mistakes!"

Cheng Shijie actually couldn't stay in Luzon for too long, and now although Jiannu in the Ming Dynasty has become honest, but with the death of Lin Dan Khan's guy, and Lin Dan Khan's son Ezhe is too young, only twelve years old, Ezhe can't convince the public, and the Mongols under Lin Dan Khan began to fall apart, some went south to attack Hetao, Ningxia, and some took refuge in Jiannu, which made Jiannu have a great posture of resurgence.

With the continuous transfer of troops from Liaodong, the Ning Navy stationed more than 6,000 soldiers in Wusongkou, Chongming Island, and Changxing Island, more than 9,000 soldiers in Dayuan, and more than 28,000 naval and land troops in Luzon, with these 44,000 men and horses.

There will inevitably be a shortage of troops in Liaodong, and Jiannu will try more and more times in the direction of the Hunhe River.

Although Cheng Shijie faced a series of difficulties, the problem was that Cheng Shijie would never compromise with the Dutch.

Xie Jinglin was a little speechless at this time: "Marshal, if you don't want to fight a decisive battle, can you lower some negotiation conditions?" ”

Cheng Shijie's proposed solution conditions are too harsh, you must know that although the Dutch East India Company has 35 bases in Southeast Asia, which can also be said to be colonies, it has a unique geographical advantage in terms of large personnel, accounting for nearly one-third of the trade volume, and it is impossible for the Dutch to give up large personnel.

Cheng Shijie's negotiation criteria for the Dutch East India Company were threefold: First, the Dutch East India Company must punish the parties involved and require that the murderers involved in the attack on the Chinese must be handed over to Daming for trial. The second point is to compensate the Chinese who died.

The first two points are easy to say, but the third point is very excessive, let the Dutch East India Company relinquish the management of the Medan port, referring to the practice of the Zhenghe port area, the Dutch East India Company must set aside no less than 12 square kilometers, that is, 18,000 acres of land, to be managed by the Ning Navy. The Ninghai Navy had legal, administrative, diplomatic, and military powers in the Medan port area, but the Ninghai Navy could pay taxes to the Dutch East India Company, but the tax rate could not exceed 3 percent.

Not to mention the Dutch, in Xie Jinglin's opinion, Cheng Shijie's requirements are very excessive.

Referring to the practice of Zhenghe Port, the Spaniards handed over Zhenghe Port to the Ning Navy on the front foot, and less than three months after the handover, the battleships of the Ning Navy shelled Manila and occupied Manila.

The Dutch would not have agreed to this request if they had not been kicked in the head by a donkey.

"I know that the Dutch will not agree, and after a while they will know how merciful Ben Shuai is!"

Cheng Shijie actually doesn't have enough strength to control the entire Nanyang now, although he doesn't have enough strength, it doesn't mean that Cheng Shijie doesn't want to insert a nail in Malacca.

At this time, the port of Medan was actually a big fishing village, the largest port in the Dutch East Indies was in Batavia, the Chinese called it "Coconut City", and Medan was just an ordinary port on the island of Sumatra.

Cheng Shijie's so-called benevolence, in Xie Jinglin's view, is actually a joke, of course, Cheng Shijie is benevolent, but he is very double standard, he is indeed very merciful to the common people, but for the gentry and Jiannu, Mongolia, including Xiyi and natives, Cheng Shijie's prestige can be described as thunderous.

Cheng Shijie is actually very double standard.

He's not bragging, though, but the real one.

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Chen Dayong, who is located in Dayuan Tamsui City, received Cheng Shijie's order as soon as possible, and was mobilizing the local aborigines of Dayuan to resist the colonial rule of the Dutch, but in fact, Ning Haijun did not really make a move.

Chen Dayong also obeyed Cheng Shijie's original order to avoid overstimulating the Dutch, but with the seizure of Chinese migrant ships by the Dutch in Batavia and the massacre of Li Shichang's family in Batavia, the conflict between the Ning Navy and the Dutch East India Company was directly intensified.

Since the contradictions have intensified, there is nothing to be polite about.

Just when Chen Dayong led more than 6,000 elite soldiers of the Ning Navy to advance from Tainan, Tamsui South, Lieutenant Colonel Mace, who was located in Orange City, was in the city of Orench, and without the order of the governor, he privately mobilized the army of the Dutch East India Company, preparing to give the aborigines of Dayuan a look.

There was no way, in just over a month, these aborigines attacked them everywhere like crazy, and the most excessive thing was that on the night of July 24, they actually touched a post outside the city of Orange, a total of thirteen soldiers in this outpost, all of them were beheaded, and thirteen heads were taken away, but the thirteen corpses were thrown directly under the gate of Orange City, and they were not found until after dawn.

Lieutenant Colonel Mace led more than 1,200 troops from the Dutch garrison, including 200 cavalry, to the mountains with great vigour, he had had enough, and vowed to raze all the tribes in the southern mountains of the platform, and pull out all those fierce people who dared to oppose him!

Metz was confident in his army, and the Spanish expeditionary force of more than 100 people destroyed the huge Inca Empire, and he dispatched ten times as many troops as the Spaniards, more than enough to deal with a group of barbarians!

In fact, Mace really didn't brag, these aborigines were trained by the Ning Navy for a short time, but for about half a month, they would only be able to simply maintain and maintain equipment, and they were very lacking in combat experience of large-scale troops. Not to mention more than 1,200 troops, even 120 Dutch troops, they could not win a frontal war.

Under the strong attack of the Dutch army, six or seven tribes of the Dayuan aborigines were broken one after another, and these tribes and villages, without exception, all men and women were killed by the Dutch, and these mad Dutch did not even spare babies.

In the face of the Dutch attack, these commanders of the resistance to the Xiyi League found that they were no match for the Dutch alone, and gathered together.

Five days later, the Battle of Yau Ma Creek officially began, with more than 6,500 men on the side of the Confederates and only about 1,200 on the Dutch side.

Taking advantage of the characteristics of the Dutch army, Lieutenant Colonel Metz launched an artillery attack on the Allied forces in the direction of Yau Ma Creek with twenty-four twelve-pounder Franc machine guns and twelve eighteen-pounder Hongyi cannons.

After half an hour of artillery bombardment, the Allied troops with heavy casualties had no choice but to charge under the rain of bullets from the Dutch, although the Allied troops were courageous, but when the Allied troops rushed to the front of the Dutch army more than 30 paces, the Dutch army suddenly dispersed, and more than 200 cavalry rushed towards the Allied army.

As a result, more than 6,500 Allied troops were suddenly in chaos and collapsed, and the Dutch army took advantage of the situation to cover up the killing, and the Allied army suffered heavy casualties, more than 1,500 people were killed, more than 2,000 were wounded, and more than 500 of them were captured by the Dutch.

Just as Lieutenant Colonel Mace was about to expand the results of the battle, Chen Dayong led the Ning Navy soldiers to arrive.

Then came the end of the Dutch.

A group of Dutch soldiers was chasing the fleeing Confederate soldiers, and as they drove them into a valley, they heard a dense burst of gunfire.

The Dutch had never dealt with the Ning Navy, and they did not know that this was the unique thunderbolt sound of the Ning Navy.

With a range of more than 800 paces, the bullets swept towards the Dutch troops like a dense storm, and the Dutch soldiers fell in pieces.

Knowing that something was wrong, the Dutch army quickly retreated, but a more dense rain of bullets and arrows came from behind.

Not to mention, whether it is archery or marksmanship, the Ning Navy officers are much more accurate than the army of the aborigines, the bullets and shells are like eyes, and the Dutch soldiers who were hit fall to the ground and wail with bloody wounds.

Even more terrifying than the guns on the frontal battlefield were actually the scouts of the Ning Navy, these scouts were like fish in water between the mountains and jungles, and the battle quickly turned into a one-sided slaughter.

When Lieutenant Colonel Metz found out that his opponent had been replaced by Ning, he had already lost more than 400 of his men, including his most elite cavalry, and Ning's navy had only used a slight trick, more than 60 mines, plus more than 160 grenades, to wipe out the only 200 cavalry of the Dutch garrison.

Lieutenant Colonel Mace quickly ordered a retreat, but the problem was that no matter where they retreated, the rebels were always with them, and he desperately realized that it was impossible to escape their pursuit in the mountains, so he had no choice but to organize his men to cut down trees, pile up stones and build a defensive line to defend themselves, and at the same time send capable men to try to break through the siege and call for help.

However, the company sent several groups of men, but none of them were able to escape the pursuit of the rebels, and soon after their departure, they turned into bloody heads and were thrown back to their positions by the rebels.

What's even worse is that the artillery of the Ning Navy also followed, similar to the artillery of the Dutch, but the problem was that the Dutch Xu ammunition and food were not enough to hold on, and they carried hundreds of wounded, and the painful wails of those wounded made those who still had the ability to resist frightened and almost collapsed.

Lieutenant Colonel Mace, realizing that his troops had lost the conditions to hold on to reinforcements, gave up the wounded and took the camp by night and quietly broke through.

After two days of hard fighting and escape, Lieutenant Colonel Metz led more than 200 wounded to flee back to Orange City, at the gate of Orange City, Metz was still glad that the Ning Navy was too careless, if it was his own replacement for the other party, it would be absolutely impossible to let go of the more than 200 of them......

At this moment, Mace reacted that his subordinates seemed to have escaped too much.

But the problem is, this discovery was made too late.

The wounded Dutch soldiers who rushed into the city of Orange immediately untied their mummified bandages, brandished their knives and guns, and slaughtered the city walls, and what made Metz feel even more desperate was that a large number of Ning Navy and Allied soldiers came behind him.

On August 27, the seventh year of Chongzhen, that is, the eleventh day of Cheng Shijie's "Operation Hurricane" battle plan issued to Chen Dayong, Chen Dayong led the Ning Navy soldiers to successfully capture the city of Orenji.

The city of Orange, first founded in 1624, is the oldest castle in the Grand Clan. Since its foundation, it has been the center of Dutch rule.

It's just a pity that it has now become the Anping City of the Ning Navy.

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At the same time, on the "Liaoyang", the flagship of the main fleet of the Ningbo Navy, Li Zhixiang was holding a telescope and looking at the port of Subic.

Although Zheng Zhilong occupied Subic Port, Zheng Zhilong had no intention of operating Subic Port, which at this time was a dilapidated wharf, dilapidated facilities, and dilapidated buildings.

"A cup of coffee, supposedly a pick-me-up!"

"No, I like tea!"

Li Zhixiang put down the binoculars and was really puzzled: "Why are the Dutch so stupid?" Don't they know that our handsome eyes will be repaid? I heard that there are still dead people, and I don't know how many Dutch people will die this time to calm the anger of the marshal. ”

Xie Jinglin actually didn't know that the Dutch were the Dutch Empire established by stepping on the corpse of Spain, and this future country of horsemen on the sea was accustomed to defeating their suzerain, Spain, even if the Ning Navy defeated the Spaniards and occupied Luzon, they did not pay enough attention to the Ning Navy.

Of course, this is also because of the habits of the Dutch.

As early as after the defeat in the Battle of Penghu, the Dutch instead owned Dayuan Island, which is unimaginable for the Dutch, and they can still take advantage of losing the battle, you must know that compared with Penghu, Dayuan is heaven.

What's more, there is another meaning, the Spanish Empire could not afford to use troops in the East, and proposed to the Dutch East India Company that as long as the Netherlands helped the Spanish Empire and recaptured Luzon, they could obtain the full power of the Great Minister.

In other words, the Spanish Empire sold the Grand Ruler to the Dutch, and a third of the profits of the Dutch East India Company were provided by the Grand Executive, and they were determined to obtain the Grand Staff.

In this case, they decided to test Cheng Shijie's attitude.

To put it more carefully, the Dutch did not rule Southeast Asia very well, while the Chinese were an important link.

The Chinese are more educated, easier to communicate, and easier to rule, so the Dutch rely on the Chinese to rule the natives of the East Indies, and then continue to stir up the contradictions between the natives and the Chinese, when the contradictions between the Chinese and the natives break out, the Dutch will appear as arbiters, and over time, the Dutch, the Chinese, and the natives of the East Indies will form the current interdependent and hostile relationship.

When the Chinese were slaughtered, there would always be Chinese families who took advantage of the situation, just like the Wu Shangzhi family in Luzon, when the first Spanish massacre of the Chinese, Wu Dakuan was still a running boy, you can't know Wu Dakuan's name, he is not from a prominent background, otherwise he would not have taken a Dakuan's name.

According to Da Ming's habits, he lacks something to supplement something, and Da Kuan shows that he lacks money.

When the Chinese were massacred for the first time in Spain, Wu Dakuan spent six taels of silver from the Spaniards, which was also all Wu Dakuan's net worth.

So, Wu Dakuan owned the first pot of gold of the Wu family, and then in five or six years, he went from abject poverty to a small rich, and when the second massacre of the Chinese in the thirty-seventh year of Wanli, Wu Dakuan obtained sixteen plantations from the Spaniards, as well as more than 500 shops.

If it weren't for Cheng Shijie and Ning Haijun, the Wu family would have fallen in the twelfth year of Chongzhen, that is, in 1639 AD, in Luzon's third massacre of Chinese.

In all parts of the South Seas, including the Spaniards, the Dutch and the Portuguese, this set of management methods was adopted.

"Now it's up to them to perform!"

Li Zhixiang picked up the walkie-talkie and ordered: "First Squadron!" ”

"First Squadron received!"

"The bow guns fire in turn, tell them, we're coming!"

"Boom, boom, boom......"

With Li Zhixiang's order. The guns of the 1st detachment rang out, and shells smashed into the port of Subic.

Zheng Zhilong, who was located in Subic Harbor City, heard the sound of cannons and laughed: "These black skins, their heads are caught in the door, they actually dare to provoke the Dutch!" ”

The Dutch warships located in the port of Subic were actually ready for battle, but they never thought that the Ning Navy would dare to make a move.

As the senior commercial attaché of the Dutch East India Company, Putmans's face turned white: "God, these Ming people actually strike first!" How dare these damn yellow-skinned monkeys provoke the mighty Netherlands! ”

"Boom Boom Boom Boom ......"

The commander of the combined fleet of the Dutch East India Company, Colonel Alfonso, did not think so much, watched the Ning Navy open fire, and immediately ordered a counterattack.

To be sure, the Dutch were not slow to react, and the side guns of the fifteen battleships of the Dutch Combined Fleet opened fire at the same time, and the sound was like rolling thunder, and hundreds of lead balls screamed all the way towards the twelve ships of the First Detachment of the Ning Navy!

Their movements are not slow, this is good, both sides have completely torn their faces!

"Boom ......"

With two loud bangs, two large holes were carved out of the left hull of the Dutch "giant" warship, and the fire swelled out, and the Dutch sailors in the cabin were blown to the ground, and the violent vibration made the whole warship jolt like cramps, and many sailors suddenly became rolling gourds.

And more than a dozen shells from them hit the battleships of the Ning Navy, including the twelve battleships of the First Fleet, a total of six battleships, but the six-pound solid shells are too small for a thousand-ton battleship.

More than a dozen shells hit the warships of the First Detachment of the Ning Navy, and dozens of sailors were hit in the heads by the bouncing lead balls, and their brains burst out, killing them on the spot.

"It's kind of interesting!"

Li Zhixiang picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "The first detachment retreats!" ”

The commander of the Dutch fleet saw that the Ning Navy warship was turning around, and said excitedly: "Damn yellow-skinned monkey,...... Fire! Don't let them run! Attack them with starboard guns, and they must not be allowed to fire a single shell again! ”

With the withdrawal of the first squadron more than 500 meters, the hit rate of the Dutch's naval guns was too low, and the shelling distance of the Dutch battleships was actually between 300 meters and 500 meters, and this distance was not low in the Dutch naval artillery order.

At a distance of more than five hundred meters, the Dutchman's artillery orders were too low, and although more than a hundred shells were fired in the second round, only one shell was ordered, which injured one soldier of the Ning Navy.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

The second detachment of the Ning Navy went up and fired at the Dutch at a distance of 1,500 meters, when two more Dutch battleships were hit.

One of the guns ran through the upper deck, and the Dutch began to scramble a little, turning the hull in panic to use the starboard guns, which had already been loaded, to calm the navy's battleship.

However, before they could show up their starboard guns, the guns of the Second Squadron opened fire, and a good shot landed on the deck, exploding, and the blue and white flames of the canopy were wrapped in acrid smoke.

After receiving a shot, the Dutch battleship "Adventurer", which had fallen to his grandmother's house, was in a sea of fire, and the Dutch sailors were covered with flames, and they drilled into their bones, screaming and screaming, and jumped off the deck and jumped into the sea in desperation. The rigging and sails burned violently, and the flames soared into the sky!

This round of shelling frightened Putmans: "Damn the Ming people, they are actually equipped with such advanced cannons, and the shells fired are still powerful flowering shells." ”

Three salvos took out three thousand-ton warships of the Combined Fleet, namely the "Adventurer" and the "Giant", and the most distressing thing for Putmans was the armed merchant ship "Tulip", which had 12 percent of his shares: "It's over, I'm ...... I...... Broke! ”

As the senior commercial attaché of the Dutch East India Company, the Grand Governor, Putmans' salary is not low, he can earn 1,800 guilders a year in the position of commercial attaché, and 1,200 guilders in the position of Grand Governor.

At the same time, a Dutch university teacher earns only two hundred and sixty guilders a year, and he earns ten university professors a year.

After making some money, he took a stake in the merchant ships of the Dutch East India Company, which he had accumulated for many years, and sank with the Tulip.

Putmans fell to the ground and remained unresponsive for a long time.

In fact, the losses of the Dutch were just beginning.

Alfonso's voice had already broken: "We can't let them fire anymore, or we'll all have to feed the fish!" ”

But the problem is that it is useless for him to be in a hurry, and there is no way to make up for the gap in science and technology!

(End of chapter)