Before the war started, the Red Flag Gang detoured behind the Ming fleet and attacked Batam Island.
So they didn't see the specifics of the battle.
But Zheng Yi soon received the news of the destruction of the Dutch fleet!
The expression on the face of this big pirate whose influence extends from the Pearl River Estuary to the Qiongzhou Strait is quite exciting.
He couldn't imagine it anyway.
With those twenty-one boats.
How did they destroy forty-two Dutch third-tier battleships?
Before Zheng Yi could figure it out.
News came from the observation post ahead.
Discover the Ming fleet that turned back in pursuit!
"How many ships?"
Zheng Yi stood up immediately and asked.
Not waiting for the observation post on the mast to report.
The great pirate leader Zheng Yi, who was only thirty-two years old this year and in his prime, grabbed the rope and climbed up the mast.
Climb to the top and use a telescope to see for yourself.
"Ten ships...."
Zheng Yi's face looked uncertain.
All his previous experience told him.
Ten boats.
Not enough to be afraid of.
But now the destruction of the Dutch fleet reminds Zheng Yi again.
Even if there are only ten ships on the opposite side.
That was half the strength of the terrifying fleet that destroyed forty-two third-level battleships in a short period of time!
beat?
or...
escape?
Zheng Yi weighed it again and again.
finally.
He still gave the order to escape.
"Run! They only have ten ships. As long as we run separately, there will be nothing they can do!"
Zheng Yi stood on the mast and said loudly.
However, his order has not yet spread.
boom!
The pursuing Ming fleet suddenly opened fire.
The shells roared in the blink of an eye.
boom!
One shell did not hit Zheng Yi's ship head-on.
However, the shock wave generated by the explosion of the shell under the water easily lifted the brigantine.
Zheng Yi, who was standing on the mast, was thrown out.
When this large ship hits the water again.
Zheng Yi lost his balance in the air and fell down. Before falling into the sea, his head hit the side of the ship heavily...
The great pirate who had been operating at the Pearl River Estuary for many years died so dramatically...
"The boss...the boss is gone!"
When the pirates who were also beaten came to their senses.
Zheng Yi had been buried in the sea long ago, and the pirates could only see the bright red stain left on the side of the ship.
at this time.
Ten Ming army warships rushed at high speed.
Another round of shelling came.
Several battleships were hit head-on.
Cannonballs that can sink even three-tier sailing battleships.
It easily smashed the hard-sailed ships used by the pirates into pieces.
Sawdust flew everywhere.
Bloody and bloody.
"Can't run away!"
"It's too fierce. The Zhu family's ship is too fierce."
"Duelei Loumu, run!"
"I can't escape. I can't escape. Surrender..."
"The big boss is gone, where can we go..."
The pirates were leaderless and terrified.
When Zheng Yi was buried in the belly of a fish.
The pirates looked at Zheng Yisao.
This very prestigious second-in-command in the Hongqi Gang - in fact, in history, Zheng Yi also died in an accident when he fell into the sea, and Zheng Yi's wife became the leader of the Hongqi Gang.
Under the leadership of Zheng Yisao.
The Red Flag Gang quickly annexed the other five gangs and became the largest pirate group in the Pearl River Estuary, with countless warships and 30,000 troops.
Sister-in-law Zheng was also a little dizzy from the fall.
But now she is thinking very clearly.
You can't beat him for sure.
escape?
At the speed of the Ming warships and the speed of sinking the pirates' warships.
Even if they had more than a hundred ships, they wouldn't be able to run very far before they would be overtaken and then sunk.
therefore...
The only option now is to surrender1
"surrender!!"
Sister-in-law Zheng took a deep breath.
"Send the signal and lower the sails!!"
"The Ming Dynasty has returned eastward, and it's time to hire people! Our Xu family's heroes belong to him, and there's no way he won't take them!"
Sister-in-law Zheng said loudly.
The other pirates did not hesitate when they heard this.
In front of life, no one cares about anything else.
Each ship lowered its sails and hoisted white flags.
On Zheng Yi's ship.
The pirates from the Red Flag Gang looked at Zheng Yisao.
"Sister-in-law Long, will King Ming hold us accountable?"
someone asked.
Sister-in-law Zheng shook her head when she heard this: "Just pass the responsibility on to the head of the family. Someone, come and get the rope!"
"rope?"
Sister-in-law Zheng stood up and opened her arms. Even the loose robe could not hide her graceful figure.
"Tie me up and take me to King Ming's ship..."
"Tie it up tight!"
...........
"Your Majesty, all the Dutchmen on the sea have been arrested..."
Luo Fangbo hurriedly returned to Zhu Daohua's ship with the clan leaders and leaders of the Lanfang clan. He was about to kneel down when Zhu Daohua helped him up.
"Luo Tongzhi, I am not the emperor of the Tatars. I don't like the practice of kneeling and worshiping. From now on, I can just stand and bow my hands in salute, and sit down and reply."
Zhu Daohua asked someone to bring a stool over, acting like a polite corporal.
This Luo Fangbo is undoubtedly a heroic figure here in Nanyang.
It is possible that various forces in Nanyang are intertwined and the relationships are complicated. Moreover, the Lanfang country was built when the Chinese were scattered and suppressed by the Dutch.
Such a person is very capable.
At least it was much better than the Han scribes around Qianlong who had passed the Eight-Part-Article Examination - those bureaucrats also needed to be better than Luo Fangbo in their ability to seek promotion.
But it depends on the ability to do practical work.
I am afraid that few people can compare with Luo Fangbo.
What's more, Zhu Daohua is currently extremely short of people.
Especially those who lack the ability to do things.
"Everyone, take a seat."
Zhu Daohua smiled again and said to Ye Daoqi, Chen Dexian and other Lanfang leaders.
A few people sat down somewhat unaccustomedly.
They are not ordinary people with little knowledge.
The Qing Dynasty implemented a one-stop trade policy.
These people met with the Guangdong Customs Supervisor when they went to Guangzhou.
The Guangdong Customs Supervision is a temporary assignment sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to supervise the Guangdong Customs, the "Emperor's Southern Treasury", on behalf of the emperor.
Although the official position is not big.
But the status is quite high.
In particular, almost all customs supervision in Guangdong is held by Manchus.
Here in Guangdong, the status of Guangdong Customs supervision is only under the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, the general of Guangzhou, and the governor of Guangdong.
Even often.
Even the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi does not dare to offend the Guangdong Customs Supervision.
Because he can be sent to do this mission.
Basically, the emperor's closest officials.
I came here to look at the money bag of the Qing emperor...
No one dares to offend.
As members of the Lanfang family, they had only seen the supervision of Guangdong Customs from a distance by following the boss of Thirteenth Line.
A few people couldn't even get in, so they just knelt and obeyed outside the door.
Even a Guangdong customs supervisor is like this.
One can imagine what happened to the Tatar emperor.
Now, Lord Ming Wang, is not acting like that at all.
Very approachable.
Luo Fangbo became more and more convinced that His Highness Prince Ming must be the leader of the Nanyang Chinese. Under his leadership, the Nanyang Chinese would not be bullied by the Westerners.
He sorted it out and then presented a volume in his hand.
"Your Majesty, rough statistics of the rescued Dutch include 2,144 sailors, 322 lieutenant-level officers, and 46 school-level officers... In addition, the Dutch Governor of Batavia, Kreutz, was found. But I’ve probably been in the water for a long time, and I haven’t woken up yet..."
Zhu Daohua flipped through the records in the booklet.
He nodded with satisfaction: "Well done.... These Dutch people are of use to me."
I just wanted to give you a few compliments.
I just heard someone coming to report from outside.
"Your Majesty, the pirates of the Xu family have surrendered. Their leader Zheng Yi fell into the sea and died. Now the leader of the pirates of the Xu family is Zheng Shi, Zheng Yi's wife. Now Zheng Shi has tied herself up and came to accept the crime."
"Bring it up!"
Zhu Daohua put down his account book, and then motioned to Luo Fangbo and others to stand aside.
Right now.
A young woman tied up with ropes walked in.
Zhu Daohua couldn't help but was slightly stunned when he saw the rope passing between the two bears.
Who tied this.
The binding was too immodest.
