I have to say that the city of Relanje was built as a military castle from the beginning, and it is indeed quite strong.
However, although the Ming army's rifled red cannons were slow to load, they were numerous in number. Even if one shot was fired per minute, the number would increase and the city of Relanja would be bombarded a lot of times.
Even though the city of Relanja was very strong, it was still pocked with holes. The buildings on the top of the city, such as the governor's office, were blown down, not to mention that the city gates that were being taken care of were naturally blasted with holes.
More importantly, because of the range, the Dutch were basically passively beaten, which was very damaging to morale.
Before they could even breathe a sigh of relief after being hit with disgrace by iron bullets, they were immediately dumbfounded when they saw the situation outside the city.
I saw more than 3,000 Dutch sailors who surrendered yesterday being tied up and taken up by the Ming army.
It is possible that this Ming army had been to the Liaodong battlefield and had seen the chariot carriages used by Jianlu for protection. At this time, the Ming army used a group of several Dutchmen to tie them in front of the chariot carriages. Covering the Ming Dynasty Fusiliers, they began to attack the city.
For Zheng Chenggong, the method he came up with could reduce the casualties of his soldiers and demoralize the enemies in the city, so it was a good strategy.
Group after group of Ming army soldiers began to slowly approach the city of Relanja.
In the front line, there was a Zheng family member who could speak Dutch and shouted loudly: "The commander-in-chief has ordered us to surrender immediately and unconditionally, otherwise we will attack the city immediately and kill without mercy!"
At this time, there were actually only about 2,000 soldiers in the city of Relanje, not as many as the Dutch sailors who surrendered at the top of the city.
They were all people who came from thousands of miles away. Even though they usually treated the natives with contempt, they were members of the same clan after all, so they were a little overwhelmed for a moment.
So, they all looked at their Lord Governor to see what he had to say.
Caron was also dumbfounded! I didn’t expect that the Ming army had this trick!
In fact, he understood very well that the annihilation of the fleet had already declared that the city of Relanje could not be defended.
The previous shelling conveyed a very clear meaning, that is, the Ming army's artillery was far better than theirs. Even if they did not want to surrender, the shelling alone could destroy the city of Relanja as long as the number of bombardments was large. of.
This means that even if Caron does not surrender, sooner or later, the city of Relanja will definitely fall.
The Ming army also said just now that if they don't surrender and attack the city, they will be killed without mercy.
With this in mind, Kalon asked someone to shout loudly: "Dear General Ming, if we surrender, can you let us go back?"
If that could be the case, that would be the best.
Including the Dutch on the city, everyone prayed in their hearts that the Ming army would agree.
They joined the East India Company, although they could be described as outlaws. However, their main purpose is to seek money. If they can avoid death, who would want to die?
Even those who think they are brave and don't care if they die outside. But when it comes to death, how many people really don’t care?
In the original history, the Dutch governor-general had to surrender in the end, and received permission to return to Batavia with more than 500 remaining soldiers.
Kalon's words reached Zheng Chenggong. When he heard this, he immediately sneered and said: "These Western barbarians are here to burn, kill, loot and show off their power. It's really a beautiful idea to let them go back if they can't be defeated!"
This time was not like what happened in the original history. Zheng Chenggong had no way to deal with the city of Relanja, and only relied on a long siege to force the Dutch to surrender. At that time, he also wanted to end the fight early. Because he never expected to fight for a long time from the beginning, there was not enough food and grass.
But this time, Zheng Chenggong was very confident and there was no need to agree to any request from the Dutch in the city.
So, the Ming army immediately replied: "Repeat, surrender unconditionally! Otherwise, once the siege begins, we will kill without mercy!"
Hearing this, Caron couldn't help but be very disappointed.
To surrender unconditionally means to be at the mercy of the Ming army. Although it was better than killing without mercy, he was still afraid!
However, he immediately comforted himself. The Ming army did not pretend to agree to the conditions he proposed. It was obvious that they valued their promises. Although they did not agree to the conditions just now, they clearly knew that there was still a big difference between unconditional surrender and killing without mercy. The Ming army insisted on saying it separately, which showed that they did not want to kill anyone.
But despite thinking this way, Caron was still worried about himself. Therefore, even if he comforted himself, it would be difficult for him to make up his mind to surrender for a while.
While hesitating, the sweat on his forehead flowed down.
When the Dutch sailors outside the city saw that the city did not agree, thinking that if the war was about to begin, they would die in the hands of their own people, they all panicked and shouted in Dutch.
"The Ming army is too powerful. If you can't defeat them, don't fight!"
"Let's surrender together, maybe we can still survive, maybe we still have a chance to go back!"
"Stop fighting. Do you still think you can hold on?"
"Let me tell you, the Ming army's artillery is too powerful, and they are rich people. If they bombard you for a day, what will this city be like?"
"Please, surrender, I still want to go back to Amsterdam!"
"..."
When these Dutch sailors shouted so loudly, the Dutch guards on the city wall became even more frightened and desperate.
They all looked at their governor and saw that he was still hesitant. They immediately thought that in fact, the governor had no intention of resisting resolutely!
As a result, their minds became more active.
Zheng Hongkui outside the city saw the expressions of the Dutch defenders on the top of the city through binoculars. He immediately curled up his lips with a sneer, and then suggested to Zheng Chenggong: "I feel like letting the Class A fusiliers shoot him once. These red barbarians Will surrender!"
The so-called Class A fusiliers are actually rifled fusiliers. Because musket shooting assesses Class A, they are assigned to use rifled fusiliers.
Zheng Chenggong also observed the panic of the people on the city through the telescope. When he heard what he said, he nodded immediately and passed on the military order.
As a result, the troops on the front line began to advance again.
Seeing the Ming army's siege troops moving, the Dutch on the city suddenly became even more panicked.
They quickly looked at Kalon with expectation, only to find that their Governor still didn't say a word, just sitting there in a daze.
Suddenly, someone couldn't help it anymore. After a while, there will be a fight, and once the city is broken, there will be no mercy. The most important thing is that they feel that it is impossible to defend the city of Relanja!
So, suddenly, a Dutch guard dropped his flintlock gun from the top of the city and shouted: "I surrender, I surrender!"
Some people took the lead, while others were still hesitating, but more people dropped their flintlock guns and shouted loudly: "I surrender, I surrender too!"
This situation made Caron come back to his senses from a daze, and he was immediately dumbfounded. He understood that the situation was over!
Similarly, the emergence of this situation also surprised Zheng Chenggong and others. Before the rifled flintlock gun showed its power, the Dutch on the city wall could no longer hold on and surrendered!
When the tied Dutch sailors saw it, they all breathed a sigh of relief and loudly praised the defenders on the city.
"That's great, we don't want war!"
"You guys are awesome, maybe we can go home!"
“Brother, I’ll treat you to a drink later!”
"..."
Under the general trend, the city of Relanja finally surrendered unconditionally on the second day of the battle to attack Dajuan without firing a shot.
Originally, in history, Zheng Chenggong attacked and recovered Dajuan. Although the number of Dutchmen was smaller, it took nearly nine months to end the battle, and his side also suffered a lot of losses.
However, this time, because Zheng Chenggong was familiar with the characteristics of the Dutch army and had more advanced steam paddle-wheel warships, and most importantly, they were equipped with rifled red barbarian cannons, they overwhelmingly won the victory with their large numbers. victory in this war.
Apart from a small number of Ming army soldiers who were injured and killed by shelling during the naval battle between the two sides, there were almost no other casualties. The losses in this battle were very low. With the Ming army's advantage so obvious, it was the second time Zheng Chenggong defeated the Jianlu Navy.
Until the afternoon, the Ming army officers and soldiers all accepted the surrender of the Dutch in the city of Relanje, and completely controlled the city of Relanje. The Ming army flag fluttered in the wind on the top of the city.
The Dutch Governor-General Carlon was escorted in front of Zheng Chenggong. He immediately flattered Zheng Chenggong and said with a smile: "This General Zheng is so young but so accomplished. He must have a bright future and will definitely win." The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty placed great emphasis on his subordinates, and the villain treated the adults like gods. That is something I really admire..."
He had been a Kapitan in the Japanese country for so many years, and he had been around for more than twenty years. Of course, it was not for nothing. He just picked up the words that Eastern people liked to hear, and flattered Zheng Chenggong as if he didn't pay for it.
However, no matter how much he talked, it was useless. Zheng Chenggong sneered and said, "That's a lot of nonsense. Keep it under arrest and we will escort him to Beijing tomorrow."
Cuaron was dumbfounded, and all the emotional talk was in vain. He was unwilling to do so, but he couldn't help it, so he was taken away by the soldiers of the Ming army.
After the war to recover the majority was over, Zheng Chenggong immediately wrote a report of his victory and sent it to the capital together with the Dutch leader.
At the same time, ordinary Dutch soldiers were not killed without mercy. Instead, they just used them as laborers to continue to expand the city of Relanja.
According to the wishes of the Duke, a county will be established in Dayuan in the future and a navy will be stationed there. The current size of Relanja City is simply not enough.
What's interesting is that after the labor force for the expansion of the city of Jelanja was replaced by the Dutch, the supervisors became Wang Gui and others.
In just a few days, the identities of both parties have changed, which is really touching.
After witnessing this battle, Wang Gui and the others had never had more confidence in the imperial army. Not only did they write a book of ten thousand people with their blood, they also became very active in doing what the imperial court ordered them to do.
