Suddenly, the Dutch in Batavia lost their pressure and fell into a sea of carnival.
Su Minggang and others held banners in front of the Governor's Palace, but it was still useless and they were driven away by the Dutch with sticks.
At this time, Su Minggang couldn't figure it out. It was written clearly in Dutch characters. Why was he still treated like this?
Dutch, what do you want to do?
Some young people were desperate. The Dutch did not give them any way to survive. They just wanted to keep them here and bully them until they died.
Just when they were about to suggest that they should fight again, they saw the Dutch carnival and learned that another Dutch warship had arrived. Suddenly, each of them felt as if a plate of cold water had been poured on their heads: How could they resist!
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In the Governor's Palace, the Dutch leaders, big and small, gathered together and shouted in front of Governor Anthony.
"Your Majesty the Governor, the time for frustration has passed. It's time for us to counterattack!"
"That's right, Your Majesty the Governor, the profits from the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty are incomparable to those from selling any goods!"
"We need to let these eastern monkeys know that it's not that we can't defeat them, it's just because they are too far away from our homeland!"
"That's right, they are just close, there are many people, and there are many boats!"
"If you ask me, let's just break into the Ming Dynasty. Shouldn't we go up the coast and be closest to the capital of the Ming Dynasty? Let's land from there and capture their dog emperor!"
"That's right, turning the Ming Kingdom directly into a colony of our Dutch would be better than Batavia!"
"..."
Anthony also listened with a smile. He showed no gentlemanly manners to their yelling and didn't care at all. In fact, at this time, he was also filled with joy.
This Batavia also devoted his efforts. It can even be said that under the previous generation of governors, he did not make much money and all was spent on building Batavia.
During his reign, Batavia was being built for several years. After finally building almost the same area and starting to export a lot of money to his country, how could he be willing to be beaten back by the Ming army!
Now, the port of Batavia is full of Dutch ships. Even if the Ming Dynasty's smoking warships are more powerful, Anthony will not be afraid anymore.
After enjoying a period of joy, he clapped his hands and signaled his men to be quiet. Then he regained his serious expression and said to his men: "I have to admit that the warships and artillery of the Ming Dynasty are indeed more powerful than before. It can even be said that , it is also more powerful than our warships and artillery. But fortunately there are not many such smoking warships. Therefore, now that we have the majority of warships, we can defeat the Ming Navy with more warships and fewer warships!"
After a pause, before his men could get excited, he immediately added: "In order to minimize losses, we must come up with a plan to lure the Ming Navy in Luzon into being fooled, and kill the Ming Navy there first. .”
After hearing what he said, some of his subordinates felt that their Governor was too cautious, so couldn't they just attack him?
But on the surface, they all flattered him.
One thing they also admitted was that their governor Anthony was a man of great wisdom and could convince everyone.
There was a lot of excitement in the Governor's Mansion. Suddenly, the "dang-dang-dang-dang" alarm gong sounded.
When these Dutch people heard this, they were stunned for a while.
The alarm gong in Batavia only sounded more than ten years ago. At that time, it was the local indigenous king who led an army of 100,000 people to attack Batavia. But now, the indigenous country has been defeated, and the king who led the attack is finished.
The sound of the police gong, which I had not heard for so many years, was really unexpected.
When they came back to their senses, they immediately realized that it was probably the navy of the Ming Kingdom calling.
Because they are worried about this and have been worried about it for several years.
If they knew that the Ming Navy was calling before the reinforcements arrived, they would definitely be worried. But now, after they came back to their senses, they were all extremely excited.
Sure enough, someone soon came to report to Anthony that the Ming Navy had appeared on the sea and was coming this way.
Upon hearing the news, all the Dutch leaders present shouted for a fight.
"Your Majesty the Governor, please quickly give the order to kill all the invading Ming Navy!"
"Just when I was thinking about killing them, they actually showed up at my door!"
"Kill all the Eastern Monkeys!"
"..."
Antony did not hesitate and immediately ordered all the warships in the port to go to sea to fight.
The Ming Dynasty only had a small number of smoking warships that were not afraid of the wind direction. In addition to moving quickly, most of the warships were lucky ships. In terms of the maneuverability of the warships, they were no match for the sailing warships. On the vast sea, sail warships can exert their greatest advantages and offset the advantages of Ming Dynasty artillery.
After the order was issued, these Dutch leaders, large and small, rushed out of the Governor's Mansion and rushed to teach the invading Ming Navy a lesson.
Anthony himself rushed to the city on the sea side of Batavia to watch the battle. At the same time, he certainly did not forget to impose martial law in Batavia.
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When they heard the sound of the police gong, everyone in Batavia was very surprised.
Haven't the natives been defeated for several years? Why are they suddenly attacked again?
Most of them think so. The older ones had all participated in that war.
But now, Batavia was the strongest here and was attacked again, which surprised them.
However, no matter how much they thought about it, they never thought that the imperial army would come. When everyone was wondering, martial law came and everyone was driven away and were not allowed to leave their residences.
So, they could only guess at the gathering place, what on earth is going on?
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After Anthony arrived at the top of the city, he immediately used a telescope to observe the enemy's situation.
Sure enough, the warships of the Ming Navy arrived. The first impression was that the number of warships of the Ming Navy was not as many as expected.
All along, in the east, Ming warships fought with their numbers. This time the number was not as large as expected, so Anthony breathed a sigh of relief.
However, when he took a closer look at the situation of the Qingming Navy, he was suddenly shocked again.
Because the first time he saw it, he was attracted by a Ming Dynasty warship.
This warship is really too big, even if you don't want to attract attention. Moreover, under the sunlight, it reflects the metallic luster. It is very likely that this huge warship is still made of iron!
How could the Ming Dynasty have such warships?
Anthony's heart suddenly sank.
Not only that, he immediately discovered that although the invading Ming warships, including this "Big Mac", were less than eighty in total, the key to the problem was that these eighty ships Warships all have a strange chimney. This means that these warships are all smoking warships.
Sure enough, when Anthony was thinking about this, the Ming Navy should have seen the Dutch fleet going out to sea to fight, and those Ming warships began to smoke one after another. Even the "Big Mac" started to smoke.
At this moment, he was really frightened.
According to the information he had, during the previous Battle of Daguan, the Ming Dynasty had only four such smoking warships, and it seemed that they had not heard of many more when they attacked Luzon. But in just a few years, it has turned into a smoking warship?
The financial and material resources of the Ming Dynasty immediately shocked Anthony!
The other Dutch, who knew the power of the smoking warships, followed suit and were dumbfounded. As for those Dutch warships that had just arrived in Southeast Asia, they really didn't care at all and even greeted them excitedly.
As for such a large armored warship, it must be very heavy and bulky, and the elephants will be killed by ants.
Anthony on the top of the city no longer felt the joy of the arrival of reinforcements, and watched the decisive battle of warships at sea with trepidation.
God bless, the warships of the Ming Dynasty are not as powerful as the legend says, they just rely on the number of ships.
"Boom boom boom..."
With the roar of cannons, the Battle of Batavia began.
The Dutch had no way to retreat, so they threw almost all their warships into the battlefield at once, hoping to win the battle with more and less.
However, it is possible that their god did not follow them to the east and bless them.
Not long after the war started, the situation of the naval battle quickly became clear.
The huge iron-clad warship of the Ming Dynasty was very conspicuous. It can be said that it ignored the Dutch warships and not only bombarded the Dutch warships with the fierce artillery on board, but even directly rammed the Dutch warships, tearing the Dutch warships into seven pieces. Bits and pieces. Like a fierce lion, it rushes into the flock of sheep and kills them wantonly.
Even if the Dutch warships hit this "Big Mac", they would basically just make big holes in the hull, denting the parts hit by the iron bullets.
However, if the masts on the ship are hit, they will still be damaged. But even so, this Ming warship still moved freely.
The Dutch were also sea coachmen after all, and they soon discovered that the power of the Ming army's smoking warships mainly came from the paddle wheels on both sides of the hull.
Although it is protected by armor, it can still be destroyed if bombarded at close range.
However, although they were aware of this, there was no way to achieve it.
Next to this "Big Mac", there are also other Ming warships covering it. It can be said that the warships of the Ming Dynasty were combat tactics developed around the "Big Mac" warships. With the support, it is even more difficult to hit the vital point.
Less than half an hour after the battle started, Anthony on the top of the city became desperate. He was an admiral, so he could tell at a glance what the outcome would be!
It's really a pity that I thought that if reinforcements came, I could fight the Ming army, but this is what happened.
So, he quickly raised a flag and ordered the Dutch warships to retreat. At the same time, he quickly gave orders to the Dutch around him.
No matter what, perhaps this is the only way to deal with the Ming army.
