Although he came to a conclusion that seemed to be correct, Su Minggang still found it a bit hard to believe it. To him, it really felt like the sun was coming out of the west.
Su Quanquan, who was standing next to him, knew some Dutch and just understood their conversation. He didn't have many previous impressions of the Ming Dynasty, so he was extremely happy and immediately shouted loudly in his hometown dialect: "The imperial officers and soldiers will not ignore us. They are different from before. Really..."
When the others heard it, they couldn't help but have a glimmer of hope, and turned their heads to look over. I'm a little confused as to why Su Quanquan said this.
Anthony knew what they were doing and immediately sneered and said: "Don't be too happy too early. Unless the Ming army agrees to my request, it will be difficult for you to survive."
After he finished speaking, he ignored these Mingren and looked up at the sea.
Because he discovered that a Ming warship broke away from the fleet and came to the Batavia port. It was obvious that it was here to negotiate.
With joy in his heart, he felt that he had grasped the lifeblood of the Ming Navy. Immediately, he calmed down and waited for the Ming warship to come over.
When everyone saw the movement of the Ming Dynasty warship, they stopped moving and watched the Ming Dynasty warship getting closer and closer.
The Dutch warships that fled into the port also gave way to a sea route and stayed farther away.
This Ming warship was so bold that it ignored the Dutch warships in the port and approached this section of the Batavia city wall directly. It stopped after a short distance and then shouted loudly to the top of the city: "Both armies." Why should ordinary people be affected by war? Is this how you Western Yi people fight? If you can't defeat them, then you bully ordinary people and use them as threats?"
Anthony couldn't understand, but Su Minggang heard it. When he heard it, he knew he was from Fujian, his hometown, and he immediately became excited.
Anthony quickly asked him to translate, and he translated what the Ming army said.
When Anthony heard this, he blushed a little. After all, he was a soldier. It was really detrimental to a soldier to throw out such a thing. No, he was claiming to be a knight.
But now that the Ming army cannot be defeated, there is no other way but to use this move.
So, he asked Su Minggang to reply: "The method of war is to use all possible means. Don't talk nonsense. If you want these wise men to survive, retreat immediately!"
Anthony was a little proud. Since the navy of the Ming Dynasty cared about the lives of these people, they had no choice but to obey.
After he finished speaking, he looked to the left and right. There were four to five thousand people of the Ming Kingdom. This number was large enough and must have made the naval generals of the Ming Kingdom fearful.
But who would have expected that the Ming general on the warship heard this, but did not answer immediately. Instead, he pushed out five salvaged Dutchmen, escorted them to the bow of the ship, and gave the order to chop him down in front of Anthony. , the body was pushed off the boat and fell into the sea.
Then, he said loudly: "This is just a warning. Anyone who dares to hurt one of our Ming people will definitely pay for it with the lives of you Dutch people."
Seeing this scene, Anthony was immediately dumbfounded.
At this time, he finally woke up. After this battle, at least a thousand Dutch people fell into the sea and were captured by the Ming army. This means that the Ming army also has hostages in their hands, and they are not ordinary people. If he dared to kill these Ming people, just looking at the decisive actions of the Ming army generals, we knew that they would really kill the Dutch in revenge.
If the Ming army killed those Dutch people because he killed Ming people, he believed that his men and the families of the Dutch people who were killed would definitely put the blame on him.
what to do?
If you dare to treat them harshly and retaliate in kind, maybe all the Dutch captured by the Ming army will really die!
While he was feeling stupid, the Ming army general shouted to this side again: "Listen carefully, if you dare to hurt the people of Ming Dynasty, when the city is broken, it will be the day of massacre! No one can survive!"
When Anthony heard this, he was speechless again. He was threatened by the Ming army in turn.
Without control of the sea, Batavia will be captured by the Ming army sooner or later. As a naval admiral, he has a deep understanding of this. Is it really necessary to fight the Ming army to the death and sacrifice the lives of all Dutch people?
Moreover, the so-called fish and fish died and the net was broken, they did not die with the Ming army, but just the people of the Ming Dynasty. If such a thing spreads, his reputation in this life will definitely be ruined.
If you don't want to do this, you have to listen to the Ming army and not kill these Ming people. They even had to protect them from harm, giving the Ming army an excuse to attack the Dutch.
Su Minggang and others have never been as excited as they are today. They really didn't expect that such a ferocious and bloody word as "massacre the city" would sound so pleasant to their ears today!
At this moment, young people like Su Quanquan were excited, while old people like Su Minggang shed tears.
The imperial officers and soldiers negotiated with the Dutch on their behalf, and even threatened the Dutch, and their attitude of valuing these fugitives was beyond their expectations and made them grateful. Only then did they realize how powerful their country was and how happy they were!
In the end, Anthony did not dare to gamble with the lives of himself, his family, and all the Dutch people, so he said: "We came to the East and have no intention of becoming enemies of the Ming Empire. Can we negotiate for peace, lay down our weapons, no war, and just do business? "
After hearing this, the general of the Ming army couldn't help but sneered and said: "It's better to say it than to sing it. When you come here, you don't want to steal my Ming Dynasty's property, but you just can't beat me Ming Dynasty. That's why you say this. You really think I Ming Dynasty is easy to fool." You really think business is so easy?"
"..." Anthony was speechless again after hearing this.
Who knew that there was such a powerful country as the Ming Empire among the Easterners? If they had known earlier, they would certainly not have spoken with guns and cannons from the beginning.
In the end, Anthony had no choice but to ask directly: "Then what do you want to do?"
The Ming army was powerful and there were thousands of Dutch prisoners in their hands, leaving him with nothing to do.
"Go away! Go back to your own place!" The Ming army general shouted loudly immediately, "You are not allowed to hurt a single Ming citizen, so I will spare your life. You are not allowed to take away anything, only people and boats, get out!"
Previously, Su Minggang had negotiated with the Dutch to hand over their belongings and let them return to the Ming Dynasty. However, he didn't even see the Dutch Governor in person, so he obviously didn't agree.
Now that he heard this request from the Ming Army, he couldn't help but feel delighted and very happy in his heart!
Therefore, when Su Minggang relayed and translated these words, he was very loud, wishing that the whole world knew about it.
After hearing this, the Dutch people suddenly fell silent.
Is there any anger? Of course!
But they all came from the sea and now knew that the navy of the Ming Kingdom was not something they could shake. As a result, without control of the sea, it means that there is no foothold in the east.
What's the use of anger if you're not as strong as others? Along the way to colonization, they have seen many situations where anger is of no use.
Besides, they came to the East to seek wealth, not to die. Do we still need to get angry and make the Ming army raise their butcher's knives?
They were silent when they suddenly saw a flag waving on the largest Ming warship.
After a while, the Ming army general here shouted again: "You have to leave within six days, and you are not allowed to hurt any of the people, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences."
Then, at his command, all the remaining Dutchmen on the ship were pushed off the ship. But since I know how to swim, I just flopped in the water, and it didn’t matter for a while.
"Also, if you take the matter of threatening the people of Daming, you will definitely report it to the emperor. How to deal with it is up to the Holy Spirit!"
The meaning is very clear, that is, Ming Dynasty will retain the power to pursue accountability afterwards.
After the Ming army general finished speaking, he turned around and left, regardless of what the Dutch would ultimately choose.
Subsequently, the Ming Navy warships pushed all the Dutch prisoners into the sea. After that, he walked away and disappeared into the distant sea.
During this process, except for the Dutch who went to get those prisoners, everyone else watched the Ming Navy go away in silence. Of course, even though Akito was silent, he was still very excited, so he could only express his excitement by shouting loudly.
After a long time, the men next to Anthony asked him: "Your Majesty the Governor, what should we do?"
After hearing this, Anthony let out a long sigh and said, "I can still do this, but I can't stay in this place anymore."
It is too far away from the country, and it is impossible to receive reinforcements in the future. Even if there are reinforcements, they may not be able to win.
However, these Dutch people have never been so aggrieved. They are definitely unwilling to accept it. Therefore, the subordinate rolled his eyes and said: "How about we kill all these Ming people and then leave?"
When Anthony heard this, he immediately shouted angrily: "Put away your stupidity. If the Ming army dares to return the prisoners to us, then we will have the confidence to catch them again. Do you want to suffer revenge from the Ming army? Or, can you do it in the Ming army?" Escaped from being pursued?"
After scolding him, he said to Su Minggang with a smile on his face: "I'm really sorry. I was confused for a moment and made you feel wronged."
As he spoke, he immediately ordered not only to release Mingren, but also to return all their property to them. And the property in Batavia was also handed over to Akito. In addition, in order to prevent Akito from having an accident, a batch of firearms and weapons were also handed over to Akito, and the natives were expelled from Batavia.
The situation suddenly reversed. Everyone knew that this was not because the Dutch had good intentions, but because the Ming Dynasty had become stronger!
"Long live the Ming Dynasty!"
"Long live the Emperor!"
"..."
The people of Ming Dynasty, no matter men, women, old or young, all cried excitedly. At this moment, they were all proud to be descendants of China.
The Dutch also acted quickly. They hurriedly boarded the ship and left this sad place within the deadline.
However, when most of their fleet left the port of Batavia, traces of the Ming Navy appeared in the distance.
