1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 255 Another Ultimatum! (two)
"Mr. Karamet, on the pier, several ships from Hanzhou seem to be preparing to evacuate." A businessman from the Dutch East India Company reported to Senard Karamet.

"Oh, the people in Hanzhou are about to evacuate?" Senad Karamet was overjoyed when he heard this, "So, Hanzhou is planning to give up Dili City!"

"However, their troops in the city are still stationed in the city walls and barracks, and there seems to be no sign of withdrawing." The businessman said.

"How many Hanzhou troops are there in the city?"

"It is roughly estimated that there are more than 400 people."

"No one evacuated?"

"Yes, Mr. Karamet. None of their soldiers were evacuated."

Logically speaking, today is the last day for the ultimatum.If Hanzhou wants to hand over Dili City, then they will inevitably evacuate some of the garrison soldiers, and only need to leave a few people here to hand over to the Dutch.

But they were preparing to withdraw all the ships, but left all the soldiers behind.Could it be that Han Zhou wanted to...

"They want to defend Dili City by force! They want to reject our Dutch ultimatum! They... want to start a war with our East India Company!" Senard Karamet said softly.

"So, Mr. Caramet, what do we need to do?"

"Immediately go to the pier, take a boat to the port of Dili, report to the fleet staying there, and immediately blockade the city of Dili!" Senad Karamet said loudly.

"As you order, Mr. Karamet." The businessman hurried out of the room, ready to head out of the city to the pier.

However, in less than 5 minutes, he returned to the room.

"Mr. Karamet, I think we may not be able to leave the city now. Hanzhou soldiers have blocked our residence. We are temporarily trapped in Dili City!"

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Batavia, restaurant store.

"Treasurer Ma, you have a lot to do with the upper echelons of the Sultan Kingdom, Wandan and Matalan, right?" Kong Jiliang wiped his mouth, and finally changed the topic to the purpose of the meeting.

"Well, I have some contact with some officials of these two kingdoms. Why, are you planning to contact them for some business?" Ma Huaiyu looked at Kong Jiliang and knew that he belonged to the Hanzhou military.Unlike their leader Hu Tong, there are still many business affairs.He asked himself to come here, it must be to target a certain force and need to make special arrangements.

"Ask these two Sultan kingdoms, do they need military weapons?" Kong Jiliang said, "Or, you can ask them if they are interested in recovering the land they lost."

"Oh?" Ma Huaiyu was startled, and looked at Kong Jiliang. Could it be that Han Zhou was about to clash with the Dutch as the rumors said?

"Aren't you worried about the blame from the Dutch?" Ma Huaiyu asked tentatively.

"I used to be worried." Kong Jiliang shook his head. "Now, there is no need to worry. As long as the two kingdoms can exchange things, gold, silver, women, even livestock, and grain, they can all be purchased from Hanzhou." Weapons."

"There are no restrictions?"

In the past, Hanzhou had certain restrictions on the sale of arms. Cannons weighing more than 12 pounds were not sold, and even guns were rarely sold. Most of them were swords and spears, as well as leather armor (kangaroo skin, crocodile skin) and Plate.

"no limit."

"You Hanzhou really want to start a war with the Dutch?"

"I don't know." Kong Jiliang said, "It depends on the Dutch!"

"The Dutch are indeed too domineering. They seem to have offended everyone in the South Seas. The Spaniards, the Portuguese, the Kingdom of Banten, the Kingdom of Mataland, the Kingdom of Aceh, the Kingdom of Banjar..., now, it seems There is a conflict with your Hanzhou again. We should unite and teach the Dutch a profound lesson!" Ma Huaiyu said excitedly.

"The Dutch are too self-righteous. They want to control everything." Kong Jiliang nodded and said, "Maybe in the end, they can't control anything."

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"Old Su, do you think Hanzhou will hand over Dili City to the Dutch in the end?" Batavia asked worriedly.

"In terms of strength, Hanzhou can't fight against the Dutch at all." Su Minggang said: "It will take at least ten years for them to have the capital to fight against the Dutch. I think they will finally hand over the city of Dili to the Dutch .”

"What if Cao Xiong doesn't want to?"

"No." Su Minggang shook his head, "Although Cao Xiong is the commander-in-chief, Hanzhou's current strength is not enough. Someone should persuade him to be patient."

"What if Hanzhou rejects the Dutch?" Lin Liu continued to ask, "If the Dutch are going to fight Hanzhou, what should we do?"

Su Minggang was silent, yes, what if Han Zhou lost his mind and got into a fight with the Dutch?Batavian Chinese merchants have set up several workshops and trading companies in Hanzhou, invested a lot of money and manpower, and many interests have been intertwined.The Dutch see everything in their eyes.At that time, will these Chinese businessmen be wiped out because of the war with Hanzhou?

Faced with this situation, many Chinese businessmen cannot leave Batavia to avoid disaster in Hanzhou.Not to mention a short period of time, Batavia's industry and wealth cannot be transferred.Even when they arrived in Hanzhou, if they were defeated by the Dutch or even swallowed up, wouldn't they be in vain.

"Call all the Chinese merchants, collect some money,... let's go to the city hall."

"Will the Dutch accept us?"

"In Batavia, someone always needs someone to open a shop, someone needs to work, someone needs to plant the land for them, and someone needs to pay them taxes." Su Minggang said heavily: "Except for us Ming people, what can those native people provide to the Dutch?" ?”

"Hey!" Sixth Brother Lin sighed heavily, "If the Dutch and Han Zhou really fight, I hope Han Zhou can win."

"Hanzhou won, but our life will be easier." Su Minggang also sighed slightly, "But Hanzhou is too weak at this time. They can't beat the Dutch at sea."

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"Colonel Van Dijk, the Spaniard's conditions are extremely unreasonable, and we must reject them." Anthony Van Daiman, governor of the Dutch East India Company, said: "The exchange of prisoners must be carried out one-on-one. If there are more people, they should pay Certain ransom."

Recently, the Spanish colonial government of the Philippines and the Dutch colonial government of Batavia have been negotiating for more than a month on the exchange of prisoners.Moreover, the Spaniards sent representatives to Batavia to check on their Spanish prisoners.

"As for the Spaniards captured by Hanzhou last year, they should talk to Hanzhou themselves, and we don't want to get involved." Governor Daiman continued: "I know this may hurt the self-esteem of the Spaniards. However, Who let them be defeated by the Hanzhou people!"

"Oh, by the way, the negotiation with Han Zhou on the ownership of Dili City is about to come to fruition. Your Fleet Command needs to arrange ships to transport supplies and personnel to supplement Dili City. Presumably, everything in the city They were all evacuated by Hanzhou."

"..." Colonel Aryan Van Dijk hesitated for a moment, and then said: "My lord governor, if Hanzhou rejects our conditions, how should we respond?"

"Reject us?" Governor Daiman was taken aback when he heard the words, "They dare not reject us, don't they?"

However, seeing Colonel Aryan Van Dijk's worried eyes, he couldn't help feeling tense, "If Hanzhou rejects our conditions, it means that they will face our complete blockade and... war."

Walked a few steps back and forth in the room, then stood still, and said decisively: "If Hanzhou rejects us, it means that they have great ambitions, and they are a real threat to us. For such an unruly force , we must deal them the heaviest blow."

"Prepare a follow-up support fleet. If Hanzhou clearly refuses to hand over Dili City, you will jointly attack Dili City with the fleet that arrived earlier! Finally, completely block all routes in and out of Hanzhou, and intercept all Hanzhou ships at sea."

"Obey, Governor!" Colonel Aryan Van Dijk had mixed feelings in his heart. Are we and Hanzhou about to enter a state of war? ——
"On behalf of the Hanzhou Commander's Mansion, I will formally reply to your ultimatum from the Dutch East India Company." Xu Chuanxing stood in front of the Dutch delegation with a serious face, "We do not agree to your conditions. This city of Dili, we I won’t give it to you. If you want it, come and grab it.”

In fact, Senad Kalamet didn’t need to wait for the interpreter, he already knew that these Hanzhou military officers who came to meet them were here to reject their ultimatum.As for the deputy commander of Hanzhou who negotiated with him here a few days ago, he probably left Dili City by boat.

"I have to tell you with regret." Senad Kalamet said with a livid face: "You Hanzhou chose the most unwise decision, and this decision will bring extremely serious consequences to your Hanzhou. You guys will definitely regret this stupid decision!"

"Hey!" Xu Chuanxing laughed disdainfully, "Isn't it just a war, I'm not afraid! If you have the guts, bring someone over here, we'll wait for you here!"

Seeing the Dutch negotiating delegation leaving aggressively, Xu Chuanxing turned his head to look at several marine officers and the small captain of the township barracks around him, and grinned.

"Brothers, we are here, but we will fight to the death! Is there anything to be afraid of?"

"I'm afraid!" said an officer of the Marine Corps, "I'm going to let the Dutch red-haired ghosts bleed like rivers here!"

"I'm afraid of starving to death, I don't care about other deaths!"

"Damn it! Our city is well-defended here, there is no shortage of artillery and guns, and there are enough supplies for seven or eight months. How can the Dutch red-haired ghost do anything to us in a short time!" Qi Dalu said.

"Mainland is right!" Xu Chuanxing said, "Besides besieging us, the Dutch probably can't do anything to us. Now, everyone should do things according to the division of labor and arrangement of the previous few days."

(End of this chapter)