The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 536 Revenge from Batavia

In November last year, Ding Yi captured Dayuan, and Putesman and a group of Dutch people who did not want to surrender left Dayuan with their families.

After more than 40 days and many hardships, I finally came to Batavia (now Jakarta, Indonesia, which is also the headquarters of the East India Company.)
Putesman reported to the authorities the news that Dali was captured by Ming Ding Yi, and the Batavian authorities were shocked.

The overwhelming sound of scolding crazily flocked to Putesman, and many people cursed him for his incompetence.

The authorities immediately tried him and sentenced him to life imprisonment.

But Putesman brought back part of the money and used it to clear up the relationship, so he was sentenced to two years in prison, and was finally released after sitting for less than a year.

Great officers were vital to the East India Company, and they certainly could not be given up so easily.

Soon, the authorities considered taking back the senior officials by force.

They interrogated all the returned East India Company employees in isolation, and learned that this group of Ming people was different from Zheng Zhilong. They did not have many warships, but their army was very powerful.

They also consulted Putesman specifically, and Putesman said that it might be easy to defeat Ding Yi at sea, but to reoccupy Dazuan, elite infantry of around [-] to [-] is necessary.

The authorities were surprised and couldn't believe it.

Because during the peak period of the East India Company, there were only 150 employees, [-] mercenaries, [-] warships, and [-] merchant ships.

That is to say, they only have [-] troops available, and the navy has to be removed. The actual number of available troops is about [-] to [-].

How to fight this?
At one point they suspected Putesman of lying.

While they continued to interrogate the other Dutch soldiers who had returned, they sent boats to the officers.

The Dutch pretended to be businessmen from other countries, set foot on Daguan again, bought Zhao Dashan's sugar, brought other materials Zhao Dashan needed in exchange, and secretly observed the Ming army here.

It didn't take long for them to be confirmed that Zhao Dashan's soldiers and horses were well-trained, and they were definitely elite infantry at the level of the European regular army, and the soldiers and horses were no less than [-].

With [-] troops defending Tainan City, they really need more than [-] infantry to conquer it. In fact, even if they have [-] soldiers, it is impossible to take Tainan City again.

The Batavian authorities were very unwilling. On the one hand, they wanted to recapture the senior officers, and on the other hand, they did not have enough soldiers.

They are in other places, other countries have to maintain their power.

The maximum number of soldiers that can be twitched is 3000.

In the end, Clauren, who was in charge of Batavia's affairs, made a decision.

It is not necessary to storm Tainan City (Zelandia City).

When we use our powerful navy to block the big people, so that the merchant ships and warships of the Ming people cannot go out, force them to negotiate peace.

If they are unwilling to negotiate peace, we will force them to come out for a decisive battle. As long as we defeat their warships, we will have a chance to force them to surrender.

Accordingly, the Batavian authorities unanimously adopted his decision.

Not long after, they appointed the president of the local court, Cous, as the new fleet commander, and urgently transferred the main battleships from the Netherlands, including three third-class battleships.

The three Zhongdorufs and the Nar are the same as the largest third-class battleship "Braderode" in the history of the Netherlands. They have only two decks and are equipped with 59 artillery pieces.Moreover, these small number of naval guns are large-caliber 42-pound guns and 32-pound guns that can only be equipped with the first-class battleships of other navies.

Ding Yi spent a lot of money and bought the blueprint of the battleship for [-] yuan, which is this model.

Right now, the ship is still under construction in Ding Yi's Changsheng Island shipbuilding, and I don't know if it will be able to leave the port next year.

In order to safely bring these warships to Batavia at the fastest speed, the East India Company even came up with a new method. They unloaded the artillery on the first deck and placed them on two merchant ships, so as to achieve The purpose of warship weight reduction.

In addition to these three third-tier battleships, there are Leete, Vanden, Kokda, Hart, Porter, Blue, six warships, a total of nine warships, plus ten Merchant ships, a total of [-] ships, and another [-] army soldiers and six months' food, first assembled in Batavia, and then went to Dayuan.

Over the past six months, warships from the Netherlands and other parts of Europe have gathered in Batavia.

Some warships also increased the number of artillery pieces in Batavia and made modifications.

Finally, in July this year, all the staff gathered in Batavia.

On August [-]th, after a short rest, Kous led the fleet to attack the officers in a mighty manner.

From Batavia to Daxuan, if the wind is favorable, it will take about a month to arrive.

But this time Kuus was unlucky, and encountered a large section of reverse monsoon, which took almost two months to arrive.

When we arrived near Dayuan, it was already October [-]th.

Kous first sent someone to tell Zheng Zhilong that we are here to beat the big officials, not against you, and asked to borrow Penghu Island, but Zheng Zhilong flatly refused.
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Zhengfu, Quanzhou, Fujian.

Zheng Zhilong looked at his son Zheng Sen practicing sword lovingly, and was very satisfied with his current state and living environment.

As the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty, with [-] soldiers, he dominated the world, and the imperial court hardly ignored him, earning tens of millions of taels of silver every year.

Not to mention the Ming Dynasty, who in history could do what he did?
Zheng Zhilong was really satisfied. If the Manchus didn't invade, he would definitely be a obedient minister of the Ming Dynasty for the rest of his life.

It is his wish to be a rich man and enjoy life.

However, Ding Yi, his brother-killing enemy, occupies the big man opposite him.

So in the past two years, he was very conflicted. From an emotional point of view, Zheng Zhihu was his closest family member, but in this matter, it was Shi Yong who made the mistake first. Zheng Zhihu went to kill Ding Yi first, and then he was killed instead.

So he couldn't hate Ding Yi.

He really wanted to hate Ding Yi in his heart, but he couldn't seem to hate him.

It's not Ding Yi's fault.

But wouldn't he take revenge for killing his brother?
So Zheng Zhilong struggled every day for the past two years.

If it weren't for Ding Yi, he would have been very happy for the past two years.

And now, it's time to make a decision.

"Brother, they are all here." Soon, Zheng Zhibao came over and said to him.

Zheng Zhilong stepped forward and patted his son's head lightly: "Okay, let's go to study."

Zheng Chenggong was a little unhappy. He liked to study martial arts, but he didn't like to study literature, but Zheng Zhilong hoped that he would become a civil servant in the future.

"Yes, father." He obediently replied, turned around and went back to the house.

According to the original history, he was admitted as a scholar two years later, and later went to Nanjing to study.

At this moment, he is still studying hard, preparing for the exam.

Zheng Zhilong took Zheng Zhibao back to the meeting hall in the mansion, and there were already many people in the hall.

Shi Fu, Shi Daxuan (Shi Lang's father), Hong Xu, Zheng Zhiwan, Zheng Zhifeng (Zheng Hongkui) and others were all there.

At this time, most of Zheng Zhilong's subordinates were members of the Zheng family and the Shi family, which was one of the reasons why he couldn't deal with Shi Yong.

But Shi Yong has already been expelled from the Zheng residence by him, so he has no chance to participate in the current meeting.

"An official, this is a good opportunity. When the Dutch beat Ding Yi, we just sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. When the time comes, when they are both injured, they suddenly attack and wipe them all out. From now on, there will be no opponents in the four seas?" When Shi Fu met, he hurriedly opened his mouth and persuaded Zheng Zhilong to take this opportunity to kill the Dutchman and Ding Yi.

Shi Fu is the uncle of Shi Lang clan, and he followed Zheng Zhilong. Because of his bravery and strategy, he won Zheng Zhilong's appreciation and trust. .

(End of this chapter)