Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 402
I saw the Batavia rushing towards the Hongwu in spite of everything.

Shi Lang, Huang Fei, Zhang Huangyan and other Ming army generals were all taken aback, and hurriedly ordered:

"Quickly, concentrate all the naval guns and fire at the Batavia, we must sink it..."

"Yes"

"boom boom"

"Boom"

Except for the three battleships led by Huang Fei who did not move, the guns on the other battleships roared violently and began to bombard the Batavia.

Although the Batavia was partly armored, it was still a wooden sailing battleship, how could it possibly withstand the baptism of shells from Ming warships all over the sky.

Soon, the Batavia's left and right chords and the capital were severely damaged, and many parts were almost shattered by shells. The battleship was splashed with sawdust, and plunged into the deep sea water.

The battleship where Huang Fei was on was directly opposite the Hongwu, fearing that they would accidentally injure their own flagship and dare not fire, so they vented their anger on the other Dutch warships.

When the Batavia sank, the Chongzhen battleship sank another Dutch battleship. The other three Dutch battleships did not have the courage of Bolton to commit suicide, so they obediently raised the white flag and surrendered.

Anthony's face was full of pain, and he could only watch helplessly as the mast of the Batavia gradually submerged in the sea. This battleship used to be the flag of the Netherlands, but now it sank to the bottom of the sea.

He knew that the colonization of the Netherlands Empire in Asia would almost come to an end on this day. Their most powerful fleet in Asia was wiped out, and they no longer had the ability to compete with the great powers.

Zheng Chenggong looked at Anthony with disdain, and said lightly:
"Anthony, is this your mighty Armada? What a shitty sea coachman, it's completely vulnerable."

Anthony lowered his head, unable to speak a word.

He himself didn't know why the once powerful Netherlands fleet was so vulnerable to Ming warships. Is it just because the Ming army was an iron-built warship?

In naval battles between fleets, it is very difficult to completely wipe out each other, and one can escape no matter what.

In today's naval battle, none of the Dutch fleet had a chance to escape. This was due to Bolton's mistakes and the irresponsibility of the soldiers. More precisely, they were too arrogant.

If they could have discovered the encirclement of the Ming warships earlier, and if they escaped before the encirclement of the Ming warships, the Netherlands fleet would definitely not be completely wiped out.

The Ming army who boarded the Red Fan battleship soon came to report to Zheng Chenggong:
"Report to the governor, there are still more than [-] people alive on the two red-haired warships, how to deal with them, please give instructions from the governor."

"thump……"

Anthony sat down in the cabin, and he felt like he had completely collapsed.

Twelve warships and at least 800 people came to support the city of Zeelandia. Now there are only more than 30 survivors. This battle was really miserable.

Zheng Chenggong nodded, then took out a piece of paper, and after looking at it, he immediately showed a surprised expression.

"Holy Majesty's Handbook"

All the soldiers on the battleship knelt down on the ground after hearing the order from the Holy Master. Those Dutchmen looked at each other and finally knelt down like the Ming army. "

Zheng Chenggong was very satisfied with the performance of the group of red-haired ghosts who surrendered. He nodded slightly and began to read the contents of the emperor's handbook:
"The Dutch took advantage of the civil strife in Ming Dynasty to invade our Ming territory and occupy Taiwan for more than 30 years. They plundered our resources and property, oppressed and killed our Ming people. We sent Zheng Chenggong, the commander of the Ming Navy, to lead troops to recover Taiwan and expel the Netherlands from colonization." By.

And demanded that the Netherlands Empire pay 1000 million taels of silver as compensation to Daming and the people of Daming who were oppressed and killed by you. The time limit is two months. The Lan Empire declared war. "

Before Zheng Chenggong finished speaking, the soldiers of the Ming army felt their blood boil, and shouted one after another:
"Your majesty, you are so far away in the capital, yet you know that we have wiped out the Hongmaofan. Long live, long live, my emperor."

Some people may ask, why does Zheng Chenggong have the emperor's handbook?
In fact, when Zhu Youjian summoned Zheng Chenggong in Qianqing Palace, the two had already exchanged with Zhu Youjian and Zheng Chenggong about the current situation of the Ming Navy and the Taiwan issue.

Taiwan is far away from the mainland, and communication is inconvenient. In order to let Zheng Chenggong take back Taiwan, Zhu Youjian wrote a note to Zheng Chenggong.

He also told Zheng Chenggong that he was not allowed to peek at the handbook before recovering Taiwan, and that once he succeeded in recovering Taiwan, he would immediately open the note to read it.

Although very curious, Zheng Chenggong never peeked at the emperor's handbook, and finally waited for this day.

Zheng Chenggong was also very shocked when he first saw the content of the emperor's handbook.

It never occurred to him that the emperor had already made arrangements for the recovery of Taiwan.

After the generals got up, Zheng Chenggong looked at Shi Lang and asked:
"Shi Lang, how damaged is the red-haired battleship? Can it still sail at sea?"

Shi Lang hastily cupped his fists and saluted:

"Reporting to the governor, there are still two red-haired ghost battleships, one is too damaged to sail, and the other can sail to Batavia."

Zheng Chenggong:
"Okay, sink the useless warship, hand over the other warship to Anthony, and let them go back to report."

Before Zheng Chenggong could speak, Shi Lang immediately expressed his objection:

"Captain, isn't this inappropriate? We managed to catch them, why did you let the red hair go away? Doesn't that mean letting the tiger go back to the mountain? There will be endless troubles!"

Zheng Chenggong looked at Shi Lang with a half-smile and asked:

"You mean, kill them all, right? Letting them go is the emperor's decision, not my Zheng Chenggong's. Besides, if you don't let them go, what will you do with the 1000 million taels of silver? Will you give it to Shi Lang?"

Shi Lang scratched his head in embarrassment and stopped talking. Since it was the emperor's decision, there was no room for Shi Lang to object.

"Come here, send Anthony and these red-haired ghosts to their battleship together, and let them go."

"Yes"

What Zheng Chenggong said almost moved Anthony to death, including other red-haired ghosts were deeply surprised, and some even shed crocodile tears.

After being captured by the Ming army, they thought they would die, but they didn't expect to escape from death. As for how to explain to the superiors when they go back, that is something after they go back. The most important thing is to survive for the time being.

Anthony was courageous and decided to confirm again:
"Excuse me, Commander, will you really let us go? Isn't this a dream?"

What answered him was Zheng Chenggong's cold words:
"Is it a dream? You can ask your lord. This is the order of my Emperor Ming. Take him back to your king and give you a two-month deadline. Otherwise, it will mean war. Our Daming Fleet will Drive to Amsterdam."

"Great, please rest assured, the governor, we will definitely hand over the Emperor Ming's letter to His Majesty the King."

Hearing Zheng Chenggong's threatening words, although Anthony was upset, he still readily agreed.

As for when the Ming Fleet arrived in Amsterdam, Anthony believed that the Kingdom of the Netherlands would use the power of the whole country to destroy the Ming Fleet without mercy.

(End of this chapter)