Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1273 The overall situation has been decided
The Dutch were suddenly attacked last night, and Governor Corey fled in a panic. However, the situation was chaotic at the time. A large number of Dutchmen were still fighting fiercely with the Ming army in Xicheng District. Corey did not have the opportunity to notify them all, so only a few evacuated. , There are still a large number of Dutch stranded in the fort.

These Dutch stragglers hid in warehouses and houses and fought street battles with the Ming army. The fire and gunfire in the fort lasted until the afternoon of the next day and continued.

At this time, there would still be a gunshot in the city from time to time, but then there would be continuous gunshots, until the Ming army shot and killed the Dutchman who was hiding and shooting.

The battle didn't need to be so fierce, but because the Dutch were divided into various neighborhoods, they didn't know that the governor and councilors had withdrawn, and they didn't get orders, so some diehards occupied their houses and fought against the Ming army.

Coupled with the hard labor outside the fort, after they joined the hunt for the Dutch, in order to avenge their relatives and vent their hatred in their hearts, many Dutch surrendered were killed, which made some Dutchmen who saw in the dark feel uneasy. Surrender again, but stubbornly resist.

The street fighting that lasted from last night to this time has caused a large number of casualties to the Ming army, which made the Ming army, which was relatively restrained, become red-eyed under the stimulation of the casualties of their colleagues and no longer accept surrender.

At this time, several Dutchmen who were found by the Ming army were taken to the side of the street, and they knelt down to the Ming army with their hands behind their backs. In the sound, the backs of these He Yi's heads all blossomed, and their bodies fell down.

The soldiers of the Ming army did not clean up after killing people. Xiaoqi, the leader of the team, led his men to continue searching along the street from house to house.

In the evening, the fire ignited by the granary in the city was still burning, and the thick smoke and dust spiraled up, which could be seen dozens of miles away, but the gunfire in the city finally stopped.

Under the protection of the guards, Li Dingguo walked through the streets full of corpses, stepped on the blood all over the ground, entered the Dutch Governor's Palace, and then called for deployment to discuss matters.

"Commander, all the Dutchmen in the fort are headed!" The general of the Ming army, whose armor was stained with blood, reported loudly.

As soon as the general finished speaking, Zhou Dai, Hu Sheng and others also entered the house.

Li Dingguo looked at them and said with a smile, "This time you can take down Heyi's fortress, Zhou Dai and you all have contributed a lot. I will see if I can get you a thousand households. You can wait for the reward!"

"Thank you to the commander-in-chief, but the fortress was able to be built, all the brothers did their best, the commander-in-chief commanded well, and the humble officers dare not take credit for it!" Although Zhou Dai and the others were happy, they hurriedly saluted.

Li Dingguo waved his hand, "There are clear rewards and punishments, this is the rule of Ming Dynasty, you don't have to be modest." He looked at the crowd, "Since He Yi has been wiped out, then quickly organize people to put out the fire, don't let the flames burn down other warehouses, hurry up and put out the fire." Count the supplies in the fort! And don’t kill any more prisoners!”

On the fourth day of July, the Ming army took full control of Batavia, ending decades of Dutch rule.

The material counted by the Ming army was very huge, with nearly 500 million taels of silver and materials, half of which belonged to the Ming people in Nanyang. , which drew cheers from the people of Nanyang.

Since the Ming army took Batavia and Malacca, the Dutch were completely defeated in Nanyang, and they were almost completely driven out of Nanyang. Even if the Ming Dynasty did not act, it is estimated that the Matalan Sultanate would not keep these Dutch people.

Now that the Ming Dynasty controls Malacca, Batavia, Surabaya and other cities, it is tantamount to annexing all the Dutch spheres of influence in Nanyang. As a result, it has naturally had a major impact on Nanyang.

In fact, when the Ming Dynasty captured Malacca, this influence had already been reflected. On Sumatra Island opposite Malacca, the descendants of the Feilong Kingdom established by Zhang Lian, the leader of the rebel army of the Ming Dynasty, hoped to be invited as vassals. The Aceh Kingdom also Expressed willingness to contribute.

The situation in Nanyang has undergone tremendous changes at once, but the Ming Dynasty now has many rules for vassals, and not everyone can hug their thighs.

Becoming a vassal is not only about forming a military alliance, the Ming Dynasty will also give advantages to the vassals in terms of economy and trade, but other countries obviously cannot enjoy this kind of treatment.

If the vassals of the Ming Dynasty conflict with other countries, the Ming Dynasty will gather the countries in the entire vassal state system and lead a large army to stand up for the vassals. This alone is not something ordinary countries can enjoy.

If you want to enter the vassal system of Ming Dynasty, you can't just be a cat or a dog, and it will be an era in which you can't do it if you want to be a running dog.

However, the Ming Dynasty could not reject people thousands of miles away. This would cause hostility among countries that wanted to pay tribute and would affect the trade of the Ming Dynasty. There must be a system of preparing vassals, allowing some countries to pay tribute, bringing them into the sphere of influence, and not allowing other countries to get involved, but these countries do not enjoy the advantages of the vassal state and the Ming Dynasty in trade and other aspects.

With the rise of Western powers and the prevalence of colonialism, weak and small countries can only form alliances or find backers, or they can only perish.

The vassal and tribute system of the Ming Dynasty will provide a good choice for these countries. First strive to become a country eligible for tribute, and then find a way to become a vassal. It is a military alliance that can immediately turn a low-level country into a third-rate country, or even stronger.

After taking Batavia, the next step is to change the Chinese names of Malacca and Batavia, restore the prosperity of the two places, and establish a governor's area like Champa to maintain Ming Dynasty's control over this place.

At this time, the remaining tasks of Li Dingguo and the land division in Nanyang basically only remained to maintain the stability of Malacca, Batavia, Surabaya and other places, and there were no combat tasks.

The good news from Nanyang was sent to Nanjing very soon. After Wang Yan saw it, he was overjoyed immediately. For the rest, Spain is entrenched on the small island of Sulu, although it is difficult to get rid of it suddenly, but it will only be sooner or later, and the prison country can rest assured."

This day Wang Yan was in the Yizheng Hall, after reading the detailed military report, he said with a smile: "The Nanyang War started last year, and it has been more than half a year now, and it is finally coming to an end. The booklet has also come up, how to reward, you can be generous, after all, it is said that the seizure is more than 500 million taels. We have made a profit in this battle!"

Several academicians also smiled, and Fang Fengnian stood up and saluted with a smile: "The cabinet is already discussing the matter of rewards. The prison can rest assured that the soldiers will be satisfied. In addition, the cabinet wants to reward Malacca and Badawi. Ya change your name, and please give it to me, Your Highness!"

This name has to be changed, it doesn’t make sense to use He Yi’s name again, but Wang Yan didn’t have a good idea for a while, after pondering for a while, he said with a smile: “It’s better to publish this matter in the mansion newspaper and tell the world How about calling for a name for a person of talent and learning?"

"The imperial court expanded the sea area by tens of thousands of miles. This is a matter of universal celebration. The policy of supervising the country can let the people know the prosperity of our dynasty, and let the scholars participate in it, which is to share the joy with the people. I think it is feasible!" Zhang Kentang smiled He stroked his beard and said.

This is indeed Wang Yan's little thought. If you do good deeds and great deeds, you have to leave a name.Expanding the sea and territory for thousands of miles, how can he not let the world know about his achievements, and not listen to the people's praise of him.

However, after this incident, although the discussion was heated, it was not as Wang Yan thought, there was a lot of praise for his singing skills. After entering the Kingdom of Jin, he gave up everything he had to do and went to a barren land to resort to military tactics, which was very disappointing.

Of course, this is something to say later, Wang Yan smiled immediately: "Then this matter is settled like this."

Naturally, everyone had no objections, so Chen Bangyan got up and said, "Jianguo, now that He Yi has been defeated, and the rest is the Western Yi who are entrenched in Sulu, and Master Lu is useless, can you transfer Dudu Li back to Nanjing?" Woolen cloth?"

Wang Yan thought for a while, "Li Dingguo can be transferred back, but the army will stay in Nanyang for the time being. After the naval division defeats Spain and the situation stabilizes, a batch of land divisions will be transferred back. In addition, I have an idea. The division is the main force, but sometimes it is inevitable that land issues need to be resolved. I am going to deploy an elite group from the land division. It does not take too much, about ten thousand people, and hand it over to the navy division. Do you think it is feasible? "

"For this Nanyang campaign, I dispatched 3 soldiers from the Lu division, but in reality, there is no need for such a large number of troops. If you give the Lu division a [-]-man army, then many problems can be solved by the navy. Then go to deploy Master Lu and improvise the troops, I think it is feasible!" Chen Bangyan nodded.

In this Nanyang battle, the Ming army mobilized 3 people, but as soon as the Malacca war ended, nearly 2 people returned to Guangzhou because of the weather and unacceptable conditions to train a land division for the navy that can adapt to the Nanyang climate. necessary.

The interests of Nanyang are related to the interests of the Chamber of Commerce and the Wude, so it is also related to the interests of the officials and gentry. No one will object to the proposal to strengthen the Nanyang Navy. At present, Wang Yan discussed with several people the trade of Nanyang and the vassal relationship. question.

It can be said that the confrontation between the Ming Dynasty and the West has basically won a big victory, and it will be of far-reaching significance.

The Ming Dynasty also fought against the West several times before, but it can be said that it was only a small-scale fight, but this time it is different, it can be regarded as a head-on collision, and the failure of the Dutch will inevitably have a huge impact on other Western countries .

When the Ming Dynasty and the West collided fiercely in Nanyang, in fact, on the banks of the Volga River, another collision between the East and the West also kicked off...

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