Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 520 Recovering Taiwan
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"One month, within one month, I want to see the dead bodies of all the sailors on that ship! Don't try to cheat. There are 120 people on this ship, and only [-] of them are black. The rest are Dutch."

Nassau saw that although there was no detailed list of personnel on the roster, there were major members, such as the captain and first mate, and he knew that the Chinese had already investigated.

Two Dutch ships robbed Hangzhou Bay on their way to the Zhoushan Islands, and then entered the port of Zhoushan carelessly, moored at Shuangyu Port, ready to load cargo.

When Shi Lang heard the news and sent his troops to Shuangyu Port, a Dutch ship had already left. The Dutch alone will send troops to fight against the Dutch East India Company.

Nassau can’t help but feel big. China is not India. India is just a geographical term. It is torn apart. Except for the Turkic Mongols in the north and the slightly stronger Mughal Empire established by the Mongolized Turks, the small southern coastal states are basically Not the opponents of Westerners, they are used to running rampant in India.

But in China, you have to be a man with your tail between your legs. The Portuguese are a good example. They lied to live in Macau, but claimed to Westerners that Macau is their territory. They stationed a governor in Macau, usually wearing the uniform of the governor, However, once the foreigners clashed with the Chinese locals, the magistrate of Xiangshan, without further ado, took the Portuguese governor to the county government office to beat him up, and asked him to pay the people.

The governor patted his ass, and after returning to the foreigner's territory, he still pretended to be nothing, and continued to pretend to be the governor of the Portuguese Empire in China.

From the example of Portugal, it can be seen that the Westerners were wronged when they colonized China, not to mention in China, even in Japan, the situation is basically the same.

If you kill someone in India, you can continue to trade in other land states, but if you commit crimes in the ports of the Ming Dynasty, the entire coastline of the Ming Dynasty will reject you.

Therefore, the East India Company has been telling its captains, especially ships trading to the north, that they must abide by the law.

But these two captains are newcomers. They belong to the fleet of the West India Company. people, so recruiting several shipyards from West India is not a problem.

But the problem is that the captains and sailors on these two ships are coming to the East for the first time. They were used to showing off in Africa and America. Let alone looting, they just put the cannons at the door of some effects and forced them to pay. They have done everything for ransom. In their view, robbing a few Chinese villages is not a big deal.

But Nassau knows that this is a big deal. The Chinese can block the sea for hundreds of years to guard against maritime threats. Obviously, this country cares more about security than any other country in the world.

But arresting and killing hundreds of people is indeed very difficult. Nassau had to explain: "My lord, these people are some hooligans. I deeply regret this. I also apologize to Daming on behalf of the East India Company. East India The company is willing to make compensation. It is also willing to punish the crew members who committed the crime. But the sea ship has already arrived at sea, and it is difficult to find them. I hope the earl can understand."

Yang Chao snorted coldly: "Don't you Dutch people have a gentry?"

Yang Chao also felt that he had overestimated the moral standards of Westerners. To put it bluntly, this group of people was a group of nomadic bandits and pirates.

The Romans were destroyed in the Middle Ages, and Greek and Roman civilizations were destroyed. It has not been 1000 years, and the darkness of the Middle Ages has not been washed away by the waves of the age of great navigation. The countries established by Germanic, Gaul and other nations have not yet fully accepted the civilization of farming nations. Morality.

Vasco da Gama, Columbus and others are so great in the history books of later generations. For Westerners, they have indeed made indelible contributions, but for Easterners, they have brought disasters.

The original intention of these people to develop the sea route was trade, but no matter where they went, they all started with plundering.
When the Portuguese arrived in China, their looting was repulsed, and when the Dutch arrived, their looting was also repulsed. The British wanted to meet officials in Guangdong with their credentials, but they entered the Pearl River Estuary. At that time, hundreds of civilian ships were robbed, and even the source of their goods was mainly robbed.

Over a hundred years of exchanges, Portugal learned to be punished by the Daming county magistrate, the Dutch wisely accepted Zheng's rules, and the British were completely pushed out of the Eastern Ocean.

But these people occupied land, built castles one by one in India, and acted like a tyrant. Their problems have not changed at all, they just put away their minions in the waters of China.

Nassau said in embarrassment, "Those people are not gentlemen. A Dutch gentleman can't do such a thing."

Yang Chao snorted coldly: "Aren't you a gentleman, I heard that Captain Philip is still a little nobleman!"

Nassau stopped talking. The captain who did escape was a nobleman and a baron from a small town in the south of the Netherlands, which made him unable to refute.

Yang Chao said: "The governor is not negotiating with you, nor is he negotiating with you. This is an ultimatum. If I don't see these people within a month, Daming and the Dutch will automatically enter a state of war. You go back and prepare, or hand over to someone." , or war!"

Nassau said: "Uncle Zhongyi, one month is definitely not enough, please give me one year, I need to discuss with the East India Company, and I will definitely give Uncle Zhongyi a satisfactory explanation."

Yang Chao was very firm: "Just one month. In ten days, I, Da Ming, can discuss everything from north to south. One month is already because you are barbarians, and you are slow to deal with things."

Nassau is depressed, can the land compare with the sea?

Yang Chao waved his hand, and the guards immediately saw off the guests.

One month is definitely not enough, Yang Chao knew clearly in his heart that he just wanted to fight.

It is intolerable for the Dutch to occupy Taiwan. It is just that there is no good chance. Now that the Dutch have committed such a crime, they are just punishing them and taking the opportunity to drive them away.

After sending Nassau away, he immediately called Shi Lang over.

"I am going to send Sun Changfu and Zheng Yongwang's 20 troops to the south to land in Taiwan with you. You go back immediately to repair the warships. After one month, all the warships are guaranteed to be dispatched."

Shi Lang sighed: "Governor, it doesn't take 20 people. I brought a few thousand sailors to wipe out the Dutch foreign wool. There is no need for a large labor force. Come and listen to my good news."

Yang Chao scolded: "Think about my intentions carefully!"

Only now did Shi Lang think about it. He is a very talented person, and he has talent, so he immediately understood.

"Your Excellency, you mean Liaodong?"

Yang Chao nodded, landing in Taiwan, what a good opportunity to train troops, if we can transport 20 people from the south of the Yangtze River to Taiwan, then we can transport 20 people to fight in the Northeast. This kind of opportunity is not easy.

The battle against Taiwan is almost guaranteed. The Dutch only have a small number of people. It goes without saying that they can win, but the Manchu Qing can definitely build a defense of 10,000+ people in Liaodong. Therefore, it is not easy to attack Liaodong with fewer people. Zheng Chenggong landed in Shanhaiguan with 20 people, and was defeated in the end. Wasn't it because of his lack of experience? What he lost was not only military issues, but transportation and logistics issues.

So Shi Lang thought of it all at once.

A month later, there was no news from the Dutch. It is estimated that the letter from Nassau has just been delivered to the Governor of the East India Company, so there is no time to make a decision.

But Yang Chao's army started to set off, and 20 people had already gone south, resting for more than half a month.

Immediately board the ship at Xinjiangkou, and travel south in wave after wave under the escort of warships.

The main battleship led by Shi Lang has already arrived in Quanzhou, and has made an agreement with Zheng Chenggong to attack Taiwan together.

Even a Zheng Chenggong Dutchman in the later generations couldn't stop it, let alone Yang Chao's warship. The two sides fought three naval battles in January, and the Dutchman was completely defeated.

In mid-February, Yang Chao's vanguard troops landed forcibly at Luermen, while the main force landed at Heliao Port.

The role of the Zheng family is immeasurable, because they are familiar with the sea conditions in this area. It is precisely because they have spent more time operating Taiwan than the Dutch. It is just that after establishing a foothold in the mainland, Zheng Zhilong gave up his foundation in Taiwan, which is very regrettable.

At this time, the Dutch's forces were concentrated in the two castles of Taiwan City and Chikan City. Yang Chao's army cut off the connection between the two cities from Luermen, and surrounded Chikan City from Heliao Port. The Dutch had only 20 troops with [-] troops. Come, if you don't cut off their connection, they won't be able to rescue them.

Then there was a tight siege, and then fierce shelling. Yang Chao's cannons were assisted by Swedish craftsmen. The quality was no different from similar cannons in the West, but the quantity was much larger than that of the Dutch. It took only two days to make the Dutch All the cannons on the human city failed to fire, but Yang Chao did not take the opportunity to attack the city.

Then give Chikan City three days to surrender unconditionally, otherwise they will no longer accept prisoners.

The Dutch are quite kind, they didn't surrender, but three days later, Yang Chao's army launched an attack, broke through the city wall, rushed into the city, killed all the Dutch, and took the corpses back to Haining County for exhibition, so that the people of Haining Look at the government's determination to protect them.

Then the Dutch in Taiwan City became more acquainted. Under the leadership of the mercenary leader, they not only surrendered, but also signed a contract with Zheng Chenggong. This is only three hundred. The German mercenaries who know guns and cannons decided to serve Zheng Chenggong for three years. .

At this time, the negotiators of the Dutch arrived in Nanjing and formed a negotiating mission together with Nassau to stop the war with Yang Chao.

The Dutch asked Yang Chao to return to Taiwan and continue to trade with them.

Yang Chao couldn't help feeling amused, and told them that not only was he no longer trading with the Dutch, he was not only going to recover Taiwan, but he had already contacted the Zheng family, and planned to send troops to Batavia to drive the Dutch power out of the East forever and completely cut off the Dutch. A threat to the people of Ming Dynasty.

The face of the Dutch representative turned pale. It is indeed possible for Yang Chao to join forces with the Zheng family to completely drive the Dutch out of the East.

This means that the Dutch East India Company is about to go bankrupt.

(End of this chapter)