New Shun 1730

However, just as he arrived at the powder magazine, several sailors nearby who were responsible for guarding the powder magazine rushed over in unison.

Glass shouted loudly: "What are you going to do?"

The captain has the same authority as the King of France on the ship, and his hierarchy is strict. These sailors usually don't even have the courage to look at the captain.

To oppose the captain is to rebel.

Or, hanging.

Or, exile.

This is the first rule on the ship.

If he had scolded him like this in the past, some sailors would have been so frightened that they wet their pants. The captain was so angry that he was whipped at least thirty times. In the extremely hot Southeast Asia, if he was whipped thirty times, even if he did not die, he would be worse than dead within half a year.

However, a muscular sailor with tattoos on his arms knocked Glass down with one punch.

"Your Majesty Captain, we have been defeated."

"We are just salaried employees of the company. We can fight, but there is no clause in the contract that says we have to die for the company."

"If you feel that defeat is humiliating, then you can commit suicide by jumping into the sea. Or, you can commit suicide with a musket or a bayonet. Why do you want to drag us along?"

"We are just employees of the company. We have fought hard to the end and should surrender. The little money the company gave us is not enough for us to make such a great sacrifice."

The other man next to him grabbed Glass's hair, lifted his head, and hit it hard on the board of the boat, knocking Glass unconscious.

Among these sailors, there were Dutch, Javanese, and two Chinese.

Then these few people waited quietly to surrender and become prisoners.

When the sailors from Dashun attacked, the sailors from the Dutch ship threw down their weapons. Two Chinese sailors from Nanyang shouted in Minnan Mandarin: "We surrender, this is the captain. He wanted to blow up the gunpowder magazine and kill everyone, but we smashed it over. We surrender!"

The few Dashun sailors who rushed in first saw this posture and broke out in cold sweat. They thought that if the gunpowder magazine was set on fire, my life would be lost.

However, Leng Han finally made his move. The leader rolled his eyes and winked at his partner next to him. The companion next to him quickly stood at the hatch and observed what was going on outside.

After confirming that no one was outside for the time being, the leader suddenly raised his ax and struck at the surrendered sailors on the Dutch ship.

The companions beside him also immediately understood the meaning of the leading sailor, and immediately hacked them all to death regardless of whether they were Dutch, Javanese or Chinese.

Then he took an ax and chopped off the head of the unconscious Glass. The leader said: "This guy and these sailors wanted to detonate the gunpowder magazine. Fortunately, we arrived in time and we were all chopped to death."

The companions beside him also hurriedly said: "Mom, luckily we ran fast and arrived in time, otherwise wouldn't all the people in this boat have died? My eldest brother hacked the Dutch captain to death, so he deserves the first credit."

Taking the lead means taking responsibility. The leader was not afraid. The few around him were all close brothers, so he said: "I have taken the lead, and you will be rewarded. Brothers, please be strict with your mouth. See if there are any survivors nearby."

After saying that, he looked around to make sure there was no one left alive, then touched Glass's body, stuffed valuables such as a pocket watch into his crotch, and said, "When we get to the shore, we will pawn the money and divide it equally."

After that, he held up Glass's head and said with a smile: "This red-haired ghost, I will lend you your head to receive military honors."

These men rushed the fastest and cut the hardest. They held their heads up and took off Glass's uniform as evidence, and happily ran towards the lowest cabin. When preparing for war, sailors' personal belongings must be placed in the lowest cabin of the ship. The smart ones know to rush quickly, maybe they can find some silver coins.

Although sailors' money is basically spent on drinking, smoking, or whoring, there may be some who have a family and are reluctant to spend it, so they can save some and benefit themselves.

However, when they rushed to the lower warehouse, there were already officers in woolen military uniforms.

The leader cursed secretly, knowing that he came a step too late and that all the good things would be lost. Fortunately, my brothers were lucky enough to pick up a captain's head for free. He climbed to the deck with the head and shouted loudly: "Damn, this red-haired ghost captain wants to blow up the gunpowder magazine. It's thanks to a few of our brothers." He was discovered in time and hacked to death.”

The Dashun sailors who were lucky enough to survive the disaster looked at the raised heads and cursed: "Well done!"

Some people also shouted: "Brother, you have made a big contribution, and you may be rewarded with a hundred and ten taels of silver. The Marquis of Whales is on the boat, and he won't be picky when he gives the reward. When he gets to the shore, he has to invite us. Drink."

The sailor, who was raising his head and preparing to take the military merit, laughed and said: "This is a trivial matter. If you didn't tell me, I almost forgot. Marquis Whale is on the ship, and this silver reward is absolutely indispensable. The good ones can't afford to drink. When we get back to Weihai, there is a place at the door. I can take care of the Liaodong Shao Knife in our tavern.”

There was a burst of cheers on the deck, and he climbed back to the Tianyuan with his head lifted. The remaining sailors either threw the Dutchman's body into the sea, or took off the Dutchman's clothes, or carried the injured companions Lift back.

Several mast climbers climbed to the mast and pulled down the East India Company flag, announcing that the St. Michael had been completely occupied.

The Dutch's last hope of finding dignity finally came to nothing with the falling VOC flag.

The two Dutch ships that tried to block the shooting range and cover the St. Michael were bombarded by seven battleships and had lost their combat capability.

The sister ship of the St. Michael, the Haarlem, was captured by another battleship and surrendered before the hand-to-hand combat began.

The battle farther away was far less intense than here. The absolute numerical advantage and correct tactical response made many Dutch ships lower their company flags after they determined that there was no hope of escape.

Especially when they saw the flag on the St. Michael fall, many ships chose to surrender.

At 4:30 in the afternoon, the battle was over.

Of the eight Dutch warships, six were captured, one was sunk, and the other was basically worthless.

The remaining auxiliary ships either surrendered voluntarily or slipped away when they saw the situation was not good.

There were people, bodies, planks, and sails floating on the sea.

The scattered fleet slowly approached the Tianyuan, and the small boats lowered rescued the sailors who fell into the water on the sea.

On the Tianyuan, Liu Yu was standing next to several Dutch captains who had surrendered or been captured. In order to avoid irritating them, Liu Yu put Glass's head up after rewarding the sailor with 200 taels of silver.

These Dutch captains lowered their heads and were uneasy.

After confirming that the fleet commander Glass had been killed, the deputy commander of the Dutch fleet took the initiative to stand up and congratulate Liu Yu.

"The Marquis has won a refreshing victory. Judging from the battle alone, it is not enough to be recorded in the history books. Your country's eight battleships and numerous cruisers are more numerous than the few."

"But outside of the battle, from now on, Southeast Asia belongs to your country. I want to know, what is the reason for your country to go to war?"

Liu Yu was gentle and kind to these captives, because taking Nanyang but not taking the cooperation with the Dutch East India Company was like eating the food into the stomach, but cutting the small intestine.

These captives are also bargaining chips for future negotiations, and who knows, they may become more common in the future. If the Dutch East India Company can be reorganized, these people will become "our own people" in the future.

In response to the question from the deputy commander of the Dutch fleet, Liu Yu casually said, "Because you look down on the Celestial Empire."

"The Celestial Empire is so rich and powerful. If you really look down on the Celestial Empire, you should have responded when I was training the navy in Weihai."

"For example, raiding the Weihaiwei military port and sinking and capturing all the nascent navy. Raiding military ports is your specialty."

"For example, if you don't want to fight, then withdraw from Southeast Asia as soon as possible and prepare for retreat."

"Or, the company has some foresight and dispatched additional warships to support Batavia in advance, and piled up 20 to 30 warships in Batavia to guard against us."

"But what about you? You neither raided Weihaiwei, nor withdrew from Southeast Asia, nor increased your troops. Isn't this looking down on the Celestial Empire?"

"Personally, I feel very humiliated. I feel that you don't value us at all and look down on us."

This reason is so reasonable that the deputy commander of the Dutch fleet was speechless for a while.

It is no secret that Dashun has warships. When the Dutch invaded Japan, they knew that Dashun had warships built with the help of the French.

Thinking of the rumors that the Dutch have a special "ridiculous pride" towards the Chinese, the deputy commander of the Dutch fleet hurriedly said: "Marquis, we actually take it seriously. But... you should know that the newest battleship in Amsterdam was built forty years ago. We have not offended your country. The last time it was the British who offended the Marquis in Lingdingyang, we did not offend or disrespect the Celestial Empire."

"Moreover, an undeclared war will seriously affect your country's diplomatic credibility."

Liu Yu waved his hand and said: "How can it be an undeclared war? Don't worry, someone has already submitted a declaration of war in The Hague on December 10. It is definitely not an undeclared war. When I was in Europe, I had already arranged for the people who stayed there to issue the declaration of war."

"The reason for the war is to take back the heritage of our ancestors. The Nanyang region has been the sphere of influence of the Celestial Empire since ancient times. This is a war of inheritance."

"By the way, you must have shares of the East India Company in your hands, right?"

The deputy commander of the Dutch fleet nodded with a dead look on his face.

"Unfortunately, I now declare that the East India Company is about to go bankrupt. I am not afraid to tell you that the inheritance we want to take back is from Banda Ambon in the east to Ceylon in the west, as well as some of your fortresses in India."

"The East India Company without the East India...Haha, interesting. Unfortunately, I can't see the run on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange when the news spreads. This is something I really want to see."

"During the Tulip Incident, my Dashun Dynasty had not yet been established; during the South Sea Bubble and the Mississippi Bubble, although I was born and raised, I didn't go. This time I also I didn't have a chance to see it, but thinking that I was the one who caused this stock market crash, I felt a sense of accomplishment. "

"When I went to Friesland to meet your William of Orange, he directly refuted my suggestion to change the trade model. When he became the Prince of Orange, the first thing he did was to expel the envoys from the Celestial Empire, which made me very angry. "

"It is impolite not to reciprocate. Give a peach and return a plum. He threw shit on me, so I had to give him a cesspool. If you want to blame someone, blame him. It was after he disrespected me that I decided to leave a declaration of war and decide to go to war. "

"Do you want to go back to the Netherlands?"