Daming: I help my wife be the empress

Chapter 631 Marin: We lost to the mysterious witchcraft of the East!
On the fifth day after the Ming army surrounded the city of Zeelandia, Owald held a review meeting as usual——

"In the battle of Taijiang Bay, our warships were too few, and we were at a disadvantage in artillery fire compared with Ming warships. In addition, the narrow bay was not conducive to our navy's rich combat experience and skills. The National Navy won by luck."

"That's right - Commander Marin leads ten battleships, of which there are as many as three Tier [-] battleships. The encounter with the Ming Navy must be on the wide ocean. With Commander Marin's ability, Our powerful battleships will definitely beat the Ming navy to the ground!"

"That's what I thought too. It's impossible for Ming people to beat us Dutch on the sea!"

"···"

Hearing the buzzing conversation of the members of the council in the conference hall, Owald couldn't help frowning.

He felt that these people were too optimistic, or they still didn't face up to the fact that Ming had a strong navy and army.

It should be known that the Ming people stopped the attack today, so they have time to discuss in the conference hall.If the Ming people launched an attack, I am afraid that these people would either stay nervously at the top of the city, or hide in their homes secretly afraid.

Connor and Gerd were also discussing the Minghe naval battle that took place near Dongfan Island.

"Gerde, if the Ming navy and the fleet led by Marin fight, what do you think our chances of winning are?"

"It's hard to say." Gerd was still rational and calm. "After all, the Ming Dynasty has so many warships, and there are many artillery pieces with great power. If it is an encounter, and the fighters are not good for us, then our fleet will be defeated." It's also possible."

Connor frowned, obviously dissatisfied with Gerd's statement, and reminded: "Another possibility? The timing of the battle is in our favor, or, Commander Marin used his rich experience in naval warfare to play like a dog Finally defeated the fleet of the Ming people."

Gerd also expected this to happen, so he smiled slightly and said, "Of course, this is possible."

Just after Gerd finished speaking, the door of the conference hall was suddenly pushed open, hitting the wall with a bang, which attracted the attention of everyone in the hall.

Seeing that it was only a second lieutenant officer who opened the door, many people showed dissatisfaction.

Just when someone wanted to reprimand the second lieutenant officer, the second lieutenant said something, which changed everyone's expression dramatically.

"Governor, Colonel, the fleet of the Ming people is back! They..." The second lieutenant's face was pale, and he even stammered, "They captured the White Shark and several of our fourth-tier battleships!"

A needle drop could be heard in the conference hall for a moment, as if everyone had been enchanted by petrification.

However, the second lieutenant officer took a breath, and then unlocked the petrification magic with one sentence.

"I think... Commander Marin may have lost the battle!"

Whoa!
The members of the public review committee woke up, and there was an uproar, and there were all kinds of reactions——

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! We have defeated the Spaniards and the British at sea, how could we lose to the Ming people?!"

"Lieutenant, today is not April Fool's Day, you don't need to make such a joke, do you?"

"White Shark is the flagship of Commander Marin. If it is captured by the Ming people together with several fourth-tier battleships, then our fleet may really be defeated."

"Shut up! We can't lose!"

The result of the failure of the main fleet led by Marin was so terrible that many members of the board of directors were unwilling to accept it.

Bang bang bang!
Amid the noise, Owald knocked on the table vigorously with his pipe, and finally quieted down everyone's voices, and brought back to his senses Connor and Gerd, whose left and right hands were stunned.

"Whether the Ming people defeated the fleet led by Marin, let's go out and have a look, and we will know soon. Now, the meeting is over!"

Owald felt that there was no need to continue the board meeting, so he got up and walked outside quickly after speaking.

Connor, Gerd and other important officials and senior military officers hurriedly followed.

A group of people came to the highest wall of the castle, observed with binoculars, and saw that the Ming Dynasty navy warship was carrying the third-tier battleship White Shark and three fourth-tier battleships, as well as dozens of cruisers and destroyers. coming.

Although there were many warships captured by the Ming Dynasty, the number of warships returned by the Ming Dynasty Navy was more than a thousand. The sails of the ships were like clouds, and they were gradually approaching, almost covering the entire outer port of Dayuan.

Seeing this scene, Owald, Connor and the others, who had rich experience in naval battles, knew that the fleet led by Marin was probably really defeated, and it was a big defeat.

Otherwise, the flagship White Shark and so many warships would not have been captured.

Generally speaking, on the sea, it is difficult for one warship to be captured by the other, unless one side has an absolute advantage.Otherwise, even if you sink ten warships of the opponent, you may not be able to capture one of them.

Therefore, while shocked and frustrated, Connor, Gerd and others were also very puzzled: How could the fleet led by Marin fail so badly?How did the Ming navy capture so many warships?
Two or three hours later, the doubts of Connor, Gerd and others were answered—Marin, the commander of the fleet, was also captured by the Ming people and sent to persuade them to surrender.

"Say!" After seeing Major General Marin, Connor angrily stepped forward and grabbed Marin by the collar, regardless of the difference in rank between them, and asked, shaking, "How did you lose to those pigs from the Ming Dynasty? You were still captured So many battleships? Could it be that you fought the Ming people with your butts?!"

Marin is a thin, middle-aged man of medium build. He originally had blond hair past his ears and was quite handsome.

But at this time, he was unkempt, with blood on his body, dirty clothes, and most importantly, his eyes were extremely dim, as if his soul had been taken away by a devil.

When Connor swayed, Marin swayed with his arm like a puppet.

When Connor stopped, he said hoarsely: "Surrender, we can't defeat the Ming people, never will be possible."

"Fuck your mother!" Connor was even more angry, his eyes were red, and he was about to beat Marin with his fist.

"Stop!" Owald stopped Connor, pulled him over, then looked at Marin seriously, and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, tell me clearly, how did you lose?"

Seeing that Marin was unwilling to say more, Owald sarcastically said: "You don't look like a Dutch rear admiral now, if you look like a gambler who lost all his family property, you know?!"

Marin finally raised his head, but he still looked like he had lost his soul.

He said: "Ming people have a warship wrapped in iron armor, no, it is a warship with steel armor. Moreover, this kind of steel armored warship has been cast with oriental mysterious witchcraft. It can sail even without using sails, and it is faster than sailed warships." , more flexible.

But instead of giving up the sails, they use this witchcraft with the sails to play us like dogs in naval battles.

Also—although their warships are not big, as long as they are slightly larger, they will be loaded with a lot of heavy artillery.

Their cannons are far and accurate, and shells such as flower bombs and smoke bombs are more effective than ours.

Until now, I don't know how Ming people did it.I think there is only one possibility, that is, their artillery was also cast with mysterious oriental witchcraft. "

"That's not oriental witchcraft." Gerd said on the side, "We have already found out in the battle that they attacked the city of Zeelandia that they used neither copper nor iron cannons, but steel cannons—many Steel cannon!"

"Steel cannon?!" Marin's eyes finally brightened, and then he cast an extremely angry look at the people in front of him, "It's all your fault! If you can find out the combat effectiveness of the Ming army, the company will never Formosa and the Ming Kingdom are at war! We will not lose so badly!

Now the company has lost nearly [-] battleships in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean regions. Let alone defending Formosa, other important commercial houses may not be able to defend it either!

You people are all sinners of the company!What are you still holding on to here?The company is impossible and has no ability to come to the rescue!Keep going, you will only die!
Hahaha, it doesn't matter if we die, let us die together in Formosa, and apologize to the company and the United Nations! "

In the end, Marin's demeanor became crazy, laughing and crying, which was obviously abnormal.

Oward and others were said to be pale, like Marin before, as if their souls had been taken away.

Because they all knew that Marin was right.

The fleet led by him was defeated and almost completely wiped out. Coupled with the loss of several battleships in Taijiang Bay, it meant that the company's original 39 battleships were reduced by nearly half!

This means that important colonies such as the Spice Islands and the Strait of Malacca they originally occupied are in danger!
Whether the company headquarters can keep these colonies is unknown, and it is impossible to rescue them, a group of "sinners".

Several decision makers of the Dutch East India Company on Dongfan Island were stunned for a while before they came back to their senses.

Connor sat paralyzed on the city wall as if his bones had been taken out, while Gerd was pale, as if he was seriously ill.

Seeing this, Owald waved his hand weakly and said: "Come here, take Major General Marin down and guard him well. Then go and notify all the members of the judging committee, saying that I will hold a meeting to vote on whether to surrender to the Ming people."

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(End of this chapter)