The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 326 Conditions for Surrender! (seeking a monthly ticket)

Luo Bei nodded, as if she had made up her mind, and said.

"Commander Lei Meng, can you go to the Ming army camp outside the city on my behalf, and discuss with the Ming people the surrender conditions of Batavia City!"

Lei Meng ignored the wine bottle on the ground and the smell of alcohol on Luo Bei's body, bowed and saluted, and said.

"Honored!"

Because after he was released by Ming Dynasty, Lei Meng knew that the city of Batavia would never be defended.

Surrender may be the best choice!

Luo Bei opened his mouth again and proposed the corresponding surrender conditions he had imagined.

"First, the Ming Dynasty must guarantee the safety and legal rights of all Dutch people in Batavia!"

"Second, to ensure the trade routes of the Dutch East India Company in the east, we can give up the colonies, but not the trade."

"Third, keep Malacca as much as possible!"

Although Luo Bei also felt that it was impossible for Daming to fully agree to his request, especially the last request.

After all, it is Malacca. The most important route connecting the trade between the East and the West can be called a golden waterway.

Whoever can control Malacca will control the trade between the East and the West, and who is willing to give up?

But he still wanted to try it!
Raymond nodded in agreement, and then left Luo Bei's study.

After the people left, Luo Bei felt the energy of alcohol welling up, and lay down on the sofa and fell into a deep sleep.

……

On the outskirts of Batavia City, the rebel army accelerated their march after learning the news of the Daming King's Division's landing.

However, they were only halfway there when Daming captured the fort of Batavia Port, and news came that the main force had landed.

Everyone felt a great surprise!

"Haha, that's great, it's really great!"

"My Great Ming Master is mighty!"

"It takes half a day to conquer six forts, and only my Celestial Master can do it!"

"..."

The heads of the rebel army gathered together, talking about the achievements of the Ming army.

Li Weida also said while wiggling his beard on his chest.

"My Ming Dynasty is about to recover Batavia. It is a great blessing for me and the people of Ming Dynasty!"

"The next battle should be to conquer Batavia City!"

Everyone also nodded.

Following the Ming Dynasty Wangshi unplugged the Dutch fort in the port, landed in Batavia port.

And their insurgents captured all the cities and towns of the Dutch in Batavia.

Now the Dutch are in Batavia, and there is only one Batavia city.

"Hurry up, everyone speed up the march, and we can go to see His Highness Jian Guo together later!"

"Good credit for everyone!"

Li Weida greeted him.

A word of asking to see His Highness Jian Guo made the rebel army feel as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and the marching speed suddenly accelerated.

……

The next day, the sky brightened!

The Ming army continued to land throughout the night, and the vanguard troops built camps for the army and buried pots for cooking.

It wasn't until dawn that the large troops of the Ming army had almost completed the landing!

Zhu Hongyu and Zheng Chenggong also set foot on the land of Batavia for the first time.

Surrounded by a group of personal guards, Zhu Hongyu stood at the port, looking at the Batavia Bastion in the distance.

And the densely packed shops, streets, and urban buildings outside the bastion.

He opened his mouth and said.

"The Dutch East India Company has done a pretty good job of developing Batavia!"

"I occupy this place in Ming Dynasty, which is equivalent to directly taking over a piece of familiar land. I can directly set up a place under the jurisdiction of the state capital and collect taxes."

"The process of expansion and development is saved!"

Zheng Chenggong also mentioned Malacca on the sidelines.

"The Dutch East India Company got stuck in Malacca, an important traffic route, and traded between the East and the West every year, earning more than tens of millions of dollars."

"When I win Malacca in Ming Dynasty, I will be able to generate tens of millions more in annual income. The revival is hopeful!"

Zhu Hongyu also nodded.

"Malacca must be in my hands, Daming!"

The Dutch can monopolize the trade between the East and the West, relying on their control of the Strait of Malacca.

To carry out trade between the East and the West, Malacca is a point that cannot be avoided anyway!

But for Daming, what is more important is that as long as Malacca can be controlled, it will be tantamount to turning Nanyang into Daming's back garden.

The foreign trade of the Nanyang countries will be monopolized by Ming!
Apart from these, it is the profit of population!

In the years between the Ming and Qing Dynasties, a large number of people went to Nanyang to escape the war.

Or go to Annan, Siam and other vassal states, or go to places such as Batavia or Manila.

It is conservatively estimated that the entire Nanyang has a population of 200 million Han Chinese!
As long as Nanyang can be controlled, the number of Han people under the control of Ming Dynasty can almost double directly!
And as we all know, during a war, the population size is approximately equal to the war potential!
For Zhu Hongyu, the more people under his control, of course, the better.

Zhu Hongyu said to Zheng Chenggong beside him.

"Old Taishan, how about walking around the Dutch fort with me?"

Zheng Chenggong nodded and said.

"Listen to Your Highness!"

After finishing speaking, the two headed towards the fort built by the Dutch in Batavia Harbour, one behind the other.

Zhu Hongyu personally boarded the fort, inspected the defense of the fort, and stood on the fort to look around.

Zhu Hongyu touched the 48-pound cannon with a body thicker than his own waist beside him, and said with a sigh.

"If the forts of the Dutch were not in the open air, I would like to win this battle, but it would not be so simple!"

The location of the Dutch fort was well selected, and the fortifications were also built quite solidly.

The main body of the building is made of rammed earth and bricks, and there are sandbags in front of the emplacements as bunkers. The emplacements of the emplacements can form crossfire with each other.

If it weren't for the Dutch's fort being an open-air fort, it would have little defensive effect against explosive bombs.

It is not an easy task for the Ming army to complete the capture of the fort and complete the landing this time.

I'm afraid it will take a very heavy price to do it!
Zhu Hongyu patted the cannon beside him and said.

"The location of the Dutch fort is very well chosen, with a wide line of sight, and the firing range of the artillery can almost cover the entire port area."

"It would be a pity if all these forts were abandoned!"

"Order the Commander's Mansion of the Five Armies to come up with a corresponding fort renovation plan!"

Wang Ruxian on the side quickly agreed, took out a small notebook, and recorded Zhu Hongyu's order.

Zhu Hongyu continued.

"The quality of the Dutch's artillery is not bad, but it happens to be used directly on the remodeled fort!"

"For the sake of saving me, Ming needs to recast the cannon for this fort!"

Zhu Hongyu, who came down from the fort, led a team to inspect the barracks and condolences to the soldiers.

The morale of the Ming army, which was low due to the cross-sea expedition and being far away from the homeland, quickly recovered.

The Ming army has regained its high morale!

Zhu Hongyu arranged for the Ming army to continue camping, and at the same time arranged for scouts to investigate the specific city defense situation of Batavia City, and asked the staff to formulate a battle plan.

Then someone came to report to Zhu Hongyu.

"Your Highness, the leader of the Chinese rebel army in Batavia, please see me!"

Zhu Hongyu pondered for a while, then spoke.

"Take him to the big tent, Gu will be there soon."

……

Li Weida, Liu Chuan and others were invited into the big tent, and some soldiers brought tea for them.

They drank tea and waited patiently for Zhu Hongyu's interview.

Before making them wait for a long time, Zhu Hongyu lifted the curtain from the outside and strode into the big tent.

(End of this chapter)