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Chapter 500 Peace Talk
  "Boom boom boom!"

Rumbling artillery fire continued to roar from the Dutch bastion, but it was completely ineffective. The Ming army's hot-air balloon flew too high, and these Dutch artillery could not hit it at all, and it was even difficult to reach it.

Moreover, the Ming Army's hot air balloon has solved the problem of direction control. This is not a complicated structure, but it is not easy to think of.

Seeing that the Dutch's artillery could not knock down the hot-air balloon, the indigenous servants began to crawl down on the ground, chanting eloquently.

The Dutch soldiers were frightened by the thoughts of these indigenous servants. They waved their whips and angrily shouted: "Get up, all of them are Chinese troops, not your gods."

Although they say this, these Dutch soldiers are actually unsure. They naturally do not believe that those flying balls are gods. But what if the mysterious China communicates with the gods or the devil to gain power?

The previous cannonballs that exploded and had great destructive power on warships had already surprised these Dutch people, especially after hearing the accounts of the navy, which were even more exaggerated.

It's like the more powerful and mysterious the Ming army is, the more powerful the Dutch navy that joins forces with the Ming army will be.

Just when Peter was helpless with those Ming army hot air balloons, someone ran out of the castle, crossed the moat to find Peter, and panted: "Commander Peter, His Excellency the Governor has ordered not to fire at the Chinese army anymore. The Governor has sent People came out of the city and asked if they could negotiate peace with the Chinese army generals.”

Peter was immediately furious: "The Chinese army has landed in Batavia, but the Governor still wants peace talks. This is our Dutch land, what is the difference between his doing this and direct surrender? What about the Parliament? What does the Parliament say?"

The soldier in charge of delivering the message said: "The Seventeen-member Parliament also agreed. We don't have much power. China is powerful and is an ally of the Netherlands. There may be some misunderstanding here. The Parliament also agrees to give priority to peace talks."

Peter was instantly speechless. If he were Chinese, he probably would have said something at this time: "Your Majesty is about to fight to the death, why did your Majesty surrender first?"

The Dutch artillery on the city wall received an order to cease fire. It would be meaningless not to cease fire, because it would be completely impossible to hit. On the contrary, the more the artillery fired, the faster the indigenous servants knelt down.

Soon, four negotiators sent by Dutch Governor Van Kroon were brought to Tang Tongjiang. Except for the two Dutch soldiers, the remaining two were civilian staff of the Governor's Mansion.

"His Excellency, this heroic Ming Dynasty general, Jamil is honored to meet you." Jamil, the leader of the Dutch army, bowed in greeting.

Tang Tongjiang nodded and did not question whether the other party could speak Chinese: "What are you doing out of the city? You're not here for peace talks, right?"

Jamil was stunned and slightly embarrassed: "Your Excellency the Governor really wants us to go out of the city to negotiate with the general. China and the Netherlands are allies in the Ming Dynasty, so there must be some misunderstanding, and it must be those damn Spaniards and the British. Ghost. Your Majesty the Governor did not dare to ask the General to withdraw his troops, but he asked the General to give us some time. The Governor then sent an envoy to Nanjing, China, to explain to His Majesty the Emperor."

Tang Tongjiang grinned: "Haha, your governor is quite smart, and he actually knew that it was the British and Spanish who did the good deeds. However, I have the emperor's mandate, and I will only capture the Old Port Xuanwei Division on this trip... I guess it's yours. The entire territory of Batavia and Malacca, as well as the lands of other countries that you have usurped, must also be returned. If you can do this, then I, the general, will not make things difficult for you. After all, the Netherlands and the Ming Dynasty are also friends. But we can’t just ruin the relationship so casually, right?”

As soon as these words came out, Jamil was startled, and then he was shocked: "General, let alone Malacca, we took it from the Portuguese. Batavia is the headquarters of our Dutch East India Company, which was established more than a hundred years ago. If it has been established here, how can it be the so-called old port in the general’s mouth?”

Tang Tongjiang corrected him: "It's the Jiugang Xuanwei Department. You don't know that it's normal. About three hundred years ago, the Ming Dynasty established the Jiugang Xuanwei Department here, but it was later destroyed by the audacious native barbarian country. If it weren't for these indigenous barbarians, The country was later destroyed by its neighboring country, so this general had to go there and destroy the country. But even so, the country of Matalan, which inherited the people of the country, I had to go to the capital in person afterwards. It’s a good beating.”

Jamil didn't care about other things. He only heard about three hundred years ago. It was three hundred years ago. How could he still use it to make excuses?
  If you really want to say that, three hundred years ago, the Netherlands...the Netherlands seemed to be nothing, so that would be fine.

Tang Tongjiang saw Jamil's expression was wrong, and couldn't help but sneered: "What? If you are dissatisfied, then we will fight. I would like to remind you that if you surrender now, you can still take your belongings and leave the Old Port Xuanwei Division. Wait for me If the general attacks your castle, then all of you can still leave, but you must pay war reparations, and the property in the city no longer belongs to you."

After that, regardless of Jamil's changed expression, he directly asked the soldiers to carry them and throw them out of the Ming army's temporary military camp.

Tang Tongjiang never expected to directly persuade the Dutch to surrender without any bloodshed.

Otherwise, the Ming army would have spent so much money and food, building ships and training troops all in vain.

The fact was just as Tang Tongjiang thought, when Jamil informed Governor Fan Klonong of the Ming army's intentions. Even Fan Clon, who had first arrived in Batavia and was extremely afraid of the Ming army, was instantly extremely angry.

Van Kroon roared: "These Chinese... they have betrayed the friendship between the Netherlands and the Ming Dynasty. Christ will not forgive them." Jamil reminded in a low voice: "Your Excellency, the Chinese army does not seem to believe in Christ."

Fan Kroon was choked, but he quickly issued an order: "Quick, immediately recruit the civilians and slaves in the city, issue them uniform weapons, and let them help defend the city. And tell them, if the Chinese invade Ba Davia, not only will their property not be saved, but their lives will also be difficult to protect. Then inform Commander Peter and ask him to defend the city with all his strength and send people to recall all the navy stationed in Malacca. Batavia It must not be handed over to the Chinese."

If Batavia cannot be handed over to China, then Malacca and the colonies in the north near Bencoolen can be given to it!
  Moreover, all Malacca's navy must be recalled, which is tantamount to giving up Malacca directly.

Obviously, the new Dutch governor is still taking chances and hopes to send away these Chinese troops by ceding part of the colony.

The East India Company's parliament also noticed it, but no one said anything to stop it. After all, life was important, and as long as Batavia was in hand, it would not lose much.

It's just Malacca. At worst, we can wait until the Chinese army leaves and then take it back.

It didn't take long for the civilians in Batavia to be forcibly recruited onto the city wall like a slut. The city of Batavia is not small, with more than 10 residents, of which Han people account for one-fifth. The rest are either indigenous people or mixed blood, mainly Han people.

There were very few slaves, most of them were Balinese slaves, mainly the third governor Kun, who wanted to keep the Han people, and plundered the residents of the Kingdom of Bali, and then gave them to the Han people in Batavia as wives.

Governor Kun obviously knew China very well and knew that as long as the Han people got married and established businesses, it would be difficult for them to leave Batavia.

It's a pity that Batavia's population and soldiers are sufficient, but the problem is that they have no morale at all.

The Netherlands is no longer the maritime hegemon it once was, and their military strength in Batavia is extremely weak. Even the Dutch Army soldiers were mostly frightened when facing the Ming army outside the city, and had no morale at all.

For the Netherlands, the real strength is the navy, because the navy really wants to go out and fight with others. On the other hand, the army did nothing, and the indigenous rebellions were either easily suppressed, or they could not be suppressed at all and died in battle, so there was no fighting capacity at all.

The war hadn't even started yet, and the Ming army had just begun to encamp and besiege the city, and Batavia's military morale was already gradually weakening.

The indigenous servants were still kneeling there to worship the hot-air balloon gods, and even the Dutch soldiers didn't want to care. As for the civilian defenders who had gathered strength before the battle, they first saw the overwhelming Ming army outside the city, and then saw the appearance of the indigenous servant troops. They, who had no fighting will, were all frightened and their legs were shaking.

Of all people, only slaves fare better because their will has been wiped out. Just like machines, they were driven up to the city wall with crude weapons.

Looking at such a garrison lineup, Peter was almost driven crazy. If the governor and the parliament had not sued for peace without authorization, which greatly damaged the morale of the people, it would not be like this.

　The Dutch are Protestant.

　　Spanish people believe in Catholicism.

　　Catholics believe in God, the Virgin Mary and other gods, and the so-called Lord is also their term.

　　Protestantism only believes in God and excludes all gods, including the Virgin Mary. Angels are also called angels by Protestants, while Catholics call angels gods.

　　Only the Protestants call it "Amen" and the Catholics call it "Ammon".

　　The cross without binding God is also a product of Protestantism.

　　Only Protestants believe in Christ alone.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)