The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 635
Not long after the merchant ship that Ming came to negotiate left, the earth-shattering gunshots rang out at the port, and within half an hour, a captain who was stationed at the fort stumbled over.

"Your Excellency, the fort is over. Our army killed more than 100 soldiers without firing a single shot. Daming's artillery fire is too far, too accurate, and too fierce..."

Yan Petersson Kun turned pale with fright, and roared: "This is impossible. I have experienced countless wars, and there is no warship that can shoot at the cannons of the port fort."

The captain was sweating and his face was full of cannon fodder. Seeing that the governor did not believe his report, he became anxious and said:

"Your Excellency, you can see for yourself that the warships of the Ming army are still bombarding. Those shells exploded when they landed strangely. Our army often suffered casualties. In order to avoid unnecessary casualties, I have ordered to retreat and abandon the fort."

"What? You actually issued an order to give up resistance without authorization, aren't you afraid of being court-martialed?"

Yan Peterson Kun hurriedly ran to a commanding height and held up the binoculars to look into the distance, and found that their fort was ablaze, and the Ming warship that opened fire was at an incredible distance.

The governor was from the navy and knew the power and range of his own artillery fire. He immediately approved of the captain's decision to retreat, because he saw with his own eyes that the long-range artillery shells fired by the Ming army could fall into the fort and explode into rocks.

If the captain continues to guard the fort with his soldiers, he will die in vain.The governor's face turned pale. Of course he knew that it was a provocation from the Ming army, so what if he knew?One-sided beating, unable to fight back, how to fight?
Not long after, a small boat came out of the port, and a Dutch official conveyed the meaning of their governor, agreeing to the evacuation of overseas Chinese by Ming, and ensuring that all overseas Chinese can leave "Batavia" with their property.

Daming stated that it can be handled in this way, but to solve the new situation, give the friendly governor an hour to reply.

The new situation is not complicated, because the Ming army fired artillery, and the price of the artillery shells is very expensive, very expensive!
Without arranging combat missions, the Ming Fleet, which came for peace, consumed so many expensive shells for no reason, and was unable to report to the court after returning home.

This was entirely caused by the inaction of the Dutch government, forcing the Ming army to use force to clarify the determination of the immigrants, so the Ming army hoped that the Dutch authorities would pay for the shells.

So far, a total of 36 1-pound shells have been fired, and the cost price is [-] taels of gold. The Dutch authorities can pay [-] taels of gold or [-] shells in kind.

If there is no reply within an hour, the Ming army will continue to shell. It is not clear how many shells were fired in the end, and the exact amount is still unknown.

The Dutch negotiators returned to the governor's office in desperation to report the new situation. All the Dutch present felt humiliated. The Ming army was humiliating them.

"Blackmail, blatant blackmail, robber, Daming is a shameful robber."

The fort built at a huge expense was destroyed, more than 100 soldiers were killed, and Daming actually asked the Dutch to pay for the shells they fired. Yan Petersson Kun was so angry that he roared hysterically.

The diplomacy between the two countries is not a competition of voices, but a comparison of artillery fire. At this time, the captain arrived.When the artillery fire of the Ming army ceased, he took the soldiers to the fort to rescue the dying and heal the wounded to check the damage.

He reported in a trembling voice: "Your Excellency, the gunpowder stored in the fort has been exploded, the fort has become ruins, and all the artillery has been scrapped."

The implication is that if the Ming army chooses to attack, "Batavia" is already undefended. Unless there is a miracle with the army firing matchlock guns against the cannons, it will most likely lead to death in vain.

The negotiating official urged: "Your Excellency, please reply quickly, otherwise the Ming army will definitely increase the price after they continue to fire. They will charge ten taels of gold for each shell."

The ashamed and angry Yan Peterson Kun suddenly calmed down, waved his hands and said, "Promise them, I will bear all the blame."

The Dutch didn't have the kind of cannonball that Ming used, so they had to hold their noses and pay for it with a tael of gold.

The Han people living in "Batavia" are worried every day because the Dutch authorities force them to take up arms against the indigenous armed forces.

Every time the Dutch army launched a counterattack, many Han Chinese and mercenaries of other nationalities charged forward as cannon fodder.

The indigenous armed forces outside the city of "Batavia" are fighting more and more. The Han people feel that if the Dutch do not receive a large number of reinforcements, they will be exhausted by the indigenous people sooner or later.

The future is bleak, and there is a possibility that the guest will die in a foreign country, and the Han people feel miserable.

At this moment, a good thing happened. They were suddenly notified by the Dutch authorities that all Han Chinese could leave with their families and property, because the motherland sent a navy to take all the overseas Chinese back home.

The Dutch soldiers who came to convey the order were obviously very different from the past. They were polite to every Han Chinese.

Many Han people couldn't believe it. When they came to the port and saw the fleet flying the dragon flag, they realized that this was not a dream, but that the powerful motherland really came to pick you up.

The cry of the port went straight to the sky, not pain but joy from the bottom of the heart. Under the envious eyes of other mercenaries, every Han raised his head high.

This is nothing, the Han people have been the kings of this world for more than a thousand years, and now it is just the return of the king.

Three days later, 1 expatriates and their [-] family members who married wives and took concubines boarded the merchant ship of the motherland. Liu Guozheng collected [-] taels of gold as shell fees on behalf of the Ming government.

The Ming Fleet is gone, and it stands to reason that the Dutch nightmare should end here.

The army captain in charge of the fort defense was also worried that Daming would not just leave, because when they were in the colony, if they found that their opponents were so easy to bully, they would not give up easily, and they would always try to squeeze them dry.

The captain finally felt relieved when he saw the fleet with the dragon flag fluttering and disappeared into the horizon. He hurriedly went to report to His Excellency the Governor.

Unexpectedly, he had just finished his report and walked out of Yan Peterson Kun's study, when he heard a gunshot from inside, "Boom!", and the captain hurriedly kicked open the locked door.

It was found that the study room was filled with gunpowder smoke, His Excellency the governor was already lying on the desk, there was a hole in the temple, and blood was bubbling out.

Yan Peterson Kun committed suicide in anger. No one in the Huang family knew about it. They only knew that they had extorted 1 taels of gold and rescued more than [-] Han people.

These Han Chinese have lived overseas for many years. They are familiar with the geography and climate of Java Island, and they will be allowed to appear in "Batavia" again in the future.

Not long after, in Amsterdam, the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of Europe, the King of the Netherlands saw the suicide note of Yan Petersson Kun.

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