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The Han people are elder brothers, and you are all younger brothers.It is the elder brother's responsibility to help the younger brother tide over the difficulties, so why should the younger brothers kneel down? "

As soon as this remark came out, Mo Na was so moved that he burst into tears. The native warrior actually shed tears on the spot.

He translated Li Dingguo's words to the other leaders, who were also inexplicably moved.All of a sudden, there was a quarrel, and they all clamored to be sworn brothers with Li Dingguo. Some directly tore off the necklaces on their chests, holding them in both hands and giving them to Li Dingguo as gifts.

Those necklaces are their amulets, mostly made of animal bones or teeth.

Either it was the first prey caught, or a large beast was captured.They will grind animal bones or teeth and string them into necklaces. Once they are given away, they will be regarded as life and death friends, and they can die for each other at any time.

Li Dingguo didn't know why, and felt that this kind of bone chain was not valuable, so he accepted it all with a smile.

Seeing Li Dingguo accepting the necklace, the leaders were even happier.

It was not until several days later that Li Dingguo realized what he had received.

Where is this necklace?

This is the friendship of many tribes in Tainan. In the future, if Li Dingguo gives an order, all the aborigines in Tainan will be dispatched.

Chapter 660 [Dutch reinforcements]

It takes about 30 to 45 days to sail from Tainan to Batavia one way, depending on luck.

Good luck, smooth sailing, it will arrive in a month.

If you're unlucky, you may never get there in your lifetime.

The Taiwanese rescue ship in the Netherlands was lucky enough to arrive in Batavia in less than [-] days.

"Thousands of people attacked Zeelandia?" Fan der Lin was so startled that he almost jumped up.

The messenger said: "Your Excellency, there are really thousands of people."

Taiwan is the trade transshipment center of the Netherlands in the Far East, especially after the Vietnam trade station was abolished, it became the only transit point for Japan-Dutch trade.

If Taiwan is lost, the governor, Van der Lin, will [-]% be dismissed.

Van der Lin asked quickly, "Why did the Chinese emperor suddenly send troops?"

The messenger said: "The Tang people there refused to obey the management and have always been prone to riots. Over the years, there have been sporadic riots several times. Maybe the Chinese emperor had long intended to attack Zeelandia, so he sent troops to station in the north of Zeelandia. More than a month ago, more than 1 Chinese rioted and were defeated by our heroic Dutch army... But on the third day of the riot, the Chinese army appeared."

Van der Lin asked for some more details, then dismissed the messenger and ordered a company general meeting.

There is nothing to discuss, you have to fight if you don't fight.

Otherwise, not only the governor, Van der Lin, will get out, but most of the congressmen will also be held accountable.

The focus of their discussion was how many reinforcements to send over.

It is impossible to dispatch all of Batavia's Dutch fleet, and the army has to leave some defenders.Because the Netherlands had enemies in Java, the British and the Bantenes were eyeing them.Once Batavia is empty, maybe they will jointly declare war on the Netherlands, and Batavia may be lost on the spot.

After repeated quarrels, the size of the Dutch reinforcements was as follows: 18 warships, 1600 army soldiers.

This is already the limit of what the Netherlands can dispatch. If they want to send more, then Batavia can declare that they don't want it.

The Dutch reinforcements—the commander of the navy is Van der Laan, and he knows that he is an aristocrat when he hears his name.

The capital ship is called "Stubborn John". Like the "Hector", it is an armed merchant ship with a displacement of 650 tons.These two battleships were built in recent years, and there wasn’t even one over 500 tons before. , the crew even killed each other to grab food after landing).

The army is obviously unpopular. The commander of the army is called Adopu. The veterans at the bottom of the colony are promoted, and they have nothing to do with the nobles.

He was just a bankrupt blacksmith in Holland.

Peter, the former commander of the Dutch Army, had joined forces with the Datong Army to attack Manila.This person has already been transferred to India. If he is still in Batavia, he must firmly oppose sending reinforcements.He knew the terror of the Datong Army, which actually captured the city in a typhoon, and its fighting power crushed the Dutch Army.

Before Batavia Governor Van der Lin dispatched troops, Zhao Han in Nanjing had already received the news.

Calling Gu Jianshan, the captain of the navy, Zhao Han asked, "When is the earliest time a warship made of century-old oak wood can be launched?"

Gu Jianshan replied: "Next summer at the earliest, next winter at the latest."

"I can't wait," Zhao Han said, "Guangzhou and Fuzhou fleets will immediately reinforce Taiwan. I think the Dutch will send reinforcements. Taiwan is extremely important, and the Dutch are reluctant to lose it. They will fight a war even if they don't care about the consequences. Also, let us Fujian and Guangdong sea merchants,

Send news to Britain, Spain and Southeast Asian countries.Let’s just say that in the war between China and the Netherlands, Batavia’s troops were empty, and those who wanted to find trouble quickly took the opportunity to do it. "

"I obey the order!" Gu Jianshan cupped his hands and said.

Just this year, the King of England was executed, and Lord Protector Cromwell assumed power.

Cromwell has already set his sights on the Netherlands. Although he controls the country, there are a large number of opposition groups in the country, and internal conflicts must be passed on through war.

The Netherlands is Britain's primary enemy.

The Netherlands first controlled trade in the North Sea (northeast Atlantic Ocean), which led to a sharp drop in the profits of British maritime merchants.A few years ago, they took advantage of the British Civil War to borrow money to make money, and forced the British aristocrats who could not repay their debts to hand over all kinds of business privileges in their hands.Even when the Netherlands expanded in the Americas, it went to Britain's North American colonies to make trouble.

Not long ago, he even bullied the British at their doorstep.

Dutch businessmen fished in British offshore fishing grounds, expelled British fishermen by force, and monopolized fishing rights in several fishing grounds.As a result, the British fishing price rose, and the Dutch merchants took the opportunity to sell the fish caught in the British fishing grounds to the British at a high price.

You know, just ten years ago, Britain paid money and people to help the Netherlands become independent.

If you don't say how to repay your kindness, at least you don't make trouble.

The whole of England, from nobles to commoners, hated the Dutch very much at this time.As long as Cromwell defeats the Netherlands and recaptures the interests of the United Kingdom, his prestige will surely reach the sky and his rule will be completely consolidated.

Therefore, starting from this year, Cromwell spent crazy money to expand the British fleet.

Coincidentally, the Netherlands had just ceased war with Spain. In order to make up for the huge war expenses, it decided to sell large warships to recover financially.

Historically, in just three years, the number of British naval warships soared from 39 to 80.The Netherlands is crazy about selling ships, and its European fleet has only 55 warships left, and all of them are not so powerful.

Ever since, Britain used the warships sold by the Netherlands to defeat the Dutch navy in turn. This was the first Anglo-Dutch war.

This is not the first time the Dutch have done something like this.

A few years ago, the Netherlands fought for independence and wanted to break free from Spanish rule.

The Spanish royal family's finances collapsed, so they could only organize troops to suppress it with loans.And those loans were mostly paid by Dutch businessmen—the Dutch lent money to Spain to suppress the Dutch War of Independence, and the eight emperors felt ashamed when they saw it. ъìQυGΕtV.℃ǒΜ

It really echoed what Marx said, if there is a [-]% profit, capitalists will sell the rope to hang themselves.

The Dutch reinforcements were afraid of being attacked midway, so they dared not go to the eastern coast of the Indochina Peninsula.Instead, follow Kalimantan Island, pass through Luzon Island and go straight to Tainan.

The Sultan of Brunei is Zhao Han's cheap father-in-law, and has received news of the war between China and the Netherlands.

Although he was trembling with fright, he still had some backbone and dared not agree to the Dutch fleet docking for supplies.Even more than 20 offshore rowing boats gathered, posing as if they were about to fight the Netherlands.

The Dutch fleet fired a few shots, and the Brunei fleet hid in the port in fright.

Then, all the crew members abandoned the ship and fled, as did the Arab merchants on the shore, for fear that the Dutch would take the opportunity to land and plunder.

The old Sultan Abba is already very sick and may die at any time.As a man matures, he has to think about his children and grandchildren, and he cannot easily offend China, but the Netherlands can be offended.

I can't beat you at sea, I just stick to my royal city, you are so awesome, come and besiege the city slowly.

Even, in the name of Sudan, Abba ordered anyone not to sell supplies to the Netherlands, otherwise he would be charged a high entry tax in the future.

The Dutch reinforcements had no temper for this. They were in a hurry to go to Taiwan for rescue. How could they stop halfway to besiege the city.

After landing with armed forces, I found a few wells and loaded fresh water on board by myself.As for food, there are no vegetables and fruits to bear, and the food they brought is more than enough.

Immediately, the Dutch fleet went to Sulu.

This time I was too lazy to go to the shore, and I didn't dare to waste any more time, and went straight to the Netherlands' own Busuanga Island.

The island was assigned to the Netherlands through a post-war treaty when China and the Netherlands joined forces to fight against Spain a few years ago.Over the past few years, only more than 80 people have immigrated to the Netherlands, half of whom belong to the army soldiers.

Dutch Army Commander Adorp said to Navy Commander Van der Laan: "Your Excellency, I feel something is wrong. Both Brunei and Sudan seem to be on guard against us. They may have received orders from China in advance."

Van der Laan said: "These two countries are all vassal states of China. We have sent reinforcements, and of course they know the news, so they must help China."

"Has Your Excellency ever been to this island?" asked Adope.

Van der Laan shook his head and said, "No."

Adopu said: "I used to pass by here by boat. The terrain of the sea area of ​​Busuanga Island is very complicated. There are some reef islands around it, and there are big bays on all sides, which can hide several fleets. The Chinese navy, Will you hide there and wait for us to pass?"

"Even if the Chinese navy ambushed, they would stay near Luzon Island instead of coming here," Van der Laan said with a smile, "If we don't come and their fleet keeps ambush, how much military expenditure will be wasted? You know, this There are not many natives on the island,

There is not much food to be grown, and all materials have to be transported from outside. "

Adopu hesitated to speak, he had been promoted all the way from the bottom of the ranks of soldiers, and in front of a nobleman like Van der Laan, he really didn't have much qualifications to speak.

And Van der Laan, who had been in Ceylon before, was used to bullying Sri Lankan and Indian natives.He admitted that the army of a big country like China must not be provoked, but he did not take the Chinese navy seriously.

Van der Laan said: "Advance at full speed, go to Busuanga Island to rest. Then use Busuanga Island as a base, first go to explore the situation on Luzon Island, and be ready to fight the Chinese in Luzon at any time!"

This Sino-Dutch war is different from Zheng Chenggong's recovery of Taiwan in history.

Zheng Chenggong moved to Taiwan with his troops because he had no foothold in the mainland.As for Zhao Han, he not only won Vietnam,

Moreover, there are troops stationed in Luzon, and there are two vassal states of Brunei and Sulu in the middle.

Therefore, the reinforcements sent by the Netherlands did not dare to go directly to Taiwan. Their default battlefield was the waters of Luzon Island.

The Dutch fleet speeded up and sailed into the northeast bay of Busuanga Island, with the earth castle of the Dutch colonists on the shore.

Adorp himself climbed up to the watchtower and observed carefully with binoculars. Suddenly he shouted in horror: "Get out of the bay quickly, our castle has been bombarded, the Chinese must have occupied this place!"

Chapter 661 [Sea Ambush]

"They found out."

Tie Hong is in the castle at the moment, observing the Dutch fleet with binoculars.

Li Dingguo's army did not come because the distance was too far.Those who sent troops to occupy Busuanga Island were the black buddies who were in charge of stationing Luzon.

Luzon garrisoned a total of [-] troops, Tie Hong brought [-] over, and the remaining [-] stayed in Manila to defend the city. .These [-] troops were formed by conscripting farmers and soldiers from Fujian and Guangdong. They have never fought much, and their combat effectiveness is definitely not as good as that of the regular Datong army.

Of course, taking Busuanga Island is more than enough.

The Dutch castle on the island was built more crudely than the earthen castles in the Han villages and towns in Liaodong because they were reluctant to spend money.There were only more than 30 defenders, and their combat effectiveness was very poor. They were still able to beat the aborigines, but they were bombarded by the Datong Navy, so they directly chose to surrender in Kaesong.

This island is actually not that bad. It is larger than Amami Oshima and only smaller than Ryukyu Island.

Although the island is mountainous, there is also a lot of land that can be cultivated, but the indigenous agricultural technology is too backward.If the Han people migrated here, it would be good for land reclamation and development, and the food produced could allow tens of thousands of people to be self-sufficient, not to mention fishing in the offshore.

Van der Laan heard Adorp's warning, and quickly asked the adjutant to issue an order to signal the fleet to leave the bay.

But it was too late, because the ambush of the Datong Navy was too close.

Behind several small islands in the northern part of the bay, more than 20 Chinese warships are hidden.There are also a large number of islands in the southern part of the Gulf, hiding more than 60 Chinese warships.

The Sultan of Brunei and the Sultan of Sulu, after seeing the Dutch fleet, all sent ships to report that the Chinese navy could calmly set up an ambush.

As for the Chinese army, why is it faster than the Dutch fleet?

The reason is simple. It takes time for the Governor of the Netherlands to mobilize troops.

Of the 18 Dutch warships, 5 of them were transferred from Malacca, and even 100 troops were drawn from Malacca.

As for the Chinese army, after the emperor issued an order, the clippers sailed to Shanghai overnight.The Shanghai Fleet set off immediately, took the Ningbo Fleet halfway, and then took the Fuzhou Fleet. The three fleets each took [-]%, and the remaining [-]% ​​continued to perform the original mission.In addition, there is the Guangzhou Fleet, which is responsible for patrolling the coasts of Guangnan, Guangxi, and Guangdong, and is on guard against the Netherlands coming from here.

The fleets of Shanghai, Ningbo, and Fuzhou, in order to catch up with time, did not even bring enough military rations, so they all replenished in Luzon.

"Zuo Manrudder, block the opening, don't let the red-haired ghost escape!" Hong Xu shouted.

On the other side, Shi Daxuan was also shouting: "Side sail, hit the side sail quickly, we are against the wind!"

Wan Bangyan was in the most southwest, drew out his command knife and roared: "Open the sails, don't need to fire, go straight there, cut the enemy fleet in two!"

This sea area is too suitable for an ambush.

If it weren't for the vigilance of the Dutch army commander Adop, who observed the fortress and found traces of shelling, the Dutch navy would still be foolishly sailing to the port.At that time, it will be completely blocked, and there will be no room to move.

There is no need to use binoculars at all, Van der Laan can see clearly with the naked eye that nearly a hundred Chinese warships are coming from the northeast and southwest.

If the Dutch fleet broke through directly, the wind direction would be crosswind.However, they had to sail to the southwest against the wind first, and then escape across the wind, because there were several small islands in front of them.

——It is not possible to go around the island with the wind, it is too close to the Chinese fleet, and it will collide with Shi Daxuan's troops head-on.

But going around the island against the wind is even more impossible, because there are too many Chinese warships to face.

Van der Laan made a decisive decision and ordered: "Sail to the northeast and directly hit it!"

Ever since, 18 Dutch warships headed northeast with the wind, where there were 23 warships led by Shi Daxuan.

Shi Daxuan's fleet sailed due west, changing from headwind to crosswind, trying to physically block the opening and prevent the enemy ships from escaping from the encirclement.

"Boom boom boom boom!"

Both sides were firing, Shi Daxuan fired the broadside guns, while the Dutch fleet fired the bow guns.

"Stop it, don't let the red-haired ghost go!"