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Chapter 352 Return to Taiwan (11)

 In the early morning of November 18, the first year of the reign of Emperor Guangwu of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming army stormed the city of Relanja.

Zheng Cai said to deputy general Yang Quan and guerrilla Yang Ying: "Our army has been occupying this city for more than half a year. Isn't it shameful to waste the country's money and food? You all should fight to the death!"

Yang Quan and Yang Ying heard this and said angrily: "I will destroy this city!"

"Woo~woo~woo~"

The urgent marching horn sounded, and the Ming army rushed towards Relanze like a flood.

After attacking for more than half an hour, we couldn't defeat it.

Yang Ying was furious and took a fancy to a section of the city wall. He ordered the archers to be divided into three sentries, and they fired arrows at the three walls of the bastion to prevent the enemy from crossing fire. He used his sword on his left and led two hundred soldiers up the ladder to support him.

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"Swish, swish, swish", the Ming army archers below the city, working in groups of three, shot down the barbarian soldiers who dared to show their heads in the city.

"Kill!"

Yang Ying jumped up to the top of the city, roared, and chopped down a barbarian soldier.

With two more slashes, he killed a barbarian squad leader.

The soldiers followed Yang Ying to the city, and dozens of people swarmed up in a moment.

Captain Dank ran over with sixty musketeers, and they lined up in six rows in groups of ten, with their guns pointed at the Ming army.

"First row, shoot!"

"Second row, shoot"??

After one row fired, they squatted down to reload; the row behind them continued shooting and squatted down to load... Row after row, after eight rounds of shooting, Yang Ying and more than 30 soldiers were riddled with bullets.

, lying dead on top of the city.

Their sacrifice was not without value. The defenders of the city of Geranje were exhausted and had no intention of rescuing Utrichburg.

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Utrichburg is a round fort, and Second Lieutenant Cole led 400 Dutch troops to guard the fort.

"Mr. Second Lieutenant, it seems that the main attack direction of the Ming army today is Relanze. We can take it easy here," the subordinate said to Cole with some luck.

Cole said nothing, feeling vaguely uneasy.

"Command the artillery battalion to fire, give me a hard blast." Following the order from Enping Marquis Gao Minggui of the Ming Dynasty, the two hundred heavy artillery deployed outside the south wall of Utrichburg roared together. Within an hour,

The Ming army fired three thousand artillery shells.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom!"

"Boom, boom, boom, boom!"

"Boom boom boom boom"??

Raindrop-like shells exploded on the south city wall. It had been attacked continuously for half a year, and the severely damaged south city wall could no longer withstand such a huge blow, and a large gap was opened.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

The morale of the Ming army officers was greatly boosted and they rushed towards the castle from the gap.

"Follow me and block the gap," Second Lieutenant Cole shouted, leading more than 20 people to block the Ming army.

"Red-haired ghost, try this general's knife." Chen Ze laughed loudly, holding a big knife in both hands to chop left and right. The big knife, which weighed more than 40 kilograms, was as light as a feather in his hands.

Basically, the sword never fails, killing one person with one sword, and killing five or six people in the blink of an eye.

"Shoot!"

Cole yelled at the soldier beside him, but there was no response. When he looked sideways, he saw that the soldier's head had been chopped off by Chen Ze.

"Wow!" Bai Huahua's red-gleaming sword swept towards Cole's head.

"Yeah", Cole only had time to scream, and his head fell to the ground.

It only took the Ming army two hours from the artillery firing to the siege to capture Utrichburg and annihilate 400 Dutch defenders.

After the war, Chen Ze recalled in "Platform Record": "That city was very special, it was actually round. As soon as the artillery blasted a hole in the south of the city, our troops rushed in. We killed so hard! General Guang was alone.

, they formed a formation and killed more than ten barbarian soldiers, including a barbarian general."

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The capture of Utrichburg by the Ming army meant the end of the city of Relanje.

"Tell the artillery battalion to mount all the heavy artillery on the Utrich Fort, aim at the city of Geranzea, and shoot at their governor's palace, city walls, barracks, warehouses and all movable living things," Gao Minggui yelled.

, clenched his fists with both hands. Just now, the Chinese army reported to him with great vigor that his brother-in-law, Ming guerrilla Yang Ying, was killed in action.

The ferocious bombardment lasted for a whole month. The Ming army placed a full 200 heavy artillery pieces at the highest point of the entire Relandia, Utrichburg, and bombarded all the targets they wanted to bombard. The Governor's Palace was bombed; the church was destroyed.

It was blown down; the barracks fell apart; the granary and armory flew into the sky.

The Ming army also dug three trenches outside the city of Relanje, and brutally shot the Dutch troops outside the trenches who wanted to break out.

By December 18, there were only 800 soldiers left in the entire city of Relanja, of which only more than 600 were able to participate in the battle. There were less than 2,000 residents in the city. Ammunition and food were exhausted, and the epidemic was prevalent.
In an atmosphere of complete despair, the Dutch Council of Members held an emergency meeting to discuss the situation and countermeasures.

"Gentlemen, I think we must admit that the city of Relanja has reached the final moment, and there is no possibility of victory at all. If we continue to fight, a terrible fate will befall everyone, and persisting like this will not do anything for the company.

Benefits. I suggest sending an envoy immediately to negotiate with the people of the Ming Dynasty," the chairman of the review suggested.

"I agree," one member of parliament raised his hand.

"I agree too", another member raised his hand??

Calling it negotiation is actually a decent way of saying surrender.

The chairman of the Senate informed Governor Felburg about the decision of the Senate. Felburg was still a little unwilling to accept it. "Dear Chairman of the Senate, maybe if we persist for a few more days, reinforcements will arrive in Batavia."

"No, Your Excellency the Governor, this war must be stopped immediately. This is not a war, it is a massacre." The tone of the chairman of the review board was as firm as iron.

Felburg had no choice but to agree that the council would come forward to negotiate with the Ming army.

Captain Dank, a representative of the Dutch, had a confrontation with Yu Tunan, the governor of Taiwan in the Ming Dynasty.

"Our company once had a consensus with your Grand Master (referring to Zheng Zhilong) on ​​the Formosa issue. That is, our company recognized his position in the South China Sea, and he recognized our control over Formosa." Danke

Be the first to speak.

Yu Tunan retorted: "First, the so-called Grand Master Zheng Zhilong you mentioned has surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and became a traitor to the country. His promises cannot represent our Ming Dynasty; secondly, you said there is a consensus, where is the treaty?"

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Danke was dumbfounded when he heard that Yu Tunan asked him for a treaty. Although there was a tacit understanding between the Dutch and Zheng Zhilong, they had never signed a treaty.

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In fact, even if there is a treaty, it is useless. The implementation of any treaty can only be within the range of cannons. The Ming army has gained an absolute upper hand militarily, and the Dutch can only admit defeat.

Seeing that Captain Danke did not speak, Yu Guonan threatened: "This place does not belong to you, it is my hometown of the Ming Dynasty. Now that the king's army has come, he will not regain the land and will not give up. Besides, this place is far away from your country, how long can it be safe? Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, is merciful.

, I can't bear to cause harm, so I'll tell you: no warehouses are allowed to be used without permission; the rest of the treasures, jewels, and silver that you have accumulated privately must be returned home. If you persist in your stubbornness, tomorrow around the mountains and seas, there will be oil, fuel, firewood, and firewood piled up to attack together. The ships will be destroyed and the city will be destroyed.

It's too late to regret it."

Danke sighed after hearing this. He knew that it was absolutely impossible to keep Taiwan. Now, all they pursue is to withdraw with dignity so that their loss will not be so ugly.

"Okay, Your Excellency, our army can evacuate Formosa and hand over all castles, weapons, and supplies to your army. But we require that we bring food, tools and other items that must be used back to Batavia; our soldiers return to Taiwan

When traveling at sea, you should have the self-defense weapons required for maritime navigation, and be allowed to fly flags, fire cannons, load guns, beat drums, and line up on ships; your country must release our prisoners."

When Yu Tunan heard that, the red-haired ghost had agreed to return Taiwan. These conditions, such as raising a flag, firing a cannon, beating a drum, etc., were just to save face when leaving. It was no big deal, so he could agree.

So, I agree.

On December 19, the first year of the reign of Emperor Guangwu of the Ming Dynasty, Dutch Governor Feuerburg signed the surrender agreement. At this point, the twenty-nine years of colonial rule of the Dutch colonists in Taiwan came to an end, and the treasure island of Taiwan returned to the control of the Ming Dynasty.

Embrace.

The key points of the agreement are: both sides cease all hostilities and forget hatred; the Dutch hand over castles, cannons, military supplies, commodities and gold and silver to the Ming side; the Dutch can bring necessary food, tools and other items back to Batavia

; Dutch soldiers can fly flags, fire cannons, load guns, beat drums, and line up on ships; both sides release prisoners from each other.

On December 20, more than 2,000 Dutchmen boarded eight Dutch ships and returned to Batavia.

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However, the war was not completely over.

The commander of the Dutch reinforcements, Jakob Kauw, led four ships that were blown away by the storm, and 270 soldiers fled to North Holland City and Fort Victoria in northern Taiwan, as well as the 100 defenders in the castle.

After reuniting, they occupied the Keelung area.

How can this be done? How can we allow others to snore and sleep on the side of the bed?

Gao Minggui ordered Zheng Cai to lead an army of 7,000 people and sail to Taipei to regain Keelung.

On December 26, after Zheng Cai arrived in North Holland, he ordered the artillery fire. The fierce artillery fire made the Dutch unable to lift their heads.

Then, someone sent the surrender agreement signed by Ferborg to Kaowu, and wrote an affectionate surrender letter to him.

The letter said: "Your Excellency leads hundreds of people to be trapped in the city. How can they resist our army? It is really unwise! People in the world are not willing to die unexpectedly. If I tell you, it will cost the lives of your country's soldiers and cannot bear to be trapped."

I have ordered my envoys to pay my respects to you. If I surrender the city, I will treat you with sincerity and wait for your soldiers and civilians to leave or stay. Otherwise, after our army breaks the city, great disaster will come. I will be defeated and make peace. In ancient times,

There is a clear lesson; when things happen, the wise will ridicule you. Whether to fight or not, you will decide for yourself; the power of life and death is in my hands. Where to go, I hope you will think about it carefully."

After Kaowu read it, he broke into a cold sweat. The city of Relanja had surrendered, and his more than 300 soldiers could not withstand the thousands of Ming troops no matter what.

Without saying a word, he signed the agreement happily and returned to Batavia with 370 soldiers and more than 200 Dutch civilians.

Commander Kawu was lucky. After his return, the seventeen gentlemen of Batavia believed that he surrendered in an isolated and helpless situation after the surrender of the city of Geranje, and did not hold him accountable.

It was a disaster for Fort Fermosa. After he escaped back, the seventeen gentlemen were furious. Such a beautiful and rich Formosa was actually lost in your hands. How many gold coins will the company earn in a year! Don't be lenient.

, must be sentenced severely! The first sentence is life imprisonment, and he will be sent to the Banda Islands, a volcanic island in Indonesia, to enjoy the moisture of various minerals.

Poor Feuerburg spent nineteen years in confinement. He waited until the Republic of the Netherlands elected a new ruler, William III, and received an amnesty from William III before returning to the Netherlands. He was not convinced and wrote a memoir, saying that he

He had fulfilled all the duties of a governor. The reason why the Republic lost Formosa was entirely because those seventeen sons-of-a-bitch gentlemen neglected their duties and failed to send an army to reinforce him in time.

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"Bring me my imperial brush." ​​With a powerful roar from the Qianqing Palace in Nanjing, the eunuch He Liang, the eunuch of the Bureau of Ceremonies, carefully held up a large imperial brush.

As we all know, Emperor Guangwu liked to use a big pen to write big characters. A good big pen, the pen barrel was made of the best bamboo, and the tip of the pen was made of the best weasel tail hair. How many famous calligraphers can't find it in a lifetime?

Such a good pen. What a pity this wolf hair, rice paper!

Concubine Huang Xian smiled and said, "Who else is your Majesty going to give the calligraphy treasure to?"

"Give it to Gao Minggui. Gao Aiqing regained Taiwan. With such great achievements, I shouldn't give him a few lines of big characters?"

Zhu Hengjia picked up his big pen and "brushed, brushed, brushed", and a few lines of big characters were written immediately.

"Shui Tiao Ge Tou·Wen Enpinghou Returns to Stage"

Smoke and dust rise on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and the general hunts for Qingqiu.

Thousands of sails across the Taiwan Strait, thousands of miles of high-rise buildings.

It’s a pity that the red barbarians are raging and it’s been a long time since I’ve seen Master Wang.

When will this hatred end?

There are heroes who forget their own death and return to China.

With a laugh, you can run across the sea without stopping.

Happy things in the world, defeating Chief Hu in hundreds of battles on the battlefield.

When he is old, he will remember his life and be proud of it.

But you are the most romantic.

I have sorghum wine, just waiting for Marquis Enping.

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After finishing the lyrics, Zhu Hengjia asked Huang Xianfei with a smile: "Wan'er, what do you think of my lyrics?"

Huang Wan chuckled: "Your Majesty's words are heroic, but it's a pity that the words are ugly."

"Hahaha, Wan'er doesn't know something. Since ancient times, the emperor has been on horseback, and there are few words that can be written beautifully."

"The Chronicles of Emperor Guangwu of the Ming Dynasty": "The emperor asked the virtuous concubine about his poems, and the concubine said: 'Qi Xiong has a bad character'. She laughed and said: 'It is difficult for an emperor to have beautiful words'".


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