Unwilling to continue the stalemate with the Ming army in Zhoushan, he had the idea of withdrawing his troops.
When Shi Lang heard this, the expression on his face seemed a little moved, but he still said hesitantly.
"The imperial court has entrusted me with an important task!"
"Mobile heavy troops from all over the south and north of the Yangtze River, recruited civilians, and raised a large amount of grain and grass to support the Zhoushan war."
"I've been wasting national money in Zhoushan for a long time without success. If I just evacuate, I won't be able to explain it to the court!"
Doron said.
"The war in Zhoushan cannot continue to drag on!"
"Although the rebel Wang Yi of Siming Mountain was captured and killed by our Qing Dynasty, the remnants of his subordinates are still active in the Siming Mountain area, deceiving people and frequently raiding and harassing places."
“At one point, the attack threatened Yuyao County Mirror!”
"There is instability all over the south of the Yangtze River. Those local remnants of the Ming Dynasty who have evil intentions have been secretly communicating together to discuss revolt."
“It’s impossible to suppress Jiangnan without a large army!”
Looking at the expression on Shi Lang's face, Duolong then spoke.
"If Admiral Shi is not willing to take the responsibility for this crime, then we can advise the court to withdraw the troops!"
The corner of Shi Lang's mouth twitched. Faced with Duolong's pressure, he had no choice but to speak.
"What are you talking about, Lord Doron? As the commander-in-chief of this battle, I, the admiral, should naturally write the apology letter, and Lord Doron can just sign it!"
Doron nodded slightly.
The Dutch commander Van der Laan's face seemed to be filled with bitterness and hatred at this time.
He had already received news that the city of Relanje had been captured by the Ming army and that the Dutch East India Company had withdrawn from Southeast Asia.
While he hated the traitor Luo Bei immensely, his heart was also filled with fear.
And deep regret!
He began to regret that the Dutch East India Company should not have participated in the war between the Ming and Qing Dynasties!
Before that, he really didn't expect that the Ming army could capture Batavia and completely annihilate the Dutch fleet in Batavia.
They even expelled the Dutch East India Company to the west of Malacca!
If he had known this earlier, he would not have gotten involved in the war between the Ming and Qing states.
But, it’s too late to regret now!
Batavia has changed hands, and even Malacca has been controlled by the Ming Dynasty. Vanderlaan now has no way out and can only go to the dark side.
Continue to stay on the big ship of the Qing Dynasty!
I hope that the Qing Dynasty will be able to completely defeat the Ming Dynasty in the future.
Then he could use the power of the Qing Dynasty to restore the presence of the Dutch East India Company in the Far East.
The worst is the worst, but we must borrow the power of the Qing Dynasty to protect ourselves and our subordinates.
Because Nanyang was controlled by the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming army deployed defenses and set up forts in Malacca, blocking the Malacca waterway.
Vander Laan now wants to escape back to Europe, but there is no way.
Without the support of the Qing court, he would have been wiped out by the Ming Dynasty sooner or later!
Well, Vanderlan would never have imagined that our Qing Dynasty was also prepared to prostitute foreigners like them for free...
Vanderlaan couldn't get involved in such a matter.
But Brown on the side spoke.
"Two respected gentlemen, Brown has a saying that I don't know whether to say or not!"
When he said this, Brown stared at Shi Lang and Duolong.
Shi Lang glanced at the blond, blue-eyed, ugly foreigner in front of him and asked.
"Tell me, what's going on?"
Brown said.
"Two distinguished gentlemen, please forgive me!"
"If the Qing Dynasty withdraws its troops this time, I am afraid that there will be no chance to conquer the Zhoushan Islands and destroy the Ming army in Zhoushan."
"We were able to besiege Zhoushan this time because the main fleet of the Ming Navy was in Nanyang to deal with the Dutch Batavia fleet."
"But now, the Netherlands has been defeated, the war in Nanyang has ended, and the Ming Navy's navy may go north at any time!"
"Once the main force of the Ming Navy moves north, the Qing Dynasty's naval advantage will no longer exist!"
"At that time, the Qing Dynasty will no longer be able to threaten Zhoushan Fortress!"
When Shi Lang heard this, he couldn't help but frown.
When he thought that after this evacuation, he would have nothing to do with the Zhoushan Fortress, his original decision began to waver.
Zhoushan is really close to the estuary of the Yangtze River!
It's like a sharp knife on the Qing court's chest!
As long as the Ming army controlled Zhoushan, the Qing army wanted to prevent the Ming army from entering the Yangtze River and harassing the south and north of the Yangtze River.
It is necessary to station at the mouth of the Yangtze River for a long time and keep elite troops!
It doesn’t matter if you waste money and food, it doesn’t look good on your face!
Doron opened his mouth, wanting to say something more.
"..."
Suddenly, bursts of rapid horn sounds sounded from the distant sea.
That was the police calling the police after a patrol boat in the Qing Navy was attacked!
Thinking it was the navy from the Ming Dynasty who came back to harass him, Shi Lang was extremely angry.
But there is also a vague mentality that it’s finally here!
In the past, the navy of the Ming Army often came to harass them, and they felt a little uncomfortable if they didn't show up for a period of time.
However, in the next moment, the expressions of Shi Lang and others suddenly changed.
Because what appeared at the end of the water antenna was not the Ming army's attacking navy.
Instead, it was a vast expanse of sails that covered the entire sea!
Warships with dark hulls jumped out of the water. The white sails and the dark hulls formed a sharp contrast.
The twelve-pointed sun and moon flags are flying high on the mast!
One, two, three... ten, twenty, thirty... one hundred, two hundred, three hundred...
A combined fleet composed of countless warships, armed merchant ships, and transport ships appeared on the sea off Zhoushan.
Zhu Hongyu stood on the bow of his ship, looking at the Qing navy docked at Zhoushan Pier, and just sneered.
"If we win this battle, our Ming Dynasty can completely wipe out the Yangtze River Navy of the Qing Dynasty!"
Zheng Chenggong said.
"What His Royal Highness the Governor said is true!"
"Since the Qing Dynasty has dragged its Yangtze River Navy to the sea, how can I, the Ming Dynasty, miss this opportunity to severely damage its Yangtze River Navy?!"
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly and then spoke.
"Send the order and the whole army will press forward. The Qinglu Navy will definitely be wiped out in one fell swoop!"
Following Zhu Hongyu's order, the Ming fleet's flag changed.
One warship after another moved forward quickly, and the gun windows on the side of the ship opened, revealing the muzzles of each black gun.
Start pressing towards the port!
Hundreds of ships were rolling over, and the feeling of oppression was still very strong.
Seeing the mighty Ming warships on the sea, the expressions of Shi Lang, Duolong, even Vanderland, Brown and others changed drastically.
Shi Lang looked ugly and said blankly.
"The navy of the Ming Thief is really powerful!"
Doron said in a panic.
"What can we do? What can we do?"
"The main force of the Ming Navy has arrived, and we are blocked at the port. What should we do now?"
Vanderlaan and Doron also looked ugly.
To be honest, the two of them were not intimidated by the size of the Ming army's navy.
Although the navy of the Ming Dynasty is indeed very strong, both the Netherlands and the United Kingdom are well-known as naval powers.
There are only a hundred warships and two to three hundred armed merchant ships, which are nothing to them.