The cannon body was hit by the cannonball and twisted and deformed!
Several artillery pieces even fell out of the smashed gun windows and fell into the sea.
A lot of water splashes!
The heavy artillery also sank directly to the bottom!
Every bombardment, the heavy artillery shells hitting the hull, was like a heavy punch, full of force.
Boom! Boom!
Several Dutch warships had almost no power to fight back.
Oban ordered the other two ships in the fleet to engage in a fight to cover his flagship's withdrawal from the battlefield.
Boom! Boom!
The heavy artillery continued to roar.
The Dutch's breakout was intercepted, and two Ming army's fourth-level sailing battleships controlled it, causing Oban's ship to gradually slow down.
Became a living target again!
A large hole was made in the side of a Dutch ship blocking the Ming fleet, just above and below the waterline.
A large amount of seawater poured into the hull from the waterline, and the ship began to sink slowly.
One by one, the Dutch sailors rushed into the boat and jumped into the sea, flopping and struggling.
Oban's ship was attacked from both sides by the Ming army. Under the constant bombardment, the ship swayed from side to side.
From time to time sailors slipped and fell from the deck.
"ah……"
The screams and wails were endless.
But all this is just an accompaniment to the roar of the Ming army's heavy artillery.
Seeing that he was forced into a desperate situation and unable to escape, Oban spoke with a voice full of exhaustion.
"Surrender, there is no need to continue fighting!"
"..."
Following Oban's order, the white flag was also raised over the Dutch fleet.
A large number of Dutch soldiers and sailors were ordered to step onto the deck, drop their weapons, and raise their hands high.
After the Dutch surrendered, the Ming army's bombardment stopped abruptly.
All the heavy guns stopped roaring, and small boats were launched from the sailing battleships, or they simply joined the gang to take over the prisoners of war.
…
This small-scale conflict east of Malacca started quickly and ended even faster.
When the Ming fleet appeared on the sea, the final result of this conflict was already a foregone conclusion.
Neither the Dutch nor the British could be Ming's opponents under the eyes of Ming Dynasty.
After the war, the Ming fleet escorted the prisoners of war all the way east, preparing to return to the fortress of Malacca.
Liszt and Oban were tied up with ropes and escorted to the Ming fleet commander Li Wei.
Li Wei was sitting on a Taishi chair, wearing a straight military uniform, white gloves on his hands, a sword on his waist, and a pair of black riding boots on his feet.
What goes before leads to action. It is obvious that Li Wei, like other generals of the Ming army, is also imitating the clothes of Zhu Hongyu, the superintendent of the country.
Li Wei squinted his eyes and asked coldly to the red-haired and yellow-haired Xiyi in front of him.
"Who gave you the courage to fight in the waters controlled by Ming Dynasty?"
"Aren't you afraid of death?"
As he spoke, Levi subconsciously showed some murderous intent.
Today, when he received a report from the patrol boat below that someone was fighting in the waters controlled by Ming Dynasty.
It can be said that I was shocked and angry!
He wanted to see who was so bold and dared to openly violate Ming's prohibition!
Liszt stood up and explained in half-baked Chinese.
"My dear general, the war was started by the Dutch, and we British are innocent!"
"It was the Dutch who took the initiative to attack us, we were just forced to fight back!"
Levi raised his eyebrows and looked at Auburn.
Oban was stared at by Levi with the look of death, and he just said.
"Dear General, these despicable British are a bunch of damn pirates!"
"They robbed our Dutch merchant ships and killed many of our Dutch sailors."
"I am sorry for this conflict and am willing to make compensation to Ming Dynasty."
"Please Daming, please see that there is a reason for fighting here, and give me a chance to atone for my sins!"
When Li Wei heard this, he sneered and said.
"Haha, you, Xiyi, are not honest at all!"
"If you lie, you still have to make a dozen drafts!"
"If these British are really pirates, why did they choose to surrender directly after seeing my Ming Dynasty's fleet, but you insist on resisting?"
"Do you really think that this general is that illiterate warrior?"
After saying this, Li Wei took out the sword from his waist with a loud sound, put the blade of the sword against Oban's chest, and said.
"Be honest, otherwise, I will send you and Hongmao to the sea to feed the sharks!"
As he spoke, Levi exerted a little force on his hand, and the sharp sword edge pierced the skin on Oban's chest, and bright red blood oozed out.
A large amount of cold sweat suddenly broke out on Oban's forehead, and the expression on his face kept changing.
Because he knew that the Ming army general in front of him was not joking.
He is really capable of sending them to the sea to feed the sharks!
When Liszt, who was kneeling beside him, heard this, his face showed obvious fear, and he spoke.
"Explain, I will explain!"
"We are rushing to the Far East on behalf of the Stuart Dynasty of Great Britain to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty. I also have here a personal letter from His Royal Highness James II to the Ming Emperor."
Lister, an Englishman, could not tell the difference between the governor and the emperor in the Ming Dynasty.
But it doesn’t matter, as long as it makes sense!
As for why Lister described Britain's desire to establish diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty as a tribute?
That's because Liszt has some understanding of Eastern culture and knows that the Eastern Celestial Kingdom has a tradition of saving face at all costs.
If you say you are here to establish diplomatic relations, it is not certain whether you will get a response.
After all, I, Daming, am very proud!
You, a foreign barbarian, also want to establish diplomatic relations with my country, the Celestial Empire?
Are you worthy?
Go and die!
However, if it is said that they are here to pay tribute, then it is different.
According to the tradition here in the East, as long as you are here to pay tribute, even if it is just a small country, it is not a problem to receive certain courtesy.
Just do as the Romans do!
Liszt didn't mind changing the words slightly to gain some advantages for himself.
Liszt felt that since he was leading a team to pay tribute, the Ming army general in front of him should not kill him, right?
Sure enough, after listening to Liszt's words, Li Wei's expression changed slightly.
After pondering for a while, he spoke.
"Really? Do you know the consequences of deceiving this general?"
Liszt nodded vigorously and said.
"Your Majesty General, everything I say below is true!"
"No deception!"
Li Wei took a deep breath and gave instructions to the guards around him.
"Untie him, then take him down and take care of him!"
"Bring the so-called autograph letter again and let me, the general, take a look at it."
After saying that, Levi continued to look at Auburn and said coldly.
"Are you still unwilling to tell the truth?"
Seeing Liszt tell the story, Oban felt no more luck, his body went limp and he collapsed on the ground.