October 21, 1632 AD (September 19, the fifth year of Xuan Si)
A huge fleet consisting of two first-class battleships, thirty-seven second-class battleships, twenty-nine sailing cruisers, and forty-five first-class frigates slowly entered a deep-sea port of Japan on Kasado Island. ...Bayi Chinese website
The reason why the fleet commander-in-chief, Major Darrens, issued an emergency docking order was because he wanted to relay the secret message given to him by the previous commander-in-chief to the captains of each ship.
Therefore, when the captains one after another descended from the side of the ship or the landing boat to the land, they received another military order...
That is... rush to the flagship captain's room... for a meeting!
"Gentlemen, when everyone is here, please be quiet, be quiet——!!!"
After Darrens saw the last captain entering the captain's room, he stood up and shouted loudly... and in this way lowered the volume of everyone's chatter and discussion.
After all... most of the captains here are not lower in rank than him. He is just lucky enough to be selected as the temporary commander of the navy by the commander-in-chief, Rear Admiral Van Rodeson-Goujean. Therefore, when presiding over the meeting, he was more or less Still a little unsure...
"Gentlemen! Gentlemen! Please listen to me... There are two important reasons why I summoned everyone here urgently!"
Gradually... the discussions and chatter in the crowd weakened, and many of them turned to look at Darrens in the middle...
"Thank you, thank you all for your cooperation. The first thing I want to say is... there are still twenty nautical miles ahead, which is Odano City... Our next stop is the harbor in Odano City!!"
"Otano Castle!? Shouldn't we go to Kitakyushu and bombard Liang Guo's infantry barracks!?"
"That's right! At the beginning, Major General Van Rodeson-Goujean specifically asked us to bombard the opponent's military camp hard. It would be best to force the leader of this army out of the military camp, and then capture her alive!! Take her back to the Netherlands! !”
"That's right! That's right! But this is also the second thing I want to say!! I got a personal letter from Major General Van Rodeson-Goujean in Haimao Port before. Do you remember? I later returned it A special clipper ship was sent to send a young officer to Osaka!!"
Major Darrens looked at everyone with a smile on his face. He was enjoying the feeling of presiding over the overall situation very much at this time, and even felt a little elated...
"Yes! Yes! Gentlemen! Major General Van Rodeson-Coujeant has temporarily changed the military order! And I... want to read the complete military order of Major General Van Rodeson-Coujean to you at this very moment! !Please wait a moment..."
After Darrens finished speaking, he picked up his fingers with a proud look on his face, reached out and took out an envelope from his arms, held it up in the air and shook it. After all eyes were attracted to the envelope, he slowly opened the envelope. , took out the letter and read it out loud in front of everyone...
"Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force, Rear Admiral Van Rodeson Gougeant, to Major General Darrens, Interim Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, by the time you read this letter, I should have won an initial victory and will be advancing towards Kitakyushu again... …”
"Pah, pah, pah..."
There was a burst of sparse applause in the room. Although it was not enthusiastic enough, Darrens still smiled and nodded gently to everyone. He needed to make a polite response on behalf of Major General Van Rodeson Gujean... and he I am also happy to do this...
So, he waited until the applause gradually subsided before clearing his throat and continued reading:
"But what I have to mention is that the other party seems to be much more powerful than I originally imagined. I also hope that you can bring my words to the captains so that they can recognize this fact and not make any mistakes.
Underestimating the enemy, acting arrogantly, and cooperating with you to complete the following tasks..."
As soon as these words came out, the rustling discussion in the room rang out again, and Darrens had to shout again: "Quiet! Quiet! Quiet! Gentlemen, let me first
Is this letter of faith intact...?"
"Thanks……"
When the venue became quiet again, Darrens bowed gently to everyone, expressed his gratitude, and continued to read:
"I have already sent an invitation to the actual leader of Japan, General Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and asked him to send troops to cooperate with your battle this time. Therefore, if everything goes well, you will first dock at Odano Castle and wait for
A large number of Japanese soldiers there will pick up your deck and transport them to the other side of the strait,
After they all land safely, we can then cooperate with them from the sea to launch an attack on the Liang Kingdom camp in Northern Kyushu! But I want to reiterate two points here again. Please convey the order on your behalf! First, we must not let our troops
Soldiers are landing! Leave the battle on land to the Japanese. Our soldiers should not participate!
Second, we must carry out artillery support at the farthest distance of the naval gun. Yes... I reiterate it! At the farthest distance that the artillery can shoot! Provide support... and do not get too entangled with the opponent.
After carrying out five rounds of bombardment, I immediately retreated to Miyazaki Port, because I was not sure how powerful Liang Guo's navy would be! But it is not difficult to guess from the contact with the army that the opponent's navy is also extremely powerful.
It may have exceeded my original estimate!
Please don’t forget, gentlemen, that the warships under your feet account for one-third of all the naval warships of the Republic of the Netherlands. We cannot afford excessive losses! Please protect your warships and bring them back with you.
Return to Miyazaki Port, and after getting fresh water and food supplies there, go directly to the Ryukyu Kingdom and bombard their capital, Naha!
After all this is done, gentlemen... we can go home... let us leave this strange land and return to Europe! There are still our relatives waiting for us there, and I will also leave my previous
All the latest information obtained from the battlefield will be conveyed to Congress, allowing them to reassess the war, a correct assessment...
Major General Van Rodeson Gurang, personally..."
After reading these two letters, Darrens put the letter back into his arms...
But at this time, the Dutch officers in the captain's room no longer whispered and discussed in low voices. Instead, they were silent...the silence was terrifying...
The reason for this situation is just because they... are not fools...
Every line in this letter was full of the fear and surprise of Major General Van Rodeson-Goujean, and they could hear it...
But he... is obviously the most potential and the youngest and most promising general in the Dutch Republic. What would happen if a scene like this could frighten such a person...?
