The Spaniards in Luzon massacred the Ming people again, and ended up offending the Ming emperor!
If the Ming Dynasty wanted to attack Luzon, they would definitely have to go through Dongfan. It happened that the relationship between the Netherlands and the Ming Dynasty was not good, so they attacked the city of Relanja.
If the Spaniards in Luzon hadn't caused trouble, the Ming Dynasty might not have come to attack the city of Relanja!
In other words, this is all the fault of the Spaniards in Luzon!
The Western Yi, like the Japanese, respect the strong! At this time, they were taught a lesson by the Ming Expeditionary Army. They did not hate the Ming Dynasty, but suddenly hated the Spaniards.
So, he quickly said to Lu Jiude: "Sir, we Dutch are willing to help the Ming Dynasty go to China to fight against the Spaniards in Luzon and teach them a lesson!"
In saying this, one is to teach the Spaniards in Luzon a lesson for being restless and causing trouble; the other is that they might be able to take this opportunity to avoid being sent to the capital for trial.
In fact, the Dutch were actually grabbing colonies everywhere.
I saw that the location of the Strait of Malacca was very good, but the Portuguese had already occupied it, so I ignored it and drove the Portuguese away.
Seeing that Hao Jing'ao was good, I also wanted it, so I fought with the Portuguese again, but I didn't win this time.
Similarly, the Dutch also coveted Luzon at the beginning. They fought with the Spaniards but failed to win. They felt that it would cost too much to conquer Luzon, so they gave up.
However, in Dongfan, the Dutch and Spanish also had a fight and won, completing their dominance of Dongfan.
At this time, Lu Jiude heard what the translator said and flatly refused, saying: "The establishment of the captives is a rebellion of our Ming Dynasty. You and the rebels are allied. This is a serious crime. Take them to the capital first. Everything depends on the wishes of Long live the Lord."
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If this had not happened, maybe the Dutch would have been granted the request.
Kui Yi really didn't want to go to the capital of the Ming Dynasty. He was so anxious that he almost cried. He begged: "We are foreign enemies. We came from afar and didn't know the situation. It turns out that the Qing Empire was just a rebellion of the Ming Dynasty. If we had known earlier, we would have
It is absolutely impossible to do business with them. Really, besides, we haven’t done business with them yet, and all those goods have been sent to the Ming Dynasty. Even if it is our first offense, we are still willing to help the Ming Dynasty to fight against Luzon.
Spaniards, please have mercy on me!"
Lu Jiude was unmoved after hearing this. It had already spread in the country that the Dutch Empire had formed an alliance with Jianlu. He had no power to deny this matter.
However, seeing this Xiyi being so groveling, he felt comfortable, so he pointed out: "We just said that your affairs must be dealt with by the Holy Lord Long Live! You can only talk about these words after arriving in the capital, maybe it will happen.
It's not as bad as you think."
Speaking of this, I thought that the war in Dongfan was resolved in two days. This was simply amazing, and it was definitely a great achievement to report it.
Lu Jiude was in a good mood, so he reminded again: "We are in a good mood. Let me remind you. On the way to the capital, think carefully about your use to the Ming Dynasty. It depends on you.
Whether it will be of great use or not, and whether it can impress the Long Live Lord, maybe it will be a blessing in disguise!"
As a confidant of Emperor Chongzhen, he ultimately needs to know a little more than most people. At least he knows that the silk held by the royal family has been greatly increased due to the tools his majesty has improved, and it may still be in the past two years.
It is sold domestically, but sooner or later it will be sold overseas.
To him, both the Portuguese and the Dutch were both Western barbarians. It would depend on which one of them could do something. Maybe the emperor would like the two Western barbarians to fight over each other, so he brought up this matter.
After saying so much, Lu Jiude felt that he had said enough and didn't want to deal with these Westerners anymore, so he waved his hand and asked his men to escort them away.
Then, he looked at Zheng Zhibao and said with a smile: "Commander Zheng, it's time to prepare the victory document for Lord Long Live. I believe Lord Long Live will be very happy when he sees it. Don't worry about some small things, and concentrate on doing the errands assigned by Lord Long Live. This is the right thing to do."
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"Yes, yes, what my father-in-law said is absolutely true!" Zheng Zhibao knew what he was referring to, felt his kindness, and nodded quickly in response.
Although the city of Relanja was captured in two days, there was still a lot to do.
First of all, the city of Relanja must be fully taken over, and then transformed into the Ming Dynasty's first stronghold in Dongfan. In addition to serving as a transit station to Luzon, it must also be formally prepared to develop Dongfan, and the indigenous people must also be cleaned up.
once.
In addition, there is a Dutch stronghold in the chicken coop at the northern end of Dongfan. Compared with the city of Relanja, the scale there is much smaller, but it will also take manpower, material resources and time to solve it.
In addition, there are still fifteen Dutch warships floating in the sea, which must also be dealt with.
As for the Ming army itself, the statistics of casualties, statistics of military merits, and the entire war process must be written and reported in memorials. There is also one point specifically explained by Emperor Chongzhen, which is about how steam iron-clad battleships performed in actual naval battles.
It needs to be reported truthfully.
In this war, four steam-armored battleships participated in a small-scale naval battle.
According to Zheng Zhibao's report, the steam-armored battleship is not suitable for combat when the wind and waves are relatively strong, which affects its steering and speed, and is not as effective as sails.
In addition, although the paddle wheel is covered with iron armor, once it is hit by a cannonball, it will not be a problem at a long distance, but at close range, the iron cover will collapse, which will affect the rotation of the paddle wheel.
In this war, the paddle wheel of a steam ironclad battleship was damaged.
In addition, the number of cannons is a bit too small compared to the sailing battleships of Xiyi. If there are no other warships to cooperate with each other, they cannot be approached by the sailing battleships, otherwise the opponent's artillery is likely to hit the paddle wheels and lose power.
, and then had to withdraw from the battle.
However, if there are other warships cooperating with each other, Xiyi's sailing warships dare not get close, otherwise they will be attacked by the Ming army's arson ships. Even if it is not an arson ship, if it gets too close and is approached to cause a gang fight, the number of Ming troops will increase.
The advantages will be reflected.
Of course, the advantages of steam iron-clad battleships have also been tested in practice.
First of all, it is durable! As long as the enemy's artillery shells don't hit the iron cover of the paddle wheel at close range, the steam armored battleship can survive many attacks without sinking or losing combat effectiveness.
Secondly, the steam-armored battleship can ignore the wind and turn directly, and its flexibility is very outstanding. This is due to the fact that the paddle wheels on both sides can have different speeds, and the hard sail can withstand winds from all directions, which is also a bonus.
Third, the number of artillery on the steam ironclad battleship is small, but the caliber is large and powerful, which is very destructive to the wooden sail battleship. The main gun located at the bow can flexibly rotate on the gun mount to reduce the shooting dead angle, which is also
A very good design.
Fourth, in a naval battle, if the wind and waves are not big, the speed of the steam iron-clad battleship, with the help of hard sails and paddle wheels, is faster than the sail warships of the West. Of course, the disadvantages are mentioned before, if the wind and waves are strong to a certain extent If so, the thrust generated by the rotation of the paddle wheel will be greatly affected, and the speed will not be able to keep up with the sailing battleship.
Based on Zheng Zhibao’s experience, this type of steam-armored warship is not particularly suitable for combat at sea, because the wind and waves at sea are often relatively large. The most suitable one is on rivers. However, if a variety of warships operate together, it will It can also make up for the shortcomings.
After Zheng Zhibao finished writing the report on steam armored battleships, he felt a little uneasy, so he asked Zeng Ying and Yang Zhan to read it. The three of them discussed it and came up with a draft, and finally asked Lu Jiude to make a decision and see if this could be submitted.
In the past, Lu Jiude might have reported good news but not bad news, saying that the steam armored battleship was good and would not dare to say bad things, lest the emperor would be unhappy. However, since the current emperor has a treasure that can contact Emperor Taizu, He didn't dare to hide anything from the emperor.
What if he concealed it and Emperor Taizu calculated it on his fingers?
This steam armored battleship is not a trivial matter. Emperor Taizu might just be able to do it on a whim.
Therefore, Lu Jiude did not dare to tell them what to hide. Since this was the result of Zheng Zhibao and Zeng Ying's discussion, this is how they should be repaid!
The captive Dutch, plus their families and slaves, totaled 3,000 people. Except for the officers who were detained, the others were let go. As long as their belongings were valuable, they would be considered as ransom payments. stayed.
Lu Jiude made the decision and gave them six lucky ships, which were just enough to squeeze people out. As for the three intact sail warships, they were not given.
Before leaving, he said to the frightened and trembling Westerners gathered in the square: "Go back and give a message to your Governor of Batavia. Treat the Ming people over there well. Don't you dare to treat me like a Ming person?" If it is unfair, our family will lead the army to seek justice!"
"If you are not convinced about this matter in Dongfang, just come back and fight! If Banzai Ye is angry later, the fate of the Spaniards in Luzon will be the same."
"As for what will happen to the Spaniards in Luzon, you just have to wait and see!"
After saying this, he didn't bother to talk anymore.
Under the supervision of the Ming army, these Dutch people boarded the ship and after leaving the port, they finally merged with the Dutch sailing warships at sea and disappeared on the sea level.
Seeing them disappear, Yang Zhan was a little unsure and asked Zheng Zhibao: "Commander, will they trick us when we attack Luzon?"
After Zheng Zhibao heard this, before he could answer, Lu Jiude replied: "Unless they want all those who were escorted to the capital to die, they will never offend me again, Daming!"
The people escorted to the capital were all officers from Dongfan, big and small, and there were more than 300 people in total. They came all the way here, so they must be related to each other. They didn't care about the lives of these people at all, and they continued to offend them. Lu Jiude didn't believe what Daming said.
To a certain extent, this can be considered a kind of hostage.