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"Woooooo~~~~"

Kanjiro, or Lao Shilin, slowly returned following the sound of the bugle.

The cheeks of the soldiers who were blowing the trumpets were already sore. Several trumpeters stood in different places and blew the trumpets, fearing that the soldiers would pursue them too far away and not be heard.

While walking, Lin Laoshi suddenly heard footsteps. He turned around and saw hundreds of enemies approaching. He was so frightened that he quickly threw away his head, picked up his spear and hid behind a big tree.

"Go faster!"

But someone was yelling in Chinese, and their accent was very familiar, with a distinct flavor of southern Fujian dialect, which is the mainstream language in Luzon.

Lin Laoshi jumped out quickly and shouted: "But the military master of the Datong Army?"

"Exactly, I have captured a few prisoners, brother, come here and help escort them!" the other person replied.

Lin Laoshi ran over to check and was dumbfounded.

A total of two to three hundred prisoners, with an average of four or five prisoners, were strung together with a spear. Of course, not skewered like a kebab, but tied to a spear with a belt. Probably because there were not enough spears, some prisoners simply tied each other's hands with belts, forming a knot that could not be undone.

And the only person escorting these prisoners was a Datong Army soldier.

It was enough for one person to escort two to three hundred people, and he was still beating and urging them all the way. Any prisoner who walks slowly will be hit with a stick.

Lin Laoshi’s Chinese proficiency is still at the stage of daily communication. He couldn't find any words to express his feelings, so he was stunned for a long time and praised: "The military master is really... brave!"

But the soldier shouted: "Don't be stunned, come and help quickly, I am so scared that I don't even dare to stop and pee."

Lin Laoshi ran over quickly, and the soldier immediately untied his belt and let water flow freely into the trees.

The captive in front of him was also very obedient. He automatically stopped and waited, with a flattering smile on his face.

Lin Laoshi asked: "What do you call the military master?"

The soldier trembled and said, "Wan Jun, just call me Wan Laosan. What about you? Your accent doesn't sound like a Han Chinese."

Lin Laoshi nodded and bowed and said: "The villain's Chinese name is Lin Laoshi, and his former name was Kanjiro. How did the military master capture two or three hundred people by himself?"

Wan Jun smiled and said: "Damn it, last night I was running in the woods in the dark. I almost fainted when I bumped into a tree. I didn't know which direction I was going. I walked out of the woods in a daze and ran to the beach. I Thinking about how to go back, I walked on the beach for a while, and when it got light, I suddenly saw someone lying on the beach."

"Just... just caught him?" Lin Laoshi couldn't figure it out.

"I'm not stupid, how could I catch hundreds of them by myself?" Wan Jun recalled the scene at that time, grinning from ear to ear, "I rushed in the direction of the forest for a while, leaned against the forest and shouted: 'Come and kill the enemy. !' In fact, these prisoners didn't understand them at all, and it was in vain for me to shout. I have gained experience, and when I shouted out, I scared two or three hundred people to the point where they knelt down and begged for mercy. I pretended that there were soldiers in the forest, and let them They unbuckled their belts and tied themselves up. These people didn’t understand, so I had to teach them how to tie them. Fortunately, they were very honest and tied themselves up obediently, and they could go wherever they were told.”

Lin Laoshi was silent for a moment. How could he still fight like this?

I can only say that the Indian soldiers are so awesome!

According to data, only 16% of the Dutch East India Company's army was Dutch, while 75% were German poor. Most of them were tramps, beggars, drunkards, paupers, and criminals.

When joining the army, you are issued a matchlock gun, a saber, and a helmet. I don't have any armor at all. If I want to wear leather armor, I can pick it off myself on the battlefield.

The daily meal is gruel. If you want to eat extra, you can buy it with your own money.

They couldn't even fight in formation. When faced with hard steel, they couldn't even defeat Zheng Chenggong's troops.

The commander at the time was called Ba Guizai (Captain Thomas Peddle). He rose from a soldier to the highest military position in Taiwan, and represented the military as a member of the Senior Council. This guy led 500 Dutch troops to shoot at Zheng Chenggong's 500 musketeers. They fought for a long time without any damage to each other. Then, Zheng Chenggong sent 500 Tengpai players to go back to the rear and rush forward. The Dutch soldiers collapsed and Captain Ba Guizai was killed on the spot.

European soldiers were treated like gruel, so what else could the servant soldiers eat?

When the Netherlands recruited servants in India, they could not even recruit a few Sudras. In desperation, the untouchables could only be temporarily recruited into the army and transported to Java Island in a hurry for rescue.

These untouchables have been at sea for more than a month and marched dozens of miles on land. They didn't sleep well all night last night. Not only was I tired and sleepy, but I was also extremely hungry. The Dutch didn’t give me enough to eat. At dawn, they fled to the beach. Seeing that they had escaped the pursuit, the two or three hundred Indian soldiers lay down directly and had a good sleep first.

Wan Jun was shouting nonsense all by himself. The Indian soldiers could not understand him at all, but it did not prevent them from surrendering neatly.

For those who are unfamiliar with the place, even if they surrender, at least they can still make a living in the prisoner camp.

Seeing that Wan Jun was going to kidnap them, the Indian soldiers were very happy. It's good to tie them up. If you tie them up, it will prove that you won't kill prisoners. Finally, we will have food for today.

Therefore, the scene was very joyful.

Wan Jun stood alone, nervous, his heart beating wildly. Two to three hundred Indian prisoners were in great spirits, helping each other tie ropes, and were all eager to go to the prisoner camp for meals.

"Woooooo~~~~"

The bugles were still ringing in the distance. Wan Jun and Lin Laoshi, escorting two to three hundred prisoners, gradually moved closer to the large army.

The nearest troops, led by Sun Kewang, had gathered more than 400 people.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack!"

"Hush!"

The sentry squatting on the tree was blowing the copper whistle crazily. Sun Kewang heard the news and shouted: "Line up to defend against the enemy!"

After blowing, the sound of the copper whistle stopped, and the sentry came over with a smile to report: "It's not the enemy, it's the prisoners who have been brought back."

Sun Kewang stepped forward to check the situation and suddenly became silent.

A careful count showed that there were 286 prisoners in this group. They were obedient when being escorted on the road, and even more obedient when they saw the large army. They all knelt down very consciously, with a flattering smile on their face, and their eyes wandered around looking for food.

Until the afternoon, all the ministries gathered outside the woods.

"General, there are still more than ten people who haven't come back. They may have been chased too far and got lost," the military judge reported.

Yu Zhan said: "Leave thirty people and continue to blow the trumpets farther west. Be sure to bring all the brothers back. The rest of the soldiers, follow me back to Batavia for dinner!"

Attacking the woods at night, 2 Datong soldiers and 3 ronin were killed, and more than 20 people were injured. The five casualties were all shot to death by Dutch soldiers firing shots indiscriminately, and most of the injured were caused by falling during pursuits in the dark.

In total, more than 500 enemy troops were killed, 65 Dutch soldiers were captured, and 923 Indian soldiers were captured.

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Batavia.

The two sides relied on castles and cities to confront each other. They no longer fired cannons or guns. The fighting seemed to have completely stopped.

Deputy envoy Sun Jie found Liu Hanyi privately: "Ambassador, it's time to persuade you to surrender. Just take Batavia, but you can't wipe out all the enemy forces in the castle. Otherwise, you and I will not be safe!"

"Why?" Liu Hanyi didn't want to understand.

Sun Jie explained: "The Dutch troops in India sent so many to rescue them, but they have probably been annihilated by Zhang Xianzhong's troops. If they kill all the Dutch elite in the castle, how can the Dutch gain a foothold in India? Especially the Dutch fleet, let alone hit them too hard. Many of the goods from the southern provinces have to go to sea and be sold to Europe by the Dutch. If the Netherlands cannot stand firmly in India, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong maritime merchants will have to worry, and the officials there will also It's urgent. It's not just the merchants who have lost, but also many people who work to support their families."

Liu Hanyi shook his head and said: "Without the Dutch, there are still the British, French and Portuguese."

"The combined merchant ships of Britain, France and Portugal are not as numerous as those of the Netherlands," Sun Jie said. "The Dutch must fight, but they cannot fight too hard. They need to be weakened bit by bit and devoured bit by bit. We need to leave enough time for merchants from various countries to build more ships to buy goods. If we use too much force, a large number of domestic goods will be unsalable! By then, the local officials in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong will collectively impeach us for engaging in border provocations. "

Liu Hanyi thought over and over and nodded: "What you said makes sense. I haven't thought about this matter yet. Send someone to persuade them to surrender. As long as the Dutch surrender, we will promise not to kill them and send ships to transport them away."

"I'll go and persuade him to surrender." Sun Jie volunteered.

Governor Rainiers was inspecting the fort when he suddenly received news that the Chinese had sent a negotiator.

He came to the fort and looked outside. There were only four Chinese negotiators.

Sun Jie stood in front, with the translator beside him and two soldiers behind him.

Rainiers picked up the telescope and looked at it, and suddenly felt desperate. The two Chinese soldiers were holding heads in their hands, one head from the Batavia Army Commander, and one head from the reinforcement commander.

There will be no more reinforcements, just a lonely castle.

The bamboo basket was hung down, and Sun Jie was hung up on the city wall.

Rainiers angrily shouted: "Why do you want to tear up the armistice treaty between the two countries?"

Sun Jie smiled and said: "It attacked China's vassal country without authorization. In the face of the negotiations from the Chinese envoy, the Netherlands showed no intention of withdrawing from Numbarwa. It was you who tore up the treaty. China did not make any mistakes in sending troops."

Rainiers said: "Since it is because of Nambawa, we agree to hand it back and ask the Chinese troops to withdraw immediately."

Faced with such an unreasonable guy, Sun Jie suppressed his anger and said calmly: "If you don't want to negotiate, I can leave immediately and leave everything to the soldiers."

Rainiers was at a loss for words, and then he said with a stern face: "Okay, let me see what else you want to talk about!"

Sun Jie showed a disdainful smile: "I am not negotiating with you, but with the Batavia Senate. Call all the members, or representatives of the members, together and talk slowly."

"I'm the governor and I have full authority to negotiate," Rainiers said.

"No, you can't," Sun Jie got back into the basket, asked the Dutch soldiers to put him outside the city, and said to Rainiers, "Whenever you are willing to let the parliament negotiate, just fire three cannons at the sea. ."

The governor's negotiations must be very tough, and the legislators who are present collectively must make crazy compromises and concessions.

Because this is an "alliance under the city", the congressmen cherish their lives. The biggest blame falls on the governor. The congressmen just want to leave this miserable place, otherwise they will starve to death without any food or ammunition.

In the Naval Governor's Mansion, there were senior staff of the Dutch East India Company who had taken refuge.

Before Sun Jie left Beijing, he specifically went to the Navy Governor's Mansion to ask for advice on how to negotiate with the Dutch!