Although they were enemies of the century, the incident this time was too big. 70% of Batavia's Galenic warships and mercenaries escaped with only three warships.
The three ships were still in dilapidated condition, and nearly a thousand souls were lost. sailor.
After hearing the returns of these sailors, the directors of the East India Company were not as stubborn as Coquilla.
After all, the Netherlands and Zhao Lie's troops had fought many times.
Zhao Lie's troops were really strong, otherwise they would not have fought with the Spanish and Portuguese.
The people and the English attacked the Ming Dynasty together.
If it were an ordinary opponent, even the largest tribe in the East Indies would be nothing to the Dutch, they were just indigenous people.
However, facing this group of people, the Dutch felt guilty, and then they listened to the English's persuasion to form a coalition.
The directors of the East India Company thought that they had paid great attention to their opponents, but they never expected that they would form a coalition and enlist the Zheng family, the largest power in the south of the Ming Dynasty, to attack together and end up losing so miserably.
They knew they had provoked a powerful opponent, and it could be said that they would have to look up to an invincible opponent for decades.
It is said that such powerful opponents are fortunately far away.
One is in the south and the other is near the Japanese country.
From now on, forget about each other in the world.
If you can't afford to provoke them, you can afford to hide.
It's a pity that even such a simple wish is impossible.
Without him, nearly 10,000 sailors and mercenaries set out.
How many people are still alive today?
According to European practice, if you are defeated and captured, although you will definitely have to suffer some punishment if you are captured, you can basically return as long as you pay a ransom.
This is a customary thing.
Therefore, no matter whether the European army is modern or modern, it lacks the courage to fight to the death.
It is very simple.
This habit has been formed for thousands of years.
An army with a retreat will definitely lose the will to fight to the death when it is certain to lose.
Therefore, the East India Company guessed that there must be a lot of Dutch people alive.
They knew very well what their mercenaries were like.
If they saw that they could not fight and escape, then they would surrender.
These people must be saved.
Why do you say that?
Because it is not easy to transport people from Europe to the Far East these days.
Many people died of disease, malnutrition and fighting on the sea route.
Every adult is precious.
Coupled with the limited transportation capacity, there were less than 20,000 Dutchmen in the entire East Indies, and half of them were lost there this time.
This made the Dutch rule in the East Indies extremely weak.
And the East Indies, as the name suggests, is composed of thousands of islands.
How can it be controlled without enough sea ships, not to mention that transporting spices and other items to Europe requires sea ships to transport warships for escort.
Therefore, whether it is for people or ships, it is necessary to go to Mingren's place.
So after everyone discussed, they sent the director Tusmi to the Polu Army to discuss the redemption of prisoners of war and warships.
Tusmi was not too willing to come.
Who knew that Akito would have a crazy attitude, and it was possible to kill him to vent his anger, but since he was elected, there was nothing he could do.
Finally, he proposed to go together with the Spanish in Manila, which was approved by the board of directors.
As expected, Tusmi discussed with Coquilla as soon as he arrived in Manila, and Coquilla also had the same intention.
Similarly, the heavy losses of Spanish personnel were unacceptable to the Manila authorities.
What if they could redeem some and restore their strength?
Happy but not doing anything.
So the two parties gathered together to negotiate in the north, and Coquilla sent his crony Thiago.
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But it was really inappropriate for the two of them to come directly to the door with their warships.
What if they were captured by Akito.
So Thiago proposed that he must go to Macau to ask the Portuguese for help, otherwise it would not work.
The Macau people did not go with them in this war.
They had a transcendent status.
It is said that they also had dealings with this group of Ming people.
They also sold a lot of things to Ming people's territory.
At least they collected a lot of Andalusian war horses from Manila.
I sold it to Mingren, I am very familiar with it, so I just introduced him.
In this way, they came to Macau and found Alonzo.
Alonzo was helpless.
He really didn't want to wade into this muddy water, which affected the so-called harmonious relationship between him and Zhao Lie.
After all, there are two trade routes in Macau, one is the Japanese country, and the other is to sell items from the Ming Dynasty and the Japanese country to Manila and travel to Europe.
Therefore, the Spanish in Manila must not be offended.
They can only send someone to lead these two people to negotiate with Zhao Lie, but Alonzo said that he would only introduce them.
As for the outcome of the negotiation, it is their own business. , the two of them also agreed wholeheartedly, and they didn't expect to complete the negotiation at once.
After the negotiation, they had to go back and report to their respective bosses, right?
Therefore, Alonzo sent Santos, a council member of the Macau Council, to lead the two people.
The three of them set off on five sea ships.
They arrived at Anping City first, and then the five warships were left by Qi Wei.
They transferred to the patrol ship of the Polu Army and came to Shidao and sat here.
Thiago thought carefully about the dozens of Galenic giant ships he saw in Anping City and Shidao, and decided in his heart that yes, they would not want to defeat this Akito again for decades.
They do not have the financial resources.
And.
Suddenly I heard the sounds of chaotic footsteps outside, and Akito's loud shouts came from the front.
The three of them immediately became energetic.
They estimated that the Ming commander Zhao Lie had arrived.
Then they saw more than a dozen tall armored guards walking in and surrounding them.
Just when they were anxious, three tall Ming army generals walked in.
Two of them were particularly tall and mighty.
According to Akito's habit, Tusmi and Thiago looked at the dark-faced general in the middle.
Judging from the appearance, this person was about thirty years old, with a majestic face, especially a pair of dark eyes that seemed to be able to see through them.
"Master Jinghaibo of the Ming Dynasty and Lord Zhao of Denglai General Town have arrived.
Why don't you kneel down and worship me?"
Yu Dabao, who looked like a black iron tower, shouted.
Among the three, only Santos spoke Chinese well, and the other two knew nothing about it.
Of course, Santos couldn't kneel down, and the other two couldn't understand.
All three of them took off their hats with their left hand and bowed respectfully in accordance with European etiquette.
Just as Yu Dabao was about to get angry, Zhao Lie stretched out his hand to stop him.
Zhao Lie cupped his hands and then walked towards the official case.
He came to the main seat and sat down.
Then he motioned for a few people to sit down.
"How are you, Speaker Alonzo?
I haven't seen you in a few years and I miss you very much."
Zhao Lie looked at Santos with a smile.
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Santos had been to Shidao once and had a chance encounter.
"The Speaker is in a good mood now, and the trade routes are smooth, especially the trade routes to Japan.
The revenue has doubled.
The Portuguese people in Macau respect the Speaker very much."
Santos bowed and said.
Zhao Lie turned to Thiago and Tusmi with a smile.
The smile on his face tightened and changed to a cold face, making Thiago and Tusmi feel cold all over.
"This is Mr.
Tusmi, a director of the East India Company, and this is Mr.
Thiago, the Councilor of Manila."
Santos introduced with a smile.
The two of them also smiled and bowed.
Zhao Lie smiled slightly at the two of them and held his hands together again.
"I am a warrior, and I always like to be direct.
If you two have anything to say, just say it."
Zhao Lie said coldly.
Santos also put away his smile and translated Zhao Lie's words.
At this time, his role was to interpret, and his role of introduction was completed.
It didn't matter to him how the two parties negotiated.
"The naval battle a few months ago was a misunderstanding.
We listened to the nonsense of the English and had a conflict with your Excellency, which led to this misunderstanding.
I apologize to your Excellency here."
Diego stood up and saluted.
Zhao Lie looked at the black-haired Spaniard with a half-smile, and thought that it is common in every world to put mistakes on the dead.
"Mr.
Diego, are you here to deceive me?
You Spaniards have been coveting the wealth of the Ming Dynasty for many years.
The English are the mortal enemies of the Kingdom of Spain in Europe.
They can convince the King of Spain to send a governor to the Philippines with just a few words. , it seems that you are extremely unfaithful to your king."
Zhao Lie sarcastically said.
From here, the three of them heard that this Mingren had a very clear understanding of the general trend in Europe and the situation of various countries.
If they wanted to deceive this Mingren with empty words, they had better forget it.
Diego also blushed and looked very shameless.
"You came to the Far East for money and profit.
We all know it clearly, so don't be secretive and talk useless nonsense."
Zhao Lie pointed at the two of them without politeness.
"You should try your best to tell us your reasons for coming.
The general's patience is very limited."
Santos passed the words over, and the two looked at each other.
The Mingren commander knew them too well, so he had better say what he had to say.
"We are here to apologize for offending your lord, and also to redeem our ships and captured sailors.
We hope that the general will grant this."
Tusmi smiled and bowed slightly.
"Well, a warship, that's impossible," Zhao Lie denied it as soon as he opened his mouth.
Nowadays, the Polu Army's naval warships are also damaged a lot.
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It is when the sea ships are needed.
How can they return the sea ships?
Wouldn't this quickly strengthen the strength of the Xiyi people?
, don’t even think about it.
Santos translated the words, and both of them felt chilled.
If the warship did not go back, then it would take them several years to build the warship themselves, and it would take them several years to recover.
This would greatly affect their ability to control the local situation, and the rest of the war would The ship patrols every day, but now they don't even have a replacement ship.
"As for the sailors and soldiers, each of them is thirty taels of silver.
This price cannot be discussed.
This is the price."
Zhao Lie made a decisive move, "As for the other noble captains and others, I have ordered them to be beheaded to pay tribute to the spirits of our fallen soldiers.
Now there are only withered bones left."
Zhao Liesen stared at the two of them with cold eyes, and they were frightened as if they were being targeted by wild beasts.
To be continued
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