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On the fourth day of the third month of the 15th year of Chongzhen, the battle to attack the Penghu Islands began.

Su Tiancheng did not directly command the battle. Sun Chuanting was responsible for the specific combat command. According to the previous deployment, the combat offensive adopted the method of killing chickens, that is, concentrated the superior troops and firepower to attack the Dutch warships. Do not take into account the matter of saving shells or worrying about the expenses. Everything is mainly about completely destroying the Dutch warships.

According to this arrangement, the huge warships were in the front, using fierce artillery fire to sink or destroy Dutch warships. Medium warships were responsible for encircling and suppressing Dutch warships after artillery fire attacks, avoiding warships from escaping. Small ships followed behind medium warships, responsible for face-to-face fighting and captives.

The battle begins at Chen hour.

The fierce artillery fire instantly covered the sea surface. The sound of shell explosions and huge splashes of water flew into the sky, forming the entire battle landscape.

When Song Ke discovered the main force of the Ming Navy, he had already started to regret it, but this regret came too late.

The huge warship of the Ming army made Song Ke feel heartbroken. From the telescope, Song Ke could even see the dark muzzles on the Ming army's warship, but countless muzzles were aimed at one of the few warships. Song Ke knew that there was no huge difference in the end of this battle.

Due to insufficient preparations, Song Ke did not even have time to deploy a retreat route and did not have time to issue an order to retreat. After the Dutch warship was surrounded by the Ming Navy, Song Ke could no longer issue an order to retreat.

Song Ke is a very real person. If you can't win a battle, there is no need to persist. If you persist, you will not get any benefits except for causing unnecessary casualties and causing no need for any benefit. So, over the years, Song Ke has experienced a lot of battles, but there is no big loss. Even after failure, he can recover quickly and devote himself to the next battle.

But this time, Song Ke felt fear and despair.

More than fifty warships were all surrounded. From the telescope, I couldn't see how many Ming warships were, and I could only see a black mass. While the Ming warships opened fire, the Dutch warships also opened fire. The artillery on both sides fired face to face, but Song Ke discovered a situation that made him even more desperate. The Ming army's artillery was extremely sharp. The consequences of falling onto the warships were the broken masts and wooden boards flying all over the sky, and some soldiers were blown into the air by artillery fire.

But the artillery shells fired by his own warships could not hit the Ming army's warships at all. They landed on the sea and caused waves, as if they were to cheer up the Ming army's artillery.

This huge gap in artillery fire made Song Ke feel that the sky was falling.

When did the Ming army's warships become so sharp? Such power? Not to mention that they cannot resist it, even the entire Dutch warship formation could not resist it. If the Ming army navy went on an expedition to Europe, they would probably all descended from the wind. The gap in firepower was too big, so there would be no suspense in the battle.

Song Ke's face turned pale and his body trembled slightly.

On the watchtower, the adjutant who accompanied him stammered and asked Song Ke to retreat immediately, take a boat to return to Chichicheng in Tainan, and organize sergeants to prepare to resist the Ming army's attack.

This is a very normal suggestion, but Song Ke actually refused.

Song Ke is a typical pragmatist.

He would never persist in a battle that could not be persisted. From the sharpness of Ming army warships and artillery, Song Ke saw the terrible consequences. If he returned to Tainan and organized resistance in Chichicheng City, there would be no other ending except for causing greater casualties. Following his sergeants would probably increase casualties in vain.

Surrender is not a scandal. As long as surrender can achieve the goal, it is not very great. During the Apocalypse period, Dutch general Relshen was once surrendered by the Ming Navy. However, later negotiations indicated that although the Dutch army failed, they still gained actual benefits. The Ming army only controlled the Penghu Islands, while the Dutch army occupied Taiwan. This time, the same method can be adopted. As long as we consider more issues and make more demands in the negotiations after surrender.

Thinking of this, Song Ke gave an order without hesitation, demanding that all the Dutch warships surrender to end the one-sided massacre.

The attack only started for half an hour.

Through the telescope, Su Tiancheng found that all the Dutch warships stopped resisting and hung out white flags. This was a sign of surrender. The messenger had come over to ask Su Tiancheng to continue the attack or accept the surrender of the Dutch.

A smile appeared on Su Tiancheng's mouth. He knew the lessons of history, but the Dutch had surrendered. At this time, it was still inappropriate to continue attacking. As for what happened after surrender, he knew it. Not to mention the mere Taiwan Island, even the entire Europe would be completely conquered by the Jiangning Ying Navy.

The blue battle flag slowly raised to the mast, which was a sign of a ceasefire.

The sea soon became quiet, and some broken wooden boards floated on the sea. The incomplete Dutch warships stayed still, and countless small ships rowed towards the few Dutch warships.

Su Tiancheng stood on the deck, holding a telescope, motionless.

Soon, Sun Chuanting, Xiong Zijian, Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Chenggong rode a small boat to the warship.

Sun Chuanting's face looked a little strange, not to mention the expressions of Xiong Zijian, Zheng Hongkui, Zheng Chenggong and others, as if they were swallowing a fly, looking a little uncomfortable.

Sun Chuanting spoke with his fists.

"Sir, the Dutch are too careless. They surrendered just now. What does it mean? The brothers were a little angry. After riding in a warship for such a long time, they originally wanted to fight a good battle, but attacking the Penghu Islands was the same as attacking Kinmen Island. If they had known this result, they might as well attack Tainan directly."

Su Tiancheng had a smile on his face.

"There is nothing strange about this. The Dutch are very clear about the huge gap in strength. Since there is no hope of winning, persisting will lead to greater losses. The Dutch will not persist. Their understanding is very different from ours. People come here to make a fortune, not to lose their lives. But you should also note that the Dutch have worked hard to occupy Taiwan and gave it up like this. Everyone knows the lessons of the Apocalypse Year. If this time, they also make such a plan, it would be a complete miscalculation. If they want to be clever, then let their soldiers go to the sea to feed the turtle."

Su Tiancheng's words made everyone laugh.

Qu Qingze on one side spoke.

"Sir, the commander of the Dutch is Song Ke. Song Ke once led the Dutch to defeat the Spaniards and occupied the entire Taiwan, including the Penghu Islands. There is still some insight and ability. In addition, the Dutch East India Company also established a military base in Batavia. Batavia is not very far from Taiwan. In this way, the order to surrender must have been issued by Song Ke. He is probably thinking that the Netherlands has a military base in Batavia and will make a comeback in the future, and there will be a chance."

Su Tiancheng smiled and shook his head.

"It's not that simple. Song Ke may still think about giving up the Penghu Islands, continuing to occupy Taiwan, and controlling the maritime trade routes between Quanzhou, Zhangzhou and Japan. Just negotiate with us. Didn't the Dutch achieve such a goal last time? Next, they must have wanted to negotiate with us. Unfortunately, there is no condition for this negotiation. All the Dutch withdraw from Taiwan and are not allowed to take away one or two silver or a grain of food. Don't think about taking away all the warships in Taiwan. They have a military base in Batavia, so let the ships over there come and pick them up. If such conditions are not agreed, then don't negotiate. Just start fighting and let all the Dutch soldiers led by Song Ke stay in Taiwan."

After Su Tiancheng said this, everyone laughed. Such negotiations were either negotiations or orders that required the Dutch to do as required, without negotiating the rest.

Su Tiancheng looked at the people still smiling and then spoke.

"Recapturing the Penghu Islands and Taiwan is only the first step. The conquest has not ended yet. Luzon, Nanyang and other places still need to be taken back. These places are my vassal states of the Ming Dynasty. How can the Dutch, Spanish, and Portuguese be rampant here? I also heard that some Japanese pirates are active in Korea, Luzon, Nanyang and other places. It seems that they are also thinking of getting a share of the pie. That's fine, this pie is not that cheap. If they get it, they will have to spit out more than they have."

Everyone had known these deployments long ago. After regaining Taiwan, the warships continued to advance towards Luzon and Nanyang and carried out conquests, and they had to station troops in these places so that these places would be subject to the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty and become vassal states of the Ming Dynasty. Of course, the other opinions put forward by Su Tiancheng, that is, these vassal states, would also pay tribute to Taiwan while paying tribute to the court every year. Everyone was a little surprised and didn't know how to understand this opinion.

Su Tiancheng looked at the sea surface that was slowly beginning to calm down and spoke slowly.

"The next thing is the negotiation. No matter what the outcome of the negotiation is, the army will continue to advance towards Taiwan. The negotiation is good. The Dutch will do as we ask. Everything is easy to say. The negotiation is bad. The Dutch still wants to have any bad thoughts. Then you are not polite and beat them hard to let them know what pain is. I think that only in this way can the Dutch be truly convinced and truly feel scared."
Chapter completed!