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The Dutch strength in Tamsui was... fifty men.

Don't think it's too small. The total strength of the Netherlands on the entire island of Taiwan is only a few hundred.

If the Netherlands really had thousands of troops, they would not have been beaten so hard by the Tainan natives that they would have been huddled in the castle for several years, waiting for a plague to occur in Tainan before taking the opportunity to send troops.

The current ruling situation in Tainan is that the Netherlands built two castles and stationed about 300 troops respectively.

Two more Han pirates fell out with Zheng Zhilong and used Tainan as a base to join the Dutch. There are 20,000 to 30,000 Han people there, and they have a cooperative relationship with the Netherlands to deal with Taiwanese locals.

In addition, more than fifty indigenous tribes, actually more than fifty villages, were subdued by the Dutch due to the plague. The mountain products of these tribes had to be sold to the Dutch and they had to pay tribute to the Dutch colonists every year.

At this moment, Ruit was drinking.

Rum is cheap and can replenish water when you are short of water on a long voyage.

Fifty Dutch soldiers stood bored behind the fence. These were not purely Dutch soldiers, but were recruited from various colonies, including Spanish, Portuguese, and Italians.

In addition to soldiers, there are also workers.

The wooden fence surrounding the city has been repaired, and the indigenous slaves brought from Tainan are transporting stones from the mountains. It was the Han people who were responsible for quarrying stones and building castles, while Dutch fortification experts only provided construction plans.

These Han people also came from Tainan, and the Dutch were quite polite to them, unlike the native slaves who whipped them casually.

Ruit looked at the sky and saw that it was already a little late. He said to the adjutant: "We will stop working as soon as the stones on the road are transported. We will continue working tomorrow."

Ruyter is not afraid of Taiwanese Han people at all. In other words, the Netherlands, which is on the rise, has a kind of arrogant and mysterious confidence in the world.

Moreover, there is a pit in the brain!

Take, for example, Zheng Chenggong's recovery of Taiwan in history. The Netherlands only had a few hundred men to hold on, and there were not enough naval warships. Zheng Chenggong was besieged in the castle and waited for food to run out.

The Governor of Batavia sent a large number of warships to rescue, but the army only had a few hundred troops. They simply went to deliver food to Zheng Chenggong. What's even more funny is that hundreds of army reinforcements were divided into half on the road and went to attack Macau in battleships.

And this year, the Netherlands is not only causing trouble in Taiwan, but also plans to go to war with Ji Mo (a homophone for Phnom Penh, that is, Cambodia).

However, it was Ji Mo who staged a coup and ordered the expulsion of Dutch businessmen.

The Netherlands was so arrogant and domineering that Cambodian dignitaries, civilians, Malay businessmen, and Han businessmen, regardless of whether they believed in Buddhism, Taoism, or Hinduism, all united to deal with the Netherlands. Even Portugal joined in and helped the pagans squeeze out the Dutch power!

Holland is not only a sea coachman, but also a sea teddy, causing trouble everywhere.

After dinner, Ruit drank some more wine, then got into the tent and slept with an indigenous woman in his arms.

In the middle of the night, there was a sudden cry of killing, and Ruit quickly picked up the blunderbuss and sword.

The Han people and indigenous people responsible for building the castle fled like headless flies. There were countless torches all around, and it was unknown how many enemies were coming. The Dutch soldiers reluctantly gathered together, but they were unable to refill their ammunition.

What they are really good at is their artillery, and their firepower is very ferocious.

Historically, Zheng Jing led 3,000 men to attack the chicken coop, and the Dutch bastion was actually equipped with 24 artillery pieces. Only more than 200 Dutch soldiers defeated 3,000 Zheng family troops. Later, the Zheng family increased their troops to 6,000, but they were also driven back to the sea by the Dutch.

But in this dark night, there are enemies on all sides, and the castle has not been built yet. Where should the artillery fire?

Zhang Xianzhong and Sun Kewang led dozens of old thieves and rushed over first, quickly overturning the wooden fence.

Zhang Huangyan was riding a rogue horse. After the fence collapsed, he galloped in the dark while bending his bow and arrowing. The Dutch soldiers were standing next to the torches, using the light of the fire to reload their ammunition in a panic.

call out!

Zhang Huangyan shot an arrow and hit the Dutch soldier in the chest.

Unfortunately, the enemy slept with his clothes on and wore a cloth mask in the middle of the night. The arrow was not fatal.

Zhang Huangyan picked up the sword and rode away. A well-trained enemy took the lead in loading the gun and raised the gun.

"boom!"

Zhang Huangyan swung his sword and fired the musket into the sky.

Zhang Xianzhong and Sun Kewang also each killed an enemy. Due to their poor equipment, dozens of old thieves simply rushed forward and knocked down the enemy, then drew knives and wiped their necks during the scuffle.

Sun Chuanting was a commander and did not fight in person.

Even before the peasants and soldiers had time to take action, Zhang Xianzhong and Sun Kewang had already led the old thieves to finish it.

It's as simple as killing a chicken with a bull's-eye.

Zhang Huangyan was still preparing to dismount and fight, but unexpectedly the battle was over.

As for Shi Kefa, Ma Shiying and others, they led troops to encircle, pursue and capture the escaped Han people and indigenous slaves.

The next morning, the loot was counted.

They actually captured twelve artillery pieces. These Dutch people were so generous. They probably wanted to install all the artillery pieces on the bastion after repairing the castle.

Sun Chuanting called Zhang Xianzhong and Sun Kewang and said: "The captured muskets and artillery cannot be distributed to you. Your Majesty does not allow you to possess firearms. However, I can give you ten pairs of these armors (European cloth-faced armors). You can take them on your own." distribute."

Zhang Xianzhong pointed to the prisoners and said, "I want thirty."

Sun Kewang did not dare to ask for more than Zhang Xianzhong, and said: "I want twenty-nine."

Sun Chuanting bargained: "I'll give you twenty or nineteen each, half of which are raw."

"Okay, enjoy it!" Zhang Xianzhong agreed immediately.

Sun Chuanting added: "Even if the Han people are prisoners, they cannot be slaves. They must be given at least one acre of land."

Zhang Xianzhong smiled and said, "No problem."

Although most of the old thieves in Zhang Xianzhong's village are unfamiliar with their crafts, they can also farm. But they had already snatched thousands of acres of land from Shengfan, and even a lot of it was left after it was distributed to the government.

These are raw lands, and it takes a lot of effort to cultivate them, so they can only be reserved for hunting in the woods.

The Han captives just happened to be brought back to work as sharecroppers. They were given an acre of land as a token, and then they were allowed to share the land with the old thieves.

Raw captives can also be trained. Even if their farming skills are poor, they can just help with some heavy work.

The remaining spoils of war were divided among several magistrates, and all the artillery and muskets were taken away by the magistrates.

"Master Fu, how should we deal with this person?" Shi Kefa escorted Ruit over.

The Dutch commander slept with an indigenous woman in his arms last night. Naturally, it was impossible for him to be wearing iron armor. Facing the surprise attack, he ran away when he saw that the situation was not going well, and was caught by Shi Kefa's troops on the way.

Ruit was not afraid. He was pushed to the ground by Shi Kefa and shouted: "Let me go immediately. I am the Dutch East India Company..."

Sun Kewang kicked him over and cursed: "Damn it, you still dare to act violently after being caught. Do you know what grandpa does?"

Sun Chuanting is still confused. His Majesty is trading war horses with the Dutch. In order to trade with China, the Netherlands even sent a mission in the past two years. The two sides should be good neighbors and friendly.

How dare the Netherlands send troops to Taipei and build a city under the noses of the Han people?

Moreover, let's just build the city. Only a few dozen soldiers were sent, and they didn't know how to leave enough sentry posts at night.

Sun Chuanting couldn't understand the Dutch brain circuit at all.

Sun Chuanting couldn't understand it, and neither did the King of Ji Me (Cambodia).

The old king believed in Buddhism and was a good-tempered man. When the Dutch first arrived in Cambodia, they gave gifts and knelt down to worship, just like their grandchildren.

Therefore, the old king was very satisfied and agreed to the Dutch trade in Cambodia and the construction of churches in Cambodia.

After only a few years, the old king was angered by the Dutch and began to restrict Dutch trade practices. However, the method was too mild, which aroused dissatisfaction among Malay businessmen, which directly led to Malay businessmen planning a coup.

The new king came to power in a coup and was directly expelled.

Holland then used money to bribe him, but the money he gave failed to achieve his goal.

The governor of Batavia was furious and immediately sent a Dutch fleet with more than a hundred troops to expedition to Cambodia to force King Jimei to return the bribed silver.

The new king was amused and sent out troops to kill him to pieces, then started a massacre of the Dutch.

You come to another country to do business. Since you want to please the king, then please do it to the end. Why did he start wreaking havoc in other people's lands after gaining trade rights?

And you only have an expeditionary force of more than a hundred people, and you still dare to go ashore with such arrogance. Do you really think that the Cambodian soldiers are primitive aborigines?

Sun Chuanting called the translator and asked, "Why do you want to build a city here?"

Ruyter replied: "This is a wild island, not Chinese territory. The East India Company has the right to build a city here. You shamelessly attacked and destroyed the trade agreement between the East India Company and China. You are renegade bastards!"

Sun Chuanting scratched his forehead, feeling unable to communicate with this red-haired ghost.

Zhang Xianzhong said: "How about... a beating first?"

Sun Chuanting nodded: "Let's fight."

The old thieves immediately took action. At first they were punching and kicking, but gradually they started to play tricks.

For example, use a knife to cut out wooden needles and drive them into the red-haired ghost's fingers one by one.

"ah!"

Ruit screamed miserably, and only drove six wooden needles in, and the guy fainted from the pain.

A basin of cold water poured on him to wake him up. Without waiting for the old thieves to torture him, Ruyter immediately shouted in panic: "We were wrong. We should not have invaded Chinese territory! I am an officer. Please send someone to Rebanzha. There will be a meeting there." Spend money to redeem me!"

Sun Chuanting ordered: "Cut off this man's right hand, bandage it and send it to Rebanzhao. The rest of the red-haired prisoners will all be used as coolies!"

Sun Chuanting not only sent the commander back, but also brought a letter: "If you dare to touch the northern part of Taiwan Island again, the Datong court will cut off trade with the Netherlands!"

This is an ultimatum issued to the Dutch based on Zhao Han's approval.

However, it is unpredictable whether the Netherlands will give in, because they are a group of lunatics with bad minds.

No matter how cruel the Spanish and Portuguese colonists were, they were still afraid of giving in when facing powerful opponents.

The Netherlands is a typical country where people are addicted to food and often make unreasonable actions that will make you confused after thinking about it.