The United Republic of the Seven Provinces of the Netherlands, which is later in the Netherlands, was actually the northern province under the Habsburg dynasty in Spain.

The founding time and way of the Netherlands actually have many similarities with the Jianzhou Jurchens of the Ming Dynasty.

At the beginning, they were both an inconspicuous small force below a powerful dynasty. The Jianzhou Jurchens were an inconspicuous small force below the Far Eastern overlord, the then Far Eastern overlord, and the Netherlands was an inconspicuous small force below the continental overlord and maritime overlord of Spain.

They all started to resist the rule of their dynasties during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, and then launched a counterattack, and then established a country.

During the Chongzhen Dynasty, the Netherlands was similar to the Jianzhou Jurchens, and the founding of the country was only 40 or 50 years old. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty did not recognize the so-called Later Jin, and the Habsburg dynasty in Spain did not recognize the so-called United Republic of the Seven Provinces of the Netherlands.

However, the Netherlands chose a development path that was completely different from the Jianzhou Jurchens.

The Jianzhou Jurchens took Liaodong all the way, then peeked into the Central Plains, trying to overthrow the Ming Dynasty and replace it.

However, the Netherlands is crazily building ships, developing maritime strength, and snatching colonies around the world, striving to become a new generation of maritime overlords.

If we look at it from a historical perspective, we have to say that the development path of the Jianzhou Jurchens is right, but the development path of the Netherlands is a bit ignorant.

Because in history, the Jianzhou Jurchens did indeed overturn the Ming Dynasty and replaced it, establishing a dynasty that lasted for more than 300 years, while the Netherlands' maritime overlord's status was only maintained for more than a hundred years and was replaced by Britain and France.

As for the reason, it is actually very simple, because the Netherlands is too small and the population is pitifully small. Its local area is less than one-third of that of Liaodong, and its population is less than one-quarter of that of Liaodong.

It is impossible for them to dominate the world with a population of only one million and build a colonial system all over the world.

Of course, these are all later stories, so I won’t be able to explain it for the time being.

At this moment, the Netherlands has indeed become the maritime overlord. Especially in the Far East, the Dutch are far superior to Spain in terms of strength. The former maritime overlord, Spain, was besieged by European countries in the north and had no time to take care of it.

It is precisely because of this reason that Zhu Qizhu chose to catch the Netherlands and attack Spain without attacking it.

Because Spain has declined at this moment and has no strength to threaten the Ming Dynasty, the Dutch are different. They are at the most powerful and arrogant time. If you don’t hit him, he will hit you!

The senior official is the Dutch station in the Eastern Band.

The terrain here is very special. There is a large bay inside it that can be used to dock warships and merchant ships. On the outside, there are a row of islands. The distance between the islands is very close, and there are not many gaps suitable for sailing in the middle. There are only one place that can accommodate large ships. At this time, the Dutch had already begun to build fortresses on the island south of the only entrance.

Zhu Qizhi looked at the sketch drawn by the secret guard and pondered for a while, then pointed to the bay and asked: "Brother Zheng, judging from the situation found, the Dutch had deployed seven or eight tower ships and gunboats in total. Where is their nearest stronghold? How long will it take to come to support?"

Zheng Zhilong thought slightly, "Their nearest stronghold is in Japan, but there are no tower ships and gunboats there. After all, they have not taken Japan, and the Japanese people cannot allow their tower ships and gunboats to be stationed there. If we attack the officials, they can only ask for help from Batavia in the South Ocean. When the officials go to Batavia, they can only rely on the water flow and sea breeze. In the first half of the year, the water flow and wind direction are basically northward. In other words, when we attack the officials at this time, they basically have no way to ask for help because the water flow and wind direction are wrong. Even if they send a ship to Nanyang, they will not be able to arrive for half a year."

There is also such a good thing!

Upon hearing this, Zhu Qizhi couldn't help but say excitedly: "What do you mean, if we launch an attack now, they will not be able to wait for support within half a year?"

Zheng Zhilong nodded without hesitation and said, "Yes, they don't have the kind of boat you can run by themselves. The water flow and wind direction are wrong, and the sailboat can't run on the sea at all."

This is my first naval battle, so I can't be reckless.

Zhu Qizhuo thought about it and asked again: "You said that the water flow and wind direction were basically north in the first half of the year. So, are they having a boat rushing here from Batavia now?"

Zheng Zhilong nodded slightly and said, "It should be some, but it should be all armed merchant ships. After all, the tower ships and gunboats require too many people to control them, so they do not waste so many people on the road and run over."

very good!

Zhu Qizhe asked again, "How many warships can you take and how many men?"

Zheng Zhilong hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "I can get more than a thousand warships of all sizes, about 40,000 people. However, I only have a dozen small lucky ships and five big lucky ships in my hand, and the others are small boats. Moreover, I don't have many artillery guns. In addition, I bought them from you last time, I only have four or five hundred artillery guns, and most of the original ones were earth cannons that could only shoot more than one mile away."

That's how he is. He will do his best to do what he has decided and will not be hesitant or procrastinate. This is also the reason why he can become the overlord of the Southeast and even the South China Sea.

Zhu Qizhu nodded with relief and said, "Very good. You can gather your men and warships first. After waiting for about ten days, we will set off."

When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he couldn't help but look puzzled.

Why have to wait for more than ten days?

If there is anything to wait for in this kind of thing, you will do it when you decide and gather people and get on!

As the saying goes, "If you work hard, you will lose your morale again, and you will lose your morale after three times." If you wait, you may lose your morale.

Seeing this, Zhu Qizhi couldn't help but smile and said, "Why, you seem to be more anxious than me? No hurry, I ordered someone to go back and get a batch of shells. It should be around ten days later. We will launch another attack."

You guys don't have enough shells and throw them around. If you didn't test so many cannons like crazy, can you lack shells now?

Alas, my shells were probably not enough after this battle.

Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but sigh: "The Dutch people are not easy to fight. Their gun range is too long. We can only gain the advantage by using 500 kilograms and 100 kilograms of giant cannons against them. After this battle, I guess all the shells of 500 kilograms and 100 kilograms of giant cannons in my hand will be exhausted. At that time, can you sell me 500 rounds every time?"

As expected, this guy has rich experience in naval battles and can tell that the shells are roughly consumed without having to start fighting.

In fact, the red artillery cannonballs that were given to people with 500 kilograms and 1,000 kilograms of giant cannons, because he found that the role of tiger squat cannons in naval battles was too limited.

He shook his head slightly and said, "How can you get money to fight the Dutch? I brought this up. The shells are naturally counted as mine. Five hundred kilograms and one thousand kilograms of giant cannons are each 500 rounds, right? Well, I will give them to you before the war begins. Don't worry, working with me will never let you suffer any loss. After defeating the Dutch, the captured building ships, warships, armed merchant ships, and the artillery above will belong to you. I only want the master's place, what do you think?"

Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but say surprise: "Really?"

This is simply great!

You know, what he lacks is the tower ship warship. If there are seven or eight tower ship warships, it would be too easy to wipe out other pirates. Moreover, he has several Dutch artillery pieces, and he can also build the cannon shells by himself. That can be used directly!
Chapter completed!