On the third day of the first lunar month of the third year of Xinshi, it was the New Year of the Han people. Due to the influence of Central Plains culture, countries in Southeast Asia also followed suit. This day was also Indonesia's quiet day. People started to get busy a day ago. Men cleaned the courtyards and made puppets that looked like devils, lions, dragons, etc. for festivals, while women rushed to make new clothes and dishes and pastries for festivals. The day before the festival was a celebration day. People were excited and cheerful, wearing gorgeous clothes, participating in the celebrations in the streets and alleys. On the morning of the third year of the Chinese New Year, people sang and danced, and drums and music were heard. In the afternoon, men beat drums and drums, carrying large puppets around their homes, and women also followed the men with sacrifices on their heads. The scene was extremely lively.

The Dutch authorities did not forcibly suppress the celebrations of local natives, but only increased patrols in the streets. At the port, on several anchored Dutch warships, sailors rested on the deck in the sea breeze. Since it was the third day of the first lunar month, various countries in the South Ocean were celebrating the beginning of the New Year with different festivals. The Han people who could threaten them were also addicted to the festive celebrations of the New Year. In addition, the Southern Ming Dynasty court respectfully sent envoys to seek peace a few days ago. Although the negotiations broke down, the authorities' vigilance against the Nanming had been minimized. In view of this, the Dutch fleet stationed at Yagoda Port took a day off today. Most of the sailors had already gone ashore to participate in the local celebrations. Only a small number of sailors who lost their salary due to gambling complained about their luck on the deck.

Navy Colonel Carris was very strange to use a monocular telescope to check the waters of the port. He was a cautious naval captain. Today's port was really abnormal. From early morning to now, no merchant ship had entered the harbor. Although today is a festival day, it was not the case at this time. Carris even suspected that a fleet was coming to the harbor. In order to keep it a secret, they intercepted all ships to Yagoda. But this was just a speculation. The colonel could not cancel the soldiers' vacation because of a small speculation. Even if he reported to the Governor's Office, the civilian officials would probably curl their lips and blame the colonel for making a fuss.

The colonel's face was full of gloom. He roughly tested the wind direction and wind speed. The expression on his face became even more worried.

"God, this is really a good weather for fleet combat. I hope I'm just thinking about it. The situation should not be as serious as I imagined." The colonel smiled mockingly, and the worries in the blue eyes still did not dissipate.

At this time, dozens of huge merchant ships suddenly appeared on the sea level. They were circling by seagulls and quietly heading towards the port. The colonel leaned against the side of the ship and felt a thump in his heart. He quickly raised his monocular lens to observe the shadow of the ship in the distance.

The colonel breathed a sigh of relief from the seventeen large merchant ships. In the South China Sea, some large sea merchants often drove several or even dozens of large sea ships to and from the sea. Therefore, there was no problem with the seventeen large merchant ships coming at one time. The colonel suddenly felt much more relaxed. He decided to go to the command room to make a cup of strong tea. When he turned around, he saw that the sailors on duty on the watchtower were gone.

"Damn Singhler. This guy must have gone to the bottom cabin to play cards with a group of gangsters." The colonel turned back into the bottom cabin in anger. He decided to pull out the damn duty soldier and then teach him a lesson.

Large merchant ships gradually approached, and dozens of ship shadows appeared behind them. Finally, more and more warships appeared on the horizontal line, hundreds of warships of all sizes and sizes. The ships frantically accelerated their speed along the sea breeze and made the final sprint.

"God, what is that?" A naval soldier leaned against the side of the ship. After squinted his eyes and observed carefully for a while, he finally confirmed the hundreds of black spots in front. There were hundreds of warships of all sizes, and more than a dozen large Western warships were behind. There were a warship held in the center. The hundreds of warships of different sizes in front were getting closer and closer to the harbor. The warships behind gradually stopped and turned sideways. The dark muzzles had already aimed at the dock of the harbor and at the Dutch warships anchored in the harbor.

"Enemy attack!" The alarm bell was almost released at the same time as the roar of artillery. The port immediately became a mess. The shells were accompanied by gunpowders, and Dutch warships shot in a mess. The inaccurate shells gradually made waves on the sea.

The warships in front quickly broke through and moved towards the coastline against the artillery fire fired from the fortress that rushed to fight on the coastline one after another. The commander of the Oriental Navy stood at the bow of the ship, with a ghost-headed knife crossing his chest and constantly urging him to speed up. This was his first battle since he was the commander of the Ming Dynasty. He made achievements and served the emperor's appreciation. Today, the flagship he was in was originally the largest warship. Although the artillery was not equipped, it was large enough and the speed was fast enough. It was the best place to land.

The Dutch sailors anchored on the ocean began to dive and flee. Most of the sailors were still on vacation in the city. The remaining sailors could not control the warships to resist the attacks of the Ming army. They could only save their lives by swimming on the beach. There were dozens of turrets as cover.

This raid was the main force of landing by the Oriental Navy Battalion, while the Nanyang Navy Battalion used Western warships, a small number of Spanish warships and the newly launched Fuyuan flagship as the firepower to suppress the other shore.

The commander of the Nanyang Sea and the Spanish Governor Hechakin were standing freely on the side of the Fuyuan ship, watching the battle with the smoke of gunpowder. Hechakin was so excited that his face flushed. This time he had bet right, and the Dutch were not prepared at all. It was not until the Ming army near the port opened fire and rushed to fight. It didn't take long for the Ming army to occupy Yagoda, and then dispatched a powerful army to eliminate all the Dutch people on Java Island.

Once the Dutch lost the Java Island that had been operating for decades, it means that they lost the rear base of the fleet supplies in the South China Sea. It won’t take long to take the Dutch’s power in the South China Sea to suffer a devastating blow. At that time, Hechakin only needs a little help from his Ming friends to recover Luzon.

After a brief panic, the Dutch began to rely on the fortresses and turrets along the coast to counterattacks, but at this time the fleet of the Oriental Navy's fleet had already landed. The soldiers of the Navy Marines, Shenji Battalion, and Shenyong Battalion held up their swords, carried fire guns and steel crossbows to land. The ground artillery on the warships of the Nanyang Navy Battalion also began to find the target of attack. Concentrating firepower and sprayed cannons at several important turrets.

"Kill!" The landing army began to disperse its formation and fight with the Dutch infantry guarding along the coast. The crowded docks were not suitable for long-range shooting at all. They could only rely on the buttstock and big swords to fight bloody battles. The smell of blood in the air gradually spread out, accompanied by the tearing of flesh and blood, the shouts of killing, and the groans and screams echoed at the harbor.

The Dutch people in the city began to organize rescue, and a small number of Dutch infantry rushed from the city. At this time, a huge explosion exploded in Yagoda City. Black smoke and mushroom clouds rose in the northwest corner of Yagoda. There was a burst of shouts of killing in the city. A trace of fear finally flashed in the eyes of the Dutch people in the rescue port. In the direction of the explosion, it was the Dutch gunpowder depot. The entire city was already in chaos, and the soldiers at the port began to gradually retreat. As the troops lost contact between the various departments, there were Dutch straits everywhere.

The Dutch soldiers on the fort began to gradually give up their positions. In the hasty response, the Dutch were suppressed by artillery from the Ming warships. Many of the forts had been blew up by shells whistling from the warships. The group of mercenaries, who were originally energetic, began to flee into the wilderness forests in the southwest corner. The city behind them had begun to fall into civil strife. Hundreds of suicide camp soldiers and congregations from the Tiandihui Society suddenly attacked and immediately controlled important buildings in the city. Some of the local natives panicked and prepared to flee. Some began to fish in the water and looted the colonists' villa locations.

"It's almost done, the Dutch is going to be finished." Hechakin confidently put down his monocular lens and said with a smile at the Tongzhi behind him.

The general translation quickly translated the Governor's words to Liu Er, the commander of the South China Sea around him. Liu Er nodded in agreement: "Governor. Haven't you always said that the Dutch's combat power is strong? It seems that they are just like this. If we let our Nanyang Navy Camp take action, it would not take so much time."

Liu Er expressed his disdain for the Dutch, and mixed with the emperor's jealousy that the emperor asked the Eastern Navy Battalion to serve as the main attacker. Hechakin nodded quickly and showed a flattering smile to the Ming general. Spain had already set sun, and Hechakin had foreseeed that the Ming Dynasty was about to rise in the ocean. For the sake of Spain's interests in the South China Sea, he had to rely on the Ming people. It was inevitable that he would occasionally please the general.

The war suddenly came and went quietly. The Dutch had lost resistance. In addition to the occasional gunshots, the ports and cities had been controlled by the 15,000 landing Ming army. Two thousand Dutch soldiers became prisoners of war. Some Dutch living in overseas Chinese were also forcibly taken to the square to concentrate. The local governor, government officials, and senior executives of the East India Company were all under house arrest in the Governor's Office. The Ming army began to post a notice of peace and continued to search for rebels in the city.

The Nanyang Naval Camp also began to land. Liu Er and Hechajin landed on the dock half of the damaged artillery fire. Liu Guoxuan came up with confidence. His arm was shot wounded, and a piece of single piece cut off half of the flesh on his forearm. After a simple bandage, he had already issued orders and personally welcomed the subsequent Nanyang Naval Camp landing.

"Mr. Liu, what should we do with those captives of the red-haired ghosts?" Liu Guoxuan commanded a naval battle for the first time and won the victory in a very short time. The young naval general was so excited that he almost wanted to jump into the sea and soak it. He was even more grateful for the appreciation of the new emperor. Without him, Liu Guoxuan was just an unknown young general under the Zheng navy.

Liu Er had a bad face in front of Liu Guoxuan. If these credits were not for this young guy, Liu Er felt a little better when he saw Liu Guoxuan humbly asking for advice. No matter what, he was also an old qualification in the Ming Navy. This kid was still considerate. Liu Er smiled slightly: "The court has long been a good example. All these prisoners of war are temporarily detained. After pacifying Java Island, they will be transported back to Haidu. The emperor will have their own uses."

Liu Guoxuan nodded: "Okay, I will first pay their weapons and take them to the barracks to inspect them. Those old people named Governor of Java asked to surrender and ask us to ensure their safety. Lord Liu, what do you think about it?"

Liu Er said: "This is the case with the Western Yi. We always play this game. Let's ignore him and leave them for a few days before talking. Let's go and arrange a celebration banquet tonight together. Only eat meat and not drink alcohol. Tomorrow morning, you and I will divide the two routes to the southeast of Java."

When Liu Guoxuan heard the word "Shiyi" and looked at Hechajin with malicious intentions, he looked at Hechajin, but Hechajin didn't understand Chinese, so the translator around him would not translate such bad words to him, so he nodded enthusiastically: "Okay, please first, sir."

That night, two commanders of the Navy, Liu Er, Liu Guoxuan, commander of the Death Camp, Wang Qiu, Governor of Luzon, and Hechajin, the local Tiandihui branch leader gathered in Yagoda's Governor's Mansion and became a noisy group. Everyone had their own achievements in this battle and felt very happy. After having enough food, everyone took part in the side and began to discuss tomorrow's combat plans.

Hechakin was the most excited. He took the lead with a red face: "Dear generals, the Dutch expedition fleet is thousands of miles away. Even if you get the news of Yagoda's fall, it will be a month later. I believe that all the generals will be able to completely occupy Java within this period, but I have a better proposal."

Hechakin kept a secret and asked Tongzhi to translate the first half of his words to the people present. He picked up the tea on the table and drank it. Obviously he was not used to the Chinese tea. After a sudden sucking, he couldn't help but choke out. He put the tea cup back on the table and continued: "The Governor of Java and Director Mohan of the East India Company are the heads of the Dutch authorities in the South China Sea. I heard that they have expressed their willingness to surrender. If all the generals can make them surrender to their fleet and defenders in various parts of Java, I think the Dutch mercenary forces will lose their fighting spirit and we can easily squeeze these Dutch people out."

"Accepted surrender?" Liu Er was the oldest among the commanders. Although he was humble, he had a very high reputation in the army. He held his chin and started thinking.

"General, please leave this matter to me. I will give you a satisfactory answer." Hechakin looked forward to the feeling of appearing arrogantly in front of the Dutch Governor of Java. He would have to recover the humiliation given to him by the Dutch.

Liu Guoxuan looked motionless. Seeing that Liu Er was stubborn, he bowed to Liu Ergong and said, "Sir, the top army will attack the plan, the next step is to attack the diplomatic relations, the next step is to attack the troops, and the next step is to attack the city. Anyway, we have no losses, so it is better to let it try, and it may be unknown if we can get miraculous results."
Chapter completed!