"General, if the fleet traveled across the South China Ocean to Java for a long journey, we would not have enough supplies and gunpowder to fight the Ming army's navy at that time. Java's fortifications are the strongest besides the Netherlands, but now they are controlled by the Ming army. If we try to retake Java rashly, the feasibility is not high." A captain stood up and shocked, he smoothed his slightly wrinkled uniform and expressed his high opinion: "In Luzon, we still have an expeditionary force stationed, but they are not strong, and due to years of war, Luzon probably has no extra supplies to help us deal with this war. Therefore, I think the fleet must find supplies as soon as possible and block the news to all soldiers. Once these soldiers know that their relatives have become hostages to the Eastern people, our morale will plummet."

"General, under this situation, I personally think we should surrender to the Ming army." Another captain stood up and spoke. His words immediately attracted the attention of the officers in the command cabin. The officer changed his position freely and continued: "Our artillery does not have enough ammunition to support us in a conventional war. Then why can't we engage in a land war? We have nearly 10,000 land war mercenaries. As long as we land on ashore and suddenly launch an attack on them, I think the Ming army will not be able to withstand our attack. Our target is Haidu City, the capital of the Ming Kingdom. I guess they have already mobilized most of the troops to occupy Java. The guards of their capital must be quite weak. As long as we occupy Haidu and seize their emperor, the governor and directors captured by the Ming army in Java and tens of thousands of expatriates will be safe."

"Col. Katff, you seem to have missed a link. Why should we land in Haidu Port? As far as I know, the fortifications in Haidu Port are not bad. They have built many fortresses and forts along the coast. In addition, there is a part of the water force outside their port cruise. Even if we can defeat them, Haidu City will immediately be alert. The sudden landing and launching an attack is basically empty talk." Some people raised questions.

Colonel Katff pursed his lips and smiled mysteriously: "You are right, this is the reason why I proposed to surrender to the Ming army."

"We can express our obedience to the Governor and His Excellency the Director's landing agreement, and lead the fleet to Haidu Port to surrender to the Ming army. Usually, we put down our weapons when the fleet is parked at the dock to prepare for boarding, but what if we suddenly attack the Ming army when we arrive at the port dock?"

"They may have some preparations, but they would never have expected that we would choose to launch an attack at this time. Once our ships approached the dock, they could immediately use muskets and remaining artillery to attack the coast. With the superior firepower, our employing army quickly landed during this period and occupied important facilities such as ports. At this time, I believe that even if the Ming army reacted, it would not be possible to pose any threat to us."

After Katoff finished speaking, he knocked on the long table and pulled up the volume and continued: "This is an extremely risky action, but I believe that God will bless us to successfully win the victory."

"I agree with Colonel Cartoff's plan. If successful, we can not only save our company and diaspora, but also destroy the lairs of these savages in one fell swoop."

"Well, it's really a good plan. I support Colonel Cartoff."

The atmosphere inside the commander finally became more active, and Colonel Cartoff gave everyone hope. The captains all looked at Major General Ryan, the fleet commander, and hoped to get his statement.

Major General Ryan stroked the golden hairs on his forehead and put them behind his head, and stood up straight in front of everyone: "For the glory of the royal family of Olenji and the interests of the United East India Company, I approve this plan. Although he is a little risky, when did we not spend the danger as soldiers? Colonel Cartoff, I hope you can write a detailed plan immediately."

"It's the earth. sir." Everyone stood up together. They raised their heads proudly. The triangular squadron hat-shaped eagle emblem shone in the candlelight of the command cabin.

Kinmen is located on the southeastern sea of ​​Fujian Province. It stands on the west side of the Taiwan Strait. After the Zheng Navy was defeated, the Dutch led their fleet to occupy the place. As the conflicts with the Qing court deepened, the Qing army began to drive out the Dutch fleet along the Taiwan coast. The Dutch had no choice but to set up the base camp of the fleet in Kinmen to use it as a base to harass the Qing army.

When the Zheng family was defeated, most of the people here had moved away. Most of the people who stayed were merchants from various countries in Southeast Asia and some old and weak. The merchants were borderless, not to mention foreign merchants. The Dutch fleet had just been stationed here. Merchants from all over the country saw the business opportunities and established simple wine shops and canteens on the ruins of Kinmen. Some people even brought a hundred charming Nanyang women to offer the Dutch soldiers on vacation to vent. In just over a month, Kinmen Island gradually became lively.

At the oblique corner of the island, a wine flag fluttered high in the air. The shopkeeper in the shop was named Liu and his name was Dong. His father was a Han native and his mother was a Sumatra singer. Although he followed his father's nature, Liu Tong looked like a real beauty. He claimed to the outside world that he was a Sumatra businessman and opened this wine shop here.

The backyard of the wine shop is Liu Tong's bedroom. At this moment, Liu Tong was taking a secret letter from a waiter in the simple bedroom. The drunk Dutch soldiers in the front hall were getting louder and louder. The candlelight in the bedroom was swaying. After reading the secret letter, Liu Tong immediately placed the letter on the candlelight and ignited it. It was not until the jumping flame approached a corner of the letter he pinched a letter.

"Brother Huang, please say hello to Commander Chen for Wang... but I don't want to say hello to Commander Chen. It's basically appropriate to lurk in the Jinxia sub-district. Please rest assured."

The man in the second costume reported to Liu Tong: "There is one more thing to come this time, Commander Chen is coming."

"Now the army has occupied Java. The emperor is very concerned about the movements between Jin and Xiamen Islands. Did Brother Liu hear what the wind did he hear?"

Liu Tong pondered: "There is no change, and there is no difference from usual. The day before yesterday, a Dutch officer got drunk in a private room and was talking nonsense about anything to attack Haidu. However, these should be empty words. There is a shortage of supplies on the Dutch warships, especially gunpowder. Without gunpowder, these warships became decorations and could not become climate. What's more, the news on the street recently is that the Dutch fleet intends to go to Haidu to surrender to our Ming Dynasty, but the versions of the rumors are different, and I don't know what they have to do."

The man frowned. Most ordinary merchants did not know that Java Island had been occupied by the Ming army, so the rumors of surrendering to the Ming army should not be groundless. This message was probably reported by people from the Dutch Expeditionary Force. However, the officer claimed to attack Haidu when he was drunk. This was an angry word and there was something else.

Liu Tong suddenly thought of something and continued, "By the way, there is another thing. I heard that the Dutch are negotiating with the Qing army on Taiwan Island recently. I don't know what the specific terms are. This matter was also heard from the mouths of several whores in the brothel opposite the street, and there are several concierges in the brothel who are ours."

The man's face darkened and said, "It's true? If the Dutch really planned to surrender to our Ming Dynasty, why did he negotiate with the Qing army? There must be any plan in this. Brother Liu must be careful and send more people out to inquire, and maybe he can find something out."

Liu Tong nodded and smiled, "This matter is on Liu. Brother Huang is tired from afar. Let's go to the private room upstairs to have a drink."

In late January of the third year of the new year, news came from the Dutch Expeditionary Force Command stationed on Jinxia Island that all members of the Dutch Expeditionary Force officially surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, the fleet abandoned Jinxia and drove towards the Haidu, and was willing to hand over weapons and warships to the Ming army.

On this day, there were crowds of people on the docks everywhere. They boarded the warships, set off their anchors, and arrived at the sea after half a month of bumpyness. They were ready to take out their weapons to the Ming army.

The man who was secretly spyed with Liu Tong was wearing a short jacket and mixed in the crowd thinking about every piece of information presented by the Jinxia Branch.

"Brother Huang, I found out clearly. A batch of merchant ships from Taiwan brought a batch of supplies, and most of them were loaded with gunpowder."

"Brother Huang, the Dutch officers have performed very strangely recently. Since they have released the news of surrender, the employed soldiers are very frustrated all day long. On the contrary, some officers are excited and not affected. Will there be any conspiracy? The soldiers of this conspiracy do not know, and only those officers know the inside story?"

"Yesterday, an officer in the brothel said goodbye to the bitch whore, and told her that he would come back in a few months to redeem the bitch. Brother Huang, since these Dutch people were going to surrender, they must have been captured by my Ming Dynasty after being disarmed, or sent back to Franchise, where would there be a chance to return to Jinxia Island? The officer swears to the bitch, and I see whether he is a Dutch hiding conspiracy or just cheating the bitch to make her happy."

In an instant, a chill came from the man's back. He raised his eyes and looked at the warships anchored on the coast in the distance, and shouted in a low voice: "Is it the Dutch who pretended to be a substitute? Taking advantage of the gap, he suddenly attacked Haidu? Yes, it must be like this."
Chapter completed!