When more than a dozen merchant ships saw two warships flying Ming flags suddenly appearing, they turned their heads and fled towards the port of Heizhan City.

But how could the merchant ship full of cargo run better than the fifth-level warship, which is known for its speed? It was chased by two warships in less than half an hour. Within a round of artillery, it immediately scared several merchant ships, and obediently stopped and raised the white flag.

But the people who were willing to stop obediently and become prisoners were only a few, and most of the merchant ships chose to flee to the city of Relanzha, and even two merchant ships set up artillery to fight back at them.

At this time, the ones in front of Wei Yuanshang and others had two choices, either stop and arrest the surrendered merchant ships, or continue to pursue them regardless of these merchant ships.

"Sir, let's stop when we see it." Ning Shuisheng looked at the more than ten merchant ships that were fleeing desperately in his eyes and said helplessly: "We only have two ships, and we have not divided our troops to pursue them at all. It is better to escort all of these merchant ships to the port of Xiamen."

Wei Yuanshang looked at more than ten Dutch merchant ships fleeing in the distance with some regret, and snorted unwillingly: "Forget it, it's a bargain. If there are three or four warships here, I can guarantee that none of these red-haired Japanese can escape."

Ning Shuisheng comforted: "You don't have to worry too much. So what if those red-haired devils escaped? At best, just send the things to them for the time being. When we take down the city of Relanzha, aren't those ships and cargoes ours?"

"Ha ha……"

Wei Yuanshang smiled, "You kid is not wrong. In a few days, when we defeat those red-haired devils, let alone those ships, even the entire city of Relanzha is ours. What are the mere ships?"

Ning Shuisheng looked at Wei Yuanshang curiously, "Sir, it seems that you have a deep resentment towards these Dutch people!"

"Resentment?"

Wei Yuanshang snorted coldly.

"More than that, these red-haired devils have never done a good thing since they came to Taiwan. Although these red-haired devils look gentle on the surface, they are very bad at heart.

They collected taxes from the indigenous people here, built churches, sent foreign priests to preach, etc. If anyone didn't listen to them, these red-haired devils would kill people. Back then, I followed Liu Dajia... Well, Deputy Admiral Liu fought with these red-haired devils, but was stopped by Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhihu. These things that have forgotten the scriptures!"

Wei Yuanshang's words were a bit confusing, but Ning Shuisheng understood the meaning. He felt that these red-haired Japanese devils and Deputy Admiral Liu still had old hatreds. It seems that this time the attack on Relanzha City was a lively look.

While the two of them were talking, the two warships had released seven or eight small boats carrying dozens of sailors onto the three broken merchant ships and began to direct the ships toward the Bon Port.

On the walls of Jelancha, Sonod, dressed in military uniform, was inspecting the city defense with Encos and several other officers. A lieutenant hurried over and reported to him, "Governor General, the merchants who escaped are back."

Encos raised his brow and shouted, "Take all the damn cowards away, the great Royal Dutch Navy will not sacrifice even a soldier to protect these cowards!"

The lieutenant didn't speak, but just looked at Sonod.

Sonod shook his head: "Lt. Gallies, let the merchant ships dock. By the way, tell them that their people can enter the castle, but after entering the castle, all the sailors must go to the city wall to assist the soldiers in garrison."

"I understand!" The lieutenant simply responded and turned around and left.

Encos asked in confusion: "Governor, the cowards first disobeyed your advice and betrayed you. Now they are being pursued by Ming people and then fled back like a stray dog. Why do you want to forgive them?"

"This is not a question of forgiveness." Sonod looked at the port and said without looking back: "Now the city of Gelanzha is only 2,000 people, and more than 500 of them are women and children without combat effectiveness, so every man who can pick up a gun is precious. If this is the case, why should we turn hundreds of young and strong sailors out?"

Hearing this, Encos stopped talking.

The spy they bought had already spread the situation of Bon Port. The Marquis of the Ming Kingdom was leading his fleet full of soldiers and rushed towards the city of Relanzha, and would arrive at the city of Relanzha tomorrow at the latest.

At this time, a pessimistic mood enveloped the city of Relanzha. Many people did not believe that the less than 2,000 troops in Relanzha could withstand the attacks of tens of thousands of Ming troops.

But in this situation, Sonod stood up to cheer the officers up. He assured the officers that as long as he stayed in the city of Relandzha for three to five months, domestic reinforcements would arrive, and they could even counterattack the Ming country. At that time, they would all become Dutch heroes, and it would be no problem to get promoted and make money.

It may at first sound like a joke to resist tens of thousands of Ming troops with less than two thousand men and hold on for three to five months, but at Sonod and many officers do not think so.

Their confidence comes from the castle at their feet.

Gerancha is a typical "battalion". This kind of castle appeared in the Renaissance, which turned the block from a convex polygon into a concave polygon. This improvement allows the attacking party to expose the attacking party to more than one bastion surface (usually 2-3), no matter how the attacking party attacks, and the defense party can use crossfire to perform multiple strikes.

The Malta knights, who once had less than a thousand men, could rely on this castle to resist the attack of tens of thousands of Ottoman soldiers. After detailed research, Governor Sonod believed that with the more than 1,500 soldiers in the city of Gelanzha, they could withstand the attack of more than 20,000 Ming troops.

And it is winter now, and it is undoubtedly unwise to launch an attack on a castle with a complete turret and shooting positions in such weather, so as long as they persist for one to two months, the Ming army would inevitably have to retreat.

It is precisely with this confidence that Sonod has the confidence to persevere. And he can feel that as long as he can survive this level, his future will be bright. If His Majesty does not enthrone him as an earl, it would be unreasonable.

“Woo woo woo woo…”

At this moment, a rapid sound of horns rang out in the southwest, and Sonod heard it, and it was a warning to discover the enemy's situation.

Sure enough, an officer soon reported: "Governor General, the Ming people's fleet appeared. Fleet commander Lieutenant Colonel Anderno asked what should he do?"
Chapter completed!