Chapter 1049: Recovering Taiwan Island (2)

(1049)

【Today's second update is delivered!】

"Dear Anita, are you really willing to leave here?"

Putman lying on the rattan chair, said quietly.

He was tall and burly, and his tone of speech was like a long-lasting resentment woman. If he hadn't seen him, he might have been fascinated by his voice. He had made some jokes before. Some people came up to tease the Governor without seeing the face of the real person, but they were abused very miserably.

"Mr. Governor, it's useless to say more. Let's go quickly!"

Anita frowned and sighed helplessly.

Putman slowly stood up and walked to the room next to him. He looked quietly at everything in the room, his eyes very obsessed. It was as if he was looking at his newborn child, or a beautiful girl who had just taken off his clothes. For a long time, he had not come back to his senses. Even Anita was reminding him softly.

In the room, there are large packaged wooden boxes. Inside the wooden boxes, all of them are wealth accumulated by Putman. These wealth include gold, silver, gems, pearls, ivory, coral, jade carvings, etc. There are a wide variety and a wide range of them. If exchanged for silver, it will be worth at least 500,000 taels.

Five hundred thousand taels of silver. Such a number can be considered a little rich man when he returned to the Netherlands. These were all accumulated through hard work during his short years as the governor of Taiwan. Even in the Netherlands, he had no choice but to lend money to usury in such a short time.

If the Dutch were not defeated and all maritime trade went smoothly, he believed that in the next five years, he could increase his personal property to more than one.5 million taels of silver. What kind of figure is this! It is enough for his family to do nothing and live a comfortable life for ten lives.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, gunfire came.

"Things are not good!"

The captain of the guard hurried in.

Putman and Anita were both slightly surprised.

Someone is shooting? What's the situation? Is the Hu Ben Army coming?

Fortunately, the gunshots only rang out and did not sound again. I think it was probably because of some small riots outside, and it was not because of the Hu Ben Army that had been calm. However, Formosa, which had always been calm, actually sounded the gunshots. This fully shows that the situation has become a little out of control. Everyone's anxious attitude to leave Formosa has reached its extreme.

The captain of the guard said nervously: "Mr. Governor, Mr. Anita, some soldiers and sailors are eager to go back to Batavia..."

Anita frowned and asked, "Who is firing the gun?"

The captain of the guard said nervously: "Everyone wants to leave quickly... They want to compete for the ships and forcefully leave... But the Governor's order was not allowed to leave, and as a result... the military police had to fire their guns and warn..."

Putman's brow finally slowly frowned. The order that the forbidden from leaving Formosa was indeed issued by him. The Dutch above Formosa could no longer run around like a swarm, and he had to leave in an organized manner. Putman subconsciously felt that the warships of the Tiger Army Navy had already ambushed on the escape route of Formosa. If the Dutch in Formosa escaped like this, they would hit the ambush circle of the Tiger Army, and they would not know how they died after they died. On the vast sea, it would be much more dangerous than in Formosa.

Anita was about to speak, suddenly, noisy voices and dense footsteps came. Through the window, you could vaguely see a large group of sailors and soldiers rushing over outside. They were holding muskets or holding swords. Almost without thinking, Anita immediately squatted behind the table and took out his short musket.

"Mr. Governor, they... rushed over..."

The face of the guard captain changed suddenly.

"asshole!"

"Do you want to die?"

Putman was anxious and angry, and his face turned red in an instant.

These guys actually dared to attack the Governor's Mansion with weapons. They were really impatient. He was a soldier and later served as Governor of Formosa, so he was still a little brave. He grabbed the sword on the table, walked out with great strides, stood on the steps, and shouted sternly: "Bastard! Stop me! What are you going to do?"

The Dutch sailors and soldiers were somewhat awe of the Governor, and they never dared to do anything in front of his power. They all lowered their weapons and stopped the noise. A low-level officer came up, saluted Putman, and said excitedly: "Mr. Governor, do we want to know that Batavia will send people to support us? We want to know the truth! We want to know whether Batavia will abandon us!"

Another officer also came up and said excitedly: "Mr. Governor, my wife, the child will be born next month! I want to see my child! Tell me, can I go back to Batavia? Can I meet my wife and children?"

The other soldiers and sailors also started to shout. Their excuses were all kinds of, and they all said anything. In fact, the most fundamental reason was that it was too dangerous to stay in Formosa. God knows when will the Hu Ben Army attack?

Without reinforcements, there is only a dead end to be attacked by the Hu Ben Army! The Hu Ben Army even conquered Japan, and a Formosa was not at all under their words. There are only less than three thousand Dutch people in the Formosa now!

"We're going back!"

"We are leaving Formosa!"

"We don't stay here and wait for death!"

The excited sailors and soldiers shouted in a bustling manner.

For the time being, they still maintained their respect for Putman. The sword was not unsheathed, and the muzzle of the muzzle was also facing the ground. However, no one could guarantee whether they would be detrimental to Putman if they angered them. Under heavy pressure, people's psychology has begun to slowly distort, and they may do some unreasonable behaviors.

Of course Putman also understood this. He could not anger the people in front of him. The sword in his hand slowly hanged down. However, he did not answer any questions. Because he knew very well that Batavia would not send reinforcements. As the governor of Formosa, Putman knew the operating style of the senior management very well.

However, he could not explain this matter directly. Otherwise, the angry soldiers would have to trouble the senior executives of the Dutch East India Company after returning to Batavia. As the Dutch Governor to Formosa, he had to keep it a secret. Of course, the emotions of the angry soldiers and sailors must also be understood.

"Mr. Governor..."

Anita said gently and understandably.

Putman turned around silently and inserted his sword back to his waist.

Anita quietly nodded at the majestic sailors and soldiers. He had already understood what Putman meant. That was to let the people in front of him run away. Whether they could go back to Batavia depends on their respective luck.

After making such a gesture, Anita himself was quite moved. He knew very clearly that in the short term, to be precise, Batavia had no strength to reinforce Formosa within a year. In a year, all the Dutch people in Formosa were turned into bones. Therefore, everyone must make their own way of living and must run out as soon as possible.

"Go!"

The sailors and soldiers immediately cheered.

They immediately left the Governor's Mansion and ran wildly towards the dock.

They were ecstatic, and they took their families and carried the goods they collected and hurriedly loaded the ship. The gendarmerie guarding the dock also joined the ranks of escape. For a time, the entire Jilong Port wharf was full of messy people. Among them, many were women and children. Some servants also ran around with their masters.

Finally leaving this damn place, the surviving Dutch people were very happy. They moved all the wealth they had obtained in Formosa to the ship and prepared to leave. The port, which usually looks very large, seemed particularly crowded due to the gathering of too many people and supplies. Some even had fierce conflicts over the position of the ship.

"Brother and sister, look, what is that?"

“So many ships!”

Suddenly, the crisp sound of a little doll screamed.

The sensitive Dutch hurriedly followed the little doll's sight. It would be fine if I didn't look at it, but it was amazing. I only saw dense warships suddenly appear outside the port. At the beginning, there were more than a dozen ships. Later, there were dozens. Later, there were hundreds. Almost all the sight of each person was occupied.

"What is that?"

"God! So many warships!"

"It's...the warship of the Tiger Ben Army Navy!"

The Dutch people at the port shouted in surprise.

"Oops!"

"It's over!"

Countless screams rang out.

God! The warships of the Tiger Army Navy appeared!

God! The Hu Ben Navy actually has so many warships!

God! At the worst time, the Hu Ben Navy happened to be killed!

"Quick! Get ready for the battle!"

Some of the Dutch, who were quick to react, yelled quickly.

However, their voices basically have no effect. Even if someone hears them, they have no reaction. Because everyone is busy retreating, many people have wives and children, and everyone is crowded on the ships in the port. In this case, how to fight? Do you fight with your wives and children?

Since all the warships were drawn to participate in the battle against the Hu Ben Navy, the ships at the Jilong Port were all captured armed merchant ships from the Zheng family fleet. The cargo was OK, but if you wanted to use it for battle, you would not be able to count on. The cannons of some armed merchant ships have been removed, with the purpose of loading more materials.

Many people threw away muskets, swords and other things when they boarded the boat. Everyone was going to escape back to Batavia, and they did with heavy weapons. As for the weapons of the whistle tower, they were also dealt with on-site. Since the Dutch were about to leave Formosa, they could not leave all the weapons in the fortress to the Hu Ben Army intact!

Besides, who is coming? It is the Hu Ben Navy! It is the Hu Ben Navy that defeats the main fleet of the Dutch Navy led by Rezger! Even if others can defeat Rezger, they will care about dozens of small broken ships like you? The warships at the ports of Jilong Port together are no match for the Hu Ben Navy!

It has to be said that the time when the Hu Ben Army Navy appeared was indeed too vicious. It actually appeared at this critical moment. The Dutch only wanted to escape quickly before the Hu Ben Army Navy arrived. But who would have thought that the Hu Ben Army would come so quickly? The beautiful girl just took off her clothes and encountered a cruel pervert. What would happen if you think?

"Tiger Army..."

Putman's face turned pale,

He did not expect that the attack on Formosa by the Hu Ben Army would launch so quickly. He wanted to fight back, but found that he had no chance to fight back. The entire Formosa was basically disarmed by those damn bastards.

The arrival of the Hu Ben Army Navy warships was very fast and very skillful. After they approached Jilong Port, they immediately formed a fan-shaped attack queue. All the cannon windows were opened. All the cannons were fired at any time. More than 3,000 cannons could destroy Jilong Port at any time.

Under the cover of warships, several transport ships forced into the port and leaned on the pier. The springboard was put down, and the fully armed Tiger Ben Army Marines landed forcibly. These Marines were the newly established Sword Fish Battalion and Catfish Battalion. In less than half an hour, the two battalions and the three thousand Tiger Ben Army Marines all arrived ashore smoothly.

They quickly occupied various mail towers and commanding heights of Jilong Port. They also controlled all the Dutch buildings. The weapons discarded by the Dutch were also gathered together. The Governor's Mansion where Putman was located was also surrounded and the people were in a mess.

During the whole process, there was no sound of gunfire. No one resisted. In front of the absolutely powerful Hu Ben Army, all the Dutch soldiers and sailors were tactful and did not resist. According to the requirements of the Hu Ben Army soldiers, they all raised their hands obediently, held the back of their heads, and then squatted on the ground without moving.

Idiots all know that if they resist at this time, their only fate will be to be slaughtered. The Hu Ben Army has thousands of artillery and thousands of army soldiers. Where are they opponents of the Hu Ben Army? Once a conflict occurs, the consequences can be imagined.

Driven by his own duties, Anita raised his hands helplessly and slowly stepped forward. He walked and shouted: "Don't shoot, don't shoot, we surrender... Where is your commander? I want to see your commander!"

Several soldiers of the Tiger Army came up, held bayonets, searched him, and then took him to the vicinity of the port after they were sure there was no weapon. Fang He and others were already waiting for him here. However, they did not speak. There were special personnel to deal with the matters about Formosa. They were only responsible for the war.

"Mr. Anita, we're meeting again."

In the Hu Ben Army's team, someone sneered softly.

"It's you..."

Anita smiled bitterly without saying anything, not sure what to say.

The one who greeted him was Xiong Wencan, the former negotiator of the Tiger Ben Army. At the beginning, the negotiations broke down and Xiong Wencan was expelled from Formosa. However, just over three months passed, Xiong Wencan came back and returned as a victor. There is a proverb in the East that Hedong will be thirty years and Hexi will be thirty years, but Xiong Wencan will not take thirty years at all.

Xiong Wencan's current identity is of course not a negotiator. He is the first governor of Taiwan appointed by Zhang Zhun. Now, he has officially come to his jurisdiction to handle relevant handover work. Seeing Anita's wry smile, Xiong Wencan's smile became even brighter.
To be continued...