Chapter 671 Frustration

The Haihan soldiers who boarded the ship carefully searched the two Dutch sailing ships and confiscated all the weapons on the ship, including the cook's kitchen knife, the ship's carpenter's ax and the swords of several senior officers.

It was packed and sent to the Haihan sailing ship. Although Fan Longgen and others were very dissatisfied, they still chose to obey rationally and did not try to resist the "humiliation" of the Haihan people. After all, they also knew that there would be a conflict with the opponent in this place and they would run away by themselves.

It's one thing not to run away, but the negotiations with the Haihan people will definitely come to nothing.

"If they have other excessive demands, I might not be able to bear it any longer." Seeing the Haihan soldiers taking away his beloved sword, Van Longen was so angry that he got it from the Netherlands.

Although the item he brought here is not a valuable treasure, it is still a family heirloom. Carrying it with him is also a kind of spiritual sustenance for his hometown. The last time he was in such an embarrassing situation on Natuna Island, he did not even take this item.

The sword was lost, but now they had to compromise for the sake of the overall situation and give the sword to the Haihan people. Although the Haihan people claimed that they would return these weapons when they left in the future, Van Longen did not quite believe the other party's promise.

"Are you three the leaders of the mission?" After collecting the weapons, the young officer leading the team quickly came to them and asked again.

After receiving Su Keyi's affirmative answer, the young officer made a new request: "Please three of you come to our ship and take our ship to Sanya. You two ships can follow behind."

There is no doubt that this is to completely dismantle the command structure on the Dutch sailing ship and temporarily take the three of them hostage. However, the Haihan people have just searched their weapons, and now they have no choice but to refuse or resist.

No matter how unwilling the three of them were, they could only accept the other's arrangement helplessly.

However, Van der Wegen is not particularly resistant to this request. As the only senior officer in the team, his responsibility is to do everything possible to find out the military strength of the Haihan people, which naturally includes weapons and equipment. And Nan

After the Battle of Japan Island, what Van der Wegen could not forget was the unique and powerful Haihan warship. Now that he had the opportunity to board the ship and observe the real thing, how could he miss such a good opportunity. Therefore, Van Longen has not expressed his position yet.

He signaled Su Keyi to agree to this request immediately.

However, things were not as simple and easy as Van der Wegen thought. When they stepped on the side of the ship to the deck of the Haihan warship, before Van der Wegen could carefully observe the layout of the ship, someone brought a few black cloth bags containing dry goods.

They were put on their heads and asked to sit down and not move around or talk to each other, giving them no chance to spy on the military situation.

After receiving the warning in Victory Port, in order to prevent unexpected events, the Navy immediately dispatched two more "exploration-class" warships to the southern waters to respond.

Of course, the Executive Committee also received the warning immediately. Wang Tom originally planned to go to sea to handle the matter in person, but Tao Donglai stopped him: "Just two ships came, and it didn't look like they were coming.

Those who are causing trouble, after calculating the time, I think it is possible that they sent an envoy to negotiate with us. Since it is the Dutch who came to us on their own, it is better to take it away when it is time to take the stand and let the people below deal with it first.

, and by the way, let’s see if it won’t work without us.”

"What Lao Tao said makes sense. If you demoralize them first, the subsequent contact will be more psychologically advantageous." Ning Qi also agreed: "It's okay for the Dutch to talk to us, but they have to be straight first."

Mentality, stop approaching us with the idea of ​​a conqueror."

"But you have to say hello to the people below, don't hurt these Dutch people, and don't deliberately humiliate them. After the ship comes back, first detain them in the army barracks." Tao Donglai warned.

Tom Wang nodded and said, "I'll go over and keep an eye on it right now to avoid anything happening."

"I'd better go for a run." The person who followed the voice was Yan Chujie, the top leader of the military. He was originally going to inspect the work at Tiandu's arsenal today and hold a meeting with the technicians of Haihan Ordnance Industry to discuss the development of new weapons.

However, as soon as he left Fort Victory and before he got on the train to Tiandu, someone sent by Tao Donglai stopped him at the train station and informed him of the discovery of the Dutch fleet off the coast of Sanya. Yan Chujie listened.

After hearing the news, he immediately canceled his plans to go to Tiandu and hurried back. When he arrived at the door, he happened to hear their conversation, so he picked up the conversation casually.

Wang Tom had no intention of competing with him for this job. He nodded and said, "That's fine. Brother Yan, it would be safer for you to go there in person. I, a man from the Navy, will go over and give instructions. There is no guarantee that your brothers will not do anything."

idea."

Although the situation that Wang Tom mentioned is not obvious yet, in fact, there are already faint signs of a conflict between the land and the sea in the military. Since the separation of the Haihan Militia from the land and the sea, military expenditures have to be divided into two halves for distribution, and personnel

The distribution also has to take into account the needs of both companies, so it is naturally not as harmonious as before. In the past two years, the Navy has expanded its fleet with great fanfare, which has taken up a lot of military budget. Therefore, the Army must have been affected more or less. At least the number of live-fire trainings has been

It has been reduced by more than 30% compared to before, and such changes will definitely make some military personnel dissatisfied.

Of course, these people did not dare to express this attitude clearly in front of Wang Tom. After all, Wang Tom was also the core task of the military. The navy commander and ordinary naturalized civilian officers could not afford to offend him, a giant Buddha. But Wang Tom went to confront him.

When someone from the Army issues an order, it must be impossible for Yan Chujie to show up and put it into effect.

"Lao Yan, don't be in a hurry to have direct contact with the Dutch." Tao Donglai repeated to Yan Chujie what he had said to Tom Wang before.

Yan Chujie responded: "Don't worry, I still understand this diplomatic strategy. I'll go over to arrange it first and call you later."

At this time, Van Longen and others were sitting slumped on the deck with their backs against the side of the ship. Because their heads were covered with black bags, they had no idea where the ship was heading. Although their hands and feet were not tied, the Haihan people had

They have been warned, so they dare not move arbitrarily.

Fan Longgen felt extremely uneasy at this time. He didn't know what these Haihan soldiers would do to him and his companions. If these Haihan soldiers didn't want the three of them to meet with their senior officials, what would the consequences be?

It was indeed unpredictable. In this way, he also vaguely regretted his decision just now. He should not have accepted the other party's request so obediently. He had to at least bargain for it, such as removing the cloth bag from his head.

Van der Wegen was also very upset. He originally boarded the ship with the idea of ​​spying on the military situation, but he never expected to be treated like this as soon as he got on the ship. Now besides being able to touch the ship plank under his butt with his hands, what else can he do?

Nothing could be done. However, he noticed that the command process of Haihan's ship was orderly. Although he could not understand the content of these instructions at all, he could feel the difference between superiors and subordinates from the tone of the conversation, and

These conversations are often short and powerful. After one party gives an order, the party receiving the order will repeat the content. The neat sound of the crew's whistle when pushing the cable winch is actually not much different from the rhythm on the Dutch sailing ship.

Su Keyi's ideas were more complicated than those of the two Dutchmen. He was originally a very clever person, otherwise he would not have been favored by Cohen and entrusted with important tasks. After boarding the ship, the Haihan people put black cloth bags over their heads.

, Su Keyi felt relaxed, because he knew that if the other party wanted to kill the three of him, there was no need to make it so complicated. He just didn't want the three of them to see certain things. And it was obvious that the other party didn't want him to see.

It's not the course or the like, because there are hundreds of crew members on our two sailboats, and covering the heads of these three people is not very effective in keeping secrets. This can only mean one thing, that is, the other party does not want to let them know.

They saw the specific situation on the ship.

After figuring out the reason why the other party did this, Su Keyi had nothing to be afraid of. Although he could not see the situation outside, Su Keyi had an obvious advantage over the two people next to him, that is, he could understand what these people on the ship were saying without any hindrance.

The language they speak. Although most of them do not speak the vernacular of Guangdong and Guangxi, but have an accent similar to that of northerners, Su Keyi can still understand the orders given by the commander on the ship to the crew.

Look, their course is still continuing north, obviously continuing towards Qiongzhou Island, which shows that the other party is indeed taking them into the Sanya area under Haihan's jurisdiction.

After sailing for a period of time, Su Keyi heard a shout on the ship, and then an officer ordered to send a flag. Although he could not hear the flag order issued by the Haihan officer to the messenger, Su Keyi speculated that he must have encountered the enemy at sea.

Their companions might have come out of port to meet them.

As Su Keyi expected, the two "exploration-class" warships driven out from Victory Port had just sailed out of the bay when they saw the returning fleet. After the two sides exchanged flags, the two "exploration-class" warships

The warships also came up to join the fleet, and in accordance with the latest orders received, they sailed together to the Luhuitou Peninsula west of Victory Port.

The port of the army base is located on the west side of the Luhuitou Peninsula, roughly where the later International Yacht Club is located - it was here that the two catamaran sailing ships sailing from Europe underwent their last maintenance and rest before crossing. However, the size of the army military port

It is not as big as the yacht dock in the previous life, and can only accommodate about ten large warships docking at the same time. Only when large-scale troop mobilization occurs, a large number of ships will enter here to load soldiers, and usually navy ships are stationed here.

The naval base in Victory Port rarely docks here for a long time.

Before the fleet arrived, Yan Chujie had already arrived at the Luhuitou Peninsula camp, where two companies of armed forces had been assembled in advance to wait for his dispatch. After Yan Chujie issued the order, he went to the camp headquarters to sit and drink cold drinks.

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With the commotion in his ears, Su Keyi knew that the ship he was on had entered the port and docked. The sailors were throwing cables to the shore. From time to time, some swear words were heard, which seemed no different from the port of Batavia.

.It’s just that the port here doesn’t seem to have a strong fishy smell. It’s obviously not a wharf that mainly focuses on fishing.

After the boat stopped, someone came to help the three of them get up and lay on the stretcher. Then the stretcher was lifted and they got off the boat to the shore. After traveling for a while, they heard the sound of the door opening, and then soon there was a sound.

Inform them that they can take off their hoods by themselves. Su Keyi took off his own hood first, and then took off the other two's. At this time, the three of them found that they had arrived somewhere indoors, and there was only a square table in the room which was only one foot square.

There is nothing else but a few benches. Apart from the entrance door, there is only a small one-foot-square window on one wall, and there is an iron fence embedded in it. The door is also very narrow, only two feet.

It was wide, covered with iron sheets, and had a small sliding window on the top and bottom. However, after Su Keyi went up and tried it, he found that it could not be opened from the inside. In addition to the small window, there are many other lighting areas above the head.

It has bright tiles, so it doesn't look dark.

"It seems that we have become prisoners of the Haihan people." Su Keyi came to the conclusion after briefly observing the situation around him. His small window was too high, and he was at least three feet away, so he couldn't see the outside at all.

situation.

However, the two Dutchmen were obviously hard-working people. They immediately lifted the table under the small window, then stood on the table and looked outside. But the scene outside the window made them feel deeply disappointed again - there were people outside who were at most three feet away.

The place is just a high wall, completely blocking the view.

"What should we do now?" This was the first time Van der Wegen was in such a situation, and he couldn't help but feel a little at a loss.

"Just wait. Maybe the Haihan people are also worried about how to deal with us." After truly realizing his situation, Fan Longgen calmed down. Since the Haihan people locked them up here, they probably wouldn't just turn a blind eye.

, there will always be an explanation. But this kind of treatment really made him feel a deep sense of frustration.

In fact, detaining them and treating them coldly was one of the orders issued by Yan Chujie. These three people were locked in a confinement room in the military camp that was usually used for soldiers to reflect, and their two sailboats were being searched very carefully by Haihan soldiers.

——Even all the people on the ship are not spared. Several doctors who have been ordered to come are doing preliminary health examinations on the crew to confirm that they do not carry any infectious diseases with obvious symptoms. After this, these

The crew members will also be detained and detained for at least a week before they can be further resettled.
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