Chapter 452 Surrender
The Dutch refused to surrender!
The inner city had long become a sea of fire, and no living creature could be in it; the walls of the outer city were covered with soldiers from the Marine Corps. The Dutch wanted to climb up, which was tantamount to commit suicide. Anthony did not want to surrender, so he could only scatter the remaining more than 4,000 soldiers into the city's buildings, and fought to the death with the Dutch mobilized in the city, waiting for Van Ruya's return.
To stick to it, we must firm up the determination of all the Dutch people. Anthony and Naz took great pains to make all the Dutch people persevere, and people kept telling the tragic experiences of the captured Spaniards. In the story, torture to death can only be considered a pediatrician. It is common to sit on a tiger bench, pick meat, and cut into pieces by thousands of knives. What is even more terrifying is that the inhumane pagans actually made the Spaniards pee at the sculpture of Jesus and trample on their faith.
All the Dutch, including soldiers, swear to pieces and vow not to surrender and to deal with the pagans to the end.
Of course, it was an plot between Anthony and Naz, and what they said was not true. After the Spanish surrendered, they were indeed sent to a plantation, and they were atonement in the mines and died in fatigue, but sitting on a tiger bench was a fiction. As for trampling on faith, they were even nonsense. The Catholic church in Macau was well preserved, and even Catholic churches, mosques and Christian churches appeared in Guangzhou.
This is unique in the world, and it can only appear among the tolerant Han people and in the confident Ming Dynasty. However, after hundreds of years of religious war, Europeans were familiar with the persecution of pagans and believed it without doubt. They simply could not understand the broad mind and extraordinary tolerance of the Han people.
The Dutch swear to the end, not only cutting off their own way of life, but also pushing Di Wei into a difficult situation.
Tens of thousands of Dutch people holding muskets and long spears were scattered in the outer city. If they wanted to completely eliminate them, the Jingzhou army would have to pay a heavy price. What's more, Van Ruya was about to return. If Van Ruya saw Batavia and still had hope of regaining it, he would have to fight Liang Feng to the death. In that case, even if Liang Feng could win, he would have a tragic victory in every ten, and the losses would definitely be unbearable.
In the Nanyang region, the enemies of the Western fleet are not the Dutch, as well as the Portuguese, Zheng Zhilong, and even the British who are ready to move. Even indigenous countries of all sizes cannot be taken lightly. After the miserable victory, the Nanyang region will not only not stabilize, but will likely continue to compete for hegemony. This is something that Lin Chunhong cannot accept.
Therefore, no matter what, we must completely force the Dutch to surrender before Van Ruya returns to the army, or send all the Dutch to see God.
For this reason, Di Wei and Liang Feng and other senior generals tried their best to shoot a combination of left and right hands, making the Dutch confused.
"Report..."
A long report sounded at Anthony's temporary residence. The Dutch had reached the end of his life, but Anthony did not diminish the pomp and momentum of the Governor's Mansion. According to Anthony, this is called establishing authority. According to Di Wei, it is called poverty and exquisiteness, and the latest chapter of the Stupid and Immortal Record of the Stupidity of the Gods and the Immortals.
"Say..." Anthony waved impatiently without even turning his head back.
"Diwei sent a battalion of troops into the inner city, put out the fire, and repaired damaged turrets and walls everywhere!"
"Well, I got it, you go down..."
After leaving, Anthony said to Naz and Moffni with a bitter face: "I was going to defend the inner city, but I didn't expect that a big fire drove us out, which would make the pagans cheaper."
Naz was speechless and silent for a long time before he asked timidly: "Governor General, do you really want to compete with the Jingzhou army to the end? If this is true, no one in the city will survive..."
As he spoke, Naz stopped talking and looked at Anthony with hopeful eyes.
Anthony's idea of Natsu was as clear as ever. He knew that Natsu did not want to give his life here, and he wanted to learn from Coquitla's chance to get pardon.
Anthony himself didn't want to die, and did not accuse Natsu, but just lowered his head and said nothing.
Naz continued: "If Diwei ordered a fire in the outer city, we might not have to wait until Van Luya returns to the army and will be roasted into a suckling pig..."
Anthony and Moffni changed their faces and looked at each other in surprise. Moffni hesitated and said, "No, Di Wei is so cruel, even if he doesn't want the entire Batavia City?"
Natsu said: "It depends on Di Wei's ruthlessness towards the slaves outside the city, they can definitely do it..."
As soon as Naz finished speaking, he seemed to confirm his words, he came to report: "Governor General, the Jingzhou army has accumulated countless dead branches in the southeast corner of the city..."
"Go to hell... all of these pagans will die awkwardly..."
A vicious curse suddenly sounded, and the temporary Governor's Office was in extreme confusion.
Just as the three of them were in panic all day long, someone suddenly reported that the Spanish Gillis came from the Jingzhou army and wanted to see the Governor General.
"Who is Gillis? Do you know him?" Anthony Daqi asked.
Moffni replied uncertainly: "Is it Gillis, the captain of the former Spanish fleet, the St. Louis? I dare not confirm that Rus should be familiar with it."
When Anthony heard this, he quickly called Ruth and called Gillis in at the same time.
Ruth confirmed Gillis's identity, which was Gillis, the captain of St. Louis.
Anthony was extremely surprised and couldn't help asking, "Do you surrender to Di Wei and want to be a lobbyist for him?"
Gillis's face was filled with an expression of unremembering past, and he said sadly: "Di Wei doesn't need to let me be a lobbyist. I think you should know that they piled up firewood in the southeast corner of Batavia City and tried to burn the city. Once the fire broke out, tens of thousands of Dutch people would probably have no way to live and would die in vain."
Anthony's face was twisted and he growled in a low voice: "Surrender is impossible, the Dutch have no cartilage!"
Spain did not recognize the independence of the Netherlands. The two countries are still in a state of war in reputation. Anthony's words are tantamount to scolding the Spanish for being corrupt, and Gillis is quite embarrassed.
After a moment of silence, Gillis said: "Even if Di Wei does not set fire to the city, the Western Fleet and Van Luya Fleet will inevitably suffer both losses, and in the end they will only be cheaper for the Portuguese and Zheng Zhilong!"
It’s okay for the Portuguese, but Anthony was so angry that he gasped when he heard about Zheng Zhilong. This time, if it weren’t for Zheng Zhilong’s head and rat, why would the Dutch suffer such a blow?
Chapter completed!