"Mr. Calamet, at the dock, several ships from Hanzhou seem to be preparing to evacuate." A businessman from the Dutch East India Company reported to Senard Calamet.

"Oh, are the people in Hanzhou ready to evacuate?" Senard Calamet heard this and was immediately overjoyed, "So, Hanzhou is planning to give up Dili City!"

"However, their troops in the city are still stationed on the city walls and military camps, and there seems to be no sign of withdrawal," the businessman said.

"How many Hanzhou troops are there in the city?"

"A rough estimate is that there are more than four hundred people."

"No one evacuated?"

"Yes, Mr. Calamet. None of their soldiers have evacuated."

Logically speaking, today is the last day of the ultimatum. If Hanzhou wants to hand over Dili City, then they will inevitably evacuate some of the soldiers stationed there, leaving only a few personnel here to hand over to the Dutch.

But they were preparing to withdraw all the ships, but left all the soldiers behind. Could it be that Hanzhou wanted to...

"They want to defend the city of Dili with force! They want to reject the ultimatum from the Dutch! They... want to start a war with our East India Company!" Senard Karamet said softly.

"So, Mr. Calamet, what do we need to do?"

"Go to the dock immediately, take a boat to the outside of Dili Port, notify the fleet staying there, and block Dili City immediately!" Senard Calamet said loudly.

"Yes, Mr. Calamet." The businessman hurriedly left the room, preparing to leave the city and rush to the dock.

However, within five minutes, he returned to the room.

"Mr. Karamet, I think we may not be able to get out of the city now. Soldiers from Hanzhou have blocked our residence. We are temporarily trapped in Dili City!"

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Batavia, restaurant store.

"Shopkeeper Ma, do you have a lot of connections with the upper echelons of the Sultan Kingdom, Wandan and Matalan?" Kong Jiliang wiped his mouth and finally changed the topic to the purpose of this meeting.

"Well, we have some contact with some officials from these two kingdoms. Why, are you planning to contact them to do some business?" Ma Huaiyu looked at Kong Jiliang and knew that he belonged to the Hanzhou military. Unlike their nonsense

Commander, there are many business matters. He must have invited me here because he needed to make special arrangements for a certain force.

"You ask these two Sudanese kingdoms if they need weapons?" Kong Jiliang said: "Or you can ask them if they are interested in regaining the territory they once lost."

"Oh?" Ma Huaiyu was shocked and looked at Kong Jiliang. Could it be that Hanzhou was really going to have a conflict with the Dutch as rumored?

"Aren't you worried about the Dutch's censure?" Ma Huaiyu asked tentatively.

"We had to worry before." Kong Jiliang shook his head, "Now, there is no need to worry. As long as those two kingdoms can exchange things, gold, silver, women, even livestock, and grain, they can buy them from Hanzhou.

Arms."

"No restrictions?"

In the past, Hanzhou had certain restrictions on the sale of weapons. Artillery over 12 pounds was not allowed to be sold. Even muskets were sold in small quantities. Most of them were swords and spears, as well as leather armor (kangaroo skin, crocodile skin) and

Plate armor.

"There are no limits."

"Do you, Hanzhou, really want to start a war with the Dutch?"

"I don't know." Kong Jiliang said: "It depends on the Dutch!"

"The Dutch are indeed too overbearing. They seem to have offended everyone in Southeast Asia. The Spanish, the Portuguese, the Kingdom of Banten, the Kingdom of Mataram, the Kingdom of Aceh, the Kingdom of Banjar... Now, it seems

We have another conflict with you Hanzhou. We should unite and teach the Dutch a profound lesson!" Ma Huaiyu said excitedly.

"The Dutch are too self-righteous. They want to control everything." Kong Jiliang nodded and said, "Maybe in the end, they can't control anything."

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"Mr. Su, do you think Hanzhou will eventually hand over Dili City to the Dutch?" Batavia Kapitan Lin Sixth Brother asked worriedly.

"In terms of strength, Hanzhou is simply unable to fight against the Dutch." Su Minggang said: "It will take at least ten years for them to have the capital to fight against the Dutch. I think they will eventually hand over Dili City to the Dutch.

.”

"What if Cao Xiong doesn't want to?"

"No." Su Minggang shook his head, "Although Cao Xiong is the commander-in-chief, Hanzhou's current strength is not enough. Someone should persuade him to be patient."

"What if everyone in Hanzhou refuses the Dutch?" Lin Liuge continued to ask: "What if the Dutch want to fight with Hanzhou, what should we do?"

Su Minggang was silent, yes, what if Hanzhou got into a fight and started a fight with the Dutch? Batavia Chinese businessmen set up a number of workshops and trading companies in Hanzhou and invested a lot of money and manpower. Many

The interests are intertwined. The Dutch see everything in their eyes. When the time comes, will they wipe out all the Chinese businessmen because of the war with Hanzhou?

Faced with this situation, many Chinese businessmen could not leave Batavia and avoid disaster in Hanzhou. Not to mention that Batavia's industry and wealth could not be transferred in a short period of time. Even if they arrived in Hanzhou, if they were defeated by the Dutch

, or even being swallowed up, then wouldn’t they be in vain?

"Gather all the Chinese businessmen, raise some money,... let's go to the city hall."

"Will the Dutch accept us?"

"In Batavia, someone always needs someone to open a shop, someone needs to work, someone needs to farm the land for them, and someone needs to pay taxes to them." Su Minggang said seriously: "Apart from us Ming people, what can those natives provide to the Dutch?

?”

"Alas!" Lin Sixth Brother sighed heavily, "If the Dutch and Hanzhou really fight, I hope Hanzhou can win."

"Hanzhou won, and our life will be easier." Su Minggang also sighed slightly, "But Hanzhou is too weak at this time. They can't defeat the Dutch at sea."

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"Colonel Van Dijk, the Spanish conditions are extremely unreasonable and we must reject them." Anthony van Dyman, the governor of the Dutch East India Company, said: "The exchange of prisoners must be done on a one-to-one basis. For the extra people, they should

A certain ransom must be paid.”

Recently, the Spanish colonial government in the Philippines and the Dutch colonial government in Batavia have been negotiating for more than a month on the exchange of captives. Moreover, the Spanish also sent representatives to Batavia to check on the situation of their Spanish captives.

"As for the Spaniards captured by Hanzhou last year, they should talk to Hanzhou themselves, and we should not get involved." Governor Daiman continued: "I know that this may hurt the Spaniards' self-esteem. However,

How could they be defeated by the Han people?"

"Oh, by the way, in the next few days, the results of the negotiation with Hanzhou on the ownership of Dili City will come out. Your fleet headquarters needs to arrange ships to transport supplies and personnel to replenish Dili City. Presumably, everything in the city

They were all evacuated by Hanzhou."

"..." Colonel Ajan Van Dijk hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Your Majesty Governor, if Hanzhou rejects our conditions, how should we respond?"

"Reject us?" Governor Daiman was stunned when he heard this, "They don't dare to reject us."

However, seeing the worried look in Colonel Ajan Van Dijk's eyes, I couldn't help but feel nervous, "If Hanzhou rejects our conditions, it means that they will face our complete blockade, and... war."

He walked back and forth in the room for a few steps, then stood still and said decisively: "If Hanzhou rejects us, it means that they have great ambitions and are a real threat to us. For such an unruly force

, we must give them the heaviest blow."

"Prepare a follow-up support fleet. If Hanzhou clearly refuses to hand over Dili City, you will jointly attack Dili City with the fleet that arrived earlier! Finally, completely block all routes in and out of Hanzhou and intercept all Hanzhou ships at sea."

"Yes, Lord Governor!" Colonel Ajan Van Dijk had mixed feelings in his heart. Are we about to enter a state of war with Hanzhou?

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"On behalf of the Hanzhou Commandery, I am now giving a formal reply to your Dutch East India Company's ultimatum." Xu Chuanxing stood in front of the Dutch delegation with a serious face, "We do not agree to your conditions. In Dili City, we

I won’t give it to you. If you want it, come and grab it.”

In fact, Senard Calamet didn't need to wait for the interpreter to translate. He already knew that these Hanzhou officers who came to meet them were here to reject their ultimatum. As for the Hanzhou officers who negotiated with him here a few days ago,

The deputy commander has probably left Dili City by boat.

"I have to tell you with regret." Senard Calamet said with a livid face: "You, Hanzhou, have chosen the most unwise decision, and this decision will bring extremely serious consequences to you, Hanzhou.

You will definitely regret this stupid decision!"

"Tsk!" Xu Chuanxing laughed disdainfully, "Isn't it just a war? I'm not afraid! If you have the guts, bring someone over here. We'll be waiting for you here!"

Seeing the Dutch negotiating delegation leaving aggressively, Xu Chuanxing turned to look at the several Marine Corps officers and squad leaders of the rural barracks around him, and grinned.

"Brothers, we are here to fight to the death! Are you afraid?"

"I'm afraid!" said a Marine officer: "I want the red-haired Dutchman to bleed like a river here!"

"I'm just afraid of starving to death. I don't care how others die!"

"Damn it! Our city is well-defended, there is no shortage of artillery and guns, and we have enough reserves of various materials for seven or eight months. How can the Dutch red-haired ghosts do anything to us in a short time!" Qi Dalu said.
Chapter completed!