Kiichi joined the East India Company a long time ago and traveled with the Dutch caravan. In recent years, in order to open up the trade route between Japan-Taiwan-Batavia, the Dutch sent permanent officials in Nagasaki, Japan. Kiichi was appointed as the deputy director of the Japanese shopping mall because of his outstanding talents.

Because of Shimazu Kokuhi, Kiichi met Li Rutai by chance.

The Qing Dynasty lacked ships, so it chose to cooperate with Shimazu Kokura and was built by the Japanese. However, the Dutch artillery and navigation technology were not available to the Japanese.

The Dutch have always wanted to open up the huge market of the Ming Dynasty, but Zheng Zhilong and Zhou Xian, who were actually in charge of the maritime trade, disagreed with it. Zheng Zhilong was frightened by the Dutch's strong ships and cannons, worried that they would threaten their rule in Fujian, and directly refused their request.

Zhou Xian did not refuse directly, but he was more inclined to cooperate with the Portuguese. When the Dutch sent ships to Jiaozhou to discuss trade with him, Zhou Xian proposed two conditions to Zhi.

One was that the Dutch army withdrew from Taiwan and was taken over by the Ming army. The other was that the Dutch soldiers who killed the Ming maritime merchants were punished and handed them over to the Ming Dynasty for disposal. Neither of these two conditions was acceptable to the Dutch. In the end, Zhou Xian ordered that they were forbidden from going ashore in Jiaozhou, and even gave them the opportunity to discuss.

Therefore, when Kuiyi and Li Rutai met, the two hit it off and decided to cooperate. The Dutch provided Franc cannons for the Qing Dynasty to load on sea boats, and the Qing Dynasty allowed the Dutch to trade in the area they ruled.

However, Li Shutai had some doubts about the real strength of the Dutch, so he sent his deputy Zhao Guozuo to Batavia. Zhao Guozuo had no good feelings for the Dutch and believed that they just wanted to use the Qing Dynasty to fight with the Ming Dynasty to seek benefits. But Li Shutai said it very clearly that if the Qing Dynasty wanted to defeat the Ming Dynasty at sea, it had to have enough warships and artillery, and this had to rely on the Dutch. He was used to Kuiyi's boastfulness along the way, and Zhao Guozuo was already very tired of it.

These twenty merchant ships set off from Nagasaki, Japan, and passed through Taiwan, loaded with various cargo. Because of the uneasiness at sea, there were three escorted warships.

Gold called a warship and then jumped up. Then he waved his hand and ordered to chase southwest.

Seeing that the other Dutch fleets had no intention of stopping, Zhao Guozuo asked, "Mr. Kuiyi, don't wait for them!"

Kuiyi shook his head, "No need. Just two Ming merchant ships, when Gold destroys them, they will catch up. We continue to rush to reach Batavia as soon as possible."

Qi Guoyong held a telescope in his hand and watched a Dutch ship leave the fleet and head towards him quickly, frowning. The Dutch ship was tall, basically nearly twice as long as the ship. From a distance, he felt a sense of oppression.

The leading merchant said: "General, this is a Dutch warship, each with twenty Franco cannons. They rely on the sails on the ship and use the wind to move. Fortunately, the wind is very small at this time, otherwise we may find it difficult to escape."

Qi Guoyong looked up at the sky, "The wind seemed to be a little bigger than before, and why did the Dutch send only one warship here?"

At this time, a young man in leather armor ran over quickly, "General, all the Franca cannons have been moved up and can be fired at any time."

Qi Guoyong nodded and asked, "Thunder Cannoner, if there was only this Dutch warship, could we sink it?"

The thunder gunner looked at the Dutch ship in the distance and said, "The Dutch ships are large, with many artillery numbers, but they move slowly. Our ships are small, fast, and can move faster and more flexibly. And we are fighting with them two-on-one, the most important thing is that they don't know that we have artillery loads on them. If they suddenly launch an attack while they are not prepared, it is very likely that they can win. But the general should note that there are so many Dutch ships in the distance."

Qi Guoyong was silent for a moment, "Send another ship to let them go west and be more than ten miles away from the main ship. Do not act at will until the main ship is ordered. In addition, the two ships are moving south at full speed." If you can not fight, you will not fight. Even if you have to fight, you must try to get farther away from the Dutch fleet, as much as possible.

The sun slowly rose, dispelling the fog, and the vision became much better.

Gold stood at the bow of the boat, holding a telescope and looked forward, unable to help complaining in his heart. "How come these damn Ming merchant ships are so fast? When I catch up, I will kill them all." After chasing for more than an hour, I looked at them in front of me, but I could not catch up. The waves rolled, which was a sign that the sea breeze was about to rise, which was also the reason why Gold kept chasing. As long as the wind rose, the advantages of the sails would be exerted, and there would be no problem catching up with them.

The northwest wind blows, blew the flags and rushing. The ships move left and right in the water waves, constantly changing directions. The shells exploded around the ship, causing more than two feet of water to hit the hull. Occasionally one or two fell on the boards, and wood chips suddenly flew. Several soldiers were overturned by the air waves, and even fell into the sea, making screams.

Gold laughed loudly, "Boom, sank them."

At this time, a Dutch soldier pointed to the front, "General, look, they raised the white flag."

Gold held the telescope and looked at it. A rectangular white flag fluttered in the wind above the mast of the merchant ship. One of the people under the banner was waving their arms desperately, which was the common communication flag at the sea. After seeing it clearly, he snorted coldly, "This group of cowardly and incompetent wise men."

The Dutch soldiers asked, "General, what did they say?"

Gold said: "They said that the ships were full of porcelain and tea, and they could not withstand shelling. They were willing to give out all their goods, just to spare their lives." After that, he raised his head and shouted loudly, "Toms, tell them the flag. We accepted their proposal and let them stop the ship immediately."

The two merchant ships slowed down, and the Dutch ships continued to move forward, and the distance between the two became closer and closer. Gold stood at the bow of the boat in the form of a victorious figure, looking down at the two small boats below. A dozen sailors stood on the board of the nearby boat, gathering together timidly. Next to them, the black cloth basically covered half of the board, which should be what they called the cargo. He winked at the side, and two huge cables were thrown off the boat.

Qi Guoyong nodded to the side. Seven or eight sailors rushed forward and pulled the cable hard until the two ships were completely attached. Then they wrapped the cable around the railings of the ship several times and tied them tightly.
Chapter completed!