Back to the Ming Dynasty to be a tyrant

Laughing at himself, Cohen gave up these messy thoughts in his mind.

Batavia should not be destroyed in his own hands, nor should he be destroyed in his own hands. Otherwise, after returning, how should he explain to the board of directors?

It seems that it is time to negotiate with those Ming pirates.

After all, this is a matter of the civilized world, and it should be resolved in a civilized way instead of relying on killing.

5Chapter 16 The truth is only within the range of the cannon!

Nan Juyi's idea of ​​feeding the fish in Batavia Harbor with Honan Franji Barbarian finally came to nothing.

In order to show his sincerity, Governor Cohen sailed out of the port early in the morning on a battleship with a white flag, intending to find Li Zizi and others to express their willingness to strike for peace.

Just after leaving Batavia Port, Cohen was shocked.

The twelve warships in front of them hang the national flag of the Ming Dynasty. They are taller than the warship that served as the flagship of the pirates. They are densely covered with small pieces of sails. There are nearly a hundred black gun barrels sticking out, as if an ancient giant beast is entrenched in the sea.

Cohen couldn't understand why there were so many huge ships that appeared to be the regular navy of the Ming Dynasty out of nowhere in just one night.

The guns of these giant ships were obviously aimed at the three-masted sailing ships in Batavia Harbor, or the entire harbor.

As for the distance between these giant ships and the port, which is almost ten miles away, Cohen made a direct judgment—the cannons on these giant ships have a range of at least ten miles.

If you don't have full confidence, the warships on the opposite side just need to advance a little further. Why are they ten miles away?

After all, the range of the entire coastal defense artillery is less than eight miles, and the shipboard cannon on the three-masted sailing ship has a range of only about six or seven miles.

It is impossible for those pirate gangs who have fought with the Batavia Harbor Fleet several times to be unaware of the situation of the Batavia Fleet and coastal defense.

Governor Cohen, who can become a member of the Seventeen Gentlemen and open up the new headquarters in Batavia, is obviously not a good role to deal with.

In fact, Cohen did a lot of research on Da Ming because he coveted Da Ming's wealth and wanted to be able to bite off a piece of fat from him.

These studies are not only reflected in Cohen's research on Ming's terrain and sea power, but also in his self-taught Ming's writing and language.

Although Daming's official language sounds awkward, at least in the eyes of the people of Daming, it can be regarded as "speaking human language", at least he is no longer a barbarian.

Cohen originally planned to discuss with Li Zizi and others, so he decided to give up. After ordering the helmsman to change the course, he planned to go directly to the leader of the Ming Dynasty Navy Fleet to discuss.

At this time, Nan Juyi was still resting in the cabin with his eyes closed - when it wasn't about issues related to the South China Sea Fleet, Nan Juyi was more like a Confucian than an admiral leading the army.

As for the twelve warships in the front row, they were handed over by Nan Juyi to Zhou Liangzhi, Qian Haocheng and others to command them, under the pretense of training young people.

Of course, Zhou Liangzhi, Qian Haocheng and others also knew in their hearts that Nan Juyi was just trying to be lazy.

But if there is an opportunity to show their command ability, who is willing to let it go?

Zhou Liangzhi stood on the deck of the bow early on, holding up his binoculars to observe the opposite Batavia Harbor.

Of course, Zhou Liangzhi and Qian Haocheng also saw the warship sailing out of Batavia Harbor early in the morning, but they were just curious why the barbarians they faced came out with a white flag.

Sue?beg for mercy?Peace talks?

When Zhou Liangzhi discovered the warship that Cohen was on, these words immediately popped up in his mind.

Turning his head to look at Qian Haocheng next to him, Zhou Liangzhi was about to speak, but saw Qian Haocheng who was still holding his binoculars and said, "What do you think about this matter?"

Zhou Liangzhi said: "What do I see? I see with my own eyes! The barbarian battleship is coming with a white flag, can it be sunk directly?

Let me tell you, we still have to report this matter to the admiral and see what the admiral thinks, we two brothers can't decide this matter! "

Qian Haocheng nodded and said, "Coincidentally, I thought so too."

Zhou Liangzhi pouted, but didn't say anything. Instead, he ordered the soldiers around him: "Order, prepare for shelling, and don't fire without an order!"

Cohen, with two beards curled up, leaned on a civilized stick with his right hand, followed by an interpreter. After boarding the battleship where Zhou Liangzhi and Qian Haocheng were, he took off his hat first, bowed slightly and saluted: "I'm very glad See you, my friend."

Qian Haocheng blurted out: "Damn it! You can speak human language!"

……

who I am?When will I stop talking?Did they speak animal language before?

It took a while for Cohen to react with black lines all over his face, and then he smiled and said to Qian Haocheng: "Yes, if you mean I can speak Ming language."

Qian Haocheng knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, so he poked Zhou Liangzhi with his hand, and signaled Zhou Liangzhi to come out and answer—in this situation, it is better to let Zhou Liangzhi, who is more thoughtful, come, and a rough person like himself should not meet with these people. The savages who speak human language are good at wrangling.

Zhou Liangzhi smiled and cupped his hands to Cohen, "I don't know Mr. Gao's name?"

After hearing Zhou Liangzhi's question, although Cohen was surprised by Zhou Liangzhi's youth, he was not surprised to the point of being rude.

After similarly imitating Zhou Liangzhi's movements, Cohen said, "Jane Petersjohn Cohen, you can call me Cohen."

Zhou Liangzhi cupped his hands and said, "So it's Mr. Cohen. I've admired him for a long time, I've admired him for a long time."

Cohen was taken aback, has my name already spread to that mysterious country in the east?Even their admirals have heard my name?

But Cohen's face turned a little ugly.

Heard of my name, and now bring an army to block the door?Twelve battleships lined up, ready to bombard Batavia Harbor?

After taking two deep breaths of sea-smelling air, Cohen finally calmed down a bit.

After all, it is the warships of the Ming Dynasty Navy that are stronger now, blocking him from going out, not blocking the Ming Dynasty Navy from going out.

After a smile emerged from the corner of his mouth, Cohen said, "The general must have guessed the purpose of my visit this time?"

Cohen's face changed again and again just now, and finally he was able to force a smile, which is considered amazing.

If it weren't for this guy's sunken eye sockets, pale complexion, and long blue eyes, Zhou Liangzhi and Qian Haocheng even thought that this guy was a strange person in Sichuan who could play face-changing.

Zhou Liangzhi smiled and said, "Your Excellency's reason for coming, I will naturally know, and I will introduce you to my Great Ming East Sea Fleet Admiral Nanju Yinan later."

Cohen was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "I'm sorry, both of you."

Both Zhou Liangzhi and Qian Haocheng had a good impression of this barbarian who could speak human language.

After all, the probability of meeting a barbarian who can speak human language and be polite at sea is tantamount to waving a needle in the sea.

It was precisely because of this excellent impression that Zhou Liangzhi stretched out his hand and said, "Please."

Cohen was not surprised by the inspection on the warship. After all, Batavia and the Ming army were at war, and it was normal for him to come to see the commander of the other side.

After going through a cumbersome body search procedure, Cohen finally met Nan Juyi, Admiral of the South China Sea Fleet, in the command cabin where Nan Juyi was.

At this time, Nan Juyi specially put on the python robe given by Emperor Chongzhen and a jade belt around his waist, and sat on a chair waiting for Cohen's arrival.

When Cohen saw Nan Juyi, his heart skipped a beat, and he secretly said that he was sorry, this old man is definitely not a good friend.