Back to the Ming Dynasty to be a tyrant

Seeing that other people had arrived one after another, Cohen stretched out his fingers and tapped on the table, and then said: "I called you here at such a late hour, just to discuss with you what to do."

When the others saw Cohen asking questions, they were full of words but didn't know where to start.

From a fundamental point of view, everyone present hoped that this matter could be resolved peacefully, or that surrender was fine.

But who knows what Governor Cohen means?

If Governor Cohen's plan is to fight to the end, then if he proposes to surrender at this juncture, will Governor Cohen kill him first as he is greedy for life and afraid of death?

After all, everyone understands that an army must be of one mind. The main battle and the main surrender are basically two opposite paths. Even if it is to purify the mind, Governor Cohen will definitely kill those who disagree with his ideas first.

Seeing that everyone else lowered their heads, Cohen felt even more furious.

I'm looking for you to discuss it now, but you still don't speak up. Are you trying to leave all the responsibilities to me alone?

Coughing his throat, Cohen turned his attention to his hard-core confidant, who is also the butcher of the army at the headquarters of the East India Company in Batavia: "St. George, what do you think?"

St. George immediately stood up: "Your Excellency, we are willing to fight against the Ming army under your leadership!"

Cohen's heart suddenly thumped, and he secretly screamed that it was not good—he had calculated everything, but he forgot to talk to St. George, a brainless guy, before the meeting.

Well now, even St. George wanted to surrender in his heart, but this meeting forced him to express his willingness to fight to the death.

Cohen coughed and said, "Sit down first."

Chapter 548 The fish in the pond?

If he really fought to the death with Daming's navy according to what the guy from St. George said, then there would be a problem.

How long can the East India Company's fleet and coastal defense system, or the entire Batavia last?

Not only Cohen felt a pain in the ass, but even the other people present also felt a pain in the ass after hearing St. George's words.

If you want to die, go by yourself, or take your master, Governor Cohen, with you, but can you think about it for so many people present?

But there were also smart people present.

After Cohen coughed and sat St. George down, many hearts went into action.

If Governor Cohen's opinion is in favor of fighting the Ming army to the end, then regardless of whether Governor Cohen needs to lock himself up for a day, St. George's statement alone should arouse approval.

But in fact, Governor Cohen did not express any appreciation or approval for St. George's statement, but let him sit down after coughing.

There is a lot of news revealed here, at least it can prove that Governor Cohen himself does not want to fight the Ming Dynasty Navy to the end.

The only concern is whether Governor Cohen is fishing.

Cohen's other confidant, Almand, who is also the second in command of the East India Company, is not too worried about whether Governor Cohen is fishing.

Because even if he said something wrong, it was tantamount to helping Governor Cohen catch a fish together, and it shouldn't cause any fatal consequences.

After thinking for a while, Armand said: "Your Excellency, I think whether it is to continue fighting or to seek a path of peace, we should consider the entire Batavia and the entire East India Company."

As soon as Armand spoke, Cohen's eyes lit up, and he encouraged him: "Keep talking, I want to hear your opinion."

Armand thought about it and said: "First of all, it is not yet known how effective the twelve battleships of the Ming Dynasty are.

However, even if these twelve warships are similar to those of the pirates of the Ming Dynasty, they are far from being able to compete with the only four warships we have left now.

Secondly, even if Ming's navy is not as powerful as they look, or even inferior to their pirates, but at the end of the war, Batavia must be the one who gets hurt in the end, not Ming.

Although we have the advantage of fighting locally, in fact, this is also a disadvantage.

The navy of the Ming Dynasty can attack us without any scruples, but we have no other good methods other than defense. After all, we are responsible for nearly [-] employees in Batavia.

Finally, we are a military power on the ocean, and so is Ming Dynasty, as can be seen from their pirate equipment and combat effectiveness.

Sorry, I didn't mean to express any bad intentions, but in fact, our military strength in Batavia is only on par with their pirates, otherwise, we should have driven those pirates away long ago up.

To sum up, my personal opinion is that we should first seek a peaceful solution instead of going to war with Ming. "

Cohen nodded and said: "I think I should have the right to speak about the combat effectiveness of the Ming Dynasty Navy.

You all know that I visited the Governor of the Ming Navy Fleet this morning and saw the power of their ship-borne artillery.

Before they can reach a range of nearly ten miles, the sea water will be evaporated.

To put it bluntly, the so-called three-masted sailing ships are like children's toys in front of their warships. The only possible advantage is speed.

And according to their governor, there are three fleets like this in the entire Ming Dynasty, namely the North Sea Fleet, East China Sea Fleet, and South China Sea Fleet.

Moreover, as long as their emperor is willing, they can create more fleets at any time, even ten or twenty fleets of this size and combat effectiveness. "

Geert Jansen expressed his own doubts: "Your Excellency Governor, I did not mean to offend you, but I think this statement is still too exaggerated.

Wood, first of all, is the problem of wood, how should they solve it?Secondly, with so many warships, it will be a big problem in terms of management and supply. "

Shaking his head, Cohen looked at Geert Jansen with caring eyes: "Poor Jansen, I told you that you should study, but you never took my words seriously.

As for the wood problem, I don't know how they solve it, but in theory, it is very simple to get wood, for example, we can get a lot of it in Batavia.

As for management and supplies, I think the people from the Formosa branch, which has been completely sent into the sea by the South China Sea Fleet of the Ming Dynasty, should have the most say.

That is a country with a population of close to 200 million, [-] million, [-] million, not [-] million!

A country with a population of [-] million and no major problems can't deal with a few fleets in this area?

My God, it's hard to imagine, Yang Sen, what's in your head?Can you care about anything other than wine and women? "

Geert Jansen blushed a little at Cohen's words, and stammered to defend: "I'm sorry sir, I didn't mean to offend you, but I just put forward some immature opinions."

After nodding his head, Cohen said: "Of course, I know you are such a Yang Sen, but in the future, you should read more books."

Yang Sen's face almost turned into a monkey's ass: "Then, Your Excellency, my personal opinion is that, like Armand, we should seek a peaceful solution instead of relying on war. After all, we are all members of the civilized world. aren't people?"

After nodding again, Cohen said: "Very good, I'm glad you have such an understanding."

After complimenting Yang Sen, Cohen then glanced at everyone present: "So, do the others have anything to say?"

The others have nothing to say, except upvote.

Fighting is not terrible, whoever is weak is embarrassed.

Right now there is a possibility of a peaceful solution, without conflict and bloodshed, what else is there to say?

Seeing that everyone else expressed their approval, Cohen said, "Actually, when I called on the Governor of the Navy of the Ming Dynasty in the morning, I already talked to him about the possibility of a peaceful settlement."

As soon as Cohen's words came out, many people present breathed a sigh of relief.