In fact, the casualties of the Dutch soldiers were considerable! If in the open field, more than 5,000 natives were to storm the phalanx of 2,000 Dutch soldiers, they would not get any results except heavy casualties! Especially with the help of artillery, the natives will collapse faster!

However, this time the battle was in a castle with difficult terrain, and the narrow terrain limited the use of muskets, so the natives easily approached the ranks of the Dutch soldiers, forcing them into hand-to-hand combat.

In hand-to-hand combat, the Dutch soldiers' powerful weapons did not play much of a role. The natives relied on the number of people to achieve the effect of more ants biting and killing elephants. Although the Dutch soldiers were skilled in warfare and had the advantage of weapons, they also paid a huge number of casualties under the surging crowd, which was able to stop the attack of the natives.

In just a few dozen minutes of battle, there were only more than 400 soldiers left of more than 1,000 people in the castle, and nearly half of them were killed or wounded! As for the militia organized from among the inhabitants, the casualties were even worse! If it weren't for the commander's intention to place them in a more advantageous place, I'm afraid they would have been wiped out! Even so, there were only about 300 of them left.

In the castle now, the defenders of less than 800 people can fight. And there are many people with injuries on their bodies, and their combat effectiveness has dropped greatly!

At this time, under the city wall, Liu Pei and the Dutch soldiers confronted each other through the city gate. On the city wall, Liu Pei also occupied a large section of the city wall. But the two side gates leading to the interior of the castle were guarded by Dutch soldiers. I can't get in for a moment. And under the city walls, a large number of natives are being driven away from the battlefield by the soldiers. So at this time, the battlefield actually fell into a sudden calm.

Taking advantage of this lull, Governor Cohen and the officers rearranged the defenses and counted the remaining soldiers. When they saw the scarred army, Governor Cohen's heart rose to his throat!

Now the form is already obvious! The gates had been opened, and the walls had been broken again. This is tantamount to losing the best defensive position. As long as the opponent tries to attack a few more times, sooner or later his soldiers will be consumed. That's when the castle fell completely.

Pale Governor Cohen will be a few

One of the officers gathered together and said, "Gentlemen, do you think there is any other way to stop the attack of these infidels?" ”

Officers, you look at me, I look at you, shaking their heads with a sad face. They knew very well that by noon at most, the whole castle would fall! When the time comes, their life and death will be decided by someone else.

Don't look at Governor Cohen's consultation with other officers, in fact, he knows the outcome of this war better than these officers. Governor Cohen's original plan was to use the castle to hold on and wait for the East India Company's assistance. But he didn't expect that the other party would actually make a strange gunpowder cart and blow the city gate open!

If it weren't for the strange gunpowder car, or Liu Pei bombarding the castle with heavy artillery, I'm afraid it would have been bombarded for half a month, a month. After all, the accuracy of the artillery at this time is not high, and the heat dissipation capacity is also poor. If you can't shoot too many guns, you have to stop firing and dissipate heat.

But now all his plans are useless! The choice left for him now is to surrender and die in battle. However, Governor Cohen estimated that he was more likely to be killed in battle. Because when he saw the other party's cruelty to those natives, he knew that the other party was definitely not a sympathetic person. So the only way in front of Governor Cohen was probably to surrender.

Governor Cohen looked around and said, "If you negotiate with the other party, can you accept it?" ”

Governor Cohen said beautifully, it was negotiation. But everyone knows that it is synonymous with surrender. Several officers looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded silently in acceptance.

At this time, everyone can see that there is no hope of delay. Then bet on whether the other party is willing to show mercy? However, looking at the appearance of the other party's equipment, it should also belong to a civilized country, so you must always try it.

Governor Cohen casually pointed at an officer and said, "Go and negotiate with them yourself, and see if they accept the proposal to negotiate?" ”

The officer's face turned pale with fright! However, the officer was quick-witted, and he remembered something in a hurry, and said, "Your Excellency, we have a better candidate!" ”

Governor Cohen did not feel that there was a need to choose a candidate for surrender. So casually

"Who is it?" ”

The officer hurriedly said, "Your Excellency, this is the priest who has returned from the city of Geranza! According to him, he had met and spoken to the Red-Eyed Dragon King! ”

At the officer's remark, Governor Cohen immediately remembered the priest whom he had long forgotten. Originally, he had laughed at the priest for being frightened, but now it seems that the priest really didn't lie!

But that's good news for Governor Cohen. At least one person who is familiar with the Red-Eyed Dragon King to negotiate may bring a little uncertainty to the negotiation. And at this time, even a little more favorable factor is important, after all, it is related to everyone's life!

Governor Cohen immediately said, "So what are you waiting for? Don't call him yet! ”

The officer immediately raised his leg and ran towards the castle. In less than a moment, he dragged the chubby priest back with him. The priest was dragged by the officer, panting!

The two approached, and before the priest could catch his breath, Governor Cohen said, "Honorable priest, you once said that you had a face-to-face conversation with the Red-Eyed Dragon King!" Then there is an extremely important matter for you now, and that is to go and talk to the Red-Eyed Dragon King. See what it takes to end this fight? ”

The priest gasped and replied, "Your Excellency, are you going to surrender?" ”

Governor Cohen was embarrassed and said, "No, Mr. Priest. I think it's safer to use the word negotiation. ”

The priest shook his head and said, "My Excellency, I don't think it's necessary. I'm willing to bet that if we send someone out, that Red-Eyed Dragon King will just throw us a surrender document for us to sign. ”

Governor Cohen waved his hand irritably and said, "Then someone has to bring this surrender back for everyone to see!" Since you've seen the Red-Eyed Dragon King before, I'm sure he won't hurt you. So I want you to make a trip on my behalf. By the way, what do you think he will do with us? ”

The priest shook his head and said, "I don't know about this, it depends on his mood!" And even though I know it's futile, I'm willing to take a trip. Please give me a long stick and a white flag. ”