Kaohsiung Military Port, Kaohsiung Town, and even the entire Southeast Province have all fallen into a sea of joy!

The return of the Southeastern Fleet on the expedition to Batavia is worth celebrating!

After the triumphal arch was erected and flowers were arranged, people poured into the streets and went to the docks to welcome their own soldiers and victorious soldiers!

Compared with the Ming official army, the Southeast Army is more humane, and is characterized as a "child soldier", and has a very good relationship with the people.

The military port was dressed in red and green, the warships were full of colorful flags, and the mighty soldiers stood on the slope (that is, lined up on both sides) and slowly sailed into the military port, and people broke out into bursts of cheers!

When the captured eight "Dutch Pigs" also drove into the port with dejected red hairs on them, people burst into laughter!

Gongs and drums are noisy, and the soldiers are warmly welcome back!

The sailors put on red flowers and marched through the makeshift triumphal arch on the pier to receive the cheers of their relatives back home.

The relatives were anxious to find their sons, husbands, and fathers in the army, and when they found them, they cried with joy!

And some people who know that they can't come back endure their grief, but fortunately, there are very few such people.

"Welcome back the Overseers!" The executive officer of the capital of the southeast capital laughed from ear to ear, he knew the whole battle process from the information sent by the clipper ship in advance, this time the southeast fleet suffered small losses, large results, plundered a lot, and even military expenses and bonuses were settled, not only a lot, but also a lot, such a business, just "to get" (the last two words are Sichuan).

Kaohsiung Military Port has become a sea of joy!

Each ship sent a representative, under the leadership of the overseer Yan Changwu, to the Mazu Temple in Kaohsiung to make incense and make a vow.

Before sailing, she sacrificed to Mazu and asked her old man to bless the battle in the southeast province, from a victory to a victory, Niangniang fulfilled her promise, and her people expressed their deep gratitude to her and sent sacrifices.

Kaohsiung because of its proximity to the military port, the Mazu temple it enshrines is unique, about two meters high, the whole body is cast in silver, inlaid with gold, precious stones, fragrant wood, graceful and luxurious, it is the only gold and silver Mazu statue in all places, the cost is huge!

There was no donation, and it was done independently by the Southeast Military Government.

Mazu Niangniang is incarnated in thousands of ways, this statue of Mazu God shows evil spirit and strength, the main conquest!

Therefore, this is also a military temple, seeking a long military fortune and returning victoriously.

In front of everyone's eyes, the Southeast Army was headed by Yan Changwu, and the officers and meritorious soldiers were in brilliant uniforms, they stood and saluted in unison towards Mazu Niangniang!

It's a spectacular spectacle!

In addition to the three animals and tea and wine, a group of non-commissioned officers of the Southeast Fleet stepped forward and threw the captured flag (or ship's head) on the captured Hongmao Fan ship and the captured flag of the Annam Zheng Dynasty under the seat of Mazu Niangniang as a gift!

It is easy to strike while the iron is hot, and immediately announce the rewards for the officers and soldiers who went out on the expedition.

Deputy Chief of Staff Gan Hui read out the commendation order on behalf of the Overseer Yan Changwu, praising the officers and soldiers who were not afraid of sacrifice, not afraid of hardships and dangers, under the blessing of Mazu Niangniang, under the wise command of the Overseer, with their fearless fighting spirit, defeated the powerful enemy, achieved fruitful results, and returned triumphantly!

Then he read out the gains and losses of the enemy and the enemy, and in the two great battles (Batavia and the attack on the Zheng Dynasty) we lost less than 500 men, wounded 1,000, and only sank one battleship.

The result was the sinking of three Dutch warships, the capture of as many as 12 Dutch ships, the elimination of 8,000 sailors of the Zheng Dynasty, the capture of five cities, and the capture of 450,000 silver dollars!

At least 1,000 Dutch were killed and more than 2,000 wounded (it was later learned that another 1,000 wounded had died, and their medical conditions were very bad), as well as up to 800 Hongmaofan and his servant army prisoners!

The real red-haired fan is five hundred, and the Dutch are less than half, and they are wearing plain clothes right now, kneeling on the side!

Now comes to the main event, and that's the reward!

The basic reward was three months' salary for all soldiers who participated in the battle, as well as a bronze commemorative medal for participation in the Second Battle of Batavia.

Then rewards will be given according to performance, such as the deputy admiral Li Ying, who died in battle, was posthumously gifted as the seventeenth-class chariot chief in the title, which is equivalent to a first-class marquis!

His eldest son Li Ying inherited the title, Yan Changwu was extraordinarily gracious, he didn't need to reduce the knighthood by one class, he was still the seventeenth-class carriage chief, Li Ying was a weak-crowned young man, and became the highest knighthood except for Yan Changwu.

The salary is so high, but no one has any opinions about Li Ying, and they deeply regret it, after all, with his qualifications, as long as he follows Yan Dashao to fight the country, it will not be a problem for him to be promoted to the country!

Grandpa Guo----- Yan Changwu said first, only those who are the Duke of the Kingdom and above have the treatment of "hereditary replacement", and the rest of the titles will be reduced when inherited!

Then the second hero was obtained by "Lame Hao" Cheng Yu, this guy had a limp leg in the previous battle, served as a pilot ship in the Battle of Batavia, and was blinded in one eye.

Gan Hui announced that Cheng Yu had received the Gold Medal for Combat Merit and the Gold Melee Assault Medal, double gold, he alone won it, and the others were either not the Combat Merit Medal or the Melee Assault Medal.

The title is that of an officer (baron of the third class) and is promoted to colonel.

He served as a pilot ship in battle, commanding steadfastly, and defying artillery fire, which became one of the keys to victory.

Yan Changwu conferred knighthood and honors on him, patted him on the shoulder and said, "I never wanted you to be a pilot ship, but it turned out that you were the pilot ship every time!" ”

Cheng Yu laughed and said: "This is Mazu Niangniang's will, I have her old man's blue eyes!" ”

"What do you want to do now?" Yan Changwu asked him what he wanted?

"As long as the Overseers don't dislike me, I'm willing to fight for them for the rest of my life!" Cheng Yu said loudly and loudly.

"How could I dislike you!" Yan Changwu smiled, looked at his loyal and brave subordinates and said: "You will always be my officer, let's work together to build a big country!" ”

Everyone applauded, and no one paid attention to Yan Changwu's rebellious words such as saying that he wanted to "fight the country".

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One after another, the officers stepped forward to accept the reward, and the deputy admiral Li De, the deputy chief of staff, Gan Hui, and Storm, were all promoted to brigadier generals!

High-ranking officers such as Yan Donglai, Siresma, and Mr. David became colonels.

also got medals and bonuses, but for the title, Yan Changwu was "cherished" and didn't give much.

Everyone has no opinion, because everyone knows that Yan Dashao's journey is the stars and the sea, and there will be many battles in the future, if he rises too high, he can only be raised as pigs, and he will not be released to lead the troops, and he can only be in the court, which will be a lot less fun.

It was a victorious rally, the soldiers cheered unlimitedly, and when the ceremony was over, everyone disbanded and returned home, paying for the pain of parting!

And those who were captured were marched into the prisoner of war camp in procession, and they were ready to participate in labor in exchange for food!

The captured young men and young women of Annam, began to study and work, and depending on their performance, a certain percentage was given every year, so that they became official subjects of the southeastern province as a supplement to the labor force of the southeastern province.

That night, Kaohsiung became a sea of welcome, all the teahouses and taverns were full, and people raised their glasses to celebrate the victory!