Chapter 734: Negotiation
The Dutch envoy Laprard stood on the second deck of the Dingyuan and looked around at the layout of the Ming warship.
"Peace talks? What is there to talk about? ”
Before Qi Yuangong could answer, a question suddenly came from the walkie-talkie on the table, which shocked the tiger body of Laprad, who was still calm and relaxed just now.
The walkie-talkie is still a new thing for people at this time, before the first industrial revolution came, this thing was a divine object, falling into the hands of people with a heart, I can't say that there will be more magic sticks in this world.
"You don't need to be afraid, this is what our Admiral is asking you, and you can answer honestly." Qi Yuangong shook his head slightly, he knew that this was Liu Hongji's bad taste.
"Thanks, I wasn't intimidated." Laprard stared at the fetish on the table, and said stiffly.
"Admiral? Isn't Your Excellency the commander of this fleet? I ......"
"Less nonsense! What are you Dutch looking for Admiral? "Liu Hongjian has no time to listen to this birdman's nonsense, his little brother Zheng Sen is still waiting for him.
"If you want to surrender, then Admiral Ben can reluctantly accept it, if you want to continue to fight, Admiral Ben will accompany you to the end, pull your fleet out of Palawan, let's continue to fight, if anyone retreats first, who is a bad seed!" Liu Hong gradually didn't give the other party a chance, which can be regarded as too much addiction.
Laprard was obviously stunned, he didn't expect the Admiral of Daming to be so straight.
In his impression, all the Ming nobles who have been in contact with him are all polite, and even if they want any benefits, they will never tell you directly, but let you guess and understand for yourself.
And this Admiral of the Great Ming Navy, who only hears his voice and does not see his people, is also an outlier among the Europa people who do not like to beat around the bush.
"Honorable Admiral, how can we, the Netherlands, with its excellent warships and valiant warriors, surrender? I think you may be misunderstood. Laprard thought that the people on the walkie-talkie would not only hear him, but also see him personally, so he bowed very respectfully to the walkie-talkie.
To be honest, Laplad was still very happy to meet such a straightforward negotiator, he didn't like to beat around the bush, not at all.
"There's an egg misunderstanding! Is there a misunderstanding that you will open fire when you see Admiral's ship? Liu Hong gradually said again.
"Lord Admiral, our commander, Major General Jon, believes that there is no contradiction between the Dutch Kingdom and the Ming Dynasty, and he wants to talk to you about the matter of Zheng and Mr. Owat, who was captured by you." Laprard directly singled out.
He didn't understand why Admiral Daming in the walkie-talkie said this, because as far as he knew, it was obviously the cannon fired by the Ming fleet first, although Rear Admiral Jon also meant this, but after all, it was the cannon that Daming fired first.
But Laplad didn't dare to question, and listening to the tone of the Admiral, if he dared to do so, it was likely that he would not be able to return to Palawan.
Zheng Yiguan? Lao Zheng? Liu Hong gradually frowned, and said in his heart, Isn't Lao Zheng already dead in battle?
Just thought about it again, maybe this Dutchman is talking about Xiao Zheng, could it be that the Dutch want to negotiate peace with Sulu and redeem Owatt?
Hehe, it's just a good-for-nothing captive, if you can really exchange this Owat for Xiao Zheng, this business is worth it.
"When will we talk? Where to talk? After thinking about it, Liu Hong gradually changed his arrogant attitude just now.
Laplad was overjoyed when he heard the play, and immediately proposed that they designate the time, and the place designated by the Ming Dynasty must be on the islands around the Palawan Islands.
There are many small islands scattered around Palawan, some of which are formed by coral reefs at all, and Liu Hongjian has no doubts when he hears it, so he agrees to this.
In the following time, Liu Hong gradually summoned Qi Yuangong and other subordinates to urgently discuss the negotiations, one is to determine the negotiation location, and the other is the deployment of the negotiation location.
Due to prior negotiations, the two sides were only allowed to take small boats during the negotiations, and only a maximum of five people could go, and the selection of personnel had to be carried out.
At first, Qi Yuangong was opposed, not only that, but almost all of Qi Yuangong's generals of the Beiyang Naval Division disagreed, after all, no one knew better than them what Liu Hongjian meant to the Beiyang Naval Division.
And what does the King of Anguo mean to the Ming Dynasty, and if the King of Anguo has an accident, how His Majesty will deal with them today, these have to be cautious.
It's just that the party Liu Hong gradually scoffed at this, and wanted to negotiate with Brother Mao Zi in Beihai back then, but he also went there in person.
Besides, the Dutch are five people, and they are also five people on their side, is it possible that the warriors of the Ming Dynasty are still afraid of them? This simply makes no sense.
But depending on what Liu Hongjian said, Qi Yuangong and other soldiers expected that Liu Hongjian would not use his power to suppress them, but they did not agree with Liu Hongjian to risk his life.
It wasn't until Liu Hong gradually revealed his killer weapon Qi Yuangong that he relented, too, if he had such an artifact, maybe he would have gone deep into the tiger's den, Qi Yuangong thought to himself, but he still didn't feel very comfortable in his heart.
"Lord Wang, if you insist on this, I will definitely go with you." Qi Yuangong said solemnly.
Qi Yuangong's idea is very simple, if this trip is safe, everyone will be happy, if something goes wrong, he will also happen to die together, it is better than being killed by the imperial court.
"Let's go with us, don't stop us, sir!" Cui Geng, the captain of the Jingyuan, twisted his head and said.
In naval battles with the Dutch, the Jingyuan took the lead, sinking two Dutch warships and damaging four.
"I'm going to go too!"
"I'll go too!"
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In the flagship Shanhaiguan, all the generals were gearing up, and none of them were cowardly, and after experiencing the war with the Dutch, the cohesion of the Beiyang Naval Division was stronger.
"Master, don't look at me, I will definitely go with me, before we leave Beijing, the eldest lady, the second lady, and the third lady have repeatedly told me not to leave, and my mother-in-law has spoken, if you have three long and two short, I don't have to go back, and I don't have the face to go back." The bull glared at him.
Liu Honggradually looked at the subordinates around him and was very relieved, he didn't know if the civil officials were greedy for money now, but the military generals of the Ming Dynasty from the border army to the forbidden army and then to the sailors, could afford the name of the generals who were not afraid of death.
At the same time, he also understands how important his life is now, how many people count on him to support his family, and how many people count on him to strengthen the country.
"Lao Cui can follow, Lao Qi, you must stay in the fleet." Liu Hong gradually thought about it for a while, and did not allow Qi Yuangong to refute the conclusion of the coffin.
In terms of naval battle tactical command, he is not like him, but without Qi Yuangong, he can't play this fleet at all, and then look at most of the fierce generals around him who are not afraid of death, but there is no handsome talent who understands tactics like Qi Yuangong.
This situation will continue for at least three years before the reform of the military science and the public and imperial examinations can take effect.
In the end, the five-person negotiation team of the Ming Dynasty was finalized, Liu Hongji, Niu Zhuang, Chang Yu, Kuoduan and Cui Geng.