ps: My wife has been feeling unwell for the past few days, so I have to accompany her to the hospital. She spends a whole day there, and then comes back to rush for a 10,000-word manuscript. I really didn¡¯t write well. I¡¯m sorry to you parents. A thousand words are just a sigh
Governor Thomas¡¯s old butler actually became the temporary commander through a series of coincidences. If that little officer had some responsibility, he wouldn't let an old man make the decision.
Things in the world are so strange. Many times there will always be countless coincidences, which no one can control.
The city with the white flag and the ambushed soldiers looked so perfect.
However, the final result was not ideal.
Chelsea ordered thirty-seven battleships to line up and bombard the city indiscriminately.
Let the other party¡¯s plans suddenly go bankrupt.
Finally, Thomas¡¯s old butler came to the dock in person holding a white flag, boarded a small fishing boat, approached the Song Empire¡¯s fleet, and met with Chelsea.
Chelsea¡¯s reaction to this old man was very average.
In fact, Chelsea does not want them to surrender, because once they surrender, they will have no excuse to continue bombing.
After taking the letter handed over by the old butler and reading it carefully, Chelsea asked: "You are from Governor Thomas. The meaning of his letter is that he wants you to come and talk to us about all the colonies." About surrender?¡±
The old housekeeper nodded when he heard this, then shook his head.
"It's not a surrender, it's a conditional armistice negotiated from above."
The old housekeeper corrected him with a serious expression.
Yes, if you add a few more words or remove a few words, the meaning will be completely different.
This man was a butler of a diplomatic officer when he was young and knows this very well.
Chelsea curled her lips in disdain when she heard this: "Since we are not talking about surrender, then I have no interest in it. Come on! Send him away!"
The old housekeeper was completely dumbfounded. He could not have imagined that he would encounter such a situation.
When people hear this, they are not surrendering. He immediately fell out and didn't give him any chance.
Therefore, no matter how beautiful his thoughts are, it is of no use.
The situation is stronger than the person.
After sighing secretly in his heart, the old housekeeper immediately said: "I just say this to look good on my face. In fact, when we are going to talk, it is all about surrender, but I still ask that at least when I say it, I can Cover your shame."
The old housekeeper clearly stated his request and matched his expression perfectly.
If it were an ordinary person, he would probably be deceived by him.
¡°But who is Chelsea?
He is a brainwashed European. He is already different from ordinary European young people.
Therefore, the old butler¡¯s performance could not impress Chelsea at all.
"Put it away, you have no bargaining chips anymore. The military failure means that you can't negotiate any terms with me at all, so you should lower your stance, otherwise I won't negotiate with you. Talk about it.¡±
The momentum is very strong, and he doesn¡¯t give him any chance.
But Chelsea said a lot about the Dutch military failure. The colony's fate was doomed.
For losers, in the words of the empire, they have to catch up and slap them twice, then kick them to the ground and then step on them ten thousand times.
"Saving face for the loser means that the enemy still has the ability to resist." And he would only do this when he would make the other party happy and would pay a heavy price for himself.
Because only in this way can one's own losses be minimized.
"It's not enough. Now the Song Empire has no worries about this at all, because the Dutch have no power to resist.
The battleships of all the colonies throughout the Caribbean. There are only more than sixty ships in total, and most of them are old and damaged warships.
In terms of quantity alone, it cannot be compared with the huge battleship cluster composed of the Song Empire's thirteen fleets.
And the cannons of the Dutch warships. In addition, the melee weapons of the sailors are not as good as those of the Empire, so it can be said that the Dutch are no longer an opponent of the Empire at sea.
As for the garrison in the colony Chelsea doesn¡¯t have to worry.
Because of the arrival of the Song Empire, the public sentiment in the Dutch colonies had begun to become unstable, and some natives began to revolt.
Just suppressing these natives has caused trouble for the Dutch colonial armyIncomparable, so they have the energy to deal with themselves.
And he did not plan to land immediately. Instead, he bombed the city indiscriminately on the sea and used his own advantages to fight the Dutch.
This leaves the Dutch with nothing to do.
¡°If you want to talk to me, then surrender.¡± Chelsea looked at the old butler indifferently and said. "Thomas asked me to guarantee his property in the colony and his own interests. I think this is a joke. Who does he think he is?"
Chelsea had no intention of accepting Thomas¡¯ proposal.
In his opinion, it would be of no benefit to the Dutch to surrender.
Besides, if the Dutch did not surrender, they would still have an excuse to bombard the city as much as possible in order to kill as many Dutch as possible and reduce their population in the colony.
?The buildings in the city will be destroyed to some extent afterwards, but what does it matter?
If it is destroyed, it can be rebuilt later.
What Thomas had in mind was very simple. He planned to surrender to the empire, but the empire wanted to protect his interests and status I have to say that his plan was beautiful, but it was unrealistic.
First of all, there is nothing wrong with him being the governor.
But now there is only one colony that he can directly control, and that is Cayenne.
Apart from this colony, there are no colonial cities that Thomas can control.
So even if he plans to surrender, all he can represent is Cayenne, and he cannot make decisions about other colonial cities.
The current situation is so bad, who else can listen to him?
What does it mean to ensure his status?
Is it possible that after the empire took control of the Caribbean, he still wanted to be the governor of the Caribbean?
This is simply an international joke, very unrealistic.
Chelsea feels that Thomas still doesn¡¯t understand the situation and is a little whimsical.
In the face of the powerful artillery of the Imperial fleet, all illusions are unrealistic.
Therefore, Chelsea¡¯s expression became very impatient.
Of course the old housekeeper noticed Chelsea¡¯s impatience. At the same time, he himself was very anxious.
He knows that he has no negotiating power, and the initiative is completely in the hands of the other party. The other party doesn't care about what he values ??and thinks is a bargaining chip.
This makes it very difficult for him.
Without the initiative, there is no way to negotiate.
The final result was just as Chelsea said. Apart from being able to get preferential treatment in the prisoner-of-war camp by volunteering the city without resisting, Thomas was unlikely to gain anything.
But if he doesn¡¯t agree to this condition, he won¡¯t even have the preferential treatment in the prisoner of war camp.
The look on Chelsea¡¯s face and his tone revealed that he was not joking.
The old housekeeper was really embarrassed.
"You go back and convey my words to your Lord Governor, and tell him not to have unrealistic illusions. In fact, in my opinion, none of the things he calls are important."
Chelsea immediately issued an eviction order and no longer wanted to talk to him.
Hearing this, the old housekeeper quickly said loudly: "In this way, wherever you go, you will encounter the desperate resistance of the city people, which will cause you to suffer unnecessary losses. Now that you have the opportunity to shoulder the losses, it will become easier for you to occupy." Why not think about it.¡±
In fact, what the old butler said was right. After Thomas surrendered, he could at least play a leading role.
With his example, other colonial administrators would not resist.
Thus. Chelsea and the others can easily occupy the Dutch colony and take over all the interests and rights there.
However, Chelsea smiled after hearing this and said to the old housekeeper who was being held up by two genetic soldiers: "Actually, the Dutch have been in contact with me during this period of time. They are all senior officials of the colony. I treat everyone They say the same thing. Surrender unconditionally, I guarantee your lives, and then send you to Egypt. But I will never agree to any other conditions. Under the powerful fleet of the empire, everything here belongs to the empire. Not you."
At the end of the sentence, Chelsea¡¯s face became solemn. became extremely harsh.
"If you are not convinced, you can continue to fight with us instead of engaging in a meaningless verbal battle."
Yes, Chelsea is too lazy to talk to the other party.
In today¡¯s world, whoever has the biggest fist has the final say.
If the Dutch fleet was still there, they wouldn¡¯t come looking for us, would they?
Now the Dutch know that they can no longer fight the empire at sea, but they still fantasize about using their last bit of bargaining chip to gain some benefits for themselves.
How could Chelsea agree to this?
Thomas¡¯s property is huge, and Chelsea already have some knowledge of him through the Spaniard.
Since the empire is here, it has a great upper hand.
??????? Then from Chelsea¡¯s point of view, there is no need to give the Dutch a good face.
With things like this, these Dutch people still want to protect their wealth and interests. This is simply a joke.
To be honest, under the current situation, these Dutch industries will also belong to the empire's wealth in the future. It is impossible for Chelsea to use it as a condition to give a favor, because he has to consider the empire.
The industries and wealth of these people occupy a large share of the Caribbean, which is a very considerable amount of money.
Therefore, the winner has the right to deprive these wealth.
This is the right of the winner, isn¡¯t it?
???????? And losers actually still fantasize about continuing to have this wealth, which is really whimsical.
In this regard, Chelsea feels that there is something wrong with their brains.
The envoy of Governor Thomas in front of him now is such a representative.
"I will massacre every city that resists until there is no Dutch left. I think the natives are very willing to rely on us to do this, right?"
After the old butler was being dragged away from the captain¡¯s room, Chelsea showed a devilish smile and shouted to him.
These words made the old housekeeper¡¯s eyes widen and his body trembled.