Chapter 289 Colonel Michelle's Persistence!
"It's strange, Colonel, these guys actually built sandbags in front of their soldiers. Do they think we can't attack from the flank?" A Dutch officer looked very curious.
"I don't know. They may be afraid that our bullets will hit their lower bodies. In that way, they will have a few more... How to say that word, eunuch, yes, there are many people in their motherland who cut off their bottoms. They go to serve their emperor's concubines, poor guy. "." An officer's malicious guess caused a burst of laughter.
"They are not arranged as a standard line of soldiers as usual. It seems that several rows of soldiers are standing together. I guess it should be that their number of muskets is insufficient, and at least two-thirds of the soldiers are still using cold weapons." A Dutch officer came to a self-righteous conclusion based on his own observations, but it was soon recognized by his companions.
At least in their eyes, those Lanfang Chinese are impossible and not qualified to be excellent opponents of the Dutch army.
"Ovimas, that commissioner, why did he appear here? And it's in the middle of that team." Hearing the relaxed jokes of his subordinates, Colonel Michels bent the corners of his mouth slightly and continued to look at the enemy's position, but soon he found something unbelievable. He put down the telescope in disbelief and widened his eyes.
An officer with the rank of major also frowned and found the governor's commissioner Ovimas in the enemy's camp. He couldn't help frowning, and an ominous foreboding rose. Mr. Ovimas should follow the fleet to the north. Now it should be in Sugadan or even East Wanjin. How can he appear here? What happened to our fleet?
"I believe we will know the answer soon. He has left the team and is coming towards us. Another Dutch officer said loudly at this time. He saw the commissioner of Ovimas running towards the castle in confusion, like a mad cow with a musket on its buttocks.
"My God, God, the Virgin Mary, they must have heard my request and finally let me escape the claws of those damn Chinese." Kankan rushed into the slowly open gate, and Oviemas, who fell directly on the ground and gnawed shit, sat on a barrel brought by a soldier, desperately pouring water into his mouth, and nagging frequently.
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"Mr. Special Agent, now is not the time to listen to you. I hope you'd better make it clear why you should stay on the warship and appear here in the middle of a Chinese army." Colonel Michelle looked at the extremely embarrassed look, and even the wig ran away, revealing an ugly bald Oviemas.
"Coloon Michelle, I have some very unfortunate news for you. It's about our navy." Oviemas, who had drunk enough water, took a bottle of brandy handed over by a guard. After a big sip, he finally recovered his spirit. However, his words made the Dutch officers present have an ominous feeling in their hearts.
Michelles, with a gloomy face, motioned to let the soldiers disperse and return to their respective posts, leaving only himself and two officers, Artillery Major Nelson and Army Major Marbury.
"Our navy is all over." Oviemas said the news with difficulty. Colonel Michels was sure for half a year that there was no mistake in Oviemas' pronunciation and words, and he did not hear it wrong. The faces of the three Dutch officers were full of shock and disbelief.
"What did you say?! My dear Mr. Special Agent, how can our Dutch navy be finished?!" Colonel Michels's irritable temper broke out again in an instant, and he viciously grabbed Oviemas's skirt. Because he was worried that his subordinates in the distance would hear it, his voice was not high, but the gasp like a bellows exposed his inner anger and distrust of Oviemas. Don't think that you are the commissioner of His Excellency the Governor. You have the right to talk in front of me. You have to pay for your words!"
"Michelles, do you think I'm cheating on you? I am more sad about the failure of our navy than anyone else, but because the incompetent, damn Van Gaal actually lost control of the fleet for a little bit of gold, and finally surrounded our fleet with several times the enemy. Oviemas struggled hard and argued for himself loudly. As a politician who used his tongue to fight as his duty, although Oviemas was tortured inhumanly for several days, he still knew how to clear his responsibility for himself to escape the trial.
"Your Excellency, please calm down first. Please calm down first. Now is definitely not the time to be angry. Let's hear Mr. Special Agent explain what's going on and what's wrong with our powerful navy." As the assistant of Colonel Michels, Army Major Marbury has a rather calm mind. Under his persuasion, Michels really wants to hear what's wrong with the powerful Dutch navy?
After sorting out his thoughts, Oviemas recounted the whole incident to the three listeners. Of course, in order to avoid responsibility, Oviemas has been emphasizing that he is so rational and calm. Even at the last moment, he strongly asked Brigadier General Van Gaal to fight hard for the interests of the motherland. However, Van Gaal, who was timid and afraid of death, chose to surrender because he was afraid of death.
Listening to the endless narration of Ovimas, the expressions of Michels and others were unbelievable at the beginning, but gradually dead. The powerful Dutch navy actually met several times the enemy. Moreover, the main force of the fleet even disarmed and surrendered without firing a shot, which made the hearts of the proud Dutch officers. It's unbearable to have such an outcome.
"I knew that Van Gaal's fool was unreliable. Damn it, he actually gave our powerful Dutch fleet to those damn Lanfang Chinese. Are those Lanfang Chinese fishing boats and merchant ships that can't even withstand the big waves in their hands like rags? Can they stop the gunfire of powerful third-class battleships? This bastard, he is simply a dereliction of duty. He should be hanged in the military court. And you, dear Mr. Ovimas, as a commissioner of His Excellency the Governor, you failed to stop Van Gaal's actions, which led to the capture of thousands of our brave naval soldiers, and you also have an inescapable responsibility. Colonel Michelle stared at Oviemas, with a chilling fierce tone in his tone.
"Of course, my dear colonel, I will personally explain the truth of the facts to His Excellency the Governor. I will never shirk my responsibility." Oviemas was secretly relieved. After Colonel Michel said so, he said that he would not pursue his responsibility at least until he returned to Jakarta. When he returned to Jakarta, with the Governor's trust in him and his eloquence, Oviemas believed that he could not only escape punishment, but even It will also gain greater trust from the Governor.
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"So, now can you tell me why those Lanfang Chinese released you?" Michelle did not let Ovimas go like this. Although he did not believe that Ovimas would become a traitor to the Netherlands, the other party could not release him like this. Maybe this guy secretly betrayed a lot of the interests of the motherland. Michelle guessed so in his heart, but he was an excellent and strict soldier. He could not throw His Excellency the Governor's commissioner into prison based on his own guess.
"It's very simple. These idiotic Chinese people think I'm useless, and they also have a naive idea to let us surrender. Therefore, I, who are not wearing military uniforms, have been sent here to surrender to you. Oviemas shrugged his shoulders and explained the intention of those people to release themselves. However, there is another sentence he didn't say, because he believed that if he took General Liang's words seriously and repeated them to the officers present, he would probably be regarded as a neurotic fool or fool by these soldiers.
Although he was cold and murderous in the eyes of the other party at the moment Liang Pengfei said this, he couldn't think of the infamous Chinese pirate leader who claimed to be a general to deal with himself hiding in such a strong castle.
Besides, there are a full 5,000 excellent and brave Dutch soldiers here. They are not the kind of miscellaneous fish mercenaries just for money. What's more, in order to defend this base camp, it even brought an artillery battalion, including 18 pounds of such heavy artillery to defend, unless the other side took those warships to bombard the city wall regardless of losses, perhaps, it may just be able to break through.
"As long as we can stick to it for a month, at least 20 days, the Governor will definitely send reinforcements." Ovimas was afraid that what he brought would scare these soldiers, so he quickly cheered loudly.
"Reinforcement? Mr. Conteer, do you think that our 5,000 brave soldiers will only know how to huddle in this city, wait for the arrival of reinforcements, and then cry pitifully and beg them to take us home? No, no, no, dear Ovimas, this is not my style, nor is it the style of my soldiers. Dear Marbury, what do you think? Colonel Michels' eyes were full of disdain and sarcasm. He looked at Oviemas and looked at the army major beside him.
(to be continued)