However, compared with the last incident, this time things seem to have undergone some subtle changes.

This time the gentlemen of the East Indies Affairs Committee were very inconsistent, especially in the view of the committee members who knew the strength of the Second Navy Fleet of the East Coast Republic and the fact that they were in love with the Portuguese in Mozambique, it was unwise to enter a state of hostility with the East Coast people, which would cause a lot of financial burden.

What's worse is that if the East Coast fleet leaves the port and enters the vast sea, they can calmly ambush in places where Dutch ships often walk, such as the southern end of Madagascar, the waters near the Cape of Good Hope, etc. The flute-shaped ships loaded with spices are not fast enough, and once they are captured, they can basically be sentenced to death. The East India Company has less than 60 large ships in the Far East, and the others are some near-shore junglers. So do they still need to equip these merchant ships with escort warships? How much does it cost? And how many warships do they need to effectively resist the East Coast powerful warships equipped with 66 artillery pieces of the East Coast? Does the East India Company have such warships in the Far East? How many professional warships are there in the Far East? The answer is obviously disappointing.

Once a Dutch spice ship is sunk in large numbers, the loss will be huge and no one can take responsibility for it. Although the Dutch can also retaliate against the merchant ships that attacked the East Coast people, one is that their merchant ships are small and ambushing is not easy. The other is that the East Coast people have implemented a centralized escort system, and the cost of the attack is also quite high.

So, since the East Coast people have promised not to try to enter places where the Dutch are tightly held by Dutch people, such as the Banda Sea or the Strait of Malacca, there is nothing that cannot be negotiated between the two sides. Both sides can return to the relatively peaceful state of the past, which will ensure that some Dutch ships will not disappear inexplicably on the sea, right?

The disappearance of the "Voyager" armed merchant ship in the waters near Mozambique Island has been long gone, and there is no clear statement yet. Although some people claim to have seen this modified ship in the port of the East Coast people, it has not been confirmed. Therefore, in order to avoid more ships missing for no reason, is it not good to ease relations with the East Coast people? You must know that most of the energy of the East Coast company is now dragged to deal with the Mada Blue Kingdom, the Johor Sultanate and Ceylon Island. There is no need to provoke them again when the East Coast people have not touched the core interests of the East Coast company. This is not cost-effective from a financial perspective.

At present, only the Governor-General, Mr. Vandimen, strongly advocated the elimination or containment of the maritime and land forces of the East Coast in the Indian Ocean and the Far East. However, other gentlemen were not willing to cooperate with the Governor in such matters. The guys who got into the money would only use the account books to remind the Governor-General that they had spent too much money on some newly conquered islands of the Mazhara Kingdom, the Sultanate of Johor, Ceylon and the Banda Islands. At this time, they did not recommend any hostilities against the East Coast people. This may seriously damage the company's commercial interests.

God never thought that his believers would continue to be happy. Captain Fries sighed in his heart and said, "Since that's the case, I agree to withdraw from your country's territorial waters, but what is the scope of your country's jurisdiction..."

"A place of one shot!" Second Lieutenant Juan replied immediately. After thinking about it, he added: "But at the same time, our country also enjoys special interests here. No country, organization or individual is welcome to come for trade or settlement."

"But I advocate that the Dutch East India Company enjoys free navigation in this sea area - um. You call it the Sea of ​​Okhotsk. At the same time, you cannot stop the Dutch East India Company from conducting adventures nearby. The proceeds from the adventure are dominated by the Dutch East India Company. You know, we are looking for Treasure Island." Captain Fries, as the first European to board the island of Zhacha, had a strong interest in the Fris Strait and this sea area, and therefore spoke out to fight for profit.

"Sadly, your request is not permitted." Lieutenant Juan stopped Captain Fris, who was preparing to protest, and said, "But you can keep the full strength of the appeal. The specific operation is that you file a complaint with your company through the East India Affairs Management Committee in Batavia. Then your company can submit it in the annual Fort Good Hope negotiations, which we will evaluate. But now, unfortunately, your request is not permitted."

Captain Fries was silent. The East Coast people had at least three ships here. Except for the flute-shaped ship that had basically no firepower (equipped with 4 guns), the two ships, according to the information he observed, each ship was equipped with at least 10 guns, some of which had a very large caliber. In case of conflict, his side might not be able to take advantage of it. You should know that the two armed merchant ships on his side, the "Castliku" had 12 guns, but most of them were small-caliber 8-pound guns; while the "Bregens" had 10 guns, and except for two 12-pound guns, the rest were basically 6-pound and 8-pound cargo. The number of guns was similar, but the average caliber was not as fast as others, and the speed of their ships was quite fast. They really didn't have an advantage in fighting, and they might suffer some losses.

Thinking of this, Captain Fries decided to give in and try his best to restrain the conflict before talking. Anyway, the other party could not patrol here all day long. He could always find an opportunity to peek here. Therefore, he quickly said: "As you said, I will ask the company to appeal to you because it is unreasonable."

Second Captain Juan nodded and reminded Captain Fries: "Then, please withdraw from this sea now. I hope I will not see you here again. Goodbye, Captain Fries, you can continue to look for your Treasure Island and wish you good luck." After saying that, he and his entourage followed the gangway of the "Castliku" to the traffic boat, and then followed the ups and downs of the waves, heading towards his own ship.

"Captain?" The sailor, who had an angry face, still flushed, stepped forward and said softly: "We should send these heresy into the sea to feed whales. They are a group of cowards, stupid cowards! We can win!"

Captain Fries looked at them again, then turned around and walked onto the bridge and began to issue an order: "Turn to the southeast, we leave this sea area. There is north wind blowing here all year round, and there is broken ice on the sea. Apart from some barbaric natives, only the deer may be of some value. Well, at least we have confirmed that they have indeed built a stable stronghold in Aniva Bay, so I think our mission has been basically completed. Governor Vandimen or gentlemen from the East India Affairs Committee if you have any ideas, please send another fleet. At least with the strength of our two ships, you cannot win in a head-on confrontation."

"Captain, are you saying that next time we come, we will have a large fleet? A large fleet that is enough to destroy these heretic ships? God, I bet they must have sold their souls to the devil, otherwise how could they have such strange strange ships squirting black smoke, and they run so fast! Terrible heretics!" The sailor was still chattering.

Captain Fries did not take care of the nonsense sailors, but walked back to the bridge and raised his telescope to observe the two ships on the east coast. More than 20 minutes later, Lieutenant Juan, who was on the traffic boat, returned to his ship, and then the two ships rowed a very small radius and headed lightly towards the north. They didn't even have a few sails, but they turned easily and successfully, which made Captain Fries and others stunned.

"Is that pagan magic?" Captain Fries murmured while striking his chest.

The Armed Merchant Ship of the Castelliku and the Bregens were steering clumsily (relative to the East Coast sailing ship) and sailed southeastward. When crossing the Fries Strait again, the captain decided to board the land of Congress (Zezha Island) for a simple investigation. Unexpectedly, when they retreated from the island without any gain, heavy fog suddenly appeared on the sea surface. This was a very common weather phenomenon in the waters of Zezha Island, because the warm and cold currents here meet, the climate is extremely variable, and heavy fog is common.

The sailors suggested resting here for a day or two to wait for the good weather to arrive. However, Captain Fries considered that he had a secondary task to explore Treasure Island, so he insisted on sailing south to explore now. Although the sailors were very dissatisfied, their arms could not twist and their thighs were still executed.

In this way, these two lucky or unfortunate Dutch East India Company armed merchant ships stumbled southward, bypassing the northeast corner of the Asian continent (Hokkaido Island), and then crossed the Tsuga Strait in a strong wind and entered the Sea of ​​Japan. After entering the Sea of ​​Japan, they walked along the coast and soon found that they were in the wrong direction, which seemed to be the east coast of North Korea.

However, although this sea area is unfamiliar, Captain Fries and others are not afraid, because it is much safer than exploring a strange sea area. In addition, there are few pirates in this sea area and it is impossible to pose a threat to them at all. Captain Fries really couldn't remember the reason he needed to worry. However, before this, he still needed to solve a little trouble, that is, in the previous strong wind, both ships of his fleet were damaged to varying degrees, especially the boards of the "Castliku" were leaking, and they could only barely block them with canvas. The sailors were draining almost every moment and were running, so they urgently needed to dock and repair them.

On April 20, 1645, two Dutch armed merchant ships suddenly entered the eastern port of North Korea, Moonsanjin, and Captain Fries took several entourages to the ashore with white flags. The port was extorted and robbed by people on the east coast a few years ago. The local residents still remember it vividly. After that, the local garrison was specially added. At this time, when the North Korean officers saw several red-haired men swaggering to the ashore, they immediately organized soldiers to rush forward and arrested Captain Fries and others without saying a word.
Chapter completed!