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Chapter 1165 The sea is my Dutch world
No one can answer this question.

After all, logically speaking, the probability of such a coincidence is really too low.Furthermore, it is not a child's play to fight a military event, and it is impossible to rely on luck!

The people in the room fell silent for a moment.

Suddenly, Putmans came back to his senses, slapped his thigh, and said repeatedly: "The Ming army did not attack the army when the army fell. Maybe there is an internal response!"

It has always been a regret for Putmans to flee back to Batavia from the embarrassment of the officials.Originally, he thought that it was the Ming army who made a detour and landed, and just bumped into the army sent out, and after being wiped out, he pretended to be that army, which made him lose his vigilance.

Now that Liu Xiang said this, he immediately thought of his biggest regret, and suddenly realized it.

The other two Dutchmen looked at each other and finally frowned at the thought.

Liu Xiang looked at the expressions of the three of them, waited for a while, and then said: "The imperial court has long had plans for Nanyang, and it has been exposed. Today is Luzon, and tomorrow it will be Batavia! For the current plan, it is best to unite and deal with the court together, and cut off the claws extended by the court to ensure our territory! Everyone, what do you think?"

The few Dutch people present were all cunning people. When they heard this, they glanced at each other, and they immediately understood that Liu Xiang's purpose was this.

Thinking of this, Governor Batavia suddenly relaxed a little, and said unhurriedly: "This place is still far from Luzon! If you want me to say, let's see the movement first, shall we?"

"That's right, maybe the Ming army will go back in a few days!" Putmans also echoed.

When Liu Xiang heard this, she became anxious, and said quickly: "If the imperial army has gained a firm foothold in Luzon, it will be difficult to drive them back! You...you don't have to be afraid, the Ming army has Luzon as its foundation. , go south again, and attack Batavia?"

"Hehe, why did Ming come to attack Batavia?" Governor Batavia said with a smile, "We didn't slaughter Ming people! Look, we all treat Ming people preferentially, give them jobs, pay them wages, Yes or no?"

Liu Xiang looked at a few of them with relaxed expressions, and he suddenly became anxious.Just when he was about to persuade him again, he heard Putmans say: "Maybe, the Ming Kingdom will be the same as before. It will go back after coming to wipe out the pirates!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiang was taken aback for a moment, and then immediately understood.The Dutch are not stupid, Batavia is far away, and they are close, and the imperial court has just occupied Luzon. If they really want to fight Nanyang, they should hit themselves first. These Dutch people still have time to prepare .

In addition, there is indeed a possibility that the imperial army went south, and it was really possible that they came to destroy themselves as before, but they encountered Luzon Ming people asking for help halfway, so they landed in Luzon instead.

Bearing the pressure of the imperial army alone, Liu Xiang naturally quit. Otherwise, he would not have come to Batavia. Therefore, he looked at Putmans and immediately replied: "You also did it on the coast of Daming back then. The imperial court has already wanted you for many things! It is said that the current emperor has issued a decree to arrest you and bring you to justice! Maybe this time the imperial court army is going south, maybe it is also here to hunt you down!"

Originally, Putmans was watching Liu Xiang's joke, but he suddenly responded with such a sentence, and immediately froze there.

When he was a senior governor, he did the same things as Liu Xiang.He even formed an alliance with Liu Xiang to deal with the Ming Dynasty.If those Ming troops came to exterminate Liu Xiang, it was really possible, and by the way, he himself would suffer.

At this time, the Dutch admiral who had been silent all this time, the future governor of Batavia, Anthony, suddenly said: "If the Ming Dynasty really dares to declare war on Batavia, then go ahead. I will teach the Ming Dynasty How to behave, what Zheng Yiguan is not Zheng Yiguan, tell him not to go back when he comes!"

Having said that, he raised his voice a little, and said very confidently: "The sea is my Dutchman's world!"

At this time, on the sea, it was indeed the era when the Dutch dominated, and they were called "sea coachmen".

The governor of Batavia stood up and said to Liu Xiang: "The situation is not clear now, so let's do it first! There must be no movement in the Ming Dynasty, and we will be as if we are facing a big enemy! Hehe, Batavia has Strength, but also self-confidence. If the Ming army dared to come so far, our sea fleet would not be vegetarian."

Hearing this, Liu Xiang became anxious, and quickly said: "How many troops do you have in Nanyang? If the court wants to deal with you, it doesn't need to send troops from the court, but directly sends troops from the coastal provinces. The number of troops is many times that of yours! Your home country is so big! Far away, there will be no reinforcements at that time, and it will be too late when the imperial army arrives at the gate of the house!"

Hearing this, Putmans had come back to his senses, and he also said: "Ming's combat strength is actually the same because of its large number of people. But this Batavia is so far away, it can How many troops to send over?"

He has dealt with the Ming army a lot, and every time he fights more with less, he can escape far if he can't win.The Ming country is inferior to the Dutch in terms of ships and cannons. He should not be too familiar with this.

Thinking of it this way, he has a solid foundation in his heart, and he wants to catch himself, in the next life!
Naturally, Liu Xiang was unwilling to make the trip in vain, and wanted to say more, but the governor of Batavia waved his hand and said: "Okay, I still have something to do, so I won't send it away!"

Anthony immediately stretched out his hand and said, "Let's go, the governor is going to be busy!"

When he was fighting the Portuguese in the Lion City, as the commander of the Dutch fleet, he had naturally seen Liu Xiang's pirate group.Although there are many people on the boat, he looks down on it.As Putmans said, combat power is the same.

At sea, it doesn't mean that there are many people on board and it is useful.He is fully sure that pirates like Liu Xiang can defeat as many pirates as they come at sea.Therefore, he has always looked down on this Eastern pirate.Relying on the springboard battle with many people and ships, that is already outdated!
Liu Xiang was not reconciled, but he had no choice but to say goodbye and leave because he had repeatedly chased away the guests.

Those present, no one saw him off, only the Dutch guards followed him and supervised him to go to the pier and leave by boat.

In the governor's room, the three people just now were all there, and they didn't break up immediately.Obviously, although in front of Liu Xiang, they didn't seem to care at all.But in fact, Ming is a huge country in the east after all, and its strength is not comparable to other countries. They are still very concerned about Ming's new actions.

"What do you think about this matter?" Governor Kun of Batavia asked solemnly.

When Putmans heard this, he said slowly: "I think the most important thing about this matter is how much the Ming country attaches importance to Nanyang? According to the previous situation, the Ming country actually doesn't care about foreign affairs. It is really unprecedented that Luzon will be captured this time!"

Anthony is not a general who only knows how to fight. In fact, his original identity was just a businessman.Therefore, calculating the gains and losses of benefits has actually been engraved in his bones.After thinking for a while, he said, "Let those Eastern pirates stand in the way first, and we'll see what's going on. Otherwise, if we want to prepare for war, it will definitely affect our construction of Batavia."

In the original history, Batavia was finally built during his tenure as governor.It can be said that he has been paying close attention to the construction of this Dutch base in the East.

Kun nodded and said, "Well, but Liu Xiang should keep in touch with her at all times. If there is any movement, we will know in time."

Speaking of this, he looked at his two colleagues and added: "He still has a lot of people and ships under his command. No matter what, they can be used by us, and it will be very helpful for us to control the surrounding indigenous people. This No, the Ming who built Batavia is also thanks to his hard work."

Among the Ming people in Batavia, a large part of them were brought by Jiapitan.However, since Liu Xiang fled to Nanyang, he also gave to many Ming people.This made Batavia's construction progress much faster than expected.

Thinking of this, sleepy brows frowned, looked at the other two and said: "Among these Ming people, is there any Jinyiwei from the Ming Kingdom? We must pay attention to this. In case the Ming Kingdom really wants to deal with us , can’t catch fire in the backyard!”

Hearing this, the other two nodded, their faces grim.Among them, Putmans thought carefully for a while and said: "According to what Liu Xiang said about the situation in Luzon, if there is any Jinyiwei lurking in Batavia, it must not be an unknown person among the Ming people. Otherwise, it would be impossible for Luzon to encourage all the Ming people to stick to it, so that the Spaniards would mobilize most of their troops to suppress it!"

Hearing this, Kun and Anthony couldn't help but glanced at each other, and then said in unison: "Japitan?"

These Dutchmen did not dare to take risks, so they decided to monitor Kapitan. In addition, the construction progress of Batavia must be accelerated!

While they were discussing possible wars, the king of Tang was also discussing possible wars with his subordinates in the palace of the Tang Kingdom.

From various indications, the Mughal dynasty in the west seems to have treated King Talong kindly.That is to say, Shah Jahan of the Mughal Empire was not friendly to Ming Dynasty.

After listening to the narration of the escaped envoy, the king of Tang said solemnly to the civil servants and generals under him: "He, King Long, will definitely not be reconciled to the prosperity of our Tang country. Do you have any countermeasures?"

Hearing this, Deng Kelu, the number one general under the King of Tang, immediately clasped his fists and said: "Your Highness, the last general has sent Ye Bushou, who has Dongwu nationality, to hang out in Bengal. If there is any situation, he will report back in time."

For the Tang State, the biggest threat is naturally the powerful Mughal Empire on the edge.Although it is not as vast as the Ming Dynasty, it is already the largest country here.Therefore, he has already prepared for a rainy day.

When King Long was in power in Dongwu, he naturally had political enemies and people who were persecuted by him. After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, these people were a group of Dongwu people who were close to Ming.Deng Kelu selected some soldiers from them for training, and then sent them out.

When King Tang heard this, he immediately nodded approvingly and said, "Very well done, so Gu can rest assured!"

As soon as the words fell, another No. [-] general, Fu Yuman, also came out and said: "Your Highness, I have learned about the composition of the Mughal Empire's army. The main force is cavalry, but most of them are northern cavalry. In the south here There is not much room for use in the ravines and ravines. Secondly, there are arquebus soldiers and elephant soldiers, but these are not a big threat to my Tang Dynasty. The flintlock battalion under the last general is more advanced than the arquebus There are many. If the army of the Mughal Empire dares to attack my Tang Dynasty, the Fusilian Battalion under the last general will not be vegetarian!"

When the Fusiliers Battalion fought in Dongwu, they also made contributions. In the Battle of Baojing, they robbed him of King Long's food and grass, and it was the Fusiliers Battalion who made the first contribution.Based on the strength of this army, the king of Tang assigned Deng Kelu to guard the capital Chang'an.Of course, this Chang'an does not refer to Chang'an in Guanzhong, but the original Ava, the later Mandela, whose name was changed by the king of Tang.

Hearing the words of the two generals, King Tang was finally relieved a lot.However, just to be on the safe side, we discussed some details again to be at ease.Of course, King Tang is not sure at this time whether the Mughal Empire will come to attack.Therefore, he did not inform the elder Min Ge of Mubang, nor did he inform Emperor Chongzhen of the matter.

Facts have proved that Tang Wang's worries are not unreasonable.About ten days later, the sent Ye Bu received an emergency report, saying that the Mughal Empire had sent 5000 troops, together with [-] local troops from Bengal Province, claiming to be [-], and they had already set off to attack the Tang Kingdom!

When King Tang heard the news, he was still a little flustered in the face of a foreign attack alone for the first time.At this time, the imperial army was not around.Although there are tens of thousands of troops in his hands, they are distributed all over the country, and the available troops in his hands, except for guarding the capital, are only about [-] troops.

But Deng Kelu and Fu Yuman were both excited. Only when there is a battle can they make military achievements!As far as they know, the army of the Mughal Empire can only dominate here.What's more, they had predicted in advance that the Mughal Empire might come to attack Datang, and they were fully prepared accordingly.

Among them, Fu Yuman even said to King Tang: "Your Highness, it is obvious that he, King Long, was unwilling to fail this time and encouraged the Mughal Empire to send troops to invade. In this case, there will be a plan in the end, which will definitely make them come and go." Back. And you can take advantage of the victory to pursue, go straight to Bangladesh, and take Dhaka!"

Hearing this, King Tang was happy for a while, and then he said hesitantly: "Taking Dhaka is tantamount to taking Bengal. In this way, it is tantamount to a full-scale war for the Mughal Empire. Will this be the case?" inappropriate?"

(End of this chapter)