The Ming Dynasty has just been exiled and the Luzon system has awakened.

North Sulu Sea, Cagayan Islands waters.

A Dutch East India Company naval fleet consisting of a Level 4 cruiser, a Level 5 cruiser and 4 armed merchant ships is sailing northwest, and their destination is Port Princesa on Palawan Island.

On the observation deck of the mainmast of the flagship Formosa, two navigation petty officers were leisurely eating canned fruit.

"Ramsden, do you still have canned pineapples there? I only have the last one left." Navigation Sergeant Emerson raised his head and took a sip of the sweet soup and looked at his companion beside him.

"Emerson, please don't take advantage of my treasures. Since those greedy Ming people set high tariffs last month, the price of these cans has increased more than ten times."

“And those delicious instant noodles, I can’t believe that one silver coin can only buy 5 bags of instant noodles now!

Oh my god, how dare they set such high tariffs!Almost all my monthly salary now goes to buy that instant noodles.

If I had stocked up on instant noodles, I wouldn't have to blow the sea breeze on this mast now. "

Ramsden beat his chest and said in frustration.

"Sir! A large number of sails were found in the northwest!"

At this time, an observer on the left side of the watchtower suddenly shouted loudly.

Hearing this, the two navigation officers looked at each other, and they both saw doubts in each other's eyes.

The North Sulu Sea is not a busy crossing. There are only some indigenous tribes and small sultanates around it, and the ships that usually pass by are all small sailing boats.

But why are there so many sails now?

Ramston raised the single-tube telescope in his hand and looked in the direction pointed by the observer.

The next moment, his expression changed in shock.

"They are from the Ming Dynasty, and they are the navy fleet of the Ming Dynasty. God! They are all large warships."

Ramston saw clearly the Ming Dragon flag hanging on that fleet!

As the Ming Dynasty's influence in the Nanyang region grew, the surrounding countries also knew what the Ming Dynasty's military flag looked like.

Although the navy of the Ming Dynasty rarely shows up, and the naval flag is different from the army of the Ming Dynasty, the dragon-shaped totem and the big clear characters are the best way to identify it.

Lumston quickly put down his telescope and leaned on the railing, shouting to the deck below.

"The Ming Army Fleet! The Ming Army Fleet was discovered in the northwest!"

At the bow of the ship, Captain Mallory heard the shouting on the mast. He immediately picked up his telescope and looked northwest.

"Four decks! First-level battleships! There are also two second-level battleships and four fourth-level tour ships! Where did the Ming people get these battleships from!"

Captain Mallory frowned and looked solemn.

The most powerful battleship of the Dutch East India Company at this time was the Hector, which can be regarded as a lightweight third-level battleship.

However, the Dutch battleships were very different from the British and French naval battleships of the same period. Their third-class battleships were smaller, with only two decks, and were equipped with far fewer guns than the British and French naval battleships of the same class, with only 50 or less. .

However, all the naval guns it is equipped with are heavy artillery of more than 32 pounds. This is a configuration only available for first-class and second-class battleships in other countries.

Relying on the power of large-caliber artillery and the flexible navigation capabilities brought by small tonnage, the Dutch's third-level battleships can completely suppress other countries' battleships of the same level and can even compete with first- and second-level battleships.

However, the most powerful of the fleet currently commanded by Mallory is the Formosa 24th-class cruiser under his feet, equipped with 12 4-pound guns.

The other Level 5 cruiser Seribu has only 20 guns, and the other four armed merchant ships have only 4 guns.

Compared with the Ming Dynasty fleet that suddenly appeared, Mallory's fleet was as weak and helpless as a child.

"Sir, what should we do?"

The ship's first mate asked Mallory.

"Let's check the situation first. Once we get closer, send a signal to ask them what their purpose is." Mallory said in a deep voice.

Although the Dutch took advantage of the Ming Dynasty to take advantage of the Spanish and indigenous people to occupy Palawan and Mindanao, there has been no actual conflict between the two sides so far, and even transactions between the two sides are quite frequent.

So Mallory did not order the fleet to retreat.

The fleets of both sides were getting closer and closer, and the sailors on the Dutch warships began to breathe quickly as they looked at the Ming Navy fleet that looked like a sea fortress.

When the two fleets were 800 yards apart, Mallory ordered:

"Banner, ask them what their purpose is here?"

"Yes, sir!"

The semaphore soldiers immediately ran to the side of the ship, waved the command flag at the approaching Ming army fleet, and passed on the message.

"Sir, they're not responding."

This result gave Mallory a bad feeling.

"Ask again!"

At this moment, a burst of repeated shouts in Dutch and Chinese rang out from the huge Ming army fleet.

"This is the Royal Navy of the Ming Dynasty. You have entered the territorial waters of the Ming Dynasty. Please leave immediately!"

"This is the Royal Navy of the Ming Dynasty. You have entered the territorial waters of the Ming Dynasty. Please leave immediately!"

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This sudden loud sound startled many Dutch sailors, and there were varying degrees of commotion on many ships.

"How on earth did they shout so loudly?" A Dutch sailor asked in shock.

"I heard that those Ming people have an instrument that can make a loud sound, maybe this is it!" Some well-informed sailors explained.

The sailors began to talk about this repeated shouting.

But Captain Mallory, who was at the bow of the ship, looked ugly at the moment.

When did this become the territorial waters of the Ming Dynasty?Why didn't he know?

"Signaler, tell those arrogant Ming people! Tell them that we are a naval fleet under the Dutch East India Company. We are performing tasks in public waters and ask them not to hinder us!" Mallory said with a dark face.

It can be seen from the content of this bilingual shouting that this Ming fleet is obviously looking for trouble, but he still hopes to scare it away with the prestige of the Dutch East India Company.

The flagman immediately conveyed Mallory's words.

After waiting for a moment, the Ming fleet's message had indeed changed, but the content of the changed message made Mallory's face even more ugly.

"This is Ming Dynasty's territorial waters. If you don't change course immediately and turn around and return, our fleet will fire on you!"

"If you don't change course immediately, our fleet will fire on you!"

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