Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 415 The Terrible Ming Navy
Gazai's status on the ship is very high, apart from the captain and first mate, Gazai is the only one on board.There was a boatswain on the ship before, but the boatswain seemed to have colluded with the pirates in West Africa. In a conspiratorial mutiny, the black and ruthless Gazai defeated the boatswain's mutiny and sided with the captain Lambrent.Although the two quarreled a lot, Gazai really wanted to get off the boat, but the relationship between Lambrent and him was pretty good.

Gazai yelled several different languages, asking the sailors on the ship to act quickly. Colombo was not far ahead, and they would land here, purchase some local products, and then set sail for Europe.

However, on this day, Ga Zai obviously felt that there seemed to be an unusual taste in the sea breeze.

"Sails!" shouted the sailors on the watchtower.

Lambrent said: "It's approaching Colombo, is it our own merchant ship?"

The "ourselves" in his mouth naturally refers to the Dutch East India Company.It's just that the Dutch East India Company was severely weakened during the two-year war with Ming Dynasty, and even almost went bankrupt.

Ga Zai was also on the side of the boat, but his expression became inexplicably serious, and he said, "No!"

Finally, the watchman shouted in a panicked tone: "It's the flag of Ming Dynasty, it's the flag of Ming Dynasty, the navy of Ming Dynasty!"

Now in the waters of Asia, the most formidable force is the Ming Navy.It is impossible for European countries to maintain any large-scale naval power in Asia, not to mention that their old sailing ships are simply not comparable to the Ming Dynasty's advanced naval equipment.Clipper-type battleships, as well as using steam power and propellers, are sometimes covered with thick armor. Basically, when you encounter them at sea, you should honestly take off your hat and salute without any provocative behavior. They are all merchant ships. our basic understanding.

Lambrent quickly reacted to a sharp fact: "This is Dutch Ceylon, why did Ming's battleship appear here?"

Ga Zai didn't have any gloating expression on his face, he said: "It is obvious that the Ming Empire is planning to capture this island."

Lambrent hugged his head and shouted in pain: "Oh no!"

Because Lambrent's first reaction was that this powerful Eastern Empire would occupy Dutch Ceylon without any difficulty.They once took back Taiwan from the Netherlands, seized Java, and wiped out all Dutch strongholds and trading points in the South China Sea.Now their hands have been extended to the Indian Ocean, which has greatly challenged the Dutch trade interests in Asia.

"Four ships, two big ones and two small ones, a very typical battle formation of the Ming Dynasty Navy." Gazai commented.

Basically in a cruising state, or a Ming Navy ship with a low-intensity mission, that is, a ship performing a mission.For example, in the East China Sea and Nanyang, the most common ships of the Ming Dynasty are frigates, but even frigates are not much smaller than European merchant ships, and the fast guns they are equipped with are powerful, have a long range, and are super accurate. , basically declared dead.

Lambrent was in a daze, and asked Gazai, "Why are you Ming people not satisfied? You have already occupied Taiwan, Java, and now you want to occupy Ceylon! This will make it impossible for us in the Netherlands to gain a foothold." ground."

Having said that, Ga Zai is not willing. Although he is working on a Dutch merchant ship and has seen the power of European powers, but now he understands that Daming has the only power in the world, which is more in line with the heavenly kingdom. Chinese traditional concept.Originally, such things as national consciousness and national emotion should be very rare or even non-existent in this era, but Gazai, who is wandering overseas, has germinated by himself.

"Mr. Captain, what you said is very wrong. Neither Java nor Ceylon is the traditional land of the Netherlands. You are also foreign conquerors. Now the Netherlands can't beat Ming Dynasty. Isn't it natural to be conquered? "

Lambrent was so angry that he threw something: "Damn it, damn it! The point is that we in the Netherlands are trying to reconcile with you, Ming, and stop the war, which is good for everyone!"

Ga Zai shrugged empathetically, and said to the captain, "I think maybe Daming just wanted to take away these Dutch colonies. After all, the Netherlands challenged Daming's dignity, and it is natural to accept punishment."

"Accept the punishment, we have already accepted a huge punishment! Is it possible that the Ming Navy will land in Europe and conquer our inter-provincial republic?"

Ga Zai said objectively: "It's not impossible. After all, if you look at the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it is almost wiped out by the Ming Dynasty."

This was not a good example, and Lambrent was covered in cold sweat from fright.

Ga Zai reminded him: "Mr. Captain, we have to decide what to do now, whether to continue to Colombo or to settle in other ports in India temporarily. War may break out at any time, and we may also be detained."

However, Lambrent did not make his own decision, because a frigate of the Ming Navy saw the Iris and approached it voluntarily.

"Damn it! It's running too fast, we can't escape!"

The crew on the ship were very panicked. After all, the Netherlands and the Ming Dynasty were at war with each other. Although the Ming Dynasty had rules for doing things, if they were not coordinated well, it would easily cause conflicts. The Iris, an armed merchant ship, only had 8 cannons installed. , ranging from 12 pounds to 24 pounds.The sailors are a group of well-informed guys. From the earliest attack on Java when the Ming Emperor was still the prince, to the miserable end of the Spanish in Luzon, the fierce performance of the Ming Navy has been spread vividly in this circle. Everyone knows Know the terror of the Ming Navy battleships.

But when the Dutch first saw the "live" Ming Dynasty naval warship chasing them, they were still shocked by its terrifying speed.As soon as it came up, the Daming frigate was in the upwind position, billowing black smoke, just like a dragon that chooses to eat people, and it didn't take long to rush over.

Lambrent already regretted why he was flying the Dutch flag.

"Gazai, now I appoint you as the full-fledged negotiating representative to be in charge of the negotiations between our Iris Flower and the Ming Navy. We can surrender to the Ming army, but we want to preserve our dignity and safety." Lambrent suddenly said to Gazai Said.

Gazai was startled at first, then nodded heavily at the end, and said: "Well, Mr. Captain, I will try my best to save the Iris, at least you can be released, but I am just an insignificant person, and I can only do my best. .”

(End of this chapter)