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Chapter 1222 Changed my mind
In fact, strictly speaking, Liu Xiang's previous affairs were relatively smooth.After all, there are many forces in Nanyang, and the relationship is complicated.If you have to talk one by one and unite one by one, if Da Ming is not too powerful, you may not be able to persuade so many forces.

Moreover, during this period of time, the Dutch have transferred ten warships from other places, and their strength has been strengthened a lot.He felt that it would be almost the same in one or two more months.At that time, we can make an oath to advance both land and water, and first eliminate the Ming army in Luzon, and then go to Angkor and Annan. In this way, the whole Nanyang will be safe!
However, what he didn't expect was that there were sailboats from Xiyi in Luzon's court.

For a long time, Ming's warships were slower than Xiyi's sailboats.Because of this, when the Daming navy confronted the Xiyi warships in the past, they often had to compete against the Xiyi warships in the coastal waters, or simply in the harbor by virtue of the large number of ships.

But now, the warships of the Daming Navy also use the sailboats of Xiyi, which really surprised Liu Xiang.However, this time, the reward of careful work is that there are more sailboats in the imperial navy.

Thinking about it, with Daming's current strength, if he really wants to build a ship with all his strength, the speed of the ship must be fast.At least one point, faster than the speed at which the Dutch transferred warships from other places!If you keep waiting, don't expect all the imperial navy to be warships from Xiyi, then whether you can win the imperial navy is really a bit of a mystery!

After all, his own ship can at most compete with the previous court warships.As for those Nanyang native boats, to be honest, Liu Xiang herself looked down on them a little.That is to say, if we really want to fight later, the strength of the native navy is actually limited.

Therefore, the main force of the decisive battle in the future still depends on the Dutch fleet.But now the warships of the imperial navy are getting better, at least not much different from the Dutch warships, so the only way to rely on the Dutch cannons is.

Thinking of this, Liu Xiang felt a little more at ease.But no matter what, he felt that if it dragged on like this, he still didn't know what would happen to the court?

Maybe it was because of overthinking, Liu Xiang thought about it, and then thought of what Xi Zuo said, the Spanish ship from Mexico was full of silver dollars made of silver.If I had known that these two ships were coming, I would have sent them to meet them!

That Mexico, it seems, is also a treasure, at least much better than Temasek.It's just a pity that it's too far away, otherwise, go there and grab it a few times...

Thinking of this, Liu Xiang's heart suddenly moved, didn't it mean that it was too far away, didn't it mean that it was also far away from Daming!Since he was far away from Daming, if he went there, would it be impossible for the court to threaten him anymore?
With this thought, Liu Xiang couldn't help but feel excited.But in the end I still sighed, it's still too far away, I don't know how to get there, I can only think about it!
Just like that, he put this matter behind him, began to think about the most urgent task at the moment, and finally decided to go to Batavia himself.

A few days later, when Liu Xiang came to Batavia, she found six warships slowly leaving the port.From his eyes, he could tell at once that the six warships were going to sail away.Especially Governor Putmans, who was familiar with him, was standing at the bow of the ship, saw him at the same time, and even waved to him, as if to say goodbye.

This time, Liu Xiang was a little stupid. Could it be... Could it be that he was going to run away?
He really wanted to ask a question, but at this time, the ships of both sides were heading towards each other, and they had already passed by.Even if he wanted to catch up, it was impossible for him to catch up with the Dutchman's sailing boat, so he could only hold back his doubts in his heart, and at the same time, with a feeling of apprehension, he docked first.

To his surprise, Governor Kun of Batavia and Admiral Anthony were both at the pier, and when they saw him coming, they waved and greeted him.

This is a great honor!When Liu Xiang saw it, she became excited again.Such a thing has never happened before.Could it be because he has united so many forces to fight against the imperial court together? As a result, these Dutch people know their influence, so they respect themselves more?
Thinking of this, he didn't dare to show off.Because he knew that the reason why one family became a family was not only because Daming was too threatening, but also because he used the tiger skin of the Dutch as a flag.

As soon as the boat touched the shore, Liu Xiang hurriedly jumped off, greeted the two people who were waiting, and said to the two people who were waiting, "Please trouble the governor and the general to wait again, I really feel ashamed!"

Hearing this, Kun didn't say anything, but Anthony made an excuse with a hint of sarcasm: "You think too much, we just send Putmans back to China!"

Hearing this, Liu Xiang blushed with embarrassment, he must have made a mistake!Thinking about it, these Xiyi all have their eyes above the top, how could the governor and the admiral come to greet him together!

Liu Xiang laughed at herself and had a thick skin, so she pretended that this hadn't happened.With this in mind, he hurriedly asked, "Master Governor, why did you leave before the war started, and why did you leave six warships at once?"

There was a bit of reproach in the words, which made Anthony frowned, and immediately asked in a cold voice: "Why, are you afraid that you won't be able to defeat the Ming army? Look, our battleships are like clouds. In the Far East, there is also that fleet." Will it be a match for our Dutch coachman?"

When he spoke later, there was a lot of confidence in his words.

After deciding to fight the Ming Dynasty, at the request of the governor of Batavia, they transferred warships from other places. Adding up, the number of warships in Batavia has reached 82.

82 ships!For the Dutch, this is a huge amount.In the original history, the battle between the Dutch and Ming Dynasty, that is, the naval battle of Liuluo Bay, only gathered fifteen warships in total.But that time, the Dutch also lost.

The Dutch mobilized 82 warships this time, which actually had ambitious purposes.On the Nanyang side, an anti-Ming alliance is being formed.In this battle, as long as the Ming Dynasty is defeated and the Dutch show their strength, they will be able to take the opportunity to unify all the forces in Nanyang.It can be said that the Dutch colony can be expanded from Batavia to the entire Southeast Asia at once.For this purpose, it is enough to mobilize 82 warships!
If it was before, Liu Xiang would feel at ease seeing so many warships.But at this time, he frowned, and regardless of Anthony's cynicism, he asked directly: "Then why did Putmans escape? He should have taken his belongings and fled, right?"

When Anthony heard this, he was taken aback for a moment, and then flew into a rage. This Eastern pirate dared to doubt the strength of the sea coachman so much, and even said evasive words!

When he was about to get angry, Kun said: "It was just a routine sending back to the country. Do you think it is so easy to transfer so many warships? Master Liu, let me tell you the truth, this battle, the governor It is very important, so we must let the country see that Batavia is very important, so we can mobilize so many warships, right?"

The Dutch came to Nanyang to plunder supplies, and they would indeed send back the looted supplies every year. Liu Xiang had been with the Dutch for a long time, and he knew this.After hearing what Kun said, he was worried that the Dutch would not win, so the worry about sending away the good things first was gone, but this did not mean that he was really relieved.

Then I heard Liu Xiang say to Kun again: "Master Governor, after Putmans returns, will he be able to transfer more warships?"

"Are you blind?" Anthony cursed immediately upon hearing this, "Now that Batavia has so many warships, why do you need to transfer them here? What do you think warships are, and you can have as many as you want?" How many?"

For the Dutch, the warships they deployed overseas at this time, including armed merchant ships, totaled about [-].Today, nearly half of them are concentrated in Batavia, which is already a very large number for the Dutch!
Hearing what he said, Liu Xiang could tell that the Dutch would not increase their troops any more, which made him a little worried, and quickly reminded: "Master Admiral, but the navy of the imperial court also has sailing warships like yours... ..."

"So what, it's just a few sailing warships, look at us, just you, I'm afraid you can't count them all!" Anthony sneered and said very confidently.

When Liu Xiang heard this, he felt that the Dutchman seemed to be extremely arrogant. He still didn't understand Daming's strength.So, he immediately reminded: "Admiral, just a few days ago, my secret agent came back and reported that the number of sailing ships in Luzon has reached [-]!"

"What?" Anthony was taken aback when he heard this, and asked involuntarily.

"How is it possible?" Kun also interjected, "Didn't you send someone to say that the Ming army is just five sailing warships?"

He remembered very clearly that Liu Xiang also came here in person at that time, and told them in a panic that the National Navy suddenly had a sailing warship.

After some discussion, they came to the conclusion that the Ming Dynasty should have obtained the technology of building sailing warships from the Portuguese.But even so, they didn't feel anything special.After all, even the Portuguese themselves are still not their opponents!
Liu Xiang nodded repeatedly and said, "I don't think this is a fake. With the strength of the imperial court, if several shipyards work together to build this sailing warship, it should not be difficult."

Speaking of this, he saw that the two Dutchmen were still a little bit in disbelief, so he had to raise his voice: "Daming's manpower and material resources are beyond what you small countries can imagine. Don't you know? Your mother country is still Ming is not as big as our province!"

Hearing this, both Kun and Anthony drooped, looking very unhappy.

However, Liu Xiang pretended not to see it. He felt that these Dutch people had to be woken up, so he said: "This time the Spaniards also sent two treasure ships to Luzon, and the silver dollars like hills fell into the hands of the imperial court." .Let me tell you, as long as the court has money, whether it is ships or people, there will be more than you imagined. Once the court is serious, it is definitely not a joke!"

"Hmph, what are you kidding!" Anthony came back to his senses after he finished speaking, and immediately said disdainfully, "Do you think that the fleet's rampage across the sea is driven by your kind of broken ships? Fleet, it’s not that I look down on you Ming people, I can sink as many warships as there are!”

It has to be said that naval warfare in this era really requires technology.Unlike before, as long as there are many people on board, they can crush each other.It is also for this reason that Anthony said this with confidence.

However, the governor of Batavia next to him is in a different position, and his considerations will be a little different, so he asked Liu Xiang, "What do you mean by coming here, we can't wait any longer?"

Hearing this, Liu Xiang, who seemed to have found a bosom friend, nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes, yes, that's what it means. If we wait any longer, there will be more and more sailing ships in the court navy. And Zheng Yiguan is also a valuable Those who are capable have been training his subordinates. The delay will be bad for us!"

"Humph!" Anthony still disdainful, and snorted heavily from his nostrils.If it wasn't for the governor's other purpose, there is no need for these Eastern monkeys to make any alliances. With the strength of the warships under his command now, he can teach the navy of the Ming Dynasty how to behave!
There is actually another reason why he is so confident, and he doesn't bother to explain it to Liu Xiang.

The most critical thing in naval warfare is not only people, but also ships and guns.As far as the artillery of the Ming Dynasty is concerned, their heaviest artillery is still imitated from the Netherlands, and they are called Hongyi cannons.Based on this, it is time to show off in front of the ancestors, turn back to the beginning of the artillery battle, and let them see what is a real naval artillery, a real artillery!
He was thinking on this side, and Kun was already explaining to Liu Xiang: "Your worries are not unreasonable. In this way, you come forward and call everyone to form an alliance. After the discussion, we will take the initiative to attack and don't give any more money." Ming country opportunity, what do you think?"

Liu Xiang was overjoyed when he heard that, that's why he came here.Seeing that the Dutchman was moved by the words, he immediately patted his chest and said: "Okay, the governor is straightforward, and I will not be vague. I will go back and call them immediately to make an oath together. It's just...just..."

"Huh?" Kun was a little dissatisfied when he heard it, and there were still conditions.

After hearing this, Liu Xiang understood that Kun was unhappy, so she quickly said, "There is a request from the leader of the tribe that the place of the oath cannot be set in Batavia!"

This is obviously worried about the Dutch.Therefore, after Liu Xiang finished speaking, she stared at Kun, thinking about the reason and wanting to explain.

Unexpectedly, Kun waved his hand without any objection and said: "It's okay, let's settle in Temasek. But one thing must be clear, during the oath, Temasek must guarantee the supply of materials."

(End of this chapter)