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"Your Majesty, six Western warships appeared on the sea today. The last general led the attack, but the opponent retreated without engaging in battle."

Emperor Chongzhen was a little stunned when he saw the private message Liang Xiaozhen sent to him in the chat group. Another Western Yi is coming. Which country are they from? I seemed to have heard before that the Dutch who were originally in Batavia were transporting supplies back home. Could it be that they are back? Or maybe from other countries?

In the past, Nanyang was like a public toilet in Europe. People from any country could come and leave whenever they wanted. Anyway, the local indigenous people had no power to fight back. But now that Nanyang is already the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and if you still want to use Nanyang as a public place, then come on, and definitely push them into the shithole!

With this in mind, he replied to Liang Xiaozhen: "When did it happen? Which country did it happen to? Where did they flee to?"

The group owner's private chats are notified directly, regardless of whether they are online or not. Therefore, Liang Xiaozhen immediately reported back: "Your Majesty, just half an hour ago, I was unable to catch up and escaped. The general does not recognize this country and has never seen it in Nanyang before. The flags on their warships are like this …”

After giving a rough description, he finally replied: "These Western barbarians fled to the east, possibly to Nanyang."

Emperor Chongzhen understood as soon as he heard this. It seemed that the British were jealous of the wealth that other countries had plundered from the East and wanted to get involved. In the original history, the British would not show off their power in the East until the end of the Qing Dynasty. However, this history has changed, and precautions must be taken. Besides, they have six warships going to Nanyang. If Nanyang is not prepared, it will also be a disaster.

With this in mind, he gave an order to Liang Xiaozhen: "These are British colonists. They come to the east just to burn, kill and plunder. They are all a group of bandits. You immediately sent out warships and pursued them. I will also Inform the Nanyang side to intercept at key sea areas. Well... In this way, your fleet can return after patrolling the Strait of Malacca."

"The general obeys the order!" Liang Xiaozhen responded quickly after hearing this, thinking that she finally had some military exploits to achieve.

Emperor Chongzhen was still thinking about this matter after giving the instructions. He felt that he was a bit passive. Moreover, the cost here would be much higher for these Europeans to come. At least for now, many warships would be dispatched to search and suppress these British guys. , wasting a lot of manpower.

With this thought in mind, he pulled up the world map and started looking at it. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he fixed his gaze on the tip of the Indian peninsula, which would later become Sri Lanka. This is a good place. If the Ming Dynasty stationed troops here, it would be able to treat the Indian Ocean as the Ming Dynasty's inland sea.

With this in mind, Emperor Chongzhen issued another decree, asking the nearby army to cooperate with the Jin Yiwei to spy on the sharp corners of the Indian peninsula.

Naturally, the British captain Weddell didn't know, because his appearance made the most powerful empire on earth move its eyes further outward and expand its territory again. At this time, he was a little worried.

Just now, there was such a huge fleet consisting mainly of sailing warships, which made him very worried. He had doubts in his heart, which force did this belong to?

While he was thinking about it, one of his subordinates came over and reported that the fleet needed supplies.

When Wedel heard this, it was just right to find a weak indigenous settlement to supply supplies. At the same time, he could also arrest some people to ask about the situation, which could also solve his doubts. So, he ordered the fleet to move along the coastline to look for opportunities to replenish supplies.

But not long after, the lookout soldier on the flagpole suddenly shouted with a little panic: "Captain, it's probably the enemy just now who is chasing us!"

When Wedel heard this, he couldn't help but be shocked. He was still frightened by the huge sailing fleet just now.

I saw him hurried to the stern of the ship, picked up the telescope and looked behind. Sure enough, there were some faint black spots on the distant horizon. Based on his experience, he could tell at a glance that there were many ships. At this time, even if he couldn't see clearly, he could guess that those ships must be the warships that had just chased them.

"Shet, you're crazy to pursue us from such a distance!" Wedel cursed, and then immediately ordered the fleet to run away.

After running for a long time and once again losing sight of the pursuers behind them, all the British guys, including Weddell, breathed a sigh of relief. The guide patted his chest and said to Wedel: "Captain, don't worry, we are far enough away from the port now. If you are crazy, you will continue to chase. You should be fine."

Generally speaking, after escaping the pursuit of that fleet before, there should be no pursuit. I just didn't expect that this fleet of some force would be so vindictive and want to chase after them. But it is indeed far away now. They were left behind and they knew it was impossible to catch up, so they should go back, right?

With this thought in mind, Wedel nodded and said, "That's right. I'm tired. I'll take a rest first and come back if I have anything to report."

In the past few hours, he was frightened and frightened, and he felt a little tired, so he was ready to take a rest. The others were similar. After all, they had been nervous all the time and had to cooperate with each other to operate the sail warship, which was quite tiring. They all thought that they had got rid of the pursuers anyway, so they went to rest.

As a result, the six warships resumed sailing at a normal speed. At the same time, the lookouts paid attention to the distant coastline to see if there was any place for rest.

After more than an hour, the sun set in the west, and the sunset reflected the sky and the sea red. It was quiet on the six British warships. Except for the necessary posts, everyone else was resting. Everything seemed so quiet. Only the calls of seagulls occasionally sounded when they passed over the warships.

But at this moment, a sharp whistle suddenly sounded, and the "beep" sound immediately broke the tranquility.

Immediately, I saw panicked British guys jumping out of the cabin, rushing to their respective posts and asking about the situation.

Wedel also rushed onto the deck with a nervous look on his face and looked up at the lookout post, but before he could ask any questions, the lookout post had already loudly reported: "Captain, those fleets are catching up!"

"Walt? Shet!" Wedel cursed and turned around to look. At this time, without using binoculars, they could see on the sea behind the fleet. It was visually estimated that there were at least twenty sail warships chasing them.

"Shet, Shet, Shet!" After Wedel saw clearly, he swore a series of curse words, his face was very ugly and very angry. However, he had no choice at all. There were so many warships and he couldn't fight them, so he had to order to run away.

When the sun rose high the next morning, Wedel's men reminded him again that the fleet needed supplies.

After getting rid of the "follower" before sunset yesterday, he really didn't think that the fleet would pursue it relentlessly this time. After hearing this, Wedel ordered, as before, to approach the coastline and look for opportunities to resupply.

However, the reality is disappointing again, or in other words, almost despairing. The "enemy attack" alarm once again broke the tranquility of the fleet. In Wedel's "Shet" sound, he could only pull up the sails and start his escape again.

This time, Wedel was really ruthless and kept running away for three consecutive days. After he was exhausted, he started to find a shoreline to rest.

At this time, the guide gave him good news and said to him: "Captain, one day ahead, we will probably reach the Strait of Malacca. This is the territory of the Portuguese. Beyond here is Nanyang. We can take a good rest. As long as we don’t go to the territory of the Dutch and Spanish, we can dock anywhere else!”

After hearing this, Wedel breathed a sigh of relief. This time he came here and was really unlucky. He stung a hornet's nest and made himself run away all the way. What a disaster!

With this in mind, he waited for his men to replenish fresh water on land, and then prepared to go to Nanyang in one go to take a good rest. As for the Portuguese in the Strait of Malacca, they are not worried. The Ceylon (Sri Lanka) side was also the territory of the Portuguese before, but their number cannot be large. The sea is so big that six warships can easily pass through. of.

However, when Wedel led the fleet and was about to reach the Strait of Malacca, another sharp alarm sounded.

Wedel, who rushed out of the cabin, was going crazy. He wanted to chase him from such a distance. Was he really determined to fight to the death?

"Captain, it's not the back, it's the front. Look in front!" The lookout seemed to know what he was thinking, pointing his finger in front and shouting, "I found three sail warships, the same red sun and yellow that I saw before. Moon overlapping flags.”

Wedel was shocked when he heard the sound and quickly raised his binoculars to look. Sure enough, what the lookout post said was absolutely correct. This time, he felt a little stupid. From what this flag shows, it seems that starting from Bangladesh and ending here in Nanyang, this is the entire sphere of influence. But isn’t this a Portuguese place? How could such a force appear and be so powerful?

Just when they discovered each other, the other party also discovered them. One of the three ships immediately turned back. Although the remaining two ships no longer came towards them, they did not leave either. They just kept their distance.

Wedel thought with his toes and knew that the sailing battleship that was returning was probably going back to call for reinforcements. At this time, he suddenly had a feeling. Could it be that the hornet's nest that could be poked was actually not just that port, but the entire east that was connected to it?

However, this thought only passed through his mind. He would not think that the news from Bangladesh could reach here faster than them. However, for the sake of caution, he still fled back and did not come into contact with the warships in front of him with red sun and yellow moon overlapping flags. Who knows if there will be a nest here!

As for the warships chasing after them from the Bangladesh port, they are so far away. If they can’t catch up, they should definitely go back, right?

With this in mind, he ordered the people traveling in and out to retreat, move quickly, and rely on his proficiency in operating the sail warships, and finally slowly got rid of the two lingering ships.

"Captain, what should we do next?" The others were also depressed, and they felt like they were running away.

Wedel was also confused. Before coming here, he had always heard that there were six sail warships. After leaving Europe, they could move sideways as long as they did not face the fleets of European countries. In Africa before, this statement was correct, but why, starting from Bangladesh, it felt that six ships were not enough at all, and sixty ships might be okay.

"Let's take a look first and then talk!" He couldn't figure out the situation and could only reply helplessly. After finishing speaking, I turned to look at the guide and wanted to say, what do I need from you, a useless guide? But after thinking about it, he finally didn’t say it. I hope that these days of confusion will pass soon, and maybe things will be better after crossing the Strait of Malacca! In this case, you still need to use this guide.

However, what he never expected was that in the next few days, he fled eastward and encountered pursuers. In turn, he went eastward and encountered pursuers again. The most important thing is that no matter in the east or in the west, they are all sailing warships with overlapping flags of red sun and yellow moon, and there are many of them, at least twenty ships are chasing and intercepting them.

Seeing that there was not much room for him to escape, Wedel finally played a little trick. Sailing eastward, he met the pursuers. Taking advantage of the pursuit of the pursuers, the fleet formation spread out. He gathered six warships and rushed through the middle.

As a result, a battle is inevitable. The two sides had about the same number of warships when they first engaged, six British warships and seven Ming Navy warships. Under mutual bombardment, two Ming Navy warships were seriously damaged, and one of them even took on water and was about to sink. . On the British side, only one battleship was seriously damaged.

In this contact battle, judging from the ratio of losses between the two sides, it was obviously the British who won.

However, this was the home field of the Ming Navy, and the dispersed warships rushed over immediately. If the damaged warship can be towed away, then the people will be moved away. If it can't be towed away, then the people will be moved. It's okay!

On the British side, the damaged warship had no time to repair, because behind their fleet were a large number of Ming warships chasing after them. The British guys on the damaged battleship cried when they looked at the dense enemy ships behind them, because they knew that their ship was doomed.

After losing one battleship, Weddell finally got rid of the enemy behind and rushed into the Strait of Malacca. But before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he saw in front of their fleet, many more sailing warships with overlapping flags of the red sun and yellow moon emerging, as if they were endless.

At this moment, Wedel had no hope of completing the task entrusted to him by Charles I.

Who said the east is easy to rob? I will report to the king when I go back. The oriental people here are too cruel. The sailing warships follow them as if they are free of charge, and they are the kind that pursue them relentlessly!

After another battle, thanks to the vastness of the sea, Wedel finally lost two more battleships and escaped from the Strait of Malacca. He did not dare to continue along the coastline and sailed directly into the depths of the sea, or only In this way, it is possible to go back alive with a small life!

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