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

Sinclair's face changed wildly, and he immediately dropped the telescope and shouted loudly. (If anyone sees this part repeated, it means the previous chapter was changed.)

Even though he did not see the Ming Dynasty Dragon Flag, he immediately judged that the fleet in the distance was the Ming Army!Because he knew that only the Ming army had battleships in the entire eastern waters! (Sinclair did not know that the Spanish sent two battleships to "conquer" the Ming Dynasty)

In an instant, the entire fleet began to panic, and the urgent alarm bells rang non-stop.

Originally, the Dutch wanted to turn and escape when they saw the Ming fleet, but they soon sadly discovered that this was not realistic at all.

Since each ship is filled with people and cargo, the hull is extremely heavy. The armed merchant ship that originally had a normal draft of about 3 meters now has a draft of more than 4 meters.

The ships were too heavy, the speed was too slow, and the tide was constantly pushing their fleet in. Now it was impossible for them to turn around and escape, because the Ming army could easily catch up with them.

"Quick! Everyone get on the deck and line up with guns!"

Shi Tao shouted with an ugly face, he didn't expect to meet the Ming Navy!And why did the Ming navy appear here?

Judging from the size of nearly a hundred large and small warships, they may be able to carry tens of thousands of soldiers.

Could it be said that the Ming army will also land in Hangzhou Bay, thereby cutting off the retreat route of the Quzhou defenders?

Thinking of this, Shi Tao broke into a cold sweat, but he had no time to worry about the fate of the Quzhou defenders now. Judging from the current situation, they could no longer protect themselves.

A group of Qing soldiers looked at the huge fleet in the distance with equally nervous expressions. They compared the strengths of the two sides, and then sadly discovered that their own side was about to die before it could leave!

Just as everyone in the fleet was preparing for the final struggle, Sinclair inadvertently looked up and saw the flag of the Dutch East India Company flying on the mast.

He reacted immediately!

yes!They are Dutch now!Ah, they are originally Dutch!They ran away when they saw the Ming army!

"Master, let your people hide! We are flying the flag of the Dutch East India Company now!" Sinclair said quickly.

Shi Tao reacted as soon as he was reminded. Isn't it because they were flying the red flag to prevent encountering the Ming navy.

"Quick, everyone go back to the cabin immediately. No one is allowed to come out without orders!" he shouted loudly.

Soon, the soldiers poured into the cabin again, and the originally chaotic fleet returned to calm.

Subsequently, the fleet formation was also adjusted, with four armed merchant ships full of Dutch blocking the front, and ten small bird ships without Dutch hiding behind.

At this time, the Ming Royal Navy fleet was still approaching, and they naturally saw this strange fleet.

"Sir, he's Dutch."

On the bow of the Luzon, an officer reported.

"Dutch?"

Xie Xingsheng raised the telescope.

This fleet is indeed flying the flag of the Dutch East India, but why do the Dutch appear in Hangzhou Bay?Due to the tide, foreigners unfamiliar with hydrological conditions should rarely come here.

Then, he thought of a piece of information that Jin Yiwei sent back not long ago.

According to intelligence, Nanxi signed an equipment purchase contract worth up to 200 million taels of silver with the Dutch East India Company and purchased tens of thousands of new rifles from the Dutch.

Looking at this strange Dutch fleet, could it be said that this fleet was sent to transport arms?

"Order the fleet to move towards them!" Xie Xingsheng ordered in a deep voice.

"Yes, sir!"

With Xie Xingsheng's order, the Ming Royal Navy fleet quickly moved towards the Qing fleet flying the Dutch flag.

The Ming Navy's rapid approach frightened Shi Tao, who was hiding behind a cannon on the Mighty General.

"Master, don't panic! We are Dutch now!" Sinclair pretended to be calm.

Soon, the main fleet of the Ming army stopped one kilometer away from the Qing fleet and stopped approaching. Just when Shi Tao thought that he and others were going to escape, there were five more large bird ships in the Ming fleet. The breakaway fleet continued to move towards them.

As the distance got closer and closer, Shi Tao didn't even dare to breathe.

The two sides were a hundred meters apart, and the large bird ship of the Ming Army stopped approaching, and then a loud sound came from the Ming Army war ship.

"The Dutch fleet ahead, this is the Royal Navy of the Ming Dynasty. We now suspect that you are smuggling prohibited items in our territorial waters of the Ming Dynasty. Please stop the ship immediately for inspection."

"The Dutch fleet ahead, here is..."

Everyone in the Qing fleet heard the shouting. They did not know that the Ming army had such high technology as electric horns, so when the sound came, many soldiers were frightened and trembled.

"Could this be the legendary Thousand Miles of Sound Transmission in Jianghu!" A soldier exclaimed.

"It seems that the Ming army has capable people!"...

But soon, they noticed the content of the shouting.

"The territorial waters of the Ming Dynasty..."

Shi Tao and Sinclair looked at each other. When did Hangzhou Bay become the territorial waters of the Ming Dynasty?How come they don't know?

"These damn bandits!" Shi Tao said angrily.

The shouting continued, but the Qing fleet did not stop.

How could their ship, which was full of arms and soldiers, be inspected by the Ming army?

"Sir, there is no response from Dutch."

"Forget it if you don't respond. Order the five probing ships to retreat, and prepare the remaining ships for artillery fire!"

Xie Xingsheng ordered directly.

The last time he drove off a Dutch fleet in the Sulu Sea, the Dutch responded and got beat by him.

If you don’t respond this time, you deserve to be beaten even more!And it’s too suspicious for the Dutch to appear here!

Kill the wrong ones and never let them go!Even if you kill them by mistake, they are just some Dutch people, and if they die, they will die.

As Xie Xingsheng's order was issued, the five large bird boats that went to investigate the situation began to retreat.

This move made Shi Tao breathe a sigh of relief. He thought the Ming army had given up on tracking them.

"Bah, these bright bandits are nothing more than that."

Looking at the Ming warships that were gradually moving away, Shi Tao stood up from behind the gun emplacement. He didn't notice that Sinclair's expression was even more nervous than before.

Sinclair knows more about the Ming Royal Navy. He knows that the Ming army's artillery has a farther range than other countries.

To disengage at this moment, apart from giving up searching for them, there is another possibility that the Ming Navy is about to launch an attack, and the disengagement is just to invalidate their counterattack.

Sure enough, his guess was correct. When the Ming warships were about 500 meters away from their fleet, they began to turn and set up a current battle line. At the same time, the gun doors opened, and the black muzzles were exposed. come out.

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