Da Ming started to ascend the throne

"According to the purpose"

When Zhu Youjian went to the Dayu battleship, he asked Shi Lang to wait for a while.

Although Shi Lang didn't know what His Majesty was going to do, he didn't dare to ask more, so he had to wait obediently on the Ma Wharf.

Boarding the Dayu, Zhu Youjian put away the [-] naval guns on the battleship, and installed the newly exchanged cannons on the Dayu.

Forty cannons were used up in the coastal fort, and there are 160 cannons left. Zhu Youjian plans to install [-] more cannons for Dayu and Hongwu, and the rest will be installed on the flagships of each fleet.

After Zhu Youjian handed over the manual to Zheng Chenggong, he left the Dayu, returned to the shore and boarded the Hongwu with Shi Lang, and also replaced [-] of the Hongwu's naval guns.

After replacing some of the naval guns, Zhu Youjian returned to the Duhu Mansion. In order to let Zheng Chenggong let go of his hands and feet, he did not plan to take command of the battleship this time, and handed over the command power to Zheng Chenggong.

In order to completely destroy the combined fleets of the Netherlands and Spain, after the emperor left, Zheng Chenggong requisitioned another [-] small merchant ships.

Each merchant ship was filled with dead grass, dry wood, sulfur and a small amount of gunpowder. In addition, each merchant ship was equipped with a dozen sailors. These merchant ships were prepared by Zheng Chenggong for the fire attack.

Zheng Chenggong's request to the sailors was to quietly drive the merchant ship from the periphery to the upperwind of the United Fleet, and once the attack order was received, immediately drive the merchant ship downwind.

When approaching the warships of the United Fleet, they ignited and put on fuel, and then jumped into the sea to escape. Don't worry about safety issues. Zheng Chenggong will arrange ships to rescue them.

After the arson ship was arranged, Zheng Chenggong grabbed the walkie-talkie and called Shi Lang:

"Shi Lang, this commander leads fifteen warships to face the enemy head-on. You lead the remaining ironclad warships to detour from the other three directions of the United Fleet. Once you find the United Fleet on fire, immediately attack the United Fleet."

"Yes, governor, don't worry, Shi Lang has long wanted to fight a quick battle, and will definitely follow your instructions to attack the United Netherlands and Spain Fleet."

Eighty nautical miles away from Luzon, there was a sea of ​​sails waving at this time, and there were sailing warships stretching as far as the eye could see. There were as many as [-] or [-] warships, and the warships were coming towards Luzon.

In fact, Ming's information is not very accurate. The joint fleet is not limited to the warships of Spain and the Netherlands, but also includes the warships of Portugal and England.

I am more prepared to say that it should be the combined fleet of the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, and England.

Portugal was expelled from Macau by Ming, but they still have two colonies in India. After hearing that Ming expelled the Netherlands and the Spaniards from Batavia and Manila, the Portuguese also felt a great threat.

They were worried that Ming would attack their colonies in India next. In order to eliminate the threat of Ming to them in India, and to get a share of the plundering of the Straits of Malacca, the Portuguese resolutely joined the United Nations after receiving the invitation from the Netherlands. fleet.

England is still a little brother at this time, and its strength is still very weak among the Western powers. They were really strong, starting from the first industrial revolution, and the time should be after 1765.

Asian colonies are very important to Western colonists. The daily habits of Westerners have resulted in a huge demand for spices.

The area that is rich in spices is the East Indies, also known as the Spice Islands, which is the area designated by Ming Dynasty as the South China Sea Province.

The huge demand for spices in Europe has generated huge profits for spices. Even if large ships are used to transport spices to Europe non-stop, the supply is still in short supply.

It can be said that spices were the most profitable business among the resources plundered by the colonists besides gold and silver mines, and it was also the source of their huge profits.

The so-called cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents. Zhu Youjian's practice of unifying Southeast Asia is tantamount to depriving the colonists of their greatest wealth.

Therefore, in order to deal with Ming Dynasty, the four countries hit it off. If they can defeat the Ming Navy this time, the colonists will take advantage of the trend to carve up the southeast coast of Ming Dynasty. This is a great temptation.

The four countries assembled a hundred sailing warships, and another seventy to eighty armed merchant ships, which they thought would be enough to deal with Ming's navies in Luzon and Batavia.

However, while they were uniting, there were also some internal struggles, that is, the Spanish fleet major Garcelo and the Dutch colonel Cruy, both of them wanted to be the commander-in-chief of the joint fleet.

The Netherlands dispatched the most warships this time. Of course, Cruy thought he should be the commander, but the Spaniards believed that they had summoned the four countries and should be the commander-in-chief.

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Chapter 608 Fighting for Command

Chapter 608 Fighting for Command

The two sides have been arguing. England now feels that it is still weak and chooses to support the powerful Netherlands, while the Portuguese support the Spaniards.

In this way, the battle for command became more intense. Finally, the Spanish colonel came up with a solution. He said to Colonel Kruy of the Netherlands:

"Colonel, what do you think of this? If the command of this battle belongs to me, and all the Ming people and Ming warships captured in this battle belong to the Netherlands, how about it?"

"Okay, there is no problem with this, and the command right now belongs to you."

The Netherlands knew very well that there were real iron-clad warships among the Ming warships, and he knew it would be very difficult for his family alone to deal with the Daming iron-clad warships, but the combination of four families with more than 100 warships would definitely defeat the Ming warships.

If one can get an ironclad warship, with the powerful shipbuilding capabilities of the Netherlands, it should be possible to imitate the appearance of the Ming Dynasty ironclad warship and build the Netherlands' own ironclad warship.

At that time, he will be famous in the history of the Netherlands. This is a real iron-clad battleship. Of course Cruy is willing. A command is nothing.

But the Spanish colonel was not stupid. The reason why he wanted the command of the fleet was because he was worried that the Dutch would directly transfer the fleet to attack Batavia.

You must know that this four-nation alliance is his idea, and its purpose is to take Manila first, and then go to Batavia.

As long as he can take Manila again, he doesn't even bother to snatch the Ming warship. To snatch the Daming warship will definitely be a follow-up battle, and the casualties in the follow-up battle have always been heavy.

After the exchange of their respective interests, the Spaniard Garcero finally obtained the command of the combined fleet. In order to let the Dutch sincerely cooperate with them in fighting, the Spaniard made another decision that surprised the Dutch.

"For the benefit of the Netherlands, we will not be too selfish. After all, you have suffered a great loss this time. According to the latest information, the warships of the Ming Dynasty have been divided into several fleets, and one of the powerful fleets has returned to the mainland of the Ming Dynasty.

So I decided to send a team of five warships and four armed ships to Batavia. When we are fighting fiercely with the Ming Fleet, you can take the opportunity to take Batavia. I wonder what Colonel Cruy thinks? "

"Excellent, on behalf of the Netherlands dynasty, I would like to thank Your Excellency."

Cruy was overjoyed when he heard that, and hurriedly expressed his thanks to Spain.

Equipped with five sailing warships and four armed ships, there are almost a thousand troops. With the bravery and rich combat experience of the Dutch, it is absolutely possible to take advantage of the emptiness of Batavia and take down the Dutch in one fell swoop. Control of Malacca.

"Congratulations to the two colonels for reaching an agreement. This will make our joint fleet more united. Come, let's toast and celebrate."

On board the Spanish flagship Figaro, four colonial naval commanders raised their glasses in advance to celebrate their impending victories in the battles of Manila and Batavia.

Almost at the same time, a fleet of five sailing warships and four armed ships broke away from the huge combined fleet and headed for Huangming Island.

Malacca Governorate

"Report to the general, according to the report from the fishing boat we sent, there is a large-scale fleet sailing towards Luzon at a fast speed. It is very likely that the Spaniards came to attack Luzon."

Yan Yingyuan, who had inspected the deployment of the Malacca bunker, had just returned to the Protectorate's Mansion. Before he could drink a sip of water, an intelligence officer rushed to report.

Yan Yingyuan frowned: