But the next day Speke was bloodshot and didn't sleep well last night because he had an incredible dream.

He actually dreamed of God!

Of course, he didn't see God's face, he saw God's back with admiration, God was high, as high as the sky, exuding a boundless golden luster, and he thundered casually, striking a fleet on the sea that seemed to be waving the banner of the Ming people, and the thunder shook the sea and land!

However, that fleet seemed to have a magical shield that made lightning strikes useless, and thunder and lightning disappeared in the air like snakes, and above that Mingren fleet, there seemed to be a goddess figure protecting them!

Such a strange and absurd dream, Speke didn't dare to mention it to others, but there was a voice in his heart: "Mingren is here!" ”

He couldn't sleep, and he shuddered a little at the thought of this dream----- it seems that God didn't win!

As soon as the morning dawned, he immediately carried out his work, urging the ships to receive military supplies, inspecting the port batteries, inspecting the armed Dutch men, and dispatching reconnaissance ships.

He went to the battery and saw that the commander of the battery had not arrived, so the deputy was busy, and he announced on the spot that he had relieved the battery commander from his post and promoted the deputy who was present at the time to commander!

Driven by his might, the scattered Dutch mobilized to overhaul their ships, inspect their defenses, and prepare for battle.

He went to church to pray!

This surprised the local Dutch, who knew that the governor was not a very devout believer, after all, his father had participated in the "iconoclasm-destroying event", which came from the fact that the Catholic Spanish oppressed the Netherlands and used the Netherlands as a silver cow (cash machine), so that the Dutch angrily rushed into the church and destroyed all the deceitful relics such as the so-called holy relic.

In the past, he also participated in religious activities, but rarely showed signs of cramming.

One day, when the reconnaissance ship had sailed back, the captain was frightened and reported to Governor Speke: "They are coming, many ships! Oh God! ”

"How many?" Speke asked calmly.

"There may be forty, ah no, fifty!" The captain spoke incoherently.

"Then let's send fifty-two warships!"

……

One more day, at eight o'clock in the morning of the next day, the Ming warships finally appeared on the horizon, and it seemed that there were quite a few of them, and they were also very large, and they came in the wind and waves!

The indigenous fishing boats were all returned to the port, and the Dutch watching with binoculars from the forts and hills of Batavia's harbor were all grim.

Many people have an unspeakable feeling in their hearts, when did the gentle Ming people suddenly become extremely vicious tigers!

In the minds of the Dutch, the Ming people were cowardly and would only bury their heads in work, as if they could only grasp hoes or brick knives in their hands, and would not use guns.

But the appearance of the Ming Great Fleet today has upended many people's minds.

"It's our turn!" Speke wasn't afraid of the tunnel.

Fifty-two warships were mobilized, and under the cheers of the Dutch people on the shore, they attacked!

When the Dutch saw the ships covering the sea, they all rejoiced, with such a heroic division, who is the enemy!

What a wise person can not be taken seriously, with the blessing of God, our army will win.

……

There was a pair of Ming father and son in the farewell procession, they looked very similar, they were sharp-eyed, not tall, very stocky, and their clothes were not very luxurious, they looked like casino thugs, but it would be a big mistake to think that they were ordinary people.

After sending off the Dutch fleet, they left the harbor and walked slowly along the road paved by the sea, and the Akito, whom they met from time to time, saw them and greeted them one after another.

The eldest one is none other than Jiabidan Su Minggang, and the younger one is his eldest son Su Xingzhao.

The previous Dutch governor Cohen (1587-1629) entrusted all retail business, including coastal trade, to the Chinese Kapitan (chief). He tried to adopt a policy of "governing China with China", and by appointing the Chinese Kapitan, he exercised control and indirect rule over the overseas Chinese society. In October 1619, Cohen appointed his close friend Su Minggang as Kapitan to assist the colonial government in dealing with expatriate affairs.

Since then, Su Minggang has been loyal to Cohen, responsible for collecting taxes and managing Chinese affairs on time and with good quality, making the society calm, becoming Governor Cohen's right-hand man, and making the Chinese people say that his Su family is the lackey of the Dutch!

After Cohen, Speke took office, and Su Minggang also served him, such as serving Cohen, so Speke followed the rules and still appointed Su Minggang as Jiapitan.

Don't think that the two fathers and sons are good people, Chinese immigrants have crossed the sea, and there are many brave and ruthless people, and the Su family father and son control the Chinese society by forceful means, and the darkness cannot be talked about to outsiders.

Su Xingzhao saw that the road was becoming more and more crowded, and there was no one else around, followed by the henchmen of the father and son, he whispered to his father: "Governor Speke is a little uncertain!" ”

Despite Speke's good disguise, it still makes sense.

"He's afraid of losing!" Su Minggang snorted coldly.

"Will the Dutch beat?" Su Xingzhao asked a little incredulously.

"It's not going to be defeated, it's going to be defeated!" Su Minggang's words echoed in his son's heart like thunder, almost making him unstable!

Will the Dutch be defeated? In Su Xingzhao's heart, the shock was like a storm in the South China Sea.

Su Xingzhao has always believed that the Dutch are the masters of this sea, and they defeated the British (the British also came to Southeast Asia, but lost the competition with the Dutch, so they had to shrink to the Indian Ocean to eat curry with Ah San, but in recent years, the British have gained a lot in the sugar business, which is equivalent to catching up); As for the Spaniards, they relied purely on American silver to support the business of Asia, and with so much silver from them, everyone could do business; The Portuguese, on the other hand, did a small business to earn some hard-earned money; The Dutch alone control the Spice Islands and monopolize Japanese business, and if it weren't for the strong rise of the southeastern province, I am afraid that the Dutch would be connected by a line from Amsterdam to Japan.

"The Dutch have great guns, and they are good at sea......manship," Su Xingzhao said hesitantly.

"The Dutch will be defeated!" Su Minggang said categorically: "If you are like the overseer in the Southeast Mansion who has an income of five million silver dollars a year, and keeps throwing money into the fleet, and the fleet listens to you, you will also succeed!" ”

"What?!" Su Xingzhao was surprised by his father's understanding of the Southeast Mansion.

"Since the end of the last battle (attack on Taiwan), I have taken it to heart!"

"Father, if we do this, we will have to adjust our Su family's strategy!" Su Xingzhao said in a deep voice.

Over the years, the Su family has made cattle and horses for the Dutch, and has carried a lot of notoriety, once the Netherlands falls in Batavia, then the forces suppressed by the Su family will counterattack, using the power of the southeast province to beat the Su family to the point of no return!

The Su family must take precautions!

"After this battle, no matter whether we win or lose, I will send someone to give all the secrets of the East India Company that we know to the Southeast Mansion, and at the same time, I will donate 300,000 silver dollars to the Southeast Mansion!" Su Minggang made a decision.

"I fully support my father!" Su Xingzhao responded.

Su Minggang looked at the waves lapping against the rocks on the seaside, and said with a slightly wry smile: "The general trend is like this, when you follow the trend, you can protect your family life, old friend (Governor Cohen), I'm sorry!" ”

Cohen had asked him to swear eternal allegiance to the Netherlands, but Sue had broken his promise.

They shut up and walked to the high ground, where there were already many Dutchmen on it, holding up their binoculars to watch the battle in the open sea, and the father and son joined them.

A pair of cold, greedy eyes stared at their backs......