At this time, a staff officer interjected and said, "Lord Liu, in this case, isn't it normal for these Yi people to betray Liu Xiang?" ”

Liu Dahai nodded and said: "At first glance, it seems like this, but in fact, after thinking about it carefully, I think that the generals have underlooked some problems!" The first point is that these Yi people, especially the Dutch people, have been seeking hegemony at sea, how can they lower their status and take the initiative to surrender and hand over Liu Xiang's whereabouts? Second, when we arrived in Orange City, I saw that Liu Xiang's men got along very well with the Dutch people. This is not a tacit agreement that can be reached overnight, they must have been colluding for a long time! A person can betray an unfamiliar person, but it is not so easy to betray a capable assistant! So I think this is something that needs to be discussed. ”

After Liu Dahai finished speaking, everyone fell into thinking, but there were still many people who were not convinced. Liu Pei raised his chin to Liu Jiang and said, "Changhe, what is your opinion?" ”

Liu Jiang said expressionlessly: "I have never believed in any information that has not been verified. I didn't believe it until someone under my command had seen it for themselves. ”

After Liu Jiang finished speaking, everyone turned their eyes to Liu Pei. And Liu Pei squinted his eyes thoughtfully. In fact, Liu Pei didn't have any evidence, he just remembered the historical Battle of Koro Bay.

The Battle of Koro Bay refers to an unusual battle that lasted from the sixth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty invested more than 150 warships and tens of thousands of soldiers. On the Dutch side, the colonial headquarters in Indochina sent dozens of advanced battleships with cannons, and the two sides engaged in fierce battles in Liaoluo Bay in the Kinmen area of Fujian. In the end, under the leadership of Zheng Zhilong, the Ming Dynasty naval army defeated the combined forces of the Dutch East India Company and Liu Xiang's pirates with an absolute superiority.

This is the first time in the history of China and the West that a battle has been waged not over land, but over economic interests. Then Liu Pei thought of the historical crow pian war. Immediately afterward, Liu Pei remembered the racial discrimination that has spread to modern times.

Since the Age of Discovery, Westerners have been discriminatory against people of color. They wish that all colored people would become their slaves, how could they be so obedient and obedient to an Eastern

Human arrangement?

What's more, this Oriental hasn't really defeated them yet! Liu Pei deeply understands these Westerners, and only when they are hurt will they recognize your strength and listen to your voice carefully. So Liu Pei concluded from this aspect that Song Ke did not mean to fulfill his promise at all!

But Liu Pei couldn't find a reason for Song Ke to betray his promise. So Liu Pei can only attribute his thoughts to distrust of Westerners. In the end, Liu Pei thought about it and decided to take the risk and believe in Song Ke's promise.

After all, just like Liu Dahai said, getting Liu Pei's friendship is equivalent to getting the right to trade! And trade was the lifeblood of the Dutch. Just when Liu Pei was about to open his mouth to speak, suddenly Liu Pei told his body not to move. Half a day later, he turned his head in the surprised eyes of everyone and said to Wu Yizhou: "How long does it take to get from Taiwan to Batavia and back again?" ”

Everyone was surprised, why did Liu Pei ask this? But as a general who is familiar with water warfare. Wu Yizhou still quickly reported the time and said: "Regardless of the storm, the shortest is 12 days, and the longest is about 20 days." ”

As soon as Wu Yizhou's words fell, the silence in the whole room was like death. The people in the room are all officers, and there are no stupid people at all! Everyone understood what Liu Pei meant! If Liu Pei's speculation comes true, then this so-called pirate conference in Coro Bay is a trap!

When Liu Pei's fleet rushed into Crowe Bay to encircle and suppress Liu Xiang, it would first be met with stubborn resistance from Liu Xiang, who had been prepared. When the war is in full swing, the Dutch will give Liu Pei a fatal blow in the back!

In the case of the two sides attacking, Liu Pei's fleet will not be able to escape much if it is not completely annihilated! At that time, the form of the sea will be offensive and defensive. Liu Xiang raised his arms again, except for a few pirates, he was afraid that all of them would fall to Liu Xiang. At that time, Liu Pei called the heavens should not be, and the earth was not spiritual!

One of the staff officers muttered, "Wouldn't it? Would these Dutch people take such a big risk to take a nose for Liu Xiang? ”

Everyone was silent because everyone was not sure. Others don't know the answer, but Liu Pei knows the answer! The answer is, yes!

Battle in the Gulf of Coro

Among them, Zheng Zhilong and Liu Xiang, who are both eighteen Zhizhi, face each other! And Liu Xiang's allies are the Dutch!

Liu Pei frowned and said, "The responsibility of you, the staff officers, is to assess any possibility of each battle occurring and make a strategy to deal with it. We can't put our hopes in a group of untrustworthy aliens! Now let's deduce, if the matter is really corrected by me, what will be the final result? ”

Liu Jiang quickly called a few people to inquire and announced, "There are four Western warships in Orange City. Intelligence indicates that the Dutch Batavia has more than thirty warships and armed merchant ships. Considering that they will not be able to attack with all their might, but they will be able to dispatch at least 15-20 warships. At the same time, intelligence suggests that Liu Xiang may have 60-80 sea vessels. ”

Later, Liu Jiang wanted everyone to report a lot of information. The staff officers immediately took out the charts and conducted a small-scale exercise. In the end, it was concluded that both sides were lost!

Liu Pei was very dissatisfied with this result after watching the deduction! "Have you considered the hydrological conditions of Coro Bay? Is anyone familiar with the situation there? ”

Everyone in the room was silent. Liu Pei was also not held accountable. After all, Liu Pei's fleet had just been established, and it was impossible to understand all the circumstances. Liu Pei sighed and said slowly: "Have you thought about one more thing?" In the narrow bay that we are not familiar with, it is Liu Xiang's home turf, if he goes out and uses more than half of the ships to cooperate with the small boats to carry out a fire attack, what will happen? ”

As soon as Liu Pei's words fell, a layer of cold sweat broke out on everyone's heads! These staff officers have been fighting regular naval warfare for a long time, and they have completely forgotten that there is such a thing as a fire attack on the sea!

In normal history, Zheng Zhilong took advantage of the enemy team's unfamiliarity with the terrain, the narrow bay, and the difficulty of the enemy fleet to maneuver, and released a large number of arson ships to burn the enemy ships, so as to win the Battle of Crowe Bay!

Under Liu Pei's guidelines, another deduction was followed. Halfway through the exercise, everyone stopped. Because the situation is already obvious, Liu Pei can probably escape with a dozen boats, and the rest of the ships will all be buried in Koro Bay!