At the westernmost end of the Strait of Malacca, there is a lighthouse that shines brightly at night to guide the fleet.

The city lights in the distance were still bright, and the shelling of the red hairy fan did not have much effect.

In order to deal with the threat of the seaside, the main settlements of the cities close to the Indian Ocean are going inland, if the red-haired fan dares to go ashore, they will be greeted by all the soldiers, each with a gun, how many people can be shot by the red-haired fan?!

Beyond here, it's the Indian Ocean!

The bow lights and stern lights on each ship are brightly lit, and the officers on duty have sighed that the territory of Southeast Asia is big enough, but they still continue to fight towards a broader sea area!

Everyone was excited, and there were propaganda personnel in the fleet, and they immediately painted a magnificent scene of the fleet's westward march as a military history in the future.

Expand the territory again!

The senior officers of the ships knew very well that the destination this time --- Ceylon!

Ceylon is Sri Lanka, a jewel in the Indian Ocean, the tears of the Buddha!

Ceylon is strategically located on the strategic waterway of the Northern Indian Ocean, overlooking the Indian subcontinent, and is located in the middle of the Red Sea and the Strait of Malacca.

The island is also rich in gemstones, timber and spices, which are of great economic interest.

For two reasons, Ceylon is the target of the Southeast Army, and this battle is imperative!

From the 5th century to the 16th century AD, the Sinhalese and Tamil kingdoms fought against each other on the island of Ceylon until 1521, when the Portuguese fleet landed near Colombo.

From 1587 to 1588, the Portuguese army defeated the attack of the Kingdom of Starvaca at the Battle of Colombo, and since then the aborigines and the Portuguese have been at war.

The Southeastern Army planned to take Colombo and remove the Red Maofan stronghold in Ceylon.

The distance in a straight line from the Strait of Malacca to Ceylon was more than 1,500 kilometers, and the fleet sailed directly there, and there was no battle on the way, and no one would go crazy to fight in the middle of the ocean.

Perhaps it was effective to worship Mazu before sailing, there was no storm on the way, although there were wind turbulences, but it was not a thing, the fleet was safe and smooth, and at a speed of more than 10 kilometers per hour, it took a week to cross this sea area.

And in the port of Colombo in Ceylon, there were forty battleships moored! The main general was the Dutchman Jost Bonket, who was a veteran seafarer and had no lack of courage in battle, and had led ships to attack the Chinese battle line many times, bringing certain dangers to the Chinese.

He commanded 20 Dutch battleships, 10 British battleships, and 10 Portuguese and Spanish battleships.

The red-haired generals who had fought in the naval war in Southeast Asia before have basically left, the Dutch star Tromp and the British general Radish Head Black have all left, this is just a life station for them, and their focus is on Europe.

Also left behind was the British general Michael Parker, who was an old acquaintance of Jost Bonket, and the two had faced each other face to face in the previous Anglo-Dutch war, and they had a friendship with each other, and they admired each other and got along well.

Carl Vignierre, the senior commissioner of the Dutch East India Company, came to the dining room (and conference room) on the flagship "Saint-Michel", and saw that the two were drinking Chinese tea, or that kind of "kung fu tea", you have a cup and I have a cup, and Mr. Karl suddenly had a toothache.

It's not the teeth that hurt, it's the heartache.

Without it, it's too much money!

For every day of delay, a day's money was given, and the money flowed in a hurry.

As Yan Changwu analyzed, Hongmaofan can't support a naval battle in the Indian Ocean, and now there are 40 battleships, each with 600 people, there are almost 25,000 people, and these people's supplies and salaries must be paid, as well as the maintenance of ships, weapons and equipment!

The expenses were enormous, and the expenses were shared between the Dutch East India Company and the British East India Company and the Portuguese, and the unrighteous Spaniards did not intervene, even though their Luzon had been seized by the Chinese.

These red-haired companies are not "state-owned", but social fund-raising, if you make money like this, not to mention that this year's profits are gone, future profits have to be advanced, the East India Company used to be very profitable, but since the interruption of trade with the eastern powers, the profits have been cut in half by more than half, no wonder Mr. Carr has a bitter face.

In the past, it was a last resort to take the initiative to attack Sumatra, to lure the Chinese to attack, otherwise it would drag on, and it would be the East India Company that would collapse first.

If you don't fight, the Chinese will definitely not let India go, no, Mr. Karl heard that the latest enemy situation has been delivered, so he came to the commander Jost Bonkett to find out.

After everyone had greeted them, Mr. Carr could not wait to inquire about the situation, and Jost Bonkett handed him the information he had discovered.

The note was scribbled and stated that the Chinese fleet had been on the eastern coast of Ceylon, where it had been supplied with water and food, and was heading towards the western part of Ceylon.

The number of ships is relatively large, more than 200, about 40 or 50 battleships, more than 50 cruisers, and more than 100 ships of various types!

Mr. Carr finished reading and asked Jost Bonkett what he was going to do with the enemy.

"Let's take a look first, depending on the situation, if you can beat it, you can fight, if you can't beat it, you can learn their 'Mr. Three Hours'!" Jost Bonkett has already planned it.

Mr. Three Hours refers to the Chinese Admiral Chen De, who had the upper hand in the situation of being outnumbered by the enemy at that time, and withdrew after three hours, and the red haired fan had fully understood.

This was a planned strategy, and in addition to this, there were more than twenty armed merchant ships, which were free to intercept and kill the Chinese merchant fleet.

Seeing their calm looks, Mr. Karl hurried out of the ship after a few words, and he had to raise as many supplies as he could to support the fleet.

Unlike Yan Changwu, he has a strong agricultural and industrial industrial chain, and it is very easy to replenish, and he collects heavy taxes, and has money to help him fight, which is difficult for Mr. Carl.

Michael Parker, who stayed in the cabin, was not very optimistic, and he said cautiously: "I heard that the Chinese king personally led the fleet, the morale of the Chinese is strong, and their fleet is strong, I am afraid of fighting, we are not opponents!" ”

Jost Bonket stood up and paced in the cabin, and said with a wry smile: "If we don't fight, I think the Portuguese won't be able to withstand the attack of the Chinese, Colombo will soon be lost, once lost, the Chinese will have a stronghold, and India will be difficult to protect, and we are afraid that we will not be able to fight in three hours of battle!" ”

"We must try to keep the Chinese out of Ceylon, so that they cannot control Ceylon, and prepare to move!" Jost Bonkett said.

"If we can't beat it, we'll retreat to Africa!" Michael Parker proposed.

"It's even more difficult in Africa, where trading posts with only a few hundred people can afford a big war?" Jost Bonkett shook his head.

"I mean we give up on India and go back to Africa, I don't believe that the Chinese will continue to come along Africa to Europe, I don't believe it at all!" Michael Parker said: "That's what you Tromp (Dutch Admiral) think!" ”

"If you want to avoid the storm when you encounter a storm, you will eventually be swallowed by the storm, and if you face the storm, there is a way out!" Jost Bonkett said calmly.

Michael Parker sighed and said, "Maybe you're right!" ”

A day later, more than sixty red-haired boats set sail and left the port of Colombo, expecting to intercept the Chinese fleet in the southwestern waters of Ceylon!

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