Not to mention that Emperor Chongzhen ordered another 10,000 elite cavalry troops on the Luntai side, with a total of 20,000 cavalry troops on the journey, let's just say that on the Mumbai side, Yan Yingyuan knew that if the Mughal Empire sent troops again, it would definitely be a large army to attack, so he did not collect and released far away at night to guard Mumbai.

One of them did not collect at night, but went north along the coastline, and they found the British fleet and immediately reported back to Bombay.

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The British colonists who had fled Bombay docked at the mouth of the Narmada River, about 500 miles from Bombay. Here they waited for the Mughal Empire to send another army to attack Mumbai, so that they could pass through the vicinity and be able to contact them. In any case, the British colonialists, led by Max, did not want to abandon the huge Mughal Empire.

"Your Excellency the Governor, how do I feel that these Mughal Empire armies don't seem to be strong!" In the boring time of waiting, someone finally asked Max, "If this is the case, we don't have to give them such a life, do we?" ”

Max listened, shook his head and said, "Of course we are not afraid of anyone on this sea!" But if we go ashore, can we fight with the Mughal Empire with just such a small number of people? If you want to get benefits, at least for a short time, you still have to agree to the emperor on the Mughal side. ”

"Then can we learn from those Orientals and occupy the neighboring islands, and if we use this as a foundation, those Mughal armies will not be able to help the Orientals, and even more so we will not be able to help us, right?"

Max's eyes lit up when he heard this, but then he shook his head and said, "Then if the Mughal Empire orders their people to retreat twenty or thirty miles, and the coast is uninhabitable, where will our supplies come from?" If they go further inland, what if their cavalry intercepts halfway? ”

When the questioner heard this, he was speechless. Even if they are now equipped with flintlock pistols, and the arquebuses that are still used by the army of the Mughal Empire in terms of ordnance, they have just seen that the charge launched by the Ming army under the leadership of the cavalry army is really like an overwhelming situation, and with their little strength, they will definitely be drowned in the enemy's charge.

The kind of forbidden sea policy that Max said was actually used in the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is still very effective to deal with the kind of attack that is not large-scale from the sea. At least if the Mughal Empire had done so, the British colonizers would have been helpless.

After a little silence, someone on the side said with emotion: "It would be good if you went back to the emperor of the Mughal Empire or something, were killed by those Orientals, and then ascended to the throne as an incompetent emperor." Then, we will be able to win over the local natives and provoke them as before, and the Mughal will be all ours! ”

All the way to the east, this man said that this method is their invincible means. If the original history develops, the Mughal Empire flourished and fell after Aurangzeb became emperor, and then the British colonists saw the opportunity to use this method to eventually turn the whole of India into their colony.

Hearing this, Max was distracted for a while, then shook his head and said: "I'm afraid it's impossible, no matter how good the Orientals are, how many troops can run so far?" However, the Mughal Empire has at least hundreds of thousands of troops at their disposal, and their elite has not arrived in this war. If the Orientals dared to go ashore, they would definitely be beaten by the Mughal Empire. ”

"The Governor is right!" Another Englishman who had been to Delhi interjected, "I've seen the elite Mughal army, with war elephants, cavalry, and so on, far from being comparable to the soldiers we saw in Mumbai before." If the Orientals dared to go ashore, they would definitely be beaten. If you want me to say, this time that Shah Jahan will definitely take revenge, maybe he will lead a large army to come. If the Governor offers a siege plan, there will be no problem. ”

In the previous period, Max's siege plan was rejected by Darashico because of his eagerness to make a victory, so that it was completely defeated. And if Shah Jahan had come to take charge in person, in the face of an island that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, he might have adopted this siege strategy and trapped the Orientals on the island to the point that the supplies were exhausted, and he would naturally win.

And with this strategy, the British fleet is the most critical. In this way, they can get the most benefit.

When it comes to this matter, many people think about it, they feel that it is very likely, and thinking about a bright future, they can finally open the door to the Mughal Empire, and they can't help but be excited.

Before, they saw the Ming army charging on the shore and knew that the Mughal Empire army would be defeated, so they began to evacuate as soon as possible, so they did not see the arrival of the Ming fleet, so they all felt that they were very sure to encircle the Ming army in Mumbai, even if there were a few more Portuguese warships later, there was no problem.

But at this moment, a shrill siren suddenly sounded.

Max and the others hurriedly turned their heads to see that it was a warning from the lookout post, and then looked according to the instructions, but saw that a large fleet had appeared on the southeast sea along the coast, and it was coming to their side.

Although it is not clear to see, at this time, it is basically impossible for a fleet to be a friendly force on this sea.

As a result, all the British colonists panicked and ran to the warships docked on the shore. Even some of the British colonists who were in the shade of the shore just wore trousers, and they didn't even have time to put on their clothes, and they just ran to the boat with them in their hands.

While waiting for the Mughal Empire's troops, it was naturally impossible for the British colonists to stay on board. Including Max and the others, all of them were on shore. As soon as they got to the ship in one go, the sailors on duty were already shouting: "It's the Orientals, the fleet of the Orientals, about two hundred, and the Portuguese warships......"

Hearing this, Max and the others all looked grim, and some even panicked a little.

At this time, no matter how powerful the technology is, it will not be too different. If there is a numerical advantage, it is definitely the winning side.

When, the enemy turned out to have more than two hundred warships? They don't have time to think about it. Max didn't have time to put on his uniform, and immediately began to give a series of orders to direct the fleet to leave the coast.

The combined fleet of the Ming and Portugal soon pressed up, lined up in a long line, and pushed sideways.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

Live ammunition, chain bullets, etc., when they got closer, the two sides began to bombard each other, and the sound could be heard from a distance.

The mouth of the Narmada River is a relatively large harbor, somewhat similar to Manila Bay, but unlike Manila Bay, where the outer side is open.

Although the Combined Fleet adopted the correct tactics from the beginning, after this naval battle, the British warships finally relied on their years of experience at sea and their faster sail warships to intersperse the battle, regardless of whether the ships were wounded or not, and finally escaped more than half of them.

As a result of the final naval battle, two British warships were sunk, and three other warships had their masts broken by chain bullets and were unable to sail and were captured.

Among them, the two sunken British warships are the credit of the Ming Navy; Of the three warships with broken masts, two were made by the Portuguese.

On the side of the combined fleet, the masts of fifteen Ming warships were broken, and the Portuguese warships also had one, but none were sunk.

Looking at the results of this battle, Zheng Chenggong, the chief soldier of the navy, couldn't help frowning, and began to review in his heart, for the battle between large warships, the Ming army's side still had a little less experience. After this battle, it must be summed up well.

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It was only after escaping far away that the British fleet did not flee for its life again. Looking at the holes in many warships, thinking about the five warships that did not rush out, these British colonists were all depressed, and their morale was extremely low.

Eventually, Max's deputy asked him, "Your Excellency, the Ming army has so many warships that it seems that we must abandon the Mughal Empire." ”

If you give up here, all the previous efforts will be in vain. You know, these British colonists existed in the form of corporations. If there is such a big loss in front and no gain, this is absolutely not allowed. At least as the head of the governor, that is definitely to blame.

Max was not reconciled, but he had to admit that with Britain's current strength in the Far East, it was impossible to defeat the combined fleet of Ming and Portugal......

As soon as he thought of this, Max's heart suddenly moved, yes, the combined fleet! If they can have a combined fleet, why can't they organize a combined fleet themselves?

With an idea in mind, he immediately led the fleet back to the base on the Safavid side first, and sent someone to contact the Dutch as soon as possible.

What Max never expected was that the news of the messenger's return almost made him vomit blood.

It turned out that the Dutch had long known that the Ming navy was not easy to mess with, and they were driven back by the Ming army in the Far East, and even the Ceylon side was driven back by the Ming army and fled back early.

According to the Dutch, it means that now that the British side has also learned the power of the Ming fleet, then the two sides will be even, they can join forces to deal with it, and there will be a fair distribution of benefits after the war.

But don't really say it, if you think about it along the way, if the British side has not suffered a loss, and the Dutch have fled back to find the British to form a combined fleet, the British side will definitely take the opportunity to ask for a price.

Max figured this out, but when he thought of his loss, he was still annoyed by the Dutchman's approach.

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