809 The meaning of the dog jumping over the wall
After finishing speaking, he no longer cared about the native in front of him and quickly ran away.
When Avaka came back to his senses and just wanted to confirm how the Ming army could be so strong, he found that there was no one in front of him. Turning to look at the port, I saw that the Dutch warships had already sailed out to sea one after another, heading in the other direction where the Ming warships came.
There was no sign of anyone in this Dutch camp except for the mess!
Seeing this scene in front of him, if it were changed to before, he would not believe that he would kill Avaka, and the Dutch would have fled in embarrassment!
On the sea, the Ming fleet naturally saw the Dutch fleeing, even without binoculars. It's just that the distance is still far away, and the other party is a Western sailing ship, and the speed itself is the fastest.
In this regard, Zheng Chenggong, the chief soldier of the navy, could only sigh helplessly, there was no way, even if they escaped quickly!
Avaka on land didn't understand, but Zheng Chenggong actually understood why these Dutchmen fled without a fight.
If it had been before the Nanyang Campaign, these Dutch might have fought with the Ming Navy first. However, in the First Battle of the South Seas, the Ming Navy wiped out the combined fleet of the Netherlands and Spain, and had no power to fight back, which completely broke the confidence of the Dutch. With their army of about 2,000 people in Ceylon, how dare they challenge the huge Ming Navy again!
At this time, on the flagship deck, just behind Zheng Chenggong, the indigenous Labraka who was standing holding the side of the ship was also dumbfounded.
After coming into contact with the Ming army, he admitted that the Ming army was indeed very elite. However, what he didn't expect was that the Dutch, who had been extremely vicious before, would flee when they saw the Ming fleet coming, which was really too unexpected for him.
He just looked at it from afar, dumbfounded.
Suddenly, Labraka seemed to see something, and looked to the shore. Immediately found out about the situation, and hurriedly shouted: "My lord, over there, there is the king's army, and there are many ...... of troops."
Hearing his exclamation, although he couldn't understand it, Zheng Chenggong probably knew something, so he turned his head to look at it.
At the end of the inland direction, in the direction of a mountain pass, there are groups of indigenous troops, banners waving, and there are very many people.
"Hehe, this should be here to join Hongyi, right?" When Zheng Chenggong heard this, he couldn't help but be happy, but unfortunately, the Dutch themselves fled without a fight.
As soon as he had finished speaking, he ordered: "The fleet will be transferred to the port of the Dutch, and the marines will go ashore and prepare to teach these natives a lesson!" ”
If it is an ordinary coastline, the fleet is not very easy to dock, especially there are large fortune ships in the fleet, although it is not the fortune ship that Zheng Tianbao could run horses when he went to the West before, but this is not small, and the marines are all on these large fortune ships.
Now that the Dutch harbor is available, the fleet can completely lean over and easily disembark and prepare for war.
With Zheng Chenggong's order, the fleet stopped pursuing the fleeing Dutch and instead approached the camp left by the Dutch.
When Avaka in the camp saw it, he was taken aback, and hurriedly fled from the camp, got on his horse and hurried back to report the news.
Of course, when he saw that the army led by Rajsingh II had arrived, he went straight to the king's banner.
When they got closer, they saw that among the troops who had stopped and looked, Rajesingh II was also looking in the direction of the sea.
"Report, Your Highness, it's not good!" Avaka's identity was naturally clear to Rajesingh II's guards, and they did not stop him, so when he was able to get closer, he rolled his saddle and dismounted, almost crawled in front of Rajesingh II, and pleaded in fear.
Rajsingh II looked panicked, withdrew his gaze from the sea, stared at Avaka, and asked hurriedly: "What is the matter, what about the Dutch?" And what about the fleet of the Netherlands? Why do you see the fleet of the Ming Kingdom......"
"Your Highness, they ran away!" For the first time, Avaka had the courage to interrupt Rajsingh II's words, and hurriedly said, "The subordinates intercepted the Dutch, and they said that the Ming Kingdom was too strong for them to win, so they ran away before fighting!" ”
"What?" When Rajsingh II heard this, he confirmed in shock, "Before, they didn't contact each other? Is it to flee before you fight? ”
"yes!" Avaka hurriedly replied, "When his subordinates arrived, the Ming fleet had not yet appeared, but the Dutch were already packing up and fleeing!" ”
After a contact battle, you find that you can't win and retreat, and you run away before fighting, or you run away when you hear the news, it's a completely different level.
Rajesingh II's face became very gloomy, and he hurried over, thinking of stabilizing the Dutch, and together with the Dutch, he could take advantage of the opportunity of the Ming army's new arrival and unstable foothold to fight them back. However, the Dutch fled majestically, what kind of ally is this, they are simply pig teammates!
Thinking of these in his heart, Rajsinghe II, who had been watching the sea, suddenly discovered the situation and couldn't help asking: "Is the Ming fleet going to land and occupy the camp left by the Dutch?" ”
"Yes, Your Highness!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
“……”
The generals beside him, when they heard his question, replied one by one.
Rajsingh II actually knew this himself, but he just reconfirmed it. He turned his head to look at the army he had brought, then turned his head to look at the sea, frowning and not speaking.
After a while, they found that he had not spoken, and the generals under him began to speak, and offered their opinions to him one after another.
"Your Highness, the Dutch are gone, let's withdraw our troops too!"
"What are you doing withdrawing? The army has been pulled out, and it will go back without fighting? ”
"I think we can fight, isn't the Ming army going ashore? We attacked halfway across the river, and while the Ming army had just disembarked, we drove them into the sea again! ”
"Yes, we can use war elephants to open the way to attack, those Ming troops must not have seen war elephants, maybe they will be scared and weak!"
"Yes, the war elephants we opened the road are all armored, not experienced, and the Portuguese can't penetrate them with bullets. As long as you don't get stuck in the mud and sand or something, you will definitely be able to catch the Ming army's farts and pee! ”
“……”
Hearing their voices getting louder and louder, Avaka was a little anxious. He didn't know what happened to the others, but as far as he was concerned, he really felt their fear from the Dutch, which confirmed the strength of the Ming army from the side.
Therefore, he hurriedly said: "Don't fight, even the Dutch have run away, if we go to fight, we will definitely lose!" ”
Hearing him say this, all of a sudden, those generals pointed the finger at him.
"Avaka, you're still in charge of the sentry, what about your guts, where did your courage go?"
"That's right, our army has gathered and fled like this, how do you let us explain?"
"Do you think that if we don't fight, the Ming army will let us go? You can say it yourself, the Ming army wants to distribute all our land and property to those untouchables, can you escape? ”
"Yes, instead of being attacked by the Ming army, it is better to take advantage of the chaos of the Ming army ashore now, give them a hard time, and let them know how powerful our Kandy Kingdom is!"
"That's right, where it comes from, get out of here, Ceylon is our Ceylon, not theirs Ceylon, not the Ceylon of those untouchables!"
“……”
After shouting for a while, they shifted their focus and begged Rajesingh II to fight, leaving no one to bother with Avaka. Because they know that it is Rajsinghe II who is in charge, not Avaka.
Rajesingh II kept his face gloomy and did not speak, and while looking at the Ming fleet at sea, the words of those under his command also penetrated into his ears.
In his heart, he actually understands it very well. It was Mingguo's remarks about giving all the wealth of their fields to those untouchables that angered his subordinates.
Even if you lose the battle and you rob me of my wealth, I have nothing to say. But how can they enjoy what was once theirs for those untouchables, what pigs and dogs are inferior? It's a shame!
Ceylon is a land that has been greatly influenced by the Indian peninsula. Many of their ancestors migrated from the Indian peninsula. The hierarchical barrier can be said to be far larger than that of ordinary places.
At this time, with the prestige of Rajesingh II, it may not be impossible to suppress the invitation of his generals to fight. However, he did not do so. can be a king and command his subordinates, relying on the support of his subordinates, if he offends all his subordinates, it is definitely not conducive to his rule.
Of course, the most important point is that he doesn't believe that the Ming army will really be so powerful!
Thinking like this, I heard Rajesingh II shout violently, and the scene was suddenly silent, and then I heard him order: "Spread the will of Lone, take advantage of the chaos of the Ming army to disembark, and beat me hard!" ”
"Yes!" When his generals heard this, they all shouted their orders.
Rajesingh II looked at them and added: "Remember, the team must be dispersed, and it would be best if they could get mixed up with the Ming army coming ashore, so as to avoid the guns and artillery attacks of the Ming fleet!" ”
After fighting the Portuguese for hundreds of years, they know how to reduce the damage caused to them by the enemy's guns and other firearms.
When his generals heard this, they shouted again in response. Seriously, maybe there is a little bit of "dog jumping off the wall" meaning, forcing them to hurry, and they are ready to bite people hard.
I saw that these indigenous leaders returned to the army they led one after another, and began to shout underground military orders, and then saw the indigenous army and began to flock to the original Dutch camp.
Rajesingh II himself did not get on the ship, but only found a high ground to watch the battle.
He found that even though the army on his side had shown obvious meaning by rushing to the sea, the Ming army still leaned to the shore and prepared to start disembarking.
Since this is the case, let's wait and see how powerful the Ming army really is! Rajsingh II's face was grim, and he thought so in his heart.