Phillips, the Portuguese Governor in Colombo, stood at the head of Colombo, and his face was not happy at the arrival of his ally, because he knew that this ally had actually come to accept Colombo. And his position as Governor of Colombo will be history.

"Your Excellency the Governor, it's time to go down and greet you." However, the leader of his entourage reminded him, "For the sake of friendship between the two countries, we must not wait for it, or the governor will be reproached when he returns home." ”

When Phillips heard this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and said with a forced smile: "The Ming Empire is really big, and this move is a big deal." If we Portuguese have so many warships, then what will happen to the natives and the Dutch! ”

After saying that, he went down to the castle tower to prepare to go to the port to meet him.

When the leader of the retinue saw this, he immediately waved his hand, signaling the others to hurry up and follow the Governor to meet him, and at the same time chased after Phillips, and said with a smile: "That's not the truth! After the Ming army accepts Colombo this time, it will definitely teach those natives and Dutch a hard lesson! ”

He said this in the tone of Phillips, for he knew that the Governor was not happy.

But Phillips didn't appreciate him, and his tone changed, as if with a feeling of schadenfreude, and said: "That's not necessarily, then Rajsingh II is not a fuel-efficient lamp." Even if the Ming army has a large number of people, it will occupy the entire Ceylon, hehe, even if it can be occupied, it is estimated that it will take more than ten or twenty years to drag down the Nakandy Kingdom to succeed. If you don't know if those natives go against the yang and yin again, hehe, it's nerve-wracking! ”

The leader of the retinue understood that the Governor had a basis for saying this.

In the past, every time their Portuguese army had the upper hand, the servant army or allied clans would rebel and stab them in the back. In short, the natives here are all treacherous, or cowering in the mountains, or jumping behind, or directly rebelling, anyway, all kinds of things are endless, and I don't know how many Portuguese people have been killed.

What's more, there are still Dutch people today. Under the threat of the strong strength of the Ming army, the relationship between the natives and the Dutch, which had essentially broken down before, must be able to be bridged to a certain extent and work together to deal with the Ming army. And the Ming army has just arrived, and he is not familiar with the place, who will kill the deer in the end, and who can know?

At this time, Phillips took the mentality that I am not happy, and it depends on you are not happy, and took his men to the port to welcome the Ming fleet into the port.

On the flagship of the Ming fleet, there is a blonde and blue-eyed one, who is Johnson, the leader of the Ho Jing Ao Council, who was ordered to accompany the Ming fleet. Anders didn't come over because he was in Beijing, so his focus was to coordinate the Ming Dynasty's fleet to the Americas.

After getting off the flagship, Johnson smiled and gestured to Phillips, who was smiling, and introduced the Ming officials in the big red scarlet robe: "This is Phillips, the governor of my Franco-based aircraft in Colombo." ”

When Phillips heard this, he took off his hat and saluted, smiling, but he was thinking in his heart, I heard that the people who wear this kind of official robes in the country are high-ranking officials?

Just as he was thinking about it, Johnson introduced again: "This is Lord Yan Yingyuanyan, the Governor of Damyeongdong and the Governor of the Western Navy......"

Speaking of this, Johnson added: "It is the arrow god who killed the war elephant Dingdongwu with an arrow in the Ming Dynasty!" ”

Hearing this, Phillips couldn't help but be surprised, and quickly looked up and down.

Colombo is not too far from Dongwu after all, Dongwu changed the dynasty and became a province of the Ming Empire, this matter is big enough, of course he has heard of it and has understood.

And Yan Yingyuan's performance in that battle was even more deified through the word of mouth of the people of Dongwu. It can be said that Yan Yingyuan's reputation as an arrow god is very famous around this cave.

Although it is now the age of firearms, on the battlefield, the arrow skills that can hit the eyes of the war elephants running wildly are not comparable to firearms. Therefore, when Phillips looked at Yan Yingyuan again, the feeling changed. After all, there may not be such people in the whole of Portugal.

Although he was reluctant to give Colombo to Ming Guo as Catherine's dowry, at this time, his attitude also changed a lot, and he immediately communicated with Yan Yingyuan enthusiastically.

Yan Yingyuan didn't put on the posture of a high-ranking official, but just politely entertained with Phillips, and the first urgent question was asked by Johnson: "Your Excellency the Governor, I don't know where the Ming army is stationed?" Is there a place to arrange? ”

When Phillips heard this, he turned his head to look at the huge Ming fleet, a shipload of soldiers, who were queuing up to get off the ship, estimating that even if it was small, there must be more than 20,000 people.

Suddenly, he had two big heads. The military camp in Colombo, even if all the people in it were moved out, would not be able to accommodate so many people.

However, people are not passing by, they are coming to accept Colombo. Even if it can't be arranged, it must be arranged, unless he pats his ass and leaves now, then how the Ming army arranges it is the Ming army's own business.

However, let him go now, this is also a little too urgent! Even if the Clippers have already come to inform them before. But he didn't expect the Ming fleet to come over so soon, and he hadn't announced the tidying up yet, and was busy grabbing some more things before leaving!

Before Phillips could think of how to answer, Yan Yingyuan followed and said, "It has been agreed in the previous notice that the handover will be completed within one day after the arrival of our army. But the official is really a little nervous to see that one day, so two days, okay? ”

If the Portuguese army has been packed up after receiving the notice, then as soon as the Ming army arrives, it will be handed over, and one day will be enough to settle in and leave at the same time, after all, Portugal is only one or two thousand people here.

However, when Yan Yingyuan went ashore just now, he saw at a glance that near the city gate, a group of Portuguese and their servants were huddled in a corner with the natives. Look at it like that, and you know what's going on. That's it, how can it be the kind that is ready and waiting for the handover.

After a pause, Yan Yingyuan said again: "In the past two days, this official has asked his troops to stay on the warship, but how about sending some troops into the city to familiarize themselves with the situation?" ”

This was a reasonable request, and it was also sympathetic to the Portuguese side, and made a concession and gave two days.

Hearing this, Johnson quickly nodded and said, "Yes, yes, I think that's it!" ”

He said so, but Phillips was not happy. There is always that feeling of being robbed of your own place. This feeling, especially in colonizers like them, is even more sensitive.

But what can he say? You can't say that I haven't grabbed enough things, you wait first, and let me send more people out to grab the meeting?

If he really wants to blame, he can only blame João IV for giving away Colombo as a dowry for Her Royal Highness the Princess? Or blame Portugal for not being strong enough, not the Ming Kingdom gave it to Portugal, but Portugal to the Ming Kingdom!

In the end, Phillips had no choice but to agree.

Yan Yingyuan knew that he would definitely not be happy in his heart, so he didn't bother him, and politely declined Phillips' invitation to enter the city, and still lived on the flagship. However, he had an explanation that Li Dingguo, the chief soldier of Mumbai, who was with the ship, led the troops ashore, while Zheng Chenggong, the chief soldier of the navy, stayed on the ship and arranged defenses.

As the agreement between the leaders of the two sides began to be implemented, Colombo suddenly jumped to the ground. It is not known that the Portuguese rushed into the city to pack their own things, or to collect other people's or public things for themselves.

In contrast, the Ming army is very conspicuous. I saw the Ming army coming ashore, not only the army was neat, but also walked in a queue, let go and go, let stop and stop.

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In the evening, in the Governor's Palace, Phillips was sullenly drinking, and Johnson went into the room, and when he saw him so, he also sat down beside him, poured a glass of wine, and drank with him.

Johnson came with the Ming fleet to assist in the handover of Colombo and Mumbai. He knew that Phillips must be in a bad mood, so he came to talk to him and relieve him of his sorrows.

Johnson is completely understandable about Phillips' mood right now. After all, when Phillips was at his most powerful, he was not only in charge of Ceylon, but also in charge of the entire Far East, including Malacca, Annam and Ho Kyong O. But now, even the governor is not in a proper position, and he wants to roll up and leave.

The room was a bit quiet, only the sound of pouring wine, drinking, and the clashing of wine glasses. I don't know when, I suddenly heard Phillips sneering: "Even if he is the God of Arrows, this Colombo is not something that can be occupied casually!" ”

When Johnson heard this, he looked up at him, and saw that under the candlelight, the old face was flushed, and it was obvious that he had drunk a lot.

This is venting, which is also a good thing, so Johnson casually echoed it.

But he didn't expect that Phillips heard his perfunctory, and immediately said with dissatisfaction: "What, don't believe it? What if he brought so many troops? It took us a hundred years in Portugal to occupy only a small area. Now there are more Dutch. Believe it or not, the Dutch will definitely join forces with those natives to deal with the Ming army. Tell me, which of them is a fuel-efficient lamp? ”

"Yes, yes, they're not fuel-efficient lamps, but it's none of our business, isn't it!" Johnson listened and coaxed him a little against his will. After all, the two countries are allies, and if the Allies are defeated, it will affect Portugal to some extent.

Phillips took another sip of wine, and then continued to say to Johnson: "Actually, His Royal Highness the King gave this Colombo as a dowry for Her Royal Highness the Princess, others don't know, I know, it's not as good as it seems to be at all, so the Ming army rushed to ask for it, hehe, a group of fools!" ”

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