In the governor's palace, the guests of honor sat down separately, and the Dutchman West, with his chin slightly cocked and his head held high, asked the Spanish governor Diego a little arrogantly: "How is it, I came in time, and I came to help you Spaniards before the Ming army arrived!" ”

Diego was a little uncomfortable listening, and before he could say anything, he heard West say again: "The wind and waves are a bit big during this time, and it is a little difficult for us Dutch to come over, just with those Ming warships, if you want to come from Annan, you will definitely be blown over a lot by the wind and waves." ”

Outside of the words, it was as if they were very good Dutch.

Even if there was no contradiction between Spain and the Netherlands, Diego would feel uncomfortable from the perspective of ordinary people, not to mention that the Dutch are still making Spain against it. However, for the sake of Luzon, in order to deal with the Ming army's imminent attack on Luzon, Diego could only endure it, and even said with a smile: "That's it, your Dutch ability at sea, how can these Orientals compare." ”

"These Orientals don't need to talk about it at all!" When West heard this, he said even more proudly, "Even your invincible Spanish fleet can't do anything about us!" ”

Hearing this, Diego was even more unhappy, but for the sake of the overall situation, he didn't dare to attack, so he opened the topic and said: "I received news that Ming Guo is planning to attack Luzon from the Annan side and the Taiwan side together. We have to discuss how to deal with this situation after the wind and waves subside! ”

When West heard this, his face suddenly showed anger and said: "Taiwan was originally our Dutch, damn the Ming people actually had an affair with the people of their government, and they should cooperate with the outside and betray my compatriots, otherwise, Taiwan would not have such a thing in the hands of our Dutch." ”

Diego listened, I don't know why, and I felt a little comfortable with gratitude in my heart. However, on the surface, he took advantage of the situation to take over the topic and said: "There is a saying in this East called non-my race, and its heart will be different. It was precisely because of the lessons of Taiwan that I ordered that all the Ming people in Luzon should be cleared so as not to repeat the mistakes of the past. ”

In West's ears, it became: You Dutch died well and set an example, and we Spaniards made this decision on the basis of your death. It's as if this time the Ming army attacked Luzon, and the Dutch also had a certain responsibility.

Suddenly, West was not happy, the same colonizer from Europe, who didn't know who! He immediately said coldly: "What about the first three times, don't say that this is the first time you have slaughtered people!" ”

When Diego heard this, he was slightly stunned, thinking in his heart how to get involved in the previous matter?

He came back to his senses, and before he could think of how to answer, he heard West sneer and say: "You Luzon is close to the Ming Kingdom, and those Ming people are rich, you should be full!" It's a pity that we are too far away in Batavia, otherwise, we can do this, this is a good thing! ”

Such a straightforward exposure of the bandit nature of the Spaniards made Diego angry, can he still speak well!

Filot, who had been accompanying him all the time, was also anxious when he saw the Dutchman and the governor meet him.

He had been to Annam and had seen the Ming army, which was far more comparable than the ordinary Eastern army. Of course, he also knew that although Spain and the Netherlands were united by the current situation, the hostile relationship between the two could not disappear all at once, and such a meeting scene could be imagined.

Filot didn't want the two Excellencies to continue like this, so he said: "I have seen the Ming army on the side of Annan, and I know the bottom in my heart, but I don't know much about the situation on the Taiwan side, and the strength of the Ming Kingdom, as long as it moves, will definitely be more than us. ”

Hearing him say this, Diego immediately understood what he meant, and hurriedly said: "The Ming country is still too big, we are far away from Europe, and it is impossible to compete with the Ming army in terms of troops, how can this be good?" ”

West listened, but the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, revealing a sneer: "What's there to worry about, you guys also think too highly of these Oriental Yankees." ”

Hearing this, Diego finally couldn't help it, and said with a vague sarcasm: "How can you not be worried? All of you Dutch points in Taiwan have been wiped out by the Ming army! ”

"That's Mingren's internal and external collusion!" When West heard this, he was furious and said loudly, "If you are prepared, see how the Ming army fights!" ”

Speaking of this, he felt the disbelief of the Spaniards, as if to say, you will be an afterthought, so he continued to say loudly: "The native of Java, like the Ming Kingdom, sent tens of thousands of horses for the first time, and even had 100,000 troops for the second time, but they were defeated by my Batavia!" ”

He was referring to the two battles of Batavia, which of course ended in the victory of the Dutch, and even according to the original history, the Dutch would eventually rule the South Seas completely.

Hearing him shout like this, Filot, who understood the situation, couldn't help but muttered in his heart: "How can these Nanyang monkeys compare with the Ming Empire!" In terms of the fleet alone, it cannot be compared at all. ”

On the side of the Ming Kingdom, the Zheng family's fleet dominated the southeast, didn't it also make the Dutch bow down and be willing to pay protection money! And those South Sea monkeys themselves only have two warships, and the others are just fishing boats and merchant ships collected from ports around the world, how can they compare?

As for the army, although those Nanyang monkeys have a lot of troops and are also dominant here, most of these troops are just farmers, and they can be compared with the Ming army? Not to mention, the understanding of firearms and artillery is even more two-level.

However, when Diego came, the battle of Batavia had already passed for many years, so he did not know it, and when he heard that the Dutch had won the attack of 100,000 troops, he was shocked, although he suppressed his dissatisfaction, and hurriedly asked: "I don't know how you defeated so many troops?" ”

"How else can you fight?" When West saw him, he was proud, and replied to him, "The more people come, the easier it is to fight, and it is to cut off their food!" ”

Speaking of which, he began to talk about the events of the year. The Dutch, on the premise of internal defense, sent their fleets to attack the enemy's grain silos hoarded in various ports, and eventually the native army, although reluctantly came to attack Batavia, was soon denied food and was defeated.

The terrain of the South Seas is mountainous, swampy, muddy roads, and there are few people, but if there are many people, especially if the army moves, the grain and grass cannot be marched long distances from the land. Therefore, the transshipment of grain depends on the port. In the same way, the Dutch seized this opportunity and, relying on their superiority at sea, destroyed the grain gathered by the natives.

In their opinion, if the Ming State attacked Luzon, the more troops they had, the more food they would have to bring. And at sea, they are confident that they have this advantage and can defeat the Ming State Sailors. Therefore, they were ready to use their previous experience against the Ming army.

However, there is one thing they did not think about, the former indigenous army, mostly farmers, only had five months after harvesting the grain to complete the gathering, expedition, and return, and at other times, due to the influence of the rainy season and the requirement to rush back to farming, they could not fight.

However, the Ming army dispatched it was a regular army, and there were no such problems, and they were only responsible for fighting.

At the end of the meeting, West said proudly, "How is it, do you have confidence now?" ”

Seriously, don't really say it, after listening to him say these countermeasures, Diego's heart was much more steady, and he immediately nodded and said: "I hope this time I will teach the Ming army a hard lesson and cut off their thoughts of dyeing Daoyang again!" ”

"That's inevitable, that's what our Excellency the Governor meant!" When West heard this, he immediately said, "Besides, this time our Dutch fleet came to Manila to help you, and it is estimated that Ming Guo did not expect it." After the wind and waves were a little smaller, when the Ming warship came to Manila, it suddenly appeared, and it would definitely be able to catch the Ming fleet off guard! ”

As he was saying this, suddenly someone from outside came in and said to Diego: "Your Excellency, the wind and waves outside show no signs of increasing, as if they will stop. ”

Hearing this, Diego commanded: "Keep watching!" ”

This season, there shouldn't have been this storm in the first place, and now that so many days have passed, it's normal to stop.

After saying that, he turned to look at West, and discussed the suggestion that West had just made.

However, they didn't know that on the outer corner of Manila Bay, there was a Ming army team of about ten people, and the leader couldn't wait for other ships to enter and leave the sea, so he took out a wood carving from his arms and put it in his ear and began to proclaim: "Your Majesty, I found that ten Hongyi warships have entered Manila and colluded with the Xiyi here. The subordinates continued to observe to see if there were any follow-up Hongyi warships. The wind and waves at sea here have been much smaller, and according to His Majesty, this wind and waves are ......"

The nine people next to him all watched him curiously, holding their breath and watching him solemnly confess.

Finally, after he finished speaking and carefully put the wood carving back into his arms, one of them couldn't help but ask, "Brother Liu, can the emperor really know these words just now?" ”

"That's still false, the emperor has said it, then you must be able to know!" Without waiting for Brother Liu, who was the leader, to answer, the other person immediately answered first.

The other one who was a little older and older said: "Whether you can know it or not, you won't know after a while!" ”

Many people listened and nodded. Then Brother Liu wanted to reprimand them, and he dared to question this! However, when he was about to speak, he suddenly heard a movement not far behind him, so he hurriedly ordered: "Pay attention to concealment, it seems that someone is coming!" ”

At this time, the others naturally heard it, and hurriedly lowered their bodies and looked at the place where the sound came from.

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