A well-laid ambush failed to establish a full success in the end.

The Dutch fleet, consisting of five warships, was still escaped by the "Saint Laurent" and another armed merchant ship after losing three warships and more than 1,000 sailors.

Naval warfare is so full of variables, there are too many opportunities to escape, and it is basically difficult to be directly annihilated, after all, in this endless ocean, there are too few environments that can really fall into the Jedi.

"Clean up the battlefield and prepare to withdraw!"

After a naval battle, it lasted for a whole day, and I am afraid that at this time, the fleet of the Governor, the governor of the Spanish Timor colony, which is closest to the Ambon Sea, has already received the news, as for whether they dare to come to watch and reconnoitre, it is an uncontrollable matter, Lu Yi and they are in order to be cautious, but they are seizing the time to rectify and evacuate.

Soon, the sea off Ambon, which had been fighting and killing all the time, suddenly became calm, except for the occasional sound of fish and shrimp lapping on the sea, which was the corpse of a soldier who had fallen into the sea after feasting.

"What?"

When Lieutenant Colonel Joy, who fled in defeat, finally brought back the news of their defeat, Colonel Lincoln had no other thoughts than shock at first.

However, after digesting it in his heart for a long time, Colonel Lincoln still accepted this fact in despair, and immediately began to issue an order to the guards around him: "Starting today, temporarily suspend all warship travel plans." ”

"Yes."

"You, you're really disgraced to our Dutch fleet!!"

The news was reported to Governor Dandell by Colonel Lincoln, who had been suppressing his dissatisfaction with Colonel Lincoln before, and used gentle means such as comfort and encouragement to envelop Lincoln and his admirals, but now Governor Dandell did not care about these means, and gave Colonel Lincoln a scolding on the spot.

However, it is clear that Colonel Harincoln, the Governor of Dandel, has only just begun their troubles, and since the Sharks and the Wyverns have joined forces to deal with the Dutch Far East Fleet, they will naturally not only deal with a patrol fleet.

Soon, two other branches of the Dutch fleet, which were on the tour in search of pirates, also returned in disarray to report that they had also been attacked by pirate gangs, but with a difference in the timing of the attack.

However, according to the information reported by the captains and non-commissioned officers who had escaped, it was roughly the same as that gathered by Lieutenant Commander Joy, and most of the pirates spoke Spanish, which was commonly spoken in Europe, and even mixed with the language of the British.

This made Governor Dandel and his suspicion of the rest of Europe even more suspicious.

Ordinary pirate gangs, where could they have the same opponents as Lieutenant Colonel Joy and their opponents, not only have strict cooperation, but also have excellent firearms and warships, and there is not much difference in strength with the Dutch fleet.

Even if today's Western-style foreign ships are no longer surprisingly warships, and artillery is also popularized among pirates, but language, naval tactics, and so on, in the fierce battle, can not be faked, which pirate would go to such great lengths to set such a big trap and make such a camouflage that goes deep into the details?

"Recruit Zheng Zhilong to me!"

The consequence of the attack on the three detachments was that seven of the twenty-four warships of their Dutch Far Eastern Fleet were lost at once, almost one-third of the total number of their fleet, and it was also a pain break for their Dutch Far Eastern Colonies.

Therefore, at this time, Governor Dandel could no longer doubt the possibility of Zheng Zhilong connecting with other forces, and was ready to use them again as a weapon against other forces.

“……”

Colonel Lincoln on the side wanted to stop and persuade, but thinking about the heavy losses his fleet had suffered in the past half a month, he could only sigh in his heart and reluctantly accept Governor Dandel's arrangement.

“…… As long as we can find this gang of reckless pirates this time and encircle them, I vouch for the reputation of the Governor of Java, and the island of West Nusden will become your Wyvern Gang territory, and the indigenous tribes on the island will be ruled by you and others! ”

Even though he had a lot of doubts about the Flying Dragon Gang in his heart, Governor Dandell believed that the benefits he gave him were enough to impress the other party and let him use it for his own use in the end, so after calling Zheng Zhilong over, after some heart-to-heart chat, Governor Dandell threw out his own bargaining chips, and then quietly waited for Zheng Zhilong's reply.

“……”

Sure enough, Zheng Zhilong was very excited, as if he was going to eat people for a long time The expression could not be dissipated from his face, as a gang with tens of millions of soldiers under his subordinates, together with a family of nearly 10,000 people, the Flying Dragon Gang has always hoped to have a piece of their own territory, but due to the clamping of the Dutch Governor's Palace, it has not been able to succeed, and now Governor Dandell has taken the initiative to let go of the restrictions on the Flying Dragon Gang, how can Zheng Zhilong not be amazed and excited.

"The lower officials will do everything they can to take down this gang of lawbreakers to the death!"

Zheng Zhilong's sworn statement made Governor Dandell very useful, at least with such a big piece of fat in front of him, he didn't believe that Zheng Zhilong would be unmoved, and he would secretly collude with other forces.

Anyway, for the Dutch Jawa colony, their center of gravity is within a few hundred miles of the center of Batavia, and other places and islands, even if the Dutch Jawa Governor's Mansion has the heart, there are not so many people to develop and operate.

The reason why Zheng Zhilong's Flying Dragon Gang was not allowed to develop and occupy one of the islands in the Indonesian archipelago was because of Zheng Zhilong's Han identity, so that the Westerners who had suffered enough in the hands of Hongmen subconsciously clamped and restrained them, for fear of cultivating a huge force like Hongmen.

After all, this is not their European mainland, but the Asian continent, which is closer to the Han dynasty, and the Han people have more advantages than the Europeans in terms of kinship and geographical location.

However, with the current troubles encountered in the Netherlands' Jawa colony, where can Governor Dander still care about restricting the development of the Wyvern Gang's strength, and it is the best way for Governor Dander to think of after getting through this trouble through the Wyvern Gang first, and then making long-term plans.

Even if the Spaniards were expelled from the Luzon Islands, they still had a continent of America that could continue to provide wealth; The Portuguese have a Xiangshanao, which is enough to reap the benefits of the ancient eastern countries of Dongwei and Daming; The British, the French, at least in the Mediterranean, still have the upper hand, and Africa also has huge gains.

Only they are the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and if they lose their colonies in the Indonesian archipelago in the South Seas, the impact on their small territory and shallow heritage is really unimaginable.

(End of chapter)