It is not too much of a secret that the starting point city has a telegraph, and even the telephone, walkie-talkie and other communication tools have been gradually accepted by the people in the capital area. Moreover, since a month ago, the telegraph offices of various provinces have been set up in the Jiangnan area first, and it is not difficult for the Zheng family to get such news.

He was in a very bad mood, and his confidence when he set out from the Indian colony was a little depressed so far.

The enemy's warships are windless and automatic, their speed exceeds that of their own ships, the enemy has the ability to transmit information thousands of miles away, and every move of his fleet is under the control of the enemy, and he knows nothing about the direction of the enemy's fleet. As a maritime power, the Netherlands, judging from his own experience in naval warfare, had already fallen behind before the naval war with the Ming State began, which made him feel very bad.

"Mr. Zheng, thank you very much for bringing us valuable information." A pair of Zheng Lian said politely. The Zheng family was a powerful force along the coast of the Ming Kingdom, and although it was defeated by the Tiance army, it still could not be underestimated. Although he didn't understand what a united front was, now that the enemy might be stronger than he expected, he still understood the truth of uniting all forces that could be united.

As he spoke, he looked at his huge fleet around him, and said to Zheng Lian: "Mr. Zheng, I hope you can convince an official to act together with us, counting the fleet of the Spaniards, the combined strength of the three of us can even destroy a country, am I right?" ”

"Of course, if we want to, we are fully capable of it." Zheng Lian had to make a gesture of approval, in fact, it was also to boost the morale of the Dutch.

But to be honest, this Dutch fleet was indeed formidable, with eight cruisers of 1,500 tons alone, each loaded with sixty-four large and small guns, and the maximum caliber was forty-eight pounds. There are twenty warships of 1,000 tons, and the rest of the warships are about 800 tons. If this fleet was used to attack Xiamen and Quanzhou, even during the heyday of the Zheng family, the military fortresses in these two places would be destroyed in the war, and the Zheng family would have suffered heavy losses.

"Since our Zheng family was defeated by the Tiance Army, there have been great internal differences, and it is difficult for my eldest brother to decide some things. I have already sent someone back to General Yuyi's proposal, and perhaps there will be a reply soon. ”

Yu Yi has been so instigated many times, and what Zheng Lian did was only perfunctory. He had fought two naval battles with the Tiance Army, and although the Dutch fleet was indeed strong, he still did not think that the Dutch had much chance of victory.

Zheng Lian was sent by Zheng Zhilong, and the pressure on Zheng Zhilong from the Tiance Army was too great, and the income from the Zheng family's traditional financial route, the maritime protection fee, shrank sharply, and the Zheng family's finances suffered a heavy blow.

The former sea overlord was unwilling to face the withering Zheng family, but he couldn't even think about eradicating the Tiance army, and that naval battle was his lingering nightmare. Not to mention attacking the Tiance Army, the Tiance Army didn't come to end his lair, so he should ask God to worship the Buddha, thank God.

Not to mention, a year has passed, and Wang Yue really didn't come to him for trouble. Wang Yue didn't have much hatred for the Zheng family, because of Zheng Chenggong's performance in history, he didn't have much ill feeling towards the Zheng family, although Zheng Zhilong had soft bones and surrendered to the Manchu Dynasty, after all, before he could raise the butcher's knife to his own people, he was clicked by Dolgon.

Wang Yue was distracted by other affairs, but Zheng Zhilong was not idle while licking his wounds.

The early immigrants on the island of Taiwan are inextricably linked with the Zheng family, and the Zheng family also has 10,000 captives stranded in Taiwan, although these captives are not as free as those immigrants, and the Tiance army does not treat them harshly, to be honest, the life of these prisoners in Taiwan is much stronger than before, so the people's hearts are gradually settling down.

Therefore, Zheng Zhilong learned that Taiwan is becoming more and more prosperous now, and now the Taiwan Government has been established, and Taiwan is officially assigned to the Ming Dynasty, and it is even more impossible for the Zheng family to attack the territory of the Ming Dynasty, which is tantamount to rebellion.

Zheng Zhilong, who was unwilling, remembered another enemy of the Tiance Army, that is, the Europeans. Zheng Lian's mission was to liaise with the Spaniards and the Dutch and strike a counter-attack against the Tiance army. Zheng Zhilong did not have delusional thoughts that the Europeans had the ability to defeat the Tiance Army, and the best result was to weaken the strength of the Tiance Army's navy and reduce the pressure on the Zheng family.

After several months of cooperation, Zheng Lian succeeded in uniting two countries that were not very good at dealing with the Netherlands and Spain.

"I hope Yiguan can make a wise choice." He was dissatisfied with Zheng Lian's answer, but he couldn't be too forceful, if it wasn't for Zheng Lian, he wouldn't be able to get more information from the Tiance Army.

Zheng Lian echoed: "I have the same idea as General Yuyi. ”

Cooperating with these Europeans is simply seeking skin with tigers, and anyone can do this kind of thing, not to mention fighting against the Tiance Army, the Zheng family is not so stupid.

The next day, the Dutch fleet reached the sea off Manila, and the Spaniards sent a ship to meet them.

On board the Dutch flagship "Victorious" was a Spanish officer, who saluted Kuichi and said: "Hello, honorable General Kuichi, I am Colonel Francisco, and I salute you on behalf of Mr. Blanco, Governor of the Kingdom of Spain in Manila." Due to the large number of warships in your fleet, the port of Manila is too small to dock, and I hope that you will dock your fleet here and wait for us to deliver supplies to you. ”

The so-called supply is grain and fresh water, which is the agreement of the two sides in this alliance.

Although he was not happy, he still returned the gift and said patiently: "I respect your arrangement and hope that we can cooperate happily." ”

The Spaniards' concerns, of course, are understood. With so many warships pouring into the port of Manila, the Spaniards must be on guard against playing black and eating black, and it is better to land here cleanly than to let many shore guns point at them. Now is the time for the enemy, and it is not the time to put on a score.

Francisco originally thought that he would go through a battle of words, but he didn't expect to give face like this. The Dutch warships were too big, numbering forty-three, and Manila was on full alert to prevent the Dutch from suddenly changing their faces.

"Thank you for your understanding, you have worked hard along the way, Governor Blanco has prepared a sumptuous dinner, and I hope you and several generals can come to the Governor's Palace in Manila and have a good night's rest." Francisco said again.

After ten days of wandering on the sea, everyone will yearn for land, and after thinking about it, he said to Ryan: "Colonel Ryan, you temporarily command the fleet, and I will go to visit Governor Blanco." ”

Ryan said rightly: "Yes, General Kuiyi." ”

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