Time flies, Gao Junshan has the company of Ruan Fangqing, and it feels that the days fly by, and in a blink of an eye, it is the end of 1656, after the case planning of the Yangon command center, the preparations for the war of China against the Netherlands have been completed.

Thanks to the establishment of an intelligence station in Batavia, the command center in Yangon was well aware of the military strength of the East India Company in Batavia, and they developed a complete combat plan based on the information sent by the squad.

Compared with the previous plan of the Admiralty, this set of operational plans is much more rigorous, the objectives of the attack are clear, the attack points are concentrated, the division of labor is very clear, the sense of hierarchy of the battle is strong, and the stages are clear.

Gao Junshan planned to start a war against the Dutch in advance, and he decided not to wait for the British.

What prompted him to decide to start the war ahead of schedule was the very detailed information provided by the squad stationed in Batavia.

According to the report of the Batavia squad, there were a total of 21 Dutch warships in Batavia, including 18 third-class battleships and 3 second-class battleships, in addition, Batavia also had 97 merchant ships, including 10 merchant ships of more than 1,000 tons, and these ten merchant ships also had strong firepower and could be used as third-class battleships.

The team also gave the specific location of these warships, as well as information on the merchant ships that were about to leave and enter the port.

With such a detailed plan, Batavia is already meat on the chopping block of the Chinese country.

Another reason for the determination to start a war against the Netherlands in advance was that the Legion of the Americas in Huaxia had already been established in England.

The Legion of America, which planned to cross the Atlantic, consisted of four battleships that had previously arrived in Britain, and tens of thousands of Chinese immigrants and the 1st Marine Division who had recently arrived in Britain.

According to the Bureau of Communications, the Dutch West India Company was headquartered on the island of Manhattan in the Americas, where there were only 800 people, living mainly in New Amsterdam, above the island of Manhattan.

There is no doubt that this new Amsterdam will also be the meat on the Chinese chopping block, because the Chinese Navy has nautical charts in its hands, there is no problem with crossing the Atlantic, and a powerful fleet to pack up eight hundred people, that is, the crotch of the pants is taken out of ** - nine out of ten.

The crux of the matter, and Gao Junshan's concern, was that once the war began, the Chinese merchant ships heading to Europe would be unsafe. Therefore, it is necessary to let the British enter the war as soon as possible, and with the British containment, the Chinese merchant ships will not have to worry about the Dutch attack.

Gao Junshan originally planned to make his eldest son Gao Hongbing the governor of the Americas, but he didn't expect that some small changes in the situation caused Gao Junshan to change his mind.

His three wives took a train from Persia to Xichang, where they met Cao Wenzhao and discussed Gao Hongbing's marriage with Cao Wenzhao, and they decided to hold a wedding for Gao Hongbing and Cao Minzhi in the capital, and consulted Gao Junshan.

After thinking about it, Gao Junshan also knew that Gao Hongbing should get married, and if Gao Hongbing was sent to the Americas this time, they didn't know how long their wedding would be postponed.

He sent a telegram back to Han Yuyan, agreeing to hold a wedding for Gao Hongbing, because of the war, Gao Junshan could not personally organize the wedding of his eldest son, he entrusted Han Yuyan to handle it, and suggested that the wedding should be arranged in Xichang, not in the capital.

Gao Hongbing's wedding, belongs to the prince's wedding, there must be a lot of gift-givers, if it is organized in the capital, it will inevitably cause a wave of gift-giving, which Gao Junshan does not want to see, he thinks it is the most appropriate to hold in Xichang.

After deliberation, the prince's wedding was scheduled to be held in Xichang, and the time was set for February 3 of the following year, because this day was the beginning of spring. Gao Junshan ordered Gao Hongbing to be transferred back from England to get married, so that he missed the position of governor of the Americas.

Of course, Gao Junshan wanted to be able to attend his son's wedding, because the war was urgent, and he could not be distracted.

Huaxia sent twelve capital warships to attack Batavia, which were "Zheng He II", "Zheng He III", "Zheng He VII", "Zheng He VIII", "Wuchang III", "Wuchang IV", "Wuchang V", "Wuchang VI", "Wuchang X", "Wuchang Eleven", "Wuchang XV", and "Wuchang XVI".

A sail fleet of 200 warships supported the back, and ten 3,000-ton steam-engine steamers followed the capital ship as supply and transport ships.

The 5th Marine Division took part in the landing operation.

In addition, a naval fleet has set up a checkpoint in the Strait of Malacca to cut off Dutch ships coming and going in the Strait of Malacca, and to intercept any Dutch ships they encounter. This cut Batavia off from the Netherlands proper.

The stakes were so high that Gao Junshan decided to board the ship to supervise the battle.

On 7 January 1657, twelve battleships assembled at the piers of Manchester City, Rangoon, and the waters off Singapore.

Gao Junshan led several senior naval generals, including Liu Wenxiu, Hong Pengju, Tian Qiliang, and Hui Yan, to board the "Zheng He II" battleship at 8 p.m. on 7 January.

Ruan Fangqing also wanted to follow, but Gao Junshan rejected her request. He brought his guard officer Li Derong and a hundred royal guards on board.

There are two battleships docked at the Yangon pier, one is "Zheng He II" and the other is "Zheng He III", these two ships have been docked at the pier for a week, and they have now been replenished with sufficient fuel, ammunition, food, medicine, etc.

Gao Junshan boarded the "Zheng He No. 2" along the escalator at the wharf. The battleship's steam engine had been activated, and the three large chimneys in the middle of the ship were billowing black smoke.

All the lights on the deck were turned on to make it easier for the high mountains to walk, and the captain was on the deck to greet the high mountains.

"Welcome the chief of the mountain to board the 'Zheng He No. 2', and the students will welcome the arrival of the chief on behalf of the officers and men of the whole ship." The captain was also a disciple of Chongwen, and he very politely gave a welcome speech in front of Gao Junshan.

"Zheng He No. 2" and "Zheng He No. 1" are no different in structure, Gao Junshan came to the front building with familiarity, and ascended the third floor along the suspension ladder, because his rest cabin was here.

Several of the senior admirals who followed him also went up to the third floor, and lived in several rest cabins next to him.

At nine o'clock in the evening, the captain came to ask: "Captain Shan, everything is ready, please set sail." ”

Gao Junshan asked: "Set sail now, when can you reach Batavia?" ”

The captain replied, "If there are no accidents, we can reach Batavia in five days." ”

Gao Junshan ordered: "Set sail and march towards Batavia!" ”()

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