Actually, strictly speaking, Liu Xiang's previous things were relatively smooth. After all, there are many forces on the Nanyang side, and the relationship is complicated. If you want to say it one by one, and unite one by one, if it weren't for the fact that the Ming Dynasty is too strong, it may not be able to convince so many forces.

Moreover, during this period of time, the Dutch side has transferred ten more warships from other places, and their strength has strengthened a lot. He felt that it was estimated that in another month or two, it should be about the same. When the time comes, you can swear an oath to advance by land and water, first deal with the Ming army in Luzon, and then fight to Angkor and Annam, so that the entire South Seas will be safe!

However, what he didn't expect was that the imperial court was on the Luzon side, and Xiyi's sailing ship appeared.

For a long time, the warships of the Ming Dynasty were slower than the sailing ships of Xiyi. Therefore, in the past, when the Daming Navy Division faced the Xiyi warships, they often had to rely on the advantage of more ships in the near sea or simply in the harbor to contend with the Xiyi warships.

But now, the warships of the Daming Navy Division also use the kind of sailing ships of Xiyi, which makes Liu Xiang really surprised. However, this time the reward of the meticulous work said that there were more sailboats of the imperial navy.

Think about it, with Daming's current strength, if you really want to go all out to build a ship, the speed of this ship must be fast. At least a little, faster than the Dutch brought warships from somewhere else! If you keep waiting, don't wait until the imperial court sailors are all that kind of Xiyi warships, then whether they can win the imperial court sailors at that time will really be a bit hanging!

After all, his own ship is at most comparable to the previous imperial court warships. As for the ships of those Nanyang natives, to be honest, Liu Xiang himself is a little disdainful. That is to say, if you really want to fight, the indigenous sailors are actually limited.

Therefore, the main force of the decisive battle in the future will still depend on the fleet of the Dutch. But now the warships of the imperial court sailors are also better, at least not too much different from the Dutch warships, so they can only rely on the Dutch cannons.

Thinking of this, Liu Xiang's heart was a little more stable. But no matter what, he feels that if it drags on like this, he doesn't know what moths will come out of the imperial court?

Or maybe it's the reason for thinking too much, Liu Xiang thought about it, and then thought of what he said, the Spanish ship from Mexico was full of silver dollars. If I had known that there were two ships coming, I would have sent a ship to meet them!

Mexico, it seems, is also a treasure trove, at least much better than Temasek. It's just a pity that it's too far, otherwise, go there and grab it a few times......

Thinking of this, Liu Xiang's heart suddenly moved, didn't he say that it was too far, didn't he say that it was far away from Daming! So since he is far away from the Ming Dynasty, if he goes over, will it be impossible for the imperial court to threaten him anymore?

With this thought, Liu Xiang couldn't help but feel moved. But in the end, I sighed, it was still too far away, and I didn't know how to get there, so I could only think about it!

With that, he put the matter behind him, began to think about the immediate priority, and finally decided to go to Batavia for a trip himself.

A few days later, when Liu Xiang arrived in Batavia, he found six warships slowly leaving the port. With his eyes, it was immediately clear that it seemed that these six warships were going to sail away. In particular, Putmans, the former governor who was familiar with him, was standing at the bow of the ship, and at the same time saw him, and waved to him as if he was going to say goodbye.

This time, Liu Xiang is a little stupid, should he ...... Isn't this going to run away?

He was tempted to ask, but by this time, the ships of both sides were heading in the opposite direction, and they had already staggered. Even if he wanted to catch up, it was impossible for him to catch up with the Dutchman's sailboat, so he had to hold back his doubts in his heart, and at the same time, he landed first with apprehension.

What he didn't expect was that the governor of Batavia, Kun, and Admiral Anthony were both at the docks, and when they saw him coming, they were waving and greeting him.

What a great honor! When Liu Xiang saw it, she was excited again. This has never happened before. Could it be that it was because they had united so many forces to fight against the imperial court together, so these Dutch knew their influence, so they respected themselves?

Thinking so, he didn't dare to put on a score. Because he knows that the main reason why he can say that a family is a family is not only that the threat of Daming is too great, but also because he pulled the tiger skin of the Dutch as a flag.

As soon as the boat landed, Liu Xiang hurriedly jumped down, hugged his fists and said to the two people who were waiting: "I am really ashamed to bother the Governor and the Admiral to wait again!" ”

Hearing this, Quinn didn't say anything, but Anthony showed a hint of sarcasm and said with an excuse: "You think too much, we're just sending Putmans home!" ”

As soon as he heard this, Liu Xiang's face suddenly turned red, and he dared to make a mistake! Think about it, these Xiyi are all above the top, how can they even bring the governor and the admiral to greet him!

Liu Xiang laughed at herself, and her cheeks were thick, so she pretended that this had not happened. With this in mind, he hurriedly asked, "Your Excellency, why did you leave before the great battle began, and you only took six warships at once?" ”

There was a little reproach in his words, which made Anthony frown, and immediately asked coldly: "What, are you still afraid that you won't be able to win the Ming army?" You see, our warships are like clouds, and in this Far East, and what fleet will be our opponent for the Dutch coachmen? ”

When he spoke, there was a deep confidence in his words.

Since they decided to fight a decisive battle with the Ming Kingdom, at the request of the governor of Batavia, they transferred warships from other places, and the number of warships in Batavia has reached eighty-two.

Eighty-two! For the Dutch, that's a huge number. In the original history, the battle between the Dutch and the Ming Dynasty, that is, the Battle of Liuluo Bay, only gathered a total of fifteen warships. But that time, it was also the Dutch who lost.

The Dutch mobilized eighty-two warships this time, in fact, with an ambitious purpose. On the Nanyang side, an anti-Ming alliance is being formed. In this battle, as long as the Ming State is defeated and the Dutch show their strong strength, they will be able to take the opportunity to unify all the forces in Nanyang. It can be said that the Dutch colony can be expanded from Batavia to the entire South Seas at once. For this purpose, the mobilization of eighty-two warships is already enough!

If it was before, seeing so many warships, Liu Xiang would also feel at ease. But at this time, he frowned, ignoring Anthony's cynicism, and asked directly: "Then why did Putmans want to escape?" I guess I ran away with my belongings, right? ”

When Anthony heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then he was furious, this oriental pirate dared to doubt the strength of the sea coachman so much, and even said the word escape!

Just as he was about to get angry, Kun spoke: "That's just a routine send-off to China, do you think it's so easy to transfer so many warships?" Master Liu, let me tell you the truth, this battle, this governor attaches great importance to it, therefore, it is very important for the country to see Batavia in order to mobilize so many warships, right? ”

The Dutch came to Nanyang to plunder the supplies, and they did send the looted materials back every year, Liu Xiang has been with the Dutch for a long time, and he also knows this. After hearing Kun say this, he was originally worried that the Dutch would not be able to win the war, and the worry of sending the good things away first would be gone, but this did not mean that he was really relieved.

I heard Liu Xiang say to Kun again: "Lord Governor, after Putmans returns, can he transfer more warships?" ”

"Are you blind?" As soon as Anthony heard this, he immediately scolded, "Now that Batavia already has so many warships, what are you going to do with them again?" What do you think a battleship is, and you can have as many as you want? ”

For the Dutch, the warships they deployed overseas at this time, including armed merchant ships, totaled about 200. Today, almost half of them are concentrated in Batavia, which is a very large number for the Dutch!

Hearing him say this, Liu Xiang heard it, as if the Dutch would not increase their troops, which made him a little worried, and hurriedly reminded: "Your Excellency, but the sailors of the imperial court also have sail warships like you......"

"So what, it's just a few sail warships, look at us here, just you, I'm afraid you can't count them!" Anthony sneered and said very confidently.

When Liu Xiang heard this, he felt that this Dutchman seemed to be so arrogant that he still didn't seem to understand Daming's strength. So, he immediately reminded: "Your Excellency, just a few days ago, my fine work came back to report that there are twenty sailing ships on the Luzon side!" ”

"What?" Anthony was startled when he heard this, and asked in a lost voice.

"How is that possible?" Kun Zai also interjected on the side, "A few days ago, didn't you send someone to say that the Ming army was only five sail warships? ”

He remembered very well that Liu Xiang also came in person at that time, and told them in a panic that it meant that the national naval division suddenly had a sail warship.

After some discussion, they concluded that the Ming Kingdom should have obtained the technology to build sail warships from the Portuguese. But even so, they don't feel anything special. After all, even the Portuguese themselves are no match for them!

Liu Xiang nodded again and again and said, "I don't think it's fake. With the strength of the imperial court, it should not be difficult if several shipyards build this sail warship together. ”

Speaking of this, he saw that the two Dutchmen were still a little disbelieving, so he had to raise his voice and say: "The manpower and material resources of the Ming Dynasty are not what you small countries can imagine. Don't you know? Your home country is not as big as our Ming Dynasty! ”

Hearing this, both Kun and Anthony drooped and looked very unhappy.

However, Liu Xiang pretended not to see it, he felt that he had to wake up these Dutchmen, so he said: "This time the Spaniards also sent two treasure ships to Luzon, and the mountain-like silver dollars fell into the hands of the imperial court. I tell you, as long as the court has money, whether it is ships or people, there will be more than you think. Once the imperial court moves seriously, it is definitely not a joke!"

"Hmph, what a joke!" Anthony had already come to his senses after he had finished speaking, and immediately said disdainfully, "Do you think that the fleet that runs through the seas depends on your kind of driving a broken ship up a honeycomb?" Against my fleet, it's not that I look down on you Ming people, how many warships there are, I can sink as many warships!"

I have to say that naval warfare in this era really requires technology. Unlike before, as long as there are many people on the boat, they can crush each other. It is also for this reason that Anthony will say this with confidence.

However, the Governor of Batavia on the side was in a different position, and his consideration would be a little different, so he asked Liu Xiangdao: "What do you mean by coming here that we can't wait any longer?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Liu Xiang, who seemed to have found a bosom friend, nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, that's what it means." Wait any longer, and there will be more and more sailboats of the imperial navy. And Zheng Yiguan is also a capable person, and he has been training his subordinates. It's not good for us to drag it out for a long time!"

"Humph!" Anthony listened with disdain, and snorted heavily from his nostrils. If it weren't for the Governor's other purpose, there would be no need for these Eastern monkeys to engage in any alliances, just with the strength of the warships under his command now, he would be able to teach the Ming State Sailors how to behave!

The reason why he is so confident is actually another reason, he doesn't bother to explain it to Liu Xiang.

The most critical thing in naval warfare, in addition to people, is also the ship and the cannon. As far as the artillery of the Ming Kingdom is concerned, their heaviest artillery is still imitated from the Netherlands, and it is called what Hongyi cannon. With this, it is time to show in front of the ancestors, and when the artillery battle begins, let them see what is the real naval artillery, the real artillery!

He was thinking about it, and Kun had already explained to Liu Xiang again: "Your worries are not unreasonable, in this way, you come forward, convene everyone to form an alliance, and after we have discussed, we will take the initiative to attack and no longer give Ming Guo a chance, what do you think?" ”

Liu Xiang was overjoyed when he heard this, and this was the purpose of his coming. Seeing that the Dutch had been moved, he immediately patted his chest and said, "Well, Lord Governor, I will not be ambiguous." I will go back and gather them together at once, and swear together. It's just that...... Just ......"

"Huh?" When Kun heard this, he was a little dissatisfied, and there were still conditions.

When Liu Xiang heard this, he also understood that Kun was unhappy, so he hurriedly said: "There is a request from the clan leader, and the place of the oath cannot be set in Batavia!"

This, obviously, is not at ease with the Dutch. Therefore, after Liu Xiang finished speaking, he stared at Kun, thinking of a reason and wanting to explain.

Unexpectedly, Kun waved his hand without any opinion and said, "It's okay, then it's in Temasek." However, one thing to be clear is that during the pledge, Temasek will ensure supplies. ”