Debragansha, who had escaped from Ambon Bay, had a gray face, and his uniform had not been burned by the explosion, and he stood blankly at the stern of the ship, looking at the city and the high platform that was still alive.

He understood, he suddenly understood all of them, why there was not a single battleship, why there were almost no soldiers.

It's a big deal, a big deal.

Looking around at their own fleet, 24 warships died in the bay.

That phrase was finally fulfilled, the port was the grave of the fleet, only usually, they were the graves of ****** battleships, and this time it was finally Portugal's turn.

Of the more than 30 warships that escaped, eight were so badly damaged that sinking was inevitable and had to be abandoned.

The remaining warships suffered minor or severe damage and are being urgently repaired.

The only thing to be thankful for is that the Manuel was only hit by the sail and mast, the hull was safe, and at least Manuel retained the only decent thing he had.

The Combined East India Fleet, almost the most powerful Portuguese fleet in history, suffered a complete defeat at Ambon, sinking most of its ships without seeing a single enemy.

This is by no means a failure in combat effectiveness or equipment, but a failure in command and strategy.

Holding his injured right arm, Shagaru staggered to Debraganza's side: "Governor...... It's me...... It's that I didn't figure it out......"

Debragança shook his head blankly: "No, you did your best to Sagaru, it is my responsibility." ”

"Governor......" Shagaru's eyes were red as he looked at the inevitable sinking warships, he had not seen such a scene even in the worst nightmares, "I don't understand...... Why ......"

"There is only one reason why their battleships are not there." A self-deprecating smile spread across Debraganza's face, "I should have thought of it a long time ago, because those warships are completely useless. ”

"I don't understand ......"

"All the cannons, already unloaded, are hidden around the harbor, and the fortress of the harbor is just a front."

Shajialu's eyes slowly widened, getting bigger and bigger: "What...... Why do you ...... this?"

"Yang Changfan is not only powerful, but also ...... Not a little arrogant, not a little bit, even if he captured our fleet, even if he captured Moluccas, he still knew that naval battles were not our opponents, and he looked forward to land battles. ”

"But what if...... We don't land in port...... Avoid those muzzle ......"

"The result is the same, I believe that all their soldiers are also like those artillery, hiding where they should be." Debraganza turned back to the sky and sighed, "I will take responsibility for this failure." ”

Although it was too late, Debraganza finally saw through all of Yang Changfan's deployments after everything was over.

But in fact, I still haven't seen through everything.

The Combined Fleet, which had only about 20 warships left, was unable to fight Malacca directly, so it had to return to the port of Kendari to repair and treat the wounded first.

But just a few hours after escaping the artillery fire of Ambon, the clipper boat of the Kendari Administrator arrived. When the Governor of Kendari boarded the ship, his expression was even more dazed than here.

Kendari has never been an important Portuguese stronghold, but it is maintained by a few dozen people. After the main fleet left, the Huiwangfu fleet suddenly fell from the sky, and Kendari was unable to make any resistance, so the chief executive had to abandon the port and flee. Convinced that the Combined Fleet must have won victory in Ambon, he did not return to Malacca, but fled towards Ambon.

I never thought that I would make peace with the defeated fleet.

This time, Debraganza was completely devastated.

It is true that the main fleet of the Huiwang Mansion should not have many guns and not many men, but it is still more than enough to deal with a small port like Kendari. If you dare to fight, even if the fleet is defeated in front of you, you may still be able to recapture Kendari.

But so what? Kendari doesn't matter.

At least, seeing the main fleet of the Huiwang Mansion proves that Malacca should be safe.

Abandoning the ship, which could not be repaired, the wounded and the living huddled together and returned to Malacca at full speed.

The Spice Islands, the last few base areas, were also included in the territory of the Huiwang Mansion.

……

In the port of Ambon, post-war reconstruction work is underway non-stop. It must have been the happiest post-war reconstruction ever, and it was presided over by the former governor Paletta, who had to take command of the restoration of the fort built by the Portuguese and then destroyed by the Portuguese.

As for the hundreds of Portuguese prisoners, including Canelias, they were still imprisoned in the city unharmed. They heard the rumbling of cannons, rejoiced at the imminent rescue, and then fell into despair of being executed, but in the end there was only the wreckage of the Portuguese warship left on the sea, and they were still what they were.

Portugal lost, but they survived, not knowing whether to cry or laugh.

Previously, the Huiwang Mansion went to sea to practice artillery, which was actually to let each soldier send two cannons to form an artillery team of two. Ninety percent of the guns on the ship were then dismantled and ambushed on the shore, leaving eighty percent of the troops to guard Ambon, and the remaining two percent of the troops sailed out to sea to make a detour to the north of the Sura Islands to raid Kendari. The order given by Yang Changfan is very clear, Kendari will take it if there is no defense, run away if there is defense, run back to Manila, and if necessary, even run back to Dongfan Penghu. As long as this fleet is not destroyed, the deterrent power of the Huiwang Mansion will always exist.

After this battle, the Huiwang Mansion undoubtedly stood firm in the Molujia Sea. In other words, Yang Changfan completed the division of forces in Southeast Asia by force.

The following things are very clear, keep here and get benefits.

With the influx of pirate gangs from all walks of life, there is really nowhere to go for merchant ships without a certain armament in Southeast Asian waters, only the fleet anchored under the Huiwangfu is unimpeded all the way, and the merchants of Guangdong and Fujian began to go all the way south under the protection of the Huiwangfu, and bought the goods that originally belonged to Portugal from the locals, and they can choose to wholesale in Manila to the Chinese merchants who resell, or they can directly return to Penghu to pass the customs and share. Of course, if you are brave, you can directly transport it back to your hometown, as long as you can afford the terrible consequences of being exposed.

Although there are always outlaws, everyone knows that the current situation in Nanyang is spelled out by the Huiwangfu, and the Huiwangfu can completely monopolize the route by itself like the Franco, but they chose to give the merchants a chance.

On the other hand, the Huiwang Mansion adopts a policy of mutual supervision, encouraging mutual reporting, if there are smugglers who escape the Huiwang Mansion, the whistleblower will be rewarded, and others will take a cut of only you smuggle, in fact, it is not far from death.

……

Half a month later, the defeated Portuguese fleet sailed into the port of Malacca, if it could still be called a port......

According to the survivors, there have been three groups of people here. (To be continued.) )