Debraganza took a deep breath and asked, "Are Canelias, the priest and our citizens alright?" ”

"Yang Changfan was very kind to the prisoners of war, and he even allowed many people to continue to work in their posts and pay their salaries."

Debraganza frowned slightly when he heard this: "This is the most terrifying. ”

Sagalummu nodded: "Yes, it looks like he wants to get here forever." But rest assured, Governor, that Canelas is already conscious of the sacrifice, and may the Lord bless him. ”

Everyone in the cabin made a cross on their chests at the same time, recited the scriptures, and prayed that Canelas would turn evil into good fortune.

After praying, Debraganza quickly pulled away from his sadness: "Then, the other side has given up on negotiations. ”

"Yang Changfan put forward insulting terms, which in my opinion is."

"Let me hear how insulting it is."

"He wants to use the Manila longitude as a boundary for us to recognize his place in Southeast Asia."

The generals present invariably ridiculed and insulted.

"The Spaniards did not dare to put forward such conditions!"

"Shagaru, are you sure he's not Mousselin?"

"Stop trying diplomacy and eliminate him."

"There must be the support of the Venetians behind this!"

After the insult, Sagaru finally said: "In addition, Yang Changfan tried to threaten me, and finally expressed his concern for the safety of Malacca. ”

"Does he dare to go to Malacca by boat?"

"It can't be."

"Since he said it himself, then it must be a bluff."

"Yes." Sagaru nodded, "It seems to me that this is buying time, maybe he is still waiting for supplies or a fleet from Manila." ”

De Braganza looked back at the portrait on the wall, and Manuel I still looked at him like that.

"Defeat them and take Ambon."

……

A day later, Yang Changfan stood in front of the fort in Ambon Port. He had already understood the other party's determination to fight a decisive battle, but Yang Changfan himself was not so confident, unlike the old and spicy Portuguese Combined Fleet, whether it was himself or this fleet, they were still too young to withstand such a life-and-death decisive battle. He knew very well that all the prestige of the Huiwang Mansion came from this seemingly powerful fleet, for Portugal, the loss of Southeast Asia and India, the loss of India and Africa, the loss of Africa and Brazil, but Yang Changfan is different, losing this fleet, everything he has worked hard to get will be in vain.

In the distance, the shadow of Galen's ship was already vaguely visible, almost exactly the same as the estimated arrival time.

At this time, the all-too-familiar voice came from behind him: "Changfan, go to the high platform." ”

Yang Changfan turned around slowly, now this Xu Wenchang has swept away his decadence, and he is a little more open-minded and arrogant in his strategy, and less gloomy and cunning.

Behind Xu Wenchang was a high platform that was hastily erected with logs.

The two sat cross-legged opposite each other in front of a humble round table with a pair of Go, and after bringing tea to Neha, she knelt down in front of the board and posed as instructed.

Yang Changfan picked up a chess piece and sighed: "This is too exaggerated......

"The more pompous they are, the more bottomless they are." Xu Wenchang smiled and pressed a sunspot, "It's your turn." ”

"I won't." Yang Changfan shook his head and said, "Is there chess?" ”

"No, I'll teach you."

"It's too troublesome, let's play backgammon." Yang Changfan also smiled, "I'm blocked!" ”

Xu Wenchang smiled and fell: "Backgammon is played by children, don't depreciate yourself." ”

"Okay, okay, according to you, just mess around." Yang Changfan blocked the chess road again, and at the same time talked about his worries. In fact, he is not sure whether the other party has telescopes or other instruments at all, and may not be able to see this empty plan at all, "If the other party can't see us and fire directly, we will die." Besides, in this environment, it would be nice to call two people to play chess. ”

"No, it won't." Xu Wenchang pointed to the muzzle of the port below, "If they dare to go within a hundred zhang, then we have already won." ”

"Can you see us from a hundred feet away? Have you ever heard of a telescope? ”

"To play chess is to die together." Xu Wenchang's first son fell, and the fifth son connected, "Be serious." ”

“……”

Whether it was Yang Changfan or Xu Wenchang, they didn't plan to fight a decisive battle at sea at all.

Why bother to fight for others' strengths with your own shortcomings? Now that Ambon is under our control, if you want to take it back, please land.

You're not just a handful of armed soldiers, but also heavily armed local mercenaries and passers-by who hate you. To retake this place, you will have to fight your own way into the fortress you have built.

And I'm just here to play chess and drink tea, waiting for you to come.

I don't know if they've heard of the empty city plan.

There was nothing worse for Debraganza than the feeling of a painful decision and a blow to the air, as the unprecedented Combined Fleet marched eastward, without seeing a shadow of the enemy, and now it was in front of Ambon.

He could see the harbor battery in a trance, and that damn wooden shelf.

There is an old saying in the Navy - the port is the grave of the fleet.

But this was limited to Europe, and in the backward East Indies, our fleet could have landed directly with the port to smash.

But if the port has no less firepower than the fleet, everything is tantamount to a moth to a fire.

"Commander, the fleet needs your instructions." The adjutant reminded that "soon it will be within artillery range." ”

"Shagaru." Debraganza looked at Shagaru, who was watching the battle not far behind him, "You've been here, how many artillery configurations do they have?" ”

"Thirty at most, and it's old-style artillery, the kind we used twenty years ago." "I told you before, Lord Governor. ”

"I'm just, reconfirm."

"Then the commander......" the adjutant looked at Debraganza, "are we going to prepare for the bombardment of the port?" ”

"Wait, get closer, call a man with good eyesight, I'm going to see what's on that wooden shelf, collect some sails a little, slow down."

The entire fleet, under the command of Debraganza, went into a state of slow sailing, and all ships were ready to fire their guns.

Closer, closer, Debraganza finally saw the situation on the high platform, two people sitting together, as if playing chess.

At this time, they seemed to see themselves too, and suddenly got up and waved their hands in this direction.

"That should be Yang Changfan, only he will look so tall." Sagaru put his right hand on his eye socket and squinted into the distance.

"What's the trick?" Debraganza never underestimated this foe he had never met.

Shagaru said embarrassedly, "It's up to you to judge, Governor, I'm just a merchant. (To be continued.) )