Chapter 244: The Great Training Army (2) -- Blockade of Malacca
Maybe it is those who have a good heart who will be rewarded!
Luckily, they were assigned to the much-anticipated navy. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info Although this is something to be happy about, but for these two landlubbers. The experience of the first Shanghai ship is really unbearable. Thinking about that first month, I almost vomited out my heart, liver and lungs. It's sour and weak all day long, like a salted fish that is dead and frequent.
It wasn't until the days went by that he slowly adapted to life at sea. So in front of the knife neck, they are also honest novices.
At this moment, Chen Jiasheng was scolded by the knife neck like this, and they couldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb and didn't see it. After all, after eating and living together for so long, Chen Jiasheng still takes good care of them.
In this way, the knife neck was persuaded by the recruits in the team. This makes it difficult for the neck of the knife to fall any longer. Shut up, let everyone take their places, thinking of giving the 'enemy' a lethal counterattack. In the end, it was a drill, and he didn't have the time to preach to him.
The roaring sound of cannon rang out instantly, and on the vast ocean surface, it was loud and transparent. By the time it reached the city of Malacca, which was 100 nautical miles away in a straight line, the movement was already very weak.
Although the location of the exercise is not in Malacca City, it is very close to Malacca City. As long as you send a few people to take a look at the place where the exercise is held, you will find that the open sea of Malacca City is completely blocked by the Nanyang Fleet.
You must know that this Malacca city is the capital of the British Malay governor, and it is the base camp in Nanyang, a bridgehead against the Ming Dynasty. In a sense, it is a nail embedded in the South Seas by Britain. Daming practiced around it, and the implication of this is not simple.
And during the exercise, passing merchant ships in the Strait of Malacca were forcibly avoided by the Ming Dynasty. However, the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty or the merchant ships of the friends of the Ming Dynasty can still pass through under the 'surveillance' of the Nanyang Fleet. But the merchant ships of Britain and Spain were not treated so well.
As long as you go to sea, you will be targeted by the Nanyang Fleet. Then the cargo was confiscated on the grounds of stealing military secrets. ended up with nothing but money and goods!
As a result, the merchant ships of Britain and Spain were too frightened to run to the South Seas.
In this regard, the British Malay Governor and the Spanish Philippine Governor did not fail to protest. The envoys of the Ming Dynasty to the local area were also summoned many times. As a result, on the grounds that Malacca was on the high seas, the Ming Dynasty righteously rejected the protests of the two governors. He also said that the subject of this exercise was the blockade of Malacca, and if a merchant ship passed quietly under a strict blockade, it would be a provocation to the Ming Dynasty and a test of the Nanyang Fleet.
Therefore, the Ming Dynasty did not allow any merchant ships to pass freely.
Of course, the two governors did not believe such reasons. As a result, the envoys of the Ming Dynasty were also annoyed, and they came directly to get sick. No matter how the governors of the two countries summon them, they will not go out of the door and will not step out.
Even the governors came to the door in person, and the envoys of the Ming Dynasty also avoided it coldly.
This kind of slap in the face makes it impossible for Britain and Spain, which have always put their interests first, to fight back! But Daming had been prepared early in the morning, and he was not afraid at all.
Because the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty did not go to the Indian Ocean at all. Even if it does business with Myanmar, it is basically done by Portugal, France and other friendly countries. Even if it is retaliated against, it can only be vented on Portugal, France and other friends. In this way, it also deepened the gap between Portugal, France and the United Kingdom, and Daming did not lose a penny, so why not.
As for Spain, it's even more worry-free. Because since Vietnam became a subject country of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming merchant ships that went north all took advantage of the coastal waters of Vietnam. The Nanyang Fleet of the Ming Dynasty also often went to the South China Sea to deter the Spaniards who were not well-intentioned.
As a result, the bustling Port of Manila was deserted overnight.
Of course, the city of Malacca is not much better than Manila. Before the blockade, the Port of Malacca did not have as many merchant ships as in Johor Bahru due to its high fees. But there are still merchant ships from Britain and Spain on the left, making up for it. After the blockade, their own merchant ships were gone. Except for a few retired warships soaking in the water, only the sound of the waves breaking the dead silence.
Looking at this empty scene, the British Malay Governor-General, Magorny, turned pale. He thought that taking advantage of the war between Siam-Burma and Burma, he could destroy the Ming-Siam-Burma Triple Alliance, which was dominated by the Ming Dynasty. And make a big profit from Myanmar.
But man is not as good as heaven, and those anti-Burmese forces that were secretly supported by the British Empire turned their backs on the British Empire at a critical juncture. Let the great opportunity to make money be gone.
The alliance of the three countries has also become closer because of the strong intervention of the Ming Dynasty. Even Burma, which had clearly reached a settlement, once again turned against the British Indian Governor-General for seizing East Bengal and supporting anti-Burmese forces.
All the efforts were all in vain.
Magorny was also angry at the stupidity and short-sightedness of the Indian governor, but he was angry and useless to the current situation.
So he endured it and planned a way to deal with it!
Thinking about this, my eyes drifted away. Slowly move to the sea outside the harbor. I saw a faint cloud of smoke slowly rising, but it dissipated again. It is one with the whole world.
When he was stunned, the butler politely walked up behind Magorny and said in a loud voice: "Your Excellency, the Sultan Prince Ajansha is here!" ”。
Magorny immediately turned around and sat down on the off-white sofa with a knowing smile.
So after a while, a young man wrapped in an orange turban, with deep facial features and a dark complexion, walked in. He wears a white shirt that is extremely popular in the Ming Dynasty at the moment, and black trousers on the bottom. On his feet were black leather shoes, clear and shiny, and dangling a little dazzling.
Because of the officials of the Ming Dynasty, almost all of them are dressed like this. So that the ordinary people competed to imitate it. Anyway, Daming is only on festivals, and there are some requirements for Hanfu. The rest of the regular clothes are worn as you like.
Those flat-headed people also want to wear this dress and get into the official spirit.
As a result, it spread farther and farther, and even Johor, which is close to Johor Bahru, was also affected by this habit.
Magorny only looked at it for a moment, and then asked the butler to serve the black tea of the British Empire. At the same time, there is a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he looks extremely friendly.
In fact, he was secretly happy about Ajansha's outfit. After all, this dress is only liked by those Ming people who want to be officials. But Ajan Shah is the son of the Sultan of Johor and is a rightful prince. If you want to be an official, it's as simple as ever. There is no need to wear Daming's clothes at all.
Maybe Azhan Sha is to avoid suspicion, so he wears this dress to hide people's eyes. But in any case, Ajansha wore it. Then it also revealed a trace of heart.
Maybe the official he wants to be is not an ordinary official. The right you want is not an ordinary right.
And that's exactly what Magorny wants to take advantage of. (To be continued.) )