"By the way, did you just ask the aquatic to take the map? There is nothing else to say. Liang Pengfei temporarily put aside the bad water in his stomach and asked Ni Ming curiously.

"In the past, my subordinates have heard those Spanish officers and military instructors say that the Netherlands is the most powerful colonial country after Portugal and Spain, and before Britain, and many colonies in this country are coveted by many Western countries. Ni Ming's finger landed on the map. Liang Pengfei's gaze followed Ni Ming's finger and looked at an island on the map, and his eyes suddenly lit up. "Ceylon?"

"Adults know this island too? That's right, it's Ceylon. The first Western colonists to arrive were the Portuguese, and the Dutch colonized Colombo after they conquered it with a large army, and it has been held by the Dutch ever since. This is an important sea passage between the South China Sea and the mainland and the West. It is called the crossroads to the East by those in the West.

It is also rich in gemstones, known as the gem island by Westerners, and it is from here that Lanka gemstones, which are famous in the West, are continuously exported overseas. Moreover, if it can be used in my hand, it is equivalent to blocking the big hand of those Westerners reaching out to the South Seas. Ni Ming's fingers nodded vigorously, and his tone was very solemn.

Liang Pengfei nodded frequently. "I didn't expect you to know so much about the situation in this world. It's a blessing to have someone like you among us. ”

Ni Ming smiled a little embarrassedly: "Actually, these things are all when I was on King Crab Island, my subordinates befriended Instructor Na Juan, and when I chatted, I knew a lot of things, plus around the adults, I know that you have a far-sighted vision and an eye on the world, how dare your subordinates not do their best and strive to absorb knowledge to make up for their shortcomings?" ”

"That's good, hehe, but since Counselor Ni can think of Ceylon, I don't know if you think of it, if those Western countries detour Ceylon, what should we do?" Liang Pengfei said with a smile: "After all, Ceylon Island is just a small island, and it is a little far away from us, of course, this place must be occupied as an outpost for us to reach into the Indian Ocean, but this is just an outpost." ”

Speaking of this, Liang Pengfei paused deliberately, glanced around, and all his subordinates were contemplating, as if they were considering the meaning of what Liang Pengfei said, but it seemed that no one had an answer.

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"This ...... The subordinates are blunt, please also ask the adults to order. Ni Ming looked at the map for a long time, and he really didn't understand Liang Pengfei's intentions, so he asked Liang Pengfei with a smile.

"Come, look here, what do you think we should occupy here?" Liang Pengfei's finger was on the closest point between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra.

Ni Ming glanced at it twice and couldn't help but be stunned: "Here...... This is indeed a key place, but my lord, who is currently in this place, my subordinates do not know. Do you want to take this place too? ”

"Yes, do you know that in the Malay Peninsula, there are many Chinese compatriots, and their number is no less than that of Borneo. At present, the world's most powerful colonial power, the British, has established a port in Penang, in the middle of the Malay Peninsula, which was discovered by British Captain Wright seven years ago. Captain Wright took over the jurisdiction of Penang on behalf of the East India Company after promising the Sultan of Kedah that Britain would protect Kedah from Siamese aggression.

That is to say, even if we occupy the island of Ceylon, those Westerners can still move forward to here and enter us through the Straits of Malacca. So, we're going to take advantage of the present and find a way to get this in our hands, you know, the strait is here, and it's so wide that all it takes is long-range artillery to chill the passing ships.

Moreover, if this place falls into our hands, if some Western countries are at war with us, as long as we can hold this place, those enemies will have to be forced to bypass the whole of Sumatra, and then penetrate into the South Sea through the Sunda Strait between Sumatra and Java. You must know that this detour is more than 3,000 miles of sea route. ”

After hearing Liang Pengfei's explanation, almost everyone present couldn't help but gasp. "Obediently, if the ship is fast with the wind, it will take at least seven or eight days, if you want to keep the fleet moving together, won't it take ten more days to walk than through here, and if the wind is against the wind, I am afraid it will be even slower." Bai Shusheng, an old pirate, quickly came to a conclusion.

"Take! My lord, this must be taken! "Now, Ni Ming, who originally looked suave and suave, as if he was young, suddenly had red eyes." Hold on here, and win a thousand ships. The wisdom of adults, subordinates are willing to bow to the wind. ”

"Where, it's just that I once knew that this place was important for trade." Liang Pengfei replied with a smile. At this time, there is no Singapore yet, here, I don't occupy it, I'm afraid that in a few years, the British will pounce on it and pretend to be the king.

"Actually, Staff Officer Ni, it's already remarkable that you can think of such a far, at least by my side, only you can think of this step, look at these guys......" Liang Pengfei stretched out his finger and pointed at the ruffians standing on the left and right, and when he saw their ghostly looks, he felt angry.

"What about you, you guys are still smirking and smirking, in addition to cutting people or cutting people all day long, can you learn more knowledge, you know, science and technology are the primary productive forces, well, this has nothing to do with you, what I want to say is that you have to use your brains more, long minds, you know, the future war, absolutely not just rely on strength to win the war. …… Bai Shusheng, you always squint at Monk Chen, you are a typical half-bottle of vinegar, and you always revolve around Xiaobai next to my wife......"

Young Master Liang began to count the shortcomings and faults of these subordinates one by one, and heard that these people were all red-faced, dejected and repentant, and finally Young Master Liang himself concluded his speech, asking these future famous generals to study hard every day, and become a useful person for the society, the country and the nation as soon as possible, until Ni Ming reminded Young Master Liang that he should hurry up and formulate the next battle plan now, so he was reluctant to let go of the idea of cleaning up and ravaging this group of future famous generals.

Three days later, in a temporary residence in Kendawangan. Colonel Michels, who had always regarded himself as the best example of a soldier in the Dutch Army, looked a little embarrassed at the moment, his military hat was thrown aside, the wig on his head was a little crooked, and his expression was still serious, but his guards could see that the gaze of the colonel was a little distracted and angry.

"No news, no news at sea, no news on land, what the hell does this mean?!" Colonel Michels' roar exploded in the ears of the lieutenant who had come through the door to report.

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"Report to the Colonel, I don't know, it's been five days since the reconnaissance ship sent to the north and there is still no news, and the reconnaissance cavalry also sent to the north has not heard from it." The lieutenant still straightened up and answered Colonel Michels' questions aloud.

"Damn, damn it, I knew that those navies were a bunch of unreliable idiots, and those miscellaneous fish were a bunch of stupid people who didn't even know whether to pull the trigger or not to shoot except for money, which bastard made such a stupid march plan, he should go to the gallows!" Colonel Michels's roar continued to bombard the lieutenant's ears, stiff as a stone sculpture.

"Yes, Colonel, the one who made a stupid plan by the system should go to the gallows." The lieutenant would not dare to contradict Colonel Michels when he was furious, and that would have ended him up in two minutes with either himself becoming a toilet cleaner in two minutes, or being kicked twice by Colonel Michels.

Because Colonel Michels, who is the best example of a Dutch army soldier, is also a staunch enforcer and advocate of violent corporal punishment in the army.

"Colonel, Colonel, emergency, emergency!" A guard burst in from outside the gate in a panic, and after seeing Colonel Michels who was angry, he hurriedly saluted: "Colonel, a large number of unknown armed elements have been found outside the city, and the number is close to tens of thousands. ”

Hearing this, Colonel Michels and the lieutenant couldn't help but change color in unison, Colonel Michels deserved to be an excellent soldier, and at this time, when he heard the news, he quickly calmed down. "Nearly 10,000 people?"

"Yes, Mr. Colonel, several of our outposts have spotted a large number of armed men rushing towards Kendawangan almost simultaneously. Moreover, each of the enemy forces was at least nearly a thousand people. They were so fast that the soldiers from the two reconnaissance posts did not even have time to retreat. ”

Colonel Michels' fiery red brow shrugged slightly, walked to the desk next to him, grabbed his hat and brought it to his head, and commanded loudly: "Tell all the soldiers to assemble at once and prepare for battle." Also, ask the soldiers guarding the castle gates to close the gates immediately. ”

"This is the old city of Kendawangyan, and it is also the residence of the Dutch today, this is the castle built by the Dutch a hundred years ago, although it has been a long time, but it is still very strong, and it seems that the other party's defense is also very strict, and even the artillery is arranged on the gun position, with the current firepower in our hands, there is no way to break through this fort." Ni Ming looked at the tall castle two miles in front of him, and said to Liang Pengfei, who was observing the city head with a telescope.

Liang Pengfei clasped his hands in front of his chest, the corners of his mouth were slightly curved, revealing a faint smile, looking so insidious and vicious. "It doesn't matter, I would even wish that the Dutch commander had sent all his soldiers to the tower, so that General Ben would have wasted his ammunition."

(To be continued)