Half a month has passed in the blink of an eye, and the naval squadron that has been hiding as pirates in the South Seas has reported the progress of the conflict between the Netherlands and the British.

On the third day of the Dutch delegation's return to Java, a mixed Dutch fleet of 50 warships and 100 armed merchant ships sailed north to a branch of the British East India Company in the Straits of Manchuria.

Everywhere is the most congregated place of the Pirate League, but on this day, the Dutch pounced and captured Manthorn in just one hour.

The arrogant commander of the fleet, the British, feared that, despite the adjutant's objections, he ordered his soldiers to cross the long and narrow Straits of Manchurian and enter the vast Indian Ocean on the other side, the sphere of influence of the British East India Company.

Needless to say, the Dutch fleet fell headlong into the trap set for them by the Pirate League, and after a great battle, the Dutch mixed fleet suffered heavy losses, and almost a hundred armed merchant ships sank into the sea.

The Dutch commander was no longer arrogant when he attacked, and fled back with the remaining thirty or so warships.

In fact, this commander's command ability is not bad, you know, there are a full 500 pirate ships surrounding them, and they can retreat with the regular Dutch army to such a point, which shows that his command ability can even be described as excellent. But he still can't hide the defeat caused by his arrogance, although he also killed more than a hundred of the other party's ships.

The British seemed to be carried away by the victory, and even more than 100 regular warships, more than 100 Indian colonial warships, and the remaining nearly 400 pirate ships, a total of about 700 warships, crossed the Strait of Manchurian, recovered Manchuka, and drove all the way to Jakarta, the headquarters of the Dutch East India in Java.

Little did they know where nearly a hundred Dutch warships and more than 500 armed merchant ships were waiting for them.

And behind them, there was also a kind of nearly 200 armed merchant ships that set off all the way from Champa to the kingdom of Manchuka, blocking their retreat.

The Dutch want to fight a decisive battle!

But will their plan succeed?

The British were not stupid, and when they realized that something was wrong, they immediately turned the gun and fled all the way back.

As a result, the attacking side became the fleeing side, and the defending side became the attacking side.

When the British fleet arrived at Manchuria, they thought it was going to be safe, but they did not expect that the fleet of Dutch armed merchant ships that had driven from the occupation of the city stopped the way.

At this time, any strategy is nonsense, if the British cannot quickly break through the blockade of the Dutch fleet, then they will really be defeated after the arrival of large forces from behind.

As a result, the British fleet, which was anxious to go home, did not want to attack the blockade of the Dutch fleet, and there was no intention of entanglement, but only smeared oil on the soles of their feet after a few runs when they made contact. In the end, although the large force managed to escape, dozens of ships were still hit and wounded, and remained in the encirclement forever.

After listening to Fan Jinyan, he felt that except for the battle fought during the Dutch attack, the rest was completely acting.

However, he can also imagine what the next war will look like.

The British suffered a dark loss, and they would never give up, and they would also learn from the Dutch, recruit companies and merchant ships from the colonies, and refit them all, not to mention attacking, at least able to resist the Dutch attack.

Fan Jinyan can imagine that at least in half a year, this naval battle will not be able to end, and it will even turn into a war between the Netherlands and the British mainland.

And he will be able to use this time to complete the tasks given by the system

In the original history, Annan has always been a subject country of China, but during the reign of the Ming Dynasty, Annan first changed from a subject country to a county, and then restored the kingdom. During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, because of the civil strife in Annan, it was demoted to the Commander of the Metropolitan Department of Annan, and nominally, it became the territory of the Ming Dynasty. But it was the local royal family that actually ruled Annam, the Mo clan.

But in this world, it is different, because Annan has always behaved deferentially, and after Chongzhen ascended the throne, he restored the kingdom of Annan, and let the descendants of the Mo family be kings, continue to rule Annan, and be a subject of the Ming Dynasty.

Fan Jinyan had already thought of using the excuse that the Dutch in Champa refused free trade for Qiongzhou merchants and sent troops to Annam.

Excuses suck, but they're better than nothing.

It is better than innocently causing panic among the countries of the South Seas without any excuse.

In fact, Fan Jinyan didn't know that although Annam was a complete country on the surface, in fact, Mo's rule was only in the north.

From the Hue area of Annam, the real rulers were actually the Nguyen clan.

Even if Fan Jinyan knows, he will come to a sentence, does it have anything to do with Lao Tzu? Lao Tzu only recognizes you as the Mo clan of Annam.

When it comes to the route of the troops, Nan Chau is the closest to Hue ruled by the Nguyen clan, separated only by a narrow strait.

But in order to become famous, Fan Jinyan still had to decide to go all the way to the north and go straight to Nghe An County in the north-central part of Annan

How many years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, how many years have Mo and Ruan fought.

Although the Mo clan stands on the righteousness and controls the most land and population, every time they fight, they are always defeated by the Ruan clan, and the best result is only a draw.

If it weren't for the intervention of the Ming court several times, Annan would have changed the dynasty for an unknown number of years.

Now that the Ming Dynasty is about to collapse, the Ruan family is ready to move, and the contemporary king of the Mo family is already an ant on the hot pot, fidgeting.

"Your Highness, General Ruan Yangtian sent a letter again, asking you to cede the two counties of Quang Binh and Ha Jing, otherwise you will send troops to the north!" In the palace with Nanyang characteristics, a white-bearded old man dressed in a white robe said to a young man sitting on the throne in the same costume, but with dark red and gold edges.

The young man is Mo Gaoxuan, the contemporary king of Annam, and judging from his immature round face, he is only fifteen or sixteen years old.

After listening to the report of the palace minister, although Mo Gaoxuan was very angry, he did not speak, but looked at the woman sitting next to him, with a delicate appearance and simple clothes.

The woman didn't look at the king next to her, and habitually said directly to the minister: "Is there any change at the border?" ”

"Back to the Queen Mother, everything is normal at the border. But there was news that the Dutch who had occupied the city had gone south to join the war. The old minister continued.

It turns out that this woman is Mo Gaoxuan's mother?

Phew

Mo Gaoxuan is already in her teens, and this woman is only in her early twenties.

Could it be that Annan's woman is so powerful? At what age can you have a baby?

Obviously, this woman is the queen of the previous king, and looking at her appearance, she is still a queen mother who holds the royal power in one hand.

I saw her smile slightly, as if she said confidently: "Don't bother with it, transfer another thousand elite troops from the north to the south to strengthen the border defense." ”

"Yes, Weichen will go and order." After the old man finished speaking, he was about to leave, when he heard a rush of footsteps from behind.

Before he turned around, a young warrior knelt beside him, "Queen Mother, Your Highness, Nghe An County is in an emergency, Hue City was suddenly attacked by the Qiongzhou Naval Division. ”

"What?" When the Queen Mother heard this, she could no longer sit still, and stood up with a brush on her face, full of incredulity and horror. (To be continued.) )