Chapter 655: Things are getting bigger and bigger

"Tusi Tubang affairs are in charge of Honglu Temple, although Honglu Temple belongs to the political affairs hall, talents have to rely on the general affairs college, so the political affairs hall can only entrust the Honglu Temple to our general affairs hall. Don't worry about what the government hall will do in Myanmar, everything is ...... me."

"Xie Bachi, you are coercing the outside order, even if the procuratorate can't control it, you should be sprayed in the middle of the matter."

"Something to do? Now he is smoking above his head to hug the legs of the big man of the east and west courts, and the official family intends to hand over the matter to the two courts, so that the master of the court who only knows how to spray people and make mistakes will deal more with the political affairs hall, and in the future, it will be the same as the financial supervision office. ”

"You've just come back from Europa, and you know everything so well in the country?"

"I don't just have eight feet of tongue, but also eight feet of ears......

In the southeast of Bago, Burma, four cruisers and more than a dozen sea carp frigates were moored, and Wu Ya and Xie Chengze, the governor of the General Office who had just returned from Europa, were chatting on the beach.

This was the end of September, and the five newly formed divisions, one artillery battalion directly under Wu Ya, and a total of 80,000 servants from many countries had been only pressing Bagu, and they were not in a hurry to attack, because they were waiting for the return of the Western fleet that had gone to Goa to pick up Xiao Xie.

At this time, there were twenty or thirty Europa warships and armed merchant ships cruising in the sea south of Salem, most of which belonged to the British East India Company. Although Yinghua has a strong army and is not afraid of what the other side will attack, it is extremely difficult to be vigilant all day long, and it is necessary to solve the root cause of the Burmese problem at this time: Shalian, and it is impossible to control the sea.

As soon as Xiao Xie came, he not only brought Hu Hanshan's Western fleet, but also provoked the political disposal of Myanmar after the war.

"Governor! Commander Hu sent a top-secret order from the Metropolitan Governor! ”

Just as the conversation was rising, the officers of the Western Fleet came like a burning butt, and Xiao Xie saw that his face suddenly changed greatly.

"Dudu, I have to go to Malacca, since the war is undecided here, let Chen Run and them take care of it first."

Wu Ya asked curiously, "What's the matter?" I can't even know? ”

Xiao Xie smiled reluctantly: "What the Governor can know is that if I can't handle Xie Bachi well, I have to come forward with you." ”

Wu Ya's eyes lit up: "Really? Then I wish you success! ”

Xiao Xie shook his head helplessly: "Don't be kidding, that's several sultanates, millions of people." ”

The fast Jiao boat carrying Xiao Xie split the sea and sped away, Wu Ya shrugged and said, "I'm serious......"

Hu Hanshan prepared the fastest three-masted sea carp ship for Xiao Xie, but the destination was not Malacca, but the northern bay of the Java Sea.

The bay was covered with tall masts and forests, and the sails were like stratus clouds, and there was a thick aura of slaughter, and even Xiao Xie, who was accustomed to seeing the large fleets of the navies of various countries in Europa, couldn't help but shudder. Five battleships, fourteen cruisers, ten prefecture-class frigates, twenty-two sea carp frigates, plus more than thirty transports and armed merchant ships, the root of the Anglo-Chinese Four Ocean Fleet: the South Sea Fleet, has gathered all the main warships and most of the frigates.

"The Malacca plan has gone awry, and the Chinese in Batavia are in danger of being slaughtered. I drove the Nanyang Fleet here, and the Dutch did not dare to do it rashly, but according to the information of the Pattani Chinese, and the spying of the Naval Intelligence Department, the Dutch might do it in early October, because by that time the fleet sent by the Dutch mainland would arrive. ”

Xiao Sheng explained the situation to Xiao Xie, his face was heavy, and he seemed to have a lot of worries.

"The Dutch fleet is not to be jealous, and the Dutch do not have the courage to face off against me at sea in the South Seas. But the Dutch instigated the sultanates and began to engage in a ** wave, and once the war with the Dutch started, it ignited the line of fire planted by the Dutch. At that time, the Chinese in these sultanates will not end well. And our Anglo-Chinese and these sultanates will also become hostile, which is more than 10 countries with a population of nearly 10 million. ”…,

"The slaughter of the Chinese in Nanyang, the hatred of all countries, this is a failure, the official family sent troops this time, even if Burma wins, the overall situation is still broken. This will make the people in the country unstable, the businessmen uneasy, and the officials and families...... Reputation will also be damaged. ”

Jia Hao is also here, and this situation is what he learned from Tan Liang, and he also found that the matter of Malacca is beyond the control of him and the army. He handed over the matter to Xiao Sheng, the governor of Nanyang, who coordinated the Nanyang war, and Xiao Sheng found that he couldn't solve it, but fortunately, Xiao Xie came back from Europa.

"Well, that means we've come to the last door to solve the Nanyang problem......

Xiao Xie's thinking was different from that of a soldier, and when he said this, Xiao Sheng and Jia Hao were shocked at the same time.

"Didn't the official family and us say it when they first set the national policy of 'first the south and then the north'? The Dutch, plus the sultanates in Sumatra and Java, are the foundation of the old pattern of the South Seas. ”

Xiao Xie's words made Xiao Sheng and Jia Hao suddenly feel that their blood began to boil, they just felt that the situation was critical, but they didn't take another step forward, this is the inevitable reaction of the Yinghua giant wave washing Nanyang for the second time, the root of the situation is exposed, as long as this gate is broken, Nanyang will completely become Yinghua's back garden.

But how do you take this step?

Xiao Xie can only point out the significance of the situation, he only understands diplomacy, and the current situation cannot be solved by diplomacy alone, so the three of them fell into silence.

"The military order assigned to me by the official family also said that the affairs of Malacca are very widely related, including political, religious and commercial affairs, and what kind of waves will be caused by the official family, and the official family cannot see through them all. In the current situation, it is the Dutch who have taken the initiative to pull out all the connections, which is ......"

After a long time, Jia Hao said slowly, his eyes flashing with a blazing essence, which is extremely rare to see, indicating that he is fighting in his heart, and it is a very pure fighting spirit.

Xiao Sheng also understood, took a deep breath, and then laughed: "Did the little Buddha decide to hide the Bodhisattva there?" Okay, six years ago, we fought to the death with the Spaniards and spelled out most of the Nanyang, and now we want to get the whole Nanyang, or one word: fight! ”

Xiao Xie subconsciously wanted to shake his head, this is not a simple war...... But then he also woke up, in the face of a door, what is the most effective way to open the door?

Kick it off!

Over the years, the British and Chinese civil and military, especially the core of the group that grew up with Li Shi, have learned to look at the problem with the "cost-benefit theory" from Li Shi, and one of the characteristics shown is that they are more concerned about the original altars and jars, and do not want to completely destroy the original pattern when it is not at a critical juncture, but use and support the favorable factors in the original pattern to give birth to a new pattern to dissolve the old pattern.

For example, in the current situation, both Jia Hao and Xiao Sheng hope to press down the tide stirred up by the Dutch through diplomatic means, and force is only the guarantee of diplomatic means.

But they ignored one point, Li Xi did not use the "cost-benefit theory" to guide all actions, otherwise he would not have pushed the 300,000-strong army to launch a clockwise offensive and pour Yinghua force into all directions. This time, regardless of the cost, it was to break the shackles for the British and Chinese countries and gain a broader world.

Xiao Xie saluted Xiao Sheng and Jia Hao solemnly: "Time is pressing, it's too late for the Hou Guan's order, and the General Affairs Hall will serve the army and navy this time." ”

Xiao Sheng nodded: "Let's use the mighty power and upright momentum to completely hold Nanyang in our hands!" ”

Jia Hao's original intention was to take Malacca, but the relationship between the Malacca Chinese and the Batavia Chinese has developed to a more ambitious prospect, but the risks and costs are also higher, and even Li Xi did not expect the first battle: the attack on Batavia. ..., yes, to directly get rid of the Dutch stronghold in Asia, and to clear the Dutch as if they were Spaniards. This is like the police launching a joint security investigation, and the gangs overreacted and united to fight to the death, forcing the police to escalate their actions into anti-gang sweeps.

"Stop! Don't run! ”

"Yellow Skin Tang Monkey ......"

At the Sunda Galaba pier in Batavia, a group of bearded policemen with Baotou stopped breathlessly and let out a feeble roar at a nimble, thin figure in the distance.

For these policemen, they don't know what the general trend of Nanyang is, so they feel that the governor has become more and more wary of the Tang people recently, and a while ago asked all the Tang people to renew their city citizen certificates, and they also cared about the beliefs of the Tang people for the first time. Whenever you encounter a Tang person on the street, you must check your documents, and if you don't have a certificate or your documents don't match, you must arrest them.

Could it be that there is some kind of conflict with China? The Dutch and the Chinese have been doing business well, so what conflict can there be? These are mostly incomprehensible to the police from Ceylon and even India.

Personally, they feel that the Tang people have actually become more and more disciplined in recent years, no longer fighting and slashing in the streets as before, and resolving any internal grievances by themselves, and never want the police to interfere. It is said that this is the credit of "Catholicism", they built a temple in Batavia, and the small family of the Tang people is for everyone, abiding by the law and doing good, and living with peace of mind.

"Go to Cohen Street, where the mosque has a conflict with the Tang people's temple, yes, arrest people, only arrest the Tang people, especially the sacrifice of the Tang people's temple, you must not let go! Remember to load your muskets! ”

A group of horses galloped up, and the Dutchman on the horse, a senior police officer, commanded the men with a blank face.

The group of policemen stood up and saluted, but they heard a loud bang like the sky falling, horses neighing, people fell to the ground, but no one helped this noble Dutch lord, everyone was lying or sitting, all soft on the ground, and their eyes looked straight in one direction.

Outside the port, the smoke of gunpowder is dispersed, and several water columns are rising.

"Thing...... Something is wrong! ”

The warning didn't care about breaking his head, and his face was bloody, and he shouted in panic.

"What's that sign?"

On the shore near the pier, looking at the huge shadow of a ship that was already clearly visible on the sea, it was bombarded with the harbor battery, and on the sail of the ship was a sign that resembled both Tai Chi and Panlong, and the thin boy who had been chased by the police before muttered to himself.

Then his eyes lit up: "That's ...... Anglo-Chinese fleet! The sacrifice showed me their flag! ”

"Yellow class! Yellow Shift! Our Heavenly Temple is surrounded by the government! ”

Several Chinese teenagers ran over, shouting as they ran.

The words of the young Huang Ban were full of confidence: "Don't worry! There's our fleet out there! ”

Batavia's Governor's Palace, Acting Governor Cohen Jr. stroked his forehead and moaned: "Something big has happened......"

In the ninth year of the Holy Dao, on October 2, 1726, the Anglo-Chinese fleet bombarded Batavia, and the Dutch fleet retreated into the harbor and did not dare to dispatch.

At the same time, in Huangpu Boundless Palace, Li Shi, who received an urgent report from Xiao Sheng and Jia Hao, also scratched his head: "Things are getting bigger and bigger......"