After Li Guo returned to Guangxi, he began to get busy. Rectifying armaments, developing agriculture, and researching and developing science and technology are all very urgent matters.

Seeing that Li Guo was busy making a mess, Huang Xiu made the decision and married Li Guo the Red Lady and Tarina.

In fact, it can't be regarded as a marriage, according to the saying at the time, it was a concubine. On this day, it is said to be a good day, so he will give Li a round house.

Li Guo set down a few tables of wine to entertain guests, it was Liu Tichun, Nie Xin and others, but it was just a simple celebration, and it also allowed these subordinates who had been busy all the time to take the opportunity to rest and rest. In addition, Li Guo has always wanted to go on the Northern Expedition to sweep the Central Plains, and this matter has to be discussed in the long run.

However, it seems that the Northern Expedition will fall through again. As soon as Li Guo and the others drank wine, a battle report came, and the news came from Malacca.

The Strait of Malacca, which connects the Pacific and Indian Oceans, is a strategic location, not only in the original time and space, but also in its time.

Therefore, after Li Guo occupied Malacca, he deliberately sent the calm Ma Shiyao to garrison it. With Ma Shiyao there, Li Guo was very relieved. Li Guo left 10,000 people for Ma Shiyao in Malacca, and successively sent him several thousand more people, and Ma Shiyao recruited several thousand more people on his own, and now the number of Li Guo's tiger army in Malacca is about 20,000. Such strength cannot be underestimated, Li Guo could not imagine that there are still people who covet the status of Malacca, that is, the Dutch.

At that time, the sea was dominated by the Spaniards, but in the Indian Ocean and Asian seas, the Dutch were the most powerful.

Beginning in 1601, the Dutch repeatedly invaded China's Cantonese and Fujian seas to demand trade with China, but local Chinese officials refused. Year 1619. The Dutch East India Company established a permanent military base in Batavia, Indonesia. As a base for the invasion of Asia.

The reason why the Dutch did not occupy Malacca was actually a mistake. Because Malacca was originally occupied by the Portuguese. However, Portugal had been annexed by Spain at this time, and obediently surrendered to the powerful Dutch navy. So. The Dutch simply ordered the Portuguese to be stationed in Malacca and follow their commands, while the Dutch themselves did not send troops to Malacca.

However, Li Guo suddenly led his troops to capture Malacca, which was equivalent to holding the throat of the Dutch. Passing merchant ships passing through the area had to pay taxes, and the Dutch had to pay for them.

In this way, the Dutch did not do it, and they were bent on taking Malacca. Skirmishes between Dutch ships and the Tiger fleet have been frequent.

But, slowly. The Dutch found it extremely difficult to control the navy stationed in Malacca, and it was useless to send only a few ships to occupy Malacca.

As a result, the Dutch stronghold stationed in Batavia, Indonesia, sent a Dutch fleet of ten large warships to attack Malacca.

In the face of the Dutch, Ma Shiyao first showed weakness and withdrew the six warships arranged by the Malacca Tiger Army to the port.

The Dutch suddenly became arrogant, and when they saw the retreat of the Tiger army, they rushed towards the harbor.

The Dutch are determined to win. But he never thought that he would encounter Li Guo's Tiger Army, an army that attaches great importance to firearms. Moreover, Li Guohu's firearms have been improved and become more powerful. At that time, the redcoat cannon had a range of almost four kilometers at the farthest. Li Guo's cannon can hit five kilometers, or even more.

So, look at the warships that are getting closer and closer to the Dutch. Ma Shiyao ordered, "Fire!" ”

Suddenly, a rumbling cannon rang out. Black smoke billowed and a dense stream of shells fell on the Dutch ship.

Although the accuracy of the cannons at that time was not enough. But Li Guo placed a large number of red-coated cannons in important passes in Malacca, but the density was there, as the saying goes, the blind cat can still touch the dead mouse, and in an instant, he directly sank two Dutch warships, and three were damaged.

The Dutch were startled and hurried away from the coast.

Ma Shiyao has a steady personality, and although he saw the Dutch retreating, he did not risk attacking.

However, the Dutch did not know whether they were alive or dead, and landed in other parts of Malacca, preparing to send an army to forcibly occupy Malacca.

So, they were finished, dealing with three or four thousand Dutch soldiers, and the twenty thousand tiger army fought so well!

There was a burst of gunfire in ping-pong, and within half an hour, a dead body lay on the ground, more than 1,000 Dutch soldiers who were killed on the spot, and the remaining 2,000 people could not escape back to the sea for a while, so they had already laid down their weapons, raised their hands, and knelt on the ground to surrender.

The Dutch ships were at sea at a loss and did not know where to advance. Ma Shiyao poured out his fire and personally drove the ship to the Dutch ship.

At this time, the Dutch were frightened, and when they saw Ma Shiyao attacking with six huge warships, they turned around and ran. Ma Shiyao's warship caught up and directly sank the two wounded Dutch ships. The other Dutch ship was wounded and could not run, and the Dutch officers and men on board surrendered.

This is the cultural gap between East and West. It is only natural for Westerners to surrender when they lose. And the Chinese people have a fierce spirit, sometimes the blood comes up, and they dare to die with the enemy. This is just like Deng Shichang in the First Sino-Japanese War in the original time and space, he ran out of ammunition and food, and dared to collide with the ships of the Japanese Kingdom, but he scared the always arrogant Japanese ships into a fart.

Therefore, in this battle, under the leadership of Ma Shiyao, the Tiger Army stationed in Malacca defeated the Dutch.

Ma Shiyao was happy in his heart, so he escorted the war report and those Dutch prisoners to Guangxi.

Li Guo was even more happy, and when he heard that there were captives, he ordered someone to bring them up.

Among them, one of the leading ones is called Matthew.

Matthew surrendered, naturally he didn't dare to let go, he was already under the guidance, and when he saw Li Guo, he kowtowed, saving his life is important, don't provoke Li Guo.

Li Guo asked, "You Dutch people are thousands of miles away and come to our Huaxia territory to make trouble, I really don't want to live." ”

Matthew kowtowed and replied, and the translator next to him told Matthew's meaning to Li Guo.

According to Matthew, these Dutchmen actually wanted to do business. And they're just trying to make money, and they're not all Dutch, a lot of Europeans have joined their company. It's just that the company is controlled by the Dutch.

"Company? What company? Li Guo felt familiar with the word.

"United East India Company." Matthew replied.

"Well, you go on, tell me about your company in detail." Li Guo nodded, the name East India Company was still very familiar, although the specific situation was not very well understood.

Matthew began to speak.

The Dutch East India Company was founded on March 20, 1602, as a commercial company with state functions and a colonial plunder and monopoly of Oriental trade in the East. It was the first multinational company in the world and the first company to issue shares. It was also the world's first mega-corporation, in which the government held a stake, had the right to support the war effort, sign treaties with foreign countries, mint currency, establish colonies, etc. It was the first company to be able to organize its own mercenaries, issue currency, and be the first company limited by shares, and was allowed to enter into formal treaties with other countries and exercise colonial and rule over the land.

"Ah, that's right! That's good, since you want to do business, I can do it with you! Everyone is here to make money, but I have the conditions. Li Guo narrowed his eyes and made calculations. (To be continued......)