"Otherwise, our fleet will withdraw from this area first, let the small boat clear the obstacle in front, it is too dangerous for us to stay in this area, once the wind blows, our warships wander around, and it is also possible to run into this thing, the back is safe, now we have to retreat......"

Blake said.

It makes sense for Trop to think about it, the regional fleet behind has just passed by and has not encountered an explosion, so there should be no problem in returning the same way, it is much safer than staying here.

"Order, the fleet retreats slowly, withdraw from this area, remember, go back the way you came!"

It's just that there is something that Trope and Blake have overlooked, that is, the mines float on the sea, and their positions are not fixed, but they flow with the waves.

When the Western Fleet came in, it did not encounter mines, but when it came time to return, it was different, some mines had changed their positions and were hit by the returning warships!

Before the fleet retreated more than two miles, the battleships of the fleet touched the mines again, and several more were touched, and the three battleships disintegrated again in a violent explosion!

"How so? How so? Why is this thing also in the back? ”

Everyone was blindfolded, and when they came, they didn't, and all of a sudden, they were going back, and they even appeared behind!

The dilemma, now is the real dilemma!

"Fight, rush over, there can't be so many explosives behind, order the boat to open the way in front, the fleet is careful to avoid it, don't crash into it!"

Trope screamed.

It's too dangerous to stay here all the time, and Trope has already vaguely understood that this thing is wandering around, and the longer it stays here, the more likely it is to trigger, run, run!

The Western Fleet did not dare to stay any longer, and after paying the price of four or five battleships and a dozen small boats, it finally rushed out of it!

Everyone was frightened one by one, it was too dangerous, it was too dangerous, if you were not careful, you would kill the battleship, what kind of weapon is this!

"Nearly twenty warships, twenty warships! It's buried in vain, it's all piled up with gold and silver, the Ming Empire, I'm not done with you! ”

The heaviest losses were the British fleet of the Chinese army, Blake's fleet was the most unlucky, four battleships were blown up, and as a result, all four battleships were the main battleships, and the naval strength alone lost more than 3,000 people, which was extremely painful!

"Blake, it's useless to say this now, it can't be passed here, for now, we can only pray to God to ensure that there are no more bombs in the Magellan Passage, otherwise, we won't be able to enter the hinterland of the South Seas at all!"

Trope said astringently, he didn't expect to kill him, the Ming army was not deployed on the Java Isthmus, but it deployed such a bunch of bombs floating in the sea, and I don't know how many Ming troops deployed, just hit it, the power is huge, the power of each bomb explosion is more than ten bursts, press a place to explode, what kind of warship can't withstand it......

"General Tlop, I don't think it's possible for the Ming army to deploy too many bombs here, after all, this thing, we have never seen it in the previous battles, if they had produced it a long time ago, then it should have been used a long time ago, in Dongying, in Nanyang, in Yizhou, the battles in every place have not seen the Ming army use it, most likely, who is this thing, they have just been successfully developed, they have been deployed, but the wide sea area, how many do they deploy, can they stop our advance? I think that instead of going to the Magellan route, it is better to clear the obstacle here, if we take the Magellan route, not only will it be two or three thousand miles away, but if there are also bombs deployed there, we will have to suffer a loss earlier, and the gain will not outweigh the loss......"

Pixon said in a deep voice.

Troppe nodded slowly, what Pixon said is not unreasonable, the most important thing is that if these mines are also deployed at a key position on the Magellan route, it will be fatal, the Magellan route is an old route, and now few people take which route, no more than the Java Isthmus, right next to the port of Batavia, Trope and other Dutch are familiar with it, and naturally they can ensure the safety of navigation, but when it comes to the Magellan route, it is not so familiar with the road, once the water bomb is deployed there, the outcome will be even worse!

"In that case, then we will send small boats to clear the obstacle while sending the army, preparing to land on the island of Java, and we will land in Darawan! Occupy Batavia first! ”

Trope shouted.

The entire Western fleet changed course and began to drift southward, heading towards the Dara Bay not far away!

Dalawa Bay, here is not a prosperous area, after all, there is Batavia's pearl jade in front, has become a commercial center, from Batavia is only two or three hundred miles away from Dalawa Bay, located in the periphery of the Java Islands, naturally not too many people pay attention here, however, this is a natural deep-water port, the water body is very deep, due to the extension of the mountain range, even large merchant ships can directly dock here.

The Western Fleet protected the troop carriers behind and came to Daraa Bay, and one by one the troop transports approached the port, less than a mile from the coast, and the troop transports left behind the small boats and began to carry the army and artillery to the shore.

This time, Troppe was ruthless, and pressed all the remaining army in one go, except for the 10,000 remnants of Molde's army that needed to be repaired, the remaining 40,000 troops began to land, and it took a whole day and a night for 40,000 troops to land in Dalawan Bay!

"The order went down, and the army immediately advanced in the direction of Batavia! In five days, take the port of Batavia! ”

Molde once again led the coalition forces to send troops, and tens of thousands of elites began a rapid march in the direction of the port of Batavia!

When the hapless Molde led the coalition army to send troops, the port of Batavia also ushered in a large army - the main force of the Tianxiong Army!

This time, Tan Guilin personally led the army, the main force of the second and third towns of the Tianxiong Army, and more than 40,000 people rushed all the way, and finally arrived in Batavia in time!

Now Batavia is still in peace, not disturbed by any war, Tan Guilin breathed a sigh of relief!

"Lord Tan, you've finally arrived, we're in a hurry!"

Seeing Tan Guilin, Zheng Chenggong, the governor of Java Province, was full of eagerness, and said urgently: "Something happened, the Western coalition army has arrived at the Java Isthmus, and the mines have been triggered, and it is possible to break through the ......Java Isthmus at any time."

(End of chapter)