The four envoys returned to the post house prepared for them by the Ministry of Rites with a big thought, and one by one they became stuffy gourds, this blow is really too big, the artillery of the Ming Empire can definitely be said to surpass any country, no one can!

Yes, now that the fleets of the four countries are united, the number of warships has exceeded four hundred, which is twice as many as the Ming Empire, and even so, it will be able to gain the upper hand? If every warship of the Ming fleet is equipped with such artillery, then the warships of their own country will be a live target on the sea, and they can only be beaten passively, and they have no power to fight back!

"Kluivert, the Ming fleet has been to Batavia, how much do you know about their fleet? Was the battleship equipped with such artillery? ”

England's envoy James asked in a low voice.

Kluivert smiled bitterly: "Although the Ming fleet docked in Batavia for five days at that time, however, the Ming fleet did not let anyone board the battleship at all, and we could only wait and see, as for what kind of artillery the Ming fleet is equipped with, it is really difficult for me to say, however, it is certain that the Ming fleet is equipped with all flowering cannons, which is absolutely not wrong. The fleet of the East Ying Fleet and the fleet of the Satsuma Domain, if you can be sure, the combat power of the Ming Army's fleet is definitely not below the fleet of the East India Company, and even surpasses it......"

Hiss......

There was a toothache sound in the mouths of several people, damn it, it was stronger than the Dutch fleet, so if this battle was fought, even if it could be won, it would definitely be a miserable victory, and if it didn't work, it would pull one or two fleets of the four countries to die together!

The Ming fleet can definitely do it, this is absolutely undoubted, recognized by all countries, the military strength of the Dutch in the South Seas is the strongest, followed by Spain, then the English, and finally the Portuguese, the Dutch occupy more than one-third of the combat power, stronger than the combined strength of England and Portugal! The Ming fleet was stronger than the Dutch, which meant that it was also stronger than England and Portugal......

"Kluivert, are you so funny? Such a powerful Ming fleet, you didn't even explain it to us before, if there is a war now, which country can fight against the Ming Empire alone? Do you think our alliance will last forever? ”

Spanish envoy Garcia said indignantly.

Garcia couldn't help but worry, it turned out that what they were most afraid of was that the Dutch would turn their faces later, at that time, the other three countries would not be able to suppress the Dutch, and it was absolutely possible that they would be broken by the Dutch, but now it is different, if the Ming fleet is not annihilated, it means that one day in the future, the Ming Empire will suddenly attack all countries and carry out cruel revenge, the iron-blooded emperor of the Ming Dynasty, it is rumored that he is a powerful monarch!

Kluivert's face sank, and he was dissatisfied: "Garcia, what are you arguing about?" Could it be that we Dutchmen are begging you Spaniards to come here? You have to be clear, it is you who also want a piece of the Dongying trade! For the sake of profit, you just showed up, and now the artillery of the Ming Empire has scared you, so what else can you do? I don't believe it, the Ming Empire will be equipped with tens of thousands of such artillery pieces in one go, this is unrealistic! The processes involved are too complex to be possible! ”

"What if it's true?"

The Portuguese envoy Solomon asked, "In the past few years, the Ming Emperor has been thirsty for talents, desperately recruiting talents from all over the world, especially Western talents, according to my inference, there are at least nearly 10,000 Western engineers serving the Ming Empire, what a huge number this is......"

Kluivert's heart is also bottomless, and it's really a bit difficult to ride a tiger now......

"Okay, don't talk about it, it's come to this, we can only move forward, not retreat, if this can't make the Ming Empire succumb, then in the future, how can we ensure that the interests of Nanyang are not eroded by the Ming Empire? You must know that the Ming Empire has a vast territory and a large population, which is not comparable to a few of our Western countries! We must suppress the Ming Empire now, not to suppress their arrogance, then in the future, none of us in Nanyang will have good fruits to eat, and the trade rights of Dongying must be snatched over, so that the strength of one can be guaranteed, and the balance of power in the Eastern World can be guaranteed! ”

James said in a deep voice, "Understand, my envoys! ”

"Yes, James was right!"

Kluivert said in a deep voice, "No matter what, we must suppress the rise of the Ming Empire, the Ming Empire has been crumbling for decades, internal and external troubles, and it can't threaten us, but now it's different, in just three or four years, the Ming fleet has risen suddenly, if you give them three or five years, then it's okay?" When the time comes, I am afraid that the combination of our four countries may not be able to suppress it, unless the main fleets of our countries are transferred! ”

Of course, now the main fleet of the four Western countries in the Western Ocean is still very powerful, with large warships with a displacement of 3,000 materials, almost every country is more than dozens of them, and even the large warships of the Dutch are more than 100, all of which are giant ships of more than 3,000 materials!

"This ......"

The Portuguese envoy Solomon hesitated, "I need to report this to our Governor-General and listen to His Majesty......"

"Solomon, aren't you afraid? At this time, you are still thinking about retreating, if it is really time to go to war, will your Portuguese fleet turn around and run away? ”

Kluivert's face turned cold and he said in a cold voice.

Solomon felt a burst of bitterness in his heart, now the entire South Seas have almost been carved up by you, we have only a few islands, only Australia & Men, this is the territory of the Ming Dynasty, when the time comes, the red-eyed Ming army may not be able to help you, but if you want to clean up the Portuguese, it is not simple, you only need to push thousands of troops to Macau, then the Portuguese will have to be wiped out by others......

However, now the three countries of Britain and the Netherlands are planning to have a hard time with the Ming Dynasty, even if they want to retreat, they can't do it, these three countries can't afford to provoke them, and they are anxious, and the three of them join forces to drive Portugal's power out of the Eastern World in minutes!

It's difficult, it's difficult......

"However, no matter what decision we make, we must communicate with the governors, otherwise, if something happens, none of the four of us can afford it......"

(End of chapter)