Dale had been preparing for a long time, and now that Busby had brought the exact news, there was nothing to worry about, and he hurried to gather his forces, and only a few days later, the army followed the Far East Fleet on an expedition to Siam.

A few days later, the Far Eastern Fleet had reached the western shore of the Strait of Malacca.

"General Fletcher, there is a Ming fleet in front of us, blocking us right in front of us, almost six or seven miles away from us......"

A sentry ran down from the watchtower and said to Fletcher.

Fletcher raised his eyebrows slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Order, the fleet continues to advance, don't worry about them, we are only here to attack the Siamese country, not to start a war with the Ming fleet!" ”

"Yes, General!"

The Far Eastern Fleet continued to move forward, and soon the two fleets were able to clearly see each other's flags.

Fletcher's heart shook suddenly, what a powerful fleet, ten miles away, is still clearly visible, tall shipbuilding, the bow of the ship also sits a respect cannon, lined up on the sea, obviously, the road into the Strait of Malacca is blocked, do not say hello to the Ming fleet, do not want to be able to enter the Strait of Malacca.

"Order, let the sentry wave the flag, tell the Ming fleet that the Far East Fleet of the Kingdom of England is going on an expedition to Siam, and ask the Ming fleet to get out of the way and let us pass through the Strait of Malacca smoothly!"

Fletcher shouted.

The sentinels on the watchtower kept waving the flag in their hands, conveying a message.

After a short time, the sentry ran down and said urgently: "My lord, the situation is a little wrong, the Ming army on the opposite side called a flag, saying that the Strait of Malacca is now the territory of the Ming Dynasty, in order to ensure the safety of the South Seas and the Ming Dynasty, the Strait of Malacca, only caravans from various countries are allowed to pass through, and the military forces of various countries are strictly prohibited from passing, without the permission of the Ming fleet, they are not allowed to approach the west coast of the Strait of Malacca, and they are not allowed to stay in the Strait of Malacca!" Otherwise, it will be regarded as a declaration of war against the Ming Empire! ”

Fletcher stood up abruptly and shouted, "How is that possible! The emperor of the Ming Empire signed a document in black and white, allowing us to attack Siam and Annam, and once we capture the Three Kingdoms, they will recognize our right to rule the three countries! What the hell is going on? ”

The sentry grinned and said astringently: "General, I have already sent the signal over, but the Ming fleet plays the information, but I don't agree, and if I get close to the Ming fleet, it will be the rhythm of open war, you see, the guns of the Ming fleet battleships have been opened......"

Fletcher hurriedly raised his binoculars and stood on the deck, looking towards the Ming fleet, and sure enough, the main battleship of the Ming fleet had already opened the gun door, and one by one the guns leaked out from the side chord, ready to fight at any time!

"Fu Ke!"

Fletcher scolded fiercely, "What the hell are these damn bastards going to do? Did it change so quickly? ”

Joe Allen walked over and asked, "Fletcher, what should I do?" ”

Fletcher gritted his teeth and said: "General Joe Allen, I plan to go to the Ming fleet to meet the other party's generals for a while, and see what they say, go back on their word, and don't even want the least face?" Leo, Flag, Fletcher of the Far East Fleet of the Kingdom of England asked for a meeting with the commander of the Ming Fleet to negotiate the passage of the Strait of Malacca! ”

Sentinel Leo hurriedly waved the command flag again, transmitting a message to the Ming fleet.

"General Fletcher, the other party has a flag, welcome to the Ming fleet for a meeting!"

Leo shouted at Fletcher.

"Order, mobilize the battleship Count William to go to the Ming fleet with Benjue!"

With an order, Fletcher boarded the battleship Earl William and headed quickly towards the flagship of the Ming fleet.

Similarly, on the Ming fleet, Yang Geng ordered his flagship Jiangning to move forward slowly, and the two warships slowly approached each other, mounted the sampan, and Fletcher jumped onto the Jiangning with several soldiers.

"Fletcher of the Far East Fleet of the Kingdom of England has met the commander of the Ming Fleet!"

Fletcher is an earl of England, a noble gentleman, but he will not be rude, and bowed slightly to Yang Geng.

Yang Geng also clenched his fists and said with a smile: "General Fletcher came from afar, and he was rude and rude......."

Soldiers brought up a few chairs in the back, and everyone sat down on the deck.

"General Yang!"

Fletcher went straight to the point and said: "A month ago, our governor-general's envoy Busby went to Batavia to meet His Majesty the Emperor of your country, and His Majesty the Emperor of your country promised to support my Kingdom of England in occupying Bagan, Annam, and Siam in person, and once we completed the occupation, we will recognize our colonial rule, and made a document on the spot and stamped it, I wonder if General Yang has heard of this?" ”

Yang Geng smiled and said: "Of course, Bendu was next to him at that time, so it was naturally clear!" ”

Fletcher was dissatisfied: "General Yang, since you know about this, why do you want to block the way of our Far East Fleet of England and not allow us to pass through the Strait of Malacca?" ”

Yang Geng said in surprise: "General Fletcher, this Malacca is now the territory of the Ming Empire, the gate of the Ming Empire, and it is strategically important, once it passes through the Strait of Malacca, it is equivalent to entering the border of the Ming Dynasty, is it possible that your Kingdom of England allows the troops of other countries to enter your border, and even station their troops on the side of your country's national capital?" His Majesty the Emperor of our country has decreed that caravans of all countries can freely enter and exit the Strait of Malacca, and can also dock in the Strait of Malacca for rest, however, it is strictly forbidden for fleets of various countries to pass through the Strait of Malacca! ”

Fletcher's face darkened suddenly, and he shouted: "General Yang, what do you mean by this, how can we attack Siam without passing through the Strait of Malacca!" Shall we fly over? ”

Yang Geng smiled and said: "I'm sorry, General Fletcher, even if I put wings on you, it's useless to let you fly over, the South China Sea is all my Ming territorial waters, and other countries' fleets are also not allowed to sail, let alone fight in the South China Seas, and then it is the most serious provocation to my Ming Empire, the Ming Empire has the right to send a fleet to annihilate it!" As for you to attack Siam, we can't control it, and we don't want to do it, you just raze Siam to the ground and have nothing to do with the Ming Empire, but the only requirement is that you must not pass through the Strait of Malacca, and you must not attack Siam in the South China Sea! This is the territory of the Ming Empire! ”

"You!"

Fletcher almost went insane, how could this be true, how could it be so reasonable! Don't let us pass Malacca, how can we attack Siam and Annam, fuck, so many people in the Kingdom of England were all wiped out by the Ming Emperor!

(End of chapter)