After deliberation with the three army generals and the two admirals, they decided to attack the Dutch red-haired ghosts and attack their old nest, the Indonesian colony.

The Dutch were at their most enterprising at this time, and after their independence from Spain, they had vast colonies and established vast colonial empires all over the world.

Now Lin Feijun's attack on the nest of the Dutch Far East can be said to be really a big adventure, but everyone has strong confidence in it.

The plan was finalized and immediately implemented, first of all, of course, ironclad warships equipped with steam engines were dispatched, and this time it can be said that it was a general mobilization of the Taiwan Legion Navy, with more than 100 ironclad warships and hundreds of old-fashioned warships carrying 30,000 navies and 5,000 personal guards, and they were heading towards Manila.

On the vast sea, mighty ironclad monsters, emitting thick black smoke, billowed in, and the Dutch navy soon discovered these huge ironclad warships.

The Governor of the Manila Colony, Rylaner, immediately ordered Manila to be put into combat readiness, and at the same time ordered all Dutch to be armed.

At this time, Ruilaner knew that the grandfather of the Ming Dynasty had finally used force, but he didn't expect that the navy of the grandfather of the Ming Dynasty had reached such a level, hundreds of ironclad warships, what a terrible power this was, even if the Netherlands was very strong, but could it defeat this terrible opponent?

Perhaps the combined global power of the Netherlands can do it, but in the Far East, there is no doubt that the Dutch do not have such amazing power!

The Far East is too far away, and it is too late to ask for help at this time, and there is only one battle!

"The great Netherlands will not give in, we have just gained independence from Spain, we have achieved a national victory, we have an extensive colony, and the Netherlands will not easily admit defeat!"

Rylaner's face showed a determined look, the rich Far East is an extremely important colony of the Netherlands, and it is also the most important trade transit point of the Netherlands, and the trade with Far Eastern countries such as Daming, Japan, and North Korea is something that the Netherlands cannot give up.

"I order the navy to assemble and give me an opportunity to fight, believing that we Dutch have the ability to fight at sea and make up for the gap in warships!"

After mobilizing Dutch citizens, Rylaner went on to give orders to the navy.

"Your Excellency the Governor, please rest assured, the navy is the pride of the Netherlands, the Dutch can defeat the powerful Spanish Armada, and they can also clean up the Ming Dynasty's national navy!"

Naval Commander Colonel Badar said resolutely.

"For the glory of the Netherlands!"

Ruilaner said loudly.

"For the glory of the Netherlands!"

Colonel Badar said firmly, with a strong determination in his heart to uphold the dignity of the Netherlands!

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Dutch colonial empire

In 1581, China had entered the late Ming Dynasty, and the Dutch had just hastily established a state in the war against Spanish rule, a country not much larger than Beijing at that time, and the powerful Spain fought for 80 years to become the world's most powerful colonial empire in the 17th century. Less than 100 years after the founding of the country, the Netherlands accounted for half of the world's foreign trade, and more than 10,000 Dutch merchant ships roamed every corner of the world.

Including colonies established overseas by the Netherlands from the 17th to the 20th centuries. Following the Portuguese Empire and the Spanish Empire, and especially after independence from Spain, the Netherlands began to establish its colonial empire by virtue of its seafaring skills and foreign trade, entering the sea through the Dutch West India Company and the Dutch East India Company.

From the late 16th century to the second half of the 17th century, with the rapid rise of Dutch naval power, the Netherlands established a global trade market, accompanied by cultural exports. This period is known as the Dutch Golden Age. However, after the defeat of the war against Britain and France, the Dutch overseas colonies began to shrink, mainly leaving colonial areas such as the Dutch East India Company of the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia), and after the end of World War II, the Netherlands allowed its colonies to become independent. Today, under the flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, there are also Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles.

The newly independent Netherlands is undoubtedly a vibrant colonial empire, although it will decline later, but now is undoubtedly a period of rapid rise, so even in the face of powerful ironclad warships, these Dutchmen from the governor to the ordinary soldiers, no one flinched!

"The number of warships and the number of warships in our navy are far inferior to those of the other side, so we can't go head-to-head with the enemy, I plan to show weakness to the enemy, use our army's ability to control the warships, and deal with the enemy, Your Excellency the Governor, you also need to immediately ask for help from the country, so that there is hope of victory!"

The decision had been made, and now it was time to think about how to deal with the war, and Colonel Badar immediately developed a set of combat plans.

"You did the right thing, Mr. Colonel, our strength is limited, we must not fight the enemy hard, the news of the request for help has been sent, I believe that the country will support as soon as possible, in addition, I will also urge the gentry of the Ming Dynasty that we cooperate with to start a war as soon as possible, so that the other party will fall into a bitter situation!"

Ruilaner also hurriedly said.

His governor is not in vain, he has long been in contact with many forces in the Ming Dynasty, his ambition is very big, but it is not just to occupy the South Seas, if he can colonize this huge Far Eastern Empire, then he Ruilaner is the hero of the Dutch!

This is difficult, but it is not impossible, after all, they and their ancestors did just that in the Americas, dismantling countless indigenous Indian empires!

Of course, the Ming Empire is not comparable to those natives, but as long as there is determination, then it may not be impossible.

At least now he has established good friendships with many powerful families in that great ancient empire, and he also knows that an arrogant empire also has its own shortcomings.

As long as the layout is perfect, then there is definitely a successful day.

But the most important thing now is to deal with the big trouble in front of us.

This terrible navy of the Ming Kingdom is the biggest threat in front of him.

As long as he can get through the current crisis, Ruilaner believes that he can turn the ancient empire of Daming into a colony step by step!

While Rylaner was conferring with the commander of the navy, the first naval battle finally broke out.

This small-scale naval battle also showed the Dutch the power of ironclad warships equipped with steam engines!

The golden finger from Lin Fei has made the research of steam engine technology extremely mature, if it were not for the fact that the materials have not reached a certain level, these warships would not have a maximum displacement of only 2,000 tons, most of them are only more than 1,000 tons, but Rao is so, this small-scale naval battle, but also let the Dutch naval detachment be wiped out!