There is a huge gulf between the era of hot weapons and cold weapons.

Chen Kan was in charge of the Chinese army, and there was no way to pass on the military order as soon as possible.

Although there are flags in this era, it takes time for flags to deliver messages.

Sometimes, the fighter plane may be fleeting, so Chen Kan does not mind giving a few of the main generals on board a great deal of autonomy.

Of course, only in naval battles.

If it is a land battle, Chen Kan will have to consider whether there is a main force hidden behind the enemy's vanguard.

There was no such concern on the sea, the sea was endless, and there was no place for the main forces of the enemy to hide their tracks.

And even if they hide their tracks, it's useless, their warship hasn't even sailed in front of the fleet under Chen Kan's command, and the cannons on the Daming treasure ship can kill them in the sea.

Half an hour later, an explosion faintly sounded in Chen Kan's ears.

Presumably, Tan Cong opened the mode of indiscriminate bombardment against Manraka's vanguard fleet.

Unfortunately, the shelling pattern did not last long and quickly subsided.

Then the flag order came the news that the fleet was moving forward.

Chen Kan touched his mouth, mourned for Tan Cong's shortness and weakness for three seconds, and then turned back to the room.

Now that Sumatra has withdrawn its troops, the forces on the strait have suddenly been reduced by more than half, and only the state of Mangara must be unable to support itself.

Without the blessing of crowd tactics, allowing the fleet to fight with Chen Kan's fleet is looking for death.

If the king of Manchuria, Bairymisura, was not a fool, he should have retracted his defenses and retreated to land.

By the way, he prayed that the fleet under Chen Kan would only go to the other side of the strait to pick up another fleet and return home, instead of taking revenge.

So the first half of the strait should be smooth sailing.

As for the second half, Chen Kan didn't plan to go.

Manraka set up the capital in the coastal area, originally to collect tolls to make it more convenient, but now it has provided convenience for Chen Kan to attack the city of Malacca.

Even Chen Kan didn't have to get off the ship, just firing at sea, and Malacca would be reduced to ruins.

The fleet continued to sail, and before I knew it, seven days passed in a flash, and these seven days were indeed as Chen Kan had guessed, and the sailors of Manraka seemed to have completely lost their traces from the sea, and the entire strait was as quiet as a paradise.

Chen Kan was still standing on the deck, holding a fine nautical chart, listening to the various news reported back by the vanguard while watching.

"Report, the front army led by General Tan Cong is only two hundred nautical miles away from Malacca City!"

"Summoning Tan Cong, the fleet is approaching sixty nautical miles from the Malay Peninsula."

"Report, the Manraka national naval division gathered in the seaport outside Malacca, and there are faint signs of confrontation with our army."

"Don't worry, if the other party has any abnormal movement, just fire directly!"

Chen Kan issued one military order after another in an orderly manner, and the smell of gunpowder on the entire fleet became stronger and stronger.

"Report, our army is only half a day's way away from Malacca City......"

The news came together to form a calm before the storm.

Chen Kan pondered for a long time, and ordered lightly: "Zhang Dong, call a cruiser over, Ben Hou is going to the front army to supervise the battle." ”

Zhang Dong was stunned for a moment, and hesitated: "Master Hou, there's no need for this, right?" ”

Chen Kan knew that Zhang Dong was worried about his safety, but Chen Kan didn't feel that there was anyone in the fleet who could threaten his personal safety.

So he didn't say much, just repeated the order he had just given again.

Zhang Dong couldn't resist Chen Kan, so he had to gather his personal guards and go to the treasure ship where Tan Cong was with Chen Kan.

Tan Cong was a little stunned by Chen Kan's arrival.

He looked at Chen Kan cautiously and asked, "Dashuai, but what is wrong with the general?" ”

"No, Ben Hou just came over to take a look."

Chen Kan stood on the bow of the ship, looked at the frigates cruising around the treasure ship, and replied lightly.

Tan Cong scratched his head and was about to continue to say something, when a cruiser suddenly headed towards the treasure ship.

"Report, the fleet of the Manraka envoys is twenty nautical miles in front of our army, and asks to meet the commander."

After listening to the scout's report, Chen Kan shook his head and said, "No! ”

"Yes!"

Ling Bing took the order, and Chen Kan continued to stand on the deck and look at the empty sea ahead.

Tan Cong stepped forward cautiously and said in a low voice: "Dashuai, the envoys sent by the Manchurian State must be for the purpose of asking for surrender, otherwise we should meet you?" ”

Chen Kan decisively shook his head and refused, and said indifferently: "Even if the envoys of Manraka are here to ask for surrender, they are afraid of the prestige of my Ming army, not out of sincerity, and I don't see it." ”

Tan Cong wanted to speak and stopped, and continued to persuade: "If you can surrender the soldiers without a fight, it can be regarded as the best strategy." ”

"I've made up my mind, I don't need to persuade again!"

Chen Kan stopped and replied expressionlessly.

He knew Tan Cong's considerations, and he also agreed with his considerations, and it was certainly the best policy to be able to surrender without a fight.

But is there any reason for military orders to be changed overnight?

If you don't beat them and subdue them, I'm afraid that this situation will still occur next time.

Besides, it was only at this time that I remembered to send an envoy.

Why did you go earlier?

If they send Zheng He's respectful gift back to China before Chen Kan goes to sea, and then give a certain amount of compensation, everyone will save face, and Chen Kan will come to such a far place in Nanyang with a full stomach.

Now, there is an ancient Chinese saying that the goose plucks its hair and leaves the skin.

It's all here, and Chen Kan didn't think about going back empty-handed.

Manraka had occupied the strait for so long, and the merchants of the East and the West were subject to both countries, and their coffers were very full.

At this time, if the surrender of Manraka was accepted, how would the grain, grass and military expenses spent by Chen Kan's fleet be calculated, how would the time wasted be calculated, and where would the military merits of the soldiers come from?

Tan Cong persuaded a few words, and seeing Chen Kan's resolute attitude, he had to keep his mouth shut.

Half a day passed in a flash, and Chen Kan was already able to see the big city on the coast with the help of a clairvoyant mirror.

It is the city of Malacca, the capital of Manraka.

To be honest, it is rare to see such a huge city in a place other than Daming.

If it is preserved to future generations, it can be regarded as a famous historical and cultural city.

In the bay in front of the city, there were so many warships that it was almost impossible to see at a glance.

A rough count shows that there are at least a thousand.

It's a pity that they are all small ships, and the largest ship is about the same size as the Ming Dynasty's Qianliu merchant ships, not to mention that they are comparable to the treasure ships of the Ming Dynasty, and even the lucky ships can be crushed over.

Looking at the dense Manchurian warships in the bay that could not be seen at a glance, Chen Kan couldn't help frowning.

The sailors are like this, they have eaten the gall of the bear's heart and the leopard, and they dare to covet the fleet under Zheng He's command?

Chen Kan was about to give the order to open fire, when he saw dozens of small boats sailing out of the opponent's group of warships, with white flags on board, slowly heading towards Chen Kan's treasure ship.

Chen Kan could clearly see through the clairvoyant mirror that in addition to the sailors who operated the ship, the ship was also full of piles of gold and silver.

The other party didn't even prepare a wooden box, so he pulled a boatload of gold and silver towards Chen Kan's treasure ship.

Then, Li Rang couldn't help but have a slight change in his opinion of the warships of the Manchurian Kingdom.

At least their shipbuilding skills are still good, and they need a little skill to sink with so much gold and silver piled up on the ship.

However, Chen Kan did not come to accept bribes, he came to attack the other party's capital.

Is Chen Kan really the kind of person who sees money?

What are you kidding, the city of Malacca was stormed, and the money was not his own!

Therefore, Chen Kan did not hesitate to order Tan Cong on the side: "Open the cannon, destroy the fleet first, and then attack the city." ”

Tan Cong also saw the dozen boats of gold and silver from the clairvoyant mirror, and when he heard this, his face couldn't help but show a look of pain: "Master Hou, if you fire the cannon, the dozen boats of gold and silver will sink into the sea." ”

"Breaking through the capital of Manraka can empty the treasury of Manraka, what is the loss of such a small amount of money, pass the order down, let's fire!"

Chen Kan ordered expressionlessly.

Tan Cong thought about it, and it was indeed the case, so despite the pain in his flesh, he still gave the order to fire.

"Fire!"