In the Governor's Palace, the guests of honor sat down respectively. Dutchman West tilted his chin slightly, held his head high, and asked the Spanish Governor Diego a little arrogantly: "How is it? I came in time, before the Ming army arrived. I’m here to help you Spaniards!”
Diego felt a little uncomfortable. Before he could say anything, he heard West say again: "The wind and waves are a bit strong during this period, and it is difficult for us Dutch to come over. Just rely on those Ming people's warships. If you want to come from Annan, you will definitely be blown over by wind and waves."
Between words, it seems that they Dutch people are very powerful.
Even if there was no conflict between Spain and the Netherlands, Diego would feel uncomfortable from an ordinary person's perspective, not to mention that the Dutch are still rebelling against Spain. However, for the sake of Luzon and in response to the Ming army's imminent attack on Luzon, Diego had no choice but to endure it and even said with a smile: "Well, your Dutch skills at sea are not comparable to those of these Orientals."
"There's no need to talk about these Easterners!" West said proudly after hearing this, "Even your invincible Spanish fleet can't do anything to us!"
Hearing this, Diego became even more unhappy, but for the sake of the overall situation, he did not dare to get angry, so he changed the topic and said: "I received news that the Ming Dynasty planned to attack Lu from Annan and Taiwan. Song. We have to discuss how to deal with this situation after the storm calms down!"
When West heard this, his face suddenly showed anger and said: "Taiwan originally belonged to us Dutch, but the damn Ming people actually had an affair with their government officials, cooperated inside and outside, and betrayed my compatriots. Otherwise, Taiwan will belong to us Dutch." In your hands, there will be no such thing.”
After hearing this, Diego felt grateful and felt a little comfortable for some reason. But on the surface, he took advantage of the situation and took over the topic and said: "There is a saying in the East that people who are not my race must have different hearts. It is because of Taiwan's lesson that I ordered all the Ming people in Luzon to be cleared to avoid repeating the same mistakes."
In West's ears, these words became: You Dutch people died well and set an example. We Spaniards made this decision based on your dead people. Just like this time when the Ming army attacked Luzon, the Dutch also had a certain responsibility.
Immediately, West was unhappy. They were both colonists from Europe, so who didn’t know who they were! He immediately said in a cold voice: "What about the first three times? Don't say this is the first time you have killed people from the Ming Dynasty!"
When Diego heard this, he was stunned for a moment, wondering how he got involved in the previous matter?
He came back to his senses, but before he could think of a reply, he heard West sneer: "Your Luzon is close to the Ming Dynasty, and those Ming people are rich, so you should be rich! It's a pity for us Bada Wea is too far away, otherwise, we can do this, this is a hugely profitable thing, how great!"
The robber nature of the Spaniards was exposed so directly to his face that Diego couldn't help but feel angry. He could not speak properly anymore!
Philot, who had been accompanying him all the time, felt anxious when he saw the Dutchman speaking so hastily after meeting the governor.
He has been to Annan and seen the Ming army, which is far more comparable to the ordinary Eastern army. Of course, he also knew that although Spain and the Netherlands were forced to unite due to the current situation, the hostile relationship between the two could not disappear at once. Such a meeting scene was conceivable.
Filot didn't want your Excellencies to continue like this, so he said: "I have seen the Ming army in Annan, and I have a good idea. However, I don't know much about the situation in Taiwan, and the Ming army's strength is... As long as they move, there will definitely be more people than us. What should we do if these two places attack us?"
After hearing what he said, Diego immediately understood what he meant and quickly said: "The Ming Kingdom is still too big. We are far away from Europe and it is impossible to compete with the Ming Army in terms of military strength. What should we do?"
After hearing this, West curled up his lips slightly and said with a sneer: "There's nothing to worry about. You think too highly of these Oriental guys."
After hearing this, Diego finally couldn't help it anymore and said with a vague sarcastic tone: "How can you not worry? All your Dutch points in Taiwan were wiped out by the Ming army!"
"That's collusion between the Ming people and the outside world!" When West heard this, he became furious and shouted loudly, "If we are on guard, let's see how the Ming army fights!"
At this point, he felt the disbelief of the Spaniards, as if they were saying that you would only react in hindsight, so he continued to say loudly: "The natives of Java are not the same as the Ming Dynasty. They sent tens of thousands of troops the first time, and then they sent tens of thousands of troops the second time. This time there were even 100,000 troops, but we were still defeated by Batavia!"
What he was referring to were the two battles of Batavia. Of course, the Dutch won. According to the original historical development, the Dutch would eventually completely rule the Southeast Asia region.
Hearing him shouting like this, Philot, who understood the situation, couldn't help but mutter in his heart: "How can these Nanyang monkeys compare with the Ming Empire! In terms of fleet alone, they are incomparable."
In the Ming Dynasty, when the Zheng family's fleet dominated the southeast, didn't they also make the Dutch surrender and be willing to pay protection fees? As for those Nanyang Monkeys, they only have two warships. The others are just fishing boats and merchant ships collected from various ports. How can they compare?
As for the army, although the Nanyang Monkeys have many troops and dominate here, most of these troops are just farmers. How can they compare with the Ming army? Not to mention, the understanding of firearms and artillery is on two levels.
However, when Diego came, many years had passed since the Battle of Batavia, so he did not know about it. When he heard that the Dutch had won the attack of a hundred thousand troops, he was shocked, although he suppressed his dissatisfaction. Thinking about it, he quickly asked for advice: "I wonder how you defeated so many armies?"
"How else can we fight?" Seeing his look, West felt proud and answered him, "The more people come, the easier it is to fight. Just cut off their food!"
At this point, he began to talk about what happened back then. On the premise of taking good internal defense, the Dutch sent their fleet to attack the enemy's granaries stored in various ports. In the end, although the indigenous army reluctantly came to attack Batavia, they soon ran out of food and were completely defeated.
The terrain in Southeast Asia is mountainous, swampy, and has muddy roads. It is okay with a small number of people, but with a large number of people, especially if a large army is moving, it is impossible to march long distances from land. Therefore, grain transshipment mostly relies on ports. Likewise, the Dutch seized this opportunity and relied on their maritime superiority to destroy the food gathered by the indigenous people.
In their view, if the Ming Dynasty attacked Luzon, the more troops it would bring, the more food it would have to bring. At sea, they were confident that they had this advantage and could defeat the Ming Navy. Therefore, they were prepared to use their previous experience to deal with the Ming army.
However, there was one thing they had never thought about. Most of the previous indigenous armies were farmers. After harvesting the food, they only had five months to gather, go out and return. The rest of the time was affected by the rainy season and the rush. The demand to go back to farming cannot be fought.
However, the Ming army dispatched were all regular troops. They did not have these problems and were only engaged in fighting.
At the end of the meeting, West said proudly: "How's it going? Are you confident now?"
To be honest, don't say it. After hearing these countermeasures, Diego felt much more at ease. He immediately nodded and said: "I hope this time I will teach the Ming army a harsh lesson and stop them from trying to get involved again." Nanyang Thoughts!”
"That is inevitable, and this is what our Governor-General means!" After hearing this, West immediately said, "Besides, the fact that our Dutch fleet came to Manila to help you this time is probably something the Ming Dynasty would never have imagined. Wait until the storm After it is smaller, when the Ming warships are coming to Manila, if they suddenly appear, they will surely catch the Ming warships off guard!"
As he was speaking here, someone suddenly came in from outside and reported to Diego: "Your Majesty the Governor, the wind and waves outside have never shown signs of increasing, and it seems that there will be signs of stopping."
After hearing the report, Diego ordered: "Continue to observe!"
In this season, there should not have been such storms, but now that so many days have passed, it is normal for it to stop.
After he finished speaking, he turned to look at West to discuss the suggestion West had just made.
However, they didn't know that there was a Ming army team of about ten people hiding in the outer corner of Manila Bay. The leader of the group waited until there were no more ships coming or going on the sea, then he took out a wooden sculpture from his arms. He put it in his ear and began to report: "Your Majesty, it was discovered that ten red barbarian warships entered Manila and colluded with the Western barbarians here. My subordinates continued to observe to see if there were any subsequent red barbarian warships. Here The wind and waves on the sea have become much smaller. According to what Your Majesty said, the wind and waves..."
The nine people next to him all looked at him curiously, holding their breath as they watched him report in a serious manner.
Finally, after he finished speaking and carefully put the wooden sculpture back into his arms, one person couldn't help but asked: "Brother Liu, can the emperor really know what you just said?"
"Then it's still false. The emperor has said it, so we will definitely know!" Before Brother Liu, the leader, could answer, the other person immediately answered first.
The other one, who was more mature and older, then said, "If you know, I'll find out after a while!"
Many people nodded after hearing this. Brother Liu wanted to scold them for daring to question this! However, when he really wanted to speak, he suddenly heard movement not far behind him, and he quickly ordered: "Be careful, someone seems to be coming!"
At this time, other people naturally heard it, and they quickly lowered their bodies and looked towards the source of the sound.
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