Philips, the Portuguese Governor in Colombo, stood on the top of the Colombo city. His face was not happy about the arrival of the ally, because he knew that this ally was actually here to accept Colombo. And his position as Governor of Colombo will become history.
"Your Majesty the Governor, it's time to go down and greet him." However, the leader of his entourage reminded him, "For the sake of the friendship between the two countries, we cannot wait any longer. Otherwise, the Governor may be criticized after he returns home."
After hearing this, Phillips couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and forced a smile on his face and said: "The Ming Empire is really big, and this move is a big deal. If we have so many warships in Portugal, then there will be those natives, and those Dutch, etc. thing!"
After saying that, he went down to the tower and prepared to go to the port to greet him.
When the leader saw it, he immediately waved and signaled the others to quickly form a team to greet the Governor. At the same time, he chased behind Phillips and said with a smile: "That's not the truth! After the Ming army accepts Colombo this time, they will definitely be ruthless. Teach those natives and Dutch a lesson!”
He followed Phillips' tone because he knew that the Governor was unhappy.
Unexpectedly, Phillips did not accept his favor. His tone changed, and he said with a sense of schadenfreude: "That's not necessarily the case, then Rajsinghe II is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Even if the Ming army comes in large numbers, , but to occupy the entire Ceylon, haha, even if we can capture it, it will probably take more than ten or twenty years and bring down the Kingdom of Kandy before we can succeed. Maybe those natives will violate it again, haha, it will be nerve-wracking Bar!"
The leader then understood that what the Governor said was actually well founded.
In the past, every time the Portuguese army had the upper hand, the servant army or allied tribes would rebel and stab them in the back. In short, the natives here are very cunning. They may hide in the mountains, jump behind them, or directly rebel. Anyway, all kinds of things happen one after another, and they have killed countless Portuguese people.
What's more, there are still Dutch people here. Under the threat of the strong strength of the Ming army, the relationship between the indigenous people and the Dutch, which had been essentially broken before, can certainly be healed to a certain extent and they can work together to deal with the Ming army. The Ming army had just arrived and was unfamiliar with the place. Who could know who would win in the end?
At this time, Phillips led his men to the port to welcome the Ming Dynasty fleet into the port with the mentality that it would be hard for me, and it would be hard for you too.
On the flagship of the Ming Dynasty fleet, there was a blond and blue-eyed man, Johnson, the leader of the Haojingao Council, who was ordered to accompany the Ming Dynasty fleet. Since Anders was in the capital, his focus was on coordinating the Ming Dynasty's fleet to America, so he didn't come over.
After getting off the flagship, Johnson smiled and gestured to Phillips, who was greeting him with a smile, and introduced the Ming Dynasty official in a scarlet robe: "This is our French Governor in Colombo, Phillips."
After hearing this, Phillips took off his hat and saluted, smiling, but thinking in his heart, I heard that all the people in Ming Dynasty who wear such official robes are senior officials?
Just as he was thinking about it, Johnson introduced him: "This is Lord Yan Yingyuan, Governor of Damingdongwu and Governor of the Western Navy..."
When he said this, Johnson added and emphasized: "It was the arrow god who killed the war elephant Ding Dongwu in the Ming Dynasty with one arrow!"
Hearing this, Phillips couldn't help being surprised and looked up and down quickly.
After all, Colombo is not too far away from Dongwu. Dongwu changed dynasties and became a province of the Ming Empire. This was a big enough matter. Of course he had heard about it and understood it.
Yan Yingyuan's performance in that battle became even more deified through word of mouth among the people of Dongwu. It can be said that Yan Yingyuan's reputation as the God of Arrow is very famous around Dongwu.
Although we are already in the age of firearms, on the battlefield, being able to hit the eye of a running war elephant with one arrow is an archery skill that cannot be compared with firearms. Therefore, when Phillips looked at Yan Yingyuan again, the feeling changed. After all, there may not be such a person in all of Portugal.
Although he did not want Colombo to be given to the Ming Dynasty as Catherine's dowry, his attitude changed a lot at this time, and he immediately communicated with Yan Yingyuan enthusiastically.
Yan Yingyuan did not act like a high-ranking official. He just greeted Phillips politely. First, Johnson asked an urgent question: "Your Majesty, Governor, I wonder where the Ming army is stationed? Is there any place to arrange it?"
Upon hearing this, Phillips turned to look at the huge Ming Dynasty fleet. Ships of soldiers were queuing up to disembark. He estimated that even if there were few, there must be more than 20,000 in number.
Suddenly, his head was as big as two. The military camp in Colombo, even if all the people inside were moved out, would not be able to accommodate so many people.
However, people are not passing by, but coming to receive Colombo. Even if it can't be arranged, it must be arranged. Unless he just slaps his butt and leaves now, then how the Ming army arranges it is the Ming army's own business.
However, asking him to leave now is a bit too hasty! Even if the Clippers have already come to notify them before. But he didn't expect that the Ming fleet would arrive so soon. He hadn't even announced the arrangement yet, and was busy grabbing a few more things before leaving!
Before Phillips could think of how to answer, Yan Yingyuan followed up and said: "It has been agreed in the previous notice that the handover will be completed within one day after our army arrives. However, I think one day is a bit tight, so I will give it two days, okay. ?”
If the Portuguese army had packed up after receiving the notice, then as soon as the Ming army arrived, they would hand over and move in while leaving. One day would be enough. After all, Portugal only has one or two thousand people here.
However, when Yan Yingyuan came ashore just now, he immediately spotted a group of Portuguese and their servants huddled in a corner near the city gate, holding the natives. Looking at it, you know what's going on. Just like this, how could it be that it was ready and waiting for handover.
After a pause, Yan Yingyuan continued: "In the past two days, I will let all my troops stay on the warships for a while, but I will send some troops into the city to familiarize themselves with the situation. How about it?"
This was a reasonable request, and I was considerate of the Portuguese side, so they made concessions and gave them two days.
After hearing this, Johnson nodded quickly and said: "Okay, okay, I think that's what I'll do!"
That's what he said, but Phillips was upset. There is always the feeling that your place is being taken away by others. This feeling, especially among colonists like them, is even more sensitive.
But what can he say? You can't say that I haven't grabbed enough things. Why don't you wait and ask me to send more people out to grab more things?
If he really wanted to blame him, he could only blame why John IV gave Colombo as a dowry to His Royal Highness the Princess? Or maybe it’s because Portugal is not strong enough. It wasn’t the Ming Dynasty that gave it to Portugal, but Portugal’s gift to the Ming Dynasty!
With no other choice, Phillips finally agreed.
Yan Yingyuan knew that he would definitely not be happy, so he didn't bother him. He politely declined Phillips' invitation to the city and stayed on the flagship. However, he told the Bombay Commander-in-Chief Li Dingguo who was accompanying the ship to lead the troops ashore, while Navy Commander-in-Chief Zheng Chenggong stayed on the ship to arrange defenses.
As the agreement between the leaders of the two sides began to be implemented, Colombo suddenly jumped up and down. The Portuguese didn't care about anything else and rushed into the city to collect their own things, or to collect some other people's or public belongings for themselves. This is unknown.
In contrast, the Ming army is very conspicuous. I saw the Ming army coming ashore. Not only were their troops in good order, but they also walked in a queue. They left when they were allowed to go and stopped when they were allowed to.
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At night, in the Governor's Mansion, Phillips was drinking wine gloomily. Johnson walked into the room. Seeing him like this, he sat down beside him, poured a glass of wine and drank with him.
The purpose of Johnson coming with the Ming Dynasty fleet was to assist in completing the handover between Colombo and Bombay. He knew that Phillips must be in a bad mood, so he came to talk to him and relieve him of his worries.
Johnson is completely understandable about Phillips' current mood. After all, when Phillips had the most power in the past, he was not only in charge of Ceylon, but also the entire Far East, including Malacca, Annan and Haojingao. But now, even the governor is not suitable and wants to pack up and leave.
The room was a little quiet, with the only sounds of pouring, drinking, and clinking glasses. I don’t know when, I suddenly heard Phillips sneer: “So what if he is the God of Arrows, this Colombo is not something you can occupy casually!”
When Johnson heard this, he looked up at him and saw that under the candlelight, his old face was red, obviously he had drunk a lot of wine.
This was venting, which was a good thing, so Johnson chimed in casually.
But he didn't expect that Phillips heard his perfunctory, and immediately said with dissatisfaction: "What, you don't believe it? So what if he brought so many troops? We Portugal spent hundreds of years, but we can still only occupy A small area. Now there are more Dutch people. Believe it or not, the Dutch will definitely join forces with the natives to deal with the Ming army. Tell me, which one of them is more fuel-efficient? "
"Yes, yes, they are not fuel-efficient, but it has nothing to do with us, right?" Johnson listened and coaxed him a little against his will. After all, the two countries are allies. If the Allies are defeated, Portugal will be affected to some extent.
Phillips took another sip of wine, and then continued to say to Johnson: "Actually, His Royal Highness the King gave this Colombo as a dowry to His Royal Highness the Princess. Others don't know it, but I know it. It's not as good as it seems on the surface. It's clear. The army is rushing to get it, haha, what a bunch of fools!"
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