The mountain road is difficult to walk, but a team is moving at a very fast speed.
In this team, they are all natives. Some of them are holding the horse ropes in front, and others are waving whips in the back, driving the mules and horses carrying supplies, almost at a trot. But because of the excessive speed, some people even fell over. It can be seen that this speed is indeed a bit beyond the load.
However, Lakava, who was responsible for communicating with the Dutch camp first, was not satisfied with this speed. He often scolded his subordinates and asked them to speed up. Because he knew that the Ming army was coming fiercely, and they had to unite with the Dutch as soon as possible to defeat the Ming army before they had a firm foothold. Otherwise, with so many troops, it would be far more difficult to fight than the Portuguese.
Of course, the most important thing is that Rajsinghe II is leading the army right behind. If he is too late and catches up with Rajsinghe II, he will definitely be charged with incompetence. At such a critical moment, if he is convicted, not only will his future be unsafe, but he may even be killed, and he will be regarded as a role model, which would be tragic.
"Hurry, hurry up, hurry up..." His urgent shouts could be heard from time to time in the team.
In this way, hurriedly and slowly, the team finally rushed to the seaside as quickly as possible and arrived at the Dutch camp.
This time, Rajsinghe II was very generous and gave a lot of food at once. You know, in the past, in order to limit the ambitions of the Dutch, Rajsinghe II always gave the Dutch the minimum amount of food so that they could save no food. In this way, he could strangle the Dutch by the neck. He won't be bitten by this white-eyed wolf.
A smile finally appeared on Lavaca's face, and he believed that he would definitely receive a warm welcome from the Dutch this time. In this way, subsequent discussions about attacking the Ming army will become easier to discuss.
He has dealt with these Dutch people a lot, and he thinks he has seen through them.
These Dutch people are completely desperadoes. As long as there are benefits and advantages to take advantage of, they will definitely join in. Even if they are not allowed to participate, they will come over like cats that smell a fishy smell. In short, they want money rather than life. This can be confirmed from their previous wars against the Portuguese.
Turning around the mountain pass ahead, you can see the Dutch camp.
Lavaca couldn't contain his excitement. He waved his riding whip and clamped his legs, and jumped to the front of the team. He was the first to turn around the mountain pass and looked intently at the Dutch camp.
If we count it in terms of time, I am afraid that the Dutch at this time probably already knew the news that Colombo was occupied by the Ming army, right? It is estimated that after seeing so many Ming army warships, they now feel unprecedented pressure. At this time, I believe the Dutch will be easier to talk to if they send food and re-establish the alliance!
While thinking this, Lavaca had already clearly seen the movement within his sight.
I saw where the Dutch camp was, with lots of people and it seemed a bit chaotic. On the far coastline, which seems to be towards Colombo, warships are heading towards the camp one after another.
"Haha, it's true!" When Lavaca saw it, he couldn't help but show the look that I had guessed, and said to himself, "The Dutch feel the pressure, and this is when they need the assistance of our army from the Kingdom of Kandy. This White-eyed wolf, you will definitely not cause trouble at this time!"
After he finished talking to himself, he waved his hand back and said: "Hurry up, hurry up, we'll be there soon!"
After finishing speaking, Lavaca still felt a little impatient to wait, so he called a few of his cronies and ordered them to follow with the food. As for himself, as soon as he dismounted, he took a few followers and rushed to the Dutch camp.
As they approached the Dutch camp, Lavaca felt a little surprised. If in the past, when approaching the Dutch camp, there were Dutch sentries to issue warnings, but now, they were so close to the Dutch camp, why didn't even a sentry be seen?
Oh, by the way, the Ming army must have come from the sea, and naturally there will not be any on this shore. It is possible that the Dutch have concentrated their forces on the sea side. With this in mind, Lavaca drove his horse straight to the west gate of the Dutch camp, which was the direction facing the mountainous area.
In order to show respect for the Dutch, Lavaca dismounted and walked when he was approaching the door. But what made him a little curious was why there were no Dutch sentries even at the gate of the camp?
Through the gate of the camp, Lavaca was suddenly surprised to see a panic in the camp. The Dutch, including their families, were all running around like headless flies. I saw some of them, carrying packages or bags of things, jumping out of the house and rushing towards the port. He stopped from time to time, shouting something in a panic.
Seeing the situation in front of him, he immediately remembered a similar scene, that is, before attacking a tribe, the people of that tribe had to run for their lives, that's what it looked like.
As soon as he got this association, Lavaca suddenly opened his eyes in surprise. This is impossible! The Dutch don't have powerful guns and warships. When they faced the Portuguese before, even if there were more Portuguese, they were not afraid. They even charged at them one by one, giving the impression of being outlaws!
It's impossible for them to be so cowardly as mice when facing the Ming army. It's impossible for them to run away, right?
Lavaca really couldn't understand what was going on with what he saw in front of him.
If you can’t figure it out, then the only thing you can do is ask.
Lavaca asked his entourage to look at his horse, and he quickly entered the Dutch camp and caught a Dutch officer who had just jumped out of the house with a large bag. He quickly squeezed out a smile and asked: "Excuse me, what is going on? Already?"
"Go away!" When the Dutch officer saw that a native was blocking the road and couldn't hear his bird song, he cursed in Dutch. He couldn't even wait for the native in front of him to give way, so he jumped over from one side and ran towards the seaside. go.
"..." Lavaca couldn't help but be stunned when he saw this.
Although they couldn't understand each other just now, he could feel the fear in the once arrogant Dutch officer. They...are they really running for their lives?
Thinking this way, he came to his senses and happened to see another Dutchman passing by, so he quickly stopped him and wanted to ask him clearly.
However, none of the Dutch people wanted to stop and communicate with him. They all spoke in Dutch, and it could be seen from their demeanor that they were swearing, and then ran past him. Among them, there was even a Dutchman who went to get the short gun on his waist, which scared Awaka and ran away.
Hiding to the edge, Avaka stared blankly at the panic in front of him. He was a little stupid.
What is going on? Could it be that the Ming army was really very powerful, and the Dutch were already so scared that they were about to run away before they even fought against the Ming army? If this is the case, what will happen to the Kingdom of Kandy?
Suddenly, a voice sounded in his ear: "Huh? What are you doing here?"
Awaka was overjoyed when he heard the sound and looked around. It was a Dutchman who knew a little bit of their language. He had been responsible for contacting them before and had dealt with him several times.
So, he quickly asked: "On the order of His Highness the King, I came with food and supplies to reward your army. When I turn around, His Highness the King will arrive with the army to discuss how to face the new enemy..."
When the Dutchman heard that Awaka was coming with food and supplies, he couldn't help but feel a hint of joy on his face. I saw him looking up and out of the camp entrance. Sure enough, I saw a cavalry of indigenous people approaching in the distance.
So, without waiting for Awaka to finish speaking, he turned around to look, and then shouted loudly, as if to greet his accomplices.
Sure enough, under his shout, other Dutch people stopped and turned to look in the direction of the door.
Although they were greeting each other in their own words, which Awaka couldn't understand, he probably guessed that these Dutch people still cared about the food he sent.
Thinking like this, Awaka couldn't help but have a thought: Could it be that these Dutch people felt that the food and grass supplies were not enough to deal with the Ming army, and also thought that the relationship with their side was not harmonious before, so they thought of escaping?
In fact, both parties are well aware of this aspect of the relationship between the two parties. If it were not for the common enemy of the Portuguese, both parties might have fallen out.
Now that we can use food to attract them to stay, it would be best if the two sides continue to cooperate and defeat the Ming army together. Thinking of this, Avaka couldn't help but smile: It seems that he has made a contribution this time. Fortunately, he arrived in time to promote the continuation of the alliance!
While he was thinking this, he suddenly heard a loud commotion coming from the direction of the port. Not only him, but also other Dutch people all looked over there.
Many Dutch shouts came from over there. Although he couldn't understand it, the panic in his words was very clear and anyone could hear it.
In just a moment, all the Dutch people here ran towards the port like crazy. Some Dutch people even lost their large and small bags in order to run faster.
Lavaca was stunned, but he soon discovered that it was the lookout post at the port that had discovered traces of the Ming fleet. Even he, with his naked eyes, could see a Ming fleet approaching on the sea in the distance.
Why, why are they so scared? They all ran away, how could I explain to His Highness the King?
With this thought in mind, Lavaca became anxious and stopped the Dutchman who could speak aboriginal dialect. He even drew his sword at him, refusing to let him go and demanding an explanation.
The Dutchman had no choice but to say to him hastily: "Let's put it this way, your two tribes usually fight with each other, regardless of victory or defeat. Suddenly, your king led an army to destroy these two tribes. You said, even if these two tribes unite, what's the use?"
After finishing speaking, seeing that Awaka still didn't understand what he meant, he became anxious and said loudly: "We Dutch and Portuguese are your villages. It's okay to fight each other, but the Ming army is your kingdom." Army, how do you want to fight? The power of the Ming Dynasty is beyond what you natives can imagine!"
