After saying that, he no longer cared about the native in front of him and ran away quickly.
When Awaka came back to his senses and was about to confirm how the Ming army could be so powerful, he found that no one was in front of him. Turning around and looking at the port, I saw that the Dutch warships had all sailed out to sea one after another, heading in the other direction where the Ming warships came.
In this Dutch camp, except for the mess on the ground, there is no trace of anyone else!
Seeing the scene in front of me, if it had been in the past, I wouldn't have believed that Awaka could have been killed, but the Dutch would have escaped in embarrassment one day!
On the sea, the Ming fleet naturally saw the Dutch escaping. They could see it even without a telescope. It's just that the distance is still far away, and the other party is a Western sailing ship, and the ship itself is the fastest.
In response to this situation, Navy Chief Zheng Chenggong could only sigh helplessly, there was no other way, even if they escaped quickly!
Awaka on land didn't understand, but Zheng Chenggong actually understood why these Dutch people fled without fighting.
If it had been before the Nanyang Campaign, these Dutch might have fought the Ming Navy first. However, in the Battle of Nanyang, the Ming Navy completely wiped out the combined fleets of the Netherlands and Spain, leaving them with no power to fight back. This completely destroyed the confidence of the Dutch. How could they dare to challenge the huge Ming Dynasty navy with their army of about 2,000 men in Ceylon!
At this time, on the flagship deck, just behind Zheng Chenggong, the indigenous Labraka standing holding the side of the ship was also stunned.
After contacting the Ming army, he admitted that the Ming army was indeed elite. However, what he didn't expect was that the Dutch, who were so vicious in the past, would actually run away when they saw the Ming fleet approaching. This was really beyond his expectation.
He just looked at it from a distance, dumbfounded.
Suddenly, Labraka seemed to see something and looked towards the shore. He immediately noticed the situation and shouted quickly: "Sir, there are the king's troops over there, many troops..."
Hearing his exclamation, although he didn't understand it, Zheng Chenggong probably knew something, so he turned around to look.
At the end of the inland direction, toward a mountain pass, groups of indigenous troops were swarming out, with flags waving and a large number of people.
"Haha, you want to come here to join Hongyi, right?" Zheng Chenggong couldn't help but chuckled after hearing this, but it was a pity that the Dutch escaped before fighting.
After finishing speaking, he immediately ordered: "The fleet will turn into the Dutch port, and the Marines will go ashore to prepare to teach these natives a lesson!"
If it is an ordinary coastline, it is not easy for the fleet to dock, especially since there are large fortune ships in the fleet. Although it is not the fortune ship that Zheng Tianbao used to sail to the West, this one is not small. The Marine Corps is here. On a large fortune ship.
But now that the Dutch port is available, the fleet can easily move over and disembark to prepare for war.
Following Zheng Chenggong's order, the fleet stopped pursuing the fleeing Dutch and instead moved towards the camp left by the Dutch.
When Awaka saw him in the camp, he was shocked. He quickly escaped from the camp, got on his horse and rushed back to report the news.
Of course he saw that the army led by Rajsingh II had arrived, so he went straight to the royal flag.
After getting closer, I saw that among the troops who had stopped to look, Rajsinhe II was also looking towards the sea.
"Report, Your Highness, it's not good!" The guards of Rajsinhe II naturally knew the identity of Avakar, and they did not stop him. After allowing him to get close, he rolled off his saddle and dismounted, almost rolling with him. He crawled to the ground in front of Rajsinghe II and reported in panic.
With a look of panic on his face, Rajsinghe II looked away from the sea, stared at Awaka, and asked hurriedly: "What's going on, where are the Dutch? Where is the Dutch fleet? Why do you see the Ming Dynasty?" fleet……"
"Your Highness, they ran away!" Avakar had the courage to interrupt Rajsinghe II for the first time and reported hurriedly, "My subordinates intercepted the Dutch, but they said that the Ming Dynasty was too powerful. They couldn’t win at all, so they ran away before fighting!”
"What?" Rajsingh II confirmed in shock when he heard this, "Did they not engage in fighting before? Did they flee before fighting?"
"Yes!" Awaka quickly replied, "When my subordinates arrived, the Ming fleet had not yet appeared, but the Dutch were already packing their bags and running away!"
To retreat after a contact battle and realize that you can't win is on a completely different level than to flee before fighting, or to flee after hearing the news.
Rajsinghe II's face became very gloomy, and he hurried over slowly, thinking that he could stabilize the Dutch and, together with the Dutch, take advantage of the Ming army's first arrival and their unsteady foothold to defeat them. Call back. However, the Dutch fled in awe. What kind of allies are they? They are just pig teammates!
With these thoughts in his mind, Rajsinghe II, who had been looking at the sea, suddenly discovered the situation and couldn't help but ask: "Is the Ming fleet going to land and occupy the camp left by the Dutch?"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
"..."
The generals around him heard his questions and answered them one by one.
Rajsinghe II actually knew this, but he was just confirming it again. He turned back to look at the army he had brought, and then turned to look at the seaside, frowning and saying nothing.
After a while, it was discovered that he had been silent, and his generals began to speak, and they all expressed their opinions to him.
"Your Highness, the Dutch are gone, let's withdraw our troops too!"
"What are you doing with the withdrawal? All the troops have been pulled out, and they're going back without fighting?"
"I think we can fight. Aren't the Ming troops going ashore? Let's attack halfway across the river, and attack when the Ming troops have just disembarked, and drive them into the sea again!"
"Yes, we can use war elephants to open the way to attack. Those Ming troops must have never seen war elephants, and they might be scared to the point of weakness!"
"Yes, the war elephants we open the way are all wearing armor. Unless we have experience, even the Portuguese bullets can't penetrate them. As long as they don't get stuck in the mud or sand, they will definitely drive the Ming army to shit!"
"..."
Hearing their calls for war getting louder and louder, Awaka became a little anxious. He didn't know what others were like, but as far as he was concerned, he really felt their fear from the Dutch, which confirmed the strength of the Ming army from the side.
Therefore, he quickly said: "Don't fight, even the Dutch have run away. If we fight, we will definitely lose!"
After hearing what he said, the generals immediately pointed their spearheads at him.
"Awaka, thank you for being the sentinel. Where is your courage? Where has your courage gone?"
"Yes, we gathered a large army and just ran away like this. How do you want us to explain?"
"Do you think the Ming army will let us go if we don't fight? It's up to you. The Ming army wants to give all our land and property to those untouchables. Can you escape?"
"Yes, instead of being attacked by the Ming army, it is better to take advantage of the chaos that the Ming army is ashore and give them a hard blow to let them know how powerful our Kingdom of Kandy is!"
"You're right, go wherever you came from. Ceylon is our Ceylon, not theirs, let alone the Ceylon of those untouchables!"
"..."
After shouting for a while, they changed their targets and began to challenge Rajsinhe II for war. No one paid attention to Avakar anymore. Because they know that it is Rajsinghe II who calls the shots here, not Awakar.
Rajsinghe II kept a gloomy face and said nothing. While looking at the Ming Dynasty fleet at sea, the words of his men also entered his ears.
In his heart, he actually understood it very well. It was the Ming Dynasty's remarks about giving all their land and wealth to the untouchables that immediately angered his men.
Even if we lose the battle and you take away my wealth, I have nothing to say. However, as for those untouchables, things inferior to pigs and dogs, why can they enjoy what was theirs before? This is simply a shame!
The land of Ceylon is greatly influenced by the Indian Peninsula. The ancestors of many of them migrated from the Indian Peninsula. It can be said that the barriers in terms of level are far greater than those in ordinary places.
At this time, with the prestige of Rajsinghe II, it was not necessarily impossible to suppress the request of his generals to fight. But he didn't do that. Being able to be a king and command his subordinates depends on their support. If all his subordinates are offended, it will definitely not be conducive to his rule.
Of course, the most important point is that he does not believe that the Ming army is really that powerful!
Thinking of this, I heard Rajsinghe II give a fierce shout, and the scene suddenly fell silent, and then I heard him order: "According to the decree of Chuangu, take advantage of the chaos of the Ming army disembarking and beat me hard." !”
"Yes!" When his generals heard this, they all loudly accepted the order.
Rajsinghe II looked at them and added: "Remember, the team must be dispersed. It would be best if they can engage in a melee with the Ming army ashore, so as to avoid gunfire attacks from the Ming army fleet!"
After all, they had fought wars with the Portuguese for hundreds of years, and they knew how to reduce the damage caused to them by the enemy's guns and other firearms.
His generals heard this and shouted in response again. To be honest, maybe there is a bit of "dog jumping over the wall" meaning, which makes them anxious and ready to bite people hard.
I saw these indigenous leaders returning to the troops they led, and began to shout underground military orders. Then they saw the indigenous army and began to crowd towards the original Dutch camp.
Rajsinghe II himself did not get on the warship, but just found a high ground to watch the battle.
He found that even though his army was rushing towards the seaside, which was very obvious, the Ming army still came to the shore and was about to start disembarking.
In this case, let's wait and see how powerful the Ming army is! Rajsinghe II had a stern expression on his face and thought so in his heart.
