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This question is difficult for anyone to answer.

After all, logically speaking, the probability of such a coincidence is really low. Besides, war is not a child's play in military affairs. It is impossible to rely on luck!

Everyone in the room fell silent for a moment.

Suddenly, Putmans came back to his senses, slapped his thigh, and said repeatedly: "When the generals fell, it was not a regular attack by the Ming army. Maybe there is really an insider!"

Putmans has always regretted that he fled back to Batavia in embarrassment. Originally, he thought that the Ming army took a detour to land on the generals, and happened to bump into the army sent out. After being destroyed by them, they pretended to be that army, which made him lose his vigilance.

Now that Liu Xiang said this, he immediately thought of his biggest regret and suddenly realized it.

The other two Dutchmen looked at each other and finally frowned at the thought.

Liu Xiang looked at the expressions of the three of them, waited for a while, and then said: "The imperial court's long-standing plot against Nanyang has been exposed. Today is Luzon, but there is no guarantee that it will be Batavia tomorrow! For the current plan, it is best to unite and deal with the imperial court together, and cut off the claws extended by the imperial court to ensure our territory! Everyone, what do you think?"

The Dutch people present were all cunning people. When they heard this, they looked at each other and immediately understood that Liu Xiang had this purpose.

Thinking of this, Governor Batavia suddenly became a little more relaxed and said calmly: "This is still far away from Luzon! Let me tell you, let's see what's going on first, right?"

"Yes, maybe the Ming army will go back in a few days!" Putmans also agreed.

When Liu Xiang heard this, he became anxious and said quickly: "If the imperial army gains a foothold in Luzon, it will be difficult to drive them back! You...you are not afraid. The Ming army is based on Luzon." , go south again and attack Batavia?"

"Haha, why did the Ming Dynasty come to attack Batavia?" Governor Batavia said with a smile, "We didn't massacre the Ming people! Look, we all treated the Ming people preferentially, giving them jobs and paying them wages. Yes or no?"

Liu Xiang looked at them all with relaxed expressions, and he suddenly felt anxious. Just when he was about to persuade him again, he heard Putmans say: "Maybe the Ming Dynasty will go back after coming to destroy the pirates like before!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiang was stunned for a moment, and then immediately understood. The Dutch are not stupid. Batavia is far away, but they are close. The imperial court has just occupied Luzon. If they really have evil intentions towards Nanyang, they would attack themselves first. These Dutch people still have plenty of time to prepare. .

In addition, there is indeed a possibility that the imperial army went south to annihilate itself as before, but encountered the Ming people of Luzon asking for help halfway, and then landed in Luzon.

Bearing the pressure of the imperial army alone, Liu Xiang naturally quit. Otherwise, he would not come to Batavia. Therefore, he looked at Putmans and immediately retorted: "You also did it along the coast of the Ming Dynasty. There are many things that the imperial court has wanted for you for a long time! It is said that the current emperor has issued an explicit decree that you must be arrested and brought to justice! Maybe this time the imperial army goes south, they may also come to hunt you down!"

Putmans was originally reading Liu Xiang's joke, but he didn't expect that he suddenly responded with such a sentence, and he was immediately stunned.

When he was a senior governor, he naturally did the same things as Liu Xiang. He even formed an alliance with Liu Xiang to deal with the Ming Dynasty. If those troops from the Ming Dynasty came to destroy Liu Xiang, it was really possible, and he would suffer as well.

At this time, Anthony, the Dutch admiral who had been silent and the future governor of Batavia, suddenly said: "If the Ming Dynasty really dares to declare war on me, Batavia, just come. I will teach the Ming Dynasty How should you behave? If someone like Zheng Yiguan is not Zheng Yiguan, tell him never to go back when he comes!"

At this point, his voice rose a little and he said very confidently: "The sea is my Dutch world!"

At this time, at sea, it was indeed the era of dominance by the Dutch, known as the "sea coachmen".

The Governor of Batavia stood up and said to Liu Xiang: "The situation is not clear yet, so let's leave it like this for now! There is no way that if there is any movement in the country, we will be as if we are facing a formidable enemy! Haha, Batavia has We have strength and confidence. If the Ming army really dares to come so far, our maritime fleet will not be a vegetarian."

Hearing this, Liu Xiang became anxious and said quickly: "How many troops do you have in Nanyang? If the imperial court wants to deal with you, it does not need the imperial court to send troops. It directly sends troops to the coastal provinces. The number is many times that of yours! Your home country is so Far away, there will be no reinforcements then, and it will be too late to regret it when the imperial army arrives at your doorstep!"

After hearing this, Putmans had come to his senses and said: "The Ming Dynasty does not rely on its large number of people, and its combat power is actually just that. But Batavia is so far away, how can we How many troops will be sent?”

He had dealt with the Ming army a lot, and every time he used less to fight more, and if he couldn't win, he could still escape. The Ming Dynasty was inferior to the Dutch in terms of ships and cannons. He shouldn't be too familiar with this.

Thinking like this, he felt confident that he would come and catch him in the next life!

Naturally, Liu Xiang was not willing to go all the way in vain, and wanted to talk more, but Governor Batavia raised his hand and said, "Okay, I have something else to do, so I won't send it away!"

Anthony immediately stretched out his hand and said: "Let's go, the Governor is busy!"

When he was fighting the Portuguese in the Lion City, as the commander of the Dutch fleet, he naturally met Liu Xiang's pirate group. Although there were many people on board, he looked down upon them. As Putmans said, combat power is just that.

On the sea, it does not mean that there are more people on the ship than it is useful. He was fully confident that pirates like Liu Xiang could defeat as many pirates as they came at sea. Therefore, he has always looked down upon this Eastern pirate. Relying on springboard battles with many people and ships is outdated!

Liu Xiang was very reluctant, but he had no choice but to say goodbye and leave as the guests had been kicked out again and again.

No one present saw him off, only the Dutch guards followed him and supervised him to the dock and leave by boat.

In the governor's room, the three people just now were all present and did not disperse immediately. Obviously, although in front of Liu Xiang, they didn't seem to care at all. But in fact, the Ming Dynasty is a huge country in the East after all, and its strength is not comparable to other countries. They are still very concerned about the new actions of the Ming Dynasty.

"What do you think about this matter?" Governor Kun of Batavia asked with a solemn expression.

Upon hearing this, Putmans said slowly: "I think the most important thing about this matter is how much attention the Ming Dynasty attaches to Nanyang? According to the previous situation, the Ming Dynasty actually does not care about foreign affairs. They actually captured Luzon this time, which is really unprecedented!"

Anthony was not a general who only knew how to fight. In fact, his original identity was just a businessman. Therefore, calculating gains and losses has actually been engraved in his bones. He thought for a while and then said: "Let those Eastern pirates block it first and wait and see what happens. Otherwise, if we need to prepare for war, it will inevitably affect our construction of Batavia."

In its original history, Batavia was finally built during his tenure as governor. It can be said that he has always been concerned about the construction of this Dutch base in the East.

Kun nodded after hearing this and said: "Yes, but Liu Xiang must also be in contact at all times. If there is any movement, we can know it in time."

Having said this, he looked at his two colleagues and added: "He still has a lot of men and ships under him. No matter what, they can be used by us and are very helpful for us to control the surrounding indigenous people. This No, the wise man who built Batavia is also thanks to his dedicated efforts."

Among the Ming people in Batavia, a large part of them were brought by Kapitan. But since Liu Xiang fled to Nanyang, he also gave many Ming people. This made Batavia's construction progress much faster than expected.

Thinking of this, Sleepy's brows wrinkled, and he looked at the other two people and said: "Among these Ming people, are there any Jin Yiwei from the Ming Kingdom? We must pay attention to this. In case the Ming Kingdom really wants to deal with us. , but we can’t have a fire in the backyard!”

Hearing this, the other two people nodded with stern expressions. Among them, Putmans thought carefully for a while and then said: "According to what Liu Xiang said about the situation in Luzon, if there are any guards lurking in Batavia, they will definitely not be unknown people among the Ming people. Otherwise, it would be impossible for Luzon to encourage all the Ming people to hold on to the point where the Spaniards would mobilize most of their troops to suppress it!"

Hearing this, Kun and Anthony couldn't help but look at each other, and then said in unison: "Kapitan?"

These Dutch people did not dare to take risks, so they decided to monitor Kapitan. In addition, the construction progress of Batavia must be accelerated!

While they were discussing the possible war, far away in the palace of Tang State, the King of Tang was also discussing the possible war with his subordinates.

From various indications, the Mughal dynasty in the west seemed to treat King Talon well. This means that Shah Jahan of the Mughal Empire was not friendly to the Ming Dynasty.

After listening to the story of the escaped envoy, the King of Tang said solemnly to his civil servants and generals: "His Majesty Long will definitely not be willing to accept the prosperity of our Tang Kingdom. Do you have any countermeasures?"

After hearing this, Deng Kruu, now the number one general under the King of Tang, immediately clasped his fists and said: "Your Highness, I have already sent Ye Bushou, who has Dongwu's nationality, to hide in Bengal. If anything happens, he will report back in time."

For the Tang State, the biggest threat was naturally the powerful Mughal Empire on the border. Although it is not as vast as the Ming Dynasty, it is already the largest country here. Therefore, he had already prepared for a rainy day.

When King Talong was in power in Dongwu, he naturally had political enemies and people who were persecuted by him. And these people, after the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, were a group of Dongwu people who were familiar with the Ming Dynasty. Deng Kruu selected some soldiers from them for training and then sent them out.

When King Tang heard this, he immediately nodded approvingly and said, "Well done. In this way, Gu Ye can rest assured a lot!"

As soon as these words fell, another general, Fu Yuman, also came out and said: "Your Highness, I have learned about the composition of the Mughal Empire's army. Its main force is cavalry, but most of them are cavalry from the north. In the south here There are not many places where there are ravines and ravines. Secondly, there are the matchlock soldiers and elephant soldiers, but these are not much of a threat to us in the Tang Dynasty. The fusilier battalion under the end general is more advanced than the matchlock gun A lot. If the army of the Mughal Empire dares to attack our Tang Dynasty, the Fusiliers Battalion under the general will not be a vegetarian!"

When the Fusiliers Battalion fought in Dongwu, they also made contributions. In the Battle of Baojing, King Long's important grain and grass land was robbed, and it was the Fusiliers Battalion that made the first contribution. Based on the strength of this army, the King of Tang assigned Deng Kruu to guard the capital Chang'an. Of course, this Chang'an does not refer to Chang'an in Guanzhong, but the original Ava, and later Mandela, whose name was now changed by the King of Tang.

After hearing the words of the two generals, King Tang finally felt relieved. However, for the sake of safety, we still discussed some details before we felt at ease. Of course, the Tang King was still not sure at this time whether the Mughal Empire would attack. Therefore, he did not inform Mr. Min Ge in Mubang about this matter, nor did he report it to Emperor Chongzhen.

Facts have proved that King Tang's worries were not unreasonable. About ten days later, the night warrior sent out urgently reported back, saying that the Mughal Empire had sent 5,000 troops, together with 10,000 local troops from Bengal Province, claiming to be 100,000, and had set off to attack the Tang Dynasty!

When the King of Tang heard the news, he was a little panicked when he faced a foreign attack alone for the first time. At this time, the imperial army was not around. Although he has tens of thousands of troops in his hands, they are distributed throughout the country. The available troops, except for guarding the capital, are only about 7,000.

But Deng Kelu and Fu Yuman were both excited. Only when battles are fought can military achievements be achieved! As far as they knew, the Mughal Empire's army could only dominate here. What's more, they had predicted in advance that the Mughal Empire might attack the Tang Dynasty, and were fully prepared accordingly.

Among them, Fu Yuman even said to the King of Tang: "Your Highness, it is obvious that this time it was King Talong who was unwilling to fail and instigated the Mughal Empire to send troops to invade. In this case, the general will have a plan to prevent them from coming. Return. And we can take advantage of the victory to pursue it, go straight to Bangladesh, and capture Dhaka!"

After hearing this, the King of Tang Dynasty was happy for a while, and then said hesitantly: "Taking Dhaka is equivalent to taking Bengal. In this case, it will be equivalent to a full-scale war between the Mughal Empire. Will this inappropriate?"