Smuggling Daming

"Everyone, I just received the news that the Portuguese fleet will enter the Strait of Malacca tomorrow, and will appear in the sea off Malacca the day after tomorrow at the latest. Now let's discuss how to send troops to deal with these Portuguese?" Inside the Yamen of the prefect of Malacca , Wang Shouren asked the people below with a serious face. Ever since he received the news of the Portuguese invasion, Wang Shouren rushed from Shanghai to Malacca to sit in command. But Wang Shouren doesn't have that much prestige, so he can only do it himself.

Hearing Wang Shouren's words, Qu Lie, who was in charge of the Nanyang No. [-] Squadron, immediately stood up and said, "Your Excellency, the port of Malacca is of great importance. The Portuguese must not be allowed to approach the port, so the general thought that when the fleet is sent to meet the Portuguese in the Strait In the decisive battle, with the strength of our first squadron, it is not difficult to defeat the opponent!"

Qu Lie didn't talk big, their first squadron had 25 warships, but the Portuguese who invaded this time only had [-] ships, and after years of development in Ming's navy, the warships were even better than the Portuguese. In addition, the other party was going on an expedition, but Qu Lie and the others were waiting for work, so Qu Lie had full confidence in defeating the opponent.

However, regarding Qu Lie's words, Wang Shouren shook his head and said: "The Portuguese are afraid of power but not virtuous. Last time His Royal Highness Zhao Wang wiped out their entire army, but he only kept them honest for a few years. This time again If they come to commit crimes, then we must beat them to death in one fell swoop, and even send troops directly to the Indian Ocean to destroy the port where the Portuguese are there, and completely eliminate this hidden danger!"

Wang Shouren deserves to be the one who can take over Zhou Zhong's position.Regarding the incident committed by the Portuguese.He coincided with Zhou Zhong's opinion.They all felt that the Portuguese should be completely driven out of the Indian Ocean.

"Governor, according to your meaning, do you want to wipe out the invading Portuguese?" At this time, Tang Bohu, the prefect of Malacca, also said. Although he is a civil servant, Malacca is under his rule, so such a meeting he Naturally, I also want to participate.

"Yes, although Portugal is a European maritime power, it is only a small country after all. The country has a small population. The last battle of Malacca caused Portugal to lose more than 2000 people. This is already a traumatic event for them. , even after several years of accumulation, their troop strength in the Indian Ocean has been around 25 to [-]. The [-] warships sent this time are already most of their troop strength in India. Fleet, then the Portuguese will have no soldiers to defend in India. At that time, our Ming Navy will sail the warships to the Indian Ocean, and the opponent will have to surrender!"

When Wang Shouren talked about sending troops to Nanyang.I am also very excited. After all, the achievement of opening up the territory is enough credit in any dynasty, and Zhou Zhong has laid such a good foundation for him. If he can't seize this opportunity to wipe out the Portuguese in the Indian Ocean , I'm really sorry that Zhou Zhong valued him.

However, Qu Lie gave a wry smile at this time and said: "My lord, although we have the advantage in terms of military strength, the Portuguese are not bad. Even if we can defeat them, but if we want to wipe them out completely It is simply impossible, unless they are all brought to shore, but after the Portuguese suffered such a big loss in Malacca last time, I am afraid that they will make the same mistake again before destroying our navy."

Naval warfare is different from land warfare. For example, it is easy to defeat the opponent at sea, but it is not so easy to completely wipe out the opponent. The opponent was completely wiped out at sea, otherwise the warships would be scattered to escape, and the winning side would not dare to disperse their forces to pursue them.

Wang Shouren is a man who knows soldiers. He has served in the Governor's Mansion for the past few years. He has also been in contact with the navy frequently, and he also knows the way of naval warfare very well. He knows that what Qu Lie said is correct, but he has already known it well.

"General Qu, don't worry, the governor has already considered this issue before coming here!" Wang Shouren said, pointing to the Malacca terrain sand table in front of him, and said: "Everyone, please see that the Strait of Malacca is a long and narrow strait, and the narrowest place is ours." From the port of Malacca to the opposite island of Rupa, only a small number of warships are needed to block the strait. If we divide our troops into two groups, one of which will fight the Portuguese, and lead the opponent across Malacca to Rupa Island during the battle. Then another fleet will completely block this section of the strait, then the Portuguese fleet will become a fish caught in the net, and there will be no possibility of escape!"

Wang Shouren had been to Malacca before, and he had also studied the terrain of the strait to know where the most suitable ambush was, so he had already made a plan to wipe out the Portuguese fleet before he came.

However, regarding Wang Shouren's plan, Qu Lie put forward different opinions again: "My lord, the Nanyang No. [-] Squadron stationed in Malacca has only [-] warships. On the surface, it seems that it may be stronger than the Portuguese fleet. The first line, but we have never had a direct confrontation with the Portuguese warship. The reason why we were able to destroy the Portuguese fleet last time was all due to a surprise attack, so although we are confident, we only have a [-]% to [-]% chance of winning. Otherwise, the Portuguese will be defeated one by one, and the navy will be defeated, and the port defense force of Malacca alone may not be able to protect the safety of the port.”

"Haha~, don't worry, General Qu, I'm not that confused, I won't let your first squadron separate, the second squadron stationed at the old port has received my order, and will come here yesterday or this afternoon, arrive Let them lie in ambush on the north side of Rupa Island, and when you lure the Portuguese across Rupa Island, they will block the strait, and when the time comes, they will catch the turtle in the urn, and the Portuguese will escape!" Wang Shouren said with a big smile, yesterday He had already discussed with the Admiral Shinei, and mobilized most of the Second Squadron stationed in the old port, and prepared to keep the Portuguese in the strait in one fell swoop.

When Qu Lie heard that Wang Shouren had also mobilized the Nanyang Second Squadron stationed in the old port, he was also stunned. Speaking of which, the Portuguese came for the city of Malacca this time. As a local garrison, he originally I thought I could claim all the credit for this battle, but Wang Shouren called the Second Squadron here. The general in charge of the Second Squadron is Shenying's son Shenzhou. I guess this is what Shenying couldn't wait to want. One of the reasons for bringing the fleet here.

Qu Lie was a little unhappy when he thought that it was his own contribution, but Shen Zhou divided half of it for no reason. It is impossible for him to object, so in the end he can only agree.As for Tang Bohu and other civil officials, they would not object, anyway, they only need to guarantee the logistics.

After agreeing on the strategy against the Portuguese, Wang Shouren changed his words: "This time the Portuguese invasion is nothing to worry about. Even if they cannot be wiped out in the Strait of Malacca, our army will enter the Indian Ocean through the Strait in the future. By then Those Portuguese can't escape the fate of being wiped out, but I don't know how you have collected intelligence on the Indian Ocean during this period of time?"

Marching into the Indian Ocean is the development direction that Zhou Zhong had already set before leaving. At the beginning, Zhou Zhong set three directions for the Governor's Mansion. One was to go south, bringing Nanyang into the rule of Ming Dynasty. This has been realized, and the second is to go west. , to extend Ming's power into the Indian Ocean, this is what Wang Shouren and the others are going to do now, and the last one is to go east to America, but now Daming doesn't have the leisure to develop America.

Hearing Wang Shouren's question about intelligence, Shenying, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke: "Don't worry, Governor, the old man has always been in charge of the situation in India, and the collected intelligence has filled a room." The house is gone, adults can check it at any time, now I will give a brief introduction to the situation in India."

"Thank you Governor!" Wang Shouren is still very polite to Shenying. Although Shenying is not very proficient in naval warfare, he has been serving as the admiral of the Governor's Mansion, in charge of the various armies under the Governor's Mansion, and has been sitting in command all these years. Malacca has made no one in the Nanyang area dare to make any changes. It can be said that China has worked hard.

"Your Excellency, you are welcome!" Shenying saluted Wang Shouren, and then began to introduce the situation in India, especially the distribution of Portuguese power in India.

According to the information collected by Shenying and the others, India, the place called Tianzhu in ancient times, has long been in chaos. There are many small countries on the entire Indian continent, and the religion is also very chaotic. The main one is Hinduism, but Islam is also very prevalent. There are also endless disputes among them, and it can be said that they do not pose a threat to Daming at all.

After Portugal arrived in India more than ten years ago, the coastal areas of India have now become the world of the Portuguese, and the Portuguese have also occupied several ports, such as Manuel and Goa. An important stronghold, now the Kingdom of Portugal has set up the post of governor in India, the seat of government is in Goa, and Da Gama is the governor of India this time, this time it is also under the promotion of Da Gama that the Kingdom of Portugal Only then did he make up his mind to attack Malacca.

Next, Shenying introduced several ports of the Portuguese in India. The most important of these ports is Goa. This is not only the distribution center for the Portuguese, but also the most important place for them to station troops in India. India More than [-]% of the Portuguese troops in the region are concentrated in Goa, so if you want to drive the Portuguese out of India, you must occupy Goa. (To be continued..)