Chapter 277 Bait!

"The sea rock line can be seen in front of us, so we should not be far from Sugadan now. I hope that when we arrive, it's better not to be like the Kendavanan. There is no ghost shadow here. It's just like a dead city. Bah, this is really unlucky." Ovimas, the commissioner of the Dutch East India Company, took out his pocket watch to look at the time and shook his head.

"Mr. Task Force, this is normal. You know, this time we have dispatched 7,000 brave soldiers, and our huge fleet is also marching on them. If these Lanfang Chinese dare to fight with us with their cold weapons or fishing boats, in that case, I may admire their courage, but Yes, the victory is still ours. Brigadier General Van Gaal of the Netherlands looked proud. He is standing on the tail deck of the third-class battleship, and his military uniform looks so gorgeous and solemn, setting off the general's demeanor and pride of an old colonial country.

"Dear General, I deeply agree with this." Oviemas nodded. Indeed, although the brigadier-in-lady seemed a little arrogant, the fighting quality shown by his opponent really made Oviemas unable to remind the brigadier general not to be careless.

"General, the city of Sugadan should be ahead." At this time, the lookout standing on the main mast shouted, and the monoculars in his hand pointed straight ahead.

"Let me see." Van Gaal took a monocular from the guard's hand and looked straight ahead. Sure enough, he could already see a seaside city.

"Oh, why are there so many boats? What are they doing?" Ovimas, who was also looked at the approaching city of Sugada, through a telescope, shouted at this time.

"They are running away, Mr. Special Agent. Look at these poor guys. They seem to have found us. Those merchant ships are trying their way to untie the cables, and some people don't even have time to get on the boat and fall into the sea. Oh, my God, what on earth did that ship bring? That's a gold bull, I swear to God." Van Gaal saw a box of goods suddenly dumped on a heavy-armed merchant ship. On the way to roll, the box was knocked open and many golden strips flew out. Van Gaal's blue eyes turned red in an instant.

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"Stop them, general. We should keep them. They must be transferring supplies." The commissioner Ovimas, who also saw this scene, pointed to the port a few miles ahead and shouted loudly, his voice was as sharp as a shrew who caught her husband climbing the bed of other women.

Van Gaal threw the telescope to the guards beside him and shouted, "Tell the other captains to rush over and stop them. You can't let these people go."

Before getting the order of the fleet commander, many captains had found the scene of the port, and Brigadier General Van Gaal's order was like the sound of starting gunfire in the arena. Many two-masts and some temporarily recruited armed merchant ships rushed through the port with their own speed. Go.

"Damn fool, don't you know that you want to keep the team shape of the fleet?" After giving the order, Van Gaal saw his subordinates rushing forward like chicken blood needles, which made Brigadier General Van Gaal, who was a slightly slower but powerful third-class battleship as his flagship, quite dissatisfied.

Hearing the brigadier general's complaint, Ovimas curled his lips secretly and saw the gold, which made him very excited. He could imagine that those Lanfang Chinese must have heard of the Dutch army and the huge fleet, and decided to give up some vulnerable to attack in panic. Cities and ports, such as Sugadana.

The merchant ship full of gold is being protected in the center by more than a dozen armed merchant ships and fast ships, and is accelerating its escape to the north. Looking at the capacity of the ship alone, the commissioner of Oviemas estimated the weight of gold, at least tens of thousands of pounds of gold. God, if the gold is robbed, the military expenses of their troops this time have been completely recovered.

"General, do we send patrol boats to prepare for each other's warships?" At this time, the first mate next to him suggested to Van Gaal rationally.

"Of course." Van Gaal's fingers pounded anxiously on the mast, watching his subordinate warships rush forward quickly, and he couldn't wait to jump with him. Send five armed merchant ships to guard around, but I don't think we can still meet each other's warships.

"You are right. According to the information obtained from our investigation, the number of warships in Lanfang's Chinese will not exceed 30. If those poor sangs are added, the number will not reach 100 at most. Although the number of warships in our fleet is only 37, even our smallest two-mast warships can deal with him. Two or three of them. Even those armed merchant ships are believed to be comparable to their so-called warships. As a commissioner of the company, Of course, Ovimas should be clear about everything about the other party.

"Don't forget, Mr. Special Agent, and our battleships. I believe that our two third-class battleships, The Hague and Rotterdam, alone, are enough to crush all the poor little opponents." Van Gaal patted the mast with a proud face.

Several people looked at each other and laughed, as if the goddess of victory had thrown several bundles of autumn spinach at them, took off their long skirts, and changed into festival robes, waiting for the arrival of these successful people.

On Meyer Island, ten miles north of Sugadan, white clouds float lazily in the sky, and the light blue waves near the sea gently rippled, smearing the golden beach with a layer of water color and white foam. Several slender and black seabirds were circling and singing against the sea breeze. The salty but fresh taste permeates the air.

"Zhang Xingba, if you let those Dutch guys catch up before you get here, then don't blame the old brother that I can't help you." Brother Li Pao licked his dry mouth and put away the binoculars. Looking back, he looked at the countless cannons behind him at the end of the coastal beach, covered with dense tropical plants, and bent the corners of his mouth with satisfaction.

Maye Island, which is located in the north of Sucatana, is separated by a river from the continent, and the width of the water surface with the continent is only one mile, and the narrowest point is even more than half a mile away.

On both sides of the valley between Maye Island and Borneo, 250 artillery guns of all sizes were installed, and even many of the artillery that were originally used to defend the city and port of Sugatanna were transported here.

So many artillery are mainly concentrated in the entry of the river into the sea, and in the middle of the river valley. Imagine the scene where hundreds of artillery fire together, Brother Li Cannon feels warm-hearted. This is the first time that he has commanded so many artillery in a group battle.

Brother Li Pao bent down, hid behind the reef, and gave orders to the messenger behind him. Send a signal to the brothers that the Dutch are chasing the bait and tell them that no one can open fire without my order. We try to block the Dutch warships in this valley as much as possible.

Seeing the back of the messenger running away, Brother Li Cang secretly gritted his teeth. In any case, this battle is going to show the prestige of the Liang family's artillery. If there is any omission in this task, I'm afraid he will not have the face to see the young master again. At that time, the artillery battalion that the young master is preparing to build will probably not have its own place.

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"Zhang Tou, let's catch up with those Dutch people." A man with a panicked face rushed to the party? Or it should be said that Zhang Xingba, who was lying on the front deck and saying that a cigar from Master Liang was smashing happily, roared very anxiously.

Zhang Xingba narrowed his eyes. How far is it from us?

"It's less than two miles."

"Then you are in a hurry. Remember that we are a ship carrying gold. We can't run too fast. Besides, according to my wife's instructions, the ballast stones in the cabin are almost on the deck. Can we run fast?" Zhang Xingba rolled his eyes and said angrily.

"But the guys around us are really too hard to work, right? It's simply a disgrace to the reputation of our Liang family. Another pirate patted the gun on the deck with an angry face to complain.

"What if they work too much and scare all those poor Dutch chicks away? Remember to. Our task is to lead them into the valley between Maye Island and Borneo, not to rush forward and fight with them now. Zhang Xingba took a sip of wine and continued to squint his eyes and lay down with a cigar. Let them come. Don't scare them away. Otherwise, I'll feed you to the sharks.

"Yes!" The subordinates replied loudly.

"These Lanfang guys seemed to be scared by us and actually ran to the Jedi." After seeing the where of the other party, the captain of the two-dock warship couldn't help laughing.

"Soldiers, work harder, those poor Chinese don't even have the courage to fight back, and they can't pose any threat to us at all. Don't let the greedy merchants on the armed merchant ships get ahead of us. Move forward!" The captain took out the command knife from his waist, raised it high, and shouted loudly to stimulate the morale of his subordinates.

"Very good, it seems that the other party has hooked up. Now, let half of the sailors and guards jump into the sea and make a look like they want to escape, and the rest continue to sail to the river valley. Hook these white ghosts into the river valley for another distance. After the ship reached the junction of the river and sea, Zhang Xingba finally stood up, observed the enemy in the rear, and gave the order.

(to be continued)