[Chapter 820] Whoever takes action first will suffer!

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In fact, Afelle, the Dutch Governor to Batavia, was in a very bad mood. Even Alihan could think of something. How could he not have thought as a governor? He could only think more. But what was depressed was that the more he thought, the worse his mood was. Not only Afelle was in a bad mood, but also the people around him were in a bad mood.

Such a huge fleet of the White Navy went south, it was impossible to hide it from the Dutch's eyes. The actions of the White Navy on the sea near the neighboring Baba were also seen by the top leaders of the Dutch East India Company. The Dutch naval warships have actually been patrolling the sea near Jakarta. From their perspective, Alihan's merchant fleet is just a coincidence, and there is nothing to be surprised about.

The so-called artillery exercise requires blocking a certain area at the sea. In the eyes of the Dutch, such tricks have long been used to use bad tricks. Such despicable tricks can only be used to deal with the navies of some weak countries. For the powerful Dutch navy, it is actually insignificant. In the face of absolute strength, all tricks are insignificant.

Just like British pirates, although the losses caused to the Dutch were severe, Dutch merchant ships were often looted. However, British pirates could not make the British navy stronger than the Dutch navy. To become stronger, what the British navy needs is a dignified battle. Therefore, what Afelle is worried about is not actually a problem of war.

If such a thing happened ten days ago on the sea near Jakarta, Afel would have ordered the fleet to attack without hesitation. Even without his orders, his naval fleet would have taken the initiative. Because they were all very confident and very confident in the power of the Dutch navy. They all felt that if the Dutch fleet attacked decisively, they would have been able to easily defeat the White Navy fleet.

However, ten days ago, to be precise, eight days ago, Afelle and his fleet commander received a terrible report. This report came from a pirate fleet. This pirate fleet was actually secretly raised by the Dutch. Their main task was to attack and plunder the Spanish merchant ships under the banner of pirates.

It seems that such a pirate fleet is actually quite large in the Nanyang region. All the forces of various countries know it well. After their merchant ships suffer losses, they will not calculate the losses on the pirates, but on the navy of the enemy. Therefore, these pirate fleets actually live quite well. As long as they do not encounter a strong navy, they will be safe.

However, something happened to the pirate fleet raised by the Dutch. Unfortunately, they encountered the White-Clothed Navy fleet heading south. As a result, the White-Clothed Navy fleet almost wiped out the Dutch pirate fleet with a shelling from afar. Even Sorum, the most outstanding genius of the Dutch Navy who pretended to be the pirate leader, unfortunately died in battle.

Well, these are not the key points. Is Sorum a genius or not. The Dutch Pirate Fleet is very powerful, and this is not the key points. The key points are the battle process, which lasts less than three minutes. In other words, in three minutes, the Dutch Pirate Fleet was wiped out. At that time, there were already accurate clocks and timekeeping, and senior officers of the Dutch Navy all had pocket watches. Therefore, this time would definitely not be wrong.

In three minutes, the entire Dutch pirate fleet was defeated. Such a result is simply amazing. Others may not know it, but the Dutch senior management definitely knew it. This Dutch fleet is equipped with a total of ten large warships, with a displacement of more than 600 tons. Each warship has more than forty guns. These warships, even if placed in the main navy fleet, are attacking.

The entire pirate fleet has more than 400 artillery pieces! The maximum caliber artillery even exceeds 200 mm. Such a number of artillery can last for a period of time even if it encounters a large Spanish naval fleet. It is absolutely impossible to be wiped out in just three minutes, and even the genius commander died.

"Their cannons are so powerful, really amazing..."

Most of the sailors of this pirate fleet were faked by the Dutch Navy. After the battle, the remaining sailors were lucky enough to be rescued by the merchant ships coming and going and sent to the arms of the Dutch Navy. When they saw their boss, they kept saying this sentence repeatedly, and at the same time they were full of horror, as if they were completely scared.

Where is the artillery fire of the White Army Navy? It is extremely powerful at a very long range and extremely powerful. The White Army Navy opens fire almost one nautical mile away. Such a firing distance is far beyond the firing distance of the average navy. The average navy usually only opens fire within three hundred meters. If you are accidentally hit, it will be a terrible ending.

According to the description of the remaining pirates, the pirate's warship only needs to be hit by a shell, and it will be destroyed immediately. I don't know what the white-clothed navy's shells were made of. After one shot, the sky collapsed and the earth cracked, and everything turned into pieces. A large warship with a displacement of 600 tons only needs one shell and was completely finished. Even if it didn't sink on the spot, it wouldn't last long.

"Did they use a blast bomb? It's improved?"

The experienced Dutch Navy fleet commander immediately thought of the key.

After the shells fell, they emitted a loud noise and flames, and then smashed everything, which were the main characteristics of the blasting bomb. Based on this, it is inferred that the white-clothed navy used blasting bombs, which was theoretically fully tenable. However, in their impression, the power of blasting bombs did not seem to be that powerful! It should be noted that at that time, the power of gunpowder was quite insufficient. It was not easy to completely and completely smash a large warship?

In fact, the Dutch Navy is also equipped with blasting bombs, and its main component is black gunpowder. However, the power of this blasting bomb is impossible to destroy warships with a displacement of 600 tons. Therefore, the Dutch Navy is more willing to use solid bombs or shotguns. Not only the Dutch Navy, but also the navies of other countries are like this. Blasting bombs have never been the main type of bombs in naval battles. Even on land, it is not the main type of artillery bombs.

From this we infer that the power of the White-Clothed Navy's blasting bomb is so huge that it must have made some key breakthrough in technology. Moreover, it should be an epoch-making technology. Therefore, before figuring out what advanced technology the White-Clothed Navy used, the Dutch Navy rashly started a war with the White-Clothed Navy, and it would definitely be very passive. If not done well, it would end up like its own pirate fleet.

There is nothing big about the pirates' army being wiped out. In the eyes of the navy of great powers, pirates are simply small-scale existences and cannot be on the surface. If the main fleet of the navy suffers losses, the problem will be great. In the vast sea, warships are the authoritative existences of various countries. Without warships, nothing you say will be effective and nothing you do will go smoothly. All the Dutch senior executives are very clear about this.

As one of the main governors of the Netherlands in the East, Afelle knew much more inside than ordinary senior leaders. He even knew that the White Army had achieved complete victory in the Ming Empire. They could unify the country at any time. Therefore, in essence, it was not that the White Army Navy belonged to the Ming Empire, but that the Ming Empire belonged to the White Army. The White Army Navy was under the banner of the Ming Empire, but that it was because someone had not yet proclaimed himself emperor.

In fact, the man named Xu Xingxia is the real master of the Ming Empire. The emperor of the Ming Empire in Nanjing must do everything according to his expression. Anyone with discerning eyes can see that if Xu Xingxia wants to be the emperor, the emperor in Nanjing will have to give up the emperor's throne. According to information, this guy named Xu Xingxia is indeed a freak. He himself personally served as the commander-in-chief of the White Army Navy.

It is precisely because he knows too much that Aflei is a little undecided. There is no doubt that since the White-Clothed Navy has appeared in Nanyang, it is for the benefit of Nanyang. No matter what small moves the White-Clothed Navy makes, its ultimate goal is to show its existence to the major forces in Nanyang. However, Aflei doesn't know what level should Xu Xingxia intervene in Nanyang to be satisfied. Is he going to drive all the Western powers out of Nanyang and dominate Nanyang? Or just want to get a share of the pie?

If it were the former, Afelle would of course fight with the White-Clothed Navy without hesitation. Taking advantage of the fact that the White-Clothed Navy has not yet established a stable foothold in the South China Sea, it will immediately concentrate all the main forces of the Dutch Navy and encircle and annihilate the White-Clothed Navy. This is the easiest and practical way. As long as all the opponents are wiped out, the next thing will become relatively simple. Even if there is a White-Clothed Navy fleet moving south in the future, the Dutch Navy has no need to be afraid of the other side.

In fact, since the Dutch have gained a firm foothold in Nanyang, they will not retreat easily. No matter what kind of enemy they encounter, the Dutch will not give up the benefits they have obtained. Every year, the Dutch East India Company has to pay a large amount of profits to the parliamentary treasury. These profits are very important to the Netherlands. Therefore, the whole country of the Netherlands will not easily give up this huge profit. Even if you need to take some danger, you will be willing to do so.

However, if Xu Xingxia's purpose was only the latter, just trying to get a piece of the pie in the Nanyang region, it would be obviously not a good thing for the Dutch Navy to act rashly and take the lead in taking action against the White-Clothed Navy. Judging from the situation where the White-Clothed Navy destroyed the Dutch pirate fleet, their combat effectiveness should be quite strong. Even if the Dutch Navy can wipe them out, I am afraid that it will have to pay a considerable price.

Those Spanish who love face the most did not attack the White Army Navy at the Manila port, just considering this realistic problem. Did the Spanish suddenly become kind? Of course not. They became afraid of the White Army Navy. The White Army Navy is like a hedgehog. Anyone who squeezes hard will definitely be stabbed.

In fact, for the powerful outsider of the White Army Navy, it is clear that whoever takes action first will definitely suffer. Since the White Army Navy dares to move south, it means that they have certain confidence. They are not idiots, and they will never do anything to die. Therefore, it is impossible for major forces in Southeast Asia to easily eat each other. The biggest result is that both sides suffer losses, or even die together.

Once both sides suffer, other enemies will come one after another, taking advantage of the situation and squeezing your interests and territory. If you die together, don’t say anything. Your interests in Southeast Asia will definitely be divided up by other forces at the first time. Therefore, no matter which force it is, you need to carefully weigh the trade-offs and make a decision.

At the same time, there are also the fleet commanders under Afelle.

As the commanders of the fleet, the issues they consider are relatively simple. They only need to start from a military perspective. Others can be temporarily given up. Therefore, what they consider most is how to defeat the White-Clothed Navy. It would be even better if they can obtain the advanced artillery technology of the White-Clothed Navy after the victory of the battle. In this way, the Dutch Navy will undoubtedly be the most powerful maritime existence.

The huge fleet of the White-Clothed Navy suddenly moved south and quietly occupied Balin. It also regarded this as the future home port of the fleet. All of this was indeed very depressed for the Dutch. In the depression, there was a little anger and felt that the Dutch's dignity had been seriously challenged. After all, in terms of sphere of influence, Balin should be subordinate to Jakarta. In the sphere of influence of a certain country, a single shot is equivalent to a signal of war. This is an unwritten rule in the Nanyang region. Unfortunately, the White-Clothed Navy does not abide by this rule.

However, in the face of the strong behavior of the White Army, the Dutch really had no choice. For safety reasons, they would not do it easily until they thoroughly figure out the background of the White Army Navy. However, if they do not take action, do not use force directly, simply diplomatic notes or verbal warnings, it will definitely be ineffective. If they can drive away the other party with their mouths, what else do they need to do?

What’s even more depressing is that in the eastern ocean, it seems that the Ming Empire is the landlord.

Whether it is the Dutch, or the Spanish, it takes at least half a year to come from the distant Atlantic Ocean to the East. Along the way, all kinds of accidents may occur. After all, the sea route is too long. However, it only takes half a month at most to reach the Ming Empire naval fleet from the north to the south. This means that at the same time, the White Navy will receive much more reinforcements than the Dutch.

It can be said that the Ming Empire was the host, and they were all guests from afar.

When the host fights with the guest, the host undoubtedly has a great advantage. The so-called strong dragon does not suppress the local snake. The host has the advantage of the right time and place. Unless the guest's strength is much stronger than the host and has an absolute advantage, it will be a bit difficult to curb the host. If you don't do it well, you will put it all in it.

What's so bad is that there is still deep hatred among the guests who come from afar, and there is basically no possibility of cooperation between them. A group of guests with ulterior motives have the opportunity to win against a powerful master, which is simply negligible. It is like the Dutch people are unwilling to cooperate with others.

The grievances and grievances between the three maritime overlords of Spain, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom cannot be written even with a piece of cloth. The enemy's enemy is my friend, and this sentence is absolutely not applicable among these three countries. Any two countries are mortal enemies. There is no possibility of cooperation between any two.

The contradiction between Afelle is that if the Dutch and the White Navy took the lead in going to war, what serious consequences would be. The most important thing about dominoes is to fall down the first one. As long as the first chapter falls smoothly, the next thing will be ignored. If the White Navy is the Dutch dominoes, the Dutch will be miserable. As a senior Dutch leader, Afelle has to think about this repeatedly.

To be honest, the most knowledgeable about the huge empire in the north was actually the Portuguese. They were the first to come to the East. Before the Dutch arrived in the East, the Portuguese had existed in this ocean for at least fifty years. It can be said that the Portuguese were familiar with everything about the Ming Empire. However, the Portuguese were very cunning and asking them to disclose the core confidential information at all times had to pay.

Moreover, as the emerging maritime overlord, the Dutch were unwilling to ask for help from the Portuguese. In the eyes of the Dutch, the Portuguese are an outdated existence and are not worth cherishing. Looking for help from such an outdated country, the Dutch face was vainly discredited.

However, it is not a solution for the Dutch fleet to retreat blindly. The forces in the entire South Ocean region are staring at you. Judging from the performance of the Spanish in Manila, they are obviously not ready to go to war with the White Navy first. They prefer the Dutch to be the first to be the leader. After all, the Dutch naval fleet in the South Ocean region is the most powerful.

However, once the Dutch suffered major losses in the battle with the White Navy, Afelle was sure that the Spanish would definitely be the first to attack the Dutch. By the way, the grievances between Spain and the Dutch seemed to be endless. Stimulated by heavy interest entanglements and historical grievances, one side learned that the Dutch was defeated, and the Spanish fleet could set off.

What should I do?

The Dutch fell into a lot of confusion.

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Compared with the confused and distressed Dutch, the Portuguese's reaction was much easier.

The news that the White Army Navy appeared in the South China Sea was that the Portuguese actually knew earlier than the Dutch. After all, the Portuguese were the first to come to the South China Sea. Before other countries arrived here, they had contacted all the local tribal forces and established close ties between the two sides. This influence has not been eliminated yet.

Although the country is too small, the Portuguese's maritime strength is not strong, and the combat effectiveness of the main naval fleet has always been inferior to that of the Netherlands, Spain and Britain. However, the Portuguese's friendship is the vastest. Almost the entire East, there are Portuguese informants. The Portuguese will know immediately if there are any abnormal movements.

However, Alon Soden, the Portuguese Governor of Malacca, remained silent about the emergence of the White Army Navy. To be precise, he pretended not to see anything or hear anything. All the information about the White Army Navy was pressed under his desk by him. Everything seemed to be destroyed in Malacca.

Alonsoden's reaction is easy for ordinary people to understand. The Portuguese obviously did not prepare to make things difficult for the White Army Navy. In fact, to be serious, these warships of the White Army Navy were still full set of technologies provided by the Portuguese. In the Dengzhou Shipyard, there were a large number of Portuguese technicians who brought various Western warship drawings to the White Army. Only in terms of carrier-based artillery, the White Army started from scratch.

Therefore, the Portuguese felt that their relationship with the White Navy was very close. Even if the two sides could not be called friends, they were definitely not enemies. Xu Xingxia privately stated that there were not many conflicts of interest between the White Navy and the Portuguese Navy and they also had common interests, so the two should be able to live in peace.

What does this private statement mean? It means that the main spearhead of the White Army Navy is other countries, especially the Dutch. Since these words were spoken from Xu Xingxia, I believe that the White Army Navy has received relevant instructions long ago. Since Xu Xingxia deliberately made a statement, the Portuguese must of course be ignorant.

If the Portuguese clearly felt the different treatment of the White Navy, and were following the Dutch, shaking flags and shouting to fight with the White Navy to the end, then it would be a fool. How could Alonsoden be a fool if he could be the governor? Therefore, he was completely happy and prepared to watch the fun casually.

The only thing Alonsoden was curious about was that he didn't know what hatred Xu Xingxia and the Dutch had. The White-Clothed Navy seemed to point the first target of attack towards the Dutch without thinking. Seriously speaking, there seemed to be no intersection between the Dutch and the White-Clothed Navy. Why was Xu Xingxia so angry at the Dutch?

"Forget it, I don't think about it anymore!" Alonsoden thought for a long time but still couldn't figure it out, so he had to give up helplessly. Anyway, this matter did not seem to be directly harmful to the Portuguese. The Portuguese have become accustomed to making soy sauce, so let's continue making soy sauce this time.

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