A red signal flare rose on the sea, and a tug-of-war competition ongoing ended immediately. The soldiers who threw down the rope immediately ran forward in an orderly manner and returned to their respective posts. The only calm person on the battleship was Chen Xie, who was still taking a sip of juice under the sun umbrella.

The signal soldiers heard a scream from a high place: "I found one red signal flare, and another one, and I saw it."

Anthony, who was responsible for commanding the main fleet, was extremely nervous at this time, holding a telescope and working hard to discover the target at sea. The sea was too big, and it was too difficult to find a ship. Although it took more than ten years to build a fleet, many things could not overcome the technological level of this era. Even in modern society, it was very difficult to find a target that had lost contact at sea.

"First left! Thirty-five degrees." The signal soldier determined his position again. Anthony immediately turned and finally saw the sail, which was a flying scissor. "Quick, determine the location, where are we?" As soon as he finished speaking, a young staff officer immediately replied: "The sea north of the Palawan Islands is no more than fifty nautical miles from the coast. There are currently no signs of deviation from the route."

An hour later, the flying scissors became clear, and the signal soldier translated the flag: "Thirty enemy ships, the route is normal."

Subconsciously looking down at the real time on the watch, Anthony's face turned dark and he cursed: "Damn it."

He hurried to the fore deck, Anthony stood in front of Chen Xie and stood attentively to report: "Mr. The patrol fleet discovered the Dutch fleet. From the distance, it was already dark when it encountered the enemy ship."

"Why? Are you worried about the Dutch fleet fighting at night?" Chen Xie smiled and asked back without caring. Anthony replied: "I'm worried that the enemy ship will escape in the night." Chen Xie said lightly: "Where can you run? Although the South China Sea is not big, it is also full of unknown risks after leaving the route. Now it depends on the Western Labor situation. As long as he reaches Batavia before the Dutch fleet, we can wipe out the fleet on the sea."

Chen Xie couldn't help looking north. At this time, the Second Squadron commanded by Su Haochen should have set out from Qiongzhou, right? They were on another route, heading south from the sea in Annan, and directly striking towards Temasek (Singapore). There is really no shortage of leaders in the Malay Peninsula. The Chinese have settled there for a long time. The representatives of local Chinese have gone to Huating many times and begged the royal army to attack the rebellious officials. Helplessly, in Temasek, the former Chinese settlement was destroyed by the Portuguese. Now both sides are actually allies. There are only interests between the country and the country, and the sacrifices are all the people. It is a cruel truth.

"Your Excellency Xilaojing must have passed the Sulu Sea and entered the Siribos Sea. If there is no accident, you will definitely reach Batavia within half a month. You mean, we don't have to worry?" Anthony thought of this and immediately felt a little ashamed. Chen Xie smiled and said, "As the commander, your words and deeds will have a significant impact on your subordinates. Be calm and wait slowly. I firmly believe that when the Dutch saw our fleet before dark, they will turn around and run away immediately. So, don't worry about them running away, but think about where we can catch up with them."

Knight has now accepted the fact that one or two fly-scissors are following the Dutch fleet all the time. There is no way to accept it. They are too fast. Thirteen knots or fifteen knots? They are just like flying on the sea. The Dutch fleet with a maximum speed of only eight knots cannot catch up with these flying fish.

After entering the waters of the Palawan Islands, Knight became very careful. The legendary huge fleet of the Ming Empire never appeared. Enemies that did not appear are often the most terrifying. Because you don’t know where they are, what scale, what equipment and what qualities, etc. Kuiichi, who stood beside Knight, seemed to have not given up his efforts and never tire of mentioning his failed battle example again. His purpose was only one, Knight turned around and went home immediately, and did not consume his precious fleet in this meaningless action. It is obvious that Knight was also a stubborn soldier. He would not turn around without receiving the order from India. It is also obvious that when he left Batavia, this plan could not be cancelled.

The Indian plan was already very conservative to the Dutch people there. Showing off the sea force in the Ming Dynasty will definitely not allow you to approach the Ming Dynasty's coast or even land. The dignified sea coachman is already very conservative to do this.

"As a naval general of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, I can understand Mr. Koichi's concerns. But I think you should also understand my embarrassment. What I received was a military order. Without further instructions from above, I must complete this task. Unless I personally determine that this task cannot be completed, I will not order the fleet to turn around. Although I have accepted your statement, this cannot change anything." Nath said this to Koichi patiently and continued to use a monocular telescope to view the sea surface.

Soon he saw a damn Clipper, with its unique shape and flying speed, which was really annoying.

Dusk has come, and a fleet of ships lined up in a column to continue sailing on the sea. The sunset dyed the sea red at the end of the sea. I don’t know how many times I have seen such a scene. Although it is so gorgeous every time, it can no longer attract Knight’s attention. His attention has been in the sea in the northeast.

"Damn it!" Suddenly, a white sail appeared in the telescope, and more white sails continued to appear. Based on his experience, it was not difficult to tell that this was a warship. Almost at the same time, Kiichi exclaimed: "Look, look, the warship in front sent a signal and found a huge fleet."

"I have seen it. They are definitely not here to visit. Well, wait a little longer, and there will be ten minutes." Knight seemed a little nervous, his tone of speaking became faster, and his breathing became rapid. Ten minutes passed quickly and slowly. When he finally confirmed that this was a fleet of unknown purposes, looking at the number of white sails, the fool knew what to do.

"Fifty ships, see clearly. Although they are not as exaggerated as you said, they are already very powerful. Order the fleet and turn immediately and return to Batavia." Knight issued an order. At this time, Kiichi ignored him at all, but muttered to himself: "It's too late, they accelerated, and they will catch up with us at noon tomorrow at the latest."

"What did you say? How could this be possible?" Knight was shocked. Kuiichi sighed and put down his telescope and said, "I can conclude that their fleet averages speed is about ten knots. This is something I have experienced personally, and I can't make a mistake. God bless you, we can use the night to get rid of them."

Get rid of it? After Knight issued the order, he had no choice but to look at a flying scissor ship that was speeding up. Is this a little bit of a sudden look? It's so bullying, these damn flies. I don't know how many times I tried along the way, and I wanted to kill these guys, but I never saw the hope of success.

After the fleet completed its turn, the Ming fleet behind the telescope saw more clearly. A red flag was flying on a giant warship with a pattern of a sun and a moon on it. The fleet lined up in a column and was moving south quickly. Turning his head to see the sun in the west, fortunately, it was falling into the sea.

As night fell, nothing was seen on the sea, only the lights on the boat were still flashing. At this time, Chen Xie was slowly enjoying his dinner. The main dish was a fish, he was not the navy soldiers, and the fish was already so hungry that he wanted to vomit. He would rather eat those unpalatable cans than eat fish.

After dinner, I walked on the deck. The slow pace of every soldier seemed to be less nervous. What should I worry about when Lord Chen is with everyone? This is the undefeated God of War! In Dengzhou Camp, whether in the navy or the army, Chen Xie was all after being mythological. Even if he looks similar to others, even if he is an ordinary person no matter how he looks, it will not affect the existence of this god in the minds of the soldiers.

Because of such a factor, the officers and soldiers of the fleet were unexpectedly calm and seemed not so nervous about the coming battle. They ate what they should eat and sleep what they should sleep. They were so nervous that they couldn't sleep. They got up and looked at the brightly lit warship. It seemed that they were no longer nervous when they looked at it. They were just ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty, with a low life and dared not compare with the Lord of the Pavilion.

An unexpected calm night, at the time of destiny, the jingling sound awakened Chen Xie. He opened his eyes and looked around him. One of the backs of his hand was used as a pillow, firmly grasped it in his hand, and pillowed on his neck. This woman's habit of stomping on the quilt when she was sleeping was never changed. She pulled it into a ball, and two balls of flesh were exposed outside.

The Hong Madam woke up when she was poked in. She turned around and squinted her eyes. Her eyes were curved like crescent moons. After a few strokes, she automatically tried to move back and twisted her waist and buttocks to cooperate with morning exercise. It was already dawn and she could not make too much noise. She could only stuff a hand into her mouth, as if she had rubbed her place last night and had not washed her hands.

Chen Xie seemed a little excited, his concentration was no longer as long as before. The Hongmao, who had climbed to the top, just shrank rapidly. Before his body could soften, he stopped moving behind him. The Hongmao, who felt this, turned around and asked in surprise: "What's wrong?"

Chen Xie said lightly: "It's nothing, but it's just a little nervous. It's like this before every war. I'm nervous and excited, and it's fine soon." The Hongmao, who had no strength left, got up and put on a nightgown to greet the North Korean women. There was no soldier on this deck.

After washing, Chen Xie was dressed in military uniform, and climbed onto the deck like a dog, and appeared in the cafeteria where the soldiers were dining. Women could eat below, and Chen Xie had to come here and lined up to make breakfast like soldiers. (To be continued)

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