Malacca has gathered many warships from the Nanyang Fleet, all of which are wooden sailboats, without the shadow of steamboats.

However, the wooden sailing ships of the Nanyang Fleet are already the most powerful fleet in this sea area, no one. The Nanyang Fleet destroyed the fleets of indigenous countries such as Aceh, horses and blue countries, and everywhere the naval guns go, they will destroy them.

They usually only attack pirates and smuggling ships in the Spice Islands, occasionally destroying the fleet of sampan boats that the indigenous kingdoms tried to cheer up.

This time they will enter the Indian Ocean to siege other colonists' strongholds in the South Asian subcontinent.

More than ten sailing warships appeared in the port of Malacca City.

The Nanyang Fleet was equipped with four sail battleships, the Daqin, the Dawei, the Dahan, and the Dazhao, all of which were fifty artillery-class sail warships produced by the Jiuzhou Army in the local area. Any sail battleship can be killed in seven in seven in seven out of the indigenous fleet. Of course, the premise is that without encountering arson ships.

In addition to four sail battleships, there are eight frigates, more than 3,000 sailors and soldiers.

"Have all the ships arrived?" Deng Qianlong looked around his captain.

"Didn't the Admiralty agree to give our Nanyang Fleet a steam cruiser and four mosquito ships? Why haven't you seen it yet?" asked a captain.

"It's probably still in the north." Deng Qianlong said, "This time our Nanyang fleet entered the Indian Ocean. Those light steamships and mosquito ships were useless, and they also needed to replenish coal from time to time."

The Nanyang Fleet guarded the Strait of Malacca, but saw the ironclad ship of General Fubo with his own eyes passing by, and was a little jealous of the first 3,000-ton ironclad ship being allocated to the Fourth Fleet.

"This time the Dahan is staying to guard the Strait of Malacca to prevent our South Asian fleet from pirates and indigenous sampans from ramming after entering the Indian Ocean." Deng Qianlong looked at the captain of the Dahan.

"Abide by the order!" Although the captain of the Daehan Sail Battleship regretted that he could not participate in the operations in the Indian Ocean, his military orders were as high as a mountain.

"The rest of the ships are ready to set off. We must complete this mission beautifully. Only in the future, our Nanyang Fleet will have the confidence to ask the Navy for ships. There are two big guys in the shipyard that are being built, and they have not yet decided their belongings." Deng Qianlong said.

"Sir, how old are the two big guys you mentioned?" asked a captain.

"It is estimated to exceed 9,000 tons. Do you think it's big?" Deng Qianlong said.

"More than 9,000 tons!" The captains under Deng Qianlong exclaimed.

The ironclad ship General Fubo, which they envied, was just a 3,000-ton ironclad ship. Unexpectedly, there were two super-large ironclad ships worth more than 9,000-ton to be built!

"Sir, our Nanyang Fleet must take these two big guys, at least one!" The captains of the Nanyang Fleet shouted excitedly.

The emergence of large ironclad ships made them crazy. Who doesn’t want their fleet to have the latest and most powerful ironclad ships!

"That depends on your performance this time." Deng Qianlong said.

"We will definitely complete the mission of cleaning up the South Asian subcontinent!" said the captains.

This time, the Nanyang Fleet sent three sail battleships and five frigates into the Indian Ocean. Their mission was to clear the colonial strongholds on the Indian Peninsula and take them for themselves.

The fleet targets Kolkata Castle, which is at the mouth of the Ganges tributary.

The East India Company last sent two ships here to buy a piece of land, claiming to have established a commercial station here.

However, at this time, half a bastion had been built here, with an army stationed and employed Tumen soldiers.

"The South China Sea Fleet is about to come here to implement the second plan, to remove the strongholds of the Portuguese, the Netherlands, the Arabs and Persians, and let them trade according to the trade rules established by our East India Company." Chen Bangyan said to Qin Zuoming, an officer of the East India Expeditionary Force.

"Have you ever thought that the reason why the Mughal Emperor gave the East India Company some privileges was mostly to check and balance the merchants of other forces. If we drove them all away and our own dominance, then the Mughal Emperor would not only be unable to tolerate the East India Company, but would even send troops to attack our strongholds. Especially here, we must be prepared to fight the Mughal Empire at any time." Qin Zuoming said.

"The Mughal Emperor had little interest in the ocean, and his focus was on land. Even at worst, he destroyed our fortresses, and we could invade their long coastlines, forcing them to do their legs," Francis Rid said.

Chen Bangyan and Qin Zuoming looked at each other. This idea was a bit detrimental, just like the Japanese pirates invaded the southeast coast.

"I am still a little confident in our soldiers and the trained Bangladeshi mercenaries. Even if the Ottoman emperor personally fought, he could defend Kolkata as long as he had supplies." Qin Zuoming looked at the Indian mercenaries who were training outside the bastion.

These mercenaries were the lowest caste in the Mughal Empire. They were poor and destitute. They were scolded by Qin Zuoming’s military sticks under the temptation of military pay and food and accommodation. They were already quite good.

"Only by receiving hard training can you defeat the higher castes that bullied you in the past!" A small officer of the Jiuzhou Army was supervising the training of these local mercenaries with short sticks. Those who were not serious and disobeyed discipline should be served by military sticks.

These mercenaries from the country were almost all refugees when they were recruited. They were lazy and had serious nutrition. Only short sticks would make them understand what iron discipline was. Without the rigorous training they would easily collapse when they arrived on the battlefield!

However, these mercenaries in the country have long been used to being bullied by the powerful and powerful people of higher castes outside. As long as they train carefully, they can get normal military pay and food. In Kolkata Fort, except for not being so free to move, their lives are much better than those outside, so they do not hold much hatred for these instructors. Being bullied by the powerful and powerful is like slaves, and being bullied here is the reason for their own.

"Do you think they can go to the battlefield?" Francis Ri asked.

"Everyone is a mule or a horse must be pulled out. They should be full of resentment towards higher castes. Whether they can serve as the main force on the battlefield is a question, but it is enough to deploy in a secondary position or attract enemy troops. Muskets can be used effectively after a month of training, which is not as good as bow and horses, at least three years of training." Qin Zuoming said.

"What you said makes sense." Chen Bangyan and Francis Ri were undeniable. The popularity of muskets allowed many less excellent soldiers to have a certain combat power.
Chapter completed!