Chapter 3021

When Roger said these words, he did not expect that the "next Governor of Malacca" he called was trying to come to meet him.

In order to carry out this "bandit suppression" operation smoothly, Haihan adopted many shameful and gray methods in the early stage. Therefore, when sending troops, naturally he would not actively invite allies to send manpower to participate like in past military operations.

For this reason, Roger also specially accelerated the action process. From announcing the dispatch of troops to suppress bandits to the gathering of troops for the expedition, it only took two or three days, and the outside world had no time to react. This led to the Portuguese in Malacca City reacting

Caught off guard, he didn't come back to his senses until the Haihan fleet arrived at his door.

Roger's plan is to cook the rice from raw rice to cooked rice first. Even if other surrounding countries are dissatisfied with this, it will not be able to change the existing situation.

Among them, the only two countries that really made Roger afraid were Portugal and Aceh.

These two families have been traditional powers in the Malacca Strait area for nearly a hundred years. Even if their military strength is not as good as that of Haihan, a rising star, their influence in this region is still quite strong, and each has deep knowledge with Haihan in certain fields.

Cooperation. Haihan wants to establish a long-term stronghold or even a port city at the northern end of the Malacca Strait, but he still has to worry about their feelings.

But both the city of Malacca and the city of Banda Aceh are the targets that Roger intends to replace. Once the idea of ​​controlling the northern and southern ends of the strait is realized, the trade volume originally belonging to these two places will definitely flow into the port operated by Haihan.

Not long after the fleet passed the city of Malacca, the flagship received a report from the rear that a Portuguese ship had set off from the port of Malacca and was chasing the fleet at full speed. The flag hung on the ship indicated that it belonged to the Governor's Palace of Malacca.

Qian Tiandun joked: "With such a large fleet formation, as long as you are not blind, you will definitely find something is wrong. Isn't it the governor of Malacca who finds something wrong and wants to catch up and confront you?"

Roger's expression remained normal, and obviously this episode did not exceed his expectations: "Malacca Governor Costa is already old and has not left Malacca for several years. Even if he wants to come out in person, the preparations will not be so fast... I

It seems that it is probably his successor who has volunteered to find the answer."

Qian Tiandun said: "Then what are your plans? Do you want to stop and wait for him?"

Roger sneered: "Who is he? What qualifications does he have to ask us to stop and wait? Even if Costa comes in person and doesn't greet us in advance, there is no need to pay attention to it. We just pretend that we don't know about this, so what should we do?"

Keep going."

Qian Tiandun nodded and said nothing more. He knew that Roger did not look down on the other party at all, but did not want to cause trouble when the operation was at its critical moment.

As long as the two sides have not met, there is no need to consider the diplomatic impact and the other party's reaction for the time being.

As a logistics fleet, Li Yuande and his group of slower cargo ships were located in the middle and rear of the entire fleet, several hours behind the flagship in front.

Because of this, when Fulifeng's fleet sailed near the port of Malacca, Li Yuande happened to see the governor's ship on which Lopez was sailing out of the port.

It was difficult for Li Yuande not to notice the existence of this ship, because at this time, there were basically no irrelevant ships on the nearby sea. Most of the ships took the initiative to sail into the port or approach the coast, giving Haihan this huge armed force

The fleet gave way to the waterway. Only this sailing ship, flying the flag of the Malacca Governor's Palace, sailed out of the silent port alone.

The speed of this Portuguese sailing ship was obviously faster than that of Furifeng's cargo ship. It only took more than an hour to catch up with Li Yuande's ship. Looking at this posture, it seemed that it was chasing the Haihan fleet.

Li Yuande was quite curious and took out his binoculars to observe the ship a hundred feet away. He saw that the commander on the ship was a middle-aged man with a serious face. Although he did not recognize him, he could tell from the military uniform he was wearing that he

He is a relatively rare senior general.

While Li Yuande was engaged in trading activities in various parts of the South China Sea, he also dealt with many Portuguese, but very few of them included Portuguese officers.

The reason is also very simple. Portugal's garrison in the South China Sea is not large. The commander of a garrison base is usually only a major, which is almost a deputy battalion level in the Haihan Army. However, such officers often have considerable power. Portugal's local

Military and political affairs were handled at the same time. Li Yuande usually dealt with his subordinates more often, and occasionally he could meet these officers face to face.

But the Portuguese officer seen through the telescope was slightly different from what Li Yuande saw in his usual uniform, and looked more luxurious. And he had heard from the Portuguese that the garrison commanders in various places, further up, were the city of Malacca.

The general who defended the city was in line with what he saw.

Li Yuande wanted to find an insider to ask, but the young officers he knew were all in their respective units at this time. No one was on the cargo ship he was on, and there was no one around him to answer his questions.

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"If I had known earlier, I should have followed Mr. Qian to the flagship, so I wouldn't have had to guess here!"

Although Li Yuande was a little annoyed, he also knew that it was not appropriate for him to go to the flagship at this time.

When heading south from Cam Ranh Bay, he was able to follow Qian Tiandun because it was not in a combat state at that time and the atmosphere of the fleet was relatively relaxed. But this time when setting off from Xingdao, the entire fleet was already in a wartime state.

Officers at all levels must be on call at any time. Although Li Yuande is not a soldier, he cannot leave his post without authorization and can only command his cargo ship fleet honestly.

The target of the Portuguese sailing ship was obviously not these slower-moving cargo ships. After sailing side by side for a short time, it overtook the cargo ship fleet and continued to chase the warships ahead.

Haihan's fleet has more than 200 ships of various types, and the fleet stretches for nearly 200 miles. It can be described as a mighty force. All civilian ships encountered on the way have to give way in advance, lest they be affected.

This was the only Portuguese ship that sailed through the Haihan fleet without any hesitation, hurrying and slowing down, and finally met the main force of this fleet one day later.

But at this time, a new trouble came that gave Lopez a headache. There were several majestic-class warships on the sea ahead, and the distance between them was extremely far, making it impossible to confirm which one was the real flagship.

Along the way, Lopez tried to get in touch with the nearby Haihan warship to inform him of his intention, but the other party seemed to treat him as if he were transparent, neither blocking nor communicating, and just letting him sail freely.

But the target is not far ahead. How can we prevent Haihan from continuing to ignore his existence?
Chapter completed!