Andros frowned. He knew the Indians' principles in dealing with political relations. In the eyes of the Indians, outsiders such as Britain and France are no different from hostile tribes. Cooperation and betrayal are very easy. At this time, the more the impact on balance is gifts or bribes. Andros was a little worried: "Sir Philip, the Chinese can also satisfy these two things you said."

Philip had no choice but to: "Yes, so we can only use Iroquois and cannot trust them. In the face of the invading Chinese, I personally think that fighting to the death may not be feasible."

After hearing this, Andros' eyes lit up: "Do you think so? Unfortunately, I only realized that there is so much consensus between you and me today."

Philip smiled: "It's not too late, Governor, what are your plans?"

Andros said bluntly that his plan was to surrender after rebellion. Andros knew more about the empire than Philip. Although the land under his feet was the farthest from the core of China, the problem was that the British mainland was deeply involved in war and could no longer provide support. Therefore, Andros' plan was to use strong resistance to prove the strength of the colony to the Chinese and force the other party to give reasonable conditions. As long as the interests of the colony were protected, Andros believed that surrendering to his opponent was not necessary. Obviously, one of Andros's goals was to protect his own industries in the colony, and it was the main goal.

You should know that in the past two years, his property has been collected by the parliaments of the colonies, and perhaps he is still looking forward to retake it through the Chinese. Obviously, Andros was neither fighting for the British in the colonies, nor for King William III, nor even for England.

Philip kept showing his approval of Andros' plan, allowing him to express his true intentions, but he did not really agree with Andros' plan. Because Sir Philip still had his own principles in his heart, and he did not fight for William III for Britain, but for the North American colonies.

Andros just wanted to use a victory, at least undefeated, to prove his energy, as a bargaining chip to join the Empire-James Party alliance. But Philip III is different. He maintained independence and freedom just like the colonies' demands. This independence and freedom are not only aimed at the empire, but also against the James Party, but also against the locals represented by King William III. Obviously, Philip and the colonies have more demands, and they are not satisfied with the empire.

Andros, however, thought Philip agreed to his strategy, and talked freely without him, and was heart-warming.

"I listened to the fleeing loggers in Maine, saying that an enemy cavalry was coming through land. They attacked our villages, logging farms and hunting grounds, robbed and forced to buy livestock and food, but I don't know much, Sir Philip, how do you plan to deal with this... After all, the Jazz is already the commander of the army." Andros began to discuss the current situation. He actually arrived at the beginning of the year and used local reinforcements to directly occupy Boston, but he was trapped in the city and did not know about the surrounding areas. If it weren't for the Chinese attack, perhaps the next war would be between him and Sir Philip.

Sir Philip has always been responsible for the fight, so he knows it more clearly: "In fact, we have fought several fierce battles with militias in Maine, New Hampshire and other places, and bribed Indian tribes along the way to join the war, but the result was not satisfactory. More than 110 people were killed and injured on one side, and it was confirmed that there were less than ten enemies killed."

"How could this happen? Is that the elite Chinese army?"

"I don't know what the level of the elite Chinese army is. In fact, I have only seen a few Chinese smuggling merchants in Boston. The opponent of this land advance was the Cossacks. They were the best explorers, skilled in cavalry and infantry battles, and were well equipped. They were very accurate in shooting guns, and could break the heads of musketeers from six hundred feet (less than two hundred meters). In the jungle, Indian mercenaries and some militias ambush them. These people had very good fighting skills, skilled in using sabers and short spears, and they also had breastplate.

Moreover, the other party's commander is very talented. They only snatch us, but are very gentle to the Indians. When they catch the Indians, they will release them directly, and actively contact various tribes and provide various gifts. They are dividing our strength. And mountains, rivers and rivers cannot stop them. Now Indians have joined them and lead them. I didn't expect that the Cossacks are so difficult..." Philip gave an objective answer. In fact, the British colonists in the New World are the desert of information. They do not understand the empire and do not understand the Cossacks.

Cossacks were originally heroic and good at fighting, with various talents in exploration and expeditions. In addition, the various advanced equipment equipped by the empire made it soaring in combat power. The climate and environment of North America are not very different from their hometowns. Belinsky, as the commander, also has considerable talents.

"Now we have united, what are you going to do?" Andros did not expect the enemy to be so difficult. Although he did not know Cossacks, he knew Philip's militia and the ghost-like Indian hunters. They could not do anything about it. It can be seen that Cossacks are not ordinary people, and now, they don't even know the number of enemies.

Sir Philip said, "I don't want to do anything, Lord Governor, when we were fighting the Cossacks, we lost a lot of battles. This has a great impact on the morale of the militia. You know my troops, they can't bear too much failure. I don't want to wait until the enemy arrives at the city of Boston, and they scatter when they hear the cannons. In fact, I have disbanded several small teams, from New Hampshire, Maine, where the Cossacks crossed, and their morale was disbanded. Instead of influencing others, let them leave."

Andros said, "I sent four reconnaissance ships to Port Royale, and only once came back..."

"Iron Crafts, they have steam-powered Iron Crafts."

"Iron armored ship, is it an iron ship? The iron is so heavy, how can it float? Even if it floats, it should be slower than a wooden ship." Sir Philip looked like he had never seen the world. He had been in the colony for too long, so long that he knew nothing about the outside world. Andros did not laugh at him. Before leaving the New Year, he was not the same as Sir Philip.

Andros explained: "Jar, that is an existence that surpasses wooden warships in any performance. Remember, it is any performance. I can't explain it clearly to you in a few words. I can only give you a piece of advice. Our opponents are unprecedentedly powerful. As the military commander, you must pay attention."

Upon hearing this, Sir Philip suddenly realized that perhaps Andros was not sure of defeating the enemy, so he handed over the command to himself.

Andros continued: "From all the news, the army in Port Royal is the main force of the enemy, and there is no possibility of victory in naval battles. Even the British-Dutch joint fleet is not the enemy's opponent. In land battles, we do not know the scale of the enemy, so we must use force with caution."

Philip knew Andros' meaning, and using force with caution means not to be defeated by the enemy one by one, and to have a back move forever.

On June 4, 28th, the Boston Coast.

Knowing that the enemy's targets must include the largest city in New England, Sir Philip from the beginning destroyed the port facilities, sank some broken ships in the dock area, and mobilized Boston residents to build simple lines of defense on the easy-to-land coast.

This line of defense is located on the beach, less than 100 meters away from the coastline. The front is a few cannon bases built with sandbags. The outer edge of the cannon base is a Luzhai and other facilities. The rear is a chest wall made of sandbags, wood, and broken ships. Most of the soldiers are located behind the chest wall to defend. In the forest behind the beach is Governor Andros's Lengxi rifle regiment, which is also an elite force in the British Army.

"Look, we can use the frontier cannons to shoot the small boats paddling from the sea to do the first wave of interception, while the soldiers equipped with muskets are protected by the chest wall to cover the frontier cannons..." Sir Philip stood on a high ground beside the woods, proudly introducing his fortifications. In addition to Andros, there were several representatives of the colonial parliament, but no one really listened to his explanation at this moment. Everyone was like a rustic bun, looking at the steel monsters on the sea that were pitch black and spitting out black smoke.

"Sir, can your army fight against such ironclad ships?"

"Your Excellency, please rest assured that no matter how strong the enemy's ironclad ship is, it cannot get ashore." Sir Philip felt that this was a stupid question and continued to introduce it.

Andros saw something wrong. The two armored cruisers and two frigates of the Expeditionary Fleet were all facing the beach and landed on the anchor. This was normal, but no small boat was put down and there was no small boat. How should we land?

Sir Philip said: "Please see, the Chinese parked the ship two-thirds of the coast (406 meters) for fear that our cannons would hit their ironclad ships. It seems that the so-called indestructible ironclad ships are just rumors, so that their soldiers will spend more time rowing ashore, and once they get ashore, they will be exposed to volleys of artillery and muskets...."

"Are Chinese fools? Why do they land under our gunfire? They won't move north a few kilometers to avoid your gunfire?" asked a young congressman.

Philip glared at him and said, "Arrogant! Chinese people are as arrogant as you, the only difference is that they are too easy to win because they are too many and you are too ignorant."

The young MP said, "So sir, please tell me why the muzzles of the ironclad ships were not aimed at your fortifications, but at us. We were more than 2.5 miles away from them. Can their artillery hit us? If not, then they should not be aimed at us. If so, then they will inevitably destroy all the fortifications you designed."

"Coward!" Sir Philip said coldly.

At this time, the expeditionary fleet of the offshore sea changed again. As a frigate arrived, all the ships put away their anchors and turned toward the deep sea. Sir Philip laughed: "Seeing that, the Chinese know that they are not opponents and cannot conquer my fortifications, so they left in shame."

Several people went up to flatter, but only the young MP was thinking. After the Imperial fleet left, the army on the beach also burst into cheers. Sir Philip immediately invited Governor Andros and the MP to go to the beach to accept congratulations from the soldiers, but at this time, a cavalry rushed over and brought desperate news.

"Just, something is bad. Portland fell. The Cossacks attacked Portland in the early morning two days ago. After dawn, the Chinese naval fleet launched a landing on the coast of Portland..." The cavalry conveyed the news of failure in the most urgent voice, which made the news feel even more desperate.

"Get the army right away, we must launch a counterattack." Philip immediately shouted loudly.

The young MP stood up and asked the cavalry: "How many invaders are there? Have you seen clearly?"

"There were at least one thousand Cossacks, most of which were cavalry, with more than twenty-five warships on the sea, many of which were more than two hundred feet long. They had powerful artillery, and they broke up our militias to reinforce the beach three miles away, and they still fired flowering bullets." The cavalry responded seriously.

The MP said: "Even if a warship carries a hundred men, the enemy will have more than four thousand troops. If the armed sailors are counted, the number will be even larger. Sir Philip, do you still want to fight back?"

Philip hesitated, while the MPs looked at Andros and said, "Governor General, we cannot waste our only army elsewhere, this is our only bargaining chip."

Andros didn't want to confront him head-on, so he said to Philip: "Sir, we must use our troops carefully, aren't we? We can't accept the big defeat."

It was at this time that a paddle boat approached on the sea, and Philip's men rushed up and found that it was a group of captured British crew members who had just been released. After interrogation, not only did they receive news of the fall of Portland and the strength of the expeditionary fleet, but they also brought a letter from King Yu Li Junwei to Governor Andros.
Chapter completed!