240 Ghost Town
De Bragansa took a deep breath and asked, "Canelias, are the priests and our citizens?"
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De Bragansa frowned slightly when he heard this: "This is the most terrifying thing."
Shagalumumu nodded: "Yes, it seems that he hopes to get here forever. But please rest assured that Canelias has already realized the sacrificial consciousness, and may the Lord bless him."
Everyone in the cabin also cut crosses on their chests, chanting scriptures silently, praying that Canelias could turn bad luck into good luck.
After praying, De Bragansa quickly pulled out of his sadness: "Then, the other party gave up on negotiations."
"Yang Changfan put forward an insulting clause, which seems to me."
"Let me hear how insulting it is."
“He hopes to take Manila longitude as the boundary and let us recognize his position in Southeast Asia.”
The generals present laughed and verbally sneered.
"Espanyols dare not put forward such conditions!"
"Shagalu, are you sure he isn't Muslin?"
"Don't try diplomacy anymore, destroy him."
"There must be the support of the Venetians behind this!"
After the abuse, Shakalu finally said: "In addition, Yang Changfan tried to threaten me and expressed his concerns about the safety of Malacca in the end."
"Does he still dare to go to Malacca by dividing a boat?"
“This is impossible.”
"Since he said it himself, it must be a bluff."
"Yes." Shagalu nodded, "In my opinion, this is a fight for time. Maybe he is still waiting for Manila's supply or fleet."
De Bragansa looked back at the portrait on the wall, and Manuel I was still looking at himself like that.
"Break them down and take Ambon back."
...
A day later, Yang Changfan stood in front of the fort at the Ambon Port. He had already learned about the other party's determination to fight to the decisive battle, but Yang Changfan himself was not so confident. Unlike the experienced Portuguese Joint Fleet, both himself and this fleet were still too young to withstand such a life-and-death battle. He knew very well that all the reputation of the Huiwang Mansion came from this seemingly powerful fleet. For Portugal, he had lost Southeast Asia and India, India and Africa, Africa and Brazil. But Yang Changfan was different. If he lost this fleet, everything he had worked hard to get would be gone.
At the distance, the shadow of the Garen ship was vaguely seen at the sea and sky, which was almost exactly the same as the expected arrival time.
At this moment, the familiar voice came from behind him: "Changfan, go to the high platform."
Yang Changfan turned around slowly. Now Xu Wenchang has swept away his depressedness. He has made a little more open-minded and arrogant, and less gloom and cunning.
Behind Xu Wenchang was a high platform that was quickly built with logs.
The two of them went on stage together, sat cross-legged in front of the simple round table, with a pair of Go on the round table. After Niha brought tea, she knelt in front of the board as instructed to pose.
Yang Changfan picked up a chess piece and sighed: "This is too exaggerated..."
"The more you exaggerate them, the less you have." Xu Wenchang smiled and pressed a dark spot, "It's your turn."
"I don't know." Yang Changfan shook his head and said, "Is there any chess?"
"I won't teach you."
"It's so troublesome, let's play Goji." Yang Changfan also smiled and said, "I'll block it!"
Xu Wenchang smiled and made a move: "Gozi chess is played by children, don't demote yourself."
"Okay, OK, let's play randomly, according to you." Yang Changfan blocked the chess path again and talked about his concerns. He was actually not sure whether the other party had instruments such as telescopes, and maybe he could not see this empty city plan at all. "If the other party can't see us and fire directly, will we die? Besides, in this environment, wouldn't it be enough to just ask two people to play chess."
"No." Xu Wenchang pointed to the muzzle along the port below, "If they dare to enter a hundred feet, then we will already win."
"Can we see a hundred feet away? Have you heard of telescopes?"
"Just playing chess is to die together." Xu Wenchang fell down and the five sons connected, "Be serious."
“…”
Neither Yang Changfan nor Xu Wenchang planned to fight the final battle at sea.
Why use your own weaknesses to fight against others' strengths? Now Ambon is under our control. If you want to retake it, please log in.
What awaits you are not only thousands of elite gunmen, but also local fully armed mercenaries and passers-by who hate you. To retake this place, you must personally go into the fortress you built.
And I am here to play chess and drink tea, waiting for you to come.
I wonder if they have ever heard of the empty city scheme.
For De Bragansa, nothing is more uncomfortable than making up his mind but hitting the empty handed down with a heavy punch. The unprecedented united fleet advanced eastward, but never saw any shadow of the enemy. Now it has arrived in Ambon.
He could see the harbor's fortress and the damn wooden shelf.
There is an old saying in the Navy - a port is the grave of a fleet.
But this is limited to Europe. In the backward East India, our fleet can completely land directly without bombing the port.
But if the port has firepower no less than the fleet, everything is like a moth to a flame.
"Commander, the fleet needs your instructions." The adjutant reminded, "it will soon be in the range of artillery."
"Shaga Road." De Bragansa looked at the Saga Road not far behind him, "You have been here, how many artillery configurations are there."
"There are up to thirty, and they are old-style artillery, the kind we used twenty years ago." Shagalu reminded again, "I have told you before, Lord Governor."
"I just, confirm it again."
"Then the commander..." the adjutant looked at Debragansa, "Are we going to prepare to shell the port?"
"Wait a little longer, and call someone with good eyesight to come. I want to see clearly what is on the wooden shelf, and put the sails a little, and slow down."
Under the command of De Bragansa, the entire fleet entered a slow sailing state, and all ships were ready to fire their guns.
As they got closer, they became closer, De Bragansa finally saw clearly what was happening on the platform, and there were two people sitting together, as if playing chess.
At this time, they seemed to see themselves, and suddenly stood up and waved to them.
"That should be Yang Changfan, only he would appear so tall." Shajialu blocked his eyes with his right hand and looked into the distance with his eyes narrowed.
"Is there any trick?" De Bragansa never underestimated this enemy he had never met before.
Shagalu said awkwardly: "You have to judge this, Governor, I am just a businessman."
Chapter completed!