Coquilla was a little excited by his predecessor's words. He felt that the old man was cute and respectable, so he excitedly grabbed Salvador's big hand and said:

"Thank you for the compliment. I really hate to see you leave. I have a lot to learn from you. However, in order for you to return home early and enjoy the blessings, I will arrange a warship to escort you back tomorrow."

Coquilla's decision almost made the old fox laugh, and he decided to work harder:

"My Lord Governor, you are indeed different. The Spanish Empire has such an excellent Governor. It is a blessing for the Empire. I won't disturb you anymore. I'll take my leave!"

After Salvador said that, he turned around and left. There were still many things to pack.

But Coquilla grabbed him:

"Excuse me, please wait a minute. I will hold a farewell dance for you. Please be sure to show your respect."

Now Coquilla has the final say in Manila. In order to escape as soon as possible, he did not dare not give Coquilla face, so he had to agree against his will.

"Okay, thank you Lord Governor for your kindness!"

In this way, Coquilla took all the officials of the Governor's Palace to hold a grand farewell reception for the former Governor.

During the cocktail party, neither the beauties of various skin colors nor the various fine wines had any appeal to Salvador. He just hoped that the cocktail party would end as soon as possible...

The cocktail party didn't end until late at night, and Salvador was finally relieved and hurried back to pack his things.

Early the next morning, Salvador finished packing his things and loaded five carriages...

Coquilla was indeed deceived by El Salvador, and actually sent him a small warship to escort Salvador back to Spain.

He also went to the dock to say goodbye in person and saw Salvador taking away a few items from the carriage. Coquilla didn't think much about it. It was normal for a governor who had served in Manila for many years to have so many items.

When he leaves office in the future, he may have more wealth than his predecessor.

In order to leave safely as soon as possible, and for the sake of millions of taels of gold and silver, Salvador did not tell Coquilla about the Ming Dynasty's occupation of Batavia.

He was worried that Coquilla would not let him go after getting the information, but before leaving, he still reminded the new governor a few words:

"I am very grateful to the Governor for sending me this gift. If there is an opportunity in the future, I will definitely treat the Governor to a drink. Please accept your kindness!

I have something to remind the Governor, the Ming Dynasty is very powerful now, don’t provoke them easily, and say goodbye!”

After that, Salvador thrust a banknote into Coqueira's hand.

Looking at the banknote in his hand, Coquilla immediately beamed. The face value of the banknote actually reached 50,000 silver coins. He hurriedly said:

"Thank you, sir. Have a safe journey."

He was not polite. Salvador gave him so much money, which shows that the Governor of Manila is very rich. Fifty thousand silver coins and nine are a drop in the bucket...

…

The battleship hoisted its sails and gradually moved away. Coquilla felt that his opportunity to make money had come...

…

At this time, the Ming army in Nanhai Province had divided into two groups and set off for Malacca and Ceylon.

According to Jin Yiwei's intelligence, the Netherlands does not have many troops in Ceylon, so it should not be too difficult for the Ming army to capture Ceylon.

Compared with Ceylon, Malacca has a very important strategic position and controls the Strait of Malacca. The castle has more troops, reaching as many as two thousand.

A castle with more than 2,000 troops was just child's play for the Ming Dynasty, but for small Western countries, it was already quite a lot.

Whether it is the Kingdom of the Netherlands or the Portuguese or Spanish colonists, a small castle with more than 2,000 troops is no longer too small.

The population of their country is not large to begin with, so their colonization and conquering of local indigenous people and small countries all rely on advanced firearms.

In the civil war of the Ming Dynasty, both sides often participated in the war with hundreds of thousands of troops. How could their small countries compare?

Their already small number of troops had to be dispersed across multiple colonies. Two thousand Dutch soldiers guarding Malacca were already relatively large.

The Ming navy commander who attacked Malacca was Gan Hui, accompanied by three thousand marines led by Li Shouting.

On the other hand, the navy was led by Huang Fei, and the army was composed of three thousand marines led by Zhang Shuting.

Emperor Shenwu and Zhu Chenggong were sitting in the Nanhai Protectorate, waiting for the triumphant return of the two armies...

The Dutch in Malacca received intelligence at this time and knew that the Ming army had captured Batavia.

Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult for the Ming army to capture Batavia. Even if they could control Batavia, it would take at least ten days.

However, what shocked them was that it only took a few hours for the Ming army to enter Batavia Castle without any bloodshed.

The Dutchmen stationed in Malacca did not even have the chance to send troops to rescue, and there was really nothing they could do about it.

The only thing they can do is to send the information about the fall of Batavia back to the Kingdom of the Netherlands as soon as possible.

The Netherlands is thousands of miles away, and their sail warships have to withstand attacks from all kinds of natural weather.

It will take at least two months for the King of the Netherlands to receive the information and send troops to support.

The Dutch in Malacca believed that Batavia would be captured by the Ming Dynasty because the governor massacred the Ming people and angered the Ming emperor. The Ming Dynasty should not attack Malacca.

Despite this, the Dutch in Malacca were still very careful and had to strengthen their defenses just in case.

When Gan Hui and his fleet were still more than thirty nautical miles away from Malacca, Malacca got the information.

"Report to the Governor, the Ming fleet has been spotted around the 30th sea of ​​Malacca."

The Governor of Malacca was shocked when he heard this:

"What? After taking Batavia, the Ming Dynasty was not satisfied and came to attack Malacca again. Their appetite was too big.

Send an order to gather all soldiers immediately and prepare for battle. Malacca must be defended. The Netherlands has no way to retreat..."

"yes"

The Governor of Malacca immediately issued an order, and more than 2,000 people immediately entered a state of fighting. He wanted to rely on the strong Santiago Castle to fight the Ming army to the end.

santiago castle

This is a Portuguese-style building in the early 16th century. The castle was known as the strongest castle in Southeast Asia at the time.

It is said that the stones used to build the castle were collected from meteorites from the bottom of Java, and the stones were bonded together with a mixture of cooked glutinous rice and lime.

In 1640, the Portuguese colonists stationed in Malacca made their last desperate struggle to resist the Spanish invasion.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After the navy was defeated by the Dutch navy, the remaining Portuguese troops hid in the castle and refused to surrender.

The Spanish native artillery had no choice but to use iron barrel tactics to encircle without retreating. The Portuguese army ran out of ammunition and food for a whole year before surrendering with a white flag.

Such a strong castle was later destroyed by the English colonists, with only the city gate surviving.

Before this, no army had ever broken through Santiago Castle. This time they had to withstand the crazy baptism of the Ming Dynasty naval guns...

The Ming Dynasty fleet coming to Malacca this time consisted of two steam battleships and ten sail battleships, followed by five transport ships and a supply ship.

Large battleships are responsible for the attack, sail battleships assist, and transport ships are finally responsible for landing operations.

The Ming Dynasty armed transport ship can not only transport a large number of soldiers, but also has two decks.

There are more than twenty naval guns installed on each deck, which is actually a third-class sailing battleship.

…

The sky is clear and the visibility on the sea is very high. You can see far away at a glance.

Gan Hui was discussing with Zhang Shuting about attacking Malacca, when suddenly a sentry came in and reported:

"Report to the general, about two nautical miles to the left, a warship was spotted approaching."

One nautical mile is equal to about 1.85 kilometers, which means that unknown warships can be clearly seen with the naked eye at sea.

The two looked at the sentry:

"It should be Malacca's patrol ship. How many are there?"

"General, there is only one small sailing battleship."

"oh……"

Gan Hui shouted, stood up and said:

"Continue to observe and make no mistakes!"

"Here!"

The sentry turned and left.

Gan Hui smiled and said:

"Master Marquis, go up and have a look. If it is a Dutch warship, we will sink it directly."

Zhang Shuting nodded:

"This is your navy's business. The army can't help you at all. It can watch the battle for you!"

While talking, the two Ming generals walked out of the combat command cabin and went directly to the deck.

The two lieutenants followed them and stood together on the deck of the Wendi.

Just as the sentry reported, they found a sail battleship on the left front of the Ming fleet.

"General, the unknown warship seems to have spotted us and is changing course."

As soon as they stood on the deck, the sound of the observation post was heard immediately.
To be continued...