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The cold moon in the sky also disappeared into the clouds. The sea roared in the darkness. The waves pushed each other and hit the sides of the warships, like thousands of troops rushing up one after another.
The six clipper warships in front were still emitting booming gunfire from time to time, but the flames could not tear through the thick night.
This is a season of change.
The southern monsoon originates from the distant Antarctic, blows across the vast Indian Ocean, and dominates the entire summer in the Indian Ocean.
The monsoon from the north finally gave in and roared in from Siberia, sweeping across the desert grasslands, passing through Central Asia, and rushing into the Indian Ocean.
In this season, two monsoons collide, intertwine, and fight resolutely in the Indian Ocean. The enemy advances and I retreat, the enemy retreats and I advance, biting and roaring, as if two huge armies, fighting to the death, stirring up the wind and waves in the Indian Ocean and surging torrents.
This is a headache season for ships at sea. Considering the unpredictable monsoon currents and his unfamiliarity with the nearby waters, Ke Chenshu finally decided to give up the chase in the night.
But at the same time, he did not want to lose the trace of the Dutch again, so after ordering to give up the pursuit, Ke Chenshu ordered four clipper warships to turn off the lights while the night was dark and the moon was covered by dark clouds. Like ghost ships, they hid in the darkness and searched around.
Ke Chenshu had a hunch that the enemy was nearby and would not be too far away.
In this situation, it would be very dangerous to let the two Dutch fleets in front enter the dangerous ambush circle and passively engage in a decisive battle.
But in order to find the enemy, you can't give up the chase too early.
If you give up the pursuit when you are too far away from the enemy's ambush point, it will alert the enemy in advance. Before you can find them, the enemy will move away.
However, once the enemy's ambush point is determined, how to estimate the distance between us and the enemy and when to stop the pursuit all depends on the coach's personal judgment and decision.
Ever since he discovered the enemy, Ke Chenshu has been doing this, making judgments and integrating all the small signs to make a conclusion.
Making such a judgment may seem calm on the surface, but once you see Ke Chenshu's solemn eyes and the determination with which he punched the table when he ordered to stop the pursuit, you will know how thrilling it is to make such a judgment.
If you are too early, you won’t be able to find the enemy; if you are too late, the whole army may be wiped out.
The place where Ke Chenshu ordered to stop the pursuit was less than thirty miles away from the Lasha Islands. Although the night was dark and the distance of thirty miles could not be seen, a series of deployments had been completed. Vernado, who was waiting for the Qin army to enter the realm of death, soon received a report.
At the same time, the commander of the Mughal Navy, Pramor, received the report. He punched the table, knocking the parchment chart on the table to the ground.
"Stupid Dutch, they thought their enemies were as stupid as they were!"
In disappointment, Plamor was furious and directed all his anger at Vernado. At nightfall, he asked Vernado about this on his flagship, and Vernado said with certainty that the Qin people would fall into an ambush.
Deputy General Meir Cindy was also very dissatisfied and said to Plummer: "General, are we just going to let the Qin people leave like this?"
The Mughal Navy had never fought against the Qin Navy. They had never even seen the Qin Navy. Although they heard that their warships were large, they were not numerous.
As the saying goes, "Ants in large numbers can kill elephants." Cindy and his men always believed that they had no need to fear the Qin people because they had ten times more warships than the Qin army.
This is a very strange country. They can think of putting elephants on ships to fight naval battles, but they may not make a horizontal comparison.
They acknowledged that the Dutch navy was very strong because they had suffered a lot from it, but they did not think about the fact that the Qin navy had defeated the Dutch before, so whether it would be easier to defeat them.
Plummer snorted coldly and said: "The Dutch have been frightened by the Qin people. Now they are like dogs that have lost their homes. Apart from setting traps to lure the enemy over and then launching sneak attacks, they dare not fight the Qin people head-on.
They can delay, but we can't. Now all the logistics and food are provided by us. They eat our food and use our things. It's okay to delay for a year or two, but we can't let them take advantage of us all the time.
The Qin army is only thirty miles away from here. We can catch up with them soon. Go and inform the stupid Dutch people to attack with us immediately and defeat the Qin army tonight."
"Yes, General!"
As soon as Plamore sent out the signal, Vernado, who was standing at the porthole of his flagship, saw it and immediately laughed.
Akidni also smiled and said, "The general's prediction was indeed correct."
It would be great if they could lead the Qin fleet directly into the ambush circle, but Vernado, who had rich combat experience, would not be so naive as to think that sending two ships would definitely lure Ke Chenshu into the ambush.
Therefore, Ke Chenshu's sudden order to stop the pursuit was something he had anticipated and had made a targeted plan.
Vernado knew very well that his real trump card was not the reefs in the Lasa Sea, nor the night, but the 27 elite ships of Akidni that had just arrived from the Netherlands and whose existence Ke Chenshu had not yet known.
The reefs are dead. After one or two enemy ships hit the reefs, the main force will most likely make every effort to break through, turn around and leave the sea area with the wind.
The night was actually fair to both sides. Vernado would not think that Ke Chenshu would be so stupid as not to send a ship to secretly scout the waters around the fleet. At the same time, Ke Chenshu could also use the night to quickly hide his whereabouts.
Only the secret force of Akidni can ensure the effect of catching the enemy by surprise and taking them by surprise.
Therefore, after receiving the signal from the Mughal commander, Vernado said calmly: "Your Excellency Baron Akideni, the victory or defeat of the Netherlands in India and the entire Far East will be decided tonight. Please return to your command ship. May God bless the Netherlands."
Akidni admired Vernado from the bottom of his heart. He resolutely gave up the port of Golanbu and brought the navy to the sea, which was considered by many people to be a sign of cowardice and fear of the enemy.
But tonight, once he felt the time was right, he would lure the enemy with his own body. The Qin people had huge warships, amazing weapons, and a strong fighting spirit. Wernerdo could be said to have gambled his life by going there.
Only at this point can you see that his previous series of actions were not cowardice, but endurance and humiliation, which requires great perseverance and high wisdom to achieve.
"May God bless Holland and the General!"
Akidni straightened his wavy blond hair, put on his hat, saluted Vernad very solemnly, then turned and strode out of the command cabin and took a small boat back to his flagship.
The night is as dark as ink, the sea is turbulent and the waves are raging.
Akidni left with thirty of his most elite warships as the assault force for the final blow.
Vernado led 35 warships, 31 armed merchant ships, and 250 large and small warships of the Mughal Empire, all of which raised their sails and weighed anchor, and headed southeast with the wind, one on the left and one on the right.
Together, there were more than 300 large and small warships, a mighty fleet. Except for Zheng He's fleet from the Ming Empire more than 200 years ago, this was the largest fleet to appear in the Indian Ocean so far.
The cold water in the sky poked its head out from the clouds, and the cool light shone on the sea. Waves surged, surged, and whitecaps rolled. More than 300 warships lit up dim lights, like countless ghost fires, flying southeast over the sea.
The several warships sent by Ke Chenshu were like wandering ghosts on the sea. When they saw the lights coming from the northwest in the distance, they quickly turned around and rushed back to report to Ke Chenshu at their astonishing speed with the wind.
This night, the gods are awakened and the devil is lurking, on the endless waves of the Indian Ocean, a naval battle to determine the hegemony of the Indian Ocean will inevitably collide violently, just like the two monsoons blowing from Antarctica and Siberia.
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