In the South Seas, only the Spaniards were the opponents of the Dutch. None of the others could make the Dutch feel the pressure. Those crazy British pirates, with their eyes fixed on the Atlantic for the time being, are also in the Atlantic. The competition between the Dutch and Spain for supremacy at sea was fierce. If the Dutch pirates had encountered the Spanish navy, the outcome was predictable. The Spaniards would not have missed this opportunity to weaken the Dutch navy.

However, Esco didn't feel the pressure at all. Now he desperately needs a fierce battle to vent his excess energy. In the long run, a great victory will also have endless benefits for his future life. If this battle is won, he can break away from the pirates and officially become the top of the Dutch Navy. A naval detachment, with the rank of rear admiral, is ironclad and cannot run.

Esco's confidence was built on the strength of the pirate fleet. The pirate fleet led by him was equipped with a total of five warships with a displacement of 500 tons and ten warships with a displacement of 400 tons. The total tonnage of all battleships combined, more than six and a half thousand tons. This is definitely super strength for a pirate fleet.

Moreover, according to Esko's requirements, all pirate warships were strengthened in the number of artillery. All the wealth that Esko plundered was spent on strengthening the pirate fleet. The total number of guns was more than seven hundred and fifty. With such a large number of artillery, it is more powerful than the detachment of the average navy.

"Get ready for battle!" Esco's high-spirited order.

Sorum was killed in battle, and this was his absolute chance. As long as he excels in battle, he will surely become the brightest star of the Dutch East India Company's descendants. As long as they are appreciated, there will be almost no difficulty in reaching the top of the Dutch Navy in the future. Everyone knows the position of the Dutch East India Company in their own country.

At this moment, Esko instead hopes that the dangerous enemy that appears should have enough strength to challenge him. The number of their battleships should be sufficient. If the total tonnage is more than 10,000 tons, it is even better. If the other party is just a rabble, even if he annihilates all the other party, he will not be able to show his existence.

"Report! The White Army Navy! ”

Soon, the observation post gave a clear signal.

The observation posts of several pirate warships are waving a special pennant.

After the death of the Solum pirate fleet, a special flag was formulated within the Dutch Navy to indicate the presence of the White Coats Navy. This small move can fully prove that the Dutch Navy has regarded the White Navy as a potential adversary.

Even, it is the white-clothed navy that regards it as the most dangerous enemy. The level of danger, even above the Spaniards. After all, Spain is now at its most glorious and on its way downhill. As long as the Dutch continue to attack, the Spaniards will eventually collapse. However, the white-coat navy is completely different!

The current white-clothed army and navy are like a young man with strong blood and full of energy, full of vitality all over his body. What's even more terrifying is that the fleet of the white-clothed navy in Nanyang is like the tip of the iceberg, which is very mysterious. No one knows how many fleets there are in the White Army Navy and how many large warships there are.

Considering all kinds of reasons, the Dutch Navy no longer dares to take the white-coat navy, which is now a rising star in the South Seas, lightly. Sorum's tragedy was, to a large extent, caused by his own arrogance. If there are any shortcomings in Solum, pride is his biggest shortcoming.

If Sorum had been a little more careful, he wouldn't have been wiped out. Even if you can't beat it, at least you still have a chance to escape, right? If Sorum retreats decisively, I believe that there is no need for the white-coated navy to be wiped out. To say that the white-coated navy does not know the details of Solum, the top brass of the Dutch navy will never believe it. I didn't even know the details of Sorum, so I rushed to Nanyang, have you ever seen such an idiot? Of course not!

For some reasons, the Dutch Navy is not ready to engage the White Navy head-on for the time being, and the White Navy is not the same. If the Dutch navy and the whitecoat navy were to go to war in an all-out way, it would not actually be beneficial to either side. Therefore, the White Army Navy will definitely let Solum go, as long as he decisively withdraws from the battlefield.

However, regrettably, the final result was that Solum's army was completely destroyed, all 15 warships under his command were destroyed, and the number of casualties exceeded ninety. If it weren't for the passing Dutch merchant ships, less than a tenth of the remaining personnel would have been drowned in the icy waters.

However, Esco is different.

He's waiting for the White Navy to appear.

Esco desperately needed to prove himself with a big win.

"The Navy? That's great! That's great! They couldn't have come at a better time! ”

After receiving the adjutant's report, Esco was suddenly full of fighting spirit, and even his eyes were beating with the ** of battle. There is no doubt that he has regarded the arrival of the White Clothes Navy fleet as his own meal. At this moment, his mind is full of thoughts, which is how to defeat the white-clothed army and navy, and how to create the most amazing record.

Under the shadow of Solum's defeat, if he can crush the white navy and create a great victory, the eyes of the whole Netherlands will be focused on him. By that time, he will surely become the most impressive genius in the whole of the Netherlands. His future life path will become more brilliant than ever.

"Warriors, those who dare to challenge our dignity have appeared!"

Without hesitation, Esko drew his command knife and roared viciously.

Originally, his military rank, which was supposed to be a Dutch naval colonel, should have been equipped with a sharp saber to identify himself. However, since his current identity is a pirate, he naturally can't be equipped with such a strict weapon, so he has no choice but to use an ordinary semicircular scimitar instead.

"Three ......"

"Eight ......"

"Sixteen ......"

As the observation post continued to send out messages, the opponents of the Esko pirate fleet gradually revealed their true colors. Large warships, like silent monsters, silently appeared on the sea surface, quietly exuding the pressure of deterrence.

The White Navy's naval fleet, which suddenly appeared in the waters near Brunei, was the Fourth Fleet under the White Navy. Due to the complexity of the situation in the South Seas, a large-scale naval battle could break out at any time. Relying on two fleets alone, which may be a bit weak, Xu Xingxia decided to send as many fleets as possible to the South Seas region. Therefore, as soon as the Fourth Fleet was formed in Weihaiwei, it hurriedly headed south.

Like the previous White Navy fleet, these warships belonging to the White Navy also use white livery, only the military flag is red. This color combination gives people a very refreshing and relaxed feeling, as if it were a pleasure boat. However, if anyone really feels refreshed and relaxed, his end will be tragic.

It's a warship! A warship with great power to destroy. No matter what kind of color it looks on, its inner character will never change. Once it erupts with a roar of rage, everything will be destroyed.

"Pirate fleets? Which country's pirate fleet belongs? ”

Major Zhang Lei listened carefully to the report of the observation post commander and carefully checked the charts. From time to time, I have to look up some information. After figuring out the basic situation, he habitually touched his forehead and said to himself.

According to the information previously obtained, there are no native pirates in the South Seas region at all. All pirate fleets are actually supported by national forces behind them. In other words, they are all puppets of the navies of various countries. Their actions represent the navy behind them. Striking at them is tantamount to striking at the navy behind them.

The pirate fleet in front of him does not seem to be weak, with fifteen warships. The displacement of each battleship is also relatively large. In the South Seas, the only people who could afford to raise such a pirate fleet were the Dutch or the Spaniards. What Major Zhang Lei could not confirm was whether the other party belonged to the Dutch or the Spaniards. According to the above instructions, there is a detailed difference between the two ways of doing things.

"They're definitely Dutch."

Fleet Commander Chen Zhan said methodically.

"Why?"

Zhang Lei put down the information in his hand and asked his boss curiously.

Not being ashamed to ask questions has always been a good habit of Zhang Lei, and it is also a good habit of all officers and men of the Fourth Fleet. Because, they have a very knowledgeable commander. Most of the questions can be answered with relative accuracy from their commanders.

The reason why it is said to be a relatively accurate answer is because the most accurate answer has always been with their supreme commander, Xu Xingxia.

"If it was a pirate fleet controlled by the Spaniards, it would certainly not have started a conflict with us at this time. They all took the initiative to avoid the sea near Manila. Only the Dutch would. We occupy the borders of Pakistan and threaten the lifeline of the Dutch maritime trade. The hostility of the Dutch towards us was very strong. They try by all means to test our reality and the truth. Chen Zhan said with an orderly analysis.

Major Zhang Lei nodded thoughtfully.

After all, the commander is the commander, and he sees the problem to the point.

Chen Zhan, the commander of the Fourth Fleet of the White-clothed Navy, was a tall and thin middle-aged man, as if he was a gentleman in a private school. Well, to be precise, Chen Zhan is only thirty-three years old, and he still belongs to the ranks of young people. It's just that in the Fourth Fleet, he is almost the oldest, so he has the title of middle-aged.

Chen Zhan is actually not from the navy. Before joining the White Coats Navy, he had no experience in the navy. Thirteen years ago, he was still a talent in a certain place in Shandong, and he was preparing to take the exam. It's a pity that Shandong's imperial examination has always been the most difficult to examine, and he took the exam four times in a row, and all of them fell to Sun Shan. When he was about to take the fifth exam, as a result, the situation suddenly changed, the white-clothed army came, the Ming Dynasty perished, and the imperial examination was no longer held.

Fortunately, Chen Zhan is not the kind of person who dies in reading. In addition to reading, he also dabbled in other aspects of knowledge, such as astronomy and geography, mountains and rivers. He also tried to go out of Shandong and get to know other provinces. This was very rare for the scholars at that time. You must know that it is easy to read 10,000 books, but it is quite difficult to travel 10,000 miles.

When the White Army recruited talents from all walks of life, Chen Zhan decisively gave up his dead studies and threw himself into a new life. With a good cultural foundation and relatively rich knowledge, he quickly stood out in the white-coat navy. After the establishment of the Fourth Fleet of the White Coats Navy, Xu Xingxia appointed him as the commander of the Fourth Fleet.

After all, the navy is a technical branch of the armed forces, with a high level of knowledge, and requires a fairly high level of culture. A lot of professional knowledge can't be done by being rough and brute. Ocean currents, trade winds, monsoons, tides, reefs...... As a fleet commander, if you can't master all the specialized knowledge, you must at least understand it. Otherwise, you won't be able to make an accurate judgment.

Facts have proved that Chen Zhan, who was born in Xiucai, is quite good at mastering various professional knowledge. Xu Xingxia imparted more than ninety percent of the various marine knowledge. In terms of purely cultural knowledge, he was the most outstanding of all fleet commanders.

Chen Zhan is not only the commander of the Fourth Fleet of the White Navy, but also the principal of the Fourth Fleet Branch of the White Navy. The Fourth Fleet, which he led, was both a combat fleet and a mobile school. Every naval soldier must not only complete combat missions, but also complete learning tasks. If you fail the exam, you will cry.

The current white-coat navy is in its infancy and needs a large number of talents. The speed of personnel training in the white-coat navy is far from keeping up with the speed of warship construction. Under Xu Xingxia's personal supervision, the various warships of the white-clothed navy were constantly launched like dumplings. In the second year of Taichang alone, the White Coats Navy was preparing to form eight fleets. So far, only four fleets have been formed.

The white-coat navy's thirst for talent is unimaginable to outsiders. As long as you have outstanding abilities in a certain area, it is easy to be promoted. Military ranks such as second lieutenant and lieutenant are at your fingertips. If it is very good, the major and lieutenant colonel are also completely promising. This is indeed too much of a stimulus for people.

"Prepare for battle!"

Chen Zhan soon gave the order to fight.

The pirate fleet in the South Seas has a backstage and a background. However, since the other party is dressed in the skin of a pirate, the white-clothed navy is not welcome. It is the duty of the Navy to eliminate pirates, regardless of the reason, when, and where. No matter what the unexpected happens, it is not to blame.

(To be continued)