Flafen and his party were sitting on the lifeboat, and there was no time for any resentment to emerge in their minds, only empty confusion.

Putting aside the battleships of the Fang family navy and the armed forces of the Fang family navy, we can even put aside the sailors who are even more terrifying than the villains of the Caribbean... Just talking about the character of the admiral on the other side is already incomprehensible enough...

Flafen later invented a new word specifically to describe this personality - Yakusa, in layman's terms, it is a pretentious maniac.

On the way back to Jakarta, Flaphin almost said nothing, and the adjutants and sailors who were traveling with him had nothing to say. They could withstand failure, defeat the Spanish, British, even French and Italians, but being hit by a pile of iron lumps and captured was really a breakthrough in imagination.

Frafen could imagine that this battle changed not only the war situation in Southeast Asia, but also the war situation between the Fang family navy and the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce, which would directly affect the confrontation between the East and the West. The question now is no longer when the Europeans will invade East Asia, how to go...but how to stop the admiral's anti-aggression...

Just as Flaphin was still thinking about his mind, he saw the pile of iron bumps again.

"Wait! Didn't you say three days?" Flafen yelled while standing on the lifeboat and rushing to the iron ship not far away.

"Friend, do you have no idea of ​​time?" Fang Xian stepped on the railing with one foot, holding a pipe he got from somewhere in his mouth. "We have been in Brunei for three days, so the lifeboat is too slow."

"Xinyi, where is your Xinyi?"

"Where did I go against my loyalty?" Fang Xian put down his pipe and smiled, "It's your sailor who is not as hard as my sailor when rowing."

Flafen watched the Fang family navy fleet disappear from sight. When he passed by, he almost rolled their lifeboats into the sea.

"It seems... something is wrong." Flafen scratched his head.

"The admiral...they seem to have 20 ships...5 of them are large North Sea three-pole sailboats we were captured..."

"..." Flaphin collapsed on the lifeboat, "It's too late, everything is too late."

…………

In Jakarta Port, Kuhn had already obtained information and his second fleet was captured. He had mobilized the remaining two fleets to stand by in Jakarta. Unexpectedly, the Fang family navy did not choose guerrilla warfare, but would break out wherever there were difficult bones.

As a shrewd Dutch businessman, Kuhn was mixed.

On the surface, it is a foolish act to actively find the enemy's main force to start a war head-on; but it is an indisputable fact that the Fang family navy defeated the Second Fleet of Kuhn. Since they have the courage to come, they are sure to win.

The specific information about the Fang family navy's battle had not been reported yet, and Kuhn looked at the iron lumps and was still unclear.

"Admiral, the Preyra Chamber of Commerce has replied." The adjutant came hurriedly with a document.

"Just read it right."

"Okay." The adjutant unveiled the envelope, first glanced, and then said in a stiff voice, "It's just... a group of East Asian barbarians. I believe that the Guizhou Chamber of Commerce will be able to resist. The Preyra Chamber of Commerce prays for the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce to return in triumphantly."

"Damn." Kuhn waved his arm and stopped the adjutant. "The stupid Portuguese, who don't know how to be consistent with the outside world at this time, laughed in the back. We were defeated, and the next one was them. Don't you understand such a simple truth?"

The adjutant put away the documents and continued: "Admiral, although the Preyra Chamber of Commerce did not agree to the alliance, their fleet is moving closer to this side..."

"Want to make a profit?" Kuhn laughed dryly, "Europe is still immersed in luxury, but instead the war here is going to start first."

At this point, it was impossible for Kuhn to decide whether to start a war. Although he knew that he would suffer any losses if he continued like this, he had to order the preparation of loading and shelling.

As time goes by, there are more and more naval ships above the sea... more and more...

After the lookout confirmed that he had not made a mistake, he reported the number "20" to Kuhn.

"Four fleets?!" Kuhn was a little dizzy, but then he calmed down again. If the enemy had four fleets, then his second fleet would be in vain. He was still very confident in European artillery. Perhaps the enemy had five fleets, but he had already sunk a little with Flaphin on his back.

Just as Kuhn was comforting himself, he clearly saw a flash of the enemy ship. It was the fire of the cannon fire. For the rest of the time, the sailors of Kuhn's two fleets stared at the looming shell, drew a graceful arc in the sky, and finally hit a few dozen meters in front of Kuhn's flagship.

The shooting at this distance was like the Nazi soldiers who saw the Soviet rocket launcher Katyusha for the first time, full of shock and incomprehension. What followed was the process of falling from self-pride and inferiority.

Like Flaphin, Kuhn issued an order to keep his formation waiting.

This time, the Fang family navy only fired one shell, and four fleets of 20 ships stopped moving, and only the flagship Dashun still moved forward.

Soon, Dashun entered the range of the Kuhn fleet.

"Admiral... the enemy has entered the range, do you want to fire the gun?" The adjutant thought that Kuhn had forgotten about the gun and reminded him.

"They are already looking down on us. At this time, fire cannons will only increase our shame." Kuhn's eye sockets became deeper. "The artillery is on standby, and the enemy is here to negotiate."

After a few more minutes, all the sailors could finally see the true appearance of the iron lump.

The length of the iron lump is similar to that of a large Spanish sailboat, but its width is twice that of a European sailboat. Dozens of rows of huge slurry extend on both sides of the bottom cabin of the iron lump, and they slapped the water surface frantically, as if showing off their might.

The admiral opposite was wearing a long black jacket. It can be seen that he was not wearing a shirt at all, as if he was deliberately showing his naked chest.

When the Dashun arrived a few dozen meters away from Kuhn's flagship, it finally stopped. Forty rows of huge slurries fed water in the reverse direction and shut down at the same time. The scene was quite shocking.

Fang Xian took off his black admiral hat and waved to Kuhn from afar.

Kuhn had no hat to take off, so he had to bend slightly awkwardly.

After bent down, he felt that it was wrong to do this. On the one hand, Europeans don’t have to do this even when facing Chinese emperors. Why did they do this naturally?

He was thinking that the greetings from the opposite side had already been heard.

"Kun, I prefer you, not Preyra, so it was me who came, not shells." Fang Xian said with a smile.

“…”

"To be honest, I'm looking for an ally, and it's too tired to be enemies of the whole of Europe." Fang Xian fiddled with his hat, "so I plan to be enemies of only half of Europe."

"…………” The entire Kuhn fleet heard the sound of astonishment.

Being enemies of half of Europe?

Even the British at their peak did not dare to say such things, right?

He thought he was Alexander or Caesar?

Only Kuhn knew that maybe what he said was not false.

The previous shot, just one shot, is enough to become a bargaining chip to confront Europe.

The huge advantage of range is almost the biggest winning condition for naval battles in this era.

Seeing that Kuhn didn't speak for a long time, Fang Xian had to urge him: "Mr. Kuhn, would you be my half friend or my half enemy?"

Kuhn was silent for a while and asked, "Dear Admiral Fang, how did you choose friends and enemies?"

Fang Xian laughed: "Like the Three Kingdoms Kill!"

“………?”

"Well, you can understand it this way. If I make a friend, then the enemy of my friend is my enemy, and the friend of my friend is also my friend, and so on."

Kuhn's pupils lit up: "So, if we form an alliance..."

"I will turn my head and let the Portuguese disappear in this sea forever." Fang Xian grinned.

Kuhn did not hesitate at all: "Dear Admiral Fang, the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce will be your most loyal ally. Similarly, I will try my best to convince the country that I believe that the whole of the Netherlands will be your friend soon."

The sailors of the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce finally exclaimed.

The adjutant kept pulling Kuhn: "The admiral... has not received permission from the country... so that people will be dissatisfied."

Kuhn turned around and cursed: "When you really need to make a decision, you don't have time to wait. Losing this opportunity will only lead to more dissatisfaction."

Fang Xian slapped his high-high and laughed: "Mr. Kuhn is indeed a pleasure. I will get my share of the six ports in Southeast Asia. We will share the remaining Preila's territory evenly."

Kuhn nodded without hesitation.

Fang Xian then gave an order and turned the bow of the ship.

"Mr. Kuhn, I'm not afraid that you will break your promise... It's just that it will be troublesome, do you understand?"

Kuhn nodded awkwardly, and he could no longer shout in front of the enemy's fleet and artillery.

"Okay, Preyra's fleet is not far from the northwest. That will be a gift for my allies. Let's prepare to sign a contract with Malacca."

In this way, they watched the ship go away.

Later, a joke spread in this sea area - defeating Kuhn? One shell is enough.

Choosing Kuhn instead of Preyra is actually a thoughtful decision. Preyra's base is Malacca, the throat of Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean, a very critical commercial port, and a must-pass route for various routes. On the other hand, the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce's stronghold is located in the southeastern Southeast Asia. Fang Xian no longer needs to go there to expand his territory. Even if Kuhn is eliminated, he has not experienced going there to run business there.

As for "being an enemy with half of Europe", this is also a decision after measuring the enemy and us. If we are enemies with the entire Europe, the continuous consumption and frequent battles alone will be enough to make Fang Xian vomit blood. Instead of doing this, it is better to use the enemy's internal struggle to win over half and kill half, which can achieve the conditions for victory in the game without taking risks.

In the European war situation of Great Voyage 4, the Spanish Barudis army was undoubtedly the most powerful, followed by the British Clifford army, followed by the forces of Portugal, Italy, Germany and other countries. It is worth mentioning that the Heiding family from Tunisia, North Africa and the Baxia army of Turkey also had great strength. They jointly carved a picture of the separatist rule between the North Sea and the Mediterranean.

Among them, the Fang family navy basically had no chance of alliance with the Clifford and Barudis. The sailing strength of the two countries was too strong, both for the world overlords. Due to national and cultural reasons, the probability of alliance with the Baxia army was also slim. If you want to win allies, those relatively weak forces obviously had a greater chance. The alliance with them was not expected to do anything, but just wanted to lose one enemy to avoid being too embarrassed.

If Kuhn keeps his promise and convinces the country, at least in the North Sea, a situation of double-teaming the British with the Dutch is much more comfortable than dealing with everyone at the same time.

While the Preyra fleet was still waiting for the results of Jakarta and reaped profits, the fleets of the four Fang family naval divisions had reached the range of artillery fire.

No one could have expected the battle to end so quickly, and no one could have expected the enemy's artillery to hit so far.

Unfortunately, only the Chinese sailing fleet in Huamei and the few artillery warehouses of ironclad ships equipped with continuous firing cannons were equipped. Fang Xian had no time to return to the large North Sea three-pole sailing ship that had not just been captured in East Asia. Even so, he had already overturned five enemy ships before both sides got close to each other.

Preyra was originally playing an iron abacus, and his three fleets would not lose, but he never thought that he would be directly sunk into a formation before firing the artillery.

"Retreat! Retreat at full speed!" Preyla was frightened by such artillery and had no courage to shoot at all. She just hoped to escape back to Malacca as soon as possible to end the nightmare.

But I, the Big Boat Sailor Sanqian, obviously cannot let him get what he wants!

The Fang family navy made a big fuss in the Southeast Asian waters, and there was a lot of noise, but there was no real big battle at all. The kiln sailors all saw the Europeans surrender and flee, and there was no chance of hand-to-hand combat.

The frequency of the forty rows of giant slurry was comparable to that. The ironclad ship flew in like a speedboat. Fang Xian was extremely happy to see this enthusiasm. He immediately promised that the sailors would reward two thousand gold coins, and the speed was faster.

"What is that ***?!!" Preyra was speechless, looking at the ironclad ship as close as a whale, almost mad, just like a swimming man touching a shark, full of despair and fear.

This time, Fang Xian fulfilled his promise and was no longer rude to the enemy. Preyra was neither decisive nor too despicable, so he didn't have to fight for the opportunity to form an alliance with such people.
To be continued...