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Xiong Wencan is very busy now. Originally, the Kyushu army attacked Siam, which was a big event for the chief secretary of Cochin. Arriving, the amount of business that Xiong Wencan needs to deal with immediately doubles.

"How many ships did the Zhili Fleet bring?"

"There are four main formations, the main ships are Victory, Atlante, Poseidon, and Sovereign. There is also an independent formation, and the main ship is Constitution."

"The Zhili Fleet is larger than the Nanyang Fleet, and it has been a long time since they left the North Sea and the East China Sea. It seems that this time the military leader has made up his mind to solve the Nanyang issue."

"You can't guess the meaning of the military leader at will, otherwise there may be misunderstandings. Maybe the military leader just asked the Zhili fleet to hold the ground for us in our war to conquer Siam."

"However, the Nanyang Fleet has basically come out of the Siamese battlefield, the Siamese National Navy has basically been destroyed, and the Chao Phraya River and the waterway of the Gulf of Siam are under our control. If the Nanyang Fleet and the Zhili Fleet are combined, more than [-] pieces of artillery will be destroyed. There are eight sailing battleships, forty frigates and destroyers with more than [-] guns, and a total of more than [-] guns. There are not so many warships and armed merchant ships of the Westerners in Nanyang. This opportunity to win Nanyang, when the Westerners are prepared, I am afraid that there will be no such good opportunity."

"If a full-scale war against Nanyang breaks out, and we, the Chief Secretary of Cochin, serve as a stronghold in Nanyang, then we need to provide a large amount of food, fresh water, and other materials, which will be too much of a burden for us."

Xiong Wencan was discussing with a group of officials how to deal with the changing situation in Nanyang. A government servant in charge of reporting came in and informed Xiong Wencan: "Master Xiong, Putmans from East India is begging to see you again!"

When Xiong Wencan heard that Putmans came to see him again, he was a little impatient: "Let him wait, I only give him a quarter of an hour, let him organize his words, and don't need to say more bullshit like the last time he strongly condemned. Get straight to the point."

"Yes..." The yamen servant who came in to report was a little irritable when he saw the usually gentle civil affairs officer for the first time. It seemed that this period of time was quite difficult for him.

Xiong Wencan is still arguing with many officials of the Cochin Chief Secretary whether to allow the Zhili Fleet to intervene in Nanyang affairs, to what extent, whether to fight a full-scale Nanyang war, or even quarrel.

Dozens of officials surrounded the map of Nanyang noisily, arguing all the time, the reason is very simple, all-out war involves the military movement of the Kyushu Army, and their authority is not enough.The only person in the world who can really make a decision and calmly mobilize the Zhili Fleet and the Nanyang Fleet is the military leader Chu Yun.The commander of the Nanyang Fleet and the Civil Affairs Officer of the Cochin Chief Division are basically at the same level, and no one can transfer the other. The commander of the Zhili Fleet, Nelson, is simply the Minister of the Navy, one level higher than the civil affairs officers of ordinary provinces. Directly accept Chu Yun's command.

Xiong Wencan patted the table: "The root of the problem now is to send people to the military headquarters in the capital to report to the military leader. We are afraid of missing the opportunity to fight. If we use the excuse of 'I will not accept the order of the emperor abroad' to mobilize the army without authorization If we do so, all the consequences will be borne by ourselves. Moreover, the Zhili Fleet and the Nanyang Fleet may not necessarily approve of our actions, and when the military department investigates it, it will become a stain on our political career.”

"That's right." The Cochin Chief Secretary officials present all nodded.

Xiong Wencan synthesized everyone's opinions, paced left and right, and said under the hopeful eyes of many officials: "It's a dilemma... The place where the Zhili fleet is staying is Hoi An Port, and I will invite Commander Nelson to come to Thang Long City , discuss how to deal with the changing situation in Nanyang as soon as possible. If the Ministry of the Navy agrees with us, we can notify the Ministry of the Navy while seizing fighters with the Ministry of the Navy, and first maximize our advantages in Nanyang.”

The eyes of the Cochin Chief Secretary lit up: "That's right, if the Navy Headquarters is pulled onto our ship, then the higher-ups will blame us, and the Navy Headquarters, which is one level higher than us, will take the blame, and General Nelson is still the leader of the army." ..."

"Then let's do this first. The overseas Chinese coalition forces in Dabei Nian Mansion can last for a while, and the Westerners can't react in ten days and a half months. We still have time, and everyone will deal with the matter at hand first." Xiong Wencan said .

After Xiong Wencan temporarily settled the matter here, there are still many documents to be processed on his desk.But before that, he still wants to meet Putmans. After all, he is one of the top executives of the East India Company and represents the interests of the East India Company. manner.

When he saw Putmans again, Putmans had lost a lot of weight.Putmans inadvertently became the representative of the East India Company stationed in Thang Long City, and was played around by the Kyushu Army. First, he heard the news that Siam was attacked by the Kyushu Army, and now there is another overseas Chinese on the Malay Peninsula. The news scared him so much that he couldn't sleep.

At present, in Nanyang, except for the Spice Islands that have not been touched by the Kyushu Army, the mainland of Nanyang has been broken into tatters by the Kyushu Army. The only places that have not been conquered are Toungoo, Lancang, northern Siam, and several A Malay city-state and the city of Malacca of the Frangji people.According to the current trend, Putmans can already predict that the Kyushu Army will completely occupy the mainland of Nanyang, and the next target is the Spice Islands. An extremely large empire is taking shape...

"Mr. Putmans, what is your business with me this time?" Xiong Wencan's voice brought Putmans back to reality.

"Lord Xiong, I heard that the Malay expatriate in your country united with a group of local aborigines, not only overthrew the local government of Siam, but also invaded the Malay city-state southward in a large scale. Is there such a thing?" Putmans asked.

Sure enough, it was for this matter.Xiong Wencan had the bottom line in his heart, and said, "This is indeed the case."

"The behavior of the Malay nationals in your country not only caused difficulties for the local people, but they are also trying to attack the Strait of Malacca, which poses a huge threat to the passing ships of our Western countries. On behalf of the Netherlands East India Company, I would like to express to you Make a serious protest and demand that you stop this behavior immediately," Putmans said.

Xiong Wencan said: "This is the behavior of local expatriates and local tribes. Our Kyushu Army knows nothing about it and has no right to control their actions."

Xiong Wencan didn't deceive Putmans either, because the Kyushu Army really didn't know.

(End of this chapter)