A powerful fleet was sailing in the South Ocean, sailing south along the Malay Peninsula. The huge hull stirred up clusters of waves, and the Qinglong flag of the Admiralty was clamoring in the sea breeze.

The Marine Brigade had a combat force of 6,000 people, divided into three groups, of which 2,000 people followed the Nanyang Fleet to attack Malacca. After the Nanyang Fleet sent 500 people to Dabei Nian Prefecture, it continued to move south with 1,500 soldiers carried by the troop transport ship. Their goal was to capture the Strait of Malacca and cut off the waterway between the East and the West.

"The fleet was found in front of me, and the number was unknown!" The Daqin sail battleship received a notice from the frigate ahead.

Because the Strait of Malacca is the territory of the Flang Jiren, and there are two relatively powerful indigenous kingdoms, the Nanyang Fleet has never been to the waters here, relying on the information collected by overseas Chinese merchants and spies who have been to Malacca. Just in case, a frigate and a converted overseas Chinese armed merchant ship opened the way at the front of the fleet. The owner of the merchant ship is an overseas Chinese who traveled to Malacca for many years. After being temporarily installed with artillery by the Jiuzhou Army, he came bravely to lead the way.

"The entire fleet slows down and waits for the enemy situation to be discovered in front of us." Deng Qianlong ordered the entire fleet to slow down, and then took a telescope to observe the fleet's shadows appearing in the distance of the sea level.

The soldiers of the Nanyang Fleet were nervously preparing to fight. No matter what fleet appeared in the Nanyang area, it was likely that they were enemies but not friends.

"The other party's ships are short and numerous, with about dozens of ships. They are suspected to be naval troops from Johor, which is closer to the Westerners. The ships in front ask for instructions whether to expel them or annihilate them." said the flag-speaking official.

"Johor is a kingdom of more than 100,000 people. It was originally the target of our fight for. Unfortunately, they stood on the side of the Westerners this time. Our MIIS contacted their sultans, but their sultans rejected our request and condemned us as devils." The intelligence personnel of the MIIS said to Deng Qianlong.

"Since you are unwilling to surrender, then destroy them together." Deng Qianlong said, "Attack on the whole line, completely destroy their will!"

"Yes, all formations are ready to attack, columns are advancing in formation, and long-range artillery strikes to solve the enemy!" The flag-speaking official quickly conveyed the order.

The sailors and artillerymen on each warship were quickly mobilized and loaded ammunition in a hurry.

Johor is an indigenous kingdom near Malacca. The core area of ​​Temasek where they are located has a prominent name in later generations - Singapore.

The indigenous fleet ran into the Jiuzhou Army fleet heading south, and stood on the bow of the ship and shouted, asking their superiors in panic about how to deal with the Jiuzhou Army fleet that broke into the islands near Temasek. They heard that a fleet appeared in the north, so they went out to sea to check. Unexpectedly, they hit the Nanyang Fleet shortly after leaving the harbor.

Before the Johor fleet could react, the Jiuzhou Army's fleet began to accelerate and launched a fierce shelling of the Johor fleet with its single string!

For a moment, water splashed everywhere, and the indigenous fleet that had not been well trained immediately fell into chaos. If Westerners were trained, they could still fight back when they were shelled. However, the fleet of Johor had dozens of warships, most of which were very backward fishing boats and merchant ships, which were much behind the Spanish sailing ships of this era. The sailing battleships of the Kyushu Army were like a group of dwarfs looking up at a group of giants.

One after another, Johor warships were shot and overturned. The Johor soldiers who fell into the water struggled with broken wooden boards in their arms, watching the huge Jiuzhou army warship split the waves and the wooden boards floating on the waves became larger and larger. They hurried into the water to be afraid of being hit by the huge battleship.

The artillery did not cause a devastating blow to the Johor warships, but the artillery disrupted the deployment of the Johor warships, causing them to lose their composure and flee back to Temasek in a hurry. Some of the warships were abandoned by their teammates.

The battle that broke out in the waters near Temasek soon ended with the victory of the Nanyang Fleet. After the Kyushu Army destroyed the Johor warships that were staying here, they no longer paid attention to the Johor soldiers who fell into the water around them, but crushed them straight over their heads and attacked the Temasek port.

After the Johor soldiers who fell into the water left the Nanyang Fleet, they were still wandering on the sea. There were many islands nearby. Those who were familiar with the water nature would not have any worries about their lives, but the Jiuzhou Fleet that crushed over them made them very scared.

The Flang Jiren also has a permanent fleet here, but the size is not as large as the Nanyang Fleet, which is specially designed to attack Malacca. Moreover, the Nanyang Fleet is accompanied by troop transport ships and supply ships, which makes the Nanyang Fleet look nearly twice as large.

After the Nanyang Fleet arrived in Temasek, it began to use artillery to destroy the warships docked here, and then a small group of troops rushed to the beach to land and occupied the entire port area.

"As everything is planned, the land offensive will be handed over to your team." Deng Qianlong said to the battalion officer who led the troops after the Nanyang Fleet deployed the remaining 1,500 marine troops to Temasek.

"I understand. We will attack Malacca along the coastline and capture the capital of Johor." The battalion officer of the Marine Force said calmly.

In his opinion, the elite troops of 1,500 people, with artillery and ammunition, were enough to destroy the Johor Kingdom. Anyway, this place will be controlled by the Kyushu Army in the future.

"I will leave two warships, a supply ship and all the troop transport ships here to give you the necessary reinforcements. If things are not good, you should," said Deng Qianlong.

"Thank you General Deng." said the battalion officer of the Marine Force.

"Then let's meet in Malacca." Deng Qianlong boarded the Daqin sailing battleship again, set sail, bypassed Temasek, and sailed north for a while, and then he could meet the fleet of Flangers.

After watching the Nanyang Fleet leave, the battalion officer of the Marine Force took a rifle from his subordinates and said to his subordinates: "Although our Marine Brigade is positioned by the military as an assistant to cooperate with the fleet in landing operations, we cannot be a supporting role. Destroy the Johor Kingdom and then defeat Malacca, so that they can see the training results of our death after we were hiding for two years!"

"Yes!" shouted the Marines' soldiers raised their rifles.
Chapter completed!