 So Reijersen had thirteen ships under his command for the attack on Macau, totaling 1,300 men, including a landing force of 800.In the night of 22 June, Reijersen sent ashore a scouting party of three men and a Chinese guide to see if the 10,000 Chinese residents of the city would remain neutral.They soon returned after finding the Chinese had fled the city ahead of the invasion.