In fact, Subic Bay is not too far from Manila Bay, and the fleet connected both steam engines in half a day to get there.

As a place marked by Qitad himself, the Truchens must have conducted surveys in advance, and the focus is on choosing a suitable anchorage.

When all the fleets entered the small bay located in the east of the Greater Bay and south of Olongapo Port, the storm officially came!

This is the best anchorage in the entire Subic Bay. Since the swells come from south to north, although there are some swells when arriving near the bay, most of them obviously rushed to the north. In addition, the water depth here is neither high nor low, so you can safely hide in it after getting a heavy anchor.

The storm lasted all day, and after spending a day in the stormy waves, the wind plummeted. A noon came when it was still raining heavily, but the swaying of the ship was incomparable.

Captain Bogda.

Unlike Zhou Jixun and Marha were still frowning, Zhuang Jiyun looked slightly clear. Not only that, he also took out a bottle of top-grade brandy produced in Prussia.

After pouring a cup for each person, he laughed and said, "If you survive the disaster, you will have good fortune. Let's have a drink for us to get rid of the storm."

The other two had to raise their glasses after hearing this.

After the dark red liquid was eaten, the expressions on the three of them were relieved a lot, and it can be seen that they all did not sleep all night.

"Commander-in-chief, when I return to Hexian Town, I will submit my resignation to Your Highness"

Zhuang Jiyun did not express his opinion, "Recalling carefully, what link is wrong?"

Zhou Jixun nodded, "That butcher shop is the only large butcher shop in Krabi. It has a shop in front and a shop in the back. It has a shop in the front and pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks and other items at the back."

"A year ago, the owner of this butcher shop happened to be not going to do it and was preparing to move his family to Singapore. At that time, our country was vigorously recruiting Chinese living in Singapore everywhere in Southeast Asia, and our country's reputation spread throughout Southeast Asia"

"After learning the news, I decided to put down the butcher shop. There were seven or eight other guys, all Chinese. The boss's surname was Zheng. He took a few and left three. Our people carefully inspected them. These three people are all locals in Krabi and are very reliable. If it weren't for the family, they would have followed Boss Zheng to Singapore"

"Well, the problem lies with these three people?"

"Yes, one of them has moved here from the mainland in recent years. He also has relatives in Krabi. He used to make a living in a butcher shop in Guangzhou. Our people are still rigorous in their work. I have also inquired about his past in Guangzhou, and there is no difference."

"Now it seems that the problem lies with this person"

"Oh?"

"However, even immigrants who have just moved here will not betray us just to please the Spaniards..."

"Wait, do the three people who stayed know that we are Truchen people?"

"Of course we won't take the initiative to tell them about this. The new boss and the new job are naturally our people. They are Chinese in Siam. Due to the civil strife in Siam, they had to come here."

"Is there any problem in Siam?"

"It shouldn't be possible, there will be no force that will make arrangements for us like this, right?"

"Are the three people there when the Marines arrived at the butcher shop?"

"If you are not here, the boss will definitely make an excuse for the storm to come. I will give them a few days off. If you are not interested, you will not notice it."

“Where did the Marines get ashore?”

"On the west side of the Krabi Peninsula, near the narrowest place, there are still some fishing ports that can be docked. Our boat is also equipped with such escape boats. Thirty people arrived there in three groups. It seems that although the person was on holiday, he happened to see us when he got there."

"We are still careless. If this person is a villain who has gained a foothold in Krabi in order to seek credit for the Spanish, the Spanish would not make such a arrangement, but would go down the mountain to check in advance"

"They didn't do that. Obviously, this person is also a trained professional and has an insight into all our homework."

"He knew who we were long ago and kept following us secretly"

"Wow..." Zhuang Jiyun did not speak, but added another cup to the three of them.

"You should know who or who trained this person now"

Zhou Jixun showed anger on his face, and he drank the wine in the glass in one gulp and nodded fiercely.

"If there are still people in this world who know the training, homework, and experience in training, then there is only one person"

"Hatu?"

"Yes, that guy once assassinated me and Omubu and almost succeeded. After we discovered it, we escaped. In the past few years, we have not found any trace of him, so we are careless."

"When I think about it now, with his ability and Chinese appearance, I entered the high-level staff of the Qing court, and secretly trained and arranged a group of personnel to do it completely."

"Like the Ottomans and the Russians, the Qing Dynasty could not do anything to us on the formal battlefield, and could only find a place on the secret battlefield. Five years is enough for them to train a group of people."

"It is mostly accidental to discover our secrets in Krabi, but since there are their people in Krabi, most of them are also in Manila, Batavia, Singapore, Thonburi, and Krading"

"In recent years, we have recruited a large number of people along the coast of the Qing court. To be honest, we have not carefully identified them. Most of them are hidden in Hatu."

"So someone has arrived at Truchen?"

"This..."

Zhou Jixun's face turned pale.

Zhuang Jiyun patted his shoulder, "In my opinion, the people in Hatu may not be willing to go to Truqin. If something happens there, they will be inseparable. Their loyalty to the Qing Dynasty is obviously not as good as ours to Truqin, but they are different in Nanyang."

"The merchant ships from the Qing Dynasty to all over the Southeast Asian region are endless, and it is easy to return to the local area. I estimate that most of them are arranged in all parts of the Southeast Asian region, and their primary goal is not here..."

Zhou Jixun's face turned paler.

"You are talking about Your Highness?"

"Yes, Hong Kong city is full of old people, and Hatu's people will definitely not get involved. Singapore also has internal and external cities. If they want to do it, they can only wait for the opportunity of Your Highness to leave the castle and go outside"

"Hexian Town is mixed with fish and dragons, and the two castles were burned by us again. This is the perfect time for them to take action. If His Highness is still stationed in the wilderness, he will not hide in the camp forever, according to his character."

"Before leaving Hexian Town, His Highness once said that he would prepare to use Can Tho Bu, located on the south bank of the Houjiang River in the south of the Mekong River as the capital of Hexian Town. It is surrounded by a large plain with a radius of hundreds of miles. As long as the drainage is done, it will be endless fertile fields"

"And the water in the Houjiang River is wide and deep. If the embankment is built, you can travel directly to the sea all year round. You can reach Zhu Du and Zhu Du directly to Cambodia, so that you can use our water advantages to remotely control the situation in Cambodia"

"From the map, Can Tho is located in the center of the Mekong Delta, which is a river port opened by the Chinese in the Mo family in Hexian Town. The residents are mainly Chinese. With the temperament of Your Highness, I am afraid that I have left Jiading and went there long ago"

"Now, Your Majesty's eldest son stays behind the land, the second prince guards South Africa, and the third prince guards Bangladesh. There are large areas that can be developed. Your Majesty's half-brother, unlike Wobaxi, who is a younger brother, although he was also named Prince and used the Guangzhou Battle to gain a large population"

"It is said that it has made great achievements, but after all, there is no good place with sufficient depth. After suddenly getting Hexian Town, I must have been ecstatic to inspect there and take charge."

"Also, whether it is the Mo family or the Ruan Youju family, the general of Jiading, they have not set up their own troops in the Delta? Oh..."

Zhuang Jiyun suddenly thought of something.

"When it comes to Siam, Lord Ruan from Guangnan, and Lord Zheng and Lord Li from the Northern Dynasties, once they come to power, they will send people to the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty to request the enthronement. Wouldn't it be easy for the Qing Dynasty to install a few people in them? I'm afraid it's more convenient than us"

"They wouldn't say it was my Qing Dynasty person, and they just slightly imply that it was a high-ranking official in the court or a businessman who wanted people in the palace."

"Oh," Zhuang Jiyun also sighed when he said this, "I understand your highness very well. If there is a large base in Nanyang and a large population as a support, I believe the surrounding forces would not have been like this. In time, the target of their tribute would not be the Qing Dynasty, but us!"

"It is conceivable that at this time, His Highness will ride a horse and take a few followers to check everywhere in the Mekong Delta, which creates conditions for the enemies in the dark"

"Also," Zhuang Jiyun glanced at Zhou Jixun, "Even if we take Hatu's arrangement in Nanyang like the headquarters cracked a secret assassin organization, it will not prevent them from going forward in the future."

"Our methods and methods are in Hatu City, and we have trained a large group of people long ago"

"Then we have no choice?"

"That's not. First of all, we must build the Mekong Delta into a truly large population, rich resources, strong military power, and rich people, so powerful that the surrounding forces dare not covet it at will. At that time, we can bring the local way to manage the people here."

"Let all the secret personnel be unable to hide, or be used by me when they are touched by the scene, the surrounding forces will also actively cooperate with us to expel these forces"

"With such a place as a real rear, you may understand the interests or the army will face the enemy, which will make the effect much better than the present, and it will not be possible to rely on a few lonely strongholds alone"

"Then the Philippines?"

"We still underestimated the Spaniards. So far, our main force is still placed on dealing with Russia. The outside is still too small. Our country has not really launched a siege-level battle with Britain, Spain, and the Netherlands. It is clear now."

"You mean..."

"In fact, our actions are still too hasty. Forget it, Subic Bay is just the name that His Majesty has on a whim. She saved our fleet. I suggest that in our eyes, it will be called Qitad Bay in our eyes."

"I agree"
Chapter completed!