385. Chapter 385 Fire prevention, theft prevention and hooking up
The three thousand rebel soldiers of the Qin brothers are not terrible, and the Portuguese squadron, which is as weak as pirates, is not terrible when one is in Grisha's mouth, but this was before Qian Wubing landed in Dongfan.
But now, thousands of people have landed in Dongfan. It is impossible to be self-sufficient in a short period of time. They eat daily military rations, lost ordnance, damaged clothes, and the Li civilians who followed the Li soldiers.
As a colonial group, the food, agricultural tools, seeds, and tools needed all had to be shipped from the mainland.
Under this situation, Qian Wubing had to consider whether the Portuguese fleet, which was angry because he refused, would suddenly turn into pirates who robbed and attacked his supply line, even if there was a naval escort, even if his own fleet
, the armed forces are not very afraid of this level of attack, but what if they join forces with the Qin brothers?
This is the worst case scenario. Regarding the threat to yourself, it is definitely not as simple as one plus one equals two. It is far greater than two. As a qualified commander, or in other words, someone who is working hard to become a qualified commander
Qian Wubing, he had to consider this possibility.
This is also the reason why he takes this matter so seriously.
Of course, he didn't mind taking advantage of this incident to knock Benson. Mercenaries are mercenaries. It's difficult to expect them to be disciplined. However, as an employer, no one likes to spend money to hire someone.
People, while working for themselves, are still colluding with other people or forces.
Benson was still explaining endlessly, but Qian Wubing's eyes became a little erratic. In his opinion, this attempt to conceal his attack on Ming Dynasty's trading port was not a big deal. This Portuguese
Their reputation has never been very good. I'm afraid they have always behaved like this all the way east. They fight when they can, and plunder when they win. They even establish colonies. If they lose, they will be hurt by being beaten.
I will sit down and do business honestly.
It's a pity that this time they met the strange Ming Dynasty. They couldn't beat him again and again. They wanted to do business with Ming Dynasty, but Ming Dynasty didn't care about it at all. That's why they ended up in such a miserable end. The fleet turned around in East Asia.
Turn around, but you can't catch the line of Ming Dynasty.
"Where is their fleet now?" Qian Wubing interrupted him. Listening to Benson's endless nonsense, he was about to become a martyr who disobeyed the fleet commander's order and prepared to surrender to the Ming Dynasty with his broken ship.
, it’s a credit to him to say these nonsense.
"When our fleet comes back, they are still in Nagasaki. However, I heard from Seli that they may go to Champa, and then in June or July when the wind changes, they will go to India.
, we have a small place to stay, but of course, it is absolutely incomparable to the scale of what adults have here!"
At this time, Benson had already deeply understood the importance of flattery, and would not allow flattery even with a casual answer. This made Luca, who prided himself on having the virtues of a knight, curl his lips in disdain.
"If I reply to them, you should know where to send it!" Qian Wubing nodded: "I will give you a chance to correct your mistake, but I won't do it again!"
Benson was overjoyed: "I know, I know, I have also been to Champa, and I will personally deliver your response to Lord Serli!"
"I'm not promising them anything or what they want. I'll negotiate it myself. There's no way you can get something without paying anything!" Qian Wubing looked at him: "I'll give you a chance and give them a chance. If you miss it,
Well, then you can’t blame me!”
"I'll set off tomorrow!" Benson nodded. If this thing is so successful, he might be able to get a knight. Maybe there is a reward from Mr. Qian. It's such a two-sided thing. It's strange that he is not enthusiastic!
"You can take your people, but the ships will stay. During your absence, your ships will be temporarily commanded by Luca. There may be enemies on the sea here in Dongfan. We cannot leave the entire fleet behind, but
, we still have to leave a few ships behind!"
Ah! Benson's face suddenly turned bitter!
"Luca, do you mind exchanging your boat with Benson's boat temporarily?" Qian Wubing asked Luca, who had been listening to them quietly.
"I don't mind, I don't mind at all. No matter what kind of ship it is, it is just a tool for Luka to work for you. Everything is just at your command!"
Look, there is a difference between knights and civilians. What Luka said is so appropriate! Qian Wubing laughed: "Okay, let's go out. The letter is written and I will ask you to pick it up. You two go and hand it over first.
Bar!"
…
On the other side of Dongfan Island, the once prosperous simple port and the ships of the Qin brothers have long since disappeared. Even in the houses and huts on the shore, not many people can be seen.
It looked like the building was empty.
In addition to some Europeans stranded here, there are also some small groups of Japanese pirates who have just escaped. In the camp of the large group of rebel soldiers who were originally entrenched here, apart from the mess on the ground, there is almost no trace of a person. In the original camp, except for
A few unkempt guys were rummaging through the tatters left behind after the rebels broke out of the camp, and there were only small animals like mice scurrying out from a corner from time to time.
Opposite the chicken feathers here is the small European village. At this time, whether it is the skilled lookout on the sentry tower or the dark and heavily lined gun muzzles behind the fence, it is clear that this village is at its highest level.
state of alert.
There are still people on duty in the small European village. Luca took a boatload of strong men to the trench. There are still many old people, children and women left here. Because of the existence of the Ming army, they have always felt that it is very important.
Safety, as soon as the Ming army left, they had to wake up and be ready to deal with these "comrades" who were definitely not friendly. They would invade their villages, steal money, food, guns, women, and even take their lives.
.
What's even more disturbing is that it turns out that because a large number of pirates are entrenched here, they stay away from the natives here, and they have frequently appeared near their camps recently. Before this, they came here and treated these natives
People are also not friendly. In fact, they think these natives are just livestock that can walk upright and store food.
However, when they saw several Japanese pirates who had just landed outside their camp being shot into hedgehogs by a group of bows and arrows falling from the sky, and then dragged into the depths of the jungle with their corpses, they became a little shuddered, especially what followed.
Then, there was suspicious black smoke burning deep in the jungle. I swear to God, they would never believe that it was the natives who were cremating these people.
"Jessica!"
A woman with a wild look all over her body walked out of the house with a firecracker in her hand, and an old man who had been watching behind the fence came over.
"How long can our food supply last?"
After Luka left, this woman became the small leader of the camp. Thanks to the woman's carefulness, there are still more than ten firecrackers in the camp, which have not turned into money given by the Ming army. At present, these firecrackers
, became their only hope for survival.
Jessica looked at the sea in the distance with some worry and did not answer the old man's question. When the old man saw her expression, he understood immediately.
"I'm going to call everyone, we need volunteers, go out and look for food!"
"Can we last for four or five days? Hans, do you really think Old Tom and the others can come back? I have an unknown feeling!" Jessica looked at the old man, looking a little exhausted.
"Don't think so much. This old boy has a tough life. Over the years, I thought he was dead many times, but in the end he came back alive and kicking. If we wait, at least, we have to wait until those Ming people restore this place.
We can make plans after we have established order. It’s too dangerous outside right now, and we can’t cross the vast sea with just a few small boats in the camp!”
"Where are those Ming people? With so many people in the army, the food consumed every day is an unimaginable amount. If we can find them and buy some food from them, it won't be so difficult for us!" Jesse
Ka looked into the depths of the dense forest and said slightly absentmindedly.
"Or they found a new port, or maybe they directly captured the kingdom of the natives. I heard that the natives have several kingdoms on this island, and there should be countless gold, silver and food there.
, their force should be able to achieve this goal!"
The old man touched the beard on his chin and guessed irresponsibly that without enough force, no one would risk their lives to explore the depths of the jungle. However, deep in the jungle, there is the kingdom of the locals, and it has always been their kingdom.
legends circulated among them.
"Yes, these natives seem to be crazy recently. This kind of thing never happened before. These days, we have killed more than ten people. It seems that these people are the warriors of their kingdom!"
Jessica withdrew her gaze: "Hans, Old Tom is not here. I really don't want to stay here anymore. I decided to wait for three more days. If Old Tom doesn't come back, I will sit on the bench in our camp.
Several small boats set off. Old Tom said that the distance between Ming Dynasty and here is not very far. I want to go to the place where these Ming Dynasty people came from!"
"You have to think carefully!" Hans looked at Jessica. In his heart, he actually didn't believe that Old Tom would come back. These people still have relatives in the camp, but they haven't come back for so long, and there is only one
Explain that they have disappeared into the depths of the sea. Jessica has probably thought of this kind of thing.
"Um!"
"Someone is coming, musketeers, get ready!" the people on the sentry tower shouted. Not far away, several agile figures jumped out of the sand and pounced on the Japanese pirates who were rummaging through the chaos.
A shrill scream came from the beach!
The three thousand rebel soldiers of the Qin brothers are not terrible, and the Portuguese squadron, which is as weak as pirates, is not terrible when one is in Grisha's mouth, but this was before Qian Wubing landed in Dongfan.
But now, thousands of people have landed in Dongfan. It is impossible to be self-sufficient in a short period of time. They eat daily military rations, lost ordnance, damaged clothes, and the Li civilians who followed the Li soldiers.
As a colonial group, the food, agricultural tools, seeds, and tools needed all had to be shipped from the mainland.
Under this situation, Qian Wubing had to consider whether the Portuguese fleet, which was angry because he refused, would suddenly turn into pirates who robbed and attacked his supply line, even if there was a naval escort, even if his own fleet
, the armed forces are not very afraid of this level of attack, but what if they join forces with the Qin brothers?
This is the worst case scenario. Regarding the threat to yourself, it is definitely not as simple as one plus one equals two. It is far greater than two. As a qualified commander, or in other words, someone who is working hard to become a qualified commander
Qian Wubing, he had to consider this possibility.
This is also the reason why he takes this matter so seriously.
Of course, he didn't mind taking advantage of this incident to knock Benson. Mercenaries are mercenaries. It's difficult to expect them to be disciplined. However, as an employer, no one likes to spend money to hire someone.
People, while working for themselves, are still colluding with other people or forces.
Benson was still explaining endlessly, but Qian Wubing's eyes became a little erratic. In his opinion, this attempt to conceal his attack on Ming Dynasty's trading port was not a big deal. This Portuguese
Their reputation has never been very good. I'm afraid they have always behaved like this all the way east. They fight when they can, and plunder when they win. They even establish colonies. If they lose, they will be hurt by being beaten.
I will sit down and do business honestly.
It's a pity that this time they met the strange Ming Dynasty. They couldn't beat him again and again. They wanted to do business with Ming Dynasty, but Ming Dynasty didn't care about it at all. That's why they ended up in such a miserable end. The fleet turned around in East Asia.
Turn around, but you can't catch the line of Ming Dynasty.
"Where is their fleet now?" Qian Wubing interrupted him. Listening to Benson's endless nonsense, he was about to become a martyr who disobeyed the fleet commander's order and prepared to surrender to the Ming Dynasty with his broken ship.
, it’s a credit to him to say these nonsense.
"When our fleet comes back, they are still in Nagasaki. However, I heard from Seli that they may go to Champa, and then in June or July when the wind changes, they will go to India.
, we have a small place to stay, but of course, it is absolutely incomparable to the scale of what adults have here!"
At this time, Benson had already deeply understood the importance of flattery, and would not allow flattery even with a casual answer. This made Luca, who prided himself on having the virtues of a knight, curl his lips in disdain.
"If I reply to them, you should know where to send it!" Qian Wubing nodded: "I will give you a chance to correct your mistake, but I won't do it again!"
Benson was overjoyed: "I know, I know, I have also been to Champa, and I will personally deliver your response to Lord Serli!"
"I'm not promising them anything or what they want. I'll negotiate it myself. There's no way you can get something without paying anything!" Qian Wubing looked at him: "I'll give you a chance and give them a chance. If you miss it,
Well, then you can’t blame me!”
"I'll set off tomorrow!" Benson nodded. If this thing is so successful, he might be able to get a knight. Maybe there is a reward from Mr. Qian. It's such a two-sided thing. It's strange that he is not enthusiastic!
"You can take your people, but the ships will stay. During your absence, your ships will be temporarily commanded by Luca. There may be enemies on the sea here in Dongfan. We cannot leave the entire fleet behind, but
, we still have to leave a few ships behind!"
Ah! Benson's face suddenly turned bitter!
"Luca, do you mind exchanging your boat with Benson's boat temporarily?" Qian Wubing asked Luca, who had been listening to them quietly.
"I don't mind, I don't mind at all. No matter what kind of ship it is, it is just a tool for Luka to work for you. Everything is just at your command!"
Look, there is a difference between knights and civilians. What Luka said is so appropriate! Qian Wubing laughed: "Okay, let's go out. The letter is written and I will ask you to pick it up. You two go and hand it over first.
Bar!"
…
On the other side of Dongfan Island, the once prosperous simple port and the ships of the Qin brothers have long since disappeared. Even in the houses and huts on the shore, not many people can be seen.
It looked like the building was empty.
In addition to some Europeans stranded here, there are also some small groups of Japanese pirates who have just escaped. In the camp of the large group of rebel soldiers who were originally entrenched here, apart from the mess on the ground, there is almost no trace of a person. In the original camp, except for
A few unkempt guys were rummaging through the tatters left behind after the rebels broke out of the camp, and there were only small animals like mice scurrying out from a corner from time to time.
Opposite the chicken feathers here is the small European village. At this time, whether it is the skilled lookout on the sentry tower or the dark and heavily lined gun muzzles behind the fence, it is clear that this village is at its highest level.
state of alert.
There are still people on duty in the small European village. Luca took a boatload of strong men to the trench. There are still many old people, children and women left here. Because of the existence of the Ming army, they have always felt that it is very important.
Safety, as soon as the Ming army left, they had to wake up and be ready to deal with these "comrades" who were definitely not friendly. They would invade their villages, steal money, food, guns, women, and even take their lives.
.
What's even more disturbing is that it turns out that because a large number of pirates are entrenched here, they stay away from the natives here, and they have frequently appeared near their camps recently. Before this, they came here and treated these natives
People are also not friendly. In fact, they think these natives are just livestock that can walk upright and store food.
However, when they saw several Japanese pirates who had just landed outside their camp being shot into hedgehogs by a group of bows and arrows falling from the sky, and then dragged into the depths of the jungle with their corpses, they became a little shuddered, especially what followed.
Then, there was suspicious black smoke burning deep in the jungle. I swear to God, they would never believe that it was the natives who were cremating these people.
"Jessica!"
A woman with a wild look all over her body walked out of the house with a firecracker in her hand, and an old man who had been watching behind the fence came over.
"How long can our food supply last?"
After Luka left, this woman became the small leader of the camp. Thanks to the woman's carefulness, there are still more than ten firecrackers in the camp, which have not turned into money given by the Ming army. At present, these firecrackers
, became their only hope for survival.
Jessica looked at the sea in the distance with some worry and did not answer the old man's question. When the old man saw her expression, he understood immediately.
"I'm going to call everyone, we need volunteers, go out and look for food!"
"Can we last for four or five days? Hans, do you really think Old Tom and the others can come back? I have an unknown feeling!" Jessica looked at the old man, looking a little exhausted.
"Don't think so much. This old boy has a tough life. Over the years, I thought he was dead many times, but in the end he came back alive and kicking. If we wait, at least, we have to wait until those Ming people restore this place.
We can make plans after we have established order. It’s too dangerous outside right now, and we can’t cross the vast sea with just a few small boats in the camp!”
"Where are those Ming people? With so many people in the army, the food consumed every day is an unimaginable amount. If we can find them and buy some food from them, it won't be so difficult for us!" Jesse
Ka looked into the depths of the dense forest and said slightly absentmindedly.
"Or they found a new port, or maybe they directly captured the kingdom of the natives. I heard that the natives have several kingdoms on this island, and there should be countless gold, silver and food there.
, their force should be able to achieve this goal!"
The old man touched the beard on his chin and guessed irresponsibly that without enough force, no one would risk their lives to explore the depths of the jungle. However, deep in the jungle, there is the kingdom of the locals, and it has always been their kingdom.
legends circulated among them.
"Yes, these natives seem to be crazy recently. This kind of thing never happened before. These days, we have killed more than ten people. It seems that these people are the warriors of their kingdom!"
Jessica withdrew her gaze: "Hans, Old Tom is not here. I really don't want to stay here anymore. I decided to wait for three more days. If Old Tom doesn't come back, I will sit on the bench in our camp.
Several small boats set off. Old Tom said that the distance between Ming Dynasty and here is not very far. I want to go to the place where these Ming Dynasty people came from!"
"You have to think carefully!" Hans looked at Jessica. In his heart, he actually didn't believe that Old Tom would come back. These people still have relatives in the camp, but they haven't come back for so long, and there is only one
Explain that they have disappeared into the depths of the sea. Jessica has probably thought of this kind of thing.
"Um!"
"Someone is coming, musketeers, get ready!" the people on the sentry tower shouted. Not far away, several agile figures jumped out of the sand and pounced on the Japanese pirates who were rummaging through the chaos.