When the Sihai fleet saw Dongfan Island and Tamsui Port in the distance, the depressed atmosphere in the fleet for the past few days finally dissipated a lot. After drifting outside for several months, they finally returned home.
Two ironclad ships of similar size to their fleet came up to them, and then joined their queue and slowly sailed towards the port. In the port, residents who saw the fleet from a distance ran to the dock one after another.
, this kind of warm atmosphere can never be felt whether in Champa or Boni.
People from the Jinyiwei Yamen and the inspection Yamen appeared on the pier. Qian Wubing even saw the smiling Yan Qi and Xiao Lu from a distance. He looked sideways at Yan Jiu beside him and found that this guy was also
He grinned widely and smiled brightly. The soldiers on the ship who had relatives in Tamsui all waved towards the shore and bulged their eyes, trying to find their relatives among the welcoming crowd.
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Qian!"
When I walked off the pier, the first person to say hello was not Yan Qi, but Liu Qingqing, who was wearing a red military jacket and looked like an ordinary soldier. I haven't seen him in a while, and the depressed mood in Liu Qingqing's eyebrows was gone.
, what replaced them seemed to be a ruthless aura that seemed to be nothing. Coupled with his clothes, if he hadn't spoken, Qian Wubing would not have recognized him.
"Inspector Liu has worked hard!" He smiled and nodded.
"Sir!" At this time, Yan Qi also squeezed over: "I have been waiting for you for a long time. My subordinates even made a bet with Inspector Liu. It seems that Inspector Liu will definitely lose this time!"
"Oh, what's the bet?" Qian Wubing asked with a smile.
"Last time, my lord didn't send someone back from Champa, saying that the business there was good. Inspector Liu said that if my lord had any gains this time, he would definitely go back to Guangzhou or Quanzhou first, and maybe he would just take the fleet with him.
I have returned to Jiangnan. Of course, my subordinates don’t believe it. Even if you want to come back, you will have to go to Tamsui first. Now there are many businessmen from Quanzhou, Guangdong here. When it comes to selling goods, is it necessary to go to Jiangnan?
?”
"Haha!" Qian Wubing laughed: "Yan Qi, you were wrong this time. In this bet, Inspector Liu didn't lose, and you didn't win either!"
The ships docked at the port, but the people on the shore quickly discovered something strange. Although many people got off the flagship over there, the other ships were just docked on the shore.
After setting up the gangplank, they imagined that none of the soldiers and crew members on the ship got off.
Not only did they notice it, Liu Qingqing and Yan Qi also noticed it, and the expressions on their faces were a bit strange.
"Sir, is something wrong?"
Qian Wubing nodded slightly: "For the goods of our fleet, please arrange some manpower for Liu Inspection. They must be unloaded within one day and placed in a warehouse far away from the port. In addition, there are fresh water grains and ordnance on board."
Supplementary information, Yan Qi, you must also cooperate with Liu’s inspection and get it done immediately!”
The expressions on the two people's faces suddenly froze. The amount of information contained in these words was a bit larger, but at this time, it was obviously not the time to ask questions!
"Also, Mr. Tang, please go and give the order. The soldiers who have relatives in Tamsui should take a day off and go to their respective households to receive their salary and bonuses for the past few months. Then they can go home to see their families. One day
After that, the remaining people can go ashore for one day, and let the stewards of each ship make their own arrangements. Anyway, the fleet must remain ready to pull up at any time!"
"Understood!" Tang Yin nodded, turned around and gave the order.
When Liu Qingqing and Yan Qi saw this, they did not dare to delay at all. They immediately summoned their subordinates and issued Qian Wubing's order. The navy's ships could be lifted off at any time.
The meaning of disarming and waiting is almost the same. Something is wrong here. It is clearly something big!
"Sir, is this something happening in Luzon?" After a while of confusion, Qian Wubing returned to the Jinyiwei Yamen. Yan Qi, who had already laid out Qian Wubing's order, came over and asked gently.
"?" Qian Wubing looked at him: "Where did you get the news?"
"Just the day before yesterday, our people captured an elusive ship. They said it came from Luzon. The leader was a woman who claimed to be the Governor of Luzon in the Ming Dynasty!" Yan Qi shook his head:
"However, from the way they are dressed, they don't look like governors, but more like pirates!"
"Woman?" Qian Wubing thought of the girl who looked so handsome in front of him. He was the only woman from Luzon that he knew.
"By the way, sir, this woman said she had met you before!" Yan Jiu continued, but it seemed to confirm Qian Wubing's guess: "She said her surname is Xu, and she is the only descendant of the Xu family in Luzon!"
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Just when the Sihai fleet arrived in Tamsui, St. Anqi's Spanish expedition fleet also arrived in Boni in a mighty manner!
This time, they did not encounter any resistance. They saw overwhelming Spanish sailing ships coming from the sea in the distance. Borki almost did not hesitate and immediately issued an order to evacuate. Three Spanish sailing ships could annihilate all of them.
The number of warships that came this time was almost ten times that of the last time. This huge disparity in victory and defeat, of course, needless to say, resisting the enemy from the sea is a widow who dies her son. There is not much hope. The important thing is to reserve strength and wait.
It makes sense for these Spaniards to go ashore and deal with them again.
Perhaps, since the departure of the Ming Dynasty fleet, Borki began to make such plans. Therefore, when two Spanish sailing ships, protected by the fleet around them, carefully saw nearly a thousand Spanish soldiers arriving at the dock, they
The feeling is that we are not on a landing battle, but on a grand outing.
From the dock to the royal city, almost no one could be seen. Occasionally, in a certain residence, they saw a few people, either old or weak, or sick and disabled. As for the resistance they imagined that this stronghold of the Ming Empire should have, they did not meet any of them.
Despite this, they still did not take it lightly. The distance from the dock to the royal city was almost ten miles, and it took them almost five or six hours to walk. The Bili people were also exposed to the Ming Dynasty. If these Spanish soldiers were
Sir, you know that your opponents are just a group of locals. They may have thrown caution to the wind a long time ago and rushed to the city to do what they like.
Of course, the search along the way was not completely fruitless. In a well-hidden place, they found several huge warehouses. When the warehouses were opened, there was a dazzling array of porcelain, silk, and spices. It was simply blinding.
With such eyes of the Spanish soldiers, the commander of the territory immediately decided that today's action would end here.
After a burst of blank fire, they sent back this message to their fleet: After a fierce battle, the brave Spanish soldiers, under the command of Colonel Ball, defeated an unknown large number of enemies and occupied the
A warehouse where the enemy keeps great wealth.
Of course, after this message was sent back to the fleet, one can imagine the fleet's reaction.
An order came directly from St. Anzi and was sent to the hands of Colonel Boer: continue to advance, search for the enemy, and hand over the spoils to the follow-up troops.
It's just that after this order was issued, the Spanish soldiers who came ashore were not very thorough in their execution. Almost every one of them carried a piece of exquisite porcelain, or silk, or something that was equivalent to gold in Lisbon.
A bag of spices or something, the reason why it is almost, is because besides these guys, the officers grabbed more. These are their personal trophies, and even the fleet commander cannot take them away. At this time, if you don't use as much as you can,
Take some, what are you waiting for.
With so many burdens, it is naturally not that convenient to hit the road again.
Therefore, when the follow-up troops arrived, what they saw were their companions who had gone ashore first, guarding several huge warehouses "vigilantly" one by one. With that look, almost every one of them could be Spanish
The soldiers set an example.
Needless to say, the rest of the things needed to be said. The follow-up troops could not move any further. However, fortunately, the warehouse was too big. Even if none of them took some, the remaining quantity was still astonishing.
The two commanders discussed it and made a decisive decision to transform the current combat mission into a transportation mission. The Ming people's fleet is not here. This is an obvious thing. When the fleet is dispatched, it will always bring some wealth back and bring the Ming Dynasty back.
Emptying the warehouses in the Chinese strongholds is also a good way to attack the Ming people.
When these harvests were sent back to the expedition fleet, everyone in the fleet, including Saint Anqi, was moved, especially when they saw the exquisite porcelain and silk, just like the unripe spices, decorated with large and small
When the straw frames were put together haphazardly, Saint Anqi felt a little distressed. These people from the Ming Dynasty were messing with things so much. These treasures should be put in beautiful boxes to be displayed!
"The Ming people should have a small group of left-behind troops in this stronghold!" No matter how wise Saint Anqi was, he couldn't help his men joining forces to deceive him: "This warehouse should be something they value very much. You did a good job!"
The two commanders who came ashore were smiling broadly.
"However, there should be more enemies and more wealth in that city. I hope you can maintain the same courage as today and take this city to me tomorrow and use the blood and wealth of the enemy to forge it.
Steps to your promotion!"
"Your will, Your Majesty Commander!" they both responded in unison.
Seeing the hesitation in their eyes, Saint Anqi comforted them and said: "The enemy fleet is not here. How many soldiers can be left on this shore? You can fight with confidence. The fleet will fully support you!"