There were hurried footsteps outside and stopped outside the lobby. As the low voices suddenly stopped, the Jin Yiwei guarding the door walked in with an uncertain expression.
"Tell me!" Qian Wubing looked at the personal guard who had been by his side for a long time. The look on his face might not be good news.
"It's from Olivia Qianhu!" The Jin Yiwei looked at Olivia with an ugly expression on his face: "Waiting outside the door, saying there is an emergency military situation!"
"Let him in!" Qian Wubing waved his hand and directly made the decision for Olivia: "No matter how bad it is, where can it go? There is trouble in the city, and Olivia, you have nothing to do.
clean?"
A guard in uniform stumbled in outside the door. The battle in the lobby obviously made him a little timid. Any person here would be enough to cause serious pressure on him.
"What is this?" Olivia took a palm-wide piece of paper he handed over, looked at it, and handed it to Qian Wubing.
She could recognize her own name completely, and it took her a long time to guess the words "Olivia".
Before Jin Yiwei opened his mouth, Qian Wubing had already read the contents of the note and said calmly: "Do you still know the news?"
"No, the younger one is in charge of the channel. As soon as he confirmed that the secret report was true, he immediately handed it over. No one else knows about it yet!"
"Well, you go down!" Qian Wubing nodded with an unchanging expression: "Go to the Yamen to withdraw twenty taels of silver, and be tight-lipped. You know the family rules!"
Captain Jinyi went out with a lot of gratitude. Everyone looked at Qian Wubing. No one said anything, but the curiosity on everyone's faces could not be concealed.
"Wang Yu doesn't need to be embarrassed about what he just said! "Qian Wubing raised the note in his hand. Even if you put on your wings and fly to the capital now, and His Majesty obeys your words, it will be too late!"
"What happened!?" Olivia said. Among these people, she is the one who has the least need to avoid anything. Rather than saying that she is loyal to the Ming Dynasty, it is better to say that she is loyal to Qian Wubing. At this time, there is only
It was most appropriate for her to ask. You must know that this is the news that should be delivered to her first.
"In the Battle of Guangzhou, not a single one of the more than 30 warships of the Guangdong Navy survived. At the Coastal Defense Station, more than 3,000 officers and soldiers were killed or injured. More than 100 merchant ships in the port were destroyed. The Spaniards landed in Guangzhou!"
Qian Wubing's face turned dark green. He looked at Tang Yin with an expression that was obviously wrong. This Tang Yin was too cunning!
"Then what?"
"How many words do you think you can write on this small piece of paper?" Qian Wubing waved the note in his hand: "Wait a minute, for such a big thing, this is definitely not the first bad news to come.
Other channels should get this news soon, and then it will be clear whether it is true or not!"
There was a sound of air-conditioning in the lobby. This news was so shocking. Just now, they were making the worst-case scenario. In the blink of an eye, this scenario became a reality, which made them all feel caught off guard.
As for Qian Wubing's statement about verifying the authenticity of the news, everyone knows that this is just a formality. If the people below are not sure of the true source of the news, give them some courage, and they will have the courage to verify it.
This news has been reported, and what is reported must be correct!
"This Fujian navy should know this, right?"
"So what if they know it? Do they still dare to go south to meet the enemy without permission? Even if they have to go south under the imperial court's order, what chance do they have of winning?" Wang Yu was anxious: "Master Qian has warned them a long time ago.
They didn't take it seriously at all. Now, these Spaniards destroyed the navy and even went ashore. Others don't know how powerful the garrison in the south is. Don't they know it anyway? Guangdong can be fought.
Soldiers?"
"Even if the imperial court urgently mobilized a large army, these Spaniards have abused us enough on the shore. Seeing that they can't resist it, they now boarded their ships. Who can do anything to them? In the past, hundreds of people
The Japanese pirates have caused panic along the coast, leaving no chickens or dogs behind, but they are ten times more numerous and more than ten times more ferocious than these Japanese pirates!"
"That's enough!" Qian Wubing shouted: "You don't need to worry about these important matters in the court. You just have to do your job. Everyone should do their job. No matter how fierce the enemy is, it doesn't matter.
Sample!"
"I feel aggrieved!" Wang Yu confronted Qian Wubing for the first time: "Which brothers from the Navy and those brothers from the guards on the shore died unjustly!"
Qian Wubing looked at him with a cold face. The trace of regret he had just before the military meeting came to his heart again at this moment.
"I'll give you a place to relieve your anger, do you dare to go?" He looked at Wang Yu and spoke slowly.
"My lord, please give me your orders. As long as I can kill these Spaniards and unleash this evil spirit, I, Wang Yu, will never blink an eyelid!"
"Go to Zhancheng, but I can only give you three ships!" Qian Wubing thought for a while and said, "I will not risk my little family resources with the Spanish. As I just said, everyone
Just do your duty well. The imperial court is a naval force that resists foreign humiliation. This is their duty. Since we can't change anything, it's okay to share some of the pressure for them!"
"Sir, do you want me to take back Champa?" Wang Yu asked seriously.
"Even if the seizure doesn't come, we can't leave it to them. I don't want to see the Spaniards proudly plunder our Ming Dynasty and then calmly return to the place they occupied. With hundreds of thousands of Tatars, our Ming Dynasty can also stop them.
, Although the Spaniards are extremely vicious, I dare to assert that the time they spent in our Ming Dynasty land was far less than they expected!"
"I understand! Cut off the way out!" Wang Yu nodded: "The general will obey your order!"
"Yan Jiu, I will give you half of the fleet. Your target is Luzon!" Qian Wubing continued to order, and Yan Jiu also accepted the order with excitement: "I will obey the order!"
"I will take the remaining ships to join the Fujian Navy. If I can't command them, then let them command me. The Guangdong Navy is gone. I can't watch another navy in the imperial court do this.
Gone!"
"Sir!" After this order, Olivia and Yan Qi shouted together, their anxiety palpable: "Our fleet has all been sent out. This fresh water is equivalent to an open port, and there will no longer be any
The guards of the sea!"
"Hmph!" Qian Wubing snorted: "You also said that all ships should be sent out. Tamsui is an open port, but you must understand that an open port and an open city are two different things. Killing the enemy
One thousand, but we have to lose eight hundred to ourselves. If they are really coming, we don’t want this port! If you have the ability, let them come ashore and fight with us! Look at the top and bottom of Tamsui City.
We will not let them occupy this city."
"This will be a big loss for us!" Yan Jiu muttered, "Fortunately, Grisha took a lot of things with her, otherwise our fleet would have been really busy on this trip!"
"How to reduce losses and defend the place ashore is the task of you and the Inspection Department. You are stable by nature and are more suitable for this than them. Mr. Tang will also help you in the city!"
"General, I obey!" After a slight hesitation, Yan Qi cupped his hands and accepted the task.
"What about me!" Seeing that Qian Wubing seemed to have forgotten herself, Olivia shouted anxiously, and Mu Siniang's eyes also showed a look of longing.
"You two are in charge of Tamsui. When I'm not in Tamsui, Tamsui will be left to you two to make the decision. If you have any matters, please discuss them with Inspector Yan Qianhu and Inspector Liu. Most of your soldiers from overseas Qianhu Station, we
They will probably all be taken away. Go back to the Li people. I will issue a mobilization. According to their rules, one man per household and three to two thousand soldiers can still be gathered together. You have to use these people carefully. They
It will be the main force to resist the enemy!"
"Understood!" Olivia nodded and glanced at her deputy: "With the two of us here, we will definitely protect this city for you. The Spaniards will occupy this place unless they step over our two bodies.
past!"
"You are wrong!" Qian Wubing shook his head and looked at Wang Yu and Yan Qi, "The same goes for you. I don't want you to confront the enemy head-on. Preserving your own strength is the top priority at any time. As long as we are alive
, is the hope of victory. If you die, you will see nothing!"
"So...even if it's not for yourselves, you must cherish yourselves for my sake. I don't want my subordinates to be left alone after the first battle!"
Everyone nodded solemnly, saluted Qian Wubing solemnly, and walked out. No matter how euphemistic Qian Wubing's words were, they couldn't stop the smell of cold wind and cold water when they went out.
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"I hope they can listen to what I say!" Qian Wubing said to himself slightly. He was really not being hypocritical, but looking at their momentum, he really doubted what effect his words would have.
"Generals die in hundreds of battles, and heroes return in ten years. For them, perhaps dying on the battlefield is the supreme honor!" I don't know what it is, Zhu Yunniang appeared behind Qian Wubing: "In fact, if you can truly serve in the army for a lifetime,
How many people can still disarm and return to their fields in their old age? "
Qian Wubing nodded silently.
"This time, I won't go with you!" Zhu Yunniang said softly: "Olivia and Siniang are staying in Tamsui. I can also stay here and do something. If I follow you, I think I can help
It’s not about you, but this place is more suitable for me!”
"Have you made up your mind?" Qian Wubing asked!
"Well!" Zhu Yunniang said softly: "If Sister Wanjing were here, she must have made the same decision. Well, it must be like this! Our daughter of the Zhu family is still a bit bloody.