According to the chief envoy, Mr. Qian, who has lofty ambitions, does not appear to have lofty ambitions at this moment, but looks anxious and confused, which makes it real to others.
The Spanish Expeditionary Fleet obviously did not intend to retreat directly. After leaving the battlefield, some of their ships took the severely damaged ships to who knows where, while most of the warships stayed behind.
He looked like he was confronting Quanzhou.
This kind of attitude makes Quanzhou not dare to take it lightly in the past two days. They are always worried that these Western barbarians will take the opportunity to launch another attack. Not to mention the warships at sea, even the observation posts placed on the shore are basically
Twelve hours a day, there are people staring at the sea all the time. Everyone's nerves are tense.
Three hours ago, the Spanish fleet sent a small boat in the direction of Quanzhou. What is interesting is that this boat actually came with a white flag.
No one thought that this was an enemy ship that suddenly turned against the enemy. Of course, since the other party was flying a white flag, it seemed a bit inappropriate to kill the other party to the ground. The two countries were at war, so why not kill the envoy?
Since people have something to say, Ming people are naturally not afraid to listen.
So, under the command of General Xu, two wheeled boats rushed up. Half an hour later, the people on the Spanish boat appeared in front of Qian Wubing.
"Do you want me to make the decision on this matter?" Qian Wubing was really unwilling to make the decision. He squinted at the Quanzhou magistrate next to him. The magistrate's surname was Su. He was a Jinshi in the twelfth year of Hongzhi. After getting along with him for many days, Qian Wubing
I finally got to know him a little bit.
"If General Xu Shen is not willing to make the decision, then Magistrate Su should make the decision. On this matter, my words are somewhat unjust and unreasonable!"
Not only was his reputation unfair, but in order to avoid suspicion, he even temporarily handed over the command of the Sihai Fleet. He just didn't want to give the impression that the Jin Yiwei's hands were too long. This kind of enemy came to ask for the exchange of prisoners of war. It must be
The responsibilities of the general leading the army, he is a guard in uniform, there is nothing much to say here, even if the navy people pushed this matter over, there is still a local magistrate here, this is a bitter master.
"I am the prefect of Quanzhou and not the army of Quanzhou. How can I take charge of this matter?" Prefect Su smiled, but ignored his words: "General Xu Shen is leading his army to confront the enemy. I
I really want to share Xu Shen's worries for General Xu, but I don't have much experience in military matters. Commander Qian has countless tigers and wolves under his command. Apart from you, Commander Qian, there is really no one in Quanzhou City who can share worries for General Xu Shen.
Got it!"
Come to think of it, the two of them are here in Quanzhou Mansion, and the officials below are really afraid that no one will dare to come out and say: I am here to share the worries of the two adults!
"Okay then!" Qian Wubing thought about it for a while and finally nodded: "However, Magistrate Su, you are not allowed to leave. The two of us will go to see the envoy together. If there is anything wrong with me, Magistrate Su
Just point it out!"
This is to ask the Quanzhou prefect to be a witness, proving that he, Qian, is not taking over power in Quanzhou, but is forced to do so. If someone wants to make a fuss about this matter in the future, he will not let me
There is nothing left to say.
Magistrate Su nodded: "This is natural!"
After the two of them had discussed it, they gave orders outside. There was a sound outside, and several soldiers from the Jinyi Guards came in with three guys.
Qian Wubing was a little vague about the recognition of Spaniards' military ranks. In his eyes, these guys all wore straight military uniforms and looked similar. However, there must be only one person who can make the decision. It makes no sense.
People all have similar identities.
Benson was in his ear, translating in a low voice the words of the man who spoke as soon as he came in. Daqing, this leading guy is also a major. As for the two silent young officers behind him, they are not even qualified to speak.
No, naturally I am not qualified to be introduced.
"Why are they all majors? You used to be a major. The Hart you tortured yesterday is also a major. In the blink of an eye, another major has arrived. Is a Spanish major so worthless?" Qian Wubing murmured, beside him
Magistrate Su had a strong desire for knowledge: "Commander Qian, what kind of official position is this 'saucy'?"
"You're such a big-ass official, it's so great that you only have one commander-in-chief. There are hundreds of households in my Jinyi Guards, and there are more people than this major's men!" Qian Wubing said.
"Hundred households!" Magistrate Su nodded, but said nothing. However, the look of disdain on his face was not concealed at all. There were two of them, one was the magistrate of Quanzhou, from the fourth rank, and the other was from the same rank of Jin Yiwei.
Tomoyo commanded from the third rank, and the other party actually sent hundreds of households as envoys. He really couldn't even feel contempt for the other party. He had seen unreliable people, but he had never seen such unreliable people. He had an official position with a thousand households.
, it’s fair to say, who’s face is this slap in the face!
Benson, on the other hand, looked sarcastic and wanted to tell Qian Wubing that this major was actually a mid-level officer in the fleet, and no one would dare to send a larger officer here.
"Our fleet voluntarily withdrew from the battlefield, resulting in some of our military personnel being captured by you in the battlefield. Following the order of His Excellency San Anzi, Commander of the Spanish Expeditionary Fleet, I, Major Leon, was ordered to come and negotiate with you.
Negotiate for the exchange of captured personnel!”
"Exchange, what do you want in exchange?" Qian Wubing glanced at Magistrate Su, and seeing that he had no intention of speaking, he snorted: "It seems that in this battle, not one of our Ming officers and soldiers was captured by you.
Bar!"
"Not this time, but there were some before!" Major Lyon said solemnly: "In the previous battle, our fleet captured two of your generals and more than ten officers of all levels. We hope to carry out a reciprocal exchange of status.
exchange!"
"The previous battle?" Qian Wubing frowned, and Magistrate Su beside him also realized that before this, the Xiyi fleet had fought a battle with the Guangdong Navy. Could it be that they were referring to the Guangdong Navy?
officers and soldiers?
The faces of the two became serious. The dozens of Spanish prisoners captured this time were not a big deal to them, but if they could get back a few captured navy generals, it would definitely be a big deal.
A desirable thing.
Both of them were wealthy, and there was no big difference on their faces. After a long while, Qian Wubing slowly spoke: "How can I believe that you are telling the truth and not deceiving us?"
"We have a handwritten letter from one of the generals!"
"Can't this be done accurately?" Qian Wubing shook his head, "This letter can be written by anyone. To put it bluntly, I don't know any of the people you caught. You are just pretending to be an ordinary citizen.
, we may not know whether it is true or false!”
"Then what evidence do you need?"
Qian Wubing smiled and looked at Magistrate Su next to him.