After two days of cautious navigation in this suffocating sea, the lookout on the mast finally brought Lyon the good news he longed to know.
"Enemy ship found, southwest direction, the number of enemy ships is one, three, bad, colonel, the enemy has six capital ships!"
This news was too good, and Leon's heart sank. He took the monocular telescope handed over by the adjutant and looked toward the southwest.
Where the sky and water meet, there is a faint shadow of a sail. What the observer can see is what he can see clearly through the telescope.
"Avoid!" He almost didn't hesitate and immediately issued the order to evade. Although in the telescope, the sail shadows were not coming in the direction of his fleet, he knew that such a large fleet was definitely not something he could make decisions about.
Yes, in the battle of Quanzhou, the main opponents of most of the expedition fleet were only six such Ming capital ships. And now, the fleet he led was not as strong as one-third of the expedition fleet that day.
The purpose of evasion is to prevent the other party from discovering you. At this time, talking about the original purpose is already nonsense. A real naval commander will not just follow the dogma in the book and lead his own people to disaster.
, assessing the situation is also a must-have quality.
Of course, if the other party discovers the existence of their fleet and reveals its intention to seek combat, Lyon will not hesitate to order a retreat and use the speed of his fleet to be far superior to the opponent's to avoid this unfriendly meeting.
Caution is the key to victory. Facing an invincible enemy, a temporary retreat will not affect his prestige among soldiers and officers.
God was clearly on the side of the Spaniards at this moment.
The shadow of the sails on the horizon was swaying and moving slowly according to its own course. It seemed that they did not notice that there was a group of their enemies peeping at them in that distant place. In the sight of the Spaniards, they
The route was easily calculated.
"Follow them out of sight!" Leon felt his heart beating loudly. After the sail shadow on the horizon finally disappeared from his sight, he pondered for a moment and gave the order.
"Fighters will not fall from the sky, they will only be given to soldiers who have patience!" He secretly encouraged himself: "This time, even if I can't catch the fighter planes or sink the enemy ships, I still want to know their ports.
Where, next time, the expedition fleet will no longer have a clear target to attack. If I'm lucky, maybe because of my intelligence, the Ming Kingdom's main fleet will be eliminated in the port."
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"Madam, madam!" Su Su leaned softly on the bed, looking at the cabin, her eyes darting.
"That's what happened, and then I left this evil woman by my side, saying that she wanted to protect me. I am a little girl, what can I do to protect me? This excuse of the master is really bad!"
As she spoke, she touched her forehead with her chubby little hands, and said a little tiredly: "It's really strange, obviously I took a boat with this man and nothing happened, how come I feel so uncomfortable on this boat!
But Madam, didn’t you say that you have never worked on a seagoing ship? How come you don’t have anything to do with it!”
"You girl, can riding on a boat on the river and riding on a boat on the sea be the same thing?" Opposite her, on an embroidered couch, Sun Qian was leaning there comfortably, eating melon seeds while laughing and cursing.
: "Madam, I have practiced martial arts since I was a child. Do you think that just like you, my body is weak and invulnerable, and I will be dizzy after being jolted by a ship like this?"
"I also asked Sister Siniang to teach me martial arts, but I stopped practicing after a day. I was very tired!" Su Su curled her lips and said, "Su Su can't bear that hardship!"
"You're a lucky girl. As soon as you came out of Renyazi's place, you ended up in our house. Then, the master just happened to send a servant to the girl. Now, you look more like a young lady than other girls. You're so cute. Come back to me.
It's hard to find a match for you, how come you can't marry someone from a thousand families or something like this if you are married to me?"
"Madam...!" Su Su blushed. Although this matter was not something she could decide on her own, it was still embarrassing to hear Madam speak so carelessly.
"However, you're a good girl. It's not in vain that I love you so much. This time I followed the master out. I'm afraid I played a lot of drums at the same time. Otherwise, why would the master suddenly think of picking me up to accompany him to Dongfan?
, Well, don’t worry, madam will definitely find a good marriage for you. If you don’t like those who wield swords and guns, madam, you can find a white and clean scholar."
"Don't listen, don't listen!" Su Su covered her ears, "Madam, just make the decision yourself, don't tell Su Su!"
"Okay, put your hands down and continue to tell me about this woman. The master really just asked her to be your guard. I think she is only pretty. If you follow the master, will you tell me?
Is the master attracted to her?"
"No way?" Su Su said loudly: "Sister Si Niang doesn't even have this blessing, how can she think of it!"
"Hehe!" Sun Qian smiled, but she stopped teasing her little girl. When she came out of the capital this time, Commander Mu not only sent her a large number of Jinyi guards, but also told her something.
I never thought that the shy girl who had been keeping silent even after she was free from illness would one day become my sister.
"How far is this east side?" The room fell silent, but Su Su, a child, couldn't bear it anymore: "Madam, I heard them say yesterday that we can get there today. It's already afternoon, why?
There’s no movement yet!”
"Come on, please be quiet. You don't want me to look like an unkempt wild girl when I see you!" Sun Qian looked outside. An hour ago, the people on the boat told her that within two hours,
We can get there. Calculating the time, it only takes a moment.
There was a noise outside, and there seemed to be loud laughter from the crew. Sun Qian's heart moved, she put down the melon seeds in her hand and stood up.
At this time, there was a gentle knock on the door outside the cabin. Sun Qian answered, and heard a loud voice from outside: "Madam, we are here. Please prepare, madam, to get off the ship!"
"Here we are, here we are!" Su Su climbed up from the boat in a hurry: "Madam, I will help you freshen up!"
"No, just clean yourself up!" Sun Qian waved her hand and walked out of the cabin.
As soon as she walked out of the somewhat dark cabin, her eyes suddenly opened up. A few steps away was the side of the ship. Sun Qian walked over, and the green outline in the distance slowly grew larger in front of her.
"That's fresh water over there!?"
"Yes, madam, that is Tamsui City. The forest land over there is the sugar cane field of the local people. Outside Tamsui City, there are now these sugar cane fields. It is almost impossible to find any larger trees!"
"Are you one of the first captains to come to Tamsui with Mr. Qian?" Sun Qian was not familiar with this Jin Yiwei, but since Qian Wubing sent him to escort Su Su and herself, he must be considered a confidant.
Therefore, she didn't ask outside the question.
"How can I have such a blessing? The first batch of people who came to Tamsui with Mr. Qian were all experts from our Qianhu Institute. Now they are all independent figures. However, when I came to Tamsui, the people who came to Tamsui were
The city has just begun to take shape, and there are woods and other things everywhere, and no one dares to go out at night!"
"I heard that there were still rebellions at that time. There were quite a few rebels on the island?"
The Jin Yiwei smiled awkwardly: "To be honest with you, Madam, my subordinates were in Zhendong Guards at the time, which is what Madam said about the rebels. In those days, they were chased away by Mr. Qian in a panic. I heard that Mr. Qian went to the east.
When it comes, we have to hide to the west. If there is really no place to hide, we will run to Fuso Goryeo!"
"Haha, you have worked hard!" Sun Qian covered her mouth and smiled. In the past two years, too many things have happened here, and she has not had the chance to participate. However, now that she is here, she will definitely be able to stay here in the future.
Hear the story.
As he spoke, the silhouette in the distance became larger and larger, and one could vaguely see the busy dock and the crowds of people shuttled on the dock. Four of the six ironclad ships slowly slowed down, but Sun Qian
The ship we were on headed directly towards the dock.
"Aren't they going to enter the harbor?" She pointed at these ships. Although these ships were said to be patrolling, she knew that if it weren't for her, Dandan would not have put up such a large formation. After all, this is the world.
As for the ships in the fleet, after all, they belong to her Qian family!
"We are not going to enter the port. After we have escorted my wife ashore, my subordinates will also return to Jian. At present, the Western Barbarians are rampant. Your Excellency has ordered us to be on strict alert. Our subordinates dare not relax!"
"Madam, madam, it's the master. Did you see it? It's the master!" I don't know when, Su Su appeared beside Sun Qian. She pointed her little finger at a group of people on the pier and shouted happily towards Sun Qian:
"The master is here to pick up the lady!"
"Inspection Liu, why are you here? Don't you mean you've been very busy recently?" Qian Wubing said to Liu Qingqing with a smile on the dock. The military aura on Liu Qingqing's body was getting less and less. At this moment
Wearing Confucian clothes and his handsome face, he truly looks like a handsome young man.
"No matter how busy you are, how busy can you be, Mr. Qian? It's just a trivial matter. When Mrs. Qian arrives, it would be too disrespectful if I, the inspector, don't greet her in person. I don't want to come together tomorrow morning and find out that I am so busy."
The Yamen was destroyed, and the people from the Jinyiwei Yamen even removed the gate!"
"Hahahaha!" Seeing what he said was interesting, Qian Wubing also laughed, but the next moment, Liu Qingqing explained the purpose of his visit: "Of course, in addition to welcoming Mrs. Qian, the batch of farm tools brought from Fujian this time,
I have been looking forward to this for a long time. To be honest, sir, you have to find some craftsmen to come over. It’s too uncomfortable to ask for help from Fujian for everything!”