"What kind of skills do you think those exploration teams rely on to always be able to discover mineral deposits everywhere? It's amazing."
Asking the soldiers to take away the hot pot and wine glasses on the table and pour two cups of tea, Yang Zhou couldn't help but ask. He was Li Jing's old subordinate. He served under Su Dingfang back then and wasted his time for many years due to various reasons.
It wasn't until Su Dingfang became the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy that he was transferred to his subordinates as a kind of care, so for
Not much is known about Fang Jun's deeds.
And Xi Junmai is Fang Jun's confidant, the iron among the irons, so he asked this question. Xi Junmai picked up the cup and took a sip of tea, shook his head and said: "I don't know, this exploration team is extremely mysterious, outsiders
It’s hard to tell how many people there are. Although they are escorted by the navy every time they go to various places for exploration, they go about their own business after arriving at the destination. No one knows what they do or how they do it, but they can always find something hidden among the mountains.
Mineral deposits are often unknown even to the indigenous people who have lived there for hundreds or thousands of years.
But they can always dig it out under the rocks and soil."
Yang Zhou couldn't help but admire: "The Duke of Yue...is really a man of God."
The reverence is beyond words.
Xi Junmai reminded: "In the navy, you are called 'Commander'."
Yang Zhou nodded repeatedly: "I just arrived here and I made some mistakes. I will definitely pay attention to it in the future." Logically speaking, the "Grand Governor" is the commander-in-chief of the Navy, but no one in the Navy calls Su Dingfang "Commander", and "Commander" is Fang Jun.
The exclusive title cannot be changed regardless of whether the person is in the Navy or not. Even Su Dingfang used the name "Da Da"
Handsome" title.
Because everyone in the navy knows that this "royal" unit was built from scratch by Fang Jun, and it is still under his control today. He is a true commander-in-chief of the navy, and no one can be in this position.
on it.
Formation, training, personnel, logistics, strategy formulation, overseas deployment...all are decided by Fang Jun. This is Fang Jun's army.
Xi Junmai nodded and shouted to the soldiers outside the door: "Send the order to the whole army. When the rain stops, we will land and attack the thieves' nest!"
"Here!"
Yang Zhou was stunned. He didn't know the specific combat strategy, but didn't he just say that he wouldn't seize the land? Since he didn't seize the land, there was no need for a small number of people, so why did he use the words "go straight to the den of thieves"?
When we reach the "den of thieves", we must start a killing spree... Xi Junmai sighed helplessly: "An order came from Luoyang. Since the natives of Luzon dare to kill the Tang people, they must give a strong counterattack while leasing Lingayen Bay."
, the life of a Tang person needs to be filled by a hundred times the natives, in order to shock
The crumbs are small.”
Yang Zhou became even more confused: "An order from Luoyang? Why not an order from Chang'an?"
The navy had two other posts, one was Fang Jun and the other was Su Dingfang. Su Dingfang was more often stationed at the military port of Huating Town, while Fang Jun was far away in Chang'an. So who gave the order to Luoyang? Xi Jun asked: "Now the Eastern Datang
The general manager of the company is Mrs. Wu. The manager of the company in charge of Luzon's trade was killed. Naturally, Mrs. Wu will not just sit idly by and take revenge. She will use the life of a "Tagalog" to avenge the murder of her manager, and blood will be shed.
Debts must be paid with blood.”
The "Tagalogs" are the largest ethnic group among the indigenous people of Luzon and now rule the entire Luzon Island...
Yang Zhou was silent.
Who in the entire Tang Dynasty does not know the reputation of "Wu Niangzi"? It has long been a legend that she was in charge of the Fang family's huge industry as a concubine, and she was the object of admiration among women all over the world. It is said that not only Fang Jun doted on her to no end, but even Fang Jun doted on her to no end.
Xuanling looked at him with special eyes. What big thing was there in the family?
We even have to discuss things with him...
Since the navy is Fang Jun's army and its main duty is to escort the "Eastern Datang Company", then Lady Wu, who is now in charge of the company, can naturally give orders to the navy.
I just didn’t expect that the legendary martial lady from the Tianxiang Kingdom would be so tough. If a steward under her command was killed, she would make the "Tagalog people" pay back a hundred times... Xi Junmai reminded Yang Zhou: "Whether you are in the navy or not,
Don't be disrespectful to Mrs. Wu at any time, not only because she is the commander's concubine, but she is also a peerless person with outstanding resourcefulness and extraordinary means. Don't wait until
It will be too late to regret after you have suffered a loss, even the Governor will not let you go to Mrs. Wu to plead for mercy."
Yang Zhou quickly shook his head: "How could it be? You have already heard the thunder, and it is too late to be in awe, so how dare you be rude?" The Tang Dynasty did not have a tradition of looking down on women. Ever since Princess Pingyang Zhao recruited troops in Chang'an to respond to Emperor Gaozu who was far away in Jinyang, other
Later, she made many military exploits in the army and created the legend of women joining the army. After her death, she became a member of the army.
After being buried with proper ceremony, the status of women in the Tang Dynasty quickly rose.
As long as they are truly capable, even women will be looked upon with special respect and awe.
What's more, a legendary figure like Wu Niangzi?
***** The Pasig River pours down from the upper reaches and rushes into the sea. It rains heavily, the waves surge, and the seawater surges up along the river mouth and pours into the river. The river water surges, and the riverbanks on both sides are crumbling under the beating of the furious waves. Several roads on the river
float
The bridge has long been washed away by the flood, and the residents are hiding in the houses behind the embankment, shivering, fearing that the next moment the embankment will burst and the ocean will burst, they will be buried in the belly of the fish...
The wrath of heaven and earth is irresistible. The high priest, who has dark skin, protruding lips and high cheekbones, wears clothes made of leaves, rattan, gold, gems, bird feathers and other things, in the "palace" of the "Tagalog"
My whole body was twitching to the beat of the drums, dancing an unknown dance.
During the dance, livestock heads were piled together as sacrifices, praying to the supreme god "Batala" to be tolerant and merciful, to quickly recover from the violent storm, and to forgive the people who lived by the Pasig River and worshiped Him.
On the other side, Chief Lekum knelt devoutly in front of the shrine, letting his wife Anneton take a bottle and sprinkle the unknown liquid on his body, praying for the blessing of the gods.
The high priest jumped, sang and danced until he was exhausted, sweating profusely and out of breath. Thunder and lightning were still thundering outside, and the rain was pouring, with no sign of stopping.
The gods seem to have fallen into a deep sleep today and did not hear the prayers of his managers on earth...
There was a sound of footsteps, and the eldest son Mapulong staggered in quickly. Before Lekum could get angry, he said quickly: "Father, something serious has happened. The Tang Dynasty's fleet has approached the harbor and will come to kill them soon!"
Lekum's expression suddenly changed. He stood up and kicked the high priest to the ground, who was dancing with twitches. He yelled: "What time has it been? You are still dancing and chattering. I'm afraid that 'Abba' will not wait for him to show up and drive him away."
Heavy rains and floods, our ancestral home
The ground is about to be trampled flat by the steel knives and firearms of the Tang Dynasty!"
"Aba" is "Batala", the supreme god of the "Tagalog people".
The high priest knelt on the ground, trembling.
Lecombe then asked his eldest son: "How many ships and soldiers did the Tang people come?" Maplong took a breath and said: "The boy personally drove the ship out of the harbor in the wind and rain, and saw only the ships of the Tang Dynasty on the sea.
They were lined up in a row. It couldn’t be seen clearly because of the heavy rain, but it was roughly estimated that there were no less than fifty boats, all of which were super high-speed boats.
A battleship! Such a big wind and wave made the whole sea boil like boiling water, but the Tang Dynasty's ships lowered their sails and anchored, not afraid of the wind and waves at all!" Luzon Island is surrounded by the sea, and the indigenous people who live here are most afraid of the sea. Every year
Countless tribesmen have been swallowed by the sea. The sea god "Amanipur" who controls the sea has a bad temper. Once disturbed, he will set off a huge disaster.
Waves swallow up humans.
But in front of the huge ships of the Tang Dynasty, even "Amanipur" was helpless...
Seeing that his father had no reaction, Ma Pulong said anxiously: "Father, please make a decision, otherwise it will be too late when the storm subsides and the Tang people land!"
Lekum's face turned pale, he touched his face, suddenly stood up, picked up a whip from the side, and whipped it at the high priest who was still kneeling on the ground. "If you hadn't said that the Tang people were evil and stole our Tagalog
The devil of human fate, how could I kill the merchants of the Tang Dynasty and cut off their heads to commemorate the 'Batala'? Now that I have incurred the revenge of the Tang people, we, the Tagalog
Humans are going to become extinct because of you!”
Fear prompted him to whip the high priest crazily. The high priest did not dare to argue. He could only curl up and moan continuously, struggling and twisting on the ground. After a while, the skin and flesh were torn and bloody.
It wasn't until he was panting from exhaustion that Lecombe dropped the whip.
After pouring a can of water and taking a deep breath, Lecombe told his eldest son: "Go to the Tang people to comfort them. No matter what conditions they offer, you will agree to them, as long as they can persuade them to retreat from the warships at sea."
Maplong cursed in his heart, when I advised you not to provoke the Tang people, you didn't listen and insisted on listening to the high priest's nonsense. Now you regret it and want me to take the lead? "Father, you should go and see for yourself, those Tang people guard
They held the rotting corpses and refused to bury them. They refused to eat the food we sent, and they refused to sit down and negotiate terms. They must be waiting for Tang Jun to come and complain.
I really can’t persuade the child to be incompetent!”
Lekum smashed the water bottle in his hand at his son and cursed angrily: "If you don't go, why don't you let me, the chief, go? It's useless!"
"Ouch!"
Maplong was caught off guard and was hit on the forehead by a jar. The pottery jar shattered and blood flowed profusely. He raised his hand to cover the injury without daring to speak.
His mother Anneton suddenly exclaimed: "The rain has stopped!"
Push open the window smoothly.
Lecombe stood up in a hurry and walked to the window in a few steps. Sure enough, the heavy rain that had been pouring gradually thinned out and stopped, and the rain became lighter.
"No, we must hurry up to appease those Tang people, otherwise it will be too late by the time the Tang army lands!"
Regardless of being angry, Lecombe hurried out of the door, took a few guards with him, and rushed to the place where the Tang people lived in the city.
It is said to be a "city", but in reality it is just a circle of stones surrounding a town-sized settlement. The wall is no more than four feet high and can be jumped over by a nimble person. It is of no use other than to ward off some wild beasts.
The other side is a river embankment with a pontoon connecting the two banks.