After the chaos started, Yin Feng grabbed Lin Yue's gun and fired into the sky. There was a temporary pause, and Yin Feng took the opportunity to shout: "Don't move. Get down."
On the other side, Zeng Jingshan had injured his legs and feet and was inconvenient. He was pushed to the ground by the crowd; while Mai Wan'er quickly pulled Zeng Jing and hid behind the black guards.
At this time, two men dressed as sailors emerged from the slightly quieter crowd. They waved the daggers in their hands and rushed towards Yin Feng without saying a word. Someone in the audience exclaimed: "Ship owner, be careful."
Before he finished speaking, one of the two assassins had been knocked to the ground by a group of dock coolies from China Company using tables, chairs and benches; the other was shot dead by Lin Yue before he could get close to Yin Feng. Then, he lurked in the crowd to protect him secretly. Plainclothes spies from the Guards Division of Yin Feng's old camp suddenly took action and immediately subdued the killer "Su Qin" who had been stubbornly resisting.
Taiwan Port is a free port under the jurisdiction of the Chinese Company. Ships entering the port for transactions come from all over the coast of China and all over the world. Although the port has a registration system for disembarked crew members, the company's port management personnel do not and cannot verify the identities of the personnel one by one.
Therefore, among the sailors, merchants, adventurers, missionaries, and explorers from all over the world who came ashore, there was a mixture of people of all kinds. Although the city was divided into various functional areas, management was strict. No random people were allowed to enter some urban areas casually. .But the port area is full of three religions and nine streams, with black, white and yellow people of all colors.
A total of three troupes were invited for this Liyuan Opera performance. They set up stages to sing in the east and west areas of the port and the factory area. Yin Feng came to the pier to watch the opera. It also meant having fun with the people. Unexpectedly, this happened An accident occurred. Lin Xiao, the security chief, rushed over. He was shocked to see Yin Feng covered in blood. Yin Feng was comforting the frightened Zeng Jing at this time. When he saw Lin Xiao wanted to say some nonsense to apologize, he waved his hand to let him go away.
Zeng Jing was held in her husband's arms and trembling. She said in a trembling voice: "Fortunately, the injury was only on my hand. What should you do if you were seriously injured?"
Yin Feng was about to say a few words of comfort when he heard the words. An idea flashed in his mind. Suddenly an idea came to him: "Guangzhi. Come here." He pulled Lin Xiao and whispered a few words in Lin Xiao's ear.
On this afternoon, the entire Taiwan Island under the jurisdiction of the Chinese Company entered a state of martial law. Ships could only enter and exit the port. People in the city could only enter and exit. There were several Fujian immigrants who opened medical clinics and pharmacies on the Taiwan Island. Most of them were in Quanzhou and Fuzhou. Doctor. On this day, everyone was dragged to the company headquarters by people from the China Company.
It wasn't until late at night that most of the doctors were sent out of the headquarters gate. Only Dr. Zhang Zheng, a master of bruises from Quanzhou, was left. The company headquarters was completely blocked by Zhao Tie's infantry with guns and live ammunition. Yin Yin at the gate. Feng's personal guards blocked the door tightly. Anyone who wanted to enter the headquarters for work would be searched and interrogated.
The next day, frightened and worried sailors, businessmen, clerks, craftsmen, coolies, farmers, etc. were coming and going in front of the company headquarters in an endless stream. When they saw anyone, they asked: "The ship owner is injured. How is it?"
"What's going on with the big boss? I heard that the assassin is an actor from Quanzhou."
"My boss was seriously injured. Yesterday, the doctor from the Hu Family Medical Center was invited to treat the injury. When he came back, he said that Yin Dongjia's chest was seriously injured. The eldest lady was also injured."
Folks throughout the coastal areas of Fujian generally call the principal wife Zeng Jing the eldest lady and Mai Wan'er the little lady; Li Lihua has not yet had a formal title.
"Who is the assassin? It's so abominable. It can't be Yuan Balao's again."
"Maybe it was someone from the great eunuch in Fuzhou who did it."
"I heard that Brother Lin from the Security Department interrogated the assassin overnight yesterday. The guy was very tough and refused to talk until he died."
"What kind of thief? Drag him out and let everyone bite him to death..."
In the evening, thousands of off-duty factory craftsmen gathered in front of the headquarters. Dock sailors who had nothing to do after the port was closed, small businessmen and hawkers, and some students from enlightenment schools and technical schools. Seeing that the crowd at the door was getting bigger and bigger, Zeng Jingshan ran Enter a hidden hut in the backyard of the headquarters. Push open a row of bookshelves to reveal a secret door. Behind the secret door is a passage inside the wall. At the other end of the passage is the study room of Yin Feng's house. Inside the study room, Yin Feng's face glows red. Mo Yang, who was not seriously injured at all, was talking happily to Mai De, Zhao Tie and others.
"...Brother De, your mission is to ensure that Taiwan is safe. This is our foundation. I predict that one month after the war in Manila begins, the government will probably guess the truth of the matter. Therefore, I request a large force to go out. Later, the war fleet went to Penghu to warn the Fujian officers and soldiers; if they want to attack the company, they must pass through Penghu."
Yin Feng turned his head and saw Zeng Jingshan coming out of the secret door. He smiled and said, "What's wrong?"
Zeng Jingshan smiled bitterly: "We still have to invite Miss Li and Madam Mai to go."
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That night, Li Lihua wiped away tears and appeared at the gate of the headquarters. Behind her was Mai Wan'er, who was crying. The crowd gathered at the door became silent. Li Lihua tearfully described the situation of Yin Feng's serious injury. She also said that the ship owner had no life-threatening danger. Unable to get up, I waited until my injuries were over before I could watch the show with everyone. Then everyone dispersed one by one. Among them, Chen Dong, a teacher at the military academy, also hurriedly left the gate of the headquarters and went straight to the dock.
At dawn the next day, Dr. Zhang Zheng, the master of strokes, walked out of the company's headquarters. The company's top shopkeeper Zeng Jingshan, second shopkeeper Han Pingping, and many company executives escorted him home.
Doctor Zhang said that Captain Yin Feng was no longer seriously injured. He would have to be nursed for three months before he could get out of bed. It took a hundred days to break the muscles and bones. As a result, everyone in Taiwan and Hong Kong who really cared about Yin Feng relaxed. In one breath, there were also people who fully expected Yin Feng to return to heaven. Of course, they were very disappointed.
Another day passed. The port and the entire island of Taiwan were lifted from alert. Everything returned to normal. The news that Yin Feng was assassinated and seriously injured also reached the mainland a few days later. Many people and gentry expressed sympathy. Fujian The governor also sent people to Quanzhou to visit the Zeng family in a low-key manner.
In Fuzhou City, the eunuch Gao Cai sighed sadly. The commander-in-chief Zhu Wenda jumped to his feet and scolded Yuan Jin who had just surrendered to the government. It was useless to blame him for the person he had found. Shen Yourong breathed a sigh of relief and thought about China. The company will probably not send troops to attack Manila for a while. The coast of Fujian can still live a quiet life for a few months.
Yuan Jin was very angry and frustrated: his last few buddies were also involved in this assassination operation. Now he only has Li Zhong, a life and death brother around him.
More than a month later, the northeast wind blew across the earth and the rainy weather lasted for many days.
There are more and more merchant ships in Taiwan's harbor. Merchant ships from companies that went to trade with Japan and "traveled with Japan" are coming back one after another. There are also merchant ships coming back from Ryukyu. In addition to tens of thousands of kilograms of Japanese silver, they brought back with them. A large amount of saltpeter and sulfur are exactly the raw materials that the Chinese company urgently needs to make gunpowder.
A large group of foreign mercenaries came to Taiwan Port one after another. There were more than 130 people. This number surprised Yin Feng. At this time, there were only about tens of thousands of white Europeans living in the entire Asia. And now Taiwan There are already nearly 600 Westerners on the island.
The mercenaries formed a company and conducted a confrontation exercise with a sentry of the third infantry regiment "Wind Regiment". As a result, the Chinese had the advantage in weapons and tactics and defeated the foreign mercenaries with only a quarter of the casualties. The company and mercenaries suffered as many as two-thirds of their casualties.
Yin Feng suddenly figured it out and restored his confidence: Since he is making history, let it take its course; the model of firearms combat is still being explored and developed around the world. Then he will create a set of weapons. Come on. Anyway, this is the Age of Discovery. Everything needs to be explored and created.
In the Philippine Islands, the wind blows mostly from the northeast from November to May of the following year. From June to October every year, the wind blows from the southwest. Originally, this was the season when a large number of Chinese merchant ships went to Manila for trade.
In March of 1607 in the Western Calendar, the thirty-fifth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, in February of the Dingwei year of the lunar calendar, it was a stormy morning. Hundreds of fully equipped warships were assembled at the dockside in Sing Port, north of Taiwan Port. There are more than fifty merchant ships and large two-masted fishing boats docked. Various weapons and equipment, as well as food, grass, drinking water and other supplies are being loaded onto the ships.
All the navy soldiers have paid homage to Mazu Temple. The infantry soldiers have paid homage to Guandi Temple. The Feng Shui master has calculated that today is a good day to travel. Although Yin Feng does not believe this, but he is on the sea of this era. There is no need. It goes against the customs that have been followed for hundreds of years. And it is a harmless custom.
Five thousand soldiers lined up at the dock and would board the ship under strict discipline.
All the navy soldiers in blue uniforms stood at attention on the side of the ship with their hands behind their backs and sang the navy war song together:
"Water is also land.
The boat is also like a house.
Rather than die and abandon it.
Why choose the foot of the hand mountain and the belly of the sea?"
This is "Ocean Song" written by the old general Chen Di at sea when he was crossing the sea to suppress Japanese pirates.
Infantry soldiers in black uniforms sit on the ground at the pier. When it is the turn of the sentry to board the ship, they will stand at attention and shout slogans in goose-step: "Kill the enemy. Kill the enemy. I am invincible." Then they step onto the gangplank in order and climb up. Get on the ship's side net bag. Thousands of people are like one person. No matter what time, such a uniform group, from clothing, movements to demeanor, is impressive and uniform. It will invisibly exert strong mental pressure on onlookers.
Van Leyden, the Dutch officer, was quite surprised: "No. God, such an army should not exist."
What he was worried about was that the strength of the Chinese company would threaten the interests of the Netherlands. This was the first time he had such an idea after being hired as an instructor. Indeed, such an army fully armed with discipline and firearms should never have appeared. China in this time and space.
Yin Feng stood confidently on the bow of the newly built battleship Feibao. He calmly looked at the army in the harbor.
Three regiments and one artillery battalion of infantry escorts. Mad's Gale Regiment was left to defend the main island of Taiwan; 70% of the navy's warships sent out to Manila. There were six warships with nearly 80 warships. All three main battleships of Feizi were sortied, leaving only the Xinxing auxiliary battleship and ten three-masted warships that had been modified many times. Sixty two-masted and single-masted warships stayed at the Taiwan base.
In addition, most of the more than fifty auxiliary ships accompanying the ship are merchant ships and fishing boats. They are mainly used to transport firearms, gunpowder, food, and troops.
There are also 200 native auxiliary spearmen in the infantry team, and 500 villagers as auxiliary soldiers. The total number of combat personnel in the navy's attack on Manila is about 3,000. If the personnel on the auxiliary ship are included, the attack on Manila this time is There are nearly 10,000 Chinese armed personnel.
The number of ships of this armed force is double that of Lin Feng's fleet more than 30 years ago. The number of people is also more than double; however, the strength of this firearms army that transcends the times far exceeds the strength of Lin Feng's fleet. At that time, Lin Feng's fleet still carried nearly 2,000 women. Only 3,000 people could actually go into battle. However, Yin Feng led an army of nearly 10,000 people armed to the teeth. He has now regained his confidence and firmly believes in China. The company will win with overwhelming force.
The main warships, warships, and auxiliary transport ships pulled anchors and raised sails one by one. They headed towards the harbor entrance.