Chapter 78 Spying on the Military Situation
As soon as Delis arrived on the boat, he heard that a distinguished guest was talking to Widdle in a secret conversation. Widdle did not allow others to come in, but just discussed it with him, which was very important.
Delis felt strange, an important distinguished guest? Who is it? When she saw this distinguished guest, all the subordinates were tanned and were fishermen, but their eyes were fierce, they were definitely not good people. Moreover, they pressed the sword in their hands, and it seemed that they should be ruthless characters who killed people without blinking.
Terry, who has always liked Delis, said: "Hi! Delis, do you think these people are very strange? Tell you! These people are all pirates! They have important things to look for our commander-in-chief! If they succeed, we will get rich! Ha!"
Delis thinks that something must have happened when Widdle colluded with the pirates!
Terry was still showing off what he knew: "On April 14 last year, we set out from London, and the Governor of Goa in Portugal had agreed that we could trade in Macau. So on January 17, 1637 this year, we arrived towards Macau with hope. After five months of sailing, we finally stopped outside the cross gate of Macau, but the Portuguese in Macau was blocked by the Dutch and Japan locked the country, so there was only one route in Manila. So the Portuguese in Macau did not allow us to trade with the Ming Dynasty!"
Delis sighed, they were full of hope, but not only did the other party not give trade, but also prevented them from doing trade. It is said that the Portuguese ran to the Ming officials and told the British that the Dutch were the Dutch, but the robbers who occupied the treasure island of Taiwan, were insatiable and had to drive them away. Due to the Portuguese's trouble, trade with China was even more difficult.
Widdle is a person who refuses to give in easily. Of course, he has to do something. It seems that the VIP on the ship is related to this.
She had to wait. After waiting for a while, she saw the so-called distinguished guest coming out. The man covered his face with a hat, and his subordinates hugged him and left.
When this person passed by Delis, he smiled, because he only glanced at Delis with his eyes, his eyes stayed on Delis' chest, and he had to admit that it was too absorbing and made people unable to look away!
The man who covered his face with a hat called his subordinates and whispered a few words, then his subordinates ran inside and wanted to say something to Widdle. The man who covered his face with a hat naturally left quickly. Delis felt very uncomfortable, and felt that this person had bad intentions towards him.
Not only that, there was another person who had come out to hide it, the red-haired ghost! Dutch! If the Dutch appeared here and let Portugal know, he would definitely die! How dare he take the risk to come?
Delis could understand when she thought about it that the Netherlands blocked Portugal's trade routes, which was a mutually hostile relationship and had deep grudges. Now that Widdle has found the Dutch to discuss strategies to deal with Portugal together, it is not surprising that it is a crackdown on Portugal.
Sure enough, after seeing the two people off, Widdle was filled with joy, and he seemed extremely excited!
Delis understood and said, "It's true that there will be a war!" Delis thought that with the help of the Dutch and the cooperation of local pirates, they will definitely succeed. As long as they open the door of trade in China, even if they succeed in this trip, they can still make a contribution to King Charles I of England.
When Widdle saw Delis, he asked Delis to come over to learn about the situation in Guangzhou and Humen. Then he asked Delis to continue to go to Humen, especially to reconnaissance the situation of the fortress on Humen.
Delis understood that she didn't say much, so she wanted to go back to clean up. At this time, Weidell stopped her and told her that she wanted her to find someone named Li Yerong. This was what the distinguished guest told him that as long as she found Li Yerong, it would be of great help to them.
Delis accepted Li Yerong's contact address. To Delis' surprise, Weidell said this: "Our Delis is just charming, do you know? The Chinese pirate just now fell in love with you!"
Delis seemed very excited and said, "Commander-in-Chief, I hope you don't use me as a deal, otherwise you should know what kind of person I am!"
Weidell smiled slightly, so he waved his hand and said, "Okay! Go! Help me reconnaissance the coastal defenses in Guangzhou and Dongguan!"
The next day, she immediately set off to Guangzhou and Humen again. On the fort, she will meet Zhang Biwu again, and of course there will be another wonderful story.
Like this, Zhang Biwu and Delis must have a chance to be intertwined, so they turn back to Zhang Biwu's side.
Zhang Biwu found Lin Xiangfeng according to the address given by Yuan Yupei. Lin Lichang, the prefect of Dongguan Prefecture, was here. Since Lin Xiangfeng and Lin Lichang were both surnamed Lin, although they did not come from the same clan, they were a family five hundred years ago, so the two were called brothers.
It is really surprising that the prefect appears in Humen Town. Lin Xiangfeng received a letter from Yuan Yupei, and he also read Han Runchang's letter without avoiding suspicion. He answered it. Zhang Biwu presented him with an official certificate from General Jiang, and there was no need to be commended. Of course, the most important thing was that Jiang Rangyun first used 400 people to intimidate the Mongolian army with more than 20,000 people, and Zhang Biwu was extremely brave, so he used him to achieve great success, which also showed that Jiang Rang's knowledgeable people were good at responsibilities.
Lin Lichang was shocked and said, "Zhang Biwu, you are so powerful! You are brave enough to attack 20,000 Mongolians at night with 400 people from the frontier, and escape without any hesitation! Although it is General Jiang's good plan, your ability to command in the event cannot be erased!"
Zhang Biwu bowed: "It's not worth mentioning. I'm just serving the country! The country has difficulties and is responsible for everyone! It's just a matter of duty, and there's nothing to show off!"
At this time, Huang Qi also wanted to compete for his friends, so he said, "Who said it's not worth mentioning! We fought to the death again and again, and this head was held in our crotch to defeat the enemy! Moreover, when the Qing army invaded last year, Biwu was the officer and soldier of Datong Town, the only general who defeated the Qing army!"
"Ah!" Lin Lichang couldn't help but look at Zhang Biwu carefully, wanting to see that Zhang Biwu is really so capable? However, there is no war in the south, so there is no need for military officers like him. The Portuguese kept saying that the British were coming, and the British were as greedy as the Orchid. The Dutch, that is, the Orchid, were called Helan, not the Netherlands, and they were homophones.
The people of Lan still occupy Taiwan. If the British, who were as cruel as Lan, came and there was a war, they really needed a military officer. Today, Lin Lichang came to Lin Xiangfeng to discuss this matter. Zhang Biwu was here. He felt like he had a treasure. If a war started, Zhang Biwu could lead the soldiers of Dongguan Prefecture to fight against the enemy.
Lin Lichang was also afraid that the Portuguese would take the opportunity to make a profit. After all, in the 16th year of Zhengde, the Ming Dynasty and Portugal fought a war with Portugal, which was robbed and killed in Tuen Mun, Dongguan, and ended up fighting Portugal in a panic. So far, neither the Ming Dynasty nor Portugal had stopped fighting for more than a hundred years. Although it was a small conflict, you still have to be wary of it.
Now I don’t understand that the British are enemies or friends, so Lin Lichang didn’t mention it, so he said, “Mr. Zhang Bai, our mansion wants to invite you to go to the Humen Ya Niangshoe Boat with Lin Xiangfeng in five days to scold the soldiers and let them know the importance of defending their country! Do you know [Note] Franji has had friction with my Ming Dynasty from time to time since the 16th year of Zhengde, so I want you to teach the soldiers well and let them know their responsibilities! Even though they are not as dangerous as the northern border and the dangers of Liaodong, you cannot be taken lightly!”
"Actually, I also want Mr. Zhang to stand up at a critical moment and defeat merchants like Franji, Helan, and Britain, who are actually robbers!"
[Note]: In the Ming Dynasty, Portugal was called Francis, and the Netherlands was called Helan. In Europe and other countries, it was called the Netherlands and Portugal. Therefore, in my novel, Portugal was Francis, and the Netherlands was the Helan. In the Ming Dynasty, Francis would refer to Portugal and Helan to refer to the Netherlands. Here is an explanation.
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Chapter completed!