The three visitors were all dressed as maritime merchants, and the man headed by him was in his forties, with a beard, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a powerful figure.

The woman waiting in the room first served the tea tray and poured the best Fujian rock tea for the guests, and then Shi Shiran withdrew from the room, seemingly not interested in the conversation of the people in the room.

"I've been outside for a long time, and it's always the days of my hometown." The host sensed the strange gaze of the guests and explained lightly that after all, it is not easy to find an authentic Hokkien woman to serve here in Manila. The ordinary Chinese merchant families here still use some boys or indigenous maids at most, and such a good-looking Hui'an girl can't be found without spending some money, so it's no wonder that guests from Quanzhou, whose ancestral hometown, will also make a fuss.

But the guest still interrupted the host's gossip, "Now it's ready to fly, I don't know how Brother Huang thought about what I said to Brother Huang last time." ”

"I didn't expect Brother Xian to run this trip in person, it seems that you still haven't been able to let go of what happened back then, but I know your temperament best, if you are not really sure, even if it is a great revenge that destroys the family, it is not worth taking the risk here." The wealthy businessman surnamed Huang said while playing with the coral given by the guest, and suddenly leaned forward and lowered his voice: "You say that the Australian is really that powerful?" ”

The guest smiled and said: "Since my temperament, Brother Huang knows, he naturally never does risky things, if it weren't for the chief's desire to protect the Chinese businessmen in the stream, I wouldn't need to run again, Brother Huang should think about it, it's not good to have such an opportunity this time." ”

The middle-aged man who spoke was Li Dan, who had traveled thousands of miles from Hirado, and heard his daughter and Ouyang Huarong talk about the methods of the Australians, especially the special operation of the Fubo Army on Correshido Island, which made Ouyang Huarong extremely shocked, and their words also made Li Dan have a lot of confidence in the Australians, and he naturally had a lot of confidence when he spoke.

But what really moved him was the latest sample that the Australians asked Ouyang Huarong to bring back, he was old, and he had his own precise judgment on the Australian goods in front of him. Some of them are obviously extravagant utensils, but two or three things can be exactly the same in front of them, especially the rim of the glass, how to make it round He couldn't figure it out, that kind of industrial beauty is quite strange in Li Dan's eyes, but it makes people have an indescribable sense of depression, but there is no doubt that these things are worth thousands of dollars in terms of quality alone.

Australians are good at work, utensils are only one of them, Li Dan envies the firearms on the ships of Yake and Quark, it is said that the power is less than fifty percent of the Australians' own use, but it is also amazing. On this trip, he sent a total of eleven large ships, and six ships sent by the various sea lords of Nagasaki to raid the battle, and the sailors on them were all habitual bandits for many years, and the number of ships and men alone greatly exceeded the total number of the Yak and Quark fleets, but earlier in the attack at the mouth of the Bashi River, it was clear that the other party was more majestic, and that was all thanks to Australian firearms. But Li Dan also knows very well that this kind of militaristic weapon is rich and nowhere to be found, Yake and Quark are all because they have reached some kind of intimate cooperation with the Australians, and he has asked his daughter to inquire about the details of the two, and he knows some of them, it seems that unless he has a good relationship with the Australians, it is difficult to find another sharp weapon, which is also the root cause of his ambition in front of Master Huang.

Not to mention anything else, just think about how he can not be excited if this trip can fulfill the wishes of the patriarch, and in the future, his business can go to several steps again with just one trip to Japan with Australian goods. There are also those Australian firearms, if he can form an Australian firearms armed private army in Hirado, then his dream of a sea kingdom will be one step closer to being realized, of course, this sea kingdom can't be counted in the Australian shorthair at the moment.

This time, he was entrusted by the patriarch to protect the expatriates in Jiannei, so that he could win the trade interests of Luzon for himself, and by the way, he could also repay the insulting revenge of the Spaniards back then.

Huang Jiang is the overseas Chinese leader in the stream, but the courage is not big, more than ten years ago the Chinese uprising he was also one of the first initiative, but because of his weak temperament failed to hold out to the end, but because of this, he became the object of the Spaniards' Huairou division, the advantage is that he was able to save his life after the war, his goods were also preserved, and he was able to continue to do his business in Manila. Although he was timid and afraid, Li Dan and the others were able to escape to Japan back then, and he still helped a lot in Yuzhong, so that he could always think of one or two in the hometown.

After being silent for a long time, Huang Jiang let out a sigh, "It's really good, I didn't expect that twelve years have passed in a flash, and you still have one day when you can fight back, and those Hongyi outside Hong Kong were also summoned by you?" Think about it, the old saying is really good, Shibei should be impressed on the third day, Xiang Rili only knows that Brother Xian, your business in the East and South Seas is getting bigger and bigger, but I don't know that you can also drive so many foreign people. ”

A trace of imperceptible embarrassment flashed on Li Dan's face, "Although I have some business dealings with Hongyi, where can I work these people who see money, they all come with the Australian chief." ”

"Now it is rumored how powerful the Australians are, I heard that Borneo is already their world, and even the pirates in Princesa have been driven away by them, I don't know if these are true? Today's battle is also considerable, but I don't know if the old man is lucky to meet the chief you said. ”

It's good to be willing to express your position, Li Dan said in his heart, and he also saved himself some tongue.

"It wouldn't be easy if you said that yesterday, but a chief has already arrived, and it's time to meet you." He turned around and beckoned, "Guosuke, go and ask Chief Xie to come." ”

Half an hour later, Xie Ming sat down in front of Huang Jiang, "I have long admired the name of Huang Dongzhu. ”

"Don't dare." Huang Jiang looked Xie Ming up and down, and naturally secretly wondered about the other party's bearing. If you want to talk about dignitaries and dignitaries, he can be regarded as eye-opening in Manila, those Spaniards are not easy to say, but they are also particular about enjoyment, I heard that the Westerners who come to Luzon are either brave and ruthless, or they are nobles who are pampered in their other countries. Moreover, it is not unheard of him to see officials from the mainland, and it is not uncommon for the general and sentry officers of Fujian to come to Manila every few years to give command, and it is not uncommon for him to spend some silver to find the governor to buy a few first-class merits and go back to ask for a use. However, no matter what kind of officials and nobles, this Chief Xie is completely different from their bearing.

It is not like the arrogance and arrogance of the superior to the inferior, but a kind of pity for all beings.

Just like what the other party said straight to the point, does this Chief Xie really feel that he is giving himself a chance?

"For more than a month, the trade between Hong Kong and China seems to be a little unsmooth, and I have seen that many warehouses are seriously hoarded at this time."

Speaking of business, the atmosphere was relaxed again, "Who said it wasn't, it's strange to say it, a month before the previous year, the big plywood ship on the other side of the sea should have come a long time ago." The ship was full of mountains of gold and silver, half a month of buying and half a month of leisure, and now they should be on the road again, but now there is no news, and there is no news in Hong Kong, and the tax collectors of the royal city are all idle birds. ”

Xie Ming could hear that Huang Jiang was raising his own value, even if he was a wealthy Chinese businessman, the tax officer who wanted to come to the Spaniards would not take it seriously, so how could he let him arrange it.

"Oh? What do the rumors say? ”

"That's a lot." Thinking that his words were effective, Huang Dongzhu became even more enthusiastic, after all, Australian goods are famous, if he can get a piece of this trade, he doesn't mind taking some risks appropriately, you need to know the truth of wealth and danger, not to mention that there is Li Dan This weather vane is in front, he has always been very cautious. "Some say that the Moro pirates harassed the shipping lanes, some said that the Dutch robbed the big ships, and the other said that the typhoon."

"It's kind of interesting."

"But chief, you also know that if those pirates really robbed the big ship, the gold and silver alone would be enough for them to eat and drink for half their lives, and where would they use it to come to the Bashi River to engage in such a battle, that boat would be worth 200,000 taels of silver, to say the least. As for the typhoon, it is nonsense, this year's wind is much lighter than in previous years, and this wind can't even blow over the lucky boat. ”

"The two ships carried a total of nearly a million taels." Xie Ming said lightly.

"I'll just say, it looks like there's a lot of silver this year." But as soon as these words came out, Huang Jiang immediately reacted, and looked at Xie Ming with a nervous expression, "This ship...... Could it be ......?"

"Yes, the San Andrés and the Jerónimo were indeed captured by us, and the day before yesterday we captured two other Spanish galleons off the San Bernardino Strait, the San Nicolas and the San Espírito."

It was a strange idea to report the name of the ship without hesitation, for fear that he would not believe that the Australians had targeted the owner of the place.

But Huang Jiang's heart was already full of shock at the moment, this thing was really done by the shorthairs, and it was ...... Two more were looted the day before yesterday.

The information revealed by this matter is really huge, not only the strength of the Australians, but also the million taels of silver, no, there should be hundreds of thousands of taels more now.

"What does the chief need to do next?" Huang Jiang swallowed.

Xie Ming looked at the other party's expected expression, "It's very simple, organize the Chinese in the stream to temporarily evacuate outside the range of Wangcheng's artillery, if they suffer losses due to the shelling of the Spaniards, we will pay off after the war." Also, I need you to tell the Chinese people the 'truth'......"

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"Damn it......" Captain Domingo gritted his teeth, but his embarrassed appearance didn't look like he was leading an army at all.

After retreating from the front line, the team suffered losses, and from time to time there would be silent muskets harvesting lives in the dense forests along the way. Perhaps because they had seen the power of the platoon guns before, the retreating crowd couldn't care about the sporadic damage from the depths of the jungle, and let the Grim Reaper swing the scythe of the harvest in the ranks from time to time.

The damage caused by the sniper was not large, but the 'military spirit' seemed to be on the verge of collapse, and the reinforcements sent to contact before could not even see a shadow. In this way, the army marched northward, withstanding the occasional casualties and a drizzling rain, and finally crashed headlong into the pre-set blocking position of the 1st Battalion of the Beiwei Army by the Zapod River.

The waters of Bacoor Bay merge into Manila Bay, and two strangely shaped Australian warships reappear on the left side of the Spaniards' line of sight, and Domingo no longer dares to underestimate the enemy's thin defenses, not to mention that the enemy is more than twice as numerous as he had encountered earlier. Judging from the layout of the position, the other party is more like waiting here for a long time, after all, compared to the encounter in Novileta, the road in front of him now seems too clean, and the remaining drag marks on the ground indicate that the place where the dwarf shrubs once grew has obviously been cleared, and the purpose of 'clearing the firing boundary' is self-evident when thinking of the enemy's powerful firearms.

The gray-green uniforms were far apart and could not be seen much from the previous enemy, except that one of the two flags fluttering seemed to have a different pattern, but the more orderly queue indicated that the enemy seemed to be more powerful.

The only hundred or so cavalry began to assemble, but Domingo seemed to have lost the will to fight, and marched in the wind and rain for half a day, in the middle of which he was only fed with dry food, and did not even drink a sip of water. At the moment, he just wanted to get rid of it quickly, and if he could leave this team and return to Manila immediately, he would not hesitate. If he takes a step back and becomes a captive of the Australians, and it is not an unacceptable plan to redeem himself with a ransom, he does not know how the Australians will treat the nobles, which is one of the reasons why he is still hesitant.

But the artillery fire quickly urged Domingo to make a decision, not to mention the firepower from the Australian iron ship, but even the opposite team actually had artillery constantly firing, listening to the continuous sound must be extremely heavy fortress artillery can do, and there should be a lot. How the hell did those short-haired guys do it, delivering cannons in such a muddy place? Are they all crazy?

However, the attack of the 'madman' continued, and the moment the flowering bomb exploded in the team that had just been assembled, Domingo thought of a word, an unbelievable word - heavenly punishment, yes, heavenly punishment from the infidels, how ridiculous it sounded.

Although the idea is crazy, but the reality is even more desperate, this time before the enemy's platoon guns fired, the team completely collapsed, especially the cavalry that was the first to assemble, those horses from India obviously did not receive this type of training, the moment the first cannonball exploded, they fled in panic, many knights fell off their horses because of the sudden blow, and were mortally injured in the trampling.

Loud voices echoing through the air from no known source, repeating a message in whatever language—'Lay down your arms and surrender immediately.'"

In less than a quarter of an hour, the battle was over, and the backlash looked more like a game.

When the North Latitude team found Domingo from a wooded area that had been swept away by artillery fire, the captain was clearly dead with only half of his head left.

The team members found Torribio from the corpse, and it was surprising that the gambler was not dead, not even a serious injury, and I really don't know if his bad luck at the table was all used up because of good luck in reality.

"He's Domingo's lieutenant?"

The captured Spanish musketeer nodded in response to Zhu Dazhao's question.

After receiving an affirmative answer, he turned to look at Torribbio, whose face was stained, "Very well, we need you to bring a message to Governor Alonso......"

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