Soon, the news of the violent death of the prefect of Guangzhou reached Xiangshan County.

Zhang Maoxiu, who was on patrol in Xiangshan County, was surprised when he heard the news.

He hurriedly came to Ning Xiu and confirmed the news to Ning Xiu.

"Brother Ning Xian, has you heard about it? Lu Zhiqian, the prefect of Guangzhou, died suddenly. ”

"yes, I've heard that, too. It's really unpredictable. ”

Ning Xiu sighed with emotion: "But isn't this a good thing for Brother Mao Xiu?" As soon as Lu Zhiqian died, his framing of Brother Mao was over. ”

Zhang Maoxiu frowned when he heard this: "Brother Ning Xian, you can't do this, right?" ”

In Zhang Maoxiu's opinion, Ning Xiu has always done something unexpected, and if this matter was really done by Ning Xiu, Zhang Maoxiu would not be the slightest surprised.

Ning Xiu said with a straight expression when he heard this: "Where did Brother Mao Xiu think." Although Lu Zhiqian deserves to die, he is also an official of the imperial court. I'm not going to do anything foolish. ”

"There are no outsiders here, Brother Ning Xian gave Brother Fool an honest word, you really didn't kill people?"

"Absolutely not."

Ning Xiu said categorically.

Zhang Maoxiu bowed slightly: "So the foolish brother is relieved." ”

Unlike Ning Xiu's expectations, Zhang Maoxiu did not get to the bottom of it.

Ning Xiu naturally didn't plan to tell Zhang Maoxiu about this matter in detail, although he trusted Zhang Maoxiu, but the fewer people who knew about it, the better.

"Now Brother Mao can stay in Xiangshan County for a while, and walk around."

Ning Xiu took the initiative to change the topic.

"Where's that going to happen. I'm not just patrolling Xiangshan County. I'll stay here for a month at most, well, two months, and I'll have to go elsewhere. ”

Ning Xiu shrugged his shoulders and showed respect for Zhang Maoxiu's opinion.

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"Your Excellency the Governor, when you read this letter, please send troops to the Ming Kingdom immediately. As far as I can see, the Ming Kingdom is full of armor soldiers, and artillery and firearms are even more popular, and even their sailors are very sharp. The only drawback is that most of their soldiers are newly recruited and their training is not yet perfect. If you don't take advantage of this time to attack, when this group of recruits is fully trained, the governor will have no chance to take the Ming Kingdom..."

Manila Governor Sanchez frowned after reading the letter written by Eduardo Benjamin.

Of course, he received more than this letter. The missionaries who went to the Ming Kingdom invariably mentioned the strength of the Ming Kingdom in their letters, and pointed out that the governor must set out immediately if he wanted to march. If you wait for the Ming army to train the recruits properly, the chances of victory are not good.

How so?

Sanchez was puzzled.

As far as he knows, the officers and troops of the Ming Kingdom should be a group of rabble with very poor equipment and limited combat power. Why did such a strong army suddenly appear?

Guangdong, Guangdong...

Sanchez tapped his fingers repeatedly. This army was in Guangdong, and it is said that it was defending the coast under the command of a young official, Ning Xiu.

Traveling from Manila to Ming requires a long voyage across the ocean, and the supply consumption will be great after a long journey. This is also the reason why Sanchez has not given the order for the dispatch of troops for a long time.

Once the bow is opened, there is no turning back, and you must fight to the end.

Fortunately, everyone has reached a consensus on this matter, believing that it is only a matter of time before they fight against the Ming Kingdom.

Through these missionaries, Sanchez wanted to deal with the young Ming official even more.

"Come, pass my order, gather all the officers in front of the governor's palace, and the governor will give a lecture!"

Sanchez has already made up his mind that this time he must send troops to Mingguo, and no matter what kind of dissuasive words his subordinates say, it will not change his mind.

Soon Manila's officers, large and small, gathered in front of the Governor's Palace.

Sanchez walked out in a fancy costume and spoke impassionedly.

"As you all know, His Majesty the King has signed a warrant for war against the Ming Kingdom. There is a weak country waiting to be conquered! ”

Sanchez set a high tone at the start, which he thought helped boost everyone's confidence.

After all, His Majesty's support can keep everyone motivated.

Although this support was only paid lip service, the ship's military had to be paid by the Manila army itself.

But none of this is too difficult for Sanchez.

As an important port in Luzon, Manila relied on its unique geographical location to become a supply point for merchant ships.

By collecting taxes on merchant ships, Sanchez had already made a lot of money and could fully support the operation.

"There are countless gold and silver in the Ming Kingdom, as long as you defeat the Ming Kingdom, you can pick them up."

Sanchez continued to encourage the morale of the army: "There are countless beauties in the Ming Kingdom, you can also enjoy them. ”

These officers were all red in the eyes of Sanchez's encouragement, and said that they would follow the governor to fight and beat the Ming Kingdom all over the ground.

Sanchez was pleased with the enthusiastic response from his subordinates. He pressed his hands down and said, "This operation carries the ardent expectations of His Majesty the King, and there is only success and no failure. This governor ordered that all the ships docked in the harbor should go to sea and take the Ming Kingdom directly! ”

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"Did Eduardo Benjamin send the letter?"

Ning Xiu took a sip of tea and asked unhurriedly.

"My lord, Benjamin's letter to Manila has already been sent, and now I'm afraid the Governor of Manila has seen it."

"Oh, that's good."

Ning Xiu had ordered people to carefully investigate these missionaries who had infiltrated Guangdong, and found that some of them were Spaniard spies in Manila, so he simply took these people to visit Xiangshan County to show his strength.

Under Ning Xiu's deliberate display, these missionaries all felt that they had to write to His Excellency the Governor of Manila at once to inform him that the Ming Kingdom was not as vulnerable as he had imagined.

On the contrary, the Ming Kingdom had a very strong sailor, although most of the soldiers of these sailors were recruits.

This was the reason why they asked the governor to send troops as soon as possible.

If you don't take advantage of the fact that the Ming army is all new recruits, it will be impossible to wait until the Ming army has trained the recruits properly and then think of a quick victory. At that time, the wear and tear of the Spaniards will be greatly increased, and even if they finally take the Ming Kingdom, they will be heartbroken.

This is exactly what Ning Xiu wants Sanchez to see.

In his opinion, although he had a sailor in his hands, it was still incomparable to the Spanish Armada for the time being.

If Ning Xiu took the initiative to attack and fight the Spaniards, he asked himself if he had a bad chance of winning.

But if the Spaniards were lured to Canton, it would be a different story.

The sea journey from Luzon to Guangdong was long, and the Spaniards came with a large number of troops, and by the time they arrived at the coast of Guangdong, they were already exhausted. However, the Ming army waited for work at ease, and had obvious advantages.

What's more, there are fortified fortresses behind the Ming army, while the Spaniards only have the vast sea behind them.

The Spaniards would not retreat easily when they came from afar, and would attack even in the face of fortified cities. This is exactly what Ning Xiu wants, he wants to finish his work to annihilate the invading Spaniards in one battle, and plant the banner of the emperor in the city of Manila, Luzon!

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