The Priango Dispatch Army has finally set out on the march. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Han Wantao did not come to Vietnam in the end, Li Fuqiang was appointed as the lieutenant colonel of the mixed second independent regiment. Chiang Beiming requisitioned more than a dozen Vietnamese ships through Mu Suide to transport the new troops, and two warships escorted these Vietnamese ships full of soldiers and pioneer regiments to Pliango one after the other.

Thang Long is about 1,200 nautical miles away from Pliango, and the entire fleet takes about 20 days to walk. It was now the end of September, and the north wind had come to an end, and the fleet had a smooth sail all the way south.

After sailing at sea for 10 days, in the evening, Xu Lang walked into Li Fuqiang's cabin: "I will arrive at Da Nang tomorrow, should I go around it directly or what should I do?" ”

"Let's go to Da Nang to replenish some supplies, just to test the attitude of South Vietnam."

"Go to Da Nang to replenish?" Xu Lang was a little stunned, "There is no such arrangement before departure, our plan is to arrive at Brother Priango all the way and not stop halfway." ”

"I know." Li Fuqiang replied, "The plan has not changed quickly. It's been 10 days since we came out, Commissioner Xu, don't you think the fresh water on our ship is a little stinky, so how can you drink it? ”

"Hehe, Lieutenant Colonel Li." Xu Lang smiled, "You have been working in the army for a long time, you have never been on a ship, in this era, there is no refrigerator, there is no seawater purification facilities, it is good to have water to drink, you think it is the same as on land." Besides, why do we have so many ships going to Da Nang, under what flag? If you play the banner of the Ruan family, can people believe it? ”

"If you don't play the banner of others, you will play the banner of our Ming Dynasty."

"The banner of the Ming Dynasty?" Li Fuqiang's words made Xu Lang stunned again, "Who decided this, can this work?" ”

"Member Xu, don't say that you understand history in the future." Li Fuqiang smiled, "You don't even know the history of Da Nang, and you don't do enough homework." ”

"What's wrong with me?" Xu Lang was quite unconvinced, "Do you know the history of Da Nang? ”

"I really do." Li Fuqiang said, "After I retired in my last life, I did business in Vietnam for half a year, and I stayed in Da Nang, and I also consulted Lu Lao. Da Nang is not called Da Nang now, it is called Hoi An. In the 5th century, during the Cham kingdom, Hoi An was a port called 'Dahaikou'. In this era, it has evolved into one of the most important trade exchange centers in Southeast Asia. There were merchant ships from China, Japan, the South Seas, and even Europe, and there were many Chinese and Japanese doing business in Hoi An, so the local government allowed separate streets for Chinese and Japanese to live here. Chinese and Japanese can live here according to their own national customs. Until our time, Chinese and Japanese architecture in Da Nang was an attraction when visiting Vietnam. Now the Netherlands, Portugal and other countries have set up trading stations in Hoi An Port. In particular, China has the largest number of merchant ships, sometimes as many as 100 at a time. Many Chinese businessmen bought land and built houses in Hoi An, so Hoi An is also the first city where overseas Chinese in Vietnam appeared. On the one hand, I don't think the local government will have too many doubts, and on the other hand, it can be regarded as promoting national prestige, which is also an encouragement to the local Chinese. ”

Xu Lang looked at Li Fuqiang with some surprise: "It seems that our crossing group is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger, you can do it, Lieutenant Colonel Li." Not only is he a good shooter, but he also has a set of strategies. ”

"Commissioner Xu has won the award, and I will know a little about Da Nang." Li Fuqiang said with a smile, "But if this is not possible, I have to listen to the opinions of you, the representative of the committee." ”

"I'm okay with that." Xu Lang said, "You are the supreme commander of this operation, you make all the decisions, don't make me the same as the Vietnamese prison army, I am happy this time." ”

"Okay, if you have no opinion, then we will go to Da Nang tomorrow."

Early the next morning, before Xu Lang woke up, he was called up by Li Fuqiang, and a first-class navy private stood at the door: "Mr. Xu, Chief Li, please go to the captain's room quickly, there is an emergency." ”

Xu Lang entered Wang Zhaoxing's captain's room, and his two eyelids were still fighting: "What's the emergency, didn't you decide to go to Da Nang." ”

"Wipe your face first, sober up." Wang Zhaoxing handed over a towel.

Xu Lang took the towel and wiped his face, but was a little surprised to find that all the traversers on the Guangzhou had gathered in the captain's room.

"What's wrong, what's going on?" Xu Lang asked.

"Don't worry, it's not a big deal." Wang Zhaoxing said, "It was reported from the watchtower that an armed Dutch merchant ship was spotted ahead. ”

"Is a Dutch ship worth all the fuss?" Xu Lang was very strange why he would gather all the traversers because he found a Dutch ship, "Isn't this Da Nang, there are ships from all countries, what's so strange about discovering a Dutch ship?" ”

"The Dutch ship is not strange, but it has a strange waterline, the draft is very deep, the speed is not fast, it must be fully loaded." After Li Fuqiang finished speaking, he smiled wickedly at Xu Lang.

"You guys." Xu Lang pointed at Li Fuqiang, and then pointed at the others, "You don't want to do another vote, do you?" ”

"Why not?" Wang Zhaoxing also smiled evilly.

Xu Lang was speechless: "I said you are a navy or a pirate?" ”

"In this era, is the distinction so clear?" Li Fuqiang said, "Member Xu, we all agreed to vote, and now we are waiting for the opinion of you, the representative of the committee." ”

"Now that you've all decided, why are you asking me what I'm doing?" Although Xu Lang said this, he still asked, "What is the situation of the Dutch ship, how big is the ship, and what is loaded on it?" ”

"The ship is not small, about 600 tons, which is bigger than our Guangzhou." Wang Zhaoxing said, "Judging through the telescope, it may be equipped with more than 30 cannons. As for what is on board, it is not yet known, but it looks like it should be worth a lot. As Lieutenant Colonel Lee said just now, the ships coming out of Da Nang are generally loaded with spices, timber, ivory, rhinoceros horn and other specialties. And depending on their course, they should be going to Malacca, maybe they may go back to Europe, if they are really going back to Europe, then the thing will be worth a lot. ”

"Since that's the case, let's him, and it can be regarded as helping Sun Dalei." Xu Lang now also knows that Sun Dalei's finances are a little tight.

"But there's a problem." Wang Zhaoxing said, "We are a fleet. Now the speed of the Dutch ships is about 5 to 6 knots, and our troop carriers can only go up to 4 knots, so if the whole fleet pursues it, it will definitely not be able to catch up. But if you only send the Yazhou, I'm afraid you won't be able to beat it. ”

"Can't the Yazhou beat the Dutch ship?" Xu Lang asked.

"It's no problem to sink." Wang Zhaoxing replied, "But we can't sink it, we have to rely on help, we didn't bring modern weapons this time, if we only rely on the Yazhou to help, there are too few people, it will be difficult." ”

"What about sending the Canton out together?" Xu Lang thought to himself, two ships can always beat one ship.

"I'm afraid this won't work." Li Fuqiang replied, "If the two battleships go out together, then there will be no escort warships." A dozen troop carriers do not have a single cannon and it will be dangerous. ”

"What the hell do you mean?" Xu Lang was also a little anxious, "This doesn't work, that doesn't work, it's just idle to call me here, if it doesn't work, forget it, let go of this Dutch ship, what should you do." ”

After Xu Lang finished speaking, none of the traversers in the room spoke, and they all looked at him quietly.

Xu Lang was laughed at: "What's the matter, it's up to me to do it, isn't it uncomfortable if you can't eat the fat in your mouth?" ”

"Xu Lang, you have a lot of ideas, and you are a representative of the committee, you can think of a way." Wang Zhaoxing said.

"Lao Wang." Xu Lang stopped laughing, "How long will it take for us to get to Da Nang?" ”

"For the rest of the day."

"You see if this will work." Xu Lang finally said his idea, "Let's not go to Da Nang, let's find a nearby place where no one is parked, and all the infantry will land." After disembarking, the Canton and Yazhou went out to pursue the Dutch ship. In this case, I estimate that we will be able to catch up in 2 days at most, counting the battle, the infantry will wait for you for 6 days, finish the Dutch ship, and return 2 warships to pick up the infantry and then go to Pliango. It was also an opportunity to give the infantry a break, and some soldiers vomited for several days. ”

"I'll see it." Wang Zhaoxing said excitedly, "Lieutenant Colonel Li, what is your opinion?" ”

"Then decide so." Li Fuqiang replied, "There is no problem with the landing of more than 1,000 infantry, even if someone wants to attack our idea, we have to weigh it." Lao Wang, the matter of the Dutch ship will be left to you, and I will be in charge of the infantry. If you don't eat the fat in your mouth, your heart will be too itchy. However, who are you with, Commissioner Xu? ”

"I'll go with Lao Wang to chase the Dutch ship." Xu Lang yawned, "I want to see what this Dutch ship is loading, and whether our temporary decision this time is worth it or not." If it's okay, I'll go back to sleep, I'll be trapped. ”

The matter was thus decided, and the whole fleet found an uninhabited island more than 30 nautical miles north of Da Nang. All the army and pioneer regiments landed on the island and began to build fortifications. At the end of the landing, it was already dark, and the two battleships did not make any stops, but set sail again at nightfall, and pursued all the way down the route.

The Guangzhou and Yazhou chased each other all night and a day, but they still did not see the Dutch ship. Xu Lang couldn't help it a little, and ran to Wang Zhaoxing's captain's room and asked, "Old Wang, it's been a whole day, is the Dutch ship running so fast?" ”

"Don't worry." Wang Zhaoxing handed Xu Lang a cigarette that he had rolled, "I have calculated, because I am not very familiar with the current channel, the speed of our two ships last night did not dare to be too fast, only kept at about 10 knots, and when it is early tomorrow morning, all sails will be full, and it is estimated that they will be able to catch up tomorrow afternoon." ”

Xu Lang took out a fire sickle and lit a cigarette: "If we kill the Dutch ship this time, what will we do with the goods we robbed?" Will it be sold directly in Vietnam, but if it is sold in Vietnam, will there be any leakage? ”

"How smart are you, this time is confused again." Wang Zhaoxing himself lit a cigarette, "Weren't you quite smart when you killed Van Basten's ship, we only had to fight, and political matters made the committee nerve-wracking." ”

"Aren't you talking nonsense?" Xu Lang smiled, "I am now the representative of the committee, I don't worry about it, who is brainless." ”

"Hehehehe." Wang Zhaoxing smiled, "I forgot about this." ”

Early the next morning, Xu Lang was just about to sleep under the quilt, but he was woken up by the bell on the watchtower.

"Lao Wang, what's the situation?" When Xu Lang arrived at the bow of the boat, Wang Zhaoxing was already looking out with a telescope.

"New situation." Wang Zhaoxing looked at it and replied, "Damn, this time it's a big deal." There are 3 ships in front, one is the Dutch ship we are pursuing, and 2 are Portuguese ships, and it seems that someone has set their sights on it before us. ”

"What the is going on?" Xu Lang said with a smile, "Last time you robbed the Queen, it was the Dutch who made the first move, and this time it was the Portuguese who grabbed the Dutch ship first, so we let us catch up." ”

"What now?" Wang Zhaoxing asked.

"What else can I do, go up and kill the three ships together."

"Nope." Wang Zhaoxing vetoed Xu Lang's opinion, "We can't kill the three ships together, unless they are all sunk." If one runs away and the news spreads, then we will declare war with the Netherlands and Portugal at the same time, and you don't want to be the Empress Dowager Cixi once. ”

"Huh." Xu Lang was laughed at by Wang Zhaoxing, "I don't have the courage of Cixi, I declared war on the eleven countries at once, and I am looking for death." But what do you say? ”

"I see it that way." Wang Zhaoxing raised his binoculars and looked at it for a while, "According to the current situation, they may not have discovered us yet." So let's sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, let them fight with each other, and let's make a profit, what do you think? ”

"You're not going to let them run, are you?"

"We can't run, let's ship fast." After Wang Zhaoxing finished speaking, he turned around and shouted to the first mate, "Pass my order, the Guangzhou and Yazhou will drop their sails and stop sailing." ”