Shen Xi's trip can be described as a full return!

The only regret is that the Francos escaped three boats, but one was burned and five were intercepted, which is a great harvest.

In addition, there were 109 people captured by the Francos, and more than 120 slaves were rescued from the ship, including the villagers who were previously called Massacre, but were actually taken captive by the Francos and the Gouyu Reef and Guiyu Rock.

In addition to the seizure of a large number of cargoes, the most important thing was the capture of Almeida, the leader of the Franco-Mans and the culprit of the raid and the commander of the fleet.

But he said that after Almeida was tied up, he roared at Shen Xi, and seeing that Shen Xi didn't understand, he scolded a few more words in English, and Shen Xi realized that this guy turned out to be the head of the fleet. As a prisoner, this Almeida did not have the slightest consciousness of being a prisoner, and he actually shouted in front of Shen Xi vigorously, and someone immediately pushed him to the ground and gave him a full meal of sticks.

However, Almeida still looked arrogant, obviously disdainful of the Ming Dynasty's use of "tricks" to win the battle.

Shen Xi thought to himself, this is not a western cowboy duel, what kind of trick is it? Do you bribe local officials to gain trust, and then burn and rob them, and then you will be in the right light?

Because the Francois were not equipped with a Ming translator, Almeida understood limited English, and no one around Shen Xi understood the Francophone language, Shen Xi dispelled the idea of interrogation on the spot, and the most important thing at the moment was to escort the people back to the city.

But if you want to enter the city, you have to wait for dawn.

With Zhang Lian's greedy character and fear of death, he would never dare to open the city gate easily in the dark light, even if he sent someone to inform him that the Francois had retreated, Zhang Lian would not believe it.

Dawn finally came, and the people of Quanzhou City did not know what was happening outside the city after a night of fear.

At this time, the people, as long as the slightest wind and grass are touched, are like frightened birds, close the doors and windows, and then bury their heads in the bed, shivering.

Therefore, most people actually don't know that there was a splendid fireworks show in Quanzhou last night, and there were cannonballs flying in the city wall and port area in the south of the city.

When it was dawn, it was calm, as if nothing had happened. The people did not dare to go out of their homes in fear, fearing that the Gentiles had already entered the city, and some simply hid in the mezzanine floors of their houses and cellars.

Zhang Lian also didn't sleep all night, and when it was close to dawn, he squinted a little in the cave of the city wall.

"My lord, it's not good, the fleet of the Francophiles has entered the Jinjiang River again!"

The sudden news frightened Zhang Lian almost jumped up, and he said angrily: "Don't talk nonsense, why can't you hear the sound of cannons when the ship of the Francois arrives outside the city?" ”

"Boom!"

As he was talking, there was a shot outside, and Zhang Lian was so frightened that he almost sat on the ground.

However, Zhang Lian quickly calmed down, paid attention to the prestige of the official uniform, hurriedly went to the wall to check the situation, and waited to the city to look at the Jinjiang River, but saw that there were five boats in the distance upstream, approaching the city wall in the south of Quanzhou, and there was a big ship that was burned to the skeleton on the river in the distance.

"The official who burned the ship last night felt that something was wrong, could it be that the thieves had infighting...... The few ships that are missing, are they sinking or gone? ”

After Zhang Lian finished speaking proudly, he immediately realized the seriousness of the problem, even if three ships were sunk and one was burned, there were still five, and these five ships would not leave the port, and sooner or later the news of Fanbang's invasion would spread.

Zhang Lian's face was full of sorrow, but he wondered in his heart, why didn't this Francophone man continue to fire?

At this moment, someone went to the bottom of the castle tower and shouted to the city head: "Lord Prefect, Lord Qincha has brought people back!" ”

Zhang Lian suddenly stopped fighting in his heart, and sneered: "I escaped last night, and today the Francois has not retreated, and he still dares to come back?" But it's just right to come back, and you have set this black cauldron. ”

"Open the gates!" Zhang Lian ordered.

"My lord, it's not suitable, in case the Francophiles take the opportunity to attack the city......"

"The Franco-Rang people are still in the Jinjiang River, do you see any signs of landing on the shore?"

Zhang Lian took a closer look, and there was no figure of the Franc machine in the port and along the Jinjiang River. He guessed that maybe the Francophiles had been robbing all night last night and had gone back with a few ships fully loaded, looking for a place to unload the cargo, and then coming back in the evening to grab the second round.

Zhang Lian thought to himself: "Francois also has to rest, maybe they are all night owls, so they like to burn, kill and loot at night." But what do these boats mean on the river? Don't you show off your might to me? ”

When the city gate was opened, Zhang Lian opened his mouth in surprise and wiped his eyes subconsciously when he saw Franco, who was coming by with a string of ropes and shivering from the cold, and he thought he was hallucinating.

"Boy, what's going on? Oops, isn't that the old five? ”

Someone next to him recognized it, and it was not someone else who walked in front of the team to show off his might, it was Zhang Laowu, who was sent out of the city to monitor Shen Xi last night.

At this time, Zhang Lao Wu is not the appearance of a dead mother like last night, his face is full of pride, he is arrogant, and he is holding a long horsewhip in his hand. Zhang Lao Wu was carrying a bulging bag on his back, and he didn't know what was inside, but it didn't look light.

"Lord Prefect, the situation is not right, isn't it a ploy by the Francois people who want to take the opportunity to sneak into the city?"

Zhang Lian slapped the speaker's face: "Open your dog's eyes and see, Francois has such a trick?" ”

The person who spoke looked at it intently, and couldn't help but be ashamed.

The Francos who were escorted into the city not only did not cover their bodies, but they were also covered in bruises one by one, and they were tied up like monkeys playing tricks. To say that one of them looked quite like that, but it was a tall Yiren who walked at the back of the captive line, walking with the Qincha Shenxi carriage, this person was tied by ropes, his nose was still blue and his face was swollen, but his clothes were still intact.

Zhang Lian knew this person, he had seen Almeida when he first came to Quanzhou, and he claimed to be the "Governor of the Great Voyage of Franco", and the letter he presented to the emperor was written by Almeida himself under his nose.

Finally, it's Shen Xi.

Shen Xi was sitting outside the carriage, slumping his legs and dozing off, driving the carriage was a handsome-looking "little white face", Almeida walked beside the carriage, with a rope tied around his neck, like a dog leash, and the other end was in Shen Xi's hand.

Zhang Lian couldn't help laughing when he saw this situation: "It's really a goddamn god, go, go with this official to meet Lord Qincha!" ”

Here Shen Xi was still drowsy, the carriage unconsciously arrived at the gate of the city, Zhang Lian came out with a few people, and before Shen Xi got off the carriage, Zhang Lian knelt in front of the carriage with a "poof", kowtowed: "Zhang Lian, the prefect of Quanzhou, has seen Lord Qincha." ”

Another greeting gift, what kind of show is this?

Shen Xi stretched lazily, jumped out of the car, stepped forward to support Zhang Lian, and said, "What is Governor Zhang doing?" This is not the first day of coming to Quanzhou. ”

Zhang Lian got up under Shen Xi's support, with emotion on his face: "Lord Qincha went out of the city, and the officials were frightened all night, and they hated to kill the enemy with Lord Qincha, and I was really annoyed in my heart, look at me...... I can't sleep at night, and I am waiting for you at the city gate early in the morning. Well...... You went out of the city this time, and you caught all the thieves back? ”

Zhang Lao Wu ran over and said: "Lord Prefect may not know, last night under the dispatch of Lord Qincha, we robbed the fleet of the Yi people, no, the ship has already sailed over, and the Yi people on it are all here now." ”

"Really?"

Zhang Lian's eyes turned red when he heard this.

What a great merit, doesn't that mean that I don't have to deceive the court, and I can receive the merit and be rewarded safely?

Zhang Lao Wu, you guy deserves to be my family!

Well done, I will definitely reward you when I go back!

Shen Xi sighed: "The fly in the ointment is that the thieves escaped from the three ships, and it is not far to come, we have hostages in hand, and they will eventually turn back." ”

When Zhang Lian heard this, he hurriedly waved his hand: "It's okay, it's okay, Lord Qincha is in the city, please, you might as well discuss with the lower officials how to write the battle report to the imperial court?" ”

"Battle report? Too eager, right? ”

Shen Xi glanced at Zhang Lian.

When the foreign enemy invaded, you hid farther than anyone else, and you didn't even care about the life or death of the people outside the city.

Zhang Lian smiled reluctantly: "Lord Qincha said that he was anxious, so naturally he was in a hurry, and the most important thing was to interrogate these treacherous Francophiles." The adults are tired from the day, it's time to go back to the city to rest, this battle report...... How about the subordinate officials? ”

Speaking of which, it is nothing more than a profit sharing.

The prefect of the peaceful years, it is difficult to get the credit to the sky, but now there is a ready-made great achievement:

Fortunately, His Majesty ordered the envoy Shen Zhongyun and Weichen to work together to break the Franco machine conspiracy, killing more than 1,000 enemies, capturing countless warships, capturing 232 bandits and 27 artillery pieces......

In the war report, the places that should be exaggerated must be exaggerated, the places that should be realistic must also be realistic, and the places that should be obscure must be obscure, which is the basic principle.

The captive person does not care whether he is a slave or not, as long as he has done something for the Francois people, he is considered a "bandit", since he has captured more than 200 people, it must be based on killing 1,000 enemies.

Nobody believes it?

Didn't one burn down on the river? It is said that those people were either burned to death in the boat, or fell into the river, and their bones were gone. As for the "innumerable warships"...... A big ship counts as a warship, but doesn't a small ship count as a small ship? Go back and collect more small boats from the people, whether they are Francois or not, they will be counted in the captured ship battles.

Just when Zhang Lian was planning how to write this battle report, Shen Xi suddenly reminded: "Your Majesty doesn't want this!" ”

In one sentence, Zhang Lian came to his senses.

It's hard to say whether the cunning Francosis defeated is a merit, but the Francosis rebelled against my territory before, but it was a real thing, and he Zhang Lian had the sin of knowing people who didn't know......

Moreover, if Zhang Lian exaggerates the credit this time, I am afraid that it will cause dissatisfaction among the commanders of Quanzhou Wei and Yongning Wei...... If you don't notify the military in the event of a war, and you solve it on your own, what's your intention?

Zhang Lian was very convinced of Shen Xi at this time, and said respectfully: "Please also ask Lord Qincha to show me." ”

Shen Xi said: "My big tomorrow is a big day, and I rely on virtue to convince people. ”

Zhang Lian came to his senses and patted his head: "Lord Qincha is high." ”

Now it is not a credit to defeat the Franco, but it is a great achievement to completely subdue the Francosis and make them sincerely tribute.

Now that people have come back alive, will it be difficult to force them to comply?

Shen Xi glanced at Zhang Lian, and he knew very well that the other party was a little careful at this time.

Didn't you come back with a large amount of supplies?

Let's just say that the Francois felt their previous mistakes, and after the war, they offered to pay tribute in exchange for becoming a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and randomly selected a few blonde and blue-eyed whites from the captives, and said that they were Francois envoys.

Is it still a problem that can be solved with a whip?

Of course, Zhang Lian didn't want to lose his achievements.

Shen Xi knew that it was useless to talk to Zhang Lian now, he was very tired now, and he just wanted to go back to the official post to rest first, as for the battle report and celebration, he didn't want to pay attention to it for the time being.

Get a good night's sleep!

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