Chapter 511: This is it
Zhang Huan didn't have a chance to Melissa, and said to Sandy: "Do you need me to tell your daughter in detail how you dealt with the Indians?" And how did you perfidiously execute the Mayan king who handed over enough gold? ”
Sandy's face turned pale, and she shook her head weakly. said: "Don't say it, the silver is hidden in the basement, you can find it!" ”
Zhang Huan nodded at the soldier, and the soldier turned to leave. The atmosphere in the room suddenly became dull, and Melissa said to her father with tears in her eyes, "Father! Tell Melissa that you have been spreading the glory of the Lord all these years and have not done what He said at all! ”
This woman has a sick brain, and although Zhang Huan can't understand the Ganlas language, her first impression of Melissa is like this. My life is gone, and I'm still struggling with some inconsequential things.
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"Captain! More than 5,000 natives were found outside the city, armed with weapons of ill will. Are we ......" In the early morning of the third day, at the dock where he was busy loading, Ma Le whispered in Zhang Huan's ear.
"It's good to come! Gather a few shipowners together and tell them that the opportunity to make a fortune has come! When Zhang Huan heard that many natives had come, he was not only not afraid, but smiled.
The development of Taiyuan Island is inseparable from a large number of people, and there is a miasma where ordinary people are not willing to go at all.
The arrival of the natives can just solve this problem for the Changxing Army, as long as a group of natives can be captured, the problem of insufficient manpower on Taiyuan Island will be greatly alleviated.
Moreover, the ability of the indigenous people near Manila to adapt to Taiyuan Island is far stronger than that of the Han Chinese, and it is a good thing to be the vanguard of the development of Taiyuan Island.
When the shipowners learned that the Changxing army was willing to buy the indigenous captives for five taels of silver, the maritime merchants all came to their senses.
Follow the Changxing Army outside of Manila to fight the natives. The result of the battle was simply a one-sided massacre, and a single round of artillery frightened the natives.
All that remained was the job of capturing the captives, and the Changxing army, which had defeated the natives in World War I, led the merchant shipowners to board the sea ships and go straight to Jilong Harbor.
The sea at night was pitch black, and if it weren't for the bright moon, it would be impossible to see the situation on the sea surface.
The Orca battleship was ahead, and the Dreadnought, Endeavour, and the half-repaired barely navigable Dardale were ahead.
Behind the two galleons, there were a hundred and ten suitable sailing ships in between. The waves crashed on the side of the ship, splashing on the deck, and did not affect the speed of the entire fleet at all.
Zhang Huan emptied the whole of Manila, and the last fire burned down the city of Manila. The natives who came to the rescue of Manila were routed by the combined efforts of the Long Marching and the Maritime Merchant, who captured more than 2,000 people.
The Changxing army harvested more than 600,000 taels of silver in Manila, and all kinds of goods were piled up. The maritime merchants also made a windfall, and the rich people in the city were almost robbed by them.
In the end, the Changxing army hired them to drive the sea ships in the port to transport the prisoners of war and goods to the chicken coop port, and the maritime merchants were naturally willing to help when they got the advantage.
This harvest has allowed them to gain a lot of wealth, and many people say that as long as the Changxing Army is in need, they will be on call, and they must follow behind the Changxing Army, and firmly take the road of robbery to make a fortune.
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The Changxing Army in Jilong Bay swept the surrounding indigenous tribes, and as long as the indigenous tribes that appeared nearby were all wiped out. The young man was brought back to serve as a laborer and make due contributions to the construction of the chicken coop port.
In the hall of Xintai City, Xing Shenyan took a sip of tea and said, "Xiucai! Jilong Bay is basically under our control, shouldn't we go upstream to the Tamsui River as the commander said? ”
Wu Shuang groaned and said: "Jilong Bay has been stabilized, and the construction of the camp is on the right track. But it should go to the Tamsui River, but ...... The revenge of the Ganlas may come at any time, is it not to wait until the Ganlas are repelled before going to the Tamsui River! ”
Zheng Zhilong also nodded and said: "There is some truth in Xiucai's words, the fleet of the Ganlasi people should be almost here." But Xiucai, you don't have to worry, the main force of the Southern Fleet is in Chicken Coop Bay. We now have more than a dozen large and small warships, and we are not afraid of the retaliation of the Ganlasi people at all. ”
Zheng Zhilong is right, looking at the coastal areas of Daming. It is also rare to have more than a dozen Galen ships, and even if Wu Shuang leaves, he is not afraid of retaliation from the Ganlas.
In addition, the artillery on Xintai Castle on Sheliao Island is not vegetarian, and any fleet that tries to force its way into Jilong Bay will be devastated.
After some discussion, it was finally decided that Wushuang would lead a long march of 1,000 people and 1,000 prisoners of war slaves to the upper reaches of the Tamsui River to find a place in Tuntian.
Zheng Zhilong led the remaining ten warships to guard the Chicken Coop Harbor, and they were foolproof in the Chicken Coop Harbor.
Wu Shuang led the fleet to the north and headed straight for the Tamsui River. The Tamsui River is the only navigable river on Taiyuan Island, and the fleet of the Changxing Army can enter the river and head inland without hindrance.
The fleet sailed into the river and felt the width of the Tamsui River. Not to mention armed merchant ships, even killer whale warships can easily sail in.
In this way, the Changxing army did not need to regularly drive the sea ship into the dock to clean up the sea maggots at the bottom of the ship, as long as the battleship was moored in the Tamsui River for a few days, the sea maggots at the bottom of the ship would naturally die, which greatly extended the service life of the warship.
After entering the Tamsui River, the Changxing army went all the way upstream. On both sides of the river, you can see that some areas have been cleared and crops have been cultivated.
Some villages in the distance were faintly visible, and the Changxing Army ignored these scattered villages for the time being. As long as they take root in the Tamsui River, these villages will naturally come to take refuge.
After driving some distance into the Tamsui River, a tributary jumps into the Tamsui River. According to the guide, this tributary passes through the periphery of Joncoop Harbor before converging here.
This is good news, with this tributary, the connection between freshwater and chicken coops will be even closer in the future, even if there are no sea boats.
The channel over the tributaries suddenly widened, and large plains appeared on both sides of the river. This discovery made Wu Shuang excited, and the existence of plains means that there is land that can be cultivated. It was good news for the immigrants of the Changxing Army, and Wu Shuangyu continued to explore with excitement.
Here the river begins to bend, and as you pass through the bend of the river, the river becomes wider. A larger plain came into view, and a small pier appeared by the river in the distance.
There is a small village on the side of the wharf, there must be at least more than 300 households at a glance, the village is surrounded by a high wall, and two arrow towers stand on both sides of the village.
The location of this village is very good, it is surrounded by plains and has a lot of land to cultivate.
"This is it! Ready to land" Wu Shuang fell in love with this place at a glance.