Two galleons of the Spanish Navy crossed the Bass Strait, and with the help of the tide flowing to the northeast at low tide, they soon reached the waters near Taiwan, and learned from the fishermen of the Ming Dynasty that there was a typhoon here two days ago, accompanied by thunderstorms, and the wind and waves began to calm down today, so none of them found the Oriental fleet. [Full text reading. 】

Located on the boundary between the South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean, the Bass Strait is the source of the Kuroshio Current, and if Simon Almeida's fleet had not encountered a typhoon and relied on the extremely fast Kuroshio, it would have been impossible for them to catch up by now passing the Ryukyus.

Mark had been a frequent traveler in the waters, and was familiar with the situation, and according to his judgment, the fleet should still be near the Batans, and perhaps one day later, they would be found.

At noon the next day, on the ocean east of Batan Island, six Oriental ships were found, this kind of ship has 50 paddles rowing, its guard plate is much lighter and thinner than ordinary ships, of course, the speed is also very fast, the original intention of its design, is to evade customs duties and pass through the checkpoint, so it is called "customs ship".

General Fernando hated Father Simon Almeida and the pirates, and he ordered the Western navy to set up its cannons and prepare to catch up and attack. At this time, Mark came with Zhu Hui, Song He, Zhang Gou'er, Jingkong and others, and they declared that according to the orders of Governor Lavizares, the safety of the hostages must be ensured, and force cannot be easily used unless it is absolutely necessary.

According to Zhang Biao's confession, Zhu Hui and others judged that there were three forces on the Guan ship of the treasure hunt, and the strongest one was definitely Jiro Jiro, followed by Cheng Blind and others, and the weakest was Father Simon Almeida.

The initiator of this incident was Simon Almeida, who first coincided with Cheng Blind and deceived Tian Youcai's trust to go treasure hunting, because he did not have the strength, he thought of murdering Shen Qi and others to seize their fleet and property in Manila.

It's a pity that this Y plot was discovered by the Elder of the Moon Sky, which caused Simon Almeida to flee in a hurry, and he had no choice but to contact Matsuura Takanobu, who of course understood the meaning of the treasure hunt and immediately sent someone to send them ships and funds, so they had to rely on the Japanese Kouji Jiro.

In Mark's view, Father Simon Almeida did not want to betray the Jesuits, but because he had lost the opportunity, he had to turn to the Japanese for help, and with his many years of knowledge of the Japanese Invaders, Jiro Jiro, who had the upper hand, would definitely turn against the guests.

Cheng Blind Man will definitely feel that the huge treasure transported to the depths of the sea by Bai Haishan should have belonged to him, and the reason why he cooperated with Father Simon Almeida was helpless, and he definitely didn't want to let the Japanese Kou kick out of thin air, if he had the opportunity to help him regain control, he would never be cheap.

Therefore, Zhu Hui and others believed that if they could skillfully provoke the contradictions between the three, they could stop their action and force them to release the hostages.

If it weren't for Zhu Hui and the others following, General Fernando would not have considered the safety of the hostages at all, and would have directly eliminated them with cannons, and there would be one less group of competitors, he would directly lead the navy to chase after Lin Feng, and then kill them, go straight to the mysterious archipelago, dig up the treasure of the pirates, and then occupy the mysterious southern continent, King Philip II will make him the governor there.

Zhu Hui and others had a dispute with General Fernando over whether to use force directly, and Mark declared that if the navy rashly used force, he would sue Fernando for trying to persecute Felipe, forcing the general to throw a mouse, and agreed to Zhu Hui and others' request.

So, Zhu Hui and others rented a fishing boat from the fishermen, took Song He, Zhang Gou'er, Jingkong, Mark and Zhang Biao and others, and found the Guanchuan fleet that was resting near the Batan Islands.

The six warriors boarded the main ship and were immediately controlled by the Japanese Kou, Jiro Jiro glared at him and roared, about to cut them down, at this time, Mark shouted to Father Simon Almeida, Zhang Biao also let out, anyway, he was dead horizontally and vertically, and scolded Cheng Blind......

The scimitar of the Japanese was on their necks, just waiting for Jiro Jiro's order, and the six heads had to fall to the ground, at this critical moment, Cheng Blind came over with a group of strong men, he waved his hand at Jiro Jiro, and said in Oriental dialect: "Wait, wait for me to ask, what is going on?" ”

Jiro Jiro didn't buy it at all, and just wanted to order the execution, but found a row of arquebuses aimed at him, so he had to wave his hands and say: "Let Cheng Da'ao ask the origin of this group of people first, and then it's not too late to kill them." ”

The musket team with Cheng Blind controlled the situation, and the six warriors had the confidence to provoke the conflict between Cheng Blind and the Japanese according to the strategy discussed in advance.

At this time, Cheng Blind turned his face and carefully looked at these uninvited guests, and found that in addition to Zhang Biao, there was Song He, the chief flag officer who had replaced Yuegang, and a young Westerner, who was praying with his eyes closed at the moment, looking like a missionary, and the other three were all Shen Qi's helpers, I don't know why they chased after him?

When Cheng Blind and the others followed Simon Almeida to leave Yuegang, Song He had not yet resigned, so Cheng Blind mistakenly thought that they were appointed by the government, so he glanced at Song He, sighed softly, and asked, "Lord Banner Officer, who sent you to chase you?" ”

"Hehe, senior Cheng, everyone eats this bowl of rice in the sea, and the younger generation is worried that you will go astray again." Song He replied reservedly.

Blind Chen shook his head, and then asked, "Zhang Biao, weren't you captured by Westerners?" And how did it come out? ”

"It was Chief Banner Officer Song who bailed me out." As he spoke, Zhang Biao's eyes suddenly widened with anger, spat on Cheng Blind's face, and scolded: "You damn pirate! I didn't expect you to ignore the life and death of Liu Daguan, and even collude with the Japanese Kou, how can you be worthy of Lord Hu Zongxian, who forgave your sins? How can you be worthy of Governor Pang who let Quanzhou live? How to live up to the expectations of the Tian Governor's Mansion for you? 100 years from now, how will you face your fathers and fathers? ”

Cheng Blind was not angry, wiped his face with his sleeve, and replied: "Zhang Biao, you really can't blame me for this, I can only say that Tian Youcai's idea is too bad, after Liu Qian's Y plot is revealed, I'm afraid he can't wait for you and Liu Qian to die overseas, how can he help me again?" ”

"It's not good for you to find what kind of people to help, you have to recruit the widows, have you forgotten the lessons of Wang Zhi, Xu Hai and others?" Zhang Biao asked.

At this time, Song He said reservedly: "Senior Cheng, if you let the court know that you are colluding with the Japanese without permission, I am afraid that your whole family will not survive, and it is still too late to turn back." ”

After Jiro Jiro and others arrived, they immediately turned against the guest, and even Simon Almeida gave him three points, which had already made Cheng Blind disgusted, looking at the six people in front of him, he felt like he was seeing his relatives, so he took matters into his own hands, laughed and scolded, and drove away those wives wielding scimitars, and let Zhu Hui and others stand on his side.

Jiro, who has been in charge of the Ming Dynasty for many years, can understand the official language of the Ming Dynasty, at this moment, I saw that he was clenching his teeth, his face was suffocated like a pig's liver, and he found that Cheng Blind had sheltered these six people, and he was so angry that he roared.

Cheng Blind was slightly amused and asked, "Your Excellency, what do you want to do?" ”

"You bastards, why do you call us wokes?" As he spoke, Jiro Jiro rushed over wielding a scimitar.

Seeing that the main general moved, dozens of would-be robbers were not far behind, and raised their scimitars together, eager to chop up the people on Cheng Blind's side, Zhu Hui, Song He, Zhang Gou'er, Jingkong and others rushed to the front, putting on a posture of facing the battle, Cheng Blind's men were always ready to light the arquebus, and the conflict between the two sides was about to break out.

Suddenly, there were several muffled sounds of firearms nearby, and the two sides of the confrontation stopped, and at this time, Father Simon Almeida, who had been watching in secret, came out.

When Mark saw that the master was coming, he hurriedly persuaded: "For the sake of my Lord Jesus, Father, please go back with me, as long as you can guarantee the safety of Mr. Felipe, Governor Lavizares can forgive you." ”

Simon Almeida nodded at everyone, and found that among the people who came, there were not only his own disciple Mark, but also Zhang Biao, who was captured by the patrol room, Zhu Hui and Zhang Gou'er were old acquaintances, this Taoist priest should be a disciple of Xuande Zhenren, and a burly man, he didn't seem to have seen it before.

So, Simon Almeida fixed his gaze on Song He's body and asked in Oriental dialect, "Who sent you?" ”

Knowing that Song He didn't understand, Zhu Hui stepped forward and explained: "Lord God, we have been entrusted by Shen Daguan to come to look for his partner, Mr. Felipe, as well as Master Xuande Zhenren and our old captain Bai Haishan; The person in front of you is the chief flag officer of the Commander of the Yamen in Yuegang, and it was Mr. Zhang Biao who rescued your partner in Manila. ”

When Simon Almeida heard this, he didn't give a damn at all, only to see him shrug his shoulders, but did not say anything more.

At this time, Mark pleaded, "Master, Governor Lavizares is very worried about the safety of Mr. Felipe, please let the hostages go." ”

As soon as the words fell, he suddenly found Felipe with a smile on his face, he came closer, he waved his hand at Mark and the others, smiled and nodded, indicating that he was safe now.

Jingkong couldn't hold his breath, and asked loudly at Cheng Blind, "Where is my master now?" You bastards, why did you kidnap him? ”

Cheng Blind replied with a wry smile: "Xuande Zhenren sued Liu Qian in front of Pang Shangpeng, which caused the Liu Mansion in Zhangzhou City to become the Shen Mansion, therefore, Liu Qian, who has a small belly, secretly ordered the old man to take revenge on him, we want to make a disturbance in Manila City, but also do not hurt the innocent, so we have to let your master suffer a little grievance." ”

These bloody words almost made everyone angry, and Jingkong continued to ask, "Can I let my master come out to meet?" ”

Cheng Blind showed a face full of embarrassment, looked up at Jiro Jiro, Zhu Hui, Song He and Zhang Gou'er also noticed this detail, the clearance of the excellent light skill was like a raccoon cat, and in the blink of an eye, he came to Jiro Jiro's approach, and a slap of iron sand came down, ready to kill him.

Jiro Jiro dodged this palm, and dozens of Japanese robbers, wielding scimitars, began to besiege the clear sky. At this time, Zhu Hui stepped forward to relieve the siege, and used three shaking arms to fight with the enemy; Song He is the descendant of the Quanzhen Sect, and I saw him wave his arms, which seemed to be plain, but like the eight-armed Nezha soaring through the clouds, his palms were treacherous and fierce, ever-changing, and unusual; Zhang Gou'er faced the scimitar with his sword, and the sound of the sword colliding was endless, and a thrilling battle made Simon Almeida, Felipe and Mark and others look stupid......

Due to the hand-to-hand confrontation between Kinoku and Jiro Jiro, the Japanese invaders did not dare to attack for fear of accidentally injuring their master; Of course, as the leader of the old widows, Jiro Jiro Jibe is not a vegetarian, but after all, he is old, and after a dozen moves, he is pressed on the deck by the clearance.

At this time, Ximen Almeida and Cheng Blind ordered both sides to stop at the same time, so everyone began to negotiate, because Jiro only agreed to release Xuande Zhenren, and resolutely did not let Bai Haishan go, needless to say, this must be Ximen Almeida's meaning, but Zhu Hui and others refused to give up, and suddenly fell into a stalemate.

Mark came to his master's side and persuaded in a low voice: "Father, do you remember that little Silonzo invited the Japanese to Luzon, we almost fell for the Japanese invaders, and this time you invited them again, you see, they are all extremely vicious, don't you worry about dying at their hands?" I think it's better to forget it, you come forward to ask Mr. Bai to come over, let's go back together. ”

"What do you know, R stinky boy?" Simon Almeida scolded.

At this time, Felipe replied: "Mark, maybe we all misunderstand the priest. ”

"What are you talking about, Mr. Felipe? Even if you find that treasure, isn't it cheap? Mark asked, puzzled.

"No, this is not just a treasure hunt, but to explore the magical southern New World, we have to make good use of these widows, in the name of treasure hunting, let them fight the cannibals there, we will take advantage of the fishermen, if we can succeed, the contemptible will become the first governor of the southern New World, do you understand?" Felipe asked with a smile.

In the past two years, Zhu Hui has been dealing with these Westerners, and although their conversation is very low, he can still understand the general meaning, no wonder Felipe, who was kidnapped, now seems to be fine.

Apparently, Mark still did not understand, and then asked, "Mr. Felipe, who promised you to be the governor?" ”

Felipe nodded and replied, "It's Father Simon Almeida, but I also promised the priest that when I become the governor of the southern continent, I will cooperate with the priest to establish a perfect 'heavenly world' there." ”

Just as they were chatting, the two sides of the negotiation changed again, because the clear space was controlling Jiro's life, it seemed that if Bai Haishan was not released, he would not be able to live, so Jiro Jiro put forward a condition: it is okay to release Bai Haishan, but Cheng Blind and others must leave together.

These days, Cheng Blind was fed up with the whims, and immediately agreed to the conditions put forward by Jiro Jiro.

But Simon Almeida was not at ease, if Bai Haishan and Cheng Blind were let go, these two were very likely to cooperate with Fernando, and in this way, there was a disagreement between him and Cheng Blind.

Felipe's rather amusing words made the intelligent Zhu Hui enlightened, it seems that Simon Almeida really did not betray the Jesuits, he just wanted to compete with General Fernando, in addition to treasure hunting, he also thought about being the first to find the magical southern New World, in order to seek the positions of governor, archbishop, and control of the New World.

If General Fernando knew that the position of governor of the New World had been given to Felipe by Simon Alme, then he would have made a desperate gamble to let these six ships sink to the bottom of the sea forever.

Thinking of this, Zhu Hui suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and couldn't help but walk to Simon Almeida's side, lie on his ear, and say in a not very proficient Western dialect: "You'd better leave with us, otherwise, you will be very dangerous." ”

At this moment, Simon Almeida suddenly realized that maybe General Fernando's warship was nearby, so he patted Zhu Hui on the shoulder and replied politely: "Thank you!" Please forgive me for being rude to you. ”

(End of chapter)