"Report to the commander, the forward fleet has found a Portuguese merchant ship, waving a white flag, sending a flag, asking to see the commander."

The distance between Malacca and Temasek is not too far, it is only about two hundred and fifty nautical miles, if it is downwind, it is only a day and a half voyage, but the wind direction is not quite right at this time, although it is not a headwind, but under the crosswind, the speed of the ship is really not fast, and the Qing fleet does not seem to have rushed with all its strength, the sunrise and the sunset, two days down, the main fleet has only walked more than half of the way, it was just after noon, just when He Lin was eating, an attendant officer had hurried in from outside, He respectfully gave a military salute and said in a loud voice.

"Well, bring people here!"

"Yes!"

After the order was given, the attendant officer who came to report did not dare to be careless, and hurriedly complied with the promise, and then exited the cabin, and in less than half an hour, he saw two Portuguese, accompanied by an attendant officer and an interpreter, come in from outside the cabin door with a smile on their faces, and the first one was Anders Louis Sosa, who had been an envoy to the Qing Dynasty in the first year of Chengde.

Anders Louis Sousa, Deputy Superintendent of the Lower Portuguese East India Company, on behalf of His Excellency Count Diego Rodriguez, Vice-Governor of the Kingdom of Portugal in Malacca, pays tribute to General Ho. ”

When the envoys of the six countries jointly sent an envoy to the Qing Dynasty, he was received by He Lin, who was the commander of the Tianjin Detachment at the time, and Anders Louis Sousa, who was the interpreter of the Portuguese delegation at the time, had a lot of dealings with He Lin.

"Well, what's the matter, say."

After all, He Lin was a high-ranking person, although he felt that the tall and strong Portuguese in front of him was a little familiar, but he didn't bother to study it in detail, so he just snorted coldly with an expressionless face.

"General He, I haven't seen you for eight years, and you are still so energetic, which is really enviable."

Seeing that He Lin obviously did not recognize himself, Anders Luis Sousa did not want to rush to say official business, but praised He Lin with a smile on his face.

"Huh? You are ......"

As soon as he heard Anders Luis Sosa's strange words, He Lin's brows couldn't help but move, and he asked half of the words in confusion.

"General He invited, when the envoys of the six countries visited the Qing Dynasty, they were the interpreters of our Kingdom of Portugal in Xiaxi, and thanks to the general's love, there have been several meetings, and I have always kept it in mind, and I dare not forget it."

The reason why Anders Luis Sousa didn't talk about official business and pulled out the old things from many years ago has only one purpose, that is, to pull relations.

"Oh, it's you, no wonder I looked a little familiar before, yes, this official was promoted very quickly, they are all deputy supervisors, not bad, not bad."

He Lin was able to step from the commander of the Tianjin Squadron to the high position of the commander of the South China Sea Fleet, although he had excellent naval combat ability, but there was also no lack of reasons for his profound charm and sophistication.

"General He has won the award, he has won the award, I don't know what ...... you are here"

Anders Louis Sousa was worried about something, and as soon as he got into friendship, he couldn't help but inquire about the movements of the Qing army.

"Hey, what do you say?"

As soon as Anders Luis Sousa turned to the topic, the smile on He Lin's face immediately disappeared, and he glanced at him coldly, and asked with sarcasm.

"This ......, hehe, it's really unclear below, and I ask the general for guidance."

Seeing He Lin's face change, Anders Louis Sosa's heart sank, but how dare he tell the truth, he could only pretend to be confused.

"Unclear? What an unknown one! My Qing Dynasty has always regarded your country as a friendly country, and over the years, I have taken care of your country, but how did your country treat my Qing Dynasty, hum, I dared to collude with Great Britain and other countries to secretly send a fleet to attack and harass my Qing Dynasty's vassal country, and now, this guy still dares to pretend to be confused in front of the general, and he is really daring, don't you still expect Edward Vernon's old boy to lead his troops to come back? Hey, I'm not afraid to tell you, the forty-nine warships of the so-called Combined Fleet have all been wiped out, and even Edward Vernon is already a prisoner of my Great Qing Dynasty. ”

As soon as Anders Louis Sousa's words fell, He Lin slapped the table with a grim face and reprimanded him unceremoniously.

"Ah, this, this ......, general, you misunderstood, my Kingdom of Portugal has always had friendly exchanges with the Qing Dynasty, and has no intention of invading your country, this time, ah, the reason why we sent troops to Dongying this time is really forced to helpless, now, the matter is out, my country is willing to compensate for all the losses of your country, everything can sit down and discuss, right?"

As a senior executive of the Portuguese East India Company, Anders Louis Souza knew the purpose of the five-nation joint fleet going north, and thought that the Qing Dynasty should have been beaten in Dongying, and this was to come to retaliate, but he never expected that his own five-nation joint fleet had been completely wiped out.

"Talking? As long as your country can agree to our conditions, not only will you be able to withdraw your troops, but your captured Lieutenant General Rodriguez and others can also be released unconditionally. ”

The reason why He Lin agreed to meet Anders Luis Sousa was that there was only one fundamental purpose, that is, to ease the enemy's morale, and naturally he would not talk to death, but pointed out a path to peace for him.

"Please also ask the general to make it clear that as long as my Kingdom of Portugal can do it, I will not disappoint the general."

Anders Louis Sousa had already guessed that the Qing army's intentions were extremely unkind when he learned of the news of the Qing army's large-scale attack on Temasek yesterday, and when he negotiated with Count Diego Rodriguez, the governor of Malacca, he proposed a peace agreement.

"Well, if Your Excellency Anders can have such an awareness, I will not embarrass you, there is a charter here, it is all kinds of requirements put forward by my Qing Dynasty, whether it can be done or not, your country itself sees that it has been done."

Seeing Anders Louis Sousa so aware of current affairs, He Lin did not scold him anymore, raised his hand, picked up a book from the table, and casually threw it into his arms.

"This, this ......, ah, General He, this matter is very important, can you give a little time in the next moment, everything is negotiable."

Anders Louis Sousa refined Chinese, speaking and writing fluently, although the words on the excerpt are crepe, but it can be understood, but it is understandable, but how dare he agree on the spot, no, the peace clause on the excerpt is too harsh, just the compensation is as much as 20 million taels of silver, not to mention that there is a demand for land cession, although Anders Louis Sosa is a high-level of the East India Company, but how can he have the authority to reply, helplessly, It can only be a trick to delay the army.

"Time? In addition, the Strait of Malacca has been blockaded by our Qing Dynasty, and no ships are allowed to pass, and any ships that dare to come will be sunk. ”

Anders Louis Sosa's intention to stabilize the fleet of the Qing Dynasty first was too obvious, and He Lin also wanted to stabilize the Portuguese first, so naturally he would not say too much, and he generously gave Anders Louis Sousa a five-day deadline.

"Slow, General He, five days is too hasty, can you be tolerant for a few more days, and you can discuss it with many colleagues and good students."

Five days was not a short time, but it was far from enough for the Portuguese to prepare for war, and although Anders Luis Sousa was unwilling to fight the powerful Qing army, he could not help but make corresponding defensive arrangements, so he hurriedly suggested.

"Well...... maybe, Ben will lead his troops back to Temasek first, and give you ten days to discuss, if you dare to deceive me Daqing, then Hugh blame Ben will not be merciful, come, send off!"

After He Lin frowned and thought about it, he reluctantly gave Anders Luis Sosa a promise, and then, without giving him another chance, with a wave of his hand, he had already issued the order to evict the guests, and several of his attendant officers rushed forward and unceremoniously drove Anders Luis Sosa out of the cabin......

"Look, Lord Governor, the Qingren fleet has turned around!"

After Anders Louis Sousa was driven back to the cargo ship he was on, he did not rush to return home, but ordered the cargo ship to slow down in the strait, and even ordered the lookout post on the mast to observe the movements of the Qing fleet at any time, and he himself paced around the narrow back deck like an ant on a hot pot, until the lookout post sounded in surprise, he jumped to the stern like an ape, picked up the monocular hanging from his waist, and looked at the Qing fleet in the distance. Sure enough, I saw that the huge fleet of the Qing army was turning around.

"Herald: Return to Famosha Castle!"

Anders Louis Sousa observed for a long time, until the Qing fleet had already gone away, and then he let out a sigh of relief, put away his binoculars, raised his hand, and roared as if he had been released......