Excuse me for being late!

Seeing that Yinzhen only sent Liu Zhisheng and Lin Wei to lead the fleet south to Manila, Yande and Del Xue couldn't sit still, so they both got up and saluted: "Dean One." ”

Yinzhen said with a smile: "The navy has won a great victory, captured 33 warships of the size of the Spanish fleet, and captured more than 9,000 people. ”

Yande still said: "Dean, the ceremony is cumbersome, how can there be the pleasure of crisscrossing the South Seas?" Please lead the team south. ”

"There are days when you gallop all over the world and are happy to be revenge." Yinzhen was still smiling, but his tone was a little stiff, "Tianjin's sacrifice of prisoners is very likely to be the naval ceremony, and the two of you must be present." ”

Seeing that Yinzhen had already decided, Yande and Del Zhen didn't dare to fight anymore, so they hurriedly stood up and saluted, and said, "Yes, mark and obey the order." ”

Yinzhen turned his head to look at Shi Shibiao again, and said: "There is one more thing, Shi Junmen might as well instruct Zhang Guo, deputy general of the Taiwan Naval Divisions Association, to send a ship to cross the strait directly from Dagou Port to Manila Port to explore the way. ”

"My subordinates respect the king's will." Shi Shibiao bowed and said: "Great Luzon is already in the bag, and his subordinates immediately ordered him to explore the way, and he can arrive in three days, so he doesn't have to worry about the stability of Luzon at all."

"There's another place, called Dagupan, which is closer to the port of dogs." Yinzhen groaned: "Let him pay extra attention to occupy the two ports of Dagupan and Manila, and Luzon can sit back and relax." ”

"Subordinate Order." Shi Shibiao bowed and replied.

"Well, let's all disperse, Liu Zhixi and Lin Wei will stay." Yinzhen restrained his smile and ordered: "The port guard, the guard of the prisoner camp must not be relaxed in the slightest In addition, take a few interpreters to the prisoner camp to see, listen to their reactions, and try to satisfy them as much as possible These prisoners are all silver, those sailors and officers also have their own strengths, and the naval academy can use them, and the attitude is gentle." ”

"Yes." Several people got up and arrived and exited one after another.

In the room, Liu Zhisheng and Lin Wei were in the room, and Yinzhen said: "What do you two think about going south to Manila?"

Liu Zhisheng groaned: "Is there a guarantee of safety for the dean Fujian Sailor warship to go south?" ”

"Give you sixteen warships, which is actually three squads." Yinzhen said: "Divide a team to escort the Fujian Naval Division." ”

"Mark the honorable order." Liu Zhisheng said: "Manila only has a third-class ship, three fourth-class ships, and several auxiliary ships. ”

Yin Zhen said in a deep voice: "Manila should not be taken lightly, the Spaniards have been entrenched for hundreds of years, and the defense must be strong, and the warships must be especially careful with the batteries. The 6,000 green battalions have been assigned to the navy, and they are all placed under the command of the two of you, and they are under the control of the two of you.

To conquer Manila, you can pull 18-pounder or 12-pounder artillery ashore, blast down the city wall first, suppress and cover with artillery and gunners in the back, and charge into battle with the green battalion.

To conquer Manila, it is necessary to fully mobilize the enthusiasm of the local Han people, and allow the recruitment of sailors and soldiers among the local Han people.

After conquering Manila, report to the port of Tagou by speedboat, I will replenish you with ammunition from the port of Dagou, and then, the two of you can lead your troops south to Karopa, fight the Dutch, and try to capture the warships to strengthen your own strength, and I will continue to supply you with the warships, soldiers, and ammunition of the navy, and the British ships with the flag of rice, so as not to move them for the time being, so as not to erect too many enemies. ”

"Yes!" Liu Zhisheng and Lin Wei's faces were flushed with excitement, and they immediately got up and saluted, answering loudly. Yinzhen is handing over the entire Nanyang to him and the two of them are responsible, how can the two not be excited, this is a great achievement in expanding the territory.

"This time I went south and brought four thousand navies." Yinzhen continued: "The navy has always been full of Hans, you are both outstanding Han members in the navy, you must set an example, don't teach the truth, in addition, these four thousand navy are the backbone of the future of the navy, so you should cherish it." "...," yes. I respect the teachings of the dean. The two responded in unison.

Lin Wei then asked: "Dean, after beating Manila, do you want to shave your hair locally?" ”

Yinzhen pondered for a long time before he said: "Nanyang is not as good as the mainland, only stability is supreme, and the people do not have to enforce it, but the promoted local officials must shave their hair and be easy to obey, otherwise it is easy to attract material discussions, and this king will be gracious and exempt in the future." ”

As soon as the two of them heard Yinzhen's tone, they were very sure that they were competing for the storage position, and they were very excited, if Yinzhen succeeded to the throne, the navy would definitely be highly valued, and they would really soar.

Three days later, Yinzhen led two naval teams to visit the wounded in Anping Port, and after returning from inspecting Dagou Port, he set off for Shanghai first. Before leaving, he specially instructed that the news of the surrender of the entire Spanish fleet must be kept tightly sealed for ten days. The two armies of Penghu fought, and all the ships had long been avoided from avoidance, and once Magong Port was blocked, the slightest news could not be revealed.

In Shanghai, since Yinzhen led all the warships of the navy to the expedition, the whole of Shanghai was anxiously waiting for news from the navy, and all the merchants, ship owners, workshop owners, ordinary people, and even missionaries were worried about the navy in their hearts.

What will happen to the Navy once it is defeated? The prosperity in front of Shanghai is completely caused by the fourteenth prince, once the fourteenth prince is killed, Shanghai may return to the situation of three years ago in an instant, or even worse than three years ago.

The shareholders of the ocean-going trading fleet are even more anxious, no one expected that the fourteenth prince would lead the navy to the expedition in person, since the news of the fiasco of the Guangdong naval division was confirmed, the huge size of the Spanish fleet has been rumored to be a god, how can the more than 20 warships of the navy be the opponent of the Spanish fleet? This thing is really too mysterious, and the more people think about it, the more afraid they feel.

If the Fourteen Princes are gone, who will they go to exchange for silver with the shares they have? After being frightened for a few days, people went to Changqing Garden one after another to find Zhang Yuanlong to sell the shares in his hand, but Zhang Yuanlong did not refuse, anyway, it was the silver of the fourteenth master, and he had no pressure at all.

Zhang Mengjiao, Zhang Bao, Zheng Qinghai in Liuchun Garden, and all the personnel of the large and small factories and workshops in Honggang were more worried about the victory or defeat of the navy and the safety of the Fourteenth Master, they all depended on the navy to survive

Six days later, Yinzhen docked at Honggang with two warships, and the news spread throughout Shanghai in an instant. Clear