The crew of the flotilla was ashore, and the soldiers and craftsmen, under the command of the civilian officer, quickly carved out a clearing on the shore and set up temporary barracks. Around the camp, the soldiers built a dozen lookouts on the spot, each with several sentries on duty, so that they could raise the alarm in advance if they detected an enemy situation.

Deng Zilong was the chief soldier of the naval division, he originally planned to stay on the ship to command, but everyone felt that he was too old and should not be overworked, and unanimously asked him to go ashore, so he had to hand over the command to Hao Tong, who led the sailor's boat to cruise back and forth on the sea outside the camp to prevent the Spaniards from suddenly attacking from the sea.

Deng Kui and Zhang Yunlong led two lines of soldiers to pursue the fleeing Spaniards, and ran until it was dark before they stopped. The Spanish soldiers under Christo's command completely scattered when they fled, and the soldiers who fell behind were killed by the Ming army, and a dozen or so were taken prisoner, while the rest escaped the pursuit of the Ming army by virtue of their long legs and familiar terrain.

The two Ming armies joined forces on a small hillside, seeing that the sun was already in the west, Deng Kui said to Zhang Yunlong: "Old Zhang, it's getting dark, you can't chase it anymore, right?" ”

Zhang Yunlong said: "What are you afraid of, I see that those Hongyi are almost unable to run, maybe if they chase it again, they will all lie down." ”

Deng Kui shook his head and said: "We have run enough, the soldiers have been bumpy on the sea for many days, and their physical strength has long been exhausted. ”

Zhang Yunlong looked back at his soldiers and found that although they all had excitement on their faces, they still couldn't hide their deep fatigue. He is also a person with experience in leading soldiers, and knows that the soldiers' physical strength has been used to the limit.

"Okay, then let those Hongyi go." Zhang Yunlong nodded.

Deng Kui said: "Lao Zhang." Don't worry, follow our general army, and you won't be afraid of a good battle. These Hongyi are just running away for a while, and they can't run for a lifetime, and sooner or later they will become dishes in our bowls. ”

Zhang Yunlong laughed and said: "What General Deng said is extremely true. After running for a day, I'm really hungry, so let's find a place to set up camp and cook and eat. ”

There is a small village at the bottom of the hill, and it is time for dinner, and the smoke in the village is curling. Deng Kui and Zhang Yunlong led the team down the hill. Walk straight to the little village.

"Soldiers, soldiers!"

The villagers saw the procession of several hundred people from a distance, shouting in the local dialect, running into the house, and then closing the door tightly. Some of the eldest girls and little daughters-in-law in the family hurriedly got some stove ash and painted them on their faces, for fear that their posture would cause trouble. After the Spanish invasion of Luzon. The local government has been defeated, and the armed forces roaming outside are either Spanish colonial troops or bandits, and the villagers have been pitted.

"Pay attention to military discipline, do not harass the people, and do not molest women. Buying and selling should be fair...... "The small and medium-sized officers in the Ming army kept telling their soldiers. Su Hao has set strict military regulations from the beginning of the establishment of the Kanyu Battalion, imitating the three disciplines and eight points of attention, which makes the Kanyu Battalion can be praised by the people when it moves to the north and south.

"Is there a steward in the village, we are Ming officers and soldiers, and if we want to spend the night here, please ask the village steward to come out and answer." Li Kang, the general manager of the surveying camp, walked into the village and shouted loudly at the closed doors.

After a while, a dark-skinned middle-aged man came out of nowhere, he came to Li Kang tremblingly, and said in Chinese: "This village is Zhenglin Axiang to meet the officers and soldiers. Dare to ask where did the master come from? ”

Luzon is close to the southeast coast of China, and for a long time, poor people from Fujian, Guangdong and other provinces have fled to Luzon for livelihood problems, and some Chinese pirates have also used Luzon as a base, so many Luzon people can speak Chinese. This Lin Axiang doesn't know whether he is a descendant of overseas Chinese or an aborigine, at least he can speak a few words of Chinese.

Li Kang said: "We are from Daming. ”

"Oh. Ming officers and soldiers...... How did you come to Luzon? Lin Axiang looked at the color of Li Kang's clothes, and believed it a little, but he didn't understand why the Ming army appeared here.

Regarding this question, Su Hao had already preached to the whole army before leaving, and Li Kang replied according to the standard answer: "Luzon is a subject country of my Ming Dynasty, and I have recently heard that Hongyi is massacring the natives in Luzon. ”

"I'm waiting to thank Emperor Ming!" Lin Axiang thanked him perfunctorily, and then continued, "However, our village is too small, and there are so many people in your army, I'm afraid we can't live there." Otherwise, please go 20 miles to the east, where there is a large town suitable for your army to be stationed. ”

Li Kang waved his hand and said: "It's okay, we won't trespass into the houses and come to the village, we just want to ask you to provide some firewood, grass, water and rice, and when we leave, we will definitely pay the silver taels according to the price." ”

"So that's ......" Lin Axiang's eyes rolled a few times, and said: "This matter will be discussed with the villain and the old man in the village, and then reply to the military master, is it okay?" ”

Li Kang said: "Then you can go quickly." ”

Lin Axiang ran away, Li Kang went back to report to Deng Kui and Zhang Yunlong, Deng Kui nodded and said: "We are new here, and the natives are not familiar with us, so it is inevitable that we will be a little worried. In this way, let's stay outside the village first, and wait for the news of the person named Lin Axiang. ”

The soldiers of the survey camp are all experienced in camping, and they also carry improvised tents with them. As soon as Deng Kui gave the order, the soldiers began to clear the site at the edge of the village, preparing it to be a temporary camp for the night. At first, the villagers watched with their heads hidden, but when they found that the army did not kill and set fires like the Spaniards, they became emboldened, and some people began to come out of their houses and stand not far away to watch.

Seeing that the villagers had come out, Deng Kui did not make a mistake, but sent a few soldiers who could speak well to the onlookers to preach the policies of the Ming army. These soldiers were also specially trained in advance and knew what to say to the people of unfamiliar places:

"You don't have to be afraid, we are Ming officers and soldiers, and we are here to help everyone."

"Our army has three major disciplines: first, we will not beat and curse people; Second, we don't molest women......"

"Come, kids, there's candy ...... here"

Seeing the pleasant faces of the soldiers, especially their Asian appearances, the villagers gradually let go of their worries, and some people brought food from their homes and tried to give it to the soldiers. Naturally, the soldiers paid for food in accordance with the rules of the country. After receiving the money, the villagers became even more emboldened, and more and more people came forward to talk, and some overseas Chinese chatted with the soldiers about their hometowns.

After a while, Lin Axiang, who had been talking to Li Kang before, appeared, with several white-bearded old men behind him. The old men were a little hesitant at first, but when they saw the Daming copper coins in the hands of the villagers, their eyes lit up and their faces became a little more solemn.

"Old Lin Tong, dare to ask the general's name." An old man in the lead was brought to Deng Kui, and the old man introduced himself to Deng Kui in a reserved manner, and at the same time asked Deng Kui's name.

"Oh, it's Uncle Lin, the general's surname is Deng Mingkui, and he is a general under Su Hao, the general of the Ming Dynasty." Deng Kui said politely to Lin Tong.

Lin Tong nodded, and asked again: "Since you are soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, why did you come to our Luzon?" ”

Deng Kui then told Lin Tong what he said about the Hongyi people again, and Lin Tong: "The Hongyi are making trouble in my Luzon, and the Ming officers and soldiers came to drive out the Hongyi, which is naturally for the benefit of the people of Luzon." However, the old man still has to remind General Deng that although Luzon is a subject country of the Ming Dynasty, it is also a place with royal law. General Deng must also strictly restrain his subordinates and not breed trouble, otherwise, we also have a yamen in Luzon. ”

Lin Tong said this very politely, Deng Kui's face changed slightly, and said, "What does Uncle Lin mean by this?" ”

Lin Daodao: "You are uninvited, and we naturally have to say some ugly things in the front." If you harass our people in Luzon, we will ask the yamen to come forward and drive you out. ”

"You ......" Before Deng Kui could say anything, the soldiers on the side couldn't listen anymore. A pro-soldier's eyes widened, and his hand had already pressed on the hilt of the knife, but Deng Kui had not yet spoken, and he was inconvenient for a while.

The muscles on Deng Kui's face twitched a few times, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Uncle Lin said this, Deng remembered it. Deng will definitely strictly restrain his subordinates, and he will not bring any trouble to the villagers. ”

"That's good, the army is coming from afar, our village is poor, and there is nothing to work for, these dozen eggs, please General Deng accept them." Lin Tong said proudly, beckoned to the back, and a firewood girl who looked like a maid stepped forward and handed over a small basket of eggs, the number of which was really only a dozen, and the size was not much bigger than a pigeon's egg.

Deng Kui smiled, waved his hand to the soldiers, motioned for them to accept it, and then arched his hand to Lin Tong and said, "Deng Mou has thanked Uncle Lin, if you have anything else, please feel free to give advice." ”

Lin Tongniu left happily, Deng Kui had a smile on his face, and watched Lin Tong walk away, only then did his face sink.

"General, why are you so polite to this old thing?" The soldier next to him who was holding the knife finally couldn't help it and asked Deng Kui.

Deng Kui took a sip and said, "Lao Tzu didn't want to spoil the affairs of the general soldiers, so he couldn't bear to clean up this old guy." Someone came, immediately went back to send a letter to Mr. Su and Mr. Li, told them about the situation here, and asked them to decide. ”

"Order!" The soldier agreed, and with a few men, he hurried back to the camp on the coast.

Deng Kui ordered the other soldiers: "Order, before the order of the general soldier arrives, no one is allowed to clash with the villagers, give me a good look at the camp, and don't let people take advantage of the chaos to steal our camp." ”

PS: I was delayed last week, and this week I will try to make up for what I owe last week.