542 Li Dai Taozhuang (II)

- They are indeed elite troops from Europe! No wonder they are so bullish.

The captain muttered secretly in his heart, and when he looked up, he saw that the other party was not only full of this officer's style, but also the thirty or so sergeants behind him, all of whom were in straight uniforms, standing straight with their guns in one hand, and one person was like a stake. Seeing the spiritual temperament of these people, and the standard military posture with their heads held high, and then looking at the group of ragged sailors behind him, like hooligan beggars, the captain was shocked......

Could it be that His Majesty sent the Praetorian Guards around him? Although the force in front of him was small in number, it was more than thirty or so men more powerful than any Spanish army he remembered, let alone the unlucky ones who had been sent to South America.

When the officer had finished speaking, or rather did not stop after giving the order, he turned around and was about to go down the ship, but the captain hesitated for a moment, and at last he cried out:

"Your Excellency, please wait!"

Seeing that the officer turned his head to look at him, the captain Fang was a little embarrassed and said:

"The commander of our fleet......" he pointed to the big ship behind him that had not yet docked, "it is still on the 'Angel', it is better to wait for him to come over, and then go to meet the commander together, I do not have the authority to meet the commander alone." ”

The officer looked at him, looked up at the big boat outside, and nodded:

"Okay, let's wait a minute."

The ship quickly signaled to their companions, who were still wandering outside the harbor, to land as soon as possible to meet the commander. While waiting, the captain managed to get close to the officer, who looked very arrogant. Trying to learn a little more about the state of the European fleet, and currying favor with the commander - judging by the officer's imposingness, even if he is only a captain now, he will definitely be promoted in the future.

During the conversation, it was learned that the captain company commander named Aror was indeed from the most elite Castilian archery regiment in Spain, who had made many meritorious contributions in the European wars of religion, and even received a medal from His Majesty the King himself. Captain Aror was quite arrogant, and kept his head held high in conversation, but he was not indifferent, and basically answered many of the captain's questions:

"That big ship is the ship of His Excellency the Commander, isn't it...... But why are the other ships missing? ”

"We are all going to Manila, which has been heavily surrounded by our troops, and Your Excellency the Commander has come to wait for you in order to concentrate all your forces and strike the final blow on the enemy."

"Huh? Are you surrounded by enemies? Admire Admire...... Our side is too remote, and it is already too late to receive orders from the Admiralty, and we have to send ships to reorganize our troops, and even if we set off immediately, it will inevitably be delayed...... Your Excellency Commander, can you understand? ”

"You are coming quickly, the ship of New Spain has not yet arrived."

The captain, Aror, replied casually, his eyes blazing at the other galleon that was approaching, as if concerned about its safe access.

"This is a cold-faced and warm-hearted person."

The captain secretly thought to himself, and respected him again in his heart, even if he had some other thoughts in his heart, he had already thrown them out of the clouds at this time......

While Aror and the captain were negotiating and waiting at the bow of the ship, the other sailors on the ship still wanted to get off the ship and relax, but the soldiers who followed Aror on board blocked the passage and did not allow them to disembark.

"Don't give landing? Why? We're here on order! ”

The first mate who led the team was full of anger, if it weren't for the fear of the other party's elite status in Europe, and the new arquebus of the water, according to the habit of their sailors, they would have picked up the wine bottle and smashed it.

But the sergeant-looking little soldier on the other side only raised his eyes and squinted at him, and a look of disgust appeared on his face—if Aror played the role of a proud but strict commander, then the attitude of this comrade was the most common arrogance among the elite troops of all countries:

"Look at you lice and fleas, you're probably about to be sucked into jerky, aren't you? Let you run ashore and spread disease. Want to log in? Wash it first! ”

"Even what? Even back in Spain, there is no such stinky rule! ”

The first mate and the sailors behind him were furious, which also aroused the captain's and Aror's ideas. The latter looked at the group and said to the captain:

"Oh, I forgot to say it just now - there were signs of infectious diseases when our army first arrived here, but fortunately, His Excellency the Commander took the opportunity to take strict precautions and disinfection measures to avoid a terrible plague."

"Plague? Oh, my God! It wasn't the Black Death, right? ”

"There's a plague on your island?"

The captain's face changed, and he even looked back at the sail line that had been lowered, wondering if it was time to turn around and run away. As soon as they heard that it might be the Black Death, the crew members who were still angry immediately quieted down, and the momentum that they couldn't wait to rush to the shore immediately disappeared without a trace, and was replaced by a deep fear of staring.

Their fearful attitude did not surprise Aror too much – for the Europeans of this era, the horrors of the Black Death were absolutely deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. From the 14th century to the 17th century, the Black Death was completely synonymous with death on the European continent, and Zhao Lide deliberately related to the "plague" in his action strategy, precisely to take advantage of their nervousness—people are naturally more negligent in considering problems under tension.

"Of course there is no plague on the island!"

Aror said in a relaxed tone, and he glanced at the captain, his face still unchanged, but the contempt in his eyes became more and more obvious:

"It's just that, if we let people from all the different continents run around without any scruples, as we have done before, without the necessary precautions, then it is believed that it will not be long before there will be a plague epidemic on the island—so according to the new safety and health regulations issued by His Excellency the Commander, all new ships and crews must be cleaned and disinfected before they can go ashore. Only by strictly following these regulations can we avoid people coming from different continents from bringing diseases and becoming a source of plague. ”

These words were said in a strict manner, and the condescending gaze of those neatly dressed soldiers who looked over here suddenly made those crew members feel a little ashamed of themselves. Including the captain, they couldn't help but nod secretly.

"I see...... It does make sense. ”

So the captain turned around and shouted to his men:

"Hear me—fucking rinse yourself, clean yourself up, and go ashore!"

"Not necessarily."

Aror pointed to a light gray wooden house on the pier:

"There are specially built shower rooms with hot water and disinfectants to ensure thorough cleaning. It's just that it's more troublesome to open every time, and it's better to wait for the big ship over there to dock, and the sailors on both boats go together, so that the efficiency will be higher. ”

"Oh...... Okay, let's go together later. ”

The captain and crew had nothing to say, and then waited until the great galleon, the Angel, came ashore, and Aror went with the captain to meet with the commander of the Spanish detachment from the Viceroyalty of Peru, and repeated what he had just said.

With the flawless speech and demeanor of Aror and the others, and the testimony of his own captain, the commander of the fleet naturally had nothing to doubt, and after a few words of negotiation, he agreed to lead all the officers and captains of the detachment to the castle of San Pero to meet His Excellency the commander-in-chief of their military operation. And let all the remaining sailors on both ships follow the dock personnel to the cleaning place, and undergo the full formalities of showering and disinfecting to avoid landing with the source of the disease.

…………

"Looks like Aror and they're doing a pretty good job......"

Through the telescope, Zhao Lide was pleased to see that the Spaniards had landed and split into two groups, with a smaller group of officers following Aror's platoon towards the castle. Hundreds of other sailors and soldiers, guided by another group of fake Spanish soldiers, walked towards the large cleaning house set up on the dock.

Because they were going to take a bath, of course, those people could not carry muskets and swords or anything, most of them were holding a change of clothes, and occasionally a few people who were particularly vigilant, or had developed a habit, still hung daggers and short muskets around their waists. But it doesn't matter - they don't always have knives and guns in the shower, do they?

"This reminds me of the documentaries I watched before, about the Nazi concentration camps...... Ling Ning, who also held a telescope and stood on the watchtower with Zhao Lide, observing the whole process of this operation from a distance, smacked his lips and commented, "You should also get some poison gas from the shower, right?" ”

"Of course not, we are civilized people, how can we engage in the Nazi Holocaust - the committee can't allow it."

Ade smiled, but a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes:

"Of course, a little scare is inevitable. After all, the two sides are in a state of war, and if you want those people to be prisoners honestly, you can't do it without a little means......"

It wasn't long before Ling Ning saw what Zhao Lide called the methods and "little fright" - there was nothing wrong with the bathroom itself, and the hot water that came out of the shower head was indeed hot water, and even some coarse soap was prepared for those sailors to use - even if he was put into a prisoner of war camp as a prisoner in the future, his hygiene problems really needed to be paid attention to.

It's just that when the group is almost all washed and ready to go outside to get dressed. Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and the walls on one side of the shower room were suddenly torn open - the walls were originally left with a trapped door. And from the outside, a large group of Chinese soldiers in green uniforms rushed in, and the black muzzles of the rifles in their hands were aimed at these naked unlucky people......

Even the Chinese soldiers are now proficient in shouting these words:

“uedeenreg！” (Surrender!) ）

“reiendlmn!leurn!” (Hands up!) You have been taken captive! ）RO