Chapter 234: First Encounter with Tarina
Compared with the ardent expectations of Carlos, the governor of Malacca, and others, Li Guo will not feel ashamed of his ideas and what he is going to implement, except that he is thick-skinned enough, and Li Guo has always believed that what he wants to do is completely correct, and he is righteous. &. {23} {wx}.
In the development of history, war is an important part of promoting human development, not to mention that Li Guo's purpose is just to seize a few ships, which is not a big deal. If you can't take it hard, you don't allow us to use some strategies?
So, Li Guo came to Malacca with the fleet with peace of mind. Although his fleet was a bit miserable, except for a few large ships, the rest of the ships stumbled and finally reached their destination.
And the Portuguese stationed in Malacca welcomed him far beyond Li Guo's imagination.
On the docks, in addition to most of the more than 1,000 soldiers on the Portuguese fleet, many Portuguese people came to greet them, a considerable number of them were women, and most of these were the families of the Portuguese troops stationed in Malacca.
Two rows of uniformed bands with oboe, bassoon, horn, tuba, trumpet and other instruments in their hands played messy music, which Li Guo couldn't understand anyway.
Enthusiastic people cheered loudly in Portuguese, some with flowers in their hands.
Li Guo frowned, and scolded in his heart, why are you so enthusiastic? How can I do it? But as the saying goes, when it's time to shoot, you will shoot, and you will break into Kyushu!
Therefore, Li Guo smiled and sorted out the bright silver soft armor inlaid with silver and white armor, and wore a bright silver helmet tied with big red cherry blossoms. Pin the saber back from your waist and put on your boots with black gauze on a white background. With his head held high, he walked off the boat.
Lida and Caroli came over first, greeted Li Guo first, and then introduced Li Guo and Carlos to each other.
In fact, the introduction is nothing more than etiquette, and in the crowd, the leader can be seen at a glance.
Lee had already seen a Westerner in his fifties dressed in the uniform of the Portuguese Navy. This man is quite personable, noble and majestic. Surrounded by everyone, he was looking at Li Guo with a smile, it was Governor Carlos.
Li Guo doesn't need to be polite. Strode towards Carlos.
Governor Carlos stretched out his left hand in a measured manner and said politely, "Welcome, General Li Guo." ”
Why bother to be so literate, Li Guo is not a corrupt Confucian! Li Guo stretched out his hand. Shake it. Then he opened his hands and hugged Carlos, like old friends who hadn't seen him for years.
Although Carlos has never been to the Ming Dynasty, he knows the situation in the Ming Dynasty. He thought that since Li Guo was a very powerful general, he must be not young. But when they met, they found that Li Guo was only in his twenties, although he had heard Lida talk about Li Guo's age. But still shocked.
In addition, the Ming Dynasty was a very conservative country. Carlos thought that Ming officials would pay attention to the elaborate etiquette. But Li Guo is not, judging from Li Guo's enthusiastic way of breaking the convention, this Li Guo is very different.
After hugging, Li Guo held Carlos' hand and said to Ricarros, "This is a good place, I have wanted to come for a long time, I'm really glad that I'm here now, I feel very good here, it's like home." "Li Guo means that I am here, and this place is mine.
Governor Carlos thought this was Li Guo's praise for Malacca, and even thanked him. After a few warm conversations with Li Guo, he leaned over and introduced Li Guo, "General Li, this is the little girl Talena." ”
At the same time that Li Guo saw Governor Carlos, he had already seen Talena next to Carlos, and at that time, Li Guo's heart moved, and although Li Guo was a little unsuitable with his color heart, there was nothing wrong with it. Even in the original time and space, Li Guo had never really had contact with foreigners, let alone such a flower-like girl.
But Li Guo was never abrupt, and when Governor Carlos introduced his daughter, Li Guo walked up to Tarina very gracefully. Li Guo took off the bright silver helmet on his head and bent down gently to Tarina politely.
Tarina hurriedly pulled the hem of her skirt and squatted slightly to return the favor.
"Miss Tarina, it's a pleasure to meet you, I've heard for a long time that you have a peerless look, but it seems to me that those words that describe you are not right." Li Guo said with a smile.
Tarina was stunned, and everyone was stunned. Because Li Guo's words seem to refute Talimina's beauty.
Nie Xinqi, who followed Li Guo, scolded in his heart, Tiger Master, Tiger Master, won't you say something nice? What are we going to do? Isn't it just to paralyze these Portuguese in Malacca first, and then take advantage of their unpreparedness to take them down in one fell swoop? Besides, despite the different aesthetic views, this Tarina is really good-looking!
Tarina was stunned for a moment, although she was unhappy in her heart, she still said in a calm tone, "Maybe you are right, I am not so pretty. ”
"No, no, no! Miss Tarina, I think you have misunderstood, I do not deny your beauty! I'm just denying those who say to me that you're beautiful. I just think, how can you put into words a beautiful face like yours? You are like a princess of the fairy world. Li Guo's mouth was full of flattering words.
Nie Xin is angry enough, Master Hu, why are you low again.
However, Li Guo's words made Talina very happy, and Li Guo's words of praise made Tarina even more unbearable, and she chuckled, and her good impression of Li Guo increased greatly.
Li Guo said, "It is reported that Miss Talina's ball is in the evening of the day after tomorrow, and I, Li Guo, am in a hurry, for fear of delay, but fortunately, I finally arrived." ”
Tarina smiled and said, "You are welcome to my ball, your presence will make my ball more meaningful, because no general from the East has ever been here!" ”
But Li Guo said with a little shame, "It's just that I came in a hurry because I had important things to do, so I didn't prepare any gifts, so I still ask for your forgiveness." ”
For this, Tarina didn't care. Li Guo made a special trip to attend her coming-of-age ceremony, which was already very face-saving. Moreover, Li Guo, a person wearing exquisite armor, is completely different from Westerners, and Tarina has a great sense of curiosity and freshness about Li Guo.
Tarina wanted to find a chance to talk to Li Guo, and she wanted to know more about the mysterious country in the East. But during the meal, Li Guo didn't have time to chat with her.
Li Guo was talking to Carlos about preparing supplies for him, and in addition, since Li Guo's people had arrived at the port, of course they had to go ashore. Li Guo and Carlos discussed where to set up camp and the number of people who would go ashore. In the end, it was decided that no more than 5,000 people could go ashore, and military discipline and order should be strictly enforced in accordance with local laws and regulations. Li Guo immediately agreed, and immediately set up camp in the remote part of the port.
Seeing that it was getting late, Li Guo got up and said goodbye.
Talyna didn't say a word, and when she saw that Li Guo was leaving, she said, "General Li, who is handsome from the East, you haven't told me the story of your East." ”
"I'd love to, Miss Tarina. If you are free tomorrow, I will tell you about the East in detail. Also, we would love for you to be our guide, you know, this place in Malacca is very beautiful, I want to take a good look at it. (To be continued......)