According to the resolution of the rear, Zhao Lide and Beiwei began negotiations with the Spanish prisoners on the island, and they did not hide their goal: we wanted to capture those warships from the Americas, and for this we needed to occupy this place for a while. If you are willing to cooperate, then we will turn around and return to Manila after the American Fleet has been settled, and this place will still be returned to you. During this period, your life security and living conditions will be fully guaranteed, and we will leave you all behind when we finally leave, and you will be free to go wherever you want to go in the future.

What if you don't want to cooperate? Zhao Lide didn't say anything about this, but just used a meaningful smile to make those Europeans' hairs stand on end. Later, in the interval between negotiations, Beiwei, who was in charge of singing blackface, deliberately pretended to be inadvertent, and talked to his interpreter in a corridor that could be heard by the Spaniards in the room: Whether those people are willing to cooperate or not, our goal will never change. To avoid unnecessary distractions, there will be no one left on Cebu Island who could hinder our plans!

(One doesn't stay?) ）

The translator dutifully repeated it in Spanish, while Beiwei reiterated it in a murderous tone: "That's right, not a single one will be left!" ”

Obviously, no one in the Spaniards here has seen "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", let alone the play "Jiang Gan steals books", so after the intermission ended and the two sides returned to the negotiating table, they all expressed their willingness to accept the conditions of the Qiong navy. The former governor of Cebu Island, after experiencing a fierce ideological struggle, asked one more question after doing such a thing, even if you let us all go, "It's not easy to explain when we go back to China."

Beiwei glanced at this innocent man and said very politely: "This is a problem that you have to solve yourself." ”

And Zhao Lide, who was in charge of singing the red face, was not so cold, and added with a smile: "It's okay, our side also accepts naturalization applications from Europeans." Whether it's Manila or Hainan Island, there are a lot of Europeans working for us. ”

This sentence was absolutely true, and these captives clearly saw that among the Joan naval soldiers who were in charge of escorting and guarding them, in addition to the yellow-skinned Chinese faces, there were also many white-skinned and high-nosed authentic Europeans. Many of them were even Spaniards, so the Joan navy was not bothered by language problems when he tricked into the city and negotiated with them.

Whatever the intentions of these officers were, they all agreed to cooperate anyway. Of course, there will definitely be strict surveillance measures on the side of the Qiong Navy during specific operations, "in case these people change their minds halfway."

Solve the officers, for those ordinary soldiers, even if they are willing to cooperate, there are not so many people on this side to spy on them. So to "send" them When those officers heard the word "send" from the mouth of the northern latitude, they all trembled, thinking that this guy was really murderous without blinking.

It turned out that a boat came from outside the harbor and "loaded all the soldiers and prisoners on the ship and carried them away, and I heard that the voyage was destined for Manila, where there was already a very large Spanish prisoner of war camp, and it did not care about adding another two hundred members."

Afterwards, in the face of the puzzled eyes of those officials, "the Spanish translator from Beiwei just spread his hands: "He just said: Those who do not want to cooperate cannot stay on this island....."

By the way, the ship that took the prisoners of war also brought in a new batch of soldiers, also mixed Chinese and Europeans. However, this time the proportion of Chinese has increased a lot.

After all, at present, Tang Jian does not have many European soldiers who can be completely trusted to carry out this mission with high requirements for secrecy. can only be replaced by the Chinese army, fortunately, the military uniform is enough, and if you put on the hat again, you can't see the flaws from a distance. If you still don't think it's enough, you can stick a beard again, and no one can see it unless you come to the front.

So during this time, the residents of Cebu Port found that in addition to the increase in the number of eastern faces in the garrison of the castle, many beards were suddenly added. Could it be that the whole guard has changed? But the officers have not changed much, that is, the officers seem to be much more timid all of a sudden, and they always carry at least two bodyguards with them wherever they go, and they are often strong beards."".

However, to their delight, the new soldiers had good military discipline, "unlike the hooligans who used to drink and make trouble, or extort money." It's just a little arrogant.,It doesn't seem to be willing to talk to the residents more.,Even the prostitute Liuying, who used to have the best business, can't get close to the barracks now....

But no matter what the inside has been, the port of Cebu doesn't look like anything has changed on the surface. The soldiers patrolling the walls of Fort San Pero are still wearing brightly coloured Spanish uniforms. And the flagpole fluttered high. It is also the banner of His Majesty Philip IV, the co-lord of Spain and Portugal. One of the biggest differences between the galleon and other Spanish galleons is that it has a knife-sharp bow in the harbor, and it also shows its sophistication and distinction in many small places. Many port residents, especially those involved in navigation, wanted to get on board and see it.

However, the soldiers guarding the boat were really vicious, and when they got a little closer, there was a shouting and shouting, which made the inhabitants of the island very dissatisfied. And there is a different opinion among the troops on the island: "Is it too wasteful to put the "Governor" in the harbor as bait? This kind of sailboat is a dead thing when it is parked in the harbor, and it is difficult to deal with it in time in case of an accident. ”

Ling Ning, who was in charge of commanding the maritime forces, was quite dissatisfied with this, the "Earl" was still being overhauled, and Ling Ning, who was bent on revenge, served as the temporary captain of the "Governor" with a similar model, and the other "Princess" involved in the operation has always been commanded by Huang Xiaodong. The Princess and other naval vessels are currently hiding in a nearby hidden fjord, ready to intercept at any moment. Ling Ning originally wanted to be with them, but Zhao Lide thought that if the port was empty, it might not be conducive to luring the opponent into taking the bait.

"Hunting, there is always some bait in the trap, and there is only one governor in our ship, and the number is the most suitable for this job, and then change it when there is a new one."

Ade said with a smile that the deception plan had gone very smoothly so far, but he hoped to make things more perfect, and if a Spanish ship had traveled thousands of miles from the Americas to Asia, and when it arrived at the agreed port, it would inevitably be a little puzzled. But if there were one or two ships anchored in the harbor, they would certainly be less vigilant, is that human nature?

Zhao Lide originally wanted to use the original ship in Cebu Port to do this work, but Cebu really can't be compared with Manila, when they attacked in, there was not a single ship in the port, and then asked about the prisoners, saying that there may not be a ship here for a month, and every year there will be ships from the east or the west passing by in those months when the wind direction is suitable, which is still thanks to the blessing that Manila was occupied by your group of Chinese, making this a new foothold for Spanish galleons to return to Europe from the Americas, otherwise it will be even more deserted.

Unable to find a local ship, Ade had no choice but to replace the Princess with the Doge, which was made by Italian craftsmen, although it was also a Western ship, but the appearance was completely different from the Spanish galleon, not to mention that the Princess was the one with the most modifications of all the captured ships, so the change in appearance was even greater.

The other Chinese-style ships were even more unsuitable, and only the Governor was left, so Ling Ning was reluctant in his heart, so he had to agree to Ade's request. Fortunately, Zhao Lide promised to change the bait after other boats came to take the bait, and Ling Ning had to wait with peace of mind.

This wait lasted for more than ten days, until about half a month later, when they finally waited for the first guests"...

Two Spanish sailing ships appear on the outskirts of Cebu Island at the same time!

Through the binoculars, you can see that both boats are dusty, with shell barnacles stained on the outboards, and many damage to the hull and sails, apparently after a long journey. At this time, this kind of place, which appeared outside the port of Cebu, was mostly from the Americas.

"Yes, two at once, can we eat it?"

On the watchtower at the highest point of Fort San Perro, Zhao Lide observed the other party's movements through the telescope, and asked the north latitude next to him with a smile, and the latter only snorted slightly: "What do you say?" ”

Ade smiled, don't say that they are now in a position of a covert sneak attack, that is, the plan failed, and urgently use wireless telegraphy to pull out the fleet hiding behind and fight hard, and there is no problem in eating these two ships.

However, since he, Zhao Lide, has put so much effort into this "Li Dai Taozhuang" strategy, of course, he can no longer use such a crude method of attacking and attacking without technical content. The corresponding strategies and responses have already been arranged, in order to avoid revealing flaws, the people who are responsible for the implementation on the front line are some authentic Europeans, and they only need to observe and monitor in secret~ By the way, you can also test these Europeans who were recruited by Tang Jian into the Qiong Navy.

Tang Jian adheres to the concept of "no need to suspect people, no suspicion in employing people", and has always treated those Europeans and Chinese who meet the recruitment conditions and are absorbed into the Qiong Navy equally, which is also the fair attitude that he should show as an army commander.

Zhao Lide's positioning and position in the team determine that he cannot be so "open", at any time, he Zhao Lide has to focus half of his energy on the team, especially these new members who have just joined, not only limited to Europeans.

Only those who have been tested can really be used with confidence, and now is a good opportunity to test people's hearts.

Looking at the two Spanish ships that were approaching, Ade's eyes showed a look of complexity.