Chapter 12 The Perfidious Englishman
Zhang Biwu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he left Weddell's flagship, he expected that Weddell was going to kill him, and now he finally succeeded, which can also show that there are many brave and knowledgeable people in the Ming army, and it seems that this can also deter Western countries not to think that China is easy to bully.
When he appeared on the shore, it was not surprising that Huang Qi, Lin Xiangfeng, Yuan Yupei, Huang Youguang, Cai Jiuyi, and Lin Lichang were waiting for him.
Because there are two more people! It's Feiyango and Eashan! How did the two get there? Seeing his brother, Zhang Biwu was naturally very happy.
"Brother!" Fei Yangguo came quickly, he went straight to Zhang Biwu, and when he saw that Zhang Biwu's cheeks were injured, he asked worriedly: "Brother, you are fine, right?" Looking at Zhang Biwu carefully, he couldn't help but feel relieved when he saw that Zhang Biwu was fine.
Zhang Biwu smiled and replied, "It's okay!" I'm fine! Brother, why are you here" Fei Yangguo replied truthfully, because he heard that Yulin Town wanted to investigate Zhang Biwu's affair with the righteous army, and Zhang Biwu was in danger, so he came and wanted to save Zhang Biwu. Later, I heard that Zhang Biwu arrived in Dongguan, Guangdong, and he also came all the way.
Zhang Biwu is very strange, what about his fornication with the righteous army? But he thought about it, even if it was really poked out, the master with great powers could settle it, so Zhang Biwu didn't take it to heart. Of course, at this time, Zhang Biwu didn't know the true identity of Fei Yangguo!
[Note 1] Fei Yangguo's biological mother is Han, and it is his biological mother who is Han, so his biological mother is not recorded, and he was raised by his stepconcubine Fucha Yandai. He was also despised by the Manchu imperial family.
[Note 1]: Fei Yangguo's biological mother is unknown. There is a saying that Fei Yangguo is the son of Hachi's step-concubine Fucha, whose name is Yandai. There are also those who say no. In my novel, I assume that Fei Yangguo's mother was Han, and he was raised by a step-concubine, but he was ignored since he was a child.
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In the year before last, Leng Seng Ji, the servant of Princess Mangguji of Hada, took the lead in denouncing the son of Fucha and **Hachi, Mang Gurtai, who had conspired with his younger brother Dege and sister Princess Hada and made gold seals privately.
Princess Hada was put to death, and Princess Hada's eldest daughter was killed by Hauge. The Mang Gurtai and Derge families were all stripped of their clan and reduced to commoners. Because Feiyangguo was not the biological son of the Fucha clan, and he did not have a good relationship with Manggultai and Delge, and had a good relationship with Dolgon and Duoduo, he was not implicated.
Fei Yangguo has the characteristics of a Han Chinese, plus he was influenced by his mother since he was a child, he learned Chinese very well, and he can also disguise himself as a Han Chinese, and it is difficult for others to see that he is a Manchurian. Therefore, he visited Daming many times, but no one found that he was Manchurian.
In fact, Fei Yang Guolai was not all worried about Zhang Biwu's safety, he also thought that if Zhang Biwu was excluded in the Ming army, he would find a way to pull Zhang Biwu into the Manchu side of the lineup.
For this matter, before leaving, he went to Duoduo's sickbed and asked Duoduo what would happen if he recruited Duoduo's enemies to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which would be useful to the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
Duoduo replied that as long as it was beneficial to the Qing Dynasty, his personal honor and disgrace were nothing. In fact, when Duoduo heard Fei Yangguo say this, he suspected that Fei Yangguo had been ordered by Huang Taiji to come and test him. So he naturally behaved only for the interests of the Qing Dynasty and disregarded himself.
Feiyango didn't think much about it, thinking that what the fifteenth elder brother said was true, but his servant Ea Shan thought that the words of Duoduo, who did not care about brotherhood, were not credible.
But a simple Fei Yangguo doesn't make sense, not to mention that Ea Shan is just a servant, and it's even more difficult to convince Fei Yangguo! Now he has decided to go to the territory of the Ming Kingdom, first, he can save Zhang Biwu, and secondly, he doesn't have to worry about separating the two camps in the future, so that the good brothers can meet each other for their main soldiers, and third, he can also go to see his sweetheart.
Zhang Biwu and Fei Yangguo are happy to be reunited after a long absence, and they should drink happily. The two of them went to drink, and the thirty-five cannons that Weddell had returned were transported away by the waiting Ming soldiers and reinstalled on the Humen Fort.
Not only that, Weddell also sent two merchants to Canton with Noretti, bringing 22,000 leels of Spanish silver and two small boxes of Japanese silver coins for purchase. Of course, he also gave Noretti a lot of money, hoping that Noretti would take care of the two businessmen.
Noretti was full of promises, but he also saw that it would be difficult for Weddell to swallow this breath! In his heart, he also wished that the British would go to war with the Ming army, and of course it would be better to even join the Netherlands. He just sat and waited to watch the show, and he also looked at the opportunity to see if Portugal could also reap the benefits.
Naturally, he will not remind the Guangdong authorities, but wants the Guangdong authorities to relax their vigilance, believing that Weddell will not do anything again.
For this reason, the Cantonese authorities relaxed their vigilance, believing that since Weddell had already apologized and sent two merchants to make a good trade, there was nothing to worry about.
But what is unthinkable is that Weddell is a plan! As he told Terry, this was for him to let the Cantonese authorities let their guard down, so that he could drive long into the river and directly threaten Canton. Not only his British fleet but also the pirates cooperated, and Weddell formed an alliance with a group of scum pirates from China to advance and retreat with them.
It's just that what Weddell didn't expect was that there were thousands of garrisons in Guangzhou, otherwise he would have attacked Guangzhou in one fell swoop. He could only threaten and bluff on the inland rivers in order to force the Cantonese authorities to open the door to trade.
Of course, the Cantonese side did not know that there were pirates in the road, and they only thought that it was 6 British ships and more than 1,000 British. Zhang Jingxin was debating how to deal with this British fleet.
The general opinion is that the soldiers have to be repelled when they are approaching the city, and this deception completely angers everyone, and it is unbearable! Troops must be sent to teach them a hard lesson! lest other countries think that China is easy to deceive!
Under this circumstance, as a martial champion, deputy Qianhu of Jinyi Guard, and also made outstanding contributions to the coastal defense of Liangguang, Zhu Kezhen, who eliminated the pirates, must have a heavy responsibility. But how many men were to be sent to attack the rampant British ships? How many more ships will be dispatched?
In fact, they were all lamenting that if there were Zheng He's treasure ships, such excellent and sturdy ships as the early Ming Dynasty could easily repel the British. At that time, a ship could hold 1,200 people, which was a giant on the sea.
It is a pity that the weakening of coastal defense, the increase in desertion from the guards, and the lack of development of ships, navigation, shipbuilding, etc., not only did not advance, but regressed and weakened, and excellent warships such as the treasure ships of Zheng He's time were gone.
On the one hand, it was necessary to send men and horses to attack the enemy in the river of Guangzhou, and on the other hand, it was necessary to be careful to guard against the British who would attack Guangzhou. Zhang Jingxin wanted to speak out and give at least six or seven large warships, such as three-masted gunboats that can accommodate 300 people, if there were six or seven three-masted gunboats to fight, it would be 2,000 people, and it would be safe to destroy the British.
At this moment, Chen Qian, the chief of transportation, appeared to stop ......