The discussion didn't take long to end, and in the end, Huo Weihua was a little uneasy to discuss with other army staff officers.

The results that can be obtained are basically not inconsistent with what Xian Feng said, and everyone's opinion is that they can continue to increase the intensity of the attack.

On the other side.

Zhao Yunkai's Daming Shandong Naval Division was not idle at all, after all, before attacking Annan, Daming actually did not inform any surrounding countries.

It's just that this is really redundant in Zhu Youzhen's opinion, after all, in a sense.

Annan was a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.

Now because of the rebellion, the Ming Dynasty sent troops to attack, which from another point of view, it is the internal affairs of the Ming Dynasty, that is to say, this is the Ming Empire's own business.

Of course... Zhu Youzhen can think so simply, also because the current situation in Nanyang is more complicated.

Especially since the continuous trade with the Ming Dynasty, more and more Taixi countries have increased their investment in the East.

For such a situation, Zhao Yunkai did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

Just when the Ming army's attack on Annam was in full swing, on the sea... Several wooden sailing boats are approaching the mouth of the Red River.

These seemed to be the arrival of "uninvited guests", which instantly aroused the vigilance of the Pingnan-class Qingdao ship of the Daming Shandong Naval Division.

The naming rules within the Daming Shandong Naval Division were continued by Zhu Youzhen as a whole.

They are all named after the cities within the Ming Dynasty.

"Captain! Look, there are armed merchant ships of red-haired ghosts approaching us over there! ”

The sailors on the lookout on the warship observed this from a distance and hurriedly reported to Liao Siwei, the captain of the Qingdao ship at this moment.

"Red-haired ghost? Really! If they want to meddle in Annan's affairs, they are simply asking for their own death..."

The lookout was a little stunned, but it wasn't something he should be paying attention to.

Liao Siwei responded: "I know, continue to observe, and find out which country's flag is flying on their ship as soon as possible!" ”

"Yes! Captain! ”

The observing sailors hurriedly beckoned the sailors on the lookout to continue observing, and at the same time, Liao Siwei said to several sailor officers around him: "Shoot an early warning bomb!" Report to the other warships on our side! ”

"Yes!"

A moment later.

On the deck of the Qingdao ship, a sailor ignited an early warning bomb, which was an early warning device specially requested by Zhu Youzhen to be developed by the General Ordnance Bureau for the Daming Shandong Naval Division.

Early warning shells are divided into red, yellow, and blue, which represent different warning levels.

This time, Liao Siwei directly ignited the red warning bomb, which symbolizes the highest warning level.

In the sky, a red flame flashed instantly, and this specially developed early warning bomb has many characteristics such as long stay in the air and high brightness.

And on a Ming warship in the distance.

Zhao Yunkai also saw the early warning bomb being launched in the distance from a distance, and his face suddenly changed.

It is now near the mouth of the Red River.

At present, only three warships of the Ming Dynasty are here, and there are only two except for the Qingdao ship.

The other warships had already penetrated inwards through the Red River, or had moved south as the army was attacking.

"Everyone! All assemble to the Qingdao ship! ”

Zhao Yunkai's voice suddenly came out, and the order was passed to the ears of all the sailors.

On the other side, another warship also saw the early warning issued by the Qingdao ship, and hurriedly launched the warship and began to move closer to the Qingdao ship.

....

On a wooden armed merchant ship on the sea, a well-dressed Spanish naval officer was playing with a wine glass in his hand with a smile on his face, and the adjutant of the warship stood beside him.

The adjutant, who looked a little ugly, looked at the captain in front of him a little nervously, and hurriedly said, "Captain... This time, we are using armed merchant ships to trade with the Ming Dynasty, so we can't rashly get involved in the war of the Ming Dynasty..."

The captain, on the other hand, had a relaxed expression.

He turned his head and said, "What are you afraid of?" Is it possible that the warships of the Ming Dynasty still dare to fire at the armed merchant ships of our Kingdom of Spain? It's going to provoke war..."

Hear this.

The adjutant's expression did not relax in the slightest, and he spoke again with some caution: "You must not go to war... We don't have the experience of engaging the Ming warships yet! ”

"Can't? Why not, aren't we here this time to proclaim the majesty of our Kingdom of Spain? ”

What the captain said actually represents the attitude of the Kingdom of Spain towards the Ming Dynasty.

For a long time, the Ming Dynasty's unconditional preference for the Dutch in trade made many Spaniards dissatisfied.

Many people are clamoring for a war with the Ming Dynasty in China to get more trade share.

But others don't know, can they, as soldiers of the Kingdom of Spain, not understand?

It's just a superficial rhetoric, and whoever really takes it all seriously.

No one can afford to rush into war.

After all, in the East, the power of their Spaniards is really not very large, and they control this sea area... is still the sailor of the Ming Dynasty, or the forces of Zheng Zhilong and the Dutch.

They... I'm just here to do business!

"Speed up, I can't wait to see how frightened the sailors of the Ming Kingdom must be when they see the armed merchant ships of our Kingdom of Spain!"

The current captain is the son of a count in the Kingdom of Spain, and because of the chaos in the private life of the daughters of many other nobles in the country, he was kicked to the East by the old earl in a fit of anger to avoid the limelight.

But now it seems that this future little count.

There is no old earl's calmness, but the incompetence is vividly displayed, this time from Spain to the Ming Dynasty to do business.

Instead of making money, because after the future little earl arrived in the Ming Dynasty, he bought and bought everywhere...

Spent almost all of the money used to buy trade.

If he hadn't finally met a merchant from another Spanish kingdom who had befriended his father, he would have run out of money for the return trip.

There is not only one armed merchant ship.

On the contrary, there were five of them, but only three of them were equipped with a large number of guns, and the other two were actually merchant ships that mainly carried goods.

But due to .... The money has been spent, and the current merchant ships are already loaded with the goods that the future little earl bought in Daming.

As for how he dealt with his father after returning to the Kingdom of Spain... The adjutant has already thought of ..

I hope that the natives of other small places encountered on the sea route will forgive them for plundering...