Chapter 44: The Situation

Xiao Wu couldn't help but look up at Zhu Honghuan, who was sitting on the dragon chair with a blue face.

Zhu Honghuan's performance made Xiao Wu secretly proud, it seems that the chess piece he walked is not bad,

Looking at the group of Ming army generals who dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, Xiao Wu's eyes moved, and he hurriedly said:

"Your Royal Highness, the merit of the battle of Mingcheng is no longer personal, but the result of the bloody battle of the soldiers of Mingcheng, and it may be unfair for His Highness to reward only two people, please knight the generals." Xiao Wu arched towards Zhu Honghuan.

At this time, the whole audience was a sensation, and the generals of the Ming army present were full of enthusiasm.

They all raised their heads and looked at Xiao Wu with a grateful face.

Before the Ming generals present fled south to Luzon, they were basically middle- and low-level officers in various towns, and to put it mildly, they were centurions.

I've lived for most of my life, and I thought it would be like that, who would have thought that one day I would be able to be crowned an official and worship the marquis.

How this doesn't make their hearts move.

Zhu Honghuan gritted his teeth and cursed in his heart, but he was helpless.

Looking at the fanatical eyes of the generals of the Ming Army present,

Zhu Honghuan knew that if he didn't give a reward, he probably wouldn't be able to get off the stage.

"Uh-uh," Zhu Honghuan paused.

Glancing at Xiao Wu, he forced out a smile and said, "Then according to Xiao Aiqing's words, the generals will be sealed." ”

In an instant, let alone pirates,

In the entire court, the Ming army shouted more than the other.

"Long live King Ming,"

"Long live King Ming!"

Anyway, there are not many seals, and Zhu Honghuan, who broke the jar, simply sealed it all over again,

It doesn't matter what kind of deputy general, general, or co-president, as long as everyone present has a share,

Even the guards outside the court were named Zhige Bo by Zhu Honghuan.

For a time, the voice of long live resounded throughout the court.

Just as the sound of long live resounded throughout the audience, a cold voice came into Xiao Wu's ears.

"Xiao Aiqing, I want to crown Liu Quan's nephew Liu Yu as a loyal and brave marquis, and can I give him the title of commander." Zhu Honghuan asked softly.

The hall was full of cheers, and Xiao Wu didn't care about anything.

Seeing that Zhu Honghuan is so knowledgeable and cooperative, how about selling him face.

As for giving Liu Yu the position of commander,

There are no less than five commanders in the hall, and there are even more commanders, and I am afraid that one commander will not succeed at this moment.

As for the feudal marquis, there is a fart,

I really think this is the Ming Dynasty.

"The minister has no objection, Liu Quan's nephew Liu Yu is brave and strategic, and he has meritorious service in guarding Ming City, and he should be a marquis." Looking at Liu Quan's uncle and the two, Xiao Wu smiled.

At this moment, selling personal favors to Liu Quan, presumably Liu Quan is also interested.

"Why, this is the Marquis of Zhongyong," Liu Yu smiled bitterly.

Compared with the last time it was a normal reward, this time the reward conference seems to be child's play.

"Ugh." Looking at this child's play-like reward, if Liu Yu hadn't been in it, he would have laughed off his big teeth long ago.

This is clearly looking for death,

"That's what the court called." Looking at the absurd scene in front of him, Liu Yu felt that the entire Ming Court was not far from the end of the game.

It's a pity that he can't do anything, Xiao Wu, who seems to be very deep in the city, is just like this at the moment, and even Zhu Honghuan is like a decoration at the moment.

The scenes in front of him always made Liu Yu secretly sad, and at this time, he could only take one step at a time.

It wasn't until the sun was sinking that the curtain came down on this ridiculous bounty game.

The people who got the reward naturally laughed and left,

The pirate leaders and the Ming generals pulled and pulled and went directly to the city to drink.

There are only a few people in the mess of the court and Xiao Wu.

"Your Highness, now that the reward has ended, it's time to discuss the next situation." He Bin, who had been silent on the side, stood up, arched his hand towards Zhu Honghuan, and said.

At this time, only Zhu Honghuan, Xiao Ke, Uncle Liu Quan, and Xiao Wu were left in the court.

"Hmm," Zhu Honghuan nodded, and sat back on the dragon chair.

"Let the Marquis of Zhengbei tell the public about the current situation." Zhu Honghuan said.

"Yes, King Ming." Liu Quan bowed,

Then he took out a map from his sleeve,

Slowly unfold the map with Xiao Ke,

A complete map of the Luzon defense was presented to everyone.

"My lords, this is the current situation in Luzon." On the side, Xiao Ke said.

Xiao Wu, He Bin, Li Tianyou and others leaned forward one after another.

"Ladies and gentlemen, although our Ming army won the battle of Mingcheng, it did not defeat the forces of Franc Ji and Shengfan."

"With the crushing defeat of the Shengfan coalition army, General Li Daoan took advantage of the victory to pursue and personally led the soldiers of Weiwu Town to the Central Plain, and is currently stationed under the city of Banggui." Liu Quan pointed to the map of Luzon.

"Hmm." Xiao Wu looked at the defense map and pretended to think.

"Qin Guogong, since the last time Bo Lu was defeated in Ming City, he has long lost his fighting spirit, but at this moment, he is commanding two thousand soldiers, but he is just cowering in Banggui City and does not dare to fight." Xiao Ke echoed on the side.

Xiao Wu nodded,

"There is no need to worry about it, and our army should pay more attention to the movements of the Francophone people." Xiao Wu directly pointed to the Franc machine man at the core of Ming Ting's safety.

"Ming City is located in the northwest of Luzon, close to the ancient city of Vigan, and the city of Vigan is an important place for the defense of the Franc man, after the last time the three hundred Franc manimen were killed by our army, the Franc man stationed in Vigan has already fled in a hurry and ran to Lasag further north." Liu Yu looked at Xiao Wu and his party and said calmly.

To say that this defense map was captured by Liu Yu from Ji'an's camp tent.

The Ming army marched south to Luzon in a hurry, so hasty that it was unprepared.

Even the local towns in Luzon are ignorant of military defense.

If it weren't for the decline of the Spaniards, they would not have been able to defend the whole of Luzon.

These opportunists had already been driven out into the sea to feed the fish.

"So our army has cut off Luzon." Li Tianyou, who was on the side, was keenly aware of the difference in the situation.

The location of the Ming army's landing on Luzon was special, and so was the geographical location of the Ming city.

It was located exactly in the lower northwest of Luzon, and it was inserted directly into the waist of Luzon.

Manila, the core of Spanish domination, and Vigan and Laaag, the important towns of northern Luzon, were both lost due to the defeat of Gillian and Bolo.

Even the 300 elite field troops in Manila were defeated, and the hundreds of Spanish colonial troops stationed in Vigan had no fighting spirit and fled one after another.

At this moment, the northern part of Luzon, that is, the Luzon area north of Mingcheng, was also garrisoned only by the Spaniards in Lasag.

"Laoag is a good place, it is an important port for trade in Luzon, as long as we occupy Laoag, then rely on Laoag to collect tolls, and operate shipping routes, so the financial resources are rolling in and inexhaustible." Xiao Wu's eyes lit up and he stared at Laoag.

While many generals in Mingcheng were plotting, Li Tianyou and other pirates were also having a good drink.

"Lord He, I have also played the drama of this reward, and I should give my brothers a letter." A pirate leader played with a knife and looked at He Bin playfully.

"Yes, let you Han people take such a good thing as being an official and worshipping the marquis, let's say, if we want us to help you Han people take Rawag, how much can we share." A Southeast Asian-looking pirate leader answers.

"Master Li, since you have accepted the division of the Ming army, then your words should count." Obviously, He Bin was very dissatisfied with the words of several pirate leaders.

The pirate leaders led by him glanced at He Bin with disdain.

"Lord He, when we signed the maritime alliance with Lord Xiao, it was only our Black Flag Gang who signed a contract with your Ming Army to take Laoag City together, but with so many good hands to help you, this price is not comparable to before." Beside Li Tianyou, a big man who looked like a Tagalu man had an unkind face.

Most of the pirates present were drunk, but the pirate leader and his own soldiers were all very sober.

"Li Tianyou, when the Sea Alliance was at the beginning, didn't we already negotiate the price?" Just as the soldiers of Shuishi Town were holding their knives and ready to make a move, Xiao Wu arrived.

For a moment, the pirates were all silent, except for a few pirate leaders who sneered.

"The Ming army occupies the city of Laoag, and half of the wealth in the city belongs to you." When He Bin saw Xiao Wu arrive, he suddenly had confidence.

"Half is not enough, there are dozens of large and small groups here, all of whom are good at crisscrossing the South Seas, but the price is a bit low." The second leader of the Black Flag, Muhanvili, spoke.

"Lord Li, let's restrain your subordinates!" Xiao Wu said coldly.

Li Tianyou stood up, patted Muhanvili on the shoulder, and turned to look at the pirates present.

"Ten days." Li Tianyou picked up the wine and drank loudly.

"When the soldiers break through Rawag, the warriors present will not seal their swords for ten days, and indulge in looting!"

As soon as Li Tianyou's words came out, the pirates present let out a burst of howls.

The soldiers of the Ming army looked at it coldly, and a commander of the Naval Division Town's pro-soldier association was furious, but was stopped by Xiao Wu when he was about to draw his sword.

"Okay." Looking at the sinister smiles of the pirate leaders, Xiao Wu took a deep breath.

"Take Laoag and allow him to plunder for ten days."