By this time, however, the fleet had fallen apart, and Philip and Firut had lost the confidence to reunite them...... According to Philip's estimate, the Ming army returned so quickly that it was likely that they did not fall for their plan to lure the enemy at all, or they accidentally learned of their whereabouts halfway through.

For now, it is better to first pick up those henchmen who remain on the west coast, and then set sail to find other hidden islands to settle in.

Or, simply return to Britain and try to figure it out again......

Philip and Firut share a ship. With a few British ships still willing to follow them, they sailed along the coastline in disarray. fled all the way to a makeshift port on the West Bank.

Sure enough, before they landed on the shore, the two saw that the torches on the shore were bright, and it was still a hot scene, and they had never been poisoned by the flames of war.

"Why are the two captains coming back?" As soon as the ship landed on the shore, the honest shopkeeper Fu greeted him, and looked at the sea with a pretended puzzlement: "Hey, what about the other ships, old man?" ”

Looking at his appearance, Philip and Firut really thought that he didn't know anything about it. The two of them would not tell these people about their embarrassed shape, and Firut said impatiently: "Don't ask too much! Go get some food for us. ”

"Let's rest first, and tomorrow we have our own orders for you."

At this time, it was getting late, and there were no fingers on the sea, so it was impossible to sail at all, so it was better to spend the night and set off early tomorrow morning.

As for the question of whether Akito will chase after him...... There are many reefs on the sea near Dawan, and if you can't see your fingers, you can easily run into the reef and sink if you can't see your fingers at night. Moreover, Dawan Island is a reckless island, so there will be no lighthouse to point the way, and it is naturally difficult to pursue at night.

On the shore there are temporary barracks that they had driven the natives to build. When they got into the barracks and baked a warm bonfire, the two European nobles who had come from afar were relieved.

Looking at the flickering bonfire, Firut couldn't help but think of the burning fire on the Caspian Sea today, and the terrifying figure of the treasure ship standing in the firelight...... I couldn't help but fight a cold war, and said with palpitations: "God, the Oriental people are so terrible that they can build such a terrible treasure ship......

"Philip, will your ploy really work? Will such a terrifying Oriental Dragon really compromise because of our actions? ”

"Their fleet is so terrifying, as long as Daming sends a few more treasure ships, we won't be able to form a climate on this sea at all...... How did those Japanese robbers make the Great Ming serve and retreat? ”

Philip was also speechless. Obviously, the Japanese invaders raided the sea frontier before, and the Ming sailors were powerless to control it...... Why is the Daming Shui Master so strong now?

They don't know what kind of tremendous energy a great country can burst out if it wants to conquer the sea...... It's just that the Ming Dynasty has never faced up to it before, so it can only be the party to blame.

Moreover, because of the Ming Dynasty's maritime ban policy at that time, the trade between China and the Japanese was damaged, so many Japanese daimyo personally went down as Japanese invaders. It can be said that the daimyo of the Wa Kingdom are the foundation of the Wako.

On the other hand, they ...... The country is thousands of miles away, as long as it is defeated, there is nowhere to supply, how can it talk about breaking hands with the Ming court?

Having misestimated the sea power of the Ming Dynasty, Philip was also quite frustrated. However, at this point, they still have to find a way to turn around: "If it doesn't work, let's go back to Britain and find a new route to Fengmingzhou by bypassing the Ming Dynasty......"

"New routes?" Firut was stunned, thinking of the absurd statement that Philip had mentioned earlier that "the world is a sphere". "Aren't you...... Want to organize a fleet from Britain to the west? Do you really believe that the world is round? ”

"Dear Firut, for now I'd rather believe this ridiculous claim." Philip said. "It angered the Ming Emperor, and the Ming Dynasty had such a terrible warship...... Do you think there is any other way for us to cross the Ming Dynasty and reach the new continent of Fengmingzhou, which is full of gold? ”

"If this statement is true, then as long as we sail west from Britain, we will reach the other side of Fengming Continent...... Not only can you not be pursued by the Ming court, but you can also avoid the Ming Dynasty's sphere of influence on Fengming Continent. ”

"It's an adventure and I think it's worth trying."

Businessmen, pirates, speculators, adventurers, these are all appropriate titles for these people. Now that one approach was at an impasse, Philip quickly planned another.

The two discussed for a long time, and Firut decided to support Philip's actions. It wasn't until they made the next decision that the two of them pulled their thoughts back from Fang Cai's failure. Firut suddenly thought of something, a little strange: "Huh? Why are all the people who stay in this camp the hired Ming and the captive? And what about our compatriots who are left behind? ”

"Those lazy guys...... Shall we have gone and had a feast with our wine, and we were all drunk...... "Philip said. Philip knew nothing more about the sailors hired from his home country.

"Then it shouldn't be a ......," Firut said hatefully, and suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of several of the crew members he had just brought back from the camp, falling to the ground without warning.

"Huh? Are they drunk too? Firut's eyes widened. He blinked, and felt that something was wrong, they clearly did not drink, but just asked the Fan and Ming people to bring food, and did not order the wine......

As soon as he finished thinking about this, Philip, who was still talking beside him, suddenly fell on his shoulder, and even let out a cry.

"Huh?" Firut exclaimed, but in an instant, his eyelids became heavy, and he fell to the ground.

In the midst of the struggle of consciousness, he saw the Daming fisherman surnamed Fu walking straight towards him, and Firut only felt that he noticed something abnormal, and stretched out his hand with the last willpower: "Hurry up...... Help me......"

"In the food...... Toxic ......"

"Oh? You red-haired rakshasa is smart...... Finally reacted to the fact that the gentlemen added ingredients to your meals? Shopkeeper Fu smiled shrewdly, squatted in front of Philip and Firut, and patted Firut's face playfully.

“…… Yes, it's ......" Philip finally understood.

"If it's not your grandfather and me, who else could it be?" Shopkeeper Fu said with a smile. "Even you, the evil races of the West, dare to instigate civil strife in my China...... Grandpa, I've long since seen you as unpleasant. ”

"If you weren't useful, would you be willing to be called around like this by you?"

Firut's eyes were about to split, but the power of the medicine had already begun to take effect, and Rao was extremely angry in his heart, but his eyelids were still fighting.

In the end, he closed his eyes sluggishly and began to fall asleep.

(End of chapter)