Gao Fuer said a little exaggerated, this is also a common problem of almost everyone, always want to let their words attract the attention of others, and this practice has also caused a phenomenon: false rumors! Sometimes, things are spread by falsehood, and after a few mouths, a child picking up an apple may also be said to be lifting Tarzan......

However, although things are not as excessive as Gao Fuer said, the reappearance of Nian Qianyao is a fact.

At the beginning, half of Nian Qianyao's troops were wiped out by the coalition fleet, and he immediately realized that something was wrong, but he was still unimpressed by Zhong's reminder...... Since the Westerners sent a large number of warships to ambush the Western Sea Division, he can safely infer that the Europeans must have a lot of plans. Therefore, he immediately understood the situation he was facing...... If a Westerner wants to fight the Qing Dynasty, the first target must be his Western Sea Master.

Although Nian Qianyao is ruthless and greedy, he is not interested in doing things that he knows are invincible. Therefore, on the one hand, he plundered all the Western merchant ships on the island of Ceylon, killed almost all the members, and sent the rest of the Chinese merchant ships to Dagon, and on the other hand, he sent people by fast boat to inform the Temasek defenders, while he himself led the remaining forces of the Western Sea Division to "intersperse" through the joint of the coalition fleet, and then bypassed the Maldives and marched westward.

Originally, he did not know that the coalition forces were passing through the Suez Canal and crossing the Red Sea from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean, and he thought that the other side had bypassed the southern tip of Africa as before. Therefore, at the beginning of the battlefield between the coalition forces and the Qing army. He did not achieve much success, but because he found no trace of the Allied fleet in the waters near the southern tip of Africa, he even led his men around the Cape of Good Hope and into the Atlantic.

Later, however, he learned about the Suez Canal. He quickly led his men back around the Indian Ocean and north along the east coast of Africa. On the way, he did not forget to make some extra money, not only robbing merchant ships and allied transport ships along the way, but also subduing several pirates, including Westerners. There are also Arabs. Of course, since most of the more powerful pirates were "invited" by the upper echelons of the coalition forces, most of the pirates he subdued were weak. And it was precisely because of the "joining" of these pirates that he was able to defeat the defenders of the Suez Canal with a surprise attack, and then blocked them with shipwrecks, stones, sand and other objects, much to the annoyance of the coalition side. And after doing this, in order to prevent the interception of the huge fleet of the coalition forces in the Indian Ocean, he also made the illusion that he had led the army into the Mediterranean.

Blocking the Suez Canal is a big deal. However, Nian Qiyao's appetite is not just that. After successfully blocking the Suez Canal, he led his team south again, found a place to hide on the east coast of Africa, and prepared to attack after the vigilance of the coalition forces had relaxed.

However, he did not wait long, but he waited for the news that the Qing court had ceased war with the Europeans. This made Nian Qiyao feel very unhappy. However, although he was unhappy, the news of the truce did not hinder Nian Xiyao. On the contrary, Nian Qiyao thought that this was another opportunity given to him by God. For, since the armistice is in place, the European will inevitably be greatly less vigilant, which will greatly benefit his activities behind enemy lines.

Cape Town, a supply depot established by the Dutch at Table Bay in the Atlantic Ocean for more than 60 years, developed rapidly before the opening of the Suez Canal due to its location on the main sea route. Nian had been there before, but he didn't do it so as not to attract the attention of the Europeans. And this time, Nian Qianyao chose this place and decided to make a fuss about this important port in the Atlantic Ocean and have another big game.

First of all, Nian Qianyao let some of his subordinates abandon the ship and land, and sent some pirates who were subdued by him to pretend to be slave traders, and used the goods of the previous robbery to buy a large number of black slaves in advance, and handed these black slaves to those subordinates who came ashore for simple training in secret places. Then, he sent people to inquire about the movements of the coalition fleet at any time...... Because the Suez Canal has not yet been opened, after the armistice with the Qing army, the coalition fleet that wants to return to China will definitely take the route of the southern tip of Africa. Cape Town, as the southernmost port in Africa, is sure to rest and replenish its supplies here. …… Nian Qianyao's plan was that when he arrived in Cape Town, he had already entered the Atlantic, so after arriving here, the vigilance of the coalition forces should have been reduced to a very low level. At the same time that the Allied fleet arrived in Cape Town, he would send the purchased black slaves and some of his men into the port of Cape Town under the guise of slave merchant ships...... At that time, as soon as it gets dark, they will pretend to be black slaves and "chaos" in order to attract the attention of the coalition forces. And by the time the harbor is in chaos. Another part of his men would take advantage of the empty defenses in the harbor to storm the city, capture the coalition generals who were bound to go ashore to rest, and then retreat with them in the direction of the far shore...... In doing so, it will attract the attention of the coalition forces for the second time, and in order to regain their own generals, the coalition forces will definitely leave the ship and go ashore, and at that time, the Western Sea Division, which has already been ambushed, will take the opportunity to send all the coalition warships in Cape Town to the sea to meet the dragon king!

Nian Qianyao is actually very satisfied with his plan. Although there is some risk in this, and there are many places where troops need to be used, there is a suspicion of dividing troops. However, guarding the black slaves and leading the black slaves to riot "chaos", these actions did not require a lot of manpower, and besides, there were some pirates he subdued, which did not consume the soldiers and horses of his headquarters; As for the capture of the enemy generals, this requires a little more people, but in order not to attract the attention of the coalition forces, the number of people can never be too many, and there are many independent small cities around Cape Town, and almost all European countries have a certain amount of power here, and the situation is very complicated, even if his subordinates cannot complete the task, and the coalition generals are attacked, the attention of the coalition forces will inevitably be drawn to the shore, and they will not stop wandering between those small towns...... For the rest, he still has more than two thousand people, which is enough.

However, Nian Qianyao didn't expect that before he acted, he would actually meet a fellow countryman!

That guy he had met in a small town when he had sent his men to Cape Town to investigate the situation, and he had the appearance of an authentic Oriental. This is not a big deal, as many years ago, Chinese went to the West to find a living. In recent years, as commercial exchanges between the East and the West have become more frequent, the appearance of Orientals in the West has naturally increased. However, along with his men to find out, there was a pirate who had been subdued by him. That kid knew English, and he actually talked to a few Westerners around him from that Oriental, and heard those Westerners call that Oriental "Lord Earl".

You know, people who can be sent to work as scouts in an environment where there are enemies on almost all sides are generally not simple roles. The same is true of the spy sent out by Nian Qianyao. So, quite normally, the Oriental man was captured by the spies in front of Nian Qianyao's eyes...... Next, Nian Qianyao's plan went even more smoothly.

That unlucky Oriental is Jia Wu. To know. Although the coalition forces and the Qing army have tentatively agreed on a truce, but. There is still a lot to do after the war. The Europeans had originally intended to seize India, and then rely on the military superiority they had gained after the seizure of India to force China to agree to continue trading with them. However, in the end, they failed to grab the rich land, and. In order for the army led by Marlborough and others to withdraw safely, they also had to withdraw Temasek in exchange. And this series of events has made them lose the ability to threaten China...... However, trade with the Chinese is obviously a huge temptation, even knowing that their side is in a deficit position. However, under the impetus of certain forces, European countries have no choice but to continue this kind of behavior. Moreover, Britain and Turkey occupy the Suez Canal, and even if they have a trade deficit with China, they cannot sit idly by and let Suez, a huge source of profit, be useless. It is conceivable that the Suez Canal, which connects the Indian Ocean and the Middle of the Earth, will be a golden waterway no less than the Strait of Malacca in the future, which will not only bring huge profits to the two countries, but also enable the two countries, which hold the waterway tightly, to take the lead in trade with the East...... Dumping goods from the East into other European countries. This can not only peacefully plunder the wealth of other countries, weaken the power of other European countries, but also quickly recover and strengthen their own strength, such a good thing, the heads of the two countries are not fools, so they have to do it anyway. Therefore, maritime trade with the East must not be halted because of such a damn war.

Therefore, Jia Wu once again became a consultant sent by the British to the Maldives, and his task was to assist Richard and others to negotiate with Chinese again...... Although, because this time the Europeans greatly offended the Qing court and offended the Chinese, this time the negotiations will definitely be countless times more difficult than the previous ones. However, I don't know if it's because of the bad luck of the Europeans, Jia Wu unexpectedly met Nian Xiyao!

What Jia Wu has been trying to seize is the land in the southernmost part of Africa. Originally, this guy was planning to persuade the British 'government' to launch an attack on the Boers, the current masters of South Africa and the descendants of the Dutch, to seize the land, as a springboard for Britain to develop its influence in the interior of Africa. And, thanks to his tireless efforts, his proposal had already been approved by many British parliamentarians, but with the opening of the Suez Canal, British enthusiasm for the canal began to decline again. He had a feeling of "lifting a stone and shooting himself in the foot", and greatly regretted proposing to open the Suez Canal. However, this is also a helpless thing. His original intention was to encourage the British to conquer the southern tip of Africa before the opening of the Suez River, and when the canal was opened, South Africa's geographical advantage would be greatly reduced, so that he could easily obtain permission from the British "government" to become the governor of the colony. However, the situation developed in a way that he did not expect. Because of the damn delay of the parliamentary system, and the British feared that they would not be able to provoke China alone, they finally united five other countries, including the Netherlands, out of the idea of insurance...... In the end, as an outsider, he couldn't show too much, so the plan could only be stillborn.

However, Jia Wu did not intend to give up. In his opinion, the war of the Europeans will be another opportunity. He planned to take advantage of this opportunity to be a negotiator on the orders of the British Cabinet, and he wanted to go to Jiangning to discuss with Ma De to see if he could achieve his own wishes through the strength of the other party and the power of the Qing court. After all, he had previously spread rumors in Europe that were not conducive to the unity of the coalition forces, and even kept mentioning that France was now weak through private messages. The British "government" was troubled by the affairs of the Allied forces, and Poland and other countries had just lost large amounts of land...... For various reasons, the Silesian region, which had long been desperately hoping to seize Austria-Hungary, was agitated. To further develop and strengthen the strength of his country, and to have a great friendship with him, King Frederick of Prussia carried out a military attack on Austria-Hungary, these can be regarded as favors, right? Moreover, in his opinion, now that Suez has been opened, the geographical advantage of the southern tip of Africa will inevitably shrink. Europeans will pay much less attention to it. China had won the war, and it was only natural for the Europeans to pay for an "enclave" in exchange for trade rights. Although the Chinese sailors would be too much of a threat to the Europeans if they were stationed in South Africa. But if the governor of the land was such a man of his kind who had a deep relationship with both sides, wouldn't it be all easy to say? And the last time he went to Jiangning, he could also see that Ma De, Luo Xin and others had a great plan. Since everyone is a careerist, coupled with the influence of these two people on the Qing court, as long as they can convince each other to help them, then everything will be a foregone conclusion.

But. Jia Wu's mind changed after meeting Nian Qianyao. Jia Wu has seen a lot of things in his life, knows countless people, and Nian Qianyao is not the kind of person who knows how to be restrained, so in a short period of time, Jia Wu roughly understood the person who was the general of the Qing army who arrested him. For this reason, Jia Wu thought that he had been given another opportunity. …… Nian Qianyao was the commander of the Western Sea Division of the Qing court, and he had not yet officially received an armistice order from the Qing court. It was only fitting for him to come forward to capture Cape Town, and if there was any "misunderstanding" during this period, even if the Europeans were dissatisfied, as long as the words of the Qing court could reach in time, in the end, those foreigners would probably be helpless. South Africa is too far away from China to be directly ruled by the Qing court, although Nian Qianyao is the governor of the West Sea, he is fierce and greedy, and it is unlikely that he will give up the territory in his hands, and he Jia is a person who can speak from both the East and the West...... These factors add up, and when the time comes, he can also use various situations to get what he has been thinking all along, without waiting for Ma De and the others to help him speak. Although it is a bit dangerous to do this, it is better to persuade Ma Delai to be safe, but that Nian Qianyao knew at a glance that he was not a good stubble, and it was better to help him than to be thrown into the sea by this guy to feed the fish because he couldn't help, right?

So, there is no longer any need for reconnaissance, and there is no need for any adventures...... Perhaps, Nian Qianyao's plan will sound good at first glance, but in the eyes of Jia Wu, the Earl of Tegblu, Nian's plan can only be described as "thankless". Although Cape Town has many small towns, each forming a system, how many soldiers are there? Moreover, due to the location, the forces of various countries are there, and pirates rarely come here, so with Nian Qianyao's troops, there is no need to be so cautious at all. As for dealing with coalition forces...... Cape Town is already in the Atlantic, and those Allied soldiers who have been fighting for almost a year have already entered the door after arriving here, what else can they be vigilant about? Therefore, Nian Qianyao's plan is too complicated, not only is it difficult to achieve the expected effect, but it may also be self-defeating.

Although Nian Qianyao was stubborn, he was very interested in the situation on the battlefield in Chu, so he "accepted" Jia Wu's "help".

As a result, he just sent some elite subordinates to easily achieve his first combat purpose. The coalition generals who were "graciously invited" by Jia Wu to enjoy themselves on the shore were arrested. As for the coalition soldiers led by these people...... Because there are many countries in Cape Town, most of the soldiers also went ashore to accept the rewards of their own people, and of course, the soldiers who stayed to guard the battleship were not "forgotten", and then, they were full of wine and food...... In this state, even if they can be warned in advance, it is unknown whether the soldiers can react in a limited time.

Since the coalition fleet was withdrawn from the Maldives in batches, mainly from the army, the navy still had a large number of main forces in the Maldives to prevent a possible attack by the Qing army's naval divisions...... Therefore, Nian Qianyao only burned more than 30 warships and 80 transport ships this time, and when it comes to combat effectiveness, it is actually not many times stronger than the fleet led by Nian Qianyao...... And after being full of wine and food, the number of soldiers who had to return to the ship to rest because there were not so many rooms in Cape Town, coupled with the fact that the solar terms in the southern hemisphere had already entered autumn, which were not suitable for outdoor living, and Jia Wu's false command and so on, reached an astonishing 40,000! Therefore, after Nian Qianyao quietly approached and set fire to these warships, those who were burned to death in their dreams due to drunkenness jumped into the water in panic and drowned...... In the end, Nian Qianyao captured more than 17,000 people. And because he was worried that the coalition generals who had been arrested early in the morning would encourage the coalition soldiers who were far outnumbered by him to resist, Nian Qianyao did not hesitate to send the coalition generals who strongly protested his immoral "post-war raid" behavior to meet God.

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Nian Qiyao's deeds were soon spread to the leaders of the coalition forces who were still confronting Shi Shiqi in the Maldives, and then to the ears of Shi Shiqi and Yu Zhongren.

The coalition forces, from Marlborough and Prince Eugen to the small soldiers, all expressed extreme indignation at Nian Xiyao's behavior, and sent people to lodge serious protests against the two highest-ranking generals in the Qing court, Shi Shiqi and Yu Zhong. However, protest is protest, and the Europeans can only express helplessness against the figure who stabbed themselves after the end of the war, because Nian Xiyao still has a large number of coalition soldiers as prisoners. The warship can be rebuilt after it is burned, but among these soldiers, there are navies and armies, and most of them are the elite of various countries, and they are soldiers who have been trained after many wars, and they cannot be lost in any case. Therefore, under the trap of throwing rats, the leaders of the coalition forces pointed the finger at the Qing court, accused the Qing court of not keeping their promises, and demanded that the Qing court immediately order the release of Nian Qianyao, and that Nian Qianyao must also leave Africa immediately and return Cape Town, and at the same time, the Qing court should also punish Nian Qianyao for the crime of starting war without authorization and killing the soldiers of "friendly countries", and make him bear the due punishment for this "Cape Town attack". Of course, if the Qing court agreed, it would be better to hand over the young man to the Europeans for their own trial.

However, the Europeans were in a hurry, but the people in the Qing court were not in a hurry at all. At a time when Europeans were worried about the safety of their own soldiers, the Qing court was arguing over Nian Qianyao's merits. Some people believe that Nian Qianyao was careless and ignored Yu Zhong's warnings, causing the Xihai Division to be almost wiped out, and then "absconding" in the name of leading the army to disturb and "mess" behind enemy lines, which is simply ignoring military law, so the court should condemn him; Some people also believe that although Nian Qianyao had a great fault, he first blocked the Suez Canal to cut off the logistics road of Xikou, and then occupied Cape Town, burned coalition warships, and captured coalition soldiers, which is another great achievement, and his merits outweigh his faults, and he should be rewarded by the imperial court; There are also third parties who believe that although Nian Qianyao suffered huge losses because of the carelessness of the enemy, the South China Sea Naval Division was also attacked by the enemy because of carelessness, and the losses were huge, in contrast, since Lan Tingzhen, the commander of the South China Sea Naval Division, was not punished, he Nian Qianyao should not be punished, as for the occupation of Cape Town, burning ships and capturing soldiers, this is already a post-war matter, and it has nothing to do with national affairs, on the contrary, its act of killing prisoners may anger the Westerners again, so, this is not a merit, but a fault, it's just, Nian Qianyao has always been far away from the battlefield, and he is ignorant of the military situation, and he is also doing this for the sake of the country, which does not seem to be a big deal...... Therefore, in the end, someone should be more than meritorious, just thinking of his single-mindedness for the country, and these faults should be negligible!

The controversy lasted for a few days, and later, the Qing court finally decided that Nian Xiyao burned the ship and captured the soldiers when the war was over, which was not only not beneficial to the war situation, on the contrary, it might provoke the Westerners to start the war again. As for Cape Town, which Nian Qiyao occupied, it was too far away from the Qing Dynasty, even farther than India, and the land did not seem to be very large, so the Qing court was still unsure whether to recognize it as its own territory. During this controversy, Wang Yinzhen of Yongjun, who was the master of Nian Qiyao, did not express any opinions, but only asked Kangxi for an order to go to the southern coastal provinces to pacify the people and organize the reconstruction of people's livelihood, and obtained Kangxi's consent.