Chapter 40: General Zheng (Part II)
"Oh, let him come up!" General Zheng Zhilong was also a little curious in his heart, but he didn't expect someone to walk the rivers and lakes with a bladeless sword. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
And when he heard that Wufeng actually claimed to be Ling Er's bodyguard, he was even more curious, he also wanted to see what kind of bodyguard he was, and he would come out with a bladeless sword to walk the rivers and lakes.
Moreover, General Zheng Zhilong was confident enough in his personal safety, so he didn't mind that Wufeng also came up with Ling Er. Although he was doubting the identity of Wufeng and the others, he also felt in his heart that Wufeng and the others did not seem to be pretending, but as a soldier, out of caution, he did not dare to take it lightly before understanding what happened.
"Thank you, General!" Ling Er and Wufeng thanked General Zheng Zhilong, if it weren't for the fear of affecting Ling Er and Nangong Wu, they wouldn't have paid attention to this General Zheng Zhilong with their windless and uninhibited character!
After Nangong Wu got on the boat, he took out his token and first confirmed his identity. However, General Zheng Zhilong, who had been fighting for a long time, felt that things were too strange, and he didn't dare to easily believe the identities of Nangong Wu and Ling Er until he understood the whole story.
In this Ming Empire, there may be people pretending to be ordinary officers and soldiers, but no one will dare to pretend to be Jinyiwei. In particular, Jin Yiwei's flying fish suit is worth a lot of money, unless it is snatched from them.
"This is indeed Jinyiwei's token, but why is it that the people who are with the Wantong Dart Bureau are not from the official mansion, but you Jinyiwei?" Before solving this question in his heart, General Zheng Zhilong would not easily believe the identities of Nangong Wu and Ling Er.
All Nangong Wu and Ling Er had no choice but to briefly explain what had happened, including how they were attacked, how more than 20 officers and soldiers were sacrificed, and how Jinyiwei appeared, and briefly explained to General Zheng Zhilong. And Wufeng sat on the side like a transparent person from beginning to end, and had no intention of interjecting. However, the windless is not completely transparent, at least the sailors on the ship are on the lookout for the three of them.
As for Sarutobi Sasuke's matter, Wufeng didn't say it. Although he confirmed Sarutobi Sasuke's identity as a Toei, he didn't want to interfere in the affairs of the imperial court. Because this is the rule of the Heavenly Sword Sect: all disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect are not allowed to be officials and are not allowed to participate in political affairs.
Although Sarufei Sasuke showed that he was a Toei ninjutsu and could speak Toei, Wufeng did not dare to guarantee that Sarufei Sasuke must be a native of Toei. And from beginning to end, Sarufei Sasuke has always covered his face, and Wufeng still doesn't know the other party's real name. But there is one thing, Wufeng guesses that these Dongying people appeared in the Ming Empire so unscrupulously to attack them, and if there was no one behind them to help them secretly, it would be impossible.
So until this is clear, Wufeng doesn't want to tell Sarutobi about Sasuke. Although he was not afraid that Sarutobi Sasuke would continue to bring people to trouble him, he could not stay by Ling'er's side without leaving an inch. As for Nangong Wu, she herself is an official of the imperial court, and there are many guards around her, as long as Sarufei Sasuke is not stupid, she will not directly attack Nangong Wu.
Otherwise, when he was in the forest, Sarufei Sasuke could fight them to the end to prevent future troubles. But Sarutobi Sasuke didn't do this, obviously because he didn't want to have too many conflicts with Jinyiwei, and he didn't want to leave more evidence. But such an act, there is a big man behind them to protect, otherwise a mere Dongying country, where would they dare to be so arrogant?
"According to what you say, these people who attacked you are not ordinary widows!" General Zheng Zhilong was also very curious about the identity of the widows this time.
Because of the perennial confrontation with the Japanese Invaders, General Zheng Zhilong and even the methods of the Japanese Invaders. The general rebellion of the Japanese is a group of three or five, and the team of forty or fifty people is already very large, and it is also very rare. And because they are haunted or disguised as fishermen, it is difficult to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots. Sometimes, in order to search for the Japanese invaders, it is even necessary to send thousands of troops to search, otherwise there will be fish that slip through the net.
"General, since the misunderstanding has been resolved, can we release the people?" Nangong Wu saw that General Zheng Zhilong had forgotten that his subordinates were still holding bird guns and pointing at a brocade guard.
As for the dart masters of the Wantong Dart Bureau, Nangong Wu was not interested in paying attention to them, the purpose of her participation was just that she didn't want the resources of the Ming Empire to be damaged in any way.
General Zheng Zhilong smiled a little embarrassedly, and then said to one of his subordinates behind him, "Release people!"
"Yes, General!" the order was quickly delivered, and all the sailors put away their swords and birds.
"I don't know why the general came to escort this batch of firearms in person!" Nangong Wu was also a little interested in General Zheng Zhilong's appearance here.
"General Ben is here to exterminate those Franc people who don't know the height of the sky, but they just happened to appear nearby!" General Zheng Zhilong said casually.
As for the purpose of why General Zheng Zhilong appeared nearby, no one knows, but no one will ask. It's just that with this General Zheng here, Xiangshan County doesn't need this batch of firearms at all. As long as the Guangzhou Mansion comes forward to ask General Zheng Zhilong for help, there is still a chance for these Francophiles to continue to make mistakes?
But there are some things that you shouldn't ask and don't ask. Wufeng does not participate in political affairs, nor does he gossip about General Zheng Zhilong. And Ling Er is from Xunzhou Mansion, so naturally he can't care about the affairs of Guangzhou Mansion. As for Nangong Wu, although she has the right to interrogate as a brocade guard, she doesn't seem to be interested in things outside her duties.
If it weren't for the prefect of Guangzhou Prefecture asking Gao Shou, the prefect of Xunzhou Prefecture, for a batch of firearms for Xiangshan County to fight against the Francophile this time, who would be willing to take the initiative to give away their resources to others?
However, Wufeng didn't know that their batch of firearms really didn't come in handy against the Franco. However, for a long time in the future, it reminded the Francophile that they would never dare to make trouble in the Ming Empire.
After several hours of sailing on the sea, General Zheng Zhilong's fleet could already see the coast of Xiangshan County. However, if they want to reach the dock in Xiangshan County, they need to continue sailing for a while.
Boom! Boom!
"Did you hear the cannons?" said the well-hearing windless, faintly hearing some cannons in the sea breeze. However, due to the distance, the sound is covered by the sound of the waves.
"You heard me wrong! There's only the sound of the waves!" Ling Er didn't have any real energy, and her hearing was not as good as the wind, except for the sound of the waves and the call of seabirds, Ling Er didn't hear any other sounds.
And General Zheng Zhilong, after hearing Wufeng's words, suddenly closed his eyes and listened to the movements around him. Wufeng barely felt the flow of true qi in General Zheng Zhilong's body at this time, although it was not very powerful, but as a person in the court, it was indeed rare to know true qi. Among the generals of the imperial court, in fact, most of the soldiers practiced the martial arts of outsiders.
However, Wufeng also noticed that the true qi in General Zheng's body was not very strong, and it was estimated that it was about the same as Mu Yuqing!
After listening to the true qi in his body for a while, General Zheng Zhilong suddenly opened his eyes, and then said to his subordinates: "Pass the order, speed up the ship, and prepare for battle!"
"Yes, General!" Although none of the sailors on the ship saw any ships nearby, nor did they hear any unusual movements.
But the military orders are like a mountain, and they are confident enough in General Zheng Zhilong's observations. Since General Zheng said that he was ready to fight, it meant that the enemy would soon appear on the surface.
Including the main battle ship that General Zheng Zhilong was riding, more than 20 small boats controlled their own sails together, and now it happened to be tailwind again, and the speed of the ship increased a little.
"Hey, silly boy, what's going on!" Ling Er underestimated in Wufeng's ear.
"I don't know, but I hear the sound of cannons on the sea in the distance!"
Ling Er thought that Wufeng was fooling her, so she glanced at Wufeng and said, "Don't talk about pulling down!"