Whether it's a tiger skin or a cat skin, you have to borrow it. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Since it is a water pilot, you can't just find a few fishing boats to divert water, you have to come forward with a formal officer and soldier sailor, although the sailor warship and the fishing boat are similar, but the sailor officers and soldiers who hung a sailor flag and put on the sailor's coat have the cat's skin on their bodies, so that the Dutch can believe that it is indeed the imperial sailor who led them into the port.

Xiangshan County, the Dutch Van der Sar, who knows Chinese, is here again. Seeing Yao Qisheng, Van der Sar asked: "Yao County Order, four days have passed, how to divert water has not moved?" ”

Yao Qisheng calmly replied: "If your fleet wants to enter the inner harbor of Guangzhou and obtain supplies from Guangzhou, you must get the consent of the Guangzhou government, right?" Yao is just a small county order, how dare he make his own claims? What's more, the pilot ship still needs a naval warship, where can the fishing boats of the Pingtou people divert water for your army? ”

Van der Sar anxiously asked, "How many days will it take to divert water?" ”

"The old man has already sent someone to Guangzhou, and the adults in Guangzhou haven't replied yet! Don't worry, this general, it will take us two days to go to Guangzhou in Xiangshan; It will take two more days to come back from Guangzhou, and the adults over there will pass the buck to each other, and it will take another two days, and it is estimated that it will take six days at the earliest. Yao Qisheng replied.

"Prevarication? What do you mean? Van der Sar asked, puzzled.

Yao Qisheng laughed: "Prevarication is to shirk each other's responsibilities, after all, it is a major matter for your army to enter Guangzhou, and the imperial court is forbidden to enter the sea, and neither domestic nor foreign ships are allowed to enter the port." Now that your army is going to enter Hong Kong, this matter can be described as important, not to mention the governor of Guangdong, the governor of Liangguang does not dare to decide this matter without authorization! If they send someone to the capital to inquire again, then the back and forth time will be longer, maybe more than a month. ”

"A month? My God! That's too long, isn't it? Van der Sar exclaimed, "If it really takes a month, we will have to get supplies in Xiangshan!" ”

Yao Qisheng was not shocked or afraid: "The situation near Xiangshan, you must have seen it!" If you want to forcibly land in Xiangshan, then please, anyway, the Xiangshan Temple can't accommodate the big Buddha, and there is no way to provide you with enough supplies! ”

Originally, Xiangshan was to provide supplies to Macao, where grain and fresh water goods were piled up, and if the Dutch forced a landing, they could naturally rob them of what they needed. However, Yao Qisheng used the tactic of delaying the army to stabilize the Dutch for four days, and in these four days, if Yao Qisheng did not have any preparation, then he would not be Yao Qisheng.

Everything has long been hidden, and the retreat path of the people in the city and the members of the Heaven and Earth Society has been chosen, and they are not afraid of the Dutch landing and looting at all. The Dutch came up, searched the surroundings and couldn't find anything, and had to turn against the Qing court.

"Didn't Guangzhou send someone down to say a word? When exactly do we have to wait, and you Guangzhou can't send a person down to reply? Van der Sar asked.

"Wait a few days, someone will come." Yao Qisheng said.

"How many days do we have to wait?" Van der Sar asked.

Yao Qisheng pretended to pinch his fingers and calculated: "No more than five days at most." ”

"Good!" Van der Sar nodded, "Then we'll wait another five days!" But we don't have enough food, so you can provide us with a little here. ”

The Dutch didn't want much, and Yao Qisheng couldn't refuse, so he had to take out 300 stone of food, and sent small boats to bring fresh water and food to the Dutch fleet. However, this food was only a drop in the bucket for the Dutch, and three hundred stone of grain was only enough for the Dutch fleet to consume for two days.

Tang Wei's catamaran sailed south from Shangchuan Island, with the help of strong monsoon winds, at an average speed of about 20 knots, along the route from Qiongzhou to Luzon Island, sailing at sea for two days and two nights, but did not meet the clippers carrying the special combat team to return home.

Sure enough, as Wang Xinyu expected, the clipper boat that Emperor Hu Dedi and his team were riding was sailing towards the waters of Fujian.

Another southbound catamaran also missed the clipper boat that the special combat team members were on, this sea is vast, if a single ship is not agreed, even if it sails along the route, it is difficult to meet, after all, the ocean is too big, a ship is too small. It's easier to find a fleet.

The clipper ship arrived in Zhangzhou, and it was then that Emperor Hu Dedi and the others learned that the Dutch had gone to Macao.

"It's not too late for you to come, Yao Qisheng has dragged the Dutch for another five days! Now there are still two days to go, and at the speed of the clipper ship, we can reach Kamikawashima. Wang Xinyu told Emperor Hu Dedi that they said.

There is a flying pigeon transmission contact between Shangchuan Island and Zhangzhou, and the communication is relatively convenient. When something extremely important happens, send a letter with a carrier pigeon.

"Then let's go right away! We came along the road, why didn't the catamaran of communication come into contact with it? Hu Dedi asked.

Wang Xinyu replied: "Maybe they are looking for a different route, if they had met you in advance, you would have been on Shangchuan Island now!" ”

Emperor Hu De, with 300 Marine Corps special combat members, bid farewell to Wang Xinyu, boarded a clipper ship, and sailed to Shangchuan Island.

Two days later, Xiangshan County.

In order not to arouse the suspicion of the Dutch, Yao Qisheng sent people to take the initiative to go to the sea where the Dutch fleet was anchored to inform the Dutch that Guangzhou had sent people down to let the Dutch prepare and that the water would arrive the next morning. At that time, the Dutch fleet will be able to enter the Pearl River.

The person who pretended to be an officer of the Qing court's Guangzhou Naval Division was Gao Shiwen, who changed into the clothes of the Qing Army's naval division commander and sailed to the sea area where the Dutch fleet was anchored on a small fishing boat flying the flag of the Pearl River Naval Division.

"A ship is approaching us!" On the battleship Seven Provinces, a report was made to de Knight.

De Knight stepped out of the cabin, stood on the helm, took a telescope and observed the approaching ship, and found that it was a small fishing boat flying the flag of the Qing army's sailors, so he ordered: "Send someone who knows Chinese to inquire about it!" ”

A small Dutch boat rowed over and stopped the small fishing boat. After inquiry, the Dutch learned that it was someone from the Qing army's naval division who had come, so they let Gosven's boat dock on the battleship Seven Provinces.

"This ship is so big!" Gao Shiwen looked enviously at the battleship Seven Provinces not far away.

Van der Sar said proudly: "This is a third-class battleship, and it is currently the capital ship in the European naval war!" There were more than a hundred such battleships in our Netherlands! ”

Gao Shiwen sighed: "It's so powerful! ”

"How does your navy use fishing boats?" Looking at the small boat, which only had a hundred-pound Franc cannon in the bow, Van der Sar asked.

Gao Shiwen said angrily: "Originally, we also had big ships, but they were all sunk by the pirates!" Later, the Guangdong Navy Division was rebuilt, and there were only fishing boats and sampans. ”

"Looks like you're still fishing part-time, right?" Van der Sar smiled.

"This lord is right, we sailors have to fish for a living when we have nothing to do on weekdays." Gao Shiwen replied.

In this era, the Qing court had not opened the port of Guangzhou, and the Qing army sailors were not like the Qing army sailors before the Y** War, because the Qing army sailors at that time were able to extort merchant ships, especially to the Y** smuggling ships, although the sailors were very poor, but the Qing army sailors before the Y** War lived very well. And the Qing army sailors in this era did not have the quick money of commercial trade, in fact, they were almost the same as fishermen.

Having boarded the battleship of the Seventh Provincial, Gorswin met de Knight and, after saluting, told the Dutch general: "I have only come to negotiate with you, General, and the ship will not arrive until tomorrow morning." ”

"Good! Then tomorrow morning, let the sailors who divert the water come to our fleet. De Knight asked the interpreter to tell the pretending Qing army general Gao Shiwen.

Gao Shiwen replied: "General, our pilot ship is too small to leave the mouth of the Pearl River, I hope your fleet can reach the mouth of the Pearl River, and our pilot ship will naturally take you inside." ”

"Well, that's it!" De Knight laughed, "Your navy is so weak that it uses a group of fishing boats as warships!" ”

"Hahaha!" The Dutch around laughed.

"If it weren't for the arrival of your fleet, our sailors wouldn't even dare to come out of the Pearl River estuary." Gao Shiwen replied.

De Knight laughed, "Well, now our fleet is here." It's just that we lack food and supplies, and we can't recover our combat effectiveness for the time being. Once we've been resupplied and regained our combat effectiveness, we'll be able to help you wipe out all of the pirates' fleet!" In addition, we are going to take down Macau too! ”

"General, the villain has taken his leave first!" Gao Shiwen took his leave.

After Gao Shiwen left, de Knight discussed with Tepra: "Old general, the Qing Kingdom has promised to bring us water, we have been adrift at sea for so long, we need to find a place to rest, replenish food, and repair the ship that should be repaired, otherwise we will not be able to recover our combat effectiveness." ”

Tepra thought for a moment before he spoke: "The hydrological situation of the inland river route is extremely complicated, even if the people of the Qing Kingdom come to draw water, there may not be a guarantee that our battleships can reach Guangzhou!" Look at the little wrecked boats of their sailors, they are all fishing boats and sampans! It is estimated that they don't know how much draft our battleships have, and where they can get by in the Pearl River waterway. ”

"What does the old general mean?" De Knight asked.

Tepra replied: "Let's let the cruisers with a shallow draft enter Canton and transport the supply cargoes out, and our battleships will be parked near the mouth of the Pearl River." We asked people to consult with the Canton side to see if they could send a group of craftsmen to Jiangkou to repair our ships. But I'm skeptical, can they repair a ship as big as ours? If we can't fix it, we'll have to get a little bit of supplies and take Macau. ”

De Knight asked suspiciously, "Old General, wouldn't it be a separation of our battleships and cruisers to separate our battleships from those cruisers?" In case they are not in our favor, and we do not have battleship protection, the cruiser is dangerous! ”

The scheming Tepra snorted coldly: "Do the Qing people dare to be against us? Our enemy is the fleet of the Ming Kingdom! I'm worried that the people of the Ming Kingdom are familiar with the situation in the inland river, and what method will they use to ambush us in the inland river! If all the battleships go in, if they accidentally run aground, we will be all finished! Leaving the battleship outside can deal with the sneak attack of the Ming fleet outside, and it can also prevent the Ming people from attacking us in the inland river! Plus, we're sending some more boats in to protect the cruisers! ”

"The navy of the Qing Kingdom is indeed worrying! They're just the Navy in the bathtub! De Knight shook his head.

"Navy?" Tepra sneered, "They don't even count as a navy, they're just a combination of fishermen and pirates!" No wonder they will be suppressed by the Ming Kingdom so that they can't even get out of the sea. ”

The next day, just after dawn, Gao Shiwen's boat came again.

"General, now it's time to go!" Goswin got on board and told the Dutch.

"Alright, let's go!" Tepra nodded slightly.

Gao Shiwen saw Tepra for the first time, and saw that this was a veteran with gray hair, a strong body, and a fine light in his eyes, and he looked like a scheming and calculating look. Seeing this Dutch veteran, although the language barrier is different, and they all rely on translators to communicate, Gao Shiwen still feels a little uncomfortable, and always feels that this Dutchman seems to be very cautious, and this matter may not succeed today.

When the Dutch fleet arrived at the mouth of the Pearl River, it saw a small boat flying the flag of the Qing army sailors slowly rowing out.

"General, that's our pilot ship." Gao Shiwen pointed to the boat and said.

Tepra replied, "Let them lead the way, and we'll follow in." ”

When the Dutch fleet entered the mouth of the Pearl River, Tepra picked up the telescope and looked at both sides of the Pearl River, only to see that the shore was desolate, the shore near the mouth of the Pearl River was deserted, and several small fishing villages in the eyes were obviously abandoned. The endless wilderness along the river, overgrown with weeds, is a haven for all kinds of birds and wildlife.

"Such a big river is a natural harbor! There is no port wharf, and it is difficult to see even people! Tepra sighed as she looked at the desolate riverbank.

Originally, there was a barrage at the mouth of the river, but in order to bring the Dutch fleet into the Pearl River and run aground, the members of the Tiandihui who had mixed into the Green Camp Sailor Division untied the barrage last night, so that the Dutch fleet could enter the mouth of the Pearl River and then introduce it into the shallow waters of the Dongjiang River to run aground. Anyway, there are basically no people in the vicinity when you go in this way. The attack of the Nanyang Navy four years ago caused the nearby Qing army batteries to basically be abandoned, and only when they approached Guangzhou did they have them.

Jiangzhong can meet the ships of the Pearl River Sailors of the Qing Army by chance, but this Pearl River Sailors are too penetrated by the Heaven and Earth Society, and most of the sailors and soldiers are Hongmen people, and they all turn a blind eye when they see the Dutch fleet entering.

The Dutch fleet entered the Pearl River estuary for a while, and the river gradually narrowed.

Tepra pointed to the river in front of him and said, "It is estimated that if you go inside, the water will be shallow!" It's not easy for our battleships to get in, so it's better to let the battleships anchor and let the cruisers in! We'll send a boat in and we'll go in with us. The supplies that Guangzhou gave us, we would just use the cruiser to transport out. ”

"General, why did you stop advancing?" Gao Shiwen asked.

Tepra asked the interpreter to tell him what he had just said, and after listening to the interpreter's words, Gao Shiwen chuckled in his heart: "It's broken! This old fox! (To be continued.) )