Chapter 16 Return Voyage
Zhang Huangyan was also secretly observing Wang Xinyu, and when he saw that his generals said bad things about King Yanping, this Wang Xinyu actually did not show an angry expression on his face, Zhang Huangyan was secretly shocked in his heart: This person must not be underestimated! The old man's person is saying bad things about King Yanping, this person is deeply trusted by King Yanping, and he can marry the niece of King Yanping, this person must be regarded as a confidant by King Yanping. But his face did not change or speak, and he looked very calm. There are only two reasons, one of which is that this person is a hidden master, and he will not say anything now, but he will settle accounts in the future! If it weren't for the first reason, it would be even more terrifying, it shows that this person is by no means a loyal minister, he is loyal to King Yanping on the surface, but in fact he is a chaotic minister and thief! Otherwise, they would never let their own people say this about King Yanping.
However, through the observation of the past few days, Zhang Huangyan also felt that Wang Xinyu looked righteous and awe-inspiring, not like a bad person. Thinking of this, Zhang Huangyan decided to kick the ball back to Wang Xinyu to test what kind of person this person was, so he made a gesture and signaled everyone to be quiet: "Everyone be quiet!" Let's listen to what General Wang has to say first! ”
Seeing Zhang Huangyan kicking the ball to himself, Wang Xinyu couldn't refuse, so he had to stand up, look around, open his voice, and have a righteous face: "Brothers, Wang is definitely not here to dig the corner. General Ben just saw that your weapons and training were too poor, and he was willing to help you! When you finish training in the future, General Ben will definitely send you back to Lord Zhang! Ladies and gentlemen, my Wang has no selfish intentions, everything is for the sake of ZTE and my Daming! Everything I do is for the righteousness of my Chinese nation! In order to reimburse me Daming! Now that the enemy is at present, the great rivers and mountains have fallen into the hands of the Tartars, and my Ming Dynasty is already in danger, why can't we stop the indifferent internal friction? The more times like this, the more we should unite and work together against a strong enemy! ”
The generals and officers of the Zhejiang army in the lobby exchanged heads and talked about each other. Although they didn't believe what Wang Xinyu said very much, seeing that this person was so confident and righteous, everyone had a good impression of him.
Wang Xinyu continued: "We have reached the critical moment of national survival, if we can't unite yet, we can only be broken by the Tartars in the end!" I don't have many words, whether you are willing to go to Xiamen to receive free training from this general, everything depends on you, this general will never force it! ”
Zhang Huangyan has been observing Wang Xinyu's expression, and when he saw him say this, he could see that he was completely from the heart, so he also had a good feeling: "Everyone, General Wang is right!" Now is a critical moment for the survival of our nation! If the Tartars want to destroy us, we can't let the Tartars do what they want! The old man also believes in General Wang, and when you finish your studies, General Wang will definitely let you come back to Zhejiang, let you kill more Tartars, and serve the court. ”
Now that Zhang Huangyan has spoken, the next work of selecting people will be much smoother. All the generals and officers of the Zhejiang army were very cooperative, and the non-commissioned officers of the Zhejiang army on Nantian Island were all gathered on the martial arts field, and Wang Xinyu and his personal soldiers selected the first batch of candidates to go to Xiamen for training.
After observation, inquiry, and assessment, Wang Xinyu selected more than 500 soldiers from Nantian Island who were good at water, able to bear hardships and stand hard work, and had strong physical fitness. Among these people, thirty-six are disciples of the Nguyen family, and they are all seedlings of the best Marine Corps special forces unit. Wang Xinyu was thinking that those special combat soldiers would definitely stay in the future, and it would be impossible to send them back to Zhang Huangyan. They can only be wasted in Zhang Huangyan's hands, and only in their own hands can they play a greater role.
After selecting the people, Wang Xinyu will lead the fleet to continue south, while Zhang Huangyan will take a small boat from Nantian Island back to Zhoushan.
"The old man said goodbye to General Wang! If you can help, the old man has helped! I hope that General Wang can keep his promise and contribute to the imperial court! Contribute to the early recovery of my Daming rivers and mountains! If you say anything superfluous, the old man won't say much! I hope the general is self-respecting! Zhang Huangyan said goodbye to Wang Xinyu.
Wang Xinyu hurriedly threw himself to the ground: "Master Zhang killed the student!" But today, the students believe that it will not be long before they can meet Master Zhang! In the future, students will assist Mr. Zhang more and do their best for ZTE! ”
Zhang Huangyan sneered in his heart: You still have King Yanping above you, can you help me wholeheartedly? But he said: "The old man believes that General Wang is my loyal and good general of the Ming Dynasty!" I hope that General Wang can go on an early Northern Expedition, expel the Tartars, and restore my Daming rivers and mountains! ”
Just as he turned around to leave, Zhang Huangyan hesitated for a long time, took out a cloth bag from his arms and handed it over: "General Wang, this is a book that the old man has carefully collected for many years!" Hope it works for you! ”
Seeing Zhang Huangyan's boat leave, Wang Xinyu knew that he should also go.
"Pull anchor and set sail!" Pro-soldier drink order.
The bells rang in unison, the Zhejiang soldiers on the pier loosened the cables, and the sailors on the ship put away the cables and raised the sails.
The wharf was crowded with soldiers and civilians who came to see off their relatives, their children, brothers, husbands, and fathers, who were selected by Wang Xinyu and boarded the ship to go to Xiamen for training.
The sails of the ship were puffed up by the sea breeze, and six warships full of men and goods slowly sailed into the depths of the sea, gradually accelerating, plowing the white waves, and heading towards Fujian.
Wang Xinyu was still on the Drake, because Albert was going to take someone to Chennai, and he had to discuss things with Albert, on how to avoid the Strait of Malacca, and where the two sides would meet after Albert returned.
Because Wang Xinyu doesn't plan to let this Western warship be known by too many people, this matter will be kept secret for the time being.
On the Drake, there were no people to be sent back to Xiamen, and all the spare space was filled with cargo.
After another count, Wang Xinyu determined that on the Drake, there were 300 quintals of tea, 300 celadon plates, 1,000 celadon bowls, 100 celadon vases, 500 white porcelain plates, 2,000 white porcelain bowls, 200 white porcelain vases, 100 colorful porcelain, 500 purple sand vessels, 300 red satin, 100 white satin, 5,000 catties of white silk, 1,000 catties of yellow silk, 100 pieces of linen, 200 velvet horses, and 50 pieces of plain silk. The price of so many goods in China does not exceed 30,000 taels of silver, but if it is shipped to Manila, it is worth at least 150,000 taels, and if it is shipped to Chennai to be sold to the British East India Company, then these goods can be sold for at least 200,000 taels of silver!
All the space on the Drake was full, even the lower heavy gun deck and sailor's cabin were all stuffed with cargo, everyone's living quarters were crammed into the upper gun deck, and even the upper light deck was piled with cargo.
Although Albert looked at the list and smiled so hard that he couldn't close his mouth, he still said worriedly: "Now that our ship is loaded with so much cargo, it has lost its combat effectiveness, and if we run into the Dutch, we will die if we can't escape." ”
"Let's go, let's go into the captain's room!" Wang Xinyu asked Albert to enter the captain's room.
After walking into the captain's room, Wang Xinyu first turned out the map he drew a few days ago.
"Here, between Sumatra and Java, there is a strait. You can pass from here, so that you can avoid the eyes and ears of the Dutch. Wang Xinyu pointed to the map and said.
Albert asked, "The islands of Sumatra and Java are now controlled by the Dutch. They won't have ships patrolling this strait? ”
Wang Xinyu confidently tapped the map with a pen and said: "The possibility is very small! After all, this strait is not an important navigation route, and few people are willing to go from here. The Dutch warships will not be in these places, they control the Strait of Malacca. So it's safer to get through here. The only disadvantage is that from the south of Sumatra, you directly face the Indian Ocean, unlike navigating in the inland sea, where the sea conditions are very complicated and the wind and waves are very strong. ”
"That's not a problem for us!" Albert laughed, "We've had a lot of winds and waves, the Pacific and Atlantic waves are bigger than the Indian Ocean, and there are hurricanes and typhoons, we've all met them!" But we've all made it! ”
"Then I wish you all a safe journey! Mr. Albert, you have to bring back not only my sailors, but also a couple of boats! Wang Xinyu nodded, "There is another question, after you leave the sea area of Xiamen, will you replace our Ming flag, or hang your British flag." ”
"That's fine, but when we come back, will we drive directly to Xiamen?" Albert asked.
"No!" The pen in Wang Xinyu's hand stopped at the location of Subic Bay on Luzon Island, "When you come back, enter this bay, and we will meet you here!" This bay is about a hundred kilometers north of Manila, so avoid Manila, don't let the Spaniards or the Dutch find out, enter here, and if we haven't arrived yet, you can wait for us inside. If we have already arrived, we will wait for you. ”
"There's a bay here? How do we not know? It seems that neither the Dutch nor the Spaniards knew that there was such a big bay here! Albert was surprised.
Wang Xinyu actually didn't know why the Spaniards didn't discover Subic Bay, maybe the Spaniards didn't have enough manpower, or maybe no one explored there. However, I know the famous bay of Subic Bay, which is a natural harbor, a good haven, and the entrance to the outside is narrow, as long as you build a fort, you can seal the passage into the harbor. It is estimated that there are still primitive tribes of the Sulu people around, and they may be intercepted by the local natives when they go ashore, but it's okay, kill a group of natives with sophisticated weapons, and the rest are captured as slaves.
Sulus, whether they are Sulu in Luzon, or Sulu in Java, or Sulu in Sumatra, are not a good thing!
Later, the Philippines took refuge in the United States and seized the resources of the South China Sea; Later, Indonesia, not to mention, hated the Chinese as early as the Dutch rule. Later, he launched two anti-Chinese ** actions and committed numerous crimes against the Chinese!
Every time he thinks of these things, Wang Xinyu will not feel guilty at all about the upcoming massacre of Sulu people! In his heart, those Sulu people should be killed! If we don't kill them, they will kill us, and there is no mercy at all.
"I don't know why the Spaniards don't know about it, but I think it's probably because they don't have enough people. That's just the cheapest for us! We can build a supply port here, and it will be convenient for you British to come and do business with us in the future! Wang Xinyu said with a smile.
Albert asked again: "By the way, this bay, what is the boss going to name it?" ”
"It's called Dingguo Bay!" Wang Xinyu didn't even think about it, so he put the name of the national hero on it.
From then on, there was no longer Subic Bay, only Dingguo Bay!
More than 300 years later, the teacher took the students to visit the Jinwang Temple in Beijing, pointed to the Dingguo Bay on the map, and said: "In order to commemorate the national hero Li Dingguo, this bay on Luzon Island is named Dingguo Bay!" This is a patriot on par with the national hero Yue Fei! Look over there, the largest bronze statue is the bronze statue of King Jin, kneeling in front of King Jin is the kneeling statue of Hong Chengchou, Li Guoying, Kong Youde and other traitors! The scum of these nations will forever kneel in front of the bronze statues of our national heroes, and let our descendants from generation to generation spit on them! ”
"Teacher, why isn't there a kneeling statue of the big traitor Wu Sangui?" One student asked.
"Because Wu Sangui rebelled against the Qing Dynasty in his later years! Although his rebellion against the Qing Dynasty could not wash away the crimes he had committed, and although he failed, he shook the foundations of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and thus avoided being made into a kneeling statue. The teacher replied.
The beautiful scenery of Dingguo Bay has long been transformed from a military base into a world-famous tourist area because it has been completely China's inland sea.