He Wu stepped down from a sailboat and led a group of pirates into a military camp near Manila. The Luzon guerrilla fleet, now led by He Wu, consisted of seven sailing ships, all of which were fast-armed merchant ships armed with 18-pounder guns.

In addition, there are more than 100 Chinese-style hard sailing ships such as bird boats and Guangzhou boats, but they are all small boats of less than 100 tons, and they cannot be equipped with heavy artillery at all. There is absolutely no way to deal with the Fran Mechanic Navy, so they can only adopt guerrilla tactics, or organize the dead to use fast and nimble fireships to approach the galleons that burn the Fran Mechanics.

Before leaving, Qiao Haipeng also had a long talk with He Wu, specifically talking about the pirates' tactics in the face of the Spanish fleet. Once the Spanish fleet attacked, the Luzon guerrilla fleet had no choice but to withdraw from Manila Bay and engage in guerrilla warfare with the Spaniards at sea to strike at the Spanish army's logistical supply.

On land, the pirates fought with 2,000 Chinese soldiers in Manila, defending the Spanish royal city and the castle of Santiago. Take advantage of the strong fortifications of the royal city and castle and the heavy artillery on the turrets to stand by for reinforcements.

He Wu also obeyed Qiao Haipeng's orders, and led the pirates to continue training. It's just that he and those Chinese businessmen have not been able to get along harmoniously, so that the two sides are incompatible, and they don't get along with each other.

He walked into the dilapidated military camp with a group of pirates, and several pirate leaders saw He Wu and hurriedly surrounded him.

A thin black pirate leader complained, "Big brother, I went to the city today to pay the silver, and the old fellow is rambling with me again, and has not given us the full amount of money." Big brother, we can't always live like this by looking at other people's faces. Made. I wish I could chop that old guy with a knife. ”

"Yes, big brother, let's just get rid of those old guys, if we don't stay here, how can they have a good life."

"Paralyzed, Francois is here, it's not that we have to go to the sea to fight hard, they are pointing fingers at us every day like a master, and they are depressed when they think about it."

A group of pirates scolded those Chinese merchants passionately, which made He Wu angry. He waved his hand and scolded angrily, "Are you still fucking done?" Before the big boss came. Everyone can bear it with me, Francois can't say when he came, you have the strength to practice more every day, don't complain like a girl. ”

He Wu's scolding. I scolded these pirate leaders so much that I didn't dare to speak. He continued, "Don't think about this all the time. Focus on military training. I've been feeling like something isn't right in town lately. I can't fucking tell what's going on. Sixth, you find a few brothers who used to step on the road and sprinkle them into the city to have a look. Keep an eye on me every day.

Everyone is also in good spirits, and sends a few more boats to patrol the sea every day, so that the brothers' eyes will be widened for me. The third child, you have personally gone outside these days, and have a good relationship with the surrounding sea heroes, don't be afraid to spend money, you can also be prepared for any trouble. ”

He Wu sent a group of pirates away, and the sense of crisis in his heart made him restless. He stayed in the camp for a while, and then hurried into the city, he wanted to have a good chat with Zhang Siyuan. These Chinese businessmen can still sit down and talk with him calmly.

When Zhang Siyuan heard that He Wu was coming, his brows were also furrowed, but he still asked people to bring He Wu in. He Wu walked into Zhang Siyuan's room, sat there with a golden knife, and then said with a smile: "Lao Zhang, I haven't seen you for a few days, and your face is getting more and more red." ”

Looking at He Wu's style, Zhang Siyuan felt a sense of disgust in his heart, and he forced a smile to himself: "I don't know what happened to Master He looking for me today?" ”

He Wu's face turned pale, and he said solemnly: "Lao Zhang, I know that you look down on us brothers who are floating on the sea. But if the Francois comes, they can't hold Manila, and everyone has to finish playing. ”

Zhang Siyuan was taken aback when he heard He Wu's words, and he hurriedly asked: "What does He Dangjia mean, is Franco coming here?" ”

He Wu shook his head and said, "That's not true, they have to get here for a hundred days." But now that you're ready, I asked you to hoard food and other supplies in the city, I don't know how the hoarding is? ”

Zhang Siyuan sighed and said, "After a hundred days, the owner should also come back." We've been plagued with trivialities...... In this way, I will immediately arrange for someone to transport grain to the city, and what regulations the He family has, let's also tell them together. ”

He Wu was a little angry when he saw that the other party didn't take his words to heart at all, and he didn't bother to bother with them now.

just explained with a calm face: "Don't patronize and do business every day, those soldiers in the city can also practice if they have nothing to do, don't pee your pants in fear when you see Franco." Ammunition should also be available for all forts in the royal city and castle. That's all, you should hurry up and take care of it. As for whether you do it or not, when the time comes, everyone will be finished together. ”

After he finished speaking, he stood up and turned to leave without even saying hello.

Zhang Siyuan looked at He Wu's back gloomily, and felt very unhappy to let a pirate count himself like this. But he still greeted the people below and arranged according to what He Wu said before. As for the Chinese soldiers, there is nothing they can do. These two thousand people are the children of the relatives of their dozen directors, and the ones he can support are his own relatives.

Since Marco and Wang Xuanhe came into contact, the two have often gotten together to get together, Marco can feel that the other party wants to get together with him very much, it is said that the other party's current status in Manila is also noble, and he deigned to get married to him, which is interesting.

But as the relationship between the two sides became closer and closer, Wang Xuanhe also began to reveal his meaning intentionally or unintentionally, which shocked Marco and was extremely excited at the same time.

Just like that, Surez also joined in as Marco's friend, and after they got together a few times, Wang Xuanhe couldn't wait to say that he wanted to go to Batavia to develop in the future.

This made Surez very excited, and Wang Xuan and Cousin Xiàn expressed a strong desire to leave Manila, indicating that Far East Company may not or will not return to Manila in the near future. If that were the case, it would have been easy for the kingdom's fleet to regain Manila.

The kingdom's fleet did not go directly to attack Luzon, but went to Batavia in Malacca in advance, hoping to get the support of the Dutch in logistics, after all, more than 10,000 people worked on the expedition, and if there was no foothold in Southeast Asia, it would definitely not work.

Manila had to be recovered, and the kingdom was extremely supportive, so King Felipe IV even ceded some of the benefits of the New World to the Dutch, hoping to get the support of the Dutch in the East Indies when they recovered Manila.

In the courtyard of Wang Xuanhe's house, he was sitting with Surez and Marco, and the three of them were drinking tea and chatting. Marco said suddenly: "My friend in the New World, tell me that the vast Spanish fleet has arrived in Mexico, and may soon come to Luzon, Wang, in the face of the Spanish Armada, can you hold Manila?" ”

Marko's words made Wang Xuanhe's body shock, and his face turned pale. But he still forced himself to laugh and said: "I'm just a businessman, and it's someone else who fights and kills." ”

"Spaniards don't care who you are. Wang, as a friend, I want to remind you that those pirates are unreliable, and as soon as the Spanish fleet arrives, they may scatter in a hurry, but what about you and the tens of thousands of Chinese here. And according to my information, it is impossible for that Far East company to come back at all. ”

Hearing Marko's words, Wang Xuanhe was almost collapsed. He sat there with no master, and he had no idea in his heart, after all, he was a businessman with good rules, even if he was shrewd, but when he encountered this kind of major event related to his life and death, he didn't know what to do.

Surez glanced at Marco on the other side, the other party nodded at him slightly, Surez lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said to Wang Xuanhe solemnly: "Wang, I want to say sorry to you." I beg your forgiveness for hiding my identity from you, but I am in fact an envoy of the Kingdom of Spain, and I have come to Manila this time to make contact with the heads of the various ethnic groups in Manila.

There are two opinions within the kingdom on how to deal with the citizens of Manila after the reconquest of Manila, among which the military means very strongly, that is, to slaughter the city and kill everyone in the city, especially the Chinese. But the benevolent King Felipe IV, and others were of lenient treatment to the Chinese in the city, after all, the murderers were pirates and the Far Eastern Company.

However, the military and some nobles have always insisted on their own opinions, which is why the king asked me to come to Manila in advance to communicate with everyone, hoping that everyone will recognize the facts and stop taking chances. The kingdom's tens of thousands of troops and huge fleet will soon arrive in Manila, and in order to appease the anger of the military, I hope that the citizens of the city will do some good to help the kingdom's army recover Manila. ”

Wang Xuanhe listened to Su Lei's words, and stood up with a "Teng". He stretched out his hand and pointed at Marco and said angrily: "Marko, you already knew that you arranged it, right?" ”

Marco shrugged his shoulders and pretended to be helpless: "Wang, I really mean well. I know the truth of the matter and who the murderer is. So I don't want to see so many innocent people hurt. ”

Wang Xuanhe stared at his red eyes and said gloomily: "Do you want me to be a traitor and betray my compatriots?" ”

Marco said lightly: "My friend, this is not a betrayal, this is a salvation." Do you think that with those pirates and the 2,000 Chinese soldiers in the city, you can stop the mighty Spanish fleet? ”

Surez also said solemnly: "King, this time the kingdom is bound to recover Manila. In order to protect your fellow citizens from being implicated, you should stand up and protect them, and not be as obsessed as those people. Once the military is angered, tens of thousands of Chinese in the city will face the danger of slaughtering the city, and the life and death of tens of thousands of your compatriots are in your thoughts. (To be continued......)

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