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Five unidentified ships approached, and there were soldiers on them, which led Wang Guichen to be on guard, and ordered the fast eagle ships and bluffing boats to outflank them.

Unexpectedly, after seeing the obviously hostile actions of the Qin fleet, the five ships of the other side not only did not flee, but greeted Wang Guichen and them, and the people on the ships kept waving their hands, obviously wanting to show a kind of goodwill.

At this moment, behind these five unidentified ships, six more warships sailed out of the faint fog of the early morning, and were desperately chasing the five ships in front, boom! A cannon sound suddenly turned, which surprised Wang Guichen and them.

Wang Guichen quickly turned from shock to anger, the opponent's warship was not as big as the Qin army's medium-sized warship, and he dared to open fire in front of the Great Qin Royal Navy, this was a provocation, a naked provocation, it was tolerable, it was unbearable.

"Order, all into battle mode!"

Wang Guichen's inverted eight-figure eyebrows were almost all erected, and his thin but well-defined face was full of murderous energy.

Two battalions of the Qin army, four large gunboats, sixteen small and medium-sized eagle boats, bluff boats, all entered the battle state under his order, the guns were loaded, the guns were loaded, and as soon as the two sides entered the firing range, the battle immediately began.

The five ships in front of them saw the muzzles of the Qin army's black holes pushed out of the portholes, and the people on the boat who were desperately waving their hands were so frightened that they shouted one after another, and at the same time simply lowered their sails and stopped the ship to show that they had no hostile intentions.

And the six warships chasing behind were even more desperately coming, they must have no binoculars, two miles away, plus the early morning mist blocked, they could not see that the Qin army's artillery had been murderously pushed out of the porthole, until the two sides approached more than a mile, and when they found that the situation was not good, they began to turn.

Their six-ship warship was not as big as Wang Guichen's bluff. There were only two earthen cannons, and most of the soldiers on board used weapons such as bows and arrows.

Seeing some of the situation, the bluffing boats and eagle boats in front relied on their speed, no longer waiting for the gunboats behind, desperately catching up, the bow of the ship ploughed white waves, like flying sharks in the waves, and soon chased the six enemy ships within 200 paces, rows of Qin soldiers knelt on the side of the ship with one leg, and began to shoot continuously with Type 68 rifles.

The Type 68 rifle is also a rifle that has been improved by the Great Qin Military Weapons Supervisor. Because it was finalized in 1868 in the Qin and Yuan dynasties, it was named the 68-type rifle by Qin Mu.

The effective firing range of the Type 68 rifle can reach 300 paces, close to 400 meters, which is about the same as the range of the enemy's earthen artillery.

Woohoo!

Woohoo!

On the small and medium-sized warships of the Qin army, the gunfire continued. Bullets whistled and hit enemy ships, and the enemy kept getting shot and falling.

The bullet of the Type 68 rifle is a cone-shaped bullet with a high-speed rotation. The wounds inflicted were so small that many of the enemies saw their companions screaming and falling to the ground, and they couldn't even figure out what was going on, and the inexplicable horror made people almost go crazy. All kinds of strange cries filled the enemy ships.

The battleships of the Qin army are getting closer and closer, and the enemy's earthen artillery is still shooting hopelessly, boom! A few minutes there was a cannon shot. And it's a solid bullet, how can this stop the Qin army from approaching.

In less than a pillar of incense, all six enemy ships were surrounded, gunfire was like rain, and it was difficult for people to stand on the upper deck of the enemy ships, and they could not even control the sails, so they had to surrender obediently;

The Qin warship approached, and the soldiers jumped onto the enemy ship with their guns in hand, shouting loudly, as long as they dared to move a little, they would immediately shoot and kill, and the people on the enemy ship were so frightened that they lay on the deck, not daring to make any abnormal moves.

The five ships in front of them that took the initiative to drop their sails to show no hostile intentions were also surrounded by the gunboats of the Qin army at this time, and a man in his twenties, claiming to be the prince of the Sultan of Sulu, was taken to Wang Guichen's warship.

Under Wang Guichen's personal interrogation, the matter was quickly clarified.

The king of the Sultan of Sulu died of illness ten days ago, and the second prince Lolan, that is, the young man personally interrogated by Wang Guichen, launched a palace mutiny that night in an attempt to seize the throne of the Sultan of Sulu.

When Lorain was in action, he was attacked head-on by the eldest prince Lot, and after the defeat, Loren fled to sea with his cronies on a floating boat.

Because Loran had a high reputation in the Sulu Sultanate in the past and won the support of the people, the eldest prince Lot knew that leaving his younger brother Loran's life would cause endless trouble, so he sent the general Ha Thorn to chase and kill all the way, and the six ships on that side were the pursuers led by Hara.

Wang Guichen looked at Luo Lan, who had fine white skin and looked very different from the natives of Nanyang, and asked quietly: "You say yourself so well, and you are loved by the people in China, so why do you want to launch a palace change?" ”

The Lady of Loren was a Persian, and her appearance inherited half Persian blood, which was somewhat different from the local Sulu people.

Seeing Wang Guichen asking such a question, he hurriedly said: "The general of Great Qin doesn't know, Lotte is brutal and murderous by nature, the people of my country don't like him, and my father also intends to pass on the throne to me, he has long been jealous and resentful.

He has co-opted some generals, this time my father died of illness, it is likely that he poisoned him, if he is allowed to ascend the throne, not only will I die without a place to be buried, but my people will also be calamated;

I had to act in advance, I wanted to eradicate Lot, I didn't want Lott to be very treacherous, I had already planted a spy around me, so that the action was leaked in advance, my country has always been the suzerainty of the Central Plains Celestial Empire, often paying tribute, and asking the general to be my master. ”

This kind of fratricidal fighting for the throne has long been common in various countries.

Luo Lan is handsome and can speak fluent Chinese, which makes people feel a little more fond of him, in short, Luo Lan does not look like a traitor, and his tone is also very sincere when he speaks, not like he is lying.

Wang Guichen's mind turned sharply, and he felt that this was a rare opportunity for Great Qin, so he said in a harmonious voice: "Your Royal Highness, you don't have to be polite, you are safe now, I will do my best to play your affairs to my Great Qin Emperor Xià, as long as what you say is true, my Great Qin Emperor Xià will definitely make decisions for you." ”

"Thank you general, the general's great kindness, Luo Lan will never forget it." Luo Lan learned the etiquette of the Han people, and gave another long salute.

Wang Guichen looked at him as if he were looking at a piece of gold.

Who would have thought that such a thing would happen on this trip, and if he meddled in the Sulu Sultanate in the name of this, he would be famous.

The full name of the Sulu Sultanate is the Sulu Peace House Islamic Sultanate, which is an Islamic Sultanate established by the Sulu people in the eighth year of Ming Jingtai, with borders on Mindanao, the Sulu Islands, including Palawan, northern Borneo and other islands around the Sulu Sea, and its capital is located in Hoaku.

After the Spanish invasion of Luzon, as the colonizers expanded, they found that most of the islands in the southern Philippines were inhabited by Muslims;

Christianity and Islam were inherently opposed, with the Spanish killing Muslims and the Sultanate of Sulu being squeezed southward. However, the Spanish had relatively few troops and were never able to destroy the Sultanate of Sulu.

Luo Lan asked at this time, "General Wang, I don't know where you are going on this trip?" ”

Only then did Wang Guichen remember the purpose of his trip, which was to "discover" a large gold mine in the south before the natives of southern Luzon received the news of Fusu City, and lure the surrounding natives to pan for gold.

This matter cannot be delayed, otherwise once the news of the aborigines of Fusu City being trafficked comes, this trick will not work.

Wang Guichen thought for a while and said to Luo Lan: "Your Royal Highness, we are going to the south of Luzon Island, please follow us first, Your Royal Highness the Prince, rest assured, we will definitely be able to guarantee your safety, and when the Emperor of my Celestial Dynasty has a reply, I will escort His Royal Highness the Prince back to China to seize the throne that should belong to you." ”

"General Wang, I want to go to Great Qin and meet His Majesty the Emperor of Great Qin, I don't know if it's possible?"

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, the general has an urgent task now, and he can't escort His Highness back to Daqin, Lotte must be unwilling to let go of Your Highness, maybe he will send other people to chase and kill, His Highness will go to Daqin by himself, it's really not safe, let's follow the general first."

Seeing Wang Guichen's impatient look, Luo Lan couldn't insist anymore, so he had to agree to follow Wang Guichen first.

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PS: It's another cloudy day, the triangle plum lonely dyes the grape trellis in the yard red, the swallows are gone, and only the sparrows are left jumping up and down on the pine branches outside the courtyard, announcing themselves as the protagonists of this season. A few yellow pear trees reflect the old tiled house, and the thin and long branches have clusters of green leaves on the top, which has the charm of ink painting. But when the wind blows, its branches break easily. Who would have thought that Huanghuali, which is known for its hardness, would be so fragile when she was young.

I feel that I am also fragile now, and when people are fragile, they like to talk nonsense and wonder if one day they can become strong too, maybe they will be old by then

(To be continued......)