Qin Xike interrupted him: "They may not be accurate. Besides, the more people they are going to attack, the better. Now Basten is defending, so there are no more people - he also has to pay military pay."

"Yes, we have to send someone to reconnaissance first before we know."

After the resolution was agreed, Cui Yunhong called the Huang family's aunt and nephew, saying that the Senate is now willing to help the Huang family "restore the country". However, the Senate cannot directly provide troops and money, and they need to raise them themselves.

"...You should also know that we have long-term trade cooperation with VOC. Without a normal and appropriate reason, it is impossible for us to launch an armed attack on them." Cui Yunhong said, "so we cannot support you publicly, we can only help in secret."

Then he talked about the guaranteed loan plan.

"...I don't know how much resources you have in your hands, whether it's enough for Indians to open their money bags for you. If Indians don't want to, the Senate is willing to guarantee your loan."

Huang Shidong immediately understood what he meant. To "restore the country", he had to recruit troops and armed ships, which required a lot of money - but now they didn't. They had done the loan, but in the current situation, no one was willing to borrow money. At most, they would give some money and grain to express their "support", and they could not borrow a large amount of money at all.

If the Australians were willing to guarantee them, they could borrow a large sum of money from Indian money dealers to arm the army and regain Shanba Port!

"If the Senate is willing to guarantee it, we can borrow money immediately, and it is not difficult to recruit thousands of people!" Huang Shidong was excited when he knew that the counterattack was going to happen.

"However, guarantees have to bear great responsibility. I am arbitrary in this matter. But I have to give the Senate an explanation." Cui Yunhong said, "You have to sign another agreement with us."

"If the chief is willing to guarantee, we can sign any agreement!" Huang Shidong knew that it was a great grace to the Senate to help, and no matter how harsh the conditions were put forward, he had to accept it.

"Okay, since that's the case, let's start acting."

Cui Yunhong immediately divided the work, and Huang Lu accompanied Huang Shidong to Mala, contacted Indian money dealers, and tried to borrow money.

"After borrowing the money, don't rush back. Take a boat back to Sanya immediately. After arriving in Sanya, you will buy all the Nanyang rifles in Sanya - you can probably buy three or four hundred. Can you do it if you fight back and forth within twenty days?

“As long as you don’t encounter bad climates, there is no problem.”

"After you get the money, it depends on you two." Cui Yunhong said to the Huang family's aunt and nephew, "You must recruit soldiers with great fanfare and make the momentum of counterattacking Shanba. Do you have any place?"

"It's fine if you want to do it." Huang Shidong said, "Although they are not willing to help, it's still OK to borrow a piece of land to camp."

"That's it. The greater your popularity, the more guaranteed the lives of the Huang family who are in prison."

"Yes, I understand this!"

If they were silent, it would be equivalent to acquiesce that they had failed. The captives of the defeated generals had no meaning to retain. Whether it was Huang Shibei in the big city or the Huang family trapped in Shanba, they would lose their value and be harmed immediately.

Cui Yunhong asked them to prepare for the war with great fanfare, but in fact there was another purpose. If possible, he could try to attack the uninferior army and try to persuade Basten to withdraw from Shanba Port. As long as the pressure is high enough, Basten might be tactful. Besides, he was unwilling to let Anna become an orphan - after all, he had no eyes on his sword and gun.

"There is another thing, that is, you must try to send people back to Shanba Port to reconnaissance to see how many enemies there are and how they are fortified. By the way, you still have many villages in the local area. The Dutch should not be able to take care of it now, so they all go and contact them, maybe they can still pull out some people."

The Huang family's aunt and nephew looked embarrassed because they almost ran away alone. There was no follower around them. When they arrived at Shanjiu Port, they found their own shops and ships, and then they accepted some ships to go out. Then they gathered a small team. There were not many people available, and such errands were not something that could not be done by a confidant.

"Now there are more than a dozen pirate boats patrolling the surrounding area, and it is not easy to get close to the sea."

If you sneak in from land, the road will be difficult and life-threatening. Therefore, you can't find anyone who is willing to reconnaise.

"Is there any other way?" Cui Yunhong was talking when someone suddenly came to report: "There is a prisoner laborer outside who said there is something important to see the leader."

"I'll talk about anything later!"

"He said he knew two guests..."

"Oh?" Cui Yunhong became interested, "Let him in!"

The one who came in was Tao Liliu. As soon as he came in, he greeted Huang Shidong: "Second Master!"

Huang Shidong was surprised: "You are?!"

"I am Xiaoliu! Tao Bo's son..."

"Oh! It's you!" Huang Shidong said in surprise, "You have left home and have been there for several years. Tao Bo said you have no news. I didn't expect you to be here with Australians!"

Tao Liliu felt a little embarrassed and stumbled: "I am actually..."

Now I think of myself as a pirate, robbed the sea boat and was captured by the Australians. Now I have told me about working as a laborer for Australians.

"...If the Second Master has something to do with the villain, the villain will definitely serve!"

"Okay!" Mr. Huang felt a little relieved. Since the fall of the General's Mansion, many people who have been greatly favored by the Huang family have been pushed and watched coldly. It is hard for Tao Bo's son to be so loyal!

"It's rare that you are so loyal." Huang Shidong said with a wry smile.

"...Second Master, I heard that the Huang family is now in trouble and Shanbagang has fallen. I believe that the second master and aunt are eager to know the situation. If the second master does not dislike it, the villain is willing to go to Shanbagang to find out the truth."

This is because of sleepiness that I brought the pillow! Cui Yunhong became interested and asked:

"Oh, what are you going to?"

"From Taojia Village, there is a land route to Shanjiu." Tao Li Liudao, "Two-thirds of it is water route, and the rest is land route. I used to walk with my father, and it only took four days a day to go. When I arrived at Taojia Village, everything I would do next!"

"Is there such a way?" Huang Shidong and Huang Qiyan didn't know. Unconsciously, they looked at each other.

"This road was taken by my father. It was originally just to avoid circles. It was just that the road was inconvenient and he could not carry heavy objects, so he rarely walked on weekdays. It would not be difficult if he was single and walked empty-handed."

This is unexpected good news. Now pirates control the sea surface of Shanba Port, which is equivalent to cutting off internal and external traffic. Although Basten controls the municipal port of Shanba Port, he still has no energy to control many villages distributed inland. However, after the General's Mansion fell, the entire center of the Huang family was paralyzed. These villages lost their backbone and could only wait in a daze.

Huang Qiyan made a quick decision: "I'll go with you!"

Huang Shidong was shocked: "This is impossible! If you go, it is equivalent to hanging alone behind enemy lines..."

"No, I'm going." Huang Qiyan said, "The villages in Shanbagang were built by the Huang family, which is different from those in other places. Tao Bo's family has a long friendship with the Huang family. As long as I can get there, I can bring up a team. At least I can stop the Dutch from giving orders to the village."

Once the Dutch were able to effectively command the villages, they could make full use of the resources of Shanba Port, and it would be even more difficult to counterattack.

"But..." Huang Shidong was still a little hesitant.

"Don't be afraid of my nephew," Huang Qiyan suddenly laughed, "I am still the incarnation of Changning's grandmother. As long as I appear in Taojia Village, the surrounding villages will belong to me."

Cui Yunhong also thinks this is a good choice. If Huang Qiyan really can lead a team in the inland, it will greatly reduce the difficulty of attacking from the sea. She also expressed her approval at the moment.

Huang Shidong is actually uneasy. Since ancient times, Caiyun Yisan people's hearts are changeable. Since the fall of the General Mansion, he has seen too many cold eyes. It is hard to say whether these villages in Shanbagang can still be as good as before.

But now there is nothing else to do, he nodded and said, "Since that's the case, please bring more followers..."

"There is no need to be too many followers, just select four or five people who are delicate and decisive. If there are too many people, it is difficult to hide their whereabouts."

After the discussion was made, Huang Qiyan prepared to go to Shanba Port with Tao Liliu. Cui Yunhong took care of taking four naval revolvers and fifty bullets from the Yefeng's spare weapons and presented them to Huang Qiyan. He also taught them how to use them.

After Huang Lu and Huang Shidong set off, the veterans were concerned about how to recruit teams.

In theory, as long as you have money in Nanyang, it is not difficult to recruit a small army of "scum among all ethnic groups". However, the combat effectiveness of these troops is also conceivable. Basically, it is impossible to fight tough battles. If the Dutch have a well-trained mercenary guarding the shore, it is difficult for the Huang family to win even if they have two or three times the advantage.

The Nanyang rifle is just a power multiplier. If the soldiers are not able to fight, they will not be able to give them Minni rifles. There must be an armed force that dares to fight and is good at fighting...

Where did this team come from? He thought, first, to organize all the pirates in the current labor force. These people had rich combat experience and were mostly outlaws. Most of them had the intention of "investing" these days in the labor force. They had a certain combat effectiveness when organizing them. However, there were too few of these people, only more than thirty.

While thinking about it, I suddenly saw Anna playing with a native child playing archery. The sick Daya child had actually recovered, but his mother often brought him and his tribe to do business here and camp recently. She brought all kinds of tropical fruits in exchange for various small hardware and food. Cui Yunhong also intended to win them over - after all, exploration of inland areas requires the help of such local natives.


Chapter completed!