"Master, the gifts for the Zhao family and the Lin family have been prepared."
The personal servant came to Wang Lixian and said.
Wang Lixian put down the book in his hand and nodded slightly.
"Get your things and set off with the master to the Lin family and Zhao family!"
If Wang Lixian wants to do something and serve the Liberation Army, he must first sneak into the mission again.
Only then can he go to the territory of the Liberation Army openly and deliver news to the Liberation Army along the way.
This time the Spaniards wanted to negotiate with the Liberation Army, and Governor Barossa decided to leave the matter to Lin Wenqi and Zhao Yuanan, two Japanese devils.
Wang Lixian wanted to sneak into the mission, but he had to endure his nausea and pay a visit to these two traitors!
…
Manila, dock!
The war between the Spaniards and the Liberation Army was fierce, but it failed to affect the prosperity of Manila.
The docks of the port are full of ships of different sizes and sizes.
There are Western-style galenic sailing ships and Chinese-style lucky ships.
Ships of all sizes crowded the berths of the pier.
Workers, all shirtless and showing off their strong muscles, were busy loading and unloading goods.
Zeng Canghai stood on the deck of the ship, watching the Chinese workers loading and unloading cargo at the dock, but he was thinking about how much he could earn from this trip.
He set sail from Taiyuan Island, and his fleet was loaded with porcelain, silk, sugar, tea and other traditional Chinese export products.
Then unload the cargo in Manila, load the ship with gold, silver, grain, weapons, gunpowder, spices and other urgently needed supplies for Taiyuan Island and return home.
Once you come back, you can earn a boat full of gold and silver.
After thinking about it for a while, the smile on Zeng Canghai's face became brighter and brighter. He had waited so long in Manila to prepare the goods, and now it seemed that it was worth it.
This shipment of cargo returned to Taiyuan Island would at least five times the capital he invested.
This is the benefit of shipping in this era, and the benefits can be calculated as doubled.
Zeng Canghai was able to make a lot of money this time, so he was naturally in a happy mood. He looked up at the tired stevedores and spoke loudly.
"Haha, I'm in a good mood as my boss today. Please work hard and finish your work early!"
“I’ll treat everyone to wine and meat later!”
Zeng Canghai's promise made everyone couldn't help but cheer loudly.
The stevedores worked even harder!
While everyone was cheering, Xiao Qi's face was full of surprise, and she ran over from the direction of the dock, passed the gangway, and boarded the deck.
Xiao Qi panted heavily, ran to Zeng Canghai, and spoke.
"Boss, boss, Liberation Army..."
However, he was interrupted by Zeng Canghai just halfway through his words.
Zeng Canghai covered Xiao Qi's mouth and lowered his voice.
"Are you crazy, you little brat? How dare you scream so loudly without looking at where this place is?"
"Let's talk about it back in the cabin!"
Xiao Qi looked embarrassed and was dragged back to the cabin by Zeng Canghai.
As soon as they entered the cabin, the bright look on Xiao Qi's face could no longer be concealed.
"Boss, boss, I heard the news in Manila. Some time ago, the Liberation Army fought out of the mountains!"
"Good guy, that's so fierce."
"In just over a month, the Liberation Army conquered or surrendered eight Spanish towns, countless manor villages, annihilated nearly a thousand captured red-haired soldiers, and rescued more than 10,000 Chinese people."
"But they only have a mere 800 troops. This kind of combat power is probably not inferior to that of Guo Xingye's Iron Man Army."
Xiao Qi has a very high evaluation of the combat effectiveness of the Liberation Army.
They even compared the Liberation Army with Zheng Chenggong’s ace Iron Man Army!
"When the Liberation Army first came out to fight, the Spaniards in San Fernando started to massacre the Chinese, and nearly two thousand Chinese were killed."
"The Liberation Army retaliated by beheading four to five hundred Spanish prisoners in front of the San Fernando bastion."
"And a few days later, the bastion of San Fernando was breached. After the city was breached, not even the Spanish or natives in the city were left behind."
"It can be regarded as revenge for the Chinese who were killed!"
"Hahaha, this really makes me angry!"
Xiao Qi let out bursts of hearty laughter and said in high spirits.
Zeng Canghai's eyes widened and he couldn't believe it.
But he very keenly grasped the key points in Xiao Qi's words and asked.
"You mean the Liberation Army captured a fortress in a few days?"
"Do you know how they attacked the city?"
Zeng Canghai's eyes were frighteningly bright.
After Zheng Chenggong defeated Nanjing, he retreated to Taiyuan Island.
Then he began to look covetously at the Dutch city of Relanje, hoping to capture the city and integrate the power of Taiyuan Island.
Operate Dayuandao as the anti-Qing base area on the southeast coast of the city!
However, he has not taken action for a long time. The fundamental reason is that he is afraid of the Dutch bastion.
If he could obtain the means to breach the fortress in a short period of time, Guo Xingye would be able to recover the entire army as soon as possible and consolidate his forces to continue fighting against the Qing Dynasty.
Xiao Qi smiled naively and said.
"How else could it be attacked? It must have been the soldiers who moved forward bravely and were not afraid of arrows and stones to attack it."
"Isn't this how sieges have been done throughout the ages?!"
Zeng Canghai's face darkened, and he slapped Xiao Qi on the back of the head.
Xiao Qi looked confused and said, blinking his eyes.
"Boss, why are you hitting me?"
Zeng Canghai snorted coldly.
"Back then, you kid was thrown into a wooden basin, floating on the sea. If it weren't for me, you would have been feeding the sharks. Do I still need a reason to beat you like a hozen?"
Xiao Qi said in a somewhat aggrieved tone.
"Boss, you made up a story to lie to me again. Last time, you said that you picked me up from the corpse mountain in Yangzhou City in the sea of blood. Why did it become the sea this time?!"
Zeng Canghai glanced sideways at Xiao Qi and said.
"I'm old, can't I remember it wrong?"
"Go and do your work, don't hang around in front of me, I'll get annoyed just by looking at you!"
Xiao Qi turned around and left, turning around and making a face before walking out of the cabin door.
Zeng Canghai didn't pay attention to Xiao Qi's movements, but fell into deep thought.
It is very necessary to report this matter to Mr. Guo Xing when he returns to the official position this time.
I hope that Mr. Guo Xing can get the method to capture the fortress from the Liberation Army!
…
Just outside St. Jones!
The Liberation Army has made all preparations for the underground siege.
Tunnels have been dug under the city of St. Jones, and explosives have been planted.
When Zhu Hongyu gives the order, St. Jones will be named Zhu.
The Liberation Army has also made preparations to seize the gap after bombing the city.
Zhu Hongyu was just about to give the order when a scout came running from a distance.
The scout ran up to Zhu Hongyu panting and said.
"General General, our army's outer sentry intercepted the Spanish envoy. The Spanish sent an envoy to negotiate with our Liberation Army."
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly and said.
"I know, let's ask someone to stop the messenger for half an hour!"
"In half an hour, this general will receive the envoy in St. Jones City!"
Zhu Hongyu's confidence was soaring.
Just standing there, even if he said nothing or did nothing, the high-spirited self-confidence in his body could give unparalleled confidence to the entire Liberation Army.
With Zhu Hongyu here, everyone in the Liberation Army firmly believed that they were invincible!