Thanks to Tianjiao for being the first number one in this book, and thanks to You Zisi Hometown for the reward.
A battle at sea widened the distance between the Victory and the Jenny. The Jenny protected five merchant ships and fought and retreated. By the time the black pirates retreated, the frigate Jenny was already more than ten nautical miles away from the Victory.
After successfully repelling the pirate attack, the frigate Jenny organized a fleet of five merchant ships to meet with the Victory, but little did they know that the danger was really approaching at this time.
The number of personnel and firepower of the Jenny were inferior to that of the flagship Victory. Without the cover and cooperation of the Victory, the Jenny was just a fat duck in Hou Taiyuan's eyes, attracting him to capture it.
"Li Han, you lead two small boats to intercept the merchant ship. The rest follow my command and capture the warship in front." Hou Taiyuan gave the order, and four pirate ships, three small ones and one large, set sail immediately and headed straight towards the Annie.
and left with five merchant ships.
Hou Taiyuan and his group of pirates have been entrenched in the Caribbean Sea for four years and have rich combat experience. They took advantage of the Anne's slack and quickly approached each other. In a short time, the two pirate ships connected with the Anne's hull.
The captain of the Jenny, who was attacked by pirates again, was horrified and hurriedly ordered the sailors to fight.
The collision between the pirate ship and the Jenny caused the Chinese pirates on the ship to shake. Hou Taiyuan held on to the reins of the ship and jumped onto the deck of the Annie with the help of the force of the collision between the two ships.
The sailors on the Anne were hit by a pirate ship and before they could stabilize themselves, they saw a tall man with a yellow scarf on his head jumping onto the ship.
Hou Taiyuan kicked down two sailors who stepped forward to stop them, then immediately drew the sword from behind and slashed at the sailors who were attacking from the side.
"Shoot!" More and more pirates boarded the ship, and the situation was very unfavorable to the sailors on the ship. The captain of the Jenny shouted anxiously.
After a round of shooting, it took a certain amount of time for the sailors to reload their bullets, but Hou Taiyuan did not give them this opportunity.
Hearing the loud orders from the bearded officer in front, Hou Taiyuan immediately aimed at him, clenched the sword with both hands, and quickly slashed the two sailors standing in front of the bearded captain. In his eyes that widened in fear,
There was a flash of sword light, and the bearded captain's head flew up and landed in front of a group of resisting sailors.
The captain of the Jenny was killed, and the disadvantaged sailors on the ship suddenly lost all intention of resisting and laid down their weapons and surrendered.
The Chinese pirates settled the battle neatly before the Victory arrived for reinforcements. Medellin on the Victory was so angry that he stamped his feet.
"Major, quickly order the warships to meet the enemy and rescue the captured ships." When the Victory arrived in the warring waters, the Jenny and the two merchant ships were already controlled by Chinese pirates.
That's why Manuel is so impatient.
"No, the situation has changed now. The pirates are stronger than us. If they rush forward rashly, I'm afraid we will fall in." After Medellin got angry, he noticed a hint of conspiracy.
"I suspect that the previous group of pirates were with them. They first feinted to separate us from the Jenny, and then took advantage of our absence to capture the Jenny and the merchant ship," Medellin analyzed.
Manuel was concerned about whether he could complete the mission, but he was more concerned about his own life. If he was killed by pirates for rescuing Chinese workers on two merchant ships, it would be more than worth the loss.
"So what do we do now?"
"Assemble the remaining merchant ships and evacuate this sea area immediately." Medellin was worried that there were more pirates ambush than just the people in front of him. In order to prevent possible dangers, Medellin made a decisive decision.
Together with the remaining three merchant ships, the Victory quickly evacuated under the surveillance of Chinese pirates.
"General, I thought there would be a fierce battle, but unexpectedly they just ran away."
"Perhaps they thought we and Babu were in the same group and ran away early because they were worried about an ambush." Hou Taiyuan speculated.
"It's a pity that the other three merchant ships were not captured, otherwise we could have rescued more Chinese workers." Wang Youtian said.
"Our capabilities are limited, so it's good to be able to save the brothers in the two ships." Hou Taiyuan patted Wang Youtian on the shoulder.
Wang Youtian nodded to express understanding...
Feilong Island, the lair of Chinese pirates, Hou Taiyuan and others who returned from victory were drinking and drinking in the simple wooden house on the island.
"General, this time we seized two merchant ships, one warship, forty-two guns, and some food supplies." Wang Youtian is not only the person in charge of gathering intelligence, but also the chief steward of Feilong Island.
He reported the supplies captured in this battle to Hou Taiyuan.
"With one warship and two merchant ships, our strength has more than doubled."
"Yes, there are a total of 617 Chinese workers on the two merchant ships. With their joining, our number can reach one thousand." Wang Youtian said.
"One thousand people. I remember when I was under King Sen, there were also a thousand people under me." Hou Taiyuan recalled.
"All the brothers in the Kingdom of Heaven have been killed or injured, and the rest are either selling themselves as laborers or hiding everywhere." The demise of the country they fought for in the past is an indelible pain in the hearts of the remaining Taiping soldiers. Whenever they have free time, they will inadvertently recall the past.
thing.
"Let's not talk about these sad things. After dinner, let's go interrogate the captured prisoners and find out why they bought Chinese laborers." Hou Taiyuan said...
There were more than twenty Peruvians on the captured merchant ship. From their mouths, Hou Taiyuan learned the news about Li Mingyuan's uprising.
"What? The Chinese workers rioted and occupied southern Peru?" Hou Taiyuan stood up and said in disbelief.
"We dare not deceive the leader. The Chinese workers occupied southern Peru and released all the Chinese workers, resulting in a shortage of domestic labor. That's why we went to Cuba to buy Chinese workers to fill the labor vacancies." The Peruvians under interrogation did not know about the transaction between Pedro and Li Mingyuan.
So say what you hear on the surface.
"Li Mingyuan?" Wang Youtian repeated the name doubtfully, but there was no impression in his mind.
"His Royal Highness's eldest son is called Li Mingyuan. I wonder if they are the same person?" In the late Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, there were a lot of feudal princes, and the princes had even more sons, so Hou Taiyuan was not very familiar with Li Mingyuan.
"The rioting Chinese workers called their leader Prince, which should be the same person you are talking about." Some of the Peruvians selected to trade the Chinese workers this time knew Chinese. After understanding Hou Taiyuan's words, the Peruvian who was interrogated took the initiative to answer
road.
"I remember that the Prince Shizi was only sixteen years old. How could he possibly lead the Chinese workers' uprising to succeed?" Hou Taiyuan said still unbelievably.
"General, no matter whether the person who occupied southern Peru is the prince, he is still a member of our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. We should contact our brothers in the Taiping Army in Peru and inquire about their situation there." Wang Yongtian interjected.
"Brother Nagata reminded me that I forgot about business when I was so excited." Hou Taiyuan said with a smile.
The successful uprising of hundreds of thousands of Chinese workers in Peru gave Hou Taiyuan hope of rebuilding the Kingdom of Heaven.
He walked around the table excitedly and said excitedly, "Li Han, Arita, we will set off immediately tomorrow and rush to southern Peru to support the brothers in Heaven against the enemy."
"General, no, there is no connecting sea route from here to Peru. We can't get across at all."
The Panama Canal had not been opened, and it was almost impossible for unprepared Chinese pirates to bypass the Atlantic Ocean and enter the Pacific Ocean from the Caribbean to Peru.
Hou Taiyuan realized his gaffe and asked Wang Youtian, "Youtian, how do you want to get to Peru?"
"It's impossible to all rush to help the heavenly brothers in Peru, so I suggest sending some brothers to contact them and then decide what to do next."
Although Hou Taiyuan wanted to help the Taiping Army fight in southern Peru, he could not lead all the Chinese pirates to leave, so he ordered, "Li Han, you lead thirty brothers and set off early tomorrow morning for southern Peru."