So within the past few hours, a group of Russian men tortured by alcohol addiction approached Wang Wu and others. Obviously, without using firearms, this group of people lost miserably.
Fang Linyan also took this opportunity to get a feel for the Russian mercenaries on the ship, and was very satisfied because the quality of the mercenaries on the ship was quite good, much better than he had imagined.
This time, the Russians must have felt the malice of Britain and France, as well as the seriousness of the international situation, and did not make up for it. Originally, the secret contract stated that they would provide two thousand mercenaries, but what actually came was
Almost 2,600 people.
This group of people claimed to the outside world that they were all villains, murderers, and mercenaries, but Lao Maozi was rough in his work and was careless about keeping secrets, so even Fang Linyan received detailed information.
The main body of this mercenary army is the 7th Chasseur Regiment of Russia stationed in the Far East, and some of them are Chukchi people. This is a nation recognized as relatively good at fighting in Russia! The number of regular troops is more than 1,600, 700.
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These guys haven't received military pay for almost half a year, and they are all so poor that they are so poor. So when I heard that they were going to be mercenaries to loot the port, I was so excited that I couldn't sleep for several days. They could finally burn, kill and loot.
A handful.
Just because I am poor, I have nothing to fear.
In addition to Fang Linyan, Wang Wu and others, the Chinese on board also had an additional task force of thirty-eight people.
The leader of this team is called Xu Dabeard, and the rest of the team, without exception, are all horse bandits from the Northeast. They have a heavy aura of gangsters, but each one of them has excellent marksmanship, and they all have extraordinary skills at close range.
You can directly pick up a large blade and start drying.
The reason why Fang Linyan was able to accept this group of people was simple. They were sent over by another space warrior.
This guy didn't show up at all. He directly asked Xu Dabeard to bring a letter, which was written very clearly:
He said that he heard that Fang Linyan was doing something big, and he was willing to come and participate in the grand event. However, he was weak and afraid of death, so he could only send Xu Dabeard and others to help, and asked Mr. Hu to consider it.
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The signature on the last letter is very interesting, it actually says Cayenne S...
Ahem, people at this time certainly don’t know the meaning of these two words, and even when Europeans come here, they only know that Cayenne is just a city in the French colony of Guyana.
And the Spaniards think that Cayenne is not a kind of their local red pepper?
However, if you add an S after Cayenne, they must be completely confused. Only Fang Linyan knows that this thing represents a car that will be more than a hundred years later...
This space warrior only used a signature to express his identity indirectly and directly.
Fang Linyan was not surprised that Mr. Cayenne was aware of his own plan. After all, if he wanted to launch a plan to land in Japan and attack his homeland, the manpower and material resources involved would be staggering. It would be impossible for anyone with an intention to miss these clues.
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Fang Linyan is also not afraid of anyone coming to sabotage and cause trouble, because he has already gathered momentum at this time. Officially, he has handed over big shots like Li Gongzhang and Tan Sitong, and he has the help of wealthy people like the Qiao family in terms of connections. Others want to
It is extremely difficult to do bad things.
Of course, Fang Linyan would not directly agree to this guy's request, but simply put forward two conditions:
The first requirement is for him to prove that he is on the Chinese side. The reason is simple. If this guy is a Japanese spy, wouldn't he be at a big loss?
The second request is that he can give three orders to Xu Dabeard's group. As long as these three orders do not cause them to deliberately die or endanger Mr. Cayenne's safety, then they must accept them.
Faced with Fang Linyan's request, Mr. Cayenne readily sent Fang Linyan a contract. This contract was of dark gold quality. It listed the two major conditions written by Fang Linyan and signed himself.
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And it is written clearly on it that if he breaches the contract, Fang Linyan will receive compensation of 200,000 universal points.
It was precisely because of the compensation clause that Fang Linyan developed a sense of trust in the contract, so he nodded and agreed.
Obviously, Fang Linyan knew that the other party's sudden request must have a purpose, but he was also very conceited! Not to mention that overall, gathering Xu Dabeard's gang into the expeditionary force would undoubtedly make the entire expedition
The strength of the army has been greatly enhanced.
And as for the control of the expeditionary force, it was also firmly held by Fang Linyan, so Fang Linyan was confident that he could control the situation and suppress the situation.
The only fly in the ointment was that Chi Ji failed to come with the ship. She followed Fang Linyan out of the Northeast and entered Russia, where she fell ill with a high fever.
Fang Linyan was puzzled and had no choice but to find a space to clear up his doubts. After paying the fee, he found out that people are not acclimatized to the local environment, and the monsters who become spirits in China will become acclimatized once they leave China.
It's more serious.
This is because monsters need to directly absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for refining. The water and soil support people, so the reaction of monsters will be greater.
Of course, there are also monsters who are in good health and have no symptoms at all.
This situation is also called demon sorrow. Water monsters are less likely to appear, while monsters on land are more likely to appear.
However, this kind of evil is not a disease. As long as you take care of it slowly and adapt to the local climate after a period of time, you will be fine.
The problem is that in this situation, if the arrow is on the string and has to be fired, Fang Linyan will not be able to stop and wait for Chi Ji.
And she had just left the border. If she were to take her to Japan, she didn’t know how serious the grief would be! So the two could only say goodbye in tears...
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After witnessing Shao Yingu being taken care of by Li San, Xu Dabeard also said with joy:
"Let me bet you! Although I don't have any vodka here, I do have a bag of authentic yakiko!"
Shao Yingu, who was already on top, immediately shouted:
"Come!"
Thirty seconds later, Shao Yingu dusted himself off, and then said angrily:
"You people are using oriental tricks to deal with me again! Use machetes or muskets to duel, and I will definitely make you feel the severe cold of Siberia!"
Fang Linyan shook his head and smiled:
"Mr. Shao Yingu, scimitars and muskets should be used against the damn Japanese. You are the elites we hired. In the next week, we will fight side by side and charge together, so you should not have such damn thoughts.
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"Now is not a good time to drink vodka. I think you don't want to see a group of drunks when we land at the port. We have to step on their beards and vomit to get off the ship, so I can only
You will be given several boxes of vodka, and your soldiers need to line up to receive one bottle each."
Shao Yingu grunted dissatisfiedly in his throat, but he soon felt that the result was good. After all, he clearly lost the battle, but he could still get vodka for his subordinates---although there was only one person.
One bottle is not even enough to rinse your mouth.
But soon, Fang Linyan took him to the cabin next to him. On the table here were big Lieba bread, pickled cucumbers and Salo... Of course, more importantly, there were two boxes of Alpine Vodka!
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Shao Yingu's eyes suddenly shone, and he immediately rushed forward, ignoring the bumps of the ship, and picked up a bottle of vodka. He blew half of the bottle as soon as he raised his head, and then let out a satisfied breath of alcohol.
, picked up a piece of pickled cucumber next to it and chewed it.
Immediately afterwards, Shao Yingu took two more gulps!
Seeing this scene, Fang Linyan thought to himself, no wonder some people say that half of Lao Maozi's blood vessels are filled with alcohol. If he drinks like drinking water, no wonder so many people die from drunkenness.
After drinking a bottle of vodka, it seemed that Shao Yingu was just a little over the alcohol addiction, so he took out a knife, cut off a piece of salou and started chewing it.
What is this Salo?
It is a unique way of eating it in Russia. It must be cut into pieces of five or six kilograms from fatter and leaner pork strips, then marinated with salt, pepper, and spices for five or six days, and then eaten raw.
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It's very cold here in Russia, so this high-calorie snack is very popular. Even women and children like to put this thing in their big ribs.
At first, Fang Linyan found it difficult to swallow. Later, when he thought about it, the raw ham in Yunnan did not use a similar processing method. It was just that the parts of the pork were different, and the processing time of the ham was longer.
As long as the knot is gone, I feel that this thing is still barely edible. It is a good way to supplement calories when there is no chocolate.
Of course, it would be impossible to say how delicious it is.
After almost half an hour, Shao Yingu walked out drunkenly, made a crooked salute to Fang Linyan, and then walked back into the cabin. Tan Peng next to him couldn't help but said:
"Master Hu is really good at it."
Fang Linyan smiled. Shao Yingu, as the leading officer of the expeditionary force, came to him to ask for an explanation. In the end, he ran back drunk. He could only ask for vodka for one person and one pot. What did the mercenaries below think?
Needless to say, this group of people felt that this bastard was taking too much to eat, and even if Shao Yingu had a thousand mouths, how could he tell the difference for himself in this situation?
In this way, Shao Yingu would have to bear most of the intensified conflicts, and of course he would be able to be in a detached position.
Just when Fang Linyan was thinking about all this, a person suddenly broke in from outside and said loudly:
"Hu!! A Japanese warship appeared in front!!"
This man is also a foreigner. His chestnut hair is wet from the rain and sticks to his forehead, so he looks particularly embarrassed. His name is Frank, and he is the first mate of this ship, because he was the first mate of this ship before.
I had heard about the Gaoshenghao incident, so I felt quite nervous at this time.
After Fang Linyan heard Frank's words, his heart suddenly sank! But he didn't show it, and said simply:
"Mr. Frank, don't worry, didn't we make emergency preparations before setting sail?"
Frank was panting heavily, but he was muttering that the plan was a plan. How the hell did I know that I would really meet a Japanese?
The three Spanish steamships carrying mercenaries at this time were the Narwin, the Foster, and the Guggenheim.
They are all armed merchant ships. Although they are equipped with six-pound guns, the total number of guns in the three ships is less than twenty. They can only be used to prevent pirates and self-defense. At this time, there were more than a hundred guns on warships.
Cannons are not the same thing.
Therefore, if this Japanese warship is hostile to these three ships, it is capable of annihilating them all.
Fang Linyan came to the observation room at this time, then raised his telescope and looked over, and found that what appeared in the southwest was indeed a Japanese warship, the Yura.
This Japanese ship ranks very low in the United Fleet, and is very old in service, but it absolutely cannot change the fact that it can defeat three Spanish steamships.
Fortunately, five hours ago, Fang Linyan's flagship captain Vergen had already ordered all three ships to fly the French flag, so now we can only wait for the Japanese reaction.
Less than two minutes had passed, but to Fang Linyan and others, it seemed like a century. The Yura next to them signaled and asked where they were going.
The Foster in front responded directly, saying it was Nagasaki.
After a while, the Yura sent out a semaphore again, asking Fang Linyan and all three ships to stop at the same time, and then accept the personnel sent by them to board the ship for inspection.
This time it really hit the vital point of Fang Linyan and others!!
Listen to the Japanese and stop the ship? That will definitely be a dead end. Once the people from the other side come up, they will inspect the ship in detail. This ship is full of Russians and they are fully armed. Any fool knows what they are going to do.
If you don't stop the ship, that will be the fate of the Gaosheng before. It is wishful thinking for your fully loaded merchant ship to compete with the warship in terms of speed and firepower.
Not to mention that this Spanish shipowner is also extremely cunning. When talking to Song Yuren, he said that he would definitely send the best ship in the company.
As a result, the three armed merchant ships dispatched in the end all belonged to uncles. Their average service time was more than twenty years, and there were paint peeling spots everywhere on the ship.
Obviously, this guy probably smelled something amiss, and coupled with the previous encounter with the Gaosheng, in order to reduce risk costs, he directly sailed over the three shabbiest ships in the company.
The only good thing is that according to the technicians hired by Song Yuren, these three ships are old and old, but they are still well maintained. But it is obvious that they do not have the strength to escape from the hands of Japanese warships.