Chapter 1026 1117 Nervous Baker

Chapter 1026 1117 Nervous Baker

"Dacheng, you are in charge of the military camp. Let the other sentry troops stay in the military camp and not allow them to come out."

"Don't worry, brother, I will take good care of the camp and will never let them come out to delay our important events."

In a wooden house at the north gate of Tortoiseshell City, four people, including Lin Fengchun and Xu Yingmei, gathered here again to arrange important events for the evening.

"I went to the headmaster's house in the morning, and they were still discussing how to break out."

Lin Fengchun spoke again.

"We are all surrounded like this, and our ship is gone. Why do you still want to break out?"

Yan Youqian asked in surprise, "Shouldn't we consider how to fight decisively at this time? Although the chance of victory is slim, it is better than continuing like this."

"The boss plans to break out eastward and go to the interior of Luzon Island first. If that doesn't work, he will go to the east coast to get a boat and find a way to get back to the Ming Dynasty.

As long as we get to Daming, it is not difficult to get some ships. "

Lin Fengchun said.

Although they were shameless as Japanese pirates, in the Ming Dynasty, the maritime merchants had more or less contact and friendship with them.

Not to mention anything else, but even if their merchant ships sail on the sea, there is no guarantee that they will not be targeted by pirates.

As long as we have a good relationship with them, we generally won't take action against them.

To put it bluntly, if you can get money for free without risking your life, why not do it.

As for cheating on others, that's not impossible. You can only consider yourself unlucky.

However, big pirates generally have to show some credibility. As long as they receive the money to buy peace, they will not take action against their ships.

That is to say, some small pirates don't follow the rules very much, but these pirates may not necessarily win if they rob the ship.

There are only a few simple people who go to sea, but there are many desperadoes on the ship, and there are many examples of being killed.

With these connections, if Lin Feng can really escape and return to the Ming Dynasty to regain his strength, it is really not a fantasy.

Of course, the prerequisite is that he still has people under his command.

As I have said before, in the sea, it is about strength, and only those with big fists are qualified to continue to command people.

"No wonder the city is now filled with other people's soldiers, while his own are guarding around his mansion."

Yan Youqian sneered, "He should have made up his mind to preserve his strength from the beginning, and also wanted to take the opportunity to weaken our strength."

"Okay, what he has in mind has nothing to do with us. Before nightfall tonight, all the family members must be quietly handed over to Beicheng to settle down. Youqian, you have to do this well, otherwise the brothers below There will be some opinions.”

Lin Fengchun continued to assign tasks, he said to Yan Youqian.

"Don't worry, brother, I have made arrangements for these few days. They come to Beicheng from time to time and let them go back to their residence very late. There will be no problem."

Yan Youqian smiled hurriedly.

"Tonight's night watch will be that Ying Mei and I will lead people to patrol the city. When the time comes, you will watch for the movement. The tokens we discussed before must be hung up as soon as you hear the movement to avoid accidental injury by the Ming army."

Lin Fengchun reminded Yan Youqian and Wu Dacheng that the Ming army would later tell them how to prevent the Ming army from attacking and killing them, which was to hang a red cloth in front of the camp gate or the courtyard door. The Ming army would not know where the red cloth was. attack.

Of course, the doors of these places must be closed and no one can move around, otherwise they will be shot without mercy.

After all, if you are not in the house at night, there is no guarantee that you are not helping Lin Feng resist the pirates. The Ming army will never be merciful to these people.

Being able to get here has something to do with the pirate group, otherwise he wouldn't have followed Lin Feng here.

"I just hope that the Ming army can keep its promise."

Yan Youqian only whispered.

Although the voice was low, everyone in the room could hear it clearly. Xu Yingmei and Wu Dacheng both lowered their heads.

Now they are just betting that the Ming Army will keep its promise.

"It should still be credible. The Ming army outside the city is the subordinate of Yu Dayou, the Nanhai navy. We don't have to believe other Ming generals, but Yu Dayou still keeps his word. He also recruited several groups of Japanese pirates and was not beheaded in the end.

Some people who were familiar with the sea were also called into the navy to hold official positions. "

Lin Fengchun saw that everyone was in a low mood and said immediately.

"If they weren't Yu Dayou's subordinates, I wouldn't have agreed when the elder brother first brought it up."

Yan Youqian opened his mouth to explain that he was not a clueless person. He was very clear about Ming Dynasty's attitude towards Japanese pirates. Naturally, he also decided what to do.

Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang were very famous in the southeast back then. Now that Qi Jiguang has been transferred, Yu Dayou has become the patron saint of the people in the southeast, and their reputation has naturally spread to the ears of pirates.

Naturally, the pirates also want to find out clearly about their opponents.

After all, in the era when Yu Dayou became famous, most of these people were just ordinary people and had not yet fallen into trouble.

Therefore, the people who know you best are often your opponents.

In the past few years, Yu Dayou has been presiding over the war against Japanese pirates since he returned to the southeast. He has destroyed several relatively powerful Lin Feng pirate groups. They did not stand out before, but only emerged after everyone else was wiped out, becoming the largest pirate group on the sea. Pirate group.

This kind of strength naturally attracts other small pirate groups to defect to them, also for self-protection. It is a good way to stay together during this difficult period.

In this way, the pirate group led by Lin Feng naturally became the target of eradication by the Ming Dynasty officials.

Therefore, whether you are strong or not depends entirely on the support of your peers. If there is no one around you who can beat you, you will be the one who stands out.

It was getting dark, and Lin Fengchun and others in the city had already begun preparations.

Standing on the top of the city, watching the soldiers who had come down from defense lined up in a loose queue, walking towards the military camp under the leadership of Wu Dacheng, Lin Fengchun couldn't help but sigh.

Although surrendering to the government means abandoning darkness and surrendering to the light, everyone is worried and doesn't know what the future holds.

Moreover, the rebel pirate group is actually considered a young man, and even in this day and age, their character is often questioned.

No one will give them a good look and think they are good people just because they surrendered to the government.

However, the arrow was on the string and had to be fired. It had reached this point and there was no turning back.

"Brother, what are you doing?"

Yan Youqian couldn't help but ask when he heard sighs behind him.

Lin Fengchun just pointed to the men under the city and said: "Look at these people, there is no morale at all.

If we don't make a decision today, I'm afraid they will make their own choice tomorrow. "

"Brother, everyone in the city is like this now. They have been surrounded in the city for more than a month. There is no morale left. Everyone is just hanging out and getting through the rest of the time."

Yan Youqian understood that the morale of the city's defenders was now low.

If it were on the sea, this would never be the case. Everyone would just hope to encounter a passing merchant ship and rush up to loot it.

But now that we are surrounded in Tortoiseshell City, we all know that there is a dead end, so we naturally lose our fighting spirit.

"If we wait a few more days and the city cannot provide food and grass, I'm afraid Boss Lin will let us go out of the city to fight the Ming army."

Lin Fengchun whispered.

"Why?"

Yan Youqian asked in surprise.

"Let us attract the attention of the officers and soldiers outside the city so that he can lead his men and escape."

Lin Fengchun whispered, "I've noticed in the past two days that many of the people originally sent to the city have changed their defenses, and his confidants have all been transferred back.

As long as there is no food in the city, you can see what he will choose. He is trapped in the isolated city with no reinforcements from outside, plus the breakout he mentioned before, you can think about it together. "

"Fortunately, we are guarding the north gate. There are Ming troops outside."

Yan Youqian said happily: "There are barbarians outside the other city gates, so it may be more difficult to communicate."

Soon, the guards left, and the sky became darker. Lin Fengchun ordered the torches to be lit, and then turned back to Yan Youqian and said, "Go and tidy up quickly and see if there is any shortage of people."

While preparations were being made in an orderly manner in the city, the Ming army camp outside the city had also quietly taken action.

In the past few days, Yu Dayou mobilized nearly a thousand soldiers from various ships of the Nanhai Navy to form a team of 1,200 people as the main force to break the city, as well as 3,000 people selected from the Sulu army.

The islanders of Luzon were not chosen because they were just a bunch of rabble and lacked fighting power.

Although the soldiers of Sulu were not much more powerful, they were still an army. With certain training, they could follow orders into the city behind the Ming army.

He has been very busy during the preparation time these days.

Because he was worried that the barbarians would find out that the Ming army reinforcements had arrived, he still hid it and did not notify the barbarians.

Naturally, the warships of the Nanhai Navy did not enter the bay to dock. They were all small boats that gathered the mobilized soldiers onto several ships and then transported them into the bay to land.

Deng Zilong also ordered a batch of grain from Manila City because he was worried that foreign ships would enter the bay. After all, it was difficult to quickly conquer Tortoiseshell City before.

If the reinforcement ship sails into the bay and is encountered by a barbarian transport ship, wouldn't the news be leaked?

Because of the sweet potato embargo, both Yu Dayou and Deng Zilong have felt the hostility from the Yi people.

In the central tent of the Ming army, the main generals of the Nanhai Navy gathered here, waiting for Yu Dayou's order, including King Bakr of the Sulu Kingdom.

The reinforcements of the Ming Dynasty had arrived. Naturally, such a big matter could not be hidden from him, not to mention that he had to dispatch his troops into the city to fight.

After Bakr learned that the Ming Dynasty Navy Admiral had arrived in Luzon, he rushed to see him as soon as possible.

A small country is a small country after all. Although he enjoys the treatment of a prince in the Ming Dynasty, those are all courtesies given by the Ming Dynasty, but it does not mean that he is really the prince of the Ming Dynasty.

In the past two days, he has almost been sticking to Yu Dayou's side, trying his best to please him.

Yu Dayou also knew that his performance was also for his country.

The Sulu Kingdom continues to maintain the current situation, and I believe that once the follow-up forces arrive, the Yi people will definitely take action against them.

Just like Luzon did, the country was destroyed directly.

"Admiral, all armies have begun to prepare food, and the materials needed for tonight's night battle have been prepared."

One of his lieutenants came forward to report that he was one of the leaders of the siege, and the other one was naturally Deng Zilong.

No one else can take away this credit.

"Well, very good. Restrain your subordinates. After dinner, rest first to recharge your batteries and prepare to capture the city tonight."

After hearing his subordinates report that everything was ready, Yu Dayou just nodded and gave instructions.

His men were all experienced warriors. They had participated in the suppression of Japanese invaders in the Ming Dynasty before. They were very experienced in fighting. He didn't need to take more care of them. He could just let them do what they wanted.

However, after speaking, he still frowned and seemed to be still thinking about something.

"Sir, is there anything else you're embarrassed about?"

Deng Zilong on the side asked in a low voice with concern.

He didn't know what Yu Dayou was thinking about, but he still had to ask. If there were mistakes in their arrangements, there was still time to correct them.

"I'm thinking about tomorrow."

Yu Dayou shook his head and said: "The probability of success in seizing the city tonight is very high. As long as we start taking action and follow the prior discussion, send news to the barbarians and ask them to strictly guard the defense line outside the city and prevent Lin Feng from escaping.

But I, the Ming Dynasty, have exclusive control of Tortoiseshell City, so the barbarians will definitely demand to enter the city tomorrow day."

As he spoke, Yu Dayou tapped his fingers lightly on the table, as if he was calculating something.

Deng Zilong knew that Yu Dayou was thinking about what to do tomorrow. The city would never be handed over to the barbarians, but he had to find a way to deal with it.

"My lord, what you mean is"

Deng Zilong asked carefully.

"Tomorrow morning, the navy will sail into Penga Yucca Bay. What do you think?"

Yu Dayou said directly, obviously this was what he had been thinking about before.

Deng Zilong also roughly guessed what Yu Dayou was thinking. If he didn't fight the Yi people, he could only use force to suppress them.

When the Yi people wanted to enter Tortoiseshell City, the Ming Dynasty would definitely refuse. Then the naval fleet appeared, which would definitely shock the Yi people.

At this juncture, the Yi people must not dare to ask for entry into Tortoiseshell City.

We don’t want to break up directly. As for the rest of the matter, we can talk about it slowly.

When the two people were communicating, the King of Sulu looked at them curiously.

Although I'm bad at Chinese these days, the two people's conversation was very soft, so I didn't understand them.

I glanced at the Chinese teacher I found behind me. He was a Han Chinese who had fled to Nanyang in the previous dynasty.

He turned around and asked a few questions in a low voice, and the Chinese teacher muttered in his ear.

Although the exchange between the two did not mention the garrison in Luzon, Bakr still heard that the Ming army wanted to monopolize Tortoiseshell City.

However, when he learned the news, he felt no surprise, only shock.

If the Ming army wants to stay in Luzon, is it possible that they also want to imitate those barbarians and seize territory in Nanyang?

Different locations naturally think about different things.

Although Bakr always showed his respect for the Ming Dynasty, if the Ming Dynasty really wanted to annex his country, Bakr would not be able to surrender easily. He would still have to fight for his life or death.

At this moment, he felt bad all over.

He pulled the sleeve of the Chinese teacher and said a few words to Yu Dayou.

At this time, he didn't care that it was rude to interrupt the communication between Yu Dayou and Deng Zilong.

He must find out whether Ming Dynasty is interested in the Southeast Asian countries.

Yu and Deng did not pay attention to Bakr's actions before, but now Bakr's words reached Yu Dayou's ears through the interpreter.

“King Bakr, I, the Ming Dynasty, have not changed our views on the Nanyang vassal state.

As for your question about Tortoiseshell City and the garrison in Luzon, I can answer you here. My Ming Dynasty will garrison in Luzon. "

Bakker directly asked Daming if he had any thoughts about Luzon, and Yu Dayou also gave a direct answer.

"The troops stationed in Luzon are just because the barbarians came here, and there is no other reason."

Yu Dayou blamed the Ming Dynasty's garrison on the barbarians, without any intention of telling lies. His face did not turn red, and his heart did not beat.