1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 808 Arrest in the Forest
At the moment when his whereabouts were exposed, another sentence from the old hunter who taught him his hunting experience suddenly appeared in Delgado's mind: No matter how cunning a fox is, it can't beat a good hunter.He has always played the role of a hunter in the past, but he never thought that one day the role would be reversed, and he would become the fox rounded up by the hunter.

Delgado actually didn't think he made any low-level mistakes during his escape. First of all, he was able to break through the blockade and enter the forest, which showed that his previous strategy had fully achieved its due effect, and the opponent did not expect his attack at all. This routine and targeted deployment in advance.Secondly, after entering the mountain forest, he has been acting cautiously, and has not lowered his due vigilance just because he escaped successfully.Throughout the night, he tried his best to avoid exposing himself to the moonlight, and immediately switched to the latent mode at the slightest sign of trouble, and did not move on until he was sure that there were no human activities.

After Delgado walked for about ten miles in the dark in the mountains, the sky finally lightened up slowly.At this time, he was basically sure that he was out of the control of the Haihan Army, and finally began to speed up his march.He didn't really want to rush to Jilonggang to report for help, but he was worried that the cannon fodder caught last night would reveal his plan-although each team's breakout direction and route were different, but after entering the mountain, But they will all gradually enter the same secret path, which is the route that Delgado has successfully crossed the Yangming Mountains twice in the past.As long as the Haihan people compare the confessions of the various teams, it is not difficult to find that there are overlaps in their escape routes. If they move fast enough, they may follow closely.

Although Delgado was more confident in his speed in the mountains and forests, he did not dare to take the risk because of the importance of the matter. In addition to speeding up his travels, he also made minor adjustments to his planned route in order to maximize his speed. Avoid possible pursuers.

After turning over a mountain in the early hours of the morning, Delgado felt that his physical fitness was a little insufficient, and he needed to stop for a rest.After all, it has been almost six hours since he left Santo Domingo last night, and during this period, his nerves have been highly tense, he has not relaxed at all, and his mental fatigue is already very strong.

At this time, the sound of running water from the forest in front told Delgado that there should be a mountain spring flowing here.This lifted Delgado's spirits, and it happened that the little fresh water he carried was almost finished, so he could take this opportunity to replenish it.

Delgado walked forward for a while, and sure enough, he saw a small mountain spring gushing from the rock wall and falling into a small pool of one foot square below.This water pool is crystal clear, and the water quality of the mountain spring should be quite good.Delgado first picked up some of it with his hand and tasted it. The spring water had a sweet taste. He immediately took off the cowhide water bag from his body, squatted by the pool and began to fill it with water.

Perhaps this sense of relief affected Delgado's vigilance. When he was halfway filling the water, he suddenly realized that someone from the outside world seemed to be watching him.The moment he raised his head, he was surprised to see seven or eight young and strong men in colorful clothes coming out of the forest. Each of them was holding a slender musket in their hands, and the nearest one was only two feet away from him. Not more than three feet.Delgado had already identified the other party's identity in a blink of an eye. It was the Haihan army who came to attack Santo Domingo this time. He had seen many such unique military uniforms on the top of the city yesterday. There may be a second armed forces going to battle in such a flashy military uniform.

It was too late and then too fast, Delgado hesitated for only a moment, and immediately bounced up from the posture of kneeling by the pool, without picking up the personal belongings that had been placed by the pool before, and rushed directly to the forest.However, the opponent's reaction was also very quick, and he raised the rifle in his hand and fired a round in Delgado's direction.

Delgado was undoubtedly very lucky that none of the rounds of shooting at this distance hit him, which gave him full confidence in his escape again.Although the opponent had a large number of people and an advantage in weapons, Delgado knew that it took a long time for the musket to reload a round of ammunition, and this period was enough for him to escape a long distance.All he had to do now was to run, to run desperately, as long as he got rid of this group of enemies, he could disappear into this dense forest again.

But after Delgado ran for a certain distance, he clearly heard the sound of someone chasing quickly behind him.Delgado didn't dare to turn back to watch the pursuers, but he just tried to choose a place with dense forests to drill in, hoping to cover the sight of the pursuers and make them lose their clues to track him.

But soon Delgado found that his efforts were a bit futile. The pursuers behind him fell silently and steadily at a distance of about ten feet, and did not slow down because of the cover of trees and bushes.Delgado didn't know what kind of skill they used to track him, but he could be sure that the pursuers were not incompetent, because he had never seen an army that could move at such a fast speed in the mountains and forests.Compared with the clumsy performance of the Spaniards he had seen in the jungle in the past, the agility of these pursuers was comparable to that of wild deer.

In the past 20 years of his life, except for being chased by a huge wild boar when he was young, Delgado has never had the experience of running away like this for the second time.But his personal feelings at this time are more panicked than when he was chased by wild boars, and it is more difficult to get rid of.

After running five miles in one breath, Delgado found that the pursuers behind him had not been thrown away, but had actually been shortened from ten feet to eight feet, which made him feel even heavier.He knew that relying solely on his speed and skill, it was impossible to get rid of the pursuers, and the only thing he could fight for was his physical fitness.But after exhausting too much the night before, and currently in such a state of running with all his strength, he doesn't think he can persist in running over a few hills.He can only hope that the pursuers will reach the limit of physical strength earlier than himself, and actively choose to give up the pursuit.

After Delgado turned over the second hill, his speed gradually slowed down. This was not because the pursuers gave up the pursuit, but because his physical strength was gradually unable to hold on.After continuing to jog for a mile in the forest, Delgado finally couldn't hold on, and fell to the ground panting.He used to hunt down large and small prey in the forest, but he never thought that one day he would become the prey that the hunter chased and had nowhere to escape, and he had to escape until the end exhausted his strength and had to be caught with nothing kind of.

"You son of a bitch... you can run like this... I'll break... your leg... believe it or not!" The Haihan soldiers who caught up were already out of breath, but their condition was a little better, at least they could still stand say.These soldiers are all bare-handed, and their rifles are kept by their companions. Otherwise, it would be really difficult to catch up with this target in the forest.

Speaking of which, Delgado was really unlucky. This team of Haihan soldiers was not directed at him, but was ordered to survey the terrain nearby, and mark the range of activities of the mountain tribes by the way.For wild water sources like mountain springs, it is natural to note important areas on the map, so there is a scene where the two sides meet by chance at the mountain spring.

Although Delgado had carefully dressed up to look like a native, he was spotted by the reconnaissance platoon leader leading the team because of a small careless detail-the special operations battalion searched Spain outside the city the day before When he lived in the farm laborer's residence, he had seen a cowhide water bladder similar to the one Delgado held in his hand.The European-style pattern decorated on the water bladder was so unique that the reconnaissance platoon leader recognized it immediately. In addition, Delgado turned around and fled, which made the reconnaissance platoon leader identify him even more.Otherwise, if it was just a mountain native, the reconnaissance platoon leader would not personally lead the team on foot tracking, and had to run two hills before capturing the target.

This is why the special warfare battalion who has been training in this environment for a long time can have such physical fitness and field tracking skills. If it were an ordinary militia army, Delgado would have escaped pursuit.The soldier took out a special thumbcuff from his waist, pressed Delgado's hands behind his back and cuffed him, and then pulled his arm to drag him up from the ground.

The police thumbcuffs used by the special operations battalion are also good things brought by the traversers from another time and space. Although it is not a black technology, it is very practical.Field combat units like the Special War Battalion often have the task of capturing prisoners. If they carry ordinary iron shackles, it will inevitably increase the load weight, and there is a problem of insufficient safety with ropes, and such a small thumb The handcuffs are small in size, light in weight and easy to carry. After the thumbs of the target's hands are cuffed, it is impossible to break free. Once tried, they were well received by the soldiers of the special warfare battalion, and they were quickly installed.

The arrest team escorted Delgado back to the spring to meet with others. After checking the personal belongings left by Delgado by the spring, his true identity has been revealed.Even if the reconnaissance platoon leader can't read Spanish, he at least knows that the parchment used to write letters and the wax seal on the letter paper are definitely not something that a mountain tribe should have.The reconnaissance platoon leader dared to guarantee with his head that this guy definitely had some kind of close relationship with the Spaniards by the Danshui River below the mountain.

After taking him back to the base camp, the truth was soon revealed.The distress letter contained the Spanish captain's endorsement for Delgado, and the captives captured last night identified Delgado after they were escorted out to identify them.Delgado saw that most of the cannon fodder he had arranged the day before had been captured by the Haihan army, and those who did not show up must have been in bad luck. He felt even more desperate at the moment, knowing that the city of Santo Domingo was over, and there would be no more What reinforcements came to rescue the crisis here.

"Delgado... It turned out that this guy made the rescue plan. It's a bit new... But he doesn't seem to be Spanish?" The whole thing has been worn together.

"Report to the battalion commander. This person is a native of Luzon Island. He got such a Spanish name after he attached himself to the Spaniards." The translator immediately explained respectfully.This translator is from the Ministry of Commerce. He stayed with his parents in Luzon Island for several years when he was young. After returning to Daming, his family fell into ruin. Later, he was recruited by the Guangdong Immigration Office because he knew a little Spanish and knew some business in Manila. The situation was assigned to the Ministry of Commerce.Later, he studied Spanish with Schneider for a period of time, and was seconded to Penghu at the request of the military, and went here with the army to help interrogate the prisoners and check the letters, which played a big role.Of course, his performance here will be reported to the superiors in the Ministry of Commerce along with the military report, and will become one of the capitals for his further promotion in the future.

"This guy shouldn't lock him up with other prisoners for the time being, and put him in prison alone!" Gao Qiaonan's intuition thought that Delgado was a dangerous person, and he was locked up with other prisoners of war. God knows what he will plan.

"Master, the villain is willing to contribute to your army and take down the city of Santo Domingo!" Unexpectedly, Delgado uttered a few sentences in Chinese that were blunt but fluent. Yes, everyone thought he could only speak Spanish.

"You guy, you are very scheming!" Gao Qiaonan was about to leave, but he stopped immediately when he heard this sentence, and turned his head to look at the enemy soldier who was kneeling on the ground.A dangerous person like this, he intends to send to the coal mines in Heitu Port or the mines in the deep mountains of Shilu after the war, where he will repair the earth until he dies.Anyway, I can't speak Chinese, so what I keep is of little use value.

But it's obvious that this guy has been watching the situation and calculating the situation since he was caught.The reconnaissance platoon leader talked about how to hunt him down in the mountains just now, and this guy obviously listened to him.It was probably because of the last sentence Gao Qiaonan said "to be placed in prison alone", which made him aware of the danger signal, so he jumped out to intercede for himself.

Delgado's actions sent at least two clear messages: first, I can help you in the siege battle, and second, I understand Chinese and can communicate with you smoothly.He is using this method to show Gao Qiaonan that he is still valuable.

But Minami Takahashi didn't appreciate Delgado's performance. He was born as a samurai and attached great importance to loyalty.Although the two sides are currently enemies, Takahashi Minami will never appreciate a traitor who immediately betrays the owner and seeks glory at the slightest disagreement.Of course, he also knew that this guy probably just wanted to save his life in this way, but it was difficult to accept Delgado's tricks in the process.

(End of this chapter)