1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 809 Change the door
"Do you think we need your help to take Santo Domingo?" Takahashi Nanmian asked expressionlessly.He didn't like to accept other people's bargaining, not to mention that the subject was still a prisoner of war.If Delgado wanted to use this to blackmail Haihan, it would be a wrong wishful thinking.

"The villain dare not, but there are still hundreds of defenders in this castle, with several guns and cannons. If your army attacks by force, casualties will be inevitable." Delgado said a few words, seeing that Gao Qiaonan did not refute him, he He went on to say: "The villain has a trick, so that your army can take this place without paying any casualties."

Takahashi Minami felt more and more that this guy was too scheming, and every word he said was trying to figure out his own thoughts, but considering the overall situation, he still had to hear what tricks this guy had.

Delgado licked his somewhat dry lips after receiving Takahashi Minami's instructions, "This general may not know something, but the military and political affairs in this city are controlled by two enemy chiefs. The name of the caller is Lopez. The two of them are one civil and one military, and they act one soft and one tough. Nagelsman has no fighting spirit. I heard that after the war broke out yesterday, he tried to get Lopez to send him out of the city to flee. The defense of the city is all under the control of Na Lopez. From the perspective of a villain, he may be able to persuade Gesman to surrender and save his life, offering the city and your army, and this war of war can be avoided."

Gao Qiaonan didn't answer his question, but just looked at him strangely and said, "You are a native of Luzon, you have a Spanish name, but you speak Chinese. It shouldn't matter to you. The object of allegiance, whoever is strong, you will be attached to, I understand this right, right?"

Delgado responded: "The villain only wants to survive, and has no other intentions."

Takahashi Minami shook his head slightly. In his eyes, such a small person is really like an ant, and the decision of his life and death is only a matter of thought.He was disgusted with this guy's two-faced and three-handed approach before, and he called his boss an enemy chieftain while still a prisoner.But after hearing this sentence, he thought of his experience of being captured in Victory Harbor when he was a pirate, so why didn't he join Haihan just to survive.Although this Delgado has some petty skills, it is difficult for him to stand out in this troubled world. He can only move between the powerful from all sides, trying to survive in the cracks.As for his narrow-mindedness, Gao Qiaonan can see through it at a glance, and it doesn't have any practical effect.

"Then what are you going to do? Do you want me to let you go back as a lobbyist?" Gao Qiaonan asked.

Delgado replied: "There is no evidence for what you say, and the villain needs a letter from the general in case the enemy Chief Gesman doesn't believe it. As long as the general promises to save his life, most of the people will choose to surrender."

"It's useless if he wants to surrender, the leader of the army has to decide. How do you plan to deal with it?" Gao Qiaonan continued to ask.

Delgado hesitated a little this time before responding: "Lopez is a man of firm will and is not easy to persuade. The villain thinks that we need to get rid of him directly so that another enemy chief, Gesman, can take over the military power in the city."

"You can do it?" Takahashi Minami looked at Delgado with admiration at this moment. Even if he was sent back to be a lobbyist, no one could assist him. Whether it was lip service or assassination, he had to do it alone. .Under such circumstances, he still dared to propose such an idea, which shows that he is not a timid person.If the assassination failed, Delgado's life would definitely be lost.

Of course, there is another possibility that his plan is only at the verbal stage, and after returning to the city, he immediately changes his position and returns to the defender's side.Anyway, the other people who left the city at the same time were all terrified, and no one could confront him about what happened outside the city. There was still a great chance of regaining the trust of the defenders.But doing so is tantamount to lingering, when Haihan breaks through the city defenses, he will definitely have to face Takahashinan again, and then he won't be able to get through the second time by relying on his smooth tongue.

Delgado replied: "If you can get close and use a sharp blade to attack him unprepared, there is at least a [-]% chance that you will be fatal with one blow."

Gao Qiaonan nodded and said: "You are very confident in your own skills! How will you get out after that?"

"The villain will discuss with Gesman first, and he will take over the scene immediately after the action, or his life will be saved." Delgado himself is very aware of the risk of doing so, but he still wants to use this to fight. A chance to stand out.

Gao Qiaonan shook his head and said: "You killed the commander in the city in front of Gesman. If he spares your life, how can he deal with his superiors after returning to Jilonggang? As long as there are other bystanders present, This matter cannot be concealed. If I were Gusman, the first thing I would do would be to execute you, the sooner the better, lest you reveal the secret of my secret deal with the enemy outside the city. As long as Gusman donates the castle, he will You can save your life and leave safely, so what's the use of keeping you?"

Delgado was stunned and speechless. Although he was a little clever, he could only take the mentality of the superiors for granted. After all, his position and environment were different, so it was difficult for him to put himself in the shoes of the superiors and consider the values ​​of the superiors.If he really intends to follow the plan he said, then Gusman will definitely not leave Delgado, a time bomb who knows the inside story, in order to be on the safe side.But Takahashi Minami could understand this way of thinking, but Delgado couldn't think of it at all.

Gao Qiaonan said again: "I think you are also a courageous person, so why did you bow your knees and surrender to us?"

Delgado came back to his senses and replied: "The villain is just unwilling to be able to show his abilities. He has served in the army for three years and has made many achievements, but he didn't even get to be a captain!"

"Do you think that if you work for Haihan, you will be able to get ahead?" Gao Qiaonan couldn't help being a little surprised when he heard the answer. He didn't expect that this guy offered to assist in the siege not only to save his life, but also to change his court. Put your thoughts in it.

Delgado looked at the people next to him, and continued: "These military lords who are chasing villains in the mountains speak Chinese, but the villain can tell that they are probably not Han Chinese, and most of them are from somewhere in the South China Sea. .Since they did it, the villain will naturally do it too, General Shicai has also heard from these people that the villain is not an ordinary person who can be caught so easily."

Takahashi Nanshindao's observation skills are indeed good. Almost all the veterans of the reconnaissance platoon are from Annan. Although they can speak Chinese, their pronunciation is still somewhat different from that of Ming people.Delgado can still pay attention to such details in the current environment, and his psychological quality is impressive.Of course, what Delgado probably didn't expect was that the short Haihan officer in front of him was actually not from Haihan or Ming, but a Japanese.In fact, all the combatants in this operation, not even a single real Haihan, were all naturalized people.

The reconnaissance platoon leader didn't expect that his bragging just now became the capital of this guy's bargaining with the battalion commander, and he said angrily: "You really think you are capable! Untie him, I can't catch up within a mile You, let’s change your surname to De! It’s okay to make fist gestures, but I want to see how many catties you weigh!”

Delgado knelt on the ground and responded unhurriedly: "Although the villain has not received any formal training, he has some experience in fighting wild animals in the mountains and forests since he was a child. If the military master wants to make a move, the villain And happy to accompany you."

"Okay! I don't care if you want to fight privately, but not now!" Of course, Gao Qiaonan was not interested in watching these two guys quarrel, so he immediately stopped them: "What I want now is to take the city of Santo Domingo, Let’s talk about other issues later!”

Gao Qiaonan turned to Delgado and said, "If you really want to serve us, then I can give you a chance. If you do it, I will leave you a position in the army! If you can't, then I'm sorry. Even if you can live until the city is destroyed, I will not use you again, I can only send you to Annan to dig coal."

Delgado nodded vigorously and said: "The villain will do his best, please show me the general!"

"The plan you just mentioned does have a lot of problems, but the current time is tight, and I don't have time to slowly formulate another solution. Just make some changes to your plan, and you just follow it .”

Then Takahashi Minami spent half an hour explaining his new plan to Delgado.Although Delgado was still a little dubious after hearing it, the current situation couldn't help him to doubt whether Takahashi Minami's plan could really be implemented, so he had to write everything down first.

After Gao Qiaonan explained the plan, he asked someone to fetch pen and ink, and wrote a secret letter, which he planned to use as a prop for Delgado to persuade the enemy chiefs in the city to surrender.In order to ensure that the contents of the secret letter would not be misinterpreted, Takahashi Minami specially asked a translator to come, transcribed the contents in Spanish, put them in an envelope and stamped them with a wax seal.

While Takahashi Minami was writing, Delgado, freed, was finally allowed to stand up and exercise his stiff muscles.But when he noticed the scene outside the tent, his neck froze again.

Delgado saw a giant cannon dragged by four oxen slowly moving forward. The length of the barrel was about ten feet, and the thick muzzle was probably able to squeeze him directly.Perhaps it was because the gun body was too heavy, and both sides had to be constantly padded with arm-thick wooden sticks in the forward direction of the wheels to prevent the wheels from sinking.

Delgado was also a witness to the bombardment of the siege the day before. He saw how the Haihan army crushed the defenders on the top of the city with five cannons.However, compared with the giant cannon seen now, the few cannons yesterday are obviously nothing.With the size of this giant cannon, it would take only two or three hits of the shell to collapse a large area of ​​the city wall.The Haihan army just shelled and did not take further action yesterday. It seemed that they were waiting for the giant artillery to arrive.

"Is this thing scary?"

Delgado heard a smug tone, and he turned his head to see the scouting platoon leader who was glaring at him just now, and nodded slightly in agreement.In his lifetime, it was indeed the first time he had seen a giant cannon of such a size. It would be a lie to say that he was not shocked.

The reconnaissance platoon leader said proudly: "Whether you are willing to contribute to us will not change the outcome of this war. Our army has a lot of siege artillery like this. If you don't believe me, look behind!"

Delgado looked in the direction he pointed, and sure enough, there was the same transport team far behind, and it seemed that there were more than one or two cannons transported.It seems that the Haihan people had already made plans for a strong attack before the battle, otherwise it would be impossible to deploy this heavy cannon in place so quickly.If the defenders in the city refuse to surrender, then what is waiting for them is probably the Haihan army bombarding the city with huge artillery, directly smashing the city wall and rushing in.

"If you do a good job, we will save some ammunition and time. If you don't do well, then we can only rely on these big guys to open the way!" What kind of mood will people feel when they see this thing appearing outside the city?"

Delgado did not answer this obvious question. If it was Gusman, it would probably directly prompt him to make a decision to surrender. If it was Lopez, it should also greatly shake his belief in defending the city.After all, in front of this kind of monster, who would be stupid enough to think that he could resist its attack?

"Delgado!"

Takahashi Nan's call brought him back to reality from the distracted state, and he quickly responded.

"After nightfall today, you will return to the city with this letter. As for the follow-up action arrangements, follow what I said earlier. Don't worry about other things, just follow the plan. After the city is broken, I will report it. Please give me a **** treatment for you." Gao Qiaonan handed the sealed secret letter to Delgado, and said coldly: "But don't forget, you have to survive first."

"Don't worry, general, the villain will act carefully." Delgado took the secret letter and put it in his arms carefully.

"Also, I'm not a general, so don't call me indiscriminately in the future!" Gao Qiaonan corrected with a straight face.

"Yes, yes, it's the villain who doesn't understand the rules." Delgado switched to the state of groveling again.

After nightfall, Takahashi Minami ordered Delgado's personal belongings to be returned to him, and then watched Delgado disappear into the night like a ghost.

"Commander, do you really trust this guy?" The reconnaissance platoon leader still couldn't understand Gao Qiaonan's arrangement.

"There is no loss for us to try. Our strength lies here, and Delgado has also seen our siege cannon with his own eyes. As long as he is not a fool, he will naturally understand how to choose. I think he has seen it After our equipment is equipped, we should be more determined to join us." Gao Qiaonan pointed to the reconnaissance platoon leader and said: "I know what you think, but don't forget that none of us are of Han origin, what the chiefs value is not The identity of the Han people, but the loyalty to Haihan and the executive committee. As long as you can work hard for Haihan, it doesn’t matter if you use him.”

(End of this chapter)