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Chapter 661 Disrupted the plan (fifth watch)

"The big thing is bad!" A school officer hurriedly broke into the headquarters of the Nanyang Fleet in Hoi An Port, and met Deng Qianlong, the commander of the Nanyang Fleet who was studying the hydrological topography of the Nanyang Islands.

Deng Qianlong was accompanied by Liu Wang, the brigade officer of the Marine Brigade from China.The Marine Brigade is also the establishment of the Ministry of the Navy. It is independent of the three major fleets. It did not fight in the battles to conquer Annan and Champa. Instead, it was sent by the military to expand and train on islands such as Yizhou, Ryukyu, and Qiongzhou. .

At present, the Marine Brigade used to have 3000 people, but now it has expanded to 6000 people. In fact, it already has the strength of half a corps.The purpose of the marine brigade at the beginning of its establishment was to cooperate with various fleets to sweep up enemies on the island, and it was regarded as a special force just like the mountain battalion.The Marine Brigade was better suited to take the Spice Islands than the Army Corps, which focused on fighting large regiments on the main road.

Since the Kyushu Army captured the Annan Kingdom and the Champa Kingdom, and sent troops to quell the local rebellion, the Chief Secretary of Cochin is changing the occupied areas. look.

Deng Qianlong frowned slightly: "What's wrong?"

"The commander knows that we have aided a businessman in Manila with a batch of rifles." The school officer said.

"Well, I was one of the people who signed and approved it. Could it be that something happened in Manila?" Deng Qianlong had a bad feeling.

"It was this batch of rifles that went wrong. The spies lurking in the city of Manila reported that the local businessmen used the rifles we supported them without asking us for instructions, and attacked the Governor's Palace in Manila in the middle of the night. As a result, their plan was overthrown." The traitors leaked the secret to the Spaniards, they were defeated, the leader led the remnant soldiers to defect to the indigenous tribes, the rest were killed and captured, and some of the rifles we supported fell into the hands of the Spaniards.” The officer will The uprising in Manila was briefly described to Deng Qianlong.

Deng Qianlong was furious after hearing this, and slapped his palm on the wooden table: "Confused, really confused!"

"Brother Deng, what happened?" Liu Wang asked.

"Brother Liu may not know the situation here when he first came to Nanyang. The Nanyang islands are almost monopolized by Westerners. They have established three strongholds in Manila, Malacca, and Batavia. They are all the targets of our Nanyang fleet. Manila is ours. I want to be the first target to launch an attack, because there are many Chinese businessmen in Manila, and their influence there is greater than that of Westerners. After we defeat them, we can rely on their strength to quickly establish a stable order."

"So before we marched into Manila, we secretly transported a batch of muskets from Hoi An Port to Manila by merchant ships, thinking that the people inside could cooperate with each other during the siege, so as to reduce the time required for our siege and casualties as much as possible. But These merchants are so confused that they raised troops without waiting for us to go there. Even if they didn’t leak their secrets, they would probably be surrounded by Spanish troops all over Luzon Island and eventually disrupt our deployment.”

Deng Qianlong said to Liu Wang, his tone was full of grief.It was a good game of chess, but the Kyushu Army had just stabilized the situation in Annan and Champa, and was accumulating strength to pacify Nanyang in one fell swoop.As a result, the time to attack Nanyang in an all-round way is far from coming, and the businessmen in Manila caused trouble without authorization, which broke Deng Qianlong's heart.

"These people really don't know how to call them reckless and stupid." Liu Wang also said the same.

As a general, he can certainly imagine the discomfort of being disrupted by his carefully crafted strategy.

"Since the matter has already happened, it won't help to scold them any more. Let's think about how to solve this matter." Liu Wang asked, "With the current strength of the Nanyang Fleet, can we take the opportunity to capture Manila?"

"If our Nanyang Fleet goes out in full force, of course we can capture Manila. But you have to imagine that our Nanyang Fleet can't come out in full force. Don't look at our Nanyang Fleet's glorious scenery in Nanyang, you have to think about how big the territory we need to control? The Pearl River Estuary, Xiamen Bay, Quanzhou, and Yizhou all need to garrison troops, and now there are Hoi An Port, Priango Port, and Zinai Port to guard. The situation in Annan and Champa is stable. Once we leave, we will fight with Spain When people fight, it is estimated that people will take advantage of it." Deng Qianlong sighed.

"It seems that they really are shit-stirring sticks, and it's not easy to deal with this time." Liu Wang also felt that things were a little tricky.

The businessman in Manila was arrested, and the Kyushu Army could not stand by.But the Nanyang Fleet really couldn't get out, and it fell into a predicament.

"Well, sometimes people are not as good as God. Report to the military department. Even if the military department has a good idea, it is too late." Deng Qianlong thought of leaving this matter to the almighty military department, but he thought that the military department was thousands of miles away. , It takes a lot of trouble every time.

"It's a pity that our marine brigade is not familiar with the situation here, and we haven't conducted exercises on the island here. Otherwise, your Nanyang Fleet will send our marine brigade over there, and then we can handle everything. .”

Liu Wang is still quite confident in the combat effectiveness of the marine brigade he leads, and believes that as long as his troops can land on Luzon Island, Luzon Island can be pacified.

Liu Wang suddenly seemed to think of something, and said to Deng Qianlong: "Although our marine brigade is not ready to go out, and we need to get permission from the military department before the situation deteriorates completely. But I can Bringing a few people to Manila may be able to temporarily ease the situation in Manila."

"No, you will be the main force for the landing operation when we attack the Spice Islands in an all-round way. If there is something wrong, the military leader will definitely punish me." Deng Qianlong couldn't help but said anxiously when he saw Liu Wangmao recommending himself to go to Manila to resolve the dispute.

Liu Wang's marine brigade has been hidden by the Kyushu Army for a long time, just to release it when attacking the Spice Islands. It would not be worthwhile in Deng Qianlong's view to sacrifice such a general to make up for the basket made by the Manila businessman.

"Brother Deng, don't rush to reject my proposal. I am going to Manila City, on the one hand, to deal with the Manila incident, and on the other hand, to observe the terrain there. When we attack Luzon Island in the future, we won't be unable to find them." The way." Liu Wang said, "And I'm sure they won't dare to hurt me."

"...Since you are determined to go, our Nanyang Fleet can serve as your backing. If they dare to harm you, even if there is no order from the military department, our Nanyang Fleet will immediately come out with all their strength and bombard Manila."

(End of this chapter)