My father is Jiajing

The guard hesitated.

The cannon fire outside the dungeon caused it to tremble slightly, making the Dutch guard tremble with fear.

Why travel thousands of miles to a foreign land only to gain wealth and return home in glory?

If someone acts impulsively and ends up losing their life here, let alone whether the Kingdom of the Netherlands, thousands of miles away, will remember to provide compensation to their family.

Even Johnson, who is right in front of him, wouldn't dig a grave for him; instead, he would throw him into the sea to feed the sharks!
Seeing the already wavering guards, Qi Jin immediately seized the opportunity to urge them, "Make a decision quickly, or it will be too late when the Ming army descends upon this place and razes this city to the ground."

Hearing Qi Jin's complete wavering, the guard asked, "Can you swear to the Lord that you will guarantee my safety?"

Qi Jin chuckled, "What's there to be afraid of?"

After saying this, Qi Jin swore an oath in the name of the "Lord" spoken of by the Dutch guard.

But in Qi Jin's mind, it was a different story: "I don't believe in your Lord, so you'd better pray for yourself."

After watching Chikin swear to their master that he was safe, the Dutch guard immediately made up his mind, took out the key, and then helped Chikin unlock his shackles.

Qi Jin stretched his aching wrists and smiled at the Dutch guards who were now filled with anticipation, saying, "May your Lord truly bless you!"

The Dutch guard was stunned by Qi Jin's words, because Qi Jin had spoken in the language of the Ming Dynasty.

So this cowardly Dutch guard didn't understand what Qi Jin said at all, which is why he was stunned for a moment and showed a puzzled expression.

Then Qi Jin acted swiftly, delivering a chop to the neck of the Dutch guard, knocking him to the ground and rendering him unconscious.

Whether he can wake up or not depends on his own actions.

Qi Jin immediately removed the weapons and keys from the Dutch guard he had knocked to the ground.

Then, they quickly searched the other dungeons and found Yu Qiang, who was also being held there.

"Baizhang! What are you doing out here?!"

Yu Qiang was overjoyed; he never expected Qi Jin to appear in front of him at this moment.

Qi Jin wasted no time and immediately opened the door to the prison where Yu Qiang was being held. He went in and helped Yu Qiang remove his shackles. At the same time, he quickly said to Yu Qiang, "Wang Hu successfully requested reinforcements. The commander and his troops have arrived. We need to find a way to support the commanders from the inside and take down this stone city that looks like a turtle shell."

Yu Qiang excitedly nodded and followed Qi Jin's instructions completely.

The two quietly slipped out of the dungeon. Just as they were about to leave, Yu Qiang saw the Dutch guard lying on the ground. Without thinking, he used the long knife that Qi Jin had just given him to cleanly and swiftly slit the guard's carotid artery in the neck.

In an instant, the blood in the Dutch guard's neck shot up to a great height, just like his blood pressure.

Qi Jin was slightly taken aback by what he saw. After all, as an academic officer who had received systematic education, Qi Jin was much better than Yu Qiang and the others in terms of skill learning and battle formation.

However, in terms of ruthlessness in actual combat, they are not as strong as front-line soldiers like Yu Qiang who have always lived on the edge of a knife.

Therefore, when Qi Jin saw Yu Qiang mercilessly finish off the opponent, he couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

At the same time, I couldn't help but think to myself, "Your Lord isn't very capable."

Qi Jin stopped worrying about the fate of the Dutch defender and began to actively learn from and absorb Yu Qiang's mindset.

They felt that this was the safest approach, leaving no future troubles and without any unnecessary complications.

But in reality, Yu Qiang's cautious approach to finishing off his opponent was also related to his identity.

He was a member of the overseas team secretly selected by the Embroidered Uniform Guard. His missions included not only accompanying the army to gather intelligence overseas, but also monitoring public opinion within the military.

Therefore, with such a cautious and meticulous identity, Yu Qiang is usually very bold and careful in his work.

Therefore, delivering the finishing blow was simply his instinct.

Qi Jin and Yu Qiang carefully made their way out of the dungeon, where they were met with a scene of utter chaos.

Orange City was in complete chaos. Panicked Dutch soldiers were frantically carrying ammunition in preparation for the attack by the Ming Dynasty navy.

Qi Jin and Yu Qiang changed into the clothes they had taken from the guards, pulled their hats down, and hurriedly mingled in the crowd, looking for an opportunity to make their move.

Qi Jin soon noticed that the gunpowder depot was located on the east side of the stone city. Due to the suddenness of the war, the defenses of this place were weak, and it was almost deserted.

Therefore, Qi Jin had a plan in mind.

He gestured for Yu Qiang to follow him, and the two quietly approached the gunpowder depot.

Yu Qiang couldn't speak Dutch or understand their language, so at this moment he was very cautious and obedient to Qi Jin's arrangements.

"listen."

Reaching a secluded corner, Qi Jin whispered a reminder to Yu Qiang, then added, "I'll create chaos, and you take the opportunity to set fire to the gunpowder depot. Then we'll escape through the west gate, find cover, and wait for the commander and his men to raze the city to the ground."

Yu Qiang nodded heavily, "Baichang, be careful, I will definitely detonate the gunpowder depot of these red-haired barbarians!"

Upon hearing Yu Qiang's words, Qi Jin took a deep breath to calm his nerves before immediately separating from Yu Qiang.

Qi Jin strode quickly towards the chaotic crowd in Orange, and when he was about twenty paces away, he shouted in Dutch, "Those damned Easterners are attacking from behind! We must defend the rear!"

Upon hearing Qi Jin's words, the Dutch soldiers in the city were thrown into panic again, as they had no idea where the enemy was.
Now we're like headless flies, blindly following orders.

Now some people say that the Easterners have appeared from behind them, and everyone is thrown into chaos at this moment.

They began to disobey their superiors' orders, either changing direction and heading directly towards the back of the city, or finding what they thought were safe corners or shelters to hide in, waiting for their superiors' next clear orders.

Qi Jin, not wanting to miss out on trouble, immediately picked up a matchlock gun he had found in the dungeon and fired it into the crowd, creating even greater chaos. He then immediately threw the now useless matchlock gun to the ground and shouted, "The Easterners have broken in!"

At the same time, seizing the opportunity, Yu Qiang suppressed his nervousness and excitement, lowered his body, and quickly headed towards the gunpowder depot.

As he approached the powder magazine, he swiftly pulled a half-burnt wooden stick from an open brazier, then threw it with all his might into the magazine. He immediately turned and plunged into the nearby pool, diving deeper to avoid the impending explosion!
"boom!"

Just as Yu Qiang turned and plunged into the pool, a burst of flame shot into the sky! This was followed by an incredibly terrifying explosion that echoed throughout Orange City, and then a massive mushroom cloud rose into the air!
The gunpowder depot was blown up by Yu Qiang, who was recklessly throwing his life away!
The massive shockwave overturned all the surrounding buildings and blasted a terrifying, grotesque gash into this incredibly sturdy stone city!

Johnson, who was observing the enemy situation with binoculars from a high place, was also stunned by the sudden explosion.

He had no idea what had happened. Could it be that the terrifying Ming Dynasty navy had attacked their gunpowder depot?

However, what he observed did not seem to indicate that any Ming Dynasty cannons were bombarding their gunpowder depot.

Moreover, their gunpowder depot was so well hidden that it was impossible to attack it directly.

After all, there was a thick, tall stone wall protecting the gunpowder depot.

Even if the Ming Dynasty navy knew the location of their gunpowder depot, they would still have to blast open that impregnable stone wall first.

However, based on his observations of the power of the Ming Dynasty's cannons, even though the range exceeded his expectations, the explosive power also exceeded his expectations.

However, it would be impossible to so easily blast open a solid stone city wall that is several meters thick.

So in that instant, a deep-seated fear rose in Johnson's mind!

He traversed tens of thousands of miles of ocean and finally managed to snag this coveted position, building such an impregnable fortress near the wealthy Eastern superpower.

He even fantasized that he would be appointed governor of Orange by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, thus rising to a high position in the East India Company and securing more benefits for himself!
But now, an explosion has shattered all his beautiful dreams.

Johnson desperately tried to maintain and restore order to the chaotic situation, attempting to reorganize the defenses, but with the explosions rising, it was all in vain.

Qi Jin, who caused the chaos, narrowly escaped the blast and the falling rocks by hiding in the pool.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, they rushed out of the west gate without hesitation and headed towards a safe rocky beach.

They weren't thinking about anything else right now, only about hiding themselves and saving their lives.

Next, they will be showered with immense wealth!

So at this moment, they no longer coveted credit, but only wanted to survive. As long as they lived, they would have wealth and honor.

Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou, Yu Huatian, and others, who were observing the battle from a distance on the giant warship "Jiajing," suddenly saw a mushroom cloud rising from the Stone City, which was occupied by the Red-haired Barbarians, through their monocular telescopes.

The three of them were also taken aback. It seemed that they hadn't ordered the artillery to attack Stone City, had they?

After all, if this stone city could be taken directly, it would require almost no further effort to convert it into a new naval port suitable for the Ming Dynasty's navy.

So, at that moment, when Yu Dayou looked at the stone city with the mushroom cloud rising, he felt as if his own house had been blown up.

Yu Dayou immediately shouted, "Artillery! Artillery! Quickly call the artillerymen who are to fire over here!"

The attendants on the bridge immediately summoned the artillerymen who were firing the cannons. Yu Dayou berated them, "I told you to bomb the ship, why are you bombarding the city? Don't you know that after we take this stone city, it will be our new naval base? If you damage it, you'll have to repair it!"

The artilleryman was dumbfounded; he hadn't fired at Stone City.

Moreover, according to the information he had gathered, the stone city built and occupied by the red-haired barbarians seemed to be over ten feet wide, which was far beyond the reach of their current artillery.

It would be more practical to attack the ships than to waste firepower on the city walls.

The artilleryman immediately protested, "General, I didn't bomb the city. Besides, that stone city is so sturdy. Although our cannons are powerful, it's impossible to blast open such a thick wall."

"Unless we send our demolition team over to plant a large amount of new gunpowder under their city walls, it won't work."

"So, this city wasn't bombed by me!"

Upon hearing the artilleryman's explanation, Qi Jiguang suddenly became excited as well.

"This must be the work of that brat Qi Jin. He must have done something big in the Red-haired Barbarians' Stone City!"

"This is a golden opportunity! Immediately order all warships to advance at full speed, seize the beachhead, and take Stone City!"

As soon as Qi Jiguang gave the order, the cannon fire ceased, and all the naval warships set sail and headed for the landing beach several miles away.

The Dutch, already stunned by the bombing, had lost all will to resist. They saw that the Ming navy at sea had stopped firing from a distance.

So they all rushed toward the ships that had not yet been damaged by the previous shelling.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Johnson was unwilling to do something as foolish as a cornered beast struggling to survive.

After all, being a pirate, he valued his life very much.

Especially after the situation had become one-sided, he was even more determined to escape.

So, without thinking about anything else, Johnson immediately led his trusted sailors to seize a relatively intact fast boat, hoisted the sails, and began to flee into the vast ocean!

Thus, the Ming Dynasty naval fleet led by Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou easily occupied the stone city that the Dutch had been managing for one or two decades without encountering any resistance!
Yu Huatian had also landed ashore at some point. Looking at the ruins of Orange, he nodded in satisfaction: "General Qi is indeed decisive and efficient. However, I don't think the Dutch will give up so easily."

Qi Jiguang solemnly replied, "Rest assured, Your Excellency, as long as I, Qi Jiguang, live, I will never allow those barbarians to set foot on an inch of my Great Ming's coastal territory!"

At that moment, Qi Jin and Yu Qiang, upon seeing the Ming Dynasty's Sun, Moon and Dragon Flag hanging above the stone city, couldn't help but excitedly emerge from their hiding place on the rocky beach.

They took off their Dutch clothes, which might cause misunderstandings, and excitedly headed towards the Stone City.

Meanwhile, Qi Jiguang's men, who were anxiously searching for Qi Jin in Stone City, all showed expressions of disbelief when they saw Qi Jin and Yu Qiang suddenly emerge from outside Stone City.

When Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou, and Yu Huatian heard that Qi Jin and Yu Qiang had been found, they couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

To them now, Qi Jin and Yu Qiang are heroes!

Without them, it would have taken a lot of effort to take down this stone city!
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