open sea

Chapter 991
On the fourth day after Chen Jiujing's fleet left the port of Bordeaux, the fleet from the port of Nantes in France arrived late, leaving them with only the broken bastion of the city wall lifted from the ground by some means and one after another on the vast land. A smoky manor.

The battlefield full of corpses has been cleaned up long ago, but the piles of corpses of the French army still have at least the last dignity. They did not take everything like the European army like locusts passing through the border, and those clothes were still worn on them.

There are no Spaniards, no Ming Empire people, and the battlefield has been cleaned up.

What annoyed the reinforcements most was that after all the manors in the outskirts of a hundred miles were looted and only a few castles survived, Bordeaux still paid the ransom to those intruders—although it was not as much as it demanded, but they Still paid.

This is an unparalleled shame.

The nobles and squires in the city collected all the gold and silver they could collect and sent them outside the city, only to be exchanged for an earl and three knights.

And the prices of these people are the same... The people of the Ming Empire treated their nobles equally, and all of them were based on their weight.

Gold and silver on a scale!

How barbaric?

Six days later, Henry of Narva led the infantry of the Kingdom to arrive first. After seeing the tragic situation in Bordeaux, he expressed his condolences to the gentry in the city, and then led his troops back home to prepare for the war. He just knew that these violent elements across the ocean were on his side Neighborhood next door.

He is more worried about his kingdom being attacked by these people than justice for Bordeaux.

The gloomy clouds on the coast of France did not affect the Spanish people on the other side of the Bay of Biscay to launch a grand triumphant ceremony at the port for the fully loaded Xiyong Battalion.

When Chen Jiujing's flagship docked at the port and various ships were carrying goods at the shore wharf, countless Spanish people spontaneously came to the port to carry goods for them.

The oak barrels full of wine were unloaded from the shore one after another, and the newly spun and extremely expensive georgette was wrapped layer after layer by the mercenaries who were too lazy to carry it, or used as raisins , bacon, sausages, whole hams.

How can the thin chiffon hold up so many heavy things?The mercenaries naturally thought of this, so they wrapped it in many layers, so that the little Spanish wild children who came to see the warship at the port on the coast all chased the mercenary and asked what was wrapped inside.

There were even box after box of elderberries, which were obtained locally by the military doctors of the Baishanying tribe when they were treating wounded soldiers. They found that this kind of medicinal material grown in their hometown was also found in Europa.

This thing is the most effective for military doctors. It is a treasure. It can promote blood circulation and relieve pain, bruises, fractures, and blood loss. Therefore, although they brought some proprietary medicines made by the Eastern Military Government, they dug a piece of it in the wild. Another piece, to sew with the bundled elderberry while the rest of the cargo is on board.

In the end, there was still no place to put the elderberries that could hold a [-]-feed ship, and the whole thing was burned in a house in the bay bastion.

Originally, the tribal doctor of the Hada tribe under Kang Gulu’s command was very unhappy with his thick waist and full face. He thought it was a pity that the good things were burned. Later, he heard some cases of Dr. Europa’s treatment from Chen Jiujing’s story, saying You have to hold the torch and watch it burn out before boarding the boat.

After boarding the ship, he said to the Baishan warriors on board: "You always call us quack doctors, let's see what is a quack doctor?"

Chen Jiujing understood his thoughts, and finally found someone who he could call a quack doctor, but he couldn't let them grow up.

With the help of the common people, the mercenaries were happy and relaxed. Except for the important trophies that they had to carry and pull, those valuable things were just guarded along the way, and the common people helped carry them into the carriage.

Infected by this happy atmosphere, Chen Jiujing ordered [-] oak barrels to be distributed to the people who helped the wharf to drink at will, and led the army on horseback and drove the donkey cart back to the camp amidst the sound of people admiring their harvest.

For Chen Jiujing, the second general of Baishan, and the sixth general of Xiyong, those valuable red wine, georgette, and even gold, silver and jewelry were not so important after this short but thrilling voyage safely arrived at the port.

What matters are the armor, weapons, artillery and horses.

If they want money, they can spare a week to go out and grab it again at any time—the feeling of being so unscrupulous and unimpeded can only be so happy under Chen Jiujing's command.

If anyone else does this, as long as they are known, they can only live a life of vagrants, but Chen Jiujing is different. The Spanish king will never hand him over to France.
"General, to congratulate us on our victory, the governor of Bilbao sent fifty Bilbao swords. They are all good swords. In Spain, they are second only to the Toledo steel sword."

Not long after returning to the camp, Chen Jiujing asked the Beiyang military doctor who was staying at the camp to help him look at his left ear that kept beeping. He boiled hot water and got into a basin to take a comfortable bath. Carlos, who was preparing for the dinner, changed his clothes and held the Put the steel sword in the account and hand it over to the Jurchen warrior standing at the door.

Carlos, who took off his plate armor and was wearing a black shirt, reported to him: "The news to the merchants has already been spread. Our goods are all the best, and we should be able to sell them soon."

"Those Percheron horses brought back from Bordeaux are too many. There is no place to raise them in the camp. For the time being, let them watch outside the camp. The person who sent the sword has also been asked to go back to ask the officer to open up a pasture, but the report to Baxby Skye, need some time."

Carlos said: "We can find a reliable rancher outside the city and raise it with them first, it won't cost too much money."

Since the area of ​​Bacchus belonged to the Kingdom of Narva in ancient times, it later split and joined Spain in a voluntary form, so it enjoys a considerable degree of autonomy. If the camp of Chen Jiujing wants to expand its land, it is natural to spend money to buy land, but it is more important The most important thing is to first obtain the consent of the self-governing capital.

Chen Jiujing, who was soaked in the warm soup and was comfortable all over, had no objection to this. He glanced at the guard warrior who walked in. The other party pulled out his long sword and flicked it. He nodded heavily, saying that the long sword was indeed as good as Carlos said. Weapons, he leaned against the side of the wooden barrel and closed his eyes and said: "There are indeed a lot of horses. We keep a hundred horses in the camp, and pick out another hundred mares. I will send a boat to Seville, and the rest will be sent to Seville." According to what you said, find a few pastures for foster care."

"As for this sword, the Ming Empire pays attention to reciprocating. If others give me gifts, I have nothing to return. Just give them a few Frenchmen."

"It's too barbaric to send all the nobles in Bordeaux who have no money to redeem to Bilbao, as long as they don't burn them to death on the stake. In addition, how to deal with Spain has the final say, and this battle is also Spain's victory. .”

(End of this chapter)