Chapter 52 Spanish Luzon Fleet Commander!
In a bad time, Shi Xianggu, who heard Zhang Baozai and Qinwei talking and laughing, quickly wiped the tears on her cheeks and turned back. Zhang Baozai ran quickly and rushed into Shi Xiang's arms. He looked at it curiously. Unexpectedly, he didn't find Liang Pengfei's figure, which made him feel a little strange, but another thing attracted his attention.
"Dang, what's wrong with your eyes? It's watery. It's so beautiful." Zhang Baozai's words made Shi Xianggu couldn't help smiling and kiss Zhang Baozai, who had extraordinary observation ability. Little thing, isn't the godmother missing you? I miss our little baby boy so much that I burst into tears.
Seeing Zhang Baozai's lovely smiling face that day, I couldn't help but feel warm. It turned out that the depression accumulated in my heart seemed to have dissipated a lot with tears. In my heart, I occasionally recalled Liang Pengfei's hot eyes when he was scolded just now, and her heart couldn't help jumping gently. Did this guy say this to comfort me or..."
For a moment, the ice on her face seemed to have faded a lot, and the cold and hard lines were a little softer. Perhaps she didn't notice that in addition to the gentleness of the mother's surname between her eyebrows, there was also a trace of pride and the proud charm of being a female surname.
When Liang Pengfei, who was hiding in the dark, saw this scene, he was relieved and led the two bodyguards out of the fort at ease. But she was still uneasy in her heart. She didn't know if her words would make Shi Xianggu feel bad about herself, which really made Master Liang regretful.
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Just as Liang Pengfei and Shi Xianggu and others on Crab King Island were preparing for war, Nanyang, a huge fleet, was heading north.
"Is this our fleet?" Colonel Alfonso, who stood on the tail of the flagship and looked at all kinds of warship flags around him, looked contemptuous. The beautiful and straight blue velvet military uniform, elegant and straight figure, the metal braided flowers on the scabbard at the waist exude dazzling brilliance, handsome face, gray-blue eyes, and straight nose bridge make him like the work of the sculptor Roland, and his expression with a sarcastic smile is like a peacock. Arrogant and proud.
However, he did have a reason to be proud. At the age of 35, he became a naval colonel. There was only one step left from the general's journey. He came to the East to serve as the commander of this poor Luzon fleet, just for the gilded journey before stepping up that step.
His uncle, the King's Chancellor of the Exchequer, personally promised that as long as he could stay in the East for two years to suppress the pirates who threatened the Luzon colony, then when he returned to Spain, he would wait for him to be a beautiful, golden general.
When he arrived at the port of Luzon after a long journey, he learned from the mouth of the Governor of Luzon that the Spanish royal treasure fleet had been attacked by a group of British pirates, which made the proud Alfonso very angry and annoyed why he had not come here earlier. Otherwise, those British pirates How could it have caused such a heavy loss to the Spanish royal treasure fleet?
And Baron Edmund, who leaned on his sister's thigh and finally climbed from an inconspicuous accountant to the captain of the royal treasure ship escort, was embarrassed to give the royal warship to the Orientals who "rescue" them in order to survive.
The paranoid and arrogant Baron Alfonso believed that Baron Edmund must be afraid of death, so he contributed the warship and the royal treasures above to the abominable pirates of the East in exchange for a small life. This shameless and despicable act not only disgraced the reputation of the Spanish navy, but also disgraced the royal family. Dignity cannot be tolerated by the youngest and highest-priority naval colonel in the Spanish royal family.
However, the fleet under him is really small. Except for the three Spanish gunboats that can be taken out, the remaining seven or eight are gunboats or armed merchant ships, and they also have to patrol the port of Luzon and its surroundings. With the strength in hand, there is no way to fight against those hateful oriental pirates from afar.
However, it is worthy of being the elite of the Spanish navy. Colonel Alfonso, a famous future general, soon came up with a wonderful idea, that is, to control piracy. He felt that instead of slowly fighting against pirates that were as annoying as flies, it was better to use the name of the Spanish royal treasure fleet being attacked by the pirates of the East. In order to induce Western pirates to fight with pirates in the East, although they have lost some money, they can weaken these two forces that are harmful to the Spanish colonists. The most important point is that they can also add a lot of color to their war.
Therefore, after his strong insistence and demands, Governor Luzon had to agree to recruit pirates to fight against the abominable Orientals. It was also he who tried his best to promote this large-scale military operation of Western pirates. For this, he paid more than 100,000 taels of silver, but Colonel Alfonso thought it was worth it, as long as To defeat those hateful oriental pirates and take back the treasure ship, this achievement alone is enough for him to win countless praises in the Spanish naval world and the favor of the royal family.
As for the Baron Edmund, what fate awaits him, it is not the problem considered by Colonel Alfonso, who is eager to make contributions. He believes that his uncle, His Majesty's Chancellor of the Exchequer, will take care of everything for himself. When he returns to the kingdom, I'm afraid that in addition to the shining general's position, he may even get To a coveted hereditary title.
However, these pirate allies still give Baron Alfonso a headache. From the port of Manila alone to now, those pirates have looted several fleets, both Orientals and Western countries. Fortunately, Alfonso had foresight and replaced the flag of the Kingdom of Spain with a skeleton flag along the way. You can't keep a low profile, otherwise it must be another troublesome international dispute.
"I swear to God that after this battle, I will definitely send these damn 'allis' to the gallows with my own hands to let them understand what order and law are." Alfonso kissed the silver cross hanging on his chest and stuffed it into his skirt.
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"Coloe, the leaders of those pirates have listened to your call and are boarding the ship one after another to the cabin for discussion." A Spanish soldier reported loudly that he interrupted Colonel Alfonso's thoughts.
"Is it all here?" Alfonso took off his military hat, straightened his beautiful long temples, and put on his military cap again. After putting on the military cap again, he nodded solemnly to the soldier and asked.
"The white-headed Owen didn't come, but his first mate James came, saying that Captain Owen was not feeling well and needed to rest." The soldier explained.
Alfonso's mouth overflowed with a trace of sarcasm: "Really, our British gentleman who runs rampant in the Strait of Malacca has always been as strong as a bull, and he is not feeling well?" Alfonso's mean sarcasm suddenly provoked the laughter of the Spanish officers around him, as if not to laugh loudly was not enough to vent his emotions.
"No, dear colonel, I think this Owen gentleman must have felt that he really lacked aristocratic temperament. He was afraid of losing face in front of us Spaniards, so he simply hid." A major officer gestured gracefully, and his tone seemed so light, which immediately provoked laughter.
The smile on Alfonso's face couldn't help adding a little. Gentlemen, that's enough of the joke. After all, now we are on the same front as these pirates, and we should show some goodwill to them.
"Yes, Mr. Colonel." All the Spanish officers stood up straight and expressed their respect and loyalty to the supreme commander, which made Alfonso very useful.
In the widest cabin in the flagship, it is full of Western pirates with different clothes, different hair colors and languages. They are shouting and quarreling. Some pirates even drink spirits while talking loudly about women, and the strong smell of inferior tobacco makes Colonel Alfonso, who has just entered the cabin. He couldn't help frowning, took out a white handkerchief of oriental silk and hid it in front of his mouth and nose.
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