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Almost immediately after the wine glass fell to the ground with a "snap" sound, a group of soldiers rushed out from behind the tent, swarmed up, crossed the crumbling Shading Island, and rushed towards the woman opposite with their steel knives.

They have received a death order. No matter what the situation is, as long as they break the cup as a sign of victory, everyone in the tent except the leader must be hacked to death!

Wan Cailian, who originally saw Sha Dingzhou's face changing in pain, felt a little guilty in her heart, but when she saw the soldiers swarming out and rushing towards her with ferocious faces, she suddenly woke up and knew He was absolutely unlucky, and immediately shouted sharply: "You Sha Dingzhou, how dare you do anything to me..."

However, before she could finish her words, a swarm of soldiers rushed to her. They didn't care how pretty she looked, and dropped the gleaming steel knife.

The movement in the tent was spread outside. The men who had already received Wan Cailian's orders rushed in immediately and found that their wife had become a ball of flesh, and Sha Dingzhou, whom the wife wanted to kill, also had a black complexion and a white mouth. Mo, I’m about to go see King Yama!

Under such circumstances, the men from both sides immediately started fighting. Soon, the turmoil began to expand, and the camp in the mountain forest became a mess.

The Ming army stayed up all night and, under the leadership of the local natives, actually monitored the camp from a distance. Unexpectedly, on this New Year's Eve, these chieftains would actually fight each other, which surprised them. The military information was immediately reported to the commander of the army in the rear.

When the Ming army caught up, except for the corpses on the ground, the surviving chieftain soldiers, whether they were from Amizhou or Tunongshan, were all scattered. Except for a few people who surrendered on the spot, all the rest of the people were scattered. He jumped into the forest and fled for his life.

Seeing the mess on the ground in the camp, and hearing the surrendered chieftain soldiers report what happened in the camp, a guard general shouted angrily: "Why can't these bastard men and women hold on any longer? My soldiers I haven’t practiced yet!”

As a military general, who doesn't want to command an elite army? Seeing the brother troops using the chieftain army to sharpen their swords, the effect is indeed different whether they practice or not. It looked like they were all very happy. Unexpectedly, this bad couple actually broke up on their own. Are you going to find such a good training opportunity in the future? In such a situation, no wonder they would use foul language.

Because of the chat group, the situation here was quickly reported to Zhu Xieyuan. Zhu Xieyuan couldn't help but sigh after hearing this: "I have already paid attention to asking the generals in front not to put too much pressure on the rebel chieftains, but I didn't expect that I still couldn't insist on all the guards' troops taking turns to train. From this point of view, it's There’s only one place left.”

With this in mind, he issued a new order through the chat group. After the New Year's Eve, all armies would march eastward. There is another opportunity for military training in Shenglong Mansion.

This order can be regarded as a kind of sympathy. For the Han people, it is New Year's Eve, but it is a big day. Since we can't be reunited, we have to have a good meal. It is best if there are programs that can make us happy. .

However, among these garrison armies, the three garrison armies that had not yet rotated their troops for training took the initiative and hoped to break camp and set off immediately. They were afraid that they would be late and the Ruan family's army at Sheng Long Mansion would also collapse.

When Zhu Xieyuan heard this request, he couldn't help but sigh. In the past, he was not so active in fighting. But now, he is not even willing to live a good New Year's Eve and must set off immediately. In this case, let's just meet their demands.

In fact, these generals' concerns are not without reason. In the era of cold weapon warfare, as long as the number of troops in an army is reduced by more than 30%, it will basically collapse. The Ruan army and the Portuguese army also suffered a lot of losses in the battle with the Ming army. Despite the coercion and inducement of Ruan Fuyuan and George, the morale of the army was not optimistic. No, there was nothing cheerful about the atmosphere when Ruan Fuyuan invited George to spend New Year's Eve together.

Thang Long Palace, formerly the royal palace of the Zheng family, was plundered by the troops of Pu Mingxing and Sha Dinghai, and a lot of the palace was burned down. There are only a few side halls where people can still live. One of them was brightly lit, with big red paper on the door, which seemed to have a New Year atmosphere.

However, in the palace, Ruan Fuyuan and George were relatively speechless in front of the sumptuous banquet. Neither of them had the desire to eat.

After a while, Ruan Fuyuan smiled forcefully, raised his wine glass and said to George: "Your Majesty the Governor, thanks to your country's musketry and artillery team, although the Ming army has more troops than me, it can't stop despite the fierce attack. In front of us, we even lost our troops and generals. Come, come, come, let me have a drink with you, the Governor!"

After hearing this, George showed a wry smile on his face, raised the cup to signal, and then drank it all in one gulp.

In his heart, he understood that the Ming army did not actually suffer much loss. The most important thing is that in the past, the reason why Portugal was defeated by the Ming Army and had to abide by the jurisdiction of the Ming Kingdom was because the Ming Army fought on the mainland and had too many people. Otherwise, the Ming army's stupid behavior of using their lives to fill their muskets and artillery is actually not much different from the indigenous people of other countries.

For this reason, people who came from Europe, not only Portugal, but also Britain and Spain, actually had a sense of psychological superiority towards the indigenous people outside, whether black or yellow.

Think about it, the armies that came out of Europe were either defeated by the acclimatized, or they were defeated by the terrifying numbers of the indigenous people. Other than that, haha, the indigenous people are just pigs, there is nothing to be afraid of. Including Akito, the same is true.

However, this time, during the battle with the Ming army, George discovered that the Ming army on the opposite side seemed to know the weaknesses of muskets and artillery, although every attack seemed to be repelled by him. But his feeling is that the Ming army retreated on its own initiative. They came here not to eliminate them, but to... to test how to deal with firearms. By the way, they were training soldiers!

After reaching this conclusion, George, who had just finished a glass of wine, lost his grip on the glass and dropped it. It fell to the ground and shattered with a "pop".

Hearing this voice, Ruan Fuyuan stood up from his seat as if nervously, with a little fear on his face, looked at George, and then behind George. But I didn't find anything, so I slowly sat down again with a bit of embarrassment.

In order to cover himself up, he quickly pretended to be concerned and asked: "Your Majesty the Governor, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

George didn't pay much attention to Ruan Fuyuan's abnormal behavior just now. He was really frightened by the conclusion he got. Hearing Ruan Fuyuan speak, he came back to his senses. After hearing what the translator said, he smiled awkwardly and said: "It's okay, it's okay. It's just...just..."

After stammering for a while, he finally did not say what he was thinking, but asked Ruan Fuyuan: "Now that the Ming army is powerful, how about we discuss how to break out of the encirclement? It is really unwise to waste time with the Ming army here. !”

Hearing what he said, Ruan Fuyuan's sensitive nerves were immediately touched. This Folangji man wanted to escape when he first heard the news about the Ming army. If the naval fleet at the port hadn't been raided by Zheng Zhilong and wiped out, the Fo Langji people might have escaped.

Now I don't want to share the same hardships, but I have made plans to escape again! To be honest, Ruan Fuyuan was very angry. But there was nothing he could do. Although he also had firearms troops under his command, he had to admit that the troops who were better at using firearms were still the Folangji people.

The Ming army's many attacks, especially the chariot-and-carrying tactics used, could not be penetrated by muskets and could only be destroyed by artillery. But the chariot carriages were always moving, and the artillery of his men could not hit those chariot carriages at all. Only the Folangji people could hit them.

In the current battle of Shenglong Mansion, if there were no Folangji people, they would not be able to hold on just by relying on their own men! Ruan Fuyuan thought this, and had no choice but to suppress his dissatisfaction, squeeze out a smile and say to George: "Your Excellency, Governor, actually, we still have a chance of winning. Although our material losses are serious, think about it, the Ming army came from afar, and The Ming Dynasty is famously poor. With so many troops, how much supplies are consumed in a day. As long as we persist like this, I can guarantee that we will definitely be able to defeat the Ming army!"

At this point, he didn't wait for George to answer, and immediately added: "In addition, it's not like we haven't thought of a way to evacuate. Every time we move, the Ming army presses over in full force, and we really can't leave! In addition, to the south, There is a Ming army that is particularly brave and a formidable enemy. Even if we secretly evacuate under the cover of night, we will definitely be stopped by this army. Without the support of Sheng Long Mansion, it will be even more difficult to compete with the Ming army!"

Seeing the translator translating for George, Ruan Fuyuan was worried. After thinking about it, he said bitterly: "This powerful enemy, by the accent, belongs to the army of Fujian. If Gu's guess is correct, he must be under the command of the governors of the three provinces of the Ming Dynasty. Only by being under direct control can we be so powerful. In the south, Gudu no longer thinks about it. Only by defeating the Ming army in the north can we possibly regain the south!"

Ruan Fuyuan said so much, and after a while, the translator finally told George everything.

After a moment of silence, watching Ruan Fuyuan look at him with hopeful eyes, George suddenly felt very powerless. He finally understood. Ruan Fuyuan probably hadn't noticed yet that the Ming army had not really exerted its strength.

In George's view, the Ming army had the same cat-and-mouse mentality he used to deal with the Southeast Asian natives. If the Ming army really gets serious and attacks Shenglong Mansion with all its strength, the remaining army of its own will definitely not be able to stop the Ming army's offensive. If he persists here, no matter what Ruan Fuyuan is still dreaming about, he knows that it is definitely a dead end.

Therefore, George finally looked at Ruan Fuyuan, swallowed his saliva, moistened his dry throat, and then sighed deeply: "Your Highness, stop daydreaming. In fact, the Ming army is not afraid of our muskets. Artillery, the reason why they didn’t destroy us immediately was to trap us here and give them training. You don’t understand this situation, but I understand it very well!”

At this point, he suddenly raised his voice a little and said decisively: "If we stay here, we will definitely die!"

After Ruan Fuyuan understood this, he was speechless. Then, he showed a look of disbelief and said a little incoherently: "Impossible, this is impossible! We are two powerful hands, and the Zheng family was wiped out by us without any effort. The Ming army is incompetent, and it’s not just a day or two. When has the Ming army been able to deal with your Xiyi muskets and artillery so easily? Impossible, this is impossible..."

George looked at him and didn't speak, just looked at him quietly.

Ruan Fuyuan kept talking there, but later on, his voice became lower and lower, and finally he stopped talking, his face full of despair. Obviously, he didn't believe what he said, but he believed what George said.

George waited until this moment, and then proposed again with a heavy heart: "Your Highness, you can't hesitate any longer, you have to leave quickly!"

"Let's go, where are we going? Where else can we go?" Ruan Fuyuan seemed a little confused, decadent, and his spirit was severely hit.

After hearing this, George frowned and replied: "The east side is the sea. Without a boat, it is impossible to walk. The Ming army is in the north and the Ming army is in the south. This is also a dead end. But what about the west? There is hope in the west, right?"

After hearing this, Ruan Fuyuan shook his head and said: "The west? Haha, that's the Yunnan Province of the Celestial Empire. The chieftains rebelled, and they must have mobilized heavy troops to encircle and suppress them. If we run over, we will only hit our heads and get bloody. No, no, no, it's the whole army. Overturned!"

"No, there is another place to the west, Laos. We can go to Laos!" George had obviously studied it carefully and immediately reminded him.

When Ruan Fuyuan heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, but then darkened again. He shook his head and said, "The road to Laos is not easy. Otherwise, would the Ming army not stop us? If we fled to Laos, the entire army would collapse." possible!"

"How will you know if you don't try?" After hearing this, George immediately advised: "Staying in Thang Long Palace will definitely lead to death. Fleeing to Laos, there may be a way to survive! As for the soldiers below, we can use coercion and inducement Anyway, it’s better than staying here and waiting to die, right?”

Hearing this, Ruan Fuyuan stared at George subconsciously, and heard the translator continue to paraphrase George's words: "We can secretly arrange some wounded soldiers to pretend to be tortured by the Ming army, and then inform the entire army that the Ming army deeply hates Annan. We rebelled, and the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty even issued a death order to drive us all out without leaving a single prisoner!"

"In addition, give the whole army a pie and tell them that there are many golden beauties over there in Laos, and their army is very weak. As long as we attack them, everything we rob will belong to the soldiers personally..."

At the end, George said seriously: "This method can inspire the greatest morale. No matter how bad the environment is, many people will definitely obey the order and go to Laos. I have experience in this!"

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