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Hearing that the ship Cerezo was on was found, Zheng Zhilong's first reaction was that the guy had already run away.

Since the other party even abandoned the boat, he certainly couldn't have escaped from the sea.

Instead of going by water, it is natural to go by land.

So he asked someone to find a map of Luzon at the first time, and he might be able to guess the other party's whereabouts by looking at the terrain.

"General Soldier, here is the map." A soldier ran and brought over a map of Luzon.

"Spread out."

Zheng Zhilong ordered the soldiers to spread out the map on the table, and several people surrounded it.

"Where did you find the warship?"

"This!" The soldier who had just reported pointed to Cavitt and said.

"This?" Zheng Zhilong pondered for a while, and said with certainty. "If that's the case, he must have known that the waterway was impassable and landed in Cavite!"

"It must be. This Cerezo has only just taken office for a few days. He has no sense of belonging to Luzon, so he will not hesitate to run away. What needs to be determined right now is, in which direction is he fleeing?" Xie Xuelong said to Zheng Zhilong Acknowledged and proposed new ideas.

"It's hard to say. If he escapes, he will naturally go back to his own country. It's a long way to go to Mexico. If he dares to go by land, he must be someone who has already arranged to meet him on the other side. But this Luzon Island is surrounded by sea. It is really not sure where to go to sea.

"It's hard to find, but there are traces to follow. Since he is traveling by land, he naturally has to find the nearest place on the road to go to sea. Where is the nearest outlet to the sea from Cavite?"

"It should be here, Balayan." Zheng Zhilong pointed to the map and said. "It seems that he is most likely to go to sea from here!"

"There is another place."

Conley, who had been watching silently, spoke. Seeing that everyone was attracted by him, Conley cleared his throat and continued:

"Although Balayan is the closest, there is a mountain in the middle. Although it is not high, it will definitely slow down Cerezo's escape. Although the other place is a little farther away, there is no obstacle, and it saves time. Cerezo is busy escaping, and the chances of choosing this place are high."

After speaking, he pointed to the map.

"Batangas?"

"Yes! I think that's Cerezo's most likely escape route."

Seeing that Kangli made such a positive opinion for the first time, Zheng Zhilong was also persuaded, and looked at Xie Xuelong.

"In the opinion of the supervisor?"

"Whether it's Balayaan or Batangas, isn't it far away? Cerezo escaped from the land, so naturally he needs a ship to pick him up and go to sea. Even Batangas, which is farther away, at the speed of the First Fleet, it takes half a day. Immediately. As long as we can find him, we will definitely not let him escape!"

"Okay! Then there will be Superintendent Lao, and I will send people to pursue it from the land. Let's divide our troops into two groups, so that he can't escape!"

Zheng Zhilong cupped his hands.

In any case, it is a pity that Cerezo was not caught.Only by capturing him can the battle be considered complete.

As soon as they finished discussing, the soldiers outside came back to report that Cerezo was not found among the captives, which made everyone more sure that Cerezo had landed and escaped from Cavite.

Xie Xuelong left Manila directly, and Zheng Zhilong sent people to Cavite to investigate, and found the traces left by Cerezo and others.

At this time, Cerezo didn't know that Zheng Zhilong had discovered his whereabouts. They had been walking for four or five hours, and the soldiers were already exhausted, but they dared not relax at all.

Their characteristics are too obvious. Although they avoid crowded places along the way, they still inevitably leave traces.

Cerezo feared that the Minoans would follow their tracks relentlessly, and that would be a terrible thing.

"Order to rest for a while." Cerezo said to his confidants.

Seeing that the hundreds of soldiers under his command were exhausted and out of breath, he gritted his teeth and gave the order to rest.

Everyone washed their faces in the nearby river and ate some dry food.

At this time, the night was slowly falling, but Cerezo still urged the soldiers to go on the road.

No one complained, even though everyone was exhausted.After all, we all know that being caught up is a dead end.

Zheng Zhilong's men also set off, not many, only a thousand, but they were all well-equipped young men, led by Zheng Zhibao, all the way south, chasing after the trail left by Cerezo.

On the other side, Xie Xuelong also led the First Fleet out of Manila Bay and headed south along the coastline.

The speed of sailing at night should be slower, but fortunately, Cerezo has just escaped, so he has plenty of time.

But just like that, the next day was bright, and they had reached the mouth of the bay where Balayaan was.Xie Xuelong directly ordered to search along the bay. This search lasted for three hours and swept the bay aside, but no suspicious ships were found.

Thinking of Kangli's words, Xie Xuelong ordered to go straight to Batangas.

An hour later, they reached their destination.

A Spanish warship docked at the port of Batangas was also found.Xie Xuelong counted a total of 28 ships.

Including the two ships they abandoned, it was exactly thirty ships, matching the number that the captives said Cerezo had brought.

"Master, do you want to fight?" Lu Shiyan put down the binoculars and asked.

"No." Xie Xuelong shook his head. "Their ships are still here, which means that Cerezo hasn't boarded the ship yet. If we sink all these warships, it will be even harder for Cerezo to hide on land."

"What the supervisor said is very true." Lu Shiyan suddenly realized.

Xie Xuelong is right, Cerezo is indeed still on the way.And Batangas is not far away.

It was only 150 miles from Cavite to Batangas. Cerezo and his men traveled lightly and marched very fast.

Most importantly, under the threat of their lives, they only rested for an hour at night, which can be said to have exploded to their greatest potential.At this time, it was only sixty or seventy miles away from Batangas.

"My lord, let's take a rest! Everyone can't hold on anymore!" Cerezo's personal soldier said weakly.

"it is good!"

Cerezo agreed.

Not to mention being a soldier, he couldn't hold it anymore.

From yesterday until now, except when eating, I have been walking.Hard-boiled people can't stand it either.

Cerezo sat down, picked up the kettle and gulped a few mouthfuls of cold water.

"How far is it?" He looked at the soldier holding the map.

"It's about seventy or eighty miles away, and we'll be in Batangas."

"call!"

Cerezo took off his shoe and found a spike to scuff up the blisters on his foot.There is unspeakable resentment in my heart.

Damn, why is it so far away!

It was the first time for Cerezo to walk such a long distance in such a big age.But compared to being bombarded to death by Ming people's artillery at sea, he would rather walk hundreds of miles further!

He sat in a daze for a while, calculated the next journey, and slowly stood up.

"Brothers! Let's go! Work harder, and tomorrow morning we can lie on the comfortable boat and drink coffee! There are also cute little ewes waiting for you!"