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Chapter 652. The Temptation of Gold

Why don’t you run fast without having long legs?

rumor!

In just a few days, the small Penghu had already gone crazy. Everyone knew that a Spanish treasure ship filled with treasures from the New World was about to enter Southeast Asia from the Strait of Malacca. The gold carried on it was enough to make people get rich overnight. In the tavern, almost all the topics were about this fleet. Pirates' excited old faces were red, saying that the spit was splashing like a sea of ​​gold and silver that had seen with their own eyes.

It is not enough to just talk about it but practice fake moves. Every morning, there are endless pirates of Ming Dynasty going out to sea. Even the city of Relan Cha is blocked. A large number of pirates rushed to the Strait of Malacca along the coastline of the Indochina Peninsula with murderous intent.

Since they were pirates, they naturally could not be honest. The disaster of Japanese pirates during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty was staged in Annan, Myanmar and other coastal countries on the Indochina Peninsula. Pirates carrying flintlock rifles rushed into the coastal defense, old port and other cities, plundering the local area in a mess. However, the Ming Dynasty had Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou, and Annan, but there were no such figures. Even the armor was not fully equipped, and the Annan official army carrying a big sword and spear was about to collapse at a touch. Facing the elite armed pirates of the Ming Dynasty, they were helpless.

A funny scene happened. After heavy losses, Annan, Myanmar and other southwestern countries actually sent envoys to Nanjing City, demanding that Nanming, the sect leader, uphold justice for them.

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From December to March of the second year of Kaiming, for several consecutive months, they all passed through this turmoil. By early March, the Ming thieves, who were crazy about gold, set sail to sea. The originally lively Penghu had become deserted.

However, unexpectedly, Zheng Sen, the initiator of the entire incident, who was known as the model of pirates, actually became quiet. It took three months to go out of the harbor.

After quieting down, Zheng Sen spent a thousand taels of silver to build a simple fortress house in a fisherman near Penghu Island, and moored his boat here. He is worthy of being the eldest son of the old dragon head. The taste is also extremely heavy. In the innermost secret room made of steel and concrete bought from Hangzhou, several braziers were burning, and several Liberian men were hanging their hands in handcuffs, their feet were locked on the wall, making them tender, forehead..., and their strong body covered with black hair was exposed without any restraint, with their heads hanging and their hair was still moaning there.

It was still a bottle of wine. Zheng Sen was drinking in small sips while shaking off his whip.

"Young Master!"

The door was pushed open with a creaking sound, and a man who was not too tall and wearing a short jacket and was particularly strong in a muscle. He first glanced at the Spanish unlucky guys hanging on the wall. His skin shivered violently, and then he bowed heavily.

"As you urinate! In the early morning of this morning, Yuan Dabao also took the fleet out. And on Erli Island, he also joined some fleets from the north, and they were definitely not ships under the East India Company! Judging from the situation, they should be heading south!"

While reporting, the Zheng Army General Gan Hui was still complaining in his heart. No wonder Shi Daxuan didn't come anymore and wanted to send him to report. The young master is worthy of growing up in Japan, and he is actually so interested in training men! What if he falls in love with me...

Thinking of this, Gan Hui quickly tightened his short jacket to hide his chest muscles.

He had no idea that his subordinates were slandering him so much, and he was so stuffy of lipstick wine. Zheng Sen nodded with satisfaction.

"Sure enough, this Mao Manzi didn't disappoint me!"

When a normal person thinks of a Spanish treasure ship full of treasures, his first impression is to rob it, but those who accomplish great things, such as Zheng Sen, immediately think about it. Since the pirates under their company can think of it, then the shareholders of the upper class of the company cannot imagine it? Moreover, in terms of strength, even if they add pirates in the South China Sea, they may not be as big as Mao Jue's Royal Navy, such a big piece of meat! The company does not need to share it with the pirate ship owners who are raised by hawks.

Moreover, since the Spanish treasure ship is so important, how could it be impossible for him to not be guarded? Although Zheng Sen was confident in himself, his three ships recruited almost all elite among the Zheng family pirates, but he had to eat a dozen Western gunboats and was unable to meet his strength.

So he spread the news. Since he could not take it alone, he would muddle the water and attract many sharks to go up and swallow the bait. Then he would have the chance to fish in troubled waters and perhaps he could grab one or two Spanish treasure ships.

These days, I have been in Hong Kong, and I am also watching the news of the East India Company. The information of these bigwigs must be more accurate than that of a little pirate. As expected, Yuan Dabao, the company's direct fleet admiral, couldn't help it! He personally led the team to sea and also brought together reinforcements from the Royal Navy of the Ming Dynasty. That is, the Spanish are really coming, and it's time to see the brink of death!

The East India Company is also ready to take action!

I couldn't help but feel more excited. I put down my wine glass and whispered happily: "Let Shi Daxuan gather brothers, we should also move our hands and feet!"

"Little one obeys the order!"

It was really like a general amnesty for Gan Hui. He walked out in two steps in three steps. Suddenly, he looked back and watched Zheng Sen walk over to the strong body of an Iberian man, and the brave general Zheng Jun couldn't help but feel chilled again.

He was so intoxicated that in the fearful eyes of the unlucky Spaniard, Zheng Sen put down the whip, reached out to pick out the red soldering iron that was thrown into the stove, and swayed his wrist with a grin.

"Sir Charlotte, right? What else should I know about the treasure ship?"

In the Inquisition, many people were seen in this big-branded living person, but it was my first time. The Spanish conqueror immediately showed a full of fear on his face and shouted in horror.

"Oh! Dog seller! Sir, I have told you all that I know! Don't! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Amid the hissing, the entire prison filled with a strange smell of barbecue.

Half an hour later, a five-masted battleship produced in Dongjiang and two three-masted sailboats were also full of sails and rushed out of the peaceful bay of Penghu.

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There is no time on the sea. In the blink of an eye, more than ten days passed by during the endless voyage. Following the last wave of Ming pirates, along the long coastline, Zheng Sen's fleet crossed most of Southeast Asia and arrived at the end of the Malay Peninsula.

Singapore, one of the four Asian dragons, was still a wilderness at this time. Forty-six years ago, a one-sided war broke out between the Portuguese fleet and the Manlacca Kingdom here. After plundering the Manlacca, the Portuguese set fire to destroy the city. Since then, this Southeast Asia gate has been abandoned for more than a century. It was not until the arrival of the British in the 19th century that the place has regained its vitality.

Although this place is abandoned, it is also a must for Southeast Asia. It is already March. According to the confession of captured Spanish merchant ships and the captured Philippine colonial strongholds, the Spanish treasure ship that set off from the west coast of South America to trade for Asia has set off from Manila, intending to pass here and then go to India to sell a batch of pepper, and then bypass Africa and return to Spain via the Cape of Good Hope. Here, squatting, just waiting for the other party to fall into the trap.

At this time, Singapore has completely become a pirate city. Relying on the deep-water port of the Strait of Malacca, more than 190 sailboats of all sizes are moored here. In addition to the Dongjiang gunboats that Mao Jue transferred from Dandong and other shipyards to increase combat effectiveness to these pirate ship owners, there are also old-style blessed ships, with more than 90 broad ships. These ships only have a few cannons on the bow and stern, and the caliber is still relatively small, and their combat power is really weak. However, just like the later generations of robbing toilet pads, seeing that everyone comes here to rob the treasure ship, these ship owners are also lucky to follow them and get cheap.

Even though he looked down on his father Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Sen still deeply bears Zheng Zhilong's legacy. After his fleet landed in the north corner of Singapore City, more than 20 pirate captains came to the door, all of whom were Zheng Zhilong's old subordinates.

"Young Master!"

Gao Jue under the middle mast of his flagship Black Island. Looking at Guo Yi, Huang Chang and others who came to pay homage, Zheng Sen was not happy. Instead, he stood up with a gloomy face and suddenly bowed his hand and fisted at the people.

"Everyone is now the captains of the company. You are all seniors of Sen. There are many young masters who are there? The company's admiral Yuan is here. Why don't you go to see Lord Yuan? Why do you come to worship me?"

"Drop off the boat quickly! Drop off the boat quickly!"

As the saying goes, wood is fascinated by the forest, and the wind will destroy it! There is also a saying that the gun will hit the bird! On weekdays, Zheng Sen can be rogue! He can compete for this reputation of bravery and ruthlessness, so that other pirates will fear him! But at this time, the East India Company has come forward, and he will form this small group and form gangs. Then isn’t he obviously ambitious and fight against the company’s leader? It may even cause conflicts between the company’s director and his father Zheng Zhilong. When he makes a choice as his eldest son and the entire Zheng family, Zheng Sen can be sure that Zheng Zhilong will not hesitate to abandon himself and choose the latter.

If it weren't for the fear of losing the face of these old subordinates of Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Sen wouldn't even let them get on the boat.

However, listening to Zheng Sen chasing down, a group of old pirates couldn't help but show a different look. Among them, Guo Yi was shocked and hugged his fists heavily: "Why did the young master say this? Didn't Lord Yuan stay in Penghu well?"

"Yes! Young Master! The company did not interfere in this surround of the Spanish barbarians. We are the only ones here, and there are some ugly young people! How can the young master ask me to visit Lord Yuan?"

"The company's fleet did not come!!!"

They were astonished, and their faces turned red quickly, full of incredible things. Zheng Sen almost jumped up.
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