Even if he removed his position and military power, Li Yanzhi enjoyed a very high prestige in the East China Sea and the South China Sea. This prestige was gradually accumulated. From the attack on pirates in Penghu, to the eastward transition to Japan, to the development of Luzon, the Ming Empire's outward expansion in the past decade was almost carried out under the name of this person.

Long before Wang Zhi went north, Li Yanzhi's power had become one of the major forces that won the title of King of the East China Sea. After Wang Zhi was defeated by him, he established his status as the only one. Now, from Bohai to Singapore, from the official to the civilian, from military affairs to government affairs, he has his shadow everywhere. Even if he has no official position, he can still have a significant impact on one sentence - a person who surpasses the influence of the position he holds is the real big man!

The reason why foreign merchants and pirates in the Mannanhai dared to follow Sousa, Lopez attacked Singapore and attacked Palawan and attacked Manila, and violated the Ming Dynasty with boldness and arbitrary behavior, Li Yan went directly to step down from office and stepped down was also one of the important reasons.

Now, this "two-headed dragon" that "relying on land to collect the sea" has returned and regained the Ming Navy Governor's Office. His flag is even more flying on the sea of ​​Penghu. When the news comes out, the entire South China Sea is sensational!

Needless to say, the Chinese people are not allowed to mention the local forces such as Hui Hui, indigenous people. Even the Folang Ji people were hit by a great impact!

Sosa suffered such a mute loss at Hu Zongxian's hand, and had already begun to revise her assessment of the Ming Dynasty's military power in her heart, but he still refused to give in and still spoke: "That Marshal Li, so what if he comes? Even if he comes, he cannot reverse China's defeat in the South China Sea!"

But his men were not so optimistic, especially those merchants and pirates who "strangered" and felt swaying when they heard that the two-headed dragon flag appeared.

"This Marshal Li fought pirates, conquered Japan, and destroyed Wang Zhi!"

"Even us Europeans have suffered losses in his hands!"

Of course, the one who suffered a loss under Li Yanzhi was a group of Florian pirates, not regular troops from Portugal and Spain. However, in the eyes of these Florian merchants and pirates in the South China Sea, the combat effectiveness of the regular troops under Sousa and Lopez is not necessarily stronger than that of the pirates.

This is an era when barbarians roam all over the world. Those who are really ambitious and powerful may not be willing to stay in the army and serve in the army. They encounter the most fierce pirates outside the sea, and the Spanish Royal Maritime Guard may not be able to gain the upper hand.

Lopez, who started his business with a thief, had a deep understanding of this. He heard that Li Yan had gone to Penghu and thought that Sousa was not going well in advance in Manila, so he immediately turned the bow of the ship and moored at the entrance of Manila Bay. He sent people to find Sousa, thinking that at this time, Europeans in the "Far East" should join forces to deal with the "indigenous people" first, and then decide how to divide the cake after victory.

After hearing Lopez's proposal, Sosa loudly mocked Lopez's cowardice in front of his subordinates. He said: "A Spanish like Lopez who became a monk halfway is incomparable to us regular soldiers." Lopez was originally a long-distance explorer, but because of his contribution, he was appointed as the governor of Ma Yi by King Carlos I of Spain. He was in charge of Spain's military and shipping routes in the East, so Sosasu looked down on him and believed that his identity was not "pure" enough.

However, no matter how much he looked down on him, no matter how much he laughed at him, he did not refuse Lopez's proposal. Even though he maintained a more arrogant attitude, he still actively responded to Lopez's olive branch. He said: "Although Lopez is nothing great, I will help him because of the mutual belief in Christ."

His subordinates naturally had their own opinions on Sousa's words and deeds.

"What do you think, Fran." Floyd V Toledo, an adventurer who had become the captain of a five hundred fleet, asked his cousin, and another big businessman, Francisco, V Toscano.

"Sousa has no confidence," said Toscano. "It seems that the Chinese are not comparable to those of the American Indians."

"What should we do?"

"Haha. Just follow the second plan."

Toscano had helped Sousa buy a lot of Chinese goods at a cheap price, and he made great efforts in the war against the Ming Dynasty, so he was quite influential in this invading army. Under the arrangement of Toscano, Toledo bid farewell to Manila Bay and returned to Singapore on the excuse of raising supplies. Here he found Zhan Jin.

The Ming Dynasty had three major parts of the military force in the South China Sea. The first part was Zhang Lian, Shenmen and other pioneers of the sea. These people were transformed from private soldiers to officers and soldiers after Li Yanzhi took power; the second part was the new army that Li Yanzhi sent to recruit locally in various parts of the South China Sea after Li Yanzhi established the Navy Governor's Office; the third part was the military officers and soldiers transferred from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong to the garrison by Li Yanzhi on the excuse of searching for Wang Zhi.

Zhan Jin was a hundred households among the garrison officers and soldiers who went south. After several years of elimination of the fittest, the total number of garrison officers and soldiers in Nanyang has dropped sharply from more than 65,000 to 30,000 today. However, the people who can stay are either strong people in the garrison system, or they have turned from dogs to wolfs in the test of survival, and have grown treacherous and cruel fangs. For example, in Annan, Zhang Ximeng, who expanded the territory at the junction of Chameng, has stood out and transformed into a regional domineering intimidating Siam. Chameng is collectively called "Two Zhangs" with Zhang Lian, and is famous in the Southeast Peninsula.

Although Zhan Jin's achievements are not as great as Zhang Ximeng, he also has his own way of survival and development. Since he hooked up with Toscano and Toledo, the Chinese and foreign combination has secretly helped each other and made public information for personal gain.

When Singapore fell, Toscano hinted that if Zhan Jin surrendered, he would recommend him as Singapore's deputy mayor, "You will become the supreme leader of all Chinese in the South China Sea in the future." Toscano said.

But Zhan Jin refused. The reason for his rejection was not because he was loyal to the emperor and patriotism, but because he speculated from various signs that he believed that Singapore's fall was temporary, "even intentional!" Zhan Jin thought. So he decided to wait and see for a while.

During this period, he volunteered to Shen Menying to serve as the hidden work of more than a thousand military officers and soldiers. Under his leadership, thanks to the help of his cousins, Toscano and Toledo, he hid the more than a thousand military officers and soldiers in the rural areas of Singapore. With his ability to get along with each other, this guy on two boats not only pleased the new owner of Singapore, the Mayor of Folangji, and used his special identity to make great contributions to the underground power of the Ming Empire staying in Singapore.

From this perspective, the cousins ​​Zhan Jin, Toscano and Toledo are really the same.

When Toledo returned to Singapore, Zhan Jin had been promoted to a thousand households. Nearly one-third of the Chinese's power to stay in rural Singapore was under his control.

After seeing Toledo, he said to him: "Good friend, you'd better prepare for a way out."

"Prepare for a way out?" Toledo felt a stern, thinking that this Chinese friend must have heard some news.

"I can't tell you too much," said Zhan Jin. In fact, he didn't know much, but based on his past experience, he thought that the Ming Dynasty was going to counterattack. "Is our governor easy to mess with? The 100,000 Iron Cavalry in Mongolia was wiped out by him, let alone you. Look, since he has come, your governor will definitely be in trouble. So, you better prepare for a way out."

This is a kind of advice, but there is nothing substantial.

"Hehe," Toledo still has some confidence in the military power of Europe: "Don't make your marshal so godly. It's far from Portugal and close to your China. Maybe you can have the upper hand, but I don't think it's possible to say that you can achieve a subversive victory."

The two had their own opinions, but they were both a little bit confident. After all, Zhan Jin had a lack of status and could not get in touch with the news from the highest level. Toledo felt that Portugal might find it difficult to continue to win because Sousa was in a stalemate in Manila. But the two had a consensus, that is, they believed that this war would likely fail in Europe, and their differences were only about how far Portugal would retreat.

Zhan Jin is a Chinese. After experiencing Li Yanzhi's various skills in China, he firmly believes that Li Yanzhi will definitely win, and it will be a big victory. "Maybe the governor will take his men to fight you Folang. "

Toledo believed that Zhan Jin's statement was a delusion. His judgment was that even if Portugal failed, it would be taken back by the Ming Navy, Palawan, and Singapore. "If we retreat to Malacca, your Ming Navy will probably not be able to go further."

This is the judgment he made after discussing with Toscano. At that time, the Strait of Malacca will be blocked, and the country west of the Strait will enter the South China Sea and go to China will be isolated. At that time, the prices of spices, ceramics and silk in Europe will inevitably soar, and this is the result Toledo and Toscano are most willing to see.

Zhan Jin smiled: "Whether you are right or I am right, as long as we act according to the original agreement, we will surely be able to maintain wealth and peace."

Toledo laughed, too: "Of course."

The original agreement between the two sides was: if the Ming Dynasty gained power, Zhan Jin would ensure the safety of Toledo and Toscano. On the contrary, if the Europeans had the upper hand, Tuscano and Toledo would protect Zhan Jin. This was a mutually beneficial agreement for both sides.

"Also," Toledo said: "Toscanno and I both think that the Ming navy should counterattack this time, and there is a great chance of recapturing Singapore."

"Well, of course, who is our governor! He will definitely win."

Toledo heard Zhan Jin "blaming" Li Yanzhi there, laughed it off and said, "But if it arrives at that time, the Strait of Malacca will be isolated. Then our future business..."

"The business will be done." Zhan Jin smiled and said, "I will try to transport goods for you. Now half of Singapore's troops are transferred by me, and my brothers will listen to what I say. If the governor regained Singapore in the future, he will definitely reuse me. At that time, I will try to transport some goods out, and it will not be difficult at all."

Toledo was overjoyed: "That's good! As long as you can ship the goods at that time, we will definitely be better in terms of price. No matter who wins and who loses, in the end, as long as everyone gets rich together, do you think it's, brothers Zhan Jin?" (To be continued. If you want to know what happens next, please log in.qidian., more chapters, support the author, and support genuine reading!) (To be continued)
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