All in all, in short, Qi Yu used Jones's lobbying and his letter of commitment to obtain a temporary peace between the two parties.
They both look like gentlemen.
However, the more it looks like a gentleman's behavior, the more often there is something opposite to it, such as snobbery.
In fact, this is indeed the case.
Great Britain and Valois were afraid of the strength of the Joan army, so they temporarily put off the looting.
That is, strength determines attitude.
From the perspective of the two foreign coalition forces, the risk of overcoming the Qiong Army was too great, and the gains outweighed the losses. Instead of doing this, it is better to accept Qi Yu's suggestion and do business.
However, during this period, some people also put forward a high opinion: Otherwise, try to plunder Luzon first. If it fails, it will not be too late to negotiate for peace.
As a result, this statement was not only not popular, but also opposed by many people.
be opposed to? Could it be that his conscience discovered it?
What are you thinking!
They didn't take Luzon not because of the agreement with Qi Yu's gentleman, but because they felt that they were unable to do what they wanted.
According to the current intelligence, there are about 10,000 genuine army personnel stationed in Luzon Island. They are well-equipped and well-trained, and their combat power cannot be underestimated.
Upon hearing this, Jones immediately corrected himself and said that Qi Yu once accidentally revealed his mouth when he was drunk. He said that the number of troops stationed in Luzon was definitely not less than 50,000~~
Tsk tsk, did you hear that? There are 50,000 troops stationed there!
With such a huge team guarding Luzon, who would dare to land rashly?
Only by being careful can you sail the ship of ten thousand years...
After weighing the pros and cons, the top leaders of the coalition unanimously decided to temporarily accept Qi Yu's peace proposal and try not to conflict with it.
In this way, the coalition forces of the two countries took the lead in breaking the deadlock and decisively withdrew from the battlefield area.
However, they did not turn back along the original route, but sailed more than fifty miles north, and then stopped there to eat and watch.
Next, let’s talk about the Franco machine.
When they saw the coalition forces from the two countries arriving, they immediately started to have selfish thoughts: How about we win them over to join our own side, and then form a powerful alliance to defeat the Qiong army?
good idea!
In order to express their sincerity more fully, the senior leaders of Franji ordered the slaughter of horses and meat, and invited the leaders of the coalition forces to come here for negotiations with a sumptuous feast of wine and food.
However, before the meat in the pot was cooked, the fleet of the two coalition forces turned around and sailed leisurely towards the due north. Naturally, the messenger sent by Franji came to nothing and had to return without success.
The senior management of Franco Machinery were all confused, thinking: Why did the coalition forces suddenly leave without doing anything? Also, why didn’t Qiong Jun pursue him?
This series of question marks was enough for them to spread their imagination and reason for days and nights.
As for Qi Yu, after seeing off Jones who had returned to the main force, he immediately called Huang Fei.
"Brother Huang, there is an important matter now. I would like to trouble you to go and do it in person."
"What's the matter? Sir, please tell me."
Qi Yu stroked his beard and said: "There is a saying in the art of war that only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in every battle. Therefore, I would like to ask you to go ashore to explore and find out the true background of the Franco Army."
Huang Fei was stunned when he heard this: Are you using me, Old Huang, as a scout?
Qi Yu glanced back and said: It's just a cameo, what's the fuss about?
As for the current situation, it was urgent and complicated, and the detection was very difficult. Ordinary scouts were simply not up to the task. In view of this, Qi Yu had no choice but to ask Huang Fei for help.
In other words, this is not an intentional overuse on his part.
After explaining the reason, Qi Yu secretly said: "It seems that at the critical moment, veterans have to take action. Those young juniors are still a bit untrustworthy..."
"Master Qi, do you really think so?"
"certainly……"
In this way, Huang Fei happily accepted this task under Qi Yu's strong praise.
Without further ado, set off immediately.
"Brother Huang, I will welcome you back early tomorrow morning near here."
"Don't worry, Mr. Qi, just leave it to me."
"..."
After Huang Fei left, Qi Yu immediately sent someone to send a brief letter to Duan Zicheng.
In that article, he mainly elaborated on the latest military developments, which also included the preliminary agreement he had negotiated with the coalition forces of the two countries.
In addition, he also specifically asked Duan Zicheng not to act rashly for the time being and to act according to orders.
After all the arrangements were in place, Qi Yu immediately launched military operations.
He ordered the fleet to spread out its formation horizontally and slowly approach the dock of Franji in a tentative manner.
Finally, it stopped about ten miles away from the enemy.
Does Qi Dalang want to go deep alone?
Not really.
He just wanted to test the reaction of the Franco Army, and use this to figure out their mentality towards the enemy. Of course, it would also attract the enemy's attention and create favorable conditions for Huang Fei's infiltration.
However, what confused Qi Yu was that the Franco Army not only did not expel them by force, but instead formed a defensive formation.
That is, instead of attacking, defend.
It's really puzzling.
In fact, this is just an occasional coincidence.
Franji Jun believed that Qiong Jun's move must have been a deliberate gesture to lure the enemy, so he must not be fooled by them again.
You must know that the fundamental reason for the defeat in the first battle was that they mistakenly fell into their trick of luring the snake out of the hole. Now that they have used the same trick again, how can the tragedy happen again for our side?
learn from mistakes?
Pretty much.
Anyway, Franco's final order was: No matter how provocative the Qiong army was, our own side could not send troops to fight.
In this confused way, the two sides were in a stalemate all night, and no one slept well.
The next morning, Huang Fei returned successfully.
"Master Qi, I have brought back good news and bad news respectively. Which one do you want to hear first?"
"Whatever... oh no, let's listen first." Qi Yu was nervous all night and decided to listen to some music to refresh himself.
Huang Fei nodded and said: "The good news is that the gunpowder depot of the Franco Army in Sarawak was blown up by our Qiong Army. In other words, the enemy's army now has nothing but the weapons on board the ship. There is no other supply except gunpowder and cannonballs. Every time they fire a round, the stock is reduced by one round, and it will be exhausted over time."
ah! !
This is so beautifully done!
A battleship is called a battleship because it is supported by sharp artillery. Once it loses the support of weapons, it directly becomes a floating target no different from a fishing boat.
After the laughter subsided, Qi Yu asked again: "By the way, what is the bad news you are talking about?"
Huang Fei's face darkened and he said sadly: "The bad news is that none of the soldiers of the Qiong Army who went to detonate the gunpowder depot survived, and they were all buried in the sea of fire." After a pause, he specifically added: "It is said that , this team is led by the eldest lady herself..."
"What did you say! No one survived?"
Qi Yu was horrified when he heard this, his face suddenly turned pale, and he said in a trembling voice: "You mean...Xiaotong and her army...were all sacrificed?"
