"These pirates are more difficult to deal with than ordinary pirates. It is not easy to achieve such a result." Qin Yu nodded, quite satisfied with the result.

After all, the strength shown by the pirates in this battle also shocked all the Ming generals.

"Put all the pirates onto the warship and interrogate them carefully after returning to Lavag." Deputy General Miao Qian ordered.

In the past, most of the pirates encountered by the Ming army were fierce, but they did not have much organization or such superb artillery skills. If all the pirates in the South China Sea were like this, then the Ming army would have to carefully consider the issue of escorting the Nanyang merchant fleet.

Seeing that the pirates had been driven away, the merchant fleet of far-sea hurriedly set sail, but because the sails of many ships were damaged in the previous artillery battle, the merchant fleet was much slower.

Fortunately, the officers and soldiers of the Ming army followed along as if they were guarding the road ahead with swords. There was no accident on the road ahead.

Lavag

Tonight, the lanterns are brightly lit and every household is decorated with lights.

The Ming court naval expedition fleet returned with great victory, and the Ming court celebrated with the people.

On both sides of the bustling streets, hundreds of people are looking forward to it.

A series of Ming soldiers who returned from the expedition were walking towards the streets in neat steps.

This was a military parade arranged by Liu Yu, allowing all the people of Lavag to witness the mighty power of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

Three hundred soldiers from Hu Benqian Town were at the forefront under Wang An's leadership.

They were wearing armor, bright helmets, self-generated muskets, and guns, swords and fire thunder.

Walking neatly on the street, every step I took, there were bursts of metal trembling sounds.

Late at night, on the dimly lit street, three hundred Tiger soldiers lined up in front of them, showing the beauty of violent aesthetics.

Then came a series of carriages and the dragged cannons.

In order to pay attention to beauty and aura, the Ming army specially replaced the horses of the four gun chariots in front with tall Western war horses.

The metal horse's hooves stepped on the stone brick floor, making a clanging sound.

A bronze cannon with bronze luster appeared in everyone's sight.

From the three-pound Falcon cannon, to the six-pound falcon cannon, and the nine-pound Saiko cannon, the artillery of the Huben Shenji Camp appeared one by one.

Although this trip to Dongpu, Huben Town and the Shen Machine Cannon Battalion only went through a formality and did not participate in the battle, after returning to Lavag, the Ming court still exaggerated the people.

The heroic deeds of the Ming army officers and soldiers fighting with the Zhenla Fan people were spread all over the streets and alleys.

"God, can the defenders of Manila really defeat these Ming soldiers?" On the side of the street, several Spanish merchants shook their heads at the Ming army artillery team walking towards them.

They came to Lavague to do business. The Ming court allowed wealthy Spanish businessmen from Manila to come to Lavague to do business. Compared with the Manila authorities' explicit orders to refuse Ming court merchants to enter Manila City, the Ming court was generous.

Therefore, it has also been recognized by many South-Sea Western businessmen.

After all, money is the king.

Since the Ming court opened up the market in Luzon, Spanish merchants were allowed to come to Lavague to do business.

So, why don’t Spanish merchants in Manila come?

Of course, many people also reminded Liu Yu to be wary of Manila spies entering the city to inquire about information.

However, Liu Yu thought about it and instead of taking advantage of it, it would be better to open the door and let Manila merchants enter the city.

Since the Manila authorities want to know the strength and defense of the Lavaggeming Army, the Ming army will let Manila see the strength of the Ming Dynasty.

As a result, the privateer fleet operating north of Luzon suddenly disappeared in the Luzon waters.

The officials in Manila rushed forward to the Spanish local reinforcements and no longer talked about the destruction of recapturing northern towns.

"put!"

"Bang bang bang!"

On both sides of the street not far away, ten salutes that had been prepared had begun to spew out flames under the operation of the gunner.

While the people of Lavag were empty and rushing to witness the military parade, the Governor's Office was also brightly lit.

Liu Yu specially held a banquet at the mansion to entertain two Ming leaders who came from Dongpu.

"General Chen, General Yang, I will toast you on behalf of the Minghai Chamber of Commerce." Su Langqing raised his glass and looked at the two generals in front of him and said.

"It turns out that you are the head of Minghai. The Minghai Chamber of Commerce's assistance to Dongpu is unforgettable." After hearing that the man in front of him turned out to be the head of Minghai, Chen Shangchuan quickly stood up and bowed to him.

"I thanked Mr. On behalf of the people of Dongpu. If Wuminghai merchants traveled thousands of miles to Nongnai City and brought cotton cloth and herbs, the people in Nongnai City would probably be unsustainable." Chen Shangchuan said with gratitude.

"But they are all for the Ming Dynasty." Su Langqing smiled and said.

"It was the general who led an orphan army to defend Dongpu and protect our overseas people from the Ming Dynasty, but I admired it." Su Langqing said.

The banquet was also very happy, and the generals and wealthy businessmen were complimenting each other.

It has a happy atmosphere for military and business families.

"It's been so long that the long sea merchant fleet should have returned from Batavia, right?" During the banquet, Liu Yu suddenly asked Uda beside him.

"If we count according to the time, the long-sea merchant fleet should have returned from Batavia and should still be on the way." Uda calculated the time and said.

"Yes." Liu Yu nodded.

This time, Liu Yu spent money to let the long-sea merchant fleet go to Batavia for trading, and even asked the newly formed Fuyang Town Navy to escort.

"I hope Zhao Tianming can bring me good news." Liu Yu drank a glass of wine and said to himself.

The banquet lasted until midnight, and the generals and wealthy businessmen present were drunk.

However, Chen Shangchuan and Yang Yandi, who were host and guests of the banquet, did not drink much and remained awake.

After all, they still have many important things to discuss with the Governor of Rawag tonight.

What Chen Shangchuan thought was naturally that he hoped that the Ming court would send troops and officials to Dongpu as soon as possible, so that the people of Dongpu would suffer one day less.

Yang Yandi was calm, but seemed to be thinking about something in his heart.

"The last general Chen Shangchuan, Yang Yandi bowed to the Governor." After the two generals entered the official hall, they bowed to Liu Yu.

"Please get up, please, please." Liu Yu hurried forward and helped the two of them up.

"Both of you are both loyal and kind-hearted in the Ming Dynasty. You don't want to serve the Jianzhou Tartars. Instead, you go south to Annan to protect the people of the Ming Dynasty. Their hearts are worthy of the heaven and earth, and their achievements are enough to be famous in history." Liu Yu sighed.

Liu Yu was not vague, and he knew that it would be better to be appointed as a marquis than to be appointed as a marquis.

Immediately ordered Chen Shangchuan to be the admiral of Jiading, and Yang Yandi to be the admiral of Jiading Navy.

The two commanded the Jiading Navy and Land Armies and jointly commanded the Jiading Defense.

Chen Shangchuan and Yang Yandi showed joy on their faces and hurriedly thanked them.

"Two, I heard that Jiading was entering the country with Zhenla foreign soldiers, and I don't know what the situation is." Liu Yu asked.

"Beautiful people are still good, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, but they can still be self-sufficient in food. However, Dongpu was plundered by foreign soldiers and the people were displaced. This year, the harvest was bad. The food stored in Dongpu will not last until the next year." Chen Shangchuan said with a sad face.

"Long before the two generals came to Luzon, I had ordered Minghai to transport 30,000 stones of grain and grass to Dongpu."

"At the same time, Lu Hai bought 100,000 shi of grain from Guangdong and Guangxi to Dongpu, and Yuan Hai also bought 100,000 shi of rice from Siam to Dongpu soon."
Chapter completed!