Wang Tongxu soon noticed the situation where Ferlando followed the ocean trade fleet with three warships from afar. Standing on the deck and observing with a telescope for a long time, he felt a chill coming from the bottom of his heart.

Only three ships were followed, and the other ship must have returned to Manila to report the news and send reinforcements. What was the intention of the Luzonians? Do they not want to give up chasing Zheng Qingyuan? Or do they plan to rob their fleet and kill people to silence them? No matter what their attempts are, it will be a disaster for the fleet. In this case, the fleet cannot deviate from the main channel.[.]

After pondering for a while, Wang Tongxu ordered: "Notify the fleet to return on the same route, and send a small boat to the head of the Hongtou boat to pick it up."

The manager Xu Yunliang was very surprised and asked hesitantly: "Don't you replenish fresh water and food?"

Slowly shook his head, Wang Tongxu said with a serious face: "Those three warships followed behind him are simply uneasy. We are not familiar with each other in this sea area, so we cannot leave the main channel. Now it is the peak season for sea trade. There are many ships going to Manila for trade. If we don't leave the main channel, we will have a glimmer of life as long as we meet the fleet."

"Wouldn't that be left to fate?" Xu Yunliang said in a lost voice.

Wang Tongxu said coldly: "After leaving the main channel, there is no chance to leave the will of fate."

Xu Yunliang suddenly felt a coldness behind him and murmured: "Do you dare to steal our Qing Dynasty trade fleet, don't they plan to do business in the Qing Dynasty?"

"There are so many pirates in the South China Sea. They are cleaner. Who knows they did it?" After Wang Tongxu finished speaking, he stopped talking and looked at the sea in a daze. It is more than a hundred miles away from the Manila port, and it is more than two hundred miles away. The sailing warship is fast, and it takes only three hours to travel back and forth. With the preparation time, it is estimated that it will be possible to reach the entrance of Manila Bay in four or five hours.

The fleet is full of merchant ships loaded with cargo and is only half as high as the other party. It is estimated that they will be able to catch up in one day. If they can meet a larger fleet within this day, they may have some help. If they have not met the fleet, it will be in danger.

Zheng Qingyuan, who had survived death, quickly boarded the Pu Ling5 treasure ship. Wang Tongxu did not dare to neglect the third-class guard of the 14th Master, and personally brought Manager Xu to welcome him on the deck.

As soon as Zheng Qingyuan got on the deck, he bowed and said, "Thanks to Wang Dong's family today, Qingyuan remembered the kindness of saving his life in his heart, and dared not forget it."

Seeing that he thanked him so carefully, Wang Tongxu hurriedly bowed and said, "Mr. Zheng, I must not say this. There are more places in the fleet that rely on the navy in the future. Master Zheng will see you thousands of times." He said, "Mr. Zheng, please give me a seat in the cabin to shock you, please."

"Since that's the case, don't see the outside king's family calling me Qingyuan." Zheng Qingyuan said casually.

After the two entered the cabin and took the seat of the guest of honor, Zheng Qingyuan said straight to the point: "Wang Dong family, the three Spanish warships followed us from afar, obviously going back to bring reinforcements, intending to kill people to silence them to avoid cutting off the trade route. Can the Wang Dong family have good plans for this?"

Wang Tongxu nodded and asked in a deep voice: "Can you tell me what happened to Manila?"

"Massacre, massacre!" Zheng Qingyuan sighed and said with a painful expression: "This massacre was all caused by me. I developed my power in Manila. Unexpectedly, in just half a year, nearly a thousand people were quickly spread out. As a result, the situation was not in secret, which caused crazy revenge by the Spanish authorities. Fortunately, I was not in the manor, and I took hundreds of brothers to steal three boats after hearing the news.."

When Wang Tongxu heard that it was the massacre caused by Zheng Qingyuan, he was shocked and sweated. Fortunately, he met Zheng Qingyuan and the others. Otherwise, when entering Manila at this critical moment, the Luzons would be red from their eyes and would never let them go. After pondering for a while, he sighed: "The old saying is right, saving people means saving yourself. If you didn't escape today, this fleet would also encounter a catastrophe in Manila.

Since the Great Luzons are planning to kill people and silence the news of the massacre, we still have a glimmer of hope. The situation in front of us can only be safe if we return to the nearest Macau. However, it will take at least ten days. The fresh water and food on the ship are not enough to support the return needs."

"Take all the cargo on the ship, so that the ship can get on a much faster." Zheng Qingyuan said after thinking for a moment: "Only to reduce the return time, and secondly, the Spaniards will not easily catch up with us."

Throwing the goods? Wang Tongxu's muscles on his face twitched. The ship was filled with cotton cloth, raw silk and satin. After throwing it, the loss was gone. He just returned to Shanghai alive. How could he explain it to Zhang Yuanlong?

"Don't worry, Wang Dong's family, as long as I can go back alive, I will explain to the Fourteenth Master." Zheng Qingyuan knew that these businessmen were more important than life, so he pondered: "If the Fourteenth Master does not compensate, my Zheng family will accompany you. I can still take out the hundreds of thousands of dollars."

Wang Tongxu glanced at him and said, "The Zheng family is rich, but you are the youngest son, who is qualified to make decisions?" However, with the character and wealth of the Fourteenth Master, he would not make things difficult for them. Besides, saving his life is important now, and he doesn't care about much. If you don't throw away these goods, it will be a waste of money for the Great Luzons.

After calming down, Wang Tongxu walked out of the cabin and ordered loudly: "Order all ships to throw away all the raw silk, silk, and other goods, and all the losses will be compensated."

The Governor's Office of Manila.

After hearing the report of Brigadier General Angel, the commander of the Navy Far East Fleet, the governor, was extremely angry and knocked on the table without any gentlemanly: "General Angel, the four sailing warships of the Empire faced three small sampans with no power to fight back, and also intercepted the turrets on Tadpole Island, and one was actually escaped. Can you tell me what's going on?"

Angel glanced at the gorgeously dressed but as fat as a pig, Governor Mairotin said in a low voice: "Governor, it is not the time to hold the responsibility. If the physiological fleet is allowed to return, this year, no ship will dare to come to Manila."

Duke Mairoting snorted coldly in dissatisfaction. He didn't know the consequences. After each massacre, Manila would have to be frozen for two or three years before it would slowly recover. If it were an ordinary fleet, he would not have to worry about it at all. However, he had to carefully consider the Qing Ocean Trade Fleet.

Since the 14th Prince of the Qing Dynasty, who founded this fleet, dared to monopolize the export of cotton cloth and raw silk, was naturally a powerful figure. If the news leaked, it would probably cut off trade in the Far East from then on.

However, he could not accept it for two or three years to freeze Manila. It would be better for three years. If there was no trade for two years, he, as the governor, had to replace the person. After weighing the trade-offs for a long time, he asked, "Are you sure you won't let the news leak?"
Chapter completed!