From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 813

A whole ship of people, soldiers, women and children, all died in the sea.

What made McPherson even more heartbroken was that there were goods and gold and silver treasures on the ship. Which noble could afford such a huge loss!

His eyes were red, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Send flags! Stop! Die together with Zhou Yuan!"

Pedro looked serious and said solemnly: "Governor, I have been waiting for this sentence for a long time."

McPherson said: "After the other ships stop, we will set sail south immediately."

Pedro was stunned.

McPherson yelled, "Don't you understand what I'm saying! They stop! Let's run!"

"Do you really want to die at sea? Don't you have relatives? Don't you have a father and a mother? They are all waiting for you to go home in Portugal!"

Pedro said with a serious face, "Governor, as a knight, as a naval soldier, we should..."

"Bullshit!"

McPherson interrupted, "I'm not a knight! Not even a soldier! I'm a nobleman!"

"What I'm after is wealth and power, not some bullshit glory!"

"Now! Immediately! Immediately! Go and convey my order!"

At the same time, on the Henggao ship, Zhou Yuan looked at the Portuguese warship that stopped in front of him and couldn't help laughing.

He said slowly: "Sister Virgin, did you see that? Only two battleships and a cruiser stopped, and another ship was moving forward."

"That old dog McPherson is still scared to death after all."

Li Yu'an said while peeling peanuts: "So what should we do now?"

"In fact, you have already thought about what to do, right? But when I ask this, it seems that you have a strong presence, and you can be proud."

She fed the peanuts to Zhou Yuan's mouth and smiled: "Tell me, I like to see you proud."

Zhou Yuan was a little embarrassed, scratched his head, and said: "Of course I can't fight him to the end. Although we have some advantages, we can't force McPherson to be wiped out. If we continue to fight, we will only drag ourselves down. "

"It is actually very good to be able to destroy an enemy cruiser under the accumulation of various favorable conditions."

"I have given the order in advance. If the enemy stops, we will retreat."

Li Yu'an said: "So, you are still afraid of the Dutch."

Zhou Yuan nodded and said: "Yes, our ship is hard-won. If it falls here, how will the Dutch deal with it?"

"Military expenditure is not an investment overnight, but a continuous expenditure year after year. If we are not a big country, we can't afford it!"

"So we must be cautious, maintain our combat effectiveness, and strive to find an opportunity to make the final decision."

"Then open up the sea and trade, let the coastal areas of Dajin prosper, and drive the entire Only when the industry of Dajin prospers can we continue to invest in military expenditure. "

"Climbing to the top and standing in the world is a big chess game and a great cause to change the fate of the nation. A mere McPherson is not worth me ignoring the overall situation."

"Retreat! Retreat to the inner bay of Xinghua Prefecture! Repair the warships! Wait for the follow-up war!"

Li Yu'an handed him the tea and said softly: "Have you thought about the follow-up?"

Zhou Yuan took a sip and smiled bitterly: "Virgin sister, you are so smart now, how can I pretend to be smart!"

"Well!"

Li Yu'an smiled and said: "I ask this, Marshal, what should we do next? McPherson has run away. Are we letting the tiger go back to the mountain?"

Zhou Yuan He was so happy that he hugged her in his arms and said, "Of course not. If you analyze it from McPherson's perspective, you will find out his next plan."

"The Chaozhou merchants' goods are shipped to Southeast Asia. Those are all money. Can't McPherson go to Southeast Asia slowly and wait? When the time comes, it will be more practical to rob real gold and silver directly, isn't it more practical than robbing goods?"

"We can't just follow them. After all, the Dutch are stationed on Dongfan Island. He will definitely think so."

Li Yu'an blinked and smiled, "Really?"

Zhou Yuan said, "Guess!"

Li Yu'an hugged his arm and said, "I'm a woman. I don't know these things except for some boxing and kicking."

This... How can this feel like a cool article? I'm a woman, and I don't know these things. If you have any problems, just find my useless son, the God of War.

The Virgin Sister is getting more and more pretentious.

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "McPherson... I can't guess it either, but we can try and wait and see."

...

"It's impossible to go."

McPherson looked at the turbulent sea, his face looked very tired.

He poured himself a glass of red wine as usual, and said slowly: "Originally, we planned to go to Nanyang. Zhou Yuan didn't dare to let the battleship leave the coast of Dajin, so we could robThe ship of the plundering merchants. "

"But now... our ship needs urgent repairs and may have problems at any time. It can't stand floating on the sea for a long time. "

"At the same time, a ship of people died, the morale of the army was hit hard, and many women and children were also very emotional and insecure..."

At this point, he took a deep breath and said: "We need to land and repair, we need a victory to regain confidence, we need money to appease people's hearts, and we need a lot of things. "

Pedro said: "Governor, where else can we land? Now the coast of Dajin is blocked. Do we have to find a place to land and fight? How long can we last?"

McPherson said: "Knight, I have emphasized many times that war relies not on bravery, but wisdom."

"You don't think that I have no backup plan at all when facing Dajin with warships going out to sea?"

"I have never been arrogant. I have already planned our foothold and turning point when the war fails."

"Give the order, we go east and look for allies. "

He drank the red wine in one gulp, and finally felt much more comfortable, and a smile appeared on his face.

"In war, there are always iron rules. It is common for one side to rise while the other side to rise. "

"We lost in Macau, so we found it from other places and gave Zhou Yuan a big surprise!"

"Cheers to a better tomorrow and wealth!"

Pedro glanced at him and frowned, saying, "Governor, you are always so optimistic, but the results of optimism every time seem to be unsatisfactory."

McPherson put down the glass and said coldly, "Knight, what you should learn is not war, but courtesy and demeanor."

Pedro said, "Running for your life when being chased by others is not a demeanor. "

McPherson thought about using force, but after taking a look at the other party's sturdy body, he held back.

The knights are indeed pedantic!

They are indeed a group of idiots whose brains are controlled by their muscles!

Failure, who can guarantee that they will not fail?

The one who laughs last is the winner!

McPherson turned around, looked to the north, and said coldly: "Zhou Yuan, I admit that I underestimated you, but I still say that... The sea is not a place for you to be a hero."

"You are too young, we will see!"