Chapter 1655
Attacking Manila
Chapter 1655 Attack on Manila ([-])
Ran Tianlu only said that he was too nervous, but in fact Fang Peng who was in charge of attacking was not much better than him.This was a trick under the noses of the Spaniards. If the other party noticed it, the store guards would not have any advantage in terms of numbers or weapons.Although Fang Peng told Ran Tianlu that if the incident failed, he would be escorted to the south, but how to escape from the surveillance of these Spaniards, Fang Peng didn't say a word, the reason is naturally that he didn't think of a way to escape.
Although this matter is [-]% sure as Fang Peng said, once the matter fails, the other [-]% may end up dying here.Fang Peng couldn't help admiring Ran Tianlu's big heart, he would actually agree to his proposal, which was obviously different from Ran Tianlu's usually shrewd and calculating style.Fang Peng thinks that this is probably because Ran Tianlu is worried that Haihan will liquidate the relationship between the store and the Spaniards after he captures this place, so he urgently needs this credit to clear his position.
Naturally, the Mongolian sweat medicine used by Fang Peng did not come from an ordinary source. As Ran Tianlu guessed, besides his identity as a golden shield guard, Fang Peng also had another unknown identity, that is, a secret spy sent by the military to Manila.However, his operational authority is greater than that of Ran Tianlu. In addition to collecting intelligence, he can also decide whether to use unconventional means to disrupt social order, assassinate enemy personnel, etc. during wartime.
Fang Peng has his own sources of information, and knows that the Haihan Army is very close, and a group of Spanish soldiers happened to arrive in front of him. This action.
If you want to attack so many people, there are differences in eating time and physical fitness. It is definitely impossible to control the onset time of the drug at the same time, so the variables in the action are extremely large.Even if Fang Peng made the deployment in advance, after all, he only has 20 people available under his command, and it is an extremely difficult task to counter-monitor as many as 60 targets.
There were indeed omissions during the implementation process. The two Spanish cavalrymen who had fainted outside the stable before were actually just outside the monitoring of the guards.But fortunately, the dose Fang Peng used was quite large. Before Bro and others found out that something was wrong, the effect of the medicine had already occurred collectively, and they all fell to the ground. However, Fang Peng had already ordered them to focus on monitoring. Several people had already picked up sticks and knocked them unconscious.
Fang Peng assigned several people to control the entrances and exits, and then began to count the Spanish soldiers lying in various places in the store.Although the scene was somewhat chaotic, the final result was satisfactory. After the inventory, not a single fish slipped through the net, and none of them escaped Fang Peng's tricks.
"It's a fluke!" Fang Peng himself knew that this was as good as it could be, and it was almost a theoretical possibility. If there were one or two sober Spanish soldiers, they would pick up their rifles and fire one shot before they fell down. , it is very likely to attract more Spaniards.At that time, even if all the guys in the store are dealt with, they can only be regarded as a failure.
"Master Peng is so good at it!" Ran Tianlu seemed to have completely relaxed, and praised Fang Peng with a smile on his face: "If Master Peng hadn't handled it well, I'm afraid it would not have been so smooth tonight!"
Fang Peng responded with a smile: "It's also thanks to the shopkeeper's good cooperation that these ghosts are not suspicious, otherwise it would not be so easy!"
After the two flattered each other, Ran Tianlu asked, "What should we do next?"
"First tie up all these people and take them into custody. When the Haihan army comes, hand them over." Fang Peng replied without thinking.
Ran Tianlu said: "Why don't you send people to the south to contact the Haihan army at night, so as not to cause trouble after the battle tomorrow."
"No." Fang Peng shook his head and said, "If I'm not wrong, since the Spaniards are determined to deal with the Haihan people here, they will definitely set up many secret sentries outside to prevent the Haihan army from sneaking in at night. A curfew has already been enforced here, and if someone is caught by the Spaniards, it may implicate the safety of the store."
Ran Tianlu suddenly said: "Master Peng is right, but he was being rude, so follow what Master Peng said, and just stay in the shop!"
When it comes to the means of gathering information, Ran Tianlu must be much better than Fang Peng, after all, he has already become one with the Spaniards, and even Fang Peng thinks that his position is inclined to the Spanish side.And when it comes to the military field, of course Fang Peng, who has served in the army, is more professional.If it was according to Ran Tianlu's intentions, all previous efforts might be scrapped, and the Spanish army would be surrounded instead. Fortunately, Fang Peng is in control of the overall situation, so that he will not make another low-level mistake at this juncture.
The guards tied the hands and feet of these captives tightly with the prepared ropes, stuffed the mouths with numbness, and tied the outside with cloth strips.Although Fang Peng's medicine is effective, it has a time limit. After an hour or two at most, these prisoners will wake up one after another.So it must be dealt with properly before this, so as not to cause confusion after these people wake up.
Although it was not a big project, it still took quite a while to clean up these 60 people.Fang Peng and Ran Tianlu didn't dare to be careless, they each stared at one end, and supervised their men to tie up the prisoners tightly, and by the way, searched all the sharp knives and hard objects on their bodies, so as not to be used later. A tool to untie bondage.
There was also a little tidbit during the period. In order to ensure that no news was leaked, Ran Tianlu did not inform everyone in the store of Fang Peng's plan. As a result, two accountants who didn't know the inside story were hungry in the middle of the night and went to the kitchen to serve a meal. After drinking the bowl of porridge, he fell outside before returning to the room.Fortunately, there is no serious problem. After pouring cold water, they woke up in a daze soon, but they were still too weak to stand up. According to Fang Peng, they would need to lie down for a while before recovering slowly. Ran Tianlu let People carried the two back to the room with the door panel.
The medicinal effect is so powerful, Ran Tianlu is relieved a lot, it seems that even if the Spanish prisoners wake up, they won't have the strength to struggle for a while.However, he was still worried about what might happen, so Fang Peng suggested: "It's better to put the medicine into the water after a while, and then pour it in when they are about to wake up, so that they will remain asleep."
Fang Peng nodded and said, "That's exactly what I mean. I'll send someone to the kitchen to boil some hot water later, and prepare the means first."
Although everything has been going smoothly so far, the two of them still didn't dare to take it too seriously, and neither of them mentioned going to rest and sleep for a while.Ran Tianlu ordered someone to make a supper again, made a pot of high-quality green tea, and then invited Fang Peng to taste tea together.Although the two had worked together in the store for a long time, it was rare for them to cooperate and share risks like this tonight. Unknowingly, the unfamiliarity became less and more intimacy.
However, these two people each have a secret identity that cannot be revealed to outsiders, so even if they are chatting, they will never take the initiative to involve related fields.After all, it's just some commercial flattery that doesn't have much nutrition.Both of them made up their minds, and they just stood by like this, until the Haihan army came.
In the middle of the night, the situation that Ran Tianlu was worried about finally appeared.Francis sent a messenger to issue the latest combat instructions to Second Lieutenant Bro who was stationed at Chaosheng Trading Post.The guards at the gate have been replaced by Fang Peng's subordinates, who have put on the uniforms of Spanish soldiers. There were originally Han Chinese in the small team stationed at Chaosheng Commercial Store, and the light is not good at this time, so there is no one coming. In front of the stuffing.
At this time, Bu Luo was tied up like a zongzi and thrown in the warehouse. Naturally, Ran Tianlu and Fang Peng could not bring him up to meet the messenger. The man who came was a Spaniard, so Ran Tianlu had to come forward to deal with it. .
Ran Tianlu led him to the backyard, and then explained to the messenger that Second Lieutenant Bu Luo was not feeling well and had already fallen asleep.If there is anything that needs to be handed over, he can do it for you.
It's just that it's hard to deceive people with such pale words, and since the messenger entered the store, he didn't even see a person of his own, and he had already become suspicious in his heart, so he immediately went to see Bro for verification.Seeing that he couldn't hide it from him, Ran Tianlu had no choice but to signal Fang Peng to lead the way.
The man followed Fang Peng all the way to a room on the second floor. Fang Peng held the oil lamp and pushed the door in, and he followed suit. Ran Tianlu, who was waiting at the door, heard a few dull blows inside, and then Fang Peng dragged him by his legs. out.
"It's better for Master Peng to do it!" Ran Tianlu saw that Fang Peng had already knocked out the messenger, so he immediately praised Fang Peng's skill again.
Fang Peng shook his head and said: "I'm afraid this matter will not be so easy to settle. Since he came to pass the order, he will naturally have to go back and return the order after passing the order. If there is a long delay, I'm afraid someone will come to the door later. "
Ran Tianlu smiled wryly and said: "For the current plan, it can be delayed for a while. If it is really impossible, we can only fight desperately."
Fang Peng praised: "The shopkeeper can think about it! Okay, then you and I will try our best. If we can last until the army arrives, everything will be fine. If we can't, then we will each have our own destiny!"
About an hour later, sure enough, someone came to the door again.At this time, Ran Tianlu was much calmer. After opening the door, he asked what he was here for. He really came to find the messenger. Ran Tianlu pretended to be surprised, saying that the messenger had already left after explaining the matter to Second Lieutenant Bro, and did not stay in the shop. , I do not know its whereabouts.
Ran Tianlu's acting skills are still very good at fooling people, and the visitor was actually deceived by him, and left muttering.It's just that Ran Tianlu himself also knows that this kind of deception can only be coaxed for a while, and he will definitely do it again later.
Sure enough, the man turned around after thinking about it, and wanted to see Second Lieutenant Bro to verify the matter.Ran Tianlu didn't dare to refuse, so he could only take him into the storehouse, and then follow the gourd painting, and Fang Peng took action to deal with this person again.But this operation has been done twice, even if the Spaniards are fools, they will soon notice that something is wrong, and I am afraid that when they send people over again, they will not send them one by one like this.
"Master Peng, what should we do now?" Ran Tianlu was a little anxious now.Seeing that the sky was about to dawn, he didn't know if the current situation could really last until dawn when the battle started.If the Spaniards sent troops to attack the trading post, he didn't even have half the confidence to defend the trading post.
"If you can't go, you can only do your best!" Fang Peng's tone was still calm.It's just that hearing these words in Ran Tianlu's ears made his heart jump a bit.
"Fight hard? Why don't we follow the original plan and give up the store and go south?" Ran Tianlu suggested.He didn't want to fight the Spaniards to the end here. After all, he is also an intelligence officer who has made great achievements. It would be too worthless if he was killed on the eve of the Haihan army's capture of this place.He is still counting on his achievements in Manila to get promoted and make a fortune. If he has the choice, he still hopes to live a good life.
Fang Peng smiled and said: "The shopkeeper, go to the door and have a look. If the Spaniards are not stupid, all the nearby intersections have been blocked by this time."
Ran Tianlu didn't dare to be negligent, so he took a close look at the situation at the south gate of the business store, and sure enough, he could see groups of Spanish soldiers moving around in the corner of the street.Still not reconciled, he went to several other access passages to observe, and as Fang Peng said, there were Spaniards at all the main intersections in the surrounding area.Whether they were looking for the missing person or monitoring the Chaosheng store, they couldn't leave now.
"So from the beginning of this matter, there is actually no possibility of escape, right?" Ran Tianlu calmed down and asked Fang Peng proactively.
Fang Peng replied: "Yes, but I have already said before that the risk is too great, it is better to stay here."
"If you stay here, you'll let the Spaniards catch you." Ran Tianlu sighed, thinking that Fang Peng's judgment was wrong.If you go south at night, you might be able to escape. At any rate, there are dozens of horses in the store, rushing south, can the Spaniards stop them?
"Who is the urn and who is the turtle, that's hard to say." Fang Peng still disagreed with Ran Tianlu's opinion, and seemed to be very confident in the battle that might break out next.
Then Fang Peng made a move that made Ran Tianlu dumbfounded. He asked his men to go down and open a storeroom in the store. He carried out several wooden boxes from inside, found a crowbar, and opened the box in front of Ran Tianlu.And the things contained in these boxes are all new Haihan rifles!
"This...isn't this the porcelain sent by Daming?" Ran Tianlu clearly remembered whether this batch of goods arrived at Manila Port not long ago, or he went to the dock to sign for it himself. Why did the contents inside turn into weapons?
"Twenty boxes of goods, ten boxes are porcelain, and ten boxes are weapons." Fang Peng leaned over and pulled out a rifle from the box, held it in his hand and inspected it, while explaining to Ran Tianlu the origin of the weapons in these boxes.
(End of this chapter)
Ran Tianlu only said that he was too nervous, but in fact Fang Peng who was in charge of attacking was not much better than him.This was a trick under the noses of the Spaniards. If the other party noticed it, the store guards would not have any advantage in terms of numbers or weapons.Although Fang Peng told Ran Tianlu that if the incident failed, he would be escorted to the south, but how to escape from the surveillance of these Spaniards, Fang Peng didn't say a word, the reason is naturally that he didn't think of a way to escape.
Although this matter is [-]% sure as Fang Peng said, once the matter fails, the other [-]% may end up dying here.Fang Peng couldn't help admiring Ran Tianlu's big heart, he would actually agree to his proposal, which was obviously different from Ran Tianlu's usually shrewd and calculating style.Fang Peng thinks that this is probably because Ran Tianlu is worried that Haihan will liquidate the relationship between the store and the Spaniards after he captures this place, so he urgently needs this credit to clear his position.
Naturally, the Mongolian sweat medicine used by Fang Peng did not come from an ordinary source. As Ran Tianlu guessed, besides his identity as a golden shield guard, Fang Peng also had another unknown identity, that is, a secret spy sent by the military to Manila.However, his operational authority is greater than that of Ran Tianlu. In addition to collecting intelligence, he can also decide whether to use unconventional means to disrupt social order, assassinate enemy personnel, etc. during wartime.
Fang Peng has his own sources of information, and knows that the Haihan Army is very close, and a group of Spanish soldiers happened to arrive in front of him. This action.
If you want to attack so many people, there are differences in eating time and physical fitness. It is definitely impossible to control the onset time of the drug at the same time, so the variables in the action are extremely large.Even if Fang Peng made the deployment in advance, after all, he only has 20 people available under his command, and it is an extremely difficult task to counter-monitor as many as 60 targets.
There were indeed omissions during the implementation process. The two Spanish cavalrymen who had fainted outside the stable before were actually just outside the monitoring of the guards.But fortunately, the dose Fang Peng used was quite large. Before Bro and others found out that something was wrong, the effect of the medicine had already occurred collectively, and they all fell to the ground. However, Fang Peng had already ordered them to focus on monitoring. Several people had already picked up sticks and knocked them unconscious.
Fang Peng assigned several people to control the entrances and exits, and then began to count the Spanish soldiers lying in various places in the store.Although the scene was somewhat chaotic, the final result was satisfactory. After the inventory, not a single fish slipped through the net, and none of them escaped Fang Peng's tricks.
"It's a fluke!" Fang Peng himself knew that this was as good as it could be, and it was almost a theoretical possibility. If there were one or two sober Spanish soldiers, they would pick up their rifles and fire one shot before they fell down. , it is very likely to attract more Spaniards.At that time, even if all the guys in the store are dealt with, they can only be regarded as a failure.
"Master Peng is so good at it!" Ran Tianlu seemed to have completely relaxed, and praised Fang Peng with a smile on his face: "If Master Peng hadn't handled it well, I'm afraid it would not have been so smooth tonight!"
Fang Peng responded with a smile: "It's also thanks to the shopkeeper's good cooperation that these ghosts are not suspicious, otherwise it would not be so easy!"
After the two flattered each other, Ran Tianlu asked, "What should we do next?"
"First tie up all these people and take them into custody. When the Haihan army comes, hand them over." Fang Peng replied without thinking.
Ran Tianlu said: "Why don't you send people to the south to contact the Haihan army at night, so as not to cause trouble after the battle tomorrow."
"No." Fang Peng shook his head and said, "If I'm not wrong, since the Spaniards are determined to deal with the Haihan people here, they will definitely set up many secret sentries outside to prevent the Haihan army from sneaking in at night. A curfew has already been enforced here, and if someone is caught by the Spaniards, it may implicate the safety of the store."
Ran Tianlu suddenly said: "Master Peng is right, but he was being rude, so follow what Master Peng said, and just stay in the shop!"
When it comes to the means of gathering information, Ran Tianlu must be much better than Fang Peng, after all, he has already become one with the Spaniards, and even Fang Peng thinks that his position is inclined to the Spanish side.And when it comes to the military field, of course Fang Peng, who has served in the army, is more professional.If it was according to Ran Tianlu's intentions, all previous efforts might be scrapped, and the Spanish army would be surrounded instead. Fortunately, Fang Peng is in control of the overall situation, so that he will not make another low-level mistake at this juncture.
The guards tied the hands and feet of these captives tightly with the prepared ropes, stuffed the mouths with numbness, and tied the outside with cloth strips.Although Fang Peng's medicine is effective, it has a time limit. After an hour or two at most, these prisoners will wake up one after another.So it must be dealt with properly before this, so as not to cause confusion after these people wake up.
Although it was not a big project, it still took quite a while to clean up these 60 people.Fang Peng and Ran Tianlu didn't dare to be careless, they each stared at one end, and supervised their men to tie up the prisoners tightly, and by the way, searched all the sharp knives and hard objects on their bodies, so as not to be used later. A tool to untie bondage.
There was also a little tidbit during the period. In order to ensure that no news was leaked, Ran Tianlu did not inform everyone in the store of Fang Peng's plan. As a result, two accountants who didn't know the inside story were hungry in the middle of the night and went to the kitchen to serve a meal. After drinking the bowl of porridge, he fell outside before returning to the room.Fortunately, there is no serious problem. After pouring cold water, they woke up in a daze soon, but they were still too weak to stand up. According to Fang Peng, they would need to lie down for a while before recovering slowly. Ran Tianlu let People carried the two back to the room with the door panel.
The medicinal effect is so powerful, Ran Tianlu is relieved a lot, it seems that even if the Spanish prisoners wake up, they won't have the strength to struggle for a while.However, he was still worried about what might happen, so Fang Peng suggested: "It's better to put the medicine into the water after a while, and then pour it in when they are about to wake up, so that they will remain asleep."
Fang Peng nodded and said, "That's exactly what I mean. I'll send someone to the kitchen to boil some hot water later, and prepare the means first."
Although everything has been going smoothly so far, the two of them still didn't dare to take it too seriously, and neither of them mentioned going to rest and sleep for a while.Ran Tianlu ordered someone to make a supper again, made a pot of high-quality green tea, and then invited Fang Peng to taste tea together.Although the two had worked together in the store for a long time, it was rare for them to cooperate and share risks like this tonight. Unknowingly, the unfamiliarity became less and more intimacy.
However, these two people each have a secret identity that cannot be revealed to outsiders, so even if they are chatting, they will never take the initiative to involve related fields.After all, it's just some commercial flattery that doesn't have much nutrition.Both of them made up their minds, and they just stood by like this, until the Haihan army came.
In the middle of the night, the situation that Ran Tianlu was worried about finally appeared.Francis sent a messenger to issue the latest combat instructions to Second Lieutenant Bro who was stationed at Chaosheng Trading Post.The guards at the gate have been replaced by Fang Peng's subordinates, who have put on the uniforms of Spanish soldiers. There were originally Han Chinese in the small team stationed at Chaosheng Commercial Store, and the light is not good at this time, so there is no one coming. In front of the stuffing.
At this time, Bu Luo was tied up like a zongzi and thrown in the warehouse. Naturally, Ran Tianlu and Fang Peng could not bring him up to meet the messenger. The man who came was a Spaniard, so Ran Tianlu had to come forward to deal with it. .
Ran Tianlu led him to the backyard, and then explained to the messenger that Second Lieutenant Bu Luo was not feeling well and had already fallen asleep.If there is anything that needs to be handed over, he can do it for you.
It's just that it's hard to deceive people with such pale words, and since the messenger entered the store, he didn't even see a person of his own, and he had already become suspicious in his heart, so he immediately went to see Bro for verification.Seeing that he couldn't hide it from him, Ran Tianlu had no choice but to signal Fang Peng to lead the way.
The man followed Fang Peng all the way to a room on the second floor. Fang Peng held the oil lamp and pushed the door in, and he followed suit. Ran Tianlu, who was waiting at the door, heard a few dull blows inside, and then Fang Peng dragged him by his legs. out.
"It's better for Master Peng to do it!" Ran Tianlu saw that Fang Peng had already knocked out the messenger, so he immediately praised Fang Peng's skill again.
Fang Peng shook his head and said: "I'm afraid this matter will not be so easy to settle. Since he came to pass the order, he will naturally have to go back and return the order after passing the order. If there is a long delay, I'm afraid someone will come to the door later. "
Ran Tianlu smiled wryly and said: "For the current plan, it can be delayed for a while. If it is really impossible, we can only fight desperately."
Fang Peng praised: "The shopkeeper can think about it! Okay, then you and I will try our best. If we can last until the army arrives, everything will be fine. If we can't, then we will each have our own destiny!"
About an hour later, sure enough, someone came to the door again.At this time, Ran Tianlu was much calmer. After opening the door, he asked what he was here for. He really came to find the messenger. Ran Tianlu pretended to be surprised, saying that the messenger had already left after explaining the matter to Second Lieutenant Bro, and did not stay in the shop. , I do not know its whereabouts.
Ran Tianlu's acting skills are still very good at fooling people, and the visitor was actually deceived by him, and left muttering.It's just that Ran Tianlu himself also knows that this kind of deception can only be coaxed for a while, and he will definitely do it again later.
Sure enough, the man turned around after thinking about it, and wanted to see Second Lieutenant Bro to verify the matter.Ran Tianlu didn't dare to refuse, so he could only take him into the storehouse, and then follow the gourd painting, and Fang Peng took action to deal with this person again.But this operation has been done twice, even if the Spaniards are fools, they will soon notice that something is wrong, and I am afraid that when they send people over again, they will not send them one by one like this.
"Master Peng, what should we do now?" Ran Tianlu was a little anxious now.Seeing that the sky was about to dawn, he didn't know if the current situation could really last until dawn when the battle started.If the Spaniards sent troops to attack the trading post, he didn't even have half the confidence to defend the trading post.
"If you can't go, you can only do your best!" Fang Peng's tone was still calm.It's just that hearing these words in Ran Tianlu's ears made his heart jump a bit.
"Fight hard? Why don't we follow the original plan and give up the store and go south?" Ran Tianlu suggested.He didn't want to fight the Spaniards to the end here. After all, he is also an intelligence officer who has made great achievements. It would be too worthless if he was killed on the eve of the Haihan army's capture of this place.He is still counting on his achievements in Manila to get promoted and make a fortune. If he has the choice, he still hopes to live a good life.
Fang Peng smiled and said: "The shopkeeper, go to the door and have a look. If the Spaniards are not stupid, all the nearby intersections have been blocked by this time."
Ran Tianlu didn't dare to be negligent, so he took a close look at the situation at the south gate of the business store, and sure enough, he could see groups of Spanish soldiers moving around in the corner of the street.Still not reconciled, he went to several other access passages to observe, and as Fang Peng said, there were Spaniards at all the main intersections in the surrounding area.Whether they were looking for the missing person or monitoring the Chaosheng store, they couldn't leave now.
"So from the beginning of this matter, there is actually no possibility of escape, right?" Ran Tianlu calmed down and asked Fang Peng proactively.
Fang Peng replied: "Yes, but I have already said before that the risk is too great, it is better to stay here."
"If you stay here, you'll let the Spaniards catch you." Ran Tianlu sighed, thinking that Fang Peng's judgment was wrong.If you go south at night, you might be able to escape. At any rate, there are dozens of horses in the store, rushing south, can the Spaniards stop them?
"Who is the urn and who is the turtle, that's hard to say." Fang Peng still disagreed with Ran Tianlu's opinion, and seemed to be very confident in the battle that might break out next.
Then Fang Peng made a move that made Ran Tianlu dumbfounded. He asked his men to go down and open a storeroom in the store. He carried out several wooden boxes from inside, found a crowbar, and opened the box in front of Ran Tianlu.And the things contained in these boxes are all new Haihan rifles!
"This...isn't this the porcelain sent by Daming?" Ran Tianlu clearly remembered whether this batch of goods arrived at Manila Port not long ago, or he went to the dock to sign for it himself. Why did the contents inside turn into weapons?
"Twenty boxes of goods, ten boxes are porcelain, and ten boxes are weapons." Fang Peng leaned over and pulled out a rifle from the box, held it in his hand and inspected it, while explaining to Ran Tianlu the origin of the weapons in these boxes.
(End of this chapter)