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Chapter 1672 Departure

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    The Armada rested in Guam for half a month.

    Even if the supplies are gone, you can still cut down trees, repair the ship, replenish fresh water, and allow the crew to go ashore to recover their strength.

    During this period, the Spaniards wanted to go to Saipan to enjoy the autumn breeze, but the natives there were also scared away. They only picked up a bunch of rags and did not get any serious supplies.

    On November 16, the fleet set sail again.  Within a few days, all the fish caught by Spain in Guam, the wild fruits and vegetables picked, and the meager food found from the indigenous people's homes were all eaten up. They could only continue to eat the food that had become so rotten that the original color could not be seen.  purpose food.

    Even after being boiled, the spoiled food still turned the Spanish officers and soldiers into Splatoons, and the newly cleaned ship became filthy again.

    But the Spaniards are in a good mood, because there is only the last short section of the journey left, and they can always have a good rest when they arrive in the Philippines, right?  !

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    On the same day, October 28, the seventh year of Wanli, the intelligence agents who went to Guam to perform a sabotage mission took a clipper and returned to the Dongmen Strait.  Also brought back the news that the Spanish expedition fleet has arrived in Guam.

    In fact, ten days before them, the second ship of the expedition team returned to the Dongmen Strait.  Through them, War Zone already knew the approximate time of the Spanish arrival at Leyte Gulf.

    So on the first day of winter, a grand expedition ceremony was held in the Luzon War Zone.

    A high platform covered with a red carpet was set up on the pier.  Behind the high platform, there is a huge slogan - 'Enter Boni City and Recover Borneo'!

    Ten thousand neatly dressed Coast Guard soldiers lined up in the open space in front of the stage. Nearly 100,000 people from Yongxia City came to see them off. The atmosphere was extremely warm.

    Rows of giant ships are moored in Yongxia Bay. The blue-painted hulls blend into the sparkling sea and look very shocking.

    ¡®This is our own fleet!  ¡¯ The people cheered heartily, and the pride in their hearts reached its peak.

    Amidst the exciting military music, Mr. Zhao, surrounded by generals such as Jin Ke, Wang Rulong, Lin Feng, etc., appeared on the stage.

    Seeing Mr. Zhao who saved the overseas Chinese from fire and water, Xiaoge Lao, the patron saint of the overseas Han people, appeared, and the cheers of the mountains and tsunamis reached its peak. If all the units had not given repeated orders before coming, strictly prohibiting the use of taboo words, I am afraid that  Someone needs to shout long live

    When Jin Ke, who was about to preside over the ceremony, asked Mr. Zhao to speak, the whole place fell silent for an instant, no one wanted to miss a word of his.

    Zhao Hao lived up to expectations and delivered an exciting speech - "Fight for the people and drive out the invaders"!

    Those simple, easy-to-understand, passionate parallel sentences make the listeners crazy, and they regard Mr. Zhao¡¯s words as their own firm belief

    After his speech, Zhao Hao personally announced the appointment of Wang Rulong as the commander-in-chief of this battle, Ma Yinglong as the police commissioner, and Lin Feng as the deputy commander-in-chief and chief of staff.  And Wang Rulong was awarded the combined fleet command flag.

    Then, Wang Rulong held the command flag and led the participating officers and soldiers to swear to the coast guard flag to obey orders, obey commands, be brave and tenacious, and resolutely complete the mission!

    After the expedition ceremony, Zhao Hao personally sent the soldiers aboard the ship.

    He and Wang Rulong walked side by side at the front. Looking at Brother Wang who was so thin that there was only a handful of bones left, Zhao Hao felt very uncomfortable.

    In the second year of Wanli, Wang Rulong suffered from acute appendicitis in Taiwan. He stayed in the garrison hospital for only a few days and ran out before the stitches were removed, leading a task force to participate in the Battle of Luzon.

    The sea was bumpy and the weather was hot. As a result, his incision became suppurated and infected. He managed to hold on until after the war and then fell ill again.

    Although he was later injected with penicillin and saved his life, his body collapsed.  As soon as the immunity is weakened, all kinds of diseases will appear.

    Soon after I was discharged from the hospital, I contracted malaria again

    Zhao Hao had no choice but to forcibly send him back to Jiangnan Hospital for recuperation, but Lao Wang was afraid that he would miss the opportunity to fight the decisive battle with the world's largest navy, so he ran back to Luzon when he was almost recuperated.

    ¡°Perhaps he realizes that his time is running out. Over the years, he has spent all his time training the strategic fleet and training new captains. He has become thinner and older before his eyes, and he refuses to listen to anyone who advises him to rest.

    Zhao Hao had no choice but to ask Chen Shigong to take him to the hospital regularly.  Although he will definitely escape, he can always rest for two days more or less

    "Okay, don't look at me like that." Wang Rulong finally couldn't help but said, "I'm getting goosebumps."

    "Sigh. If it weren't for this decisive battle with the Spaniards, I would never agree to let you go to the battlefield again." Zhao Hao sighed.

    "Hehe, if you don't let me fight this battle, our old king will never die in peace." Wang Rulong laughed and coughed.Home hands.  Of course, it can be seen that this huge fleet is not only very strong, but also extremely strong.

    You don¡¯t need to look at the majestic battleships, just look at the officers and soldiers standing on the slope. They are motionless from beginning to end. Everyone seems to be copied.  He knew that the organization, discipline, and training intensity of this army exceeded all the armies in the world.  Not to mention the Navy, which is known as the scum concentration camp

    Sebastian can¡¯t imagine how the Ming people can train a group of scum to have the discipline of a palace guard?  This is harder than letting a donkey fly into the sky!

    "But the navy is a branch that needs to be accumulated. Naval warfare requires more experience and tactics." Sebastian comforted himself: "I heard that you have been in the army for less than ten years. In this regard, you are definitely not as good as Spain, let alone us Portugal.  .¡±

    Professor Ping was unable to translate his straightforward statement.  Pinto choked for a long time and said to Zhao Hao: "Your Majesty is still optimistic that Spain will win."

    "Haha, let's wait and see who can have the last laugh." Zhao Hao laughed.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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