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"Cloth shoes, straw sandals?"

Zhang Chunxue looked at Li Yuanqing doubtfully, "General, is there anything wrong with this?"

Looking at her bright but doubtful big eyes, Li Yuanqing couldn't help but smile slightly: "Chunxue, this is actually very simple. Have you ever noticed what kind of shoes people in Brunei, including Manila and Macau, wear?"

Zhang Chunxue was still confused and said hurriedly: "General, you should still wear cloth shoes and straw sandals, right?"

She really never paid attention to this matter.

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "Yes. Most people do wear cloth shoes and straw sandals. But, white people, including some well-known Chinese and natives, basically wear leather boots."

"this……"

Zhang Chunxue had some reaction, but still couldn't find the idea, and said hurriedly: "General, what does this mean?"

She completely forgot that the military uniform behind her had been untied by Li Yuanqing, and the defense line had been lost.

Li Yuanqing smiled: "White people wear leather boots because it is their heritage and a symbol of nobility. Almost all sailors and soldiers, including white people, wear leather boots. Because leather boots are wear-resistant, in summer, even if it is hot,

Some, but they can keep out water. Especially when working on a ship, leather boots are much better than cloth shoes and straw sandals. Including the sailors and men in our Changsheng camp, they mainly wear leather boots."

Zhang Chunxue smiled and said: "General, this is because our Liaoning region is rich in fur, and the cost of leather boots is lower than cloth shoes and straw sandals, and they are also wear-resistant."

Li Yuanqing laughed loudly, picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and said with a smile: "Yes. There is also this aspect, but more importantly, it is because leather boots are more suitable for combat. Because they are more fault-tolerant! Let's talk about this again.

.White nobles wear leather boots. This is a heritage. White soldiers and sailors wear leather boots for their livelihood. But many Chinese, including some native nobles, wear leather boots. This is just following the trend. In Brunei, including

In Nanyang, a pair of leather boots is not cheap. Chunxue, have you ever seen a native who wears cloth shoes, straw sandals, and bare ankles and still dares to come to such a big restaurant and eat in a single room? "

"Ai?"

Zhang Chunxue was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile: "General, I, I seem to have figured something out..."

But before she finished speaking, Li Yuanqing had already hugged her tightly in his arms, leaving her breathless...

Although the space inside is huge, the temperature rises rapidly and violently...

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In the early morning, when the sky was just getting slightly brighter, Li Yuanqing instinctively opened his eyes.

Looking at Zhang Chunxue, who was still sleeping soundly like a kitten in his arms, the corners of Li Yuanqing's mouth could not help but curl up in pride.

After tossing him for so long, he finally got what he wanted...

Moreover, the taste was indeed much more wonderful than he imagined.

Outside the window, the rain was still falling, but it was much lighter than last night. From the looks of it, this shouldn't be a large-scale storm.

This also made Li Yuanqing breathe a little sigh of relief.

In later generations, there was a widely circulated lyric in the Fujian region: 'One-third of it is destined, and seven-cent of it depends on hard work!'

Sometimes, you just work hard, but you may not be able to find the way to real success. Often, you still need some luck.

And Li Yuanqing's luck is quite good.

The natives he caught in the restaurant last night were branches of the 'Man-eating Shark' department. To be precise, they were the branch that sold stolen goods, and it was also its important branch that sold stolen goods.

However, due to the uneven distribution of benefits, the two groups in the gang clashed, resulting in blood and loss of life on the spot.

But such a tiny gap was sensitively captured by Li Yuanqing.

This group of people not only controls the detailed information of the Man-Eating Shark Department, but also firmly controls the external financial resources of the Man-Eating Shark Department.

In later generations, when the media was so developed, Li Yuanqing was already very familiar with this routine.

After all, gold cannot be used as food.

This man-eating shark tribe is located on an isolated island. Even if they can fish, their farmland is limited. If they want to maintain three meals a day, they must rely on external supplies.

Because of its unique geographical location, Brunei is naturally the best port.

Li Yuanqing had already basically grasped the location and movements of the Man-eating Shark Division before. He originally delayed a few days to collect intelligence mainly to make the plan more mature, but at this time, with these natives who sold stolen goods to lead the way, he started to take action.

The time has become mature.

At this time, it was just past five-thirty. According to the usual practice, Niu Gensheng would come over at around seven o'clock to ask him to handle official business.

After gently kissing Zhang Chunxue's cheek, Li Yuanqing was about to get up, move his body, have some breakfast, and get down to business, when he suddenly noticed that Zhang Chunxue's long eyelashes were blinking tremblingly, and his breathing was a little rapid.

Although she had disguised herself very well on the surface, how could she escape Li Yuanqing's sophisticated eyes?

Li Yuanqing smiled slightly, casually reached into the warm quilt, played with the firm and plump breasts, and whispered in her ear with a smile: "You're still pretending to be asleep when you're awake?"

Zhang Chunxue's pretty face instantly turned red with embarrassment. She quickly opened her big eyes and was about to stand up. She said in a low voice: "Master, I am here to help you get dressed..."

Li Yuanqing chuckled: "Don't worry, we haven't had morning exercises yet?"

"ah……"

Zhang Chunxue wanted to say something else, but the temperature in the room quickly became scorching...

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At seven o'clock in the morning, Li Yuanqing had finished cleaning up, had breakfast, and appeared in the conference room refreshed.

Zhang Chunxue is different from any other wives and concubines before Li Yuanqing.

She is from the regular army of the Changsheng Battalion. She has undergone strict basic military training and has excellent physical fitness. She is in the same age and her physical strength is by no means inferior to that of Li Yuanqing. The two of them were at odds last night...

…

Although she is still a little green and does not know how to be a woman, Li Yuanqing believes that as long as he is more patient, this piece of 'little mutton-fat jade' will definitely shine brilliantly in his hands.

Soon, all the generals arrived.

Because the news yesterday was so exciting, their faces were full of energy and they were eager to set off now.

After Niu Gensheng closed the door, Guan Canghai smiled and handed some pieces of paper to Li Yuanqing and said with a smile: "General, the battle plan is here. Please take a look."

Li Yuanqing nodded and scanned quickly.

Guan Canghai smiled and said: "Everyone, I originally wanted to wait a little longer, wait until the conditions are more abundant, and we are more fully prepared before taking action. But at this time, the conditions are mature, so I am going to ask the general for a fight today.

Let’s get going! To avoid long nights and too many dreams!”

All the generals nodded.

At this time, Li Yuanqing also finished reading the battle plan, nodded with a smile and said: "We are short on time and have a heavy task. If there is no need, I will not say more! This general, I have only one request for this battle, and that is -

----Ten Thousand Thunderbolts!"

All the officers stood up straight, "Yes!"

After a night of preparation in advance, everything was ready. Li Yuanqing naturally stopped ink-writing. After assigning tasks, the generals quickly carried out the tasks. Half an hour later, the fleet set off on time.

According to the equipment at this time, in addition to the twenty or so old Spanish warships, Li Yuanqing also had a new Spanish main warship and six or seven medium-sized ships on Li Sansheng's side.

Unfortunately, because the matter cannot be exposed to the sun for the time being, these ships of Li Sansheng cannot participate in the battle at this time.

However, although the firepower of these twenty or so old-fashioned Spanish warships is somewhat poor, they can basically be regarded as full-coverage firepower. In addition, they have sufficient ammunition and hired white soldiers and sailors to help fight against the native man-eating sharks.

Tribe is enough.

But for the sake of safety, Li Yuanqing still brought 3,000 soldiers and 30 Ming army main warships to ensure nothing went wrong.

Huang Guoshan was ordered to stay at the dock and join forces with Li Sansheng, who was hiding in the bay more than ten miles away, to guard the safety of the fleet. He briefly said goodbye to Zhang Baozhu and his wives and concubines. At eight o'clock, the fleet left Brunei Port on time, carrying

The wind and rain headed north.

At this time, although it was the stormy season, there were no huge typhoons and tsunamis. In addition, with the guidance of these indigenous people, in the early morning three days later, before it was dark, the fleet successfully arrived at the outskirts of the island of the Man-eating Sharks on time.

What is different from Li Yuanqing's imagination is that this place is not very close to the land. It is not directly close to the Indochina Peninsula as Li Yuanqing imagined, but it is located in the middle of the vast sea, surrounded by dense coral reefs.

Li Yuanqing suddenly remembered, this is not the famous Maldives in later generations, right?

Although it is still dark, the water is so clear just by the light of the moon that you can almost easily see the bottom of the sea. People can't help but want to go down and try how deep the water is.

A Chinese translator hurriedly said: "Li Junmen, you, please don't even think about going into the water! The water here is very strange! It looks very shallow, but in fact, it must be at least a few feet deep. And

, this is a shark inhabited area, and they will gather around them when they smell blood! Those naughty bitches don’t dare to go into the water easily!"

If it's several feet deep, then it must be at least ten meters.

Li Yuanqing nodded slowly, but he also realized that the Maldives is in the Indian Ocean and may not have emerged from the sea at this time.

"There are so many coral reefs here, how should we get there?"

The Chinese translator hurriedly said: "That native said that it is the high tide at this time, which is the best time to enter the island. There is a path ahead, and he will lead us!"

Li Yuanqing nodded, "Tell him to lead the way and I will reward you. If anyone dares to be careful, I will pick off his bones and feed them to the sharks!"

"yes!"

These natives had already realized by this time that the tall Mingren general in front of them was definitely not easy to mess with.

Soon, they were held by a dozen soldiers with knives at their necks. They boarded a small boat and led the way.

At this time, with the afterglow of the moonlight, the coral reefs were very dense to the naked eye, but Li Yuanqing soon discovered that 80% of them were the refraction of light. Following the path of the boat, the fleet encountered almost no obstacles.

About two miles past the coral reef, the sea suddenly opened up, and ahead, there appeared two islands about a few miles in size, like a small dumbbell, joined together.

The Chinese translator hurriedly said: "Li Junmen, we have arrived! This is where the Man-Eating Shark Tribe is located!"

At this time, the sky was already getting slightly brighter, and the sun had raised its head from the east and was about to break through the clouds, making the clouds in the east appear red.

Li Yuanqing glanced around and saw that the fleet had already spread out its posture. Li Yuanqing suddenly smiled slightly: "Let's get started! Don't let a fish slip through the net!"

"yes!"

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Chapter completed!