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Volume 3: War in the Far East Chapter 22: South China Sea Pirates

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    Lenin did not notice the person he had just bumped into at all, and it was even less likely that he would have thought that the person just now was the Chinese President Tang Jian whom he had traveled across the ocean and worked hard to find.

    After encountering obstacles in Europe, Lenin decided to come to China to try his luck. Although China's political ideas were somewhat different from what he dreamed of, he always believed that imperialism was the highest stage of capitalism and dreamed of establishing a Marxist center.  describe**.

    However, the indifferent attitude of European countries forced him to fight in other countries, and Lenin set his sights on China because he saw something different from the European countries in China's political ideas, which led him to come to China.  the most important reason.

    He believed that as the president of China, Tang Jian must hope to have a friendly neighbor in China's vast northern border, rather than a highly aggressive Tsarist Russia. This was the source of Lenin's confidence that this request for help would be successful.

    When Lenin first looked at the largest city in southern China, he was immediately shocked by the bustling business of Guangzhou. There were all kinds of businessmen coming to China from all over the world, the shirtless coolies on the dock, and the boatmen.  With the shouts and the huge throughput of goods at the dock every day, Lenin did not expect that in just a few years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the southern part of China would have developed to this extent!  No less than the Port of Amsterdam in Europe.

    "This Tang Jian is really not simple!" Lenin sighed sincerely, admiring this legendary figure who single-handedly established the Republic of China.

    After Lenin lamented the prosperity of Guangzhou, he immediately packed his bags and walked to Wuhan by land to ask for an audience with Chinese President Tang Jian. It was not that Lenin was unwilling to take the waterway, nor that the waterway was shorter than the army's journey, but that Lenin's finances at this time  The situation was very embarrassing, and he really couldn't afford more money to pay the high shipping fee.

    At this moment, a group of "vicious" Chinese soldiers warned loudly while pushing aside the dense crowd and hurried towards this side. Lenin subconsciously lowered the brim of his hat. In his opinion, these "vicious" Chinese soldiers looked nervous.  , while pushing aside the crowd, he looked around as if he was looking for someone.

    When Lenin saw this, he couldn't help feeling nervous. After he failed to lead the armed uprising in Moscow, he was wanted by the Tsarist Russian government and was forced to go into exile. When Lenin was in exile in Western Europe, in order to avoid being pursued by the local government, Lenin used  assumed a false name to escape capture.

    And this time when he came to China, it was no exception. When Lenin saw a large group of Chinese soldiers rushing toward his side of the pier, he immediately lowered his head to avoid being recognized.

    However, hundreds of Chinese soldiers separated from the crowd and rushed directly towards the dock, ignoring Lenin at all. One of the Chinese army officers accidentally bumped into him, but the young army officer did not say too much  Her attention stayed on him, she just glanced at the foreigner and walked forward.

    This young Chinese officer was Sun Chuanfang who was ordered to retrieve Tang Jian. Sun Chuanfang led a battalion of soldiers to search for Tang Jian on the Guangzhou dock. However, except for the surging crowd, he did not even see Tang Jian's shadow.

    Sun Chuanfang couldn't help but wonder. Judging from the date Tang Jian boarded the Chen family's merchant fleet from Hawaii to Guangzhou, Tang Jian should have arrived in Guangzhou today. Why didn't he see him after searching for so long?

    Have you already set off?  Sun Chuanfang felt bad. If it was easier to find Tang Jian on the dock, then once Tang Jian followed the merchant ship into the South China Sea, he would be blind. Looking for a person in the vast sea would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Besides, he is only an army officer.  It's impossible for him to swim in the sea to find Tang Jian?

    At this time, it is too late to find the South China Sea Fleet to help find people. As the largest port city in southern China, Guangzhou has more than a thousand foreign merchant ships trading with China every day?  You can't just blindly find a merchant ship on the vast sea and order it to stop for inspection?  This is simply not practical.

    ¡°Besides, this time Sun Chuanfang came to look for Tang Jian under a secret order. The fewer people who know about this operation, the better. If the South China Sea Fleet is notified, doesn¡¯t it mean to tell everyone that our President went to Luzon alone?  Sun Chuanfang couldn't do such a stupid thing.

    "However, everyone will hold on to a little luck, and Sun Chuanfang is no exception. He has a heavy responsibility and does not want to give up the last chance, so Sun Chuanfang decisively ordered to inquire about the situation of the Chen family merchant ship in Hawaii.

    Sun Chuanfang pulled over an older dock coolie and asked, "Do you know which dock the Chen family's merchant fleet in Hawaii is anchored at?"

    The coolie was an honest commoner, and he was very familiar with this port. But when he saw this group of soldiers carrying long spears, he decisively gave up the idea of ????wanting some benefits and quickly pointed to the distant port.  A dock: ??Over there, the goods are being unloaded!  "

    Sun Chuanfang was overjoyed when he heard this. He finally found the trace of the president. He quickly ordered the soldiers to run with him in the direction of the Chen family merchant fleet.

    Seeing the group of Chinese soldiers gradually disappearing, Lenin breathed a sigh of relief, then tightened his belt and walked towards Wuhan, the capital of China.

    Sun Chuanfang came to the dock where the Chen family merchant fleet was anchored in Hawaii. When he saw the scene in front of him, he was immediately disappointed because the cargo warehouses of several merchant ships were almost emptied and the cargo was almost unloaded. Looking at the size of the cargo warehouses  , Sun Chuanfang knew that these ships had been anchored at the dock for a long time.

    Tang Jian may have already disembarked from the ship, and may have transferred to another merchant ship to enter the South China Sea, but Sun Chuanfang remembered the strict order given to him by the General Staff, that is, he must find the president and escort him back to Wuhan.

    Sun Chuanfang described the appearance of Tang Jian and Chen Chusheng to the leader of the Chen family's merchant fleet. Of course, he did not directly say Tang Jian's name.

    The leader of the Chen family's merchant fleet replied: "Oh, you are talking about Mr. Tang. He has already disembarked from the ship. I heard he said that he will go to sea. At this time, he should be on which ship to go to sea!" The leader!  The person pointed to a pier. The pier was already empty at this time, and another cargo ship was preparing to dock to unload its cargo.

    Sun Chuanfang was completely disappointed this time. He was still a step too late. At this time, he had no other choice but to lead the soldiers to search again at the dock, trying his luck. If he couldn't find it again, he would have to tell the truth.  Reported to Prime Minister Yan.

    Sun Chuanfang was indeed a step slower. Tang Jian had already boarded another merchant ship and entered the South China Sea.

    During the few days in the South China Sea, Tang Jian became very familiar with the sailors on the merchant fleet. Of course, Tang Jian did not get close to these sailors for no reason, but wanted to make use of these sailors who traveled all year round to Guangzhou, Malay, Luzon,  Sailors in Singapore collect specific information about Luzon.

    While Tang Jian was chatting happily with the sailors, the captain of the cargo ship named "Chunlan" came to the deck. The captain's surname was Chen, and everyone called him Brother Chen.  A veteran sailor who has been on the South China Sea route for more than 20 years, he has rich experience. He bought the Chunlan with more than ten years of savings. Now it mainly transports tea, porcelain and other commodities from Guangzhou, Fujian and other places.  Sold in Luzon.

    Tang Jian also took a fancy to the Chunlan's direct route to Luzon, so he paid 8,000 Chinese coins to board the ship.

    Because Tang Jian is generous, Brother Chen has a particularly good impression of Tang Jian. For him, the eight thousand yuan is equivalent to a few tons of extra tea. Of course, he is smiling from ear to ear at such a good thing.

    Brother Chen, who came to the deck, heard that Tang Jian was asking about Luzon, so he stepped forward and wanted to tell Tang Jian a story about Luzon. Brother Chen had been running in the South China Sea for more than 20 years.  But there are some strange stories, and many sailors like to listen to Brother Chen talk about his sailing experience. For those young sailors, these experiences are priceless.

    The sailors consciously made a place for Brother Chen. Brother Chen sat on the ground and said with a smile: "Mr. Tang, do you want to hear about Luzon?"

    Tang Jian nodded with a smile. Tang Jian had a good impression of this simple old captain.  Chen Chusheng on the side pricked up his ears. For Chen Chusheng, who was born in the north, the strange things in the South China Sea are very attractive.

    Brother Chen said, "Luzon, it's been a long time since I talked about this. During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, Luzon was considered a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. It paid tribute every year. Later, it was occupied by those Spanish foreigners. The Ming Dynasty couldn't stand it.  , led the fleet during the Longqing period of the Ming Dynasty and beat the Spanish foreigners to the ground. The Spanish foreigners had no choice but to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. Although the Spanish foreigners had ruled Luzon for hundreds of years, because these foreigners were greedy and exploited wantonly  The people, so the local people don¡¯t like these Spanish foreigners, but they can¡¯t beat them. They have boats and they run away! Are you going to fight them with a knife? "

    Brother Chen put tobacco leaves into the dry cigarette, stuffed it tightly, and then said: "Later, more than ten years ago, the American foreigners came. They took a fancy to Luzon, and they started fighting with the Spanish foreigners. The people of Luzon  When they saw someone helping them, they also helped the American foreigners to drive away the Spanish foreigners. However, the people of Luzon did not know that the reason why these foreigners were fighting with each other was not to help them. People are like dogs eating dogs, and the American foreigners  Maozi valued the gold in Luzon, but in the end, the people of Luzon drove away the wolves and welcomed the tigers, alas, look what happened."

    Everyone laughed after hearing this, and Tang Jian also laughed. What Brother Chen finally said was the Spanish-American War. After the victory, the United States seized the Spanish colony of Luzon.

    Brother Chen paused and continued: "Actually, in Nan"Those of us who run ships are not afraid of those foreigners. Even if we encounter them, we will only deduct more taxes. What we are most afraid of is encountering pirates. Tsk tsk, those pirates"

    Before Brother Chen finished speaking, the watchman's alarm sounded from the mast. He pointed to the sea in the distance and shouted in horror: "There are pirates, there are pirates!"

    Sure enough, several black figures in the distance are speeding towards this direction!

    PS: Today¡¯s second update.
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