Chapter 187 Dismounting
It was Nian Gengyao who came forward to stop the robbery!
However, he came from the side!... The enemy ran too fast, a little unexpected, and could not catch up, so in order to stop one or two, he had to insert it quickly. However, despite the haste, he still stopped Liu Hengji who had escaped in the end.
With a fierce bombardment, the magic gunner placed on Nian Gengyao's ship hit the "captain's room" where Liu Hengji was. As a result, Liu Hengji, his confidants and helmsman were killed together, and the three-masted ship he was riding on was eventually sunk...
Then, Nian Gengyao ignored the other large ships of the Taiwan rebels behind and then pursued and destroyed a three-masted pirate ship that fled earlier. Because the ship was quick to illuminate the white flag, it was lucky to have not sunk! Captain Hopkins was escorted with more than 100 pirate crew members honestly.
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After the war, a total of seven warships were captured, five of which were originally belonged to the Fujian Navy! In addition, there were more than a dozen small boats. A total of more than 400 rebels were captured, and the rest were all killed in the sea!
Afterwards, the Sea Cucumber Navy entered Quanzhou Port!
The newly restored naval admiral Lanli greeted them on the dock.
"Who was in charge just now?" The fifty-year-old man looked very powerful, but the old man's face did not mean welcoming, and there was anger on his face.
“Below and in the middle!”
"Are you the Sea Cucumber Wei?" After looking at Zhong, Lan Li continued to angrily: "Can you fight a war?"
"...you should know a little!" Yu Zhong replied.
"Hmph! You understand a little? I don't think you understand a little!" Lan Li said loudly: "Not to mention how bad you are in the naval battle... Since you are strong in all aspects, you should surround the enemy. How can you let them run away? Didn't you see that we don't have ships and few cannons, but we can still fight against those traitors without any distinction? They are just so powerful, and you have thousands of artillery guns and thousands of navy troops in your army, but are you afraid that you can't wipe them out?"
"This..." Damn, this old man deliberately gave himself a warning! Unexpectedly, he came with great difficulty but received such a "meeting gift", which made him feel a little angry in the center. However, Lan Li is the last general and the platform coach who was appointed by Kangxi this time. He is also a member of the command. He is a newcomer and cannot compete with him immediately!
"What this one? I think you are fighting this time is useless! Not only is it so bad that the naval battle, but it is not even clear about the situation on the battlefield. I really don't know how the emperor likes you!" Lan Li snorted coldly, turned around and left.
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"Master General, Admiral asked you to go to Mao before tomorrow!" After Lan Li left, a soldier from the Fujian Navy ran over and said to Zhong.
"I understand!" Although he knew that the old man Lan Li could not let go of the air of "The First Navy of the Qing Dynasty" and could not ignore his face when he saw himself leading the fleet to support, Yu Zhong was still very angry. This situation made him very upset!
"It seems that this must be an unpleasant cooperation!" Drake Yuzhong stretched out his head behind him.
"But you have to cooperate even if you are unhappy!...Damn it!" Yu Zhong cursed.
"Yes, you have to cooperate even if you are unhappy! However, my lord, you must admit that the old man has a saying that makes some sense: your naval combat command skills still need to be further improved!" Drake continued, as if he was a little ignorant of his life.
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"According to the secret spies on the island, the rebels have taken Penghu because of their internal support. This matter is very unfavorable to our army. Since ancient times, we must first go to Penghu to attack Taiwan. Although the forts above Penghu have been cancelled after Shi Junmen pacified Taiwan, the imperial court has also set up other forts in Taiwan. If the rebels moved the red cannons on the fort to Penghu, even if there are large sea cucumber ships, it will definitely be difficult to stop them!" The next day, Lan Li Dianmao attended the middle and first heard the report of General Wei Ming.
"Chen Mang, what do you think?" Lan Li pinched the beard on his lips and asked another general. These people were all generals of his period, and they regained Taiwan with Shi Lang.
"It's hard to deal with! In the past, there were many ships, and we could fight against them for a while. With this time, we could force ourselves to rush up! Although the ship is big now, the target has become much more obvious. And there are few ships, so we may not be able to withstand a few shots!" Chen Mang replied.
"Yes, it depends on the wind direction when fighting Penghu. It must be the south wind! Moreover, after that, there is Luermen. The terrain is dangerous and there is very little tide. In the past, our warships were already difficult to rush to the beach, not to mention that the ships are so big now! Even if we borrowed the warships of Guangdong Navy, these ships might not work! There were also artillery batteries there, if those traitors also installed two cannons there..." Wu Ying touched his gray braid and said sadly. He was dismissed for his dereliction of duty. However, after all, he was the general who had regained Taiwan with Shi Lang, and had made great contributions and had many relationships. He could speak in front of Kangxi, begging for atonement! Finally, with Lan Li and his brothers coming forward to help, Kangxi finally asked him to make meritorious service.
"..." Yinzhen looked at the veterans without saying a word. When he got off the boat yesterday, he could hardly stand up. Today, he was still pale. How dare he come to play with any other automatic fakes? Isn't it a shame?
Yu Zhong also said nothing! He was not full and had nothing to do. He knew that the old guys here wanted to regain Taiwan with their own strength to avenge the previous shame and insisted on coming forward to show off. Wouldn't he begging for trouble?
But this is the world. If you want to get along, you will ignore you; if you don’t want to get involved, someone will see you instead.
Seeing Yu Zhong listening attentively, but his eyes were not sure where to look, Lan Li was already depressed and became even more angry. He couldn't help but shout, "Yu Dutong, what do you have to say?"
"Me?" He was startled by Lan Li's voice. Seeing that several veterans were looking at him again, he looked bright, Yu Zhong spread his hands indifferently and asked, "Why do you want to fight Penghu?"
"Nonsense. Penghu is the gateway to Taiwan. If you don't take it down first, do you want to be beaten from both sides?" Lan Li said angrily.
"Penghu is still nearly a hundred miles away from the shore. If we want to hit our backs, at least we need a navy, right? But can there be a navy in Taiwan threaten us now?" Yu Zhong asked back.
"..." Lan Li was stunned! Then, the eyes of his and Wu Ying, Wei Ming and other veterans were shining!... Attacking Taiwan, you must first take Penghu! This is their fixed thinking, and the idea of fighting Taiwan, taking revenge and revenge, and avenging the previous shame has made them feel almost paranoid. As a result, this made them forget something. Although the Taiwanese rebels also had a navy, how could those ships compare to the Zheng family's navy back then? Moreover, the Taiwanese generals were then.
Liu Guoxuan's ability is so powerful, three more ruthless than Shi Lang. If Shi Lang had not tried his best to use himself as bait to lure Liu Guoxuan into the trap, if the Luer Gate suddenly rose after more than 20 years of silence, would it be a big deal to recover Taiwan? But now? If it weren't for the trick, most of the Fujian Navy's ships were burned down, most of the artillery were blown up, and 90% of their strength was removed, they would have cared about a small Penghu, which would have been hit long ago.
"Not bad, the Taiwanese navy didn't fight at all. What else do we care about Penghu? What is the Luermen? As long as Penghu can't control it, we will go directly to Taiwan! Damn, just go around and attack his mother's city directly! (In the Qing Dynasty, the center of Taiwan was Tainan. Taipei only started to build a city in the late Kangxi period. At this time, the people living in Pingpu people, mainly Kaida Glenn people.)" Wu Ying shouted.
"No! The entire army cannot attack the Taiwan Prefecture!" Lan Li said again.
"Why?" Wu Ying was in high spirits and was interrupted, and asked unhappily.
"Hmph, I'm afraid that Liu Quzhi and other bastards will run away!...We have to block the two routes from Taiwan to Luzon and Ryukyu!" Lan Li said in a deep voice.
"Then let's sweep his navy first. The bigger boat is gone, and even if the small boat wants to run, it won't run much far away!" Chen Mang said.
"But in this way, the navy has been on the sea for a long time!" Wei Ming looked at Yu Zhong.
"...This is not a problem! Liang Gong, let me explain to you the generals the strengths of our Sea Cucumber Wei Navy!" Yu Zhongchao Nian Gengyao ordered. As the deputy commander, Nian Gengyao is also a general with the right to attend.
"Yes!" Nian Gengyao responded, greeted Lan Li and the veterans present, and began to say:
"All the generals, the Navy Navy warship, the hull is at least fifteen zhang and the maximum is more than twenty zhang. They are large warships that can carry out ocean navigation. The sails are made of special methods and can be used for octagonal winds. Except for the spring and winter seasons, our navy has to conduct ocean trial sailing training, which has been a longest lasting one month! That time, we crossed the sea and went straight to Honshu, Japan, and at night, we crossed the Tsuga Strait between Honshu Island and Hokkaido, and then returned from the Sogo Strait between Sakhalin Island and Hokkaido. That Hokkaido is larger than Taiwan..."
"Wait, what did you say? You can stay on the sea for a month? How many people were there on your boat at that time?" Lan Li asked.
"When we returned to the army gate, our fleet was not full at that time, and only half of the troops were assigned to the designated number!" Nian Gengyao replied.
"Half?" Wu Ying smacked her lips, "Wouldn't that mean that if there were fewer people, you could run around him around Taiwan for two months?"
"I haven't tried it for two months, but as long as I can often dock and replenish some fresh fruits and vegetables, it should not be a problem!" Nian Gengyao replied.
"Okay!...How many people can you hold at a time? In addition, how many people do you need if you sail normally?" Lan Li asked Nian Gengyao again, not paying attention to it at all.
"If this is just a ship, two thousand people are enough! As for pretending to be a person... if you squeeze in, it will be no problem for thousands of people!" Nian Gengyao replied.
"Okay! It will actually not take two months! Those mobs, thousands of soldiers and horses, can beat them in three days!" Lan Li suddenly stood up and ordered the generals: "The tent will be raised in the future! The army will set off! This time, we ignore Penghu, regardless of Luermen, and only take a small boat to land directly on Taiwan Island! As long as we get ashore, I will chop Liu Quzhi's dog head alive!"
"That boy's head is mine!" Wu Ying shouted.
"Okay!" Lan Li and Wu Ying nodded, and said to everyone: "Go back and prepare, prepare all the elite soldiers of each battalion. This time, we will only bring eight thousand people! I don't want to be cowards!"
"Yes!" the generals responded in unison.
"Tong Yu!" After the order was given, Lan Li shouted to Yu Zhong again. This time, his attitude improved a lot.
"What are the instructions for the military gate?" Yu Zhong asked.
"Ah, that's right. We all went out to fight the war. There must be no one watching the base of the navy? So, I want to order Yu Dutong to guard Quanzhou. I wonder what you think of Yu Dutong?" Lan Li asked with a smile.
Chapter completed!