Within a few days, Wu Yizhou returned to Shandong after finishing the whole battle. And he didn't come back empty-handed, he towed back a large number of captured sea ships. As long as it is sent to the shipyard for repair, it is a good ship, just enough to transport soldiers and supplies to attack Taiwan.

However, along with Wu Yizhou, he also brought back the remains and relics of a large number of soldiers. After all, many soldiers fell into the sea and could not recover their bodies, so they had to bring back their belongings.

In the end, more than 700 people were killed in the whole battle. More than 300 people were seriously injured and disabled. So many people killed in the battle were used in naval battles with artillery and fire, and as long as they were hit, they were basically dead! It is all luck that can survive with a disability.

Especially during the hand-to-hand combat on the ship, the casualties were even more tragic! Moreover, many fighters were injured and fell into the sea, and were brought to the bottom of the sea before they had time to untie their plate armor. But on the other hand, if there was no armor, there would have been more dead and wounded soldiers.

"Zuo Biography" once said: "The major affairs of the country are in worship and Rong." It can be seen that war and sacrifice are important things for the people! What's more, without the tenacious struggle of these soldiers, there would be no victory in the war! Then Rong is over, it's time to worship! After all, Chinese people still pay more attention to the aftermath of their families.

After the remains of the soldiers were brought back, Liu Pei once again blocked the secret Jiaozhou Bay and held a grand burial and memorial ceremony. With the consent of their families, most of the soldiers were buried in the cemetery. They will be with their robes forever!

On the day of the burial, the cemetery was crowded with people. But except for the sound of rows of fires and the cries of family members. The rest of the people present were all speechless.

The funeral did not go quickly, and every time ten coffins were buried, a cannon would be fired once after the burial. Liu Pei attended everyone's funeral as the head of the soldiers' families. Dressed in ceremonial robes, he saluted each coffin and saw them off.

The family members of the buried soldiers were very moved to see Liu Peineng coming! After all, these soldiers all joined Liu Pei's command in the name of Jiading. In a sense, the soldiers have cut ties with their families. The lives of these soldiers are all Liu Pei's. There are not many family heads who want to care about the aftermath of their soldiers like this! It would be nice for most of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty to be wrapped in reed mats after they died! More often than not, they dug pits and buried things at random after death.

What also touched the families of the soldiers was that they not only received enough pension money. Land and other benefits were also obtained. For example, there are benefits such as being exempted from taxes for a certain number of years, and children can study for free.

It was late in the evening that all the funerals were over. The guards gathered all the families of the fallen soldiers together, and Liu Pei stood in front of them, taking off his hat

"We are gathered here today to see off our relatives and friends. Their loss is sad, but their actions are heroic! It is precisely because of their existence that our lives are getting better and better! It is precisely because of their existence that we can live a stable and war-free life! So, please don't forget them! ”

Liu Pei paused and said: "I know that you have lost your loved ones, and your hearts are painful. I can understand your feelings! So I will definitely not let the blood of the soldiers be shed in vain! I would like to announce to you that from today, the Department of Comfort will be officially established. His role is to help the families of fallen and disabled soldiers through difficult times. They will regularly send people or write letters to ask you what kind of difficulties you have, and help you try their best to solve them. So, you don't have to worry about the difficulties in your future life. Because behind you, I still exist! I will always be with you again! ”

After hearing what Liu Pei said, the villagers all looked at Liu Pei with wide eyes in surprise. Among Liu Pei's soldiers, there were a large number of remnants of the guards. So of course they knew what kind of treatment the guards were like to the soldiers.

If he wins the battle, he may still know about the death of his family, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to bring back the corpses and let them return to their roots. If you lose the battle, you won't even get any news. This person just doesn't know life and death, and people look forward to, think, and doubt every day.

The guards are like this for the soldiers, and it is impossible to send someone to help them solve their family difficulties! Liu Pei's method is better than giving money. It is equivalent to having government functional departments supporting these families! So they don't have to be afraid of anything, as long as they live their lives with peace of mind.

After Liu Pei's efforts, after suffering such heavy casualties, the morale of the army under Liu Pei's rule not only did not fall, but climbed! Since Liu Pei established the army, Liu Pei has vigorously improved the treatment and status of soldiers. So under him, the military was already a respected profession. It is not surprising that today's situation is present.

Looking at the large and small battles after Liu Pei arrived in Shandong, only this battle suffered the heaviest losses! In the past, there were even zero casualties when the soldiers fought. This loss also gave everyone from Liu Pei down a wake-up call! That is, the enemy is not all soft persimmons, and you must be serious when facing the enemy! Even if it is a weak enemy, if your own side wants to fight the lion and the rabbit, you must do your best! The blood of the soldiers must not be spilled!

This point was clearly mentioned by Liu Pei at the post-funeral meeting. However, after this war, the navy was completely formed! After experiencing hard battles, they already have the soul of the army and have become a truly invincible force

, the iron army that can't be broken! In particular, the First Fleet, which appeared as a decoy several times and fought many broadside battles with the enemy, was even more strong-willed!

Liu Pei also distributed the results at the meeting. From today onwards, all the new warships produced by the shipyard will replenish the First Fleet, and those Chinese-style sea ships will be slowly transformed into a transport fleet. However, they will participate in the battle to attack Taiwan. After all, no matter how big the shipyard expands, it can't build so many ships in a short time, not to mention that there are still a large number of war-damaged ships to repair, so I have to grieve these heroes to be laborers first!

In terms of operations, it was Wu Yizhou who was the first to move. With the intelligence bureau interrogating the captured pirates, a lot of information came out of the interrogation. In addition, there are people from Fat Shark who have taken refuge to guide the path, and now the hometowns of those pirates of Zheng Zhilong and his faction on the sea have been marked on the chart, just waiting for Wu Yizhou's family to attack.

Therefore, after Wu Yizhou made up for the sailors and marines, he couldn't wait to sail away. The operation to clean up the pirates was a smooth one! Since most of the main forces of these pirates had been wiped out in the last naval battle, those who remained on the island were old, weak, sick and disabled. Even if some people fled back, they were powerless to resist in the face of the attack of the army.

Some pirates entrenched on the precipitous island still tried to defend the island, but in the end they all did useless work! Because Wu Yizhou had a big killer weapon at this time, that is, a large-caliber mortar cannon.

Isn't your pass dangerous? Isn't it impossible to shoot a direct-fire gun? It's okay, I'll give you a warp cannon! And it's still a flowering bomb that still explodes! If it goes on for dozens of shots, basically the people who resist will almost die! When the time comes, the Marines will take it in one rush!

And Liu Pei let out a rumor, telling everyone very clearly that their clean-up operation is only aimed at those who are fighting with him, and the rest are fine!

So the other pirates didn't think there was anything wrong with that, although they were concerned. Since you don't think it will hurt you, you can simply sit on the sidelines. But they knew Liu Pei's idea, first divide the pirates, and then annihilate some of them. Completely weaken the pirates and prepare for the next step.

In order to surrender as soon as possible, the new pirates are even more fearless of death! So in just over two months, all the pirates who followed Zheng Zhilong to fight have been completely bulldozed, and the smart ones have fled! Now Liu Pei's fierce reputation as a red-eyed dragon king can deter the crowd!

The conquered island of Wu Yizhou was occupied as one of the bases of the navy. As for those who were captured, they were all escorted to Taiwan. They will come to Taiwan as slaves. In the future, the issue of conversion into civilians will be considered based on their performance.