The news of the defeat of the pirates by the Zhou family's coastal defense fleet soon spread throughout Ganyang City.

The only newspaper in Ganyang City, Ganyang Daily, devoted two full pages to the newspaper on the 21st, detailing the entire process of this naval battle.

At this time, many people in Ganyang City knew that the coastal defense fleet actually had two all-steel battleships and two large armored cruisers.

You must know that even in the navies of the six major beast countries, these four warships can also serve as capital ships and secondary capital ships.

I didn't expect such a powerful warship to appear in the sequence of the coastal defense fleet, which made the beach near Ganyang Military Port quickly become crowded.

A large number of people from Ganyang City rushed over in a hurry, wanting to see the four warships of the coastal defense fleet with their own eyes.

Song Limin felt that this was a good opportunity to publicize the coastal defense fleet, so he opened the wharf of the military port so that the people of Ganyang City could get close to the warships of the coastal defense fleet.

At the same time, Song Limin also asked people to set up a recruitment point at the military port wharf, hoping to take advantage of this boom to recruit some new soldiers for the coastal defense fleet.

After the four captured pirate warships joined the coastal defense fleet, the shortage of the coastal defense fleet became even more serious.

Cui Hong threw a copy of Ganyang Daily on the desk in front of him, and then said to his eldest son Cui Wentao in a deep voice: "I didn't expect that the Zhou family also hid an all-steel battleship.

Wen Tao, your 3rd Independent Brigade, must be immediately ready for battle.

I would also give the order for the Ninth Division to immediately begin its deployment in the streets near the barracks. ”

The 9th Division of the Fengwu Army and the 3rd Independent Brigade of the Fengwu Army controlled by the Cui family, the latter was led by Cui Wentao as the brigade commander, and the former was held by Cui Hong as the division commander.

Cui Wentao hesitated, "Father, the seventh uncle is dead, which means that there is no proof of death, and the Zhou family may not dare to meet our Cui family." ”

Cui Hong shook his head, "I'm not worried that the Zhou family will come to trouble our Cui family because of your seventh uncle's matter."

What I'm worried about is that the Zhou family's power in Ganyang City will expand more and more, so now it's not the Zhou family who comes to trouble our Cui family, but our Cui family has to go to the Zhou family's trouble.

I will announce to the public that our Cui family has enough evidence that the real culprit behind the explosion of the gun and ammunition factory is their Zhou family! ”

Father Cui Hong's words made Cui Wentao's brows wrinkle, "Father, although the combat effectiveness of the Ninth Division and the Third Independent Brigade far exceeds that of the garrison brigade, the Zhou family controls five batteries after all, and the Zhou family's coastal defense fleet can also help in the war, once it really starts, I am worried about ......."

Before Cui Wentao's words were finished, he was interrupted by Cui Hong, "The Zhou family's coastal defense fleet has not only added two all-steel battleships and two large armored cruisers, but now it has captured two ironclad battleships, an armored cruiser and a light cruiser of your seventh uncle.

Coupled with the fact that the Zhou family's garrison brigade is still recruiting new soldiers, the Zhou family has broken the balance of the major families in Ganyang City.

The other families in Ganyang City will not stand by at this time! ”

"Father's meaning, is he preparing to join forces with several other families to get rid of the Zhou family?"

"Alas, with the coastal defense fleet and the five batteries in the port, it is not easy to get rid of the Zhou family.

However, it is still possible to take the opportunity to suppress the Zhou family.

In addition, this can also divert the attention of the people, if the matter of your seventh uncle is revealed by the Zhou family, it will affect the prestige of our Cui family, and we can only strike first. ”

Cui Wentao nodded, "It's still my father's thoughtfulness, once we poke out the matter of the gun and ammunition factory first, even if the Zhou family makes a fuss about the matter of Uncle Seven, we can also accuse the Zhou family of slandering our Cui family in order to shirk responsibility." ”

Cui Hong suddenly frowned, and there was a sternness in his tone: "Wen Tao, the power of the Zhou family has expanded rapidly recently, and it is inseparable from the word money.

The billions of wealth of the Liu family are very important to the next development plan of our Cui family, so you must pay more attention to that girl of the Liu family.

There are some things that you have to grasp by yourself, do you understand what it means to be a father? ”

Cui Hong's tone made Cui Wentao's heart sink, could it be that his father already knew about that matter?

"Father rest assured, although Liu Dongsheng rejected our Cui family's proposal, as far as I know, Liu Dongsheng is terminally ill and will not live long.

Once Liu Dong falls ill and dies, I should be able to marry Liu Yiqiu soon. ”

Cui Hong's tone immediately softened again, "Wen Tao, you have never disappointed your father, and I believe you will not disappoint your father this time." ”

After Cui Wentao left his father's study, he rushed back to the headquarters of the Third Independent Brigade in the east of the city with more than a dozen guards.

The Third Independent Brigade of the Fengwu Army has five infantry regiments, a heavy cavalry regiment, an artillery regiment, a baggage regiment and a brigade guard battalion, each regiment has more than 1,500 troops, of which the heavy cavalry regiment has more than 2,000 wind cavalry.

The strength of the Third Independent Brigade of the entire Fengwu Army even exceeded 13,500 people, which was more than the average division-level troops of the Fengwu Army.

After Cui Wentao arrived at the brigade headquarters of the 3rd Independent Brigade, he immediately summoned officers at and above the battalion level and issued an order for combat readiness mobilization.

In Cui Wentao's office, Geng Junfeng, the deputy brigade commander of the Third Independent Brigade, asked in a deep voice: "Brigade commander, do you really want to go to war with the Zhou family?"

The Zhou family's infantry regiments don't have anything, but the Zhou family's coastal defense fleet and fortress heavy artillery regiment pose a great threat to our Third Independent Brigade. ”

Geng Junfeng was originally a deputy commander of the Shuonan Army, but because he graduated from the Shuonan Army Academy, he has been excluded from the Shuonan Army.

Later, Geng Junfeng was dug up by Cui Hong to Ganyang City, and arranged for Cui Wentao's side to assist Cui Wentao in leading the troops.

After Geng Junfeng joined the Third Independent Brigade of the Fengwu Army, his combat effectiveness increased by several steps, and Cui Wentao also trusted Geng Junfeng very much.

"Uncle Geng, don't worry, this is the case......"

After listening to Cui Wentao's explanation, Geng Junfeng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, "To be honest, now that I am fighting with the Zhou family, I don't have any bottom in my heart."

The large-caliber naval guns of the battleships were too powerful, and they were ...... back then Don't mention it. ”

Cui Wentao knew that Geng Junfeng was talking about the war between the Shuonan Army and the Barbarian Bull Empire ten years ago.

Although the navy of Shuonan Town has always been the strongest among the twenty-four feudal towns of the Han and Tang Empires, it is still very different in strength compared with the navy of the Manniu Empire.

It was precisely because of the strength of the Brute Bull Empire's navy that it brought very large losses to the Shuonan Army guarding the coastal areas.

In the end, the Shuonan army relied on its superiority in strength to reluctantly drive the army of the Barbarian Bull Empire out of the territory of Shuonan Town.

Geng Junfeng also participated in the war to resist the invasion of the Barbarian Bull Empire, and achieved a lot of military achievements.

Cui Wentao sighed, "It's really a late step, a late step, back then, if our Cui family could take the opportunity of the annihilation of the Wen family's fleet to buy a few warships and form the coastal defense fleet first, where would the Zhou family be so rampant!" ”

The Wen family mentioned by Cui Wentao was once a big family in Ganyang City, and Zhou Rui's mother, Wen Yu, was born in the Wen family.

Unlike the other big families in Ganyang City, the Wen family is based on the capital of Ganyang City and is a fleet of quite large size.

In the war against the invasion of the Barbarian Bull Empire ten years ago, other feudal towns of the Han and Tang Empire supported Shuonan Town, and the Wen fleet at that time was also ordered to participate in the war.

As a result, in a naval battle, more than a dozen warships belonging to the Wen family's fleet were all sunk, and even the naval officers and soldiers who jumped into the sea to escape were shot and killed by the Niu people, and the Wen family's top brass were almost completely lost in this naval battle.

The Zhou family's coastal defense fleet was established after the destruction of the Wen family's fleet, and the five batteries currently controlled by the Zhou family were actually originally owned by the Wen family.

It can be said that the main reason why Zhou Xiaozheng, a rising star of the Zhou family, can enter the six major families in Ganyang City is that he married the eldest lady of the Wen family.