Song Ke was ecstatic when he got the news! A gang of hapless pirates attracts the attention of the Red-Eyed Dragon King. In other words, when the Red Eyed Dragon King and Liu Xiang are fighting, he will not have any possible reinforcements other than Penghu's fleet!

In this case, Song Ke has a good chance of being able to eat this fleet. Then attack Penghu to annihilate the garrison fleet. If things get to this point, he will completely destroy more than half of the Red Eyed Dragon King's power on the sea. The sea will be divided again, and the Red-Eyed Dragon King will no longer have a suppressive force, and will be besieged by all pirates, even the Ming Mansion. And this situation is most conducive to Song Ke to establish his own advantages!

So Song Ke loaded the goods as quickly as possible, bid farewell to the enthusiastic Liu Dahai anchor and set sail, of course, Song Ke did not forget to bring the deposit that Liu Dahai gave him.

The first thing Song Ke did when he returned to the city of Geranza was to write a long letter and send it to Coro Bay. Liu Xiang was already resting there and waiting for Liu Pei's arrival.

When the messenger arrived in the Gulf of Coro, the makeshift harbor was filled with ships. A large number of pirates were lazily basking in the sun on the ship. And Liu Xiang and the leaders live on the shore. Being on the shore.

As an old pirate, Liu Xiang must also have his own nest. In a small village like the one in front of the Courier, almost all the people in the village are pirates. They were responsible for feeding the pirates, and they were also the pirates' reserves.

The messenger identified himself and was taken to the center of the village. When he saw Liu Xiang, Liu Xiang was in a hurry. Because Song Ke had told him that he could only lurk there in Coro Bay, waiting for news from him. And many days have passed, counting the days, the ships sent by Song Ke to Batavia are almost in port, but Song Ke still has no news, which makes him very embarrassed!

Just when Liu Xiang was irritable and wanted to kill, a pirate knocked on the door and said, "The Dutch governor of Taiwan has sent a letter from the big boss!" ”

Liu Xiang was overjoyed when she heard this, and jumped to the door of the room in three steps and two steps. After opening the door, Liu Xiang returned to the face of the big boss, and said calmly: "Where are the people?" Bring him to me. ”

The pirate got out of the way

The messenger was revealed. The messenger bowed to Liu Xiang and handed over a letter sealed with fire paint, and said, "Sir, this is a letter from the Governor to you. ”

Liu Xiang opened the letter and began to look carefully, hoping that this letter would bring him good news. Liu Xiang looked at the letter, and the application was becoming more and more comfortable. Several pirates around him exchanged glances, and they all thought that this letter should be good news!

Sure enough, Liu Xiang slapped the letter between his hands and said loudly: "Please tell the Governor that everything is going according to his plan." ”

The messenger left with the bounty, and Liu Xiang yelled at the pirate leaders who were slowly gathering over: "Guys, cheer up! We're going to war! To win this battle, I will take over Li Ye's position! When the time comes, I will make each of you an island owner! ”

The pirates cheered as if they had won the battle! Although they also knew that what Liu Xiang said could not be realized, they knew that Liu Xiang was a generous person. When the battle is over, their benefits are naturally indispensable. Otherwise, Liu Xiang in history would not have been besieged by the government, and there were still so many people following him and supporting him.

Just when Liu Xiang received the letter, Liu Pei also met with the messenger sent by Liu Dahai. In the letter, Liu Dahai recounted in detail the development of the matter. Clearly inform Liu Pei that Song Ke has taken the bait! And Liu Dahai still complained in the letter, saying that the person who entered his room and stole the letter was about to stink to death! It stinks and he can barely pretend to be asleep!

Liu Pei closed the letter with a smile and asked the staff officers beside him, "How is the situation with the assembly of ships?" ”

A staff officer said, "Marshal, the ships of the four cities have already assembled here. The remaining ships will return in phases over the next five days. When they return, we have two more days to rest and recuperate, and then we have to fight at sea! ”

Liu Pei thought for a while and said, "Very good! Arrange for someone to check the stockpile of supplies. It also increases the density of patrols around the perimeter by the fleet. It is forbidden for anyone to come near this sea city. ”

Thanks to the backwardness of communication in this era, as well as Liu Pei's ruthlessness. The news of the fall of the Spaniards in Taiwan did not spread at all. But Liu Pei didn't dare to take it lightly. end

There were too many ships gathered near this sea city. If you get close, it's easy to spot.

Liu Pei still divided the fleet into two this time. The Chinese ships will be paired with a small number of new ships to attack the Gulf of Coro. The remaining 26 new warships will be responsible for intercepting the Dutch fleet. It's going to be a hard-fought war. The two sides are almost equal in strength, and there is no room for tricks.

Just when Liu Pei was studying the sea chart of Koro Bay, Liu Jiang came in in a hurry. As soon as he entered the door, he said: "Dashuai, two good news, which one to listen to first?" ”

Liu Pei raised his head and said with a smile: "Since it's all good news, it doesn't matter if you say that!" Look at it and say it. ”

Liu Jiang grabbed the teapot on the table, poured himself a cup of tea, and then said slowly: "A piece of news is about Korowan." My men have been there, and there are quite a few pirates in there. About seventy or eighty boats! And they didn't mean to hide it, they made it clear that they were fishing for us! ”

Liu Pei said: "This is indeed good news. And what about the second piece of good news? ”

Liu Jiang said happily: "I just received the news." Dashuai, your new flagship Shandong is on its way! ”

Liu Pei was very happy when she heard it! He said with a look of surprise: "Really? Shandong is ready! When did it happen? ”

Liu Jiang said: "I just finished the sea trial just four days ago. Just loaded with supplies and rushed here! ”

Liu Pei slapped the table excitedly and said, "Great! This time we have a better chance of winning! ”

The Shandong is not the same as other messenger warships. The Shandong is a third-class battleship by standard and a real battleship! In terms of size, it is one lap larger than all existing cruisers. Has 68 guns. Two short-barreled bombardment guns were added to the bow and stern of the ship, which were designed to fire heavy flowering shells. The whole ship is as powerful as a volcano erupting when it shoots!

Liu Pei immediately decided to incorporate the Shandong as a flagship into the interception fleet. Liu Pei felt that the Shandong would definitely be able to surprise those arrogant Dutch people!

After the excitement, Liu Pei asked Liu Jiang and said, "Did you send the 30,000 taels of silver to the Quanzhou Sailor?" ”