The pirate fleet suffered a lot of losses this time, with more than 50 ships destroyed, and Liu Xiang finally saw the opportunity quickly and escaped quickly without incurring greater losses.

They sailed west to the coast, taking advantage of the shallow water and reefs to escape the pursuit of the Southeastern Fleet.

The South-Eastern Fleet is still not in a hurry, not in a hurry, but just follows from a distance and does not put itself in danger.

Liu Xiang sighed to the military advisor Yu Xianke: "Yan Changwu, the leader of the Southeast Mansion, is said to be only twenty years old, but he is extremely old and spicy, which is really difficult to deal with!" ”

Yu Xianke was speechless.

He tried his best to deal with the Southeast Fleet, but he didn't expect the other party to be so stabbed!

The artillery is powerful and not counting, and the firepower is extremely sufficient, and it is simply invulnerable!

In the past, when dealing with sailors, the ships of the officers and soldiers were small and the courage was small, and they were brave when they encountered pirates, and they did not dare to fight hard.

On the contrary, the militia groups everywhere were brave and brave, and in order to defend their hometown, they gave the pirates a lot of trouble.

But they were poorly equipped, and they were just a problem for the pirates.

To deal with the Hongmaofan, although their ships are as good as the southeast mansion, their numbers are often small, and the number of people on board is too small, and they can't withstand the melee to bite the elephants, and there is a dilemma that the big ships can't beat the small boats.

This Southeast Fleet is a freak, the number of ships and cannons is also large, the number of people is also large, the guns are extremely numerous, the cannons are shocking and the sound is non-stop, as if they don't want money, and what is even more terrifying is that they are not afraid of death!

The shelling just now, lined up to shoot, they were all right, as if they were not dead!

He X, with such an opponent, it's like fighting against the sea god!

Thinking of the sea god, Yu Xianke's heart trembled, the Southeast Mansion believes in Mazu, could it be that this Yan Changwu is really sent by Mazu, so powerful!

……

When it got dark, the pirate fleet got rid of the pursuit of the Southeast Fleet, but more than a dozen ships were left behind, and the pirates could only watch as they were caught up by the Southeast Fleet and sunk one by one!

In this battle, the Southeastern Fleet won a complete victory, sinking or destroying sixty-two ships of the opposing side, killing thousands of pirates, and capturing only a few dozen prisoners---- whose muskets and artillery hit people at sight, and almost no prisoners.

Cannons on top!

Dead enemies are the best enemies!

No one died in itself, and more than 30 people were probably injured, which was as easy as borrowing fire.

While the officers sighed, they also realized that the Yan Shi quotation of "sweating more in peacetime and bleeding less in wartime" is not wrong at all!

The Overseer's words were like Huang Lu's bell: "I have prepared you with large ships, cannons, and muskets, so you must take the warships well, train them (soldiers) hard, and always be ready for battle!" ”

Finally, everyone has handed in a satisfactory answer!

The damage was insignificant, there were carpenters on each ship, and the non-commissioned officers were also very hands-on, repairing the lost parts as if they had not suffered any damage.

……

The fleet was divided into two parts, searching the coast for the traces of pirates, and as expected, the team led by Yan Changwu spotted the pirate ship brigade on the route to the south.

Get the upper hand! Fire! Hit me!

Everyone has understood Yan Dashao's three-plate axe, he would rather not fight if he doesn't have the upper hand, and use his own boat to grab the wind and quickly gain the upper hand.

And then it's just a matter of firing and shooting!

The smoke of gunpowder was filled, Liu Xiang almost gritted a mouthful of rotten teeth with hatred (they rarely brushed their teeth), although the other party had few ships, but they were smart enough not to kill in the phalanx, they just kept firing cannons, excessively! Damn it!

Even if Liu Xiang intended to send a fleet to lure the other party into pursuit, the Southeast Fleet was unmoved and firmly occupied the upper hand

It was only after paying the price of thirteen ships that day that the pirate fleet disappeared into the night.

On the third day, it was unfortunately bitten again, and the Southeast Fleet did not seek merit, but sought no fault, and killed the pirates ship by boat in a down-to-earth manner!

At the cost of more than 30 boats, Liu Xiang's fleet entered the Pearl River estuary basin, where there were many islands, and it was not easy to get rid of Yan Changwu's pursuit.

During that period, walking relied on feet, boating relied on the wind, communication relied on roaring, what to see depended on the eyes, and it was better to add an extra pair of telescopes, Yan Changwu could not go against the sky.

He sailed back to Huangpu, Guangzhou, and when the officials heard that he had made another meritorious service, they went to the ship to celebrate.

He was overwhelmed, and as everyone got to know him better, they were amazed and befriended him.

……

Xiong Ting went back to the Governor's Mansion happily, because Yan Changwu gave him the credit, and praised him as "brave in battle, well-commanded, and outstanding in battle!" ”

With the merit of suppressing bandits, he could be promoted to the position of deputy commander-in-chief, and more importantly, he brought back an important piece of information about Yan Changwu.

"In the waters of Guangdong Province, three miles away from the coastline, sell the Southeast Prefecture Lingqi (i.e., the water channel), the Chinese ship 2,000 silver dollars, the Hongmao Fan's 3,000 taels of silver a ship, all the ocean-going merchant ships, all have to buy the Lingqi, before you can travel!

Divided into Yan Baxiong two, how? ”

Xiong Wencan received this information and pondered for a long time.

In the sea area of Fujian Province, the southeast government forcibly collected water and diverted it, and it was swallowed by himself, and Guy Yan Dashao was a local, not afraid of foreign officials, and the Fujian sailors pressed him to death.

And Guangdong Province can't do this, how can he be an outsider, he must collude with the local gentry, it is better to be familiar than to be a living, Lao Xiong has a very good relationship with Xiao Yan in Fujian, he is now the governor of Liangguang, and he is the best partner.

Wealth is moving!

Xiong Wencan used the Great Seal of the Governor of Liangguang to establish the "Guangdong Far Sea Fleet" directly under the Governor's Yamen in the name of anti-smuggling, anti-sea bandits, and anti-Hongyi: Yan Changwu was given the title of "Guangdong Coastal Defense Guerrilla", which was mainly used for the defense of the far sea, and the coastal waters were still under the jurisdiction of the Guangdong Naval Division.

The Far Sea Fleet, which did not produce a single copper plate from the Guangdong side, was actually a detachment of the Southeast Fleet, and its headquarters was on Wailingding Island.

Two signs of "Guangdong Far Sea Fleet" and "Southeast Fleet Detachment Fleet in Guangdong" were hung on the door of the temporary wooden house on Wailingding Island, and the wharf and camp were very simple, because of the hurry, only Xiong Ting was the only guest who attended the inauguration ceremony, and the rest were people from the Southeast Prefecture.

But Yan Changwu was extremely happy, this was a leap!

Since then, the southeast province occupies the sea off the coast of Guangdong Province, plus the sea off Fujian Province, completely controls the South China Sea, chokes the throat of Sino-foreign trade, and any Hongmao Fan's aggression against China will no longer be possible, which is of great significance!

……

There is a two-story house near the Tianzi Wharf on the Pearl River in Guangzhou, which is gray and simple and inconspicuous, and has a sign of "Guangdong Far Sea Fleet Logistics", which is the land base of the "Guangdong Far Sea Fleet", which is used to purchase supplies and supply the detachment fleet, and at the same time, it is also the contact point for the purchase of water quotation (not purchased here).

Since the establishment of the Guangdong Far Sea Fleet announced the collection of water diversion, unexpectedly, the maritime merchants have enthusiastically handed over silver and silver dollars, so that the silver treasury on Wailingding Island was full at once, and they had to step up the construction of a larger silver bank!

So much so that Yan Changwu sent someone to send an urgent letter to Chen Zhenji in Taiwan: "Guangdong Province has a lot of money, people are stupid, and it is necessary to quickly increase the funds for building ships, and increase as much as you want!" ”