There is a saying that war is fought by logistics.

This sentence can be broken down: the war is fought in terms of organization, scheduling, materials and food. Specifically, the moment the traverser successfully transported a group of miscellaneous soldiers to their destination, the raid was over.

The seemingly simple marching action actually includes upfront capital investment, high-tech night sailing, internal organization and coordination, and other things that the Ming army could not do. Since Zhao'an, the experience of many contacts and cooperation with the Ming military system has been fully reflected at this moment.

When the first rays of the morning sun shone on the hill in the center of Luozhou, the sleepy-eyed pirate lookout saw a line of warships rushing from the north, and a large number of ships slowly pressing over in the distance.

At the same time that the Flag Flower Rocket was released from the top of the mountain, the fast fleet had already rushed into the bay on the west side of the island where ships were moored.

Without the slightest politeness, at a maximum distance of 2 km, the 12-pounder cannon could not wait to smash the shells into the dense pile of pirate ships. Immediately after rushing to a range of 1.5 km, the fleet slowed down, and the largest number of 6-pounder guns also began to fire rapidly.

A horde of pirates who spend the night ashore are frantically rushing to their ships in an attempt to pull the sails. And many agile boats had already rushed out of the pile by this time. The crooked course betrays the fear in the pirates' minds: they are trying to avoid the path of the strange row of ships in order to escape.

However, when the small boat bypassed the fleet and rushed to the mouth of the bay, it soon encountered an even greater crisis: a black and oppressive field of Chinese sailing ships was coming.

A certain force is now very familiar with the way to close the door and fight the dogs: the large fleet soon opened a blockade at the mouth of the bay under the command of the new lock ships and liaisons, only to wait for the pirates to rout the door.

After slowly plowing from left to right, the battle line in the bay turned its head in defiance of the wind and began a second round of frantic shooting.

It's not that there are no brave men. In the midst of the chaos, several ships of the old Zhucai clan organized a counter-charge, trying to drive the raiders out of the bay and buy them time to regroup.

However, the so-called charge of five or six lucky ships was as funny as an old man chasing a car in front of the fast fleet. The Cantonese pirates, who had never seen the power of a sailing ship, were educated this time, and the tuition fee paid was their own lives - the charging warriors who gathered the fire finally sank to the bottom of the sea.

Like a fish pond that has been broken into by a shark, the bay is boiling at the moment, a faint smoke wafts on the ocean, and there are enthusiastic escape scenes everywhere, and no one wants to get close to the evil dragon that constantly spews flames and white smoke.

On the outskirts of the bay, work has also begun on the laid out blockade at this moment. A large number of panicked pirate ships plunged headlong into the prepared arc, and were met by the high-morale officers and soldiers, and soon some desperate ships lowered their sails and hoisted white flags.

There is a reason why the morale of officers and soldiers is high. On the one hand, the opponent fled in panic, and on the other hand, it was naturally the universal multiverse method of rewarding silver: the general who caught the capture was rewarded, and it was calculated according to the head.

There is nothing new under the sun. The trick of rewarding money was once a great success in Zhangzhou Bay, setting off a tide of military and civilian co-hunting of pirates, and today the old trick has been used again, and it still works.

Although the ten new lock ships were made up of transport ships, because this trip was clearly going to be fighting, they were also equipped with rifled guns and naval soldiers. Coupled with the two six-pounder guns at the head and tail that already existed, the firepower was already quite fierce.

Under the attack of the new lock ships that served as the backbone of the guerrillas, the pirate ships that escaped suddenly collapsed, and then those official ships gradually found a trick and began to intercept and capture the pirate ships while slowly shrinking the defense line.

The peak of the battle did not last long. The further back they went, the more the pirates who ran out surrendered because they saw the fate of their accomplices.

After that, it's time for the long finishing touches. Zhu Cailao's men have about 3,000 people, and the size of more than 300 boats is basically the same as the size of the incoming officers and soldiers.

If the ratio of 1:1 had not been maintained, the officers and troops would not have been able to gamble their opponents in the harbor, which is precisely the reason why the traversal would organize a large army to come at any cost: the one pot is the way to cause the least harm to the coastal residents, and the traversers, who have already regarded Guangdong as their own territory, will not allow large-scale rout troops to plunder everywhere.

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With the early morning sea fog and the smoke of the guns, the visibility in the harbor gradually reached its limit, and all objects began to become hazy; And the cannon sound of the fast fleet also stopped in time.

At this moment, the harbor is clearly divided into two layers: the first layer that lies on the shore after being hit by a shell, and the one that is captured in the outer ring.

In the middle is a cruising fleet.

This kind of scene is all too familiar to the public: the valiant officers and men have driven all the lost pirates into the bilge, and the abundant manpower reserves allow the officers and soldiers to split half of their men to drive the captured ships.

Not long after the officers and soldiers landed on the shore of the island, Zhu Cai himself was also found: the gang leader was hit on the head by a fallen broken mast in the chaos, and died on the spot in a silent place.

After identifying Zhu Cai Lao himself, today's battle can be regarded as a complete merit - the imperial court is very real, and the head of the bandit leader must be examined to calculate the credit.

After that, it was the favorite cleaning activity of the officers and soldiers. In addition to the belongings in the old camp that were taken by the crossing people, there were still a lot of bits and pieces of belongings to be picked up on the rest of the shore and on the stranded boats. Therefore, the officers and soldiers worked very hard, and by the way, they also rescued some ordinary civilians who were kidnapped by pirates.

At this time, another group of people who picked up foreign clothes arrived: Hailing Island was only separated from Yangjiang County by a strait 3 kilometers wide, so after receiving the support military order, the county commander and the government officials led a large number of people in tattered clothes to run over.

When the wolves came ashore, they first set up a cauldron of pirates and boiled the rice and bacon left by the pirates. In the process, the corpses of the pirates scattered on the shore and on the ship were all searched by the people, and after leaving behind the best clothes, the rest of the naked corpses were thrown into the sea.

In fact, Yangjiang County still has a lot of money to make this trip: nearly fifty or sixty leaky and stranded pirate ships are placed there, and the county magistrate only needs to order the people to fill the leaks before they can be driven back to sell.

After once again sowing the subconscious seed of "good things always happen with shorthair" in the coastal areas, the officer and army brigade started the journey back early the next morning.

When the bloated fleet came to the mouth of the Pearl River again, it was already late at night. However, the excited fleet did not stop, under the guidance of the shining pillar of light, the Pearl River at night, for the first time in thousands of years, there was a huge noise and countless boat shadows, which shocked the people on both sides of the strait to get up one after another, thinking that there was another large number of pirates.

However, early the next morning, the news came from the upstream: the officers and soldiers had won a great victory last night, and they were boasting about their achievements at Baietan......

A few days ago, before the heat of the expedition passed, the residents of Guangzhou City once again ushered in a large-scale live broadcast. This time it's the Spring Festival Gala level. Not only has the number of people who eat melons doubled, but all the officials in the city were also present: this is a big victory that the official army has not won for many years...... That's not a qualified officer.

Committed to increasing their influence, the Travelers will not miss such an opportunity. A series of activities to donate heads, prisoners, and bonuses were held in a lively and prosperous manner. Starting from the next day, a ship auction of "one tael of silver at the reserve price" was also carried out on the wharf, not to make money, but to attract attention.

As for the more than 2,000 pirates who were captured, they were naturally swallowed by the traversers and transported to Taiwan - all the expenses in the early stage were expected to be paid off by these strong men, regardless of whether they were digging coal or working in factories, in short, they could do the technical work of pirates, presumably these people were still very capable.

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After the end of the Spring Festival Gala, another battlefield also opened: the confrontation between General Cao and Governor Wang.

Theoretically speaking, Cao Chuan, a high-ranking military person, even if he is a guest from other provinces, should go to Zhaoqing to meet with the top military boss in Zhaoqing: the governor of Liangguang.

However, when the subordinate went to Zhaoqing to contact the time, the reply from the governor's palace was cold: "At present, the matter of suppressing bandits is urgent, and General Cao is not busy paying a visit, so he can concentrate on errands." ”

After learning the news, the traversal people understood it for the first time: they lost some face at the beginning, and Wang Zunde, the old man, was still very unhappy.

So the matter was put on hold and dragged on until today, when it was put on the agenda again with the big win over the Li Kuiqi group.

It was not that General Cao had to go to see Wang Zunde, but that this meeting promoted the implementation of the previous implicit agreement: Wang Zunde wanted to go to the fold to protect Cao as the deputy commander of Zhangchao.

This implicit agreement was tacitly agreed by the government of Fujian and Guangdong before General Cao sent troops...... Otherwise, who will come to help you suppress the bandits?

In fact, the excerpt has already been prepared - the joint Baoju excerpt written by Xiong Wencan is now in Cao Chuan's hands, and only Wang Zunde needs to sign it.

Therefore, now everything is ready, only the east wind is owed: the Cao family's great merit in suppressing bandits has also been completed, and the public opinion of other officials around has also been handled, only Wang Zunde nods.

This is the reason why General Cao had to pay a visit to Wang Zunde; In other words, Wang Zunde must agree to pinch his nose to see Cao Chuan once, make enough official articles, and then sign the fold.

So, a subordinate sent from General Cao's temporary residence in the General Army's Mansion came to Zhaoqing again after the ceremony of surrendering prisoners, met with the subordinate officials of the Yamen of the Governor of Liangguang, and asked for an appointment on the time when Vice General Cao invited Governor Wang.

Soon after, the subordinate brought the meaning of the king governor: to agree to meet.