Chapter 142: The Greeting Ceremony (Part II)

"The night before, the Red Flag pirates broke out, burned the battleship of the Wang Division, burned a large number of ships, and then left Guangzhou. When he heard about it, he said that it was Liang Biao and other thieves who surrendered the Tartars, and the Chinese army that killed Li Yuanyin was full of strength, and the vitality of the Guangzhou Navy Division was greatly damaged, and it was no longer able to effectively control the water surface of the Pearl River. ”

After a few questions, the officer retreated. Chen Kai and Lin Cha glanced at each other, and clearly saw a little happiness in the latter's eyes. When Li Chengdong entered Guangdong, such as Shi Fu, Shi Lang, such as Lin Cha, such Fujian Ming troops were all trampled underfoot, and now Feng Shui takes turns, Shi Lang can laugh at Li Chengdong and his generals in Chaozhou, and Lin Cha is naturally happy to see Du Yonghe's jokes.

However, looking at jokes is not the purpose of Chen Kai's trip, at least he is not so boring, and he also believes that Lin Cha is by no means such a boring person if he can have today's achievements.

"Lin Hou thinks that Liang Biao is equal to a thief, well, what is the level?"

"It's just a chicken, a dog."

"That's good."

Chen Kai and Lin Cha looked at each other and smiled, and then they were busy with their own things. Two days later, the Fujian naval fleet, also composed of more than 100 warships, left the harbor where it was docked and soon disappeared into the sea at the mouth of the Pearl River.

As Lin Cha's subordinates said, the strength of the Guangzhou Navy Division was greatly damaged after this battle. Not only the burning of the ships, but also the casualties of the soldiers are quite small, there are still more than 1,000 ships in Guangzhou and its nearby docks, but basically they are all local merchants, the people's merchant ships and fishing boats, even if they are refitted, in many aspects such as speed, gun emplacement, etc., there is no way to compete with the warships of the Red Flag pirates on the Pearl River waterway.

On the pier originally occupied by the sailors, the officers are organizing manpower to repair the pier and salvage the sunken ships and artillery to maximize the recovery of losses.

Guangzhou was in ruins, and the Red Flag pirates sailed away and were stationed in the east and west continents. Here, with the Qing army moving south, Dongguan General Army Town Amber Zhang Daoying and Dongguan Army Zhang Shan surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, which had fallen into the hands of the Qing army, and there were Qing troops stationed near the left to help protect this water division. However, there were suddenly more than 100 large and small warships on the dock, and Shang Kexi in the dock near the left also sent Xu Erxian, the chief soldier of the left wing of the Pingnan Palace, and Sheng Dengke, the Chinese army, to build ships and recruit sailors, and they were so busy that it was in full swing.

Although there were only more than 100 warships in the Qing army, in order to please the new master, they were also busy dispatching ships to patrol the waterways of the Pearl River.

Liang Biaoxiang set off on a ship, accompanied by more than a dozen ships, not too much, as long as it played a deterrent role. The boat went down the Dongjiang River, and on the Dongjiang River, the fishing boats cast their nets, and the fishermen's life on the shore could not be found halfway. Liang Biaoxiang knew very well that the Qing army recruited sailors, saying that it was recruitment, but in fact, it was simply to send troops to sweep the fishermen along the coast and put them into the camp, and forget it. But for him, there is nothing to be seen. Troubled times, isn't that what it looks like?

The fishing village was in ruins, and the land along the coast was gradually deserted, and the fleet sailed slowly, as it had done yesterday and the day before yesterday, and after bypassing a river island, it set off for the return mission, but it was on today's cruise. Looking at the unchanged scenery around him, Liang Biaoxiang was already a little sleepy, and simply went back to the cabin to rest. However, he had just fallen asleep this night, and was in a dream with a top red girl in Guangzhou City, when the ships that were getting closer and closer to the mouth of the Dongjiang River flowing into the Pearl River suddenly found a Ming warship of the same dozen or so ships slowly sailing in.

"Marshal, there are warships of the Ming army in front."

"How much?"

"A dozen."

"Great!"

Hearing this answer, Liang Biaoxiang got up directly from the bed, and was worried that there was no new skill to please Shang Kexi, which was really dozing off when someone came to send a pillow. Just thinking about it, the number of ships of the Ming army was similar to it, and there was no stable chance of victory, so he simply released arrows and flag flowers to lure the pirates in the dock to follow.

"Go up first, entangle the Ming army, and wait for backup."

The fleet set sail, and the wind tightened the sails forward, and the ships accelerated sharply, heading straight for the Ming fleet in the distance.

However, the Ming army seemed to have only come to investigate, seeing the Qing army turn the rudder, draw an arc on the surface of the river, and then go along the direction of the Pearl River, without even the slightest hesitation. It's just that with this turn, the distance between the two sides has been very close, and even the not very large bow gun of the Liang Biao Xiangza ship can easily reach the tail of the Ming warship.

"Rush up and hit Lao Tzu!"

Liang Biaoxiang was in high spirits, and the ships were catching up in the sound of artillery bombardment, and at this time, the sailors of the Ming army seemed to be either panicked or slightly inexperienced, even if the draft was not deeper than that of the Qing army's sailors, but the speed could not be improved.

The distance between the two sides slowly narrowed in the pursuit, and the Qing army sailors had already forgotten the word entanglement and chased wildly, while on the Dongjiang River, more Qing ships also puffed up their sails to chase after them, lest this credit be missed to them.

The distance is still shrinking, and Liang Biaoxiang has even imagined the frightened look of the Ming army. But at this time, an arrow on the ship of the Ming army in front flew into the sky, and on the back of Jiangxinzhou not far away, behind the hills, the horn sounded, and the fortune ships that were far more huge than the Qing army's sailors set sail, and the one headed by them played the banner of Fuming Hou Lin.

"Lincha!"

Liang Biaoxiang couldn't figure out why Ming Hou Lincha, the chief soldier of Guangdong, who had disappeared for several years, suddenly appeared here, and looking at the ship, it seemed to be even more powerful than back then.

"Fooled, go!"

The trick of luring the enemy, this does not need any discerning people at all, as long as you are not blind, you can easily see it. The Ming army figured out their cruising rules, and then set a trap, and now they have entered the trap, and if they don't get out before the Ming army closes the net, it will really be a dead end.

Liang Biaoxiang screamed in surprise, the Qing fleet did not need to order, and these former pirates did not hesitate to turn the rudder and leave. In this way, the Ming army that lured the enemy began to turn their heads in pursuit, and the Ming army in ambush was even more stunned and was about to pounce on it, the former was fine, but the latter was for the Qing army, as if the scene that had just happened at the mouth of the Dongjiang River was repeated.

The chase scene was re-screened in a different direction, Chen Kai and Lin Cha stood on the ship together, looking at the figure of the Qing army fleeing in a hurry under the pursuit of the Ming army's cannonballs, but they couldn't help laughing.

"Chen Senjun has already thought of it?"

"Xia Guan thinks that he probably thought of it."

On the surface of the Pearl River, the Ming fleet pursued the Qing army's sailors, and the cannonballs were like whips that drove them away, driving the Qing army back along the route they had come.

The east wind is still the same, chasing and fleeing from the south to the north, under the control of the angle of the hard sail, can still maintain a speed that is not too slow. Liang Biao has been in Guangdong for a long time and knows Lin Cha's methods, not to mention that the Ming army already has an overwhelming advantage at this moment. Looking back, with the whistling of cannonballs, Liang Biaoxiang always felt as if time seemed to be getting more and more viscous, sticky like a pot of porridge, at first it was still tumbling, boiling, but now, probably the water is almost dry, even the bubbling is half a beat slower, maybe after a while, they will completely sink under the Pearl River, and they will no longer be able to turn over the waves.

Urging constantly, the ship finally returned to the mouth of the Dongjiang River before it was completely overtaken by the Ming army. Adverse currents, coupled with headwinds, were very unfavorable for the Qing army, but after thinking about it, as long as they were not caught up by the Ming army during this period, then it would naturally be more difficult to catch up with them in such a channel with the larger warships of the Ming army.

Without time to hesitate, the fleet sailed into the Dongjiang River, but fortunately, there was still some distance from the Ming army, and Liang Biaoxiang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. But at this moment, when he turned his head again, a larger Qing fleet was coming at full speed in the distance of the Dongjiang River, which seemed to be the reinforcements he had called earlier!