Ten days later, off the coast of the eastern part of Dongping Island, a huge fleet has been sailing against the wind and waves, although this huge fleet has many ships, but in the process of sailing is still orderly.

A huge treasure ship of more than 5,000 materials sailed in the center, more than 30 huge treasure ships and warships surrounded it, forming a tight formation, and the rest of the hundreds of warships of all kinds were in the outermost, each holding their own position, and forming a mixed fleet with those treasure ships!

As far as the eye can see on the sea, it is full of white sails, and you can't see the edge at a glance, this huge fleet is the Nanjing Navy fleet that set off from Nanjing, sailing here, and it is less than a day's journey from Dongping Island.

More than an hour later, Feng Xiang, the commander of the Dongping Island Navy, received the news, and on the one hand, he sent the second-class battleship Dahan to meet him and lead the Nanjing Navy Division to enter the port and anchor, and on the other hand, he led Zheng Cheng, Guan Wu, Bai Yan, An Jianhai, Fan Jingyu, Liu Dongling, Tan Chao, Feng Wei, and all the captains and generals of the Dongping Island Navy to wait on the dock.

At noon, everyone suddenly saw a large number of sails appear on the sea, and then a huge treasure ship appeared on the sea, and the huge fleet appeared in the eyes of everyone, which immediately attracted a burst of cheers.

I saw that under the guidance of the battleship Dahan, the huge treasure ship fleet slowly sailed away. After entering a little, Feng Xiang and the others could clearly see the details of the huge treasure ships, and they were shocked in their hearts.

Looking from afar, I saw that the treasure ship fleet was extremely shocked, and the more than 30 huge treasure ships in the fleet were all huge warships of more than 3,000 materials, which were no smaller than the Dahan battleship leading in front.

And the largest treasure ship should be the large treasure ship written in the letter of Liu Juntao, the Marquis of Dingxiang, even two times larger than the second-class battleship Dahan, which should be on par with the first-class battleship under construction!

And the rest of the hundreds of battleships in the fleet are not small ships, they are basically about the same as fifth-tier battleships, and even some of them can be compared with fourth-tier battleships.

Feng Xiang's heart was agitated, and at the same time, he was full of confidence, with such a huge fleet to help, this battle will be won!

However, Feng Xiang also took a closer look and found that the battleships of this treasure ship fleet were not equipped with many guns, judging from the gun holes on the sides of those treasure ships, the number of guns was one-third less than that of the Dahan!

However, this is not a big problem, now the production capacity of the military war bureaus in Shandong is huge, and the treasury of Yushan Town, Jinan Fucheng, Yanzhou Fucheng and other places has been filled with all kinds of artillery, as long as it takes time, Feng Xiang is confident that these treasure ships will be refitted, increase the number of artillery, and greatly improve the combat power of the entire fleet!

Just as he was thinking, a huge fleet of treasure ships had anchored on the sea. Due to the fact that most of the battleships of the fleet, the Tatars, were too large to enter the harbor and moor, so they could only temporarily stop at the sea. The remaining small warships entered the harbor in an orderly manner.

It didn't take long for Zhang Chaozhong, the commander of the Nanjing Navy Division, to lead a group of sailor generals ashore, and Feng Xiang also led his generals to meet him.

After some greetings, Zhang Chaozhong, the commander of the Nanjing Navy Division, smiled and hugged his fists and said: "Now that Xiyi is on the border, we should reject the enemy as a general of the Navy Division, and today we will be dispatched by the imperial court to listen to the announcement, and we will serve under the command of Feng Tong!" "Feng Xiang, the official position of the naval commander of Dongping Island, is not the official title of the imperial court, but formulated by Liu Juntao, and hung under the Shandong Governor's Mansion system, so Zhang Chaozhong, the commander of the Nanjing Navy Division, said it, but he was a little strange in his heart, and he didn't know how high this so-called command official rank.

However, Zhang Chaozhong is a human being, and since the imperial court temporarily allocated his own troops to the navy of Dongping Island, it is right to obey orders, and he didn't think much about it in his heart.

Feng Xiang was polite, and then said: "Then the Dutch Xiyi ship is strong, and I led the officers and men of the fleet to fight fiercely with his department several times, and I did not take advantage. However, when I saw the military might of the Nanjing Navy Division today, my heart was steady, and our army will win this battle! ”

Everyone laughed when they heard this, and their hearts were also full of fighting spirit.

Feng Xiang smiled and waved his hand, and invited Zhang Chaozhong and others to the lobby of the Chinese army, and began to introduce the situation of the Dutch fleet to everyone in detail.

"In the previous war, our Dongping Island Navy concentrated all the main warships, and together with the Shandong Naval Division, fought fiercely with the main force of the Dutch fleet for three hours......

Feng Xiang said loudly, and personally introduced the course of the battle to Zhang Chao and others: "...... In this battle, our Dongping Island Navy finally repelled the Dutch fleet, the Shandong Navy lost more than 40 warships, and our Dongping Island Navy lost three fourth-class battleships and five fifth-class battleships. And the Dutch lost eleven ships. ”

"The Shandong Navy Division is not as good as our Nanjing Navy Division, they are all treasure ships and warships. The Shandong Navy Division was all sand boats, Daqingtou and the like, so they were mostly used as fireships in battle, and the losses were relatively large. ”

Feng Xiang saw that Zhang Chaozhong and the generals of the Nanjing Navy Division hesitated a little after hearing the results of the battle, so he began to explain, and explained the fourth-class battleships and fifth-class battleships of the Dongping Island Navy, and Zhang Chaozhong and others had a comprehensive understanding of the war.

Zhang Chaozhong said: "After listening to Feng Tong's words, it seems that the Dutch are really a strong enemy, not only the warships are sharp, but also the soldiers are good at naval warfare, which is indeed more difficult!" ”

Feng Xiang nodded and said, "I have been worried about this before, but fortunately, the imperial court has transferred Admiral Zhang, and now I have a chance to win!" ”

Zhang Chaozhong said with a smile: "This is also an honor to be humble. ”

Then, Zhang Chaozhong said: "I just don't know the movements of the Dutch now? ”

Feng Xiang said: "I have already sent a clipper to investigate, and I believe that there will be news back in a few days." However, since the last war, the Dutch have been operating in the seas south of Shandong, and have stopped moving north to Shandong. ”

Zhang Chaozhong nodded, and everyone discussed the details of dealing with the Dutch.

Zhang Chaozhong tentatively asked if Feng Xiang needed to integrate the Nanjing Navy Division into the Dongping Island Navy, and he might as well do some assistance in advance.

In fact, Feng Xiang really wanted to reorganize those huge treasure ships under his command, so that the Dongping Island Navy would have dozens of more than three rank three battleships out of thin air, and as long as they were slightly modified, their strength could be greatly increased!

However, after all, the Nanjing Navy Division is a fleet directly under the imperial court, and it is also stationed in Nanjing, and the location is too special, not to mention Feng Xiang, even Liu Juntao will avoid suspicion, so he still gave up this idea.

"It doesn't have to be,"

Feng Xiang said with a smile: "I thought: now our strength should have surpassed the Dutch, once the war starts again, we can completely defeat it with the advantage of troops, it is better for the two fleets to divide their forces!" ”

Zhang Chaozhong was sure, and immediately smiled and took the order.

A few days later, Feng Xiang was discussing military affairs with Zhang Chaozhong in the lobby of the Chinese army, and Guan Wu hurriedly came to report: "See the commander, I have seen Admiral Zhang!" ”

Feng Xiang and Zhang Chaozhong both returned the salute, and Feng Xiang asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"The Dutch have been found!"

"Where!"

Feng Xiang and Zhang Chaozhong were both in spirit, and the two asked almost in unison.

Guan Wu said: "The Dutch fleet has appeared off the coast of Nanzhili, and there are signs of activities off the coast of Nanjing! ”

Hearing this, Feng Xiang and Zhang Chaozhong were terrified, if the Dutch rushed into the Yangtze River and approached Nanjing, it would not be too much for them to cut with a thousand knives.

Although with the strength of the Dutch, it is a fool's dream to capture Nanjing, but there is still the strength to harass it, especially now that the Nanjing Navy Division has been transferred north to Shandong, the defense of Nanjing is even more empty, Feng Xiang and Zhang Chaozhong are capital crimes based on this alone, even if the court does not kill the two, Liu Juntao will not let them go!

"Domination! We must come back to Nanjing! ”

Zhang Chaozhong couldn't sit still anymore, and immediately hugged his fists and asked for battle.

Feng Xiang had some doubts, could this be the Dutchman's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain?

However, Feng Xiang immediately figured it out, whether it was a Dutch strategy or not, he had to lead his troops south to Nanjing, this Dongping Island could be lost, but there must be no accidents in Nanjing!

So, Feng Xiang said: "This is nature! Since the imperial court has entrusted me with the military affairs of exterminating the Dutch bandits, then we must lead our troops south!" ”

On the same day, Feng Xiang reported the military situation to Hu Dexing, the governor of Shandong, and Zhang Xiaojun, the commander-in-chief of Shandong Town, and led the Dongping Island Navy and the Nanjing Navy Division to the south and anchored in the sea off Nanjing, waiting for an opportunity to fight a decisive battle with the Dutch.

Hu Dexing and Zhang Xiaojun were also shocked when they heard that the Dutch had appeared in the area off the coast of Nanjing, and they unanimously agreed to Feng Xiang's request, and ordered the coastal prefectures and counties of Shandong to strengthen their vigilance, and set up 18 additional forts in the key places of the coastal prefectures and counties such as Qingzhou Mansion and Dengzhou Prefecture, and fully deployed the two naval bases of Dongping Island and Andongwei, and increased artillery garrisons to prevent the Dutch from moving the tiger away from the mountain, at least to ensure that the enemy was blocked from the sea.

Four days later, Feng Xiang, who was ready, ordered the Dongping Island Navy and the Nanjing Navy Division to move south and stationed in Nanjing, and sent troops to inform the Nanjing Military Department in advance.

Hu Dexing, the governor of Shandong, also played Emperor Chenghua, saying: The Dutch Xiyi has been driven out of the waters of Shandong, and according to intelligence, the Dutch Xiyi is now showing signs of attacking Nanjing, and has now requisitioned the Dongping Island Navy and the Nanjing Navy Division to the south, preparing to encircle and suppress most of the thieves in the waters off Nanjing......

Emperor Chenghua was also secretly surprised when he heard the news, he originally thought that these Dutch were just harassing Haikou Haikou, but now it seems that he is really in trouble.

"The thieves attacked and harassed, intending to offend my Huaxia Tianwei, the crime is unforgivable! Hu Dexing, the governor of Shandong, dispatched and commanded, and it must be dealt a severe blow to it, and the ...... is to encircle and annihilate it."