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A violent storm mixed with rain crashed down on the rough sea, and four dilapidated wooden sailing ships scattered like panicked flies.

"Click", the fast-moving pirate ship let out a sharp collision sound, followed by a violent shaking of the hull, and before the seven or eight pirates could react, they were thrown into the sea by the huge inertia caused by the shaking of the hull.

The South China Sea is full of reefs and the climate is changeable, and in the event of severe weather such as storms, there is almost no chance of survival once you fall into the sea.

A wooden pirate ship was damaged by the reef, nearly a third of the pirates on board were thrown into the sea by the storm and the shaking of the ship's hull, and the remaining dozen or so pirates stayed cautiously on the badly damaged ship, not daring to risk their lives to continue to escape.

The harsh stormy weather hindered the pirates' escape, and at the same time caused a lot of trouble for the pursuing Chinese fleet.

There were a total of seven ships responsible for pursuing the pirates, of which three wooden steamships were temporarily transferred out of the combat area because of the weak hull protection and the shortcomings of fighting in stormy weather, while the remaining four gunboats with a displacement of 760 tons were scattered in the east and west directions, constantly attacking the pirate ships with the momentum of flanking and encirclement.

"Boom", two shells were fired from the violently shaking gunboat, but because the gunboat's stability was too poor, it lost its aim and landed on a reef on the water, causing a splash of rubble.

"Captain, the sea is too stormy, and the brothers are not good at aiming and shooting!"

One of the gunners shouted loudly to the captain of the gunboat who was directing the operation.

"The pirate ship is less than fifty meters away from us, and if there are two more volleys, we must send them all to the bottom of the sea today!"

The black-and-white uniforms were completely soaked in the rain, and a young captain ignored his situation, staring intently into the distance and commanding loudly.

"Yes!"

The gunner replied, grabbed the hat from his head, and quickly returned to the gun position to prepare to reload the shell.

The tense but not very fierce sea chase lasted for more than ten minutes, and as the last wooden pirate ship was sunk by the patrol ship sent by Zhong Shao, only one stranded pirate ship remained on the sea.

A gunboat was sent to capture the stranded pirate ship, and the other three gunboats slowly withdrew from the engaged seas, and then joined up with the convoy commanded by Zhong Shao.

"Brother Cao, what is the origin of this group of pirates?"

In the command room of the steam gunboat, Zhong Shao asked a dark-skinned young officer.

"It's a group of pirates under Wang Luoba."

The young officer said, "The Nanyang Mining Company has a phosphate mining site on Taiping Island, and this group of pirates did not know where to borrow the courage to gather two or three hundred people to occupy Taiping Island, but they lost more than two-thirds of their men when attacking Taiping Island, and the remaining pirates fled all the way south with a few ships, and then fled to the Golden Shield Dark Sand Sea, which happened to meet you. ”

"What is the condition of the phosphate mining site on Taiping Island, and has it been damaged by pirates?"

Taiping Island is only 1,289 meters long from east to west, 366 meters wide from north to south, with a total area of 0.43 square kilometers.

"The phosphate mining site has suffered some damage, and the skilled workers of the mining company are repairing the damaged area of the mine, and it is expected that it will take two weeks to adjust before normal production capacity can be restored."

The phosphate mining site on Taiping Island was attacked by pirates, and the young officer inevitably took the responsibility of being unprepared, so he was not in a good mood, and said angrily: "The Wehrmacht and the Nanyang pirates have always used well water to avoid river water, and when they robbed foreign devils and merchants, Lao Tzu turned a blind eye and let them pass.

But in the past month, these bitter haha's people don't know what foreign wealth they have made, one by one shotguns have been replaced, cannons have been installed on the tattered sailboats, and they have become more and more bold, and even dare to fight the territory of the Wehrmacht. ”

The young officer's heart was full of anger, and he was puzzled, and said, "Lord Zhong, you are more familiar with Lord Mei and Lord Wang, can you report to the two adults, concentrate the naval forces of the Nanyang Defense Force, and exterminate Wang Luoba and his gang of pirates." ”

"I will report the situation of the South Sea pirates to the two adults, but Brother Cao should not report too much hope.

There are tens of thousands of large and small islands in the Nanyang region, and the British and Dutch have only occupied some important islands and areas, and many islands are still under the jurisdiction of local natives and pirates. ”

The climate and geographical environment of the South Seas region were hot, and the British had limited control over the colonies by appointing the indigenous chiefs of the Malay Peninsula as administrators to manage local affairs, while the Dutch and the British signed an agreement in 1871 to redivide the forces of the two sides in the South Seas, with the British gaining colonial rights over North Borneo and control of the Strait of Malacca, while the Netherlands was recognized by the British and given the right to move freely in Sumatra.

There are many indigenous countries scattered on the island of Sumatra, among which the religious countries led by the Sultanate of Aceh have fertile land and a large number of people, and it is very difficult to conquer.

In order to prevent other countries from interfering in Sumatra, the Dutch sent warships to invade Sumatra in March 1873, two years after signing a treaty with the British, and occupied Palembang, Riau, Bengkulu and other sultanates at the end of the year.

At the beginning of the second year, the Dutch army occupied the capital of the Sultanate of Aceh and captured the Sultan of Aceh, and then the Dutch announced that the entire island of Sumatra would be included in the colonial rule, but the capture of the capital of Aceh and the capture of the Sultan of Aceh did not mean the end of the war.

The battle between the rebels and the Dutch colonists in Sumatra continued until 1878 and showed no end in sight.

During the Aceh War, the Dutch slowed down the pace of aggression against Lanfang, Mazen, Bali and other areas because they were worried that Java, Borneo, Sulawesi and other islands would cooperate with the reactionary uprising of the indigenous forces of Sumatra, allowing them to retain their internal political independence and military power, and at the same time implementing a policy of co-opting the Chinese, Malays, Sulus, Javanese and other pirate forces mixed in the Nanyang region, using the weapons possessed by the pirates

Blockade and encircle the rebels scattered on the islands.

The Wehrmacht land forces are distributed in northern Annam, Songkhla, and Natuna Islands, and their strength is insufficient.

The precious maritime forces are responsible for the security of the migrant fleet, and cannot be concentrated to encircle and suppress pirates, and there are so many pirates in the South Seas that if the piracy problem cannot be solved at one time, the escaped pirates are likely to launch attacks on the migrant fleets in various sea areas, making it difficult for the escort fleet to deal with them.

Therefore, for various reasons, the South Sea Force of the Wehrmacht and the pirates tend to maintain a cooperative or non-hostile relationship without interfering with each other's activities.

The Han State was busy preparing for war, and the Nanyang troops did not want to cause trouble, but some forces just aimed the challenge at them at this time.