Bidding farewell to Dalantai, Zhao Rui and the others returned to Ampang by boat, and the return journey was thousands of miles, but it happened to be blown by the southeast monsoon, and the speed of the fleet was also much faster.

This time the unexpected and easy to take Ma Yi is Zhao Rui did not expect, in terms of Ma Yi's geographical location, the advantages of commerce and trade are not obvious at present, the most important thing is to provide an excellent maritime military base, and Dalantai itself is a general, coupled with some training methods of the navy, the navy has always been strong, and it is naturally formed, which is undoubtedly a great help for Zhao Rui to control the South China Sea.

After two days of sailing, a wide land appeared, Zhao Rui thought it was close to Anbang Prefecture, but then Jiao Xian said with a smile: "The prince has only been sleeping recently, this is Qiongzhou Island!" ”

Zhao Rui smiled disapprerovingly, he did sleep for a longer time these days, and people were swaying on the boat, coupled with the waves of the sea, he was naturally sleepy.

This land is Qiong Island......

Zhao Rui vaguely remembers that Qiongdao is rich in iron-rich ore, if Qiongdao is used to develop modern industry, it is also a good place, at least it is a natural island, not easy to be disturbed by external wars, followed by many ports, extremely suitable for maritime trade, in general, the development prospects of Anbang Prefecture are much better.

Hearing Zhao Rui say a few benefits, Jiao Xian had a different opinion.

"The prince may not know, the local Li indigenous people are unruly, rebellions occur from time to time, the year before last, the imperial court also sent a large member to Qiongzhou to quell the rebellion, although the place is good, but the people are difficult to discipline."

And there's such a thing......

Zhao Rui thought about it and felt that it was reasonable, this place itself was the southernmost island, and it was normal for the imperial court to have weaker control.

After passing Qiongzhou Island, the ship headed north and directly reached Ampang State.

There were obviously more fishing boats encountered during this voyage, including those from Jiaozhi, Zhancheng, and possibly from Qiongzhou Island.

When he arrived at the inner harbor of Anbang Prefecture, before Zhao Rui got off the boat, he saw Li Fulin, the messenger of Champang, waiting for him under the boat.

After asking, I found out that when Li Fulin came, the ship he was on was ransacked by pirates!

"Hahaha......"

Zhao Rui laughed and said: "You Zhancheng is not the best at maritime trade, and now you will be robbed by pirates in the inland sea, which is really unheard of!" ”

"Alas...... Who's to say it isn't! Even if it is a warship in Jiaozhi, it will not intrude on us at sea, who knows that after two years, Chen Mingfu has become a climate, dozens of warships, and began to rob wantonly, such a person, who will do business with him again......"

Li Fulin chattered, and Zhao Rui gradually understood.

It turned out that there was a place called Jiyang Army in the southwest corner of Qiongzhou Island, which was not the meaning of the army, but the name of an administrative plan such as Southern Song Dynasty, Army, and Prison.

There are many Li people in this place of Jiyang, and the person named Chen Mingfu turned out to be a Han man, he raised hawksbill turtles by the sea and hired local people, probably because of the bad year, the production was very low, and the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes were added, this Chen Mingfu directly instigated the Li people to riot with him.

After killing the local officers and soldiers, he called himself the king of Sanba, and he was in the limelight for a while, and it was in response to the statement of Emperor Tiangao that he was the king for two days, and there was no power of the court to exterminate him, but he became even more unscrupulous.

Jiyang is located in the southwest end, it is a good corner for smuggling, and there used to be secret trade with Jiaozhi and Zhancheng, but recently, I don't know what benefits Jiaozhi promised him Chen Mingfu, and he actually began to rob the merchant ships that occupied the city, and even the ships of the Song Dynasty went south.

Zhao Rui thought about the geographical location of Jiyang, the closest place is the territory of Jiaozhi, and Jiaozhi went to unite with him, could it be to target himself?

Zhao Rui couldn't help but think about it more, but the more he pondered it, the more Zhao Rui affirmed this idea, the Jiaozhi people had nothing to do with themselves on land now, and they must have to restrict and attack from the sea.

Or maybe they thought that the musket was not so terrible when it reached the sea?

Zhao Rui couldn't help but sneer, waiting for the opportunity to let the Jiaozhi people also taste the power of the cannonball.

On the way back, Zhao Rui kept thinking that this naval battle was too easy, and the ship's guns only fired two salvos, and the Ma Yi ship was wiped out.

There was still a lot of ammunition on the boat, and Zhao Rui even had a feeling of killing chickens with a knife.

Li Fulin also really hated, listening to what he said, he couldn't wait for Zhao Rui to go to avenge him immediately, but Zhao Rui has been playing haha, if you want to say that it's okay to fight by the way, but in order to occupy the city, you won't set off immediately, after all, the fleet is tired after a long journey, and people are not iron, so you have to rest for a while.

Later, Zhao Rui just promised Li Fulin to clean them up, and then returned to Anbang Prefecture to rest.

Originally, Zhao Rui planned to rest for a day and a night, and then return to Dabao City on the second day.

But in the afternoon, the returning fishing boats said that they had also been robbed by Jiyang's people, and that it was a whole fishing fleet, and tens of thousands of catties of fresh fish were robbed by them.

Pity these fishermen, Zhao Rui just defeated the Mayi people for them, they really fished safely for two days, and then the fish and shrimp came back with a full warehouse, but they were robbed again at the door of the house!

It's shameless, isn't it?

For his own people being bullied, Zhao Rui's anger suddenly came up, and he hurriedly sent someone to find Jiao Xian, and immediately went to Jiyang to seek justice.

Zhao Rui thought that his fleet was passing through that sea area in the morning, why did he snatch his own? It is also possible that there was no encounter, but this time they didn't have to encounter it, Zhao Rui decided to find the door.

But after all, it takes time to prepare, and Zhao Rui, who was holding back the fire in his belly, could only wait until the morning was bright and he set off.

Before leaving, Jiao Xian became worried.

"Lord Wang, the collusion between Jiyang and Jiaozhi will definitely unite against us, but robbing so many of our fishing boats, in my opinion, there may be fraud in it. Moreover, he can incite the Li people to rebel as a Han person, which also shows that this person's ability should not be underestimated! ”

"What, you're worried about being ambushed?" Zhao Rui said with a deep groan, feeling that what Jiao Xian said was not unreasonable.

But now that the new Shenzhou is full of guns and cannons, it is simply a crushing force, but there is nothing to be afraid of.

Moreover, this war will be fought sooner or later, since they have premeditated to block the route of fishing boats to the sea, then Zhao Rui can still be a turtle with a shrunken head, guarding the seashore and not fishing, what to eat?

is reasonable, Zhao Rui has no reason to back down.

The big ship took the small boat, and the fleet went to the direction of Jiyang.

Before arriving at the port of Jiyang, he encountered a fleet, Jiao Xian looked through the binoculars, and said: "The flag of the Chen Dynasty is hanging, and the direction of travel is Jiaozhi, it may be that the Jiaozhi people have just returned after loading goods in Jiyang." ”

"Call me!" Zhao Rui said directly without thinking about it.

The fleet of the Jiaozhi people may have been close to Jiyang recently, and Chen Mingfu's strong strength is really looking down on anyone in this sea.

Seeing a big ship anchored in front of them, they thought about going forward to see what was going on, and if they were weak and could be bullied, they wouldn't mind robbing the ship's cargo right away.

The closer they got, the more they felt the enormity of the ship, to the distance where they could shout to each other, and before the Jiaozhi people had time to say anything, the new Shenzhou had already begun to suppress it with fierce firepower.

"Boom ......"

After a burst of artillery fire, seven or eight Cochin cargo ships sank one in an instant.

This can make the Jiaozhi people feel distressed, each of their ships is loaded with smuggled goods of the Southern Song Dynasty, a shipload of things, not to mention ten thousand taels?

Seeing the ferocity of the artillery, the Jiaozhi people did not dare to touch it hard, and quickly turned the bow of the ship and returned to Jiyang.

Zhao Rui's fleet pursued the victory, but after all, there was no Jiaozhi fishing boat, although it had seen the direction of Jiyang in the distance, but the boats of the Jiaozhi people had already become a few small black spots.

"Speed up! Landing and killing enemies when you get to the port when necessary! ”

Zhao Rui gave the order, and the speed of the ship increased by a few points, but the closer it was to Jiyang, the more there were many reefs, and there were many huge reefs that rose from the bottom of the sea.

The speed of Zhao Rui's fleet couldn't help but slow down a lot, and Zhao Rui, who thought it would be smooth sailing, also sighed at the power of nature, and he didn't expect that the offshore sea of Jiyang would be so difficult to pass.

There are more and more reefs raised, and some can even reach a height of five or six zhang, just when the fleet sails to a place surrounded by reefs, and the mutation suddenly occurs!

Large and small ships circled around from behind the reef, blocking Zhao Rui's way, and a boat also appeared behind him, becoming an encircled situation, it seemed that their ships had been waiting behind the reef for a long time.

Zhao Rui looked at both sides, and the number of enemy ships reached dozens, probably because they had gone out of the nest.

"Hahaha!"

With a burst of wild laughter, a large boat slowly approached in the middle, and the laughter was made by the middle-aged man on the deck.

Zhao Rui saw that he was in his forties, with a wide face and a wide mouth, like a brave man, but his eyes were blazing, and he was quite strategic.

"On the other side, is it the prince Zhao Rui? I heard that you are resourceful and decisive, and your ability is extremely high, but now you are just like that! Now that you have no way out, quickly kneel down and beg for mercy, I can still make you die a happy death! ”

The faces of everyone in Zhao Rui's fleet were frightened, and they didn't expect to encounter an ambush here, with reefs blocking them on the left and right, plus their Jiyang's warships were flanking back and forth, there was really no way to retreat.

Jiao Xian also regretted it a little at this time, thinking that if he could insist a little more at that time and persuade Zhao Rui, he might be more prepared.

Seeing Jiao Xian's uneasy expression, Zhao Rui didn't take it seriously, and said lightly: "Go down and arrange the artillery, the bow of the ship is leveled, and you are ready to shoot at any time!" ”

Jiao Xian hurriedly took the order, and Zhao Rui said to the person who shouted: "You are the king of Wang Ba, Chen Mingfu?" Now I will also tell you to surrender quickly, or I will sink you into the sea with your boat and people!" ”

At this time, the Jiaozhi boat that had escaped also turned around and helped Chen Mingfu deal with Zhao Rui together, so Chen Mingfu's expression became even more proud, he didn't expect Zhao Rui to be surrendered by his few words, so he ordered to go down and prepare to attack.