Zhang Cha and Zhao Ru led two teams of scouts, and after nearly half a month of careful investigation, they finally got a thorough understanding of the situation of all the pirates in the western part of the country.

This period can be described as extremely thrilling, several times, they are far away with the pirates head-on, fortunately, Zhang Bin will only two sets of binoculars for them to use temporarily, far away they found the pirate's warship, plus their fishing boat camouflaged bad, the escape speed is also amazing, the pirates are too lazy to chase a few "fishermen", they were able to escape.

However, they are not without any damage, there are many poisonous snakes in the mountains and forests, and several team members have unfortunately been bitten by poisonous snakes, but fortunately, they are all experienced people, and they will be bitten at the first time, squeeze out the poisonous blood, and apply the herbs that have been prepared, so there are no casualties.

More than 20 scouts, under the leadership of Zhang Cha and Zhao Ru, went through a lot of hardships, and a complete detailed map of the western coast of Dongfan was finally displayed in front of Zhang Bin's eyes.

There are about 800 li of coastline in the west, of which the southernmost 200 li is the territory of the Dutch, who were building forts with all their might at this time, but did not pay attention to the changes in the direction of Fujian.

Dozens of miles further to the north is Zheng Zhilong's territory Bengang and the lair of pirates Hong Xu and Gan Hui, which is roughly the location of Chiayi and Yunlin in the later generations.

Then more than 100 miles to the north, there are three pirate nests less than 30 miles apart, two of which are the old nests of pirates Yang Liu and Yang Qi, these two brothers have more than 50 warships, three or four thousand pirates, and the other is the lair of the pirate Zhong Bin, there are more than 60 warships, and there are about 5,000 pirates.

These three pirate lairs are more than 100 miles to the north, that is, the location of Taichung in the later generations, and there are a total of more than ten small pirates entrenched in the criss-crossing harbors and rivers, and most of these small pirates are more than ten warships and four or five hundred people.

More than 100 miles to the north, there are two pirate nests less than 50 miles apart, one is the pirate Li Kuiqi's, there are more than 150 warships, more than 10,000 pirates, and the other is the pirate Liu Xiang's, the warships seem to be only more than 100, and the pirates are about seven or eight thousand.

According to Zheng Zhilong, the pirate Liu Xiang is a pirate force second only to him, and it should be stronger than Li Kuiqi, and it is very likely that, as Zheng Zhilong said, the pirate Liu Xiang has more than one lair.

After the territory of the pirates Li Kuiqi and Liu Xiang, the next is the lair of the little pirate Shi Daxuan, and further north is all the territory of the Spaniards.

The eastern coast of Dongfan is mountainous and inaccessible, and at the same time facing the ocean, and the storms are raging, so it is unlikely that pirates will hover there.

In other words, the pirates on the west coast of the east are all the pirates that can be found around Fujian, as long as they are exterminated within the year, the goal of exterminating all pirates around Fujian in one year will be completed.

This goal does not seem to be very difficult to accomplish, and it is almost enough to eliminate a large stock in a month, and half a year.

However, pirates are not fools, after you exterminate a group, they are likely to unite against themselves, if that is the case, but it will be a big trouble, according to the investigation, they have a total of about 600 warships, more than 30,000 pirates, and the force is much stronger than the Fujian sailors.

Moreover, it is very likely that they will also ask the Dutch for help, and if the Dutch get involved again, it will be even more terrifying, and it is very likely that they will not be able to do it on their own side!

What to do?

Zhang Bin thought about it for a long time, but there was still no good way, so in the end he could only summon all the generals to come and discuss.

On the third day, all the generals of Zhang Bin's family, including Qi Yuangong, Qi Yuanfu, Qi Yuanbi, and Cao Bianjiao, gathered at the Yamen of the Penghu Inspection Department to discuss the plan to exterminate the pirates.

The Penghu Inspection Department Yamen is an administrative center built by Zhang Bin in Penghu New Town according to the standard regulations of the county government, and it has become a temporary governor's yamen during this time.

Early in the morning of the third day, all the generals appeared on time in the yamen hall of the Penghu Inspection Division.

This hall was not very large in the first place, and there were many generals under Zhang Bin, so they could only be arranged on both sides of the hall like government officials, and Zhang Bin had already hung the map of Dongfan, which was enlarged to one person high, behind the public case.

He didn't sit down himself, but took an ash rod and stood in front of the map.

When the generals arrived, he pointed to the map, from top to bottom, and gave a detailed description of the situation of all the pirates, and then concluded: "The general situation is like this, the pirate forces are obviously stronger than us, but this year, we must exterminate all the pirates above, how to fight this battle, and everyone can talk about any good ways." ”

When the generals heard this, they all thought about the map.

Unexpectedly, less than a stick of incense had passed, and Zheng Zhilong stood up and arched his hand: "My lord, the last general thinks that he can lead the army to the central part of Dongfan, coerce and lure, and force down more than ten small pirates entrenched there. ”

Zhang Bin was overjoyed when he heard this, as long as he forced the landing of more than ten small pirates, then the balance of forces would completely change, and his side would immediately change from a disadvantage to an advantage in terms of numbers, he said with interest: "It is naturally best to make a forced landing, are you sure?" ”

Zheng Zhilong said confidently: "It shouldn't be difficult to force land on them, we just need to gather all the warships and block all the exits there, most of them will be frightened to come and ask for surrender, and the rest of those who don't surrender, and then let Zheng Cai and them lead the people of their headquarters to go up one by one to threaten them, their family has more than ten warships at most, and fifty warships can press up, even if they don't land, they can easily wipe them out." ”

This makes sense, they have more than 10 warships, and more than 400 warships of the Fujian Navy Division are pressed on them, and many people are estimated to be scared of fart, even if they dare not to fall, it is not too late to beat them one by one.

Zhang Bin nodded and said: "Well, this is a good idea, the first step is like this, how to fight next, the rest is hard stubble, and it seems impossible to force them to surrender." ”

At this time, the veteran Yu Zhigao stood up again and arched his hand: "My lord, the last general thinks that he can break them individually." ”

When Zhang Bin heard this, he sighed and said: "It's certain that each one will be broken, I'm afraid that after breaking one, the rest will gather together to fight against us, they want to unite, let alone three or four hundred warships, if they fight hard, they will inevitably lose both." ”

Yu Zhigao then explained: "My lord, the last general means to break two or three strands at a time, the first step is to follow what General Zheng said, then the pirates will be divided into two parts by us, the north and the south, and there is a large army of us in the middle, they will not dare to attack easily, even if they unite, they can only be divided into two routes, the north and the south, so the threat to us is not very great." Then we can divide the north and south sides to defeat each other, the south three pirates are a little weaker, we can divide them into three ways to break them at once, the north two pirates are stronger, we can divide into two ways and also break them. ”

It turned out to be divided into two ways to break through the north and south, which is indeed a good idea, Zhang Bin thought about it, and then nodded and said: "Well, General Yu's proposal is very good, then in the second step, we will divide the troops into three ways and wipe out the three pirates on that side at one time, so that no matter how strong the two roads in the north are, it will not be a problem, and we can even fight it after reorganization, so that the loss will be smaller." ”

When the generals heard this, they all praised it: "Your Excellency is wise." ”

Zhang Bin was a little embarrassed to be touted, where is this how he is wise, the methods are all thought up by Zheng Zhilong and Yu Zhigao, okay, he coughed, interrupted everyone's praise, and then said loudly: "Cao Bianjiao, I ordered you to lead 1,000 archers, 1,000 sword and shield men, and 2,000 pikemen, and garrison Penghu." ”

When Cao Bianjiao heard this, he hurriedly arched his hand and said, "The last general will obey the order." ”

Zhang Bin continued to order: "Cao Wenzhao, I ordered you to lead 4,000 archers, 4,000 sword and shield men, and 8,000 pikemen, and garrison Yuegang City, Zhongzuo Station, Jinshan Institute and Zhenhaiwei. ”

When Cao Wenzhao heard this, he hurriedly arched his hand and said, "The last general will obey the order." ”

Zhang Bin continued to order: "Qi Yuangong, Qi Yuanfu, Qi Yuanbi, order you to lead your 10,000 men and horses to Penghu to assemble, ready to attack at any time." ”

When the three brothers of the Qi family heard this, they arched their hands at the same time and said, "The last general will obey the order." ”

Zhang Bin continued to order: "Yu Chenglong, I order you to lead all the warships under your command to transfer grain and grass baggage, and within ten days, you must transfer all the grain and grass required by the army in March to Penghu." ”

When Yu Chenglong heard this, he hurriedly arched his hand and said, "The last general will obey the order." ”

Zhang Bin continued to order: "Zheng Zhilong, I order you to lead all the warships under your command to transfer foot soldiers from all over the country, and assist Cao Wenzhao, Qi Yuangong and Cao Bianjiao to complete the garrison and assembly within ten days. ”

When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he hurriedly arched his hand and said, "The last general will obey the order." ”

Zhang Bin finally said loudly: "Today's plan has been decided, I hope everyone will step up preparations for war, and in ten days, the army will set off and go to Dongfan to exterminate the pirates!" ”

When the generals heard this, they suddenly promised: "The last general will obey the order." ”