"Nanao is located at the junction of Fujian and Guangdong, choking the throat inside and outside, and has the convenience of freshwater fish farms, which is a battleground for soldiers. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info set up a battalion here, enough to reach ten battalions along the coast. But because it is located at the junction of two provinces, no one is willing to take this hot potato, and they are not willing to garrison troops, but they are cheaper than those pirates. The old man has decided to write the imperial court, and set up a deputy general soldier in Nanao to assist in guarding Zhangchao and other places here, with two battalion heads, and one battalion from each of Guangdong and Fujian provinces. As for the deputy commander-in-chief, the two provinces will take turns to send out the soldiers, and the people will be paid wherever they are from. The water transportation here is convenient, and there are the benefits of merchants, it is not difficult to transport food and wages, and there are ready-made cities, as long as they are slightly repaired, they can be used by me, and they are really a godsend, and they must not fall into the hands of pirates again. ”

The guards formed a cordon from a distance, extremely far away from Yin Zhengmao and Fan Jin, who were talking, and promised not to hear their words. At present, from the perspective of the whole South Australia, there are still sporadic battles, but the island where the Lin family's old camp is located is no longer fighting, so there is no need to worry about safety.

The battle itself is out of suspense, but that doesn't mean the Governor can do it easy. From the perspective of the supreme commander of the three armed forces, the current Yin Zhengmao should be the busiest one. After all, countless tasks, including counting the captures, calculating losses, and even recounting the exploits of the war, were waiting for the governor to make a decision. The second and third rank military attaches in the army may not be qualified to be close to the governor now, Fan Jin is a white ding, but he can walk and chat with the governor, even Fu Liang, a confidant guard who is quite compatible with Fan Jin, feels a little incredible.

After all, Fan Jin is Ling Yunyi's staff, not Yin Zhengmao's, when did he have such a good relationship with the governor?

After Lin Haishan woke up, he tried to return to the island to either rescue the Liang family or die with him. Fan Jin wasted a lot of strength and took a few punches, but he still held her waist and controlled her. After he regained consciousness, he was followed by arrangements for escape, containment, and evasion from pursuit.

If you don't think about pursuit, you can always run away if you want to. Even if 100,000 officers and soldiers were killed, they would not attack all the ships at sea. What's more, their goal was Nanao, and the Lin family's escape fleet avoided the edge of the official army and fled to a nearby island to anchor temporarily, and when he was sure that he was not in danger, Fan Jin also officially resigned to Lin Haishan.

In the future, the cooperation between the two parties will need Fan Jin in the court to continue, so his departure is not blocked. After Lin Haishan regained her senses, she also knew that only by doing things well could she make the right sacrifice for her sister-in-law. So he began to arrange to send Fan Jin away, and by the way, he also brought him a considerable amount of thanks.

first sent him to a small island not too far from South Australia by boat, and then sent someone to communicate the news to Chen Lan. As a famous general in Guangdong, he will inevitably participate in this kind of big battle. Because of the stitches and care of the wound, Chen Lan's punishment was not severe, and he basically went through the motions without pain or itching, so he had an excellent opinion of Fan Jin. After receiving the news, he quickly sent troops to bring Fan Jin from the island to the fleet, and he has been moving with the army.

When he left Lin Haishan, he deliberately made some injuries on his body, and when he explained to the outside world, he said that he took advantage of the chaos to kill the pirate's den, and then mistakenly ran to the small island. If he hadn't met General Chen, he would have died. With the protection of Sabao and others, the attention of the officials and soldiers is also focused on attacking South Australia, and the truth of these words cannot be verified, and a little perfunctory will fool the past. No one will find out what happened to him on the island, or what he did, anyway, the island was taken and he didn't die, and that was enough.

In the past few days, he has been recuperating well, and his body has basically recovered, but there is nothing to do. After all, he was an outsider, and he lacked intersections with this circle before, and he didn't think he was qualified to attend this battle, and he was called to talk today, and even Fan Jin himself was a little flattered.

Pointing to the broken garrison and the castle that was dilapidated but still strong, Yin Zhengmao said: "The Lin clan has put a lot of effort into this island, and the foundation left is very good, if the imperial court just lets it be wasted, it will be better than these pirates." If these fortresses are repaired, they can garrison the soldiers, and the imperial court will control this place, and the Japanese will lose their supplies, whether they are Yi people or Japanese people, and if they want to reach out to Guangdong, it will not be as easy as now. The imperial court guards here, so there is no need to burn along the coast as in the past, and the officers and soldiers are tired of running for their lives. ”

Fan Jin hurriedly said: "The army is high, the transportation here is convenient, and it is a natural berth, and the merchants originally liked to exchange markets here. It was only later that the plague became more and more rampant, and the mutual market was gradually interrupted, and if the government could give order to the merchants and let them rest assured that they would trade here, the army could collect taxes and supplement their salaries with commercial taxes. ”

Yin Zhengmao looked at Fan Jin, "Fan Jin, Nanao was able to take it down so smoothly, and your credit is not small." The old man originally thought that with 100,000 heavenly soldiers and the combined army of Franc and man, he would be devastating and successful. I didn't want those strongmen to be so brave, and even the leading officers of the Franco machine were killed. If it weren't for the strategy of recruiting An, the morale of the pirates was broken first, and even if this battle could be won, I am afraid it would be protracted and suffered heavy casualties, and it would never be as easy as it is now. ”

The pirate's final counterattack was so strong that even Fan Jin never thought of it. South Australia is inferior to Luo Mountain after all. From the topography point of view, South Australia lacks the cover of high mountains and dense forests, and there is not enough room for maneuver. Smashing it down with an absolutely superior force is like smashing an egg with a hammer, and it is said that if you hammer it down, the egg will definitely break. But the real result was that at the same time as the egg shattered, the hammer also broke out.

The Spanish soldiers who landed first were pushed back all the way by the mad pirates, and all the territory they had managed to occupy was lost, and there were heavy casualties. Immediately afterwards, the warship was besieged by pirates with wolf pack tactics, and one of the pirates actually touched the flagship of the coalition forces. Both sides of the battle were almost equally destroyed, and the commander of the Spanish fleet was killed. Several coalition ships caught fire and sank, and the remnants of the army had to retreat in a hurry. The first attack on South Australia actually ended in a victory for the pirates.

When the Ming officers and soldiers who originally heard the sound of artillery and were ready to grab merit arrived at the battlefield, they found that grabbing merit had turned into a fortified attack, and even foreign cannon fodder had run away. But it is impossible to retreat, Yin Zhengmao personally supervised the formation, and there was no way to retreat. In the face of the high bounty of those maritime merchants, the officers and soldiers landed hard, besieged it, and fought a tough battle with the pirates. Finally, there are many soldiers, and there are famous generals like Zhang Yuanxun and Chen Lan leading the team, and they are determined to fight hard, and the pirates can't stop it.

The entire offensive and defensive battle in South Australia was thrilling, and the number of casualties among officers and soldiers had far exceeded psychological expectations, and what made Yin Zhengmao even more afraid was that this was the result of Fan Jin's previous use of Zhao'an to get the defense and weaken the power of the pirates as much as possible. If there is no this, simply relying on a strong attack, I don't know how long this battle will take to end. Of course, in terms of strength, the Ming army will definitely be able to take it here. But if you lose too many troops, your final battle will be too ugly.

If he completely follows Fan Jin's layout, does not borrow red-haired people, but fights pirates with pirates, and then uses officers and soldiers as promoters, and uproots pirates through Zhao'an, the loss will be much smaller than now. No matter how hard Yin Zhengmao is, he also admits a fact in his heart, this time he lost.

It is impossible for him to admit his mistakes to a scholar, but Yin Zhengmao himself is not a wicked person with a bad character who is jealous of the virtuous. I almost killed this scholar, and I didn't give advice, and now I think of making up for it and correcting my mistakes, and conversations like this are also part of the content of making amends.

Fan Jin said: "The pirates have no way to retreat, and they are bound to turn their backs, so they fight fiercely, but in fact, they are not as good as the officers and soldiers after all, how can the officers and soldiers win." The Francophile suffered such a big loss, which really hurt his vitality, and he had to be polite when dealing with the government in the future. The army kills two birds with one stone, not only in addition to the forest thieves, but also destroys the prestige of the people, the merit is in the two Guangzhou, Ze is the people, and the military and the people of Guangdong are all reading the great grace of the army. ”

Yin Zhengmao shook his head and said: "In this kind of scene, some of my subordinates will say, I called you here to ask you, how much strength do the remaining people of the Lin family have?" Don't tell me they're all dead, it's just you and me now, you can rest assured. ”

"The students don't dare to lie, except for the women and children who fled from the Lin family, there are men, but there are not many of them. Even if you kill them all, it won't be of much use. There are so many Fujian people, and there will be other people who kill the Lin family and continue to pull the flag and rebel, to really solve this problem, it is still necessary to let the Fujian people not think about being robbers. If the robbers can't recruit soldiers, the momentum will not be as great as it is now, and if there is a way to go, there will not be so many people who want to fight hard. ”

"The imperial court has been giving them a way to go, and the opening of the sea in Yuegang is just so that they have a way out and don't have to be thieves. But no matter how wide the road is, there are always people who can't walk through, and there is no way to do it. Lin's ...... There are only a few women left, and I want to tell them that women should still marry with children with peace of mind, and find a man to marry as soon as possible, it is better than messing around at sea. I heard someone say, you married the woman of the Lin family? ”

"There is such a thing, otherwise they would not believe it."

"Forget it, if you say this kind of thing, others will only think that he is a madman, you don't have to take it to heart, the captives who said this have been cut down, and no one will take it out in the future. There is never a shortage of people in the court to do things, and there is never a shortage of people to eat idle meals. In fact, the court is so big, what does it matter if there are a few people who eat idle meals, but the really terrible ones are those who have to make meritorious contributions when they do things. When they do something, they think that they should have merit, and when they see other people doing meritorious service, they are not happy in their hearts, thinking that they will trample on others and be rewarded by themselves. Such people are the real black sheep. Your credit is great, it is inevitable that someone will stare at you and find you trouble, Yangshan and I will cover it up for you, you have to be careful yourself, don't let people catch the handle. ”

"Thank you for the advice of the army, and the students will remember it."

"You're all healed?"

"If you return to the army, it's no big deal."

"It's okay if it's okay, good swimmers drown. Those who are good at fighting often die on the battlefield. In this dynasty, Tan Sima's swordsmanship is unparalleled, and a long sword has the courage of ghosts and gods, but since he became a big Sima, he basically no longer uses swords. Your business is to take a pen, not a knife, in the future you still have to use the pen, don't always think about lifting the knife, otherwise you are used to holding the knife, you can't hold the pen, that is, you are abandoning the book, write it down? ”

"The student made a note of it."

Yin Zhengmao nodded and said: "If I were Yangshan, I wouldn't let you take this township exam, and I would keep you by my side to help me praise the military plane, and wait until I went to the exam in a dignified manner." But Yangshan has repeatedly entrusted me, I can't help but do it for him, your recommendation has been written, go back and let people take it to you, and you can directly participate in the township test next year. Your talent will end up in high school, and the old man is just waiting for the time to take the test and see your gold list nomination. ”

Fan Jin originally missed the big harvest exam, basically don't think about this subject, now with the letter of recommendation, he can directly participate in the township exam if he gets the qualification of Confucianism, no matter what the result is, this is a great opportunity for him. Even if it was just for the sake of seeing the topic, it should not be missed, and he hurriedly saluted: "Students, thank you for the cultivation of the army." ”

"You're welcome, you deserve it. You have made great achievements this time, and you have encountered strange dangers, and you deserve to be rewarded. Let's talk about it, if there are any requirements, the old man will do it for you. ”

"Students contribute to the country, and they dare not say anything about mediocrity."

"It's good to contribute to the country, but you can't do without reward, don't forget to pay tribute and receive cattle. Look at these soldiers. Yin Zhengmao pointed to the soldiers who cleaned up the battlefield, cut off people's heads and threw corpses to search for the remnants to mend their knives.

"They have a bad reputation among the people, and the women of this island would rather kill themselves than become prisoners, because if they do, the soldiers will not spare them. But they are desperately risking their money, and it is understandable that they are just women's wealth. Just because they are greedy for bounty doesn't mean they are not loyal to the court, and neither do you. If you want to serve the court, it has nothing to do with begging for rewards, just say what you want, don't have any scruples. ”

Yin Zhengmao said this, if Fan Jin continued to prevaricate, it would be hypocritical. He thought for a moment, "The army is being controlled, but the student has a reluctant request, I don't know if it's appropriate." To put it bluntly, it is not strange to control the army. Students have always wanted to build a college in Xiguan......"

"The establishment of the academy, this kind of cultural and educational thing, is the positive difference of the Nanhai County Yamen, why did you take over the office of Nanhai County? Your request is really strange......" Yin Zhengmao looked at Fan Jin, and there was obviously some doubt in his eyes, "You are doing this just to add a academy to the South China Sea?" ”

"It's not, it's just that the students thought that if the merchants of the 18th shop in Xiguan knew that it was the students who said that the army had promised to establish the academy, those businessmen would see the students in a favor. When dealing with them in the future, you must first have a friendship. ”

Yin Zhengmao smiled, "Merchants...... You can deal with them, even if you don't let go of your friendship, you have Yangshan's face, and they don't dare not listen to you. But your request is not in the way of the locality, and I will grant you. Before leaving, put a kick-up gun, and approve it. In the past, I had to consider this, after all, building a academy is also an expense, but now that I have the money, I dare to do it. Go, go with the old man and see the silver. ”

"This ...... You don't have to, right? ”

"Afraid of what? Could it be that those gold, silver and jewelry are still afraid of being seen, so let's go and see it together, there is no problem. After all, this batch of Tibetan Qiang has been found, and your credit is not small, so take a look at it, it doesn't matter. ”

The excavation of gold was carried out by Fu Liang personally with the standard camp. The place where the gold was hidden was located close to the sea, and when the tide rose, the whole area would be covered by the sea, and if it were not for a map, it would not have been possible to find it. When the two arrived, they found that the two half-human-high urns had been lifted out and set aside. The soldier swung his single knife and slashed towards the urn, and with a crisp sound, the yellow golden light rushed out along the gap.

A large urn was dug out, and when the last urn wiped away the mud and sand, fifteen urns lined up on the beach, all of which were broken, revealing piles of gold and jewels.

Yin Zhengmao looked very excited, took a few breaths, and said in a trembling voice: "Long live the blessing of Hong Fu, this batch of gold beads solves the void of Taicang and solves the difficulties of the place, with this huge amount of money, the people of Liangguang and Guangxi will suffer less, and the three armies will not be hungry." Come to someone, take the seal, seal all the gold beads, half into Taicang and half return to the treasury, self has fallen, whoever dares to tamper with one of them, will be engaged in military law. ”

The sergeants began to move, but Fan Jin secretly thought in his heart: Yin Zhengmao has an urn, Lingyunyi has an urn, Sabao has an urn, and the rest of the people are waiting for an urn, with these four urns of gold beads, maybe the matter of the Lin family's fleet will pass like this, Lin Feng can not die, and Lin Haishan can be cleared after a while, after all, the big lawsuit is big, and the silver is ....... And the urn of gold beads she left behind is very different from the fifteen urns of the imperial court, but in the end, who did more is still not visible. Big ship or new ship, who can drive faster, who can survive the wind and waves in the future?