Xiangshan Island, Tanjiang Estuary.

A small number of foreign merchants and locals from the countryside who had been confined to the city by the war left the city and scattered into the complex and changing water system of the Pearl River estuary. In addition, a total of 200,000 people from all over Guangzhou gathered on Xiangshan Island to wait to board the ship.

Nearly 1,000 ships are spread all over the sea, hunting with flags, warships are like fortresses in the sea, and sails are like forests in the water. This was the largest build-up of China's maritime power since the end of the Southern Song Dynasty.

When Shou ordered to write to his allies in the southeast, he did not expect to end up with 500 ships. Many shipowners do not know each other, but are just allies of allies, friends of friends.

Junk ships are simple, cheap, unusable, intolerant of wind and waves, and have poor ocean-going capabilities. There are enough Junk ships.

"Thank you."

"Thank you."

"Thank you."

Shou order toasted to the sea lords and military lords from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, and Nanyang. In addition to Zheng Chenggong, all the factions that can be named in the Chinese sea are here.

The ...... of the Southeast General Soldiers, Zheng Cai, Chen Qice, Deng Yao, Yang Yandi, and Wang Huizhi

I don't know who loudly proposed to elect Shou Xian as the leader of the maritime alliance, which attracted countless echoes.

Canton was lost, but for the first time since the rise of the Tatars, they failed to achieve their goal of slaughtering the city.

The sailors climbed the mast and waved their weapons in the sky.

Nearly a thousand ships, more than 20,000 sailors, some people may not know what they are cheering for, but simply join in the euphoric chorus with their companions. The feelings of the soldiers are realistic and simple, and although they do not understand, they are happy.

The Tatar army had reached the other side of Xiangshan Island, and they had no strength or courage to sail across it.

Thousands of ships filled the sea, and the Shang cavalry retreated thirty miles very simply, away from the coastline, and set up camp to defend it, not daring to take a step beyond the thunder pool.

Three Federation frigates and four galiot galleys fired all their guns in salute the orca heraldic flag fluttering from the top of the hill.

Shou ordered to receive the cheers, and from that day on, he became the leader of the seas.

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200,000 people boarding the ship is a very complicated operation, the fleet set off in turn, the first to go is the mainland and the Nanyang Daguang ship, these Nanyang ships that can run the open sea loaded 70,000 people to sail to Houjiang Province and the mainland, Lin Tongwen is looking forward to this group of people.

The large ships of the southeastern families carried 30,000 men and sailed to Borneo.

Offshore vessels and some large ships in poor condition carried 100,000 people and sailed along the coastline of Guangdong to Hainan Island. There are not enough ocean-going ships, so these immigrants will temporarily live in Hainan and wait for the year after next year to go south.

Shou orderly boarded the frigate Yuexiu, and Rong Guangzun was waiting for him on board.

"General Rong wants to join the Hainan Ming Army?"

"Yes, not only me, but also from various families in Zhoushan, a total of 114 ships and 21,000 soldiers.

"Where does General Rong want to be stationed?"

"It's up to arrangement."

Shou Xian thought slightly, "Hainan Island doesn't need too many sailors, how about General Rong stationed in Leizhou Baigemen Water Village?" Family members can be arranged to go to the island. ”

Jinzhou Island covers an area of more than 50 square kilometers, about half the size of Daishan Island, which can just accommodate a town of soldiers.

From Guangdong to Guangxi, too many Ming troops retreated to the last watershed in China.

The order was assigned to the large Ming army to the state and county, and the small Ming army was assigned to inspect the city or the camp fort, in short, to do their best to resettle them.

Most of the retreating Ming troops were armies, and even if there were inland water divisions, they lost all their warships when they crossed the Ghost Gate. Rong Guangzun is the only sailor who has been formed.

The flotilla evacuated in batches, and the escort Yuexiu finally left Xiangshan in an orderly manner.

Geng Jimao's main force stopped at Guangzhou for repairs, and the forward troops under the command of Guo Hu, Gao Jinku, and Xian Qiyu marched westward. The next big war is imminent.

From the west of Xiangshan Island, there are many Ming troops on the coastline, walking around in order to assess the strength of friendly forces.

Four major divisions of the Ming Army along the coast.

1. Wang Xing, Chen Qice, Xiao Guolong.

Chen Qice occupies Shangxiachuan Island; Wang Xing occupies the village of Haiwan in Zhenwan; Wang Xing's deputy general, Xiao Guolong, stationed troops in Yongfeng Village in the mountains, and the three armies echoed each other from afar. This way, the Ming army has mountains and seas, and its strength is very strong.

Chen Qice had more than 2,000 soldiers and more than 100 warships. Wang Xing also has more than 2,000 soldiers, and the famous village of Wencun is actually a very strong dock fort.

Wang Xing captured Wencun, slaughtered the original local villagers, overhauled fortifications near Wencun, and covered trenches and artillery barricades.

Put down the binoculars in order.

Xiao Guolong is in the mountains, and he can't reach the order, so he doesn't think it's a big problem for the time being.

Chen Qice's Shangxiachuan Island is no problem, the island area is large enough, there is a patrol city and a salt patrol department yamen on the island, the foundation is very good, enough for him to be stationed. The Tatars were unable to go to the sea, and Chen Qice could radiate the Pearl River estuary based on Shangxiachuan Island.

The only hidden danger is the core of Wang Xingbu, Wencun is the Ming army's closest fortress to Guangzhou, and there is still some distance from the coast, in case it is surrounded, it is difficult to rescue. It depends on the determination of the Tatars to attack.

Second, the four cities of Moyang of Du Yonghe and others.

To the west of Shangxiachuan Island is Hailing Island, and Hailing Island also has a patrol city, which has a garrison base. Occupying Hailing Island was Li Chengdong's general Liang Desheng.

Du Yonghe swept along the Tanjiang River and retreated to the mouth of the Moyang River with tens of thousands of people, which was another major retreat.

The Ming army from the north was ruthless, Du Yonghe demolished the Yangjiang County and the surrounding Taiping Fort and Liantang Fort, and transported the building materials from the Moyang River to Haikou to strengthen the Beijin Water Division, Hailang guarded the Thousand Households, and Pisces guarded the Thousand Households.

Yangjiang coastal defense area, Beijin Naval Division City is one of the six battalions of the Guangdong Naval Division of the Ming Dynasty, once was the Yangdian staff general and Gao Zhao coastal defense military station, the port can accommodate 100 warships, the city is enough for 3,000 officers and soldiers to stay.

The four cities at the mouth of the Moyang River are directly close to the sea, echoing each other, and it is impossible to directly surround them from the land.

By the time the order arrived, Du Yonghe had boarded a ship to Borneo to manage the rear territory.

Zhang Yue is stationed in the city of Pisces, Zhang Daoying is stationed in the city of Hailang, Wu Wenwen is stationed in Beijin Water Village, and Liang Desheng is stationed in Hailing Island.

Shou ordered a few words to the commander-in-chief, and continued to patrol westward.

3. Shendian Wei is the electric white city

This is the first time to visit the port of Dian Bai Bohe.

Cui Liangyao, a Ming general in the same city as Lu Zhan, finally withdrew from Dianbaicheng and occupied Honghuabao and Chishui Inspection Divisions of the Pingshan Inspection Division and Chishui Inspection Division, facing Dianbaicheng across Bohe Bay.

Lu Zhan was unrestrained, let go of his actions, and made something that made Shou Xuan jaw-dropping.

Originally, the city was very strong, but the eastern wall was close to the mountain, and the cannon on the mountain could bombard the city. Lu Zhan demolished the city wall and rebuilt it later, and the entire area of Dianbai City was only one-fourth of the original area.

The city wall was doubled, the four corners were built with solid large sharp corner platforms, and the four gates were built with solid half-moon forts, and the surrounding trenches were dug like spider webs, and the inclined earth embankment guns were built outside the trenches, and the angle of inclination was just enough for the city artillery to shoot downward.

Between the city and the sea, a smaller fortress was built, and in the future, the façade was covered with bricks and logs.

Dianbai City is a little far from the sea, and it could have been surrounded, but this fortress has put an end to hidden dangers. Further south, the Liantou Peninsula relied on the mountains to build four large forts, and the land route between Liantou and the mainland was only 200 meters wide, all within the blockade of the forts.

Denbai and Liantou jointly guarded Bohe Bay, and the warships took shelter from the wind and waves in the bay, and it was safe on typhoon days.

Disembark in order to visit the Electric White Fortress. The garrison was not much, a total of 1,100 men, stationed in three castles.

"Commander Lu, your fortress is very powerful."

Lu Zhan raised his eyebrows, "That is, it cost 180,000 taels of silver before and after." ”

"So much money is actually enough for you to live a rich life in Nanyang."

"Dianbai is my home, and there is nothing wrong with the silver flower at home."

Shou Zhi nodded, and walked along the city wall to the number one fortress.

"Who designed the fortress?"

"Electric White City is Bandus, and Lotus Head Fort is Pedro."

"I looked all the way, the coastal fortress of Guangdong, with your electric white city is the strongest."

"That is, my gunners here are all hired from Macau. I don't know which gunner is the best, but I know which gunner is the most expensive. ”

Shou Xian sighed, fighting a war is making money, Du Yonghe actually has the money to build the four cities of Moyang into Dianbai, but Guangdong is not his hometown in Shaanxi after all, Du Yonghe just requisitioned the people to strengthen it with soil methods, and did not invest much cash.

"Who is commanding these castles?"

"Dianbaicheng is in charge of Bandus, Wang Peng of Liantoubao is in charge, Xiaoleng Fort He Dazhuang is in charge, and Pedro is in charge of the water master."

"Hey, what about you?"

"Oh, I'm so busy that I don't have time to take care of the city defense. There are a lot of soldiers and in Dianbai, and I am busy finding more money and more little ladies to appease them every day. ”

Shou Xuan was speechless for a while.

The No. 1 fortress has two 12-pound bronze cannons, produced by the Macau Bugarao Cannon Factory, with a lace pattern winding and a very beautiful casting.

The Ming army was more equipped with iron cannons, and Lu Zhan ordered 5 caliber iron cannons in Hainan, and spent a lot of money to buy 6 bronze cannons.

The life of the iron cannon is not as good as that of the bronze cannon, and Lu Zhan is prepared for a long-term battle.

Looking into the city, it was a large military camp, and there were few civilians on the streets.

"There should be more than so many people in Dianbai City, right?"

"For a few years, more than 10,000 people were transported to Borneo. I sent all the people who had no time to be transported into the mountains after the autumn harvest, and there were only soldiers and little ladies in the city. ”

"How much food do you have in stockpile?"

"Don't worry, counting the salted fish enough to eat for a year, I also opened some vegetable fields in Liantou, and harvested vegetables while fighting, which is very beautiful."

"Well, admire." Shou Xuan smiled, "The Tatars are on their way here, do you need anything else from Commander Lu?" ”

"Sulfur, saltpeter, it would be better if there was finished gunpowder."

"A shipload of munitions. Command Lu was asked to hold Dianbaicheng and relieve the pressure on Hainan. ”

"I've been preparing for 3 and a half years, and I'm just waiting for this day. You'd better come more tartars, or I'm worried that they won't be enough. Lu Zhan licked his lips and said sadly, "It's a pity that there are more hooligans in my soldiers, and they don't know how to be martyrs, they only know how to let Tartars go to martyrdom." ”

The two laughed for a while, and Shou Xuan stretched out his hands, "Commander Lu, the war is still very long, please take care." ”

"Take care."

The Yuexiu left Bohe Port and continued westward into Li Mingzhong's Fourth Coastal Defense Zone.

Li Mingzhong and Zhang Pengfei were the last Dongjiang towns, and they traveled all over China's coastline from the Liaodong Peninsula to the southernmost coast of Guangdong. Now there is no way back on the mainland.

Li Mingzhong completely demolished Maoming, the capital city of Gaozhou, and transported brick and stone building materials to Huazhou and Wuchuan.

The Jianjiang River, the Meihua River and the sea wrapped Li Mingzhong's garrison Wuchuan City, and the Tatars could only cross the river to storm the city if they wanted to attack it, and it was a dream to fill the river to get close.

On the island, there are Wuchuan County and the neighboring Ningcun Inspection Division, and Li Mingzhong's investment is not as good as Lu Zhan's, but it is basically according to the fortress of Hainan Zhubao.

Li Mingzhong has a naval division, and he can also get reinforcements from Yang Yandi on the East China Sea Island in Guangzhou Bay behind him. Although he has lost his sincerity to Zeng Ying, Li Mingzhong has a high official position, deep qualifications, and strong independence. The order didn't ask much of him.

To the west, it is already the Leizhou Peninsula, and it returns to Haikou City in an orderly manner.

From Xinhui to Qinlian, along the entire coastline west of the Pearl River Estuary in Guangdong, countless soldiers and civilians are boating on the sea. When Xiangshan returned, the ships that did not participate in the voyage were the main force of transshipment.

The population of Hainan Island has exceeded 1.2 million and is growing rapidly.

Up to now, the entire "Defection to the Angry Sea" plan has been implemented smoothly. Hainan is only a transit point for immigrants, and Houjiang, mainland China, and Borneo are the final destinations.

Close the plan on the table in order.

"Kamikawa, take it to the archive."

"Yes, Archon."

Chen Shangchuan, the new adjutant of Shou Order, took over the shipping plan codenamed "Defection to the Angry Sea", and the red cover was unusually conspicuous.

Hundreds of thousands of people will bring valuable human resources to the Federation, and when these people resume production, the Federation will become an unshakable power in the South Seas.

Shou Orderly walked to the balcony and lit his pipe.

In the azure bay, ten brand-new galley galleys are being trained.

White sails, young sailors.

"Defection to the Angry Sea" is not the beginning of the end, but it is the end of the beginning.

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