Chapter 138: Shelling Qingtan Island
Zhang Dou is not a character who only suffers losses and does not retaliate, and it is his style to repay grievances directly. The Governor of Macau had to pay a price for daring to beat his wife, Sun Yuxiu, even though Carrasco had already been beaten to death. But if you can run, the monk can't run the temple, as long as Macau is still in Zhangdou, there will be a place to settle accounts.
Since the day the Yuxiu was captured, Zhang Dou had been planning a sneak attack on Macau. If nothing else, the huge wealth of Macau made Zhang Dou salivate, and the annual millions of silver profits made Macao quickly become the most important treaty port in the Ming Dynasty.
There are a large number of ships coming in and out of it every day, and if he can successfully raid Macau, Zhang Dou's Changsheng Island can solve the financial crisis that has been plaguing him.
Although the sea trade of Changsheng Island is also very developed, Zhang Dou's stall is also too large. The food alone used most of the Dragon King Temple's tax revenue, as well as iron ore, coal, and silver for the soldiers.
Zheng Yiguan, who was on his left, looked at the 400-ton Galen ship enviously and said: "My lord's Galen ship is really a good thing, there is such a huge ship that is enough to dominate the sea." ”
Zhang Dou said with a smile: "Such a big Galen ship is nothing, the real battleship is several times the size of this one, and there are more than 100 artillery pieces alone, that is the real weapon of the country!" ”
Alan also followed: "Not bad! The real hegemon at sea is the battleships of the first rank, which line up and pass by the opponent's side in a straight line. Hundreds of artillery guns roared at one target in turn, and that was a real naval battle! ”
With Allen's narration, Zheng Yiguan was also immersed in the naval battle with artillery fire. Once in a person's life, he can command such a naval battle, and even if he dies in battle, he has no regrets.
Zhang Dou looked at Zheng Yiguan who was intoxicated and said in a timely manner: "In the future, Changsheng Island will also build such a battleship, I wonder if Brother Zheng is interested in commanding such a battleship to dominate the sea?" ”
Listening to Zhang Dou's words, Zheng Yiguan fell silent. After a while, he said: "Lord Zhang's kindness has been appreciated, and now the things in my father-in-law are complicated and inseparable from manpower." If there is a chance in the future, my brother will definitely go, and I hope that Lord Zhang will not forget today's words! ”
Several people told each other about the matter, and Zhang Dou knew that Zheng Yiguan was planning a major event in the Wa Kingdom. This incident was the beginning of Zheng Yiguan's rise, and in the future, his father-in-law Li Dan failed, and Zheng Yiguan gathered most of Li Dan's subordinates and went south to Fujian to start his road to maritime supremacy.
Zhang Dou knew that his thighs were not thick enough now, and Zheng Yiguan still couldn't look down on them. As long as this trip is successful, his strength at sea will increase a lot, and Zheng Yiguan will naturally move closer to him at that time.
This act emptied Macao, and Zhang Dou almost brought out all the sea ships on Changsheng Island. also used a secret letter to ask Zheng Yiguan to go with him, after all, he has been taking the route from the Wa Kingdom to Fujian recently, and he is very familiar with this area.
Moreover, Zheng Yiguan also brought his fleet, and he could also transport a lot of goods.
The fleet traveled south for more than ten days, and at noon that day, Zheng Yiguan suddenly found Zhang Dou and said, "My lord! Recently, the weather at sea has changed, and there is a fear of a storm coming, so you should find a shelter as soon as possible, otherwise there is a risk of shipwreck! ”
Alan said beside him: "This Mr. Zheng is right! In my sailing experience, a storm will strike at night, and then there will be no shelter from the wind. Our Galen ship may be fine, but those junk ships are dangerous! ”
Hearing that both of them were like this, Zhang Dou's face also changed. This trip can be to bring all his belongings, if an accident happens, Zhang Dou's big naval plan will have to be postponed for ten years.
He hurriedly asked, "Is there a suitable sheltered port near here?" ”
Zheng Yiguan unfolded the chart and looked at it: "The nearest location is also on Qingtan Island, which is dozens of miles away, and at our speed, we should be able to arrive before dark!" ”
"So what are you waiting for? Target Qingtan Island, full speed ahead! Zhang Dou ordered.
Zheng Yiguan hesitated and said, "My lord doesn't know, there is a group of pirates on Qingtan Island. They are the subordinates of the big thief Zhang Hu, and as long as there are sea ships passing by nearby on weekdays, they always rob them. Unless we worship the mountain first and send silver to pass safely from there, this time I am afraid that the price of the second Bai of Qingtan Island will not be low. ”
Hearing that Zheng Yiguan would actually be afraid of a group of pirates, Zhang Dou couldn't help laughing. This biggest pirate of the Ming Dynasty in the future will be afraid of a few thieves who will stand in the way?
Zhang Dou said indifferently: "Isn't it just a group of pirates!" Extinguish it! ”
Zheng Yiguan said with a sad face: "There are ten sea ships under the old white second-hand, it's nothing!" But his boss Zhang Hu was the subordinate of the giant thief Lin Feng back then.
Since Lin Feng's defeat and disappearance, he has gathered Lin Feng's forces, and he has hundreds of warships under his command, and there are thousands of good brothers and sisters who can fight. He can stop crying at night in the coastal areas of Fujian, and that is a difficult opponent. Even the father-in-law is unwilling to turn against him, otherwise there will be no peace in walking in this area in the future! ”
Zhang Dou listened to Zheng Yiguan's words and also fell into deep thought. He didn't expect that in addition to Zheng Yiguan, there was such a big force, and Zhang Dou's little historical knowledge didn't know Lin Feng at all.
This historical bull once led his pirates to capture the Spaniards in Manila, Philippines, where they burned, looted, and ravaged Luzon.
In the end, it was jointly annihilated by the Daming Navy Division and the Spanish fleet in Tamsui, if it weren't for the defeat and disappearance of this person in the end, Zhang Dou would have thought that this cargo was also a member of the crossing.
Such a bull man was exterminated by the Ming Dynasty and ceded the entire sea power to the Westerners, which had to be the sorrow of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhang Hu is the biggest pirate in the coastal area of Fujian, and if he wants to emigrate to the south, he can't get around this tiger blocking the way. Since there is going to be a battle sooner or later, it is better to use Zhang Hu to train his own navy!
"Go to Qingtan Island and exterminate Bai Er! If Zhang Hu wants to retaliate, then let's see if he Zhang Hu is powerful, or if my Changsheng Island Navy is more capable of fighting! Zhang Dou made the final decision and decided to go to Qingtan Island with the whole army.
The wind on the sea is getting stronger and stronger, and the waves crashing against the side of the ship make the boat make a sizzling sound every time. Hearing Zhang Dou's head for a while, he had a feeling that the sea ship would fall apart at any time.
Zheng Yiguan and Allen didn't have Zhang Dou's worries, they were used to this kind of storm. In their eyes, such a storm is just ordinary, nothing at all. Waiting for the coming storm is a disaster that destroys the world and the world, and if you can't enter Qingtan Island, you will only have a shipwreck.
Fortunately, the speed of their sea ship was fast enough, and they finally came to Qingtan Island before dark. The island is not large, but its unique conditions make it a natural shelter.
There is a wooden water village in the narrow harbor, and because it is getting late, another storm is about to hit. The pirates of Qingtan Island closed the gate early and hid on the island to live happily.
The carelessness of the pirates gave Zhang Dou the opportunity to sneak attack, they were used to being arrogant in this area, and they didn't expect anyone to attack their idea at all.
The sentries who were assigned to be on duty at night all went to the house to hide from the storm, and they did not notice the arrival of Zhang Dou's fleet at all.
When a bird boat approached the water village and found that there was no one guarding it, the soldiers of the Changxing Army climbed the wall of the village and killed the lighted house.
The heavy rain drowned out all the sounds, and the pirates left in the water village on Qingtan Island were all silently dealt with by the Changxing army.
When the gate of the water village was opened, Zhang Dou waved his hand vigorously. All the sea ships rushed into the port of Qingtan Island, and in the night of the torrential rain, dozens of sea ships rushed towards the port like ghosts.
The Yuxiu did not approach the pier with the other ships, and in the middle of the sea he turned to the side and aimed at the camp of the pirates on Qingtan Island.
Seeing the fire flickering, more than a dozen guns on the side of the Yuxiu began a round of shelling towards Qingtan Island.