In winter, the sea is calm and calm, and at a glance it is full of dark blue sea and sky. Occasionally, a few seabirds land on the mast, adding a bit of life to the boring trip.

Zhu Shunming's inland river division went down the Yangtze River, went out to sea from Songjiang Province, turned north, and zigzagged north along the coastline.

Zhu Shunming's sailors were inland river sailors, and the warships were all old flat-bottomed sand boats, although they had a large displacement, they were not suitable for ocean navigation, and the draft was too shallow to withstand the wind and waves.

Therefore, Zhu Shunming chose to go north in winter when the wind and waves were light, and he had to travel along the coastline. After all, there are surprisingly few sailors in his fleet, and no one has experience sailing in the sea.

This military operation was the biggest military adventure of Zhu Shunming's forces to date. Large-scale army ocean projection, this kind of frog jumping operation, not to mention the rookie in Zhu Shunming's army, even the most famous veteran in the world dare not think of it. The lonely army is deep, and the army is taboo.

However, Zhu Shunming is very keen on frog jumping operations. The cross-sea operation in the second step of the "captain" operation was just a small-scale exercise in his huge plan to accumulate experience and explore the way for large-scale operations in the future.

Zhu Shunming also had to consider the scruples of the imperial court. Any large-scale military transfer could not be left unattended by the imperial court.

When Liu Wenxiu's army entered Yangzhou Mansion, it had to obtain the tacit approval of the prefect Wu Guifang, and it had to use the banner of the grain line guard, otherwise it would become the target of public criticism.

Fighting across the sea is different.

The fleet travels above the rivers and seas, and who knows what is on board?

As for how to act after arriving in Dengzhou, Zhu Shunming has already made three sets of plans, and he can see what the situation is. The general plan was to cut off the escape route of the rebels by sea and trap them in Dengzhou.

From Songjiangkou to Dengzhou, more than 2,000 miles. The sailing ship traveled 600 miles in one day and one night. Three days later, the outline of the Shandong Peninsula could be faintly seen.

Fortunately, it was winter, the sea was calm, and Zhu Shunming's fleet sailed without danger. The soldiers and crew were quite accustomed to this level of turbulence, but they were afraid of the endless sea.

This time, the establishment of the sailors who went north this time was subordinate to the fourth and fifth thousandth households of Changsha Wei. Their predecessors were the former East and West Dongting Lake Water Divisions.

Zhu Shunming became the commander of Changsha Weidu, and the sailors and soldiers who had no food and clothing asked Zhu Shunming to take them in.

Zhu Shunming just wanted to develop the sailors on a large scale, so he immediately incorporated them and organized them into the fourth and fifth thousandth households of Changshawei, with stations in Yuezhou and Changde respectively.

This time to the north, the sailor has been practicing for more than half a year. Zhu Shunming also specially set up a marine corps of the naval division on the basis of the naval division, which was specially set up for beach landing operations.

Peng Yulin was the former commander-in-chief of the East Dongting Naval Division. The ancestors of the family were old sailor generals who followed Taizu's rebellion. With the fall of the sailor, the Peng family also slowly declined. By Peng Yulin's father's generation, he was too poor to support his family.

When he was young, Peng Yulin once ran across the sea, went to Japan and the South Seas, and was well-informed.

Zhu Shunming entered Changsha Mansion, Peng Yulin gritted his teeth, devoted himself to him, surrendered his identity, and became a thousand households in the guard.

Peng Yulin, who was in the prime of life, was well-informed and skilled in technology and tactics, and became the deputy general of this adventurous operation, directly commanding the ships to fight.

"Boss, you will be there tomorrow. Fishing vessels have also been dispatched. Next......" Peng Yulin asked.

"According to the plan, the enemy's ships will be knocked out first. The enemy has no ship, it is a beast without legs, an eagle without wings. We can attack and defend. ”

The reason why Zhu Shunming came in person for this operation was that he was very idle, and second, he was a little uneasy about such a large-scale cross-sea operation, and third, this operation was not only a military operation, but would be accompanied by a large number of political transactions and economic disputes, and no one else could be the master.

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On December 12, after a day of fierce siege and defense of the city, Kong Youde's rebels were exhausted. The soldiers went to bed early, and Kong Youde and a few others were red-eyed and worried.

"Now that we are surrounded, we see that there is no way out, how can we do it?" Li Jiucheng said worriedly.

Geng Zhongming gritted his teeth and said: "The court is so unfair, think about Mao Dashuai...... Why don't we take refuge in Jiannu? ”

Kong Youde hesitated, shook his head for a while, and said, "Mao Dashuai has been fighting with Jiannu all his life. Let's take refuge in Jiannu, how can Mao Dashuai be blind? The imperial court slashed Yuan Manzi with a thousand knives, which can be regarded as avenging Mao Dashuai. It's better to have a chance or be recruited. It's a pity that Governor Sun is a good person! Why can't a good person be a big official? If Governor Sun ......"

"Governor Sun's words are useless." Li Jiucheng said angrily: "Damn Yu Dacheng, he wants to use our head to get promoted and make a fortune." If it weren't for the big brother's multiple eyes, we would have ...... long ago."

"It's really not good, let's go to North Korea," Kong Youde made up his mind: "Find a bigger island, let's go as pirates." ”

"Yes, be a pirate, be happy. Hahaha......" the two chimed in.

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It was night, the wind was calm, the sea breeze was gentle, and the moon showed a smiling face, bending her eyes and smiling at the earth.

Dengzhou Water Village was completely destroyed by Kong Youde's own army in the previous battle, and now it is also a mess and has not been repaired at all.

The Dengzhou Naval Division was blocked in the water village, which made Kong Youde's army bombarded for a while, and the chief soldier Zhang Keda was killed on the spot, and the rest of the naval divisions all surrendered, allowing Kong Youde to capture a large number of warships and artillery.

Later, Kong Youde exterminated the sailor Sun Yinglong who came from Tianjin and seized a large number of ships.

These ships docked at Dengzhou Water Village are the last retreat for Kong Youde and others.

There was silence in the Dengzhou Water Village, and the soldiers had already fallen asleep. In this world, who knows if there will be tomorrow after today? It's also a blessing to get a good night's sleep.

At some o'clock, the night became thicker, and no sound could be heard except for the sound of the waves. The white shadows are full of shadows, fluttering and flickering towards the water village. Not long after, a large number of sampans appeared on the sea surface of the water village, sneakily approaching the warships in the water village.

Peng Canglang participated in the Wugang Naval Division when Zhu Shunming was not stationed in Changsha Mansion. He is skilled in water, has a strong physique, and is from a family of sailors, so he quickly stood out from the Wugang sailors.

By the time Zhu Shunming established the Changsha Guard, Peng Canglang was already the flag general. Later, Zhu Shunming formed a marine corps in the water division, and Peng Canglang was selected and became a hundred households. In this sea-jumping operation, Peng Canglang's Marine Corps was the main force in the jumping gang to seize ships and land operations.

Hundreds of small sampans silently dispersed into the water village, like greedy wolves invading sleeping cattle.

"Bang...... Bang dang ......"

The iron anchor firmly grasped the side of the ship. Peng Canglang skillfully climbed up along the hanging rope, and soon, he quietly climbed onto the enemy's warship. He threw off the ropes he was carrying, allowing more of his comrades to enter the enemy's ships.

"Who? Ah......h

"Enemy attack, enemy attack...... Ah......h

"What? What happened? ”

The rebels who got up at night found the attacking sailor and were the first to die, but his wake-up woke up the rest of the rebels on board. The bloody battle for ships began in the darkness of the night.