In the first year of Jiaqing, the fourth day of the fifth lunar month.

On this day, the Canton Mansion was in a boiling state, and men, women, and children, all left the city early, went straight to the East City Gate, or made a detour from the other city gates, went to the shore of the Pearl River Estuary, and stood there, ready to witness the largest operation of the Guangdong Navy Division in history, to exterminate the Black Flag Gang.

At this moment, the sun is slowly rising in the east, and it is still a red color, and the sky is full of morning glow. The banks of the Pearl River are already crowded with people. At the same time, the Pearl River is also crowded with boats, large and small, of all kinds, quietly moored there.

This scene, such a scene of ten thousand ships going out, how magnificent, how majestic, how many literati and ink artists ascended the heights and shouted, chanted poems and lyrics, competed to do endowments, expressed the excitement in their chests, the feelings of pleasure, and depicted such rare scenes.

The ship of the secluded white building travels on the river, thousands of small sails are dotted among them, dotted with stars, dotted with dots, under a quiet, there is a thousand potentials, if it moves, it will be like a tiger, the power of thunder, contained in it, the void glows, exhausts the eyes of thousands of miles, and does not see the end of the sea of ships.

On the big ship, around the side of the ship, there are red-coated cannons, and there are soldiers with bird guns around the left and right, and some soldiers are holding the most primitive weapons, big swords and spears, standing on the side of the ship, maintaining the posture of ancient soldiers; The boat was simpler, except that one or two boatmen sat on it, carrying a hat on their backs.

However, there are a number of small boats scattered around each large ship, which is like the stars holding the moon, which is extremely spectacular.

In the crowd, at the wharf, the civil servants of the government stood at the forefront, holding a pen in one hand and a book in the other, depicting the scene of this expedition, writing the title, and storing it in the government chronicle for future generations to see this scene.

When the people stood on the shore and watched, when they were happy, they talked and discussed endlessly. At the same time, the large and small ships on the Pearl River slowly set sail and slowly rose, waving flags covering the sun, stretching for thousands of miles, ready to pull anchor and set sail.

Bang!

A gunshot pierced the sky, echoed across the seas, broke the silence, and then the outermost ship slowly moved to the east, where the sun was rising.

Time passed minute by minute, all the ships were moving, hundreds of boats were competing for the current, like ten thousand arrows firing together, shooting in the same direction, the speed was getting faster and faster, the air echoed with the sound of breaking waves, faintly, you could hear the sound of the helmsman paddling the oars, rumbling sound one after another, rhythmic sound, full of rhythm, full of rhythm, listen to the heart of the surging.

Hey~hey~

While everyone was watching this magnificent scene, Yang Lin stayed alone in the study, holding a line in his hand, a little stunned, and some stupidly muttering to himself.

"Am I mistaken? The letter from the overseer had no other purpose, but to tell me about it in advance, just to prepare me? ”

"But, no, is it necessary? Sooner or later, the Doge's Palace will inform me sooner or later. Moreover, it is still early to go to Macau, and it is easy enough to explain anything by yourself, is it really necessary to inform in advance? ”

Yang Lin was still puzzled, puzzled, and thinking about it, the house was quiet. Bright eyes, shrewd, guessing the real intentions of the overseer, what is the intention of the Governor's Palace? After all, whether it is the loss of foreign merchants or merchants, or the impact of fires, statistical matters are not at all what he, the president of the dental bank, should do, and it is not within the scope of his responsibilities at all.

On the Pearl River, all the ships have left the Pearl River Wharf in Guangzhou Prefecture, disappeared from the people's field of vision, and are sailing near the waters of Xiangshan County, about to pass through the defensive area of the former cottage cannons, and will soon reach the waters of Macao, where they will join the foreign fleet there, and together they will exterminate the pirates of the Black Flag Gang.

In the center of many warships, within the three armies, a three-story warship lives in it, majestic and tall, like a male lion among the lions, the momentum is bursting, there is a chance to command thousands of armies, commanding the spirit of ten thousand ships, dazzling and prominent. Each floor is guarded by a large number of Qing soldiers, and there are teams of soldiers patrolling.

On the first floor of the warship, at the door, two columns of Qing soldiers guarded, standing on the left and right, carrying birds on their backs. However, these personnel are so emaciated, a little sluggish, yawning from time to time, very much like addicts, and the military is not in good shape.

In the big ship of the Chinese army, Sun Chuanmou, the commander of the naval division, sat on the upper seat, and the first on both sides sat the left and right commanders, and the following were the wing commanders of the leaders of the ships, and some deputy generals also sat down. At this moment, there was silence below, waiting for the admiral Sun Chuanmou's words and military orders.

In a short period of silence, Sun Chuanmou, who was in the upper seat, swept the faces of all the generals one by one, saw that they were all waiting for their generals' orders, no longer looked at these people, looked ahead, expressionless, and said slowly: "Military division, have the sailor battalions in various places arrived?" ”

"Lord Qiqi, except for Taiwan's sailor battalion, most of the sailor battalions from other places have been dispatched to participate in this operation to exterminate the pirates."

Sun Chuanmou nodded with satisfaction, stroked his goatee, and muttered: "Well, yes, it is not easy to gather so many troops this time. It is understandable that the Taiwanese sailor battalion did not come. After all, Taiwan Province is surrounded by the sea, and there are often pirate attacks, which are inseparable from the defense of the naval battalion. ”

Then, Sun Chuanmou had a solemn expression and shouted: "All the generals, presumably this expedition, everyone knows what is going on, and it is imperative." ”

"Although in normal times, our sailors rarely take the initiative to attack the pirates, and the equipment and personnel are replaced, and they often cannot be effectively replenished and cannot be updated in time. However, this naval battle is beneficial to the country and the people, and we must make a big move, raise the prestige of our Qing monarchy, and let those pirates and foreign fleets and other small people dare not underestimate it anymore. ”

"Therefore, no matter how difficult this naval battle is, we must persevere to the end and win the battle. Now listen to my orders, and then convey the military deployment of this commander! ”

With an uproar, all the generals below stood up suddenly, immediately left the table, and stood in the center of the field, everyone was incited by Sun Chuanmou's remarks, everyone exuded arrogance, and echoed loudly and powerfully: "Please show the general~!" ”

"Chief soldiers Xu Tinggui and Shi Mingzhi listen to orders."

"Subordinates are in~"

"This time, the two of you are responsible for the left and right wings of the sailor division, in order to ensure safety, if the guard is unfavorable, the military law will punish you, and you will be severely punished!"

"Hey, my subordinates will swear to defend the safety of the two wings, fight with the pirates with all their might, and never let down the general's trust and appreciation."

"The wing commanders listen to the order, if there is no commander to dispatch the general, any of you dare to retreat a foot back, afraid of the enemy and dare not fight, I will only hold you responsible, and there will be no mercy for killing."

"Yes, the subordinates receive orders, listen to the general's orders, live and die with their warships, never be afraid of war, and fear life and death."

"Alright, all of you go down, return to your respective ships, and obey the command of the military flag at any time."

Then all the officers and men withdrew, and one by one left the place, and returned to their respective command and combat ships in small boats.

After seeing that everyone was gone, Sun Chuanfang returned to normal and asked again: "Military Division, how is the preparation of the naval army on the Portuguese side?" ”

"My lord, they are ready, they are resting near the waters of Macao, waiting to join our army, and go to Hong Kong together, the waters of Chili Kok." (To be continued.) )