, the vast ocean, Jeju Island.

Jeju Island, which was originally desolate, is extremely busy during this time, and there is a lot of people coming and going. They carried a large amount of wood, rebar, and cement, disembarked from the merchant ship, and then transported it to the designated place. In the sea near the pier, there are also naked people. It's all men here anyway, and it doesn't matter if you don't wear clothes.

Large ships docked and brought in a large amount of supplies. As soon as the supplies were unloaded, the merchant ships departed, and then more merchant ships arrived. Occasionally, merchant ships would bring in some Han military flags and Koreans. They were all the ones who surrendered to the Tiger Ben Army later.

Anyway, according to Zhang Zhun's instructions, if a batch is surrendered, a batch will be sent to Jeju Island. Such a good labor force is very easy to use in the Tiger Ben Army and Navy. So, those traitors who surrendered to the Tiger Ben army in high spirits, thinking that they were out of the sea of suffering, only to get off the ship did they realize that they had been fooled.

"Hey! Another bunch of pumpkins! ”

"Hey! There's a little white face in there! ”

"There's a little white face playing at night!"

The crowd of people who were busy working in the water, seeing those later laborers, did not sympathize at all, but gloated. Well, at the beginning, they were also like them, happily getting on the boat, thinking that they could go to a new life. As a result, after getting off the boat, it became wrong. What the Tiger Army arranged for them was a slave-like life! However, by that time, even if they wanted to regret it, it would be too late.

Those Han military flags and Koreans who got off the boat and didn't quite do it were dumbfounded when they saw the crowd of people working hard in the water, on the shore, and on the hillside. Could it be that the arrangement given to them by the Tiger Ben Army is such a never-ending work? For a while, all the newcomers were stunned on the dock.

"What are you doing?"

"Come with me!"

At this time, a few big men with five big and three thick shapes came up and scolded those stunned novices loudly. There are several big men who still carry wooden sticks with thick arms in their hands. Under their shouting, the newcomers, who were a little numb, hurriedly followed them. Even the most stupid person would not doubt what it would feel like to be smashed down with such a thick wooden stick.

These people were all selected by the Tiger Ben Army and were specifically responsible for monitoring the work of the labor force. Almost all of them were the original ruffians. These people can't fight wars, and they are definitely good at dealing with their own people. The Tiger Ben Army didn't need to come forward by themselves at all, and these big men managed all the labor force properly.

Now that he has been pitted by the Tiger Army, those newcomers to the Han Army Banner, as well as the North Koreans, all want to cry without tears. No wonder Zhang Zhun would accept their surrender and "forgive their sins, it turned out that they were simply asked to do coolies." For a while, "they were all aggrieved, and they wanted to resist." But "they looked around, and finally they were amused and chose to be silent."

Let's not talk about these ruffians here, not to mention the armed guards of the Tiger Ben Army on the various guard towers, not to mention the naval warships near the dock for the time being, even if there are no guards, there is a vast sea all around, where can they flee to? Entering the sea without knowing anything is no different from committing suicide.

I can't help it, I can only work honestly. When the raw rice is cooked and the facts are irretrievable, they can only accept this painful arrangement. Otherwise, all the people will starve to death here. You can think of it with your heels, in such a place, if you don't work, what kind of fate will happenIn fact, the Han Junqi and the Koreans who first arrived on Jeju Island were not completely unaware of resisting. At the beginning, there were still a few people who wanted to make trouble or something, but as a result, the Tiger Ben Army had already prepared, and these people were immediately arrested, and all of them were corrected on the spot.

The battleship of the Tiger Ben Army is near the port, and the muzzle of the black hole hole is facing Jeju Island. On the decks of those ships, there were sailors who could come up at any time for reinforcements. Although the number of Han Junqi and Koreans is large, there are tens of thousands. However, in a place where there are no weapons, no food, and no supplies, what do they use to confront the Tiger Army?

After a few months, all the Han military banners and North Koreans have been so honest that they can't be honest anymore. People who are not honest have either been killed or have become more honest than ever before. All unrealistic fantasies have been thrown away. All that awaits them is endless labor.

According to the preliminary plan, Jeju Island needed to build at least 30 large trestle bridges so that 120 large warships could be berthed at the same time. This is a rather demanding requirement, which means that each trestle must be able to moor four warships at the same time. This requires the trestle to extend to the depths of the sea and the length cannot be less than 150 meters.

To build these trestles, a lot of cement is required, as well as materials such as steel bars and stones. The wooden pier can only extend less than 10 meters into the sea. To carry out underwater construction, without cement, it is absolutely impossible. Jeju Island has stones, and the Tiger Army only needs to bring steel and cement.

Why does Zhang Zhun need so much iron ore? In fact, when engaging in infrastructure construction, a large amount of crude steel is needed. The country of later generations, with an annual output of 600 million tons of crude steel, can not meet the needs of domestic construction. Spending so much steel and cement here on Jeju Island, Jang Joon's determination is quite large.

"A lot of battleships...... "Someone whispered in the crowd.

With the continuous completion of one trestle bridge after another, a large number of warships have docked one after another. As of today, at least twenty or more warships are moored on the docks of Jeju Island. Seriously, neither the Han military flag nor the Koreans had ever seen so many warships before. With so many behemoths gathered together, there is definitely something big about happening.

"Who the hell are the Tiger Warriors fighting against?"

There are people who like to gossip, look around themselves, and say suspiciously.

The Tiger soldiers who were in charge of keeping an eye on the work did not stop the slaves from chatting while they worked, as long as they were not lazy. In fact, speculation about the Tiger Army has also become the favorite topic of conversation among these laborers. Even if there is any anger when you usually work, as long as you think of these warships of the Tiger Ben Army, the anger will slowly disappear.

Obviously, the powerful power of the Tiger Ben Army is beyond their reach. Going against the Tiger Army is definitely the stupidest thing to do. Even Tartar is not Zhang Zhun's opponent, let alone anyone else. There are so many large warships, even if they are the former Daming Naval Division, there is no ah! This Zhang Zhun is really terrifying.

There are people with a relatively cool head who begin to think about the next move of the Tiger Army. So many battleships, apparently, were not used against the Tartars. Since it's not for the Tartars, it's for the others. However, how many enemies are there in the Tiger Army?

In fact, it was the Third Fleet of the Tiger Army led by Jang Haibin that was assembled on Jeju Island. After replenishing a considerable number of saber-tooth ships, the combat effectiveness of the Third Fleet was already very strong.

So, Zhang Zhun decided to let them wander around.

"Let's go!"

Zhang Haibin said in a deep voice.

The Third Fleet departed from Jeju Island and headed southeast, making a mighty advance. The places where the fleet passed along the way were all in a changeable direction, and the degree of advance was sometimes fast and sometimes slow. After walking quickly and slowly for two days, it was estimated that the destination had arrived, and Zhang Haibin ordered the boat to stop.

If the location is not wrong, this should be the sea area where the Zheng family's fleet is most frequented. The route between the coastal area of Fujian and Nagasaki will pass through here. The purpose of the Huben Navy is to "watch" the passing Zheng family fleet here.

Two days later, the observation post had a harvest.

More than a dozen large ships appeared from the sea to the northeast. On the masts of these big ships, the Zheng family's flag is hung. When he got closer, Zhang Haibin raised the clairvoyant mirror to take a closer look, and now it was indeed the armed merchant ship of the Zheng family's fleet.

Zhang Haibin did not give the order to open fire, but just let all the warships swing out one by one to "watch" the armed merchant ships of the Zheng family fleet passing by. At present, the Huben Army Navy is not ready to fight to the death with the Zheng family fleet, and Zhang Zhun is not ready to let Zheng Zhilong play with himself. Therefore, the order Zhang Haibin received was to put a certain amount of pressure on the Zheng family's fleet, but not to directly send the other party to the bottom of the sea.

To be precise, it is to make Zheng Zhilong feel that the trade route between him and Japan has been seriously threatened by the Huben Navy. However, for moral reasons, the Huben Navy did not make a move against the Zheng family's fleet. If you, Zheng Zhilong, are interested, you should understand the meaning of the Tiger Army.

Sure enough, the Zheng family's armed merchant ships, the warships of the current Tiger Ben Navy, appeared, and they immediately became quite nervous. They hurriedly stopped the ship, then relined themselves and used their side to face the battleships of the Tiger Navy. They also did not open fire. Because, they know very well that "their artillery is definitely inferior to the Tiger Army." Once the fight really starts, it will be them who will suffer. The Tiger Ben Navy did not open fire, just to give them a room to turn around.

The two sides faced off like this.

In the end, those armed merchant ships of the Zheng family hurriedly turned their bows and sailed again in the direction of Japan. The road ahead was impassable, so they had to go back to Nagasaki. Don't expect to bypass the fleet of the Tiger Navy. The other side is a professional combat ship, they are all armed merchant ships full of goods, and if they really fight, they will only be wiped out.

"Sample."

Zhang Haibin muttered softly to himself.

Since the Zheng family's fleet has retreated, there is no need for confrontation between the Tiger Ben Army and the navy. They slowly drifted with the ocean current, in the direction of Nagasaki, and slowly drifted past.

"Doot toot!"

Suddenly, a hurried whistle came to look up at the top of the mast, and now he was waving a red pennant in a hurry. This is a red flag that there is an enemy attacking.

"There are enemies!"

Zhang Haibin's whole body sank slightly.

After a while, he was surprised to see that the Zheng family's armed merchant ships that had just left had actually turned back. This time, the armed merchant ships appeared even faster than just now. At first glance, there are signs of a violent comeback.

"What's going on?"

Staff Officer Chen Taizhong asked suspiciously.

With the strength of those Zheng family's armed merchant ships just now, they are obviously not the opponents of the Tiger Ben Army Navy. Running away was their best option. Unexpectedly, they actually turned back again. What is this to do? Could it be that the Zheng family fleet has been reinforced? Want to go to war with the Tiger Army here?

Frankly speaking, the armed merchant ships of the Zheng family's fleet are really no match for the Tiger Ben Army! However, since the other party did not cherish the opportunity given to them by the Tiger Ben Army, and blindly wanted to seek death by himself, Zhang Haibin would not be polite.

"Huh?"

Zhang Haibin suddenly felt wrong.

Those armed merchant ships of the Zheng family's fleet that had made a comeback actually looked a little panicked. If you look closely, you can still see that their warship still has traces of shelling. There was an armed merchant ship with a mast beam, all broken.

"There's an enemy behind?"

Staff Officer Han Li asked with a frown.

"Prepare for battle!"

Zhang Haibin said in a deep voice.

As the commander of the Third Fleet, Zhang Haibin had "quite a lot of experience in naval warfare." He immediately sensed that something was going on behind the Zheng family's fleet. However, in the Tiger Navy, only his fleet was dispatched, and the other two fleets were resting in the harbor. Who is chasing these armed merchant ships of the Zheng family's fleet? Hmph, "No matter who it is, as long as it is not his own friend, Zhang Haibin will receive the other party vigilantly."

The A-case soon appeared.

It turned out to be the fleet of the Dutchmen!

The Dutch fleet consisted of three large warships in total, as if they were larger than the dragon god ships. They followed closely behind the Zheng family's fleet.

No wonder the armed merchant ships of the Zheng family's fleet were trying to escape. Indeed, "if it were to go head-to-head, armed merchant ships would not be the match of pure combat ships at all!"

Staff Officer Han Li frowned and asked, "Commander? What shall we do? ”

Zhang Haibin gritted his teeth lightly and said in a deep voice: "Fight!" Beat the Dutch! ”

Regarding Zhang Zhun's attitude, Zhang Haibin and others are very clear. The contradiction with Zheng Zhilong, after all, is a domestic contradiction, and everyone is their own person, "No matter how hard you fight, there is a possibility of sitting down and negotiating." However, the Dutch are different. Jiang Lan people are real outsiders, "foreign invaders, enemies of the entire Ming Kingdom." In such a situation, "the Tiger Ben navy must help the Zheng fleet hold off the Dutch attack.

At present, Zhang Haibin's Third Fleet has two Dragon God ships and twenty-two saber ships. The Dutch fleet is of the three dragon god class. Basically, if you fight, the Tiger Ben Army Navy can have a certain upper hand. That being the case, there is nothing to be polite about. Even, don't even declare war, just beat it and leave.

"Attack!"

Zhang Haibin said without hesitation.

The battleships of the Third Fleet of the Tiger Army immediately pressed towards the Dutch warships.

Those armed merchant ships of the Zheng family's fleet, who did not expect the Tiger Ben Army Navy to come to their aid, were immediately overjoyed, and sailed past the Tiger Ben Army warships one after another, and hurriedly fled to the southwest. Soon, the Tiger Navy and the Dutch warships were left on the sea to confront each other.

"Fire!"

"Fire!"

The commanders of both sides, without any hesitation, gave the order to open fire.

The Tiger Navy regarded the Dutch as enemies, and the Dutch were angry that the Tiger Navy had let go of Zheng Zhilong's merchant ships. The Dutch, who had always been arrogant, didn't pay any attention to the identity of the Tiger Ben Navy, and opened fire directly.

"Knock knock!"

"Knock knock!"

"Knock knock!"

For a time, on the battlefield, the rumbling of artillery was endless.

A large amount of white gunpowder smoke filled the air, as if it was about to envelop the entire battlefield.

All the warships of the Tiger Ben Army spared no effort to open fire, throwing solid bullets, chain bullets, and grape bullets one after another onto the enemy's ships. The artillery fire of the Dutch fleet was also quite ferocious, and the three large battleships, like three hedgehogs, were covered with thorns.

On the side of the Tiger Ben Army, except for the two Dragon God Ships, the other saber ships had almost no advantage in the direct fire of the shells. They had to get close to the Dutch ships in order to inflict effective damage on each other. Judging from the situation on the battlefield, the artillery of the Dutch, even if it was a little worse than that of the British, would not be much worse.

In the artillery battle between you and me, two saber ships of the Tiger Army Navy were wounded. On the side of the Dutch, there was also a battleship wounded. The Dutch were unlucky, and the battleship they were wounded happened to be their flagship.

"Whose battleship is this?"

Fighting, the Dutch officers, and now the strength of the Tiger Army's navy, is quite not weak. He has always been above the top, and he had to cry out in surprise that no one could answer.

The Dutch and the Tiger Navy, it was the first time they had contact. The Tiger Navy knew the identity of the Dutch, but the Dutch did not know about the existence of the Tiger Navy. After all, the two sides are separated by a Zheng Zhilong.

"Damn it!"

"Why are there Ming people everywhere?"

The commander of the Dutch, couldn't help but mutter.

The Ming Kingdom is too big, and there are too many Ming people, this is the consensus formed by all the Western powers after they came to East Asia. The Dutch originally thought that apart from Zheng Zhilong, the Ming Kingdom should have no other naval forces. Unexpectedly, in addition to Zheng Zhilong, there were other people. Even, this person's sea power may be a little stronger than Zheng Zhilong.

"Retreat first!"

The Dutchman's officer, frowned.

The opponent's strength is obviously stronger than his own, so he will not be stupid enough to fight to the death with the other party. The art of war is cloudy, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, winning all battles, the Dutch didn't even figure out who their opponent was, so it was not interesting to fight like this!

"Commander, the Dutch seem to have retreated."

Staff officer Chen Taizhong put down the clairvoyant mirror and said a little strangely.

The Dutch retreated quickly, quickly withdrawing from the battle, and then retreating towards the sea to the east. At this time, the wind was blowing from the west, and they just retreated with the wind.

"! A group of guys who bully the soft and are afraid of the hard! Zhang Haibin sneered disdainfully.! ~！