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Wu Tianxiao saw that everyone was gathered, so he spoke directly and said: "Governor Shen, the construction of the Great Shuai's Mansion, stop immediately." ”

Shen Jing asked, "Why?" Is there no shortage of money and food now? ”

Wu Tianxiao said: "A sea overflow has occurred along the coast of Fujian, flooding countless fields, and the number of victims is increasing day by day. The Ming government turned a blind eye to the victims, and after the sea overflow, if it was not handled properly, a plague would inevitably occur. Coupled with the destruction of the fields, there will inevitably be famine in the coming year. The first priority now is to try to heal the victims. ”

Shen nodded and said: "I see, the handsome man is merciful." ”

Wu Tianxiao didn't talk nonsense, and directly ordered: "Today, the summer grain in Tamsui City has been put into storage, and all of it must be sealed, and the sale of grain will be completely banned immediately." In addition to the brewing necessary for refining alcohol, the brewery has also stopped using grain sake brewing. And there is. We must immediately open up a channel to the political envoy department of Fujian Chengxuan. Do you have any suggestions? ”

Shen Nanshan was originally a pirate on the southeast coast, so he was quite familiar with this area. said: "Guanhaizhai goes straight west for three or four hours, which is the Fujian Chengxuan Political Envoy. To open a new channel, go straight west. ”

Wu Tianxiao nodded: "The most urgent thing now is to open up this waterway to Fujian. However, pirates and pirates are rampant nowadays, and if you want to prevent pirates and pirates from harassing the waterway during the transportation of the victims, you must first clean up the pirate and pirate strongholds near this waterway. Who do you think you're going to attack first? ”

Niu Dao Hui and Shen Nanshan said at the same time: "Fujian Chen Sipan. ”

Wu Tianxiao listened and asked, "Oh." Who is this Chen Sipan? ”

Shen Nanshan wanted to speak, but when he saw that Niu Dao Hui wanted to speak, he motioned to Niu Dao Hui to speak first. Niu Daohui said first: "Chen Sipan is the most famous pirate in Fujian. The strength of his subordinates is not weak, it is estimated that there are two or three thousand people, and they occupy the Haitan (Pingtan) islands in Fujian all the year round. Haitan Island belongs to Fuqing County, Fuzhou Prefecture, and there were originally some fishing villages on the island. But after being occupied by Chen Sipan, many fishermen also became pirates. He had a relationship with Wang Zhi. Between the two, Chen Sipan ran rampant along the coast of Fujian, and Wang went straight rampant along the coast of Guangdong. It's just that the two are different, Wang Zhi will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals, and he likes to collude with the Japanese Bandits. Chen Sipan's subordinates are all Han Chinese, and it is rare to hear of any collusion between Chen Sipan and the Japanese Bandits. ”

Wu Tianxiao asked: "Our fleet traveled back and forth between Zhoushan and Tamsui City, and Wang Zhi and Wakou have all encountered each other, why have I never seen this person move?" ”

Niu Daohui said: "Chen Sipan is just hijacking passing merchant ships in the Fujian area. Dashuai's fleet went north from Zhoushan and entered the port when it arrived at this freshwater, so naturally there was no chance to meet it. If you want to meet Chen Sipan's boat, you must at least sail from the Tamsui River to the sea and sail west for a hundred or so miles before you have a chance to meet it. Chen Sipan didn't have many big ships, so he could only cruise along the coast. ”

At this time, Shen Nanshan said: "There is a reason why Chen Sipan does not interact with the Japanese Kou. Chen Sipan's second master, Xu Weixue, and the third master, Xu Hai, are uncles and nephews. The strength of Xu Weixue's uncle and nephew is on a par with Chen Sipan, Xu Weixue's nephew Xu Hai is extremely righteous and hateful. If Chen Sipan wanted to get close to the Japanese Kou, he had to worry about Xu Weixue's uncle and nephew. ”

Wu Tianxiao asked, "Do you know Uncle Xu Hai?" ”

Shen Nanshan said: "I can't say how well I know. However, when his subordinates were under Wang Zhi before, they had heard of this uncle and nephew of Xu Hai. Wang Zhi once ordered his righteous son Mao Haifeng to win over Xu Hai's uncle and nephew. That uncle Xu Weixue was also tempted in front of heavy money, but his nephew Xu Hai was righteous and unmoved by money, which caused Mao Haifeng to fail to win over, so Mao Haifeng was very annoyed with Xu Hai but helpless. Soon after, his subordinates took refuge in Dashuai, and the future is unclear. ”

Wu Tianxiao asked again: "Then are you familiar with the sea route of Haitan (Pingtan) Island?" ”

Before Shen Nanshan could answer, the cow knife juniper said: "The villain is familiar. ”

Wu Tianxiao listened and asked, "What." Are you also familiar with Chen Sipan? ”

Niu Dao Hui returned: "The handsome man doesn't know anything. Wang Zhi's desire to annex Chen Sipan was still caused by the Japanese Invaders. Many Fusang ronins have been cruising on various islands along the coast of Daming for a long time. There are many Fusang ronins, Wang Zhi can collude with the ronins, and naturally there will be Fusang ronins to collude with other pirates, Chen Sipan is one of them. Kang Lao, who used to do things in the villain, once went to Chen Sipan, hoping to collude with Chen Sipan and seek a private profit. It's just that Kang Lao was unlucky, and when he went to find Chen Sipan, he met Xu Hai, who hated the Japanese Kou very much. As a result, Xu Hai made a hindrance, and Chen Sipan did not collude with Kang Lao. When Kang Lao went to find Chen Sipan, the villain followed him as an interpreter, so the villain still knew about this sea route. ”

Wu Tianxiao smiled and said, "Okay." Then this time the two of you will be the guides, and I will immediately gather people and send troops to Haitan Island. It is important to seize the island as soon as possible and use it as a transit point for the relief of the victims of the spill. ”

Niu Dao Hui has a certain understanding of the Japanese and pirates, and also understands the Japanese language, which is very beneficial to the development of the Wu family army in the future. Wu Tianxiao saw that Niu Daohui was telling this Chen Sipan well, so he immediately ordered him to be the military aircraft counselor. The staff officer has some military affairs, and he is happy to thank him again and again.

After making a decision, Wu Tianxiao discussed with Shen Nanshan, Niu Daohui and others how to attack Chen Sipan on Haitan Island (Pingtan). Attacking Chen Sipan did not have a lot of internal response like the capture of Zhoushan County, so the capture of Haitan Island may encounter unexpected resistance. In order to make complete preparations, Wu Tianxiao ordered the arsenal to produce ammunition, guns, and artillery at full capacity. Due to the assault on the cottage, the shipborne artillery clearly had limitations. Therefore, Wu Tianxiao asked the arsenal to modify the kind of horse-trailer wheeled artillery that he modified when attacking the Hangzhou Prison. The 10 vehicle-mounted horse-towed artillery pieces were first modified to attack Haitan Island, and this vehicle-mounted horse-towed artillery will be increased and improved in the future.

According to intelligence, Chen Sipan's troops numbered two or three thousand. Now the Wu army has to defend both the Zhoushan Islands and the Tamsui City, and the number of troops that can be mobilized is only about 2,000 people, which requires more warships to increase firepower. The transformation of ten artillery pieces is not a success in one or two days, at least four or five days, so Wu Tianxiao will take advantage of this time to take the fleet to Zhoushan Island. First, let's check the situation on Zhoushan Island, and second, we want to bring back some grain that has been transported to Zhoushan to be sold. Because after the first harvest, Tamsui City rice became the main commodity exported to the Ming Dynasty, and this time the sea overflow came suddenly. If there is no accident in the relocation of the victims, the number of people is likely to be very large, and there is an urgent need for food. Therefore, it is now necessary to transport back the grain hoarded in Zhoushan again, so as to resettle the victims as much as possible and ensure the food supply of the victims. The next step is to temporarily reorganize the two Qianlong frigates that were previously allocated to Wu Dayou to increase the strength of this attack on Haitan Island.

In the middle of leap July, Wu Tianxiao led four ships of the ocean-going fleet to Zhoushan with the production materials of Tamsui City. As soon as the fleet sailed to the eastern periphery of Daputuo Island, it saw the wolf smoke rising from the forts on Putuo Island. The fort on Putuo Island was newly built after the occupation of Zhoushan, in order to protect the waterway and have an early warning effect, so there was a wolf smoke warning station built on the fort, so that the fort itself is also a beacon tower. The rise of wolf smoke is not a trivial matter, it indicates that there is an enemy.

Wu Tianxiao heard that the herald came to report that there was wolf smoke rising in Putuo Mountain, so he didn't dare to slack off, so he went to the bow of the ship to check. After confirming that it was early warning information, Wu Tianxiao immediately ordered the flag bearer on the lookout to ask what was going on in the flag language.

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