The Qing Dynasty's continuous anti-bandit operations in the South China Sea have been well received by the international community, which has also greatly reduced the probability of cargo ships and merchant ships passing through the South Seas being attacked by pirates, but now the owners of cargo ships and merchant ships are more and more worried about the risk of sailing, because of the two Qing destroyers that were robbed by pirates. Although the Qing used a lot of force to suppress bandits in the South Seas and wiped out many pirates, the two destroyers were never found. The risk that merchant shipowners fear is not the destruction of their ships, but the loss of goods.

Since the pirates who got the destroyer, they have turned on a different pirate mode. Of course, if you want to resist, it will be the fate of being destroyed by artillery fire. But if you don't resist, it's very different. First of all, the pirates will "ask" all the crew to disembark, and there will be almost no body search, even if the search is mostly foreign devils, and then they will all gather in the small boat next to the side and wait. Then the pirates would inspect the ship, give each person two to three days of food and water, and then drive the ship away. The people in the small boat waited for the passing boats to come to the rescue. Over the next three to five days, most of the stolen ships will be found on the most frequented shipping lanes, and of course the cargo and fuel they had been carrying on board are largely gone.

All the ships that passed through this sea area became the target of their robbery. Britain, France, the Netherlands, Spain, and so on, without exception, even the Qing Pacific Freight Company also had three ships looted.

Different from the previous shipwreck, the new pirate robbery mode makes everyone realize that this group of bandits has changed owners. And because there are fewer and fewer other pirates, everyone has noticed that the pirates of the South Seas have a new master. The shipowners of the countries in the area repeatedly told the captains that if they encountered this group of pirates, they must not resist. It is better to lose goods than to wreck a ship and to lose people. At the same time, this group of pirates attacked very infrequently, and they lost less than in previous years. In the eyes of merchant ship owners, these pirates were civilized pirates. It's just that none of the ships they are targeting are spared.

On a dark and windy night, the sea breeze blew over the Dongsha Islands, and the two destroyers anchored in the bay were ready. The Lord of the Sauda led the crowd aboard his flagship, a wooden clipper. The reason why the Shada boss did not choose the destroyer as the ship was because the speed of the ship after modification was faster than that of the destroyer fleet, which meant that it could win even if it could not win.

"Inu-kun, Lao Tzu brought all the guys with me this time. Don't fool Lao Tzu, run for nothing. The big boss of Sa Zhen Smoothie stared fiercely at the self-proclaimed homeless man who came to report the news.

"Sha family should rest assured, this time you can't be wrong." Dog Youer, who followed the Sha family, said confidently.

In order to rearm the book and win back the glory lost in the first year, the book began to rearm. However, because of the war reparations, they did not have enough funds to buy warships, but they deeply felt the disadvantage of their Murata-style single-shot rifles in the war against the Qing Dynasty - they could not fire continuously. Because it was unable to form the necessary density of firepower, in the encirclement of the Qing emperor, the attack was often blocked by three or two Qing machine guns. So Ben began to look for a rifle that could fire in bursts and be cheaper. In the end, they chose France. Just as the ship was loading the purchased guns in France, they received definite news: a few weeks earlier, the cargo ship of the Qing Pacific Freight Company had set sail from Germany. And this fleet was loaded with the latest 1**2 Mauser rifles and a batch of artillery purchased from Germany by the Qing State.

German guns were better than those of France, and they wanted them, but they didn't have the money to buy them. So when I got the news, I started to put on the idea of this batch of arms. But Ben believed that there was no chance before the Qing fleet reached the Strait of Malacca. One is because there is not enough force to rob in the open sea, and more importantly, even if it is robbed, how can it be transported across the coast of China? From Taiwan to the Ryukyus, it was the territory of the Qing Dynasty. After careful analysis, I finally found a suitable opportunity to start. Just after the Qing fleet entered the waters of the South Seas, he contacted the South Sea pirates. One can put aside the suspicion of Yueben and let the Qing State continue to worry about pirates. Second, the cargo ship that could transport his guns pass through the South China Sea safely, because he had already lost several ships carrying grain, ore and other important materials in the South Sea. This time, the firearms could not be wrong, as long as they crossed the South Seas, the Qing Kingdom would not intercept or seize the passing Yuben cargo ships.

Therefore, under the arrangement of the special high-tech department of the intelligence department, the spy Inuyoji found the most powerful pirate in the South China Sea lurking on the Dongsha Islands and provided information. In order to reassure the other party that he was also profitable, and in order to make the pirates take action, he discussed with the Shada master, and the Shada master went to sea to rob the ship, and afterwards, he only needed 20% of the weapons and ammunition. He also used a very professional greedy smile to bluntly tell the Sha Da boss that he was going to buy these weapons to Yuben to make money.

The Sha Da boss agreed, and Inuyang Youji also left the water village to inquire about the latest news. Three days ago, Inu Youer returned to Shuizhai and told the accurate news to the Shada master. The Qing fleet had arrived in Singapore a day earlier to begin replenishment, and he had been informed that the Qing fleet would set sail tomorrow evening and take 50 nautical miles east of the Paracel Islands to Guangzhou to unload its cargo. The reason why I walked at night was to force away the possible attack of pirates, but at dawn I could only walk to the sea area of Xisha at most.

As soon as the news was confirmed, the two hit it off and decided to start in the southwest direction of the Paracel Islands. Inuyo Yuji also stayed in peace, he knew that the fleet of the Great Empire also arrived in Singapore today, and would depart an hour after the Qing fleet left, and return to China via the west of the Dongsha Islands. In this way, there is no delay on both sides.

Originally, I wanted to see if there was any valuable information in the destroyer of the original Qing Kingdom, but I didn't even go up to the destroyer. The Sada Boss took him to a small clipper, which was the Sada Boss's ship, because it was their fastest boat after the refit. Inuyoji just smiled regretfully and boarded the ship, this approach of the pirates is very much in line with their practice of running away if they can't beat it. When the pirates went out to sea before dawn to face the sea breeze, Inuyoji had a strange feeling, and everything that seemed normal in front of him gave him a strange depression.

After dawn, he understood that what gave him a sense of depression was the unpredictable route, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, sometimes left and sometimes right. He'd done a lot of ships, from warships to freighters, and kept the speed as even as possible to save fuel, and these damn pirates wouldn't have sailed a warship. The feeling of depression was due to the physical discomfort caused by the erratic route. However, in order to hide my identity, for the sake of the empire, I endured.

Inu Youer very tactfully reminded the Sha Da master that the sea voyage should aim in the direction and move forward at a uniform speed.

"No way, we can't operate warships proficiently. And we don't have a professional navigator either. After Sha Da said speaking, he complained about him: "You don't fucking choose a better one, you have to choose a cloudy day." ”

Inuyou two collapsed, was he the one who had the final say on the day of this election? The current situation was that because there was no sun, he could not see anything but the sea in this place, and he could not figure out the direction of the fleet shaking himself. Now he can only pray that Amaterasu will bless this damn group of pirates with enough luck to run into the Kiyokuni fleet. Anyway, now the Imperial fleet is safe.

Prayer is prayer, but after a long time, he can't help it anymore, he has a certain amount of experience at sea, and he carefully reminds the Sha Da master that the current route seems to be a little wrong. Towards the Paracel Islands should be facing away from the sun, and now he always feels like the sun seems to be on the port side.

"How do you tell us to find our direction without the sun? Damn, lean on Lao Tzu again. ”

It seems that the master of Shada is also in a hurry, and Inuyoji said, "Why don't I go up and try it?" "Inukai must have come into contact with some navigation equipment, and he believes that there should be such equipment on a warship, and he is better than a pirate who doesn't know anything.

"Okay." The master of Sha Da didn't seem to have a choice, so he casually agreed, but suddenly stared at the dog Yangyouer: "Do you know how to navigate?" ”

"I don't understand, I don't understand." Looking at the vigilant eyes of the master Sha Da, the dog raised a few steps back and waved his hand and said. From the Paracel Islands to the Paracel Islands, it is indeed difficult for pirates who never go out to sea to find the right direction. If he can navigate, how can he explain his identity?

Fortunately, the Shada boss was not suspicious, but just said: I don't know what to mess with.

"The little devil is suspicious, and he should speed up. Where is it now? The Sa Needle Ice Ship immediately entered the command room and asked.

"It is now about 110 nautical miles southwest of the Dongsha Islands, and according to intelligence estimates, we need to go 60 to 70 nautical miles east before we can intercept the flotilla." The navigator immediately reported: "And we are out of time." ”

Sa Zhenbing frowned: "Turn around and head north, wait for my signal." Then head east at full speed. ”

The big boss came back, and Inuyang Youji hurriedly stepped forward to ask about the situation.

"Damn, maybe I'm going in the wrong direction." The master pointed to the two pirates who had come down with him and said, "You two go ahead and lead the way." ”

The ship finally stabilized its course, and Inuyo Yuji, who couldn't find any other way, sighed and finally drank the cup of tea in front of him that had been added with a little medicinal powder. So, Inuyo Yuji, who was already a little unwell, now felt more and more seasick, and then he threw up, and then he was taken to the lower cabin, and then the fleet adjusted its course and headed northeast with all its might.

On the sea, the blue waves are everywhere. Two destroyers flying the flag of the Skull Pirates are leading a dozen gunboats and clippers around the sea. They set out from the Shuizhai in the Dongsha Islands before dawn and stayed in the Xisha Islands to intercept the Pacific Cargo Company's fleet. But they had been wandering around the sea all morning, not to mention the boats, and they had not even seen a single smoke.

"Inu-kun, you can't fucking be playing tricks, are you?" On the clipper following the two destroyers, our Sa Zhen Smoothie Master stared at the dog Yoji who came to report the news.

"Maybe they ran into something before they set off and missed the time." The inu-yoji who was staring at him couldn't figure out why the Pacific Cargo company's ship hadn't arrived yet. Yuji Inuyo, who was still dazed, knew that if the pirates thought that they were falsely spreading the news, they would definitely kill him. Although even if he dies, he can contribute to the Great Empire, but it is better not to die or not to die.

Suddenly, several thick clouds of smoke rose from the end of the sea and sky, and a fleet of ships flying the American flag rushed towards the waves. Seeing this, the pirates immediately started to speed up on the fleet, and the flotilla in the distance began to turn the rudder in an attempt to avoid the approaching pirates.

How can a cargo ship outrun a warship, when the cargo ship comes into range of a destroyer. A cannonball exploded a little further away from the cargo ship, causing a splash to the sky. Usually at this time, the cargo ships that can no longer run away will slow down and stop, and some even simply take their own food and water to sit on small boats and wait for the pirates to come. But this time, instead of slowing down, the cargo ship accelerated to the east. What is even more unexpected is that after the two sides approached, the people on the cargo ship dared to return fire with rifles. This really angered the pirates.

"Dare to fight back?" The eyes of the master of Sha Da glared: "Lean up and hit it with machine guns." ”

Wow Oo......oo The 37mm cannon began to strafe the ship's superstructure as another group of pirates began to board the ship. There was no suspense in the fighting, and after thirty minutes, the gunfire stopped in full.

"The big boss has a shipload full of guns, and a lot of artillery and ammunition. We even captured a batch of gun barrels. The pirate who came to report took a captured gun and handed it to the Shartha.

Inuyoyou took a look at the gun and immediately blinded, it was not a German firearm but a French gun. What the hell is going on here?

The master of Shada was very happy, and immediately asked people to count out the two transactions and give them to the dog breeders. To be a pirate, you have to be trustworthy.

"Great boss, this time we have lost seven dead and wounded many brothers. The second boss has already sent someone to take over the cargo ship. The pirate who reported it also said: "Damn, the little devil did not surrender and hid in the cabin and put black guns, and the results were given to the brothers." ”

"What's going on?" Inuyoji's voice was a little frightened.

"How do I know. Pacific Cargo ships are not only flagged American, they are all imps. ”

It's over.,Inuyoyoji now feels like the world is spinning.。 He didn't remember what happened next, except that the pirates drove back to the water village and put him on the boat.

When he returned to the mainland, Inuyoji immediately sent the news back to Masamoto that the pirates had robbed the Imperial cargo ship, and Masamu Samoto was shocked to learn the news, and this fleet not only carried guns purchased from France, but also carried 305mm barrels for the two warships secretly built in Yokosuka.

It was no longer necessary to let Inuyoji go to the caesarean section, because now only he knew the specific location of the pirate. So he hurriedly rushed to Singapore, where he boarded two 10,000-ton battleships that had just returned from England and had been ordered before the First Sino-Japanese War, and had rushed back as soon as he got the news. It was still possible to get there before the pirates left, because the pirates had promised him to find someone to carry the two guns away within a month.

The two battleships had just arrived in Singapore, and they had only half a day's replenishment of coal and water before they hurriedly sailed away. But as soon as they sailed out of the Strait of Malacca, two destroyers of the Qing Nanyang Fleet blocked their channel, and pointed at the battleship with the 102mm naval guns on the destroyers, which were pitiful for battleships, and said: Get out of here immediately, and those who enter the territorial waters of the Qing State without the permission of the Qing State political axe will be sunk on the spot.

Gonbei Yamamoto, who was standing in the command compartment of the battleship, held the binoculars with trembling hands, and looked at the destroyer with the flag, and his cheeks flushed. Suddenly, he slammed off the telescope and roared heartbreakingly: "Baga, the Qing people deceive people too much. (To be continued.) )