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The blue sky and white clouds, combined with the blue sea, make it an incomparably beautiful picture. It's a pity that the talented people on the mainland don't go to sea, otherwise if they see such a scene, they will definitely be poetic. If you don't keep it, someone will recite verses that have been passed down through the ages. It is difficult for ordinary people to imagine that in such a harmonious and beautiful scene, there were many people who spilled blood on the sea.

Standing on the deck of the Red Army fleet, looking at such a beautiful scenery, Geng Jingzhong's mood slowly calmed down from the original excitement. Fighting, even at sea, is nothing more than moving forward. The more you are about to fight, the more you must remain calm, which is the key to defeating the enemy.

After five days of preparation, plus a day of raids, more than two dozen local Haoqiang who had colluded with the pirates were captured and all their property was confiscated. If these landlords can't capture one of them, it will be very troublesome for them to resist. Because they have been operating in the local area for a long time, their relationships are complicated, and some of them are also connected to the capital.

The capture of more than 20 families at this time caused a lot of sensation, and some of them usually cover it up very well, but if they can't handle it properly, they have to make a public uprising. After all, at the local level, their influence is quite large, and the reputation of his Geng family is very bad to many readers. It's like when the future school recruits teachers, if it is not in the name of Xingxue and offers a high enough salary, then maybe a few people can be recruited!

The most absolute thing is the public trial meeting after the arrest, no one has done this before, and at most it is to announce the crime and parade through the streets. And like this, trying prisoners in front of tens of thousands of people, and announcing the verdict at the same time, is really amazing! There was no disturbance in a dozen places, and at the same time, it earned the reputation of His Royal Highness. Compared with the more than 10 million taels of silver obtained by raiding the house, the approval of the people made Geng Jingzhong even happier!

This action on land came very quickly, and even if the pirates who colluded with it got the news that it would take some time to move the lair away. What's more, the sea is vast, and they don't think that His Royal Highness will hit their island. And in fact, Geng Jingzhong really did it!

The day after the public trial verdict of the landlords in Quan'an and other places, Geng Jingzhong led the fleet to set off. His goal is to go straight to Nanri Island and take the lead in eliminating the largest pirate gang in Fujian waters. The entire Red Army fleet was split into three parts, Geng Jingzhong and Wang Zhenbang led the three squadrons of "Yuan", "Fu", and "Xi", with a total of 12 third-class warships rushing straight to Nanri Island, and the other two squadrons, "Wei" and "Ding", each team of four third-class warships, each led by their respective captains some small warships to clear out the other two groups of pirates who had already discovered their nests.

Compared to the force of the pirates, the Red Army fleet far surpassed them. Smaller pirates can't even deal with a third-tier battleship, let alone four ships in one detachment! This wave of sea sharks on Nanri Island is the strongest in Fujian, with seven main warships, including two of the No. 2 Fu ships and hundreds of other small warships, which Geng Jingzhong did not expect. Intelligence also recorded that the sea shark may have been involved with the Cheng family in Taiwan, although this has not been confirmed. Geng Jingzhong estimated that the Zheng family has been the overlord of this area for decades, and it is estimated that the sea shark may have maintained a trading partner relationship with the Zheng family in Taiwan, or the sea shark has made offerings to the Zheng family.

However, the firepower of the Sea Shark is not strong, except for the firepower of the seven main warships, the other small warships only have a few small-caliber guns, and most of them are of the bowl mouth gun type. The division of labor in this operation was very clear, Wang Zhenbang led the team to go straight to the harbor anchored on Nanri Island, use the power of the guns on the third-class battleship to suppress the pirates, and then advance layer by layer, and finally the landing of the Marine Corps to take all of them. Li Guangdi returned to Mawei in advance, preparing to meet the Red Army fleet, and after exterminating the pirates north of Quanzhou, he would return to Mawei and unload all the pirate prisoners of war.

Early in the morning, the Red Army fleet set out from the Great Kinmen Island, and the largest one went straight north, without disturbing anyone, and even the aborigines living on the island did not know that the fleet had been mobilized, and even if a few sharp-eyed people saw it, they thought that they had gone to sea for training again. However, when he set off, Wang Zhenbang regretted it a little, if he had known that the biggest pirate was entrenched in Nanri Island, he would have taken it down directly when he passed by half a month ago, and he would have saved himself from running back and forth today!

There are still some soldiers stationed in the camp here on Kinmen Island, and the two detachments of "Wei" and "Ding" will still return here after suppressing the pirates. Although there is no large number of pirates south of Quanzhou, the overall number is also quite large, and the Great Kinmen Island will be the base in the south at that time. This time the battle deployment was absolutely secret, so to speak, it was a surprise attack, and the pirates had no idea that they were already in trouble.

Once the navy sails into the sea, all intelligence systems can be said to be completely useless, and every operation must be carried out according to the plan that has been made before departure. In this day and age, there are no radars or wireless devices that can easily transmit information at all times. However, the Red Army fleet already had a great advantage, and in this surprise attack, it had already made extremely detailed strategic arrangements, basically grasped the specific information on Nanri Island, and formulated a specific combat plan with a definite purpose.

The Zhenyuan has always been Geng Jingzhong's ship, in fact, it should be said that Wang Zhenbang's ship is also the commander-in-chief of the Red Army fleet. This is Geng Jingzhong's first time experiencing a naval battle, and although it has not yet begun, he has some expectations. The order of this naval battle still has to be clarified by the flags, war drums, and sea trumpets, and the warships are far apart, and the sound of the wind and waves is very loud, so it is absolutely useless to rely on shouting. There is no radar, no walkie-talkie, for such a command system, Geng Jingzhong is still a little worried, although the soldiers have been training at sea for two months, but this vast sea, after all, is not comparable to the mouth of the Minjiang River!

In this battle, Geng Jingzhong has strong confidence in his own fleet, and with the huge hulls of these twelve third-class warships, they are basically equivalent to aircraft carriers in a few hundred years. On the sea of the East now, it is not an exaggeration to say that no one is invincible. Although their total number of attacking ships combined was less than one-third of that of the pirates of Nanri Island, the total tonnage of the twelve third-class warships of these three detachments far exceeded all the ships of the pirates! More than a hundred pirate ships, it does sound quite scary, but in the eyes of the Mawei Navy, it is a dish, and it is their military merit.

Thanks to the three brothers of Geng Da for their ability, they recruited so many technicians from Europe at one time, if it was a little late, Geng Jingzhong would have to wait for a few more years, and by then, the daylily would have to be cold! Now, in addition to those senior designers, other shipyard technicians are constantly taking apprentices, the number of technicians has exceeded 1,000, and some technicians have been hired by other shipyards with high salaries.

"Lao Wang, where are we and how long will it take to get there?" When he came back to his senses, Geng Jingzhong asked Wang Zhenbang.

"Back to the world, we have been driving along the offshore sea, we have just passed Meizhou Island, and there is still an hour away from Nanri Island at most!" Wang Zhenbang put down the binoculars and replied.

"Oh, so soon, then it's going to be up to you to perform."

"Don't worry, Shizi, the brothers have been gearing up for a long time, and they can't wait! I'm going to tell the ships to check their weapons again and be ready to attack at any time! ”