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There are many pirates in the South China Sea, but the leaders of the two largest pirates are Sha Wu Tsai and Cui Apo. The two pirates numbered in the thousands, had dozens of pirate ships, and were armed with some captured artillery and muskets. Much more powerful than the original Flying Fish Island pirates. Of course, the current Xinhua Kingdom, which was established by the pirates of Flying Fish Island, is far more powerful than these pirates. If Xinhua specifically targeted them, these pirates would not be Xinhuaguo's opponents at all!

Soon, the merchant ships of the small merchants were overtaken by the pirate ships. Compared to merchant ships, pirate ships are much smaller and look a little shabby! But the pirates on the deck of the pirate ship with steel knives and hideous faces are terrifying!

The pirate ship docked on the merchant ship, and those pirates quickly flipped onto the merchant ship!

"Lay down your weapons and squat on the ground for me! Give all your money! Otherwise, Lao Tzu will kill your dog! A pirate leader said loudly.

The small merchants and sailors on the merchant ships were already trembling with fright, and they were huddled on the deck, not daring to move. The pirates began to carry valuable goods from merchant ships, such as silk and porcelain, which could be sold for a good price.

Fortunately. These pirates were just robbing, not killing. The small businessman also picked up a life. But the loss of this shipload of goods was enough to bankrupt him! After returning to Manila. The first thing the small businessman did was to report the crime to the local police department, then go to the city hall to file a record, and when it was confirmed that he had indeed been robbed, the city government would give him some compensation accordingly. This is also a compensatory measure taken by Xinhua to its citizens when dealing with piracy. So that these merchants will not be completely overwhelmed by the robbery of pirates!

December 31, the day before the New Year. Long Yufei summoned the ministers of the General Staff and the Ministry of the Interior to discuss how to deal with the growing piracy problem! The presence of these pirates. It has seriously interfered with the normal business order of Xinhuaguo. It has caused a serious obstacle to the industrial and commercial development of Xinhuaguo! If Xinhua doesn't care about it anymore, it will definitely cause even more damage!

"What the hell is going on? Merchant ships that were robbed this month. There were 23 ships, and hundreds of people were killed! The initial estimate of the loss is already more than two million Chinese dollars! Are those pirates crazy? Are they preparing for the New Year? Long Yufei threw the report in his hand onto the table and said angrily. Those pirates are indeed getting more and more unpleasant! If this continues. Sooner or later, it will become a big problem!

"Your Majesty! This month compared to last month. Our losses are indeed even greater! However, those pirates come and go without a trace, often fleeing after robbing at sea, and it is very difficult for us to catch them! In addition, although the warships of the local coast guard fleet are strong, those pirates tend to turn around and run as soon as they spot our warships, and they are able to take advantage of their familiarity with the water. Escape the Coast Guard Fleet! Despite the Coast Guard's best efforts, it was unable to exterminate the pirates. On the contrary, they are becoming more and more rampant! Minister of the Interior Wu Daniu said with some frustration. The warships of Spain and the Netherlands captured by the Xinhua Navy were repaired and renovated and handed over to the coast guard fleet under the Ministry of the Interior for use. The mission of the coast guard fleet is to maintain the security of maritime trade routes, detect smuggling, and combat piracy! However, the pirates in the South China Sea do not seem to have died out because of the establishment of the coast guard fleet, but have grown a lot! It is important to know that the scale of the coast guard fleet of the Xinhua Ministry of the Interior is not small, with more than 50 warships, large and small. And several huge battleships!

"I don't care about the process, I just need to know the result! In any case, within three months, the pirates of the South China Sea must be exterminated! Chief of Staff, order the Navy to cooperate with the actions of the Coast Guard fleet! Long Yufei said through gritted teeth. Although many of the high-ranking officials of Xinhua were born as pirates. But Long Yufei never thought of himself as a pirate. Pirates only know about the destruction of the road, but they don't know the construction of the road, which is not good for a country! It turns out that the pirates on Flying Fish Island have also changed, and everyone is very satisfied with their current life. Being able to live and work in peace and contentment is at least much better than licking blood from the knife!

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Chief of General Staff Niu Meng and Minister of the Interior Wu Daniu hurriedly said. They knew that Long Yufei was really angry. As the king of the largest country in the South Seas, Long Yufei was furious, and the consequences were very serious. Obviously, this time those pirates in the South China Sea are going to be unlucky!

"Chief of Staff, do you have any good suggestions for solving the piracy problem in the South China Sea?" Long Yufei asked. Niu Meng was also born as a pirate, and he should be very clear about the distribution of pirate power in the South China Sea. It would have been much easier for the General Staff to mobilize the navy to take charge of the eradication of these pirates. At least, where are the lairs of some pirates, the General Staff knows it! Long Yufei didn't believe it, the Xinhua Navy rushed directly to the lair of those pirates, couldn't it kill them all?

"Your Majesty! Military intelligence is collecting information on pirates in the South China Sea! The location of the pirates' lair has now been determined! The Navy is also mobilizing warships to prepare to strike at these pirates! Niu Meng said. Although for these pirates, Niu Meng felt a little sorry. After all, if it weren't for the fact that they couldn't get by, no one wanted to be a pirate. However, now these pirates pose a serious threat to the interests of Xinhuaguo, so Xinhuaguo has no choice but to use thunderous means to uproot these pirates!

"Your Majesty, the minister has a suggestion, maybe we can solve the problem of piracy in the South China Sea in one fell swoop!" Zhao Yi, deputy chief of the general staff and minister of logistics and equipment, said. As an old pirate, Zhao Yi is also very familiar with the piracy situation in the South China Sea!

"Oh? What's the solution? As long as you can solve the problem of piracy in the South China Sea and ensure the safety of maritime trade, no matter what the method is! Long Yufei said.

"Your Majesty, we can recruit peace! The two largest pirates in the South China Sea are the pirates led by Sha Wu Tsai and Cui Apo! These two pirates, each with up to a thousand people, have a strong influence in the South China Sea! If they take refuge in the Xinhua Kingdom, it will also be a huge shock to the strength of other pirates! Zhao Yi said.

"However, I know that Daosha Wu Tsai and Cui Apu are both unruly people! Will they be willing to surrender to us? Long Yufei said with a frown. If these pirates can accept Xinhuaguo's recruitment, it will naturally be the best. The pirates, as long as they are disciplined, are undoubtedly the best candidates for the navy. After all, they are able to gallop across the sea in a dilapidated boat, and if they are replaced by a warship of the Xinhua Navy, it will be even more powerful! Of course, the personality of the pirates is also destined to make it difficult for them to accept the recruitment of Xinhuaguo! They prefer the free life at sea to the restraints!

"Your Majesty, we can go hand in hand with rigidity and softness! With strong military strength as a guarantee, we will intensify our crackdown on pirates in the South China Sea, let the pirates see our determination, and let them know that there is no future for continuing to be pirates in the South China Sea, and only by taking refuge in us can we survive! When necessary, we can exterminate some of the most vicious pirates and set an example for them! Zhao Yi said.

"Okay, then do it! The General Staff and the Ministry of the Interior, acting together, must clean up the South China Sea of pirates as soon as possible! Long Yufei said. He still trusts Zhao Yi's strategy. If it can be successful, this will also be of great benefit to Xinhuaguo!

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Niu Meng, Zhao Yi and Wu Daniu left the palace after saluting and began to act intensively.

It took only two days for the General Staff Headquarters and the Ministry of the Interior to come up with an operational plan against pirates in the South China Sea. The Coast Guard fleet has been put into a state of emergency readiness and has stepped up patrols at sea to ensure the safety of passing merchant ships. At the same time, in order to eliminate those pirates, the soldiers of the Marine Corps, disguised as ordinary sailors, boarded some merchant ships. As long as those pirates come and plunder, they will be brought to the iron plate! More importantly, the First Fleet and the Fourth Fleet of the Xinhua Navy began to enter the South China Sea and gradually eliminate those pirates!

The Fuxing is a merchant ship with a displacement of more than 1,500 tons, which belongs to the Manila Chinese Chamber of Commerce. The Manila Chinese Chamber of Commerce is a chamber of commerce composed of large businessmen from the new country, with abundant funds and hundreds of merchant ships. They had also suffered heavy losses under the attack of pirates before. This time, the Fortune Star was going to transport a shipment of silk and cane sugar to Singapore. Soldiers of a platoon of the Xinhua Marine Corps also hid on this boat. If there are pirates who don't know whether they are alive or dead, they will pay the price!

About 500 kilometres from Singapore, the Lucky Star was confronted by two pirate ships. The pirate ship came violently and demanded that the 'Lucky Star' stop the ship and hand over everything of value. However, with the Xinhua Marine Corps in charge, the 'Fuxing' was unmoved.

Soon, the two pirate ships approached the pirate ship one left and one right, the ropes were thrown up, and the pirates with steel knives began to climb towards the 'Fuxing' merchant ship, their movements were very skillful, obviously they had been doing this for a long time!

However, when the pirates climbed aboard the Lucky Star, they were dumbfounded. The soldiers of the Xinhua Marine Corps, squatting on the deck, raised their rifles and aimed at them!

"Fire!" With an order from the platoon commander, the Marines opened fire!

"Bang! Bang! Bang! "With the crisp sound of rifles, the pirates who climbed onto the merchant ship were shot one by one!

"The idea is pricked, the wind is tight, and the wind is tight!" The pirates shouted! (To be continued......)