Compared with Ma Ling, a thousand households in the Ming Dynasty, and Lin Xing, a smuggler on Liuheng Island, Xu Ke has a certain psychological advantage. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info his identity is the representative of Xu Xinsu, the general soldier of Fujian, who was stationed in Zhejiang, although he did not have an official status when he came, but now he has to make up a matter that is a sentence. Moreover, there is Xu Yuzhuo as a backer in the coalition fleet, and even the Haihan people have to sell some face, and the treatment he receives is completely different from these two. These two people are just local leading party that runs errands for the Haihan people in the name of "partners", while the camp of the Fujian Ming army where Xu Ke belongs is a serious Haihan ally, and the status of the two is very different.

However, in the eyes of Ma Ling and Lin Xing, Xu Ke is just a slightly special leader in his identity, and what he does is actually no different from himself, and there are many things in the future, Xu Ke may not be as big as the role they can play. For example, in the matter of raising war materials in Ningbo Prefecture, Ma Ling, who has an official status, is definitely better than Xu Ke, and when it comes to the level of understanding of the many armed forces in the Zhoushan Islands, how can the rich landlord living in Xiangshan County compare to Lin Xing, who has been in the smuggling trade circle of the East China Sea all year round?

Although the tasks that these three have been given so far are all similar, they have their own beliefs and fears of each other, and the relationship between them is very delicate. However, if it weren't for the pressure of the weighty boss of Haihanren above, it would probably be difficult for these three people to get along like they are now.

In the following time, Lin Xing also continued to participate in the pre-war preparation meetings of the Allied Staff. Since the Sanlin Gang represented by Lin Xing joined halfway, the coalition fleet needed to make adjustments to the original plan to attack Liuheng Island next, Lin Xing was also lucky in his heart after learning about the original plan of the Haihan people, if he didn't take it seriously after receiving the news, or if he came a day or two late, the Sanlin Gang was likely to suffer a sudden catastrophe from the sky.

After seeing the armed fleet in Shipu Port, Lin Xing knew that there was probably no armed force in the entire Zhoushan Islands that could fight against the Haihan people alone, and the Haihan people probably would not leave enough time for these forces to complete the tandem with each other to resist themselves. The sweep from the south to the north planned by the Haihan will be completed within a month, and the time to prepare for the preparation of Liuheng Island will only be two to three days - of course, the surrender of the Sanlin Gang will further shorten the time required for the operation, and the sea operation plus the land clearance, Qian Tiandun estimates that only two days will be enough.

In the course of this operation, the Sanlin Gang will assist in guiding the coalition fleet to attack the territory of the Haisha Gang in the south of Liuheng Island, and assist the coalition forces to intercept and capture the fleeing Haisha Gang on the island. This task could not be completed by Lin Xing alone, so he seized the time to repair a letter and explained the current situation to the two brothers who stayed on the island, and asked them to organize the personnel of the Sanlin Gang to cooperate with Haihan's next action as soon as possible.

Although the Sanlin Gang advertised that there were 1,000 soldiers, in fact, because the three Lin brothers invested most of the resources at hand in trade and operation, their armed strength was not strong, and there were only less than 800 combatants available, and there was still a relatively obvious gap compared with the Haisha Gang in the south. If it was to have a head-on duel between the Sanlin Gang and the Haisha Gang, then Lin Xing would definitely refuse, but to help the Haihan people fight and chase down the remnants of the Haihan Gang who were scattered, Lin Xing could still complete it with self-reliance.

Lin Xing knew that the performance of this operation was likely to be related to the future of his three brothers, so he also specially told the two brothers in the letter to perform well and complete the tasks delivered at any cost. Lin Xing thought very clearly, the Haihan people had already made it clear that they would purge the staffing of the Sanlin Gang, if these people could earn a little military merit in this battle, maybe they would have a good way out in the future, if they still thought about unrealistic ideas such as preserving their strength at this time, then most of them would be sent to work as sailors and fishermen in various parts of the South Seas after the war.

On 22 April, the coalition fleet finally launched an armed occupation of Liuheng Island. Most of the combat ships including the "Enterprise" were invested in this operation, and only four exploration-class and one expedition-class warships were left in Shipu Port as a backup, while the remaining army was mainly based on the men and horses brought by Xu Yuzhuo, and almost all of the Haihan side joined the expedition except for some logistics personnel.

On the way to Ningbo, although the coalition fleet had already fought several battles with the local armed forces, the scale of the engagements was very limited, and this attack on Liuheng Island was the first time that the coalition forces had used all their combat forces in the real sense since the expedition. The battle plan of the coalition forces is to clear the sea sand gang of the sea forces in the southern part of the island as quickly as possible, and to block their escape routes from the sea as much as possible. While news of the arrival of the coalition forces will inevitably spread after the war, a targeted blockade can still try to ensure that the true state of the coalition fleet will not be too quickly known to other local armed forces.

The three leading parties were all on the deck of the fleet's flagship "Enterprise" at this time, and the impact brought to them by this huge warship was undoubtedly very huge. They were really curious about how the Haihan had built such a large warship, and that the speed and steering of the ship at sea were unusually agile and not the slightest clumsiness in the relatively small number of sailors on deck. These people are all old fur seals who have been active at sea all year round, and naturally they quickly noticed these advantages that the Daming sea ship did not have.

Before they boarded the ship, they noticed the three rows of gun windows on the side of the ship, and although they did not have the opportunity to go down to the cabin to observe the actual situation, there were also more than ten guns on the deck - neither the kind of earthen cannon cast by the people that could only fire broken stone and iron nails, nor the old and limited power of the Franc cannon in the army, but the rumored Haihan cannon that could destroy the city. Just by looking at the swarthy and heavy cannon body, it seems that it is not difficult to make up for the deterrent power when it is fired. It is enough to think that such artillery is equipped with dozens of guns on this ship, it is enough to make people despair.

Whether it was Ma Ling or Lin Xing, they were very glad that they had made a choice earlier, if they really had to face off with such an army, they would most likely have to die on the battlefield inexplicably. Lin Xing thought that those people of the Haisha Gang would have to face the result of annihilation without knowing it, and he inevitably felt a little sad in his heart.

"Boss Lin, are you worried about your brothers on the island?"

When Lin Xingzheng was in a trance, he heard Ma Ling next to him ask, and hurriedly responded: "That's not it, although my two unsuccessful brothers have no ability, they have always been very obedient to the command, as long as they do what the Haihan chiefs want, it will be fine." ”

Xu Ke heard this answer next to him, and secretly felt a little ashamed of Lin Xing for changing his words and calling him "chief" so quickly, and immediately coughed dryly and said: "According to the plan formulated by the chief, today there should be a ship of the Sanlin Gang at sea to lead it, this wind and waves are urgent, and I don't know if it is in the place, if the fighter plane is delayed, it will be troublesome." ”

Lin Xinggan replied with a smile: "Boss Xu is right, so in the letter sent back to Liuheng Island, he specially instructed them to wait at the meeting place three hours in advance, presumably not to be late." ”

There are many ships in the coalition fleet, and it is not enough to rely on these three people to lead the way, not to mention that Ma Ling and Xu Ke are definitely far less familiar with Liuhengdao than the people of the Sanlin Gang, so in the battle plan, the Sanlin Gang will also send a number of personnel to the fleet warships to take on the pilot mission. The joint location agreed by the two parties is Guanchuan Ao Island, which is located 20 nautical miles northeast of Shipu Port.

This uninhabited island is located more than ten nautical miles south of Liuheng Island, which is not easy to attract the attention of the Haisha Gang, and after completing the joint, it can quickly and directly kill several major ports of the Haisha Gang in the south of Liuheng Island, and the geographical location is just right for such a task.

When the vanguard of the fleet arrived at Guanchuan Ao Island, they met Lin Si and his party who rushed to the joint at the predetermined place. Originally, he still had a trace of doubts about the decision of the boss Lin Xing, but when he saw the coalition fleet coming from the sea to the south, all his doubts suddenly disappeared. It's just that I haven't seen the strength of the Haihan people before, but in the face of such a powerful fleet, it is really difficult to raise the courage to resist again.

As if in a dream, Lin Si went up the rope ladder on the side of the "Enterprise" to the deck, and Lin Xing hurriedly led him to see Shi Diwen, who was in command on the flagship.

"The villain sees General Shi!" If it weren't for Lin Xing dragging him beside him, Lin Si would have knelt directly on the deck. Although he has been a pirate for many years, he has really never been to the court, and the highest-ranking civil and military officials he has seen in person are only the magistrates and thousands of households.

"No need to be polite!" Shi Diwen has been in the fleet for more than two years, has seen a lot of killing scenes, and has gradually adapted to his identity as a superior, and his words are full of momentum: "Your eldest brother has already told you what to do in the letter, right?

"Yes, after receiving the letter, the villain made arrangements one by one according to the instructions. This time, the villain brought more than 20 capable subordinates over, all of whom were locals who were familiar with the situation near Liuheng Island, and if General Shi had no other assignments, he could do it right now. Lin Si hurriedly replied respectfully.

"Very well, then you arrange for your people to get on the boat separately as soon as possible, and then we will go directly to the place of the Sea Sand Gang. Shi Diwen didn't want the fleet to delay more time in this place, so he could rest assured that he would go to Liuheng Island early to finish his business.

After a short stop at Guanchuan Ao Island, the coalition fleet continued north. When passing through Dajiancang Island south of Liuheng Island, it was finally discovered by the fishing boats deployed by the Haisha Gang at sea. Several fishing boats turned around and fled north, while fireworks were released from the boats to warn them.

"The game is on, so let's go full speed!" Shi Diwen gave the order to start the battle after observing the opponent's direction from the telescope.

The coalition fleet was divided into four, one of which sailed to the eastern end of Rokyoko Island, and its route was to pass through the waterway between Rokyoji Island and Wonsan Island in the east, and encircle several hidden piers of Haisha Bang on the eastern coastline of Rokyo Island. The other three detachments corresponded to the three harbors operated by the Haisha Gang at the southern end of Liuheng Island, striving to try their best to block the ships in the harbor before the other party went to war, so as to prevent the possibility of the Haisha Gang members escaping from the sea as much as possible.

The Enterprise activated the ship's steam-powered propulsion system, and the speed was immediately increased considerably. Several of the leading parties immediately felt the vibration and loud noise coming from below the deck, and they were immediately shocked, and thought that there was some kind of anomaly in the water. It wasn't until the officer on board explained to them that this was the power propulsion unit unique to the Haihan warship, that several people calmed down a little.

They didn't understand what a power propulsion device was, but the increase in speed was immediately felt. The first to comprehend the mystery of this was Lin Xing, who had been to Sanya: "What kind of device can the Haihan people use to replace the role of sail oars? Yes, the big iron ship moored in Shengli Harbor can come across the sea without sails and oars, and it should rely on such magical spells! It is no wonder that the Haihan people want to use fine iron to build ships, and after such a long time, they will not shake all the ship's planks apart." ”

Under the reciprocating action of the steam engine piston in the belly of the ship, the vibration generated by the entire mechanical system was inevitably transmitted to the entire hull through the ship's board, making several newcomers who were riding the ship for the first time feel uneasy, lest the ship fall apart as it runs. However, they saw that Shi Diwen and the Haihan soldiers on the ship had a calm expression, thinking that this ship could sail from the South China Sea all the way to Zhejiang to fight, and it should not be too fragile, so they were a little relieved.

Although the people of the Haisha Gang may not have figured out what was going on at sea and what the identity of the sudden intruder was, they reacted quite quickly. When the coalition fleet arrived at the southern end of Rokuyoko Island, it could be seen that many ships in the harbor had already left one after another, heading for the mouth of the bay to the south.

Nor was he interested in distinguishing which ships were armed pirate ships and which were just smuggling merchant ships that wanted to avoid the scourge, so he turned the rudder and ordered the artillerymen to fire at the targets in the harbor as soon as they were in range.

The "Enterprise," which rushed to the front, was the first to turn westward, turning the right side of the ship toward the ship sailing out of the harbor, and then from the lowest artillery deck, more than 20 shells were discharged one after another, flying towards the target about 300 meters away. In an instant, I saw the waves splashing on the sea, the ship's planks shattered, and there were many exclamations and screams. (To be continued.) )