In the spring of the fifth year of Xuanhe, the war between the Jin State and the Liao State was in full swing, and they continued to attack the city and conquer the territory, and invited the Song Dynasty to attack Liao again.

Song Huizong thought that a great opportunity to recover Yanyun had arrived, and promoted the court to discuss it.

Cai Jing and Tong Guan strongly supported the title, and there was little opposition in the court.

The highly anticipated Alchemy Army will miss this opportunity because coach Lin Chao's body has not recovered.

Without the alchemy army of Lin Chao, it would not be possible to organize an artillery offensive, and there would be no advantage of armor, which has been confirmed in the suppression of Wang Qing's rebellion.

The newspaper published a message openly criticizing the alchemy army for the civil war of the amateur and the layman of the foreign war, which sparked controversy.

There are also people who publish news in the newspaper to justify the name of the alchemy army, believing that it is a victorious army.

At this time, there were many pirate raids along the coast, and many royal caravans suffered great losses.

Several ministers have written to crack down on piracy.

Under the impetus of Gao Yu and the crown prince Zhao Huan, Song Huizong issued an order.

Lin Chao, who is still recuperating, was appointed as the pacification envoy of the East China Sea and the commander of the land and water soldiers and horses, responsible for exterminating pirates and promoting the prestige of our country.

And there was a secret decree that the king of Liuqiu was changed from a vassal to the Liao state to the Song state.

Previously, Lin Ran mentioned in the secret recital that there were materials for restoring the body and improving alchemy in the East China Sea, which made Song Huizong even more interested.

The "Great Song Morning Post" began to introduce Lin Chao to attack with injuries and exterminate the pirates.

There was news in other newspapers that Lin Chao would only avoid strong enemies and attack the weak.

Compared with the Liao State, which had confronted the Song State for a hundred years, pirates were not worth mentioning at all.

But this time, Cai Jing Tongguan also strongly supported it, they had already calculated that the Liao State was weak, and this time they could get the merit of the world, so they were also happy to see the alchemy army attack the East China Sea.

Lin Ran did not respond to all the arguments and prepared for a naval battle with all his might.

Hundreds of warships gathered in Fuzhou, and each sergeant carried realgar to treat malaria caused by the countless poisonous beasts in the dense forests of Liuqiu Island.

The medical team was urgently expanded, and all officers at and above the company level were required to receive medical knowledge.

In addition, the engineering battalion also prepared a large amount of lime, and paid special attention to drainage and disinfection in the camp.

Lin Chao's big move has been issued, which is to send the flagship in advance.

The sixty-six-meter-long Alchemy No. 1, with iron armor and no sails, relies on a giant steam engine to propel twenty-three propellers.

Eight large-caliber guns were installed on it, which was twice the size of an artillery battalion and was extremely powerful.

When the captain Abu rushed to Jiangnan to see him, he was surprised.

He sighed: "My marquis friend, this is simply the handiwork of God, a miracle on earth. ”

The terrible roar of the machine, the blade-like propellers, and the surging power all fascinated him.

Lin Chao was not satisfied, he needed ships of larger displacement to meet the needs of the commanders.

Alchemy No. 1 set out with 120 warships and joined up with 400 warships at Fuzhou.

Li Jun led 2,000 men to attack the Penghu Islands, while Alchemy No. 1 performed another important mission.

It was to bombard the island of Liuqiu with incendiary bombs, and hit it from north to south.

Immediately, a wildfire broke out on the island of Liuqiu, burning with smoke obscuring the sky.

There were several hundred garrisons of the Liao State on the island, who tried to flee and were all captured by the Song army, and the king of Liuqiu sent envoys to question them, but they were also detained.

Wen Huanzhang deeply agrees with this.

"Liuqiu Island is full of miasma, poisons, and corrupted water, and only slash-and-burn cultivation can open up wasteland for fields and build cities for my use. ”

The generals were also excited, as Lin Ran announced at an internal meeting that all battalion commanders would be able to own a piece of land on Liuqiu Island.

Each person can build a castle that is both offensive and defensive, and can be knighted, with a maximum of ten private soldiers and 1,000 peasant families per knight.

In other words, the battalion-level chief officer is equivalent to a thousand households who have not been recognized by the official.

And the alchemy army will build a city in the north and south of Liuqiu, and place a giant cannon on it, Yongzhen Donghai, which is also to protect everyone's private property.

As for the ownership of Liuqiu Island, Lin Chao just said a word.

"Wherever the cannon hits, it belongs to the alchemy army. ”

What's even more eye-catching is that the golden sand was found in the river flowing on the island, and the people who followed the alchemy army to the island witnessed it with their own eyes, and then used the golden sand to exchange it directly for silver taels to the alchemy army.

From Fuzhou to Liuqiu, if the wind is smooth and smooth, it will take up to three days to reach the shore.

For a time, the large ships along the coast were crowded with people, and countless displaced people flocked to it.

In this time when there are soldiers as long as they are fed, the attraction of gold panning can be imagined.

The fire is still burning, but the alchemist army has already begun to build docks and fortifications.

All kinds of advanced hacksaws, hoes, scissors and other tools were sent down, and every day large patches of wood were cut down and patches of land were cleared.

The natives of the island came to harass them every few days, and were beaten into a sieve by the musketeers.

At this time, there were already 1,600 people in the personal guard group, equipped with 800 assault muskets, and Luan Tingyu and Lu Fang did not attack, just waiting for the natives to attack behind the city wall.

The engineering battalion has already dug trenches on the positions in accordance with the new requirements, so as to facilitate the operation of musketeers.

In the southern part of the island, the crossbowmen also inflicted heavy casualties on the natives, leaving corpses all over the ground even in a night attack.

The Song army did not take the initiative to attack at all, but burned the mountains and burned the natives to surrender in batches.

Alchemy No. 2 went to the sea, with a length of more than 80 meters, equipped with twelve artillery pieces, and first bombarded Liuqiu Island with incendiary bombs, forcing the Liuqiu King to lead a large army to attack.

In the north of the island, Zhu Xiaotian continuously organized a fleet to send personnel and materials, and Lin Chao also built the main city there, called Alchemy City.

Before he could get close, half of his men were killed by artillery, and before they could reach him, they were annihilated by muskets and crossbow arrows, and King Liuqiu was wounded and captured.

Lin Chao still released him, as long as he redeemed it with gold, silver, jewelry and beauties, the king of Liuqiu naturally agreed, thinking of going back to contact his allies to fight again.

Lin Chao once again issued an order that all outstanding craftsmen, people, literati, and merchants could obtain a piece of land, as long as the land was reclaimed.

Hu Sanniang was also moved, originally Hu Cheng could have a fief as the Minister of Intelligence, and he could be in charge of a thousand households, but now even the people can divide the land.

Although it looks like a forest now, although the army pays great attention to disinfection, although everyone has realgar, there are still people who are bitten by mosquitoes and develop malaria.

But twenty or thirty years later, it may be a good field.

Not only Hu Sanniang thinks so, but Lu Junyi, Zhu Biao, Huang Wenbing and others have mobilized the whole family to come.

Li Jun, Mu Hong, Shi Jin and others also brought all the brothers who used to mix together in the rivers and lakes.

As for Lin Lan's partner Zhu Xiaotian, he personally commanded the fleet to transport supplies and population.

Lin Chao gave him five castle fiefdoms and an additional army of 100 people.

Hearing the news, Chai Jin arrived with a dozen ships and a thousand men, in the name of supporting the alchemy army to fight pirates.

In fact, it was Lin Lan who promised to give him the treatment of a knight and let him have a piece of land to build a castle.

Compared to the Song Kingdom, Liuqiu Island is now a completely new territory.

There is no need for Lin Chao to speak, all the civil and military generals of the Alchemy Army have already regarded Liuqiu Island as their own territory, and even want to use the powerful navy to open up the surrounding area.

Everyone wants to be a marquis, want to get a large number of land and people, and be the emperor of the soil, just like Zhao Kuangyin in the yellow robe back then.

It's not just that Zhao Kuangyin has ideas, but everyone who follows Zhao Kuangyin wants him to be the emperor, just like Li Shimin in history, his military achievements are too great, and his subordinates help him emperor.

Naturally, these news did not appear in the newspapers, but word of mouth.

There are more people who go to Liuqiu Island to open up wasteland, so much so that the government has sent a letter to the capital, accusing Lin of recklessness.

The envoys of Liao and Japan also complained in the city of Tokyo, saying that Lin Chao had attacked Daliuqiu Island and sent people to harass the Japanese archipelago.

The holy decree arrived in Fuzhou, and Gao Yu also continued to believe.

Lin Chao stayed in the alchemy city, ignoring the news from the outside world, and instigated a large number of people along the coast to enter the city.

In addition, there was a top-secret mission, sending Hu Cheng and Zhang Tianbao to take the Liao prisoners to the Wuqing wharf, first use artillery to show their might, and capture the wharf and the salt factory.

After capturing the Liao people along the coast, they were sent to Liuqiu Island, and then negotiated peace with the Liao State.

At this time, the Liao State was no match for the Jin State at all, and it was losing and retreating, and it was very interested in the artillery of the Alchemy Army.

Lin Chao's asking price was very high, one cannon for a thousand war horses, and only five guns, which was rejected by the Liao State.

The condition of the Liao State was that one cannon be exchanged for one hundred horses, and Lin Chao also refused, saying that it would not be worth two prices.

The negotiations between the two sides have been put on hold, and the alchemy army directly occupied Wuqing and plundered the Liao people on the spot to build the city.

The Liao State was powerless to stop the alchemy army, and shrank in the clouds to defend the Jin army.

And the Jin army also sent reconnaissance cavalry to come to test it, and the pigtail army, known as a thousand horses, could not take any advantage when it encountered the cavalry and charioteers of the alchemy army.

In terms of cavalry archery, the Jin army can only stop the horse and shoot with both hands within 20 steps, while the cavalry of the alchemy army can shoot freely with one hand at 50 paces.

Not only can you shoot arrows, but you can also shoot steel bullets.

The musketeers on the chariot began to shoot at two hundred paces, and the power was so great that a single shot was enough to knock a man off his horse.

There are also crossbowmen and pikemen, who cooperate at close and medium ranges, and no one is afraid to fight.

The Jin army abandoned the corpse and fled, but was pursued by the alchemy army and killed all of them.

All the heads were sacrificed to the city of Tokyo, saying that it was to conquer the Jin army that Wuqing had killed the invading army, which caused a shock to the imperial court.

There was another debate in the newspaper, and Tong Guan demanded that the alchemy army should not enter again and wait for the Northern Expedition army.