In fact, the battleship Yaowu is not a real ironclad ship, but the surface is covered with a layer of painted steel plates.

Even so.

The reaction and performance of the senior leaders of the Zheng family still made Zuo Xianfu and others very satisfied, believing that the goal of deterring the Zheng group had been achieved.

This is also one of the main purposes of Xujiazhuang's support fleet this south.

In the evening, at the grand celebration banquet, all the characters related to Xujiazhuang undoubtedly became the protagonists of the banquet.

One is Xu Chui like Zheng Cai, and now he has not been excluded and suppressed, but has become the most popular star:

"I said that Xu Jiazhuang will come to support us, and he will definitely come!"

"See, everyone saw it today, right? Is the steamship big, fast, or powerful? ”

"Alliance, our Zheng family must form an alliance with Xu Jiazhuang! Instead of cooperating with those Xiyi ghost elders, we want to work with Xujiazhuang to destroy these ghost elders! Occupy their colonies, burn their big ships, and in the future, on the sea frontier in the east, our Zheng family has the final say with Xu Jiazhuang! ”

Zheng Cai held the jar wine in his hand, and drank two sips while shouting wildly, causing a chorus of echo and approval.

"Well, well said!"

"In the future, the sea in the east must be decided by our Chinese people!"

"Not only that, but our fleet will also fight back to the hometown of the Xiyi people, so that they can taste the taste of being bullied by us!"

"That's right, cooperate with Xu Jiazhuang, and then bring down the sea of the whole world."

“……”

The second group in the C position and focus position is the Fujian sailors in the Xujiazhuang support fleet.

There were more than 500 of these Fujian sailors, they scattered and sat at more than 500 tables, and then became the protagonists of the wine table, and they told their experiences and treatment in Xujiazhuang in a tone like returning to their hometowns, which aroused the attentive listening of more than 5,000 people.

Lin Jiaquan said: "After being captured by Xu Jiajun, I originally thought that I was dead, and if I didn't die, I would get the life of selling coolies as a mining slave, but I didn't expect to be abused, but I was valued by Xu Jiazhuang, and soon arranged to work on a fishing boat, according to the number of fish, take 20 to 100 points, 1 point is 1 cent of silver, 100 points of work is a silver dollar, every time I go to sea, I can get more than 80 points, I can earn more than 20 silver dollars a month, and the income is ten times that of Fujian, I thought, It's nice to be a fisherman on a fishing boat, and I'm willing to do it for the rest of my life......"

Luo Xingwang said: "Originally, I thought it was good to be a fisherman, but the steam cargo ship Haihai was launched, and each trip could carry nearly 10,000 stone of goods, and the seafarers on this kind of steam cargo ship, one trip to Shandong, can earn a subsidy of twenty silver dollars, five trips a month, and an income of hundreds of silver dollars, which is much more promising than a fisherman, so I found a way to jump to the sea cargo ship, ran for several months of freight, saved a lot of silver dollars, and married three or five daughters-in-law is enough......

Chen Damao said: "Running a steam cargo ship for a long time, the income is very high, more than half of the Fujian sailors, have been on the steam cargo ship, become a professional seafarer, but I don't like this kind of boring life, signed up to join the navy, monthly salary plus subsidies, only 50 silver dollars per month, the income is a lot lower, but this is an opportunity, an opportunity to change our future, as long as we work hard, we will continue to be promoted, and the treatment will continue to improve, even to the first mate, captain, commander, Colonial governors, etc., a bright avenue is set before us, please ......"

Young Shi Lang said: "Xujiazhuang is now very short of sailors, at least tens of thousands of professional sailors will be recruited in the future, hundreds of thousands of professional sailors, this is a very good opportunity, as long as you are a sailor who wants to join Xujiazhuang, Xujiazhuang will not refuse, the family can also be brought together, don't worry about the problem of small family, we came this time, in fact, there are plans to take the family to the harbor city to enjoy the blessings, the price there is low and the wages are high, and the locals will not bully outsiders, much better than Fujian......

Hear these introductions.

The sailors of the Zheng Group sitting at the same table couldn't help but be moved.

As a fisherman in Xujiazhuang, the monthly income is more than 20 taels, and they work hard for the Zheng family every day, and the monthly income is only two or three taels, so it is better to go to Xujiazhuang to be a fisherman.

As for the fat difference of cargo ship seamen, there are definitely people who rush to do it, and they are not afraid that they will not be able to recruit them.

Joining the Xujiazhuang Navy is a very good choice, and there is a lot of room for development.

The family can also leave the poor place of Fujian and go to Xujiazhuang to enjoy happiness and solve their worries.

If it weren't for the fact that this is the territory of the Zheng family, you must be cautious, there are many sailors, I am afraid that they will have to apply to join Xujiazhuang on the spot, and ask what way and method to join.

Even if it is not good to act now, but a seed of job-hopping has been planted, and it may abandon the Zheng family at any time and choose a stronger and more promising Xujiazhuang, after all, people go to a high place, and their legs are long on themselves, and the Zheng family can stop it for a while, but it can't stop it for a lifetime.

In a word!

Under the joint influence and drive of the Fujian sailors in the support fleet of Zheng Cai and Xujiazhuang.

Obviously, the number of Xu Chui within the Zheng Group is increasing rapidly. The number of sailors who planted the seeds of job-hopping and wanted to join Xujiazhuang was also tens of thousands.

This is about to form a force that cannot be ignored, if in the past, the Zheng family's high-level leaders were anxious and would immediately take action to restrict and suppress, but now, sitting in the banquet hall, courteously receiving Zuo Xianfu, Sun Cheng, Liu Guangshan and others, the Zheng family's high-level leaders have no heart to stop it, they can only watch Xu Jiazhuang's influence penetrate the Zheng Group in depth, and they dare not express any dissatisfaction.

Even if you want to take action, you have to wait for the Xujiazhuang support fleet to leave.

The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors.

Zuo Xianfu said to Zheng Zhilong, who was sitting at the top, who had been in a heavy heart, in a trance, and forced to smile: "Ship Master Zheng, I have a cooperation proposal here, I don't know if you are interested?" ”

"Captain Zuo, please speak." Zheng Zhilong didn't dare to slack off, and said with a very low attitude.

"Our support fleet went south this time, firstly, to aid the Zheng family, and secondly, it also had the purpose of actual combat training, but I didn't expect the Dutch to not only fight, but before we could use all our strength, they fell, weak, too weak."

"Yes, that's what Captain Left said." The corners of Zheng Zhilong's eyes twitched, and he smiled even more reluctantly.

"We still want to keep fighting! Continue to improve the experience of naval warfare, can the Zheng ship owner help find some suitable opponents, and then the two families join forces, take them to open the knife, practice hands, rest assured, our Xu family fleet rushed to the front, you follow behind to strengthen the momentum, pick up the cheap, you don't need to make too much effort, when the purpose of our training is achieved, we will go north and return, will not bother for too long, we are only three big ships, and there is no intention to open up the territory. ”

Zuo Xianfu said, knowing the concerns of Zheng Zhilong and others, and used these words to dispel their concerns.

Hear this.

Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Hongkui, Zheng Zhibao and other high-level officials of the Zheng family glanced at each other, and they all saw a glimmer of light in each other's eyes.

Opportunity!

Xu Jiazhuang took the initiative to help eliminate the opportunity of the Zheng family's competitors on the sea.

In addition, it also succeeded in dispelling their concerns, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Captain Zuo, there are not only suitable opponents, but a lot!"

Zheng Zhilong changed his face and said extremely enthusiastically: "For example, Liu Xianglao's pirate army, which is now entrenched in Kinmen and blockaded Xiamen Port, they colluded with Heyi to work for outsiders, beat our Huaxia people, and help outsiders rob our good people of the Ming Dynasty, which is extremely hateful and must be eliminated!" ”

"In addition, the Dutch have built a number of castles in Penghu and in the south of Dayuan Island, constantly encroaching on the land of our China, killing and enslaving the surrounding Chinese people, forcibly carrying out their Catholic baptism, and wanting to destroy the cultural and Taoist system of China.

Bang!

Zuo Xianfu slammed his fist on the table in front of him, making a loud bang.

He stood up and said, "There's nothing to say, fight, you have to fight!" Set off tomorrow to destroy these internal thieves and external troubles! ”

"Captain Xie Zuo!"

Zheng Zhilong and other high-level officials of the Zheng family were all ecstatic, with the help of the powerful thug of the Xujiazhuang support fleet, what opponent could not be eliminated? is stable, the Zheng Group's maritime hegemony on the southeast coast is really stable.

……

The next day.

The three large ships of the Xujiazhuang support fleet continued to leave the port to carry out combat missions after replenishing a batch of water, vegetables, and other materials.

Later, more than 200 Zheng family warships were slowly followed, Zheng Zhilong and others had to personally participate in this operation, but the steamship was too fast, they could only hate their ship for being too slow, and they all longed to have even one steamship, after all, the feeling of being slow to catch up was too painful.

June 21, morning.

Outside the port of Xiamen, it is located in the southwest of Kinmen Island in a sea area called 'Liaoluo Bay'.

The real Battle of Liuluo Bay broke out.

It's just that the object of the battle is not the Dutchman's Galen ship, but the pirate alliance of Liu Xianglao and Li Guozhu, with a total of 150 large and small ships, which is considered a large maritime force.

Even though the scale seems not small, in the face of the attack of the three large steam ships in Xujiazhuang, it only took two or three hours to sink and damage hundreds of ships.

The remaining dozens of ships wanted to flee when they saw that the situation was not good, but the Zheng family fleet rushed over in time and blocked the pirate alliance of Liu Xianglao and Li Guozhu in the bay, and there was no way to escape.

"I didn't expect that today would be the end of my Liu Xiang, Zheng Zhilong, I'm waiting for you under Jiuquan!"

In desperation, Liu Xianglao, a giant on the sea, drew his sword and killed himself, and he was extremely unwilling to die.

Li Guozhu and others chose to surrender, begging for their lives, but the middle and lower level pirates could live, and the leaders of thieves like Li Guozhu, about 300 people, were placed in front of the muzzle, and then the artillery execution was carried out, and since then a new rule has been established on this sea:

"In the future, the Chinese people, there will be those who run for the foreign Yi and kill the Chinese people, and they will be executed!"

June 23, Penghu Island.

Zhang Fugui's Marines came in handy, and in the face of the fortified forts built by the Dutch, although half a battalion of Marines was a little inadequate, it was equipped with a mortar company (with 20 mortars), plus 400 electric fire breech guns and protective suits.

Only half an hour later, the fortress was breached, annihilating more than 300 Dutchmen, and the casualties of the marines were zero.

June 25, south of Dayuan Island.

The Marines led by Zhang Fugui broke through the Red Castle built by the Dutch in only two or three hours, eliminating and capturing more than 700 Dutch, and only five Marines were wounded.

……

June 28, morning.

Xujiazhuang supported the fleet, and after exhaustively sweeping all the targets in the southeast sea, he successfully returned to the port of Quanzhou, because the next July and August was the typhoon season, and it was impossible to fight again, so this actual combat training operation could only end here.