Children are afraid of being beaten, women are afraid of looking old, and the elderly are afraid of their children being unfilial.

When it comes to what men are most afraid of, they are not afraid of ghosts or death, they are most afraid of poverty.

A poor word, poured out how many men's bitter tears.

Because he was poor, he couldn't afford to marry a daughter-in-law.

Because I am poor, I can't afford to raise my children.

Because of poverty, I saw my parents sick in bed but couldn't help them.

No matter how heroic you are, a penny can make you gray hair.

The fishermen are really poor, otherwise they would not have risked dying in the belly of the fish to go out to sea to fish, or even become a sea bandit.

When Li Yunze offered a heavy reward, these sailors on the shore all fell into madness.

Although it is said that it is necessary to risk your life to build the ships of the pirates, compared to poverty, what is fate.

"Dong Hai."

Summoning the envious Dong Hai, Li Yunze whispered, "Give you three days to teach them how to use the fireboat." Three days later, pick a time and let them go to sea and burn the boats. ”

Three days later, the officers and troops concentrated a large number of fishing boats on the seashore and made a gesture of wanting to strengthen the bay.

The pirates on the opposite side reacted quickly, concentrating dozens of ships cruising in the bay, ready to meet the battle.

When Haikou's attention was drawn to this side, several small boats sailed along the current on the Egret River.

Loaded with all kinds of hay, gunpowder, sulfur, and poured with fire oil, the fire-attacking ships, piloted by brave sailors, rushed straight to the ships of the pirates.

The strength of this Haikou army is average, and there are only a dozen small cannons on dozens of ships.

Under the full launch, it was only a few fireships.

For the sake of silver, the brave sailors rushed to the nearest distance, lit the fire and attacked the ship, and then jumped into the sea one after another.

The pirates tried desperately to escape, but seven or eight of the largest ships were still set on fire.

The rest of the ships were in disarray, either running aground on the beach or fleeing far away, not daring to come back.

After the officers and troops took the opportunity to force their way across the strait on fishing boats and landed on Xiamen Island, they succeeded in recovering the Zhongzuo Institute in just one afternoon.

After all, when the pirates were at sea, their combat effectiveness was good, but when they faced the regular officers and soldiers on land, that was the dish.

"The captives were screened one by one, and those with blood on their hands were disposed of on the spot. The coerced inquiries made it clear that those who were willing to join the army were admitted to the army, and those who did not want to pay their travel expenses home. ”

Li Yunze, who went to Xiamen Island on a small boat, beckoned the sailors who participated in the fire attack to gather on the beach.

"General Ben is true to his word." Stretched out his hand and motioned to the big scale on the side, "Burn the big ships and weigh them, and now they will give out silver." ”

If you want the army of this era to dare to fight for your life, the most important thing in addition to strict training is to feed them first.

Li Yunze, who is not short of silver, will never be stingy in this regard.

In the following days, the whole battalion of soldiers and horses was concentrated on the island for training, and they were also waiting for Li Yunze's iron ship.

Iron ships alone are not enough, the big Western ships of this world are equipped with artillery, and when a cannon hits, only the iron fishing boats have to be knocked out of holes.

In the modern world, we are looking for the well-known Laiyang steel pipes and ordering a batch of large-diameter thickened seamless steel pipes in the name of exporting to Africa.

Then order various accessories from a number of small processing factories and transport them to Xiamen Island for craftsmen to install and debug.

Don't even think about anything beyond shooting, the artillery of this era is all aimed at directly.

Li Yunze used a big killing weapon and equipped each artillery piece with an optical direct aiming system.

It is said that it is a system, but in fact it is an optical sight similar to a sniper rifle.

Use your eyes to slip the target into the crosshairs, then ignite the fire.

The Laiyang steel pipe is of high quality, and after pulling four riflings, it is even farther and more accurate.

Artillery is nothing, the Great Zhou Dynasty is similar to the Ming Dynasty, and it has already been popularized on a large scale.

But the arrival of the iron boat made everyone tremble, especially those sailors who were born as fishermen, and some people directly bowed their heads.

I have the impression that if the iron is thrown into the water, it will sink directly.

But the fact that such a large and heavy iron ship can float on the surface of the sea is a miracle.

Li Yunze's explanation is very simple, he spent a lot of money to buy it from an overseas country thousands of miles away.

As for the rest, there is no explanation.

Don't ask anyone, just jump into the sea to train yourself in the water.

It is said that it is a 500-ton fishing boat, but in fact it is a simplified version.

With the exception of the only one that had its sea-finding radar, all other equipment, including fishing equipment, was removed.

When ordered, the deck was strengthened, and a number of solid gun emplacements for the guns were welded.

In addition to these, this is the tin troop carrier.

As for the later maintenance, cleaning the bottom of the ship, refurbishing the engine or something, Li Yunze didn't think about getting these from the time he bought it.

It's all one-time consumables, so you can just throw it away when it doesn't work.

Anyway, there is no diesel, and it is useless to fall into anyone's hands.

Li Yunze personally trained the captain and chief engineer.

The captain is good to say, that is, he can steer and know how to use walkie-talkies, and he can speak simple flags.

The chief engineer is a little difficult, mainly to teach them to understand a lot of dashboards, where the pointers of the dashboard are located, what to do, and so on.

The training of the gunner is also important, but it is much simpler, and it is enough to shoot all day.

It's also a technique where practice makes perfect.

Fortunately, there was enough time, and Li Yunze had enough time to collect all kinds of ships while training troops on the island.

There are ten fishing boats of 500 tons, not because they can't afford it, but because it's too troublesome to train people, and it's unnecessary to have too manpower.

At this time, there were more than 10,000 people on the island, and more ships were needed to transport them, so Li Yunze had been buying large wooden boats.

During this period, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang sent messengers several times, either to let Li Yunze report, or to ask him to send troops to a certain place as soon as possible.

Li Yunze's response to these was to ignore them.

He knew very well that he had come to fight ghosts because he had moved the cakes of countless big merchants and sea owners in the southeast.

The imperial court denounced the ghosts for being rampant, and that was because they basically couldn't receive any money.

In fact, the non-governmental maritime trade activities are extremely developed.

A large number of export commodities, in exchange for a large amount of gold and silver, have gone into the pockets of merchants and sea owners, and the imperial court can only watch but cannot stretch out their hands.

Because behind these people, it is all through the sky.

What Li Yunze has to do is to beat up those ghosts who do business and let them go to the designated place to do business with the designated people.

The place was chosen, and it was on Shamen Island.

As for the candidates, when he passed by Ying Tianfu before, Li Yunze went to Xue Mansion on a special trip.

The Xue family, who is a member of Ziwei She, is the most suitable to make white gloves.

For Li Yunze, who was born in Beijing, has nothing to do with the southeast merchants and sea owners, and it is clear that he does not want to have any negotiation at all, the big merchants and sea owners reacted quickly.

After some coordination, they gathered a number of pirates from all over the southeast coast to form a coalition of troops and rushed straight to the left.

In a few months, a fleet of hundreds of large and small ships, at least twenty or thirty thousand horses, could be gathered. In terms of the level of communication in this era, the response is indeed very fast.

Standing on the lookout platform on the pier, Li Yunze, who was holding a telescope, saw several galleons with obvious European-style shapes.

"The strength of these guys is not small, and even the ghosts have been transferred."

This is actually very simple, as long as the supply is cut off as a threat, the ghosts will naturally come.

Putting away the binoculars, Li Yunze turned around and got off the lookout, "The ironclad fleet is hot and ready to fight!" ”

When ten fishing boats rushed out of the waterway, the huge fleet on the opposite side was dumbfounded.

They are all begging for a living at sea, and they have seen all kinds of ships.

Even if there are no sails, there are turtle boats that rely on oars.

But without sails or oars, it can run fast on its own, and even more exaggerated is an iron ship, which is really unexpected.

In terms of quantity, it is ten against hundreds, but in terms of combat effectiveness, it is diametrically opposed.

The fixed guns on the fishing boats were rifled thick seamless steel pipes, and the new granular gunpowder was used to not only have a long range but also be powerful.

To make matters worse, each gun is equipped with an optical sight.

I dare not say that it is far away, and it is extremely accurate to hit within a kilometer.

"Line up the battle line, and hit the four big ships of the ghosts first." Li Yunze, who was holding a walkie-talkie, informed the captains of the ships to pull out the battle line, as if he was not commanding a fishing fleet, but a local fleet or a high seas fleet.

The ships of the Fan Ghost are all big guys with towering sail covers, double shelling decks on both sides, and dozens of guns.

In terms of physique and displacement, there is no doubt that the big guy.

The range was measured through the only radar, and when the distance was reduced to 1,000 meters, Li Yunze gave the order to open fire through the walkie-talkie.

On the specially reinforced deck, there were only four guns on each side, and even if ten ships fired together, a round of projection would be no more than forty shells.

This projection is stronger than a ghost sailboat.

Seeing the opposite iron fleet firing at such a distance, the golden retrievers on the sailboat burst out laughing.

At such a distance, the range is barely enough.

But the accuracy is outrageously low, and they usually have to be at a distance of 300 meters to barely guarantee the accuracy of their shots.

Then the whistling shells directly covered the galleons of the first.

At least a dozen shells fell on the ship, and the huge kinetic energy destroyed everything in its path.

The wooden hull was smashed, and the hapless sailors were smashed straight open. Everything, even the most sturdy mast, was broken with a single blow.

In an instant, the galleon, with its double-decked shelling, had become a tattered sieve, full of holes, and blood flowed from the deck, which had suffered heavy casualties.

To make matters worse, the powder kegs that had been placed on the deck during the battle were ignited, and a raging fire ensued.

Seeing such a brilliant result in the first round of shelling, the sailors wept with joy and joy.

But Li Yunze shook his head regretfully, "If Lao Tzu has a real warship, even if it is just a patrol boat, he will have to beat these pirates until the spring breeze blows and the peach blossoms bloom!" ”biquge.biz

Retired patrol boats can naturally be bought, but there are no supporting armament systems and no personnel capable of operating them.

"Steady up and play another round, get a little closer, and make sure the ship is scrapped."

The sailors, with high morale, quickly cleared and reloaded, and another round of fire went by, ravaging the hapless sailing ship again.

After closing the distance, the shooting accuracy was more accurate, and the sailboat broke two of its three masts, and a raging fire broke out on board, and it was vaguely visible that many people had begun to jump ship. Doomed to be scrapped.

"Come closer." Seeing that the counterfire on the opposite side was floating everywhere, Li Yunze once again pulled into the distance between the fleets, "Hit the second ship!" ”

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