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Chapter 284 The Situation in Yizhou
"General Nelson, welcome to the Ministry of the Navy. The materials of the fleet are ready and ready to be supplied to the fleet at any time for the fleet to go south." Ling Tong personally led people to the dock to welcome the main force of the arriving naval fleet.

"It seems that there has been a fierce battle here, and there are still sunken ships in the harbor that haven't had time to clean up." Nelson saw the wreckage of more than a dozen ships stranded on the shoal.

"Sir, your guess is right. Our defenders on Ishigaki Island cooperated with the two fleets of Daqin and Atlante to repel the attack of pirates. They killed and wounded more than 1000 pirates, and captured dozens of people." " said Ling Tong proudly.

"That's right. Before the main force of our fleet took the initiative, you won the first victory. If the military leader knows, you will definitely be rewarded." Nelson said.

"I don't know where the military master is now? Did you come with the main force of the fleet?" Ling Tong asked.

"The military leader stayed in the Ryukyu Guard to command the battle from a distance, saying that he could not cause trouble for our naval fleet. Since the last time the military leader followed us to the death on Miyako Island, he thought that his existence would give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it. "Nelson said, "In fact, this time it has an absolute advantage in firepower, and the military leader doesn't have to worry too much, but this is also the painstaking efforts of the military leader."

"That's true. The military master doesn't want to be overjoyed. Just let us do the things ahead. General, why don't you follow me to count the supplies hoarded in the bastion and prepare to load them on board?" Ling Tong invited.

"Very good."

Nelson and a group of naval officers followed the order to the bastion.

A few Houjin assassins who had become soldiers of the Liao army hid in a corner, looking at the naval officer corps from time to time, wanting to see if Chu Yun appeared.

"Are you sure? Is Chu Yun in there?" The little assassin leader asked in a low voice to several assassins.

"It doesn't seem to be the case. If Chu Yun comes, we have Bala, the number one Jurchen warrior, so he can't get out of this island!" said an assassin.

"The Fu Liao Army mobilized such a large-scale fleet, did it use up all of its national strength? Chu Yun didn't even conscript himself, so he is not afraid of the rebellion of the captain of the fleet this time? With this powerful fleet, it can completely replace Zheng Zhilong's fleet on the southeast coast. Status, become a force of its own." Another assassin said.

"That's because you don't know the factions within the Liao Army. Most of the people in the Army Department were single-handedly promoted by Chu Yun. I heard that the Fleet Commander of the Navy Department and Chu Yun have a special relationship. Chu Yun doesn't worry about him at all. Will rebel." The little assassin leader said, "I only found out these detailed information when I was chatting with those officers."

"What special relationship? The commander of the fleet is also a man. Could it be that Chu Yun has the legendary habit of breaking sleeves? And the other party is a middle-aged uncle..." an assassin was surprised.

"What's in your head! Although the commander of the fleet is a rough guy, it is said that he has a daughter who holds the title of Lieutenant Commander in the Admiralty, and then hangs out with Chu Yun all day long. Now she has appeared in the officer class. There are a lot of rumors." The little assassin leader gossiped, completely forgetting to look for Chu Yun in the crowd.

"It turned out to be like this, mother, if only I had a daughter who is as beautiful as a flower, I can also reach the sky in one step." Several assassins expressed their envy one after another, and successfully deviated from their original goal.

After the main force of the naval fleet stayed in Ishigaki Island for a day, all kinds of supplies were replenished.In the sound of horns in the morning, the bow of the battleship broke through the waves and sailed into the boundless sea.

The soldiers of the mountain battalion boarded the troop carrier to end their training days, and it was going to be a tough fight to face them.The thousand soldiers who stayed at the fortress of Ishigaki Island stood alone on the bastion, watching the huge fleet gradually disappear...

"Yizhou is a huge island in the East China Sea that is bigger than the Ryukyu Islands. Some people regard Yizhou as a part of the Ryukyu Islands. Now there are four main forces on Yizhou Island. A few years ago, Shibazhi recruited refugees on the southeast coast to go to Yizhou pioneered, and now there are tens of thousands of Han people in Yizhou, who are under the jurisdiction of Shibazhi, and mainly hit Bengang in the south-central, near Penghu."

"There are three other forces: the Netherlanders in the south, the Spaniards in the north, and the aborigines all over the island's coastline and in the mountains. The Nederlanders have two fortified cities in the south with thousands of people, and the people in the east. There are only a hundred Spaniards, and the number of natives is unknown."

The battalion commander of the mountain camp, Madman Cheng, as the representative of the mountain camp, and Nelson are both on board the fleet's spiritual symbol - Victory.The Ministry of the Navy also explained to Cheng Fengzi the situation on the battlefield where the mountain battalion was about to fight.

"The Spaniards and the Dutch are not enough to watch. Our mountain camp has been training hard for the past few months, and the opponents combined are not as many as ours. What's the point of fighting!" Madman Cheng said dissatisfied.

When forming the mountain battalion, the military department and the imaginary enemy he mentioned were enemies who were several times stronger than them and who were also good at mountain warfare. However, it is obvious that Western countries in this era do not have enough funds to maintain a large number of troops in East Asia.Or maybe this little force would have allowed them to have a place in Yizhou, but the sudden rise of the Liao army disrupted their plans.

"Our biggest enemy in Yizhou is neither the Dutch nor the Spaniards, but the Han Chinese who were brought to Yizhou by Shibazhi to open up wasteland, and the aborigines scattered on the island. Suppression by force can only be used to scare chickens and monkeys. We The goal is to control the Yizhou Strait, not to kill all the people on the island..." Nelson said.

"Then let's take the Spaniards in the east of Yizhou first?" Madman Cheng asked.

"There are more than [-] Spanish talents, and they are reluctant to deal with the natives. There is no need to pay attention to them. We will directly bypass the north and attack the stupid port in the southwest, and conquer the stronghold of Shibazhi in Yizhou." Deng Qianlong said, "Now Yizhou The trade in the south has to pass through Penghu and return to the southeast mainland along the ocean currents, and Stupid Port is the closest to Penghu, so Shibazhi chose it as a stronghold in Yizhou. If we conquer Stupid Port, they will definitely go crazy.”

"So the combat goal of our mountain camp is to defeat the pioneers who are loyal to Shibazhi in the Bengang area?"

"That's right. After we capture Stupid Port, they will definitely organize their troops to resist needlessly on land and in the mountains. At that time, your mountain battalion will be responsible for breaking their will and bringing this place under our jurisdiction. .” Deng Qianlong said.

"It's not easy. Our mountain camp will definitely complete the task easily." Crazy Cheng patted his chest.

"Don't be too confident. Be careful not to provoke the aborigines on the island. Those people are familiar with the terrain of the island, and you will suffer a lot." Nelson reminded.

(End of this chapter)