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Chapter 307 Capture the Ship King Alive
Moored on the Victory in Xiamen Bay, Nelson is celebrating the victory of the Southern Expedition with several senior officers of the Admiralty.The annihilation of Zheng Zhilong's fleet this time was completely played by their Admiralty.This is a rare series of large-scale naval battles since the naval fleet attacked the port of Nagasaki.

"Hey, the Ministry of the Army is going to be dumbfounded this time. Apart from sending a mountain battalion, they don't have any other troops to participate in our battle." Deng Qianlong laughed, "It's a pity that officers are not allowed to drink alcohol during the war, otherwise I will definitely You must not get drunk and return home with your colleagues."

"The military lord has arrived in Bengang, and our offensive will basically come to an end here. The next target may be Liu Xiang. If you want to drink, you have to wait patiently for a long time." Nelson said.

"If the military leader arrives at the stupid port, the stupid port will basically be declared pacified. Should we return to the stupid port to meet the military leader?" Some admirals asked.

"You don't need to worry about this. The military lord asked us to establish a stronghold here first, divide our troops to occupy various important places in Xiamen Bay, and then bring the pirate captives back to Yizhou." Nelson said.

"We only need to keep half of the fleet and soldiers in Xiamen Bay to ensure that the stronghold here is safe and sound. From my previous experience in the imperial army, the soldiers in the guard are so nasty that they cannot be assembled within a few months. The superior force poses a threat to our soldiers staying in Xiamen Bay. Even if our troops stationed on the shore cannot withstand it, we will board a ship and flee to the sea. We have mastered the sea and can advance and retreat freely." An admiral said.

"The only pity is that we let Zheng Zhilong escape to the shore. Our warship has no wheels, so we can't go ashore to continue chasing them." Deng Qianlong was a little regretful.

"Oh? Can Zheng Zhilong really escape our pursuit?" Nelson showed a wicked smile.

"Why did you say that, sir? Could it be that the military leader left behind to deal with Zheng Zhilong?" The other admirals asked in surprise.

"Where do you think we got the nautical charts and defense maps near Penghu and Jinmen?" Nelson said meaningfully.

"Speaking of which... do we still have people in Zheng Zhilong's army to instigate rebellion?" Several naval generals suddenly came to their senses.

"Thanks to the people from the intelligence department working in the middle, we were able to defeat Zheng Zhilong relatively easily. The pirate general they instigated rebellion is still one of the Eighteen Zhi." Nelson said.

Hiss... Several admirals gasped.People at the Shibazhi level were instigated to rebel, what does this mean?Liu Xiang, a pirate from Guangdong, led some people from Shibazhi to the coast of Guangdong to establish their own family. The strength of Shibazhi was greatly reduced, and the remaining members of Shibazhi were the backbone of Zheng Zhilong's subordinates.It is not easy at all to make a backbone of the enemy turn his back.

"The pirate general who was instigated to rebel never showed his face in the Battle of Penghu and the Battle of Kinmen, and he hid deeply enough." Deng Qianlong said with emotion.

"The deeper the hiding, the better. If we can't imagine that there are pirates belonging to us, Zheng Zhilong and the others must never think of it! The intelligence department is really terrible." Some admirals thought carefully and were terrified.

This is not just a matter of instigating rebellion. The key is to be patient. Even in the Penghu decisive battle, this trump card was never revealed, which shows the deep consideration of the Intelligence Department.It's okay to deal with the enemy, but if you offend the intelligence department, you may be killed by the people around you at any time.The backs of these well-understood generals don't know when sweat is dripping down.

"Now is almost the time to use this hole card. I don't know if this hole card can help us catch Zheng Zhilong. Let's wait and see." Nelson looked towards the northern land, where there seemed to be a little bit of fire in the dark night.

In the early morning of the next day, the pirates who had been fleeing to Quanzhou in the north returned to Xiamen Bay and waved a white flag to signal to Nelson and the others.

"Master of the Liao Army, we are Li Guozhu's subordinates. Those who come to join you, don't fire!" From a distance, these people waved to the fleet of the Liao Army.

"Everyone, don't open fire easily. The troops on the shore go to collect their weapons." Nelson was still a little cautious, afraid of being tricked by Li Guozhu.

The large troops stayed on the Victory and other warships, and only the small troops on the shore went to accept Li Guozhu's surrender with muskets.

"You pirates put down your weapons and obey our command!" The naval soldiers at the shore stronghold surrounded Li Guozhu and other pirates with muskets, and the leading naval officer shouted at them.

"Boss, they want to confiscate our weapons. If they go back on their word, won't we be slaughtered?" The pirates who followed Li Guozhu and surrendered couldn't help worrying when they saw the tough attitude of the Liao army.

"Stop talking nonsense. Now that you have decided to join the Liao army, you still care about this. Put down your weapons and show our loyalty!" Li Guozhu shouted.

Under the majesty of Li Guozhu, a group of pirates threw their weapons on the ground and formally surrendered to the naval soldiers on the shore.

"Li Guozhu, you coward, despicable and shameless guy, secretly colluded with the Liao Army to harm your companions! When we fought against the Liao Army in Penghu, you must have leaked the news to the Liao Army, which caused our fleet to fail!" A pirate who was tied up by Li Guozhu yelled at him.

"Zheng Zhilong, people don't kill themselves. If you have seen the real strength of the Liao army, you will definitely bow down to their terrifying strength like me." Li Guozhu said indifferently, "I just provide it to the Liao army. Some information that we all know, they don’t know the detailed combat deployment, because I also want to see whether they have the ability to defeat us. Facts have proved that we failed, but they won.”

"No matter what you think, you have violated our oath of the Eighteen Zhizhi's blood alliance, and you will die in the end!" Zheng Zhilong still cursed unwillingly.

"Didn't you inherit this family business from my father and others? Why should my father and the others build a great sea and country, not give me this biological son, but only give you this adopted son? I am not reconciled." Li Guozhu ignored Zheng Zhilong, turned to the surrounding naval soldiers and said, "Please report to your naval commander, Lord Nelson, I fulfilled my mission and captured Zheng Zhilong, the leader of the bandit, and asked him to deal with it."

"What did you say? You caught Zheng Zhilong?" The captain of the navy on the shore didn't know that Li Guozhu was a pirate general who was instigated by the Intelligence Department. He was surprised that Li Guozhu voluntarily surrendered, but what was even more surprising However, Li Guozhu also arrested Zheng Zhilong and brought him back as a vote!
(End of this chapter)