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Chapter 7 Attack on Penghu
On the first day of the first lunar month of the Gengzi year (January 1126, 1), the Jingkang reign was officially launched. However, people in Guangzhou had not yet received the news of the change in Bianjing, so they still used the Xuanhe reign.

This year's Spring Festival, Chen Xun was not at home again, and the meal he had with his family on the 22nd became an early New Year's Eve dinner.Since Chen Xun started to take charge, the opportunities to celebrate the New Year at home have become less and less. In previous years, they were either in military camps, orphanages, or overseas stations.In this age of slow-moving information, winning over people has to be done personally.

"Lang Jun, Qimei Island is ahead." Ke Lei was wearing the Chen family's Haiwei uniform, sky blue shorts, and looked very energetic.Ever since Chen Xun decided to trust him and let himself go, Ke Lei also responded to his loyalty and became much closer in terms of titles.

"So, there are only about sixty miles left to Penghu Island?" Chen Xun confirmed.

"Yes, are you sure we will bypass Qimei Island and attack Penghu Island?" Ke Lei asked.

"Confirm, leave a few ships to stop the ships from Qimei Island to Penghu Island to report the news. Since we plan to destroy these Penghu pirates, we must kill them with one blow." Chen Xun said in a very affirmative tone.

"I'm still a little worried. If we directly enter Penghu Island, we will easily be surrounded by small groups of pirates on the surrounding islands. Then we will be surrounded by enemies on all sides, and we will be passive." Ke Lei suggested.

"So we must fight quickly." Chen Xun said.

In fact, the pirates who chose to raid the Penghu Islands during the Chinese New Year were trying to take advantage of the pirates' relaxed mentality.Moreover, according to intelligence, the pirates in the Penghu Islands are not united as a team, and there may be waves of ups and downs in the fight. If the war goes slightly wrong, most pirates will choose to preserve their strength.

He looked up at the weathervane and saw that the wind was still northwest. This was a common wind direction in the southeastern waters in winter. For the Chen family fleet, it was a headwind and would be at a disadvantage in naval battles. Going straight to the pirates' old trough was Chen Xun's only option.

After passing Qimei Island, the fleet split into two routes. Taking advantage of the northwest wind, they took a zigzag route and sailed northwards with difficulty from the east and west sides of Penghu Island.

Cuckoo!
A pigeon landed on the mast of the ship. A pigeon breeder came forward to pick up the pigeon and took off the bamboo tube from its leg.

"The pirates on the island are all eating meat and drinking wine to celebrate the New Year. There are no patrol ships outside the island." This is the information passed back by the spy ambushing on Penghu Island.

"Good thing." Chen Xun nodded, looking at the surrounding ships, it was a bit like "raid on Pearl Harbor".

"It's best to block those pirates in the port!" Ke Lei clenched his fists. The outcome of this battle represented whether he could raise the flag again. He was more concerned and nervous than Chen Xun.

Time passed slowly, and Wang'an Island, located in the middle of the archipelago, was crossed by the fleet.A ship came out of the island and was quickly approached by the small warships in the fleet. Looking from a distance, the sails of the pirate ship were quickly lowered. It seemed that the Chen family's warship had won.

"Hey, even muskets are useless." Lu Hui kept paying attention to whether there were gunshots, and when the battle was over, he said with a smile.

As a time traveler, Chen Xun did not make soap, but he made a matchlock gun with fixed ammunition. In order to ensure the supply of gunpowder for the musket, a firecracker factory was built, and low-quality black powder was used to make cannons. Bamboo, the finer ones are used for ammunition.

"The life of the gun barrel is too short. Use it as little as possible." Chen Xun said.

Materials science is not so easy to climb. The muskets made by the Chen family are still stupid and thick versions, because without good spring steel, the flintlock cannot be made.

More than an hour later, everyone on the boat had already had lunch and was resting to eat and recharge their batteries for the upcoming battle.

When the fleet arrived near Penghu Island, the pirates on the island finally realized something was wrong. From a distance, the shouts and gongs and drums on the island could be faintly heard in the sea breeze. "Ready to fight!"

The order was passed on, and both the sea guards and the personal guards began to inspect the equipment. The sea guards were responsible for naval battles and the personal guards were responsible for land battles.

The sail was lowered by the rigging operator, and the sailors began to go down to the bottom and row with all their strength. Loud shouts and orders came one after another. The tense atmosphere infected everyone in the fleet, and even the logistics staff took out their Your own defensive weapon in case pirates board the ship as a last ditch effort.

The fishing boats in the fleet rush ahead, and their role is to block the shipping lanes on both sides of the port.

Followed by armed merchant ships, these ships will guard both sides of the warships, and the warships divided into two groups begin to converge outside the port and rush inward from the center of the port.

"Mr. Lang, please go back to the cabin." Lu Hui advised.

"It doesn't matter. This ship is at the back. I'm standing here. The warriors fighting in front can have more morale." Chen Xun was also wearing the uniform of the Navy Guard, and he was not unique.

The fighters of the Chen family distinguish their ranks on the battlefield by means of armbands and collar badges. Army officers in the front line also add a badge, that is, a piece of cloth on the back with text patterns indicating the rank, so that those who follow behind Soldiers are able to differentiate, while prompting officers to lead the way.

Seeing that Lu Hui was eager to give it a try, Chen Xun did not stop him: "Go ahead, I have a personal guard here, no problem."

"Okay!" Lu Hui did not refuse. He was eager for military success, so he got off the boat and transferred to the sampan to go to the armed merchant ship where the personal guards were located.

"Kill!!" A loud shout of kill rang out from the front. The warship was at the back and was the first to engage the pirate ship.

The pirates who reacted quickly controlled the small pirate ships to stop in front of the warship fleet, while the large pirate ships were still raising their sails.

"Bah! Bah! Bah!" A group of musketeers stood up on the top of the ship, calmly naming the pirates who were close at hand.

The combat power of the Chen family this time is evenly matched with the pirates of Penghu Island. This is not the time to hide their strengths, so the previously formulated combat strategy is to output at full capacity and use all their trump cards.The tactics are also based on pouring firepower as quickly as possible.

boom!
The kerosene tank thrown from the trebuchet hit a large ship in the port. The sail that had just been raised half was ignited by the kerosene. The pirates operating the sail below were splashed with burning kerosene. , screaming and jumping into the sea.

A poorly-aimed kerosene shot hit the sea, burst, and flames burned on the sea, making it look dreamy and tragic.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
The crossbow arrows with small oil packets tied to the arrows were fired at the small pirate ship. The pirates on the small pirate ship that had just approached the warship hurriedly put out the fire. Unfortunately, the oil fire could not be extinguished with water, but only with sand. Many pirate ships extinguished the fire with water, but instead The more you put out the fire, the bigger it gets.

Bang!Bang!Bang!
There was the sound of swords hitting shields, and the servants on the armed merchant ships had landed. The swordsmen and shieldmen were forming a team under the cover of the crossbowmen to expand the landing point.

The spearman placed the spear on the shieldman's shield, approaching the two-foot-long spear, which stretched out one foot from the front of the shield, making the spines of the pirates who wanted to get closer tingle.

(End of this chapter)