A leisurely city for solo travelers

Chapter 300 Human Propeller

After holding it in for so long, Fang Xian never dared to alert the enemy. After the fleet was reorganized, he was not in a hurry to go to sea. He just huddled in the dock and waited for you to enter the urn.

There are not many ports in East Asia. If you do trade, you will come to Macau sooner or later.

About 15 days later, before arriving on the island, the legendary Fujian navy appeared outside the port of Macau.

Fang Xian missed the previous battle between the Fujian Navy and the Laidao family, and didn't know how much damage both sides had suffered.The Fujian Navy in front of them still had two fleets of large Chinese sailing ships assembled outside Macau Harbor.

Here is the problem of the rules of the game. Although everyone is born from the same root, but the rules count, Macau. Macau is now the territory of Laidao.In order to recapture Macau, the Fujian Navy launched the first round of bombardment. Macau, as the exclusive port of the island family, also needs to return gifts.

However, one thing doesn't seem right.

The original armed forces of Macau were about 800. If they were bathed in the artillery fire of the two fleets of the Fujian Navy, they should have surrendered after two or three salvos.

But no one could have imagined that Macau jumped out with a big head!

This big head has made tons of military investment without a share, and directly exploded the armed level of the Macau fishing village to 9999, making it the world's largest fortress-level armed seaport.

At first, the masses were a little scared when they found out that the Fujian Navy was shelling the port, but when they saw those shells hitting the fort like eggs on a rock, they stopped panicking and went out to watch the battle.

It is necessary for you to come and go. The 9999 armed Macau Port is equipped with 12 heavy cannons. After the durability was damaged by more than ten points, more shells were blasted back.

In the first round of firefights, two ships of the Fujian Navy caught fire and began to evade into the distance.

Fang Xian stood at the pier to watch the battle, not worried about being hit by shells at all, but felt very ashamed in his heart. He seemed to have done something sorry for others. He had set up an ambush to wait for the fleet to come to the island, but the Fujian navy took the initiative to enter the bowl.

The navy general seemed to be blinded. The armed strength of this fishing village was too surreal, which made him make a surreal decision-continue the attack.

In the second round of firefights between the two sides, the Fujian Navy directly sank a ship.

Fang Xian felt even more ashamed. This was all the people's tax money. I'm sorry for the people.

The admiral of the Fujian Navy entered a frenzied state and started the third round of attack.

Fang Xian couldn't stand it any longer, so he quickly gathered his troops. The strategic approach had to change, from focusing on overthrowing the Japanese country first to fighting. The outside must be settled first and the inside must be settled.

The words are very righteous, but in fact they are just greedy for petty gain. The navy has brought this piece of meat to his mouth, and he will not feel comfortable if he doesn't eat it.

Zhang Dashun is the most innocent person.

The former deputy platoon leader of the Fujian Navy was originally the most afraid of seeing the Fujian Navy, but now he is appointed as the admiral of the Second Fleet of the Fang Family Navy, manipulating his incomprehensible iron-clad ships to surround and destroy the Fujian Navy.

"Admiral Fang, are you serious..." Although Zhang Dashun has evolved, he is still afraid of this bold decision.

"Well, it's a free opportunity." Fang Xian also showed an expression that he had to take advantage of this, "In this case, we can basically defeat the main force of the Fujian Navy without any damage, causing their share of all ports in East Asia to decrease, and then We rush to Quanzhou, seize their share, and finally completely annihilate them in Hangzhou. This opportunity is great."

"But……"

"Why, are you afraid of losing?"

"No, the iron boat cannot lose." Zhang Dashun wiped his sweat, "I always feel a little scared to defeat the Fujian Navy like this."

"I'm afraid, after calming down this sea area, I will appoint you as the admiral of the Great East Asian Fleet, to defend this sea area, is that enough?"

"Da Da Dong Ya..." Zhang Dashun fainted instantly. The gap between this official position and the platoon leader seems to be too big. Zheng He didn't reach this position back then.

In a daze, Zhang Dashun boarded the boat.

After the fourth round of firefights with the port, the Fujian Navy only had 6 ships left to fight, one sank, and two retreated on fire.

At this moment, 10 black iron lumps suddenly burst out of the Macao dock.

On the deck of the Fujian Navy's flagship Wannianqing, the admiral of the navy looked miserable, and he didn't know whether to withdraw or bomb.Laidao's family was fighting Li Chao's navy in the capital (now Seoul). He seized this opportunity and went all the way south, and has already regained the two lost lands of Yizhou and Quanzhou.No, at the last stop, the firepower of this fishing village is more terrifying than the cannons of foreigners.

Seeing the admiral in a daze, the officers and soldiers nearby said bravely: "Admiral... Admiral... that is... the evil iron ship... we were ambushed."

"Impossible." The admiral of the navy clenched his fists tightly, "Lai Dao is obviously in the capital, how could he ambush us here. Besides, there are only two evil iron ships in Lai Dao's fleet, how can there be 10 ships at once! Take a step back, does he need to ambush us?!"

"Admiral... let's withdraw, God is not kind to us."

The naval admiral had lost his basic judgment, his eyes widened, he was full of confidence, and he said angrily: "Don't be afraid, this is the enemy's witchcraft!"

"..." The officers and soldiers just wanted to chop the admiral with a knife, my brother-in-law, the admiral's brain is already on fire.

Look at those ten ironclad ships, each with 300 sailors, which crushed the current navy by five times in terms of the number of sailors alone.There are 40 pairs of giant paddles on both sides of each ironclad ship, and in the cabin are kiln sailors who are singing labor chant and paddling desperately. To a certain extent, such a huge labor force has savagely replaced the engine. It rushed over like a mad dog at a terrifying speed.

"Admiral...Admiral, this speed is even faster than Lai Dao's house!"

"What are you afraid of? Boom! Our army's cannons are not vegetarian."

At the order of the admiral, the remaining ships of the Fujian Navy aimed at the armored fleet one after another, and 16 artillery pieces fired a salvo.

The accuracy was good this time, with 4-5 hits, but apart from making a certain amount of noise, these shells only left faint traces of gunpowder on the ironclad ship, not even rust spots.

The ironclad ship is not equipped with many artillery, especially when it is moving, it cannot face the enemy with the side of the ship. There are only a few bow guns for symbolic pressure.

The Cannon Repeater, as the ultimate weapon in the era of artillery shells and firearms, has three bursts and a long range. Whoever uses it will know.Although each of these ironclad ships had only one bow gun, they could fire three times in an instant. With the frenzied twitching of the gun muzzle, another large Chinese sailing ship announced that it had sunk.

This round of shooting finally woke up the admiral of the navy.

He slumped on the bow of the boat blankly: "That's all..."

"Admiral..."

"Pass down the order, those who want to jump into the sea jump into the sea, and those who want to surrender surrender."

After saying that, he will jump into the sea and keep his loyal heart to reflect the history.

At this time, an ironclad ship named Dashun No. [-] had sailed very close to the Evergreen, and a majestic shout came from the bow of the opposite ship.

"My lord!! Wait a minute!!!"

The admiral and all the officers and soldiers looked over, and there was a sturdy man with a western-style whip. His face was covered with traces of old navigators. He was definitely a man with a story.

"This...isn't a Japanese?" The admiral was slightly frightened when he saw this person's appearance. He was neither a bald Japanese with tied up hair, nor a Korean with a huge hat. Could this combination of Chinese and Western styles be...

The admiral is also a person who has seen the world, knowing that only students studying abroad will adopt this style.

"My lord! Do you still remember me, Mr. Zhang?!"

Zhang Dashun never imagined that he would meet his old master in this way, and he never imagined that his eyes would fill with tears. Being in the East Asian waters, he had the feeling of returning to his roots.

The admiral of the Navy thought for a long time, but still shook his head. Even if the original Zhang Dashun was here, he might not remember it.

Zhang Dashun's sense of responsibility as a soldier suddenly boiled over, he felt that he was no longer that soldier or bandit who took advantage of the common people, but an upright navy.

"The former general manager of Yongbao - Zhang Dashun, please greet your lord!!!" Zhang Dashun performed a simple courtesy.

The admiral murmured silently: "Zhang Dashun... Dashun..."

Suddenly, he jumped up like an electric shock: "Is it you? Zhang Dashun who was killed by the traitor Fang Xian in Macau 9 years ago?! You are still alive!"

"Yes my lord, I'm still alive!"

"Okay! Okay!" The admiral of the Navy entered into a delusional state again, "Quick! Come back quickly. With this fleet, the Japanese pirates will surely die. No, not only the Japanese pirates, but also foreigners will not be rampant."

Zhang Dashun was silent for a long time.

"What? You disobeyed orders!?" the admiral said angrily.

"My lord, that's all in the past." Zhang Dashun smiled wryly, his face full of vicissitudes, "I wish you well, it's an old relationship, I'm no longer that boss."

The admiral of the Navy was stunned: "You... really, as the villagers said, have you rebelled..."

As he was talking to himself, he suddenly raised his head and looked at the flag of Zhang Dashun's ship, with a large square printed on it.

"Fang...Fang...is the traitor Fang Xian?!"

"Good memory!" Another shout came from the side, and the flagship of the Fang Family Navy's First Fleet had already double-teamed at some point.

The admiral of the navy looked over and saw a divided young man sitting coolly on the mast. This mood was not at war at all, but like traveling.

"You!... This!..." The admiral of the navy was speechless, and after stammering many times, he climbed over the railing and threw himself into the embrace of the sea.

This time Zhang Dashun didn't stop him, maybe the sea is his best destination.

Afterwards, two iron-clad ships affixed to the Wannianqing, and the iron plates slammed on the deck of the Wannianqing, and tons of sailors rushed out of the cabin.

Even the flagship Wannianqing was only equipped with more than 80 sailors. The admiral jumped into the sea and faced nearly [-] enemies, he had no choice but to surrender.

As the Wannianqing was captured, several other ships lit up their white flags one after another, and only the few ships that had caught fire and retreated before were able to escape.

[The battle was won, defeating the First Fleet of the Fujian Navy and the Second Fleet of the Fujian Navy, and seizing 106 million gold coins. 】

“…………I’m so rich, and the tax system is so comfortable.”

Fang Xian held back for so long, without any more time to wait, he directly captured the sailors, threw the navy's ships into the Macau port, rowed non-stop, and rushed to Quanzhou in the northeast direction.

The human propellers are fully fired, unstoppable, and the soldiers are very fast. Fang Xian can't leave a little chance for the enemy. Due to the defeat of the Fujian Navy, its share in all ports in East Asia has declined. Fang Xian invested and monopolized the opportunity in Quanzhou and Yizhouman successively, and then rushed further to Hangzhou.

Hangzhou is basically the final base of the Fujian navy. Originally, the navy was under the Fujian-Zhejiang system, but in this world, as the only naval force of the Qing Dynasty, the actual base is in the stronghold city of Hangzhou.

Hangzhou is located in a sunken inland. Strictly speaking, it is not facing the sea. It can only be reached through the Qiantang River. It seems that the designer of Guangrong liked this city very much, so he abruptly designed Hangzhou as a stronghold city, completely ignoring the city. the presence of the sea.

Arriving at the estuary of Hangzhou, they were greeted by the last strength of the Fujian Navy, four large Chinese sailing ships that were durable and dissatisfied, and a new admiral who had never fought a naval battle.

Fang Xian couldn't bear to see this situation, but he felt relieved when he thought that this was just a game.

Killing the navy, there is always someone to do this.

The Sino-Japanese naval battle in which the entire Beiyang Navy was wiped out, and the Battle of Mawei in which the Fujian Navy was disastrously defeated are all unforgettable humiliations and pains in the history of Chinese navigation.In a sense, we are not losing to the enemy, but ourselves, we are self-sufficient, we are stubborn, we are immersed in the glory of our predecessors.As a result, when we were posing with wooden sailboats, the French steel warships had already approached; when we used imported inferior shells and relied on the angle of impact to attack the enemy, the range of the Japanese artillery was already twice that of ours.

Of course, a huge amount of funds for the purchase of shells was also used to celebrate the birthday of a queen mother, so I won't talk about it this time.

Even if Fang Xian is not playing games, even if he is facing the real Fujian Navy or Beiyang Navy, his decision may still not change.Rather than being destroyed by the artillery of the Japanese or foreigners, he would rather end the fleet with his own hands. Of course, it would be more reliable if the [-] million taels of silver indemnity from the Maguan Treaty entered his pocket...

Unknowingly, while he was melancholy, the Second Fleet led by Zhang Dashun had been in close contact with the navy and successfully launched a hand-to-hand battle. Dashun was more kind than expected. After boarding the ship, he tried his best to persuade them to surrender and try to avoid casualties on both sides. Keep shouting - "I am Dashun! I am Dashun!"

In the second round of blitzkrieg, the Fang Navy did not fire a single shot and not a single soldier was killed. Under Zhang Dashun's persuasion to surrender, even the Fujian Navy suffered no casualties. The huge disparity in strength created an extremely harmonious battle and captured 97 gold coins.

On February 10th of the tenth year, light rain landed in Hangzhou.

Fang Xian thought that he would continue to invest, and then go north to Yizhou to completely eliminate the rhythm of the navy, but he didn't want to. This landing was welcomed by unprecedented crowds, and more than a dozen officials in yellow jackets and red hats who looked familiar were already waiting for him .

He was afraid that something unexpected would happen in the game, so he quickly called out three thousand soldiers to protect him.

Seeing this, more than a dozen officials hurriedly ordered the left and right officers and soldiers to put down their weapons and send a representative to negotiate.

Fang Xian deeply thought that he would also encounter a treaty.

"Who are you?" Fang Xian met the county magistrate 3-5 before, and he really couldn't guess the ranking of this person in front of him at home.

"I'm the governor of Zhili." The official smiled wryly, "I'm the only one here, and I'm here to welcome Fang...Fang...Admiral."

"Oh, what's the matter? I can ask you to invest directly, right?"

"...No, no, that's not what it means." The governor spread his hands, "Admiral, my navy in the Qing Dynasty has been wiped out by your mighty troops."

"This...don't take it to heart, someone will do it if I don't do it." Of course Fang Xian didn't take it to heart.

"What the admiral said is that the previous exchange of fire with the Japanese pirates has made us understand." The official lowered his voice and said quietly, "Actually, after the queen mother heard that the navy was defeated, she specially entrusted me to come to negotiate."

"Huh? Queen Mother? Is there still such a discordant existence? Is there Li Lianying?"

"Admiral Fang, I wonder if you are interested in returning to the imperial court." The governor asked bravely, "The Queen Mother knows that Admiral Fang is a good leader of troops and has an extraordinary background. She has promised you the official position of admiral of the Qing Dynasty Navy. From now on, the imperial court will allocate funds every month. I wonder what Admiral Fang wants to give money to the fleet?"

"........."

"Admiral Fang?"

"What if I don't agree?"

"Admiral Fang, these conditions are already very good. In this way, everyone will be able to live up to their reputation, which is equivalent to the imperial court's annual supply of silver to the navy."

"Nonsense, how much does it cost to raise a sailor by yourself, and how much does it cost me? Do you think I'm stupid?"

"Admiral Fang, the exact amount of money can still be discussed..."

"I'm not in the mood to discuss it." Fang Xian shook his head, "It's just a matter of dealing with the Fujian Navy, and I'm still rushing back to Southeast Asia."

"Admiral Fang must not do it!" The governor said anxiously, "The only two fleets that can stop the Japanese are your two fleets."

"What are you afraid of? The Japanese have landed here, you may be an official, just dismiss me like you dismissed me."

"..." The governor was silent for a while, and finally understood what the admiral meant. He no longer considered himself a member of the Qing Dynasty, so he said, "Admiral Fang, your ancestors were born in Macao for generations. In this way, after all, it is not good..."

Fang Xian smiled and said: "What's wrong, I'm talking with the Qing government, not my motherland."

The governor was startled again. What kind of monster is this kid? He actually said such extreme nonsense.

Fang Xian didn't bother to talk to him anymore, so he said directly: "500 million gold coins per month, I am responsible for defending the coast and repelling the Japanese and foreigners. You and I are entrusted, not subordinated, okay?"

When the governor heard this number, he was very happy. This money is much cheaper than the water breeder. Originally, the queen mother promised him the highest "military expenditure" of 2 million gold coins per year, but it turned out that this frightening guy in the legend , only more than 2000 million per year!
Seemingly shrewd, but actually confused, the Governor thought so.

The governor naturally agreed without even thinking about it. In an instant, the Fujian navy announced its dissolution, and the two ports of Hangzhou and Yizhou became the exclusive ports of the Fang family's navy. . Country.

A group of officials successfully completed the task, and they wanted to invite Fang's family to have dinner in the building outside the building. After thinking about it for a while, the group of officials went to celebrate with smiles.

After the yellow mantle walked away, Yu Yan quietly walked up behind Fang Xian and asked, "500 million? Is it too little?"

"It's enough, any more is just a number." Fang Xian looked at the night scene in the rain, "The more we want, the more people will be stripped. Although I don't know if 'people' really exist in this world , but don’t offend them.”

"Oh, Uncle Xian, you are a hypocrite!"

"It's still Yuyan, you have a dark belly."

"I've been too tired from fighting recently. I've checked. Lai Dao has just captured the capital and will take a rest. We are now tired and exhausted, and Lai Dao is just waiting for work. Why don't we take a good rest in Hangzhou?"

"Ah."

During the rest, Fang Xian felt a little distressed. Before he knew it, he seemed to be raising an army of 3000 troops. Every time he called in Hong Kong, he had to give some bonuses to let them have a good time. Tens of thousands of gold coins just evaporated.

But thinking of eating, taxing, and money in the future, it seems that there is no need to feel bad about spending money.

(End of this chapter)