I'm really not the carpenter emperor

Chapter 661 The Pirate Comes Back

To the northwest of the chicken coop, Diaoyuyu Island.

As early as hundreds of years ago, hundreds of fishermen lived here for generations, and the chicken coop was also the nearest so-called "town" to them.

All of them knew about the battle at sea a month ago.

In that battle, Ming’s Fujian navy fled in embarrassment, and the Spanish allies were wiped out, and the chicken coop fell into the hands of the Dutch, who were called “red-haired fans” in their dialect.

Right now, the Dutch are building fortresses in chicken coops, intending to occupy the nearby sea area for a long time, so as to curb the momentum of Ming Dynasty's outward expansion.

In fact, it is not considered expansion. The Ming Dynasty Navy has been developing silently for several years, and the Dutch have already discovered the clues.

In recent years, the two countries that had nothing to do with each other, Daming and Spain have gotten closer and closer, and signed a further military mutual assistance agreement this year.

For the Dutch, this is a warning.

It is said that the inter-provincial council located in the mainland of the Netherlands specially convened a meeting on the issue of Ming and Spain, and the theme was how to curb the development of the Ming navy.

They knew that once the Ming navy became stronger, the Dutch fleet's colonial activities in the east would be interfered by this ancient empire.

Colonization is what these globalized empires are most concerned about.

Now that the Netherlands has established extensive colonization in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, it is obviously not a good thing for the establishment of the "Carriageman Empire" to come out at this time.

In this regard, the Regent Council of the Federal Province of the Netherlands also responded quickly.

The mainland of the Netherlands ordered the East India Company to send the Queen's fleet, which had just defeated the Armada and was being repaired in the Spice Islands, to occupy the chicken coop.

They believed that as long as this fleet was placed in the chicken coop, it would be enough to cause Daming headaches for several years or even ten years.

In the current generation of great voyages, a few years is enough to do many things, research many new weapons, and occupy many colonies.

The reason for choosing a small chicken coop is because the location of this place is very special.

Whoever controls the chicken cage is equivalent to controlling the Ryukyu Strait and has the right to trade to the west. Just like the importance of this place, once it is invaded by foreign enemies, the trade will also shrink significantly.

The Dutch are relatively strong this time, because their purpose is to prevent the trade activities between Spain and Ming Dynasty, so as to ensure the smooth progress of the subsequent colonization in Oceania, India and other places.

After occupying the chicken coop, the Dutch were not in a hurry to continue to occupy the entire Ryukyu Island. Instead, they sent a fleet to block the Ryukyu Strait.

The activities of the Dutch directly paralyzed the entire foreign trade of Fujian, and the Fujian navy suffered heavy losses. The pirates who had been attacked for many years also began to reappear.

Thanks to the Dutch people's unfamiliarity with the local area, Diaoyuyu Island, which is only a few tens of nautical miles away from the chicken coop, has always had the feeling of a paradise.

It's just that the fact that the Dutch didn't notice it doesn't mean that other people didn't.

Off the coast of the island, more than a dozen fishing boats are casting nets for fishing. As night falls, the sea surface also appears sparkling.

This is a day when the sea is slightly calmer. From the sea, the wreckage of the Fujian navy that was dependent on the battle at Doro Bay a month ago is floating in.

When the fishermen saw it, there was no regret left.

Even the court navy has nothing to do with these red-haired fans, they can only take advantage of these days to fish crazily, in case they are needed.

Although Diaoyuyu Island is still the territory of Ming Dynasty, the government and navy in charge have been beaten away by the Dutch.

They are like those motherless children who can bully anyone who comes.

The fishermen were fishing, but there were more than ten boats coming slowly from a distance, and they were still wondering, but there was a sudden burst of artillery fire.

A projectile hit the side of the fishing boat, and the powerful force made the sea no longer calm. Although it was not hit, the fishing boat was still on the verge of collapse.

Yang Tiansheng stood on the deck, looking at his masterpiece proudly.

"Zheng Zhilong was entrusted to the imperial court, and he became a guerrilla general in coastal defense. His name is so loud. Where do we leave our brothers?"

The one in front of me is a pirate leader who traveled across the sea under Li Dan's command in the past, and also Zheng Zhilong's sworn brother, one of the eighteen Zhi in history.

Another member of Shibazhi, Haikou Li Kuiqi also sneered and spat:

"In these years, his Zheng family's fleet has turned into some kind of navy officer and soldier, leaving our brothers behind, and turned to fight against Brother Li. That's amazing!"

"Zheng Zhilong led the Fujian navy to chase and beat our former sworn brothers all over the coast. He has enough prestige. Now that the Dutch have turned against him, what can he do? Isn't he just silent?"

"It's been a month. If the Zheng family's fleet really dared to go to sea, they would have come out long ago. Why wait until now!"

"I'm afraid I was frightened by the momentum of Hongmaofan's arrival this time, so I dare not leave the teacher rashly, for fear that I will lose my cronies because of it!"

"Zheng Zhilong, I'm afraid he is obedient to the imperial court, but he is using the imperial court to attack us and develop his Zheng family!" Yang Tiansheng chuckled, changed the topic, and said:

"Hongmaofan's firepower is indeed strong. Dozens of boats from the Fujian Navy were beaten until they could not release their cannons, and fled back to Pinghaiwei."

"It's just that the leader of the Hongmao Fan is really a stupid pig. Without saying a word, he rewarded us two brothers with such an important place as Diaoyu Island."

When Yang Tiansheng was speaking, Li Kuiqi's eyes were bright. Although he kept nodding, there seemed to be a trace of greed in that smile.

The battle ahead, in fact, does not need to be called a battle at all.

Although Yang Tiansheng and Li Kuiqi were beaten up by the Fujian Navy and Zheng's fleet in recent years and fled around the coastal waters, they still dealt with some coastal people with good hands.

There are more than ten pirate ships converted from these Cangshan ships, and there are only a few hundred pirates. Although the number is small, it is very easy to take down a Diaoyu Island without a navy stationed there.

Walking ashore, Yang Tiansheng said:

"In recent years, Suzhou Weaving and Jiangning Weaving have been supervised by the Imperial Palace Tai Tai, as well as the Imperial Chamber of Commerce. It is not so easy to smuggle goods."

"Many of our brothers have died along the coast. The imperial navy can't beat Hongmaofan, but they beat us hard!"

"What about him, if it wasn't for the Dutch coming this time, we'd go and guide them. I'm afraid that at this moment, the two of us, brothers, might be driven away by the navy again."

"Yeah, thinking about the old days, I feel aggrieved!" Li Kuiqi nodded, and was talking, but suddenly heard a series of shouts and screams in his ears.

No need to think about it, it was the pirates under him who rushed into the Diaoyuyu village and started doing what they had wanted to do for a long time!

"Don't talk about the past anymore. Hongmaofan is building a chicken coop. It must stay forever. You and my brothers will follow them in the future!" He rubbed his hands excitedly:

"Ah, it's been more than two years, I haven't felt this way for more than two years!"

"In the past two years, Qinghai, the navy of the imperial court, has been chasing us all the way. There are military ports all over the place, and life is difficult. Now I can finally take advantage of the light of Hong Maofan and have a good time!"

Yang Tiansheng didn't care about the life and death of these ordinary people, so he also laughed:

"Go, enter the island!"

"The most beautiful girl, you have to keep it for me!"

Li Kuiqi laughed loudly, "It's a beautiful idea, everything on this island is mine!"

Chapter 662 The Real Daming Navy

"The pirates are on the island!"

A man ran back quickly and didn't even want the fish he had caught.

The wooden door was closed with a sound of "Peng!", and the man looked around the courtyard for a while, then picked up the sharpest object, a pitchfork, and shouted anxiously to the inner room:

"Damn it, come out, the pirates are on the island!"

The woman was also shocked, "Why did the pirates come back?"

"Didn't the imperial court strictly order Qing Hai to hunt and kill pirates everywhere? The sailors are in the chicken coop. Who gave these pirates the courage to come to our fishing island?"

The man hurriedly said: "You don't know, the navy has withdrawn!"

"Hongmaofan's fleet defeated the court navy in Doro Bay. As early as last month, the court officers and soldiers were completely evacuated. The chicken coops are all Hongmao's world!"

Hearing this, the woman was shocked, and then collapsed on the ground:

"Oh my god—!"

"The court navy has withdrawn, so who will care about our lives?"

"Where are you going, go to sea now, can you outrun the pirates?"

When the voice fell to the ground, the young child also burst into tears.

At this moment, the village was in chaos, but the pirates easily defeated the villagers' resistance and rushed in.

There was another "Peng!", but this time it was a pirate who was a big-bodied and thick-skinned pirate who stepped in with a lewd smile, and saw the woman at a glance.

"Girls! I haven't seen Shui Ling's girls for a long time!"

"These years, I was chased by the sailor and ran around. I miss me. Now that the sailor has been chased away, grandpa is back!"

The man hurriedly stepped forward to help his wife and children with a pitchfork, threatening:

"Don't come here!"

The pirate smiled happily when he saw the man's face as if he was facing a formidable enemy.

That's right, it's been two years, since the imperial court began to clear the sea, he hasn't felt this way for two years.

what does it feel likeIt's the feeling of traveling across the world, grabbing wherever you go, under the whole world, you are the king!

The pitchfork in the man's hand was easily dodged, and then he was stabbed mercilessly in the lower abdomen, and fell down clutching his bleeding lower abdomen.

What pained him the most was the heart-piercing cry of the child, and the desperate look of the woman who ran back into the house.

He exhausted his last strength and looked at the endless sea in the distance. How much he wanted to be able to see the warship of the Daming Navy in Jilong Harbor at this time!

……

"General town! Pinghaiwei pirates are rampant, and the navy is blocked by the red-haired fleet and can't get out of the port. Let's think of a way!" A coastal defense guard walked into the marshal's mansion, panting.

Fujian general Yu Zizao, the son of the famous general Yu Dayou, also performed military exploits and shined in the first battle of Penghu, but now it seems that he has aged ten years in January.

Hearing this, he waved his hands weakly and said:

"Understood, you go down..."

Tube?

What to do?

Of course he knows that the people on the coastal islands are under the threat of pirates all the time, but he has tried his best, and all the officers and soldiers of the Fujian Navy have done their best.

It's not like there's been a counterattack, but that's not fighting at all, it's going to death!

The Fujian navy had a total of less than 3000 officers and soldiers. In a month's time, [-] people were killed and over [-] casualties. This is not a level of battle at all.

The Fujian navy is now hard to protect itself, let alone go out to sea to fight pirates and repel the Dutch.

The Pinghai Wei Navy Division was the one that suffered the most damage in each battalion. After the last officer in charge committed suicide in fear of crime, the entire Wei Wei was in chaos.

But what is in chaos now is the whole of Fujian, not just one Pinghaiwei!

Yu Zizao has been in charge of the navy for nearly 20 years, and he has never encountered a situation like today. I feel aggrieved, so aggrieved!

Nan Juyi, governor of Fujian, walked in aggressively and said loudly:

"Marshal Yu, the Dutch fleet has already attacked us. The Pinghaiwei Navy escaped more than 300 people yesterday. Why..."

"Why are you still sitting here?"

"Oh, it turns out that Master Futai is here." Yu Zizao glanced at him, but when he heard this, he laughed at himself and said:

"Otherwise, what else can I do?"

"What can be done, I have done it this month, and now I can only wait for reinforcements from the imperial court."

Nan Juyi pointed at him, his face was full of hatred, and for a while, he didn't know what to say, after all, he also knew Yu Zizao.

If there was another way, he wouldn't just sit here.

When the two were helpless and relatively speechless, Mr. Qian from the Fujian Navy ran over and knocked a big somersault on the threshold.

But he didn't care about it, and crawled over with his hands and feet: "Futai, Commander, reinforcements are here!"

"Denglai's reinforcements are here, and the red-haired fleet that blocked the port has all withdrawn!"

Yu Zizao got up immediately: "What?"

"The Denglai navy is here, who is the commander?"

Mentioning this person, Mr. Qian seemed to be relieved: "Yuan Keli, the governor of Denglai, Yuan Keli, is ordered to take command! There are also two generals from Dengzhou Prefecture and Laizhou Prefecture who came together!"

"Even Shen Yourong and Zhang Pan have come, they are saved, Fujian is saved..." Nan Juyi murmured.

Everyone hurried to the port together and saw a scene that they will never forget in their lives.

The fleet of the Denglai Navy has sailed to Jinmen, looking at the sea, there are thousands of warships gathered, and the flags cover the sky.

The [-]-odd ships headed by them were all as tall as a city on the sea. They were the Dafu Ships with a draft of one or two feet deep. This was the main warship of the Daming Navy!