Rebirth of the Four Seas Emperor

After Hou Fu, Zhou Yu and others also moved into the official residence, it seemed a little crowded.

Yu Xiu'er, Shen Yuluoyan, Ji Wenjun and her maids Xiaoyu and Xiaoxia all moved to the King's Hotel that they bought before.

Only Chen Junnan stayed in the Yamen to protect Hou Yao.

After settling his parents, Hou Yao handed over the daily government affairs to Jiang Qizheng and Ji Wenjun, while he himself went to find Francis and Ouchi Yoshinori.

When we sent these two people back to the island, we originally wanted to research nitroglycerin first, but now the situation is pressing and we have to make a batch of muskets first.

The purpose of recruiting these two people this time was to improve the matchlock gun into a flintlock gun and then mass-produce it.

Francis has been making matchlock guns in Wutong Mountain for more than 20 years, and he actually has some improvements.

And Ouchi Yoshitsune was also under house arrest in disguise for 30 years in Wutong Mountain.

When he was bored, he passed the time by discussing the manufacturing process of matchlock guns with Fang Luoge. Over the years, he also accumulated rich experience in making guns.

Hou Yao also put him in charge of the same thing based on the concept of not wasting talents.

The principle of the flintlock gun is not profound. Under Hou Yao's prompts, a sample of the flintlock gun was produced in early September.

After another half month of improvements, mass production was finally ready to begin in mid-September.

Francis was responsible for the production of gunpowder, and Yoshitsune Ouchi was responsible for the production of parts for flintlock muskets.

He is responsible for the final assembly of the finished product himself, and the factory is built in a newly constructed military base.

After arranging these things, Hou Yao settled in the military base. He ate, lived and trained with the soldiers. It was the right way to keep the army firmly in his own hands.

……

Early September.

The Sea Breaking Fleet and Donghaiwei had their first small-scale military conflict. This time, both sides lost several fast ships and then retreated.

Looking at the overall situation, the Sea Breaking Fleet is slightly stronger than Donghaiwei, but the gap is not so big that it cannot be made up.

In mid-September, the Sea-breaking Fleet saw that it was difficult to gain an advantage by attacking Lin Lihui head-on, so they adopted a plan of sneak attacks along the coast.

The main force of the sea-breaking fleet and the main force of Donghaiwei were facing off in the waters near Ningbo, but secretly sent a partial force to attack Taizhou Fucheng.

Due to neglect of precautions, Taizhou Fucheng was attacked and destroyed, and the prefect died in the rebellion.

Xianju County, Tiantai County, and Linhai County were also successively attacked by the sea-breaking fleet, and Daxia suffered heavy losses.

The sneak attack force of the Sea-Breaking Fleet only encountered stubborn resistance when they attacked Ninghai City.

Li Jingfeng, the commander of the sneak attack troops, knew that he would never get any advantage, so he ordered the withdrawal of troops.

A total of six troops captured a prefectural city and three county towns in thirteen days. This achievement is already quite impressive.

As a new general, Li Jingfeng proved himself with his own strength.

As soon as the news of the fall of Taizhou came out, the whole country was shocked.

Ji Honghe even had trouble sleeping and eating. Although Taizhou was not one of the most important money-making counties in Daxia like Zhejiang, it was only one step away.

If the attack continues from Taizhou, whether it is to the east or north, it will be a loss that Daxia cannot bear.

Lin Lihui sighed after receiving the news of the fall of Taizhou. No matter how hard he tried, he might not be able to make a comeback now.

His original plan was to avoid a head-on conflict with the Po Navy and wait until the Po Navy ran out of supplies before looking for opportunities to fight.

But I didn't expect that a partial army of several people could capture a strong city.

Taizhou Prefecture is known as the first city in coastal defense. The city is high and deep, and there are Haimen guards to coordinate defense.

He never imagined that a small team of only a few people could break such a fortified city with tens of thousands of people.

What made him even more unexpected was that this small team could break through again and again, and finally defeated three county towns in a row.

It was not until Ninghai City, a city that he personally fortified, that the offensive stopped. If they continued to attack south and west, the consequences would be unimaginable.

But even in this situation, he is already extremely uncomfortable. If he can't get any results by November at the latest.

The only thing waiting for him is to be imprisoned.

Finally, in mid-November, Lin Lihui gathered all the strength of the Daxia Navy and fought a decisive battle with the Sea-breaking Fleet in the East China Sea.

This battle lasted for two days and one night.

From noon on November 26th until the first watch of the next night, Lin Lihui's flagship was destroyed by the sea-breaking king ship.

His own life and death were unknown, and the Daxia Navy completely collapsed, resulting in numerous casualties.

Taking advantage of the great victory, the sea-breaking fleet headed north to the Zhili Strait, aiming directly at the capital.

The whole country of Daxia was shocked. It was rumored that Emperor Ji Honghe fainted twice.

In early January, the Sea-breaking Fleet arrived at the Zhili Strait and met the Tianwu Fleet guarding here.

Two huge fleets filled the Zhili Strait.

Lu Feiyang stood on the Breaking Sea King ship and looked at each other from afar with He Jinghui on the Tianwu flagship.

"Brother He, when did your Tianwu Gang start working for Ji Honghe? This is not like your style. Do you think being a dog is better than being a human now?"

He Jinghui said with disdain:

"Old man, don't try to provoke me with your words. To be honest, I received a lot of money from the court and stayed in Zhili Strait for one year. During this period, no one can even think about it.

Come again next year.I definitely can’t let you pass this year. "

Lu Feiyang sneered:

"Brother He, no matter how much Ji Honghe gives you, I will give you ten times more. How about you quit this war?"

He Jinghui cursed:

"Old man, who do you think I am? If you agree to this, who will dare to do business with me in the future?"

"He Jinghui, do you really want to fight with me?"

"Old man Lu, I don't want to fight with anyone, but I have already accepted other people's money. If you insist on forcing me to fight,

Then let's fight. I wasn't afraid of you more than ten years ago, now I'm still afraid of you, an old guy?Fight or leave, it's your choice. "

After He Jinghui shouted, he felt guilty and whispered to the living Zhuge Hou Tianzong beside him:

"Nerd, this old guy won't really risk his life with us, will he?"

Hou Tianzongyun smiled lightly and said:

"Don't worry, if he really has a battle with us, even if he can win, it will only be a miserable victory at best, and the subsequent plans will not be able to proceed.

His motive for coming out in force is not trivial, and he will never waste precious combat power on us.

Besides, we have already spread the news in advance, and you can find out if you take some time to inquire.

He will never fight us until the last moment or as a last resort. "

Sure enough, as soon as Hou Tianzong finished speaking, the sea-breaking fleet retreated.

Seeing the broken navy receding like a tide, He Jinghui couldn't help but let out a long breath:

"This old guy, I'm really afraid that he'll get mad and attack me, and then he'll be embarrassed.

It's strange for you to think that I was not afraid of him more than ten years ago when we only had hundreds of ships.

Now that the family has a big business, it's a little empty. The more he lives, the more timid he becomes. "

Hou Tianzong smiled slightly:

“It is human nature to want to secure a future when you have nothing. Now that you have everything, you have more worries.

We can no longer let go and risk our lives as we did before. "

He Jinghui scratched his head vigorously and shouted irritably:

"You can't let go and have a fight. It's so damn unpleasant... Oops..."

……

Ten days later, the sea-breaking fleet returned to the Zhili Strait again.

When He Jinghui saw Lu Feiyang coming again, he looked unhappy and said:

"Old man, are you bored? Are you here to fuck a bird again?"

Lu Feiyang pointed the Qinglong Saber towards the south:

"I took in an old boy named Li Jingfeng a few months ago. He said that one of his brothers was killed by the magistrate of Bao'an County, and he wanted me to help him avenge him.

Originally, I wanted to capture the capital and then help him, but since you are blocked here, I sent people to avenge him first.

Now he should have brought [-] troops to attack Bao'an County.

Oh, by the way, he took down the capital city and three counties of Taizhou last time with three thousand people.

This time, I gave him [-] troops. I wonder if Guangzhou Prefecture can withstand his attack. "

He Jinghui and Hou Tianzong both took a breath of air. The Tianwu Gang has always had an open base, which is Penghu Island.

They had already released news before that they would retreat if Penghu Island was attacked.

They had also made some arrangements on Penghu Island beforehand. There were Shanggan people stationed there. If they were attacked, they would put up a symbolic resistance and then retreat to Xiaoliuqiu.

Xiaoliuqiu is a big island with many steep mountains. If the Ganren garrison hid in the mountains, it would be impossible to find it with more than 10 people.

But he never expected that Lu Feiyang would choose to attack Guangzhou instead of going to Penghu Island, and also attack Bao'an County.

This is really unexpected. Whether it is public or private, this is the base camp that the Tianwu Gang must not lose.

He Jinghui clenched his fists loudly, but he still suppressed the shock and anger in his heart and shouted:

"It's none of my business if you hit Guangzhou, get out."

Lu Feiyang laughed:

"Oh, I forgot to tell you that they will pass by Penghu Island and Xiaoliuqiu Island.

I have already told him to raze these two places to the ground. Does Brother He still like my gift? "

He Jinghui shouted angrily:

"Old Gou Lu, how dare you touch my base camp? Do you want to fight me to the death?"

Lu Feiyang smiled even more happily:

"Instead of hanging around here with me, it's better to go back to the rescue as soon as possible. Maybe we can catch up with them. It's only been less than seven days since they left."

He Jinghui had been anxious for a long time, so he immediately stopped hesitating and shouted:

"Tianwu fleet, all return home."

The flag commander issued a flag for all to return home, but at this time, the Potian Fleet blocked the channel in the strait.

He Jinghui was so angry that he cursed:

"Old dog Lu, do you want to fight me?"

Lu Feiyang said unhurriedly:

"Oh, I'm sorry, brother He, I am old and my reactions are not as good as those of young people. What should I do?"

He Jinghui said angrily:

"Lu Laogou, if you want to fight, I will accompany you. The Tianwu fleet will obey orders and return in two quarters of an hour.

At that time, any ship on the waterway that hinders our return will be an enemy and will be killed without mercy. "

Lu Fei raised his eyebrows:

"The sea-breaking fleet obeys the order and will enter the Zhili waters in two quarters of an hour. All ships in the way are enemy ships and will be killed without mercy. All artillery is loaded and prepared for first-level combat."

The war in the Zhili Strait is about to break out... .