Rebirth of The Deer and the Cauldron, Wei Xiaobao Becomes a God

"Your Majesty, Jinxia Island is now empty. Can we make a concerted effort to recapture Jinxia Island?" Yao Qisheng stood aside, his eyes flashing with excitement. He felt that this was a great opportunity to take back the lost territory.

Prince Kang pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Governor Yao, the rebels have joined the Tiandi Federation, which is the richest in the world. They even overthrew the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan. Their military strength should not be underestimated. Moreover, the commander-in-chief Wei Xiaobao is a real villain. He will never let go of any wrong. If you offend him, he might dig up your ancestral grave in the middle of the night. So, we can't take risks easily."

He paused and continued, “Although Jinxia Island is now empty and it is indeed a good time to recapture Jinxia, ​​if we attack rashly, if their fleet comes back, then the war may not be limited to Jinxia, ​​and the entire Fujian may be occupied by the Tiandi Federation.

In addition, they went to Songjiang Prefecture under the pretext of supporting the Chongming Navy to destroy the Western multinational joint fleet that invaded the Qing Dynasty.

Although I don't know the truth of this story, I know that the Chongming Navy was definitely no match for the Westerners.

If this is true, then if we attack Jinmen and Xiamen now, wouldn't we be doing something that would make our loved ones sad and our enemies happy?

So, the best strategy at the moment is to maintain the status quo, continue to confront them, and wait for a better opportunity."

Yao Qisheng listened to Prince Kang's words and fell into deep thought. He knew that Prince Kang was right. War was not a simple matter and various factors needed to be considered. Finally, he nodded and agreed with Prince Kang's opinion. The two decided to continue to maintain the existing strategy and wait for the right time to act.

Then, Prince Kang ordered Xiaoqian to continue to lurk in the Jinxia rebels and collect intelligence.

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In the Jinxia Sea, Zhang Xiaolong sat on the 252 ship, commanding all the ships to sail northward in a single column on the sea, and sent out 6 reconnaissance boats to search for the Chongming Navy ahead.

At ten o'clock in the evening, at Shijing Bay, the reconnaissance boat discovered the Chongming Navy trying to escape.

After three days and three nights of escape, except for more than 20 faster Fujian warships, the rest of the slower and older ships of the Chongming Navy resolutely chose to retreat and take the initiative to fight in order to delay the Western fleet and preserve the main ships, and finally died heroically!

At this time, a reconnaissance boat quickly returned to report the situation. The other five reconnaissance boats approached the Chongming Navy fleet at a speed of 15 knots. For a sailing fleet with a speed of only 5 or 6 knots, this was extremely fast.

All the searchlights on the reconnaissance boat were turned on, and they looked like five shining pearls on the dark sea.

"What is that?" The people on the Chongming Navy warships looked at the light that was gradually approaching in front of them, their hearts full of doubts and confusion.

General Mu Tingluo knew very well that beyond Shijing Bay was the Jinxia waters, and the unknown light that suddenly appeared in front was most likely a ship of the Jinxia rebels.

It was not surprising for the rebels who had ironclad ships to come up with some new tricks. But he didn't know whether the two soldiers on the shuttle boat he sent out had found the Jinxia Navy rebels and whether they had conveyed the message for help.

It was unclear whether the unknown ship ahead was a friend or an enemy. Mu Tingxie could only take a gamble. He ordered the signalman to set off three colorful fireworks to signal the friendly forces ahead and that the ships were not to attack.

This was the standard signal of the Hanying Navy, and was continued to be used by the Ming Dynasty Navy. When sailing at night, in addition to hanging lanterns on the bow, three colorful fireworks were set off when encountering friendly forces, and five red fireworks were set off when encountering enemy forces.

Of course, the soldiers on the reconnaissance boat were all from the Fujian Navy, so they knew the meaning of the three colorful fireworks. It just so happened that the Eastern Fleet still used this nighttime early warning method.

At this moment, several speedboats were seen heading towards this side on the sea in the distance, and they quickly approached the fleet where Mu Tingxie was. One of the reconnaissance boats responded with three colorful fireworks.

Mu Tingxue looked at the fireworks blooming in the sky, and the stone hanging in his heart finally fell to the ground. He knew very well that these speedboats were the pick-up boats sent by the Jinxia Navy, which meant that they would soon receive support.

At the same time, the Western Navy fleet not far behind was also closely following the Chongming Navy, five or six kilometers away. When they saw the navy ships in front setting off fireworks, they were very confused and didn't know what was going on, but they were sure that this was definitely not good news.

On the Dutch warship in the front, the allied commander, De Friant, raised his single-power telescope to observe carefully. He saw five small bright spots moving rapidly in front of him. Based on his many years of experience in conquering the world, he knew that this speed of movement was definitely not something a ship could achieve.

So, what exactly are these unidentified objects? Are they really evil spirits from hell as the legend says?

Defrion was full of doubts and fears about these five unknown things. He couldn't help but mutter, "God bless you!" hoping to get God's protection and escape this unknown crisis.

When the scout boat sailed to the leading navy flagship, it began to slow down and slowly turned its bow, eventually maintaining the same speed and sailing side by side with the flagship.

A Marine officer skillfully and accurately hung the grappling hook in his hand on the side of the navy flagship, then held on to the rope tightly and climbed onto the flagship nimbly.

When the reconnaissance boat was parallel to the flagship, Mu Tingye stood on the side and watched everything curiously.

His attention was first attracted by the various equipment on the reconnaissance boat, especially the bright searchlight, powerful heavy machine guns and advanced steam turbines.

However, what surprised him the most was not only that the boat could sail fast without a sail, but also the eleven brave and majestic warriors on board. Their image gave people a strong visual impact. They wore solid steel helmets, life jackets, held a very unfamiliar-looking musket in their hands, and hung a sharp dagger (bayonet) on their waists. On their waists were neatly hung five round bottles (grenades)...

While Mu Tingye was still immersed in his curiosity about this strange army, a young and capable officer had already walked quickly up to him.

The officer quickly stood at attention and saluted in a standard posture, then solemnly introduced himself: "Your Excellency General, I am Yu Qiang, the operations staff officer of the Eastern Fleet Command of the Tiandi Army, and I have come to report to you!"

Mu Tingyi was familiar with this Western way of saluting, so he quickly clasped his hands together and said, "Thank you, brother Yu. Now that your Tiandi Army has arrived, the Chongming Navy is saved."