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

On the 102th day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhang Dabing stood on the bow of the ship, holding a telescope and looking at the black spot at the end of the skyline.

Because it was too far away, the telescope couldn't tell whether the ship in front was a pirate ship.

It is winter now, and basically no fishing boats go out to sea, and this sea area is not a mainstream shipping route.

There is a high chance that the black spot ahead is a pirate ship.

Zhang Dabing ordered the helmsman to move towards the black spot, and the black spot in the distance seemed to be approaching Ship No. 102.

Half an hour later, Zhang Dabing was able to clearly see the approaching ship through the telescope.

This is indeed a pirate ship flying a skull and crossbones flag.

The pirate ship was a 300-ton Fujian ship. More than ten dark red cannon barrels extended from the mezzanines on both sides of the ship.

A one-eyed man was standing on the bow, looking at Ship 102 through a monocular telescope.

At this time, the one-eyed pirate was a little puzzled. Judging from the sailors' attire on the opposite ship, it looked a bit like a Ryukyu Navy ship, but the windows on the gun positions on the side of the ship were tightly closed.

There were two iron tubes on the deck, one fore and one fore, that looked like cannons but not like red cannons. There were about twenty crossbows.

The one-eyed man thought that although this ship was slightly larger than his pirate ship, it had too few cannons. Even if the iron towers on the deck were cannons, there were only four of them, while I had twenty cannons here.

As long as those crossbows don't get close to us, they can't do anything to us.

So the one-eyed man thought about how to destroy the ship and capture him.

On the 102 ship, Zhang Dabing was observing the distance between the two ships.

30 nautical miles (1 nautical mile is equal to 1.852 kilometers, equivalent to 1 knot)

25 nautical miles…

20 nautical miles…

15 nautical miles…

10 nautical miles…

Two hours later, the two ships finally approached each other.

When the two ships were 8 nautical miles apart, Ship 102 took the lead in launching an artillery attack.

The two 110mm Krupp cannons on the bow fired shells towards the pirate ship.

"Boom, boom"

Two cannonballs were fired, one shell landed 100 meters to the left of the pirate ship, and the other shell landed 60 meters from the stern. Both shells missed the target, but the waves caused by the explosion of the shells rocked the pirate ship so hard that it almost capsized.

The one-eyed man was also an expert at sailing, and he quickly adjusted the sails to stabilize the boat.

At this time, Ship 102 was also in a bad situation. The recoil of the artillery fire caused Ship 102 to shake violently. If people standing on the deck did not hold on to fixed objects, they would definitely be thrown into the sea.

After about a minute, the shaking eased, and the gunners loaded their guns and continued their attack...

The one-eyed man now realized the power of the iron pipes on the deck. The two ships were 8 nautical miles apart, which is a distance of meters, 3000 times the 5-meter range of the Red Cannon.

They are being attacked from such a distance. The two ships are still 8 nautical miles apart. If they want to get close to the effective range of 3000 meters, it will take nearly an hour at the current speed of 5 or 6 knots. By such a long time, they will be blown into pieces by the enemy's cannons.

If you can't win, just run away. This is the common obsession of all bandits.

The one-eyed man ordered the ship to turn around and escape in the opposite direction.

Zhang Dabing did not want to lose the victory, so he ordered the gunners to attack as soon as possible.

The second round of two shells also missed, but caused the pirate ship to stagger and slow down.

In the third round of bombardment, the pirate ship was not so lucky.

Fortunately, a shell landed on the water less than ten meters away from the starboard side of the pirate ship.

The waves caused by the explosion directly overturned the pirate ship with a displacement of 300 tons, and more than a hundred pirates fell into the water.

When Zhang Dabing saw this, he happily ordered to stop the shelling and ordered the 102nd ship to speed forward at full sail to capture prisoners on the pirate ship.

An hour and a half later, Ship 102 arrived at the pirate ship's location.

These pirates who fell into the water followed the One-Eyed Man and sat on the bottom of the pirate ship which was upside down on the sea. They did not resist and obediently served as prisoners.

Since the pirate ship was made of wood, it would not sink to the bottom of the sea. Zhang Dabing sent people to secure the pirate ship with cables, and used Ship 102 to slowly tow the pirate ship back to Shuri Port.

The next afternoon, Zhang Dabing escorted the One-Eyed Dragon to Wei Xiaobao.

"Tell me, where is your Liu Damazi's lair?" Wei Xiaobao asked.

"I will tell you if you promise to let me go." said the one-eyed dragon.

"Haha, you're dreaming. When you were wreaking havoc on the village and killing ordinary people, didn't you ever think about this day?" Wei Xiaobao said.

"Hmph! I won't tell anyone unless you agree to let me go." The one-eyed man said stubbornly.

"Well, if you tell me you can keep your life. If you don't, I'll kill you. We still have more than a hundred prisoners, so we don't mind if you're one less." After saying this, Wei Xiaobao waved his hand, signaling the two escorting sailors to be dragged away and chopped off.

Before the two navy officers could make a move, the one-eyed man shouted, "I'll tell you, sir, don't kill me, I'll tell you."

After hearing this, Wei Xiaobao smiled. Fear of death is a common problem among bandits!

Wei Xiaobao took out a map. On this map, Wei Xiaobao drew the southeastern coast of China, Taiwan Province, the Ryukyu Kingdom, and Japan based on his memory from his previous life.

The one-eyed man was also very smart and found the location right away. He pointed to a small island and said, "Here."

Wei Xiaobao took a look

"Diaoyu Islands!"

Diaoyu Island is located between Taiwan Province and the Ryukyu Kingdom. It is an affiliated island of Taiwan Province, 190 kilometers away from Taiwan Prefecture and 350 kilometers away from Fujian Prefecture. Diaoyu Island is about 3641 meters long, 1905 meters wide, and covers an area of ​​about 3.91 square kilometers. The highest altitude is about 362 meters. The terrain is relatively flat in the northern part, the mountains on the southeast side are steep, the reefs on the east side are like spires, and the Central Mountain Range runs across the east.

Diaoyu Island is one of the few islands with fresh water in the Penghu Islands. It is home to lush vegetation, singing birds and fragrant flowers, and pleasant scenery, like a paradise on earth, so it is also called Shennong Island and Flower and Bird Island.

Liu Damazi really knows how to find a place. Wei Xiaobao knows that during the Ming Dynasty, Diaoyu Island was the garrison of the Penghu Navy of the Ming Dynasty, and its main task was to fight against Japanese pirates and eliminate pirates.

After the Ming Dynasty fell, the Zheng family, who lived alone in a corner, only cared about cleaning the snow in front of their own door and didn't care about pirates and Japanese pirates. The Qing Dynasty implemented a closed-door policy.

In this way, Liu Damazi got a good deal, as he got a naval camp for free.

After finding Liu Damazi's lair, Wei Xiaobao ordered Zhang Dabing to hand over the captured bandits to the city defense regiment and take them to the Longmenshan Coal Mine to dig coal.

Free labor is better than killing.

On New Year’s Eve, Wei Xiaobao’s first Spring Festival since traveling through time arrived.

In the large parade ground, pigs and sheep were slaughtered, and thousands of tables for reunion banquets had already been set up.

Officials of all ranks from the federal government, all the soldiers of the Tenchi Revolutionary Army stationed in Shuri Castle, and representatives from all walks of life including craftsmen, farmers, merchants, scholars, and academics gathered together.