Yu Datao returned with the soldiers.

"Congratulations, Lao Yu, for winning the battle, driving away the red-haired men, and achieving your first success." Zhou Ming said congratulations when he came up.

"Okay, Lao Zhou, what you said about running away, you can see that I lost three ships. Although not many people died, all those who fell into the water were rescued. I only lost 5 people, but the other party is

There was no loss at all, I was not touched by the opponent." Commander-in-Chief Yu Datao was very depressed.

"It doesn't matter, this is just this time. They don't dare to fight head-on. Just like the prairie people who have lost the courage to charge into battle, they are destined to be unable to defeat us." Wen Rensheng comforted.

He knew everything, but he couldn't say it out loud at this time. After all, morale was the most important thing in this era, bar none.

"Well, the opponent took advantage of the wind direction and sea current in advance, so they were able to escape smoothly. If we make it impossible for the opponent to escape next time, I will definitely beat them." Yu Datao was actually confident.

The opponent fired so many cannons to hit three ships. If he hadn't escaped in time, he would definitely have successfully collided with the fireships.

Or get into a distance where you can throw fire bottles.

He can definitely achieve results.

"In that case, we will set sail at night and attack their port overnight."

"At this time, their ships have returned to Pengdao for supplies. With lightning speed and a swift attack, we will definitely be able to block the opponent." Wen Rensheng said decisively.

This is not a gamble. Even if it fails, a large number of boats can be mobilized again.

After all, they go in large numbers.

"Okay, that's what we should do."

Yu Datao clapped his hands and said.

He was about to give the opponent a good beating.

Then they began to redeploy ships, pay sailors departure fees, and once again boost morale.

Although there was a small defeat during the day, overall we won.

After all, only a few people were lost, and the opponent was repulsed.

Therefore, the morale is still quite high and can support the night march.

The key is still money.

The departure fee of 5 taels per person and two months of military pay were enough for them to endure some hardships.

Although these departure cost measures are a bad habit of feudal troops, Wen Rensheng can only do this at present.

Soon a large number of ships, including baggage ships, set sail overnight.

Pengdao is only about 150 kilometers away from their seaport.

And these days' sea-going ships can reach speeds of more than 30 kilometers if the wind goes smoothly.

Of course, they are not that fast at this time, after all, most of them are small and medium-sized ships.

It is precisely because it is inside the strait that it can be sailed.

If you really want to go to a southern place like Batavia, you will definitely not be able to do it.

This kind of small boat can reach a speed of about 3 to 5 knots, or 6 kilometers to 10 kilometers per hour, depending on the sail.

It looks similar to walking, but the problem is that it doesn't consume human mobility.

As long as a sailor has adapted to life at sea, it is equivalent to resting along the way.

It is also relatively calm in the strait, which is definitely not comparable to resting on the shore, but it is much better than hiking.

This is the huge advantage of sea shipping.

No need to consume transportation power.

It took a whole night and a whole morning for 300 large and small ships, with a total of people, to arrive near Pengdao Port.

Then they stationed themselves down and surrounded their opponents in the port.

As Wen Rensheng expected, the red-haired fleet that had just been repelled was making corrections in the port.

Their ship sailed very fast and got back ahead of time.

When their lighthouse sentry noticed a large number of small boats coming to surround them from a distance, they notified the big ship to prepare to leave. However, because the sailors went ashore to rest and the red-haired people were arrogant, they thought their opponents had learned a lesson and never dared to take the initiative to touch them.

As a result, after hastily gathering the sailors, only three well-prepared ships finally left.

Other large ships are blocked in the port.

If you want to escape again, you have to take the huge risk of being surrounded by dozens of small boats.

It would be better to use the forts to fight against the opponent's ships under the cover of shore-based forts.

Fighting back is impossible.

Including sailors, they only have 1,500 to 2,000 people stationed in the port.

The opponent is a full 7 times.

This is sea, not land.

If it were on land, 1,000 Dongpi people would be enough to drive away the Ming army that massacred 20,000 people, because the Ming army only had 800 servants, and the rest were beggars, beggars who did not train once in 30 days.

It was not until 4 to 7 million taels were spent every year that the Liaodong Iron Cavalry was formed, and there were a large number of combat-effective battalions. They were able to fight against Li Zicheng's Dashun Army's base camp with only a slight disadvantage, and they were also able to fight against the Donglu in the wild.

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But not here.

Because among the 2,000 red-haired people, at least 500 are family members, businessmen, craftsmen, and service workers.

This is no exaggeration. Ports need coolies, barbers, vegetable growers, cleaners, and servants. Only these messy personnel can afford the normal operation of a port.

After excluding the old, weak, sick and disabled, the remaining 1,500 people were left, and in the end only 700 were able to be used in combat.

The opponent's gap is close to 20 times.

Moreover, the opponents are not the natives of South America and North America. They also have basic artillery and Molotov cocktails. The power of bows and arrows is not nearly as powerful as the matchlock guns at this time, and they can still cause considerable damage.

The Ming army still had more artillery in total, but it was less powerful and had a shorter range.

But the more than 1,000 artillery pieces of various sizes were still far beyond the imagination of the red-haired man.

So the contest between the two sides began.

Wen Rensheng ordered the ships to anchor and rest, but did not fight immediately.

At the same time, a large number of small boats blocked the surrounding routes to prevent the enemy from breaking out again.

As for the three ships that escaped, they don't pose a big threat.

It's useless if they dare to fly kites, because the ammunition they carry is limited.

If they get too close, they will be surrounded.

All they can do is that two of them watch, while the other one goes back to the headquarters to report and summon more sailing ships to come.

But whether it will come concretely remains to be seen.

Because the red-haired people cannot make up their minds to go to full-scale war, because they still want free trade.

This is their ultimate goal.

Wen Rensheng ordered many ships to rest for a day.

Of course, the specific command is still carried out by the two commanders-in-chief.

He just helped select a group of loyal and brave men to die.

500 people in total.

They are the sailors and captain on the fire ship, and the water ghost.

Each person was given 20 taels of silver in advance, which now equals 10,000 taels.

You must know that the imperial court still had some money at this time, the south had not yet been corrupted, and the local area could still raise funds.

Wen Rensheng doesn’t need to pay the money entirely on his own.

But after this battle, he can be promoted again.

With this promotion, you can reach the rank of Inspector General, become a fifth-rank official, and then you can be recommended by the governor to serve as a local military officer, assisting the governor in handling the military affairs of a province.

Even if you are promoted to this place, the key is to have someone to strongly recommend you.

This is not an exaggeration. After all, the Ming Dynasty’s military achievements were very important, especially in the last years.

Driving away the red hair is a great military achievement.

In history, Xiong Wencan relied on recruiting the Zheng family to solve the Southeast China Sea troubles, and then rose through the ranks. He was first the minister of the Ministry of War, and then the minister of the Ministry of War. He was appointed governor of six provinces to quell the rebellion of the rebel army.

Needless to say, the result is that sea experience and land experience cannot be applied. The Zheng family asked for money, but the rebels no longer wanted money. They robbed too much. What they wanted was power and fame.

Anyway, as long as Wen Rensheng becomes a soldier, his business can be bigger and he can recruit more soldiers.

In fact, Xiong Wencan also recruited his own thousand supervisors, but he did not have enough determination and military ability, did not have the determination to seriously manage his own power, and did not manage his own supervisors well. However, he was blocked and coaxed by Zuo Liangyu, and used

His six thousand cavalry served as his own troops.
To be continued...