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The ships approaching Dayangshan Island from the west were indeed three sentinel ships from Haiyu Township. The ship approached the mouth of the northern bay of Dayangshan Island. A middle-aged man in scale armor on the bow of the ship looked towards the cliff head and raised his voice:
"I would like to ask Jinghai Governor Lin Fulin if he is on the shore. Haiyu County Prime Minister and Military Preparation Governor, and Haiyu Township Camp Commander Chen Huawen are here to ask for an audience..."
Chen Huawen is the younger brother of Chen Huazhang, the head of the Chen family in Haiyu, and the biological uncle of Chen Mingzhe. The Donghai bandits invaded Haiyu County on a large scale twice, but he defended it well and led the rural camp to repel the enemy.
The mansion has a high reputation.
Lin Fu motioned to the left and right and led Chen Huawen ashore to discuss things.
Chen Huawen and Chen Mingzhe look very similar. After all, they are uncles and nephews with close blood, and it is difficult for others to pretend to be them. Chen Huawen is over forty years old, with a thin face and narrow eyes, but his eyes are as bright as torches. He walks with an extraordinary bearing.
Lin Fu smiled and asked: "Why did Mr. Chen cross the sea to come to Dayangshan Island?"
"Master Lin led the fleet to sea. My nephew Mingzhe saw it at the mouth of the Dongjiang River. Yesterday, I saw smoke rising into the sky here. I guess Master Lin is here to eliminate pirates." Chen Huawen also looked at Lin Fu and had known each other for a long time.
, but it was the first time they met. Lin Fu had a thin and stern face, his eyes were calm, and he could not see much murderous spirit. He was dressed in a military uniform, but he did not conceal his elegance. However, the scholars in the southeast would not say good things about him.
, In any case, Lin Fu is a superior officer. Chen Huawen bowed and saluted, "I am leading a team to help. Please don't feel presumptuous."
Lin Fu looked at the three ebony wooden boats at the entrance of Yabei Bay and thought that Chen Huawen was really shameless. After dragging it all night, the three boats brought a hundred people over, and he dared to say that they were here to help. But when he saw
A beacon fire was burning here, and Chen Huawen could be considered a courageous person to come over to observe the situation in person. Although there were forty or fifty fishing boats converted into warships in Haiyu Township, he had no prior contact or plan if he replaced them.
Afterwards, it was impossible to confirm the war situation here, and it was impossible to draw all the water camp forces in hand to participate in the war.
Lin Fu said with a smile: "Lord Chen is serious. It would be too difficult to pull out these two nails on the Yangshan Island, and there would be no chance of reinforcements from the East China Sea bandits. The difficulty is that the left army in Jiangdong does not have enough troops to defend these two places.
Haiyu Xiangying is interested in taking over the nine small islands?"
The She family controls the East China Sea bandits, and the Jiangdong Left Army is not yet capable of fighting it alone. However, Pingjiang, Jiahang, and Mingzhou prefectures and counties are all suffering from the East China Sea bandits. If they work together, they will be far more powerful than the East China Sea bandits.
The east coast of Haiyu County is less than 70 miles away from the nearest Big and Little Yangshan Islands. The Big and Little Yangshan Islands will be handed over to Haiyu Township to build a garrison for defense. If a pirate ship enters the Shengsi sea area, they will send a message back from the Big and Little Yangshan Island garrison.
, the Haiyu Township Camp can arrive in less than two hours to encircle and suppress the pirate ships; it is much more effective than the Jiangdong Left Army directly building garrison towers on Xiaoyangshan Island.
Lin Fu looked at Chen Huawen, wanting to see if he had the courage to take over the Yangshan Island.
Chen Huawen turned to look at the mountains on the south side of Dayangshan Island to cover his hesitant expression.
Although the Haiyu Township camp has more than 5,000 brave soldiers, it has more than enough to defend the city, but it is not enough to prevent the East China Sea invaders from outside the country. In addition to the Dongjiang River, Haiyu County has a network of rivers in the territory, and there are almost dozens of rivers entering the sea, making it easy for the pirate ships to come and go.
, the rural camp only had forty or fifty fishing boats converted into warships, and it was impossible to defend them everywhere.
If you can build garrison towers on the big and small Yangshan Islands, even if you don't expect to annihilate the enemy at sea, you can still detect the enemy soldiers entering the Shengsi sea area at least two hours in advance. The township camp will have more time to deploy troops in Haiyu County, and you can
Targeted defense against invading bandits from the East China Sea.
What Chen Huawen is worried about is, how can we defend this isolated island garrison in this vast sea? There are fewer troops deployed here, and the garrison cannot be defended. However, since there are no large warships of the Jiangdong Left Army that can gallop on the sea, the troops here are not strong enough.
Deploying too many troops and being trapped on an isolated island only dispersed the strength of the Haiyu Township camp on land.
Chen Huawen thought about it again and again, and said to Lin Fu: "This matter is so big that I cannot make a decision alone. I will wait until I return to Haiyu County to discuss it with everyone and then give you an answer..."
Lin Fu sighed softly and said: "I led the fleet to patrol the sea and could not stay at sea for too long. Since Mr. Chen cannot accept it at this time, then I will destroy the fort and return to the sea. I will not be able to give trouble to the East China Sea invaders again."
Taking advantage of the past..."
"Although it's a pity, I can only say it's a pity," Chen Huawen said calmly, "I have hundreds of people coming with me. Please use them, Mr. Lin."
Lin Fu could not blame Chen Huawen for his short-sightedness. If the Haiyu Township camp could not focus on developing the combat power of the water camp, it would be useless to talk about sea control. The left army in Jiangdong was still beyond reach at this time, and Haiyu County would not take over. Lin Fu could only order the large and small oceans.
The two strongholds on the mountain island were destroyed as thoroughly as possible.
It is easy to destroy but difficult to build. Even if the She family is not short of people or money, it will take a month or two to rebuild the stronghold on the Yangshan Island. In the future, Jinghai camp's patrols at sea will become the norm, and the East China Sea will be gradually invaded.
The forces in the Shengsi Sea area are compressed and unable to make a comeback on Daheng Island, which can also improve the situation in the Shengsi Sea area and the sea areas to the north.
Although Chen Huawen did not agree to take over the Yangshan Islands, he was quite polite to Lin Fu. Not only did Lin Fu have a higher official position than him, but Lin Fu had powerful soldiers. Chen Huawen hoped that the East China Sea bandits would invade Yu County in large numbers in the future.
, when the rural camp is unable to resist, it can be rescued by Jiangdong Zuojun, and it is natural to form a good relationship at this time.
"I heard that Mr. Lin is getting married soon. I will prepare some small gifts and go to Chongzhou to ask for a wedding drink. I hope Mr. Lin will be kind to you." Chen Huawen bowed and said.
"There is no need to give gifts," Lin Fu said with a smile, "I will never turn away guests and friends, so I will wait for Mr. Chen in Chongzhou."
Chen Huawen left by boat, and Lin Fu stayed on Dayangshan Island for two days. After destroying all the strongholds and fortresses on the Big and Little Yangshan Islands, he led the patrol fleet back to Chongzhou. The East China Sea pirates never had a large fleet.
Appeared in the Shengsi sea area.
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When Lin Fu was demolishing the stronghold on Dayangshan Island, She Feixiong secretly arrived at Daheng Island. Although he could not make up his mind to fight with the Jinghaihai camp at sea, he was always paying attention to the developments on Dayangshan Island. He was even more worried about Lin Fu.
This time I will attack Daheng Island.
From the Shengsi Islands to the Tushan Islands to the Daishan Islands and then to the Changguo County Islands, the distance between each of the islands is only seventy or eighty miles. If the Jiangdong Left Army captures Daheng Island, the Shengsi Islands
To gain a firm foothold, Shefei Xiong must deploy heavy defense forces on Tushan Islands and Daishan Islands, which will distract the East China Sea bandits from their current offensive against Mingzhou Prefecture.
After receiving the news that Jiangdong Zuojun's patrol fleet was heading north, She Feixiong breathed a sigh of relief on Daheng Island, but felt a fire in his heart. It was clear that his strength at sea was several times that of Jiangdong Zuojun, but he was shrinking.
Unable to move on the islands.
"Pa!" She Feixiong slapped the table with hatred. He was so strong that he slapped the simple table made of pine wood. It shook and almost fell apart. He looked at the cronies standing below.
, asked them with red eyes: "Tell me, is it possible to have a battle on the sea with the Jiangdong Left Army?"
"The Jiangdong Zuo warships are strong and fast. All our warships are too far apart. In a sea battle, we can only win by relying on more." A middle-aged general with a beard nodded and said, "Under this situation
, If you can fight, the Jiangdong Left Army will engage with our army. If you cannot fight, the Jiangdong Left Army can raise its sails and escape in the wind. The initiative lies with the Jiangdong Left Army. It is really not a good opportunity for our troops to fight with them on the sea."
"I have also considered what Tingzhan said, but don't you feel aggrieved just to be trapped on Daheng Island?" She Feixiong said.
"There's nothing I can do about being aggrieved." Su Tingzhan smiled, his expression was very relaxed, and he didn't look a bit aggrieved.
Although Su Tingzhan had a rough appearance and was an important general of She Fei and Xiong Yizhi in commanding the East China Sea bandits, he was a scholar.
He was from Xixi, Mingzhou. Although he offended a wealthy family in Mingzhou and was falsely accused and imprisoned, he encouraged hundreds of prisoners to break out of the prison with him, kill officials and seize ships, and finally took more than 300 prisoners to sea to become pirates.
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Because of his weak power, even when he went to sea to become a pirate, he was also invaded by other forces and only operated in the waters south of Liuheng Island. Su Tingzhan was very discerning and courageous. He was weak and trapped in Liuheng Island.
The Henghai area was unable to develop. Seeing that the She family was trapped on land and unable to break away from Li Zhuo's blockade, he went to Jin'an alone to see She Feixiong, who was recovering from his injuries in Jin'an at the time, and persuaded She Feixiong to support him in developing his power at sea.
In just two or three years, the force to which Su Tingzhan belonged rose to become the most powerful of the thirteen East China Sea pirates. Su Tingzhan was also very distinctive in recruiting his subordinates. He sent his subordinates to jail for intentional crimes and encouraged the prisoners to do so.
He escaped from prison and went to the sea, or directly entered the hard labor camp where the prisoners were exiled, and recruited the exiled prisoners to join the gang. His subordinates were mainly murderers, and they robbed the countryside, especially brutally. Later, he took the initiative to infiltrate the She family, recruiting a large number of veteran soldiers and brave generals, and his combat power was very high.
Strong, occupying Liuheng Island, becoming a thorn in the side of the two Zhejiang counties.
Not only that, Su Tingzhan also secretly supported the pirate forces close to the She family, and was also one of the main promoters of the She family's strategy of abandoning the land and heading to the sea. His status in the She family at this time was not weaker than that of the She family's veterans.
He is She Feixiong's most important confidant who is capable of fighting and strategizing.
In the bloody battle in Jiyang, Su Tingzhan's troops suffered heavy casualties, but it also gave him the opportunity to purge his subordinates and establish regular soldiers. He recruited veterans from the coast of Jin'an to join the army, and his troops quickly expanded to more than 6,000 people. He named himself
"Six horizontal brave soldiers".
After the bloody battle in Jiyang, Shefei Xiong adopted Qin Zitan's "consumption and replenishment" strategy. In just one year, he was able to complete the infiltration of the East China Sea bandits. In addition to the three thousand elite guards of She Fei Xiong, they were direct descendants.
, they relied most heavily on the "six horizontal brave soldiers". In addition, there were more than 10,000 bandit soldiers scattered on the islands, and 20,000 brave soldiers could be gathered in the East China Sea.
She Feixiong has a powerful army, but he is suppressed on Daheng Island and cannot make a difference. No wonder he feels aggrieved.
"Perhaps we should attack Chongzhou again and eliminate the Jiangdong Left Army's future troubles in one fell swoop before the new city of Chongzhou is built?" Shu Qingqiu said with a gloomy face.
Last year, Shu Qingqiu, Du Rong, and Qin Zitan wanted to set a trap to kill Lin Fu in Meixi Lake, but Lin Fu bit him instead. Du Rong was defeated and died, Qin Zitan fled in a panic, and Shu Qingqiu's hometown, Shujiazhai, Anji County, was killed by Lin Fu.
They were torn to pieces. In addition to Shu Qingqiu's two sons who escaped, nearly a hundred people were taken to Huzhou to be punished. Heavy punishment was used for the chaos. Nearly thirty heads fell to the ground. Several families in the Shu family were wiped out. Shu Qingqiu was naturally responsible for Lin Fu.
He hates it so deeply that he wants to bite his flesh and chew his bones.
Su Tingzhan remained silent and stared at She Fei Xiong.
Chongzhou has been rainy and sunny throughout July and August, with torrential downpours frequently, making it impossible to build the city. Construction has been delayed until recently, and not even a wall has been built.
Of course, She Feixiong is willing to eliminate the Jiangdong Left Army in one fell swoop, but how many troops must be drawn to be sure of victory, and how long will the war last before the Jiangdong Left Army can be completely crippled? The two Zhejiang counties have assembled nearly 30,000 people on the banks of Mingzhou
He wanted to take back Changguo County. He mobilized too few troops to pose a threat to the Jiangdong Left Army. He mobilized too many troops, leaving Changguo County's defense empty, giving the two Zhejiang counties an opportunity to take advantage. Once Changguo County was lost, they would
The most important foundation for establishing a foothold in the East China Sea has been lost.
"A small impatience will mess up a big plan," Cheng Yiqun said, "Our current focus is on Mingzhou, not Chongzhou, and we cannot mess up our position."
Cheng Yiqun was a bandit from Taihu Lake. He once wooed the Qu family and sent people to besiege Jiangning Hekou but failed. Last autumn, he wooed Qin Zitan from Xisha Island, a big bandit.
He led his troops to the sea and completely surrendered to the She family. He was also the leader who was at odds with Lin Fu. At this time, he was responsible for the big sideways situation.
"Indeed, now we want to conquer the two Zhejiang provinces, based on encroaching on the eastern part of Zhejiang Province. Before we deal with the troops in the two Zhejiang counties, we cannot easily use troops against Chongzhou," She Feixiong said, "In the short term, we should strengthen the defense of Daheng Island
, to deal with the troops from the two Zhejiang counties, we don’t need any big ships. We will transfer the four flying wings to Daheng Island, and then transfer twenty more loach boats. We must not allow the warships of the Jiangdong Left Army to cross the Shengsi sea area and threaten Tu.
Shan, Daishan Islands. Under this situation, the warships of the Jiangdong Left Army still dared to cross the Shengsi sea area by force, so I mobilized ships to encircle and annihilate them. I don’t believe that four to five hundred ships could not defeat dozens of Jiangdong Left Army ships.
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"The East China Sea Fox, which is separated from Changshan Island in the north, is not weak. It often appears in the inland river and robs the salt boats of the Lianghuai Salt Fields. It may be connected with the Lianghuai Salt Owls," Cheng Yiqun said. "I sent people to lobby several times, but they all failed.
If you turn them away, should you send someone to eliminate them?"
"Have you figured out the situation clearly? How many soldiers do you need to be sure?" She Feixiong asked.
"The force is not weak. This group of people originally built a fort on the southern cliff of the island. It was surrounded by cliffs and dense forests, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack. In the past two months, they built a new small fort on the headland facing three sides of the southwest bay mouth.
"Presumably, it is the mouth of the bay where ships are parked for shelter, and it is difficult to conquer it by force," Cheng Yiqun said, "The second step is to attack with troops. As long as our troops show strong force, we can force them to lower their heads and let Changshan Island out. Occupy Changshan Island."
The mountain island can threaten Hecheng to the east of Chongzhou and force Jiangdong's left army to divide its troops to defend Hecheng..."
She Feixiong asked Su Tingzhan: "Tingzhan, what do you think?"
"This may be postponed for a while," Su Tingzhan said, "I am considering using troops against Chongzhou again. In a few days, Lin Fu's son's wedding will be held. Maybe we can join in the fun..."