My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 306
"Boat to the southeast, keep going!"

Holding the binoculars in his hand, Zhu Zhanhe observed the hot air balloon path in the sky ahead.

Through the telescope, you can see the situation on the hot air balloon, and below the hot air balloon is a very flexible warship, hanging far behind the Japanese pirate fleet.

The current situation is that the Japanese pirate fleet is at the forefront, and the warship that takes off the hot air balloon is in the middle, pointing out the direction for the Deming fleet at the rear.

Moreover, in order to prevent the pirates from discovering the hot air balloon, Zhu Zhanhe specially painted the hot air balloon blue, which is very similar to the color of the sky. When flying in the sky, if the people below do not pay attention, it is difficult to find the hot air balloon in the sky.

Of course, hot air balloons cannot fly in the sky all the time, so Zhu Zhanhe sent three warships, all carrying hot air balloons, and they took turns to take off in order not to lose track of the Japanese pirates' fleet.

Brother Ge Cheng Erlang in the front never dreamed that Daming would fly to the sky to monitor their movements, let alone that there was a huge fleet following them behind them invisible to the eyes.

Although Ge Chengwulang played a little trick before, making Zhu Zhanhe and the others busy saving the people and losing the opportunity to outflank the Japanese pirates, the impact was not great.

After Zhu Zhanhe rescued those people, he temporarily placed them on Putuo Island, and then led the fleet to chase after the hot air balloon. Now they have followed the other party's fleet for seven days.

"My son, if you go any further, you will enter the waters of Fuzhou!"

At this time, Zhou Zhong found Zhu Zhanhe and reported that he was very familiar with the southern coast, and had led troops to encircle and suppress Japanese pirates here.

"Fuzhou?"

Zhu Zhanhe was also surprised when he heard the words. He had heard Zhang Fu say that the Japanese pirates' lair should be south of Zhoushan, but he didn't expect that so far south, they would almost reach the sea off Fuzhou.

"Wait, isn't Liuqiu Island opposite Fuzhou?"

Zhu Zhanhe suddenly thought of one thing.

The so-called Big Island of Liuqiu is actually the Frog Island of later generations.

"That's right, opposite Fuzhou is Liuqiu Island. This island is huge and has a very complicated terrain, so many pirates or unscrupulous businessmen like to occupy there."

Zhou Zhong immediately replied, now it seems that Ge Chengerlang's lair is probably also on Liuqiu Island, and of course it is only one of the opponent's lairs.

"Are there any other pirates on the island?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked Zhou Zhong.

"There must be, but with the fleet sailing to the West over the years, the powerful pirates have almost been wiped out, but the Japanese pirates are very cunning and have not been wiped out."

Zhou Zhong replied immediately.

The Japanese pirates were not ordinary pirates. They colluded with many scum of the Ming Dynasty to form a huge profit network. These scum of the Ming Dynasty provided them with information, making it easy for them to avoid the imperial court's suppression.

Coupled with the continuous advent of Japanese people going south, the Japanese pirates have been replenished with fresh blood, so the Japanese pirates cannot be wiped out.

Zhu Zhanhe was secretly relieved when he heard that Liuqiu Island did not have too powerful robbers. After all, he knew that the size of Liuqiu Island could feed a large population. It's troublesome.

One day later, the Japanese pirates really entered the northernmost tip of Liuqiu Island. The soldiers on the hot air balloon discovered a water village built by the sea through binoculars.

Half of this water village is built on water, and half is built on land, like a port. There are many buildings on the land, which should be used for daily living. Even from the hot air balloon, you can see the village in the village. Many people are walking around.

Zhu Zhanhe and the others were also very excited to discover the old lair of the Japanese pirates. After following them for so long, they finally found the right place.

"Your Majesty, please give me an order. As long as you give the order, I will destroy this pirate lair immediately!"

At this time, Zhang Fei took the initiative to ask for orders. Last time Ge Chengerlang attacked the shipping fleet, although they were wiped out, but Zhang Fei's men also suffered a lot of casualties.

What's even more hateful is that Ge Cheng Erlang, the chief culprit, used the people of Daming as hostages, and abruptly walked out of Daming's prison alive. drop each other.

"We have been driving for so long, and the soldiers must be a little tired. Do you want to take a day off and attack the Japanese pirates' lair tomorrow?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked hesitantly at this time, he was mainly afraid that the soldiers would be too tired and unable to display their due combat effectiveness.

"Your Majesty, soldiers are precious and fast. Although we are very tired, the pirates have also been floating on the sea for a few days, and when they return to their lair, it is the most relaxing time. Let's kill them by surprise, and it will be easier to succeed!"

At this time Zhou Zhong also stepped forward to suggest that he obviously agreed with Zhang Fu.

"Okay, I don't know anything about military affairs. Since the two generals feel that they should attack now, you can give the order!"

Zhu Zhanhe immediately handed over the command. After all, in terms of fighting, he, as an amateur, will not cause trouble for the two generals.

"The last general takes orders!"

Zhang Fu and Zhou Zhong clasped their fists in salute, and then they discussed the specific plan for dispatching troops.

Zhang Fu was the main general, commanding and dispatching in the center, while Zhou Zhong was the vanguard, leading the fleet to attack the opponent's water village head-on.

The only problem now is that after the water fortress is breached, the Japanese pirates will flee to the shore to seek the size of the big island. They drilled into the forest, but Zhang Fu and the others had no way to chase them.

But soon news came from the hot air balloon. Through observation from high altitude, they found that there was a cliff behind the Japanese pirates' water village. The terrain was very dangerous, and there was only one road to pass through.

It is estimated that this is also the place chosen by the Japanese pirates deliberately, because in this way, they only need to deploy a little force on the road on the cliff, and they don't have to worry about being attacked from the land. After all, the Japanese pirates are best at water warfare, and fighting on land is very disadvantageous.

With this discovery, Zhang Fu immediately changed his plan. He sent three warships to go around and land in the distance, and then went around through the mountains and forests to the back of the water village, and blocked the retreat road so that there would be no need to Worried about the Japanese pirates fleeing to the island, so as to give them a catch.

Finally, two hours later, the Ming soldiers who landed successfully arrived at the rear of the water village.

It was almost dark at this time, but Zhang Fu and Zhou Zhong did not change their plan, but gave an order, and the fleet rushed to the Japanese pirates' lair as quickly as possible.

Ge Cheng Erlang and a group of brothers in the water village are setting up a banquet in the village, and they are dizzy after drinking. After all, Ge Cheng Erlang escaped from death, so he naturally wants to celebrate.

Although Ge Cheng Erlang was almost wiped out before and lost a lot of men, he didn't care at all, because it wouldn't take long for more people to be recruited from their hometown Wa country, and it would be easy to replenish the manpower by then.

(End of this chapter)