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Volume 5: Young Master Fang¡¯s Age of Discovery 315 Human-powered propeller

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    After holding it in for so long, Fang Xian never dared to alert the enemy. After the fleet was reorganized, he was not in a hurry to go to sea. He just huddled in the dock and waited for you to enter the urn.

    There are not many ports in East Asia. If you want to do trade, you will come to Macau sooner or later.

    About 15 days later, before arriving at the island, the legendary Fujian Navy appeared outside Macau Harbor.

    Fang Xian missed the previous battle between the Fujian Navy and the Laidao family, and didn¡¯t know how much damage both sides had suffered.  The Fujian Navy in front of them still had two fleets of large Chinese sailing ships assembled outside Macau Harbor.

    Here is a question of the rules of the game. Although everyone has the same origin, the share of the rules has the final say. Macau is now Lai Dao¡¯s territory.  In order to recapture Macau, the Fujian Navy launched the first round of bombardment. As an exclusive port for those visiting the island, Macau also had to return the favor.

    But, there is one thing that doesn¡¯t seem right.

    The original armament level of Macao was about 800. If it was bathed in the artillery fire of the two fleets of the Fujian Navy, it should have surrendered after two or three salvos.

    But no one could have imagined that something big would pop up in Macau!

    This giant has made tons of military investment without any market share, directly raising the armament level of the Macau fishing village to 9999, making it the world's largest fortress-level armed seaport.

    At first, the masses were a little scared when they discovered that the Fujian Navy was shelling the port. But when they saw the shells hitting the fortress like eggs paralyzed on rocks, they stopped panicking and went out to watch the battle.

    It is necessary for you to come and go. The 9999 armed Macau Port is equipped with 12 heavy cannons.  After the durability was damaged by more than ten points, more shells were blasted back.

    In the first round of exchange of fire, two ships of the Fujian Navy were on fire and began to evade in the distance.

    Fang Xian stood on the pier watching the battle. He was not worried about being hit by the shells. He just felt very ashamed in his heart, as if he had done something sorry.  Originally, they set up an ambush to wait for the fleet to come to the island, but the Fujian Navy took the initiative to enter the bowl.

    The navy generals seemed to be fooled. The armed forces of this fishing village were too surreal.  This led him to make a surreal decision - to continue the attack.

    In the second round of fighting between the two sides, the Fujian Navy directly sank a ship.

    Fang Xian felt even more ashamed. This was all people's tax money.  Sorry people.

    The admiral of the Fujian Navy entered a frenzied state and began the third round of attack.

    Fang Xian couldn't stand it any longer, so he quickly gathered his troops. The strategic approach had to change. From focusing on overthrowing the Japanese country first, to fighting, one must first stabilize the outside world and internally.

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????OUTOUT out, it is just a small gain. The navy has already put this piece of meat on your lips, and it feels uncomfortable if you don't eat it.

    Zhang Dashun is the most innocent person.

    This former deputy platoon leader of the Fujian Navy was originally the most afraid of seeing the Fujian Navy, but now he has been appointed as the admiral of the Fang Family Navy's Second Fleet.  He controlled the armored ships that he couldn't understand, surrounded and annihilated the Fujian Navy.

    "Admiral Fang, are you serious" Although Zhang Dashun has evolved, he is still afraid of this bold decision.

    "Well, it's a free opportunity." Fang Xian also showed an expression that he had to take advantage of this.  "In this case, we can basically defeat the main force of the Fujian Navy without any damage, causing their share of all ports in East Asia to decrease. Then we will rush to Quanzhou to seize their share, and finally completely annihilate them in Hangzhou. This opportunity is too great.  alright."

    "But¡­¡­"

    "What? Are you afraid of losing?"

    "No, the iron boat cannot lose." Zhang Dashun wiped his sweat, "I always feel a little scared to defeat the Fujian Navy like this."

    "I'm afraid, after pacifying this sea area, I will appoint you as the admiral of the Dadong Asia Fleet to protect this sea area. Is that enough?"

    "Daddadong.ya" Zhang Dashun fainted instantly. The gap between this official position and the platoon leader seemed to be too big. Zheng He didn't reach this position back then.

    In a daze, Zhang Dashun got on the boat.

    After the fourth round of exchanges of fire with the port, the Fujian Navy only had 6 warships left, one was sunk, and two were on fire and retreated.

    At this moment, 10 black iron lumps suddenly burst out of the Macao dock.

    On the deck of the Evergreen, the flagship of the Fujian Navy, the Navy Admiral looked miserable, and he no longer knew whether to evacuate or bomb.  The Laidao family was at war with Li Chao's navy in the capital (today's Seoul). He seized this opportunity and went all the way south, having already regained the lost lands of Yizhou and Quanzhou.  Unexpectedly, at the last stop, the firepower of this fishing village was more terrifying than the foreign cannons.

    Seeing the admiral in a daze, the officers and soldiers nearby said bravely: "AdmiralAdmiralthat isthe evil iron ship"We are ambushed.  "

    "Impossible." The Navy Admiral clenched his fists, "How could it be possible to ambush us here when Laishima is in the capital? Moreover, there are only two evil iron ships in the fleet of Laishima. How could there be 10 of them at once! Then!  Take a step back, does he need to ambush us?!"

    "Admiral let's withdraw, God is not good."

    The admiral of the navy had lost his basic judgment, his eyes widened, he was full of confidence, and he said angrily: "Don't be afraid, this is the enemy's witchcraft!"

    ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡± The officers and soldiers just wanted to kill the admiral with a knife. You damn brother-in-law, the admiral¡¯s brain has been burned.

    Looking at the ten armored ships, each equipped with 300 sailors, the number of sailors alone crushes the current navy five times.  Each ironclad ship has 40 pairs of huge propellers on both sides. Inside the cabin are working-class sailors who paddle their boats desperately while singing labor chants. To a certain extent, such a huge labor force brutally replaces the engine. The ironclad ship has an era-changing  The terrifying speed pounced like a mad dog.

    "AdmiralAdmiral, this is faster than coming to the island house!"

    "What are you afraid of? Boom! Our army's cannons are not vegetarian."

    With the admiral¡¯s order, the remaining ships of the Fujian Navy aimed at the armored fleet and fired a salvo of 16 artillery pieces.

    The accuracy this time was quite good, hitting a full 4-5 rounds. However, in addition to making a certain amount of noise, these shells only left faint traces of gunpowder on the ironclad ship, not even rust spots.

    Ironclad ships are not equipped with many artillery pieces.  Especially when marching, you cannot face the enemy with the side of the ship. Only a few bow guns can symbolically suppress the enemy.

    Cannon gun, as the ultimate weapon in the age of artillery and firearms, has three bursts and a long range. Whoever uses it will know.  Although these ironclad ships each have only one bow gun.  But even in this way, he could be shot three times in an instant. With the crazy twitching of the muzzle, another large Chinese sailing ship was announced to have sunk.

    This round of shooting.  Finally, the navy admiral was shot awake.

    He slumped on the bow of the boat blankly: "That's all"

    "Admiral"

    "The order goes down, those who want to jump into the sea jump into the sea, and those who want to surrender surrender."

    Stop talking.  He will jump into the sea and leave his loyal heart to illuminate history.

    At this time, an ironclad ship named Dashun No. 2 had sailed very close to the Dieffenbachia, and a majestic shout came from the opposite bow.

    ¡°My lord!! Wait a minute!!!¡±

    The admiral and the other officers and soldiers looked at each other. Standing there was a tough man with a Western-style whip. His face was covered with traces of an old navigator. He was definitely a man with a story.

    "Thisisn't a Japanese?" The admiral was slightly frightened by the appearance of this person. He was neither a Japanese with a bald head and tied up hair, nor a Korean with a huge hat. This kind of combination of Chinese and Western styles.  Could it be

    The Admiral is also a man who has seen the world and knows that only students studying abroad will adopt this style.

    "Sir! Do you still remember me, Zhang?!"

    Zhang Dashun never imagined that he would meet his old master in this way, and he never imagined that he would burst into tears.  Being in the waters of East Asia, he felt like a fallen leaf returning to his roots.

    The naval admiral thought for a long time and shook his head. Even if the original Zhang Dashun was here, he might not be able to remember it.

    Zhang Dashun's sense of military responsibility suddenly boiled over. He felt that he was no longer the soldier and bandit who took advantage of the common people.  But an upright navy.

    "Zhang Dashun, the former Yongbao account manager, please give your regards!!!" Zhang Dashun performed a simple courtesy.

    The admiral murmured silently: "Zhang Dashun Dashun"

    Suddenly, he jumped up like an electric shock: "Is it you? Zhang Dashun who was killed by the traitor Fang Xian in Macau 9 years ago?! You are still alive!"

    "Yes, sir, I am still alive!"

    "Okay! Okay!" The naval admiral entered a state of delusion again, "Quick! Get back in line quickly. With this fleet here, the Japanese pirates will definitely die. No, not only the Japanese pirates, but also the foreigners will not be rampant."

    Zhang Dashun was silent for a long time.

    "What? You disobeyed orders!?" the navy admiral said angrily.

    "Sir, that's all in the past." Zhang Dashun smiled bitterly, his face full of vicissitudes of life, "I'm sending you my regards. It's an old friendship. I'm no longer the boss."

    The admiral of the navy froze on the spot: "Youreally turned traitor and changed as the villagers said"

    As he was talking to himself, he suddenly raised his head and looked at the flag of Zhang Dashun's ship. A large square was printed on it.

    "FangFangis the traitor Fang Xian?!"

    ¡°Good memory!¡± AgainA shout came from the side, and the flagship of the Fang Family Navy's First Fleet had come over to outflank them at some point.

    The admiral of the navy looked around and saw a young man sitting elegantly on the mast. His mood was not that of a war at all, but like traveling.

    "You!This!" The naval admiral was speechless. After stammering several times, he climbed over the railing and threw himself into the embrace of the sea.

    This time Zhang Dashun didn¡¯t stop him. Maybe the sea is his best destination.

    ??Subsequently, two ironclad ships affixed themselves to the Evergreen, and the iron plates slammed onto the deck of the Evergreen, while tons of brothel sailors rushed out of the cabin.

    Even the flagship Dieffenbachia was only equipped with more than 80 sailors. The admiral jumped into the sea and faced nearly 600 enemies, he had no choice but to surrender.

    As the Dieffenbachia was captured, several other ships raised their white flags one after another, and only a few ships that had retreated after catching fire were able to escape.

    ¡¾Victory in the battle, defeated the First Fleet of the Fujian Navy and the Second Fleet of the Fujian Navy, and captured 1.06 million gold coins.  ¡¿

    ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­I¡¯m so rich, and the tax system makes me feel comfortable.¡±

    Fang Xian had been holding it in for so long and had no time to wait. He directly captured these sailors and threw the navy ship into Macau Port. He rowed without stopping and hurried to Quanzhou in the northeast.

    The human propeller firepower was full, unstoppable, and the soldiers were very fast. Fang Xian could not leave a chance to the enemy because of the defeat of the Fujian Navy.  Its share of all ports in East Asia has declined, which also gave the Fang family navy the opportunity to invest. After Fang Xian invested and monopolized it in Quanzhou and Yizhouman, he rushed further to Hangzhou.

    Hangzhou is basically the last base of Fujian Navy. Originally, the navy was organized under the system of Fujian and Zhejiang, but it was the only naval force of the Qing Dynasty in the world.  The actual base is in the base city of Hangzhou.

    Hangzhou is located in a sunken inland. Strictly speaking, it is not near the sea. It can only be reached through the Qiantang River.  It seems that the glorious designers liked this city very much, so they designed Hangzhou into a stronghold-level city, completely ignoring the existence of Shanghai.

    Arrive at the Hangzhou estuary.  What greeted them was the last strength of the Fujian Navy, four large Chinese sailing ships that had been dissatisfied for a long time, and a new admiral who had never fought a naval battle.

    Fang Xian could not bear to see this situation, but he was relieved when he thought that it was just a game.

    Someone has to do it to kill the navy.

    The Battle of Jiawu, in which the entire Beiyang Navy was annihilated, and the Battle of Mawei, in which the Fujian Navy suffered a disastrous defeat. These are unforgettable humiliations and pains in the history of Chinese navigation.  In a sense, we are not losing to the enemy, but to ourselves.  We ourselves are stuck in our ways, we ourselves are stubborn, we ourselves are immersed in the glory of our predecessors.  This led to the fact that when we were setting up our wooden sailing ships, the French steel battleships were already approaching; when we were using imported inferior cannonballs and relying on collision angles to attack the enemy.  The range of Japanese artillery is already twice that of ours.

    Of course, the huge amount of funds for purchasing artillery shells was also used to celebrate the birthday of a queen mother, so we won¡¯t talk about it.

    Even if Fang Xian is not playing games, even if he is facing the real Fujian Navy or Beiyang Navy, his decision may not change.  Instead of being destroyed by Japanese or foreign artillery, he would rather end this fleet with his own hands.  Of course, it would be more reliable if the compensation of 200 million taels of silver from the Shimonoseki Treaty goes into his own pocket

    Unknowingly, while he was melancholy, the Second Fleet led by Zhang Dashun had been in close contact with the navy and successfully launched a hand-to-hand battle. Dashun was more kind than expected. After boarding the ship, he tried his best to persuade them to surrender and try to avoid casualties on both sides.  Keep shouting - "I am Dashun! I am Dashun!"

    In the second round of blitzkrieg, the Fang Navy did not fire a single shot and not a single soldier was killed. Under Zhang Dashun's persuasion to surrender, even the Fujian Navy suffered no casualties. The huge disparity in strength created an extremely harmonious battle and captured  970,000 gold coins.

    February 4th, Year 10?  Light rain? Landing in Hangzhou.

    Fang Xian originally thought that he would continue to invest and then go north to Yizhou to completely eliminate the Navy. However, he did not expect that this landing was greeted by an unprecedented crowd. A dozen well-looking officials in yellow jackets and red hats were already waiting for him.  .

    He was afraid that something unexpected would happen in the game, so he quickly called out three thousand soldiers to protect him.

    Seeing this, more than a dozen officials quickly ordered the officers and soldiers on the left and right to put down their weapons and send a representative to negotiate.

    Fang Xian deeply thought that he would also encounter a treaty.

    "Who are you?" Fang Xian met County Magistrate 3-5 before, and he really couldn't guess the ranking of the person in front of him at home.

    "I am the Governor of Zhili." The official smiled bitterly, "This is the only one who has come to greet Admiral FangFang"

    &nbsp"Oh, what's the matter? I can just ask you to invest directly, right?"

    "No, no, that's not what I meant." The governor spread out his hands, "Admiral, all the naval forces of the Qing Dynasty have been annihilated by your mighty troops."

    "This don't take it to heart, someone will do it if I don't do it." Of course Fang Xian didn't take it to heart.

    "What the Admiral said is that the previous exchange of fire with the Japanese pirates has made us understand." The official lowered his voice and said quietly, "Actually, after the Queen Mother heard that the Navy was defeated, she specially entrusted me to negotiate."

    "Huh? Queen Mother? Is there such a disharmonious existence? Is there Li Lianying?"

    "Admiral Fang, I wonder if you are interested in returning to the imperial court." The governor asked bravely, "The Queen Mother knows that Admiral Fang is a good leader of troops and has an extraordinary background. She has promised you the official position of admiral of the Qing Dynasty Navy. From now on, the imperial court will allocate funds every month.  I wonder what Admiral Fang wants to give money to the fleet?"

    ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡±

    "Admiral Fang?"

    "What if I don't agree?"

    "Admiral Fang, this condition is already very good. This way, everyone will be able to live up to their reputation, which is equivalent to the imperial court's annual supply of silver to the army."

    "Nonsense, how much does it cost to raise a navy by yourself, and how much do you need to pay for me? Do you think I'm stupid?"

    "Admiral Fang, the specific amount of money can be discussed"

    "I'm not in the mood to discuss it." Fang Xian shook his head, "Dealing with the Fujian Navy is just a matter of convenience. I'm still rushing back to Southeast Asia."

    "Admiral Fang must not do this!" the governor said urgently, "the only ones that can stop the Japanese are your two fleets."

    "What are you afraid of? The Japanese have landed here. You may have an official position, so you can just send me away like me."

    "" The governor was silent for a long time, and finally understood what the admiral meant. He no longer considered himself a member of the Qing Dynasty, so he said, "Admiral Fang, after all, your ancestors have been born in Macao for generations.  This is not good after all"

    Fang Xian smiled and said, "What's wrong? I'm talking to the Qing government, not my motherland."

    The governor was startled again. What kind of monster is this kid? He actually said such extreme fallacy.

    Fang Xian was too lazy to talk nonsense with him anymore and said directly: "For 5 million gold coins per month, I will be responsible for defending the coast and fighting off Japanese and foreigners. You and I are in a trust relationship, not a subordinate relationship, okay?"

    When the governor heard this figure, he was very happy. This amount of money was much cheaper than that of a water nurse. Originally, the Queen Mother promised him a maximum "military expenditure" of 200 million gold coins per year. However, this legendary terrifying guy  , only more than 20 million per year!

    "You may seem smart, but you are actually confused," the governor thought.

    The governor naturally agreed without thinking. In an instant, the Fujian Navy announced its disbandment, and the two ports of Hangzhou and Yizhou became the exclusive ports of the Fang family navy. The Fang family had regained the lost territory of the Qing Dynasty in East Asia, which could be regarded as a curved rescue.  .country.

    After a group of officials successfully completed the task, they wanted to invite the Fang family to have dinner in the building outside the building. Fang Xian thought about it and decided not to do it, so a group of officials went to celebrate their success with smiles on their face.

    After the yellow mantles walked away, Yu Yan quietly walked up behind Fang Xian and asked: "5 million? Is it too little?"

    "It's enough, no matter how much, it's just a number." Fang Xian looked at the night scene in the rain, "The more we ask for, the more the people will be stripped. Although we don't know if the 'people' in this world really exist.  , but don¡¯t wrong them.¡±

    "Oh, Uncle Xian, you are so hypocritical!"

    "It's still Yu Yan who's evil."

    "I've been too tired from the recent wars. I've done some research and found out that Laidao has just conquered the capital and will take a break. We are so destitute in the past and Laidao is just waiting for work. How about taking a good rest in Hangzhou?"

    "Um."

    During the break, Fang Xian felt a little distressed. Unknowingly, he seemed to be raising an army of 3,000 troops. Every time he docked at the port, he would give them some bonuses to let them have fun. Tens of thousands of gold coins just evaporated.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? When I think about the fact that I will be able to eat tax money in the future, it seems that I don¡¯t have to worry about spending money at all.  !  ~!

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