Zheng Zhilong finally left Quanzhou, and it was no surprise to him. The elders had no interest in abandoning their ancestral business and going to the distant capital to work as ministers of water and electricity. Their eyes were still fixed on the sea. Generations of the Zheng family had come here this way.

, they also plan to rely on the sea to eat for a lifetime. And pass this craft to their descendants. The sea will belong to the Zheng family for generations.

Since he decided to go north, Zheng Zhilong had to step down as the head of the family. Moreover, Zheng Zhilong severely stopped his younger brother Zheng Zhibao from participating in the fight for the position of the head of the family. The elders of the family looked at Zheng Zhilong as if he were a fool, and Zheng Zhilong looked at him as if he were a fool.

Clan elders.

Different perspectives lead to completely opposite views on things. Since they believe that they can still survive in the South China Sea based on their abilities, then let them survive.

The benefits given by the Li family were large enough, and Zheng Zhilong understood the term exchange of benefits.

The giant ship left Quanzhou Port with the sound of the flute. Seeing the departure of the giant ship, the clan elders cheered with each other. From then on, this was the world of their Zheng family. But before they could be happy for a few days, Yuan Chonghuan led the Second Division of the Liao Army and joined forces.

The last three garrison divisions were stationed in Fujian. Yuan Chonghuan's new official position was governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and he had the same reputation as a standard feudal official.

Just after entering Fujian, Yuan Chonghuan issued an order prohibiting private fighting among civilians.

The hatred that had lasted for several years was far beyond what Yuan Chonghuan could stop with a ban. The Hakkas and the indigenous Fujian people who were already jealous of the hatred, in the spirit of using bean bags instead of dry food, regarded Governor Yuan's words as some kind of gas.

You can use bean bags as solid food, but you can use Governor Yuan's words as farts...!

Just three days after the ban, Zhaojia Village near Fuding was attacked again. The gangsters, in the spirit of doing bad things and leaving their names behind, specially erected a big sign at the entrance of the village, "The Gu clan will destroy the Zhao clan here."

Governor Yuan was very angry, and the consequences were serious. He refused the mediation of the elders of the Zheng family, and the Second Division sent a group to Gujia Village in the spirit of killing a chicken with a bull's knife!

The arrogance of Gujia Village is justified, because their village is composed of a group of watchtowers. There are French cannons on the watchtowers, forming a crossfire. The Hakkas attacked Gujia Village several times, and many were killed and injured by the artillery fire from the watchtowers.

, and eventually suffered a defeat. From then on, Gujia Village acted even more unscrupulously.

Song Dazhong, the commander of the First Regiment of the Second Division, just glanced at the towers with his binoculars and ordered the latest long-barreled copper cannons to be pushed up. A row of eight cannons fired in a row to blast the latest long-barreled copper cannons.

The biggest feature of the gun is breech loading.

Because of its long barrel, it can hit far and accurately. The breech is loaded with conical projectiles, and its penetrating power is much greater than that of round projectiles.

I watched the sturdy watchtowers being destroyed one after another by artillery fire. During this period, the Fran machine gun in Gujia Village tried to fight back. As a result, the shells could not even reach half of the range!

Someone came out with a white flag and wanted to talk about surrender.

As a result, the three guys holding white flags were torn into pieces by several mortar shells in an instant. If they wanted to look like babies, they had to be prepared to be killed.

Unable to surrender, the people of Gujia Village had no choice but to launch a desperate charge. At this time, they had to fight their way out. As long as they were alive, they were not afraid of not having a chance for revenge.

Song Dazhong did not give them this opportunity. Nowadays, the Second Division generally uses magazine-type rifles with fixed bullets. Pulling the bolt can draw fire, and a series of hundreds of guns can suppress a large area. Moreover, the Second Division's

The soldiers' marksmanship was extremely accurate, and the destructive power of the frenzied DUM bullets hitting their bodies was astonishing.

Through the telescope, Song Dazhong saw the bravery of the Fujian people. He also saw corpses scattered everywhere!

In the face of modern weapons, personal bravery has no effect. Apart from letting the enemy feel the courage to face death, it can only face death as if it is home.

The watchtowers were completely destroyed and almost all the strong men were killed.

The Liao soldiers' search team entered the village and drove out the remaining people. They then began to pick out the remaining adult men. Regardless of the cries of women and children, they kicked them to the ground and shot them in the back of the head. Others, just take them.

Killed by bayonet. Bullets are precious and cannot be wasted.

No one cared about the women and children. Song Dazhong beheaded more than a dozen people in an oxcart and returned in triumph.

The high-headed Jingguan outside Fuzhou City told everyone that Governor Yuan was very angry and the consequences would be serious.

One after another, two indigenous Fujian villages and one guest village were razed by the Liao army. All the men were killed, and the women and children were left to fend for themselves.

Suddenly, Yuan Chonghuan had a fierce reputation. Mentioning this name in Fujian can have the effect of stopping children from crying.

In view of Governor Yuan's viciousness, the Fujian native and foreign families quickly put aside their grudges and expressed their hope to live in peace and make progress together.

The elders of the Zheng family were shocked. They originally thought that Liao Jun was just a cat that scares people. But they didn't expect that it was actually a tiger.

However, the elders of the Zheng family are not too worried, because they are dragons in the sea. According to the animal classification system, the Zheng family and Yuan Chonghuan should belong to the same level of creatures. In their respective fields of expertise, they can call the wind and rain.

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The Zhenyuan arrived at the mouth of the Yangtze River and only stayed at anchor for a day. Then it saw a five-masted ship coming out of the Yangtze River. Although it had been repaired, traces of battle damage could still be seen.

After putting down the boat, Li Xiu was hoisted by a hanging basket to Zhenyuan Hao.

"How's the injury? It doesn't look like anything serious." Li Xiao looked at Li Xiu. His dark chest was wrapped in a thick layer of gauze. His shoulders were also bandaged, and there was a scar on his face from the corner of his mouth to the base of his ear.

, the scab is still a little red and swollen.

"Those English people got exploding artillery shells from nowhere and shattered the windshield of Jianqiao Bridge with one shot. Most of these injuries were caused by glass fragments. Only the chest had a piece of shrapnel inserted. It was small.

Something!" Li Xiu said nonchalantly, his eyes never stopping in one place, looking around at this battleship that he had never seen before.

"That's a problem. The glass craftsmanship needs to be improved. Don't look at it. These ships will be under your control from now on. I originally wanted to give you a birthday gift, but I didn't expect that this Englishman made a fuss and delayed it.

Chen Laohu is your old subordinate. He followed the ship from Tianjin Wei to Quanzhou. There was a battle in the middle. If you don’t understand anything about the ship, just ask him. This guy knows better than me now!

Come and meet Mr. Zheng!" Li Xiao pulled Li Xiu and pointed at Zheng Zhilong beside him.

"I've met Mr. Zheng." Li Xiu then saw that the person standing next to Li Xiao was Zheng Zhilong. He quickly bowed and saluted! Li Xiu never lacked the proper etiquette.

"Haha! I haven't seen you in a few years, and you've grown into a young man." Zheng Zhilong looked at Li Xiu with a smile as he looked up and down.

"I wonder if the second master has a wife?" Zheng Zhilong suddenly asked after watching for a while.

"This boy has been floating on the water all year round. I am afraid that I, the eldest brother, have to worry about getting a wife. When I go back this time, I will find a good marriage." Li Xiao looked at Li Xiu with a smile, and Li Xiu actually

He rarely lowered his head, looking very shy. If his face wasn't dark, you should be able to see a touch of rosy.

"Why go back to Beijing? I have a legitimate daughter, who is Zheng Sen's sister. If the commander-in-chief doesn't mind, how about we marry each other?" Zheng Zhilong threw the hydrangea to Li Xiu with a smile.

Li Xiu's head is lower, as everyone who has crossed the sea knows. There is an eldest lady in the Zheng family, who is known as the most beautiful woman in Fujian. Although I have never seen her, I have heard of Miss Zheng's name.

This old bastard wants to take advantage of me!

After listening to Zheng Zhilong's words, Li Xiao felt secretly resentful. However, these days, marriage is a common method to bind two interested families together. As long as they form a yinqin, it is equivalent to forming an alliance. From then on, the two families help each other.
Chapter completed!