If Zhao Lin can get rid of Pang Dongxing, even if he takes him away, Zhou Hai can also remove the word "deputy".
Zhou Hai immediately said, "Put the evidence in a secret place and hand it over to Lord Qi after we defeat the pirates."
Zhao Lin nodded and said, "Admiral Zhou is indeed a good general for the people. How can we not promote such a good official?"
Qi Ziang echoed, "When I return, I will report Admiral Zhou's contribution to the Emperor."
Zhou Hai was overjoyed and said, "Sit down, my two lords. Hoist the sails and set sail!"
With a humming sound, Zhou Hai led all his ships out to sea under the pretext of patrolling the sea area and training soldiers.
Zhao Lin's help to Zhou Hai was not a spur-of-the-moment decision.
Admiral Pang Dongxing is definitely an enemy.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Moreover, Zhou Hai's research on pirates exceeds that of many officials, which shows that he is not only good at fighting, but also good at thinking. He is a rare person who is both civil and military.
In the future, Zhao Lin will need such manpower to expand maritime trade.
The ship headed east.
Since Zhao Lin took the initiative to fall into the trap, he naturally had a backup plan and sprinkled a special spice on the fake Mi Moli.
Humans cannot smell this spice, but a bird called the sweet-smelling sparrow can.
Once this kind of bird is trained, it can quickly locate the target.
Using this method, Zhao Lin has determined the specific location of the pirates.
On an island called Xiawan Island, eighty miles away from the navy camp.
Eighty miles is not far, and the northwest wind was blowing at this time, all the sails were raised, even if the Fu ship was slow, it only took three hours to travel eighty miles.
As for the fastest centipede boats and other small boats, they arrived more than an hour ago and had already eliminated the pirate spies in the surrounding area.
"Sir, this is indeed the pirates' lair, and there are quite a few of them, more than 3,000 at most."
Deputy General Zheng Tong, who had rushed over early on the centipede boat, said excitedly to Zhou Hai.
"Oh? Really?" Zhou Hai stood up and looked excited.
The annihilation of 3,000 pirates in one battle was enough to shock the government and the public.
When fighting pirates, not only are we more likely to lose than win, but chopping off a few heads is considered a great achievement.
If these 3,000 pirates can be wiped out today, even Pang Dongxing will not be able to surpass Zhou Hai's contribution.
Zheng Tongdao: "I've already interrogated them. This is where several pirate gangs are based. However, they left early this morning, and there are less than a thousand people on the island now."
"It seems that they are going to surround and kill Lord Zhao." Zhou Hai said to Zhao Lin.
Zhao Lin smiled slightly and said, "It's just right to destroy his lair, and then wait for them to come back and catch them all in one fell swoop."
"What are you waiting for?" Qi Ziang said excitedly, "Hurry up and attack! I'm going to hang the heads of these thieves on the imperial guard."
Zhou Hai no longer hesitated and gave the order: "Attack, regardless of life or death!"
Woo…
A loud horn sounded.
Led by the five Fujian ships, the rest of the warships, large and small, rushed forward and rushed towards Xiawan Island from all directions.
When they got closer, the pirates on the island discovered the attacking officers and soldiers and immediately panicked.
Horns were also sounded on the island, but it was obvious that the pirates were not mentally prepared to be attacked by officers and soldiers, and were very panicked for a while.
By the time the pirate leader finally restored order and arranged his pirates on the beach to prepare for resistance, the warship had already approached the edge of Xiawan Island.
"fire!"
Zhou Hai estimated the distance and gave the order.
boom!
There was a loud bang.
This dynasty already had firearms, but they were bulky and difficult to use, and were rarely used by the army in normal times. Only the navy was equipped with cannons on their ships.
These cannons weighed thousands of pounds and were very poor. They could not move and could only fire solid projectiles to hit people. They were not at all as good as the cannons Zhao Lin had in his previous life.
But that's also artillery.
As the cannons on the bows of the five Fujian ships made heavy noises, five projectiles as big as human heads whizzed out, drew an arc in the air, and then slammed heavily on the pirates who were lined up on the beach waiting to attack the officers and soldiers.
With almost no sound, five bloody tunnels were smashed in the pirates' ranks.
This bullet will kill if it just touches you, and will injure you if it hits you directly. Even the top of a mountain will be smashed to pieces, let alone a human body.
But the ground was covered with sand, and the bullet just bounced once before hitting the beach, which wasn't very effective.
But the impact was enough.
Just five bullets scared the ferocious pirates out of their wits. They screamed and fled in a panic, not even listening to their leader's words.
Even though the pirate leader killed several pirates in a row, he was unable to stop the trend of defeat.
As the Fu ships opened fire, weapons on other small and medium-sized ships also launched attacks.
Some are smaller cannons, and some are simply crossbows, but they are all dimensionality reduction attacks against pirates.
After just one round of attacks, all the pirates on the shore collapsed and hid in the island screaming and shouting.
"Brothers, the danger is just around the corner. Let Lord Zhao and the Imperial Envoy see the fighting power of our navy brothers."
Zhou Hai put on armor, held a long-handled hammer in his hand, and shouted, "Follow me!"
The ship docked, and without waiting for the soldiers to set up the gangplank, Zhou Hai jumped directly from the ship, stepped on the sea water and sand to rush to the island, and rushed in roaring.
Zhou Hai's personal guards quickly jumped down and surrounded the commander.
Seeing this, the other naval officers and soldiers also became excited. Without any urging, they jumped into the sea like dumplings and followed Zhou Hai closely.
"What a hero!" Qi Ziang praised.
Zhao Lin nodded: "Zhou Hai is both civil and military, and is very brave in battle. It would be a waste for him to be a deputy admiral."
Qi Ziang's heart skipped a beat and he said, "The admiral of the navy is Pang Dongxing, the second son of the Duke of Wei. I'm afraid he will be difficult to deal with."
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