Daming pirates

Because of the above reasons, when Yu Xiaotian made the decision to run Taiwan, he had already chosen the location in northern Taiwan. And this time before he came, he had already made the final choice.

The place where he landed was chosen to be Jilong Bay, which later became known as Keelung Port.

The reason why he chose Jilongwan was very simple. It was precisely because of the topography and topography of Jilongwan that it was an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack place. After the Dutch occupied Tainan, the Spaniards also set their sights on Taiwan, and the Spanish pulled out their teeth.

The landing place chosen by the people was also Jilong Bay.

Jilong Bay is the most important and the largest and best natural harbor in northern Taiwan. Although Taiwan Island has never been included in the territory of China before, it has been used as a resting place for maritime merchants and pirates in all dynasties since the Tang and Song Dynasties.

The location has unique advantages.

If Yu Xiaotian wants to drive a solid nail into Taiwan Island first, there is no other place more suitable than here. As long as he can control Jilong Bay and hold it, then he will be in Taiwan

A solid advance base has been obtained in the north. From east to south, there is the Yilan Plain in Taiwan. It is a very good location for agricultural cultivation. Although the area is not large, as long as it is expanded out, it can support its food needs.

There won't be much of a problem.

From west to south, he can enter the hinterland of Taiwan at the mouth of the Tamsui River, manage the waters along the Tamsui River, and also obtain a large area of ​​land for reclamation.

Moreover, by occupying Jilong Bay, he gained another forward base to the Ryukyu Islands, which could block the sea channel from south to north to Japan. No matter from any aspect, Jilong Bay is the best choice.

, so this time Yu Xiaotian will take out nearly one-third of the strength at hand and bring it to Taiwan. The purpose is to take advantage of this period of time when Taiwan is still in a power vacuum to control Jilong Bay in his own hands.

He told Liu Laoliu a few days ago that the sooner he gets involved in Taiwan, the better it will be for him. But at the same time, this is also the biggest gamble he has made since he came to this era. If he can

If he establishes a foothold in Taiwan and defends his territory, then he is likely to become the king of Taiwan in this era and gain a broad rear base that can do more things.

But if he fails to keep his gains, then this bet will also put more than half of his net worth on it. He will lose everything, and he will be beaten back to his original shape in the future, and return to the coast of the mainland in despair to do his little thing.

Pirates go.

However, the visible benefits of this huge gamble forced Yu Xiaotian to part with his capital. Regardless of whether he succeeded or not, he had to join this huge gamble.

This is why he impatiently put down all the important things at hand and ran to Taiwan with his people.

But he still can't guess what impact Zheng Yiguan will have on him in the future. He doesn't know whether he did the right thing or wrong by letting Zheng Yiguan go this time. But one thing he thinks is that he Yu Xiaotian

It's just him, he has his principles as a human being, and since he has done it, he has nothing to regret.

After seeing off Zheng Yiguan, the fleet once again adjusted its course. Under the operation of the helmsman, using starlight and compass as navigation tools, it sailed towards Taiwan Island.

When a hint of fish belly white appeared on the sky, a coastline appeared in the eyes of everyone on the boat. Yu Xiaotian walked to the bow of the boat in a few steps, raised his eyes and looked towards the distant coastline, and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

He couldn't help but want to shout, "Taiwan, I, Yu Xiaotian, are here!"

According to the map Heitou brought back for the first time, and because Heitou was also in the fleet this time, guiding the fleet, they arrived at the east coast of Taiwan Island without much effort, but their navigation skills were still poor at this time.

It was very bad. They were sailing at night and could not ensure that the course was completely correct. Therefore, they did not sail directly to the coastal village where Blackhead and the others found. Instead, they sailed a little south. If they went further south, they would arrive at the mouth of the Tamsui River.

After confirming their location, Yu Xiaotian temporarily gave up the idea of ​​​​seeing the scenery of Tamsui River Estuary, and ordered the fleet to go north along the coastline to first find the village that Heitou and the others found, and then determine the next move.

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The fleet immediately turned north along the east coast of Taiwan and started sailing north. With the map and Heitou and the first group of people who came here to lead the way, they did not make any stops along the way to explore, and after more than half a day of sailing

, Yu Xiaotian walked while observing the coastline on the boat.

He ordered people to set up a table on the starboard side, spread out the first map drawn by Liu Tang on the table, and placed a piece of paper next to it, and began to observe the coastal terrain while surveying the first map.

The map drawn by Liu Tang was corrected, and some inaccurate places drawn by Liu Tang were corrected again to draw a new map.

In particular, Yu Xiaotian roughly re-marked the locations of highlands and hillside areas that were not marked in some places on the map. At least he knew where there were mountains and how high they were roughly. He could not find suitable places even if he took the map later.

As a reference, it will be much more convenient for his subordinates to work here in the future.

When they arrived at the fishing village on the shore, it was already afternoon. Just like last time, the villagers spotted their traces from a long way away and immediately started to sound gongs. Yu Xiaotian saw some people on the shore from a distance.

Like frightened rabbits, they fled back to their nests

In the cave, within a short time, all the villagers outside the village fled into the village as fast as they could. Some people even abandoned their small fishing boats on the shore, and even some farm tools and two

The cattle were also abandoned by them and left outside the village.

Such a scene made many members of the Sea Wolf tribe burst into laughter. They felt that the villagers in this village were too timid. They were not here to rob this time. Do they deserve to be scared like this?

But Yu Xiaotian can see from their performance that this fishing village may have been so timid for a long time because it is close to the sea and has been harassed by pirates in this area. This is why many people who have immigrated to Taiwan now

The reason why civilians are unwilling to live near the seaside is that they would rather go deep into the hinterland and give up the advantage of fishing on the seaside to supplement their family income. They would rather live a hard farming life in the inland.

Therefore, he did not laugh at the villagers, but ordered the captains of the boats to maintain discipline and refrain from making loud noises. He found a suitable place to lower the sails and stop the boats, and then used small boats to ferry them ashore.

The fleet slowly anchored on the sea outside the fishing village. The sampans and the small boats towed behind came into play at this time. The sailors and soldiers on the big ships transferred to the small boats and began to disembark in batches.

And they gathered on the shore.

Yu Xiaotian came to the shore and said to Li Dazui: "Regulate your subordinates, do not act without permission, wait for orders, I will go see the people in the village, but remember, the military discipline must be stricter, and show me more authority!"

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"I obey, sir! Please rest assured, boss!" Li Dazuo, with his chest and belly folded and his legs crossed, loudly responded to the order.

Yu Xiaotian nodded and informed the other sailors who landed on the shore to gather separately and line up on the shore to maintain their military discipline and not to move without permission.

After explaining this, he took his personal guards and walked slowly towards the village.

This village is not big. All the surrounding logs are erected one by one, fixed with horizontal braces, and driven deep into the ground. It erected a solid barrier for the small village and became a place for the villagers to rest and live.

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Outside the village, in the southeast, there is a large area of ​​farmland reclaimed by villagers, where various food crops are planted, including sweet potatoes, rice, vegetables, etc., covering an area of ​​about 200 acres. Outside the farmland are wastelands and low forests, which have not yet been reclaimed.

Developed wasteland.

It can be seen that these villagers have settled here for some time, otherwise it would be impossible to cultivate so much and neat farmland.

In addition, there are a few small sampans scattered upside down on the beach on the shore. They must be used by the villagers here as a means of fishing or transportation. However, they did not have time to drag these sampans back to the village, so they could only leave them on the beach.

on the beach.

As can be seen from the size of the village, there are no more than a hundred people here at most, and there will not be more than 200 people if the sky is tall. There are only 20 or 30 households at most, so it is indeed a small village.

After approaching the village, he saw that many people's heads had been exposed on the village wall. He looked out. When he saw Yu Xiaotian walking towards the village with a few guards, these people

Then they all shrank under the wall of the village, not daring to show their heads again.

Yu Xiaotian stood still about fifty steps outside the village. Seeing that no one showed up, he felt a little angry and funny. The behavior of these villagers was a bit like tortoises. When in danger, they would move their heads and limbs.

It's really ridiculous to shrink back into a turtle shell.

So he asked Liu Wang to step forward and shout, and asked the people in charge of the village to come out and answer.

Liu Wang went up and shouted loudly: "The people in the village have heard this, and our boss has asked your managers to come out and talk!"

But after Liu Wang's cry came to the ground, after waiting for a while, no one showed up to answer. The village was quiet, so Liu Wang became a little angry and said angrily: "Is there anyone alive in there? If anyone is breathing, come out and talk.

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But after his words fell, there was still no one speaking. Liu Wang's nose was so angry that he turned to Xiaotian and said: "Master, everyone here is fucking deaf, and no one came out to answer the question.

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Heitou followed over and stood behind Yu Xiaotian and said helplessly: "Master Qizhen, the last time my subordinates came over, they were like this too. No matter how they shouted, they remained silent. Finally, they shouted in a hurry, so they left the village.

Some salted fish, a few bags of grain, and a few deer skins were thrown out, but they just refused to show their heads!"

After Yu Xiaotian heard this, he was a little angry. Even if the manager of this village is a timid person, he at least knows some basic etiquette. Now he has come with such a grand ceremony and he doesn't even show his head. This

Isn't it too disrespectful to look him in the eye?

He turned around and gave instructions to the people around him. Zhao Si nodded and immediately turned around and ran back to the beach. After a while, Li Dazui shouted the command and drove over in formation with more than a hundred soldiers.

They were arranged outside the village. After a while, the sailors brought over two more squatting tiger cannons and placed them outside the village, with the muzzles pointed at the village.