Daming pirates

The officers and soldiers of the Chongwu Institute learned of the arrival of the Sea Wolf Fleet in advance and immediately became nervous. The guardsmen of the Chongwu Institute were commanded by Commander Qian who was guarding the place and immediately retreated to Qianhusuo City.

In the middle, the gate of the village was closed tightly and preparations for defense were made.

As for the merchant ships gathered here, they also received the news that the Sea Wolf fleet had arrived at Chongwu Station. The dock immediately felt like a camp was blown up. The Fujian government and army also mobilized more than a dozen warships of various types. Here,

As a force to escort the merchant fleet.

Just when Liu Yidao led his team to the Chongwu Sea, a beacon tower located at the easternmost promontory of the Chongwu Peninsula immediately discovered their whereabouts and immediately lit the beacon fire.

The officers and soldiers stationed at Chongwu were notified.

Chongwu Institute suddenly felt as if it was facing a formidable enemy. The guardsmen immediately withdrew into the acropolis and made preparations for defense. The dozen or so warships of the Fujian Navy on the pier also immediately began to call for soldiers to board the ships.

Started to pull up the anchor and sail, and sailed out of the anchorage.

Although the People's Liberation Army's coastal defense has been weakened by this year, the officers and soldiers of the Fujian Navy have still seen big scenes. Over the years, they have almost continuously fought against various pirates and red-haired people, and they still have some courage.

There were more than a dozen warships of different shapes, none of which was a big fortune ship. Most of them were Cangshan Iron or Cangzhuan and sentinel boats. The equipment was quite rudimentary and the ship was in average condition. However, they still sailed out of the anchorage and headed towards Sea Wolf's ship.

The team came forward.

Liu Yidao didn't bother to talk nonsense with them. He gave the order and called for the fleet to rush towards these dozen official and military warships.

Immediately, there was a thunderous sound of cannons on the sea. The rumbling sound of cannons spread throughout the Chongwu Sea, and gunpowder smoke rose up on the sea.

With more than 30 Sea Wolf warships, it is a piece of cake to deal with more than a dozen official and military warships. Although the officers and soldiers on the naval warships still had the courage to fight the Sea Wolf at first, when the Sea Wolf's cannons

The sound made them pee their pants immediately.

At this time, they discovered that Sea Wolf actually had a lot of Western cannons, which they could not withstand. As soon as they fought, the first few warships led by the officers and soldiers were riddled with damage by Sea Wolf's dense cannonballs.

Kong, two of the warships broke into pieces on the sea on the spot and capsized in the sea water. Only some broken shipwrecks and fallen officers and soldiers were left on the water.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the rest of the naval warships immediately dispersed and began to flee towards Quanzhou Bay, no longer interested in resisting the attack of the Sea Wolf fleet here.

Liu Yidao did not pursue the escaping navy warships. He left two ships at sea to salvage the officers and soldiers who fell into the water, and the rest went straight to Chongwusuo Pier.

At this time, more than 60 merchant ships gathered at the Chongwu Suo Pier. Seeing the Sea Wolf fleet approaching, they defeated the naval warships with a loud bang, and the boatmen on the ship were so frightened that they almost wet their pants.

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Some merchant ships no longer ignored the government's orders and immediately began to pull up anchors and sails while shouting and trying to escape. For a while, the dock was in chaos.

At this time, some of the warships separated by Sea Wolf in advance had already come around and blocked the Chongwu Suo Pier, blocking the way of these merchant ships.

Immediately, Liu Yidao led the remaining fleet to the shore and unloaded more than 200 Sea Wolf soldiers on the shore. These soldiers were personally led by Li Dazui. Once they landed, they immediately began to form formations.

, and ran towards the dock.

Mr. Bai Qian from the Chongwu Institute saw the pirates landing and rushed towards the pier, so he quickly rushed out of the acropolis with his troops. He also gathered more than 300 officers and soldiers and led them to the pier, trying to

Stop these pirates from taking over the dock.

The two sides met near the dock and formed a confrontation.

For the Sea Wolf soldiers, this was the first time they had a large-scale conflict with the army. Some of the soldiers were a little nervous and looked at the officers and soldiers on the opposite side with wide eyes.

But after they saw the appearance of the guards at Chongwu Station, their hearts suddenly returned to their stomachs.

Although the equipment of the officers and soldiers is more uniform and neater than that of ordinary pirates, and their clothing is relatively uniform, after reaching this age, the guardsmen have already become a group of serfs in the name of being soldiers, and their military uniforms are even

It has not been replaced for many years, and the color has almost faded. It is as worn as a beggar's house, and it looks very shabby.

Although the weapons in their hands are relatively uniform, they are often poorly maintained. The salt spray and humidity in the coastal area are heavy, and iron tools are easy to rust. If they are not properly maintained, they will rust severely. The swords and guns in the hands of the officers and soldiers are often rusty.

Banban looked shabby, including the limited number of bird guns and fire guns they had in hand, which were all rusty and rusty. It really made people doubt whether they could fight.

The military pay of the official army has always been withheld no matter where it is. When it reaches the hands of the soldiers, it is either gone or there are only a few big men left. In name, each soldier has one tael of silver a month.

military pay, but in fact almost no one can see

, except for the officers' personal soldiers who can also get military pay, ordinary soldiers cannot get the military pay they deserve at all. Even if the food is rationed to them, there is only a small amount of moldy food left when they get it, and they can't even eat enough.

It's impossible, let alone the oil to maintain weapons.

But the Sea Wolf tribe members looked down at themselves, and suddenly felt a strong sense of satisfaction. The Sea Wolf tribe members all had uniformly distributed clothes. Although they were not made of good fabrics, they were basically new. As long as they became a trainee sailor,

Or soldiers, Sea Wolf will allocate them two sets of summer clothes, two sets of autumn and winter clothes, and also issue a cowhide belt with an iron buckle and a pair of leggings.

Although they mostly wear straw sandals, they will be given a new pair of straw sandals every two months so that they will not go barefoot. Some soldiers even received rare iron helmets. Almost all of the soldiers are now

They were also given a whale skin or cowhide short armor. Even those who were not issued an iron helmet, Sea Wolf now also issued them a rattan helmet with an iron plate on the front, which could effectively resist stray arrows.

Not to mention the weapons of the Sea Wolf tribe. The spear points are made of fine iron and are ground very sharp. There are two reinforcing ribs on both sides of the spear tip. There are blood holes next to the reinforcing ribs.

The grooves and the gun shaft are also turned from the best wood using a simple machine. They are straight, strong and comfortable to hold.

The sword player is equipped with a vine leather shield covered with cowhide or whale skin, with a diameter of more than two feet, which can effectively protect the body of the soldier. Even if the single sword is not made of fine steel, it is at least made of fine iron, which is quite sharp.

solid.

As for the musketeers, it goes without saying that they are equipped with the most advanced flintlock guns of this era. Each person also has two leather bags on his belt, one side holds forty whole bamboo or paper shell propellants, and the other leather bag

The box contains prepared spare lead shot and primer. In addition, there is a bayonet more than a foot long on the waist, which can be attached to the muzzle of the flintlock gun at any time, turning it into a short spear.

This level of equipment, at least in the Ming Dynasty, is something that few armed forces can achieve.

In addition, whether the sea wolves are soldiers or naval forces, under the supervision of Xiaotian, they attach great importance to the maintenance of weapons, and have formulated a complete set of weapons maintenance regulations and strictly implemented them.

When working in Sea Wolf, weapons must be maintained and wiped every day, and because Sea Wolf is supported by the whaling industry, they are not short of grease. Everyone is given a small pot of grease for the purpose of maintaining weapons. No one is allowed to steal it.

For other purposes, the corps commander or commander should check the maintenance of their weapons every day. The squad leader should check the maintenance of the weapons of all his subordinates every ten days.

Even when Yu Xiaotian inspects various places to check the maintenance of weapons, it is also an important routine task. If someone is found not to maintain their weapons honestly and in accordance with the regulations, their salary for the month will be deducted.

They will be fined a bounty, or in severe cases they may even be demoted or expelled from their team.

At first, the Sea Wolf tribe was not used to this kind of rule, and felt that Yu Xiaotian was a bit picky. As long as the swords and guns were almost sharp enough, a little rust was nothing, and the fire blunderbuss could still be fired as long as the dregs of medicine were poured out of the blunderbuss tubes.

, is it necessary to wipe it every day, every month, so that it is shiny?

But the rules are the rules, and you will be punished if you don't follow them. Gradually, people adapted to it, and it gradually became their tradition. Therefore, in terms of the maintenance of the weapons of the Sea Wolves, if you look at the Ming Dynasty, there is absolutely no second army that can surpass them.

The biggest benefit of their weapons after proper maintenance is that the rust of the weapons is reduced, the life of the weapons is greatly extended, and the weapons can be kept in a usable state at any time, including various artillery on ships, ashore and in combat barracks.

You can see rust spots appearing on the cannons. After a long time, the Sea Wolf tribe members themselves felt that these weapons looked pleasing to the eye.

When the Sea Wolf warriors lined up on the shore, dozens of spears were erected, and the sunlight shone on the tips of the spears, reflecting a little bit of cold light. The iron helmets on their heads or the iron plates inlaid on the rattan helmets were also shining.

Shining brightly in the sun.

In addition, Sea Wolf has always attached great importance to formation training. As soon as the soldiers received the order to line up, they immediately formed a horizontal and vertical formation. Everyone stretched their chests and belly and stretched their bodies. After standing up, they did not move at all, and there was an immediate reaction.

A strong sense of violent beauty that makes people admire it.

Therefore, as soon as the two hundred Sea Wolf warriors finished lining up, they immediately created a powerful deterrent to the officers and soldiers, causing the officers and soldiers to lose some of their momentum.

After the formation was completed, the twenty Sea Wolf soldiers immediately carried five new Tiger Crouching Cannons made by Sea Wolf and displayed them on the left side of the array. There were two iron legs under the Tiger Crouching Cannon, and a tail was added.

An iron ring. After the cannon is placed, if you need to fire the cannon, you can use an iron ring to

An iron rod smashed into the ground, and the Tiger Crouching Cannon was firmly fixed on the ground. However, these artillerymen did not get the order to prepare to fire at this time, so they just set the cannon on the ground, with the muzzle pointed straight at

He caught the officers and soldiers on the opposite side and did not wedge the gun breech iron into the ground.

(Thanks to Brother Huluhulu for the reward! I’m an old brother, so I won’t say more!)