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In addition to these more than 200 ships, there were nearly 10,000 naval officers and soldiers on the navy ships. This battle was all over, not counting the 7,000 army officers and soldiers who were stationed on the island to clean up the island.

It can be said that in order to deal with the Sea Wolf this time, Zhu Yifeng had taken out all the elites that Fujian could use and put them into Nanri Island, but this time they were all gone.

Although he still doesn't know the situation of the seven thousand officers and soldiers on Nanri Island, according to the people who came to report the news, on the land across the coast from Nanri Island, on the second day after the navy's defeat, the island

There was a rumbling sound of artillery, which lasted for a long time. It was probably that Sea Wolf had fought with the officers and soldiers trapped on the island. However, because the sea had been blocked by Sea Wolf's fleet, it was impossible to know the situation of the officers and soldiers on the island.

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Zhu Yifeng's heart felt as if he had been thrown directly from the clouds into a deep pool. It was really a big ups and downs, and the fall was so miserable! For a moment, Zhu Yifeng only felt stuffy in his heart, and there was a kind of want.

The feeling of vomiting blood.

When the news reached his ears, Zhu Yifeng knew that his official career was completely over. He was not favored by the Wei party to begin with. Now he has tried his best to gather almost all the people in Fujian who can fight.

The navy, together with a large number of land troops, went to conquer Nanri Island, but they did not expect that they would end up with such a result.

All the naval forces were gone, and the situation of the land forces left on the island was probably not much better. It would be impossible for him to assemble a large navy in a short time and go to Nanri Island to fight against the Sea Wolf.

As long as he cannot produce such a naval force that can defeat the Sea Wolf fleet, there will be no chance of the seven thousand land forces trapped on Nanri Island being rescued.

He knew very well that once the land divisions were cut off from supplies, even if the sea wolves did not attack them, they would not be able to hold on for long on the island. With their current supplies, they could only meet their needs for a few days at most.

If necessary, they will run out of food after a few days.

After the food is cut off, let alone let them defend Nanri Island. It is estimated that it will be difficult for them not to starve to death. The sea wolves do not need to fight them. When they are too hungry to walk, they probably only need to carry a few baskets of brown rice.

, can make all officers and soldiers surrender.

This time, Fujian's military strength was basically completely destroyed in this battle. I am afraid that without a few years of management, it will not be able to recover, let alone destroy the Sea Wolf. Therefore, after this battle, at least

Fujian officials have completely lost control of the sea, and the entire coast has basically fallen into a dilemma without available naval divisions.

After this battle, the Sea Wolf effectively controlled all the coastal waters of Fujian, and no one could challenge their authority anymore.

Zhu Yifeng's mouth was filled with bitterness, and his mind was in a mess. He couldn't think of any way to deal with the current situation. He tried to stand up several times, but he felt that his legs were extremely weak, and he could not stand up.

, in the end he supported the table with both hands and barely managed to hold himself up, but when his vision went dark, he fell on his back and fell unconscious immediately.

After Zhu Yifeng learned the news of the defeat of Nanri Island, he was hit so hard that he fainted on the spot and was unable to govern. At this time, the entire Fujian government fell into a state of leaderlessness, and could only be temporarily represented by the Fujian Chief Envoy.

But the situation had deteriorated to such an extent that Yu Zigao's navy was completely wiped out. Even a god could not come up with a way to rescue the thousands of officers and soldiers on the island. Other than ordering the coastal prefectures of Fujian to strengthen the coastal areas,

Outside of being on alert, they no longer have many officers and soldiers to deal with the Sea Wolf.

As for the thousands of officers and soldiers trapped on the island, they could only turn a blind eye and let them fend for themselves.

But a few days later, they still received news that the Sea Wolf sent people to land. The seven thousand officers and soldiers trapped on Nanri Island had been completely wiped out under the attack of the Sea Wolf. The Fujian army who led the army

General Chen Wencan was defeated and committed suicide.

Regarding this news, although Fujian officials were greatly shocked, they still seemed much calmer than when they learned the news that Yu Zigao's navy was completely wiped out a few days ago, because these days, they have already been mentally prepared.

They all knew the fate of these thousands of officers and soldiers, and now this news only confirmed their expectations.

But what happened next made them a little overwhelmed. In the following days, Sea Wolf launched a series of large-scale military operations and retaliatory actions against the officials along the coast of Fujian. After the war on Nanri Island ended,

On the third day, a small fleet of sea wolves sailed to Haitan Island and unloaded about 500 people on the shore of Haitan Island.

After the five hundred troops landed, they used Donghai Village as their base and immediately launched a clearing operation on Haitan Island. Within a few days, all the piers and platforms set up by the official army on Haitan Island were cleared and the island was completely destroyed.

All the subordinate officials stationed in the Shangguan Mansion were arrested, and Haitan Island was completely controlled by Hailang, making it the jurisdiction of Hailang.

Compared with Nanri Island, Haitan Island is much larger in area than Nanri Island, covering an area of ​​200 square kilometers. It is the largest island in Fujian.

The island has sufficient fresh water and a large area of ​​arable land. However, when the Ming Dynasty was founded, the national policy of banning the sea was adopted and most of the residents on the island moved to the mainland, turning Haitan Island into a desert island.

Although the Ming Dynasty's sea ban policy has been tightened and loosened since the Ming Dynasty, the prevention of Japanese pirates has never been neglected. Although some fishermen spontaneously returned to Haitan Island to settle, the number of residents on the island is not large, and there are only a few sparse residents.

More than a dozen villages.

During the Wanli period, there were more than a thousand officers and soldiers stationed on the island to guard against Japanese pirates. However, by the end of Tianqi, there were only two to three hundred officers and soldiers left on the island, stationed on some piers, and only a small number of them.

The subordinate officials manage the island. For a long time, this place has been a place where pirates gather, but in name it is actually ruled by the government. It is not like Nanri Island, which has been occupied by the Shark Gang and Sea Wolf in recent years.

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In fact, Yu Xiaotian had considered seizing Haitan Island before, but later he did not want to cause too much trouble with the government, nor did he want to incur a large-scale attack by the government army, so he never took Haitan Island.

But this time Zhu Yifeng's actions completely annoyed Yu Xiaotian. After the battle on Nanri Island, the Fujian navy was almost completely wiped out, leaving only Zhang Jiace with dozens of ships on hand, but Zhang Jiace

I definitely wouldn’t dare to go against him, not to mention that the two sides still have a relationship!

In addition, after the official troops on Nanri Island were completely annihilated, the entire military strength of Fujian has been greatly weakened. Although the number of Fujian official troops on paper is as high as 60,000 to 70,000, in fact, the number of available troops will never exceed 30,000.

After this battle, the official army lost nearly 20,000 people, and they were basically the elite of Fujian.

Even if the Fujian side is now working hard to recover, the Fujian side will not have the strength to come back to trouble him within at least two years. In addition, with the current efficiency of the government, if they want to restore their strength, I really don’t know how long it will take.

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Therefore, within a few years, Yu Xiaotian no longer has to worry about the Fujian side coming to confront him head-on. Unless this time the imperial court orders several provincial capitals to suppress him, otherwise, Fujian Province alone will not be able to do what he wants.

Issues to consider.

However, as far as Yu Xiaotian knew, the Ming court had never carried out a campaign against pirates in several provincial capitals in the south. Even when they first dealt with the Dutch and attacked Penghu, the Guangdong side did not participate.

Therefore, he decided to occupy Haitan Island in one fell swoop this time, abandon the former Nanri Island, and use Haitan Island as a springboard from Taiwan to Fujian. After all, Haitan Island is large enough, has sufficient resources, and most importantly

Yes, Haitan Island is a pretty good place for grazing.

During the Tang and Song Dynasties, Haitan Island was used by the imperial court as a pasture for raising horses. It can be seen that it is not a problem to use Haitan Island to raise horses.

Now that he is determined to participate in the competition in the Central Plains in the future, he must solve the problem of war horses in advance, and the climate of Taiwan Island is not suitable for raising horses. For the time being, he has no foundation in the north, and Nanri Island is too small.

Freshwater cannot satisfy the need to raise a large number of horses privately, so Haitan Island has become the only choice for the time being.

This time, taking advantage of the new defeat of the army, Yu Xiaotian did not hesitate to send troops to seize Haitan Island after the Battle of Nanri Island, and completely included Haitan Island under his jurisdiction.

However, the occupation of Haitan Island was not the end of Yu Xiaotian's revenge against Fujian officials. It was just a convenient move, and a bigger operation was brewing behind Yu Xiaotian's back.

On the eighth day after the end of Nanri Island, a fleet appeared outside Kinmen Island. There were as many as seventy ships in this fleet, and they were basically two-masted ships, and some of them were single-masted ships.

The Western-style sailing ship was none other than Sea Wolf's Fei Zi Clipper. What was even more surprising was that there were two large Western-style plywood boats in this fleet, which sailed into Weitou Bay from the north of Kinmen Island, and

Heading towards Kinmen Island.

When Sea Wolf's fleet appeared on the ocean outside Weitou, the beacons along the land coast began to light one after another. There was an uproar along the coast. Fishermen fled back to the shore in their boats. The village forts sounded warning gongs.

One after another, the village gates were closed one after another, and the residents in the village climbed onto the village wall and looked nervously towards the sea. When they saw the fleet with the wolf-head flag hanging high on the sea, many people were stunned.

I feel very scared in my heart.

At this time, the news that the navy led by Yu Zigao was defeated in the Battle of Nanri Island and the entire army was annihilated has reached Quanzhou, and Quanzhou itself is Yu Zigao's residence, so the news spread like wildfire.

, it spread quickly to everyone, and even the most ordinary people learned the news.

In the past few days, people in Quanzhou have been talking secretly, speculating whether the sea wolf will come to Quanzhou this time to take revenge. Now when they see this huge fleet on the sea, everyone understands,

I'm afraid there's going to be chaos on their side.

(Special thanks to 00dian and Ying Zhiwu brothers for the reward! Thank you very much!)