In the first year of Longqing, in the spring of the naval governor Li Zhe, more than 40 days after arriving in Shanghai, he finally announced his journey south.

The fleet started anchoring from the mouth of Wusong River. There were five five mast sailboats, twelve three mast sailboats, two transformed Folang pirate ships, five centipede gunships, and thirty-two Haicang boats. The trumpet and other small boats were calculated in hundreds. The formal combat team was 15,000 and more than 8,000 auxiliary sailors. Ironically, this southern fleet used Hui Biluo as its flagship.

At the same time, a 7,000-man marine team also headed south along the coastline. Since it was a marching army within the territory and the size of the troops was not large, the army did not need to bring logistics supplies. Every time it went, it would be supplied on the spot in the garrisons along the coast and the prefectures.

In addition to the main forces of the sea and land departments, there are seven privateers as the front-drivers. These seven privateers are all newly surrendered pirates, with complex ship styles, and most of them are people of all religions and ranks. Even the number of people is difficult to count. The Navy Governor's Office estimates that the number is about 25,000 to 30,000 people. For this group of people, the Navy Governor's Office is both used and guarded.

Behind the main fleet, there were about fifty merchant ships ready to follow the south to do business.

Before departure, Li Yanzhi held a military meeting at Baoshan Institute to establish the combat strategy of this southward journey to be step by step. The purpose of the combat is to appease the sea surface of the East China Sea. During the journey southward, those who entered the sea as pirates were forced to make a living and were separated from the pirates and gave them a chance with comfort.

"Tell the fishermen and ask them to fish with peace of mind. As for the farmers who flow into the East China Sea, they tell them that as long as they surrender, the previous crime will not be investigated, and the government will also arrange for them to plant the fields."

"Field? Where did the fields come from?"

Li Yanzhi did not answer, but his silence seemed to be saying: "I have a way!"

"Then what those who are determined to be pirates?" asked a subordinate.

"You don't have to be polite to them!" Li Yan said straight: "Bow me hard!"

"But we are also worried that some treacherous and cunning people will surrender and then wait for an opportunity to rebel." Zhang Yue said.

"Whether they are sincere or false." Li Yan smiled and said, "Anyone who comes to join the army must put down their weapons for all fishermen and farmers. Those who do not put down their weapons will be incorporated into the privateer fleet as a vanguard, and the warship will be monitored behind the scenes. If they fight honestly and make contributions, they can be selected to join the Haigong Army. If any privateer fleet takes food and pays while doing robbery, they will be destroyed."

"So," Xu Yuanliang asked: "If we successfully pacify the senior officials, what should we do if those who have not yet been included in the Haifu Army?"

"Let's talk about that later."

Li Yan did not give this answer, but his sure-win smile made Xu Yuanliang feel that the governor had not yet made any decisions, but would not say it for the time being.

This Nanzheng fleet with a total number of more than 60,000 people set sail and advance. Because the established strategy is to take every step, the fleet is not moving forward quickly. Although it is not searched for every island in eastern Zhejiang, it will inevitably stop whenever it reaches the concise place.

The sea surface of Zhejiang is full of islands, and whether it is maritime trade or national defense, the top priority is the Zhoushan Islands off the coast of Ningbo. The Navy Governor's Office has controlled the line from the mouth of the Yangtze River to Chenqian Mountain. If Zhoushan is pacified, the pirates on the southern Zhejiang islands will be no longer in a state of chaos.

The privateer fleet set out from Xiaoqi Island and arrived at Daishan within a half day, followed by Wanglie Port again.

Li Yanzhi was a man who had been in the East China Sea. He knew the pirates and pirates well. His proposal to open the sea was already publicized by many southeastern provinces. Therefore, a large number of neutral factions among the pirates were not ready to resist. They packed up their ships and surrendered just after the government went south.

Chen Sipan, Yu Qi and others frequently submitted letters to Li Yanzhi during this period, but they were unwilling to give up their military power to accept reorganization, nor were they willing to give up most of their arms, and became a caravan that was subject to restrictions and inspections, and even more unwilling to be a privateer team like cannon fodder. They just saw that Li Yanzhi was in a state of great strength and wanted to surrender temporarily, and then talk about it when the limelight passed.

Li Yanzhi couldn't understand their thoughts? But no matter what gift they offered, the reply was always just the same sentence: "I have given you three choices. If you can't follow them, then I have no choice."

Chen and Yu Zhuji thought they could not cooperate, so they joined Ye Zongman, who stayed in eastern Zhejiang, and jointly called on the maritime merchants in eastern Zhejiang to resist the government. Ye Zongman advised Chen Sipan and Yu Qi to go south together, and joined forces with Wang Zhi to act together. But with Chen Sipan and Yu Qi's mind, how could he give up his old nest? He had to guard here, but sent a letter to ask Wang Zhi to come north to meet.

On the day the vanguard of the Haifu Army arrived in Daishan, Chen Sipan and Yu Qi also gathered on Putuo, preparing to intercept the Haifu Army here.

On the tenth day after leaving Shanghai, Hui Biluo arrived at Daishan.

"Report, the private forward of the Tianzi font has captured Daxie Mountain."

"Reported, the Xuan-brand private forward has arrived in Cengang, and Cengang's leader Luo Laoba has surrendered."

"Reported, the private team of the land has arrived at Jintang Mountain. Xiao Xian, the owner of Jintang Mountain, refused to resist and could not fight fiercely. General Xu has transferred Huang and Hong to support him."

"The private team of Yuzi and Zhouzi encountered Chen Sipan's ambush in Putuo Mountain. The entire army was wiped out, and Zhouzi surrendered to the thief."

Yin Zhengmao, the staff officer of the Southern Expedition Fleet, stood up: "It's still not possible to rely on these private teams alone. Governor, please give me a fleet and I'll collect Putuo Mountain."

Li Yan glanced at him and asked, "Are you not seasick now?" Yin Zhengmao's cheeks flushed with shame. It turned out that although Yin Zhengmao had talent in military use, he was not accustomed to water wars. After getting on the boat, he raised his neck and said, "I'm fine. Water and land wars, it's all right. Please give me a chance."

"No, you have to experience it again, and stay by my side."

With Yin Zhengmao's talent, he is good as a staff officer, but it is too early to go out to lead troops.

Speaking of this, Li Yanzhi suddenly felt a little sad. At this moment, he was very talented and had no generals who were good at fighting naval battles and could stand on his own. The outstanding generals who stood out in the Li Group over the years, such as Wu Ping, Wang Mumin, Zhang Lian, etc., were all in the waters south of the officials. Only Xu Yuanliang was considered a relatively outstanding figure in the north, but Xu Yuanliang alone was not enough to pacify Chen Sipan. Yu Qi and Li Yanzhi knew that maybe it was time to command the battle himself.

"If Wu Ping or Wang Mumin had one here, I could sit here and wait for good news." Of course, he didn't say this.

At this moment, Yu Dayou, the commander of the People's Daily News, came - this time, Li Yanzhi recruited 18 generals from the southeast to obey the orders. The first thing he thought of was him. Yu Dayou was originally suppressing bandits on Hainan Island. The journey was long, so he only arrived in Ningbo recently and came to Ningbo by boat from Guanhaiwei.

Li Yanzhi had been leaning on the big tiger-skin chair. He heard that Yu Dayou had been coming and jumped up and ran out of the cabin to greet him. As soon as he set off, more than 20 generals followed him and saw him from afar on the deck of the wide horse racing, he shouted: "Brother Yu! Why did you come today! I miss you so much!"

After Yu Dayou passed the Wu Jinshi exam, he served as a member of the Qianhu family for many years and was promoted to the general. He has been promoted through many years and has been fighting all the way. He was in the government army system and could not help but meet Li Yanzhi. Although he had a good relationship with Li Yanzhi, he had never been able to meet him. At this time, he met again, but saw that he had a black and hard face, his beard like thorns, and his eyes had many wrinkles. He was no longer the youth he used to be. It was obvious that he had been through many years.

Yu Dayou is a typical professional martial artist. He has no bandit aura like Xu Yuanliang, nor does he have so many powers and tricks like Li Yanzhi. In his heart, as long as he can serve the country with martial arts, it is ambition to calm down. A military general like this is the happiest thing to be happy to have a good boss to make him use his martial arts without considering too many other things other than military affairs. Therefore, when Yu Dayou heard that Li Yanzhi was transferred to the Haijiao Governor's Office to obey the orders, he was naturally very happy. He went to Hui Biluo at this time. He saw him bringing a large group of generals to greet him. He was even more moved and knew that he would have a better life in the Haijiao Governor's Office in the future.

Li Yanzhi held Yu Dayou's hand and smiled on his face, saying that he was higher than Yu Dayou's position, but he never called him an official position when he spoke, but his elder brother grew up and called him short. The generals didn't know how Yu Dayou's military strategy and ability were. But seeing Li Yanzhi respected so much, he thought to himself: "I have never seen the governor like this, and this person must not be offended in the future."

Yu Dayou is not a person who is good at expressing emotions. Although he met his little brother whom he had not seen for many years, he just said, "Governor, I have heard of your achievements in the capital. I admire you, admire you."

"Haha, that's a good opportunity for me. If I were in Beijing at that time, I would definitely be able to fight that battle more exciting than me." Li Yanzhi said to the generals: "Brother Yu is not only my brother, but also my master in military tactics. It was a coincidence that I was promoted to Brother Yu. If I talk about the way of using military forces, I would not be able to catch up with it."

Yu Dayou hurriedly said he didn't dare, but he was very helpful in his heart, so he decided to assist him as the navy governor who was both the younger brother and the [31 Novel Network]. There were seven generals with him this time. Yu Dayou didn't want Li Yanzhi to ignore others because of his intimacy with him, so he held Li Yanzhi's hand to introduce him one by one.

Li Yanzhi made a very loud name in Beijing. Everyone in the Ming army knew it. Now he is in power in the southeast. Even the two emperors of old and young dare not offend him. The commanders who were transferred by him all bowed their heads when they saw him, with awe and flattery in their eyes. Only one person in plain clothes saluted and shouted: "Governor."

Li Yanzhi asked: "Who is this?"

The general said: "Lu Tong, the humble position, wait for the death penalty, and the governor of the capital will be passed down..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Yanzhi's face had changed. He was originally warm because he saw Yu Dayou, but suddenly he turned sharp and cold: "Lu Tong? Are you Lu Tong, who attacked Shuangyu?"
Chapter completed!