Chapter 864 Cleaning up after the war

Linde has been following his two brothers on Liuheng Island for several years, and he has experienced a lot of fighting and killing. In yesterday's battle, he killed two people with his own hands. The scene of desperate fighting was too much for him.

It was nothing new to him. But after he saw the way the Haihan militia fought, he still inevitably felt fearful.

This was not an evenly matched battle, but a one-sided massacre. Even though the Haisha Gang included the Musketeers, which had given Linde a headache, they still had no chance to play a role against the Haihan Militia.

He failed to catch it and was completely crushed by his opponent from the moment the battle started.

The panicked musketeers saw that the people standing in front kept falling, and even lost the courage to shoot, so they ran back. This was probably the first time in their combat experience that they encountered

When it comes to a situation like this where you are being pushed to the ground and rubbed hard by your opponent, you don't know how to deal with it other than running away quickly.

The skirmishers on the left and right were even more unprepared. They were all still waiting for their own musketeers to open up the situation. They didn't expect to be attacked by the opponent first. When they fought against the Sanlin Gang yesterday, there were only sporadic soldiers in the opponent's formation.

The muskets and bows were used as long-range attack methods. Unexpectedly, after one night, they replaced their guns with cannons, and relied on the powerful firepower to suppress their own troops.

Seeing the men and horses of Haisha Gang falling in rows like harvested rice in the distance, Lin De couldn't help but shuddered. He knew that if his elder brother Lin Xing hadn't resolutely chosen to join Haihan from the beginning,

Road, it is very likely that he is facing the Haihan muskets and cannons at this time. Compared with the Haisha Gang, the Sanlin Gang lacks long-range attack methods, so there is really only a dead end for the Shanghai Han Militia.

Seeing the Haihan soldiers lining up in a neat formation to attack, Linde couldn't help but compare them with the group of people under his command. One was orderly, the other was chaotic, professional army and civilian armed forces.

The gap in combat effectiveness was also completely exposed at this level. If Linde still had some doubts about the combat effectiveness of the Haihan Militia before, now he has been completely convinced by the facts before him, let alone these six horizontal forces.

The Haisha Gang on the island, even if the Ningbo Prefecture's officers and soldiers come, probably can't deal with these wolf-like Haihan soldiers. No wonder the Haihan people dare to run from Fujian to Zhejiang without fear. They are indeed capable.

I can't do it if I don't accept it.

After Gomez confirmed that there were Haihan people participating in the battle in the fortifications ahead, the Haisha Gang quickly lost the will to continue fighting, abandoned hundreds of corpses, and hurriedly retreated. Behind the defense line

The Haihan militia was not in a hurry to pursue, because Gao Qiaonan had just received notification from the headquarters that the troops responsible for outflanking the Haisha Gang's retreat had also arrived at a place only five miles away, and the Haisha Gang was now retreating.

, the only result is to bump into the large army coming up from behind.

"Send someone to count the results of the battle." Takahashi Minami put down the telescope and ordered.

"Such trivial matters will be left to my younger brother. The Haihan Army men can just rest." Lin De immediately answered the words and took over the job from Gao Qiaonan. At the same time, he did not forget to order his men to go to the rear and do more.

Bring more meat and drinks to comfort the Haihan militia who have just finished a big battle.

Just as the coalition command expected, the Haisha Gang was caught off guard and suffered a heavy blow, and chaos immediately broke out. Hundreds of people withdrew from the front line in a chaotic manner, only to find that the Haihan militia also appeared in their retreat.

Moreover, they seemed to have more troops than our own. The few pirates who tried to put up a stubborn resistance were already shot down by volleys of guns before they could even reach the Haihan army.

"You have been surrounded by the Haihan militia. Immediately abandon your weapons and surrender, put your hands behind your head and lie on the ground. Anyone who escapes or disobeys will be killed without mercy!" A mechanical and indifferent voice sounded repeatedly on the battlefield, and several Hainanese

The Han soldiers held huge iron trumpets and shouted loudly in the direction of the Haisha Gang.

When someone starts to follow the instructions and lie down on the ground out of fear, they immediately lead the people next to them who want to live to do the same - everyone standing will become a living target of the Haihan militia, and only lying on the ground can be effective

Try to avoid the blind stray bullets flying in the air. If you want to survive, you must get down first.

There were also some people who were unwilling to be captured and fled to the mountains in the southwest. For them, no matter what the final result was, they could at least survive for a while by escaping into the mountains and forests, retaining a glimmer of hope of escape. However, the Haihan Militia did not immediately

After arranging a pursuit, the coalition forces have taken control of the island's main fresh water source and surrounding villages. Even if these people escape into the mountains and forests, it will be difficult to survive for a long time without supplies. In the end, they will have to walk out of the mountains and forests themselves and throw themselves into a trap. Liuheng

There are no Haihan civilians on the island, and the military is collectively stationed in several major ports. This small and scattered fish that has slipped through the net have no way to escape, and it is difficult to cause any more trouble to Haihan if they stay on the island.

By noon, the coalition forces had initially completed the inventory of prisoners of the Haisha Gang. Li Luotou, the leader of the Haisha Gang, died in the rebellion with two fatal gunshot wounds on his body, but who specifically took the credit?

It has been impossible to verify. The second master, Motegi Shinobu, was nowhere to be seen. According to the prisoners, he took advantage of the chaos and fled into the mountains and forests. There were about thirty or forty Japanese Japanese pirates who fled with him, almost all of them were dead soldiers raised by Motegi Shinobu.

Gomez, the third boss, was the only leader of the Haisha Gang who was captured alive. In fact, when he realized that the situation was over, he had already given up on escaping or was struggling to his death. He was able to survive by licking blood from the edge of a knife at sea and is still living well until now.

Changing the rudder according to the wind can be regarded as one of his must-have life-saving tricks. For Gomez, there is nothing wrong with surrendering to the strong. I think when he came here, he also thought about establishing his own company and becoming the king.

, in the end, he chose to succumb to Li Luotou and Motegi Shinobi and become the third leader of the Haisha Gang. Since the Haihan people gave the Haisha Gang a chance to surrender in a situation where their combat power was completely crushed, then

This shows that they do not intend to kill them all, and the chance of survival is much greater by surrendering than by resisting to the end. Under such circumstances, Gomez not only took the lead in lying on the ground, but also ordered all remaining men to abandon their weapons and surrender, and stop doing unnecessary things.

resistance.

After an inventory, after two consecutive battles, a total of more than 1,400 Haisha Gang members were captured. Most of them were family members of the Haisha Gang who were kidnapped and fled. In fact, less than half of the actual combatants were captured. Haisha

The number of casualties in the gang was more than 300, which was nearly a hundred times higher than the battle losses of the coalition forces, which fully reflected the strength gap between the two sides. When the Lin brothers heard the news, they also felt a little relieved.

More than 200 people were lost in the night battle, and they were very distressed. If the Haihan militia had not arrived in time to take over the defense line today, the number of casualties would probably not be less than yesterday, and they might not be able to hold this position.

A key line of defense.

By evening, several groups of people had basically cleared the southern area of ​​Liuheng Island. Except for the mountainous areas, there were still scattered people fleeing. It can be declared that the Haisha Gang has been completely destroyed. This armed force that once ranked high in the East China Sea is so confused.

In a confused way, he became the target of the Haihan militia group in Zhoushan.

When the three Lin brothers heard the news, they couldn't help but feel a little emotional. They had been fighting openly and covertly with the Haisha Gang on Liuheng Island for more than a year or two. They had used both civil and military means, but neither of them could completely defeat the other.

Although they were unwilling to do so, they could only maintain the confrontation between the north and the south. But as soon as the Haihan people came, they completely defeated the Haisha Gang in just two days. They were so dead that few people could escape from the island.

The Sanlin Gang's several years of hard work could not withstand the unreasonable force of the Haihan Militia. This made the Lin brothers sigh in admiration, but also feel a little discouraged - they knew that even if they struggled all their lives, they would probably be defeated by force.

It is impossible to manage the Sanlin Gang to the situation of Haihan. The powerful enemy who deliberately tried to suppress it is probably not even a stumbling block in the eyes of the Haihan people. It took two days to deal with it. And the Sanlin Gang Prime Minister

The only advantage they have over the Haisha Gang is that they stand early and resolutely, otherwise among the people lying on the ground and surrendering at this time, there might be three of them among them.

Contrary to the speed of counting prisoners of war, only a small part of the counting of various properties seized in this battle has been carried out. As one of the major trading ports in the southern part of the Zhoushan Islands, there are indeed a large number of various commodities on the Haisha Gang.

Quite a few, there were more than fifty cargo owners captured by the coalition forces on the island, and more than ten countries were involved. In terms of international trade objects alone, the prosperity of this place is comparable to that of Sanya Port on Hainan Island.

. This also just shows from the side that the international trade resources that Haihan can control after taking control of this area will be quite abundant.

From the several secret bank vaults of the Haisha Gang on the island and the bank transport vehicle captured by the main force of the final annihilation of the Haisha Gang, the coalition forces seized more than one million taels of cash, most of which was packed in boxes.

Silver ingots, silver coins and gold bars, gold ingots, etc. At present, the coalition forces have not yet had time to conduct a comprehensive search of several locations of the Haisha Gang. The headquarters is optimistic that many valuable items can be found in these places.

The wealth of the Haisha Gang was basically in line with the expectations of the headquarters. However, seeing the mountains of gold and silver, the leading party members not only swallowed their saliva, but also were a little surprised by the financial resources of the Haisha Gang. The Lin brothers were in charge of the Haisha Gang.

Having been neighbors for so many years, I have always believed that the other party is superior in force and is much inferior to the Sanlin Gang in terms of financial resources. After all, in terms of the scale of trade operations, the Sanlin Gang is recognized to be stronger than the Haisha Gang, and the trade volume is also higher.

A lot, but if the Sanlin Gang were to come up with such a huge amount of cash, they might not be able to come up with it for a while.

According to the pre-agreed distribution plan, the Haihan Militia as the main force of this operation will receive 70% of the proceeds, and the accompanying Fujian Ming Army will receive 30%. Of the 70% returned to Haihan, half will be provided by the Executive Committee

Allocated to the military as special military expenses. Just from the current seizures on the Haisha Gang's territory, the military can get enough to build another "Dignity-class" battleship, and this only took two days

It’s just time.

"There are at least five or six families as rich as the Haisha Gang in the Zhoushan Islands!" Shi Diwen looked at the soldiers who were busy carrying silver boxes aboard the ship, and said to Qian Tiandun with excitement: "Such a lot of money to send

When we go back, who else will jump out and speak against us in the future!"

Qian Tiandun smiled and said: "Even if you move back with gold and silver mountains, the naysayers will still be able to sing. Even if the naysayers shut up now, others will jump in to take over. Where there are people, there will be differences of opinion.

, although we can win every battle, there will always be people who don’t like this way of fighting and killing, and there will definitely be objections.”

"Civil officials do bad things!" Shi Diwen actually understood that what Qian Tiandun said was the real situation. The more brilliant the military's performance, the more it would scare the anti-war faction. He hoped to use military exploits to completely block the anti-war faction.

The war faction's words are indeed a bit unrealistic.

"Everyone has his own responsibility." Qian Tiandun wanted to see political matters more thoroughly: "Power always needs to be restricted. If there are no restrictions, it will easily go to extremes. Although I am a soldier

, but I don’t want Haihan to turn into a complete military regime. It is normal for some people to oppose the military. In addition, in the past few years, when the military wants to use force, even if there are objections, the implementation

In the end, the committee will still comply with the military's wishes, and that's not enough."

"That's what I say, but we still want our army to conquer more areas as soon as possible!" Shi Diwen sighed: "You and I are already in our early thirties. We are now in our prime, and we have a full budget. At most, we can still do it.

Twenty or thirty years. If we continue to expand at the current rate, it will be good if we can control the Western Pacific region east of the Indian Ocean."

"It's hard to say." Qian Tiandun had a different view on this: "Our current development speed is limited, and a large part of the reason is that it is restricted by population. After the population reaches a certain scale, our navigation industry will also experience a blowout.

Development. Both the population engaged in sailing and our shipbuilding and navigation technology will be greatly improved. When our steam-powered ships have the endurance to cross the ocean, the scope of activities will also expand accordingly... You are an expert in this area

, I will stop playing tricks in front of you."

Qian Tiandun raised his hand and pointed to the sea to the north: "If we can complete the integration of the Zhoushan Islands waters in the first half of the year, then in the second half of the year we can continue to extend the route north to the Jiaodong Peninsula and strive to establish a new stronghold there next year.

, further control the maritime trade channels in Northeast Asia."

Shi Diwen responded: "It depends on how much support the Executive Committee can give the military. To achieve what you said, the navy needs at least two more fleets."
Chapter completed!