Lu Ming

Chapter 243 Little Warlord
Although the Dutch and the Transiters were veterans of the slave trade, the work of loading the pirates that night was slow.

Only one wharf was flawed: the hulking Dutch boats had to be towed into place in turns, an act that took a lot of time.

But the crossing people must hurry up, because there are too many follow-up tasks; if you don't hurry up, there will be many unnecessary deaths if the delay continues.You know, these captured pirates are all good workers, soldiers and fishermen in the eyes of some people, but they cost money!
Ever since, with the efforts of all commanders and fighters, as of noon the next day, a total of 3500 pirates were stuffed into 10 Dutch ships, and only 700 people were stuffed into the Middelburg, which had the largest tonnage.

There is a reason why the Dutch fleet dared to load "cargo" in such a high density.First, since they were only here to participate in a battle with logistical support, only some ammunition and food were loaded on the ship, and there were many empty spaces.

Second, the navigation ships sent by the crossing public can allow the Dutch to cross the strait at the fastest speed-the navigation ships can use light beams to guide the fleet to take the shortest straight line at night.You must know that the straight-line distance between Kinmen and Dayuan is only 200 kilometers. Even at the normal speed of 4 knots per hour, the fleet will only need 27 hours to arrive at the port.

Pirates crammed into their cabins were given no food, only fresh water.Anyway, it was a short-distance transportation, and it would take more than 20 hours to reach the shore. Since these people have the strength to rob with knives, it must not be a big deal to go hungry for two days.

After filling the last "cargo", the Dutch left happily.And the transversal crowd also wished that the group of red hairs would leave as soon as possible, because the current focus of work had shifted to population transfer, and every day of delay, there would be some unnecessary downsizing among the captives.

During this trip, the red hairs made a lot of money.Because according to the contract, their task actually ended last night, capturing the rout soldiers is not their job.So on this return trip to transport the pirates, the traveler had to pay the shipping fee to the Dutch.

Of course, the freight will not be a waste of money.The Dutch don't need silver, all they need is a bill of lading from a large warehouse - bleaching powder.

The stinky water and maggot-infested bread that ran through the entire age of voyage became the classic symbols of that era, almost like the Galen ships with white sails.

And when the Dutch saw that this magical white powder could purify stinky water, bleach immediately became an expensive luxury, and only the captain had the right to decide when to use it.

After sending away the Dutch, Liu Zhe and the others looked at all kinds of ships all over the harbor and the vast number of captured pirates, and they probably started to organize the second wave of cross-sea shipping.

After the original nearly 2 pirate soldiers were dispersed yesterday, after a day and night of arrests, there are now 7000 more captives on Kinmen Island.And if these people cannot be transported away in time, Kinmen, which has no infrastructure, will soon become a garbage dump/plague field, and a large number of captives will be infected.

Fortunately, with the collapse of the pirate gang, the two blockade lines that were originally guarded by heavily armed forces can gradually reduce their forces.So Liu Zhe began to transfer back 30 sandboats from the Maweishui camp one after another, and entrusted all the work of capturing prisoners in Zhangzhou Bay to the officers and soldiers.

As for the blockade work, it was handed over to two destroyers and speedboats-the two seemingly wide blockade lines were actually only 10 kilometers at the widest point, and only two or three small boats were needed to completely block them.Once a small group of pirate ships intends to break through, they will find destroyers coming from afar at high speed.

And the officers and soldiers scurrying in Zhangzhou Bay in gangs have now shown confidence: they know that there are two-two groups of high-speed frigates behind them, and they can launch flag flower rockets to report when they encounter uncertain opponents, so the officers and soldiers are now Everyone is brave and strives to be the first.

After the Dutch left, ten sandships from the Horsetail Barracks quickly arrived.

The next ones to board the ship were the wounded who had received initial treatment, as well as women, children and old men.Some of the pirates brought their families with them, especially the pirates who were born in the coastal villages. When they went out, they were pirates.

Although the above-mentioned special people are small in number, they occupy a large area: these people cannot be stuffed in the cabin like sardines, so they enjoy the beds.In addition, high-value women and children also received enough food and purified water.

Speaking of water, Kinmen actually has no water. This refers to the standard of tap water in later generations.Kinmen itself is just an island similar to Dayuan. Since ancient times, fishermen here have relied on rainwater and drilling wells to survive. The local groundwater quality is the same as Dayuan: brackish water.

The drinking water problem in Kinmen was not completely resolved until 2018: the mainland used ductile iron pipes to bring tap water to Kinmen County. It must be said that it was an excellent example of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.

Kinmen's brackish groundwater is not drunk by ordinary people.Since Liu Zhe built the temporary base camp here, he quickly dispatched a flat-bottomed water fetching boat to fetch water from the mainland 10 kilometers away.

At the same time as the water fetching boats were dispatched, a set of emergency water purification facilities were also put into use.This is a set of marine reverse osmosis membrane seawater purification equipment that is common in later generations.Since only the brackish water drawn from the well needs to be purified, the unit works very efficiently, reaching a water output of 4 tons per hour.

The above-mentioned water intake methods barely supported the first wave of geometrically increased water use for port personnel.And when the 10 ponytail sand boats had loaded all the women and children, the sailors on board began to be assigned again.Everyone picked 30 pirate ships that were in good condition from the captured pirate ships, and then wiped out the remaining 5000 pirates, formed a large formation, and immediately left across the sea.

Standing on the dock and looking at the gradually disappearing shadow of the boat, Liu Zhe finally let out a sigh of relief: The largest joint military operation in the history of the crossing forces has come to an end here.

After more than 8000 pirates were transported away, the shore was completely empty.There will be no more large waves of captives coming: Although there are no less than 7000 pirates in Zhangzhou Bay at the moment, they will eventually be sent to Jinmen, and it is estimated that there will be no more than [-] pirates.These people will come one after another in the days to come, so Liu Zhe and the others can organize some small fleets to transport them as they arrive, without much pressure.

Turning his head and returning from the pier with his subordinates, when Liu Zhe came to the door of the Chinese army tent, he first glanced at a Ming man who was standing by the door and smiling apologetically at him, and then said lightly: "Come in".

The big tent of the Chinese army that traveled through the crowd was not made of cowhide, but made of colored steel.

After Liu Zhe entered the simple room, he first took off the big-brimmed hat on his head, and then loosened the collar button, then leaned on the chair and said to the person in front of him: "Since Zheng Zhifeng and the others didn't come, you must be here." Bargaining."

The man who entered the room was tall and fat, in his fifties, dressed in an indigo muslin robe, with a rich face, he looked like a wealthy businessman.However, this person is not a businessman: he is the elder of the Zheng family, named Zheng Dou, and he came here today to be a lobbyist.

After being left hanging at the door of the iron "big tent" of the gang of Kun people for half a day, Zheng Dou finally got to meet the Kun people general in strange clothes and hats.

After hearing Liu Zhe's question, Zheng Dou, who had been prepared for a long time, laughed and was ready to speak. However, Liu Zhe didn't give him this chance.

The irritable Liu Zhe first held out a finger to stop the other party, and then he said: "Listen well, at noon tomorrow, all the Zheng family gang must come here to surrender. From Zheng Zhifeng down, the military records and food books are prepared Qi, the bosses have to come to see you. In addition, all the Zheng family sailors will be sent to the senior officers for training afterwards, and you still want to play toubob in front of me, you idiots are really tired of work."

When Liu Zhe said this, he didn't pay attention to Zheng Dou, whose face changed drastically. He was about to speak, but just waved his hand lightly: "Get out." The next moment, Zheng Dou was violently pushed out of the door by the guards behind him.

The routine of "warlord" is useless in front of the crossing crowd.

Throughout history, the "warlord" mode of existence is the biggest cancer on the ruler.Not to mention, let's take the Ming Dynasty as an example, the Wu Sangui Jiangmen Group entrenched in Shanhaiguan was the most typical warlord.

After this?Including those big and small shopkeepers that Zheng Zhilong subdued in history, to the marshal in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, and even Bai Li and his like under Kong Yige, all of them were warlords.

The characteristics of warlords are: they seem to worship the boss, kowtow and bow to recognize everything; however, the boss is just a facade, and no one can reach out to the private parts and territories of the warlords.

In this case, the warlords can logically lie on the boss to suck blood.It's okay when the boss is strong, but once the boss is weak, the warlords will kill him in minutes.

On this point, Comrade Chongzhen has enough experience and lessons, and Comrade Yongli who was hanged by Wu Sangui with a bowstring also has something to say. Then Comrade Kangxi also made an important addition here: The three-fan chaos that lasted 8 years is extremely clear. The core interests of the warlords are here-I will oppose whoever touches Lao Tzu's trilogy, even if I knelt at your knees and kowtowed to call Dad yesterday.

That's why Liu Zhe didn't open his mouth to Zheng Dou at all.Talking and talking, talking and talking, is nothing more than kowtow in exchange for the right to retain private force, what is there to talk about through the forces and this small warlord playing traditional routines?

In the eyes of the people across the world, all armed forces that have not been reorganized are potential rebels and cancerous tumors of industrial society.

Therefore, the situation that the Zheng family is facing now is very simple and very dangerous: or tomorrow they will use their entire army to fight against the crossing fleet that has already been spared, and then their family will be ransacked and exterminated.Or the whole army surrendered, all the senior officials were distributed, and the leaders could still live a rich life. It all depends on their own choice.

(End of this chapter)