Chapter 265: Victory in the first battle!

More than half a month later

The sea is blue and the sky is clear, and the waves are rolling!
A huge fleet sailed against the wind and waves.

Rest for seven days in Quanzhou Port.

The army sets out again!

More than 900 warships and more than 1,000 large and small merchant ships used for transport set out from Quanzhou port in a mighty force, heading south, crossing the Qiongzhou Strait and heading straight for Annan.

“Commander!”

“Twenty-three Annan warships spotted twenty miles ahead!”

Floating above the flagship Nanhai was the alchemical item, the Lookout Eye, which was stolen from Westerners.

When the Annan warships were seen from afar, someone came to report immediately.

“Cong’er, it should be time to go to Hongji!”

Baochai looked down at the map and let go of her senses. In the distance, there was an Annan port and a city built by the sea.

This is Jia Cong’s target this time, Hongji!

Just capture Hongji and head east for 300 miles.

It is Thang Long, the capital of Annan!

“We encountered the enemy’s warships outside the dock. It seems that Annan is not completely unprepared.”

Jia Cong smiled faintly.

Just as he was about to give the order, Gongshu Yu took the initiative to step forward.

“My Lord, the giant whale sea beast puppet that Gong Shujia was ordered to build has been completed.”

“For this first battle of the Southern Expedition, I beg the Marquis to allow Gong Shujia to take action!”

Gongshu Yu was talking about the giant whale sea monster that Jia Cong captured alive when he was suppressing the sea dragon pirates.

After being made by Gongshujia’s skilled craftsmen for more than a month, it was finally delivered here a few days ago by Gongshujia’s masters who caught up with the southern expedition fleet.

Now it is in the sea below the fleet, escorting the fleet!

“Okay, then I’ll leave the Annan Navy to you. Let me see the methods of Gong Shujia.”

Jia Cong nodded and then gave another order.

“Pass on my order. After the enemy’s naval warships are destroyed, the vanguard fleet will approach the port.”

“Six rounds of volleys, and then Ma Shang led his troops to land and attack the city!”

“promise!”

……

Jia Cong gave an order and the flag officer issued it.

If the Daqian navy was abandoned because the country was founded a hundred years ago, then Annan had no decent navy from the beginning to the end.

Although it is called a warship, in fact, both the size and combat power of the ship are better than those of ordinary navy of Daqian.

Not to mention the new warships of the South China Sea First Fleet under Jia Cong.

In the distance, the Annan Navy didn’t even see the shadow of the Daqian fleet.

A whirlpool suddenly appeared on the seabed!
A huge figure floated up.

The giant whale sea monster puppet created by Gong Shujia, while retaining its original huge size, is more like a piece of hard armor.

There are a lot of mechanisms embedded all over the body.

In addition, a large amount of rare fine iron has been melted into the horns on the head, making them much stronger than before.

“boom!”

The black shadow gradually rose up, before the Annan people on the boat could react.

The largest warship had its cabin pierced by the horn of the giant whale sea beast puppet, and then it was split into two halves with a flick and began to sink slowly.

“Damn, what is that!”

“Someone come quickly!”

“Sea monster, there’s a sea monster down there!”

“Help!”

The Annan people on the boat were instantly thrown into chaos and shouted in panic.

But he could not change his fate of defeat.

After sinking the first warship with ease, the giant whale sea beast puppet, under the control of the master of Gongshujia, did not even dive.

He turned around and ran towards another smaller warship.

This time he even used his horn to knock it over with a violent impact.

Less than half an hour later, when the eighty warships of the vanguard fleet arrived.

All that was left on the sea were a large number of ship fragments and corpses.

There was no trace of the warship anymore.

……

Hongji City
“It is an honor for me and the people of Hongji that His Royal Highness the Second Prince has come to Hongji in person.”

“Please drink this cup to the full!”

There was singing and dancing, and Magistrate Hongji raised his glass with a fawning look on his face, flattering the young man sitting in the main seat.

After the withdrawal of the Jiaozhi Governorate, Annan became independent.

When the Le Dynasty rose, its king was granted the title of Prince of a County by the Daqian Emperor and enjoyed the treatment of a prince. However, Annan was always arrogant and still called itself the emperor in the country.

The heir to the throne is the crown prince, and the rest are princes.

In front of him is the King of Annan’s most beloved second prince, Li Yuanting!

He has little military power, but loves sensual pleasures.

The prefect Hongji catered to his wishes and collected beautiful women in the city to serve him.

Sure enough, after some consolation, Li Yuanting was surrounded by people on both sides, and the atmosphere suddenly became harmonious.

“Recently, the Marquis Jing’an of Daqian went south to fight a fierce battle with Westerners at sea, and even stationed his troops at Quanzhou Port.”

“My father was worried, so he sent me here to inspect the defense.”

Being coaxed by the two beauties on his left and right, Li Yuanting directly stated his purpose.

Hongji Prefecture Governor Ruan Taiyu’s eyelids twitched.

Hongji City is on the sea and has a port.

Not only are there naval warships stationed there, but there are also 30,000 troops.

However, the generals at all levels in this army of 30,000 had long been corrupted and dragged down by the city’s officials and gentry headed by Ruan Taiyu.

Fully half of the 30,000 troops were idle, and the remaining 15,000 were poorly trained.

“Attack us?”

“Forgive me for being blunt, but Daqian wanted to occupy our dynasty decades ago, but in the end, they withdrew their troops in a hurry.”

“To be honest, several wealthy families in this city knew that the Second Prince was coming, and they were overjoyed and prepared generous gifts for His Highness.”

“Your Highness, please wait here peacefully.”

“It would be fine if the Qian people didn’t come, but if they did, it would be a military merit delivered to our doorstep.”

“Then let His Majesty take a good look at the Second Prince’s talents.”

Ruan Taiyu picked up the wine glass calmly and uttered flattering words.

The words just fell.

“boom!”

“boom!”

“boom!”

The earth shook and the mountains trembled.

Even the prefectural government’s mansion was shaking, and the smoke and dust on the beams were shaken off.

The delicacies on the table, enough to allow ordinary people to live a carefree life for several years, were instantly covered with dust.

Ruan Taiyu’s heart skipped a beat.

The roar just now was clearly caused by powerful artillery.

“Go see what’s happening outside!”

“You have lost several heads for shocking His Highness!”

Ruan Taiyu quickly stood up and started scolding outside the door before Li Yuanting could.

Not long after, a clerk from the prefectural government who had reached the second level of Confucianism and Taoism came running in hurriedly.

“My lord, disaster has occurred!”

“The Daqian people are attacking!”

“What did you say?”

Ruan Taiyu stood up suddenly.

“But did you see it clearly?”

“Your Excellency, I have seen it from the sky!”

“The navy at the port has been completely wiped out. Daqian’s warships have entered the port and the army has begun landing!”

“The tremor just now was caused by Daqian’s masters destroying the eastern wall.”

“Right…right!”

“I also saw the Jia character flag hanging on the warship!”

……

“The Jia character flag?”

“The Marquis Jing’an of Daqian?”

Ruan Taiyu thought of something and couldn’t help but shiver.

Then he collapsed to the ground.

Today, Jia Cong’s reputation is not limited to Daqian.

“How can it be!”

“How dare they come again!”

“How dare you…”

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As for the number of people on board, I checked the data and confirmed that the treasure ships of the Ming Dynasty could carry more than 690 people. There are large and small boats here, carrying people, with an average of people per ship… Is this reasonable? If you have more accurate information, please leave a message in the book review area and I will make changes.

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