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Unexpectedly, the good times don’t last long, the nearby islands have just been occupied, and some looted items are still being counted. The news came that the island and the heavy city had been robbed.
He spent a lot of gold and silver and bought so many pirates to work for him, but now he has such a result.Abu Bakr, who spends money, is naturally very distressed. At this moment, his eyes on Ferdinand are naturally full of unkindness.
Prime Minister Ferdinand who was stared at like this was very wronged.He was only ordered to contact those pirates. In the final analysis, one is for money, and the other is for cooperation. How can he have the ability to control these pirates?Now facing the more powerful five-star navy, they retreated, so what does it matter to them?
But when I think of Abu Bakr's behavior as a person whose flaws must be repaid, if he doesn't respond now, he may be the next unlucky person.In desperation, he had no choice but to stand up and say: "Your Majesty, the five-star navy has come prepared, but our army was completely unprepared to meet the enemy. It is unintentional versus intentional, and the opponent's plan was proper. There is no reason why the superior force is invincible against my small force? But as long as we can gather the army and form a similar scale, the decline must be reversed. These pirates are all forces that have been in other seas for many years. Naturally, they have their own reasons for being able to dominate one side.”
"Oh? The prime minister means that the five-star navy can win?" Abu Bakr asked with interest.
"Yes, Your Majesty, as I said just now, it was because we were unprepared before that we let them take advantage of the loopholes and use superior forces to face the small army. But as long as the army can be concentrated and head-to-head, the winning rate is still very high. "Ferdinand said confidently.
"Okay, if that's the case, this king orders you to contact them now, gather them together, and inflict heavy damage on the Five-Star Army. Is it possible?" Abu Bakr saw renewed hope, and the smile on his face immediately disappeared. A little more.
"Yes. It's just that I have another request. If you want these pirates to work hard, you need to give enough rewards, so..."
Abu Bakr frowned slightly. He spent a lot of money to invite these pirates to join the Great Philippines.It's just that things have come to this point, if they can't continue to pay now, those pirates will definitely not obey orders, and once the Five Star Army really kills them, I'm afraid that at that time, they will lose even the most basic means of survival, and he will have to do so because of this. And leaving here is equivalent to cutting off the way to make money.
Small indifference leads to big plans. Although he was very unhappy in his heart, Abu Bakr still gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I will agree to your conditions, but this time there will be no more problems."
"Your Majesty is wise, please rest assured, you just wait for the good news of your victory." Ferdinand heaved a sigh of relief.He was the one who contacted these pirates. Naturally, he knows the nature of these people very well. They are a group of people who can sell their souls for money. As long as they have enough money, even their relatives can kill them without blinking an eye. It's all about dealing with the five-star navy, so what's the problem?
Ferdinand left the royal capital with a large amount of gold and silver bestowed by Abu Bakr, and the first place he went with his fleet was Palawan Island in the west of the archipelago.
Palawan is the westernmost single island of the Greater Philippine Archipelago.It is not difficult to be far away from other islands. Once it encounters an attack, it can retreat or advance. Another advantage is that there is a very powerful pirate group here, and the Ma Kecheng pirate group.
Ma Kecheng was originally a giant pirate parading around Sumatra, with nearly a thousand ships and more than [-] people under his command.Among them, there are [-] elite fighters and outlaws, which is a very powerful pirate force.
When Ferdinand went to win over the other party, it really took a lot of effort, and of course it cost a lot, so he was invited to join the Great Philippine Country and let him help guard Palawan Island and become a pillar of the Great Philippine Country A major power in the Western Seas.
It is precisely because he knows Ma Kecheng's ability very well that this time Ferdinand was the first to find him. When he landed on the island, he brought ten boxes full of gold and silver, and the synthetic Daming silver was worth 50 yuan. At two o'clock, the face of the pirate leader Ma Kecheng was already smiling like a flower.
"Brother Ma, this is the sincerity of our king. He also said that as long as you can defeat the five-star navy, you will get a third of the spoils. How about it?" Seeing that the time was right, Ferdinand put himself The request was spoken.
It is only one of the third to share the loot, which is naturally difficult to impress Ma Kecheng, which also made him quickly restrain his previous smile, and said with a serious face: "Master Prime Minister, what do you think of us? ? Just 50 taels of silver can make my tens of thousands of brothers work hard?"
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"Hehe, Brother Ma is on the wrong track. You may not know how powerful the ships of the Five Star Army Navy are. Then let me tell you, they have the fastest power in the world. At the same time, every warship It is also equipped with artillery that is several times more advanced than ours. Once they are defeated and their ships are occupied, it will greatly expand Brother Ma's strength. Besides, the king said it was a third, but he is not here , how much that one-third is, isn’t it up to you and me to decide?”
"Oh." Ma Kecheng was already tempted to hear that the loot was so rich, and he laughed again when he heard Ferdinand's words later. "So everything depends on the prime minister?"
"Where is there, all the victories depend on Brother Ma. This time the enemy is not weak, so don't hide your clumsiness." Ferdinand also had a little more smile on his face, followed by bursts of laughter , The agreement between the two was reached.
There are no permanent friends, no permanent enemies, only permanent interests.When the benefits are large enough, risk-takers appear, and Ma Kecheng makes a decision to fight the Five-Star Navy.In order to make the balance of victory more inclined here, Ferdinand also issued orders to other nearby sea areas as the prime minister of the Great Philippines. Once the war starts, they must do everything possible to stop the five-star navy that will appear nearby. For the reinforcements, we must buy enough time for them to eat up the main force of the enemy.
Ma Kecheng didn't pay attention to this point.He said bluntly: "We have already investigated. The five-star army navy is divided into three parts. Each part has less than 1 people and less than [-] sea-going ships. As long as they are surrounded by us, they are definitely If you can't escape, let alone send a letter?"
What Ma Kecheng meant was that Ferdinand's move was too much.Regarding this, the latter laughed and said: "I don't think Brother Ma's goal is so short-sighted. I arranged a lot of people just to keep an eye on the main force of the other five-star navy divisions, so that we can destroy more enemy ships. Wouldn't the benefits be greater?"
"Oh, hahaha, it's so feasible." Ma Kecheng laughed, it seemed that the main force of the five-star navy division was already in it, and he could just let him handle it.If you want to say this, you can’t blame him. It’s only because the strength of the five-star navy is only active in the area of Xiaoliuqiu Island, like the land of Sumatra, just passing by. Considering the limited force, nothing has been built there. power.Those who don't know are meaningless.
Ma Kecheng didn't know the strength of the five-star navy, so he made such a decision.And soon the facts will tell him that not all sea-going ships can be gathered and destroyed.Some powers are like sharp blades, if you want to block their light with a rag, that is absolutely impossible.
After having a goal, Ma Kecheng began to mobilize the army, and nearly a thousand ships of [-] navy sizes began to prepare, and set up an ambush circle [-] miles away from the waters of Palawan Island.Among them, Marco married and brought the main force to appear here, ready to fight, and put on the appearance of going to a decisive battle with the five-star navy.But in the surrounding area, he had already ambushed hundreds of warships and tens of thousands of bandits, and was ready to encircle him.
In this way, using the body as bait, and then attracting the enemy to come and gather around them is done a lot
up.Ma Kecheng naturally had a confident expression on his face. After everything was arranged, he ordered the scout ship to leave, look for the main force of the five-star army navy, and pull it here.
The main force of the five-star army navy in the western waters is the Second Sea Division.Division Commander Zhao Changqian first raided Mindoro Island and occupied it with almost no effort.Then there was waiting. Three days later, the logistics army arrived, and they brought countless residents of Luzon Island, as well as a battalion of garrison soldiers.Then took over the coastal defense here, and then the second division continued to go south, and successively captured six or seven large and small islands including Busuanga Island.
The result is the same. Because these islands are too small, it is impossible to station any large troops. When the Second Haidi Division arrived, these so-called Dafei troops either fled, or they chose to surrender under siege. No decent battle ever happened, and this once made the division commander Zhao Changxiang and the officials of the second division very unhappy.
A true elite, they have their own dignity, if the enemy is vulnerable at all, there will be no challenge, and this kind of conquest will become boring for them.And it wasn't until the scout Clippers sent by Ma Kecheng suddenly came out that Zhao Changxiang, who had been dozing off, opened his eyes wide again.
"Master, look at that flag. It's the scout ship of the Ma Kecheng pirate group. Shall we defeat them and let them feed the fish in the sea?" Shen Xing, the group leader, stood in the captain's room and asked excitedly. .
"No." Zhao Changxiang hastily made a no-no gesture, and then said expectantly, "I've heard that Ma Kecheng is strong, and finally saw their scout ship, so of course we have to walk with him and find other The main force is in a decisive battle. In this way, all warships are not allowed to fire, just follow these scout ships, we will find the opponent's lair and annihilate them in one fell swoop."
The division commander gave the order, and the [-] warships of the entire second division quickly started to move. They adjusted their direction and followed the scout ships towards the western sea.At first, he was worried that the other party was a scout clipper. If he didn't follow closely, he would lose him, but when Zhao Chang found that the other party didn't do his best, and seemed to be waiting for him, a bad feeling suddenly appeared in his mind. idea.
At the same time, Shen Xing, the head of the first regiment, also felt that something was wrong, and said the worry in his heart, "Master, the speed of the scout clippers should not be so slow. Do you think they deliberately lured us there?"
At first, I had some doubts in my heart, but now my subordinates have the same idea. At this moment, Zhao Changxiang can almost confirm the other party's way, and then nodded and said: "What you said is exactly what I think. It seems that the other party is doing it. Well, prepare for a decisive battle with us, hehe, it fits my heart. In this way, tell the fleet to slow down, keep a sufficient distance between the ships, and be ready to fight at any time. At the same time, report everything that happened here to the commander. The Ministry knows."
When it comes to such a big battle, Zhao Changchang must report it, which was originally the rule of the Yang army.And when this telegram was sent to the naval headquarters, Yang Chendong and the First Hai Division had just occupied Panay Island and were checking the gains here.
The telegram was sent to Yang Chendong and Gao Xiong, the deputy commander of the navy and the commander of the first navy. "Come on, tell me about Marco
Find out relevant information. "Yang Chendong said casually.
Yang Er and the others quickly sent a thick stack of materials to Yang Chendong, some of which were provided by the Security Bureau and the CIA.With the continuous development of the CIA, they already have a certain intelligence system.Collecting and providing intelligence by two departments at the same time will enhance the authenticity of intelligence and have better reference significance for making correct judgments.
"Oh? This pirate organization is quite powerful." Seeing that the information sent by the two intelligence agencies at the same time was roughly the same, and seeing the figures above, which included thousands of warships and more than [-] soldiers, Yang Chendong was not only taken aback.
You know, pirate power is no better than others.Surviving at sea all year round makes their needs greater than those on land?
Let's put it this way, if a faction has 6 people on land, it's not surprising. Even if it's done well, a larger county magistrate can do it.But if you want to have such a huge power at sea, you need too many resources.It is enough to see that this is not a small force.
Kaohsiung also saw this group of forces, and then said worriedly, "Sixth Young Master, ants kill elephants, and they are well prepared to face such a strong enemy. I am afraid that even if the Second Hai Division wins You have to pay a certain price, why don't you send someone to reinforce it immediately."
"We need reinforcements." Yang Chendong nodded in agreement.Although he has confidence in the Second Sea Division, with the strength of the warships and artillery, as long as he is not attacked in his sleep, he has the ability to break out of the encirclement.But it is not his style to be passively beaten. To form each naval division, a lot of financial and material resources in Chixian City have been used, and any loss will make him feel distressed. "In this way, the headquarters of the Fourth Hai Division patrolling the nearby sea area was ordered to quickly approach the location of the Second Hai Division without converging. Once they found that the enemy was about to encircle them, they would attack from inside and outside and give them a hard blow."
With a Second Sea Division plus a Fourth Sea Division, this kind of strength is well prepared, even if it is faced with several times the strength, it is still capable of countering it.When Yang Chendong gave the order, Gao Xiong nodded in agreement.Then he asked aloud, "The opponent has already made a move, Master Six, I think we have to hurry up, leave everything on Panay Island to the defenders and the people who followed, shall we continue to move forward? "
"Yes." Yang Chendong nodded silently, his eyes fell on Mindanao Island on the sand table beside him.This time, the Great Philippine Kingdom fought undeclaredly, killing and wounding so many soldiers and civilians. If they don’t deal with it severely, won’t they be underestimated by others, won’t everyone dare to provoke themselves in the future? ?
The Haiyi Division set sail again, and the fleet sailed southward.Thousands of nautical miles away to the west, there are also densely packed sea ships at this moment, and the tense pre-war atmosphere appears on every pirate's head, which indicates that a life-and-death battle may start at any time.
Compared with the nervousness of the soldiers below, Ma Kecheng, the leader, was very relaxed.
In his mind, with six times more troops and five times the advantages of warships, the five-star navy division has become his meal this time, the meat in the bowl.At this time, he consciously ignored two problems.
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One, the strength of the five-star navy.
Second, the five-star navy has an external communication system that he can't recognize at all-the radio station.
He thought that after encircling the five-star army navy division, the opponent would become a lone army. He thought that with the advantages of warships and numbers, the opponent would not be his opponent.But he didn't know that the Second Hai Division had already contacted the Fourth Hai Division at this time.
Regarding the decision of the Sixth Young Master and the Navy Command to send the Fourth Division to join forces with them to fight against the enemy, although Commander Zhao Changxiang had some resistance, he believed that the Second Marine Division could win.However, considering that due to the unequal number of warships, the opponent is likely to flee once they are defeated, he still agreed with this decision when he was unable to pursue him.
It's just that Commander Zhao Changxiang regarded the Fourth Hai Division as a peripheral pursuit force, and didn't think about cooperating with them internally and externally. What he wanted was to let the Second Hai Division make independent military achievements.
And all of this changed after he entered the encirclement.
After discovering that the enemy's scout clippers were deliberately luring him into the shortlist, Zhao Changxiang ordered all the warships to slow down their marching speed and keep moving forward slowly while maintaining a good alignment.In the end, three days later, the Second Sea Division following the scout clippers finally discovered the enemy ships that were densely packed on the opposite sea area waiting for them.