From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 810

Blood and gunfire are not romance, but the pleasure of revenge.

The soldiers on the Henggao and Hengfeng ships have been waiting for this moment for too long.

Zhou Yuan's order made the anger accumulated in their bodies for many years burst out, and it was out of control.

Two battleships with 80 broadside guns opened their maximum firepower, and countless shells bombarded over, covering the small island completely.

It can be seen with the naked eye that the buildings on it turned into ruins, and everything was covered by flames.

Saturation bombing, regardless of consumption, this is Zhou Yuan's order.

All fear comes from the lack of artillery fire.

This time, Zhou Yuan wants to break everyone's fear of foreigners! Blow it up!

Countless people saw this scene, and they were shocked, dazed, crying, cheering, and all kinds of emotions were fully displayed at this moment.

The two battleships bombarded for half an hour, completely turning Haojing into ruins.

The dock was full of people. The huge sound of artillery fire no longer frightened the people, because it was their own artillery shells and their own battleships.

The Henggao ship returned and docked at the dock.

Zhou Yuan looked at countless people and said loudly: "Fellow villagers! Fellow countrymen! Xiangzhou is handed over to you for construction! And I... will board the big ship, go to the sea, and bring back everything lost for everyone!"

"Xiangzhou! Please!"

"Guangdong! Please!"

"As long as we work hard and as long as we persist, good days will definitely come back."

"Many years later, this place will become the most prosperous and wealthy place in the world, yearned for by countless people, and can accommodate countless people to come and live."

After speaking, Zhou Yuan took the Emperor's Sword and walked onto the battleship.

They are going to the sea.

This battle is far from over.

Countless people shouted, knelt on the ground, and sent Zhou Yuan off.

Don't kneel? There is no point in saying this.

Zhou Yuan knew that these three words were more difficult than winning a battle, and these three words should be accomplished by the Imperial Academy.

He just said to Zhang Tao: "All the foreigners in Guangzhou Prefecture, Xiangzhou, and Huizhou should be killed in front of all the people, just like today."

"Use their blood to awaken the blood of the people and let them know their dignity."

Zhang Tao took a deep breath, his voice choked: "Subordinate! I must do this well!"

Zhou Yuan said: "Still block the dock. Without my order, you can't go to sea for the time being, including Haojing."

Zhang Tao nodded and said: "I understand!"

Zhou Yuan took a deep look at the blood-stained dock, raised the Emperor's Sword, and shouted: "Go! The sea!"

The Henggao ship slowly started.

Guan Lu waved to Zhou Yuan, and the two close comrades-in-arms parted again.

They all had their own things to do.

Standing on the deck, the captain of the Henggao ship, Nie Zairong, came to report.

As the captain of a battleship, everyone has a rich resume, and Nie Zairong is no exception. He was originally from Heqing Prefecture, Yunnan. His father was a medicinal material merchant, so he followed his father around the world since he was a child and finally settled in Quanzhou Prefecture, Fujian.

He joined the army at the age of sixteen, starting from the most ordinary water worker, and step by step became a soldier, a small leader, and an officer.

Even if he was born in a humble family, he could not stop his rise, which is a symbol of genius.

Facing Zhou Yuan, who was much younger than him, he had no contempt at all, only admiration from the bottom of his heart.

He has always been calm and his voice is full of seriousness: "Marshal, our people have landed on Haojing. There is no one on it, not a single corpse. This is an empty island."

"We poured so much ammunition in, almost in vain."

The last sentence, he felt a little heartbroken, because he knew deeply how hard these shells were to come by.

Zhou Yuan said, "As expected, our goal is too obvious. It is normal for McPherson to sense the crisis and evacuate in advance."

"We bombarded Haojing to destroy their infrastructure on the one hand and to show the people that we are no worse than the foreigners on the other hand."

"Don't worry about the number of shells. We have a lot in stock. If we lose them, we can make more."

"As long as we take back the control of the sea, we will have endless money."

At this point, Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "So, Captain Nie, where do you think we should go next?"

Nie Zairong said in a deep voice, "Go south! Meet up with the Hengyong and Hengpan ships."

"We want to use the Chaozhou merchants' fleet to defeat McPherson one by one and bombard Haojing. McPherson may not use our idea to hold us back with Haojing, and then do his best to intercept the Chaozhou merchants' fleet."

"Maybe they have already started fighting over there."

Zhou Yuan looked at him with appreciation and said, "Go at full speed and head east!"Nie Zairong was slightly stunned, staring and said: "To the east? The Chaozhou merchant fleet..."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "Who told you that the Chaozhou merchant fleet is in the south? Indeed, according to the speed, they should be in the sea area due south of Haojing at this moment."

"But in fact... I once gave Fu Bo an order to stop and wait when we reach the sea area 400 miles due east of Haojing."

"Let's go, Captain, we don't have time to waste."

Nie Zairong took a deep breath and said immediately: "I obey your order."

So the Henggao and Hengfeng ships sailed towards the east at a high speed.

...

"The value of a good bottle of wine depends on the wine itself, not the bottle, which is just a container."

Standing on the deck, McPherson looked at the vast sea view in front of him and said slowly: "Is Haojing important to us? Of course it is important. It is close to the shore, and the Pearl River Basin in Guangdong is a prosperous port city. We can plunder and make endless money."

"But this is only in the past. When Dajin also had battleships, Haojing was meaningless because there was no money to be made there."

"Giving up is the best choice. I We don't need to pay any price for defending the island."

He said quietly, "As for the infrastructure there, to be honest, what's the money? Any ship of Chaozhou merchants can make it all back."

"Zhou Yuan wants to use the Chaozhou merchant fleet to bait me, force me to divide my troops, and then defeat them one by one to attack Haojing."

"Then I will give Haojing to him, and when he attacks the empty island of Haojing, I will just... clean up the Chaozhou merchant fleet."

"This should be a big surprise for him."

Pedro's face is not good.

He frowned and said, "But Governor, our battleships and cruisers are full of people. We can't just keep floating on the sea, right?"

McPherson smiled and said, "Knight, do you think that Dajin has only one island, Haojing? In fact, there are some places that are more suitable for survival than Haojing."

"Look, our cruisers are back. They must have found the location of the Chaozhou merchant fleet. After all, our battleships will give us signals."

He tapped the wine glass gently and said, "This is war. Zhou Yuan saw that Haojing was an empty island, so he must have understood that I had seen through his intentions. He also understood my intentions and would go all out to the south. Come here."

"It's a pity that I left quietly in the middle of the night, half a day earlier than him."

"He will never make up for this half a day."

"By the time he arrives, my three battleships and two cruisers have already robbed the Chaozhou merchant fleet."

McPherson couldn't help laughing and said, "I can imagine Zhou Yuan's sulky expression at that time, which should be very funny."

The cruiser quickly approached, and the captain standing on the deck shouted, "Your Excellency the Governor! The Chaozhou merchant fleet was not found in the southern waters!"

McPherson's smile froze instantly.

He stayed where he was, his eyes darting around, and then suddenly said, "Damn it! Zhou Yuan was on guard! He didn't let the Chaozhou merchant fleet sail at the speed it should have! They stopped!"

"Quick! Turn around! Head east!"

"Hope it's not too late! Hope Zhou Yuan doesn't react that quickly!"

He was unusually angry: "Did you hear that! Quick! Head east!"