The Dengyun Fleet surrounded Guqiang Island, and the warships were spread out in the surrounding waters with an astonishing momentum.

With such a force, it is possible to attack the island directly, but Prince Lian is a very cautious person.

He will despise his enemies, but he will never question his principles.

The key is that the source of this intelligence itself is suspected of being deliberately spread by Daning, and the intention of seduction is quite obvious.

Even though they knew this was the case, they still had to come!

Eliminating the Daning Navy before the official war started was a fatal order from the emperor, and it was also the civil and military needs of the entire Wei Dynasty!

The skeleton fleet is so abominable!

He repeatedly robbed Wei's merchants and harassed the people along the coast, which made people hate him to the extreme!

And in the previous negotiations when Emperor Daning went to the border in person, Wei Guo shed some blood and redeemed some bones at a high price!

Himekawa handled this matter properly, took on the emperor's responsibilities, and the imperial court paid the ransom in full.

Afterwards, he went to these families in person to express his apology. The emperor had done this, what else could he say?

The matter has been dealt with.

But Himekawa couldn't swallow the bad breath.

He must come back with revenge!

At the negotiation table, he asked many times whether the Daning Navy was behind the skeleton fleet.

But Guan Ning just refused to admit it.

He swore at that time that the skeleton fleet must be completely wiped out!

This is to treat others in their own way.

Now that he knows the location of his lair, he will come straight towards him even if it means mountains of swords and seas of fire!

What's more, it was under the circumstances that the Dengyun fleet was directly dispatched...

As long as we find out, we will directly land and attack!

Ji Zhuoyuan remembered His Majesty's instructions before leaving and secretly made up his mind.

He went out personally to fight, and there must be a result.

The visibility was unclear at night, so early the next morning, Ji Zhuoyuan arranged to send out several scout ships to investigate.

Before attacking the island, you must understand the enemy's situation.

Even if you don’t know the whole picture, you still need to know a rough idea.

The scout boats are all small boats that don't attract attention. In order not to be discovered, they deliberately go to remote places.

Logically speaking, since it is the home base of the Skeleton Fleet, the guards should be very tight, but in fact they did not encounter any problems, not even the patrolling soldiers, and they got to the island smoothly.

Is it an empty island?

The scouts were very surprised and moved towards the center of the island.

Soon they discovered human traces.

As I got closer, I saw more people, or members of the skeleton fleet...

This is not an empty island. Judging from the arrangement, it should be the home of the skeleton fleet.

There are many fortifications on the island, a large number of personnel are stationed, and the defense is tight.

The Wei State sent many scouts, thinking they had landed on the island quietly, but in fact they were being watched all the time.

Many watchtowers were built on the island.

And the lookouts are equipped with binoculars so they can see clearly.

The patrol around the island was canceled deliberately so that the scouts would see it.

Guqiang Island is indeed the home base of the Skeleton Fleet.

There are a series of buildings and houses in the center of the island.

The core point is a mountain in the center, which is also the highest point of Guqiang Island. After climbing up, you can have a panoramic view of the island.

There is a natural stone cave on the mountain. It looks ordinary from the outside, but there is something inside that serves as a natural barrier.

This is the real home base of the Skeleton Fleet!

The reason why Guqiang Island was originally chosen as the core location was this landform.

In the cave, the various arrangements are random and no different from those of pirates...

"Big boss, we have discovered that the scouts from the Bone Fleet have arrived on the island."

Someone reported this to Lin Tai.

The leader of the skeleton fleet is Lin Tai, and he also has another identity, that of the deputy admiral of Daning Navy.

Two levels of identity.

The Skeleton Fleet is usually well hidden, and except for the top leaders, not many people know its true background.

Now, due to the wanton spread of Wei State, many members of the Skeleton Fleet have begun to know about it.

Lin Tai was a burly man who was originally a retainer of the Prince of Zhenbei and also served in the Zhenbei Army.

He was Guan Ning's absolute confidant, so he became the deputy admiral of the navy.

He is also the leader of the Skeleton Fleet, which ensures that this pirate group will not fight to the end.

"Don't worry about it for now. If they want to see it, let them see it. You can also take them to see it."

Lin Tai said casually.

There is nothing to hide in itself.

And it’s all within the plan!

Guqiang Island cannot be captured casually.

He has called back all the members of the skeleton fleet who were out there, and there are more than 10,000 miscellaneous people in total.

The scale of the skeleton fleet is already very large.

You must know that the size of a fleet of the Wei Navy is only more than 6,000 people.

The Wei navy had five integrated fleets with a total of more than 30,000 men.

However, this refers to pure combatants, and the logistics personnel responsible for powering warships, rowing oars and sailing are not included...

In fact, it is already very powerful.

And the more than 20,000 people on the island are not all combatants, there are also many peripheral logistics.

But there is no difference.

He just wants to show that he has strength in numbers!

In addition, Lin Tai also reported in advance and transferred 10,000 Nanfu troops to the island.

He was also specially allowed to practice martial arts.

There is strength in numbers and strength.

Lin Tai just wanted to be seen by the Wei navy.

If you want to attack the island, you have to think carefully.

"Send an order for everyone to gather together and let the scouts of the Wei Navy have a good look at how many of us there are."

Lin Tai gave the order.

"The big leader's move has created a problem for the Bone Fleet."

Next to Lin Tai, a man in his late forties with slightly white skin, a feminine appearance, and a folding fan smiled faintly.

This person's name is Ji Ling.

He was originally the leader of a small band of pirates.

His gang was wiped out, and he naturally joined the skeleton fleet.

Because he is good at scheming and conspiracy, he was reused by Lin Tai and now plays the role of military advisor.

"snort!"

Lin Tai snorted coldly.

"The State of Wei has threatened us before, telling us that we cannot escape from fighting with them. Now that we have exposed our base, it has nothing to do with us if they don't fight."

Ji Ling said with a smile: "Of course they know how to fight. They even dispatched the Dengyun fleet."

"The Dengyun fleet is definitely the overlord at sea, but if it dares to attack the island by force, it will definitely become a real skeleton!"

Lin Tai is sure.

An integrated fleet can have a maximum of more than 6,000 people.

There are more than 20,000 people on Guqiang Island, and he is not afraid at all!

Lin Tai gave the order to let his scouts investigate at will and find out clearly.

If you have the ability, you will always be around.

Anyway, the island has plenty of supplies, so it’s up to you who can’t use them up.

If they don't dare to attack by force, they can only continue to reinforce, so that Sun Pusheng's side will have a chance.

That's the whole plan.

And scouts are a very important part.

In order to be more realistic, Lin Tai also ordered the arrest of many scouts and let them see military exercises with their own eyes, and even specially introduced some fortifications.

We have as many troops as we can, and we can fight whenever we want.
Chapter completed!