Just when Liu Wenru gave birth to Ruan Yuan's second daughter safely, the Qing army gradually gained the upper hand in the naval battle at Yushanyang after half a day of fierce fighting.

"Bang bang bang bang!" After a short rest, the official warships launched another round of shelling. After two consecutive hours of fierce fighting from noon to afternoon, Cai Qian's fleet's firepower could no longer continue. The latest two rounds of shelling

, the number of cannons fired is no longer what it used to be.

"Bang!" Soon, another pirate ship was hit by a cannonball and caught fire.

"His grandma's..." Seeing that his fleet was already at a disadvantage in the artillery battle ahead, Cai Qian was extremely angry. He naturally knew that this time he went out, no matter the warships or artillery, it would not be enough to compete with the Zhejiang Navy again.

To compete, but with supplies cut off, he had no choice but to give it a try. But even so, seeing that half of the warships in his fleet were on fire, and there were only eleven or two ships capable of fighting, he also understood that if this happened

If you can't escape the fire suppression range of the official army overnight, by the next day, all pirate ships will be submerged in this sea.

"Send the order, the nine ships in front are to withstand the government fleet, the two ships below Cai Lin, retreat with me!" At the right time of Shen Shizhi, Cai Qian finally issued the order to retreat. Suddenly, the warships in front and

Huo Shanyang, like Shi Yang, moved forward to approach the official fleet, while Cai Qian and the two warships beside him began to turn around, preparing to flee south.

All this was naturally seen clearly by Qiu Lianggong, who was staring at the sea with a telescope.

"Sure enough, Cai Ni can't hold it anymore!" Qiu Lianggong also immediately issued an order to his subordinate warships: "Tell Vice Admiral Chen and Tong Zhenjun to use their ships to withstand Cai Ni's fleet that is pressing up in front, and then tell Li Zhenjun to bring them with them.

With the three main warships under his command, he and I will pursue Cai Ni closely. We will also send three more ships. Cai Ni can only turn three ships. With six against three, we will win this battle!" Chen

The deputy generals were Chen Buyun, Tong Zhenjun was Tong Zhensheng, who was then the replacement commander-in-chief of Huangyan Town, and Li Zhenjun was Li Jingzeng, the commander-in-chief of Wenzhou. All of a sudden, the generals took orders one after another, and more than a dozen official and military warships gathered to resist Cai Qianqian.

There were nine warships in the team, and Qiu Lianggong took his flagship, filled the sails, and rushed towards Cai Qian's main ship.

In the chaos, the nine ships behind Cai Qian's palace could only withstand the more than ten warships pressing forward from the army and could not escape at all. However, the six warships of Qiu Lianggong, Li Jingzeng and others quickly rushed out.

One way to go, straight to Cai Qian's big ship!

The method of "dividing ships into separate attacks" really worked wonders. An hour later, the army warships were getting closer and closer to Cai Qian's flagship.

"This... how is this possible!" Cai Qian urged his ship to escape south, while looking at the army warships behind him, he finally showed a panicked look: "This... if they catch up, we will all be doomed.

Got it!"

"Cai Qian, look! That's Cai Min's boat in front of you! How could he..." At this time, Grandma Lu on the side also screamed. Cai Qian looked around and saw two people who were following him as he fled south.

Among the ships, another one has turned its bow and rammed head-on towards the official flagship!

"Cai Lin... not good!" Cai Qian was stunned for a long time, and immediately understood that Cai Lin saw that there was no hope of escape, so he had to turn his warship around and rush into the official and military ship in the opposite direction. As long as the official ship and Cai Lin fought, he would have

Time can increase the distance between Qiu Lianggong and escape. But even so, Cai Lin's move will definitely lead to death. For a moment, he thought of brotherhood and could not say a word.

But even if he said anything, it was already too late. Cai Lin had already rushed towards Qiu Lianggong's ship in his boat. Within a quarter of an hour, the two ships were only a few feet away!

"Dog officer on the ship, I'm here, suffer death!" Cai Lin saw that he could hit the official ship, and immediately took a long gun in his hand. His ship was also a big ship, and the heights of the two ships were almost the same, so it was easy to

As soon as they connected to the side, Cai Lin shouted loudly and rushed directly into the official ship.

The officers and soldiers on Qiu Lianggong's ship were stunned for a moment, wondering what to do with such a man who was not afraid of death.

"Evil thief, take a shot from me!" Qiu Lianggong saw that his officers and soldiers were frightened for a moment. He knew that once Cai Lin succeeded, the pirates would probably break into his flagship. A fierce battle would inevitably occur, and Cai Qian would probably not be able to catch up.

In such a desperate situation, how could he care about his own life or death? He also took a spear from the soldier next to him and rushed towards Cai Lin.

"The dog officer shall die!"

"Look at the gun!"

After two "swish" sounds, two spears stabbed out at the same time!

However, at this time, Qiu Lianggong was still more cautious than Cai Lin. After the spear was thrust out, his body leaned a few inches to the right. He had been in the army for a long time and practiced martial arts the most diligently. Seeing the menacing attack from the opposite side, he naturally used

I have developed my own special skills.

However, even so, after the spear was sent out, Qiu Lianggong suddenly felt a pain in his thigh. He managed to hold on for a moment, but he still couldn't hold on and fell down. In the dusk and the setting sun, his thigh was already a bright red, and this pain was gone.

From the muscle to the bone marrow, it seems that Cai Lin's shot passed through the bone.

However, when he looked in front of him along the barrel of the gun in his hand, he saw that his gun had pierced Cai Lin's abdomen!

He suddenly understood that after all, he was a martial arts practitioner, and his marksmanship was still better than Cai Lin's. Before Cai Lin's spear stabbed him, the gun in his hand had already arrived. It was precisely because of being shot that Cai Lin lowered the spear in his hand.

A few inches, otherwise even if it is just stabbed in the waist and abdomen, it will not be easy to treat.

"Kill...kill..." Although Cai Lin's body gradually fell down, she was still thinking about the final blow.

"Brothers, kill him!" At this moment, a voice suddenly came out from the soldiers. It seemed that the officers and soldiers finally reacted when they saw Cai Lin being shot and fell to the ground. Immediately, six or seven spears were fired in succession among the officers and soldiers.

Stab it out and stab Cai Lin at the same time!

"Sir, how are you doing?!" At the same time, several soldiers behind Qiu Lianggong rushed forward and supported him.

"I...I'm fine..." Although Qiu Lianggong was bleeding profusely and the pain in his thigh was unbearable, he was still awake. Seeing the appearance of Cai Lin just now, he was probably the leader of the enemy ship, and his target of chasing Cai Lian was also

He must not be delayed because of this shot. He immediately shouted to the soldiers: "Cut off the head of this thief and show it to them on the ship. If the thief wants to surrender, put down his weapons. If he doesn't want to surrender, tell the people behind him."

Ship, come up and wipe them out in one fell swoop! Other officers and soldiers of our ship, don’t hesitate and continue to pursue Cai Ni’s main ship!”

"Yes!" All the soldiers shouted, and then they went to give orders. Soon, Cai Lin's head was cut off, and Li Jingzeng's warship had also approached the enemy ship. The pirates on the ship saw that Cai Lin was dead.

, half of them lost their fighting spirit. Only a dozen pirates who were not afraid of death still fought to the death. Li Jingzeng immediately led the ship forward and waited until sunset to kill the last resisting pirates one by one. Qiu Lianggong sent the ship's doctor to bandage the wounds.

, without stopping the ship at all, went straight to Cai Qian's flagship.

"Cai Lin..." Seeing the warship behind him parked on the sea, Cai Qian knew clearly that Cai Lin's ship must have been wiped out. However, the warship Qiu Lianggong was riding was still within his sight range.

, also anxious and angry.

"Cai Qian, hurry up, take the boat behind and evacuate quickly! As long as we can escape from Yushan Yang tomorrow, Cai Lin's life will not be in vain?" Seeing Cai Qian panic, Grandma Lu knew that the only option now was to escape.

Along the way, he immediately reminded Cai Qian.

"Withdraw, withdraw!" Cai Qian had no choice but to see two more ships joining the pursuit, and he had to give the order to retreat. But at this time, he looked at a round of fire in the sky.

The bright moon also showed a hint of a sinister smile.

"Humph, Ruan Yuan, my beloved brother died like this...I want you to pay with blood! Ruan Yuan, you won't survive tonight. August 17th is your death anniversary! I also want you to see, I

Even if I die, I will die behind you!"

On August 17, Taizhou Fucheng was indeed not peaceful.

Early that morning, Ruan Yuan received a message at the post house that there was an accidental fire in Taizhou West Market. Ruan Yuan immediately sent Yang Ji and Lin Zexu to investigate. It was not until the afternoon that the fire was extinguished. At noon, another fire broke out at Xingshan Gate in the south.

A fire broke out, but this time it was not put out until just before sunset. Within one day, two fires broke out in Fucheng, which also caused panic among the people in the city. Ruan Yuan also informed the prefect, asking him to send more manpower to focus on the aftermath of the fire.

The West Market and Xingshan Gate.

However, Ruan Yuan knew the cause of all these disasters clearly. He only talked about it to the outside world, but kept silent. It was already sunset, Ruan Yuan finished arranging the fire-fighting matters, and returned to the backyard of the post house, leaving only Yang Ji in front.

Courtyard guard.

"Sir, Mr. Yang!" Until around the first watch, Lin Zexu finally ran back from the south gate and reported to Yang Ji: "The fire at Xingshan Gate has stopped. According to Lord Ruan's proposal, there will be more fires in the West City tonight."

There were forty soldiers, and Xingshan Gate and Zhenning Gate each added twenty soldiers. When the people nearby knew that we had added more men, they all dispersed."

"Haha, it's just as we expected. These people couldn't hold themselves back, so they took action first." Yang Ji listened to Lin Zexu's report, knowing that everything was still under control, and smiled at him: "Let's put it this way,

Most likely, in another hour, they will take the next step, and just in time, if you watch here, you will know what the war is about."

"Then... thank you very much, Mr. Yang. Mr. Ruan has seen the thieves very clearly this time. If they want to attack the east and west, we will use their tactics. In this way, the post house can be said to be as solid as a rock."

Lin Zexu sighed to Yang Ji.

"I said...Brother Lin, you are good at everything else, but this is the same as Bo Yuan. You guys, you are a little uncomfortable after studying too much." Yang Ji said to Lin Zexu: "Who am I, Mr.

, you ask me about my literacy, but I can’t even recognize the characters, so how can I be your husband? Otherwise, just like the rest of our family, you call me eldest brother, and I’ll just call you Brother Lin.”

"Well, Mr. Yang, how can this happen?" Lin Zexu was surprised when he heard that Yang Ji was so informal and said: "I... I am only twenty-five years old this year. Sir, you are older than Mr. Ruan."

When I am six years old, how can I call my husband my eldest brother?"

"What's wrong with calling me eldest brother? My wife is only seven or eight years older than you, so she also calls me eldest brother. She is also a descendant of some saint's family in Qufu. Why can't you call me eldest brother?"

"Then...then I'll call you Uncle Yang..."

"You're such a... forget it, I'll just call you brother. If you want to call me uncle, just call him that. Anyway, you guys have read a lot, so it's not entirely a good thing." Yang Ji thought that there might be something big happening later.

, they no longer argued about seniority with Lin Zexu. And it seemed that Lin Zexu quickly accepted this result.

For a while, there was still silence in front of the inn door, except for the sound of the wind blowing from the sea, there was no other sound.

"This...Uncle Yang, there is no other place to enter or exit the post house except the main entrance, right?" Lin Zexu was cautious after all, and took the initiative to make final confirmation to Yang Ji.

"No, in fact, there is a back door at the back. But Bo Yuan has come to Taizhou more than once. Every time he comes, he is very cautious. As long as he enters the post house, apart from the main entrance, there are
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