Liu Pei looked at the worried eyes of these businessmen and knew what they were thinking. These merchants in front of him are all relatively small maritime merchants. So when they heard that Penghu was launching a free trade zone, they took the risk to make money. Those big businessmen and those who have big backers behind them naturally don't need to worry. When Penghu develops, there will naturally be their share.

Liu Pei also knew that the purpose of these small businessmen to send silver was to find a backer! These merchants have been the targets of the powerful from ancient times to the present. They worked hard to offer money to the powerful in exchange for the stability of their homes. Even when they give money, they are afraid that the other party will not accept it or will be too little, if they do, they are afraid that it will be a great disaster!

Liu Pei stretched out his hand to take the silver ticket, and at a glance, he knew that it was a silver ticket issued by a department store, about 10,000 taels. The face of the ticket is scattered, and at first glance, it is made up temporarily. This made Liu Pei very happy! This shows that the silver ticket of the department store has been recognized by the merchants. This is good for his future plans.

Liu Pei took the silver ticket with both hands and said: "Since it is your heart, then I will be ashamed to accept it!" In the future, I will definitely restrain my sons and daughters to create conditions for everyone to do business safely. After a while, I will ask the guards to click your names a few times, and in the future, as long as you operate legally, if you have something difficult, just come to me! ”

Liu Pei's words gave these businessmen a reassurance. They smiled happily at the moment, and left the supplies to disperse after saluting Liu Bei. Liu Pei smashed his palm with a silver ticket, and said secretly in his heart: "Although 10,000 taels of silver is a little less, it is a subsidy anyway!" ”

Then he threw the silver ticket to the guards, turned and went into the barracks. That night, the barracks and docks were brightly lit, and the heralds ran around delivering all sorts of news. The sailors hurried to repair the battleship and replenish supplies. Penghu Island was boiling. But the night was not in vain. The selected ships have been repaired to the maximum, and some materials have been replenished and personnel have been deployed. After dawn, a murderous fleet with various scars was assembled outside the docks!

After a night of discussion, Liu Pei's battle plan had been decided. It is to first use the fleet's mobility ability and quick attack to surround the city of Geranza. Then send troops to land, annihilate or

Defeat the Dutch forces stationed in the city of Prominsha. Isolate the city of Geranza completely, and wait until that time to attempt an attack on the city or a long-term siege of it.

When the sky was bright, Liu Pei boarded the flagship Shandong. In the cheers of the crowd on the pier, he pulled the anchor and set sail and went straight to Tainan.

Liu Pei knew that the city of Relanza was actually built on a small island. The island is shaped like a comma. The little tail of the comma is a hill that is not very high. At the foot of the hill is the main defensive fortress of the city of Geranza. Opposite the fort is a relatively large open field. Across the open space are fixed houses such as barracks and warehouses. These houses were built sturdily and could be used as fortresses.

Because the Dutch were so confident in their ability to fight at sea, they did not build a wall on the island at all. This facilitated Liu Pei's offense. It's just that Liu Pei doesn't have an idea of how to deal with the cannon in Gelansha City.

Liu Pei's fleet consisted of 15 new warships and 23 Chinese-style seagoing vessels. The main purpose of the new warships was to seize sea supremacy and cut off the city from the land. Other Chinese-style ships were loaded with landing crews and some supplies.

As he went, Liu Pei didn't care about dividing the decision into two parts. Because the speed of the new warship is relatively fast, it runs at the front. Chinese seagoing vessels followed. Now on this sea, Liu Pei is not worried at all that someone dares to attack his idea.

When Liu Pei's fleet approached the city of Geranza, the other party discovered his fleet from a distance. A watchpost on the hill raised a pillar of smoke for warning. But the Dutch did not panic, they thought that perhaps the fleet had returned to their own people.

A small boat patrolling the sea was also happily approaching Liu Pei's fleet, wanting to greet the warriors who had returned victoriously. At the same time, they also wanted to understand why the fleet had departed with more than twenty ships, but now only a dozen ships had returned.

But when the boat approached the fleet, it was discovered that the fleet was not quite right! By the time he realized that something was wrong and turned to run away, it was too late! The boat didn't go far before it was caught up by the Shandong. The Shandong smashed the boat with a volley from the side of the board! The people on the ship also fell into the sea one after another, not knowing whether they were alive or dead!

Geran

The people who covered the city saw this scene from afar, and they all panicked. They already knew that the fleet was not theirs. Only then did the alarm bell sound, and he packed up his things in a panic and fled towards the fortress.

That's not good about fighting at sea. On the plain sea, no matter how many troops there are, they can't hide. As soon as you get close, you will be observed. So Liu Pei simply tore off his disguise, hung up the skull flag with a black background, and rushed towards Relansha City at full speed.

Liu Pei felt that the sails were full, and they rushed straight to the city of Relansha like an arrow from the string. As it approached the island, the flagship turned around and circled around the island. On the second lap, the Shandong approached the island some distance at the behest of Liu Pei.

At this time, the sound of cannons was remembered in the city of Geranza, and a cannonball flew over and landed on the sea. This is clearly a warning shell. It is to warn the opponent not to get any closer.

Liu Pei observed the landing point of the cannonball and felt that it was still some distance away from him. He ordered the fleet to come closer. Liu Pei did this mainly to find out what are the firepower points of Relansha City? Although the captured Dutch people have a lot of things, if you really believe them, you can call them ghosts!

However, the commander of the city was not fooled, and did not fire any more than the warning shot. Liu Pei's dismissal is a trap that induces him to continue to get closer! As soon as their fleet gets close enough to the city, they are afraid that there will be heavy artillery fire. Therefore, Liu Pei did not dare to command the fleet to approach easily.

At the same time, he was reluctant to use the Shandong as bait. This is a new ship! If you are shot by an ordinary naval gun, the damage is limited. But if it is hit by a large-caliber fortress cannon, it will be very troublesome to repair. So Liu Pei simply ordered the flagship to retreat some distance and anchor to stop. The other ships played a cat-and-mouse game with the city of Geranza.

The battleships took turns approaching the city of Geranza from different angles to test the opponent's firepower, and constantly fired shells into the city. Although it has no effect, it can at least intimidate the people in the city and shake their morale. After all, a place like Geranza City was built according to the fortress level when it was built, and ordinary naval guns were really helpless against it!