"Why?" Li Jie raised his eyebrows. Did he save someone wrong?

"Li Ban knew something about it. The people of the scattered people floated on the sea like rootless duckweed. Although the court incorporated them into the boat household, they were not under the control of the court. In addition, it is said that they had contact with the Japanese pirates to inform them. Many scattered people even joined the Japanese pirates. This is also one of the reasons why the coastal people were extremely rejecting the scattered people." Jiang Yin whispered again.

Li Jie also understood after hearing this that the sacred people had something to do with the Japanese pirates. As an official who came to clean up the Japanese pirates, it was really unwise to have something to do with the sacred people. However, he had no regrets about it. Not to mention whether the sacred people really colluded with the Japanese pirates. All he saved was a child. It seemed that he was only four or five years old, so he was innocent.

"Thank you for Jiang Qianhu's reminder, I will pay attention in the future!" Although he disagreed, Li Jie still thanked Jiang Yan politely.

In fact, Li Jie also knew that Jiang Yan was not really reminding him, but using this matter to bring the relationship between the two closer, not just because he pleaded for him yesterday, but the most important thing was that Jiang Yan valued Li Jie's identity. It can be said that both of them had their own ulterior motives, and approaching each other was just for future interests.

Sure enough, when Jiang Yan saw Li Jie thanking him, he immediately said a few words of humility and said a few words of joy. Li Jie also took the opportunity to talk to him. It’s true that Jiang Yan, as an Jinyiwei, had a lot of knowledge, and had let Li Jie know a lot about what he didn’t know before.

The naval camp at Fangguan was not far away. Li Jie and his ships left the port and turned to the right, and soon arrived at a water village. The water village was divided into two parts, with a military port in front and a military camp in the back.

When Li Jie and his ships entered the military port, Fang Guan also personally embraced the ship. In the port behind him, dozens of warships were being trained. These warships were not big, but their hulls were flexible and they could move forward and retreat freely under the command of officers. Some warships were still practicing platoon battles, fighting on the shaking decks, and from time to time, people were knocked into the water.

"It was good to practice. At that time, your father's navy was known as the best in the world. I wonder if you, the navy, can be compared with him?" Tang He looked at the navy training and nodded repeatedly, then asked Fang Guan with a smile.

When Tang He attacked Fang Guozhen, he also commanded the navy and was very familiar with the navy's tactics. Therefore, he could see at a glance that these navy troops under Fang Guan were quite capable, but after all, they were training, and their real strength was still on the battlefield.

"Brother Qi, my navy is definitely not worse than my father's navy in terms of tactics, but it is a little worse in blood courage!" Fang Guan replied honestly.

At that time, most of the navy troops under Fang Guozhen's men rebelled with him at a desperate situation. For them, if they don't rebel, they will die. Therefore, most of the navy troops under Fang Guozhen were extremely brave. Zhang Shicheng was defeated by him in seven battles and seven defeats. Unfortunately, he met Zhu Yuanzhang later, the gap in strength was no longer something that Xue Yong could make up for.

"Commander Fang, why are all small boats practicing, but the warships behind them still motionless?" At this time, Li Jie pointed to the back of the water camp curiously and asked, only to see more than a dozen huge warships parked there. Except for several soldiers on duty on the bow, there were no other soldiers.

"Li Ban knew something that the Japanese pirates had long and long ships, fast and flexible, and the warships could not catch up at all. That's why I asked the soldiers to practice with these faster small warships based on the characteristics of the Japanese pirates." Fang Guan explained with a smile.

Li Jie nodded in admiration when he heard this. It seemed that Fang Guan was indeed a good general. He was so thoughtful and had already started preparing before they came.

Fang Guan asked Tang He and Li Jie and others to enter the naval army camp, and then introduced them in detail the troops in their hands. Fang Guan was in charge of a guard, with five thousand households under his jurisdiction, totaling 5,600 people. Moreover, these were all naval troops, mainly used to guard the security of Ningbo ports.

In addition, Li Jie noticed that the warships in Fangguan's army were equipped with artillery, and there were even special musketeers, which were used for long-range attacks with archers. However, archers are very easy to be damaged at sea, mainly because the bow body is deformed and loses elasticity when it is damp. Therefore, there are not many archers in the army, and musketeers have become the main force of long-range attacks.

However, even with artillery, the water war in this era is still dominated by platoon battles. After all, the power of artillery is limited, and it is difficult to aim directly, so it is difficult to use artillery to sink the enemy's warships directly. Therefore, the outcome of the war mainly depends on the close combat between the two sides after the platoon.

Li Jie had seen the army trained by Mu Sheng before, but now it was the first time that he had seen the navy in the Ming Dynasty. Compared with the army, the navy's training seemed to be more complicated, especially in terms of ship control, the navy's training requirements were very high, which also made it necessary for the navy to spend more time, energy and material support to form combat effectiveness.

However, just when Li Jie and the others were visiting the naval camp, they saw a small boat entering the water camp at an extremely fast speed. Originally, outsiders were not allowed to enter the water camp, but the soldiers guarding the gate immediately let it go after seeing the waist signs displayed by the visitor.

The boat landed at the fastest speed, and the people above also rushed into the military camp, then found Jiang Yan who was following Li Jie and the others, and handed over an expedited document to the other party.

Jiang Qi's face changed when he opened the document. He immediately rushed to Tang He and said, "Report to the Duke of the Kingdom, the Jinyiwei urgently reported that the Japanese pirates attacked Jintang!"

Tang He also looked dark when he heard this. He snatched the document and opened it to watch. Jintang is an island, located between Ningbo Port and Zhoushan Island. There is Changguowei on Zhoushan Island, which is also a strong naval army. Jintang was originally affiliated with Changguowei, but it is closer to Ningbo Port.

Looking at the information in his hand, Tang He's face was also ashen. He had just arrived in Ningbo and had not even finished inspecting the navy. These Japanese pirates actually landed on the shore to loot. If this was spread, it would be a slap in the face.

Thinking of this, Tang He immediately looked at Fang Guan and said sternly: "Fang Guan, send orders to go down, the entire army will set off and rush to Jintang!"

"The last general obeys the order!" Fang Guan was also shocked when he heard this. He was a surrendered general. If he had no military achievements, he would have to stay in this small Ningbo Port for the rest of his life. Now he finally has a chance to prove himself!

The soldiers of the navy were already in the process of training. With Fang Guan's order, these people immediately gathered together. Tang He, Li Jie and others also boarded a warship with Fang Guan. With Tang He's order, hundreds of warships advanced together and rushed towards Jintang Island.

Although Jintang Island is an island, it has mountains and water and the land is very fertile. It is known for its abundant grain production. Moreover, it also produces a kind of plum, called Jintang Pig. It is said to be delicious and sweet, and is one of the local specialties in Ningbo.

It is precisely because of the wealth of Jintang Island that there are several villages living on the island, each village ranging from a hundred people to a thousand people. If Japanese pirates are killed on the island, the consequences will be unimaginable.

The small warship at Fangguan is indeed very fast. After the sails were on the wind, they were almost like arrows off the string. Jintang Island was originally outside Ningbo Port, so in just about an hour, their warships had already reached Jintang Island.

However, when Li Jie and the others arrived, they saw wars everywhere on the pier on the island, and many corpses were lying on the beach. The village not far away was also wailing, but they did not see Japanese pirates' ships.

"Where is the Japanese pirate's ship?" At this moment, the lookout hand above his head suddenly pointed to the distance and shouted.

When Tang He heard this, he took out the telescope in his arms, opened it, and looked into the distance. Sure enough, he saw the fleet of Japanese pirates on the sea in front of him. He probably discovered their arrival in advance and was fleeing quickly to the distance.

"Chasing!" Tang He's face was as gloomy as water. He attacked for the first time. If the Japanese pirates escaped, his old face would probably be lost.

With the order, the navy fleet immediately turned the bow, but Li Jie suddenly said, "Grandpa Tang, the people on the island must have suffered heavy casualties. Why don't I take people to the island to treat the wounded and comfort the people!"

Tang He also felt it was reasonable when he heard this, so he nodded and said, "You bring two boats of people ashore and pay attention to your safety. There may be Japanese pirates who have no time to escape and hide on the island."

Tang He seemed to be worried when he said this, so he turned his head and ordered Jiang Yan behind him, "You are most familiar with the local situation in Ningbo, and then follow Li Jie to the ashore. If something happens to him, I will peel you off!"

"Sir, please obey the order!" Jiang Yan agreed immediately after hearing this. Compared to following Tang He, he was more willing to get along with Li Jie, who is gentle. As for protecting Li Jie's safety, it is even more trivial. After all, the Japanese pirates have already run away, so how can there be any danger?

Li Jie and Jiang Xu immediately changed the boat, and then brought two warships to the pier on Jintang Island. They saw that it was already a mess, with corpses everywhere. The boat first sent spies to investigate, and soon brought several villagers to the pier. When the old man in charge saw the warship, he immediately knelt down at the pier and cried: "Thank you, the military man, for scaring away the Japanese pirates, and ask me to avenge us!"

Jiang Yin did not let Li Jie get off the boat, but got off the boat and asked the old man. Then he boarded the boat and reported: "Li Bandu, this old man is Li Zheng from Xianren Village in front. According to him, the Japanese pirates suddenly attacked and rushed into the village to rob them. They did not escape until they saw our warship. Now the village is suffering heavy casualties and need treatment in urgent need of treatment."

Li Jie also took a long breath when he heard this. It was not far from the village. When he stood on the boat, he could hear the wailing in the village. I don’t know how many people died under the sword of the Japanese pirates.
Chapter completed!