Fujian Governor Xiong Wencan, with more than 2,000 guard soldiers, anxiously waited for the result of the Battle of Penghu in Xiamen Bay, but what was waiting for was Zheng Zhilong and his group who were defeated in panic.

"Get off the ship quickly and bring important things with you, especially the artillery purchased from Westerners at high prices." Zheng Zhilong retreated from the warship with his defeated soldiers, and busy transporting the artillery and food in the cabin off the ship to minimize losses as much as possible.

"Zheng Zhilong, you are the only one who comes back? Where is General Yu?" Xiong Wencan saw Zheng Zhilong and others in a mess, and he was almost done in his heart, but he still couldn't admit that the fleet of hundreds of ships of all sizes had only more than ten ships back, and he brought back a thousand people.

The most important thing is that these ships were the most elite warships under Zheng Zhilong's command, and they escaped from the battlefield by chance, but the ships of the Ming Navy could not be seen.

"The Ming Navy was surrounded by the fleet of the Fu Liao Army. Their artillery fire was too fierce. We were defeated and we had no choice but to retreat." Zheng Zhilong was in a difficult mood, but he had to tell Xiong Wencan the fact of his defeat.

"So many ships have failed? Our Ming Navy was wiped out?" Xiong Wencan said in distress, "How do I explain to the court now?"

"Sir, don't think about how to report the Battle of Penghu to the court. The fleet of the Refuge Liao army has chased us to Kinmen and will soon arrive at Xiamen Bay. If Xiamen Bay is lost, the Refuge Liao army will have a base. You can attack southern Fujian, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and you can retreat to Penghu and Yizhou." Zheng Zhilong brought another bad news.

"How long will it take for them to arrive at Xiamen Bay?" Xiong Wencan's expression gradually solidified, and his mouth opened slightly, "No need, I have seen them..."

Zheng Zhilong turned around suddenly, and the sea behind him was filled with ghosts like black clouds.

"Retreat, follow me!" Zheng Zhilong and other pirates ran away without having time to transport more things, dragging high-value supplies.

The soldiers of the Mingwei on the shore were a little slow to react, standing there waiting for Xiong Wencan's order.

"We retreat too." Xiong Wencan saw Zheng Zhilong and other pirates quickly evacuated the bay area, and hurriedly led the two thousand guards to retreat. The two thousand people stumbled and squeezed together.

Soon they understood why Zheng Zhilong and the others were going to retreat quickly.

"Fire the artillery!" The artillery on the bow of the gunship of the Fuliao Fleet took the lead in attacking. Before the fleet could turn, it bombarded the defenders in Xiamen Bay.

Boom! The formation of dozens of artillery shells fell on the shore caused a bloody storm.

These shells roared down. The soldiers hit were not as simple as casualties, but were smashed into a pile of meat, and they could not die any more.

"Ah!" A soldier from the guard who had never seen such a tragic situation screamed. His companion was hit on the ground by a solid bullet. His right body turned into meat sauce, and even the bones burst out, and his death was extremely miserable.

The shells were killed in limited amounts, but the casualties caused exceeded the limits that the guards could bear, causing a large-scale panic among the retreating guards. They stepped on each other and panicked, which was even greater than the damage caused by the shells...

"Zheng Zhilong and the others have given up the warship and led the soldiers to the shore. This time they have let them run away. No matter how powerful our battleship is, they cannot run to the land." Deng Qianlong saw the pirate warships anchored in Xiamen Bay at any time and did not respond. He knew that Zheng Zhilong and the others had abandoned the warship and went ashore.

"Deputy Commander, what should we do next? The pirates have fled to the shore. Should we go ashore and pursue them?" The adjutant of the Daqin asked Deng Qianlong.

"Don't be anxious first, wait for General Nelson's orders." Deng Qianlong looked at the Victory.

The flag-spoken soldiers on the Victory were waving their flags and giving orders to several sail battleship formations that followed the Victory.

"The Daqin and Daqi two warships took ashore to capture the port and build fortifications, and the other ships provided cover." Deng Qianlong could understand the orders issued by the Victory flagship without the translation of the Daqin flag-speaking soldiers.

"Okay! It's time for our turn to participate in the battle. Our Admiralty is invincible on the sea and its land combat capabilities are also good. Since the superiors have decided to capture Xiamen Bay, we should strictly implement the above orders and turn Xiamen Bay into a stronghold of our Admiralty." Deng Qianlong commanded the Daqian and joined forces with the Daqian to march towards Xiamen Bay.

The defenders in Xiamen Bay were bombarded by the Fu Liao fleet and were forced to retreat hundreds of meters to avoid the range of artillery. However, their departure gave the two battleship formations of Daqin and Daqi a chance to seize Xiamen Bay.

The two battleship formations occupied the dock without any effort. Hundreds of soldiers came down from different warships, then looked for obstacles near the dock, and skillfully constructed temporary fortifications. As a unit of the Navy, you must not only learn to master the skills of maritime combat, but also conduct land combat training.

"Hurry, maybe the Ming army will counterattack later, we will stop them." Nelson asked Deng Qianlong to lead his men ashore to seize the harbor, so naturally he asked Deng Qianlong to be responsible for commanding the attack and defense of Xiamen Bay.

Hundreds of naval soldiers came ashore and were divided into several squads to seize the nearby commanding heights and important obstacles.

Zheng Zhilong, Xiong Wencan and others, who had finally gained a foothold in the distance, watched the soldiers of the Fu Liao army get off the ship and dare not attack. There was no way, the Fu Liao army's fleet had blocked Xiamen Bay. Once they approached the dock, they would be attacked by the Fu Liao army's artillery.

There were no forts near Xiamen Bay... The concept of forts was still relatively weak at this time. The most important thing was that before the appearance of the Fu Liao army, Zheng Zhilong and others would never have thought that maritime forces would attack here!

"Zheng Zhilong, let us let them occupy Xiamen Bay? Should we send troops to prevent the Resurrection of Liao army from getting ashore?" Xiong Wencan witnessed the Resurrection of Liao army and was at a loss for a moment.

"Sir, what are we going to fight? They have artillery to suppress us. With our few people, even the infantrymen who came ashore cannot defeat them, let alone the artillery of warships is covering them." Zheng Zhilong said in despair.

"I..." Xiong Wencan thought about it. He really didn't have the courage to take two thousand people to retake Xiamen Bay Wharf. Looking at the strong ships and powerful cannons of the Restoration Liao army, he let the troops retreat for two miles.

"Your Majesty can submit a memorial to the court, claiming that the Liao army had used conspiracy to defeat our fleet, intending to use Xiamen Bay as a stronghold to attack the southeast coastal areas, and request the court to send a large army to retake Xiamen Bay." Zheng Zhilong said helplessly.
Chapter completed!