I was a conman in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 621 Even if you are far away, you will be killed

Chapter 621 Though Far Away, We Will Pursue Them

There were more than 1200 people on Penghu Island, of whom 1,000 were members of the Youth Army. The so-called Youth Army consisted of students who had been lured to Hanshan, hoping to abandon their studies and join the army to recover Liaodong.

Hou Fangyu and Mao Xiang were the captain and deputy captain of this 1,000-strong youth army brigade, respectively.

The reason Wang Wenzhou brought the Youth Army with him to Penghu Island was actually to have them work as laborers, carrying goods.

These students, despite undergoing training for a period of time, were still too weak in combat and were basically useless. They just ate all day without doing any work, which wasn't a good thing. In fact, Wang Wenzhou quite disliked them because, apart from their impressive verbal skills, they were no match for ordinary children in actual combat.

However, Wang Wenzhou couldn't drive them away. These people had come to join him in response to the call, and if he drove them away, his reputation would be ruined. So Wang Wenzhou always tried to torment them, making them do all the hard and tiring work.

Hou Fangyu was sweating profusely with anxiety. He said in a trembling voice, "Madam, what should we do? There are no warships on the island. How can we fight back?"

Wu Sanying said dismissively, "What's there to be afraid of? Warships can't land on the island. As long as we defend for a while, we can turn the tide once the fleet returns."

Wu Sanying was Chen Yuanyuan's captain of the guards, and he was also Wu Sangui's cousin.

Each of Wang Wenzhou's babies has a guard of 200 men. Li Mei is a newcomer and has not yet officially married Wang Wenzhou, so she does not have a guard yet.

Chen Yuanyuan's bodyguard team consisted of more than a hundred people and was sent by Wu Sangui.

Wang Wenzhou always felt that he was too wise; he castrated Wu Sangui the moment he saw him. Otherwise, his beloved Yuanyuan would definitely have cuckolded him. Just think, Wu Sangui was far away in Shanhaiguan, yet he still sent people to protect Chen Yuanyuan. If the two of them weren't having an affair, Wang Wenzhou would never believe it, even if you beat him to death.

Now Wu Sangui is a eunuch, and he likes Chen Yuanyuan, so Wang Wenzhou is too embarrassed to kill him. Wang Wenzhou can't be jealous of a eunuch; if he did, Chen Yuanyuan would ridicule him for the rest of his life.

Chen Yuanyuan thought for a moment and then said, "Young Master Hou, although you have joined the army, you still lack experience. Today's battle will be commanded by Wu Sanying. He often fights against the Tartars in Liaodong, and he is more experienced on the battlefield than you are."

"This humble general will obey Madam's orders!" Hou Fangyu nodded. Even though he looked down on Wu Sanying, he had no choice but to obey. Chen Yuanyuan was right; these students had never actually fought a war. Some time ago, they had been dispatched to Guangzhou to suppress bandits, but no battle had even taken place before Liu Xiang surrendered.

Hou Fangyu looked at Wu Sanying and asked, "General Wu, how should we fight this battle today?"

Wu Sanying thought for a moment and said, "We can't defend the beach. The enemy fleet is in the port, and the beach is within their artillery range. If we hold the beach, the enemy won't need to attack; they can just fire their cannons and we will be defeated without a fight."

Hou Fangyu nodded and said, "General Wu is right, but the island is all flat land. Once the enemy lands, we will have no defensible position!"

“If there’s no natural barrier, we can create one! Before the enemy attacks, all of us should immediately dig trenches and set up barricades. I estimate that as long as we hold out until nightfall, even if the lord doesn’t return, the enemy will stop their attack. The lord will definitely return at dawn tomorrow,” Wu Sanying said.

"Alright! I'll have someone do it right away!" Hou Fangyu thought for a moment and continued, "Madam, should we immediately light a signal fire so that the lord knows the enemy is attacking the island?"

Chen Yuanyuan nodded and quickly said, "Everyone, I'm counting on you all. Go quickly!"

"Yes!" The group immediately split up and took action.

At this moment, Wang Wenzhou, who had returned victorious, was drinking and carousing with two naked babies in his arms. He regretted that he should have brought a few foreign women with him when he went out to sea. It was such a pity! Wang Wenzhou hadn't had enough of the foreign women, especially the blonde beauty Daenerys.

"Bang bang!" Suddenly, Jian Fengyu knocked on the door urgently and said in a panic, "Sir, something bad has happened! Smoke is rising from the direction of Penghu Island."

Wang Wenzhou's face turned green upon hearing this. Damn it, could the Dutch be planning a sneak attack? He didn't care about losing the island's supplies! But he couldn't let the island's babies be stolen! Damn it, there were no prisoner-of-war treaties in this era.

Whether in the East or the West, in this era of war, if you capture an enemy woman and sleep with her, it's considered a favor to you; if you're looked down upon, you'll be beheaded!

"Quickly! Order the fleet to advance at full speed! Return to the island immediately!" Wang Wenzhou hurriedly obeyed the order.

"Yes!" Jian Fengyu accepted the order and left.

Wang Wenzhou said anxiously, "Quick, help me get dressed! Damn Dutchmen, if you dare touch my baby, I will lead an army to attack the Netherlands and implement the 'Three Alls' policy in your Netherlands!"

Li Ling and Liu Li quickly helped Wang Wenzhou get dressed.

Since Wang Wenzhou transmigrated here, he has lost all his personal life skills. Forget about dressing himself; even eating requires his babies to feed him mouth-to-mouth.

Li Ling comforted him, "Father, don't worry, perhaps the people on the island are cooking."

"Good girl, little Lingling! I hope so!" Wang Wenzhou patted Li Lingbao.

Li Ling smiled slightly, feeling very happy. Her father finally didn't dislike her anymore, because she now had her own special name, Xiao Lingling.

Liu Li curled her lip. "What do you know, you little bitch? Wang Wenzhou's men are all soldiers. Don't they know how to start a fire and cook? We pirates all know that once a signal fire is lit, it means an enemy is coming. It's better if those two little bitches on the island are dead. That way, you and I can take their place in the adults' hearts."

Liu Li is so naive and innocent; she truly doesn't know that Chen Yuanyuan and Li Mei are just two of Wang Wenzhou's many children. In Hanshan, Wang Wenzhou has other children as well.

A short while later, Liu Wei rushed over.

Liu Wei, looking worried, said helplessly, "Sir, the fast ship I just sent out has returned with a report that the Dutch fleet has occupied Penghu Port, and the enemy is now landing..."

Liu Wei recounted to Wang Wenzhou the intelligence gathered by their spies that the Dutch fleet was quite large.

"What?" Wang Wenzhou frowned, saying incredulously, "Where did the Dutch get a fleet? Didn't we just annihilate their entire fleet?"

Liu Wei smiled wryly and said, "My lord, I don't know either. Judging from the flag, it is clearly a Dutch flag."

Wang Wenzhou thought for a moment and then asked, "Could it be that Britain or Spain, or other countries, want to profit from the chaos, divert the trouble eastward, and help the Dutch stir up hatred?"

Liu Wei shook his head and replied, "I don't know. How about we send someone to make contact?"

Wang Wenzhou nodded and quickly said, "Immediately send an envoy to tell them that Penghu has been the territory of our Great Ming since ancient times. No matter who they are, if they step into the territory without the permission of our Great Ming, it is tantamount to starting a war with our Great Ming! Anyone who dares to offend our Great Ming, no matter how far away, will be punished!"