When fighting pirates on the island, there was no need to worry about exposing secrets, so Yun Chao simply had a practical artillery training session.
The Marine Corps carried more than a dozen small steel cannons and pushed them directly to the stronghold less than 200 meters away. They bombed the stronghold gate indiscriminately.
Although the steel cannon is small, the shells it fires are very powerful.
Compared with bronze cannons and iron cannons of the same caliber, steel cannons have a much higher tolerance. Naturally, the amount of charge can be increased accordingly, and the power will naturally be increased accordingly.
The pirate's stronghold was not the city of the Great Wu Dynasty. Neither the stronghold walls nor the stronghold gates could withstand the bombardment of steel cannons.
After an indiscriminate bombardment, the wall of the village became riddled with holes, and the gate of the village was blown down.
The Marines shouted, formed their formation and rushed in.
Unexpectedly, they did not encounter any resistance. Some pirates escaped from the back hill and some hid in the house.
The Yun family army was rich in experience and naturally would not make principled mistakes. They had already sent people around to the back mountain to block the pirates' escape route.
As for the pirates hiding in the house, not one of them was missing, and they all came out and surrendered obediently.
Yun Jiajun has experience in dealing with pirates.
It's similar to how to deal with bandits. Kill those who deserve to be killed and reform through labor.
However, in order to supplement the navy's strength, Yunchao's policy towards pirates is slightly more relaxed than that towards bandits. As long as it is not a capital crime, they can generally undergo a period of labor reform and then join the navy.
There is no other way.
Training fishermen into qualified navy is not an easy task and requires a lot of time and energy.
It's different with pirates.
Many of these guys can both operate ships and fight.
Especially when it comes to maneuvering a boat, ordinary fishermen simply can't compare.
Fishermen usually use small fishing boats, which are completely different from the boats used by pirates to fight.
It is no exaggeration to say that the cost of training one fisherman can transform at least three pirates.
The Yun Family Army has a powerful ideological offensive. As long as they are not extremely evil people, after a period of brainwashing, they will abandon their old ideas and become a qualified Yun Family Army soldier.
Although there were not many fishermen on Xiaoshan Island, Yun Jiajun held a public trial.
The pirate leader Wang Ermazi, as well as dozens of pirates who committed heinous crimes and caused public resentment, were handed over to the fishermen on the island.
At first, the fishermen did not dare to do anything to the pirates, but with the encouragement of the Yun Family Army's propaganda team... ahem, propaganda, soon some fishermen who had a bloody feud with the pirates took action.
Seeing someone taking action, the other fishermen gradually couldn't hold back, and in the end almost all of them took action!
Yun Chao no longer needs to personally intervene in these matters. He is leading a group of naval officers to review them.
It is Yun Chao's rigid rule for the Yun Family Army that a review must be conducted after every war.
Regardless of whether the battle is won or lost, officers who participated in the war must participate in the review.
First, the senior generals reviewed the situation, and then the generals at all levels led their subordinates to review the situation.
In other words, from the highest officer to the lowest level soldier, all officers and soldiers of the Yun Family Army must participate in the review, without exception.
It was these rigid policies stipulated by Yun Chao that quickly cultivated so many generals of the Yun Family Army.
Without Yun Chao racking his brains and coming up with various methods, how could the Yun Family Army be as powerful as it is now!
As for the spoils, there really wasn't much, a few thousand taels of silver, not even enough to cover the cost of the navy's dispatch.
Raising an army is a waste of money.
The amount of money spent on a casual training of the army is enough for many people to live for a lifetime.
Like this time when the navy went out in force, it cost tens of thousands of dollars. Just firing a big cannon costs about five taels of silver.
The Yun Family Army has developed to this point, and its financial needs can no longer be supported by suppressing bandits, and it is even difficult to make ends meet.
Unless you occupy a wealthy territory, under normal circumstances, you lose money in wars.
However, even if you lose money, some battles must be fought.
Such as this maritime bandit suppression.
If the waterway is blocked, Yun's Trading Company will not be able to do business with peace of mind, which will seriously affect the Yun Family Army's financial income.
…
Yun Chao demanded that the pace of the war should be fast.
I only rested one night on the small mountain island.
Early the next morning, the navy set out.
This time the target is Red Fish Island, which is relatively close to Xiaoshan Island.
The pirate strength of Red Fish Island and Xiaoshan Island were similar before.
After robbing Yun's Trading Company some time ago, his strength suddenly increased a lot.
With three more big fortune boats, eight big sand boats, and more than a dozen bird boats, Wang Danian felt that he was ready to take off. From now on, he must have the final say in the Dajiangkou area!
That is to say, after Yun's Trading Company bought the ship, it only hired some sailors and did not have enough armed force. Otherwise, with these big ships, the pirates would not be able to rob them at all.
This also reminded Yun Chao that it was time to set up an armed caravan.
In the past, only land transportation had armed escorts. After all, maritime transportation had not yet been formally implemented, and the armed forces at sea could not keep up in time.
Besides, the Yun family's army has recently spent all its energy on building the navy, and has not spared any time to strengthen its maritime transportation force.
…
Wang Danian of Red Fish Island has been in pain and happiness recently.
In the past, there were manpower but not so many ships. Now that there are ships, there are not enough manpower.
So, no matter what, Wang Danian turned all the fishermen on Red Fish Island into pirates.
At this point, there is still a lack of manpower, and the few Dafu ships have not yet developed real combat effectiveness.
It's better this time, Wang Danian doesn't have to worry anymore.
Because the Yun family army is coming.
As soon as the Yun family army comes, his life will not be saved, and he will no longer have to worry about anything in the future.
The battle to capture Red Fish Island was lackluster, almost like fighting Xiaoshan Island.
Even though there are so many big boats on Redfish Island, no one has a ball to maneuver them.
What's more, even if someone manipulates it, it will be difficult to get out of the harbor to fight during the Yun Family Army's lightning attack.
With the experience of operating on Xiaoshan Island before, the Yun Family Army's operation was more perfect this time, and they captured Red Fish Island with overwhelming force.
This time there was no need to convene the fishermen for a public trial. All the fishermen became pirates and became prisoners of the Yun family army. There were no ordinary people on the island anymore.
The Yun family army is a war machine, not a virgin, and they don't care about the reasons why the prisoners became pirates.
During the war, there was not much time for careful review. Regardless of whether you were a fisherman or a farmer before, now that you are a pirate, you should follow the pirate's procedures.
Who knows whether you are voluntary or forced. It is impossible to go back and continue to be a good citizen.
If the crime is not punishable by death, then after a period of labor reform, he can honestly contribute to the Yun Family Army.
To Yun Chao's joy, he found a group of people from Yun's Trading Company in the village. They were robbed and brought to the island together with the ship.
It's not that the pirates were kind-hearted and couldn't bear to kill people. The reason why they kept their lives was because they were prepared to ask for ransom!
