That night, the order went out from the Red Flag Gang to be passed to the various pirate leaders.
Zhang He and Zhufen each commanded their own faction, returning to their bases with troops in tow, along with the forces of the Black Flag's Anqian Gang, Niuwei, White Bottom, and five others. They set off towards Xiangshan to eliminate the Portuguese fleet that was challenging the local authorities, intending to annihilate the enemy completely.
Lin Ajin, also a faction leader, along with Blue Flag's Qianjun Biao, members of the White Flag Gang, the various island Tu Tribes, and over twenty island forces, each returned to their bases with full troop strength. They would intercept the scattered Portuguese fleets from Shunde, Xinhui, Panyu, and elsewhere.
