Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 744 Don't Wait Ten Years (Add 13 for the leader Li Peiyun)

Zheng Sen almost yelled at Liu Hongjian, with grief and pain in his heart, he even forgot his identity.

The Zheng family's current state is all thanks to the Dutch and Francois. His father, uncle, cousin, and cousin all died under the joint conspiracy of the Three Kingdoms Fleet.

At the same time, many fathers of the current Zheng family soldiers died in the Dongning sea battle, including the fathers of Liu Guoxuan, Feng Xifan, and Chen Jinnan.

What made him most angry was that these foreigners not only killed their parents, but also hung their corpses on the mast to be exposed to the sun and eaten by seabirds.

The hatred of killing his father is unshakable, this humiliation, Zheng Sen wished to tear those outsiders to pieces, even if they died together, he would not frown.

Now that the words of peace talks came from Liu Hongjian's mouth, how could Zheng Sen dare to believe it.

"The peace negotiation is just a stopgap measure, we have to take everyone out of Jolo because..."

"What expedient measure, brother, the Zheng family saved Huoluo Island after tens of thousands of casualties, and those outsiders must pay the price!" Zheng Sen interrupted Liu Hongjian before he could finish speaking.

"Calm down!" Liu Hongjian was not angry.

At this time, Zheng Sen was not the Guoxing Ye who would dominate Taiwan 20 years later, but just an ordinary man who was younger than Liu Hung-chien and lost his father.

"Those dead soldiers are not protecting Holo Island, but you and the Han people behind you. The surrounding territories have fallen into the hands of the Dutch and Franji people. What do you do to protect these people?

Just relying on the more than 2 soldiers of the Zheng family? "Liu Hongjian asked back.

"But doesn't my brother still have the Beiyang Navy?" Zheng Sen was puzzled, he didn't believe that his brother would refuse to help him.

"The Beiyang Navy belongs to the imperial court and belongs to His Majesty, and it is the way to die for the generals to support their troops!
It's not that my brother refuses to help you. The Beiyang Navy arrived here from Weihai, Shandong, and went through many twists and turns. My brother has only one purpose, to bring you back to Daming. "

"I won't go back! Even if I die in battle, I have no regrets!" Zheng Sen said stubbornly, frowning.

"Bullshit! My brother saved you not to watch you go to die. If your father knew what you were like now, he would definitely slap you!" Seeing Zheng Sen like this, Liu Hongjian couldn't help it anymore.

The Zheng Sen in front of him doesn't have the majesty of the later Zheng Chenggong. Today's Zheng Sen is just an ordinary young man who is stubborn and hated by the eyes of the leader.

Zheng Sen didn't answer when he heard the words, it could be seen that his heart was still occupied by hatred.

"In the past two months, the Beiyang Navy has gone through three battles, and you have seen the warships on the seashore, the armor of which is completely damaged.

Four of the main warships sank, five were seriously injured, and the rest were all wounded, as well as ammunition. You know how long it will take to transport ammunition, food and grass from Quanzhou, and how much risk you need to take, right? "Liu Hongjian began to settle accounts with Zheng Sen.

That is Zheng Sen, Liu Hongjian wouldn't bother to care about anyone else.

There is another point that Liu Hongjian did not mention. The battleships of the Beiyang Navy are powered by steam, and they consume coal. After floating in the sea for so long, the reserves are already insufficient. According to Qi Yuanfu, who is in charge of logistics, after another naval battle, They can't go back.

After the Battle of Taiwan, the Battle of Holland, and the Battle of Franji, all were tough battles. The Beiyang Navy was severely damaged and urgently needed to return to the voyage for repairs.

"Ten years is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge." Seeing that Zheng Sen was silent, Liu Hongjian knew that the younger brother had listened to him.

"Besides, I won't let you wait for ten years. Whether it's the Dutch or the French, they won't be able to escape. Sooner or later, my brother will avenge you." Liu Hongjian said again.

The three consecutive naval battles allowed Liu Hongjian to see the gap between the Beiyang Navy and the European sea powers such as the Netherlands and Franz.

But Liu Hongjian was not discouraged at all. The Daming Navy was not bad. At present, there were three problems that needed to be solved urgently, namely, the problem of speed, explosive shells and weak armor.

Give Ming two more years, and Liu Hongjian is confident to solve these problems. When the time comes, there will be sufficient armaments, strong ships and powerful guns, so why worry about the tiny country of Europe?

When the time is right, whether it is revenge or destroying the country, it all depends on his mood.

After Liu Hongjian finished speaking, he stopped talking. He had already said what should be said, and it was up to Zheng Sen whether he could understand the overall situation.

"It's Damu who was blinded by hatred." Zheng Sen was silent for a long time, and finally exhaled the anger in his chest.

In fact, why didn't he understand the current situation? Jolo Island was not an important place with dangerous terrain, and it was surrounded by colonists from Europa.

The colonies of the Dutch, the big and the small Frangians surrounded Holo in two directions, and even if they wanted to do business, how could they do it.

Without money, food and military equipment, how can they protect the Han people on Jolo Island? Besides, how could the Three Kingdoms leave such a nail on Jolo Island?

Even if the Beiyang Navy stays here, can they keep on guard for a while?Will the imperial court agree that the Beiyang navy has been stranded in Nanyang?

The answer is all no.

"That's what I heard from my elder brother, but it's hard to explain to the soldiers." Zheng Sen said worriedly.

Not everyone can understand these problems. Most of the Zheng family's generals are rough people who can't read big characters, and even quite a few of them couldn't survive and became pirates.

To make a living at sea is to pay attention to gratification and enmity. They don't hold grudges, and usually avenge them on the spot.

Zheng Sen was worried that the peace talks would cause the generals of the Zheng family to be dissatisfied with his elder brother. In the future, he would mostly rely on his elder brother to take care of him when he returned to the imperial court. He didn't want the matter to develop to that point.

"You are the leader of the Zheng family's army, you can find a way to solve this matter yourself." Liu Hongjian didn't want to forcefully interfere with his status, it would only be counterproductive.

If Zheng Sen can't even solve these problems, and can't bear the name of future generations, Zheng's army is just a motley crew of local chickens and dogs.

There is also the issue of the military system of the Zheng family army. Although the original squad retains the position of general, the military system must follow Daming's, otherwise it would be a bit outrageous.

There are still many problems that need to be solved urgently, but apart from Taiwan, Nanyang has no place for the Ming Dynasty, which makes Liu Hongjian very uncomfortable.

The current naval strength of Ming Dynasty is simply not enough to deal with the three maritime powers of Europa at the same time. The two governors of the Netherlands died in their own hands, and the two countries are no longer able to reconcile.

The promised dominance of Nanyang has always been taken for granted, and the road is still difficult, and we must take one step at a time.

The plan for now is to find a way to reconcile the truce with the big and small Francs, concentrate on dealing with the Netherlands, and then make plans.

And Liu Hongjian had two bargaining chips, one was the ownership of Holo Island, and the other was the right to trade with Daming.

The former is a trivial matter, while the latter Liu Hongjian believes that the Spanish and Portuguese will definitely consider it. After all, they are desperately trying to occupy the colony for the sake of wealth.

However, doing business with Ming Dynasty can bring huge profits. Tea, silk and porcelain are almost the three magic weapons of the East and the West, and no one will refuse.

"Brother, there is one more thing I forgot to say, the reason why the Zheng family was breached within half a month was because the Zheng family had a traitor.

I have been investigating this period of time, and I only checked it out yesterday.

The man's name was Li Kangtai, a businessman who had been buying food for the army. "

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