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Chapter 287
"Aren't you really here to snatch our land?" Although the villagers saw the silver in the wooden box, they were still full of hostility towards the soldiers of the Liao Army who came ashore.

"We still have a large amount of wasteland in southern Liaoning and Eastern Liaoning waiting for us to reclaim it. I don't think much of your land. As for taxes, you can submit them according to the standards you handed over to Shibazhi. Everything is the same as before. .” Deng Qianlong said.

"Old Deng, don't be too polite with them. There are still people who have trouble with money? No matter whether we want to take your land or not, at least we are exchanging your things with real money." Madman Cheng from the mountain camp said impatiently .

The villagers were a little hesitant, but some people were still willing to exchange some extra fruits and grains with the Liao army.

Deng Qianlong returned to the warship with food and fresh fruits. As for the mountain camp, he stayed in Bengang and was responsible for calming down the surrounding pirate troops or aborigines who did not obey the control.

"Should we go to Penghu to fight Zheng Zhilong, or go south to attack the Dutch stronghold in the south of Yizhou?" Deng Qianlong asked Nelson aboard the Victory.

"Taiwan City and Chikan City built by the Dutch are strong, with a height of more than three feet, and they have blocked all waterways with heavy artillery. If our fleet wants to fight, it will definitely be held back. Let them go for now, let's solve it first. Zheng Zhilong, then clean up the troops on Yizhou Island," Nelson said.

The main force of the fleet only stayed in Bengang for half a day before continuing to head west to Penghu.

"Wait!" Crazy Cheng stopped the main force of the fleet that was about to continue marching in the harbor.

"What happened?" Nelson asked.

"Zheng Zhilong left a letter of war to the local people, and it was just handed over to us, saying that it was for the generals of our navy." Crazy Cheng handed the letter of war to Nelson panting.

Nelson opened the letter and read it without changing his expression.

"General, what did Zheng Zhilong say in the letter?" Deng Qianlong asked curiously.

"Zheng Zhilong asked us to have a decisive battle in Penghu tomorrow." Nelson said, "Since they are ready for a decisive battle with us, we will temporarily stay overnight in Bengang and go to Penghu to fight them tomorrow."

"Could this be Zheng Zhilong's plan to slow down the troops, want to buffer time to gather more warships, or take advantage of the sea breeze to attack us tonight?" Deng Qianlong hesitated.

"As long as we are vigilant and let them concentrate their forces, we can destroy them in one fell swoop, so as not to destroy them one by one." Nelson didn't care.

Near Penghu, Zheng Zhilong assembled more than 200 large and small warships that were almost all the pirates in his hands, and there were also more than 40 pitiful ships left by the Daming Navy led by Fujian General Yu Zigao.

In order to support Zheng Zhilong, the Dutch sent two armed merchant ships to Penghu.

There are [-] large warships and about [-] small ships gathered near the waters of Penghu. It can be said that Zheng Zhilong has spent all his wealth.

"Hasn't Liu Xiang sent anyone over yet?" Zheng Zhilong stood on his battleship, seeing the huge fleet, but still worried.

He always felt that to deal with the Liao army's fleet, the more ships to defend, the better.

"Liu Xiang must have been emboldened, or maybe he wanted to see us compete with the Liao Army's snipe and clam, and then reap the benefits of the fisherman." Shi Daxuan said.

"He is a fisherman, and now we are the prey. If I lose this decisive battle, it will be Liu Xiang's next turn. Does he think he can escape?" Zheng Zhilong said bitterly, "Even if we If I agree, I will not let him go, Liu Xiang."

"Gather all the bosses, big and small, tomorrow we will have a final battle with the Liao Army, and we will make the final deployment tonight." Zheng Zhilong said.

As soon as Zheng Zhilong's command flag was raised, many generals of the Shibazhi, the navy of the Ming Dynasty, and the people of the Netherlands came to the shore one after another, and had strategic discussions with Zheng Zhilong on land.

There are dozens of leaders, large and small, in Shibazhi, and the Daming Navy has more than a dozen military masters including Yu Zigao, the general soldier, and Putmans, the governor of Yizhou in the Netherlands, personally brought more than 300 soldiers. A soldier came to see the true combat power of the Fuliao Army.

What's interesting is that in the past few years, the Shibazhi, the Dutch, and the Daming navy have attacked each other and fought back and forth. When the Liao army arrived, they became allies instead.

As night fell, a bonfire was set up on Penghu Road, and the firewood was crackling and burning.A group of pirates, officers, soldiers, and Westerners gathered around the bonfire. After drinking and eating, they began to worry about tomorrow's decisive battle.

"Although the number of warships of the Fu Liao Army is not as large as ours, their quality and firepower are far superior to ours. A few days ago we fought on Ishigaki Island. With nearly a hundred warships of Zheng Zhibao and Liu Xiang, they insisted on using ten of their warships. There is nothing we can do." Zheng Zhilong looked around at the crowd and said solemnly.

"Didn't the Liao Army claim to have infantry that was more elite than the Houjin Eight Banners? Could it be that their navy is stronger than yours?" asked Yu Zigao, the general soldier of Fujian.

He had never seen the fleet of the Fuliao Army.However, the Daming Navy has been defeated by Zheng Zhilong many times in the past two years. Zheng Zhilong feels that the Liao Army is powerful, and the strength of the Liao Army is really unfathomable.

"It's more than powerful. All of their artillery combined far exceeds ours. There are only two ways to defeat the enemy in tomorrow's decisive battle. The first is close combat, and the other method is to use this..." Zheng Zhilong general A piece of firewood was thrown into the campfire.

The curling bonfire became more vigorous because of the addition of new firewood, and the flames shot straight up.

"Fire Attack?" Everyone's eyes lit up.

"Yes, although the artillery of the Liao army is powerful, we have many ships. The small boats can be loaded with firewood and kerosene. Once they approach the ships of the Liao army, they will be lit. Fasten the ships of the Liao Army and burn them together!" Zheng Zhilong's eyes gradually became sharp.

"Okay! We are officials in the same dynasty now, and the imperial court also wants to eradicate the Liao army and curb the development momentum of the Liao army. The navy of the imperial court is at your disposal." Fujian General Soldier Yu Zigao said.

"What do you Dutch people think?" Zheng Zhilong turned to Putmans and said.

"We may not be able to accept your command, but we will help in the battle." The cunning Putmans did not give Zheng Zhilong an accurate answer.

Zheng Zhilong nodded.It's not easy just for Putmans to help. If you expect him to work hard, forget it.

Beside the bonfire, there was a pirate leader drinking wine with his head down.

"Li Guozhu, you can see that Zheng Zhilong is still calm in the face of the enemy. Speaking of which, he used to be your father's adopted son, but now he has surpassed your deceased father and become the well-deserved leader of our place." Another pirate leader used The right elbow poked the drunk pirate.

"I can't help it. Boss Zheng is very talented. It's not comparable to a mediocre person like me who failed my uncle of the previous generation. I can still become one of the eighteen Zhi. It's Boss Zheng who sold my father's face." The pirate leader murmured.

(End of this chapter)