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Chapter 308 Zheng Zhilong

"Good guy, Zheng Zhilong was really captured!" Deng Qianlong and other admirals were overjoyed when Zheng Zhilong, the leader of the Eighteenth Zhi, was brought to the Victory.

Zheng Zhilong was tied to the mast of the Victory in this way, and countless naval soldiers were looking at this former sea hero.

They were absolutely sure that they had really caught Zheng Zhilong, and they were all there, so there was no way they could be cheating.

The young and energetic Zheng Zhilong's face was livid with anger, but he couldn't struggle to untie the ropes, so he could only stare angrily at Li Guozhu who also came to the deck of the Victory.

"This Zheng Zhilong is exactly the same as the one in the portrait. It must be a real person. Li Guozhu, you did a good job this time. According to the agreement, you can join our Liao Army Navy and take charge of a small formation." Nelson carefully examined the person Li Guozhu handed over. Zheng Zhilong himself is undoubtedly.

"Thanks to General Nelson for his trust. I will definitely atone for my crimes and contribute to our Liao Army's dominance of the southeast coast!" Li Guozhu said happily.

"You deserve it. In fact, for the credit you provided with the nautical charts and other information, the military lord has already decided to let you join the Admiralty. This time you captured Zheng Zhilong, which is undoubtedly the icing on the cake. If the military lord knows If so, there will definitely be other rewards," Nelson said.

"Does the military leader really think so?" Li Guozhu couldn't help being flattered to hear that the mysterious and unpredictable military leader of the Liao Army who had never met him valued his achievements.

After all, in history, traitors who betrayed their own people were not welcome even in the opposing camp, and there were many people who used traitors to cross rivers and demolish bridges, such as Cao Cao and Xu You.This surrender made Li Guozhu very worried.Secretly, the silver bills given to him by the Intelligence Department alone amounted to 1 taels.In addition to the silver, he also gave him an official position, which made Li Guozhu more grateful.

"Military lords have always valued talents. But I would like to remind you here that if you want to be promoted in our Navy Department, you have to exchange loyalty and military exploits. You also need to have a good relationship with the intelligence department. What you do Everything you do will be conveyed to the military lord through the intelligence department..." Deng Qianlong reminded.

Li Guozhu's eyes flickered, and he probably knew the deep meaning behind Deng Qianlong's words: "Yes, I will return all the benefits given to me by the intelligence department later, and I will devote myself to the great cause of the military master in the Ministry of the Navy from then on."

"That's right." Deng Qianlong patted Li Guozhu on the shoulder, obviously Li Guozhu was still very good.

"The only pity is that apart from Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhibao brothers, we let the other [-] generals escape in the melee. Fujian governor Xiong Wencan organized a counterattack afterwards. They are so many that I am afraid that Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhibao brothers will be captured. After being snatched back by them, I quickly fled back." Li Guozhu said.

"Just catching these two brothers is enough. Let the rest of the pirate generals run away, anyway, they can't make any waves." The admirals who were only interested in the thief leader Zheng Zhilong didn't care at all. Other small fish and shrimp.

The bound brothers Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhibao felt very uncomfortable seeing Li Guozhu, a traitor, being appreciated by the admirals of the Liao army.

"Hello, Zheng Zhilong, we meet again." Nelson, the fleet commander, said to Zheng Zhilong, "How is it? Through the battle of Penghu, have you acknowledged the strength of our Liao Army fleet?"

"If it weren't for our internal ghosts, how could your Liao army defeat us so easily? It is impossible for me to be convinced!" Zheng Zhilong said viciously.

"I heard an old saying in China from the old master in southern Liaoning. It is called attacking the heart and attacking the city. The warships of the Liao army are larger than yours, and the artillery is more powerful, even if there are no traitors, your defeat will only happen sooner or later," Nelson said.

Maybe it was because Nelson had hit on the truth that Zheng Zhilong was unwilling to admit, Zheng Zhilong bowed his head and remained silent this time.

"Our military master also values ​​you Zheng brothers very much. You are talents in navigation. We will send a fleet back to Yizhou later, and we will escort you and the rest of the pirate prisoners we captured to Stupid Harbor. There, you will have the honor to meet our military leader. If your attitude is better, maybe the military leader will not embarrass you, and even invite you to join the Ministry of the Navy after a period of time. It depends on whether you can seize the opportunity Yourselves," Nelson said.

"Fuck, even if I, Zheng Zhilong, die or jump off this deck, I won't join your Liao Liao army!" Zheng Zhilong roared ferociously.

"It's really tough, don't slap your face in the future." Deng Qianlong and other naval officers laughed.

What is the most precious thing about these naval generals and pirate generals?Big ships, big ships full of guns.And what the Liao army lacked most was their stuff, and no one could resist the temptation of these strong ships and sharp guns.

After Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhibao were captured, there were still a bunch of pirate captives on the Liao army fleet that had not been dealt with.Some pirate prisoners were even detained on Penghu, leaving only a small team of more than a hundred people to guard them.The point is that too many prisoners were captured in this battle. Nelson and the others pursued them all the way from Penghu across the Yizhou Strait to Jinmen and Xiamen Bay, but they never had time to transport the prisoners back to Bengang.

This time, as the naval fleet entered Xiamen Bay, Zheng Zhilong was captured alive, and the pirates entrenched near Fujian were basically declared annihilated. Nelson and the others could leave half of the fleet, and the remaining half of the fleet returned to Bengang.

As for the pirates such as Liu Xiang and Li Kuiqi in the Guangdong waters, they were originally watching Zheng Zhilong and the Fu Liao army fighting for both sides, so that they could benefit from it.But Zheng Zhilong failed too quickly, causing them to have no time to react that Xiamen Bay was conquered.

The rapid demise of Zheng Zhilong also frightened them, and they never dared to send troops northward.

"Deng Qianlong, this time you lead the two fleets of Daqin and Atlante to station in Xiamen Bay, and the two fleets of Daqi and Dawei are in charge of recruiting the pirate forces in Liaoluo Bay of Kinmen, which we have not yet stationed. I led the other three formations back to Stupid Harbor to meet with the military leader. If we still follow the original plan, after we get a new round of supplies, we will launch an attack on Guangdong Pirate Liu Xiang and others, and then Yi Dutch people in southern Africa." Nelson made a simple deployment.

"Leave it to me. Xiamen Bay is in my hands. It will be safe. Even if Liu Xiang calls, I will drive them back." Deng Qianlong replied.

(End of this chapter)