The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 748 Zheng Zhilong

Among the battleships of the Longwu Navy, there were several Xiyi warships that Zheng Zhilong had seen before. It was obvious that these were the spoils taken by the "Red Banner Army" after defeating Xiyi.

This is enough to show that the warships of the Longwu Navy can win the battle when they encounter the warships on the Xiyi deck.

Now there are as many as [-] to [-] warships of the Longwu Navy that can only be seen. Just relying on these warships, Zheng Zhilong thinks that he may not be able to fight with all his strength.

If the Zheng family blatantly rebelled against the imperial court, the Longwu navy would have the righteousness of the imperial court, and if they concentrated their forces to encircle and suppress, they would be able to gain the support of Fujian and Guangdong officials.

With Liu Xiang, Li Guozhu and other former allies of the Eighteen Zhizhi at sea assisting General Zhenglu to deal with the Zheng family's fleet, will the Zheng family no longer have a foothold?

After much deliberation, Zheng Zhilong couldn't make a decision, so he summoned dozens of his confidants and his own brothers to discuss the matter.

The result was bad, and most of the henchmen did not want to go back to exile at sea.

Because the leaders who followed Zheng Yiguan all these years, without exception, saved up their belongings, built mansions in Fujian and Guangdong, bought acres of land, married Meijiao Niang, and lived a happy life of extravagance and lust.

This is the last word why barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes.

The pirates who had wealth and a small family began to hate the days of licking blood with knives. They wanted to spend the rest of their lives comfortably and respected in official clothes, and refused to give up everything they got and go to the end of the world again.

None of his subordinates are willing to lose their official positions, so why not Zheng Zhilong? He warned many of his confidants at the meeting:
"Everyone, think about it clearly. If we obey the imperial court's order to go to the Liaohai Sea, our fifty large ships and two thousand sailors and gunners will be given to the Longwu Navy.

This will ebb and flow, and we will be no match for others in the future. I am afraid that the huge interests at sea will gradually be out of our reach. "

Seeing his brother's disappointed face, Zheng Zhihu comforted him: "Brother, don't take it too seriously, there is no such thing as a hundred-day success, and we have made a lot of money in the past few years at sea.

Now all the Western Yi nations have taken a fancy to the huge interests in the South China Sea, and they have increased their warships to do things. In the past two years, we have fought with them for territory, and many brothers have died, and dozens of warships have been lost.

Even if there was no Longwu navy that turned out to be out of nowhere, maybe the Dutch or the English would come to fight for control of the South China Sea with more large ships.

After all, the benefits here are too great, who wouldn't be jealous?Besides, the tea, silk, and porcelain of Daming were in short supply in Xiyi, how could Xiyi give up trading with Daming?
We choose to obey the imperial court's dispatch at this time, and we can join forces with the Longwu Navy to fight Xiyi in the future. "

In the original history, Zheng's Group and Liu Xiang Group fought a decisive battle in the sea near Guangdong. Unfortunately, Zheng Zhihu was caught by Liu Xiang's department with fishing nets.

Liu Xiang is also a hero of the generation. He deliberately threw Zheng Zhihu into the sea and drowned before committing suicide with the Lumi blunderbuss.

Zheng Zhihu and Zheng Zhilong have the deepest relationship. Zheng Zhihu is brave, resolute and skilled in martial arts. He does his best to assist his elder brother to rule the roost at sea.

Now because Huang Han turned out to be born, history has been rewritten.

Liu Xiang found the big backer of the "Red Banner Army", and then with the help of the Longwu Navy, he took an island near Little Luzon as his home port.

Liu Xiang, who has a base, did not have a decisive battle with Zheng Zhilong, so Zheng Zhihu is still alive and well, Liu Xiang is not dead, and now he is doing well in Little Luzon.

Zheng Zhihu is equivalent to the No. [-] figure in the Zheng Group, and his words are quite insightful, and all the leaders think that Zheng Zhihu has told the truth.

There is no reason to speak at sea, the survival of the strong is the only rule, all the leaders at the meeting started chattering, thinking that the Longwu Navy is undoubtedly the strongest, and choosing to fight against them is undoubtedly suicidal.

Hong Xu, one of the Eighteen Zhihu, agreed with what Zheng Zhihu said, and said, "Second brother's words are true, there are too many good things in Ming Dynasty, and there are countless Western Yi who covet them. Seeing that the deck warships coming to the East are getting more and more There will be a decisive battle with us one day.

We have all fought against Xiyi, and we all know the losses every time. If we fight against Xiyi a few times a year, we may not be able to afford it.

And Xiyi's warships are all owned by the state, and they will definitely continue to reinforce them. Although we are Daming's navy in name, Daming even withholds the military salary that should be paid. It is just a dream to get supplementary warships. . "

Gan Hui said: "It's not impossible to fight Xiyi with our own strength, but we must do what we can, and we can barely bear a fight with a country.

If you do it with Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, England, France and other countries, it will definitely be unbearable in the long run.

During this period of time, warships of the Xiyi nation under new flags have begun to be found in the South China Sea. There is no doubt that the Xiyi has already set its sights on Ming's products, and there will be more and more Xiyi warships operating in the South China Sea in the future.

I think we should rely on the imperial court and the Longwu Navy to be able to go more steadily.As for sending fifty warships to Liaohai, whether they will be detained, I don't think so! "

Zheng Zhilong knew that Gan Hui was a wise and brave leader among the Eighteen Zhi, and seeing that he thought the warships sent to Liaohai would not know how to beat dogs with meat buns, he asked, "Brother Gan, why do you know that?"

Gan Hui said: "The General Conquering Captives is not a man in the pool, I assert that this person will be able to accept all rivers and rivers, Liu Xiang took the initiative to join the Longwu Navy, what is the final result?
According to the news sent back by the undercover brother there, Liu Xiang not only failed to swallow a warship by the Longwu Navy, but also captured dozens of warships with the help of the Longwu Navy, including three Xiyi deck warships. "

Hong Xu added: "Brother Gan is right. The three Xiyi deck warships that Liu Xiang got are twice as big as the rushing boats. They are equipped with a total of 36 cannons. The largest caliber is the Xiyi 24-pound long-barreled warship. The cannon has a maximum range of eight miles.

Today we don't have such a powerful warship here. "

Gan Hui said: "That's why I asserted that the Longwu Navy could not swallow our [-] warships aiding Liao. I reckoned that the purpose of General Zhenglu's transfer of our army was to see our attitude.

Big Brother has been asking Mr. Xiong to contact General Zhenglu, so far there is no follow-up, so why not take this opportunity to meet and talk directly with General Zhenglu? "

Gan Hui's suggestion was unanimously recognized, and dozens of leaders all talked about it one after another, thinking that the dispatch of the Fujian Navy to aid Liao by General Zhenglu actually gave everyone a chance.

Why not use this opportunity to befriend the "Red Banner Army" and try to form an alliance with them?

If the Fujian Navy and the Longwu Navy join forces, why fear that the Western Yi countries will dye the South China Sea?

(End of this chapter)