Nanming: I can build wonders

Chapter 105 General Shi Lang is here!
In July 1681, Kangxi ordered Shi Lang, the commander-in-chief of the Fujian Navy, to lead "7 officers and soldiers, 1000 big bird ships, 65 chasing boats, and [-] double-sail boats."

Most of these warships were traitors from Ming Zheng. Fortunately, Zhu Tiangui's fleet was retained by Zheng Kezang, otherwise the strength of the Fujian Navy would be stronger now.

In fact, the biggest traitor of Ming Zheng was Zheng Zhilong, the father of Guo Xingye, who surrendered directly to the Qing Dynasty with an army of 20. The Fujian Navy of the Qing Dynasty was based on Zheng Zhilong's troops.

Shi Lang is so happy to return home, the first thing he does is to visit Yao Qisheng in Fuzhou.

Seeing Shi Lang, Yao Qisheng was also in a good mood. He had always recommended Shi Lang to be the admiral of the Fujian Navy, and today it finally came true.

However, Yao Qisheng thinks very highly of himself, and the two will eventually have a rift because of power.

"My lord governor, I finally see you, my bole!"

Shi Lang has just arrived, he is very polite, he has been a dog in the capital for a long time, and he has not recovered his former gangster spirit.

"General Shi Lang, I've been admiring you for a long time!" In the reception room of the Governor's Mansion, the white-haired Yao Qisheng cupped his hands.

After drinking and eating, Yao Qisheng decided to see if there was anything in Shi Lang's stomach, and said:

"General Shi, I wonder how you want to conquer Yizhou Island?"

"Your Excellency, I think we should attack Yizhou Island when the south wind is strong in summer, and do the opposite to attack it by surprise." Shi Lang talked eloquently.

Yao Qisheng was upset at this moment, he thought highly of himself, and in his plan, he should use the north wind to march in winter and spring.

First, Penghu and Yizhou Islands have a lot of northerly winds. If the northerly winds attack troops, they can attack from different routes. The southerly winds can only park in Niangma Palace.

Second, Penghu is to the north of Yizhou Island. If the southerly wind captures Penghu, you cannot take Yizhou Island against the wind. If you take the north wind and capture Penghu, you can drive directly to Yizhou Island.

Third, typhoons occur from time to time in May, June, and July every year, hindering logistical supplies and worrying about hindering food supply.

Shi Lang insisted on his idea of ​​attacking Yizhou Island, so the two sides had a fierce conflict.

Shi Lang retorted angrily: "The Fujian navy can also take advantage of the south wind, so as to gain the upper hand and upper stream in a naval battle, and be in a favorable position. It only needs to start from Tongshan, prepare to enter Bahou, and then turn north to attack Penghu."

Yao Qisheng also had a temper: "General Shi, you let the [-] soldiers of the Fujian Navy accompany you to play a surprise attack. If something goes wrong, the Fujian Navy will bury you with you. Can you take this responsibility?"

Shi Lang insisted on his own opinion: "I am the admiral of the navy. I should have the final say on how to fight. Master Yao, you just need to manage the logistics!"

This really annoyed Yao Qisheng. Regarding the attack on Yizhou Island, Yao Qisheng had always hoped that the admiral and the governor would go on an expedition together, so Shi Lang wanted to abandon him and do it himself.

Yao Qisheng thought to himself: It's unreasonable, the old man recommended him three times in vain, but he is a wolf-hearted person, no wonder he can be the fourth minister.

When they met for the first time, the two parties broke up unhappily, Shi Lang was not afraid, there was someone in his court who was easy to handle, and Li Guangdi would support him with the lives of the whole family.

His most important thing now is not to please Yao Qisheng, but to understand his Fujian Navy.

The admiral of the Fujian Navy is in charge of a bid and three towns.

There are five battalions in the central, left, right, front, and back under the direct control, and the three towns of Jinmen, Haitan, and Nan'ao are controlled. These towns and battalions are widely distributed, and each has a garrison. A tight line of defense has been formed along the coast. Whenever there is a situation, they can cooperate with each other and support each other.

At this time, the Fujian Navy was still in the rising stage of its career, and the quality of its soldiers was not bad. When Shi Lang came, he increased the requirements.

He patrolled around and found that some ships had no soldiers at all when they were moored. , the ship is firmly defended by the soldiers!"

The new official took office three fires, this fire is nothing, Shi Lang is very famous in the Fujian Navy, they are willing to listen to him.

In addition, he found that the Fujian navy had too few big bird ships, so he had to build them quickly. There were not enough warships, and he could not guarantee the final victory.

For the Fujian Navy, Shi Lang is very concerned. This is his first battle in his comeback, and it may be the last battle. If he fights well, his descendants will be able to rely on Yizhou Island for several generations.

There are too few ships at this stage, if Zheng Kezang comes and fights, it will be difficult to deal with. Although Shi Lang doesn't know the truth about Wan Zhengse's great victory, he has found out that Zhu Tiangui's fleet has escaped, and the strength of Zheng Kezang's navy should not be underestimated.

What to do?
Shi Lang thought of the Dutch, a good friend of the Qing Dynasty!

Since the time of Guo Xingye, the Netherlands has colluded with the Qing Dynasty.

It’s quite interesting to say that. From the very beginning, the Qing Dynasty liked to collude with imperialism and suppress internal opposition forces. It’s no wonder that so many weird things happened in the late Qing Dynasty.

Speaking of which, it was the Dutch who took the initiative to collude before. Because Ming Zheng took back Yizhou Island, the Dutch were naturally distraught and dispatched many warships and troops to help the Qing Dynasty.

However, the goal of the Netherlands is Yizhou Island, but the Qing Dynasty has been using their fleet to attack the Ming and Zheng forces along the coast of Fujian, completely ignoring the request of the Dutch.

The Dutch felt that they were being tricked by the Qing Dynasty. Since 1665, the Netherlands has stopped fighting with the Qing Dynasty for military cooperation.

However, after 1677, the Qing Dynasty sent people to the Netherlands many times to request a union, but the Dutch did not agree.

This time, Shi Lang also understands that the alliance may not be successful, but he must try!

How will you know if you don't try.

In the admiral's mansion, Shi Lang said to Chen Ang, his staff: "You were in business when you were young, and you understand Hongmao language. No matter whether the cooperation can be achieved or not, try to get some information about Ming Zheng from them."

Chen Ang is from Shi Lang's hometown, from Quanzhou, he used to be a big merchant, Shi Lang took a fancy to him for his familiarity with the sea routes around East Asia, so he promoted him to his admiral's mansion as an aide.

"Master Admiral, this matter is not easy, please give the villain some time, and I will set off as soon as I prepare." Chen Ang is not very old, only 32 years old, and he is in the prime of his life.

Historically, the cooperation between Qinghe and Qinghe this time was naturally unsuccessful.

Because the Qing Dynasty banned the sea, even if it took a lot of effort to win Yizhou Island, it would have no trade value. In addition, from past experience, it is likely to seek skin from a tiger, and maybe nothing will be obtained, so the Dutch do not plan to fight with the cunning The Orientals join forces.

This time it might work, because Zheng Kezang seized the Luzon Islands and pointed his troops at Batavia. He might really be willing to join hands with the Qing Dynasty.

This is called a siege net in Europa Universalis, because Zheng Kezang annexed the Luzon Islands, causing hostility!
It is a pity that before Chen Ang arrived in Batavia to meet Cornelis Spielman, Governor of the Dutch East India, Zheng Kezang came here first!
(End of this chapter)