Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

In this decisive battle between the Daping Dynasty and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, North Korea was a very important part of it.

During the reign of Chongzhen, the reason why the Manchu and Qing could enter the customs five or six times unscrupulously was because Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong, which made the Ming army in Dongjiang Town unable to contain the Qing army.

Even in order to prevent threats from North Korea, Huang Taiji sent troops to conquer North Korea twice, completely eliminating this hidden danger.So much so that North Korea eventually changed its suzerain state, not only providing food, horses and supplies to the Qing Dynasty, but also sending troops to participate in the plundering of customs.It can be said that North Korea was a very important weight in the war between Ping and Qing.

The Daping Dynasty's offensive strategy this time was to rebuild Dongjiang Town, threaten the Manchu Qing flank again, and prevent the Qing army from devoting all its strength to the decisive battle with the Daping Army.Of course, if North Korea can be conquered and surrendered, that would be a more perfect thing.

To this end, the Runing Army will use a town of [-] people from the Marine Corps, plus [-] guards from the Changmeng Reclamation Firm to attack North Korea together and manage the plundered North Korean land and industries.Now the Runing Army has also gathered all the sea and fishing boats that can be collected from Shandong and North Zhili, and is preparing to wait until the spring thaws to attack the mouth of the Han River from the sea.

However, sailing in this era is quite dangerous, and the weather on the sea is also unpredictable. In addition, there are few seagoing ships in the north, and the quality of the ships is not as good as in the south. There are not many ships in HNA.

Moreover, because this is a cross-sea battle, it is very inconvenient to replenish personnel and supplies.They also had to carry horses, heavy artillery and other supplies, so in the end, the ships of the Taiping Army could transport at most 500 people and horses across the sea at one time.

therefore.When Zheng Jiao visited Wu Shigong in the first month, Wu Shigong did not speak coldly to Zheng Jiao.Instead, he politely discussed with Zheng Jiao: If Zheng Zhilong should return the eight sea-going ships he owns, it would be best if he could borrow some more, so that at least 8000 troops of the Daping Army could cross the sea at one time.

Because an association of more than 7000 horses is a complete combat unit, it can support for a long time when it is isolated overseas, waiting for the arrival of its own reinforcements.In addition, summer is the typhoon season, so sailing at sea is quite dangerous.If you can hurry up.The Daping Army can transport all the 5000 troops to North Korea in three batches before the summer.

Even if the time was too late, only two batches of more than 5000 horses were transported.Then the Daping Army is more than enough to protect itself in North Korea, and can wait until the fall to transport again.Wu Shigong never wanted to take risks with his soldiers.

When Zheng Jiao heard that Wu Shigong asked for a sea-going ship, he quickly laughed and said, "Your Majesty! I'm so lucky that I don't disgrace my life. My elder brother said: Although the business is busy after the spring, as long as the emperor wants to use it. Sea-going ships are easy to talk about. But Nanjing After all, there are too many people there. My elder brother can't do too much. So before the end of March, I will definitely send you twelve large ships with more than [-] materials. no problem."

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Wu Shigong immediately put away his smile.Although there are now 2000 more large ships with more than [-] materials, the Daping Army can transport more than [-] horses at most, which is far from the original shipping plan.

So Wu Shigong immediately asked, "Can't your Zheng family borrow more? Let Marquis Zheng rest assured that I will pay the fee."

"The emperor forgive me!" Zheng Jiao argued with a smile. "Right now the forces in the south are mixed, and there are red-haired ghosts and yellow-haired ghosts frequently appearing on the sea. There are also pirates robbing from time to time. Therefore, in order to protect ourselves, our Zheng family must maintain a certain amount of maritime force. These are the twelve ships. , it’s all because of the old friendship with the emperor, my elder brother tried his best to save it from his teeth.”

Although this reason sounds sufficient, it is not the real reason.Since the beginning of spring, Zheng Zhilong's marine business has also opened up, and it is a peak season for seafood sales.In Japan, the West and other places that have been hungry and thirsty all winter, the price of goods is also high, so Zheng Zhilong will never give up this time period.

Although Wu Shigong was willing to pay, Zheng Zhilong refused to borrow more boats in order to maintain sales channels.For Zheng Zhilong, betting is secondary, even the safety of the Zheng family is secondary, the most important thing is one word - money.Zheng Zhilong's Zheng family has completely gotten into the eyes of money.

"No! Your Zheng family can only squeeze out so many boats?" Although Wu Shigong smiled again, his expression was completely half-smile, and there was an aggressive look in his eyes.

And this gaze shot at Zheng Jiao's body, which made him feel chills all over his body.Although Zheng Jiao was also born in exile at sea, at this time Wu Shigong had already become majestic, and his whole body naturally exuded a strong domineering aura.

"It's really powerless." Zheng Jiao bit the bullet and said with a wry smile.

Wu Shigong didn't make a sound, just looked at Zheng Jiao for a while, and when Zheng Jiao felt his back was wet, Wu Shigong said: "That's it! But the boat will arrive sooner. Arrive at Tianjin Port in the first ten days of March. That's okay. question?"

"Your Majesty! Really..." Zheng Jiao shouted immediately.

Wu Shigong waved his hand and interrupted Zheng Jiao's words: "The northern port can give your Zheng family another one. This is also for the sake of old friendship. But your Zheng family must show some sincerity."

"Then thank you, Your Majesty! I will go and urge you again. However, at most ten ships will arrive in the first ten days, and the rest will arrive in the middle of the month as much as possible. I will also work hard and let my elder brother think of a way to collect more ships for the emperor." Zheng Jiao While talking, he let go of his heart.

"If that's the case, then please Zheng Qige." Wu Shigong picked up the teacup.

Today's conversation made Wu Shigong see clearly the attitude of the Zheng family again, so he was unwilling to pester him any more.Strangely, although Zheng Zhilong did not meet Wu Shigong's request, he didn't feel any anger in his heart. Instead, he felt a kind of short-sightedness that looked down on Zheng Zhilong.

When Zheng Jiao retreated, Wu Shigong taught to Xue Chenglin who was watching the politics beside him: "See, the Zheng family is originally the overlord of the sea. With its sea power, it can completely become the king overseas. The Zheng family has soldiers and money, and there are others. If there is no sea fleet, if he concentrates on operating in the mainland, he can become an opponent in the Central Plains at worst. Even if he loses, he can retreat overseas with his fleet. But Zheng Zhilong loves money so much that he is blinded by his eyes. He hasn't expanded his strength a bit in the past few years. He just wants to bet on one side, but he has to be so sloppy. Half-hearted is not counted, and he still can't see the situation in the world. Doesn't he know? Without power, no matter how much wealth you earn Can't keep it? It's a pity. Although Zheng Zhilong is a hero at sea, he is no longer to be feared." (To be continued...)