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Chapter 748 Visiting Taiwan Island

Zheng Chenggong's solution is to besiege the city.

Zheng Chenggong's explanation is that since a quick battle cannot be resolved, let him have a protracted battle.Since they can't attack their bastion, then trap them inside and let them fend for themselves.

Maybe they have a lot of savings, but if they are trapped for a year and a half, or even three to five years, and they are left to eat, no matter how much savings they have, they will be exhausted.

They may wait for reinforcements from the Netherlands, but the Netherlands is a small country in northern Europe.No matter how powerful their sea power is, how far is it from China's waters?At China's doorstep, if you can beat them once, you can beat them twice.As long as they can cut off their water aid and prevent them from leaving the city, after a long time, they will not sit and wait for death, but come out obediently and surrender.

As for the fact that Ming's army is separated by hundreds of miles across the ocean, the supply of the army is not a problem. During the besieged city, they can promote Ming's policies on the island to appease the people and gain the support of the local residents, and then they can reclaim wasteland and farm to achieve self-sufficiency.

Besieging the city is not a clever strategy in the first place, it is commonly used in the army.But Zheng Chenggong explained his strategy in detail. Whether it was Shi Lang, Yao Qisheng, Liu Zhaoji, Minister of the Ministry of War, or He Zhaoxiong, commander of the navy, they all felt that this strategy was feasible.

If the attack continues like this, let alone 7 horses, even if 10 horses are filled in, I am afraid it will be difficult to take these two castles.According to Zheng Chenggong's strategy, within a few months or as long as a year or two, he will definitely be able to deal with these red-haired thieves, and then report the victory to His Majesty.

But this is a big matter, even if they are a few high-ranking and powerful figures, they can't make the decision, and they have to report to their majesty Zhu Yousong to make a decision.

Liu Zhaoji, He Zhaoxiong, Zheng Chenggong, and Shi Lang jointly wrote a memorial to Zhu Yousong, which detailed the process of landing on the island, as well as Zheng Chenggong's strategy of besieging the city and its feasibility analysis.

After the memorial was written, a large ship was dispatched, and Li Quan and his wife, who were both capable on both sides of the waterway and were in high-level factory guards, took the memorial with them, and 200 sailors accompanied them across the ocean to the mainland. Come to see Zhu Yousong and ask for an order.

"Bastion?" Zhu Yousong was taken aback, this is definitely a tricky matter.

It turns out that Zhu Yousong knew about the war on the island a long time ago. Of course, his most timely intelligence system came from Jinyiwei and Dongchang. Following Zhu Yousong's personal expedition all the way, he fought a circle. Basically, those who follow me prosper and those who oppose me prosper Those who died, a restored Ming Empire stands proudly.The power of Jinyiwei and Dongchang has also been further strengthened. They not only monitor civil and military officials, all walks of life, but also infiltrate the army, provide timely and accurate information for Zhu Yousong, and sometimes even directly participate in the war with Zhu Yousong.

Li Quan is a high-level figure in the factory guard. There is a special person in charge of reporting the war here to His Majesty. Regardless of the hundreds of miles of sea, they still can't stop them from delivering information in time. This only shows the huge power of the factory.

However, the news obtained from the factory is not the same as the memorial of civil and military generals. The latter is a formal official document. There are clear requirements for the writing format, delivery channels, etc., so the speed is relatively slow.

But for the same matter, if the two information channels are consistent, it means that the news of the factory is timely and accurate, and the civil and military officials have not deceived the top and the bottom, falsely reported the military exploits, otherwise there must be a problem with one party.

Zhu Yousong is good at using these two channels to obtain information, and he is not partial to listening to partial belief. The comparison before and after is very illustrative.

After the factory fan and Baiguan knew this, they became more cautious and did not dare to lie.

Therefore, Zhu Yousong could get timely news no matter whether the Ming navy was chasing and destroying Dutch warships at sea, or the Ming army attacked the Dutch castle after landing on the island.

When Li Quan took the memorial to Zhu Yousong jointly written by Zheng Chenggong and the others and sailed on the sea, Zhu Yousong had already known the difficulties on their island, but he had not received the official memorial yet.

But Zhu Yousong is already considering how to break through the Dutch bastion.

Before Zhu Yousong traveled, he was no stranger to the history of Ming and Qing Dynasties, and he was even more familiar with Zheng Chenggong's recovery of Taiwan.

"Damn it, these red-haired thieves are not only powerful in the sea, but also built such impenetrable castles. Let alone Liu Zhaoji, Minister of War, and He Zhaoxiong, the Iron-armed Canglong, even famous historical figures like Zheng Chenggong, Shi Lang, Yao Qisheng, and Liu Guoxuan After losing the battle, it seems that my thinking is a bit simple, thinking that as long as I can land on Taiwan Island, drive away those Dutch red-haired thieves, and catch them easily, it seems that it is not the case, and it is a bit troublesome."

"By the way, I remember that when Zheng Chenggong regained Taiwan in history, he used the method of besieging the city to deal with the castle of the Dutch red-haired thieves on the island. The most difficult thing about fighting in the open sea is that the supplies cannot keep up. It is said that Zheng Chenggong also has a The Japanese younger brother of his mother and compatriot is in charge of the trade between China and Japan. They have a deep brotherhood. Zheng Chenggong’s Japanese brothers helped him raise money, food, and fleet. With his help, the Zheng family’s army was able to supplement supplies. It was only then that the Dutch colonial invaders were driven away and the treasure island of Taiwan was taken back."

"To deal with the red-haired thieves' castle, Zheng Chenggong's strategy of besieging the city is an effective way, but the time is too long?"

Thinking of this, Zhu Yousong summoned the civil and military officials around him and several of his concubines to discuss how to break through this kind of castle, but after many discussions, no one could come up with a better way.

At this time, Li Quan brought the memorial of Zheng Chenggong and others to the Nan'an Prefecture Imperial Camp to meet Zhu Yousong. Zhu Yousong carefully read the memorial, and the information in it was exactly the same as that sent by the factory in advance. Sure enough, in the memorial, he planned to use the method of besieging the city to deal with these red-haired sons, please make a decision.

This is the same as the historical records. Zhu Yousong walked back and forth several times with his hands behind his back, holding the memorial, and finally said decisively: "Although besieging the city is a solution, it is not the best strategy. When will I be able to recover Taiwan?"

All the civil and military officials present, male and female generals were silent, Xiao Liu's eyebrows were tightly knit into knots, and interjected: "Your Majesty, if you can't take it down with a hard attack, you will lose your troops and lose your generals, and your majesty thinks it will take a long time to be trapped in the city, so what should I do? Can this fortress be broken?"

Zhu Yousong was confident. In his opinion, there was no problem that could not be solved, but he hadn't found a suitable solution for the time being. Therefore, Xiao Liu shook his head and said: "Of course there is a way. A strong fortress is broken from the inside."

Zhu Yousong said it casually, and his eyes lit up with the following words, a plan had already been formed in his mind, "Yes! According to my order, prepare to visit Taiwan Island immediately and set off in two days."

Two days later, everything was ready. Zhu Yousong commanded more than 1 soldiers in the imperial camp. Li Quan, Gao Guiying and several concubines of Zhu Yousong accompanied him. The eunuch Lu Jiude, the eunuch who left the handprint of Dongchang, was in charge here.

Zhu Yousong and his party have more than a hundred warships, large and small, forming a fleet of considerable size. The flag of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yousong's imperial flag, and general flags of various colors are fluttering high on the bows of the ships. The fleet cut through the waves and sailed towards Taiwan Island.

(End of this chapter)