Of course, Zheng Chenggong would not think that the Zheng family's sailors would lose.

Therefore, Zheng Chenggong was almost certain that Wu Zheng would not dare to make any military counterattack, and Wu Zheng would only send someone to negotiate peace with him, so that he could open his mouth and get something that he could not have otherwise.

For example, a merchant ship that controls its own waters has to pay some taxes to itself.

Zheng Chenggong has always done this, this is how the Zheng family made a fortune, and it is natural to get used to it. Before Zheng Zhilong surrendered, the Zheng family collected taxes as high as 20 million taels of silver from the sea a year, otherwise, how could they afford such a huge sailor and hundreds of thousands of troops?

Even the Ming Dynasty, which has always been tough, had to take measures to recruit Zheng Zhilong, and the imperial court sailors couldn't beat [New].

As soon as the so-called cannon sounds, there are ten thousand taels of gold.

Which maritime merchant dares to resist the sailor, obediently leave the money to buy the road, and spend money to eliminate disasters is the right reason.

It's the same now, otherwise, how can Zheng Chenggong, who has only been independent for three years, be able to afford an army of 300,000 at most?

Dongfan is still in the hands of the red hair, occupying a bigger place, where can there be so much food and pay to support the soldiers?

All he can do is have one word - rob!

Rob, rob whom?

Maritime merchants, rich people!

When the rich people rob them all, they naturally have to rob the people.

Therefore, what Chen Yonghua heard was not a rumor, Zheng Jun was indeed looting the provinces in western Guangdong, and the beautiful name was called - "Abandon water to land, and raise military salaries by plundering." ”

However, anyone who reads books, or who still has a conscience, will understand that this is wrong and not a long-term solution.

Chen Yonghua, for example, strongly disagreed.

For example, even Shi Lang, who was newly attached, was resolutely opposed.

But the Zheng family disagreed.

Shi Lang admonished twice, both were drunk by Zheng Chenggong, and the third time, Zheng Chenggong was angry, cut Shi Lang's few military powers, and ordered him to go to the Zhongzuo Institute (Xiamen), at this time Xiamen was still in the hands of Zheng Chenggong, and Zheng Chenggong's uncle Zheng Zhiguan led the army to garrison. This is the first time that there has been a dirty relationship between Zheng Chenggong and Shi Lang.

But Zheng Chenggong was wrong and figured out Wu Zheng's wrong thoughts.

When Wu Zheng learned that Wang Deren had rebelled against the Yongli Dynasty, he began to deploy to deal with Zheng Chenggong's sudden attack in the south.

One thing, the two have the same idea.

That is, this is a limited local naval battle, and it does not rise to the level of a decisive battle.

However, because Zhu Yihai and part of the clan had to be resettled to Chen Qianshan, this affected the progress of the deployment.

……。

On this day, when a huge fleet of more than 20 large sea ships appeared in the waters around Pinghaiwei to Yongningwei from north to south.

Zheng Zhiguan, who was stationed in Xiamen, immediately ordered the sailors to go to sea after receiving the news.

Do what?

Naturally, it was robbery.

The Zheng family's sailors have been divided into two, one is in Xiamen to help Zheng Zhiguan guard Xiamen, and the other is in Nanao to help Zheng Chenggong guard Chaoyang.

Of course, Zheng Chenggong has not robbed merchant ships at sea so openly in these years, even when Zheng Zhilong was there, he was taxed at one out of ten, as long as he paid the toll, he could keep safe and buy road money.

But now it was different, after the failure of the attack on Fujian, the army was scattered, and the finances of Zheng Chenggong's forces were devastated.

Zheng Zhiguan's department has not been paid for nearly half a year, and most of the soldiers in Zheng Jun are locals, who doesn't have a father, an old wife, and a child?

If you don't pay food for half a year, you can't starve to death?

Therefore, Zheng Zhiguan had already sent reconnaissance ships to patrol the seaway and plunder several merchant fleets.

Now, Zheng Zhiguan, who has received Zheng Chenggong's permission, is waiting to rob the pen and subsidize the food and salary of the department.

Now when I hear that more than a dozen big ships are coming, how can I bear it?

At the sound of an order, Zheng Zhiguan's general Chen Quinoa led 16 gunboats and 12 large and small ships (for loading and looting goods) out of the port and headed north to meet the merchant fleet.

The breeze is beautiful, and the breeze is blowing.

The sea is calm.

It's a good day to rob.

The sixteen gunboats of the Zheng Jiashui Division were about a mile apart from each other, and in a half-moon formation, they outflanked the large fleet facing them in the north.

Chen Quinoa, who was observing with a monoculars in the bow of the ship, felt a little strange in his heart, it stands to reason that in such good weather, the other party should have been able to find his fleet outflanking him.

The first reaction of any merchant fleet when it finds itself outflanked by sailors should be to slow down and turn around.

Of course, in the end, there is still no escape, how can a merchant ship be faster than a warship?

But that's a normal reaction.

Chen Quinoa felt a kind of uneasiness in his heart, thinking to himself, could it be a businessman who had already paid the toll in the past?

But it's not right, if it's an old guest, you should hang the Zheng family's sea flag on the bow of the ship, how can you hang the flag of the Northern Expeditionary Army?

Seeing that the two sides were getting closer and closer, Chen Quinoa thought about Zheng Zhiguan's explanation, and also thought that he hadn't paid his salary for almost half a year.

Gritting his teeth, he ordered: "He X, no matter what, who let them hang the banner of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and rob it...... Order, fire the cannon to stop them! ”

Three cannon shots, this is not an attack, but a warning.

Chen Quinoa wants money, not human life.

Therefore, the three artillery guns were only fired at the side of the merchant ship, at a great distance.

The cannonballs fell, and the column of water, stirred up by more than thirty shells, was one zhang high.

It stands to reason that the merchant ship must have to slow down at this time, whether it wants to stop or turn around.

But now, the merchant fleet did not react at all, and as always, it was heading towards the Zheng family's sailors.

Chen Quinoa was a little confused, he had seen someone who was not afraid of death, but he had never seen such a strong one, and he thought that there was really a master who wanted money and did not want to die?

Chen Quinoa is embarrassed, can he fight or not?

If you fight, it will be the destruction of the ship and the death of people, ah no, it should be the destruction of the ship and the death of the goods.

Don't fight, look at this posture, the other party is trying to fight hard.

Fortunately, Chen Quinoa had experience, and he quickly ordered the ships of the naval division to deflect their course left and right, approaching from both sides of the merchant ship, and preparing to forcibly board the ship.

As a result, the Zheng family sailor began to accelerate.

About a pillar of incense, you can already see everything on the other party's ship.

But Chen Quinoa found another strange thing, on each boat on the other side, except for the helmsman at the bow, there were several people, and he had never seen such a small number of people on a sea boat.

And in the two-story cabin, there are large wooden boxes.

It's really wrong.

The uneasiness in Chen Quinoa's heart became stronger and stronger.

But the matter has come to this, like an arrow on the string, it has to be sent.

Chen Quinoa gave an order, and the warships of the Zheng family's sailors immediately approached the leading merchant ships, ready to take overboard.

As long as you control the first few merchant ships, the ones behind can only stop, and there is no other choice.

It was another time of incense, and the warship of the Zheng family's sailors cut into the merchant shipping channel at an oblique angle, and when it was close to the distance of less than one zhang, the warship threw a rope hook at the merchant ship, preparing to forcibly board the ship.

Countless sailors on the warship, lined from bow to stern.

As soon as the hook dropped, they would place a foot-long plank on the side of the opposing ship, and then swarm by, controlling everyone on the merchant ship.