In this battle, although the loss of Zheng Chenggong's ships was not large, the losses of the land soldiers were serious, and most of the generals fell, and in the end, less than half of the 170,000 soldiers returned to Fujian.

In the face of the gradual oppression of the Qing army, the eastern coast of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong, which had no strategic depth, became difficult to gain a foothold, and Zheng could only turn overseas to find a foothold.

Taking advantage of fate, Zheng Chenggong set his sights on the Dutch in the south of Dayuan Island, he couldn't beat the Qing Dynasty, couldn't he still beat the Hongmaoyi, who only had more than a thousand people?

So the Zheng family began to find the feud against the Dutch, after two years of preparation, sent troops to attack the southern part of Dayuan Island, Geranza City and Chiji City, after a fierce battle and siege, finally drove the Dutch out of the southern part of Dayuan Island---- since then, the southern sky is a piece, lonely in China, the Zheng family is partial to a corner of the island for nearly 30 years......

Xue Lai's account of Zheng Chenggong's entry into Jiangning also reminded Ren Ai and the brothers, and the two inadvertently exchanged glances, and they both thought of another thing that would definitely happen at the same time: that is, the battle of Jiangning that will happen next summer.

They knew that if the trajectory of history had not changed significantly—obviously, nothing would have changed—then the Xue family's small fleet might be called upon to participate in the Battle of Jiangning next year.

There is no doubt that the journey must have been a bad one.

After all, the Xue family is not the descendant of the Zheng family, and at that moment when the army is defeated, the Xue Huang brothers can only ask for more blessings, and it is difficult to say that they may be sacrificed as cannon fodder.

For this matter, Ren Ai and the two must not say it clearly, but they have to remind the two brothers.

So Ren Ke immediately said to Xue Huang and the others, when the family and country were in danger, the two brothers did not be Tartars and obeyed the people, overcame difficulties against the current, and helped the Ming Dynasty. However, it is precisely because of this that we would like to have a few words with the two brothers here, hoping that the two brothers will accept it.

Xue Huang and the others are really smart, after listening to Ren Ke's words, the two of them looked at each other with a clear heart, and immediately got up and gave up their hands, Xue Laixiang responded and said:

"What my brother has to say is that when I was on that big iron ship, Li Renwei Ai and my brothers talked all night, knowing that everyone was the best among the people and had a wide range of knowledge, and they only hated to meet too late!

Now thanks to the father-in-law, to avoid the difficulty of the typhoon, on the way back, remember that the brother had commented on the surname of the country and said---- this Zheng family is born as pirates, can still gallop on the sea, and is a rabble on land, long-term plan, when there is no strong enemy overseas, learn from the king of Yue Goujian, ten years of life and gathering, self-reliance, and accumulate strength for decades, it is still possible to have a Bo with the Qing Dynasty, if you still miss your homeland, confined to the Jinxia Islands, or hastily move things, trying to fight against a strong enemy with a corner of power, it will be devoured by the Tatar Qing.

Now every time our brothers talk about this, they all think it is true, now the Zheng family is really unfavorable, although the Zheng family has many ships, but only one typhoon will make it return, the root cause, the orders are different, all belong to different ones, and poor communication is its internal drawback.

Therefore, as the brothers said, if it is a rabble, how weak the Zheng family is, I am afraid that it is not the opponent of the Tatar Qing.

Brother Yan is deeply favored by Australia, and the road after that, where to go, I hope that my brother will point out a clear way for us. ”

Ren Ke smiled slightly when he heard it and said, my brother has a fate with Australia, and this is the will of God! Please don't be polite to the two brothers, but sit down and listen to me.

When Ren Ke said this, he took a sip of tea, changed his serious face, and said solemnly:

"In the coming year, the country surnamed Ye will definitely attack Jiangning with a land and water division, and when the two brothers are called by the Zheng family, they must leave a way back, don't make wedding clothes for others, and finally fall into a useless situation.

As I have said in the past, I think that although this country surnamed Ye can gallop on the sea, the land battle may not be able to hold on to the Tartars for a long time, after all, the strength of the two sides is too different.

In addition, the Zheng family sailors belonged, most of them were heroes from all walks of life, and now they are gathered as a share based on the principle of righteousness and profit, although the army is strong, but the subordinates are not the same, and the orders are not unified, which is really a big disadvantage of the anti-Qing volunteers.

A few years ago, King Lu belonged to Erzhang, led the righteous army into the Yangtze River three times, and finally because all parties did not cooperate with the response, plus the combat power of Erzhang, it was similar to the Zheng family, there was more than enough water warfare, and the land siege was quite short, so it was impossible to capture a city and a place, and finally retreated to the island because it was difficult to gain a foothold.

Now it seems that this disadvantage has not changed, and the future defeat is also due to this, every time I think about it, it is very regrettable!

So I suggest that the two brothers should always pay attention to preserving their strength! Okay, brother won't say much about this, but today my brother came at the right time, and our brother has something to ask for. ”

When Xue Huang and the others heard this, they got up again and responded angrily, brothers, don't say words of begging, the lives of Xue Huang and the others are also given by the Australians, but there is an envoy, and it is incumbent on them.

Ren Ke Ai Rushi hurriedly beckoned the two of them to sit down, Xiao Ai smiled beside him, how could he let the brothers go to the soup, this is a business, if the two brothers do a big job, this time and again, it is stronger than ordinary business.

Xue Huang and the others hurriedly asked what kind of business it was, and Ren Ke replied: Population business.

Xue Huang and the others laughed when they heard it, this is it, the Zheng family once asked me to wait for Ludi Sanhan Dongying and other places to recruit men to Jinxia as soldiers, and allowed women to marry with them, but I waited for a long time to leave my hometown, and the Tartar court forbade the sea, and my brothers may not be convenient for themselves, so they only agreed verbally, and there is no reality yet, presumably the two brothers of Ren Ai also want this man?

Ren Ke shook his head and said, not only men, but also men and women, young and old.

Truth be told, now my brother relies on Australia, is in the overseas desert island reclamation industry, including glass sugar weaving industry, which requires a lot of manpower, now the inland war is raging, displaced people everywhere, it is the opportunity to gather the population for my use, but also to solve the livelihood of the people, in short, this is a move that complements the interests of righteousness and interests, and I hope that the two brothers will help.

Xue Huang and the two immediately agreed that it was naturally incumbent on them to be entrusted by their brothers, but please rest assured, they came to live in Leizhou with their brother Yan, and they also had connections to do this business.

Nowadays, although the inland of Liangguang is fresh and settled, but the coastal area is still beyond the reach of the whip, the Jin King and the Gongchang King are still tug-of-war in Guangxi, and the war has not been eliminated, so there are quite a lot of displaced people who have fled here from the inland.

According to the Yijiao monk of Macau, the plague in the early stage of Leizhou City was also caused by the displaced people, and it was fortunate that there was an Australian miracle medicine to help, and now many displaced people are scattered in the suburbs of the city, with no food and clothing.

Ren Ke Ai Rushi listened to it and quickly nodded and said, That's right, and we will never let Brother Xue suffer, a while ago, the homeless people recruited by the Qiao family of the Chinese businessman in Macau were two or five dollars of silver per capita, and now considering that the distance in Leizhou is far away, and it is not easy for the homeless people to scatter and collect, now I will give you three or two five dollars of silver and one ding, men and women are not limited, the old and the young are reduced, I don't know how the price is?

Xue Huang and the two immediately got up and said, this matter is incumbent on the silver, not to mention this discount, brother, don't worry, we will do it immediately! In the early days, it was not a problem to transport thousands of people to my brothers at once!

Next, Xue Laixiang asked again:

"Brother, we still have something to ask for advice, what my brother said just now that we should leave a way back when we are called by the Zheng family, this is natural, just listen to the brother's tone, and be sure that the Zheng family's battle of Jiangning next year will be defeated? If that's the case, do my brothers still want to play the banner of the Zheng family?

However, although the Zheng family has retreated to Jinxia in the face of a typhoon, its strength is still there, if the country's surname is determined, it is not difficult to gather 100,000 troops, and let his brother do it, can this Zheng family really not be able to settle in Jinling? ”