Chapter 392 The first strike is the strongest

"The prince doesn't need to worry about ......"

Lin Xiao turned around when he heard this, and smiled faintly.

He knew what Zheng Chenggong was worried about.

"In the battle of the big people, Lin will never break his word, and he will definitely help the prince,"

Lin Xiao looked calm, and said with his hand, "Thousands of Dutch Hongyi are not enough to worry about, and in less than half a month, they will definitely be wiped out in one fell swoop." ”

"This ......"

Zheng Chenggong was stunned when he heard this, and he was speechless for a while.

Although he had seen the power of the captive army and visited the unbelievable huge machine iron ship, he was still skeptical of what Lin Xiao said.

He knows the strength of those red hairs best, it's not easy to fight if he really annoys them, especially at sea, if it's really so easy, then why are you still coming to me?

"Lord Wang, the captain's fleet will be handed over to Lin, you only need to put thousands of troops and horses on land, consider how to attack the fortress and recover the whole island,"

Lin Xiao looked at Zheng Chenggong with a straight face, "After the big man is pacified, the prince immediately starts to strengthen the armament, Lin waives the Northern Expedition, and the prince's transport ship ......"

"This nature,"

Zheng Chenggong bowed slightly, and said continuously, "If this is the case, this king will never break his word and enrich himself." ”

"Okay, then a gentleman's word?"

"It's hard to chase a horse!"

"If you're lucky, the prince is still expected to capture a few gunboats in this battle......"

The agreement was finalized again, but Lin Xiao smiled playfully, showing a mouthful of white teeth, "Even if you can't catch it, it's nothing, it's just that there are fewer ocean-going ships, and the strength is not strong enough, so I have to put up with it for ......the time being."

"It's just, time is running out,"

Without waiting for Zheng Chenggong to answer, Lin Xiao changed his words, "Long-term forbearance will only make us pay a greater price......

In fact, there is a sentence that Lin Xiao did not make clear, at the latest next year, the Portuguese fleet may come to seek revenge, and after winning the big man, the Dutch who have suffered defeat will never give up.

After poking this hornet's nest, the initiative to start a full-scale war with the West is actually not in your own hands!

"So, when Lin's Northern Expedition triumphs, why don't we strike first and take the initiative,"

Lin Xiao finally showed his fangs, "Within a year, we must take Manila, as well as Batavia, and take the red-haired Nanyang outpost first!" ”

"Hiss......"

Zheng Chenggong was stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously took a deep breath, his face full of astonishment.

Take the initiative? Are you sure you're not mistaken?

He understands the long-term strategy that Lin Xiao said, the Ming Dynasty is strong again, China is rising again, and China is restoring its former glory, of course, it is also his wish for Zheng Chenggong.

But, timing, timing, you know?

Zheng Chenggong secretly thought to himself, the Ming Dynasty in front of him is a broken house, the time and place are favorable, and he does not occupy any of them.

Logically, if China wants to take the initiative to provoke a war with the Western Red Mao, completely block their colonial path, and cut off their expansionist ambitions, it must first convince them that China has the ability to do so, both militarily and economically.

Therefore, China must first solve its own internal problems - rich countries! Strong army!

Instead of going to the army when their own house is still in a mess, they will go outside to show off their might and make enemies everywhere.

At present, half of the northern rivers and mountains are still in the hands of the Tartars, the great rivers and mountains are divided, and the people are still suffering from hunger and cold.

Even if everything goes well, and the Tartars are driven away within a few months and the situation is initially stabilized, is it really appropriate to fire everywhere so eagerly?

Even if you take 10,000 steps back, don't say anything else, at that time, you will need so many ocean-going gunboats, will you have time to build them?

Batavia is so far away and does not have a strong fleet, and it is no joke to suddenly encounter an enemy on the ocean.

Zheng Chenggong is well aware that compared with the early Ming Dynasty, China's navigation technology has lagged far behind that of the West, and the traditional method relies heavily on maritime landmarks.

Because, Daming's technology did not explode, and the concept of latitude and longitude was not developed in time, even if there was a compass, there was still the problem of not being able to locate the ship.

Traditionally, stargazing is to roughly estimate one's position by the direction of the stars.

However, it is more common and convenient to use maritime landmarks - in the traditional navigation map "needle book", the geometry of the needle road to a certain place and the course are clearly recorded.

If you want to change the rudder and change the course, you must use the landmark in the sea as a navigation mark.

Therefore, when ships at that time went to sea, they generally followed the coastline or the known islands in the sea as navigation markers.

Due to his congenital deficiencies, Zheng Chenggong knew that his ocean-going combat capability was actually very weak, and he did not have the ability to conduct search operations on the vast ocean.

In fact, their battles with the Dutch and some pirates were almost entirely fought near coastal bays and islands, relying on group fighting tactics and even fire attacks to win.

This is also the fundamental reason why his Zheng family can only dominate the coastal areas of East Asia.

You know, don't look at the Francois and the Dutch fighting to the death, once facing the re-emerging China in the East and blocking their global colonial strategy, they will inevitably be embarrassed and rush to the gang.

After all, the Western red hairs are of the same race, and they believe in the same religion, and the ancient Chinese nation will always be a different race in their eyes.

They will not be ignorant of the truth that "brothers are outside the wall to resist their insults".

……

"Lord Wang, when the time comes, let's take the medicine according to the prescription, Lin is responsible for taking the lead, and you are responsible for sending troops to garrison, how about it?"

Lin Xiao's voice interrupted Zheng Chenggong's musings.

Lin Xiao vaguely knew what Zheng Chenggong was thinking.

However, there are some things that he can't say more bluntly - he can't say it, don't worry, we know ourselves and our opponents completely, we have a large number of black technologies in our hands, enough to crush them, right?

He knew that Zheng Chenggong couldn't understand why he gathered a lot of wealth in a short period of time, and why he relied on the people to survive the spring famine and live and work in peace and contentment in the second half of the year.

Even, he couldn't explain why he had the courage to be the enemy of the whole world with only tens of thousands of people in his hands, and he was going to do it at the same time as the outside and the inside.

You must know that for him Lin Xiao, although tens of millions of people have been there, it is by no means an empty word.

If it weren't for his Lin Xiao's heart, he really couldn't bear to take Zheng Chenggong and Li Dingguo and others as opponents, and the next target he was staring at was the vast prairie in the north, and along the Belt and Road to seize the Middle East, he wouldn't have come to ask others for cooperation so lowly!

"Don't worry, the warship of my capture army is also in full swing,"

Seeing that Zheng Chenggong was still full of doubts, Lin Xiao decided to get straight to the point and said bluntly, "Several machine warships that Lin is building in Qinzhou and Haiphong have been launched, and they will be put into service in a few months. ”

"Oh......"

"Also, the shipyard in Hong Kong is also under construction, if nothing else, our department is about to start building ironclad warships in Qinzhou and Hong Kong at the same time,"

Without waiting for Zheng Chenggong to express his position, Lin Xiao made up for the divine sword in time, "A battleship that is enough to make the Hongyi people frightened." ”