At the mouth of the Yalu River, on the sea, covering the sky and the sun, are all Ming warships. On the flagship of the sailor, Zheng Zhilong was standing on the deck, watching most of the transport ships coming with the army, most of the ships sailed into the Yalu River, transporting grain to Zhenjiang Fort.

At this time, although he had already secretly prepared, he had been preparing for this Ming War. However, in his heart, there are actually a lot of hidden worries.

It's not that he is afraid that the Japanese Navy Division is powerful, but the Daming Water Division retreated to Lushun and Phi Dao before, and basically has been evacuated. In this way, if the Denglai Navy Division led by him was going to a decisive battle with the Wa Guo Navy Division, I don't know anywhere else, but there will definitely be a battle on the sea near Busan.

In this way, in fact, there is a very serious problem, that is, the Denglai sailor has to take a very long sea route and run for a long distance, even if he can find an island to dock and rest along the way, but in this way, it is still not good for the Denglai sailor.

If you follow his idea, it is best to take it step by step and steadily, so that it is the safest. Not only can the diet ensure the physical fitness of the soldiers, but also ensure that the warship is in the best condition.

However, Zheng Zhilong learned from Emperor Chongzhen that the emperor wanted to leave all the Japanese troops who invaded Korea in Korea in order to reduce the difficulty of conquering the Japanese state at that time. In this way, if he fights steadily step by step, the Japanese side is not stupid, and when the situation is not good, he will definitely slip away early.

Therefore, the emperor's strategic goal was to determine that Zheng Zhilong's sailors must firmly control the Korean Strait before the war situation on land is clear.

Now, the emperor easily eliminated Liaodong Jianyu and stationed troops in Zhenjiang Fort on the Yalu River, which put Zheng Zhilong under great pressure.

Seeing the transport ship go away, Zheng Zhilong thought of another problem, most of the food brought by his sailor was to be sent to the emperor, so what should he do with the sailor?

If the naval battle will drag on for a long time to determine the winner, or if the emperor's army will lead a successful land offensive, then he really has to go to the Korean Strait as soon as possible to fight a decisive battle, in this case, what will happen to the food?

"Alas, the emperor has already invested in the loss, and there are enough Hongyi cannons to equip the warships! With this alone, you can talk about **! Zheng Zhilong thought about it, and comforted himself in his heart.

At this time, he suddenly saw a clipper speeding over, judging from the flag, it seemed that there was an angel, this person, he also recognized, was Chen Baoting, one of the emperor's personal attendants.

Suddenly, Zheng Zhilong immediately retracted his divergent thoughts, and hurriedly sorted out his appearance and prepared to meet Chen Baoting. At the same time, he was also guessing in his heart, probably urging himself to go to war with the Japanese Navy.

Sure enough, Chen Baoting came to read the general meaning of the decree, that is, the Japanese army had arrived in Pyongyang, and in order to prevent the Japanese army from escaping back to the Japanese army, and at the same time, to cut off the supply of the Japanese army to the Korean Japanese army, Zheng Zhilong was required to lead the Tenglai naval division to occupy Geoje Island, patrol the Korean Strait, and defeat any invading Japanese naval division.

Hearing this will, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart. It seems that he really didn't guess wrong, the emperor is going to fight a hard war by himself.

However, from the overall strategy, he can also understand that the emperor really needs to arrange it like this. It is entirely conceivable that if the 100,000 Japanese troops in Korea knew that the Korean Strait had been cut off by the Daming Naval Division, they would have panicked. Once the food and grass in the early stage are exhausted, the more numerous the army, the faster it will collapse. In this way, the battle on land will become very easy.

It's just a pity that the emperor still doesn't know much about naval warfare, thinking that after having a big ship and a cannon, he will be invincible!

Zheng Zhilong thought so, and Chen Baoting had already finished reading the holy decree. He received the order of thanksgiving, and then prepared to convene a military council, thinking about how to complete the task assigned by the emperor.

But who knows, after Chen Baoting finished announcing the decree, he did not immediately reply to the decree, but took out something from his sleeve and said to Zheng Zhilong: "There is another secret decree here, which was personally opened by Zheng Zongbing." ”

When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he couldn't help but be a little curious, and hurriedly took it respectfully, and immediately opened it and looked at it. Just looked at it like that, and suddenly, he smiled, and that happy expression, even if he was in the city, it didn't hide it. Of course, there is no need to hide this.

I saw that on this secret decree, Emperor Chongzhen told him two things.

The first thing is that Emperor Chongzhen has already begun to prepare relevant things when he absolutely wants to use troops against the Japanese. After the fall of Korea, Lin Qingye, a Korean general who had been on the side of the Dongjiang Army and cooperated with Lu Xiangsheng in the battle, secretly went to Jeju Island to prepare for war on the secret order of Emperor Chongzhen. Not only did they prepare a lot of food and store it on the island, but they also gathered on the island from the original Korean shipwrights and the like.

In Emperor Chongzhen's thoughts, the Japanese sent troops to Korea, basically using Tsushima Island as a springboard, and it was most convenient to land directly from Busan. Jeju Island deviates from the Korean Strait, and the Japanese Navy may not be the first to inspect the island. After all, for the Wa Kingdom, Korea has perished, and the Wa State must want to eat this fat meat for the first time, and as for the corners and corners of other islands, it will be too late to talk about it when there is free time in the future.

Of course, if the Japanese knew that the Ming Dynasty was paying attention early in the morning and was wary of the Japanese invasion of Korea, perhaps they would have been more cautious and would have investigated Jeju Island earlier. However, did the Japanese know the mind of the Ming Emperor?

In addition, Jeju Island is the largest island in North Korea, with an area of 1,845 square kilometers. Although the Kikuseong destroyed Korea, Jeju Island could not be passed, so the administrative system of the Koreans on the island was still there. If the Japanese wanted to capture Jeju Island, it would have to take a lot of effort. In this way, the Japanese state will be stupid to attack Jeju Island as soon as possible, and leave the Korean mainland that is already at their mercy.

Therefore, after explaining these circumstances, Emperor Chongzhen explained to Jung Zhilong, asking him to go to Jeju Island to join Lim Kyungye, use Jeju Island as the base camp of the Tenglai Naval Division, and then occupy Geoje Island, so that as long as he could defeat the Japanese Naval Division in the naval battle, he would be able to control the Korean Strait.

The second thing is that his comeback and war with the Japanese naval division will inevitably endanger Zheng Zhibao in Edo. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen specially explained to Zheng Zhilong and asked him to send a boat to Edo to pick up Zheng Zhibao before starting the war.

For this matter, of course, the best thing is that Zheng Zhibao continues to stay in Edo, so that any movement of the Tokugawa shogunate can be transmitted back through the first-class eavesdropping seed. However, considering that human life is at stake, and a man with a golden finger, how can he be so cold-blooded and ruthless, therefore, Emperor Chongzhen still made this reminder.

After Zheng Zhilong read this secret decree, he sighed that the emperor was actually a last resort for naval warfare, and he was also very grateful to Emperor Chongzhen in his heart. I feel that the emperor is really good to his subordinates, and it is worth working hard for him!

"Haha, no wonder, I said why haven't I heard from him since!" Zheng Zhilong said happily in his heart, and then immediately said to Chen Baoting respectfully: "Please reply to Your Majesty, with Your Majesty's strategizing first, the last general will guarantee with his head and will never live up to His Majesty's trust!" ”

At this time, he also had the same feeling as Lu Xiangsheng: even under the emperor, whether it was doing things or leading troops to fight, he was very comfortable, not only did he not have any worries, but the emperor would continue to surprise him, so that he could do things often with half the effort!

As for what he was thinking about just now, "The emperor still doesn't know anything about naval warfare", he has long forgotten about it and forgotten it completely.

Regarding Zheng Zhilong's performance, Chen Baoting had actually seen too much, so he just smiled and nodded in agreement.

After so many years of training by Emperor Chongzhen's side, the little boy of the year has grown up, and he already has a good eye for doing things or something. In front of Zheng Zhilong, there was no problem with the previous eunuchs at all. is neither pampered but arrogant, pampering foreign officials, nor deliberately currying favor because he is facing the emperor's confidants.

Therefore, watching Chen Baoting get off the flagship and go back to the republic, Zheng Zhilong sighed in his heart. He dared to guarantee that the inner court supervisor would be the world of the eight people around the emperor in the future.

As soon as Chen Baoting left, Zheng Zhilong immediately put away these idle thoughts and began to think about the war in the Korean Strait.

When this was over, he immediately led the sailors south, first went to Phi Island to rest and recuperate, and then continued along the coastline, continuing to the south, preparing to join Lin Kyungye on Jeju Island first, and then go to the Korean Strait after resting.

As a result, the first naval battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Wa Kingdom suddenly broke out at a time and place that no one expected.

On this day, Zheng Zhilong led the sailor across the Datong River, and then continued south for another day, when suddenly, the forward ship came with a flag, saying that it seemed that there was a fleet coming north in front.

Generally speaking, at this time, there was a fleet along the coast of North Korea, either from the Ming Dynasty or from the Japanese State, and it could not be North Korea anyway. Therefore, the message reached the flagship, that is, to warn that there might be an enemy.

When Zheng Zhilong saw it, he was taken aback, thinking that it was the Japanese naval division that began to attack the islands occupied by the Ming Dynasty from the sea, so he immediately ordered and prepared to meet the battle.

However, it didn't take long for the forward ships to suddenly come with a flag, saying that most of the ships of the Japanese Kingdom seemed to be transport ships. This discovery made Zheng Zhilong feel even more relaxed.

At this time, his flagship had moved forward, and through the telescope, he found that the Japanese ships seemed to be a little chaotic, and it seemed that they wanted to turn around and flee back.

"The fat that reaches the mouth, how can you escape!" Zheng Zhilong's mood was so cool, and while thinking about it, he immediately passed down the military order: chase and kill!

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