Chapter 543: Cowardice!
Facts have proved that the Dutch Mattheis fleet, which was pursued by the East China Sea Fleet like a lost dog, was not beaten at all! And there is not a single one in the entire fleet that can fight!
Mattheis had a sense of excitement at first seeing the four three-masted warships sailing out of the side of the port of Batavia, but when he saw the Ming pirate flag hanging on the battleship, Mattheis's heart was cold.
There is interception in front and pursuit in the rear, how can this kind of battle be fought? Anyway, Mattheis didn't know how to fight.
If the other side is still a warship like Fukufune, it is possible to run away with the speed of the three-masted sailing ship higher than the other party.
But now there are also four three-masted galleons on the opposite side, and a fortune ship, plus the whole fleet behind him, this battle can't be fought at all!
It's not impossible to fight hard, but what's the point of fighting the whole fleet other than fighting it out?
No one knows that they have fought desperately at sea, and no one will come to avenge themselves, at most, the Dutch Navy will invade the Ming Kingdom in the name of avenging themselves?
Forget it, if that's the case, you just choose to fight to the death in Taiwan, why bother to run to Batavia with the only four remaining warships?
After tidying up his attire again, Mattheis ordered, "Raise the white flag, and let's surrender to the Ming fleet behind us." ”
After the lieutenant Vincent saluted Mattheis, he went out to convey Matthew's order to hoist the white flag and surrender.
Li Qizi, who was heading towards the Mattheis fleet, had question marks on his face, and the fleet of the Honaan Franco-Rang barbarians in front of him was turning around? What the hell is a U-turn under a white flag?
It wasn't until the majestic posture of the East China Sea Fleet was revealed on the sea in the east that Li Qizi suddenly realized.
Fearing that they would lose their lives if they surrendered to them, these Franco-barbarians preferred to surrender to their old rivals, the East China Sea Fleet, rather than their own pirates.
Several other warships also spotted the Dutch fleet with a white flag, and several other big leaders simply approached Li Qizi's flagship and boarded Li Qizi's flagship.
The one-eyed dragon, who has always been anxious, asked directly: "Li Da is in charge, what's going on?" ”
Li Qizi said with a nonchalant face: "I can't fight, I'm still afraid of death, so I simply surrendered to the East China Sea Fleet." ”
Yizhimei pinched her iconic orchid finger again: "Oops, it's so annoying!" Not a single one can fight! ”
The little white dragon who shivered glared at Yizhimei, and said angrily: "Why don't you go and beat them now?" ”
Yizhi Mei glanced at the little white dragon, but did not refute his words.
Now that everyone has surrendered, what do you want? Did you really rush up and send all those Franco-barbarians to the bottom of the sea?
Don't forget, if they surrender to the East China Sea Fleet on the opposite side, they are tantamount to being captured by the East China Sea Fleet, and attacking these barbarians at this time is tantamount to provoking the East China Sea Fleet.
The East China Sea Fleet can't afford to provoke, farewell!
Nan Juyi also got the report of his own soldiers, and he simply walked out of the cabin and climbed onto the deck to observe the situation on the other side.
Nan Juyi is naturally no stranger to Li Qizi, a great pirate who crisscrosses the sea, and even many people have communicated in the second year of the Apocalypse.
After all, in the second year of the Apocalypse, the sailors of the Ming Dynasty fell off the chain because of poverty, and they could only rely on ant colony tactics to kill the Honan-Franco-machine barbarians entrenched in Penghu.
And among them, some of these pirates also contributed to it, even if they didn't do it, they didn't make trouble at that time.
This is a personal favor, and it must be remembered.
Compared with Zheng Zhilong, who was born as a pirate, Nan Juyi's Wen Qingqi is obviously heavier, even if he has been in the army for many years, it has not been erased.
Of course, even if Zheng Zhilong's bastard thing is forgotten, no one's good can remember him!
After instructing his subordinates to receive the surrender of Malis and others, the flagship of the East China Sea Fleet, where Nan Juyi was located, simply sent a signal and invited Li Qizi and others to come over the ship.
Li Qizi is okay to say, not only has he seen Zhu Chunchen, the big head of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, but even Emperor Chongzhen, and then he has seen Nan Juyi, who is on the same level as Zheng Zhilong, naturally there is no psychological pressure.
As for the other pirate leaders, even their hearts were jumping out of their chests.
Nan Juyi didn't beat his own people a lot during the governor of Fujian, and now Nan Juyi, who has been promoted to the commander of the East China Sea Fleet, actually ordered someone to raise a flag to invite himself and others to come over?
This is Nan-sama's face, and I have to carry it.
After the pirates arrived at Nan Juyi's flagship through the pedal, they hurriedly saluted Nan Juyi, and almost engraved the word "good man" on their heads.
Zheng Zhilong, that guy, after drinking two jars of wine, he will mix with his own people and call him brothers.
Nan Ju Yi is different, more like the legendary Qingtian Lord class, Nan Yi Ju looks intimidating.
But today is different from the past, and Nan Juyi is in a very good mood.
Because these pirates in front of him also contributed to the forced landing of the Honanfronian barbarians, Nan Juyi naturally did not hesitate to give them a smile.
Looking at the soldiers on the boat in the distance who were busy tying up the barbarians of the Honanfrang machine, Nan Juyi said lightly: "It's hard work today!" ”
The group of pirates, who had never seen Nan Juyi so polite, stared at each other for a long time before hurriedly saluting Nan Juyi, saying that this was a responsibility and obligation that should be fulfilled as a law-abiding citizen of the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, it was impossible for Nanjuyi to invite the pirates to come over specifically to thank them, and even those Honanfronian barbarians were not Nanjuyi's main target.
After the pirate leaders calmed down, Nan Juyi moved his gaze from the telescope to everyone and asked, "Where is Admiral Zheng of the South China Sea Fleet?" ”
Li Qizi, who is similar to the leader of the martial arts alliance, naturally answered Nan Juyi's question without giving up: "Admiral Yunan, Admiral Zheng is currently in Luzon Port, helping the guard station to land and fight. ”
Nan Juyi snorted, nodded and continued: "Then it's going to trouble Li Da in charge, is it okay to lead the old man forward?" ”
It's a real hammer!
Li Qizi vaguely heard about the fact that the East China Sea Fleet and the South China Sea Fleet did not like each other, but there was never any information to prove it.
Now the coldness in Nan Juyi's words can't be concealed no matter what, and now when he goes to Zheng Zhilong, most of them are looking for trouble.
But betraying Zheng Zhilong's position did not have any pressure at all for Li Qizi.
No matter how unpleasant the two fleets are, what can they do? Do you dare to fight at sea?
After arching his hand towards Nan Juyi, Li Qizi said: "In that case, then the Minnu will lead the fleet in front to lead the way for the Southern Admiral?" ”
Nan Juyi nodded and said, "There is Lao Li in charge." ”
After returning to his flagship with a group of pirate leaders, Li ordered the pirate fleet to set sail in the direction of Luzon Port.
The men of the Malis fleet had been tied, and the sailors who were operating the four three-masted galleons had already arrived on board, so Nanjuyi directly ordered the fleet to set sail and follow the pirate fleet towards Luzon.
Zhou Liangzhi, the guerrilla general of the East China Sea Fleet, obviously did not have a very good impression of the pirates, and after setting sail, Zhou Liangzhi, who could only be promoted to another level after the implementation of military merits, asked: "My lord, these pirates?" ”
Nan Juyi said: "These pirates have never caused trouble to Haijiang in the past, although they are not willing to farm honestly, they can only say a word of recklessness.
As for the thieves at sea, these people kill and rob all the barbarians, so what do they do? If these people have done it, the brocade guards in their fleet will naturally report it, what are you doing with so much heart now? ”
After Zhou Zhiliang bowed down to answer, Nan Juyi continued: "The old man knows what you think in your heart.
But for the handsome, the general is also. Therefore, the concerns of the wise will be mixed with the interests and harms: they are mixed with the benefits and be credible, and the troubles can be solved because they are mixed with the harms.
At present, these pirates have not caused me to do anything, what are you going to provoke them? It was easy to destroy them, but it cost me the power of the sea.
As in front of us, if it weren't for these pirates, wouldn't the Honanfronian barbarians be able to join forces with the barbarians in the harbor? Even if you are not afraid, why should you increase casualties? ”
Zhou Liangzhi heard Nan Juyi, who had always been sorry, say so many words to himself for the first time, and his heart was also like a mirror.
This is to cultivate himself as a general, and even in the direction of handsome talent.
After thinking about it carefully, Zhou Liangzhi found that there was indeed nothing to refute.
Nan Juyi is right, at the moment, these pirates have not affected the coastal defense of the Ming Dynasty, and will not have any negative impact on their own people, and to a certain extent, they are still a kind of help for their own people, so naturally there is no need to get rid of these pirates first.
But Zhou Liangzhi was still a little worried.
Now that these pirates are robbing at sea, there are enough barbarians, so naturally it will not be a problem, but what about later?
The sea borders of the Ming Dynasty have been cleared, who are they robbing? Is it possible to expect these guys who are used to eating meat to put down their butcher knives and become Buddhas?
After listening to Zhou Liangzhi's worries, Nan Juyi nodded and said: "If you don't plan for eternity, it's difficult to plan for a while, it's good that you can think of this."
There are many things that you can't get your hands on yet, but the Governor might as well tell you some, and it's not too much of a secret anyway.
Those pirates would not have caused trouble to the Ming Dynasty before, and they would not in the future, because the Jinyi Guard had talked to them about it, and in the future, except for the land of the Ming Dynasty, they would be allowed to run rampant on the sea, and even our fleet would help them. ”
Zhou Liangzhi obviously couldn't accept the regular sailor fleet helping the pirates to grab territory and fight: "My lord, in this way, wouldn't we still have to protect them?" ”
Nan Juyi said: "Yes, it is to protect them, to protect them from being infringed upon by the barbarians if they lose their power at sea." ”
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Zhou Liangzhi spoke after a long time: "What if there are no barbarians on the sea? If you can't rob it, won't they attack my Ming people? ”
After waving his hand, Nanju Yicai said: "The old man has not been able to see that day in his lifetime, but you are very hopeful."
But if you think about it, the Franco-barbarians can grab a piece of territory and call themselves governors, how can my Ming pirates not work? Is a pirate who goes ashore still a pirate?
As long as they act according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty and do not owe taxes, then what do you care about him so much? ”
Zhou Liangzhi's mood is very complicated now, so complicated that he wants to take off this clothes and become a pirate - there is such a good thing?
But when you think about it, you know that this is simply not possible.
It is naturally okay for pirates to grab a piece of territory and claim to be the governor, but in fact, even if they grab the territory, it is still subject to the jurisdiction of the imperial court, in other words, the governor is just a name, or just a relatively large county order.
And most importantly, you have to live to grab the territory.
The conditions that Jinyiwei negotiated with these pirates can basically be regarded as the conditions that His Majesty the Emperor negotiated with them, but who can say for sure what happened at sea?
Even land grabbing is actually fraught with risks.
For example, if you don't win at sea, you can't run, and you end up being hacked to death?
Another example is that before the territory is grabbed, people die first?
In short, these problems are obvious, I don't know how many unknown dangers there are, and there are not necessarily fewer things to die today - what about drinking cold water and choking to death, not to mention the risky thing of slashing people?
After figuring it out, Zhou Liangzhi didn't have anything to say, just honestly followed behind Nan Juyi, waiting for his boss's next order.
As Li Zhizi's fleet advanced little by little, it was getting closer and closer to the position of Luzon Port, although the shadow of the South China Sea Fleet could not be seen yet, but Zheng Zhilong's disgusting smell had already spread on this sea.
At least that's what Nan Juyi thinks.
After going forward for dozens of miles, a ship came up in the distance.
First came the mast, then the swarthy barrel of the bow of the ship, then the whole bow, then the hull.
Nan Juyi snorted coldly and said, "What's the matter, I'll just say it's not far from Zheng Zhilong's bastard thing, right?" ”
Zhou Liangzhi wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and responded, "My lord is wise." ”
Zhou Juyi obviously didn't take Zhou Liangzhi's praise to heart, but ordered: "Go up!" See who's on the other side? ”
The one who came over on the other side said that it was an old acquaintance, or that it was an old enemy.
Although Zheng Zhifeng is not very old, he has also had a friendship with Nan Juyi for a while.
Seeing that it was Zheng Zhifeng's ship, Nan Juyi's face softened a little - when the East China Sea Fleet was first created, Zheng Zhifeng contributed a lot.
After Zheng Zhifeng came over to pay a respect, Nan Juyi asked directly, "Where is Zheng Zhilong?" ”
Zheng Zhilong arched his hand and said, "Admiral, Admiral Zheng is currently waiting for news from the Southern Imperial Forest Army on the flagship of the port location!" ”
With another cold snort, Nan Juyi said: "Take the old man to see him!" ”
Zheng Zhifeng decided to follow her heart.