Chapter 746: Historical Fate?

Everything came too fast, in just ten days, Huang Desheng came to Quanzhou with a large army, and Luo Miaohyun on the sailor side also came to Quanzhou Port with several big ships.

Zheng Sen didn't have much time to prepare, only took two warships, four merchant ships, and a thousand people, and hurriedly left the sea before the arrival of the Daliang official army. But even if there was enough time, there wouldn't be more people going to him. Zheng Zhilong's subordinates have been laundered from Haikou to official soldiers, and of course no more people are willing to be Haikou again. And they also know that Da Liang is different from the Ming Dynasty, he attaches great importance to Haijiang, and working under the imperial court is much more promising than being a Haikou.

Originally, Zheng Sen planned to go directly to Taiwan, but due to the limitation of strength, he could only stay in Penghu first. However, there are only a few hundred households in Penghu, and they can't support him for a thousand people, so it is better to make a decision as soon as possible.

He has been to Taiwan several times, and the situation is still relatively familiar, except for some Han people near the two ports of Dayuan and Keelung, where some Han people have cultivated and planted, other places are either high mountains or dense forests. Moreover, there are many tribes living in the mountains and forests, and these tribes are not friendly to outsiders, and they do not have strong strength to back them up, so they are afraid that they will not even have bones left.

Another option is to go to Japan, to his mother's hometown. But the news from Japan is not closed, and it won't be long before Japan will know that the eldest young master of the Zheng family does not have the strong backing of the Zheng family, can the Japanese shogun still tolerate him? Although two brigs and four merchant ships, whether they were pirates or traders, they were all considered a force, but he did not do much to the Zheng family, who had already surrendered to the Great Liang.

Zheng Sen was hesitating, but Huang Desheng and Luo Miaohyun were full of surprises. Huang Desheng saw Liu Zongmin, Niu Jinxing and other remnants of Dashun, while Luo Miaoyun saw the four Western gunboats in the port, among which there was actually a three-masted giant ship. There was no waste of time, even Zheng Zhilong's banquet was not opened, Liu Zongmin and other important criminals, as well as more than 400 Dutch sailors and soldiers, were escorted north by land, and four Western warships were also towed away from the port.

As for Zheng Zhilong's reaction, Huang Desheng and Luo Miaohyun didn't have many scruples. Even if Zheng Zhilong is not satisfied, just fight again, needless to say on land, even at sea, Daliang is not afraid of Zheng Zhilong's fleet. Moreover, now that there are five Western gunboats, there is no need to just look at them with your eyes, but you can directly dismantle one or two of them, and you can clearly observe them from the inside to the outside, which will have a huge role in promoting the shipbuilding process.

Although Zheng Zhilong had also copied the Western-style ship before, he gave up because the speed was too slow and the operation was complicated, leaving only two centipede boats with manpower rowing. His warships are still dominated by Chinese sailing ships, and the artillery fire is also dominated by Frankie Jr., which is not very threatening.

And at this time, not only Luo Miaohyun wanted to make meritorious service, but all the sailors were waiting for meritorious service. The emperor has already made a decree, and all the new warships of the naval division in the future will be named after the officers and soldiers who performed bravely and played a prominent role in naval battles. Although the new battleship has not yet been built, it has been decided this time, and it is named after Gu Asan, who performed heroically in the Battle of Shanghai and successfully sank the Dutch battleship.

Therefore, the entire sailor was deposited in excitement, waiting to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions. And Zheng Zhilong may be a good opponent. Of course, the officers and soldiers of the entire naval division also set off a round of enthusiasm for changing their names, because most of the sailors' names are very casual, they are all seven catties, Ah Yong, Mao Ah Dog, and no one cared if their names were good before. But now it is different, if you show bravery, it will go down in history, and a mighty and righteous name has become a must for the officers and soldiers of the sailors.

But Zheng Zhilong's kung fu is also first-class, and he didn't show dissatisfaction at all. He is an old man, he surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and he was treated with a lot of contempt and difficulty. He can distinguish the priorities, and whatever dignity is empty, the strength of the people is here, and he can't tolerate his overseas Chinese feelings. And he also knew that even if he fought back in anger, not many people would follow him. After all, his subordinates are also worth a lot of money, and they are no longer hot-blooded men who have nothing at the beginning.

Daliang's army was stationed ten miles outside the city, divided into two large camps in the north and south, and each other was horned. Dozens of Huang Chengcheng's cannons rushed out, showing the strength of the girder. The four warships of the naval division were also cruising outside the port, and the occasional stirring of the wheel slurry showed the maneuverability and flexibility of the girder battleship.

Zheng Zhilong was very cooperative with the various requirements of the Liang officers and soldiers, and happily handed over the roster of his team, the number of ships, and the port of call. Even his son Zheng Sen went to sea with six boats, and he didn't hide it, but he just said that he went to Japan to trade and couldn't be contacted. This is to buy Zheng Sen some time, he also knows that the six boats are too small for the girder to do anything big, as for the future, it can only rely on Zheng Sen himself.

The local officials also presented the cadastral and scale books, and asked the generals of Daliang to surrender. They are the most relaxed, at least at this stage, they can still continue to act in their current official positions, as long as they perform well enough, there are not many bad deeds before, and it is relatively easy to find an official position.

With the surrender of Quanzhou, the whole of Fujian was included in the territory of Daliang. Although Huang Desheng was not in a hurry to lead the army south to Guangdong, the officialdom of Guangdong and Guangxi had become a mess. Some Wenchen advocated surrendering as soon as possible and did not go against the general trend, while others advocated fighting to the death to repay the kindness of the Ming Dynasty for three hundred years. But this is all the ministers are blindly exerting their strength, but the generals who really control the team have no reaction.

The generals are trying to make money. They all already know that most of them will no longer have real power, but Daliang is also benevolent and righteous, and will not touch their money. Therefore, taking advantage of the fact that the Daliang army has not yet driven over, it is only right to seize the time to get money and accumulate money for your own family. As for the old pedants and apologists, no one paid any attention to them.

And Zheng Sen, after hesitating for four days, finally made up his mind - he was going to Taiwan.

Before the Dutch in Taiwan knew that the Zheng family had surrendered to Daliang and forced down their four warships, they tried to sneak attack. The cities of Geranja and Prominja will certainly not be able to be captured, but it should be possible to seize a piece of territory near the big man. After that, build a fort to hold on, and let the people who come with them cultivate the fields, which should be able to withstand the initial attack of the Dutch.

After that, the most critical step is to let the girder also devote himself to the ranks of attacking the big soldiers. With the intervention of the Great Beam, the Dutch defenders, who only had a few hundred men, were sure to be defeated. When the time comes, as the hero who was the first to attack Taiwan, Daliang will not be rewarded for his merits no matter what. Since there is no way out of confrontation, then the effect is also a good option.

Even if Da Liang does not come to fight Taiwan, there are still tens of thousands of Han people in Taiwan, and if these people are organized, he can still become the most powerful existence in Taiwan. Regardless of the outcome, he Zheng Sen will not be an unknown person.