The current Zheng family is at the peak of history, since accepting the appeasement of the imperial court ten years ago, the Zheng family can be described as black and white after having an official body, and it has expanded rapidly.

From 30,000 infantry and 1,000 warships, Zheng's army has now included 20,000 soldiers of various races such as Han, Japanese, Korean, Austronesian, and African blacks, with 3,000 warships. The Zheng clan traded extensively in the Orient, South Seas, Indochina, and even as far away as Mumbai, India.

Therefore, the Zheng family is the real emperor of Fujian, and Zou Weilian, the governor of Fujian, has to look at Zheng Zhilong's eyes, and he does not dare to provoke easily, for fear of forcing this behemoth again.

Although the Zheng clan suffered heavy losses in the battle of the Taiwan Strait, it did not hurt its roots, and the real serious damage was the shrinking of the Zheng clan's protection fee income.

Fujian has a special geographical environment, only a few plains in the coastal areas, and the vast majority of the areas are hills and mountains. Historically, the Japanese invaded China, but they did not look at Fujian, one is that Fujian has insufficient resources, which is not a strategic point; Another important reason is that Fujian's hilly terrain is not conducive to the operation of mechanized troops, and the areas with complex terrain are the areas where guerrillas are most likely to be active, and it is extremely difficult to control.

It is for this reason that Wang Yue hopes that Zheng Zhilong can take the initiative to surrender, it seems that his expectations have been shattered, maybe Zheng Zhilong is too confident.

"Report to the commander, the work of our investigation bureau in Fujian and other places has been carried out for more than a year, and the progress is not very fast, especially the work in Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou and other places is particularly difficult to do. Everyone outside knows that Zheng Zhilong is a pirate, but Zheng Zhilong has done a lot of good deeds in the local area, and many people have received the favor of the Zheng family, so it is more difficult for us outsiders to get more inside information. ”

The person who spoke was Lin Jinming, head of the Fujian region of the Military Investigation Bureau, who was in charge of Fujian and Taiwan.

Zheng's situation in Fujian, Wang Yueting and Li Chuanxin mentioned. This Zheng Zhilong is a bit like Yan Song in the Jiajing period, although he is doing murderous business outside, he is very good to his hometown. has been operating in Fujian for more than ten years, and can basically be said to be the uncrowned king.

Zheng Zhilong is not only generous to Fujian officialdom, but also very good in treating his hometown fathers.

Zheng Zhilong has to donate a lot of silver and food to the lonely and widowed elderly every month, and also sponsors many scholars to gain fame.

And he never bullied the weak in the township, and Zheng Zhilong's reputation in Quanzhou and even Fujian is very good.

As for his hometown, the people of Anping Town regard him as a Buddha of ten thousand families.

"After the observation of our Military Investigation Bureau, it was found that the Zheng family has been building fortifications for more than a year, and we know from the mouths of the locals that their scale is rare in previous years, so we judge that the defense object of these fortifications should be our army."

Navy Commander Wei Xiaoliang asked, "Where is the Zheng family's fleet mainly stationed?" "That's what he's most concerned about.

Lin Jinming pointed to the big map and said: "According to the investigation of our intelligence officers, part of Zheng Zhilong's fleet is anchored in Liaoluo Bay in Kinmen, part is anchored in Gulangyu Island in Xiamen, and some are anchored in Anping. This is also confirmed by the routine reconnaissance of the air force and drones. ”

He continued: "The first barrier in the Zheng family's defense measures is Kinmen Island, which is the throat of Xiamen, which is at the junction of Xiamen Bay and Weitou Bay, which is not only the key to Xiamen, but also the barrier of the mouth of the Jiulong River, and also plays a vital role in the maritime security of Zhangzhou, so many large warships of the Zheng family are moored in the port near Kinmen. ”

"Where is Zheng Zhilong now?" Wang Yue asked.

Lin Jinming said: "He is now in Xiamen, and Zheng Zhilong is most concerned about the progress of the construction of the two new shipyards. According to reliable sources, the Zheng family invested heavily in collecting talents and equipment to build an artillery factory, which was near the Xiamen shipyard. ”

Wang Yue smiled and said: "Zheng Zhilong is not too ambitious, he actually wants to build his own cannons. "Building artillery is not a small project, it involves a lot of key technologies, so it is mostly a state act.

The time limit has passed, Zheng Zhilong did not surrender as happily as Wang Yue imagined, and it seems that the plan to return to the starting city for the New Year will be postponed.

It is necessary to continue to beat Zheng Zhilong, after all, his strength is still there. Zheng Zhilong must be subdued, otherwise the Tiance Army and Navy will not be able to talk about having taken the Daming coast, and subduing Zheng Zhilong is equivalent to controlling Fujian.

Feng Yuanshan said: "It seems that this Zheng Zhilong still wants to break his wrist with my Tiance Army." ”

Wang Yue shook his head and said: "He just wants to protect himself, Zheng Zhilong is a hero, he won't fail to understand the gap with my Tiance Army." ”

"Commander, what do you say? The humble guarantee will take Xiamen within one day. Feng Yuanshan said.

"My target is Zheng Zhilong, and the request is to catch him alive." Wang Yue said: "I named this operation 'Operation Lightning' and asked to catch Zheng Zhilong in the fastest time. ”

At 7 p.m. on January 15, 1639, the naval fleet of the Tiance Army set sail from Taipei.

The fleet consists of one dock landing ship, one supply ship, two coast guard warships, six maritime surveillance warships, and four passenger and cargo ro-ro ships, a total of 14 warships. The army troops on this expedition consisted of two regiments of the Fifth Brigade and one regiment of the Third Battalion of the Marine Corps stationed in Taiwan and one regiment of the Second Brigade of the Public Security Forces, with about 5,000 troops, and the army commander was Feng Yuanshan.

When the fleet arrived in the waters near Kinmen Island, forty nautical miles southwest of Kinmen Island, it began to enter a state of readiness, and all warships were under light control, and when they finally arrived near Kinmen's Liaoluo Bay, it was already 5 o'clock in the morning.

By 5:30 a.m., Kinmen Island was faintly visible through the moonlight, and with a telescope, I could barely see the scene of the masts in Liaoluo Bay.

It is common sense that the so-called art masters are bold, and it is common sense that they must take Kinmen to attack Xiamen by sea, otherwise they will be in danger of being attacked by the enemy on their backs, but the naval fleet of the Tiance Army ignored the garrison of Kinmen Island and went straight to Xiamen Island.

The "lightning action" formulated by Wang Yue is actually a tiger that plays with the heart, goes straight to the point, and does not entangle with the enemy.

Kinmen Island and Xiamen Island are only 18 nautical miles apart, and from the high vantage point of the two islands, you can see each other.

In the middle section of the Huandao Road by the Sea in Huangcuo, Xiamen, facing the location of Kinmen Island, there is a large placard "One Country, Two Systems, Unified China"; On the opposite shore of Kinmen Island, there is a huge banner with the content of "Three People's Principles, Unification of China", and two huge signs can be clearly seen by the people on both sides of the strait, which has become a local characteristic tourism.