In the end, Wang Yue and Songpu Jiuxin negotiated the preparations for the merchant hall and the details of the weapons transaction, and Songpu Jiuxin left satisfied.

On the deck, watching Matsuura Jiuxin get on his horse and be surrounded by samurai, Wang Yue was thoughtful.

Li Zixiong, who accompanied him throughout the whole process, didn't understand Wang Yue's intentions, so he asked, "Commander, why do we want to make friends with the Hirado Clan and sell weapons to them?" ”

Wang Yue looked at him and said with a smile: "Don't you think the Wa Kingdom is too peaceful?" I hope that this stagnant water will boil so that we will have the opportunity and the excuse to meddle in the affairs of the country. This country is an ambitious nation that delusions about conquering the continent once it picks itself up. The Battle of Baijiangkou in the Tang Dynasty and the Three Great Expeditions of Wanli fully illustrate this point, and I want to eliminate future troubles forever for future generations. ”

The relocation of the treaty port to Nagasaki will be implemented this year, followed by a famine and persecution of Japanese Catholics, leading to a large-scale Shimabara Rebellion. If the Hirado clan grows strong enough to support its ambitions, it is also expected to rise from the chaos. Wang Yue really wants to see such a result, it depends on how it works in the later stage.

Li Zixiong said: "The wolf ambition of the Japanese country can be seen from the harassment of my Ming Dynasty by the Japanese invaders. With the strength of my Tiance Army, I can completely sweep it, wouldn't it be happy? ”

Wang Yue shook his head and said: "No, no, you still have to use the strategy when you should use it, watching them kill each other, wouldn't it be more interesting to beat out the dog's brains?" We sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and then clean up the mess at the end, which is the most clever strategy. ”

Then he patted Li Zixiong on the shoulder and said, "Our energy is limited, the Tartars still need us to settle down, and the Liukou are still ravaging." The Hirado Domain is a move here, and it may play a role in the future. As the chief of staff of our Tiance Army, you must study and study this strategy more. ”

Li Zixiong's eyes gradually lit up, and he nodded: "I really didn't expect so much before, but after the commander said this, I actually felt like I was sudden." If you have the right strategy, you can get a tenfold return with a little effort, but the risk can be minimized. ”

Wang Yue was relieved: "That's what it means, it means that you have grown a lot." ”

Li Zixiong is two years older than him, and he speaks in the tone of an elder, which looks quite unharmonious, but Li Zixiong and the others feel that it should be taken for granted. After working together for so long, they both feel that they have learned a lot from Wang Yue.

Most of these people are seventeen or eighteen years old, which is the fastest time to accept new things and ideas. Wang Yue's talent from time to time made them all admire, so they had long ignored his age.

While chatting, instructor Zhu Youxue hurriedly came with a piece of paper and saluted Wang Yuelizheng: "Report to the commander, call from the starting point city." ”

Wang Yue said: "Read." ”

Zhu Youxue slurred: "This, that." ”

"How did you Zhu Youxue learn from your mother-in-law?" Wang Yue snatched the message.

Wang Yue looked at it, it turned out to be Zhang Ziyun's call, and the content of the message was: "You dead ghost, it's almost the New Year, don't come back soon!" ”

Wang Yue couldn't help but smile, as if he saw Zhang Ziyun's puffing face, no wonder Zhu Youxue didn't dare to read it.

It's been more than half a month since I thought about it, and it's almost the New Year, this is the first year of the starting point city, and it's also the first year after the wedding, so we must pay attention to it.

"Call back, I'll be back in ten days." Wang Yue said.

After several days of preparation and personnel arrangements for the merchant hall, Wang Yue left several staff members of the trading company and a squad of troops to protect him, and also left a certain reserve of weapons and ammunition, so he led the fleet to set off for Tianjin.

The Merchant House's other auxiliaries will be recruited locally, and with telegraph planes liaising with the Origin City and the Navy, they are not alone. In the event of an emergency, the Tiance Navy could rush to Pinggu within seventy-two hours.

Wang Yue has always considered the safety of his subordinates very carefully, which is one of the reasons why everyone is willing to follow him.

He had been thinking about stationing a fleet in Hirado for a while, and he had the basis for the cooperation of the Hirado Domain, which was not a problem, not to mention that his warship did not look like a warship in the eyes of the people of this time and space.

In fact, Nagasaki was more suitable as a military port, and the future Sasebo naval base was located there, depending on whether Matsuura Kushin was able to do it. If he wants to expand his territory, the Nagasaki domain will bear the brunt, and thinking of this, the corners of Wang Yue's mouth curled.

Not long after the fleet left the port, Wei Xiaoliang came to report: "Report to the commander, we have found the enemy's situation, there are six sailing ships in front of us that are inserting into our route, it should be."

Wang Yue sighed, and asked while holding the telescope to observe, "Are there only six ships?" ”

It was already more than forty kilometers away from the port of Hirado, and it was Wang Yue who deliberately slowed down the fleet in order to understand how the Zheng family reacted. If it had been according to the speed of the maritime surveillance ship, it would have disappeared long ago.

Wei Xiaoliang said: "There are ships on both wings and in the rear, and it is estimated that there are more than 30 ships. ”

At this time, Li Zixiong came down from the upper gangway and said: "The number of enemy ships has been confirmed, a total of forty-six, three of the 800 materials, fifteen of the 400 materials, and the others are small boats. ”

Wang Yue exclaimed: "The Zheng family is indeed strong, and it is estimated that the number of ships is at least a thousand people, and this is a Japanese country." ”

Wei Xiaoliang said contemptuously: "It's just a small boat, it's really overwhelming." ”

Wang Yue said while observing with a telescope: "Don't underestimate these boats, there are too many ants to bite the elephant." ”

The Battle of Liuluo Bay was Zheng Zhilong's battle against a dozen Galen with hundreds of small warships.

I saw that the six enemy ships in front of me, about 400 materials, were about to be inserted into the front of the fleet, and on the left and right sides and in the rear, large and small enemy ships were also outflanked.

Seeing this scene, Wang Yue called Zhang Han over and asked, "Lao Zhang, these should be the Zheng family's ships, right?" Why didn't you hang the Zheng family's flag? ”

Zhang Han swallowed his dry throat, suppressed his fear of the imminent naval battle, and said: "The Zheng family usually does business and transports goods, and when they are doing business, they will hang their own order flags, and if they rob business travelers, they will pretend to be pirates and pirates, and then hang up the pirate flags. ”

Li Zixiong next to him suddenly said: "Hang the flag, they are all hanging the flag." ”

Wang Yue picked up the binoculars again to observe, and saw that all the enemy ships were raising their flags, and he stuffed the binoculars to Zhang Han and said, "Is it this kind of pirate flag?" ”

After staying in the Tiance Army Navy for so long, the telescope is no stranger to Zhang Han. He trembled and took the binoculars and looked at it, "Yes, it's the pirate flag, this is the Hachiman Great Bodhisattva flag, and only the Japanese use this flag." ”

(Thanks to the book friend for the reward)