"Found it!"

"What was found?"

In the daily communication between Zheng Zhilong and Colonel Lincoln, Zheng Zhilong, who came in high spirits, was almost stunned by Colonel Lincoln's careless words.

"Oh, is that the thing?"

Fortunately, Colonel Lincoln quickly remembered it again and raised his spirit to ask Zheng Zhilong.

"Yes!"

"Where?"

"Their coalition forces are stationed in the waters of Weigu Island, dozens of miles north of Ambon Island, because of the remoteness of the terrain and deviate from the shipping course, but it took me a lot of effort to find out the exact news."

"Is the source reliable?"

"Reliable! The person who told me the news was an old friend who used to do private work in the area of Weigu Island, and this time because of the secret relationship between several of their combined fleets, the entire sea area of Weigu Island was blocked. ”

Zheng Zhilong's categorical appearance made Colonel Lincoln no longer question the source of this wide news, but then Zheng Zhilong told him another piece of news, which made Colonel Lincoln's face a little ugly.

"However, my buddy also told me that the warships parked in the deep-sea port of Weigu Island, in addition to the fleets of the big and small Francoman, there are also British and French warships, it seems that the people they secretly unite are not as simple as the big and small Francoman!"

Zheng Zhilong replaced the source of information he obtained from Hongmen's guards with an old friend who was unwarranted, and the level of detail of the information made his heart even more awe of Hongmen. He has been operating in the Indonesian archipelago for a short time, and he can be said to be a half-headed snake, but in terms of collecting a lot of important information, it is not as good as Hongmen, whose center of gravity has never been in the Indonesian archipelago, which makes Zheng Zhilong, who has always been haunted by the hatred of the past, can't help but begin to self-examine the defects of his own power in his heart, and secretly rejoice in the easing of relations with Hongmen now.

"What are we going to do next?"

Zheng Zhilong continued to make an inquiring gesture at this time, as if he was really a subordinate of the Dutch Kingdom, and asked Lincoln for instructions.

"Can you find out what they're up to?"

Colonel Lincoln's face was gloomy, he had already sensed the difficulty of the matter, and the sudden union of several European colonists behind their backs and the rejection of their Dutch people meant that, though one could not fully guess it, revealed a lot of bad flavors.

"How can I have that ability, you Europeans are not wary of us Han and natives, the more confidential the matter, the less likely it is that we Orientals can participate."

In response to Lincoln's inquiry, Zheng Zhilong occasionally did not hesitate to speak according to his temperament, and he was not a little sarcastic about the style of these white people, so that Lincoln could understand a little bit of truth, although he was a lackey of the Dutch people, he could be regarded as half a colleague as far as Lincoln was concerned, and he should not really treat bean bags as dry food.

"Uh......"

Lincoln raised his head and glanced directly at Zheng Zhilong a few times, but Zheng Zhilong suddenly began to ease the atmosphere with a haha: "Hahaha, jokes, jokes!" ”

It seems like a joke, but Lincoln and Zheng Zhilong know each other, and the previous words were meant for him Lincoln. "Then did your old friend tell you how many warships are gathered on this Weigu Island now?"

"Oh, he's really said this, but this kind of news itself is very valuable, for the sake of these news, I didn't spend less money to call that friend, Colonel Lincoln, you see, can you help me report these expenses?"

Zheng Zhilong knew that many times if he was too active, it would arouse the suspicion of the target, so in terms of key news, he began to take advantage of the situation shown by his gang and his original style.

"Don't worry, as long as the information is accurate, I will report you for the expenses you have paid for this, and I will add another amount of money, which can be regarded as a reward for you!"

Lincoln Young's expression of disgust flashed, he had always hated Zheng Zhilong, a parasite parasitic in their ocean trade industry, if it weren't for the fact that these pirates had been looting and plundering the ocean trade, they Dutch people would have been able to create more value through ocean trade and bring more wealth to the country.

However, Lincoln also knew that if it were not for the pirate gang like Zheng Zhilong to be used by their Dutch people, the Indonesian archipelago would not be dominated by their Dutch colonial government and stronger than other European powers.

"Oh, then I'll thank you right here!"

Zheng Zhilong had a happy expression of acceptance, and completely brought to life the image of a helper who only puts interests first.

"By the time my friend escaped from the island, the island's only deep-sea port was already home to seventeen Western ships, most of them were large and small Franc man-man warships, and a small number were British and French warships."

“……”

"Requisition all the warships that you can use from the Wyvern Gang, and wait for me to go back and ask His Excellency the Governor for instructions, and then tell you about the next move!"

After listening to Zheng Zhilong's more detailed information report, Lincoln pondered for a long time and then arranged the next task for Zheng Zhilong.

“…… Or I'll go back with you and meet Your Excellency the Governor." ”

Zheng Zhilong still hasn't forgotten his position, although he has always hoped that things will develop in the current direction, but he can't be too obedient at night, and seems to be inquiring, but in fact he firmly proposed his decision to Lincoln: "Anyway, to gather the fleet, we also need to go back to Batavia to resupply." ”

“……”

Colonel Lincoln glanced at Zheng Zhilong deeply, and then nodded in agreement: "It's okay, let's go back together." ”

After returning to Batavia, Zheng Zhilong not only ordered his subordinates to go forward to rectify the gang, and then followed Colonel Lincoln non-stop to approach the company's Colonial Governor's Mansion in Batavia, the Netherlands, and meet Governor Dandel.

“…… Is your information reliable? ”

Governor Dandell, after listening to Zheng Zhilong's report, the look on his face was not much more than that of Colonel Lincoln before, and he also asked very solemnly.

"My subordinates dare to guarantee with the head of the item, what my old buddy said will not be wrong!"

In the face of Governor Dandel, Zheng Zhilong was a little restrained, at least he was very loyal in his posture, even if he was lined up to vouch for this news.

"Colonel Lincoln, what do you think we should do next?"

(End of chapter)