Fang Yuan had been staring at the big map on the wall for more than half an hour, and the tea that Xu Ru brought was already cold, so he asked the maid to change another cup, but Fang Yuan still thought about it and didn't say a word.

Shi Lang didn't bother his thoughts, the capture of Taiwan is indeed difficult in Shi Lang's view, and it must be cautious and cautious, once the army is defeated and the sailors are hit hard, and then pacify Taiwan, it will have to wait until the Year of the Monkey.

Fang Yuanshen suddenly said, "Old Five, apart from the southern route of Kinmen and Penghu, what other route is there to attack Taiwan?" ”

Shi Lang stepped forward and pointed to the map and said, "There is also the northern line, which lands from Jilong Harbor." Taipei's defense line is mainly the chicken coop and the two cities of Tamsui Hongmaocheng, which are also the military fortresses of the Francos stationed in Taipei. ”

The so-called chicken coop city is now Keelung, Taiwan. The first to build chicken coops and freshwater cities were not Dutch, but Spaniards. The Spaniards withdrew from the island after losing their battle for Taiwan with the Dutch.

Shi Lang knew his thoughts, perhaps he wanted to bypass Tainan, which was heavily guarded by the Zheng army, and landed from Taipei, so he said, "Taiwan's terrain is mountainous and plains, and most of the fertile plains are in Tainan, so the military and political center of gravity is in Tainan." Taipei is mountainous, and even if you capture Taipei, you have to cross the mountains of Taichung to advance south, where a large group of uncivilized aborigines live. Those people are hairy and blood-drinking, ignorant of etiquette and righteousness, and cannot be educated at all. Rash entry into their territory may lead to a large-scale war and conflict. ”

Fang Yuan looked at the map of Taiwan and knew that in an agricultural society, the most valuable land in Taiwan was the Tainan Plain and the Pingtung Plain in Tainan, while Taipei obviously had too little arable land and had little strategic value.

As for Taitung and Taichung, they are all indigenous territories, and there are at least dozens of indigenous ethnic groups. Among these aborigines, there are Amei, Paiwan, Atayal, Bunon, Lukai and other ethnic groups, and they have a unified title, that is, the Gaoshan tribe. It is impossible to count the number of Gaoshan people entrenched in Taichung and Taitung, but it is estimated that there are at least 300,000 or 400,000 people.

These aborigines not only hated the Han Chinese who had encroached on their plains, but also attacked each other in order to grab the territory of fishing and hunting, and like the She people, they were extremely good at mountain warfare. In the Taiwanese movie "Saidek Bale", there is a clear display of the daily living conditions of these aborigines.

Therefore, the Dutch occupied Tainan, and the Spaniards who occupied Taipei only built chicken coops and Tamsui cities along the coast, and only dealt with the local Han people and merchants, and did not go deep into the hinterland of Taichung and Taitung, and had any intersection with these aborigines.

The reason why Zheng Sen did not deploy heavy troops in Taipei and Taichung was also because he used this group of uncivilized aboriginal territories as a natural line of defense. Even if Fang Yuan occupied Taipei, he could not cross the territory of the aborigines of Taichung and Taitung. If you really want to forcibly invade, you will inevitably get along with those aborigines first, and the army will be wasted in vain.

Fang Yuan said slowly, "Old Five, our troops are divided into two routes, you start from Zhenhaiwei, don't fight Jinmen, only fight Penghu, and annihilate the Zheng Army's naval division; I, Shi Fu, and Naji led the army to land from the chicken coop and moved south from Taichung. At that time, we will advance by water and attack the two cities of Tainan Zheng Sen's Taiwan and Chichi. ”

Shi Lang heard that he actually wanted to go to Taipei, Taichung, and cross the territory of the aborigines, and waved his hand again and again and said, "Boss, this is too risky, there are many mountains over there, and the aborigines are a group of undomesticated savages, it is too dangerous, the boss's daughter, ten thousand gold, there is no need to go to the danger in person!" ”

His concern was undoubted, but if he went south from Taipei, he could get past Zheng Sen's heavily guarded defense line and go straight to Taiwan City, the military and political center of the Zheng clan in Taiwan. To deal with Zheng Sen, an excellent military general, it is necessary to surprise him and catch him off guard, so as to quickly end this campaign to attack Taiwan.

Fang Yuan patted him on the shoulder and said solemnly, "Although those aborigines don't practice the royal way, they are not irrational beasts, so they don't need to be too demonized. Although their hatred of the Han people has elements of being brave and ruthless, on the whole, it is still because the Han people oppress and despise them! As long as the Han people and aborigines on the island can be treated fairly and equally, what reason do they have to give Zheng Sen their lives and fight to the death with our army? ”

"If these aborigines really don't want to submit to the royal road, I also have 10,000 mountain special battalions that are good at mountain warfare, and they have an absolute advantage in equipment and quantity. Coupled with the fact that the aborigines could not unite as one, they could easily defeat these aborigines even if they fought head-on. ”

Since he insisted on going to Taipei to land, Shi Lang had nothing to say, so he could only tell him again and again, be careful, and not go to the mountains to fight the aborigines in person, so as not to fall into an ambush.

Fang Yuan added, "In order to prevent the Guangdong smuggling syndicate from taking risks, we will use the strategy of divide and conquer to drive a wedge between them and the Franco. I still have some friendship with the Francophone Chamber of Commerce, Lao Wu, you first lead the artillery carrier formation to Quanzhou with me to negotiate with the Francophone Chamber of Commerce. A month later, on the fifth day of the twelfth month, we marched to Taipei and Tainan from the north and south in two ways, and we must take Zheng Sen in one battle and completely relieve this great trouble! ”

Fang Yuan's military order has been issued, and even the date of sending troops has been agreed, Shi Lang can only choose to carry it out, and suddenly received the order, "Boss, then I will go to the military camp immediately, and order the brothers of the sailor to prepare to go north to Quanzhou Port immediately." ”

It was getting late, Xu Ru arranged for Fang Yuan to live in a remote and quiet backyard, and wanted to arrange two good-looking maids to sleep with Fang Yuan, but Fang Yuan refused. He hurried for days, rushed from Nanzhili to Zhenhaiwei, and rushed back to Quanzhou Port tomorrow, he was already exhausted, he just wanted to lie down and sleep comfortably, where did he have the energy to toss with women?

At night, Fang Yuan suddenly woke up in a deep sleep, and a warm body got into his bed, and his nose was full of fragrant body fragrance, obviously a woman.

Fang Yuan'er touched the woman's skin with his hand, and he was naked, wearing only a small main waist.

His first reaction was that Xu Ru sent a woman to sleep, wanting to take the opportunity to take the position, got up in shock, turned over in the dark and pressed the woman under him, his hands and feet were firmly controlled, and he shouted in a deep voice, "Who? ”

Xu Ru's familiar voice sounded gently, "Donkey, it's me!" ”

Fang Yuan's surprise was even worse than before, if it was just a woman who wanted to sleep for him and climb the dragon and the phoenix, it would be enough. It was Shi Lang's wife who went to bed, so it was a big game. If Shi Lang knew, he would really be speechless, and he wouldn't be able to wash it away by jumping into the Yellow River.

Fang Yuan immediately let go of Xu Ru, turned over and sat on the bed, and didn't dare to attract others too loudly, and scolded in a low voice in the night, "Little bug, are you crazy?!" If Shi Lang knew, then what else would he get? ”

Xu Ru threw herself into his arms again and said softly, "He went to the Sailor Barracks, and he won't come back tonight." ”

She suddenly made such a shocking scandal, Fang Yuan was angry and hateful, pushed her away heavily, got up suddenly, pulled out his pocket saber and wanted to slash her. But knowing that if this knife is really cut, the gap between him and Shi Lang will be difficult to bridge. treats Xu Ru with kind words and persuasion, so that she will die and stop doing such stupid things.

Fang Yuan slowly withdrew his saber, moved a chair and sat on the edge of the bed, stared at Xu Ru, who was almost naked, and patiently persuaded, "Little worm, now that you are Mrs. Shi, you should keep the woman's way and stop doing ridiculous things." ”

Xu Ru knelt naked on the bed and whimpered softly, "When I saw the horse, I fell in love with it, isn't it just a princess?" I just want to serve the concubine with the princess, but the concubine has to marry me to Shi Lang, and I can't forget the concubine in my heart. I don't have any other thoughts, I just want to be happy. ”

In the face of her infatuation, Fang Yuan was neither inconvenient nor angry, so he could only continue to persuade with kind words, "Little worm, if you are really for my good, you should leave immediately." When you went to the Zhoushan base alone to persuade Shi Lang, you are also a woman who knows the righteousness, so you should know that one step further is the abyss, not only you and me, but also Shi Lang's abyss. ”

Xu Ru was still crying, Fang Yuan reached out to wipe her tears, and said in a deep voice, "Little worm, no matter what grievances you have, the wood is already in the boat and cannot be changed." When you and Shi Lang return to Jiangnan, I will compensate you twice. ”

Xu Ru stared at him for a moment and shook his head, "Donkey, I listen to you for everything, but I don't want your compensation. I only have one request, can the colt dress me? ”

Fang Yuan picked up the shirts and short skirts scattered on the ground and put them on for her one by one. His eyes and fingertips kept falling on her white, tender and plump delicate body, but he still endured his cranky thoughts and dressed her neatly.

Xu Ru threw herself into his arms, hugged him gently, took a few steps back, and turned around to leave the room.