In the past, pirates had not gone ashore, including when he was a pirate, he had all gone ashore to plunder. Of course, he was more clever in his work, robbing the rich and helping the poor, and for those poor fishermen along the coast, he not only did not rob, but gave help, so he gained a good reputation and many eyeliner.

At that time, he felt that the officers and soldiers on the shore were actually just the same thing, fighting whoever was more desperate and who was more courageous, and the side with weak momentum was to scatter birds and beasts. Even if Zheng Zhilong later became a coastal defense guerrilla and was a colleague with those generals on the shore, he didn't take those soldiers on the shore seriously, because they were still the same.

Although he went to the north once and experienced several major wars. However, he was the commander of the naval division, only responsible for transporting personnel and supplies, and did not go ashore to experience a real war, so although he thought that the officers and troops would be more powerful, he was not too impressed.

Today, however, he witnessed a massacre of pirates by the officers and soldiers on the shore. The number of officers and soldiers was actually smaller than that of pirates, but the war was a one-sided massacre. When he saw the soldiers coming out in formation, the spear arrays of the forest approaching in unison, the arrows like rain blocking the sun, and the continuous sound of arquebuses, in the face of all this, the large number of pirates did not have the slightest desire to fight at all.

Zheng Zhilong secretly made a comparison in his heart, if it was his own hands to deal with all this, he reluctantly found that the final outcome would not be unexpected. It was only at this time that he believed that during the Jiajing period, the massacre of the Japanese by the Qi family army was absolutely true. Now that I think about it, I used to think that Qi Jiajun's confrontation with the Japanese was often a matter of zero deaths, which was an exaggeration by others, which was really naïve.

It was only at this moment that Zheng Zhilong believed that the pirates looked powerful, but once the court became serious, there would definitely be no gains, and the final outcome would be just like what we saw today. Thinking about the past, many pirates, including themselves, claimed hegemony on the southeast coast and ignored the government, in fact, they were really arrogant and frogs at the bottom of the well. In fact, the imperial court didn't go all out to deal with it, and it just didn't care about the sea!

Liu Guoneng's army is not a strong army in the north, but it is so easy to deal with pirates who come ashore. Originally, Zheng Zhilong thought that it was really difficult to exterminate the pirates, but after the intervention of the East Factory and the full support of the Governor's Mansion, it became so easy. Liu Xiang and the pirates have long been calculated without knowing it.

In fact, it is also true, can any power on the sea be greater than the imperial court? A giant like the Imperial Court really has to deal with pirates with all his heart, but in fact, it is not much different from crushing an ant. If there is a difference, it is just how fast or slow the ants are crushed.

Zheng Zhilong was looking at Taiping Port blankly, thinking about things in his heart, when he heard Sun Chuanting's cold voice sound: "Pass the order and lift martial law!" ”

"Lord Zhongcheng, the battlefield has not been cleaned yet, so martial law will be lifted......" Liu Guoneng heard this and hurriedly reminded.

Zheng Zhilong listened, turned his head to look at Sun Chuanting, and agreed in his heart, this has just been the end of the fight, and he hasn't had time to clean it up, and the mountains of corpses and blood will scare people to death......

As soon as he thought of this, he suddenly came back to his senses, and immediately understood what Sun Chuanting meant: Aren't pirates rampant, let the people and merchants come to see, rampant pirates, in front of the imperial army, are not worth mentioning at all, the imperial court has the ability to defeat pirates and protect them!

Sure enough, I heard Sun Chuanting explain to his henchmen: "Let them all come and see, this official will not only collect taxes!" ”

Liu Guoneng was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then he also understood, so he immediately obeyed the order.

So, on the side of Taiping Port, the martial law that began yesterday was lifted, and some bold people, of course, mainly those who were maritime merchants, came out with apprehension, fear, curiosity, uneasiness, and so on after hearing the sound of shouting and killing, artillery fire, crying fathers and mothers, and so on.

Even sea heroes like Zheng Zhilong were shocked, so we can see what kind of situation these people will be like when they see the corpses on the shore and the sea of blood. According to later statistics, the meat business of the restaurant in Taiping Port fell to the lowest point in history. It is said that the sea water in Taiping Harbor has been red for many days, and even the fierce beasts in the sea have been ushered in. Sun Chuanting's nickname for the cold-faced king of Hades has become even louder, to the extent that it can stop children from crying.

But at this moment, Zheng Zhilong heard Sun Chuanting say something he didn't expect, so he heard Sun Chuanting say coldly: "Send a notice to recruit pirates, as long as the pirates go ashore and surrender, except for those who have committed the most heinous crimes, the court will pardon them, so that they will atone for their sins!" ”

"Lord Zhongcheng, now is the ...... to exterminate the pirates in one go"

A staff member beside Sun Chuanting hurriedly reminded him, but before he finished speaking, he was swept away by Sun Chuanting's cold eyes and closed his mouth.

Or Sun Chuanting was in a good mood, and he even explained: "The emperor has decreed that in the future, the Ming Dynasty will use these people who are familiar with maritime affairs, and it is a pity to kill them." ”

As soon as Zheng Zhilong heard this, the face of the young emperor immediately appeared in his mind, recalling that when he was in the Jinluan Palace, the emperor had said those words to himself, the Ming Dynasty would definitely dominate the sea and exalt his prestige in a foreign land. Xiyi can come to my Daming, can't I go to Xiyi!

He was thinking about it, but he saw Sun Chuanting turn his head to look at him, and coldly ordered: "There are many pirates who have fled in this war, and there will be those who are unwilling to lose and disobey the king. Since Xiyi is involved, the official will also give you a grace period, and as soon as the Denglai sailor arrives, the official will ask for the heads of Liu Xiang, Hongyi and other pirates! ”

When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly responded.

As early as a month ago, the Denglai sailors had gathered to the south at the behest of the emperor. Although the number of warships is not as large as that of the Fujian Naval Division, if the two naval divisions are combined, even if they lose a lot of warships today, they will have enough strength to exterminate the pirates.

The only thing to worry about at present is that, as Zhongcheng said, the next time is the time for big trouble. The sea is boundless, and if pirates are scattered and plundered, it is really difficult to catch! I hope Zhongcheng's recruitment order can be useful!

The sun rose overhead, the weather was hot, and the soldiers of Taiping Port finally began to clean up the battlefield under the watchful eyes of the people who were watching and vomiting. At the same time, on the endless sea, the Dutch governor of Taiwan, Putmans, finally put his mind at ease. There are no pursuers behind, and it is already safe. After another count, he found that his fleet was missing two bows, and he didn't know whether the battle was lost or scattered.

Looking back at the direction of Taiping Port and thinking about the dramatic experience, he couldn't help but feel depressed.