Chapter 240: Zheng Zhilong's Vision
PS: Thank you to the Grandmaster for the thousand rewards of "Mu Zhiqi's good name".
"What are you asking for, do you think you didn't lose enough people last time?" Seeing his son so excited, Zheng Zhilong said angrily.
Zheng Sen's face turned red all of a sudden, and he said angrily: "Dad, victory and defeat are common things in soldiers. I lost once, but that doesn't mean I'll lose all the time.
This time the British reinforcements have arrived, 40,000 British soldiers, plus our people, why can't they take a Hangzhou city? β
"Yes, General Zheng, what the Major General said is very reasonable. This is a great opportunity, and our British Empire is here to help you avenge your last revenge! David also lost no time in interjecting beside him.
"Mr. David, can you go out for a while, I'm going to say a few words to my son alone." Zheng Zhilong glanced at David Dao unhappily.
He knew that the Englishman must have passed the news to his son, and he was very unhappy in his heart.
David shrugged, got up and left the room.
As soon as David left, Zheng Zhilong scolded Zheng Sen: "What are you kid fooling around, don't you have a long memory of eating such a big loss last time?" Aren't there enough people dying? If it weren't for your grandmother's pity for you last time, you wouldn't have been standing in front of me with your life! Go back, get out of here! Don't mess around with these red-haired devils in the future. β
Zheng Sen's face was blue and white when he was scolded by Lao Tzu, and his face was extremely ugly.
Last time, he was defeated under the hands of the Qin army, and the 3,000 musketeers he personally trained were all wiped out, not to mention that the Qin army followed behind the ass and robbed the granary of Fu'an Town, and easily returned the 5,000 defenders.
Then the Qin army also ran to the city of Jianning and tricked him out and captured him alive with the method of agitation, which was used to threaten the defenders of Jianning City.
If it weren't for the fact that the old lady of their family felt sorry for her grandson and finally agreed to redeem him with five million taels of silver, he, the young general, would really not be able to say anything about the end now.
In the end, when Qin Jun went back, he also robbed thousands of their military horses by the way, which made his father vomit blood in distress.
Everyone can see that this series of events of the Qin army is to retaliate for his last attack on Wenzhou.
After the last defeat, he was scolded by his own Lao Tzu, and his reputation within the Zheng family army plummeted.
Many people saw him with a look of disdain hidden under respect, and some of the elders of the Zheng family showed it even more obviously, snorting when they saw him, and sneered, that kind of disdain was simply beyond words.
For the sake of shame, he joined the British mercenaries in the past few months to train and study desperately, just to be able to have the ability to avenge the last arrow.
"Dad, haven't you ever failed in your life? Have you always had a smooth ride? Although we lost last time, it didn't hurt the vitality of our Zheng family. Could it be that just because we lost once, our Zheng family will be afraid of him? I'm not convinced! Zheng Sen shouted with a stiff neck.
"You know what! Is it easy for me to save this little family business? What do you think the British guys have good intentions? They just want to borrow us to get involved in the Zhongzhou Continent, and they want to take advantage of the fact that the Zhongzhou Continent has not yet been reunified! You, my son, have been crisscrossing the sea for so many years, and I still don't understand what an Englishman is? Zheng Zhilong was so angry with his son that his nose was about to smoke.
Zheng Sen didn't speak, and continued to stalk his neck.
"You know a day to fight, who do you think you are? For example, the general trend is already clear today, Li Zicheng is about to finish, and Zhang Xianzhong does not dare to rise in Shuzhou. Do you think we can still deal with that Jiangchuan? Although we look majestic in this southeast region, most of our strength is at sea. But our foundation is in Fuzhou, on the land. The Qin army is powerful, the firearms are sharp, and even the British were beaten back last time, and the British are still counting on the British? I really don't know what you're putting in your head? β
After being scolded by Lao Tzu, Zheng Sen seemed to come back to his senses a little and began to show a thoughtful and surprised look.
He had always felt that his father was a bit stubborn, not enterprising, and only wanted to live in a corner.
But now it seems that he underestimated his father.
His eyes are bright!
"Dad, I know that the British can't afford to be early, but if they can use us, we can also use them. Hangzhou now has only more than 10,000 defenders, and the British now have 40,000 horses, so when the time comes, let them take the lead and fight with the Qin army to defeat both sides, and then let's take advantage of the fishermen, isn't it very good? Zheng Sen still didn't give up and continued to persuade.
"Hmph, I think you're getting stupid. You look like this, how can Lao Tzu rest assured that he will hand over this business to you in the future? If you let the British take the lead, will the British listen to you? What do you think David is here for, he just wants our people to take the lead as cannon fodder!
Besides, don't think that everyone else is as naΓ―ve as you are. Do you think that Jiangchuan can sweep the world from Liaodong in less than two years, and you can't see the importance of Hangzhou? Will he only put more than 10,000 people in Hangzhou? Maybe he's quietly sent reinforcements by now, ready to pack us up! β
Zheng Zhilong scolded as if he hated iron but not steel.
"Wouldn't it? Didn't our spies keep an eye on that side all the time? Zheng Sen looked incredulous.
"What wouldn't? I don't know how many of the spies we sent were missing, and even if a few of them came back by luck, they either didn't find any news, or they were injured. Qin Jun operated near Hangzhou as airtight as an iron barrel! Why they did it, apparently hiding something. I can't think of anything else to cover up this disguise except reinforcements! β
Zheng Zhilong's voice lowered, and his demeanor became solemn.
"In other words, we don't have any exact information to prove that the Qin army already has reinforcements? Now that Gangcheon is using troops everywhere and garrisoning Gyeonggi, I don't believe he still has the extra troops to come south to fight us? Besides, we can use the tactics of sea and land cooperation, attacking in two directions, so that he can take care of himself. Once we take Hangzhou, we can take the opportunity to attack Jiangnan, and then Jiangchuan will definitely let Di Qing wave his army back to save himself, and then Li Zicheng will have a chance to breathe, and we can contain the Qin army in the back, and the Qin army will definitely be in chaos at that time, and we can take the opportunity to expand our strength. β
Zheng Sen analyzed with confidence, and the more he spoke, the more excited he became, and the more firm his tone became.
His mind is now full of revenge, all about proving himself again.
Therefore, the risk trend in the eyes of those fathers in the mind is automatically narrowed or selectively ignored, and blindly expands their so-called opportunities.
Zheng Zhilong looked at his son who was excited and talking, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
This son is still a little happy, young and vigorous.