Seeing that no one spoke, Zheng Zhilong took a long breath and said slowly: "You should all know more or less about the situation in this world. The Manchu Tartars are over, and Li Zicheng's side is almost over. Zhang Xianzhong hid in Shuzhou and didn't come out, and sooner or later it would be an end. ”

Speaking of this, he paused and sighed, and then said, "Now, the court has set his sights on us." You probably all know a little bit about the strength of the official army. Not to mention us, even the British, who had all the new muskets and artillery, were beaten to the ground and defeated. ”

Speaking of this, he glanced at the crowd, all of them looked at him with solemn faces, and then continued: "I'll say something today that you don't know. The big guys all know that the British sent reinforcements over again this time, but do you know that two days ago, the British secretly sent troops behind our backs to attack Wenzhou City, but the result was that stealing chickens and rice did not succeed, and the sneak attack failed, and their more than 20,000 people were wiped out, and even the British leader, that David, is missing, and it is very likely that he has been captured by the official army. Let's talk about it, if we want to fight with the officers and soldiers, how should we fight this battle? ”

Although Zheng Zhilong is not very clear about the specific situation of the defeat of the British army, some things can be deduced.

The result of his guess is basically the truth.

When everyone heard that the British had 40,000 soldiers, half of them were broken in a silent voice, and even David might have fallen into the hands of the officers and soldiers, and everyone gasped, and everyone was shocked.

How sharp the muskets and artillery of the British were, they had basically seen it with their own eyes.

When I first saw the scene of the British firing a volley, everyone here was amazed and amazed.

At that time, many people were still arguing, no wonder the British were able to expand everywhere, and no one could stop them with these muskets and artillery in their hands.

But at the moment, it seems that the British are still not strong enough, and all the 20,000 troops were folded in the hands of the official army, so how strong should the official army be?

At this time, someone questioned: "Boss Zheng, is this news true?" Isn't there only more than 10,000 officers and troops in Hangzhou, and how many people can be divided to resist the British in Wenzhou City? At best, half and five thousand people were divided. The British are 20,000 people, all of them are muskets and artillery, why did the officers and soldiers kill the 20,000 British? It's a bit mysterious, isn't it? Could it be that you, Boss Zheng, are a little scared, so he deliberately exaggerates the strength of the official army? ”

Listening to the yin and yang of the person who spoke, Zheng Zhilong's face suddenly became gloomy.

This guy is one of the strongest leaders under him, and he used to be a pirate, but he was defeated by Zheng Zhilong and took refuge in him.

But this person has always been a little unconvinced, thinking that Zheng Zhilong won him by surprise attacks, so he often does not cooperate with Zheng Zhilong, and makes small actions from time to time to disgust him.

Zheng Zhilong has not moved him easily, because this person is not only strong, but also very alert, and almost does not give Zheng Zhilong a chance to clean him up alone, so he has lived until now.

The man's words caused a murmur of chatter, and some of them had suspicious looks on their faces.

"Pi Laosan, you don't fucking fart here! The official army captured the small city of Fu'an last time, and you don't know about the robbery of the military horse farm? Last time, David was beaten by the officers and soldiers near Jinling with 10,000 people, and his nose and face were swollen, don't you know? If the strength of the official army is not strong, can fight all the way from Liaodong to the southeast, Dolgon, which one of Li Zicheng is not a character, and which one is not ten times stronger than you? Wang Zhi's such a powerful role has been cleaned up by the official army, just what the hell are you capable of? If you let your mother's stinky fart go again, be careful that Lao Tzu is not kind to you! ”

Before Zheng Zhilong could speak, a tall man below stood up and pointed at Pi Laosan's nose and scolded, and the scolded Pi Laosan's face was blue and white for a while.

This man is called Xiong Tie, originally a person from Liaodong, because he killed someone, he ran all the way to the southeast, and met Zheng Zhilong when he was bullied.

Zheng Zhilong saw that he was good, so he rescued him and asked him to follow him to do things.

As his name suggests, Xiong Tieren is burly and sturdy like a black bear, and every time he jumps to fight, he takes the lead, and the enemies he fights run away when they see him.

The key is that Xiong Tie is not only powerful, but also has a clear mind. followed Zheng Zhilong wholeheartedly, and did things in a coarse and meticulous manner, so Zheng Zhilong also appreciated him, and slowly handed him some power.

Xiong Tie did not live up to Zheng Zhilong's trust, grew up quickly, and finally became one of Zheng Zhilong's most trusted henchmen.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are struggles. Zheng Zhilong's subordinates come from different ways, and the phenomenon is even more serious.

Pi Laosan can be said to be the leader of the opposition, so Xiong Tie is the vanguard of the royalists. Every time, he will have a hard top with Pi Laosan, and Pi Laosan has no temper.

"Xiong Heizi, you clean your mouth for Lao Tzu, don't think that if Boss Zheng protects you, you can kick your nose in the face. If you provoke me, uncle, I will be destroyed for you sooner or later. Pi Laosan was not to be outdone, and scolded back with wide eyes.

"Come on, come on, you kill one and try it, Lao Tzu just blinks his eyes, Lao Tzu has your surname!" Xiong Tie's eyes widened, and he suddenly stepped forward, ripped open the placket of his clothes, revealing his thick chest hair, and shouted loudly.

Pi Laosan was about to scold again, but when he heard Zheng Zhilong slap the table, the pear blossom wood table was slapped lightly.

yelled: "Shut up Lao Tzu, let you come here for deliberation, not for quarreling and spilling, if anyone is still capable, get out of here!" ”

Zheng Zhilong looked at the image of a rich man on weekdays, and he smiled when he spoke to people. But at this time, when they were furious, everyone remembered that this was a real murderous and ruthless master, and the kung fu in his hands was really not weak.

Xiong Tie glared at Pi Laosan fiercely and sat back in his seat.

Pi Laosan also snorted coldly and sat back.

Xiong Tie knows Zheng Zhilong, the boss, and he will definitely not let Pi Laosan have a good time.

Sure enough, when it calmed down again, Zheng Zhilong's eyes turned to Pi Laosan, and said in a deep voice: "Third brother, what you said is also reasonable, this official army may not be that strong, these news may be released by the official army to deliberately bluff people." However, the official army now occupies Jianning, and my mother and the third child of my family have fallen into the hands of the official army, and this revenge cannot be avenged. I'm looking for you today to discuss how to fight, third brother, what are your ideas? ”

Zheng Zhilong has always called Pi Laosan the third brother, which can be said to be a careful trick for him.

Pi Laosan snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "How else can you fight, the soldiers will cover the water and the earth." Although David is gone, there are still more than 20,000 British soldiers, give them some benefits, and let them help us take the lead. These British soldiers now have no boss and can only rely on us. ”

Zheng Zhilong pretended to be silent for a while and then nodded and said, "What the third brother said is right, we can't do without the strength of the British. In this case, I asked the third brother to contact the British and ask them to send troops with us to recapture Jianning City. When the deed was done, five million taels of silver thanked them. ”

When everyone heard this, they were all shocked, but they didn't expect Boss Zheng to be willing to ask the British for help at such a big price, which shows that they are eager for revenge.

Zheng Zhilong waved his hand and said, "Butler, take it." ”

The housekeeper behind him hurriedly sent a pile of things to Zheng Zhilong.

Zheng Zhilong got up and walked in front of Pi Laosan, handed over the things in his hand and said, "Third brother, this is 500,000 taels of silver tickets, as a deposit for inviting the British to send troops this time." In addition, there are 50,000 taels for the third brother's hard work. ”

Pi Laosan is the most greedy for money, seeing this colorful pile of silver tickets, he was immediately moved, looked up at Zheng Zhilong again, saw that his face was calm, his eyes were sincere, and then he stretched out his hand and stuffed it into his arms, and said with a big grin: "Since Boss Zheng trusts me so much, then I will go hard and promise to get this done for you." ”

Zheng Zhilong laughed, arched his hand and said: "Then thank you third brother, if it weren't for the third brother who would speak the words of the British, then there would really be no suitable person to do this." ”

was so praised by Zheng Zhilong, Pi Laosan was very proud, and patted his chest to promise that it would be done.

"Without further ado, we will send troops the day after tomorrow, and ask the third brother to contact the British as soon as possible." Zheng Zhilong said again.

Pi Laosan didn't want to stay here for a long time, so he arched his hand and said: "Since this is the case, then I will leave first and say goodbye!" ”

Looking at Pi Laosan's back, Zheng Zhilong's face slowly became gloomy, and there was a trace of murder in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

However, he was taken in by Xiong Tie, but he remained silent.

Everyone talked about it for a while, and there were different opinions, some people said that they would use money to redeem Mrs. Zheng and Zheng Hongkui, and some people said that they would simply fight with the official army. Some people said that they would simply sail out to sea to find an island to hide, and some people said that it was better to send people to negotiate with the officials and soldiers.

Looking at this messy scene, Zheng Zhilong already had an idea in his heart.

He called these people not to really listen to their ideas, but to see what everyone's attitude was, which was related to how he would deal with it in the future.

After discussing for a while, Zheng Zhilong casually said that he would let himself think about it again, and sent everyone away.

After everyone was gone, Zheng Zhilong sat alone in the study and thought for a while, and then called the housekeeper Zheng Fu and said in a low voice: "Go to the British barracks to find Sen'er and give this to him." Remember, don't let anyone see it. ”

After saying that, he picked up a letter from the table and handed it to the butler.

The butler put the letter away and withdrew quietly.

"Pi Laosan, since you are so eager to find death, I will fulfill you. My mother, my third brother, I can't help it, and you can't die either! ”

Zheng Zhilong leaned back in his chair a little tiredly, closed his eyes and muttered to himself silently.

"General, it's me!" Suddenly, a deep voice came from outside the door.

Zheng Zhilong opened his eyes, his eyes returned to his usual calm, and shouted, "Come in." ”

The door was pushed open, and it was Xiong Tie who entered.

He walked up to Zheng Zhilong and said in a deep voice: "I know that the general will definitely have something to order." ”

Zheng Zhilong said with relief: "I didn't mistake you. There's really one thing you need to do, and it's urgent. ”

Xiong Tie said in a deep voice: "The general commanded, Xiong Tie will definitely do it even if he dies." ”

"I know you'll do it. You go to the port now, and give me that fleet of the British, and you can't let them run away. ”

When Zheng Zhilong said this, although his tone was calm, there was a cold glint in his squinted eyes.