When Zheng Hongkui led the warship to set off, his nephew Zheng Chenggong resolutely asked to follow him to the battle, but this request was rejected by Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Hongkui actually wanted to take Zheng Zhilong and let Zheng Zhilong see the situation of the naval battle, although Zheng Chenggong was already a student, a standard reader, but the descendants of the Zheng family must be both civil and military, in fact, Zheng Chenggong has already revealed a certain military literacy, according to Zheng Hongkui's understanding, Zheng Chenggong's future future must be more than his eldest brother Zheng Zhilong.

Zheng Zhilong's thoughts, Zheng Hongkui is knowledgeable, learning and excellence, although Zheng Zhilong himself does not care much about secular etiquette, but considering the future of the Zheng family, he still requires Zheng Chenggong to study, enter the imperial court as an official through the imperial examination, and the status of the military attache of the Ming Dynasty, Zheng Zhilong is very clear, if it is not for the Zheng family's wealth to rival the country, there is no such status in Quanzhou, even if he is the governor of the same knowledge, but in front of the governor of Fujian, it is nothing.

Zheng Hongkui has always obeyed the decision of the eldest brother, after a little preparation, led three hundred warships to set off, this time he was with the belief of victory, on the occasion of departure, Zheng Zhilong deliberately took out the wine that had been treasured for many years, and the two brothers drank it happily, which was considered to be a celebration for Zheng Hongkui in advance, the two of them had full confidence in taking Weihaiwei Wharf, although the Jiangning camp was majestic on land, but the hegemony on the sea was owned by the Zheng family.

When Zheng Hongkui set off, he reminded Zheng Zhilong that he must pay attention to safety, since the Jiangning battalion is so brave, maybe after encountering a blow, he will send cavalry or foot soldiers to attack Quanzhou, Zheng Zhilong did not care, saying that it was a good Spring Festival, and then he would consider this matter after the Spring Festival.

Depart from Quanzhou and arrive at Weihaiwei. The sea route is long, sailing on the sea, Zheng Hongkui has a natural sense of pride, the Zheng family sailor has dominated the sea for so many years, this is the result of the hard work of the eldest brother Zheng Zhilong, the Zheng family has more than 3,000 large and small warships, patrol ships and merchant ships. monopolized maritime trade, at this time, a Weihaiwei wharf suddenly appeared, and it was a place where the imperial court allowed maritime trade, wouldn't this rob the Zheng family's business, the Zheng family launched maritime trade, that is, in the area of Quanzhou, Fujian, to trade along the coast of Guangdong and Zhejiang, all of which were sneaky. Get in touch with the local businessmen, trade secretly, and never dare to make it public, and when such a situation occurs, the court can't see anything.

Like Zheng Zhilong's thoughts, Zheng Hongkui was also unconvinced, after the Zheng family's sailors returned to the imperial court, there was no merit and hard work. The imperial court lacked silver and could not allocate the military salary of the sailor. The Zheng family didn't mind this, but you should always allow the Zheng family's merchant ships to trade in various places along the coast of Daming, take 10,000 steps back and say, the imperial court prohibits shipping, and the Zheng family secretly conducts maritime trade, and there is a tacit understanding between them. The imperial court did not pursue it, and the Zheng family was happy to trade to earn silver, and everyone was safe, but now the situation has changed, and the imperial court allows maritime trade transactions in Weihaiwei. In other words, Weihaiwei is the only legitimate trading dock recognized by the imperial court.

There is such a holy decree, the situation has changed a lot, the Zheng family's secret maritime trade, has become an illegal thing, although the Zheng family will not care, but it is uncomfortable to think of Weihaiwei Wharf, if any adult in the imperial court, suddenly put forward some impeachment note, the emperor may issue a decree to reprimand.

The ban on opening the sea is a good thing for the Ming court, it can increase income, in today's increasingly developed maritime trade, the imperial court stubbornly insists on banning the sea, which is completely wrong, Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Hongkui both think so in the early stage, but with the increase of the Zheng family's wealth, they began to support this decision, this is all the interests of the trouble, the imperial court prohibits shipping, and the sailors owned by the Zheng family can openly investigate and deal with passing merchant ships on the sea, don't you want to trade, I'm sorry, the imperial court prohibits shipping, if you are not convinced, I'll convince you, if you want to continue trading, it's better to say, take the silver, pay the silver, I'll turn a blind eye and allow you to trade, anyway, you are making money for my Zheng family.

Moreover, Zheng Zhilong also owns a large number of merchant ships, which are also engaged in offshore and offshore trade, earning a lot of silver, which are real benefits.

Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Hongkui have always believed that sooner or later the imperial court will open the sea ban, and the chosen location should be in the Quanzhou area, and the matter of opening the sea ban should be handed over to the Zheng family to handle, or directly handed over to the Fujian governor Yamen, which is also equivalent to handing it over to the Zheng family, but unfortunately this is not the case.

You do it as soon as you come out of the first year, I will do it fifteen, the Zheng family will not suffer, in this case, there is only one way left, that is, to destroy Weihaiwei Wharf, as for Zheng Zhilong's request, it is best to land in Wendeng County to harass after destroying the wharf, Zheng Hongkui does not dare to have such an idea, the Jiangning Battalion is famous, whether it is boastful or not, at least hundreds of thousands of rogues have been exterminated, if the Zheng family sailor meets the Jiangning Battalion soldiers, who knows what the result of the Lu Dao is, the Zheng family can dominate the sea, There is no such confidence on land.

Zheng Hongkui has long been accustomed to sailing on the sea, and even thinks that he was born with the sea, and the boredom of life at sea is nothing at all for him.

Although it is believed that the Zheng family is the overlord of the sea, whether it is Zheng Zhilong or Zheng Hongkui, they are very in awe of the sea, it is a kind of experience that cannot be manipulated by manpower.

Worshipping the god of the sea is something that must be done before each departure of the Zheng family's sailors, and the procedures of each worship are very strict, and the slightest blasphemy is not allowed, otherwise it will be considered unlucky, and the sergeant who violates the procedure may even be thrown directly into the sea to calm the anger of the god of the sea.

It has been more than 20 days at sea, and it is not far from the destination Weihaiwei.

The voyage was very smooth, which made Zheng Hongkui more confident, he and Zheng Zhilong both thought that every time there was a naval battle, the sea god knew the way, if the sea god lost his temper, he would definitely express it, then this voyage would not be so smooth, there was no wave that he had seen once, this was a situation he had never seen before, although the voyage was carried out in the offshore sea, not deep into the open sea.

The fleet was about to reach the former Mishima.

Zheng Hongkui had sailed in this generation before, and he knew very well that entering the first three islands meant entering the place under the jurisdiction of Shandong, and the land opposite was Qingzhou, and then Laizhou and Dengzhou were in the past.

No matter how confident he is, in the face of the upcoming battle, Zheng Hongkui is still cautious, this time he set off, because of Zheng Zhilong's arrogance, the Zheng family's sailors, did not have much information, and knew very little about the situation at Weihaiwei Wharf, as for the situation of the Jiangning Camp Sailors, he did not inquire, this is a relatively major mistake, but the situation is already like this, there is no need to consider other issues, besides, once the warship goes to sea, it is unlikely to know other information, all the battle commands, It all depends on the wisdom of the commander.

After entering the first three islands, it will take about a week for the warship to reach Weihaiwei Wharf.

How to carry out the attack, Zheng Zhilong has a general plan, ten large warships, mainly to play a deterrent role, really participate in the attack, or rely on other ships, generally speaking, the draft position of the dock is not very deep, the big ship into the dock, there is a certain degree of difficulty, especially at low tide, if it is not good, it will run aground, at this time, the warship will become a live target, and it will be hit on land, but Zheng Hongkui has his own understanding, Since Weihaiwei Wharf is the only place where the imperial court allows maritime trade, then the wharf must be built very large, and large warships can also enter directly, otherwise those large merchant ships, how to trade, if the goods need to be transferred by small boats, such a wharf is too ridiculous, it is said that no one will build such a useless wharf.

Weihaiwei this place, Zheng Hongkui's impression is not very deep, because it is located in a sensitive area, Dengzhou and Laizhou, used to be the artillery base of the imperial court and the base of logistics supply, and later after Kong Youde's rebellion, it suffered a lot of damage, and then the Jin Tatars occupied Lushun, not far from Dengzhou, and it became a taboo place.

Dolgon's attack on Dengzhou and Laizhou on a warship, Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Hongkui both knew the Tao, but they did not receive the imperial court's holy decree, and they did not send sailors to attack Houjin's warships, Weihaiwei, Dengzhou City, Penglai City and Laizhou City, strictly speaking, all belong to the category of Bohai Bay, Fujian is far away from here, and it takes a long time for the warships to arrive here.

It will take a certain amount of time to reach Weihaiwei, but when entering the waters of the first three islands, it is already the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, and the Spring Festival is coming soon, Zheng Hongkui issued an order, after the fleet enters the waters of the first three islands, slow down, everyone take a little rest, if possible, or celebrate the Spring Festival.

Choose this time to attack, Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Hongkui have full confidence, the Ming Dynasty officials at all levels attach great importance to the Spring Festival, officials usually have a rare time to rest, everyone wants to take a good rest during the Spring Festival, Zheng Jiashui chose this time to attack, Su Tiancheng and the Jiangning battalion may not have any defense, even if they are prepared, the Jiangning battalion soldiers on land can't help the warships on the sea at all. (To be continued......)