The golden sunlight pierced through the pungent smoke that had not yet completely dissipated, spreading the warm breath on the earth. A thin morning mist shrouded the tranquil harbor, and dozens of warships flying the sun, moon and dragon flags cruised back and forth in the harbor, and the entire harbor was quiet. It was as if last night's hustle and bustle was just a lively drama that never existed, and it had already come to an end after dawn.

It's just that the sea has been dyed scarlet by blood, and the wreckage of the warships that carry floats in the turquoise water reveals its lonely figure through the faint sea. The clearing on the shore near the hillside was covered with thousands of corpses in a large clearing. And the captives who looked panicked, and the black pressed a large crowd of prisoners. All of this is a sign of the bloodiness and cruelty of last night's large-scale naval battle!

It was a massacre that bordered on one-sidedness. The hundreds of large and small warships of the Zheng family's fleet at this moment removed those who surrendered and were captured. Most of them have sunk to the bottom of the sea. As for the Dutch ships that wanted to take advantage of the fire, none of their eleven ships were spared, and all of them were left at the bottom of this exotic land far from home. Most of the forty-three armed merchant ships were also sunk, and the few that survived became the unsightly trophies of the Ming navy after the surrender.

The number of dead and missing in this battle between the Zheng family and the Dutch is more than 10,000! Most of them were not even found, and they were scattered all over Jiaozhou Bay. So much so that for several months after the war, fishermen near Jiaozhou Bay did not dare to fish in the bay.

There were also thousands of captives who surrendered, as well as those who were lucky enough to be fished up. Among them is Zheng Zhilong himself!

At this moment, these depressed prisoners of war were all gathered in an open space near the military port, waiting for Gao Yang to make a final decision on their fate. And next to the makeshift camp, there were the bodies that had been scooped up, so many that they were spread all the way to the shore. The chill of the morning filled the air with a disgusting smell of blood mixed with the smell of the sea breeze. Let these water bandits on the side who are waiting for the judgment of fate be terrified.

The more vicious people are to others, the more unbearable they are when they are facing a desperate situation.

The surrounding Marine Corps officers and soldiers who were in charge of guarding these prisoners of war were enjoying a hearty breakfast at this time. The aluminum cauldron is filled with fragrant broth. A steamer is filled with steaming white steamed buns. Watching those officers and soldiers enjoy the delicious food. For the rest of their lives after the disaster, the bandits who had not eaten all night swallowed their saliva desperately, and looked at the lunch boxes in the hands of the officers and soldiers with bright eyes.

"Your Excellency." One of Zheng Zhilong's henchmen swallowed with some difficulty. Retract your reddened gaze from the broth with its tantalizing aroma. looked at Zheng Zhilong, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground quietly, without a trace of expression on his face. After a slight hesitation. whispered, "Do you want to rush out with the adults?" ”

"Rush out?" Zheng Zhilong, who was squinting and closing his eyes, slowly opened his eyes and looked at his right-hand man. With a wry smile, he said in a gloomy voice, "Kojiro, didn't you see the muskets in the hands of those officers and soldiers?" How do we rush out? Can you run faster and faster than a gun? ”

Kojiro Takahashi was originally a down-and-out samurai from Hizen Minato, Hizen Province, Fuso. After the family fell into the middle of the road, there was nothing but an ancestral katana that he carried with him. When he was in Hirado Port, he almost starved to death. When Zheng Zhilong met him in Hirado Port, he found that this man was good at martial arts and loyal to his master's family, so he recruited him as his retainer. Kojiro Takahashi survived this time, and he was loyal to Zheng Zhilong.

Zheng Zhilong was not treated special by the officers and soldiers after the surrender. After being confiscated, he was thrown into the captive. Therefore, Takahashi Kojiro and those Fuso guards were able to re-surround Zheng Zhilong.

"But my lord, if you don't rush out. I'm afraid that these officers and soldiers will be disadvantageous to adults. Kojiro Takahashi knelt on the ground and said worriedly.

Zheng Zhilong is not stupid, and he can vaguely feel that he is not taken seriously from the attitude of the officials and soldiers towards him. This is not what he had thought when he surrendered. If the official army really wanted to kill him, then he would have no way to live.

Zheng Zhilong frowned and tightened the clothes on his body. With his hands on his cuffs, he was about to open his mouth to say something when he heard a cry of surprise and anger from the captives around him.

Zheng Zhilong raised his head suddenly, his eyes sharply looking towards the source of the sound. This look almost didn't stimulate him and fainted!

His eldest son, the heir of the Zheng Group. At this moment, Zheng Sen, who was supposed to be thinking behind closed doors at Anping's house, actually appeared in the prisoner camp!

Shock. This was the only thought of all the Zheng captives. Those who knew and didn't know knew Zheng Sen's identity through other people's mouths were all completely shocked. They didn't understand, why did Zheng Sen appear here at this time? And look at the performance of those officers and soldiers. Zheng Sen doesn't look like a captive at all! A very bad feeling gradually rose in everyone's hearts.

"Isn't he ......?"

Zheng Sen didn't have any interest in paying attention to these people who were already destined to be abandoned, and his complicated eyes were always fixed on Zheng Zhilong's body. When Zheng Zhilong put his gaze full of coldness, Zheng Sen subconsciously wanted to avoid those eyes with an indelible sadness in the depths of his eyes!

After a heavy sigh. Zheng Sen quickly turned his gaze back, took a deep breath, and strode towards his father with a resolute expression.

"Good! Good! Good! Looking at Zheng Sen, who knelt down solemnly and bowed to himself. Zheng Zhilong's heart was instantly mixed with all kinds of flavors, and after holding back for a while, he shouted three times in a row!

Zheng Sen appeared here, and everything that happened yesterday could be explained clearly. Zheng Zhilong never thought that he would be betrayed by this son he valued the most! He couldn't understand why Zheng Sen was doing this at the moment. Everything in the Zheng family will be his Zheng Sen's in the future! Why did he do it? Zheng Zhilong laughed angrily at this moment.

Zheng Sen did not explain to Zheng Zhilong that even without his own informant, his raid could not have the slightest chance of success. This huge trap is not something that the Zheng family can break free from at all. Zheng Sen came here this time for only one purpose. That's the last time I came to see my father!

That's right, Gao Yang didn't care about Zheng Zhilong after he surrendered. It's because Gao Yang is already determined to kill Zheng Zhilong!

Other things may be negotiable and can be explained. However, Zheng Zhilong colluded with the Dutch to take the initiative to attack the naval base of the Ming Empire. That alone is enough. You must know that Zheng Zhilong is not just a Chinese, he is also the chief military officer of Fujian in the Ming Empire!

Traitors are punished by all!

"Father, please bow down to the child." Zheng Sen knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Zheng Zhilong in an extremely solemn tone.

Zheng Zhilong's originally sharp and cold gaze suddenly contracted. Zheng Sen appeared at this moment, and his solemn performance had already made Zheng Zhilong's heart vaguely begin to understand. This time, I'm afraid I won't be able to hide.

"Why!?" was betrayed by the people closest to him, Zheng Zhilong's heart was only full of anger! All he wanted to know now was why!

"For the Zheng family." Zheng Sen lowered his head and leaned on the ground and whispered.

"......" Zheng Zhilong's angry anger was blocked in his throat, and he couldn't speak for half a sound.

"Poof!" Suddenly, Zheng Zhilong spit out a mouthful of blood and spit it on Zheng Sen, who was kneeling in front of him motionless. His body staggered, and he almost wanted to fall. Kojiro Takahashi and others on the side hurriedly stepped forward to help, but were pushed away by Zheng Zhilong.

Panting heavily, Zheng Zhilong's cold eyes stared at Zheng Sen. The heart is mixed with all kinds of flavors. Zheng Sen's words were not wrong. After the previous stimulation, Zheng Zhilong also understood a lot at this time.

Looking at the wonderful performance of the Daming Water Master last night, it doesn't look like it is as lax and vulnerable as described in the intelligence sent by Zheng Zhibao. On the contrary, it is a real elite! With such an elite division, even without Zheng Sen's ventilation message, the possibility of a successful sneak attack is very small! The difference in strength between the two sides is simply too great.

And the choice made by Zheng Sen was precisely to give the Zheng family, who were already in a desperate situation at the moment, a chance to breathe!

After thinking about all this, Zheng Zhilong's gaze at Zheng Sen gradually softened. The monstrous anger in his heart dissipated, after all, things are like this now, even if Zheng Sen is killed, what can he do!

"Fusong, come here." After half a ring, Zheng Zhilong, whose eyes were extremely complicated, sighed lightly and beckoned to Zheng Sen, who had been kneeling on the ground.

Zheng Sen paused slightly and rubbed his numb knees. Walked to Zheng Zhilong's side, pursed his lips and lowered his head, without saying a word.

Zheng Zhilong nodded slightly, leaned over to his son's ear, and whispered, "Lao Tzu has a secret house in Jingao, and the guards inside are all the henchmen of our Zheng family. After you go home, go to the study and take my big seal to Jingao, that house contains the things that Lao Tzu left for the Zheng family. You can use it. ”

Zheng Zhilong has fought bloodily all his life in this last world, and naturally knows the truth of the three holes of the cunning rabbit. In his early years, he had secretly bought a mansion in Jing Ao, and buried a huge amount of money under the house! And these yellow and white things are reserved for the Zheng family to use once they encounter a catastrophe. At this moment, it was time to hand it over to Zheng Sen. Even if I can't forgive Zheng Sen's betrayal in my heart. However, Zheng Sen's actions, the degree of resoluteness and ruthlessness are enough to take the Zheng family to survive in this chaotic apocalypse!

"Father......!" Hearing this, Zheng Sen suddenly raised his head, biting his lip tightly and looking at Zheng Zhilong, his expression extremely complicated. A layer of mist appeared in his eyes!

"Take good care of your mother, our Zheng family, it will all depend on you in the future." Zheng Zhilong sighed lightly and whispered in his ear. (To be continued)