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In particular, the Dutch merchant ships, which were taken care of by the terminal, suffered heavy losses.

Hearing the news of the robbery of merchant ships again, he couldn't help it again and again.

He sent an envoy to Nanjing to protest to Zheng Chenggong.

"Mr. Earl, our merchant ships have been attacked by pirates in the South Seas, and more than a dozen merchant ships have been robbed, and even two ships have been sunk. I want you to give me an explanation! ”

Zheng Chenggong pretended to be stupid and said: "Confess? What to confess. Your words, Mr. Emissary, make me wonder. Pirates robbed your merchant ships, and you asked me to give you an account? You've found the wrong people, and if you want revenge, go to the pirates. ”

Hawley drank: "Mr. Earl, there is a saying in Huaxia that Ming people don't say secret words. Everyone knows that those Blackbeard pirates are your men! ”

When Zheng Chenggong heard it, he immediately got up and drank: "Mr. Hawley, you can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk indiscriminately!" What proof do you have to prove that those pirates are my men? If you can't give me an explanation, I'll take it as a provocation to me by you Dutch. Then I will get justice! ”

Hawley said, "The leader of the Blackbeard Pirates is called Shi Lang, and he was your subordinate before. ”

When Zheng Chenggong heard it, he scolded Shi Lang in his heart.

This damn bastard!

Lao Tzu asked him to use the name of Blackbeard in the hope of fooling these ghosts.

I didn't expect that bastard to dare to be so swaggering, so that the whole world knew about it.

In fact, Zheng Chenggong also wronged Shi Lang, not that Shi Lang didn't want to be low-key.

But sometimes he can't help it.

His subordinates were all recruited from mercenaries, and these people were outwardly doing pirate work, but in their hearts they still regarded themselves as members of the Zheng family's army.

There are no scruples about returning to Manila, especially when you are drunk, and you dare to say anything.

That's not all, sometimes these pirates even openly use the looted silver to buy things from the ghosts they have captured, and the angry ghosts are eager to get a knife and stab the bastard to death.

This came and went, and the maritime merchant in Nanyang didn't know that the Blackbeard Pirate Group was created by Zheng Chenggong.

Not only Zheng Chenggong had a headache, but Zheng Tai, the governor of Luzon, was also a headache from these bastards.

If it weren't for the scruples of the Nanyang Fleet, these ghosts would have united to resist a long time ago.

Now that the messenger shouted Shi Lang's name in public, Zheng Chenggong still said with an undeserved face: "Oh, yes! I'm sorry, because I've been busy with government affairs before. So there's no time to worry about the army! Xizhi, did Shi Lang's bastard go to be a pirate? ”

Yao Qisheng hurriedly stood up and replied: "Back to the general, Shi Lang has already fired the general for violating military discipline. What he's doing now, the lower officials don't know! ”

Zheng Chenggong heard and said to the envoy: "You also heard, Shi Lang has already expelled our army, he is not my subordinate now, you have found the wrong person!" ”

Hawley shouted, "Our men have seen him openly enter and leave the Governor's Palace in Luzon, Lord Duke, I hope you will leave that pirate to us to deal with." ”

Zheng Chenggong stared at Holly and said, "I said it all, Shi Lang has been fired by me, and now he is not my subordinate!" ”

Hawley also stared at Zheng Chenggong and said, "Mr. Earl, do you think I will believe your words?" ”

Zheng Chenggong raised his head, looked at the ceiling, and said, "Whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway!" ”

"You...... Mr. Earl, we in the Dutch Republic attach great importance to our relationship with the Zheng family, and our Governor does not want the Blackbeard Pirate Regiment to affect our relationship! Hawley said word for word.

Hearing that this damn Dutch envoy dared to threaten him, Zheng Chenggong immediately said with a cold face: "Are you threatening me?" ”

Hawley said expressionlessly: "I didn't mean that, I heard that Lord Duke just suffered a heavy defeat some time ago, losing fifty or sixty thousand soldiers and horses, and now the army is tight. If you need it, you will be ready to help you send troops against the barbarians. ”

Zheng Chenggong sneered and said: "The Tartars are the people of the outside world, but they are just clowns who jump off the beam, sooner or later, this general will smash Huanglong and capture Fulin's child alive." Your country has mistaken rumors! ”

Hawley said in disbelief: "If Mr. Earl is not short of troops, why don't you send troops now?" ”

Zheng Chenggong said with a straight face: "How does the general act, what does it have to do with you?" ”

Hawley smiled and said, "Mr. Earl, please don't be angry, I just don't want to see such a prosperous and civilized country occupied by a group of barbarians, and I just want to do my part." Since Mr. Earl is unwilling, then forget it. It's just that Mr. Earl, since you don't recognize that Blackbeard pirate as your subordinate, and you don't want to send troops far away, then let my East India Company fleet wipe out those damned pirates and defend the South Seas. ”

Zheng Chenggong twisted his head, didn't look at Holly and said, "Whatever!" If you have the ability, then go and exterminate it, I will not accompany you! Someone, send off! ”

With a triumphant smile, Hawley left the Zheng Mansion under the guidance of the guards.

Seeing that Holly was gone, Zheng Chenggong smiled and said to Yao Qisheng: "How was my performance just now?" ”

Yao Qisheng gave a thumbs up and praised Chen Zan: "The general's attitude is appropriate and beneficial, and the Netherlands can't be fooled this time!" ”

Zheng Chenggong nodded and said: "Let Fufu increase the surveillance of the Great Yuan East India Company, and we must figure out how many fleets and how many guards!" ”

Yao Qisheng said: "Yes, Xiaguan will go to find someone to send a message to Chen Yonghua." ”

……

The atmosphere in the Jinluan Hall of the Forbidden City of the Beijing Division was extremely dull.

From Hong Chengchou down, all the generals who went south knelt under the hall together and asked Emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty for the defeat in the war.

Emperor Fu Lin of Qing Shunzhi was pale, sitting in his seat sullenly, and did not say a word, but anyone in the hall could see that his anger had reached its peak.

In the civil official column on the right side of the hall, Sonny looked helpless and shocked.

Although Sony had a bad premonition as the gossip spread, he didn't expect the end result to be so bad.

Of the 300,000 troops, only 50,000 or 60,000 remained.

The elite soldiers of the Shaanxi Army, the Shanxi Army, the Liaodong Army, and the Henan Army, which were the most effective in the Green Camp Army, were all wiped out.

If it is said that it is still defeated by the same force, then Hong Chengchou's setback is still forgivable.

But the army of more than 200,000 people, including nearly 20,000 Eight Banner cavalry, and the Zheng family army of 50,000 or 60,000, even lost more than 100,000, which is unimaginable for Sony.

Could it be that the trend in the south is irreversible?

"Your Majesty, the army was defeated in Anqing, resulting in the loss of elite divisions and disloyal ministers, this ...... It's all because the minions are incompetent......" Hong Chengchou's old face couldn't hide the gloom at all, and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "The minions know that they are in great trouble, and I implore the emperor to surrender!" (To be continued.) )