Chapter 766: You Seek Your Own Death
The transfer of the Fujian Zhengjia Water Division, of course, could not be concealed from Su Tiancheng.
Qu Qingze has become an expert in intelligence, and some of the Jinyiwei secret lines planted in Fujian have been won over by him, and he has gone all out to provide information about the Zheng family.
Zheng Zhilong was arrogant in doing things, and he didn't take Su Tiancheng in his eyes, although he was also worried about the fame of Su Tiancheng and Jiang Ningying, but the things that really did things put these worries aside and restored his usual domineering, and most of what Su Tiancheng did was done in the north, and the time in the south was very short, Zheng Zhilong believes that some things are very likely to be rumors and are artificially exaggerated, and Su Tiancheng and Jiang Ningying are not so strong.
Zheng Zhilong was originally going to personally take the warship formation to attack Weihaiwei Wharf, he had such courage and confidence, Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Chenggong both dissuaded, after all, Zheng Zhilong was the governor of the Ming Dynasty, it was not appropriate to come forward to do such a thing, if the imperial court knew such a thing, maybe it would really take some measures, Zheng Hongkui took the sailor to attack, the effect was the same.
Don't think that Zheng Chenggong is a national hero in history, but when it comes to safeguarding the interests of the family, he will not be ambiguous and support his father's decision.
Zheng Zhilong quickly arranged the task, arranged three hundred warships, and attacked Weihaiwei Wharf, which was a very atmospheric arrangement, ordinary battles, there was no need to use so many warships, even when fighting with the Dutch East India Company, there were not so many warships, in his original words, the prestige of the Zheng family's sailors could not be desecrated, and all the forces that threatened the interests of the Zheng family. If they all want to be exterminated, it is necessary to make Weihaiwei Wharf disappear completely, and there is no shadow of the wharf in sight, and if possible, they will directly attack Wendeng County, so that Su Tiancheng can see the result of fighting against the Zheng family.
Zheng Zhilong was not worried about the attitude of the imperial court at all. Emperor Shangao is far away, he is far away in Fujian, he has sufficient strength, the imperial court needs to rely on him to stabilize the situation in Fujian, Guangdong and even the coastal areas of Zhejiang, and he will not turn his face for such a thing, the big deal is to reprimand, there is nothing remarkable, even if the imperial court has a move. He was perfectly capable of coping with it.
Dengzhou, Governor's Mansion.
Su Tiancheng's face turned pale.
"There is a way in heaven for you not to go, there is no door to hell for you to come, I think Zheng Zhilong is looking for death, hum, three hundred warships attacked Weihaiwei Wharf, to make Weihaiwei Wharf disappear, so bold. I really dream, I see that the Jiangning Battalion Sailor is just taking Zheng Zhilong's warship. Didn't Zheng Zhilong's soldiers divide into two routes, don't care about the other way, we will focus on dealing with the three hundred warships attacking Weihaiwei. ”
Qu Qingze had already laid out a nautical chart, which had an accurate route, starting from the South China Sea in Fujian and passing through the East China Sea. The Yellow Sea, to reach Weihaiwei, needs to pass through Zhejiang, North Zhili and other places, to arrive in Dengzhou, Shandong.
The route is clear, the question is whether Zheng Zhilong will ask his warship to change course. Unleash a surprise attack.
Sun Chuanting, Qu Qingze and others debated this issue, according to their opinions, Zheng Zhilong must have some way to fight at sea all the year round, maybe he will change the course and take a surprise method to attack.
It's still Su Tiancheng's final word.
"Zheng Zhilong is so arrogant, how can he change course, if he thinks of taking the method of surprise attack, he will not make a big arrangement, he does this, without scruples, one is to warn me, or to humiliate me, did not put me and Jiang Ningying in his eyes, and the other is to protect the interests of his Zheng family, he did very well, without the slightest scruples, it can be said that even the imperial court did not put it in his eyes, this time, we will not miss such a good opportunity, Zheng Zhilong himself wants to find death, don't blame me for being ruthless, isn't he divided into two waysWe also divided our troops into two routes, all the sailors were dispatched, and all the warships and patrol boats that had been built in Lu were driven out of Lu to meet the battle, and the artillery was equipped with sufficient ammunition to blow up all of Zheng Zhilong's 300 warships into the sea. ”
"Sun Chuanting, you have to remember that this battle is very important, it is the first battle of the Jiangning Battalion Water Division, the first battle is the most important, it must be carefully arranged, successful, and the Zheng Family Water Division cannot be given any chance to turn the tables, the commander of this attack is Zheng Hongkui, and the Water Division must capture Zheng Hongkui alive."
"Xiong Zijian, lead 10,000 Jiangning battalion soldiers, day and night, rush to Quanzhou, Fujian, and uproot Zheng Zhilong's mansion for me, the Zheng family has huge wealth, and these riches are just enough for our expenses, He Renlong, you assist Xiong Zijian." You remember, do it cleanly, the Zheng family has 3,000 large and small ships, which is also a lot of wealth, pull out the Zheng family, we can control all the sea areas of the Ming Dynasty, and at that time, we are the real Ming sailors. ”
"You remember, after entering Fujian, you must not kill innocents indiscriminately, do not kill the people of the Zheng family, if you can capture them alive, try to capture them alive, and don't be polite to those who resist stubbornly."
"Zheng Zhilong's strength in Fujian is not ordinary, and he also has a lot of cavalry and foot soldiers, you don't want to fight, go straight to Huanglong, the target is Zheng Zhilong's mansion."
The room was very quiet, and everyone didn't speak, they originally thought that it would be good to defeat the sailor sent by Zheng Zhilong, but they didn't expect Su Tiancheng's heart to be so big, and he wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to completely rule all the sea areas of Daming.
"Zheng Zhilong's attack this time has also been carefully prepared, although we have the belief that we will win, but we can't underestimate it, we can't underestimate the enemy, after all, the Zheng family's sailors, who have been at sea for many years, have rich combat experience, strategically we can despise the Zheng family's sailors and the Zheng family's army, but tactically, we must attach great importance to the operation of the sailors, this time the sailors' operations, I am on the Penglai No. 1 warship, cheering for the sailors."
Hearing Su Tiancheng say this, Sun Chuanting was startled.
"Adults can't, the naval battle is dangerous, this is the first battle of the sailors, adults must not be able to easily get into danger, the lower officials must lead the sailors to annihilate the Zheng family sailors who came to attack."
"What are these words, I have participated in all the major battles of the Jiangning Battalion, and there have been no problems, this is the first battle of the naval division, and it is also a battle of decisive significance, as long as the Zheng family's warship formation is annihilated and the Zheng family is uprooted, we will be able to obtain huge wealth and capture a large number of ships, so we can also save a lot of expenses, so this battle is very important, you don't need to persuade me, or think about how to fight this battle."
Perhaps Su Tiancheng's attitude was too resolute, and everyone didn't have time to think of the consequences of this battle, the sailors and cavalry infantry were dispatched at the same time, and the scale of the battle was not small, and it would definitely cause a shock in Daming, and how to deal with the future of the shock must be considered.
After everyone was quiet, Qu Qingze spoke.
"My lord, the army led by Zheng Zhilong is also my Ming army, in terms of naval warfare, the Zheng family sailor took the initiative to provoke, thinking of destroying Weihaiwei Wharf, the lower officials feel that there is no problem in meeting and destroying the incoming warships, when the time comes, Zheng Zhilong can only pinch his nose, maybe he will bow down, but it is not too much to dispatch the Jiangning battalion and go deep into Quanzhou, Fujian."
In this regard, Su Tiancheng has already considered it.
"Lao Qu, it's normal for you to have worries about this, I'm afraid everyone has such an idea, we defeated the Zheng family's sailors, and all the problems have been solved, but this doesn't work, have you ever thought about it, Zheng Zhilong's personal experience is very complicated, he has been a pirate and a businessman, and now he is also relying on the identity of a court official, rampant on the sea, there has never been much change, it can be said that there is not much change, in this case, we defeated the three hundred warships that came to attack, It is the beginning of trouble, Zheng Zhilong has more than 3,000 ships, large and small, he must think of revenge, thinking of being the enemy of us, that is the beginning of a protracted war, the construction of Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou is imminent, there can be no delay, the situation in Liaodong, what kind of changes will occur, we do not know, in the face of such a situation, we must eliminate all interference, all threats to the development of Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, we can not be polite, we must uproot, capture the thief first capture the king, Zheng Zhilong would never have imagined that we would send an army to destroy his foundation, and we would not make the necessary precautions, this is our chance, the best chance to capture Zheng Zhilong alive and pull out the Zheng family. ”
"Ladies and gentlemen, everything we do is for the development of the Ming Dynasty, in order to be able to exterminate the Houjin, everything Zheng Zhilong has done is for personal interests, the two forces have clashed, we can't be indecisive, and we are not allowed to be soft-hearted, although you do it according to my arrangement, if there is any movement in the court, I will carry it alone."
As soon as Su Tiancheng finished speaking, Qu Qingze immediately spoke.
"My lord, Zheng Zhilong attacked us, this is his fault first, the lower official thinks that the adult's analysis is very incisive, but this problem of responsibility is by no means borne by the adult alone, the lower official and you are all specifically executed, and the real responsibility is on our head."
Sun Chuanting, Xiong Zijian, He Renlong and others all insisted that it was not Su Tiancheng's responsibility, if the court was to blame, they would take responsibility, He Renlong's voice was very loud, and he even suggested that all the actions, Su Tiancheng did not know what to do, it was their own decision, such a thing has been done before, there is nothing remarkable.
Su Tiancheng insisted on his opinion, the responsibility must be borne by him, in fact, he also has sufficient self-confidence, Zheng Zhilong is so arrogant, the emperor and the court may not be satisfied, it may be hated, he did this, the emperor blamed on the surface, and he may be happy in his heart. (To be continued......)