On January 12, 1648, Li Ying, a smiling tiger, sent a letter of resignation, 3,000 stone of grain and grass, and 5,000 taels of silver to Zheng Chenggong's military camp in a sand boat.

Sitting in the handsome seat and reading the letter written by Li Ying, and then looking at these things on the ground, Zheng Chenggong cracked his mouth with a smile.

This is called Hanako!

These five pirates really think they are five tigers. If he didn't move his true character, it seemed that he was afraid that he would be seen as a sick cat, and Zheng Chenggong had murderous intent towards the five pirates in his heart.

It's just that he is not interested in embarrassing these subordinates sent by Li Ying, Zheng Chenggong waved his hand and wanted people to drive them out, and then find all the soldiers to discuss the matter of sending troops to attack South Australia.

But when the soldiers of the Zheng family army just wanted to catch up with Li Ying's men, a person suddenly walked among the group, knelt on the ground, and said, "Little Li Ying knocks on the eldest prince." ”

When Zheng Chenggong heard this, he hurriedly lowered his head and looked at the kneeling man, and said sharply: "You are the smiling tiger Li Ying!" ”

Li Ying raised his head and replied respectfully, "It's the small one!" Please also ask the eldest prince to forgive the little one for coming without telling me. ”

Zheng Chenggong snorted and said, "Since they all wrote letters to refuse, I don't want to raise the banner of righteousness and support Daming." Why do you want to come in disguise? ”

Li Ying hurriedly kowtowed and apologized: "This letter is not my intention, and I ask the general to check it out." The Tartars are cruel, treating us and other Han people like pigs and dogs, and humiliating them arbitrarily. I have long been dissatisfied, but my power is low, and I can only survive in the world. Today, the eldest prince raised the banner of righteousness and called on the heroes to fight the Qing army. The villain naturally wants to follow the eldest prince and fight against the Qing Dynasty together. ”

Li Ying was impassioned when he spoke, as if he wanted to fight the Qing army with a knife right now.

It's just that Zheng Chenggong said expressionlessly after hearing this, "That's right, but do you think I'll believe what you say?" ”

Ordinary people will have symptoms such as blushing and rapid heartbeat after being exposed to lies, but unfortunately the smiling tiger Li should be extraordinary.

He raised his head, smiled nonchalantly, and said, "The eldest prince is wise, what the little one just said is indeed not what he said. But the little one's intention to take refuge in the eldest prince is real. ”

Li Ying's performance made Zheng Chenggong a little curious, and he said, "What are you doing with me?" ”

"South Australia is good, but it's just a small island. When the world is in turmoil and the heroes are in all directions, it is naturally feasible to base the land as the king. But whether it is the eldest prince or the Manchu Qing Dynasty, as long as Fujian and Guangdong are pacified, they will naturally not allow the existence of thieves such as us. The eldest prince has a great reputation, his means are extraordinary, and his men are strong and strong, and sooner or later they will eradicate us. Therefore, for the sake of the future, the little one wants to find a backer as soon as possible, and asks the eldest son to take it in! ”

"There is some truth to this, but how do you make me believe that you are truly ready to join our army."

"Small, you have your own way."

"Oh, let's hear it."

"The younger brothers are reluctant to take refuge in you, the eldest son. The small guess is that the eldest prince must be preparing to send troops to attack the water village that attacked them. The little one is willing to do internal response, help the eldest prince successfully conquer their camp and capture his people. ”

When he heard that Li Yingken was an internal response and helped him attack his eldest brothers, Zheng Chenggong looked at the smiling tiger Li Ying with some amusement and said, "I heard that the five of you were brothers who burned yellow paper and worshiped heaven and earth. Today, you are willing to help me rebel against your big brothers, you will be ashamed! ”

Li Ying said disdainfully, "What kind of brother, it's just an alliance formed in order to deal with the enemy." After occupying South Australia, they developed separately. Moreover, in the past two years, they have relied on many people and boats, and every time they send troops to rob them, their share of the money that originally belonged to me will often be usurped by them. If they are unkind, they will blame me for being unjust. ”

When he said that his money was embezzled by them, a cold light flashed in Li Ying's eyes.

"I'm sure you're genuinely ready to take refuge in me, but I'm curious, are you willing to take such a big risk, just to gain my trust, or if you have other requirements?"

"The eldest prince is wise, but the younger one has another request, please ask the eldest prince to agree!"

"Tell me, what are the conditions?"

"After the little hope is fulfilled, you can promise to let the little one stay in South Australia, and the men in charge of them. Of course, the small ones are not too greedy, and the small ones only need half of their men and ships. And in the future, all the harvests in South Australia will only be forty percent of the small ones, and the rest will be handed over to the eldest prince to be paid for the military salary of the anti-Qing Dynasty and the restoration of the Ming Dynasty. What do you think, eldest son? ”

"Your little abacus is very good, even if it strengthens its strength, it will not make me feel that I can't control you. At the same time, you can continue to help me, and you can continue to do your best in South Australia. What a clever mind. ”

"No matter how clever the little one is, his mind is still guessed by the eldest prince. According to me, the eldest son is still smart. ”

"Hahaha...... Well, General Ben promised you. I hope you do a good job and don't let General Ben down. ”

"Thank you, eldest son, the small one will definitely not disappoint you. It's been some time since the little ones came out, and if they don't go back, I'm afraid they'll be suspicious. Li San is a small henchman. The eldest prince has decided the time to attack South Australia, and he can be sent to convey it to the small one, and the small one must be prepared in advance, so that the eldest prince can deal with it. ”

"Well, don't let me down, Li Ying!"

"Yes, Grand Prince. The little one took his leave first! ”

"Yes, go ahead!" Zheng Chenggong waved him out.

Li Ying lowered his head and withdrew from the camp. After he left, Lin Xishan hurriedly persuaded him, "General, this person is insidious and cunning, the general must not be gullible!" ”

Zheng Chenggong nodded and said, "Well, I know." This man can betray his eldest brother, and he can naturally betray us in the future. It's just that no matter what he said is true or not, then we have to conquer South Australia. If this person is willing to do internal response, it is naturally good, otherwise even he will be eliminated at that time. General Lin, the most important thing to do in the attack on South Australia is to rely on yourself, and how many ships does our army have now. ”

"General Hui, last month, our army had a total of ninety-seven sand ships, forty-eight Fu ships, two Galen warships, and four Galen armed merchant ships. It's just that most of them were misappropriated by the household official Zheng Tai to trade as merchant ships. There are only forty-eight sand ships, thirty Fu ships, and two Galen warships in the town of Lou Chuan that I am in charge of. ”

"I know that you have always been worried about the misappropriation of ships by household officials, but you also know the current situation of our army, and it is really a last resort, I promise General Lin that as long as the matter of our army's money and food improves, Zheng Tai will definitely return all the warships to you."

"The last general doesn't dare, it's just that the sailors are not enough battleships, and the last general is afraid that the sailors will rust if they don't practice for a long time."

"Haha, General Lin is in vain, who in our army doesn't know that the sailors trained by General Lin are first-class strong soldiers. Okay, don't talk too much, Lin Xishan listens to the order! ”

After Zheng Chenggong appeased Lin Xishan, he said solemnly.

Lin Xishang clasped his hands into fists and shouted, "The last general will listen to the order!" ”

"Pass me the warrant and ask Zheng Tai to return all the warships. You go back to Kinmen first, and then secretly mobilize all the sailors and ships to lurk on Dongshan Island, waiting for my orders. ”

Lin Xishan clasped his fists with both hands and said, "Order!" ”

After Lin Xishan left, Zheng Chenggong sat in the handsome seat and quietly thought about whether to use this smiling tiger Li Ying.

This person has three knives on both sides, and he is not at ease.

This person is clever, no, it's a pity.

Moreover, Nanao is the key point of the sea route between Fujian and Guangdong, and if you hand it over to this person, you really don't feel at ease!

According to the report of the spies, this person is used to being a pirate, so he is a ruthless person, if he is released in South Australia, and his methods, he will definitely hand over a lot of money and food in the future, which will be of great benefit to our army's salary.