Zheng Zhibao returned to southern Fujian with the remnants of the ship like a lost dog. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Zheng Zhilong looked at the battleship that was beaten and was full of holes, and he still couldn't understand what was going on.

How could such a powerful artillery appear in the sea area of the Ming Dynasty, and who built such a strong fortress on Liuheng Island. I was really negligent in this matter, and I have been fighting to the death with Liu Xiang for several years, and I don't know that such a powerful opponent has appeared around me.

Zheng Zhibao's failure this time alone lost more than 40 ships, and the loss of personnel was also three or four thousand, although it would not hurt the Zheng family, but it made Zheng Zhilong feel very guilty.

According to Zheng Zhibao's description, during the whole battle, the Zheng family's fleet did not get close to the enemy's warship at all, although the big ship also fired a few guns to return fire, but it did not cause any damage to the enemy at all. Zheng Zhilong fought against the Ming government, pirates at sea, and even the Dutch, but he had never experienced this kind of battle in which he lost thousands of enemies unscathed. This enemy must be destroyed, otherwise this opponent will not know how strong it will develop over time, and then the hegemony of the Zheng family on the southern coast of China may be threatened.

Zheng Zhibao is his own brother, and it is difficult to say anything. Zheng Zhilong had no choice but to soothe him with kind words and let him go down to rest.

In the following days, Zheng Zhilong was fully prepared, dispatched his elite team, and he personally led the boat north, heading straight to Liuheng Island.

The side of the security forces closed the door in the bay of Liuheng Island, and beat the dogs, leaving most of the fleet brought by Zheng Zhibao behind. The pirate ships that were beaten and couldn't move saw Zheng Zhibao throw down and flee with everyone. The wisest thing to do was chosen, and the white flag was hoisted and surrendered to the security forces.

The security army disarmed the enemy, and after interrogation, it became clear that the enemy was Zheng Zhilong's men, and immediately sent someone to report the situation to Zhang Chu.

Zhang Chu, who was far away in Shandong, heard the report from Liuheng Island, and couldn't help but feel remorseful, in order to deal with Houjin and North Korea, Zhang Chu transferred the main force of the security army's fleet to the north, originally thought that the battle between Zheng Zhilong and Liu Xiang would not end so quickly, and Zheng Zhilong had no energy to deal with the security army. Now it seems that Liu Xiang's defeat was a little too fast. And the Zheng family's fleet targeted the security army at the first time, fortunately, the security army officers and soldiers of Liuheng Island were brave and strategic, not only repelled the attack of the Zheng family's fleet, but also bit off a piece of meat from them. With Zheng Zhilong's temper, he won't stop there.

Zheng Zhilong's brigade will soon launch an attack on the stronghold of the security army's Liuheng Island. We must lead the fleet back to Liuheng Island as soon as possible and fight to the death with Zheng Zhilong, only by defeating Zheng Zhilong will there be no more thoughts of destroying the security army.

Fortunately, at this time, Houjin was recuperating and accumulating strength, and did not have the energy to launch an attack on the territory of the security army. The monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty were still worried about the burning of the imperial tomb, and they didn't have the heart to deal with the security army at this time, so Zhang Chu's base in the northeast and Shandong was still safe at this time. Zhang Chu decided to take advantage of this period of temporary peace to create another world in Jiangnan.

Zhang Chu left He Jin to preside over all affairs in the Northeast and Shandong, and together with Yang Liu, he led the main force of the security army's fleet to Liuheng Island to rescue.

At this time, Zhang Chu's fleet not only had four sail warships such as the "Caiyun", but also dozens of large ships that had been redesigned to be more suitable for naval warfare, and a large number of armed merchant ships accompanied him. Although it is certainly not as good as the ships owned by Zheng Zhilong in terms of quantity, it is also capable of dealing with Zheng Zhilong.

Zhang Chu stood on the bow of the Caiyun, blowing the sea breeze freely, and he no longer had the embarrassment of vomiting when he took the boat for the first time.

Yue Yue stood quietly beside Zhang Chu, looking curiously at the scenery on the sea.

Yue Yue was born in Shaanxi, where there is little water, and he took a sea boat for the first time but did not feel a little uncomfortable. This made Zhang Chu want to see Yue Yue's plot full of jokes and did not succeed. There is still a real gap between this person, this petite body has such strong nerves. Zhang Chu originally wanted to carry Yue Yue to the bow of the boat to make a classic shape, but he felt that it was very unlucky, so he had to give up.

It was really boring to sit on this boat, so Zhang Chu said to Yue Yue: "Wife, you are in charge of money, am I a rich person now?" ”

Yue Yue thought about it seriously and said, "Almost, you are indeed quite rich." ”

"There is a way to wrap 100,000 yuan around your waist and ride a crane down to Yangzhou, and when you get to Jiangnan, I will take you, you bring the money, how about we go to Yangzhou to buy a few Yangzhou thin horses to play." Zhang Chu said with a smile.

Yue Yue looked Zhang Chu up and down without speaking.

Zhang Chu asked strangely: "Why don't you even have 100,000 guan now." “

"I have 100,000 yuan, but I'm wondering what you're doing when you're getting fatter and fatter. Don't crush the horse to death yet? Yue Yue said with a serious face.

"It's terrible to be uneducated." Zhang Chu could only say secretly in his heart, but he couldn't explain the meaning that Yangzhou Skinny Horse was a beauty. was laughed at by Yue Yue again that he was gaining weight, and he was ridiculed for being a fool of himself. Zhang Chu touched his somewhat bulging belly and found that he was really a little fat. He has developed from almost starving to death, his eyes turn blue when he sees food, and now he is in charge of tens of thousands of food and drink, and the single dog of the two lives now has three wives, Zhang Chu is very satisfied now, but to keep all this, he has to keep fighting. Zhang Chu put away his playful heart and said solemnly: "Yue Yue went to Jiangnan this time, everything depends on you." Although our military struggle with Zheng Zhilong will be fought to the death, the final decision on the success or failure of the security army will depend on the results of your struggle with the landlords in the south of the Yangtze River. The economy is the foundation, and only when the economic war is won will our security forces achieve the final victory. ”

"Don't worry, with the backing of the security army, those short-sighted rich people are not my opponents." Yue Yue has become more and more confident after all these years of experience.

The crews of the security forces have become familiar with navigation after the experience of the sea in the past few days, and it is not difficult to go south along the Chinese coastline. The many times the transportation of rice and supplies by sea made the crew very aware of the current and wind direction along the way, so the fleet of the security army did not have much effort to come to the sea not far from Liuheng Island.

At this time, Zhang Chu ordered the fleet to adjust its formation and prepare for emergencies. After all, a long time has passed between the time Liuheng Island sent a rescue message and Zhang Chu gathered a team to rush over. Zhang Chu did not receive any more information about Liuheng Island at sea, and it is not clear what the situation of Liuheng Island is now.

For the sake of safety, Zhang Chu ordered the fleet to anchor not far from Liuheng Island, and sent a small boat to the vicinity of the island to inquire about the situation.

It didn't take long for the boat to send back the information, Zhang Chu's caution was correct, and a fleet was besieging Liuheng Island. (To be continued.) )