At the meeting, those civil officials were all opposed.

Seeing this scene, Zheng Chenggong looked at those military attachés.

The military attachés who had been signaled immediately rose up and retorted.

For a time, Fuzhou was fried in a piece.

When the quarrel was almost over, Yao Qisheng, who had been stared at by Zheng Chenggong for a long time, finally couldn't stand up and stood up to approve the dispatch of troops.

One of the leading figures among the civil servants agreed, and those who did not take a firm stance also wavered.

More and more civilian officials either agreed or remained silent, and the matter of sending troops to Luzon to avenge the tragic death of the Chinese people was thus decided.

As soon as the military order was given, the machine of war was in motion. Countless grains and weapons were manufactured and bundled from various workshops to Fuzhou.

10,000 sailors, more than 5,000 infantry, 100 sand ships, 56 Fu ships, 16 lock ships, and a former general-class sail battleship gathered in the port of Fuzhou and prepared to set off for East Timor.

Zheng Chenggong wanted to be the commander of the attack on Luzon, but neither the civilian nor the military generals agreed, they agreed that the danger of the vast sea was too high, and resolutely disagreed with Zheng Chenggong to take command in person.

It was difficult to disobey the will of the people, and Zheng Chenggong had no choice but to sit in Fuzhou with peace of mind to prepare for the Northern Expedition.

After much consideration, Zheng Chenggong decided to appoint Huang Wu, the prefect of the Navy, as the commander of the attack on Luzon.

At the port of Fuzhou, Zheng Chenggong took a group of subordinates to see off Huang Wu.

Zheng Chenggong took two glasses of wine from his subordinates and handed Huang Wu a glass.

Huang Wu hurriedly took it.

Zheng Chenggong raised his glass and said: "This southern expedition to Luzon is not only to avenge the 50,000 Chinese people, but also to Yang Wei overseas. I am the prestige of China. I must let those who are young remember that those who offend me are big men. Even if it is far away, it will be punished! ”

After speaking, Zheng Chenggong drank all the wine in the cup in one gulp.

Huang Wu heard it and said: "This is necessary to let the foreigners hear the name of my Huaxia." Retreat. Please wait for the good news of the last general! “

After speaking, Huang Wu also drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.

Zheng Chenggong looked at Huang Wu and said, "Have a good trip!" ”

"General Xie!"

Huang Wu boarded the flagship and swayed left and right with the commander's flag.

The battleship slowly started under the blowing of the wind.

……

After sailing at sea for a few days, in addition to eating, drinking and sleeping, Lin Zhaojun stayed at the bow of the ship and looked in the direction of Luzon.

Huang Wu walked over, leaned on the guardrail and said, "Go back to the cabin and rest, it will take at least more than a month to go to Luzon." And we have to go to East Timor to repair and listen to the news before we can attack Luzon. ”

Lin Zhaojun hurriedly said: "Thank you, General Huang, just thinking that my father and fellow villagers are still living in fear, I can't feel at ease!" ”

Huang Wulai had also heard what happened in Luzon before, and when he thought of what happened in Yangzhou and Jiading not long ago, he was silent and did not speak, and stayed at the bow of the ship with him to watch Luzon from afar.

Plough the waves. Nearly 200 warships finally arrived in East Timor after a long period of more than a month.

As soon as they got off the boat, Zheng Tai and Xu Long had already received the news and waited in the port for a long time.

Seeing Huang Wu coming down from the flagship "Guan Yu", Zheng Tai hurriedly walked over and said, "It's been hard all the way. The public industry has prepared a banquet, come over and drink after bathing! ”

The first few months, for the future management. Zheng Tai officially resigned from his official position and served as the general manager of the Four Seas Commercial Bank.

Although Zheng Tai is not an official. But who in the Zheng family group dares to despise him.

Nominally as Steward, but in a place like East Timor. It's simply the identity of the governor.

Even Lin Xishan, Hong Xu and the others only dared to commensurate him with his words when they saw him, and they didn't dare to put their official authority in front of him.

Huang Wu hurriedly clenched his fists and said, "Thank you, Brother Gongye!" ”

After a group of generals met each other, Huang Wu introduced Lin Zhaojun to Zheng Tai.

Seeing Lin Zhaojun, Zheng Tai sighed and said, "I have also heard a little about what happened in Luzon. I was trying to find out and report it to the general. You've already met the general in person, so that's fine. Rest assured, the general will not let the blood of those unjustly killed people be shed in vain! ”

Lin Zhaojun hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Mr. Xie Zheng! ”

After seeing the complaint, the group walked to the Governor's Palace of East Timor under the leadership of Zheng Tai.

……

After a good night's sleep that night, the next day everyone returned to the chamber of the Doge's Palace in good spirits.

Zheng Tai took out the Haven map that he had prepared a long time ago and spread it in the hall.

Huang Wu looked at the map and couldn't help but sigh, "I thought that Huaxia would be very big, but I didn't expect that after I really went to sea, I knew that the world was so big." ”

Xu Long responded: "Yes, when I first saw this map, I didn't believe it. But think of the distances you've sailed and the situations you've described by the seafarers. Only then did I realize that I had been sitting in a well and watching the sky for hundreds of years. Fortunately, the general has the foresight, let us be pioneers and open our eyes to the world for China! ”

Zheng Tai looked at the map and sighed and said: "Sure enough, as the general said, there is no eternal friendship between countries, only eternal interests. ”

Huang Wu heard it and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter, Brother Gongye?" ”

Zheng Tai said: "After exploring the places marked by these charts, we found that many of them were wrong. ”

Huang Wu heard it and said angrily: "These ghosts are really unreliable, and they even use fake places to fool us!" ”

Zheng Tai shook his head when he heard it and said, "It's too fake to say, but I don't know if those places are because they don't want us to know, or if this chart was originally drawn a long time ago, and the latest discovery was not marked." ”

Huang Wu heard it and said anxiously: "Is the nautical chart of Luzon accurate?" ”

Zheng Tai nodded and said: "I heard that the general was going to go out to avenge those Chinese who died in vain, so I secretly sent someone to investigate, and the sea charts on the Luzon side are accurate. You can rest assured of that. ”

Not only in Luzon, but also in all the territories of the Netherlands and Spain in the South Seas, the charts are accurate. It seems that the Republic of England wanted to kill people with the sword, so the charts of the hostile countries were accurate, and the other places were vague or deliberately mismarked. ”

Zheng Tai couldn't help but say: "Lean the mountain, the mountain will fall; Rely on people, people will run; Outsiders can't be relied on after all, and if we Chinese want to regain our Asian hegemon, we still have to rely on us Chinese people after all. ”

Huang Wu also sighed: "Yes! ”

After sighing for a while, Zheng Tai continued: "General Huang, what are you going to do on this expedition to Luzon? ”

Huang Wu also came back to his senses, looked at the chart, pointed to the location of Spain in the Governor's Palace in Luzon and said: "The general ordered before he came, in China, we are still competing with the Manchus for Jiuding. Therefore, this battle must be won, and it must be won cleanly, so as to deter those ghosts, so that they do not dare to offend easily. So I'm ready to fight Luzon with a righteous army! ”

Zheng Tai nodded when he heard it and said: "And when this is the case, our power in Nanyang is the largest, so we don't need those tricks at all, just press it directly." Those ghosts have no benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and shame, they only believe in the strong, and they pay attention to the truth is only within the range of the cannon! ”

Truth is only within the range of a cannon!

When Huang Wu heard this, he couldn't help but praise: "It's really the truth." ”

Zheng Tailu took a long look and said: "I have lived in Nanyang for a long time, and it will be a long time to deal with those ghosts. found that these ghosts only pay attention to interests and speak straightforwardly. Jun Xuan, when you deal with these ghosts, you have to go straight, otherwise I'm afraid they won't understand! ”

Huang Wu heard Zheng Tai say: "In this case, Gongye, you will send an interpreter to follow my messenger tomorrow to deliver a message to the governor of Spain, saying that we will avenge those Chinese who died tragically, and let them hand over the murderer, otherwise we will arrest it ourselves!" ”

Zheng Tai nodded and said, "Wrap it up on me!" ”

Huang Wu turned around and looked at Lin Zhaojun and said, "In order to avoid another disaster for the Chinese on the island, Mr. Lin, you work hard." Today I will send a small boat to escort you to the island and inform those who have survived to hide. ”

Lin Zhaojun heard his eyes reddened and said, "General Xie Huang is compassionate!" ”

As Huang Wu's orders were issued, the East Timorese side also operated, and Zheng Tai sent many young people from the immigrants to help carry the goods.

Those young men were also very angry when they heard what happened to those Chinese in Luzon.

They are the same as those in Luzon, who came to live away from home in order to make a living.

If this attack on Luzon fails, there is no guarantee that he will not suffer such a catastrophe himself.

For their sake and for themselves, these Qingzhuang are working hard.

When the dry land of Timor-Leste was in full swing, a lucky boat carrying Lin Zhaojun sailed towards Luzon.

When he was approaching Luzon, he put down a small boat on the Fu boat to transport Lin Zhaojun to the shore from a remote place.

After estimating the time for Lin Zhaojun to persuade the remaining people of Luzon to hide in the mountains and forests, Timor-Leste sent a messenger to Luzon. (To be continued.) )