The sea breeze is still blowing on the surface of the sea, and countless seagulls are hovering in the sky, such a scene is very common on the sea, as if it has not changed since ancient times. A large ship sailed on the sea, the sails were raised high, and the whole ship was moving forward at a rapid pace under the action of the wind.

A young man stood at the bow of the boat, dressed in a Confucian shirt, looking like a boy who had gone out to play. With a treasure knife on his waist, the whole person exudes a dusty taste, as if it may go away with the wind at any time. This person is none other than Zheng Zhilong, who rushed back from Yuben. Zheng Zhilong was very sad about Li Dan's death, but it was quickly replaced by excitement.

In such a short period of time, his brother-in-law Yan Siqi died, and his godfather Li Dan also died. The two big backers dissipated in an instant, which made Zheng Zhilong feel dazed for a moment, but soon it was relaxed, a kind of relaxation that came from the stocks. Accepting the power of Yan Siqi and the power of Li Dan, Zheng Zhilong's heart was unprecedentedly happy.

From now on, I don't have to look at anyone's face, I don't have to worry about anyone, I can expect a great career! Originally, Zheng Zhilong didn't want to rush back to Taiwan so quickly, and wanted to integrate Li Dan's warship and bring it back to Taiwan together. However, it backfired, and the news from Taiwan made Zheng Zhilong have to pay attention to it.

The Spaniards arrived in Taiwan, and at the same time the Dutch! Thinking of these two opposing people, Zheng Zhilong wanted to laugh out loud. You don't have to look at the faces of the Spaniards, you don't have to look at the faces of the Dutch, your time is coming! In fact, in Zheng Zhilong's heart, there is a greater wish, that is, to dominate the Taiwan Strait! Whether it's a Spaniard or a Dutchman, in the future, you all have to look at my Zheng Zhilong's face, I am the uncrowned king here!

Although he failed to bring Li Dan's fleet back, Zheng Zhilong still had this confidence! Soon the warship sailed into the port of Taiwan, which was as busy as ever, with merchant ships coming in and out! However, when they saw this warship, all the ships were busy avoiding it, whether it was a merchant ship that was being loaded, or a warship that was beginning to show off its might. The reason is very simple, a big flag with the character Zheng on this ship is fluttering in the wind, and everyone knows that this is the warship of Eighteen Zhi.

There is no difference between trading at sea and on land, news is always the most important, which is the foundation of the survival of merchants! Zheng Zhilong's forces on the whole sea, and the warships of Eighteen Zhi were overwhelming in Hong Kong, and no one wanted to be the object of Zheng Zhilong's prestige at this time. The new official has three fires, not to mention a big leader like Zheng Zhilong, who obviously needs a good opportunity.

At the port, a team of 100 people was standing here, waiting for and greeting Zheng Zhilong. There were four people at the head, and the two people on the left were all dressed in strong suits, with a plate belt tied around their waists, and all carrying large knives. With a big beard, he looks a little similar to Zheng Zhilong, but these two people are much wilder, and these two people are the leaders of this army, Zheng Zhilong's two younger brothers, Zheng Zhihu and Zheng Zhibao.

There are also two people on the left, a long shirt folding fan, this person is Chen Zhongji, the first strategist under Yan Siqi. Beside him, a man was fighting there with an expressionless face, dressed in a wide kimono, with clogs on his feet, and a war knife in his arms. This person is the very famous Japanese commander of this book, Ryuzawa Ichiro!

Ryuzawa Ichiro was the eldest disciple of the Iga Shinobi faction, who defected to the sea for some unknown reason and became the leader of the Wako. Because Yan Siqi saved his life, he became Yan Siqi's retainer and led his subordinates to the ronin for Yan Siqi! These four people are the four major commanders under Zheng Zhilong, and they already have the names of the four great kings on their bodies!

Zheng Zhilong stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the crowd on the shore to greet him, his heart was extremely proud, and a sense of pride rose! The soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, such as the east rising!

"See the Grand Commander!" When Zheng Zhilong boarded the dock, the people who greeted him saluted one by one and shouted loudly! At this time, there are four people behind Zheng Zhilong, these four people are the four King Kongs under Li Dan, I believe that it will not be long before the newly formed Eight King Kongs will be famous.

These four people are the two brothers of the Li family, and they are Li Dan's nephews, Li Jin and Li Yin, collectively known as the two generals of gold and silver. Li Dan handed over his power to Zheng Zhilong, which also meant to take care of his two nephews. The other two people are two people themselves, and they are the two retainers recruited by Li Dan, Yanagi Shibei and Kobayashi Masa. These two people are both strong martial artists, and they are also ruthless people!

For these people, Zheng Zhilong also attaches great importance to them, these are his future family background!

Among these four people, Yagyu Shibei is a member of the Yanagi family, and Kobayashi Masanai is a ninja of the Fire Crane faction. In their eyes, the master's orders are fulfilled rather than die, which is the glory of being a ninja. Since Li Dan asked them to follow Zheng Zhilong before he died, they wouldn't have any ideas.

However, the Li brothers didn't think so at all, and they were still a little unhappy with Li Dan's approach. It's just that Li Dan is still there, and they don't dare to make a mistake. If Li Dan handed over the power to Li Zhuguo to inherit, maybe they would still have ideas. But for Zheng Zhilong, these two people don't have the guts, after so many years, they still know Zheng Zhilong very well.

As Li Dan's godson, Zheng Zhilong naturally heard about what Zheng Zhilong did. When he was working under the Dutch, Zheng Zhilong led people to fight in the Taiwan Strait. His opponents were maritime merchants, pirates, and Spaniards. At that time, Zheng Zhilong was already crisscrossing the Taiwan Strait, and they knew that there would be no good end for them to fight against Zheng Zhilong.

"Alright, brothers, excuse me!" Zheng Zhilong stretched out his hands, made a gesture of false support, and said with a laugh.

The group rushed back to Zheng Zhilong's station on the island directly, and listening to the shouting and killing sound from the training, Zheng Zhilong nodded with satisfaction. Regarding the chaos on the island in the past, Zheng Zhilong corrected it as soon as he became the leader. The battleship was divided into eighteen branches and named eighteen zhi, all of whom were used for battle. Since it is a battle, it must have the appearance of a battle.

In the Dutch, Zheng Zhilong fully understood this truth, and must be separated! Those who do business manage business, and those who fight manage operations. Merchant ships are used to make warships, and warships are used to make merchant ships, and in the end nothing can be done. The one who is training here now is Zheng Zhilong's Eighteen Zhi! They must be made into soldiers who can fight, not pirates who are scattered and killed.

After entering the meeting hall, Zheng Zhilong sat on the main seat as a matter of course, and the Eight King Kongs sat on both sides. The first chair on the left is Li Zhongji, whose position no one can shake. This is the person who has the ability to compete with Zheng Zhilong for the eldest brother, but he chose to support Zheng Zhilong. Under him, this is Zheng Zhihu and Zheng Zhibao, brothers, and as for Long Ze Ichiro, he is standing behind Zheng Zhilong.

The first chair on the right, of course, is Li Jin of the historical brothers, and then his younger brother Li Yin. Yanagi Shibei and Kobayashi Masashi also stood behind Zheng Zhilong, as retainers, they had this qualification. As for the other commanders, they are all standing in the back, and they are not qualified to sit here.

His eyes swept over all his faces, and Zheng Zhilong was very satisfied! However, he also knows that his forces need to be integrated, and I am afraid it will take a while. But he had already thought of a solution, and that was war! War is the best way to integrate, and only when they have experienced life and death together will these people think of each other as their own. More importantly, I need a war, a war that declares its existence to the outside world, and a war that is also a war of prestige.

"I've been away for so long, what's going on on the island? Brothers can come and listen, let's discuss it together! After paying attention, Zheng Zhilong retracted his thoughts and said with a smile.

"Commander, there is nothing going on on the island, the brothers train very hard, and our business does not fluctuate much. But there was one thing that needed to be decided by the Commander, and that was the Spanish and Dutch affairs. Li Zhongji was naturally the first to speak, and he is now recognized as the second golden position.

Nodding slowly, Zheng Zhilong also thought of it, after all, he did not bury any hidden dangers in receiving power. Whether it is Yan Siqi here or Li Dan, he is going with the flow. But the Spaniards and the Dutch, this is really difficult for Zheng Zhilong.

"Big brother, this matter is actually a good choice, we should cooperate with the Dutch!" It was Zheng Zhihu who spoke, and unlike Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Zhihu was five big and three thick. But whoever despises him because of his appearance will definitely suffer a lot, because he is a bold and careful man.

Because of his deceptive appearance, Zheng Zhihu has already made many people suffer! Zheng Zhilong naturally knew that although his younger brother looked vulgar, he was also able to do things, otherwise he would not have handed over such a large fleet to him! Now that he said that, he must have a point.

"If you have any ideas, just say them! Let's discuss it, don't hide it. Zheng Zhilong nodded at his younger brother and said with a smile.

"Yes, big brother!" Glancing at the people seated, Zheng Zhihu said: "The reason is very simple, whether it is Li Gong or the eldest brother, they have some friendship with the Dutch. Although they are using each other, they have been safe for so many years. Moreover, they had joined forces with the Dutch to expel the Spaniards, and they would certainly hold a grudge. ”

Zheng Zhibao on the side followed Zheng Zhihu's words and said: "If the Spaniards unite and drive away the Dutch, the Spaniards and us will not get along well." We've gotten along well with the Dutch for so many years and there's no need to change anything now. ”

After listening to the words of these two brothers, many people in the back nodded, obviously this point of view is still very reasonable in the eyes of these people. However, Zheng Zhilong naturally wouldn't make such a simple decision, glanced at the Li brothers on the side, and said with a smile: What do you brothers think? ”

Li Jin and Li Yin brothers were slightly stunned, no one expected Zheng Zhilong to ask themselves, originally the two of them thought that they needed to be a cold bench for a while. Looking at Zheng Zhilong's smile, he was obviously worried about the emotions of the two of them.

Li Jin frowned and thought about it, but still said: "Great Commander, the situation in the Taiwan Strait is very complicated now, as far as we know, it is not the idea of the Spaniards and the Dutch to fight the Taiwan Strait, and the imperial court is also eyeing it from the sidelines. ”

Because they are in the mainland, they know more about the movements of the Ming court than Zheng Zhilong and others, after all, whether it is Li Dan or Xu Xinsu, they are all more or less related to the imperial court.

Seeing that Zheng Zhilong and the others' expressions became serious, Li Jincai continued: "We have to take a long-term view, I think we shouldn't make any moves now." It's better not to focus everyone's attention on us, because if we feel threatened, that's the most dangerous thing for us. ”

After listening to Li Jin's words, Zheng Zhilong nodded slowly, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, he is insightful, and he deserves to be his father-in-law's right-hand man." ”

"Big brother praised!" In fact, Li Jin still had something to say in his stomach, but he didn't say it anymore, after all, his views were the opposite of the Zheng brothers. If you sweep the face of these two brothers, you have just come here, it is not conducive to harmony.

Zheng Zhilong is also a smart person, so he naturally saw the scruples of the two people, and he didn't force it, after all, it takes time to get used to. Turning his gaze to the side, Li Zhongji, he is the key to the matter. If anyone needs to explain the matter, then he is the most suitable person.

"Second brother, let's talk about it! Otherwise, these little bunnies won't understand, and they're stupid. Turning his gaze to Li Zhongji, Zheng Zhilong said with a smile.

glanced at Zheng Zhilong helplessly, and even gave him a big white eye, although the expression was dissatisfied, but the smile in his eyes couldn't be faked. At the beginning, Zheng Zhilong and others were worshipping in this book, Yan Siqi was the boss, Li Zhongji was the second, and Zheng Zhilong was the fourth. However, in the rebellion, the third child died, and now the one who can crush Zheng Zhilong is Li Zhongji.

Hearing Zheng Zhilong's title, Li Zhongji was still very satisfied, after all, this was his honorific title. Glancing at the few people present, Li Zhongji smiled and said, "You always hand over this offending thing to me, this time give me the altar of daughter red that you treasured, I won't blame you!" ”

"Good, good! The second brother wants to drink, so naturally there is nothing that he can't do. The brothers all went, it was invited by the second brother! Zheng Zhilong naturally wouldn't be stingy, and followed Li Zhongji's words.

"Brothers, we have integrated forces a few years ago, and many people have already seen it. Now the situation in the Taiwan Strait is complicated, and the Dutch and Spaniards may fight at any time. That's basically the case, at this time, no one wants to be the first bird, because that would be the goal of everyone. After everyone finished laughing, Li Zhongji slowly looked at his mouth and said.

Li Zhongji's voice was not loud, but everyone present listened attentively, for fear of missing a word. After all, Li Zhongji's reputation as a military advisor is not for nothing, it is established in battles, and it is very prestigious in the eyes of everyone.

"It's not us who are in a hurry now, whether it's the Spaniards or the Dutch, it's they who are in a hurry. The Spaniards were in a hurry to regain their business in the Taiwan Strait, how could the Dutch give it back? The court forced the Dutch to give up Penghu, and the Dutch should be the most anxious. Now in Taiwan, we want to have territory, we want people, we want ships, what are we anxious about? Li Zhongji explained the matter thoroughly in a few simple words.

Many of the people present were coarse, Li Zhongji said it very clearly, and many people nodded knowingly.

Zheng Zhihu on the side frowned, looked at Li Zhongji, and said sincerely: "Second brother, what do you think we should do?" ”

Glancing at Zheng Zhihu, Li Zhongji smiled, after getting along for a period of time, he felt that Zheng Zhihu was a good person. is righteous enough, and he also respects himself, whether in private or in public, he has given himself enough face. didn't fly because his eldest brother was Zheng Zhilong, and he didn't want to get out of his own hands**.

"It's very simple, sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight! Now, no matter what the circumstances, it has not burned to us. The Dutch were in a hurry to expel the Spaniards, needed new territory, and they would soon make a move. The Spaniards don't come here to play, they all have moves, so we are not in a hurry. Sit and watch them fight, after all, the Spaniards and the Dutch are at odds, and there is no possibility of reconciliation at all. If they fight, it's in the best interest for me! Although Li Zhongji was talking to Zheng Zhihu, his eyes were looking at Zheng Zhilong from beginning to end, obviously giving Zheng Zhilong advice.

Nodding slowly, Zheng Zhihu said that he knew, and he didn't feel anything about Li Zhongji's attitude. After thinking about it, he opened his mouth and said to Zheng Zhilong: "Big brother, in that case, should we add a fire?" Let the Dutch and Spain fight? It's better to be able to fight to the death. ”

Zheng Zhilong looked at his younger brother and shook his head helplessly, still tender! Although there is no problem in presiding over the fleet, it is still a little worse in terms of grasping the overall situation. But Li Zhongji is still as scheming as ever, and he still needs to rely on him! In fact, Zheng Zhilong is still wary of Li Zhongji, but Li Zhongji's actions made Zheng Zhilong dispel great doubts.

"Second brother, things are not what you think! There is a saying called self-defeating, they are already irreconcilable contradictions, and if we take action, it is easy to leave a handle. If you want to be a fisherman who makes a profit, you still have to be patient. Zheng Zhilong mentioned his younger brother, and at the same time, he was talking to others.

"Yes, big brother, I see!" Zheng Zhihu naturally understood the good intentions of the eldest brother, and hurriedly replied respectfully.

"All right, ladies and gentlemen, let's not get drunk today, and then we will deal with the Dutch and Spaniards!" Zheng Zhilong stood up and said with a laugh. (To be continued.) )