There has never been a secret in this world that can really be kept, Zheng Zhibao was carried back to the Zheng Mansion for only half a day, and the news of the Zheng family's fleet being hit hard has spread throughout Shijing Town, and spread to Quanzhou and even the entire Fujian at a bird-like speed, and Zheng Zhilong, who is the core of the Zheng Family Group, naturally knew about it at the first time.

"Why...... Why is this happening? ”

Zheng Zhilong, who was standing in the room, looked at Zheng Zhibao who was lying on the bed and was dying, and roared in a low voice, his originally fair and handsome face became hideous, and the green tendons on his forehead flashed, and the whole person was like a beast that was about to choose people to devour, and the more than ten leaders who followed Zheng Zhibao to get back outside the house knelt on the ground.

"Big boss, this time we planted it." A leader with an injured arm who had been clamped with a wooden plank and tied with a sling by the doctor cried: "The artillery of the Weihai Weishui Division is too sharp, and our artillery is completely out of reach of them." ”

"That night, we just encountered a storm and lost more than 20 boats, and at dawn we ran into the Weihai Guardian Sailor, and the brothers had no time to react."

"Although they have fewer ships than us, they have much more artillery, and their ships are much faster than ours, they are completely hanging us and firing at the same time, our artillery can't reach them at all, and our ships are sunk by them one by one. Later, when the three masters saw that the situation was not good, they ordered us to fight and retreat, and those damn court sailors chased us all the way for most of the day, until it was almost dark, and we escaped by night. Saying this, more than a dozen people kneeling on the ground burst into tears.

"You ...... You shit! ”

Zheng Zhilong pointed at these people and was so angry that he couldn't speak, although the Zheng family nominally had six or seven hundred ships, it didn't mean that the number of warships that could fight was also this number, and the ships that could really fight and were equipped with artillery were less than three hundred. This time, Zheng Zhibao brought out more than 120 warships, but less than 40 came back, such a loss is really too strict, and it will not be able to recover in two or three years.

"What about the sailors of the imperial court?" Zheng Zhilong's voice was as cold as if he had just come out of the ice cellar. Although he is now a serious guerrilla of the imperial court's coastal defense, Zheng Zhilong has never really regarded himself as an official of the imperial court in his heart, and for him, the identity of the imperial court is just a cloak to protect himself, and even he always shows his estrangement from the imperial court intentionally or unintentionally on weekdays. And this also directly affected the people around him, and the people of the Zheng family did not call him an official position when they called him, but according to his old name, they called him the big boss.

The leaders kneeling on the ground glanced at each other, and one of the leaders said ashamedly: "The brothers are incompetent, we can't get close to the Weihai Weishui Division's warships, and we don't know the loss of the Weihai Weishui Division." ”

"I don't know...... That is, there is no loss. Zheng Zhilong was almost angry. Most of the warships on his side were lost, but the Weihai Weishui Division was unscathed, such a result was undoubtedly the greatest irony for him who was once full of confidence and wanted to inflict heavy damage or even annihilate the Weihai Weishui Division.

Zheng Zhilong's face became more and more ugly, and the hearts of the more than ten leaders kneeling on the ground also sank to the bottom, they knew the temper of this guy very well after following Zheng Zhilong for so long, although this guy was not thin in treating his subordinates on weekdays, but he was not merciless in punishing those who lost the battle, and his party suffered such a big defeat, together with Zheng Zhibao, the three masters, they also didn't know whether they were alive or dead. If Zheng Zhilong didn't punish these people in his family harshly, he would not be a sea thief who has been crisscrossing the South Seas for more than ten years.

Just as these hearts were pounding with fear, a voice came from behind them.

"Father, what's wrong with the third uncle?" As an anxious voice came, Zheng Sen's figure also appeared in everyone's sight.

I saw my son coming. Zheng Zhilong took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Look for yourself, your third uncle hasn't woken up yet, the doctor said that if your third uncle can wake up, there is still hope to survive, if not, ...... not" Zheng Zhilong did not finish. But the meaning of the words is self-explanatory.

Zheng Sen looked at Zheng Zhibao, who was lying on the bed with a sallow face and dying, and couldn't help but shed tears anymore.

Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Sen did not speak, and the room fell silent, and the two fathers and sons played silent. But the people kneeling outside the house were miserable, they had already knelt so numb that their knees wanted to think about it, but they didn't dare, and finally they had to set their eyes on Zheng Sen, hoping that this young master could help him intercede. Otherwise, Zheng Zhilong's anger may not know when he will burn them to death.

It is estimated that their true feelings moved God, Zheng Sen finally got their idea, and saw these uncles who usually hurt themselves pitifully kneeling on the ground one by one, he sighed lightly and said to Zheng Zhilong: "Father, the uncles have been kneeling on the ground for a long time, and the reason for this defeat has also been heard a little, you can't blame them all, you just go around them this time." ”

Zheng Zhilong said with a dark face: "Hmph...... A little kid has also learned to intercede. ”

Although he said so in his mouth, Zheng Zhilong still gave his son face in front of outsiders, he waved his hand and said impatiently: "That's it, I'll go around you this time, let's all go back!" ”

"Xie Da is magnanimous!" The men breathed a sigh of relief on their faces as if they were amnesty, and then they helped each other to stand up and go out.

After everyone left, Zheng Sen said to Zheng Zhilong with a straight face: "Father, this defeat of our side proves that what the child said last time is true, the general trend of loyalty and courage has been achieved, and the strength of the ship and the cannon are beyond our ability to resist, if we continue to fight against it, I am afraid that my Zheng family will be in danger." ”

"Hmph...... What does the yellow-mouthed child know? Zheng Zhilong frowned and reprimanded, "We and that Yue Yang have already turned their faces, what can we do if we are unwilling now?" Thinking that I have been crisscrossing the South Seas for more than ten years, let me bow my head to a child is a dream, this time we are just inferior to each other in artillery, and I will buy an artillery from the Dutch in a few days, and then find Yueyang to fight the winner. ”

"Father's ......"

Seeing his opinionated father, Zheng Sen was a little speechless. Not to mention whether the Dutch will sell guns to him, even if the Dutch are willing to sell guns, but the artillery of the Dutch must be stronger than the artillery of the Weihai Weishui Division? If they lose next time, then their Zheng family will really be weak.

Just when Zheng Sen was having a headache for Zheng Zhilong's stubbornness, Yue Yang, who was in Weihaiwei, was also receiving a group of businessmen from Spain in his mansion.

Today, Yue Yang was still wearing a green military uniform and sitting quietly in his seat, and in front of him stood Major Yabert, who was wearing a red and black military uniform. Bushby, Lawrence, the businessman, and another tall, silver-haired, blue-eyed middle-aged man, "Your Excellency the Marquis, allow me to introduce you with a distinguished guest, who is the Spanish Viceroy Viscount Antonine. ”

Retracting his gaze, Yue Yang smiled faintly: "Hello Governor Antony, welcome to Weihaiwei as a guest, please take a seat." ”

"Rest...... Rest! After Yue Yang finished speaking, the governor of Antony actually thanked him in Chinese, which was very accented.

Hearing this, Yue Yang couldn't help but smile and said to him with great interest: "Governor Antony, it seems that you did your homework before you came, and you can even speak Chinese. ”

However, Yue Yang's praise was probably in vain, and Antony would never speak any other Chinese except for this thank you, thanks to Lawrence beside him who helped him translate.

After the two sides were seated, Governor Antony said to Yue Yang: "Your Excellency, Marquis, first of all, I would like to congratulate your fleet on its brilliant victory in the Sea of Japan and Zheng Zhilong's fleet, which has dealt a heavy blow to this evil pirate, which is a great pleasure!" To enhance his persuasiveness, Antony waved his arms as he spoke.

Listening to Antony's impassioned words, Yue Yang just smiled faintly, putting himself on a moral high plane to accuse others, this kind of trick will be played even by the aunt who sells vegetables in the vegetable market in the future, Yue Yang naturally will not feel strange.

After thinking about it, Yue Yang said lightly: "Governor Antony, thank you for your compliment, no matter what, Zheng Zhilong is still an official in our country, and I think this qiē is very much due to a misunderstanding, as long as the two sides can talk about it." ”

"This guy is too cunning."

Antony couldn't help but curse secretly in his heart, as soon as he sat down, he praised Yue Yang's behavior in the first place, he wanted to set the tone for Yue Yang's behavior and position Zheng Zhilong as a pirate, so that the next conversation would be easy to carry out, but this Ming Hou Ye did not take over the conversation, and quietly stereotyped the matter into a misunderstanding. This is not good, if you don't fight, how can I fish in troubled waters?

Yue Yang didn't know about Antony's mental activities, but even if he knew, he wouldn't pay attention to them, for him, these Spaniards and those Dutch entrenched in Taiwan were the targets of his expulsion in the future, and the reason why he cooperated with them now was just to take what he needed.

Seeing that there were signs of hugging, Yue Yang pulled the topic back again, "Your Excellency the Governor, let's talk about your intention to come this time, I don't think you came to congratulate this on purpose, what do you say?" ”

Yue Yang's reflection greatly surprised Antony, and he also had some contact with and understanding of the Ming people. In his opinion, the officials of the Ming Dynasty are secretive no matter what they say and do, and they always make people guess if they don't say anything, but the Marquis of the Ming Dynasty in front of him is different from the ordinary Ming officials, and he is so direct when he opens his mouth, but this is also his mind, and he didn't want to say the next words.

"Your Excellency Marquis, I have come this time to formally invite you to join us in expelling the Dutch from the cities of Geranza and Prominza, which are entrenched in the southwest of Dayuan!" (To be continued......)