Chapter 449: Pursuit and Mediation
The military mutiny in Kinmen Water Village soon reached Zheng Zhilong's ears, he didn't expect that Zheng Cai didn't die in the hands of the Australians, and he successfully returned to Kinmen to rebel against his subordinates.
Zheng Zhilong, who was angry on the one hand and regretted his kindness on the other, was furious and smashed a cup in front of the soldier who came to report the news.
How can this be reasonable, these people dare to betray me Zheng Yiguan, chase me, I must chase this guy Zheng Cai.
Thinking of the 500,000 taels of silver that accompanied the Australians, Zheng Zhilong was so angry that he couldn't do it after adding the materials and ships that were taken away.
Zheng Cai met with the main generals who had successfully defected at this time on a relatively large flagship.
"Brothers, I am grateful for your trust in me, you gave me your life today, and I will ensure that you are rich and rich."
A big bowl of wine, poured into his stomach after speaking, this Zheng Cai is also a person with an excellent amount of wine, otherwise he would not dare to drink like this.
"Okay, good, big brother looks good, as long as you follow the eldest brother, I'm afraid I won't have anything to eat and drink spicy food in the future."
This nickname is Zheng Cai's hair small, the two are fatal friends, and it can also be said that Zheng Cai took him out, so he is very heartfelt to Zheng Cai.
Zheng Cai glanced at the second gear and raised a bowl of wine to signal that it was dry.
The two souls of Zheng Cai Group made a bowl of wine, which instantly attracted the applause of a group of people under their hands.
Just as everyone was drinking, a soldier trotted in outside the cabin to report.
"Big brother, it's not good, there's a fleet chasing us behind."
Although Zheng Cai took the ship at the third watch, they did not dare to sail at night without lights on the sea, so they had been floating in the sea outside Kinmen, and in fact, they officially set sail in the morning.
So at this time, Zheng Zhilong's fleet can catch up in the rear, and there is naturally no problem, not to mention that Zheng Cai's ships are almost fully loaded. The speed of sailing is definitely not comparable to Zheng Zhilong's.
However, Zheng Cai is also a person who has been in battle at sea for a long time, so he will naturally not be afraid.
Immediately inform all the brothers, sail at full speed, and head for Hong Kong.
Although he was not afraid, the closer and closer of the pursuing ships behind him also made Zheng Cai a little worried, and if there was a battle, there would inevitably be losses. These ships are their own strength, their own strength is strong enough, the more they have the right to speak in the Australians, if the strength is not strong enough, then everything must be arranged by the Australians, and that kind of life will be completely difficult.
Zheng Cai, who is very aware of his advantages and weaknesses, naturally knows this, and Zhao Shijie's words before leaving gave him a reminder, so he cares very much about the number of ships.
It can be said that Zheng Cai's ability to leave the big man so quickly is inseparable from Zhao Shijie's relationship. The other party gave him some suggestions, first take people to Hong Kong to recuperate, and then use the excuse of refuge, so that the Australians can come forward to mediate the relationship between them, and Zheng Zhilong will not dare to mess around in the future.
The flotilla was getting closer and closer, and at this moment, two columns of white smoke suddenly appeared on the sea not far to the southeast. On closer look are two battleships.
Zheng Cai was happy in his heart, this is an Australian battleship. When the Australians came, Zheng Zhilong definitely didn't dare to mess around, and the two battleships drove to the rear of Zheng Cai's fleet and crossed in front of the fleet pursued by Zheng Zhilong.
This made Zheng Zhilong's fleet not know what to do for a while, the Australians are not easy to mess with, once they get involved, they can't eat and walk around.
Basically, the people under Zheng Zhilong knew that not long ago, he gave 500,000 taels of silver to Australia. If he provoked the Australians to accompany so much silver at this time, it is estimated that he could throw himself directly into the sea to feed the fish.
Whether to chase or not made Zheng Zhilong's generals hesitate, but he still sent someone to send a small boat over to explain the situation to the Australians.
"Tell your general, Zheng Cai has applied for political asylum with the Australian government. So we have the right to protect his safety, and we hope that both sides can exercise restraint, and if there are any unpleasant issues between the two of you, you can go to Hong Kong and sit down for negotiations. ”
These were the words of the captain of the Australian Navy to the soldier who came to report.
Xiao Bing went back and told the original words, Zheng Zhilong's leading general, and spat fiercely
"Bah, what's the matter, there's something about him being an Australian, so I'll tell you to turn around and go back to Hong Kong to resume your life."
This situation is clearly that the Australians want to protect Zheng Cai, and they are about to fight with the Australians in pursuit, which is not something he can afford, so he ordered to return.
Seeing the Zheng family's fleet returning, Zheng Cai was also happy in his heart, that is, he sighed at the strength of the Australians, and was happy for his wise decision.
Zheng Cai just left, of course Zheng Zhilong would not let him go so well, when he heard that it was the Australians who came forward, he obviously showed a trace of anger, but reason told him that he could not go to war with Australia.
Since the Australians said that they wanted to talk in Hong Kong, they sent someone to talk to see what kind of explanation the Australians could give.
Zheng Cai naturally arrived in Hong Kong safely all the way with the protection of Australians, and hurriedly thanked Zhao Shijie when he saw him.
"Lord Zhao, this time, thanks to your country's warships, I might not have been able to get to Hong Kong." Zheng Cai said with a lamented face.
"General Zheng doesn't need to be polite, this is as it should be, although there is a grudge between you and Zheng Zhilong, but as the saying goes, a good grievance should be resolved, and you may have a chance to cooperate in the future, which is still resolved."
Zhao Shijie persuaded that according to Australia's meaning, he really didn't want the two of them to fight, and Zheng Zhilong might really have a chance to cooperate when he went to Annan to develop in the future.
Under such congenital conditions, the hatred between the two of them should not be too deep, and Australia's willingness to come out as this mediator is also based on its own interests.
"It's all up to Lord Zhao's orders, what you say is what you say." Zheng Cai said very well that he knew that he still needed the help of Australians, and he should not be too outrageous.
Zheng Cai knows the rules so well, Zhao Shijie naturally likes it very much, if he supports a person who doesn't understand the rules, then Australia's troubles will be not small.
But at the moment, it is for him and how to mediate these two enemies, in fact, their problem broke out to put it bluntly, or because of the Australians, if it weren't for the Australian reasons, it is estimated that it would not have erupted so quickly.
So this mediator is actually not easy to be, after arranging for Zheng Cai and his men to rest, Zhao Shijie began to think about how to solve the problem between the two.
If they want to release their previous suspicions, I am afraid that Zheng Cai and Zheng Zhilong need to make concessions, otherwise it will be difficult to succeed in mediation, of course, this mediation, Zhao Shijie will also use Annan as a test to test the Zheng family's idea of giving up Fujian. (To be continued......)