The coastal lookout of Goto found Li Xiang and their ship, and after receiving the report, the garrison immediately reacted and sent a Japanese-style clipper to inquire.

After a short period of inquiry, the garrison did not embarrass Li Xiang, and then let them leave the waters of the five islands and continue to sail in the direction of Nagasaki.

As the commander of the Wudao garrison, he certainly knew what Li Xiang was going to do.

Some of the plans of His Royal Highness Zhao Hongyu, as a middle-level and high-level Chinese gene, people are very clear, and Zhao Hongyu did not hide anything from them.

And the news that Li Xiang had already gone to Nagasaki, Goto also sent someone one step ahead of time, and reported it to Zhao Hongyu earlier than Li Xiang.

"Biaozi, do you think the crown prince will be able to accept us this time? I haven't responded to him for such a long time, and I think the crown prince must be uncomfortable in his heart. ”

After successfully leaving the waters of the five islands, Li Xiang's mood suddenly became depressed.

He and his nephew Yang Biao stood on the deck, hanging on the cold sea breeze, with a worried expression.

Yes, Zhao Hongyu asked Wang Fuzi to be a lobbyist, and he brought a lot of kindness. It stands to reason that his situation is not very good, and he should have made a decision at that time.

If he had agreed to come down and take refuge at that time, I don't think he would have such a headache and worry now.

But at that time, he was really crazy, and he actually had such and such doubts, and missed that good opportunity.

Now the crown prince of the Song Empire, who is in the mouth of the prince, has captured the entire Kyushu, and he has not been killed by the Japanese people as he imagined and estimated.

Instead, the Japanese became the real losers.

In particular, it can also be confirmed that what Wang Fuzi said is very right, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers and horses of the Song Empire is indeed extremely strong.

And in the face of such a fact, Li Xiang also had to come up with a decision.

Now Zheng Zhilong's side is pressing step by step. There aren't many options left to yourself.

With his current strength, it is no longer enough to fight against Zheng Zhilong.

Although he got 19 European-style warships, he still had a great disadvantage against Zheng Zhilong.

The reason is very simple, Zheng Zhilong himself is now the chief officer of the Fujian Navy Division, and he can mobilize the strength of the Fujian Navy Division of the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, he also bribed the Nanban people who were active in Southeast Asia, as well as Siam and Annam, so that Zheng Zhilong could mobilize much more maritime power than himself.

Not to mention that after Zheng Zhilong himself took refuge in the Ming Dynasty court, he privately let his own brother Zheng Feng control the Zheng family's pirate power, and the integration of these three forces is not something that he Li Xiang can fight.

Just last year. Naha has fallen into the hands of Zheng Zhilong, and the gate of the sea passage on the side of the Wa Kingdom has been opened by Zheng Zhilong, and Amami Island has also been exposed to his troops.

The reason why Zheng Zhilong didn't immediately attack Amami Island was just to reduce some losses and at the same time create chaos within himself.

Now he has nothing to choose from.

Now, he either left Amami Island and gave up everything, found a place where he didn't know him, and died. Otherwise, he will fight to the death with Zheng Zhilong, and then the whole army will be annihilated.

Otherwise, it would be necessary to find a strong backer to rely on to deal with Zheng Zhilong.

Hence the emergence of Zhao Hongyu. For Li Xiang, it is no less than a big pie falling from the sky, and it makes him see a golden strip and hope for survival.

However, because of some of my own reasons, it seems that I have become a little bad now.

Yang Biao stood beside his uncle. After seeing that Li Xiang was a little lonely and worried, and a little worried on his face, he also sighed secretly in his heart.

As the saying goes, the older the rivers and lakes, the less timid they are, I think this is the case with my uncle Li Xiang.

My uncle is not young. Experienced a lot of winds and waves. But it is precisely for this reason that his uncle has also become cautious when dealing with some problems. It's not as vigorous as it was when I was younger.

Ordinary people become so cautious when they get older.

While this is not a bad thing, good intentions can often do bad things.

Now Li Xiang seems to have encountered such a situation.

Yang Biao can understand his uncle's current mood, so he opened his mouth to comfort: "Uncle doesn't have to worry so much, I still remember that Master Wang said that this crown prince is very broad-minded, and he is not such a person who is not easy to deal with." And judging from the fact that he sent us a generous gift of 19 sea ships, this crown prince still has good intentions towards us and values us. ”

Yang Biao recalled what Master Wang had said, and at the same time thought about the wording to comfort Li Xiangdao.

"Since he values us, then I think this crown prince will not cut off our door to refuge because of such a thing. Moreover, this crown prince wants to be extraordinary, so his thoughts and actions cannot be inferred by common sense. Judging from the fact that he was able to send 19 warships at the beginning, this crown prince is also a bold person, as long as his uncle tells his worries after meeting him, he should be able to understand it. ”

Yang Biao has never seen Zhao Hongyu either, and the reason why he can say this now is just based on what Master Wang said, and some of his own guesses and judgments.

But no matter what, after listening to his nephew's comfort, Li Xiang's mood was a little better.

Li Xiang exhaled a long breath, and a white mist rose in front of him.

"I hope everything is as you say, and it would be best if the crown prince could understand." , Li Xiang didn't want this in his heart, "But don't worry, I will do it no matter what, so that my brothers can have a good home." It's a big deal that Lao Tzu's posture is lowered, the husband can bend and stretch, I, Li Xiang, have lived for such a long time, what else can't I see. ”

Yang Biao bowed slightly: "Uncle is right to think so, now the situation is forcing us to put on a posture." If we don't even have this road, then we can only fight Zheng Zhilong to the end, but what is the situation in the end, you also know it in your heart, uncle. ”

Yang Biao, like others, is actually very excited to take refuge in Zhao Hongyu's side.

It's just that his uncle Li Xiang didn't spit out, and he couldn't say anything.

As Li Xiang's closest person, he can only stand with Li Xiang in many things, and he can't go against it.

Otherwise, at such a time, everyone's hearts will be in turmoil.

However, Yang Biao is very clear about the threat situation they are facing now.

If Zhao Hongyu didn't appear, they could only choose to fight Zheng Zhilong to the end.

However, if they fight with Zheng Zhilong, they don't have any capital now. What will happen in the end, everyone knows what will happen.

Therefore, at this time, Yang Biao also reminded his uncle intentionally or unintentionally, so that he should not forget this.

The meaning of his nephew's words, how could Li Xiang not hear it.

He smiled and turned his head sideways to look at Yang Biao, and said, "You don't need to point at me, I can still see this thing." In this situation, we have no choice. After Li Xiang finished speaking, he slowly turned his head back, and his eyes were on the blue sea in the distance.

"We're going to Nagasaki to meet the crown prince this time, and if we can't get along, we'll have a bad relationship. At that time, we will not only have to face the pressure of Zheng Zhilong, but also the pressure from the crown prince. ”

Li Xiang also saw far away, and even saw some of the worst situations that could arise.

"When the time comes, we will have Zheng Zhilong in the south and this crown prince in the north. I don't think we'll be able to handle this two-sided situation. ”

Hearing Li Xiang say this, Yang Biao nodded with a wry smile.

"Uncle, you can see far away, if you really can't talk about it. The crown prince is unhappy because of his concern these days, so we will really become what my uncle said. ”

In fact, Yang Biao didn't think of such a point, he just didn't want to say it.

Now that Li Xiang has said it himself, it means that Li Xiang himself is also aware of these problems.

Now that he is clear, it doesn't matter if he says it himself or not.

On the contrary, Yang Biao was a lot more relieved.

After all, his uncle Li Xiang knew how bad his situation was, so he would definitely lower his posture at this meeting and strive for the greatest possibility to take refuge in the past.

Even, it's not impossible to make it smaller.

You must know that this is not the fate of their Li family, but the fate of thousands of old brothers and their families.

Under such tremendous pressure, Li Xiang can't be selfish and just think about himself, he also has to think about it for his brothers and their families.

If Li Xiang was really so selfish, those old brothers would immediately turn against him.

After all, people on Amami Island are fluctuating, and everyone wants to go to the Americas to live a stable life. Li Xiang also knew all this, but he couldn't stop it.

If there were no these old brothers, then Li Xiang would immediately become a loner.

It's a terrible thing.

Besides, the crown prince was able to capture Kyushu from the Japanese with less than 10,000 soldiers and horses. Thinking about its absolute military strength, the Song Empire behind it is also a powerful country.

With such a powerful country to rely on, even if Li Xiang does not confront Zheng Zhilong, it is not a problem to retire steadily.

When the time comes, Zheng Zhilong, who knows the news, will not dare to continue fighting with him.

After all, if Zheng Zhilong still wants to entangle with himself, it is not aimed at himself, but against the Song Empire.

I don't think Zheng Zhilong will be so bold. (To be continued......)