No wonder Zhu Yongxing was ecstatic, the victory of the naval division made the battle of the Eastern Expedition immediately a victory in sight, and the vast coastline would make the Qing army in Guangdong defenseless. From a higher, farther strategic perspective, a powerful naval division would threaten the rule of the Qing court from the coastline of the entire continent.

Whether it is entering the Yangtze River, breaking the water transportation, or meeting with the thirteen families in Kuidong, taking Chongqing in the west and Huguang in the east; Or a landing operation, and the criticism and mischief, can make the Qing army exhausted and unable to use troops against the southwest with all its might.

Shunzhi died, Kangxi succeeded to the throne, and the adjustment and change of the Qing court bought Zheng Chenggong time to open up another base and recover the treasure island of Taiwan from the Dutch. Similarly, the eastward expedition of the Southwest Ming Army was also opportune, following the retreat of Wu Sangui, the former No. 1 enemy, and the attack on Shang Kexi, the No. 2 strong enemy in the surrounding area.

The Qing army in the south of the Yangtze River, only the three feudal clans can be worried! In other words, as long as the three feudatories are defeated, it is too optimistic to say that Jiangnan will be determined by the spread of the law, but the foundation of the southwest has been stable since then, and this judgment is made.

After Zhu Yongxing was overjoyed, he immediately summoned Yi Cheng, dictated the general meaning, and Yi Cheng polished the order to reward the South China Sea Fleet," ...... Marquis Deng Yaojin, Chen Shangchuan and Yang Yandi were made earls, and the officers and soldiers were promoted to one level and rewarded with 100,000 silver. In addition, Yang Yandi made the first contribution, and then rewarded the short gun, the instrument knife, and a thousand taels of silver; The assault detachment led by him fought bravely, and added some rewards as appropriate, so as not to chill the heroes. ”

Yi Cheng hesitated for a moment, and said carefully: "Is the reward too thick?" Later—"

"The soldiers conquer the waves, overcome the strong enemy, and the reward of the prince is lonely? So I wrote the edict accordingly, yes. Coupled with the words of encouragement, I hope that the soldiers can bravely kill the enemy and make miraculous achievements. Zhu Yongxing smiled faintly, Yi Cheng still had old thinking, worried about the question of "rewarding or not". In the future, he naturally has a way, but he doesn't have to worry about anything. Only when meritorious service is rewarded can we motivate morale and continue to make meritorious contributions.

Yi Cheng nodded, and now Zhu Yongxing is becoming more and more of a tyrant and an autocratic leader. And in their eyes. It is wise and martial, and the destiny of heaven returns.

Zhu Yongxing was still very excited, sat behind the table, picked up a pen and paper and began to write a letter. Remote command is not advisable. However, some directional strategic issues may as well be reported to the front-line generals. It is up to them to do so on a case-by-case basis.

"Your Highness." Yi Cheng didn't leave right away. Then he spoke: "Now that the sailor has won a great victory, should he reconsider Su Li?" The king of Yanping has a deep hatred for him, and if he treats him too well. I'm afraid there will be complaints. ”

Zhu Yongxing's pen stopped, pondered for a long time, and said with some annoyance: "If they send troops to help the war, why should they lead Na Suli?" Now that the edict has been issued, wouldn't it be shameful to go back on one's word? In the future, who will believe in lonely words and bring down righteousness? Hmph, if our army takes Chaohui, they may have to come to the court to give them a place to eat! ”

Yi Cheng smiled bitterly and said, "This is very likely. After all, Chaohui has always been regarded by Zheng Jun as a place for conscription and food, and the relocation still has a great impact on them. ”

"If you want to, you can take it yourself." Zhu Yongxing threw the pen angrily, leaned back, kept stroking his forehead, sighed lightly, and said helplessly: "I can't do this after all!" If nothing else, as long as Zheng Jun can contain Fujian's Geng rebellion and make it unable to aid Guangdong, it will be of great help to our army. ”

"Then use this as a lure, our army will win a big victory, and Zheng Jun should have changed, right?" Yi Cheng cautiously built yì road.

Zhu Yongxing smiled bitterly, nodded, and said, "Then issue an edict to see what he does with the Zheng family?" Hehe, anyway, Lone doesn't take this face seriously, and it doesn't matter if he sweeps it again! ”

"Your Highness is serious. It doesn't matter much if you succeed or not, so why not try? Moreover, the lower officials thought that it was more appropriate to write a letter, and there was no need to issue an edict. Yi Cheng wanted to laugh and held back, and put forward the decision that he thought would not sweep Zhu Yongxing's face.

A private message is one thing, an edict is another. The reason is emphasized in the private message, so as not to tear the skin, you know and I know. If the edict is issued, the Zheng family will presumably be perfunctory, but it will hurt Zhu Yongxing's face and the authority of the government that he is currently in his hands.

"Then write a letter and invite the king of Yanping County to attack Guangdong together, or the two sailors will work together to attack the Fujian sailors of the Qing army." Zhu Yongxing reluctantly picked up the pen again.

The most effective naval divisions of the Qing Dynasty were Fujian and Guangdong, and the Guangdong naval divisions suffered little damage in the defeat of the Qing army in Jin and Xiamen, and their strength was the strongest. The Fujian Navy Division obtained hundreds of warships and tens of thousands of surrendered soldiers after the internal strife in the Zheng family, and finally had the strength to attack Taiwan.

Now, Zhu Yongxing feels that even if the Zheng family is infighting, a considerable number of Zheng family soldiers will choose to defect to him, after all, this is an orthodox imperial court, not to mention shaving their heads. Of course, it is quite necessary to maintain the momentum of prosperity and be able to protect the defectors from being held accountable by Zheng Jing. Therefore, Zhu Yongxing will not bow to the Zheng family at this time, it is naturally beneficial to come to help in the war, and if you don't come, there will be no shortage of your dish.

Moreover, Zhu Yongxing knows some things and may avoid the Zheng family's infighting, but he is still observing and considering, this is also the last chance for the Zheng family.

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White Pigeon Gate Water Village.

Some of the ships were still smoking, some were sinking miserably, and there were messy debris floating on the water, and there were many corpses of Qing soldiers......

The marines attacked on the shore, and the warships advanced in the water, supporting and cooperating with each other, and after successively breaking through and occupying several batteries on the shore, they finally entered through the port channel. Artillery fire roared, and it was another battle. Under the attack of land and water, the Qing army finally lost its last fighting spirit, some abandoned the ship and fled, and some surrendered.

So far, the South China Sea Fleet has achieved a complete victory, and although there are some damages, the captured ships, coupled with the reduced troops collected, have increased their strength instead of decreasing. At the time of the expedition there were 142 ships of all kinds, but now there are 217.

Surrender troops can be used, and surrender generals must be screened and investigated. After discussing with Chen Shangchuan, Yang Yandi and others, the commander of the fleet, Jing Haibo and Deng Yao, decided to temporarily rest in the Baigemen Water Village. But it is not the whole fleet that is resting, and the sooner the water dogs are beaten, the better is to seize the sea supremacy in one fell swoop.

With Ling Hai General Chen Shangchuan as the main general, more than 50 ships of various types were dispatched to form an attack fleet, and under the guidance of some surrendered troops, they went to attack other water villages. The main force has been destroyed, and those remnants of the enemy left behind will naturally not be the opponent of the attacking fleet.

At the same time, Deng Yao sent more than ten warships, including three of the British, to form an escort fleet and sail to Xialong to escort the supply fleet there to meet up. In order to win the naval battle, Zhu Yongxing invested in mobilizing, recruiting, and hiring a large number of merchant ships for transportation. And these efforts, after the victory, are definitely worth the money.

"Now that our army has won, it seems that Sully's side doesn't have to give him such good conditions?" Before Chen Shangchuan left, he talked about this matter at the military meeting, "Although His Highness has an edict, but the situation is different, should he ask for instructions again, right?" ”

"The last general also feels that it can be reconsidered." Yang Yandi was already dissatisfied with Su Li's arrogance, and immediately expressed his approval of Chen Shangchuan and looked at Deng Yao.

Deng Yao saw that the two deputies said so, he was not good at being specialized, in case Zhu Yongxing was to blame, he didn't want to take this responsibility. Just as Chen Shangchuan said, the times are different, although Su Li's strength has not been damaged, but he is definitely not the opponent of the South China Sea Fleet.

"The letter has been sent before, and if Your Highness has any intention of changing it, it will be mentioned in the reply." Deng Yao paused, and hurriedly added: "Of course, our construction still has to be sent to His Highness urgently, please make a decision." ”

"The last general thinks that His Highness's intention is not to recruit Su Li's sailors, and he will not be careful about the conditions." As the captain of the capital ship and the martial arts background, Duan Zhiying was already qualified to participate in the military meeting, but he still spoke after the three chief officers to show respect, "As long as Su Li is righteous, our army can add a solid stronghold to the east of Guangzhou, which can not only contain the Qing army in Guangdong, but also increase troops to attack and plunder, and form an east-west attack with the army of His Royal Highness King Ruyang." This was to look at the bigger picture of the Crusade, and the conditions agreed to Sully were nothing compared to this. ”

Deng Yao and the others were stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it, they felt that Duan Zhiying's words were not unreasonable. In His Royal Highness Min's conditions, if Su Li wants to give up the port, I am afraid that it is not only for ships to anchor, but also for troops to land. Since this large-scale use of troops is called the Eastern Crusade, it is naturally mainly for this purpose, and even the actions of the South China Sea Fleet are not also to serve the Eastern Crusade?

"Well, insightful." Deng Yao took the lead in smiling and praised, "When the replenishment and rest are completed, our South China Sea Fleet will also be dispatched to control the mouth of Guangzhou and attack." It is naturally difficult for our fleet alone to capture Guangzhou, but what Captain Duan said was indeed to contain the Qing army, and it was all for the success of the Eastern Crusade. ”

"The adult's false praise is just a fool's gain." Duan Zhiying hurriedly expressed humility.

"You don't have to be too humble." Chen Shangchuan also did not hide his appreciation, Duan Zhiying was his subordinate, and he grew up on his ship, and the relationship was extraordinary, "It is very important to distinguish priorities." Our sailors should indeed cooperate with the Eastern Crusade, otherwise why would His Highness order His Royal Highness the King of Ruyang as the commander-in-chief? If our South China Sea Fleet relied on this great victory, it would have done its own thing, wouldn't it have made a big mistake? ”

"Your Highness is thoughtful!" Yang Yandi said a little abruptly: "At the beginning of the battle, I was afraid that we would be constrained, and because the king of Ruyang did not practice naval warfare, he was controlled by not knowing who the sailor belonged to. Now that he has won a great victory, he must cooperate with the action, with the king of Ruyang as the main and the eastern crusade as the main thing. ”

"Exactly!" Deng Yao finally understood, patted his thigh, and said: "I thought that His Royal Highness wanted the water and land armies to communicate with each other, just to facilitate cooperation, but in fact, it has another deep meaning. His Royal Highness the King of Ruyang should have now learned that our army was victorious, and the messenger sent with His Highness's edict must be on his way. ”

"That-" Chen Shangchuan hesitated for a moment and looked at Deng Yao with an inquiring gaze.

Deng Yao pondered for a moment, waved his hand, and said: "Shengcai can lead the attack fleet to set off, the strength of our army has increased greatly, and if His Royal Highness the King of Ruyang has a dispatch, he can deal with it." ”

…………… (To be continued......)