Zheng Sen's words made Zheng Zhilong completely eliminate his concerns about the combination of sea and land, and at the same time, he couldn't help but sigh that he was really old. The means of thinking about problems and acting are also becoming more and more inclined to self-preservation, and the wildness and aggressiveness of youth have also been worn away by age.

Looking at his impassioned and adventurous son, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but feel relieved, glad that he finally had a successor. Then he made up his mind, and this time the strategy of attacking Li Xin with reality was completely handed over to Zheng Sen to deal with the decision, and it was time for him to take charge alone.

The news of the reorganization of the Fujian Navy Division soon spread back to Hangzhou, and the people who were personally seated in Hangzhou were in charge of the Zhenyu Marquis, and the cadres were worried about whether to immediately shrink the Pingbo Fleet, which had been conducting anti-blockade operations at sea for several days, after all, whether it was Nanjing or Hangzhou, the ability to manufacture large ships was very limited, and once it was lost in the naval battle, it would be even more difficult to replenish it. Even more difficult than the supply ships are the experienced sailors at sea.

These two points are like two invisible shackles, which have been holding the lifeline of the development of the Pingbo fleet, and it is precisely for this reason that every time the Pingfan fleet goes to sea, it is a decision to think repeatedly after synthesizing a large amount of information.

"It is recommended that the scope of activity of the Pingbo fleet be reduced from the waters off Wenzhou and Taizhou, and only operate in the vicinity of Ningbo and Shaoxing, and once it encounters the Zheng family's naval division, it must leave the battlefield immediately."

"How could the Three Guards be so afraid of the enemy like a tiger? If we run for our lives every time we see each other, should we completely eliminate the Zheng family's power at sea? The general's strategy of pacifying the sea frontier should be implemented? ”

The two people who had recently entered the military conference were arguing, one was Gao Zhenfu, the director of the city, and the other was He Mingshan, the commander of the Hangzhou Navy.

After offending Zheng Hongkui and Zhao Bingqian, the former fell to Li Xin in an all-round way, and Li Xin also used this person's ability because of the embarrassing situation that no one was available to his subordinates. As for He Mingshan, he showed an astonishing ability to command naval warfare in several naval battles against the blockade, because Zheng Hongkui's naval fleet lost dozens of large and small ships in Hangzhou, and Wallace has always disdained this kind of warship whose overall hull tends to be miniaturized, so except for a few ships that were incorporated into the Pingfan fleet for logistical support, the vast majority were incorporated into the Hangzhou local naval division on the spot.

This made the Hangzhou sailors, who only had a few broken boats, become an upstart in one fell swoop. It was under such circumstances that He Mingshan was ordered to attack one after another, intercepting no less than 100 merchant ships bound for Japan from Fujian City along the coasts of Ningbo and Taizhou.

But it is also because he knows too much about naval warfare, so it is not surprising that he has a natural fear of the Zheng family's sailors. So much so that the landlubbers in the Three Guards who did not understand naval warfare at all joined the quarrel. Soon, the generals of the conference were divided into two factions, one faction advocated a head-on attack, and the other faction advocated avoiding encounters with the Zheng family's sailors to prevent the other party from retaliating.

In the face of various doubts, He Mingshan kept explaining: "To be honest, several large Western ships in the Pingbo fleet are good at artillery, but they are also clumsy and cannot afford losses. The Zheng family's sailors are completely different, they often gather on the surface of the sea like wolves with small sea boats that are cheap and easy to build, and with their extraordinary athletic ability, they swarm and attack, and then scatter with a bang. If our army encounters it, the odds of victory are not great. ”

This analysis is also pertinent, but after all, it is discouraged, and even Niu Jinsong, who listened to Li Xin's opinion and didn't say much, couldn't help but retort: "Isn't He Junmen also speculating on one-sided words? In this way, my Pingfan fleet has developed the habit of fearing the Zheng family's sailors like tigers, and I am only afraid that there will be endless troubles. ”

He Mingshan was stunned for a while after hearing this, and wanted to refute but had to admit that Niu Jinsong was right, and now and ancient times figured out that the vast majority of an army's combat effectiveness depends on his self-confidence, if the Pingbo fleet was branded with fear of Zheng from the beginning, it may not be harmful in a short period of time, and after a long time, this emotion has been repeatedly strengthened by word of mouth, and it is difficult to change this decline again. In fact, it is not impossible to change the declining situation, as long as he destroys the Zheng family sailor, he can restore his self-confidence, but in his subconscious, he thinks that eliminating the Zheng family's sailor is an extremely incredible thing for the current Pingbo fleet.

However, if you go on an expedition at the expense of danger in order to maintain and develop self-confidence, you will most likely lose all your ships in such an adventure.

In contrast, Wallace and He Bin, the chief and deputy commanders of the Pingfan Fleet, who were the parties concerned, kept drinking the tea in their hands without saying a word.

"Hua Junmen, He Junmen, I don't know what the two of you think?"

He Mingshan suddenly asked the two of them a question, and Wallace subconsciously replied when he heard the inquiry of his colleague: "The Pingbo fleet can fight a battle, but as the supreme commander of the fleet, I only have two requirements, one is to build a shipyard as soon as possible, so that the imperial navy can have a steady stream of replenishment ships to go to sea like dumplings." Second, to train experienced sailors and commanders. As long as these two points are satisfied, I can be sure that the Zheng family's sailors will be completely driven out of the eastern sea area and wiped out. ”

Wallace's answer made He Mingshan feel powerless in his heart, if these two points could be done, he could also dare to promise the Hou of Zhenyu that he would give it a go with the Zheng family's sailors. But the problem is that neither of these two things can be achieved overnight in a short period of time, such as shipbuilding, without two years of effort and time, it is simply impossible, from the drying of wood to the laying of keels to the construction of ships, it is not a simple process. As for the training of those sailors, it is a long-term process, for example, many of the sailors on the ship of the Zheng family sailors have been begging for a living at sea since they were children, if they are only trained in three or two years, what are the advantages at all?

To tell the truth, He Mingshan thinks that Li Xin is an official with a heart to act, so he is extremely willing to serve, but if he is eager for quick success, this will be a fatal factor for the Three Guards that cannot last long.

And Gao Zhenfu's starting point in terms of tough attitude is very different from He Mingshan, after all, there are too many stains on his body, and it is already a blessing to be invited to heaven by Li Xin, so all he can do is to stand firmly on the side of the Three Guards, and must not show the slightest fear and hesitation, otherwise the spittle of the Three Guards can drown him.

"Marquis Zhenyu, the lower officer thinks that whether or not our Three Guards will send troops or not should not be decided by the naval combat strength, but by the needs of the situation. At present, the situation has been like a boat sailing against the current, and if you don't advance, you will retreat. ”

"Come on, come on, stop talking about these vain words, you only say what are the odds of winning the army? If you can't win, isn't this going to death? ”

Gao Zhenfu made Niu Jinsong unable to say a word, and said in his heart, just now you accused He Junmen of being timid, and now he turned his face and said that he killed the Three Guards, and this official did really difficult.

"Niu Junmen, it's not that the Three Guards are going to be sent to death, but once the Zheng family's father and son brothers stabilize their position, their secession of Fujian and Guangdong may be a fait accompli, and at that time, isn't it contrary to the strategy of trading with Hou Jinghai?"

At this time, He Bin, who had been silent, suddenly followed Niu Jinsong's words and spoke.

"In terms of the strength of the Pingfan fleet, we are not much stronger than the Zheng family's fleet, but the one we are worried about is not the Zheng family's sailors, but the Zhenyu Marquis!"

Li Xin saw He Bin pointing the finger at him, and knew that he had to express his position.

"The Zheng family's sailors have released a big report and reply, and we don't need to be overly aggressive because of this, before they have specific countermeasures, the Pingbo fleet only needs to follow the established plan and do a three-day cruise. As for the naval engagement, I believe that Zheng Zhilong would never have sent troops in such a hurry. ”

In the camp of Shao Wusanwei's army, Zhang Shi had diarrhea for two days in a row, and he already felt lightheaded, and there were not a few sergeants and soldiers like him. I thought I could avoid these ubiquitous physical symptoms when I chose to go south in early winter, but the diarrhea broke out suddenly in the past few days, and even he, the main general, was not spared.

Zheng Laiyong was one of the few officers around Zhang Shi who was not affected by diarrhea, so he was tasked with the task of guarding and patrolling. At the same time, it is also necessary to exterminate the remnants of the Huai King who have been following like mosquitoes in the area of Baizhang Mountain and Shuikou.

Originally, Zhang Shi also planned to ask Shi Kefa, who had marched to Jianning Mansion in the north of Shaowu, to cooperate with him to carry out a complete blow to the remnants of the Huai King between Jianning, Shaowu, and Yanping.

But Shi Kefa refused without any reason, which made Zhang Shi very annoyed, so he decided to sweep alone, but at this moment, diarrhea began to spread in the army, so that Zhang Shi's military plan had to be temporarily terminated.

Soon, news came that there was also a large-scale diarrhea in the Huaiwang rebels, it seems that this is a common epidemic, Zhang Shi only hopes that this is in winter, and will not cause too many casualties to the Three Guards led by him, the grenadier battalion is the elite of the Three Guards, if he does not die on the battlefield, but is wiped out by these invisible and untouchable epidemics, he will not have the face to face the Zhenhou even if he goes underground.

"General, there seems to be a change in the rebels of King Huai, should we also take the opportunity to fight for a while, don't let these people take the opportunity to vote for the Zheng family."

Zhang Shi's face is now almost tormented by diarrhea, and after listening to Zheng Laiyong's report, he was also shocked.

"Observe for two more days, it's better for them to vote for the Zheng family, I am being bound by the ban of the Zhenhou Hou, and I dare not clash head-on with the Zheng family's men and horses, as long as the Zheng family dares to openly take in the Huai Wang rebels, we will immediately send troops to kill them."

Zheng Laiyong's face immediately showed joy after hearing this, he was also suffocated these days, and he just wanted to do it happily.