Matsudaira Nobutsuna finally panicked, Hirado Mishima fell, although it will cause the government and the opposition to shake, but it will not make Dongying panic, but if the Ming naval fleet raids Edo Castle, it will really break the sky!

Because of the affairs of the Zheng family, he led the main force of the Dongying fleet to the southwest gate, and the maritime defense of Edo City was useless, just relying on the two batteries in the military port, it was absolutely impossible to stop the bombardment of the Ming naval fleet, and I don't know when the Ming fleet went to Edo, can it catch up now?

"Zheng Jun, the naval defense of the Hirado Domain and the Nagasaki Domain, for the time being, I can only ask you to do more for the time being, the Governor will immediately lead the fleet back to Edo Castle, the Ming Navy Fleet will definitely raid Edo Castle, once something happens to Edo Castle, the anger of the Tokugawa Shogun is beyond any of us to bear!"

Matsudaira Nobutsuna said urgently to Zheng Cai.

"I ......"

Before Zheng Cai could speak, Matsudaira Nobutsuna had already shouted to the generals on the side: "Order, the Dongying fleet will immediately leave the battlefield and assemble, and prepare to return to Edo!" ”

"Hello!"

The general on the side agreed, and hurriedly ordered the sentry to shake the flag and pass the order.

Zheng Cai hurriedly said: "Songping-kun, are you worrying about the sky?" Attack Edo? It was the capital of Dongying, and the Ming army only sent dozens of warships, so how could they get Edo Castle? Now that the Ming army is overwhelmed, and the Hirado Domain and the Nagasaki Domain are in danger, they cannot compete with the strength of Matsuura Zhenxin and our Tagawa clan alone! If you're transferring the Toei fleet, you'll not be able to hold Hirado and Nagasaki! ”

"General Zheng!"

Matsudaira Nobutsuna shouted, "You have to be clear, it is precisely because Edo Castle is the capital of Toei that I dare not take any risks, once something happens to Edo Castle, it will bring a great crisis to Toei, and once the Tokugawa Shogun is angry, even I will be guilty!" Hirado and Nagasaki are lost, and they can't be fought back, and if Edo Castle is lost, Toei will be ruined! Also, immediately order your fleet to create an opportunity for me to drag the Ming fleet in the southeast direction and for the Dongying fleet to withdraw, I think, they will not let us leave easily! ”

Matsudaira Nobutsuna's guess was good, how could Zheng Haotian easily let go of Matsudaira Nobutsuna's Dongying fleet, once he caught up with Cha Bolt's fleet, then the previous calculations would be in vain.

Zheng Cai didn't want to agree, but, under the eaves, he had to bow his head, and he would have to rely on the power of Dongying to live, and now he can't afford to offend Matsudaira Nobutsuna, this is the real boss in the Toei Tokugawa shogunate, and he holds a lot of power!

Zheng Cai and Matsudaira Nobutsuna rushed quickly towards the east, and sure enough, Zheng Haotian saw the Dongying fleet advancing eastward, and he already understood, it must have been Matsudaira Nobutsuna who reacted and quickly advanced eastward, this is to return to aid Edo City, how can Lao Tzu let you go so easily?

"Order, the fleet should fight in a horizontal formation, don't engage in close combat, just hold back the pace of the Toei fleet going north to Edo, be sure to drag them for two hours!"

Zheng Haotian gave an order, the Ming fleet acted again, and the cannon was launched again, and began to launch an artillery bombardment towards the Dongying fleet, and the cannonballs came in the air, Matsudaira Nobutsuna's heart became even more bitter, and he really stepped forward to intercept it, and there was only one reason, that is, the other main force of the Ming fleet must have gone to Edo!

"Raise the flag, let General Zheng Cai lead the fleet under his command, be sure to entangle the Ming fleet, all the warships do not fall in love with the war, go all out, and return to Edo City!"

Matsudaira Nobutsuna shouted.

The two sides trembled fiercely above the sea, and for nearly two hours, Matsudaira Nobutsuna, under the cover of Zheng Cai, shook off Zheng Haotian's Ming fleet and began to go north at full speed!

However, at this time, it was too late for Matsudaira Nobutsuna.

Before dawn, the fleet of the Tsa Bolt began to march towards Edo Castle, and by the time Matsudaira Nobutsuna found it, it was already the middle of the day, and after some fighting, it was almost noon, and four hours had passed since the Bolt left.

Four hours, eight hours, and it was early summer, and the south wind was blowing above the sea, and the fleet of the cha bolt went upwind, and an hour was enough to travel twenty miles away, and in eight hours, at least two hundred miles away, from Hirado Island to Edo, the two voyages were more than a thousand miles apart, and it was not close to say that it was far, but it was not very far.

The sea is vast, where is Matsudaira Nobutsuna going to pursue the fleet of the Bolt? It's long gone!

Matsudaira Nobutsuna's heart was shocked, grandma, I hope that Apayasu will bless you, I hope that the Great Imperial Palace will get the news of the battle in Hirado in advance, and be able to be on guard, otherwise, dozens of large warships will be enough to turn Edo Bay upside down!

Chase, there's no other way.

Matsudaira Nobutsuna ordered the fleet to march in full force and galloped all the way in the direction of Edo.

Speaking of Cha Xuan, the two large battalions leading the Ming fleet rushed all the way, and on the morning of the fourth day, they finally drove into Edo Bay, which was only a few dozen miles away from Edo.

"Inspector, we've entered the waters of Edo Bay......

General Hu Dehai turned out to be a guerrilla general of the Fujian Naval Division, and because of his shrewdness and ability, he was promoted to a general, and as an old man of the Fujian Naval Division, he was no stranger to Edo Bay. Hu Dehai came to Cha Shu and said in a deep voice.

Cha Xuan sneered: "Pass the order, drop all the flags of the Ming Dynasty, hang the prepared Dutch flags, ignore them, and drive straight to Edo City!" ”

The flag of the Ming Dynasty was too conspicuous, in case it was discovered, but it was not good, Cha Zhu directly hung up the Dutch flag brought back from Batavia, and the fleet continued to march towards Edo City, with the Dutch flag, some of the patrolling ships in Dongying relaxed their vigilance.

After all, in Toei, the Tokugawa shogunate only dealt with the Dutch except for the Ming Dynasty, and the rest of the Western countries were not allowed to trade with the Toei, nor did they allow the Western fleet to approach, whether it was the merchant ships of the Dutch or the warships of the Dutch, they often appeared in the Toei, and the Toei people had long been surprised.

Even a few miles away from Edo Castle, some prostitutes on the docks had begun to shake their handkerchiefs and start soliciting customers, after all, Dutch merchants and sailors were quite wealthy, and for these people, they were rare large employers.

However, these Dongying people didn't realize that a disaster was already quietly coming!

(End of chapter)