After a simple defense handover ceremony on Nanri Island, Shi Diwen led his subordinates who had been stationed here for nearly two months to leave Nanri Island, go south to Zhangzhou to meet Ning Qi and others, and then return to the Sanya base camp in Hainan. ¤，

The Ming troops stationed on Nanri Island soon realized the difference between the new Haihan soldiers and the previous ones. If the daily training of the previous batch of Haihan militia was cruel to them, then the training content of the new batch of militia troops is simply hell level. The first compulsory training content of the daily exercise is to run around the hill where Nanri Village is located.

For these people in the Annan militia group, the 5,000-meter cross-country run is indeed just one of the usual training items, but for the vast majority of the Ming army who lack daily physical training, this distance is simply not able to run down in one breath, and many people can only walk slowly through this journey, and then they are absent from all the remaining training subjects of the day. The huge difference in training intensity between the two sides led to the fact that the Ming army could no longer keep up with the training progress of the Shanghai Han side. Physical training alone is no longer in sync, and more advanced subjects such as tactical coordination are even less likely to train together.

Qian Tiandun was helpless when he saw such a situation, of course he understood that there were many deep reasons behind this gap in training level, even if he forced these Ming troops to train, it was impossible to see the effect of improvement immediately. In this regard, he could only build a letter to the Ming generals to provide better food security for the soldiers, so that they could train with the Shanghai Han militia regiment.

No matter how the Ming army trained, Qian Tiandun would not relax in the training of his subordinates. As a high-level official, he is well aware of the development plan of the Executive Committee, and his transfer from Annan to Fujian has already made clear the intention of the Executive Committee. For a period of time to come, the control of the coastal areas of Fujian will be the focus of Haihan's attention, and the elite division of the militia army led by Qian Tiandun is very likely to have to take the lead.

Although the military attaches great importance to the role of Nanri Island at this stage, Qian Tiandun also knows that this is actually just a way to accommodate the Fujian government and Xu Xinsu. Qian Tiandun believes that the real decisive battle will not be fought on this small island, but more likely in Penghu or some seaport along the coast of Taiwan Island.

Of course, before the conditions were ripe to send troops to attack Penghu and even Taiwan, Qian Tiandun knew that he had to guard against the Eighteen Zhi and the Dutch to recapture Nanri Island. Since Shibazhi had already sent someone to Tainan to find the Dutch to move the rescue troops, Qian Tiandun thought that the possibility of the Dutch being involved in this matter was still relatively large.

One of these is that there is an old vendetta between the Dutch and the Ming Dynasty, and if they can seize the opportunity to pit the Fujian government, the Dutch may really take a risk. The second is that the Dutch can not use much outside help now, Xu Xinsu has clearly stood on their opposite, if they lose Eighteen Zhi, then it will be difficult for the Dutch to get manpower and other resources from the Ming Dynasty. In both public and private terms, the Dutch could not sit idly by and watch the Eighteen Zhi lose and fall apart.

Attacking fortified cities such as Jinmensuo and Zhongzuosuo, Shibazhi had already hit the nail several times, and the Dutch might not be willing to send their soldiers to this kind of battlefield to fight hard. However, it will certainly be much less difficult to attack a small island like Nanri Island, which is small in size and relatively weak in defense. If Eighteen Zhi had offered the right conditions, it would not be surprising that the Dutch had intervened.

And just as Qian Tiandun expected, after Zheng Xinzhi made a condition to Hans, the commander of the East India Company, the Dutch, after discussion, it was finally difficult to resist the temptation to drive out the Spaniards, and decided to assist Shibazhi in recapturing Nanri Island.

"But our military assistance is premised. Hans poured a basin of cold water on Zheng Xinzhi, who was excited: "We will not send soldiers to the island to participate in the battle." ”

Zheng Xinzhi was stunned for a moment, and then said: "If Lord Hans can sell a batch of artillery to us, it is okay. ”

"The cannon can be sold, but it needs to be increased by 30% on the previous price. Hans quietly showed his fangs: "The other weapons are also raised in price according to the standard." ”

Zheng Xinzhi secretly felt distressed for his master's silver, this cannon cost a few hundred taels of silver, and ten cannons would cost a few thousand taels more, which was equivalent to taking the silver of ten cannons in the past, and now he can only buy six or seven. This price increase in the line of fire is indeed poisonous enough, and now it is Eighteen Zhi begging the Dutch to sell weapons, and there is no room for bargaining. To be honest, even if Hans raised the price by fifty percent or even higher in one go, Zheng Xinzhi would pinch his nose and come down first, otherwise he would have no way to explain it when he returned to Penghu empty-handed.

"In addition, all the costs of the combat ships and combat personnel sent by our side must be borne by you. Hans quietly went on to put forward the next condition: "First of all, fifty thousand taels of silver must be paid in advance for the cost of the troops." ”

Zheng Xinzhi frowned, although this condition was extremely unfair, he still did not object. As long as the Dutch are willing to send troops, as for how much silver they want, it is secondary - anyway, it will not be Zheng Xinzhi himself who will be responsible for the final payment.

Seeing that Zheng Xinzhi did not object, Hans continued: "Third, after our fleet departs from Dayuan Port, you need to send the information of the two ports of Tamsui and Jilong in the north as much as possible, and promise to cooperate when our troops attack the area. This must be done with a written agreement and the signature and seal of Mr. Zheng Zhilong. ”

The main reason why the Dutch were willing to send troops was that they could help themselves in dealing with the Spaniards, and in order to prevent Eighteen Zhi from playing any tricks in the middle, signing a written agreement was also a necessary means of coercion. If Eighteen Zhi goes back on their word, then this paper document will make them no longer able to mix on both sides of the strait.

"The matter...... The villain must go back and inform my lord first, and it should be all right. Zheng Xinzhi didn't dare to express his position on behalf of Zheng Zhilong, after all, Zheng Zhilong would have to personally operate the signing and painting at that time.

"We can go through the details, but that's the general framework. Hans said proudly, "If you think it is feasible, then come next time with the signed agreement and the money." ”

"Yes, yes, Lord Hans is busy with official business, so the villain will retire first. Zheng Xinzhi saw that Hans had no intention of talking to him anymore, so he quickly stood up and said goodbye very interestingly.

After Zheng Xinzhi came out of the office of the East India Company, he did not even return to his residence, so he went straight to the pier and immediately returned to Penghu by boat, bringing back the content of this negotiation to inform Zheng Zhilong.

Zheng Zhilong had already been impatient waiting in Penghu, if he didn't know that his strength was not enough, he probably couldn't wait for Zheng Xinzhi to come back and organized his own people to go to Nanri Island.

After Zheng Xinzhi finished talking about the three conditions offered by the Dutch one by one, Zheng Zhilong's face was already so dark: "This is the result of your talk in Dayuangang for more than half a month?"

Zheng Xinzhi trembled and argued: "The red-haired leader Hans was unwilling to participate in this matter before, and then it was the villain who offered the Francophone man in exchange for it, and he was relieved, but he still refused to give in to these three conditions. The villain did not slack off in the slightest during the Dayuangang period, running up and down day and night, lobbying everywhere, and only then did he have today's results. ”

Zheng Zhilong scolded: "You idiot, you still think you are smart! Do you know how much more silver we have to pay for a cannon at a price of 30 percent? You have to pay 50,000 taels of military expenses first, and then pay the other half after the matter is completed, and they won't even go to the shore, and you still agree to their conditions? Are you being poured seawater into your mind by the red-haired people? Here and outside, you have to pay more than 100,000 taels of silver to the Dutch, and you will pay this money?"

Zheng Xinzhi was scolded so bloodiedly that he didn't dare to speak back at all, but he was secretly aggrieved in his heart. Before leaving, Zheng Zhilong gave him great negotiation authority, "All silver transactions can be self-determined, and there is no need to ask for instructions", but after he came back, Zheng Zhilong changed his face. Zheng Xinzhizhi said in his heart Although he was knocked out of the bamboo pole by the red-haired man, this thing has already been done! Dig out the money to ask for help, isn't this your original intention?

Zheng Zhilong was so angry and ruined, mainly because the internal environment deteriorated rapidly during this period after the loss of Nanri Island. Due to the limited strength of Eighteen Zhi, he did not dare to launch another attack on Nanri Island alone, so he could only sit and wait for news from the Dutch.

During this period, opinions within Shibazhi had already begun to diverge, and several leaders who had more business on the mainland thought that there should be an armistice and peace talks, and if possible, they would simply accept the recruitment of the Fujian government, and follow Xu Xinsu's example to wash their hands and go ashore.

On the other hand, some of the leaders who did not want to submit to the Ming Dynasty and believed that there was no future in the coastal areas of Fujian, they should move to the Ryukyus and Japan in the northeast, for example, to the Ryukyu and Japan to the northeast, where no pirate force could compete with the Eighteen Zhi -- of course, because there were fewer merchant ships passing through the local waters, there would be much less oil and water.

In addition, there are also die-hards who believe that they should immediately send troops to attack Nanri Island, so as not to give the Haihan and Fujian Ming armies a chance to breathe, as for how to fight, whether they can beat each other, they are not so concerned, or they have not considered such a specific issue at all. After all, for these people, they have not experienced the fear of being suppressed by Haihan artillery to the point that they can't move.

Under the situation of various opinions being divided, it is difficult for Zheng Zhilong to prepare for a unified pace in Penghu. Although the pirate force under his command was the strongest of the Eighteen Zhi, if he did not have the cooperation of the other leaders, he would still appear alone and insufficient in strength when facing opponents of the level of Haihan and Fujian Ming Army.

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Zheng Xinzhi trembled and argued: "The red-haired leader Hans was unwilling to participate in this matter before, and then it was the villain who offered the Francophone man in exchange for it, and he was relieved, but he still refused to give in to these three conditions. The villain did not slack off in the slightest during the Dayuangang period, running up and down day and night, lobbying everywhere, and only then did he have today's results. ”

Zheng Zhilong scolded: "You idiot, you still think you are smart! Do you know how much more silver we have to pay for a cannon at a price of 30 percent? You have to pay 50,000 taels of military expenses first, and then pay the other half after the matter is completed, and they won't even go to the shore, and you still agree to their conditions? Are you being poured seawater into your mind by the red-haired people? Here and outside, you have to pay more than 100,000 taels of silver to the Dutch, and you will pay this money?"

Zheng Xinzhi was scolded so bloodiedly that he didn't dare to speak back at all, but he was secretly aggrieved in his heart. Before leaving, Zheng Zhilong gave him great negotiation authority, "All silver transactions can be self-determined, and there is no need to ask for instructions", but after he came back, Zheng Zhilong changed his face. Zheng Xinzhizhi said in his heart Although he was knocked out of the bamboo pole by the red-haired man, this thing has already been done! Dig out the money to ask for help, isn't this your original intention?

Zheng Zhilong was so angry and ruined, mainly because the internal environment deteriorated rapidly during this period after the loss of Nanri Island. Due to the limited strength of Eighteen Zhi, he did not dare to launch another attack on Nanri Island alone, so he could only sit and wait for news from the Dutch.

During this period, opinions within Shibazhi had already begun to diverge, and several leaders who had more business on the mainland thought that there should be an armistice and peace talks, and if possible, they would simply accept the recruitment of the Fujian government, and follow Xu Xinsu's example to wash their hands and go ashore.

On the other hand, some of the leaders who did not want to submit to the Ming Dynasty and believed that there was no future in the coastal areas of Fujian, they should move to the Ryukyus and Japan in the northeast, for example, to the Ryukyu and Japan to the northeast, where no pirate force could compete with the Eighteen Zhi -- of course, because there were fewer merchant ships passing through the local waters, there would be much less oil and water.

In addition, there are also die-hards who believe that they should immediately send troops to attack Nanri Island, so as not to give the Haihan and Fujian Ming armies a chance to breathe, as for how to fight, whether they can beat each other, they are not so concerned, or they have not considered such a specific issue at all. After all, for these people, they have not experienced the fear of being suppressed by Haihan artillery to the point that they can't move.

Under the situation of various opinions being divided, it is difficult for Zheng Zhilong to prepare for a unified pace in Penghu. Although the pirate force under his command was the strongest of the Eighteen Zhi, if he did not have the cooperation of the other leaders, he would still appear alone and insufficient in strength when facing opponents of the level of Haihan and Fujian Ming Army.