After Yi Yun threw the Penghu Islands to Zheng Zhilong, he rested for a few days, and let the soldiers of the Beiyang Naval Division who he rescued back have a full rest, dressed up more like people again, and removed the mental state of the prisoners before starting to return.

When he came, he had two boats, the flying Henanese and the Hyperion, but when he returned, there was a giant dragon boat, a galleon, seven great fortune ships, and a large group of sailors from the Imperial Forest Army, the Shenji Battalion, and the Beiyang Naval Division. When Zhu Qingqing Qingqing took them to the imperial expedition, there were more than 300 Royal Forest Army, more than 500 Shenji Battalion soldiers, and 4,000 Beiyang Naval Divisions.

Five hundred Dutch captives were held under the cabin, and now that these swaggering fellows were prisoners, they were not angry, and sat obediently in the cabin.

When the fleet reached fifty nautical miles east of Quanzhou Port, Yi Yun suddenly did not continue to advance, but gathered the fleet together, gathered around the flying Henan Ren, and then Yi Yun climbed to the attic on the top of the ship, and said loudly to the soldiers of the Imperial Forest Army, the Shenji Battalion, and the Beiyang Naval Division: "Brothers, please come and listen to me a few words." ”

These soldiers were rescued by Yi Yun, and they were sincerely grateful and admired by Yi Yun, and when they heard his call, they all went to the deck and respectfully waited for him to speak.

Iyun said loudly, "Do you know where this fleet is heading now?"

"Yes, it's Quanzhou Port!" the soldiers said loudly.

"Well, that's right, that's Quanzhou Port in Dameng Country, which can be regarded as our home. Do you want to go home?"

"Of course I want to go home!" the soldiers wondered: "Who wouldn't want to go home?"

"But...... Do you know what kind of problems you will face when you go back?" asked Iyun seriously.

His words suddenly made the soldiers' faces sink. In the country of Dameng, the defeat is very miserable, and after returning home, not only will you not be comforted by the country. Instead, it will be criticized and disposed of in various ways. Since ancient times, there is a thing called "military order" in the country of Dameng, before the war, the generals sign the military order, this battle must be won, if you lose, please behead me...... Of course, this kind of military order is not signed every time it goes to war, but it shows from the side that when the generals of the Great Meng Kingdom go to war. There is a very great responsibility.

Once the defeated battle returns, although not every defeated general will be beheaded, there are many examples of defeated generals returning home and beheaded, and there are too many to count.

It's not just military generals. The soldiers also have the same problem, they won the battle, they were promoted and got rich, they were rewarded with silver, they lost the battle, but when they went back, they had to be scolded by someone pointing at their backs, from the officials of the imperial court to the ordinary people who were promoted to fight, they would scold the soldiers for being useless, and they would actually lose the battle. Lose face for the country.

In particular, when the soldiers were rescued after being captured, public opinion would overwhelmingly ask them: "Why were you captured? Why didn't you fight to the death until the last moment, why did you lay down your arms and surrender?"

All these things often make the soldiers who managed to escape from the clutches of the enemy choose to commit suicide after returning to their hometowns because they can't stand this kind of mental pressure. This is in the thousands of miles of history of the Great Meng Kingdom, and it is really impossible to write so much with pen and paper.

The soldiers of the Imperial Forest Army, the Shenji Battalion, and the Beiyang Naval Division couldn't help but think in their hearts: They were not only defeated. also surrendered, but also lost the emperor, so that the Donglin Party and the eunuch party officials died a big basket, back to the court, the Donglin Party will scold them to death, the eunuch party spies will kill them, they really have no way to go to heaven, no way to enter the ground.

"Lord Wang. Please, show me a clear way!" the soldiers knelt on the deck. ...,

"Lord Wang, you are a good person and an understanding person, you know why we were defeated!"

"We have no reason to bear the responsibility for this defeat!" the soldiers couldn't help but be slightly angry.

Yi Yun nodded: "That's right! The responsibility for this defeat is not all on you! The emperor, the Donglin Party, and the Eunuch Party...... All the numb and ignorant people of the Great Meng Kingdom have to bear part of the responsibility for this. This is the failure of the whole country, not the failure of your group. ”

"But as soon as we go back, the Donglin Party and the Eunuch Party will definitely put all the blame on us. "The soldiers knew that the officials of the court were the best at passing the buck.

"No, I promise that the eunuchs won't!" The thirty-two father-in-law, who still had footprints on his face, jumped out from the side, and said in a big sweat: "The slave is educated by the prince, and he will never dare to mess around again." In the future, Dongchang and Jinyiwei will only harm foreigners, and will definitely no longer harm the people of our Dameng country. ”

"I don't believe what you say, give me a good show before I believe you. Yi Yun kicked the thirty-two father-in-law away, saving him from standing in his way.

Yi Yun continued to say to the soldiers: "I will give you a new way to go! How about going to my Shanghai Oasis? In my territory, I can cover you, and no one can blame you for your defeat." ”

"What? to Shanghai?" the soldiers were stunned for a moment, this was really a new way out that they had never thought of, it was the territory of the enlightened prince of Jiashan and the prince of Shanghai, where the person in front of him was the largest, and he said that he wanted to protect them, but he could indeed do it.

"But...... Is it okay if we don't go back to the imperial capital?" said a soldier of the Imperial Forest Army a little frightened: "If we decide to stay in Shanghai and not return to the imperial capital, it may cause very serious problems...... Someone will do something to our family members left in the imperial capital, maybe they will also implicate the prince, the mad dogs of the Donglin Party like to bite people the most, and they will say that we have bad intentions. ”

"Don't worry! I've already come up with an excuse for you!" Yi Yun said loudly: "Isn't the emperor missing? You just use the excuse of looking for the emperor at sea, stay in Shanghai all the time, and occasionally sail to the sea to take a turn, that's it." If the stupid birds of the Donglin Party have something to say, just let them rush at me. ”

"Wow, that's really a good reason!" The Imperial Forest Army suddenly became happy, but soon, they were unhappy again, especially the Imperial Forest Army and the Shenji Battalion, these two historical armies are the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, and in the army of the whole world, they belong to the most loyal to the emperor, how can they be happy? As soon as he cheered, he immediately paused again, and said with a bitter face: "Where is the emperor? We are so worried...... At that time, it was General Ye Lou who fled with the emperor, and I don't know if they escaped. ”

"Well, I think...... She must have escaped. Yi Yun lied without a red face and a heartbeat, and Zhu Qingqing, who was standing beside him and disguised as a woman in the dust, also said with a serious face: "Well, the emperor is blessed with all the sky, and he can't die." She found that Chen Yuanyuan's makeup skills were really strong, so many soldiers couldn't tell that she was the emperor, it was really funny! She could use the identity of another person to see the attitude of these people towards her, it was indeed a wonderful thing, and she was addicted to playing.

The soldiers thought about it for a while, and finally felt that going to the Shanghai Oasis was their only way to live, and if they returned to the imperial capital, they would definitely die under the framing of the Donglin Party.

Seeing that they nodded in agreement, Yi Yun couldn't help but feel a burst of secret joy in his heart, this time the harvest is great, this group of people went to Shanghai, as long as they control them well, they can turn them into their own army, the remaining more than 100 people in the Imperial Forest Army are more than 100 third-order "guards", if used well, it is simply a super powerful hand-to-hand combat army. The remaining 200 people of the Shenji Battalion, among which there are thirty or forty artillerymen, and the others are guns, which can expand the capacity of their guns and turn them into a field army with guns and artillery. ...,

As for the more than 1,000 sailors of the Beiyang Naval Division, although they are not outstanding, they can help them manage the fleet, and now Yiyun has two Dutch galleons, a giant dragon boat, and eight lucky ships, which is quite a powerful naval force, and it is not possible to increase the number of sailors.

Of course, Zhu Qingqing Qingqing was in his hands, relying on the way of coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes, he could actually call on the endless resources of the Great Meng Kingdom, but ...... He also deeply knows that it is risky to blackmail the princes of heaven, and it is easy to be criticized, and if his strength is insufficient, he will be dealt with under the banner of "Qingjun's side", so he must improve his own strength, and he can't just count on using the monarch's power.

For example, at the end of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was once coerced by various princes in turn, and Dong Zhuo, Wang Yun, Guo Yan and the like, everyone wanted to ride on the emperor's head to play, and the result was ...... These guys were killed one after another, and in the end, the only one who could sit firmly in the position of prime minister was the powerful Cao Cao, strength! Strength is everything! Ordinary little people want to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes to find death!

"Don't go to Quanzhou Port, and sail directly to Shanghai with Admiral Li Huamei!" Yi Yun instructed the soldiers: "After arriving in Shanghai, first keep a low profile for a while, and when I come back, I will go to Quanzhou to deal with the wastes in the court!"

"Yes, obey!" The soldiers kowtowed to Yi Yun a few times and said in unison: "The prince is our reborn parents, until we find the emperor, we will definitely listen to the prince." ”

Cut, even if you find the emperor, you still have to listen to me, Yi Yun smiled and waved at them.

Li Huamei was in charge of piloting, the giant dragon boat and eight lucky boats, left Yi Yun's team, and went in the direction of the Shanghai Oasis, while Yi Yun took the flying Henan people, Hubelian, and a Dutch galleon that had not yet been named, and slowly sailed towards Quanzhou Port.

When he arrived in Quanzhou slowly, Zheng Zhilong's subordinates had already spread the news to several coastal cities, and the fat uncle Xiong Wencan, the governor of Fujian, had already received the news of the victory in the Penghu Sea Battle, he changed into a set of majestic official clothes, and waited for Yiyun in Quanzhou Port for several days.

When Yi Yun's fleet entered the port, he saw a long line of officials led by Xiong Wencan on the edge of the dock, and countless soldiers and civilians were looking at each other behind them...... When Yi Yun stepped off the boat from the flying Henan people, he only heard the thunder of joy on the shore, and countless people shouted together: "Congratulations to the prince on his victorious return!"