Chapter 430: The Praying Mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch follows.
As the future heir of the country, Nguyen Phuc Lan is undoubtedly very competent.
He understands the Ming Dynasty, studies the Ming Dynasty, and is also willing to learn from the Ming Dynasty. It's just because Da Ming is strong enough that he has something worth learning.
But the problem is that some superficial things can be imitated, such as clothing, food, housing and transportation, but those with relatively high technology content are not so simple.
Zhu Youzhen is very dead in this area, what kind of court, who went to study in Guozijian, must not touch anything with high technology content. At this point, from Zhu Youzhen, there is no trace of the demeanor that the Celestial Empire should have.
He didn't care about this at all, the surrounding countries were all unfamiliar jackals, not to mention those extremely aggressive Western countries. I want to learn technology from Daming, fuck you. As the saying goes, science knows no borders. But scientists do.
He did control the advanced firearms he made extremely strictly.
Nguyen Phuc Lan has long wanted to do a research project, but he has never found the opportunity.
At this time, I heard that the Ming Dynasty used troops against the Zheng clan, and felt that they Ruan clan must also do something.
"Second brother, don't you think we're going to wade into this troubled water?" Ruan Fuyu's face was incredible.
He felt that his second brother was crazy, and he was talking for a long time, just wanting to show off in front of his father. Here, I just said that the Ming Emperor said that the heavens and the earth are rare in the world, and I want to get involved in other people's wars when I turn my head, what kind of mentality?
"We don't have a choice."
"Why don't you have a choice? Since you said that Emperor Chongzhen is so ambitious, isn't it good to stay honest?"
"Then will Zheng Jie let us go after they clean up?" Ruan Fulan looked at Ruan Fulan with an idiot on his face.
"But hasn't Daming won yet?"
Ruan Phuc said with a stiff neck. He was irritated by Ruan Fulan's eyes looking at the idiot, and at this time, he was angry and bloody, and he didn't care about the reason, he just wanted to raise the bar.
"Ahh
Seeing this, Ruan Fuyuan stopped him, then looked at Ruan Fulan and said softly:
"Lan, tell me what you think."
"Yes, father." Ruan Fulan nodded and glanced at Ruan Fulan calmly.
"The reason why the current situation has been formed is entirely because the Zheng clan is unreasonable, treacherous, and oppressed us many times, which led to a confrontation between the north and the south, attacking each other, and the people were in dire straits. But fundamentally speaking, the north and the south are one country, since the Ming Dynasty intends to incorporate Jiaozhi into the territory, how can it be reasonable to only accept half?
Moreover, the Ming Dynasty attacked the Zheng clan first, which was nothing more than a border with the Ming Dynasty in the north, and could be invaded by land and sea. And after they completely pacified the Zheng clan, the one bordering the Ming Dynasty was my Ruan clan. Their ships are invincible, and their army firearms are sharp. We can't bear it! If we don't do something at this time, I'm afraid that in a year and a half, they will have their hands free to deal with us, and it will be too late!"
"Good! Ah Lan, you have a good analysis! We really can't sit idly by at this time! Are we going to join forces with Zheng Jie, or are we going to fight alone?" Nguyen Phuc Yuan agrees with Nguyen Phuc Lan's statement.
"Neither."
"Neither? Isn't that still doing nothing?"
"The praying mantis catches the cicada and the yellow finch is behind!"
"Tell me more!"
"Da Ming's attention is all on Zheng Jie, we can fully prepare. Although the Ming Dynasty is strong, it is impossible to take down the Ascending Dragon unscathed. They killed Zheng Jie, and we drove them out of Jiaozhi when they were tired. The reunification of the north and the south is just around the corner!"
"Good!"
Ruan Phuc Yuan clapped his hands violently, and his gray beard trembled violently.
He was so excited, seeing that he was about to die, if he could realize the great cause of the unification of the north and the south before he died, he would face the ancestors and ancestors under the Yellow Spring!
"That's it! Alan! This matter is left to you, and all the armies are under your command! We will start preparing tomorrow, we will take advantage of the fire this time, and if we don't make a sound, we will be a blockbuster!"
"Yes, father!"
Nguyen Phuc Nguyen decisively put this burden on him
When it came to Ruan Fulan, Ruan Fulan also nodded a little excitedly. Only Ruan Fuyu on the side looked embarrassed, and a trace of resentment flashed in his eyes.
While they were planning how to take advantage of the opportunity to unify the north and the south.
Another fleet came to the Taojiang port.
It was a very strange fleet, because there were so many ships, and there were about two hundred large and small ships combined.
The fleet approached the harbor in a mighty way, as if to fill the entire dock.
On the deck of the flagship at the head, stood Zheng Zhilong.
"Hey, there's no boat. I guess they were all sunk by the Inspector!"
Zheng Zhilong looked at the empty sea and the ruins on the dock, and couldn't help laughing.
Not to mention these guys in Jiaozhi, even if all their warships are tied together, they can only be beaten.
Thinking of the graceful arc of the Suncheon, Zheng Zhilong began to fantasize again.
If only I had one.
Seeing that the warship was getting closer and closer to the coast, Zheng Zhilong shook his head and shouted:
"Herald! Gan Hui led the fleet to be on alert, and Hong Xu led people to land!"
"Yes! Commander!"
The soldiers who gave the order ran away on the deck, and after a while, Zheng Zhilong's order was conveyed through the flag.
The warships began to disperse, and each entered the designated position under the command of the general.
At this time, the port seemed to be empty, but Hong Xu was still full of vigilance, and cautiously led the fleet towards the shore.
As soon as the ship docked, the soldiers sped onto the pier. After some searching, it was found that there was no one.
Only then did the people of Zheng Zhilong's department relax and began to land on the shore in an orderly manner.
Soldiers, food, weapons, all kinds of utensils. I worked from noon until it was dark to complete the landing.
At night, they camped in the city of the harbor.
The originally bustling city was silent at this time, and there was no movement except for the occasional barking of dogs.
In a magnificent-looking courtyard, Zheng Zhilong and several generals were sitting at a table discussing their next move. And on the table, there is a map of Jiaozhi.
"Chief soldier, are these thousands of men on the ship enough? We've got about 200 ships! What if they take advantage of the opportunity to sneak attack?" Gan Xu asked with some concern.
"Enough! The navy of the Zheng Dynasty is expected to have been disabled by the Inspector Xie, so there is no need to worry about it. We just need to do what we set out to do."
The generals nodded and did not speak again.
In recent years, they have won consecutive battles, and they have a strange kind of confidence. At this time, although he was in a foreign country, he did not feel afraid or afraid, but was a little looking forward to the future war, thinking about what kind of reward His Majesty would give after his meritorious service.
Seeing that everyone no longer had any objections, Zheng Zhilong looked at Shen Lian, who had been silent.
"Shen Qianhu, please report the news here to Your Majesty!"
Shen Lian nodded expressionlessly, his face looked a little pale under the candlelight.