In the spring of the second year, the Ming Dynasty carried out internal construction smoothly according to the rhythm, except for the coastal battle flag of Fujian, everything else was as usual.

In the Qing Dynasty, which had been in internal friction for a year, the political situation also stabilized, and Sonny was newly appointed as the Minister of Parliament and the Governor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Sukh Saha was appointed as the Minister of the Interior of the Guard, and the First Class Minister and Minister of the Interior were awarded by Ao Bilong, and the First Class Minister and Minister of Parliament were awarded by Aobai. All four were first-class dukes who assisted the emperor in handling government affairs.

At this time, the steppe also fell into peace, because the Kazakh Khanate in the northwest of Geldan and the Hoshute Khanate in the southwest had friction with the Dzungar tribe, so he had to lead his troops to the west.

After returning to the west, Geldan led the cavalry to attack the Kazakh Touke Khan, the Toukehan used a trick to lure the Geldan army into the city, and when the Kazakh reinforcements arrived on a snowy night, they attacked inside and outside, and the Dzungar cavalry was caught off guard, and the horses fell into the snow pit, and more than half of them were killed and wounded. Geldan's first western expedition failed, but this defeat did not affect the spirit of Geldan's army, and soon, Geldan sent troops again to capture Tashkent, Selim and other cities, and the Dzungar cavalry has been westward to occupy Fergana, so far the western expedition has achieved a great victory.

Then, in order to realize his long-cherished wish to unify Mongolia, Geldan led a large army south to capture the Heshute Khanate (including Qinghai and Tibet), and Geldan also set up a tooth in Ili.

During this period, in order to guard against the Qing army, Geldan sent envoys to Tsarist Russia many times, hoping that Tsarist Russia could contain the Qing army, and Tsarist Russia also actively sent envoys to contact Geldan in order to strengthen the northwest and northeast regions of our country through Geerdan.

During this period, the Qing Dynasty did not take the initiative to launch a major border war because it wanted to recover, and the Ming Dynasty hoarded a large army along the coast of Fujian and launched the Battle of Taiwan. The second ironclad warship was also listed in advance as planned, named Weiyuan, and incorporated into the Fujian Navy under the command of Zheng Chenggong.

Although the tonnage of the Weiyuan did not reach twice that of the Zhenxing, its combat capability was more than twice that of the Zhenxing, so the initial platform plan was changed, and the naval battle was carried out by Shi Lang under the command of the Zhenxing and Weiyuan, and the sea ban was imposed on the north and south of the Taiwan Island, and the land battle was carried out by the Marines led by Zheng Chenggong according to the previous plan, landing from Taichung and Tainan, and gradually recovering the entire Taiwan.

Gao Yiming received Fujian's request to adjust the naval war plan, and immediately approved it, and at the same time granted Yao Qisheng, Zheng Chenggong, and Shi Lang the right to arbitrarily decide on the plane, and when there was something that could not be solved, the three of them discussed and resolved it, so as not to delay the fighter plane, and after the war, he just made it clear to the imperial court, but he demanded that before June, it was best to recover Taiwan from the end of April to the beginning of May.

"Teacher Yao, you have always been accustomed to figuring out your intentions, tell me, why did the emperor let us close the stage in late April and early May."

"Shi Lang, in the past, Teacher Yao asked you to study hard, but you always didn't think so, so I don't know."

"Lord Yao is selling off again."

"Listening to the meaning of this, Lord Zheng seems to know the emperor's intentions?"

"I don't know much, let me tell me, please give me some advice?"

"Don't dare to point out, please speak."

"Now Geerdan is busy using troops in the west, although the Qing army has been defeated by Geerdan in a row before, but the main force still exists, the emperor is to prevent the Qing army from suddenly going south, and we can't end the battle of Taiwan as soon as possible, so that the imperial court is in a situation of fighting on two fronts, I don't know if it is the same as what Lord Yao thinks."

"Haha! No wonder Lord Zheng was given a heavy responsibility by the emperor at a young age, you have no shortage of strategic vision and tactical acumen, and it is not difficult to become a general, such talents I have only seen in the current emperor and the three generals Qin Liangyu, Gao Jie, and Li Dingguo. ”

"Lord Yao praised it falsely, how dare I compare with the old general Qin, Li Dingguo and Gao Jie, and even more so with the emperor."

"Hehe, it's an old man's words, but you don't have to be too humble."

"Teacher Yao still likes to talk so much, he has never looked at people."

"Hmmm! Shi Lang's words are true, just say that Shi Lang, when he was a child, he was expelled from the division by me, who would have thought that this guy would have achieved a great talent after abandoning literature and martial arts, and now he is also a general who commands thousands of troops. ”

"You master and apprentice, no matter what, the emperor has granted us the right to arbitrarily decide on the spot, and the battle to take over Taiwan is determined to win, let's discuss the matter of sending troops."

"Good! But I would like to remind you that while we all have the right to arbitrarily act on the spot, this is a double-edged sword and should be used with caution. ”

Yao Qisheng is worthy of being an old fritter in officialdom and knows the consequences of the abuse of totalitarian power.

Zheng Chenggong said with a heavy face: "Lord Yao reminds that the attack on Taiwan is still headed by you according to the plan approved by the imperial court, and Shi Lang and I are responsible for land and naval battles respectively."

Shi Lang also understood the power, and after Zheng Chenggong finished speaking, he also nodded solemnly in approval.

"Good! In this case, let's talk about the issue of taking over Taiwan, judging from the current strength of the enemy and us, under the condition that God does not come out to stir up the situation, that is, if there is no storm, we will win the war, and the key is what should be done in terms of the policy toward the people after landing on the island? ”

"What else? Mr. Yao, you should know that most of the residents of Taiwan are the children of families in the southeastern provinces, and they are all the people of the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Hmmm! What you said is good, but you don't have to tell me the emperor's decree again, I understand, but the people on the island have been abandoned by the imperial court for so long, and there must be a process of adaptation when they return. ”

"This is inevitable, is there anything else that Lord Yao has to say?"

"There is another one, that is, what should we do if we are acting for the tiger and assisting the Dutch in oppressing the people?"

"That's easy to do, refer to the old things before, and there is no forgiveness for killing."

"Where's Shi Lang? Do you feel the same way? ”

"I agree, but after all, they are brothers, if it is not a heinous crime, let's give them a chance to mend their ways."

"Good! I agree. ”

"I agree."

"Then we can discuss the specific matter of attacking Taiwan. According to the practice of previous years, around April 22, the trade winds will rise, and we now have the Zhenxing and Weiyuan to ignore the direction of the wind, but we have to consider whether the landing ships and follow-up supply ships can follow up, so I suggest that the date of dispatch of troops should be selected on April 22, the place of dispatch is Penghu, and all the soldiers and materials must be transferred in place two to three days in advance, and for the relief materials, I am responsible for loading and shipping them two days before the start of the war, that is, on April 20. ”

"I agree!"

"I agree."

"Good! Both of you are experts in leading troops, I won't say much about the rest, let's use a big victory to report the victory to the court! ”

"Okay, today is April 11th, and there are still more than ten days to go, enough to prepare."

"The movement of the army will inevitably attract the attention of the Dutch, but in about ten days, even if they know about it and want to ask for help, it will be impossible."

"Don't be careless, before the landing ships dock, use the advantage of the long range of rocket artillery as much as possible to knock out the artillery of the Dutch on the shore, and after the marines finish disembarking, the ships carrying rocket artillery should continue to support the army along the coastline to reduce our casualties."

"Yes!"