It was not Yao Qisheng who led the Ming army south this time, nor Shi Lang and Zheng Chenggong, but Zheng Zhilong, the father of Zheng Chenggong, why did he send him to fight? Gao Yiming also made a decision after thinking about it for a long time.

Zheng Zhilong used to be a pirate, and later returned to the Ming Dynasty, leading his subordinates to become a very powerful sailor in the late Ming Dynasty. Zheng Zhilong's war with the Dutch began very soon, and when the Dutch entered the South China Sea, they had a naval battle with Zheng Zhilong, who occupied Taiwan.

Later, in 1633, that is, in the fifth year of Chongzhen, Zheng Zhilong fought with the Dutch again on the coast of Fujian, which is the "Battle of Kinmen" recorded in the late Ming Dynasty, which defeated the fleet of the Dutch East India Company, and the coastal appeasement of the Ming Dynasty from then on.

Zheng Zhilong has a high reputation on the southeast coast, and Zheng Chenggong was able to expel the Dutch and recover Taiwan in one fell swoop, thanks to the help of the coastal residents of Fujian, and a large part of the reason why the coastal residents helped him was also because of Zheng Zhilong.

The reason why Zheng Zhilong went to Taiwan to fight against the imperial court was because there was a serious drought in southern Fujian at that time, and many villages were even eaten up by grass roots and bark, and the imperial court had been focusing on the north at that time, and he was too busy to take care of himself, so Zheng Zhilong appeased tens of thousands of people affected by the disaster in Quanzhou and went to Taiwan to cultivate the fields and herd the sea, but at that time, the Ming Dynasty implemented a strict sea ban, so his behavior was not tolerated by the Ming Dynasty, and he was listed as a lawbreaker and pirate.

However, during this period, Zheng Zhilong was very kind to the people, never killed the people in vain, and vigorously relieved the poor, led the people to fight against the Dutch, and his prestige was higher than that of the official family.

In addition, Zheng Zhilong has rich experience, has been to many foreign countries, is proficient in Lusita, Japanese, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese and other Chinese, is definitely an expert in navigation, so Gao Yiming thought about it or let him take on this important task, for which he also sent Yan Yingyuan to him as a deputy general.

Their first stop was in the old port, because although the city near the South China Sea was not accessible by sea, the land route to the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute has not been broken, but the west of the South China Sea a little far away from the South China Sea, such as Huni, Manchu, Chenla, Luoluo, Ceylon, etc., cut off the tribute, most of these countries Zheng Zhilong has visited before, this time it is regarded as a revisit.

"Dashuai, you and our five thousand people go all the way south, can you stand still." Yan Yingyuan had never participated in this kind of ocean-going battle, and he couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Don't worry, you haven't been to these countries, it's a country, it's better to be a tribe, their king is the leader, gather a group of people in your hands and dare to build a country, don't have five thousand people, just the current equipment of my Ming Dynasty, one hundred and ten people can conquer a country, a proper top two wood problem, but since the emperor proposed the Liang Chain Plan, I think it is still very wise, rather than bothering Baal to occupy some barren land, it is better to occupy a favorable position and protect my business, this is great wisdom."

"Are those countries really so easy to fight?"

Zheng Zhilong smiled and patted Yan Yingyuan on the shoulder and said, "You'll know when we get to the old port, when the time comes, we will build our first naval base in the old port, and we will not be followed by a fleet of nearly 10,000 merchants?" You see that they are more confident than you are when they are unarmed, so cheer up, and you will find that your worries are unnecessary. Zheng Zhilong stood in the control room in shorts and shorts, educating Yan Yingyuan like an old salted fish, and he was still very happy to promote the rising star.

After sailing for another five days, the sailor, who was standing on the watchtower and observing the sea with a telescope, suddenly reported through a special microphone: "My lord, there is land twenty miles ahead, and there are many sampans and canoes on the water. ”

"I know, pass the order, the fleet will go up directly, if the other party doesn't attack us, we won't do it, talk to it first, and I don't know if the boss of this old port is the bastard who claims to be a bastard." Zheng Zhilong gave an order, and the three battleships rushed straight to the beach in a straight line.

The sailor, who was fishing in the sea, saw the giant beast with smoke suddenly appear on the surface of the sea, and ran to the beach in a panic.

"! Isn't that the navy of the Ming Dynasty, aren't these dogs all in the South China Sea, why is it here? "Yes, there are still Ming Dynasty people in this.

"Chief, what are we going to do, take the ship?"

"Take your sister, I heard that the Ming Dynasty has now come out with ironclad warships, invulnerable, just rely on our sampan boats to see enough, and I don't know who is leading the army this time, let's go to the shore first, talk to each other first, if it's good to buy, then break the wealth and eliminate the disaster, if not, hum! The raptors have to cross the river and pass the level of the ground snake. ”

Zheng Zhilong led the fleet to the offshore sea, ordered the warships to cruise along the coastline, and when he saw white smoke rising from the open beach, Zheng Zhilong ordered: "Yan Yingyuan!" ”

"The last general!"

"Ben Shuai will meet the head snake here when he goes ashore, and you are responsible for commanding the fleet."

"Dashuai, how can you be in danger alone?"

"Don't worry, the other party is putting white smoke, conveying goodwill to us, and wants to talk to us."

"Then go down."

"Don't argue, you don't know their indigenous language, and if you make a misunderstanding again, you'll have to work hard at that time. Come on, prepare the boat, you two take the guys and come with me. ”

Zheng Zhilong took two guards with submachine guns and got on the boat, and when the boat docked, he heard a rough voice on the shore: "I don't know which friend is here?" ”

When Zheng Zhilong heard this, most of his hanging heart was relieved, the bastard guy hadn't been killed yet, and it was not bad.

"Bastard, you're not dead yet, what's the matter, I haven't seen the shelf for many years, and my old friends are here, so that your embarrassing shrimp soldiers and crabs will come out and make a strong reputation."

"Who is my Dao, it turned out to be Boss Zheng, isn't it good that both sides don't carry ice blades?"

"Do you think I brought it?"

"You and I are illiterate, as soon as the guys in the hands of your two subordinates fire, I'm afraid that our group of people will not be enough to see it."

This product is smarter now, it's not easy to fool, but Lao Zheng will admit: "Don't talk nonsense, don't old friends come to prepare wine and food?" ”

"I'm afraid I'm going to lure a wolf into the room, please! ——”

Zheng Zhilong snorted, and when he said that he was farting, he went up enthusiastically and took the bastard's hand and walked towards the grass pavilion on the beach.