Chapter 69: War Letter

Yue Su was shocked when he heard that Jin Chan outside said something important. Then he saw Jin Chan walking in with a letter in his hand.

Arriving at Yue Su's side, Jin Chan bowed and presented the letter to Yue Su, saying: "Sir, look at it." Yue Su took it and took a look, only to see two big words written on the envelope - a letter of war below.

A line of small characters said, "Please forward this to Mr. Yue, the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang."

Is it because someone dares to write a gauntlet to himself? After seeing these two words, Yue Su's face immediately rose with anger. He immediately tore open the envelope, took out the letter paper, and looked at it.

The content of the letter is roughly as follows: I heard that Lord Yue has strengthened the navy since he took office as the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and has great plans to take the lives of pirates like us for the sake of safety. However, I have been observing your behavior for a few days, but it is not like this.

On this sea, there are rules for robbing our business. This sea area is under my jurisdiction. Outsiders are not allowed to interfere. Since you are interfering, it will be easy to handle. You and I will show off on the sea. If, sir,

If he wins, Zheng will immediately take his people out of this sea area. If Zheng wins by chance, then he will stay on shore honestly. The time for the decisive battle will be on the eighteenth day of next month. The battle location will be good, I think the sea area around Lianmen Island is good.

, I wonder what your thoughts are?

Do you dare to challenge? The signature is Zheng Zhilong

The robbers dared to declare war on the imperial court. Master Yue became even more angry and forgot that his wife was beside him. He couldn't help but slap the table and shouted, "It's the opposite!"

Li Qiongying was shocked when she saw her husband banging the table and yelling angrily. Since they met, she had never seen her husband get so angry. Huo Yuesu sometimes loses his temper, but in front of his wife, he can control it as long as he can.

Being bullied to the door this time is really unbearable

Li Wenzhang and Li Yuanchen both saw Yue Su getting angry. They were both fox-level. They immediately realized that something terrible must have happened, which made Yue Su unable to control the anger in his heart.

The two of them didn't know what happened. Li Wenzhang glanced at his son, and Li Yuanchen immediately understood and said carefully: "Brother-in-law, something extraordinary has happened. Sir, why are you so angry?"

"A mere pirate, simply overestimating his own capabilities, dared to declare war on the imperial navy. What difference does this make to rebellion? If I don't eliminate all these small-minded gangsters who don't know the heights of heaven and earth, it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred in my heart!" Consciousness

With his wife by his side, Yue Su suppressed his anger and his voice became softer.

"What? There are pirates who dare to declare war on the imperial navy. This is a big deal." Li Yuanchen continued: "Although my younger brother's family has never been to the sea, they have been doing business with the Spaniards in the past two years, and they are somewhat aware of the situation on this sea.

Some people know that in this sea area, there is a man named Zheng Zhilong who is very powerful. As long as someone does not pay the toll, it will be extremely difficult for him to pass through this sea area. Moreover, even the Dutch and Spanish on Taiwan Island make him a little younger and still listen to Spain.

People say that every time he comes to trade, in order to avoid trouble, he must first give him five hundred taels of silver."

This thing is absolutely true. Although Zheng Zhilong was entrenched in Taiwan before and was beaten away by the Dutch, since the establishment of Shibazhi, his strength has greatly increased. Although he intends to regain Taiwan as a base, the Dutch are defensive.

The strength is still very strong, so in the end we had to give up and let everyone live in peace. However, whether you are the Dutch or the Spanish, if you want to do business through this sea area, you must pay Zheng Zhilong protection fees, otherwise they will rob you without discussing the Dutch and the Spanish.

The Spanish warships are all strong and powerful. If there is a serious sea battle, they are not afraid of Zheng Zhilong, but they cannot send ten or eight warships to escort every transaction, so they might as well do it.

Just compromise with Zheng Zhilong, as long as you don't miss the few small sums. When the business is approved, you can pay the protection fee. This is also called porcelain, and you won't collide with your broken earthen jar.

It is really difficult to eliminate Zheng Zhilong. Even though Zheng Zhilong lives in Mawei Island, he is very powerful. If he can win, he will fight. If he cannot win, he will run away. Who can kill pirates like them who roam around and commit crimes?

After listening to Li Yuanchen's story, Yue Su nodded and said: "This Zheng Zhilong is indeed a famous figure. Last time he led the pirates to attack Quanzhou and exchanged blows with the Fujian Navy. As a result, the navy was severely damaged. But after this guy came ashore,

You will never harass the poor people. You attack those big families. But even so, pirates are pirates. How can they be allowed to run rampant here? Although I asked the court for the order of peace, I must let him see the court navy first.

He was so powerful that Jiang was convinced and made him understand that it would be easy for the imperial court to destroy him. After surrendering, he should serve the imperial court honestly!"

"Brother-in-law is right, but it is not that easy to defeat Zheng Zhilong. Brother-in-law, please don't be careless. Brother-in-law, I don't know where this guy is going to fight with brother-in-law. When is the time set?" Li Yuanchen asked.

"The time is set on the 18th of next month, which is still more than a month away. The location is set in the waters around Lianmen Island." Yue Su did not hide anything and said truthfully.

"The time and place have been arranged by him. This brother-in-law is very indifferent. But I don't know how confident the brother-in-law is that the Fujian Navy can win this victory?" Li Yuanchen asked again

"I'm really not sure. Although I have started to rebuild the navy now, it will always take time to prepare. The site is easy to handle, but the shipbuilding manpower cannot be in place immediately. According to the people under my command, building a ship is like England.

It will take at least half a year to build a warship like that of a human being. Even if there are more people, it will still take four months to wait until the warship is built. If we then fight him in a decisive battle, I can naturally be more than 70% sure, but now it is at most 20 to 30%." Yue Su

Still told the truth

"Brother-in-law, if this is the case, it is best to avoid this battle, or delay it for a few months. When everything is ready, you can fight to the death with him," Li Yuanchen advised.

"That's what you say, but if I don't agree to fight, the prestige of the imperial court will definitely be damaged, and the morale of our army will definitely drop drastically. It's really inappropriate..." Yue Su said, shaking his head. Yes, he actually grabbed it.

Don't be afraid of others coming to your business. If you don't dare to fight at this time, how will your men go out to rob in the future? It is estimated that the other party will definitely target the navy. As soon as you go out to rob, others will send ships to look for you.

Go up there and give you a round trip

Seeing what Yue Su said, Li Yuanchen had no choice but to say: "Brother-in-law, if you don't want to lose the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, then you have to give it a go. But my younger brother suggested to my brother-in-law that it's best not to be led by others. Why?

The location is all decided by Zheng Zhilong's family. Why don't the brother-in-law write back and tell Zheng Zhilong that the time and place should be decided by both parties before the fight begins?

"Brother-in-law can choose a favorable location for the decisive battle. It would be better if he decides the location. Brother-in-law can choose to have a decisive battle with him after the battleship is built."

Li Yuanchen always has a lot of ideas, and his intelligence and talent seem to be no less than Jiang Jie. Even though Yue Su just sentenced his father, he is not stingy at all when he helps with ideas. After all, he understands that Yue Su will Li Yuanchen.

Wen Zhang's exile to Yunnan was actually not malicious. Otherwise, the charge of a shady private soldier with evil intentions would be enough to make the Li family miserable. We are all our own people, and if we have enough favors, when we meet in the future, your father-in-law will

Su will not fail to give face.

His suggestion was in line with Yue Su's wishes. Yue Su nodded and smiled and said: "Yuan Chen is indeed a wise man who has descended from the stars. Your idea is in my heart. I will send people out to sea tomorrow to find Zheng Zhilong and ask him to send people to negotiate. Since

Does he want to act according to the rules of the world? I will deal with it according to the rules of the world. He can only choose the time and place."

Zheng Zhilong was entrenched on an island called Mawei Island. This was no secret. The next morning, Yue Su wrote a letter and sent someone by boat to Mawei Island to give it to Zheng Zhilong.

The content of the letter was the advice given to him by Li Yuanchen. He told Zheng Zhilong that since you have come to me for a decisive battle in accordance with the rules of the Jianghu, the Governor will also act in accordance with the rules of the Jianghu and accept your challenge. However, Jianghu also has

According to the rules of the world, there is no time and place for the decisive battle, and the location is chosen by the family, right? Island Master Zheng, right?

The Governor doesn't think it's better than this. Let's sit down and talk about the time and place. Each side will choose one, and then we will decide the winner.

Yue Su's people quickly arrived at Mawei Island and handed the reply letter to Zheng Zhilong. After Zheng Zhilong saw the reply, he was not only a little stunned. It turned out that he thought that Yue Su did not have the courage to accept the challenge. After all, the combat power of the Fujian Navy was beyond his control.

It’s clear that if everyone is dispatched, they are also their opponents, so how can they dare to fight?

But now that Yue Su has accepted the letter of challenge, he has to act according to the rules of the arena. Everyone chooses a time and place. After agreeing on it, they can then fight against the rules of the arena. How could Zheng Zhilong, who has been in the arena for so many years, not know?

It really should be so good. Let's have a fight according to the rules of the rivers and lakes, and make you convinced that you lost. We will wipe out all your navy and see what you can do in the sea in the future.

Therefore, Zheng Zhilong sent a confidant to Quanzhou, the governor's palace, on the next day to negotiate with Yue Su and decide on the decisive battle.

Of course, the so-called trusted subordinate he sent could not be his buddies, but a pirate who had been following him for five years. This boy's real name was Fang En, and he was quite clever and courageous. Otherwise, he would not have been captured.

Zheng Zhilong values ​​​​because there is a saying that "the two armies are fighting without killing the envoys", so he went to negotiate this time, almost taking the initiative to ask for help.

Chapter 69: War Letter
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