Chapter 615 Unforeseen circumstances in the sky
Taiwan is a mountainous place, and there are many wild animals living in the mountains that have not been developed at this time. Since discovering this, Yan Siqi has fallen in love with hunting. Yan Siqi, who originally lived on the sea, has a deep understanding of the vast world here.
Very satisfied with the land.
On this day, Yan Siqi took his main generals out to hunt again. The atmosphere these days was really depressing, and Yan Siqi felt that he needed to vent. The Dutchman Brian was still on the island. He had been here for three days, and he didn't seem to be there.
It's like there's no rush. However, the negotiations slowly fell into an awkward situation, and it seemed difficult for both parties to reach an agreement.
Zheng Yiguan's horse's head was half a horse behind Yan Siqi. His mind was not on hunting at all, and he felt a little depressed. People like me had been through life and death for so many years. I originally thought that I could do something big, but I didn't expect that at this time, I would still have to suffer.
Dutch anger.
Glancing at Yan Siqi next to him, Zheng Yiguan suddenly felt that this person seemed to be very incompetent. He thought about cultivating here all day long and completely forgot that he was a maritime merchant. In Zheng Yiguan's heart, people like him should not live like this.
Days. Although this is a good base, it is just a base!
People like me should live a life of licking blood with their swords. When there is business, they do business, and when there is no business, they go out to rob. Whether it is merchant ships or Dutch people, they are all within the scope of their plunder. The entire
The Taiwan Strait should be the territory of people like me. If you want to leave from here, you have to pay! The same is true on the shore. There are so many wealthy cities along the coast of the Ming Dynasty. Occasionally go to work and recruit some people. That is the life you should live.
.
Build a kingdom on the sea, a huge kingdom, and he will be the master here. Looking at Yan Siqi once, Zheng Yiguan suddenly felt that Yan Siqi was not suitable for such things.
"Yiguan, what are you thinking about? Are you so lost in thought?" The group came to the high hill, reined in their horses, and looked back at Zheng Yiguan. They saw him rocking back and forth on his horse, looking absent-minded.
, then asked with a smile.
Only then did Zheng Yiguan come back to his senses. Naturally, he couldn't show what he was thinking. He sighed and said, "I'm thinking about the Dutch people. There's no way to drag things out like this!"
When Yan Siqi heard him talking about this, he had a bit of helplessness on his face and said, "Let's go over there and talk!" After saying that, he got off his horse and handed his whip to the little guy on the side, heading not far away.
I walked over to a big stone.
Pulling Zheng Yiguan to sit down, Yan Siqi pondered for a moment and said, "The Dutch's intention is very obvious. They want to use us as cannon fodder!"
"Yes! Brian has already said that the Dutch's regular fleet will not be dispatched to attack Xiamen this time. They will find some Dutch pirates and add our people to make a killing!" Zheng Yiguan
After thinking for a while, he continued: "The Dutch don't want to tear each other apart. They want to monopolize the court's trade. Once they break up, it will be difficult to talk."
"I'm worried about one thing. If we do it with the Dutch, I'm afraid that we will become bargaining chips in the peace talks with the imperial court! They will definitely betray us and sell us to the imperial court." Of course Yan Siqi understood,
If something goes wrong, it will definitely not be the Dutch who will be resented, but people like myself.
Since ancient times, in the process of war, although the invaders are hateful, everyone fights back and forth, you kill me, I kill you! Although the hatred between each other is great, it is a simple fight. But traitors and traitors are definitely the most dangerous.
Those who are hated are even more hated than invaders! The kind of betrayal from fellow tribesmen is what makes people grit their teeth the most.
"This is not a possibility, but a certainty! The imperial court will definitely let the Dutch annihilate us. Even if the imperial court does not let the Dutch annihilate us, they will do it!" Zheng Yiguan and Yan Siqi have different views. He is cruel to the Dutch.
Understand more deeply.
The conversation between the two people fell into an awkward situation. No one was talking, they were all thinking quietly.
After a while, Zheng Yiguan suddenly raised his head, looked at Yan Siqi and asked: "Brother, how many ships do we have now? I'm not talking about merchant ships, but ships used for combat!"
After listening to Zheng Yiguan's words, Yan Siqi was stunned for a moment, looked at Zheng Yiguan in disbelief, and finally said in a deep voice: "When we escaped from Japan, we took twenty-four ships, and all of them were
Warships. Thirteen of them were large ships, each equipped with ten cannons. The other eleven were small ships, each equipped with six cannons."
Zheng Yiguan on the side nodded, thought for a while, and said: "Brother, have you gained anything else after arriving in Taiwan?"
"Of course there is. Now there are two more big ships and six more small boats. We have a total of fifteen big ships and seventeen small boats!" Yan Siqi felt a little helpless because he still couldn't take advantage of his strength.
Zheng Yiguan didn't speak, he sat there quietly, frowning, as if he was thinking about some serious issue. In Zheng Zhilong's view, Yan Siqi's strength was still a little weaker. Although their ship was a warship, it was very large.
It is partly a warship and partly a merchant ship.
However, as Li Dan's adopted son, Zheng Yiguan also knew very well that his adopted father owned more than a hundred ships of various types. There were almost forty ships that could be used for combat! Such strength was substantial.
First in the Taiwan Strait. With the golden combination of Li Dan and Xu Xinsu, the Dutch do not dare to provoke them easily.
For the Dutch, they have fifteen main warships, all of which are used for combat! As for the other ships, there are dozens of them, and they seem to be the weakest.
But Zheng Yiguan knew very well that the Dutch warship was bigger than his own ship. It was a huge ship with thirty-six cannons on one warship! There were 3,000 soldiers on the fifteen warships.
Fireguns! The entire fleet is well-trained and armed to the teeth. If they really fight, I and Li Dan's people combined may not be able to defeat them.
But if I unite with Li Dan, I won't be afraid of the Dutch! But the word "interest" is hard to explain clearly. After all, Li Dan is very close to the Dutch, but he doesn't have a good impression of Yan Siqi. If he goes up to find it,
Li Dan might hit a snag when he talks about this matter.
In fact, Zheng Yiguan has some reservations. He also has a team, but he usually cultivates it secretly in the name of doing business. In the Taiwan Strait, although there are giants like Li Dan and the Dutch, there are also many scattered small teams.
Power. They usually do business, and occasionally do pirate business.
When doing business, you only need to pay a little for travel expenses, and you can do it safely! Among this group of people, Zheng Yiguan has a team, which is led by his two most outstanding brothers. But this is a team.
This secret power is the foundation of Zheng Yiguan and the entire Zheng family. He feels that he will not use it unless it is absolutely necessary.
"Yiguan, what are you thinking about? You don't want to fight the Dutch, do you? Our chances of winning are very slim! I'm afraid it will be difficult to end by then. Now we in Japan can't go back. If Taiwan is gone, we will
But there is no place to stay!" Yan Siqi persuaded with a little worry when he saw that Zheng Yiguan was thinking hard and seemed to really have this plan.
Waving his hands, Zheng Yiguan said in a deep voice: "When the matter has reached this point, it is already very difficult to handle! Tell the brothers to step up their training and be prepared! As for the Dutch, if there is no other way, they can only fight with each other.
Got it!"
"Yiguan, I've thought of a way, what do you think?" Yan Siqi saw Zheng Yiguan's expression, thought for a while, and decided to tell him his way.
"Why should the elder brother be so polite? We brothers are life and death friends. If the elder brother is so polite, how can the younger brother deal with it?" Zheng Yiguan seemed to feel that his tone just now was wrong, so Zheng Yiguan quickly took it back.
Smiling, Yan Siqi said nonchalantly: "First officer, since the Dutch will organize a pirate team, this is probably our opportunity. We can defeat the Dutch's request and cooperate with their raid on Xiamen, but we must let the Dutch
The pirates rushed in first!"
"In this way, we can shift the responsibility to the Dutch! If we dress up deliberately, it will definitely have good results. In that case, the Dutch will have no way to escape. What's more, Xiamen is Li
Dan's hometown, we can do something in this area if necessary. Once Li Dan and the Dutch fall out, we will have an opportunity!" Before Yan Siqi could finish, Zheng Yiguan continued.
"Okay! What a great idea, brother! That's it! Let's just settle this matter. Let's go back and find Brian for a showdown!" Zheng Yiguan laughed and looked at Yan Siqi with a very playful look on his face.
The two looked at each other and laughed, then got on their horses and went hunting together!
However, Zheng Yiguan's plan still failed to come true because Yan Siqi fell ill! Yan Siqi was just thirty-seven years old this year. He was very strong because he practiced martial arts on weekdays. But when he was hunting that day, he was blown to the ground by a gust of wind. At that time, he was not
What do you think? But after I came back, I was bedridden.
Zheng Yiguan was standing beside Yan Siqi's bed at this time, looking at Yan Siqi's pale face, which looked very ugly. He grabbed the doctor and said loudly: "Take a good look, it's just an occasional cold, how can it be so serious?
My eldest brother is in such good health, why is he bedridden?"
"The second master, the younger one only knows a little bit about medicine. He can tell that the master is suffering from cold, but he has been taking medicine for the past few days, but it has no effect. The younger one also wants to save the first master, but the younger one's medical skills are limited!"
The doctor was almost crying, but he could only do nothing.
"Yiguan, come here!" Yan Siqi slowly opened his eyes and greeted Zheng Yiguan with trembling lips. He seemed to have something to say and frowned tightly.
Chapter completed!