Chapter 1138 The overall situation has been decided
"These are all our conditions. When you two go back, tell Zheng Zhilong that if you don't want more innocent people to die, you should understand the general trend and make a wise choice."
On Kinmen Island, Zuo Hua called Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Zhifeng over and offered Xia Jun's conditions to persuade them to surrender.
As prisoners during this period, Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Zhifeng were not treated badly. Zheng Zhifeng's injuries were properly treated and have recovered.
They thought that even if they survived, they would still be in jail from now on.
But they didn't expect that Zuo Hua would let them go back.
But looking at the countless Xia army around them and the majestic warships overwhelming the sea, they both understood that Zheng's strength was exhausted.
Two more of them or two less of them will not affect Xia's army's progress.
On the contrary, Zheng's life and death made the two of them extremely nervous.
They did not dare to delay, so they took a boat across the strait that day and returned to Anhai Town.
Here, Zheng Chenggong's persuasion came again.
"Father, even if you are a hero for the rest of your life, you will not be able to let go of your figure. But up and down, every household must survive, and we cannot let everyone die."
This time Zheng Chenggong no longer talked about big principles, but used the family ties in his hometown to make a fuss.
The Zheng Group relies on its neighbors as a bond. It can be said that we drink from the same place and share the same stick of incense.
This war with the Xia Kingdom resulted in the death of many people and made many families extremely difficult. If the war continues and families everywhere are destroyed, Zheng Zhilong will definitely be stabbed in the bone.
Even from then on, Mrs. Zheng could not hold her head high in her hometown.
Zheng Zhilong looked gloomy, but this time he didn't get angry.
The situation is stronger than the people. Now that Xia's troops are approaching the city, the Zheng family may be wiped out anytime and anywhere.
Zheng Zhilong himself is passionate and not afraid of life and death, but as Zheng Chenggong said, he has to think about everyone else.
"Brother, the Francois are trying to evade us in every possible way and are still unwilling to help. They even refuse to sell us firearms. There is no way to fight this battle."
Zheng Zhiwan sat aside, furious.
After the war with the Xia Kingdom began, Zheng Zhilong knew that the weapons on his side were very different, so he sent Zheng Zhiwan to Haojing, hoping to invite the Portuguese to help in the war and purchase weapons.
After all, the relationship between the Portuguese and the Dutch was tense, and it would be of great benefit to them to help the Zheng family.
Unexpectedly, the Portuguese chose to stay out of the matter and protected themselves wisely, not even selling weapons to the Zheng family.
Zheng Zhiwan returned empty-handed and was really anxious when he learned that the situation was like this.
The remaining senior officials of the Zheng family were sitting around, but there was nothing they could do.
Dark clouds hung over everyone's heads, and there was not a trace of light in sight.
Just when he was feeling miserable, a servant came in to report.
"Master Hou, Mr. Chen is here."
Zheng Zhilong's face flashed with joy.
"Please."
After a while, footsteps were heard in a hurry, and an elegant and handsome scribe walked in.
It was the man who followed Zheng Zhibao to Qingdao and took over the battleship.
Seeing this person coming in, Zheng Zhilong seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw.
"What do the families say?"
A hint of confusion flashed across Mr. Chen's face.
"Official, I am here this time to contact Xia Jun on behalf of businessmen from all over Fujian."
This sentence made Zheng Zhilong feel helpless and dejected.
Zheng Hongkui got angry.
"You bastards! Without me, Mrs. Zheng, to take care of you, how can you make a lot of money and prosper your business? Now I ask you to contribute money and effort, but you have turned against the enemy and rebelled. I will kill you now!"
"stop!"
Zheng Zhilong shouted angrily and stopped Zheng Hongkui from acting recklessly.
With a wry smile on his face, Mr. Chen bowed his hands to Zheng Zhilong and apologized.
"The official knows our difficulties. He doesn't want to, but he really can't."
Zheng Zhilong sighed and waved his hands slowly.
"Now that the matter has come to this, we can't jump into the fire pit with the big guys."
They are all understanding people.
Now that the outcome has been decided, it is meaningless to continue struggling and resisting in vain.
Of course, it is impossible for merchants from all over Fujian to follow the Zheng family and be wiped out by the Xia Kingdom.
The choice they made may seem ruthless at first glance, but in fact it couldn't be more correct.
This Mr. Chen could have gone directly to Xia Jun, but instead came here to report to Zheng Zhilong, which shows that the friendship between them is extraordinary.
As expected, Mr. Chen was extremely kind and informed of his farewell.
"Over in Fuzhou, Xiao Zhongcheng has ordered the city gates to be closed, and entry and exit are strictly prohibited. Reinforcements...will not be available."
Hearing that the government was staying out of the matter, the last remaining morale of the Zheng family collapsed.
"Third Master, Fourth Master are back!"
Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Zhifeng almost ran in.
Seeing the gathering here, but the atmosphere was very depressing, their eyes couldn't help but turn red.
"Third child, fourth child, are you alive?"
Seeing Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Zhifeng appear well in front of him, Zheng Zhilong finally felt a hint of joy.
"Brother Lao is worried about us. The fourth child and I were captured by Xia Jun, but our lives are not in danger."
Zheng Zhilong heard something.
"You came back this time as lobbyists?"
Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Zhifeng are no longer as unruly as before.
"Brother, this is Zuo Hua's letter to you."
Zheng Zhilong held it in his hand and couldn't help but smile desolately.
"Zuo Hua is sure to defeat me!"
Zheng Zhifeng couldn't raise her head, but she still had to say what she needed to say.
"Brother, the matter is over, let's let it go."
He told what he saw and heard on Kinmen Island, and everyone in the Zheng family felt powerless.
Not to mention how terrifying the warships united by Xia and Holland were, once the five thousand troops came across the sea, the entire Anhai Town would be razed to the ground.
Even if Zheng wanted to resist, she didn't have the strength.
Zheng Zhilong sat down slumped and opened the letter. It was full of the armistice conditions proposed by Zuo Hua.
First, Zheng must surrender unconditionally;
Second, Zheng Zhilong must surrender all troops and weapons;
Third, the existing property of Zheng Zhilong and everyone under his command can be preserved, and personal freedom is not restricted. However, from now on, they are not allowed to form an armed force or return to their old business;
Fourth, as long as Zheng Zhilong agrees to the above conditions, all the Zheng prisoners captured by the Xia army will be released without any treatment.
Zheng Zhilong originally thought that the Xia army would press hard and the conditions would be extremely harsh.
But I didn't expect that the content in each chapter would be so loose.
In the past, battles between pirates were always fought to the death. The other party had to be completely physically destroyed in order to sit back and relax.
How could the conditions proposed by Xia Guo not be exciting?
How did he know that this was the difference between a normal country and lawless pirates?
Even the violent Zuo Hua would not take extreme measures after winning the battlefield.
But Zheng Zhilong understood that once such conditions were put forward, Zheng's determination to resist would become even weaker.
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