The sea view is beautiful, but Zheng Zhilong can't get excited no matter what. He doesn't want to believe that Quanzhou was lost to Ding Yunyi so quickly.
"Father, you don't have to worry so much anymore..." Zheng Sen quietly came to his father's side: "The villain can succeed for a while, but it will never last long. We still have three thousand warships, enough to fight decisively at sea.
The one who defeated Ding Yunyi."
Zheng Zhilong forced a smile: "Mingyan, I also hope to defeat Ding Yunyi at sea, but I don't know why, I still feel a little uneasy in my heart. Although our Zheng Family Navy is invincible, the Huben Guard Navy is not a good master.
Well, the combat effectiveness they displayed in the battle to defeat the four-nation combined fleet is still very formidable."
"I have heard from my fourth uncle about this. He was also in the Huben Guard Navy that day..." Zheng Sen said, "The reason why they were able to defeat the four-nation combined fleet that day was mainly due to Ding Yunyi.
In the eyes of Fourth Uncle, his personal bravery and real fighting power are actually inferior to those of our Zheng Family Navy. Although his Tiger Guards had the upper hand in the Battle of Quanzhou, in the eyes of Yi Sen'er on the sea, they are definitely no match for us.
...I hope so, I hope so." Zheng Zhilong sighed.
He doesn't know why, but he always doesn't have much confidence in his heart. This was unimaginable before. He has experienced such big storms and has never been afraid to shrink back. But what's wrong now?
Are you getting old? Or do you no longer have the ambition you had at the beginning?
Zheng Zhilong couldn't give his answer...Brother, two more boats have escaped." Zheng Zhifeng walked in with a gloomy look.
Zheng Zhilong remained silent. He no longer had the initial anger. Since his defeat in Quanzhou and the failure of his attack on Taiwan, the morale of the Zheng family navy has plummeted, and there have been incidents of escapes. This was unimaginable before.
In just a few days, more than twenty ships have quietly left the Zheng Family Navy. Although this number is not large, it will continue to deal a blow to the already low morale.
"We must find an opportunity for a decisive battle with the Tiger Guards as soon as possible!" Zheng Zhilong finally said: "Otherwise, the longer we delay, the more unfavorable the situation will be to us."
As he spoke, he walked to the chart, stared at it for a long time, and then slowly moved his hand to a place:
Liaoluowan!
In an instant, everyone understood what he meant. After the Zheng family accepted the recruitment for the first time, it was at this place that the Zheng family navy defeated the combined fleets of Hong Yi and Liu Xiang and won a complete victory. At the same time, this battle
It also pushed Zheng Zhilong's personal reputation to its peak...and this time, Zheng Zhilong also wanted to use Liaoluowan to achieve another brilliant victory!
"Send a challenge to Ding Yunyi!" Zheng Zhilong turned around, his face regained its confidence: "Tell him that we are waiting for him at Liaoluowan!"
"War letter?" Zheng Sen hesitated: "Father, will Ding Yunyi accept our letter of challenge?"
"Yes!" Zheng Zhilong answered very definitely: "In fact, you don't know him. He is a person who cherishes his reputation. He values his reputation above all else. I heard the fourth child say that under Tsurumaru Castle, he even accepted
Miyamoto Musashi's challenge. That was Na, the famous sword master of Japan. Why? Because he would never lose his reputation because of such a challenge. He didn't want to hear anyone say that he and his
The Huben Guards are afraid of the opponent's challenge."
Zheng Zhilong answered very definitely, and what happened was exactly the same as his judgment.
When Ding Yunyi received Zheng Zhilong's challenge letter, he quickly understood what the other party meant. Liaoluowan, Liaoluowan! It was the place that pushed Zheng Zhilong's reputation to its peak. At the same time, it was also the first time he came to this era.
A place thrown into the war!
"Liaoluowan!" A smile appeared on Ding Yunyi's lips: "Zheng Zhilong knows me too!"
The subordinates did not understand what Lord Zongzhen meant. Ding Yunyi smiled and said: "The battle at Liaoluowan made Fujian know that there is a man named Ding Yunyi! The battle at Liaoluowan allowed me to own Penghu and then own Penghu."
He came to Taiwan. At that time, Zheng Zhilong never thought that an unknown little person like me would eventually become his biggest opponent! Since he wanted to understand all the grudges in this place, his wish was granted!"
He picked up the pen, thought for a moment, and then wrote at the end of the challenge:
"A battle with you will be a happy event in life. In the past, you gave me the precious sword and dragon teeth. I expected that Luowan would use the dragon teeth to take your head. The decisive battle between the two armies will be fast! The brave tiger is so strong that he will definitely defeat the Zheng family!"
After saying that, he threw away the pen and said with a "haha" smile: "Go and bring my reply to Zheng Zhilong!"
This sentence made everyone feel a kind of power. Decisive battle! Decisive battle! This time, Wu Liebotin Yunyi will once again lead the Huben Guards in a decisive battle!
A vigorous decisive battle!
"Sometimes I feel strange..." Ding Yunyi said with a smile: "I am obviously an infantryman, but I have formed such an indissoluble bond with the navy. I have participated in several water battles, and even
We have all achieved victory. But compared with the upcoming decisive battle with the Zheng family, all the previous battles seem so insignificant. Happy, happy!"
The subordinates understood the meaning of the mayor.
In fact, the head of the town has been longing for this decisive battle in his heart! The Zheng family has always been a hurdle that the Tiger Guards must overcome!
Now, such an opportunity has finally arrived... How are our Huben Guards Navy prepared?" Ding Yunyi suddenly asked.
"Go back to the main town." Cai Jiuzhou took a step forward: "In order to fight the decisive battle with the Zheng Family Navy, our Huben Guard Navy deployed 429 warships of various types, including the latest 'Tiger' warship, 'Leopard'
Warships, all 'Eagle' warships join the battle!"
Ding Yunyi smiled and said: "Four hundred versus three thousand! Brothers, how should we fight this battle?"
"General town, what are you afraid of?" Zhang Xianxuan also smiled and said: "Although the number of our warships is far inferior to that of the Zheng family's navy, the quality of our warships and artillery far exceeds that of the Zheng family's navy.
The commander-in-chief once said that naval battles cannot be won simply by relying on numbers. In terms of draft and artillery, our brand new 'Tiger' warship, no other ship from the Zheng family can match it. Our 'Leopard' warship
'The warship has the fastest gun speed among all warships. The 'Eagle' warship is the fastest and most maneuverable warship I have ever seen. The Zheng family has been stuck in its ways since the Battle of Liaoluowan.
If you don't think about making progress and just rest on your laurels, how can you be a rival to my Huben Guard Navy?"
Cai Jiuzhou said: "What's more, although the Zheng family claims to have three thousand warships, in fact many of them are merchant ships and small boats, just a bluff. I think the number of ships that can really be used on the frontal battlefield is only a few hundred.
"
"Okay!" Amid laughter, Ding Yunyi said loudly: "You brothers are already so confident, why should I worry? Pass my order, Zhang Xianxuan is on the left, Cai Jiuzhou is on the right, Bao Juhua is forward, Xiao Yifeng is a guerrilla, I am the Chinese Army
.The whole army uses the 'Huwei' as the flagship and marches towards Liaoluo Bay, preparing for a decisive battle with Zheng Zhilong!"
"In the main town, Zhang Kentang has sent people. He wants to dispatch warships and join forces with my Huben Guard navy to attack the Zheng family!"
"No!" Ding Yunyi blurted out without even thinking: "Go and tell Zhang Kentang's people that a decisive battle with the Zheng family is no small matter. If the two armies are mixed together, there will be chaos. Our Huben Guard Navy will be responsible for the decisive battle alone. Zhang Fu
Shuai just needs to wait for the good news."
"Headquarters. If this happens, I'm afraid Zhang Kentang will become more suspicious of us and may even fall out." Cai Jiuzhou said with some worry.
"Falling out? He has been preparing to fall out with me!" Ding Yunyi sneered: "Order, Huangfu Yunjie is stationed in Xiamen, Houlu is stationed in Quanzhou, and Deng Changgui leads the cavalry to roam between the two cities, echoing each other. Shi Weide, Mansoura
Lead the major regiments to be on standby in Xiamen and Quanzhou respectively. Once Zhang Kentang launches an attack, take action in advance!"
"yes!"
When these orders were issued, everyone knew that the mayor was determined to take action...
The Huben Guard Navy began to set off, slowly heading towards the Liaoluo Bay, the place where the decisive battle was agreed upon by both parties. This would be a decisive battle that would shock the whole of Fujian and the whole world.
This will also be a decisive battle to determine the ownership of Fujian.
But this time, Ding Yunyi didn't even use his pirate alliance. He wanted to rely on the strength of the Tiger Guards to defeat the Zheng family navy on the frontal battlefield.
At that time, your own Tiger Guards will become the true first navy of the Ming Dynasty!
The imperial court will be shocked, but that will only make its foundation stronger and its Tiger Guards safer.
When he came to this era, he never thought that he would have such a day, and he never thought that he would have the power to influence the current situation!
He was even somewhat grateful to Zheng Zhilong. It was precisely because of the existence of such an enemy that he survived and grew tenaciously. Without such an enemy, God knows whether he would have reached this stage.
From the bottom of his heart, he actually respected Zheng Zhilong as an enemy. Like himself, he started from scratch and got to where he is today step by step.
The best way to respect an enemy is to completely defeat him on the battlefield!
"From the Yuan Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, there were three famous pirates." Cai Jiuzhou, who had been standing next to Ding Yunyi, said: "One is Fang Guozhen, a native of Taizhou in eastern Zhejiang. He is seven feet tall, burly in appearance, black in face and white in body, strong and steady.
He was brave and chased the galloping horse with all his strength. There was a ballad that said, "The ocean is green, and the spirit goes out to sea." This prepared public opinion for Fang Guozhen's uprising, so he nicknamed "Sea Spirit". He raised troops at sea and moved to fight in Zhejiang and Jiangsu.
During the year, he occupied three counties in eastern Zhejiang. His forces rampaged across the sea and robbed grain shipments, which played a major role in the war to overthrow the Yuan Dynasty. Fang Guozhen later surrendered to Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, surrendered, rebelled, and surrendered again. After his death, Zhu Yuanzhang personally
Make a sacrifice."
"This is an amazing person." Ding Yunyi nodded.
"The second one is Wang Zhi, nicknamed 'King of Jinghai' and 'King of Hui'." Cai Jiuzhou said slowly: "The third one is Zheng Zhilong. He is good at "black and white", and he also engages in overseas trade and business.
He is also a thief. He has been working hard at sea for decades and calls himself the "King of the Sea". He left his hometown in his early years to explore the world. Then he became a pirate, engaged in maritime business, and was also a trader and a thief. Finally, he became an official from a thief, a businessman and an official. Like him
There are very few people in history who have the three titles and experiences of being a businessman, a thief, and an official."
"Yeah, it's really not that common. Zheng Zhilong is engaged in a wide range of maritime business activities, from sea to land, from domestic to foreign countries, and has contact with Fusang people, Folangji people, Ganrasi people, and Hongyi people. As a pirate
At that time, he had thousands of ships and 100,000 men. After joining the Ming Dynasty, he controlled 10,000 ships of all kinds and was able to assemble 3,000 ships. He can be called the first shipping king in the history of the world." Ding Yunyi's lips revealed.
Smiling, he said slowly:
"In the overseas business competition, he was good at doing business and made huge profits, becoming a wealthy merchant. He led an armed fleet across the sea, repeatedly defeated the officers and soldiers, repelled the red barbarians, eliminated other pirate groups, unified the ocean, and threatened
He shook the Southeast Sea. After becoming an official in Haijiang, he monopolized overseas trade. This man is truly incredible!"
"However, now there will be a new king of the sea soon, and he is the only one." Cai Jiuzhou looked at the Lord of the town: "I dare to say a word. Although the town had unified the pirates at sea before, the pirate king was
, but because of the existence of Zheng Zhilong, such a title is actually not worthy of the name."
Ding Yunyi was not angry at all, but nodded and said: "Yes, it is indeed not worthy of the name. Everyone calls me 'King of the Sea', but before defeating the Zheng Family Navy, I felt ashamed to call me that. But now
Zheng Zhilong has brought such a good opportunity to us. If I can't seize it, I'm afraid I'll be sorry for Zheng Zhilong's kindness."
Cai Jiuzhou laughed when he heard this: "I don't know what Zheng Zhilong's reaction will be when he hears the commander's words. But from the following point of view, defeating Zheng Zhilong is only the first step. How can we collect all his fleet?
It’s the hardest.”
Ding Yunyi's face gradually became serious. Indeed, defeating Zheng Zhilong is a hard battle, and how to integrate the Zheng family's defeated fleet is what he should consider now. With more than 3,000 ships coming, even in a naval battle
After that, only half was left, which was also a great supplement to myself...
But will those people obey him willingly? Ding Yunyi is not particularly sure!
What should we do with the Zheng family? Execute them all, or exile them? Ding Yunyi suddenly laughed when he thought of this. Did he think too much about it before the naval battle even started?
Maybe God has prepared a destination for everyone!