Ding Yunyi, whose only ideal was to lead his brothers to survive, after Hong Tiaoyuan left Penghu, could finally transform Penghu according to his own ideas without any scruples.
The first target is Fenggui City Fortress.
According to previous ideas, if Penghu faces a war in the future, ships will be used to assist the sea, and shore artillery installed in Fenggui City will be used to bombard the interior. The internal and external forces will form a crossfire, and another stronghold will be set up at the Mazu Temple in Magong to form firepower from all sides.
to defend Penghu.
But this idea had to be put on hold temporarily due to financial constraints.
Now, even though I don’t have a lot of money at hand, I can already make preliminary repairs according to my own ideas.
Especially after obtaining the secret construction method of Qi Jiajun's hollow enemy tower from Bangzi's father, once Fenggui City is completed as expected, its power will inevitably be increased to a very high level.
After confirming this idea, Ding Yunyi gritted his teeth and allocated 800 taels of silver to personally supervise the reconstruction of Fenggui City Fortress.
The soldiers and civilians of Penghu didn't know why Mr. Ding was so interested in Fenggui City, but since it was something Mr. Ding wanted to do, the soldiers and civilians of Penghu did not fail to do their best.
This time is very different from the previous one. Not only did Ding Yunyi pay him enough wages, but he also took care of two meals a day. Under such temptation, how could anyone not work hard?
Father Sarozzi, who then returned to Penghu, was shocked when he saw that Ye Dahai, who kidnapped him in Taiwan, had also come to Penghu. Then he finally realized the meaning of Ye Dahai's words to him that day that he would meet again sooner or later.
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Father Sarozzi was a serious person, and he brought a complete defense plan for Ding Yunyi.
Ding Yunyi looked at it carefully for a long time, and then sighed: "I can't beat him."
"Boss Ding, are you planning to fight Taiwanese officials?" Sarozzi said in surprise.
Ding Yunyi smiled, shook his head, and then nodded strangely.
Father Sarozzi shrugged, really not understanding what the general was thinking.
Taiwan, a knot in Ding Yunyi's heart.
The rogue bandits are now making a lot of noise. Emperor Chongzhen has repeatedly mobilized troops to suppress it, but he has always been unable to successfully suppress the rogue bandit uprising.
Ding Yunyi knew very well that this was just the beginning for the Ming Dynasty, and a more fatal blow was yet to come.
You have to find a way out for your brothers.
Going to Fujian, the situation is too complicated and there are too many forces. There are those from Zheng Zhilong, those from the imperial court, and some from foreigners... Once you want to get involved, you will be ruthlessly suppressed soon after just causing a little splash.
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Then, there is only one place for your own development:
Taiwan!
It used to be Zheng Zhilong's territory, but now the Dutch are entrenched there, and the Ming Dynasty's power there is almost negligible, but for Ding Yunyi, it is a place where he can seize chestnuts from the fire.
However, it is not easy to develop in Taiwan.
Let’s not say whether Zheng Zhilong, who still has a strong power there, will agree, but how to pass the Dutch test is a headache.
If you want to extend your power to Taiwan, sooner or later you will have to face off against the Dutch.
But my current strength is no match for the Dutch...
"Please bring Mr. Liu Xiang's envoy to see you."
"What?" Ding Yunyi was surprised.
Liu Xiang? Zheng Zhilong’s former friend and now his rival Liu Xiang? What is he doing here?
He is now the only hostile force on the sea that Zheng Zhilong is afraid of and has not eliminated.
After Zheng Zhilong established his own business, he recruited Zheng Xing, Zheng Ming, Yang Geng, Chen Hui, Zheng Cai and other generals from Fujian. He also joined forces with Liu Xiang and divided his subordinates into the Eighteen Pioneers, forming the "Eighteen Zhi".
From then on, it was renamed "Zhilong" instead of "Yiguan".
After Emperor Chongzhen came to the throne, he appeased Zheng Zhilong in July of the first year of Chongzhen. Zheng Zhilong stated that he took "exterminating the barbarians and pacifying all the bandits" as his own mission. In September, he appeased Xiong Wencan, the governor of Fujian, and led his troops to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.
The "Five Tiger Guerrilla Generals" left Taiwan, the maritime trade base he had operated for many years, and settled in the Fujian Sea.
However, his former friend and right-hand assistant Liu Xiang refused the imperial court's offer to recruit him and turned against Zheng Zhilong from then on.
After Zheng Zhilong was recruited by the Ming Dynasty, Liu Xiang, who had been with him through life and death, was unwilling to accept it and dragged him to Guangdong to continue his maritime plundering business.
Liu Xiang's forces colluded with the Dutch and posed a great threat to Zheng Zhilong for a period of time. After the rise of Liu Xiang's forces in Guangdong, the Taiwan Strait became unstable again. The newly appointed governor of Fujian, Zou Weilian, announced the restoration of the sea ban and tried to prevent Zheng Zhilong from entering the country.
The Dutch in Taiwan traded privately.
Zheng Zhilong wanted to eliminate Liu Xiang. Before that, Li Kuiqi and Zhong Bin, who were originally Zheng Zhilong's former subordinates, also rebelled, but they were eliminated by Zheng Zhilong. Liu Xiang became the last enemy among the pirates he originally ganged up with, and the most difficult to deal with.
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On December 4, the fifth year of the reign of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, the fleets of Zheng Zhilong and Liu Xiang encountered each other near Fuzhou, and a bloody battle broke out. The fight lasted from morning to evening, with nearly a thousand casualties on both sides. Zheng Zhilong's younger brother Zheng Zhihu was injured in two places.
He rushed into the enemy formation and was entangled by Liu Xiang's men with four-claw anchors and iron chains, making it almost impossible to escape. Later, his subordinates fought desperately to rescue him.
Liu Xiang himself fled south.
After that, Liu Xiang suffered another disastrous defeat in the Liaoluowan naval battle.
It is expected that Ding Yunyi personally participated in the Battle of Luowan, and it was through that battle that Ding Yunyi became famous. In that naval battle, if Zheng Zhilong had not used tricks to win, it would have been difficult to predict the outcome in a head-on confrontation.
But it was the Battle of Liaoluo Bay that caused Liu Xiang's forces to suffer a serious setback.
Now, what is his messenger doing here?
Ding Yunyi thought for a while: "Let him in!"
The person appointed by Liu Xiang to come to Penghu was Liu Xiang's confidant and his cousin Luo Liu'an. When he saw Ding Yunyi, Luo Liu'an said nothing and had someone carry a box in. When he opened the box, he found that it was full of silver.
Appeared in front of Ding Yunyi.
"Here are three thousand taels of silver, please accept it with a smile, Boss!" Luo Liu'an said with a bit of pride.
It's such a big deal, it's three thousand taels at a time.
Ding Yunyi glanced at Yinzi silently and did not speak. The atmosphere seemed a bit awkward.
Luo Liu'an calmed down and said, "Boss Ding, you first defeated Hitachi Gong Baota, and then killed Oniomaru, making your name famous all over the world. I, Leader Liu, admire the great reputation of Boss Ding, and I specifically want to hand him over to my friends."
"Then what?" Ding Yunyi said calmly.
Luo Liu'an was startled for a moment, how could anyone in the world ask such a question? He swallowed and said, "I don't mean anything else, I just want to make friends."
"Okay." Ding Yunyi smiled: "I'll accept the money and see you off."
(The countdown to the wedding is in progress. Spider is getting married on the 21st. I have been so busy in the past two days. I will update twice a day for the time being. After the wedding is over on the 21st and I accompany my wife back home on the 22nd, there will be a big explosion on the 23rd to repay everyone.
Brother, thank you! ps: I am getting married for the first time in my life, I am nervous...)