"Two thousand soldiers?" Li Zicheng's heart moved, with only 2,000 soldiers, he could control the entire Dongfan Island? Is the Dutch's combat effectiveness too strong, or is it Huaxia, or is the strength of the Ming Dynasty too weak?

Zheng Zhilong had many naval battles with the Dutch for the sake of maritime trade, and the two sides had both national hatred and family feuds, seeing that Li Zicheng was moved, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, if it is a battle, the original Fujian and Guangdong sailors can defeat these Dutch, but there are two problems......

"Two questions?" Li Zicheng said: "Which two questions? ”

"First, the minister can capture Dongfan Island, but the headquarters of the Dutch East India Company in Batavia (Jakarta) will definitely not be closed, and the minister will not be able to deal with the aftermath!"

The aftermath is indeed a problem, but with the size of China, can't it subdue the Netherlands? No matter how strong the Netherlands is, it is only a small country, and it is an expedition......

Li Zicheng pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Leave the aftermath to me, Deputy Commander Zheng tell me, what are the questions?" ”

"Second, the reason, the reason for the war," Zheng Zhilong said: "When the Dutch came to the southeast sea, they originally took a fancy to the more prosperous and smaller Penghu Islands, but the Fujian officials at that time refused to let them, and they forced the Dutch to go to Dongfan Island through the means of war, and they also asked people to lead the way for the Dutch......

"Did the officials of the Ming Dynasty take the initiative to give up Dongfan Island?" Li Zicheng was furious, but when he thought of the name "Dongfan", he couldn't get angry in his heart, and Daming obviously didn't regard Dongfan Island as his own land.

Britain, France, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain, which of them did not carry out colonial expansion in the process of their rise? Even Russia, which is much more backward, also knows the importance of territory and expansion, why is there no expansion factor in the genes of the Chinese people?

Is it cultural, or is it a personality reason?

Zheng Zhilong saw the corners of Li Zicheng's mouth, obviously twitched, knowing that Li Zicheng had anger in his heart, so he said: "Your Majesty, there is actually a way......

"Huh?" Li Zicheng said: "A pretext for war? ”

"Yes......"

A weird smile appeared on Li Zicheng's face, "Deputy Commander Zheng said ...... look"

Zheng Zhilong said happily: "There are tens of thousands of Han people on Dongfan Island, and the emperor ...... on the grounds of protecting Han people."

Li Zicheng said: "Han people? Why are there tens of thousands of Han Chinese on the island? ”

"In the first year of Chongzhen (1628 AD), there was a great drought in southern Fujian, in order to help the victims, with the help of Xiong Wencan, the governor of Fujian at that time, with the condition of 'one person, three taels of silver, three people and one cow', recruited tens of thousands of people from Quanzhou and Zhangzhou to go to the east to reclaim the famine and settle down, and these people are still in the east ...... today."

Immigrant? Li Zicheng was overjoyed, no matter what Zheng Zhilong's purpose was that day, he let the Han people take the first step to gain a firm foothold in Dongfan Island, laying a solid foundation for the future governance of Dongfan Island.

As for the war......

War doesn't need excuses!

Li Zicheng thought for a moment and said: "We want land, the Dutch want trade, monopolize trade, it seems irreconcilable, but in the face of strength and righteousness, this contradiction is no longer important," paused, and said: "My only worry is whether I can take Dongfan Island in one fell swoop!"

Zheng Zhilong and Zhou Kun glanced at each other, their eyes were already full of expectation, but he was the deputy commander of the South China Sea Fleet, and he had just been appointed, although he had infinite hopes for the future, he did not dare to rush to express his position.

Zhou Kun naturally understood Zheng Zhilong's thoughts, as the commander of the South China Sea Fleet, he was naturally not far behind, and saluted Li Zicheng: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the South China Sea Fleet is the maritime advantage of China

The minister will expel the Dutch and recover Dongfan Island for China!"

Zheng Zhilong said: "Your Majesty, Commander Zhou, if you want to take Dongfan Island, you can minister the original Fujian Naval Division!"

Li Zicheng frowned slightly, and said: "Deputy Commander Zheng's words are not right, at this time, only the South China Sea Fleet in China, the Fujian Naval Division, and the Guangdong Naval Division no longer exist. ”

Zheng Zhilong was taken aback, and then he thought that although the emperor was approachable, he was absolutely unambiguous in major national affairs, and in the future, there would be no more businessmen and thieves, so he hurriedly left his seat and bowed to the ground, "Weichen should die!"

Li Zicheng waved his hand to let Zheng Zhilong get up, and said lightly: "Deputy Commander Zheng is also for Huaxia, what is the crime?" It's just that along the southeast coast, there will only be the South China Sea Fleet in the future, and there will be no second arm, including the Dutch fleet, which will no longer exist!"

"Wechen understands!"

Li Zicheng turned his smile and said, "Commander Zhou, Deputy Commander Zheng, let's sum up, how many soldiers are needed to attack Dongfan Island?" ”

Zhou Kun had just come to Fujian, and he didn't know anything about the situation on Dongfan Island, mainly because of the information brought by Zheng Zhilong, there were only more than 2,000 Dutch soldiers on the island, so he said: "Since there are only 2,000 Dutch soldiers, the minister should be able to take Dongfan Island with the strength of two regiments and 10,000 sergeants!"

Li Zicheng looked at Zheng Zhilong and said, "What does Deputy Commander Zheng suggest?" ”

Zheng Zhilong pondered for a moment and said: "Although there are only more than 2,000 Dutch soldiers on Dongfan Island, merchants and miscellaneous servants can be turned into soldiers at any time, plus the Han and natives who serve the Dutch, at least four or five thousand temporary troops can be armed, and the fire # guns used by the Dutch have a range more than bows and arrows, and their combat effectiveness is extremely strong...... According to Weichen, if you want to take Dongfan Island, in addition to the fleet, you must prepare at least 20,000 soldiers......"

Li Zicheng nodded and gave Zheng Zhilong an appreciative look, "Deputy Commander Zheng is right, this is the first battle of the South China Sea Fleet going to sea, so we must win!"

Zhou Kun: "......"

Li Zicheng thought for a moment and said: "The two are the heads of the South China Sea Fleet, do you estimate that the South China Sea Fleet has taken over the naval divisions of Fujian and Guangdong, how long will it take to complete the merger?" ”

Zhou Kun and Zheng Zhilong glanced at each other and said, "Back to the emperor, the two departments are combined, and the South China Sea Fleet can increase the establishment of four regiments, but the flags and signals of the two departments need to be unified, and it will take at least half a month." ”

Li Zicheng knew that the combined formation of the navy was much more complicated than that of the combined formation of the army, so he said: "The matter of combining the flag and signal will be handed over to a special person, and in this battle, the South China Sea Fleet will mainly act as a transport fleet, and the real solution to the battle is still on land." ”

Zheng Zhilong looked at him and said, "The emperor is saying that the South China Sea Fleet is going to attack Dongfan Island?" ”

Li Zicheng smiled and said, "Deputy Commander Zheng, based on your experience in fighting the Dutch, can the sneak attack be successful?" ”

"This ......" Zheng Zhilong thought for a moment, then waved the fist of his right hand downward, and said, "Your Majesty, if we sail at night, it is entirely possible to avoid the eyes and ears of the Dutch......"

"Haha," Li Zicheng laughed and said: "Commander Zhou, from now on, the original Fujian Navy Division and Guangdong Navy Division will be reorganized immediately, Ao, in order not to affect the battle, it will be reorganized into the third battalion separately, Deputy Commander Zheng, you see, who is the right person to be the commander?" ”

Zheng Zhilong thought for a while, although his face was a little uneasy, but he still said: "Chen's distant nephew, Zheng Cai is a fierce general......

Li Zicheng understood that the original sailor was basically Zheng Zhilong's private sailor, and the generals were naturally from the Zheng family, so he smiled faintly and said, "Let Zheng Cai come over tomorrow, if I like it, let me."

He served as the commander of the third battalion, but once I took a fancy to this Zheng Cai, he would not be able to go to Jinkai Commercial Bank in the future. ”

"Wechen understands!"

Li Zicheng considered that a naval battle would soon be held, so he asked Zheng Zhilong to temporarily command the third battalion alone, and wait until the battle was over, and then hand over the command of the third battalion to Zhou Kun, "Commander Zhou, Deputy Commander Zheng, in this raid, you will each lead the troops of your headquarters to raid from the north and south directions, as long as you break through a little and land successfully, you can use the numerical advantage of the infantry to quickly occupy the entire Dongfan Island, remember, time is very important, you must end the battle of Dongfan Island before the reinforcements from Batavia arrive!"

"Obey the order!"

Although Zheng Zhilong is the deputy commander, he is very much looking forward to this battle to gain the right to fight on an equal footing with Zhou Kun.

Unlike the last time he accepted the Ming Dynasty's recruitment, last time his fleet was far stronger than the Ming Dynasty's sailors, and this time, the South China Sea Fleet of China, whether it was the number of soldiers, the speed of the battleships, or the caliber of the artillery, was the upper hand, and behind the South China Sea Fleet was the huge Chinese ......

Zheng Zhilong did not intend to stay in the South China Sea Fleet for a long time, as long as the battle to attack Dongfan Island was over and the battleships were converted for the South China Sea Fleet, he would return to Jinkai Trading House.

The Battle of Dongfan Island may be the last battle he participated in, and he must take his brothers and show his face in front of the emperor......

Li Zicheng discussed with Zhou Kun and Zheng Zhilong for a long time, and finally made a request to them: After the battle, he must bring back the Dutch warship and fire # gun!

Maybe Zheng Zhilong didn't understand, but Zhou Kun knew that Li Zicheng's mind must be based on the Dutch's warships and fire # guns to innovate Huaxia's equipment!

Whether the Dutchman's fire # guns are more advanced than Huaxia's rifles, Zhou Kun doesn't know, he won't care, he only cares about warships, if Huaxia can build more advanced warships on the basis of Dutch warships, the South China Sea Fleet will be stronger.

Perhaps in the future naval battle with the Dutch, the South China Sea Fleet will not have to sneak attack as it does today......

The emperor has long said that the enemy of the South China Sea Fleet is not the pirates on the southeast coast, but the navy of the Western Ocean, and if the Westerners are defeated in a real naval battle, the South China Sea Fleet can be regarded as a sharp weapon on the sea in China!

Li Zicheng gave Zhou Kun and Zheng Zhilong ten days to prepare, and ten days later, the two set out from Fujian seaport at the same time to attack the cities of Geranza and Santo Domingo in the north and south of Dongfan Island from the north and south respectively.

After Zhou Kun and Zheng Zhilong left, Li Zicheng thought alone for a long time.

In this battle, the South China Sea Fleet did not have enough time to prepare, and the information about the Dutch only came from Zheng Zhilong's usual understanding, and if the battle was lost, the morale of the South China Sea Fleet would be dealt a blow to his imagination......

Fortunately, the opponent was not the Dutch state, but their East India Company, the fleet should not be the most advanced, and the number of soldiers would not be too large.

The purpose of the Dutch East India Company was not to expand its territory, but to seek wealth......

What if the battle is won, and Dongfan Island returns to the bosom of China?

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Li Zicheng's first thought was that since Dongfan Island was a trade transit station, it should have some developed territories, and there were many Han people on the island, so it was completely possible to establish a province and incorporate it into the Han land as soon as possible.

As soon as possible, prepare some officials for the future Dongfan Island!

However, the name of Dongfan Island ...... Will Huaxia still reject Dongfan Island?

According to his habits, it is natural to find out the historical name from the Han and Tang dynasties, but there is no relevant information here, so he can only rely on later generations: Treasure Island Taiwan!

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