At noon on the second day when Wang Qinian and Liang Dong planned to escape, in the office of the center and left, Governor Zou Weilian sat in the main seat, Zheng Zhilong sat at the bottom, and the military attachés such as guerrillas were pressed down on a large area. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe generals gathered to discuss the war with the red fur.

Zou Weilian said: "Everyone, now the army is concentrated in Zuosuo, just to fight to the death with the red hair, but after several fierce battles, the red hair fleet sometimes appears in Lieyu, sometimes in Penghu, where the main force is unknown. The Holy Decree severely punished the red hair, and if it is delayed like this, I am afraid that the second urging Divine Decree is coming, and you will not be able to escape from this unfavorable comment! ”

Gao Yingyue, deputy commander of the South Road, coughed and suggested: "The sea is vast, the fleet comes and goes freely, where to find the main force of the red hair?" Xia Guan thought that it was better to smash Huanglong, kill Dongfan Island, block the port, break the castle, and give Hongmao a salary from the bottom of the kettle, so that their fleet would become a tree without roots and water without roots, and they could only flee in a hurry, and the situation in the southeast sea would be calm. ”

Before Zou Weilian could comment, Zheng Zhilong sneered and unceremoniously rejected the proposal: "The senior deputy general soldier said lightly, the red-haired Relansha City is unusually strong, the city is densely packed with artillery, and there are a lot of musketeers in the city, how many lives do you have to attack the city?" ”

Gao Yingyue's face was a little unbearable, and he argued: "Zheng Guerrilla, you have a lot of ships, and you are a good hand in naval warfare, but you may not be proficient in land warfare, if you don't try it, how do you know that the red-haired castle can't be gnawed?" ”

Zheng Zhihu, who was standing behind Zheng Zhilong, said disdainfully: "My Zheng family also has a musket team, and the senior deputy chief soldier looks down on us, so we can compete!" "The Zheng family trained a black musket team of about 1,000 people, and when it came to land warfare, Zheng Zhihu thought that the entire Fujian battalion, under the premise of the same strength, no one could beat his own black musket team, these blacks can endure hardships, have high loyalty, and have been trained for many years, and their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated.

Zheng Zhilong feigned anger and said, "Second brother, don't talk nonsense. At the moment of the great enemy, everyone should be united in their hatred of the enemy, and do not want their own people to quarrel......"

Gao Yingyue was like a mirror in his heart, the two brothers sang and harmonized, squeezing themselves, Zheng Zhilong said that the righteousness was awe-inspiring, but in fact, he didn't take himself seriously at all. He snorted and was about to retort when Governor Zou Weilian spoke and interrupted their argument.

"Zheng Guerrilla is right, the enemy is now, you should talk about the strategy of suppressing the thieves, and don't make a senseless battle of will. The method said by the senior deputy general soldier is not feasible, during the apocalypse, the imperial court gathered heavy troops and the red hair in the Penghu battle, ten times the advantage of troops, and can not be completely victorious, can only be besieged to let the red hair retreat on its own, now I heard that the walled city on Dongfan Island is far better than Penghu that day, I am afraid that with the power of the whole province of Fujian, it can not be captured. ”

Quannan guerrilla Zhang Yongchan echoed: "What Futai said is very true. Although our naval battle is weaker than that of Hongmao, they came from afar, the number of ships is limited after all, with Zheng's guerrilla fleet, plus the Fujian naval division, to find the main force of the other side on the sea, and the only way to win is to settle the situation in a battle. ”

The rest of the generals also offered advice, some agreed with Gao Yingyue, and some agreed with Zheng Zhilong and Zhang Yongchan, and there were different opinions. However, the strategy of land warfare has been judged by the governor himself to be unfeasible, and the majority of those who propose naval warfare are still in the end.

Although Zheng Zhilong is only the vanguard of the army, but this battle will determine the status of the Zheng family and the red hair on the southeast coast, he is more concerned than everyone present, seeing that everyone has different opinions, he can't help but feel a little anxious, no matter when the main force of the red hair fleet can be found, the idea of fighting must be unified first, and everyone will work together.

He inspected around and saw Xia Nan sitting leisurely at the bottom, his heart moved, and he said: "General Xia's men and horses are also good at naval warfare, ships and cannons are advantageous, I don't know what to think of this war?" ”

In the summer, it was clear to everyone present that from the time the Dutch declared war, history had entered the established track, and as long as there were no accidents, the war would be fought on the coast of Fujian, and finally ended with the victory of the Fujian officers and soldiers or the Zheng family, and the Dutch retreated to Taiwan, never daring to set foot in the Chinese coast. So when he saw that everyone was arguing over the choice of the battlefield, he felt funny in his heart and watched the excitement from the sidelines. Unexpectedly, Zheng Zhilong suddenly ordered the general, which surprised him a little.

Zou Weilian also said: "Yes, although General Xia Shen is a guest army, since he has a lot of experience in training sailors, Benfu also wants to hear your high opinions." ”

The governor has spoken, and he wants to give some face, Xia Nan smiled slightly: "Gao Jian doesn't dare to be, since Futai and Zheng Guerrilla want me to say a few words, let's talk about my opinion." The lower officials are not talented, and the Qiongzhou battalion has both land divisions and naval divisions, so whether it is land or naval battles, they still have a lot of experience. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent. Few of the generals of the entire Ming Dynasty dare to say that they are proficient in fighting on land and water, and those who are strong in fighting on land often do not know anything about water warfare, and those who are strong on the water are usually a dead fish on the shore. Zheng Zhilong has such a big force in the sea of Fujian, although he has trained a black musket team, he does not dare to say that he is powerful in land warfare, otherwise he would not only be given the title of guerrilla. Except for Zheng Zhilong and other people with a heart, the rest of the people didn't know the glorious achievements of the Qiongzhou battalion, and they all thought that Xia Nan was talking big.

Xia Nan didn't care about the disdainful or curious looks in the eyes of others, and continued: "If you choose land warfare, Xia Guan asserts that it is not enough to attack the red-haired Relansha City with only this little bit of men and horses from the center and left. The city of Geranza is a typical European fortress, different from the square city of the Ming Dynasty, this kind of fortress is uneven on all sides, no matter which section of the city wall is attacked during the siege, it will be covered by side fire, and there are no dead corners at all. If you don't have powerful artillery and a huge advantage in troops, it's better not to touch it. ”

As a traverser, the analysis of the fortress is far more professional than that of the ancients, not to mention that Xia Nan not only has theory, but also practice - to repel He Rubin's tenfold superiority in attack is to rely on rammed earth and cement to simplify the fortress.

Zheng Zhilong only knew that the red-haired castle was difficult to attack, and he didn't know why, and after listening to Xia Nan's words, he was like an empowerment, patted his thigh and praised: "Xia Shenjiang is really well-read and strong, and you know the things of the red-haired people so well." I'll just say it, the red-haired castle is easy to defend and difficult to attack. ”

Zou Weilian asked Xia Nan to speak just politely, but he didn't expect the other party to analyze it well, and he couldn't help but become interested: "Ben Fu knows that the castle of the red-haired man is very strong, but what kind of strong method is it, only after listening to General Xia's words can he understand...... You continue. ”