Zheng Zhilong had just been awarded the title of coastal defense guerrilla by the imperial court, and it was said that it was the time when the spring breeze was proud. {3W.23Wx. But lately, his mood has been anxious.

He has deep connections in Japan and is well aware of some of the major events that have taken place in Japan in the past two years. He had heard about Sado Kanayama, Sakai Port, and the Satsuma Domain, and even heard a little about the Ryukyu Kingdom. Later, the Far Eastern Company bloodied Manila, and this year defeated the Francois Expeditionary Force.

For this suddenly appeared Far East Company, he did not dare to take it lightly, the Far East Company has been too fierce in the past two years, according to the report of his spies, the Far East Company has occupied Jeju Island in North Korea, Tanegashima Island in Japan, Kume Island in the Ryukyus, plus the current Luzon, Far East Company is laying out the South Seas.

It is said that the shogunate suffered such a big loss, so it had to make a fuss, but the Japanese Tokugawa shogunate was beaten into that bear, and it was as if it was fine. Zheng Zhilong was probably frightened by the Far Eastern Company.

The southeast coast is his predetermined territory, and if the Far East Company wants to get involved, he will not fight it. So he sent his younger brother Zheng Zhihu to Luzon, which also meant to find out.

Just when Zheng Zhilong was anxious, his subordinates reported that Zheng Zhihu had returned. When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly went out to welcome his younger brother in.

"How's it going, brother? Did you go to Manila and meet people from the Far East? ”

Zheng Zhihu nodded and said, "I've seen all the people, and I drank wine with a general in their company." I wondered, they seemed to know us very well. ”

Zheng Zhilong's brows furrowed, and he said solemnly: "Since we can understand them. The Far East, of course, can also investigate us. It seems that these people are not small, and I am afraid that our life will be sad in the future. Next year, I will sweep the coastal areas of Fujian, and it is difficult to say whether they will be involved at that time. ”

Zheng Zhihu said with a wry smile: "The Far Eastern Company may have to fight chicken coops and fresh water recently, it seems that they want to intervene in Taiwan, if their forces come to Taiwan, how should we deal with it." ”

"Hmph...... They are not easy to fight in Taiwan, and the city built by Francois on Sheliao Island may not be able to be captured by one or two thousand people in our hands. The big fort in Tamsui is even more difficult to break. We should tell the Spaniards the news right away. Let those people in the Far East meet and break the bloodstream. By the way, when you go to Manila this time, what do you think of the strength of the Far East? ”

Zheng Zhihu shook his head and said: "The strength is very strong, there are nearly 100 Western plywood ships parked in Manila Bay now. According to them, they were all captured. There are also two dozen boats with red hairs. They all help Furlong to transport supplies. Now there are more than 100 pirate bird ships and canton ships, and they are all good at patrolling the sea around Manila every day. It is said that they are recruiting troops every day. Many small groups of heroes from Guangdong and Fujian have gone to Manila. ”

Listening to his younger brother's words, Zheng Zhilong's face was also full of shock, nearly a hundred large plywood ships, how did they fight down, he and the Dutch had seen battles back then, and how many brothers died before burning one. But the Far Eastern Company was able to seize so many ships.

Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong lamented in his heart, it was really untimely, as long as he was given three or five years, he would be able to control the southeast coast, even the Dutch. But now a Far Eastern company suddenly appeared, which really made him feel aggrieved.

At the Combined Fleet Command in Manila, Li Ming is holding a military meeting to discuss the recovery of the Spanish-controlled area in northern Taiwan. Li Ming walked to the front of the large map, pointed to the location of Keelung in northern Taiwan, and said: "Heping Island, called Sheliao Island during the Ming Dynasty, occupied here by the Dutch in 1626, this island was also named San Salvador Island, and the first castle was built, called "San Salvador City". In the same year they captured Tamsui and built the city of Santo Domingo this year.

These are the two castles we are preparing to attack next, if we attack according to the tactics of this era, relying on the navy to transport people to attack, thousands of people will not be able to take it. In particular, the city of San Salvador on the island of Sheliao is very precarious. The circumference is about 400 meters, and it is a fortress that is wide at the bottom and narrow at the top.

This time, we will march into Taiwan with great fanfare, and we must capture these two castles beautifully, so as to deter Zheng Zhilong fiercely and make him break the idea of dominating the southeast coast. We have already informed Zheng Zhilong of this news, and it is estimated that the Spaniards will soon know about it, and perhaps the pirates from all walks of life along the coast of Fujian and Guangdong, and even the Dutch in southern Taiwan will also hear about it.

They may all be waiting for us to hit our heads and bleed, after all, according to their understanding, they can't take these two cities without killing 1,800 people, and the Spaniards are still prepared, I guess Zheng Zhilong will help the Spaniards make sufficient supplies, just want to see our jokes. ”

Li Ming's words made everyone laugh, in this world, no matter how strong a city is, it is equivalent to being undefended for Far Eastern companies.

Song Tao said with a smile: "If we finish all these two cities in one day, Zheng Zhilong is afraid that he will not be able to sleep well because he is scared." As long as we occupy the northern part of Taiwan, all the pirates that Zheng Zhilong is about to wipe out will have to come to us. It is no longer possible for him to reach the scale of history. ”

Zhou Cheng nodded and said: "The Dutch have not stopped for several years, until they were defeated by Zheng Zhilong and the Ming naval army in Liuluo Bay in 1633, and they broke off the idea of controlling the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty. My opinion is to take advantage of the fact that we are now in temporary opposition to the Netherlands, take the initiative to provoke a conflict, take the opportunity to hurt them, and take down Reshalancheng in one fell swoop. In the future, when negotiating with the Netherlands to demarcate the spheres of influence of both sides, we must take the north of Luzon as our bottom line and completely cut off their claws stretching out to the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Li Ming smiled and said, "In this way, they can only trade with the Daming maritime merchants through Guò Manila." If the Netherlands are not willing to fail and insist on messing with us, we will go to Malacca and fight them endlessly. Two up-and-coming sailing ships were enough to disturb them and let them know what was most important. ”

After a day of discussion, they finally drew up an operational plan for going north to Taiwan, with Song Tao and Zhou Cheng leading the No. 1 landing ship, two landing craft, and five sailing ships to form a joint fleet to go north. He Wu led the first and second detachments of the Nanyang guerrilla fleet, with a total of more than 50 ships, to accompany them in the battle.

The Marine Corps includes a special combat unit, a brigade of the Overseas Corps, and a brigade of the Death Army. and a number of combat and logistical support units. The Air Department also went along.

With two landing ships, two cutting-edge sailing ships and eight fast sailboats, the third and fourth detachments of the Nanyang guerrilla fleet are responsible for the security of Manila waters. In response to the recent provocations of the Dutch near Luzon, and waiting for an opportunity to provoke a conflict, create an opportunity for the northbound detachment to take the Dutch city of Resharan in southern Taiwan, and completely eliminate the Dutch influence in Taiwan.

On the island of Sheliao in Taiwan's chicken coop, Captain Valdes was receiving Zheng Zhihu in San Salvador, and Valdes was very happy about the Zheng family's visit. The Spanish were not very strong in chicken coops and freshwater, and there were less than 400 Spanish soldiers in the two places.

Their biggest enemy is the Dutch in Tainan, and he understands the contradictions between Zheng Zhilong and the Netherlands, and the so-called enemy of the enemy is a friend, so he very much hopes to establish a good relationship with Zheng Zhilong.

Every year in Manila, they are replenished in the spring. Because Manila had fallen last year, Valdes was in the coop in fear.

Finally, a Spanish merchant ship arrived last year, bringing them news that the kingdom was about to send a heavy army to retake Manila. Valdes put his heart in his stomach at this time, and he had absolute confidence that the kingdom would send an expedition to recover Manila, after all, it was only a group of pirates who occupied Manila.

He is still looking forward to good news from Manila, and just when Zheng Zhihu arrived, he also wanted to know about the situation in Manila. The Dutch have always been eyeing this place, and he hasn't slept a good night's sleep in a year.

When he saw Zheng Zhihu, he kept thanking the Zheng brothers for their help over the past year, and said a lot of kind words. But Zheng Zhihu said with a wry smile: "The army of your kingdom was defeated in Manila, and the army and navy were all annihilated. And the Far Eastern Company will attack the Taiwanese chicken coop soon, you have to be prepared. ”

Zheng Zhihu's words were like a thunderbolt from the sky, completely shattering Valdes's thoughts, he sat on the chair, looked at Zheng Zhihu with a pale face and said, "Sir, is what you said true?" ”

Seeing that Zheng Zhihu nodded affirmatively, he no longer doubted it. He felt like a God-outcast man now, without the support of Manila, they would be alone here, without supplies and backup, they could only die.

And now the Far East Company is going to attack them again, and they can't hold two castles at all. Thinking of this, he felt discouraged.

Zheng Zhihu looked at Valdes with a smile and said lightly: "Mr. Valdes, if we provide you with sufficient supplies, and we will support your hundreds of battle-hardened warriors, how long can you defend?"

When Valdes heard this, he immediately came to his senses.

"As long as you provide me with adequate supplies, I can hold out in the city of San Salvador for a few months."

Zheng Zhihu smiled: "If I send you another thousand elite warriors, can you defend these two places?" ”

Valdes smiled: "In that case, they don't want to attack these two places, if there are enough food supplies and ammunition, I can guarantee that they will definitely be able to hold these two places." ”

Zheng Zhihu said "oh" and stopped talking.

Valdes looked at Zheng Zhihu suspiciously, and he suddenly understood. He smiled and said, "If you can help me defend this place, then the city of Santo Domingo in Tamsui will be your brother's." ”

As soon as Valdes's words fell, Zheng Zhihu on the opposite side smiled and nodded: "As soon as a word is decided, we will do our best to help you defend these two places, and I hope you will fulfill your promise when the time comes." (To be continued......)

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