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The poor little leader was tied up by the five flowers, and when he saw Xia Nan sitting on it, he knew that this was the leader, and knelt on the ground with a "plop", walked a few steps on his knees, and pleaded with a handful of snot and tears: "This big boss, the little one is just eating under Liu Xiang, and he has never done anything hurtful to the heavens and reason, the little one has an eighty-year-old mother and an eight-year-old child, you have a lot of adults, spare the little one's life!" ”

Xia Nan watched his performance with interest, and when he finished speaking, he said coldly: "What's your son's name?" ”

The man was stunned: "Huh? ”

"Don't tell me that your son hasn't chosen a name when he's eight years old?"

The man was speechless, and couldn't say anything for a long time: "This ......"

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The man immediately nodded like a chicken pecking rice: "It must be certain, the little one knows everything and says everything." ”

"What's your name and what is your role under Liu Xiang?"

"Little Liang Dong, just a little minion, barely a small leader."

"How many people and how many ships does Liu Xiang have?"

Liang Dong thought for a while, and replied uncertainly: "This small one is not very clear, there are always more than two or three hundred large and small boats, people, there are new tenants, and there are also new ones, coming and going, about 10,000 people......"

Xia Nan was slightly taken aback when she heard this. Good guys, there are more than two or three hundred ships, more than 10,000 people, and now I have less than ten ships and more than a thousand sailors, and the difference in numbers is really huge.

"Why did you do it with the old people?"

"Big Boss...... Liu Xiang and Zhu Cai were at odds, and it wasn't a day or two since they fought. However, Zhu Cai Lao is not good now, he has lost several big battles and small battles, and he doesn't dare to come out when he shrinks into his old nest Nanri Island, and the food is all eaten. This time I came out to look for food, but we robbed it again, and it is estimated that the people's hearts are unstable, and the shopkeeper and the fleet under him will be scattered. ”

It turned out that there was also disharmony between the pirates, and Xia Nan asked again: "Where is Liu Xiang's lair?" ”

Liang Dong scratched his head: "This is not allowed, the big boss...... Liu Xiang doesn't have a fixed place, he used to spend more time in Guangdong, but recently he has spent more time in chicken coops......"

"Chicken coop?" Xia Nan didn't react at once.

"Yes, the government is called Dongfan Island, and the red-haired people are called Dayuan."

"It turned out to be Taiwan." Summer South came to her senses, "What are you doing staying there?" ”

"The red-haired people allowed Liu Xiang to dock at the port of Relanza City, so they usually operate in Guangdong and Fujian when they do business, hide in Penghu if they have something, and run to the chicken coop when Penghu is not safe."

Liu Xiang will join forces with the Dutch to deal with Zheng Zhilong in the future, Xia Nan knows about this, but he didn't expect Chongzhen to get so close in five years. He thought about it: Zheng Zhilong, Dutch, and Liu Xiang are in the three-way game, when should they enter the game with what role is in their best interests?

He decided to listen to Murong Longcheng's opinion, this person was not only experienced at sea, but also had a knack for fighting.

"Murong, if you were me, what would you do? Do you want to beat Liu Xiang first, or wait for them to eat the dog, and then they lose both? ”

Murong Longcheng said calmly: "From the perspective of his subordinates, it is the right way to unite with Zheng Zhilong first, defeat Liu Xiang and the Dutch, and then slowly deal with Zheng Zhilong." ”

"Oh? Why, let's hear it. "Summer South is quite interested.

"Liu Xiang is unruly and unwilling to accept appeasement, and having him across the Cantonese ocean is a big obstacle, and if the general wants to go to Japan to do business, this person must be removed. The Dutch are bent on monopolizing China's trade with Japan and Nanyang, and their ambitions are too great, and they are also fierce rivals, looking at the current signs, they are very likely to join forces, and the target is Zheng Zhilong. If they were allowed to monopolize the trade at sea, it would be terrible for the general. ”

"Makes sense. But Zheng Zhilong is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and it is not good for me to defeat Liu Xiang and the Dutch and let Zheng Zhilong sit big. ”

"Zheng Zhilong is still a businessman in his bones, and compared to Liu Xianglai, his mind is easier to figure out, taming a horse is easier than dealing with a mad dog, and it seems to be easier for a general. Besides, with the current strength of the Qiongzhou Battalion Navy, it can't make too many enemies, so it can only pull one faction to fight the other faction and break through each faction. ”

"Hehe," Xia Nan smiled, "Your analogy is interesting, but Zheng Zhilong is not so easy to deal with...... You continue. ”

"Zheng Zhilong and Liu Xiang both belong to the Eighteen Zhi, and they are both sworn brothers, but they only became enemies because of differences over whether to accept the court's appeasement. It can be seen that Liu Xiang is unwilling to accept the restraints, and likes to eat meat in large pieces and divide gold in large scales, and is destined to not have much interest; And Zheng Zhilong is a person who is willing to talk about the rules, he hopes to expand his strength, and he also hopes to have the legal identity of the official army, and fight steadily, in this regard, he is similar to the general. Since they are all official and military identities, Zheng Zhilong will not tear his face and face the general head-on, and the general can slowly figure it out, this is the reason to deal with Liu Xiang first and then Zheng Zhilong. ”

Xia Nan touched his chin and felt that what Murong Longcheng said was very reasonable. I didn't expect him to grasp human nature and the current situation so accurately, and according to the later trend of history, he was really right by him. This handsome guy in the Ming Dynasty is not only smart, but also good-looking, can sail, and can fight, which makes people suspect that he has opened a plug-in.

Such a talent, if used for oneself, is an unavoidable handsome talent, if you have two hearts or are used by the enemy, it is a terrible enemy.

Thinking of this, he filtered through the various forces of the Ming Dynasty in his mind: the imperial court was rotten, the rule was precarious, and he was the number one enemy in Murong Longcheng's heart; The exile army plundered everywhere, and it was difficult to make a big move; Zheng Zhilong will only be an enhanced version of the maritime merchant + pirate in the future, and he will do nothing on the 6 ground. It seems that there is no more potential than himself, and the only one in the rising period among the opponents is the Houjin Emperor Taiji, but at this time, there is no sign of winning the Central Plains, and in the eyes of the Ming people, they are still a group of barbarians, so they are not too worried. In this way, even if Murong Longcheng had anything to do with other forces, with his mind and judgment, he would eventually "choose a good bird to perch on", and choose his own potential stock, which should be able to be believed and reused.

Murong Longcheng didn't expect Xia Nan to think so much at all, jumping from how to deal with Liu Xiang and the others to whether he could really use it himself. After he finished speaking, he waited for a long time, but he didn't see any reaction from Xia Nan, but he was in a daze, and tried to ask: "General?" ”8