Summer Nan's eyes lit up, and this was an unexpected opportunity. He said to Zhou Guoxin www.biquge.info "This time, you will also go to Fujian with me, inquire through the Jinyiwei over there, and see if Zheng Hongkui has any other handles in the hands of your Jinyiwei, and then use his dissatisfaction with Zheng Zhilong to coerce and lure, and take it for your own use." ”

Zhou Guoxin asked suspiciously: "General, I heard that we are going to destroy the Zheng family, what is the point of leaving only one Zheng Hongkui?" ”

Xia Nan smiled slyly: "Hehe, Zheng Zhilong must die, and other Zheng clan members can't stay, but we are not familiar with Fujian people, even if we enter Anping Town, it is difficult to ensure that the Zheng family is wiped out. ”

Zhou Guoxin suddenly realized: "I see, my subordinates understand." The subordinates went back to prepare for the preparations, and then followed the general to Fujian. ”

After Zhou Guoxin left, Sima De on the side asked: "General, after Zheng Hongkui is used up, will he spare his life?" ”

"It depends on his attitude, if you know the current affairs, you can spare him from dying, and you can also give him a great fortune." Xia Nan said leisurely, "After defeating Zheng Zhilong, the Qiongzhou battalion is the only overlord from Japan to the South Seas, and the way to make money at that time is not only to do maritime trade by ourselves, we can collect taxes from all the merchant ships at sea, and we can make money lying down." The merchant ships on the Guangdong side and the fleet going to the South Seas can be controlled by the Qiongzhou government, while the fleets from Fujian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Japan to Japan are beyond our reach, so we can consider finding an agent who is familiar with the local situation. ”

Sima De understood what he meant: "So Zheng Hongkui is a suitable person to send to the door?" But what if he wants to be disobedient in the future? Even if all the Zheng clan members are killed, the subordinates of the Zheng family will definitely have fish that have slipped through the net, and when Zheng Hongkui ascends to the top as the only successor of the Zheng family, and envelops the old department, even if he can't set off a big storm, it will always be a ...... to the general's layout in Fujian."

"You have a point, but I've thought about it. After laying down Anping, let's let Zheng Hongkui identify his clansmen in front of everyone and tell the world his identity as a traitor - you know, Zheng Zhilong has always enveloped his subordinates with righteousness in the rivers and lakes - in this way, what face does Zheng Hongkui have in front of the old department? Not to mention the shouting from the heights, and the crowd responded. ”

Sima De smiled and gave a thumbs up: "General's move, clever!" ”

A few days later, the mighty fleet of the expeditionary army left the port of Bosuke and set sail.

The previous sneak attack on Zhongzuo and the two operations that participated in the naval battle of Liaoluo Bay, the former was sneaky, and the latter was to play soy sauce, and this expedition was to fight for the Qiongzhou battalion itself, using all the armed forces, which can be said to have poured out of the nest without any reservations.

Due to the successive launch of new warships, coupled with the reception of Liu Xiang's remnants and Dutch mercenaries, and the replenishment of sufficient manpower, the size and strength of the fleet were significantly increased compared to those during the Battle of Liaoluo Bay. The size and combat effectiveness of the fleet consisting of two 1,000-ton Yongle-class warships, 12 500-ton Wuyi-class warships, and 16 280-ton Wuxiang-class patrol ships have far exceeded those of the Dutch a few months ago. In addition to the large number of troop carriers transporting nearly 3,000 soldiers and auxiliary personnel, for a time the fleet of ships on the sea outside Bofu Port stretched for more than ten miles, and the sails covered the sky and the sun, and the momentum was amazing.

On the flagship "Guangdong", Xia Nan was surrounded by the stars and the moon in the middle, and said with feeling: "Since the Qiongzhou battalion was founded, several major wars have been fought with less, and the weak have defeated the strong, and almost every time it is a tightrope, once it fails, it will be doomed." This expedition to Fujian finally came out. At present, the number of ships in the Qiongzhou battalion is still not comparable to Zheng Zhilong, but the strength has the upper hand. ”

Van Bommel was touched by the fact that he had changed from a prisoner to the captain of one of the most powerful warships in East Asia, and he sighed: "If we had 30 warships instead of nine, and had a cannon capable of firing 59-pound explosive shells, the outcome of that war would have changed ......."

Xia Nan smiled: "It's not too late now, after you change the court, you will have the opportunity to rewrite the results of the war." ”

Van Bommel was eager to hear this: "You are right, Your Excellency. I can't wait to blow Zheng Zhilong's head with an explosive bomb right away, so as to wash away the shame he gave me before. ”

William put down the binoculars and asked, "General, the front is already close to the waters of Fujian, is it possible to temporarily station on Nanao Island to rest according to the previous practice?" ”

Xia Nan nodded and said: "It is taboo to attack with a tired division, although the voyage of ten days is not too far, but it will also make the combat effectiveness of the soldiers decline because of fatigue, especially the army that does not often take boats." Just rest on Nanao Island, let the soldiers have a good rest, and then launch a general attack in one go. ”

Tang Baicai, deputy commander-in-chief of Nanao Island, was already familiar with the way to "receive" the Qiongzhou battalion, and after the huge fleet docked, he not only actively arranged for the barracks to be vacated for accommodation, but also took the initiative to send people to expel the passing merchant ships that were temporarily berthed. Although he didn't know if an operation of this magnitude needed to be kept secret, it was always good for a lot of people to know about it.

He is so knowledgeable and knowledgeable, Xia Nan will not treat him badly, and let people give him enough silver to buy food, and the rest is the hard work of hard work. Tang Bai only made a rough calculation, even if the rations for thousands of people to eat and drink, there were still a few hundred taels of silver leftover, and he couldn't help but smile, these people were simply nobles from Nanao Island.

The army was stationed, Zhou Guoxin was not idle, he took two of his men and set off to Anping Town by boat.

That night, Zheng Hongkui was in the study of the old mansion to check the accounts of the silver taels and materials spent on the construction of the mansion. Although these have been checked by the account office, such a large mansion costs a lot of money, so it is not safe not to check it in person, so as not to do anything with the people under your hands. He has been marginalized and can no longer be caught with any real words.

Although the accounts are dazzling, Zheng Hongkui has been trading with Japan all the year round, and he often deals with the accounts, but he can also cope with it. While I was looking through the account books that recorded the day's expenses, there was a knock on the door outside the study.

Zheng Hongkui was a little surprised, who else would come to him at such a late hour? Suspiciously, he got up and walked over and opened the door, surprised by the presence of a man standing outside the door.

"Wang Qinian, is that you? What's the matter at such a late hour? ”

Wang Qinian unceremoniously flashed into the room, and he didn't mean to ask for instructions at all.

"I came to find the fourth master tonight, to show the fourth master a clear way, just see if the fourth master can go?"