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After listening to Liu Heizi's report, Xia Nan nodded: "Wang Qinian's news is very timely, his analysis is reasonable, and you have worked hard." ”

Liu Heizi replied respectfully: "This is all a matter of subordination. ”

In the original history, the Dutch did not stay out of the matter as Wang Qinian feared, but united with Liu Xiang to launch an attack on the coast of Fujian, not only attacking the fleets of Chinese merchants, but also attacking Nanao, Kinmen, Lieyu, Gulangyu and other places, in an attempt to force the Ming Dynasty to open trade ports by plundering and raiding, and give the Dutch East India Company a monopoly of trade rights. Later, Zheng Zhilong fought on behalf of the imperial court, and there was the famous Battle of Liaoluo Bay.

Although he knows the general trend of history, the things that worry Xia Nan are: due to his own crossing and the rise of the Qiongzhou battalion, will he flap the butterfly wings that affect history, will the Dutch declare war on the Ming Dynasty like the original history, and will the naval battle of Liuluo Bay in this time and space happen? Will history change because of itself?

It was precisely because of this worry that Xia Nan arranged for Wang Qinian to lurk in Liu Xiang's camp to grasp the movement of this naval war through the understanding of the specific time node and relevant details. If the Dutch do not go to war and the course of history is completely changed, then who will be their biggest opponent in the struggle for the future hegemony of the southeast coast?

The military leaders of the Qiongzhou battalion were all in the council hall, and Xia Nan asked everyone: "You have all heard the news, and you will all tell us your opinions." ”

Although Murong Longcheng had a low status, he also attended the meeting because of his unique experience. He was the first to speak: "The subordinates say a few words, throw bricks and lead the jade." If there is anything wrong, please correct the general and all of you. ”

Xia Nan nodded in approval: "You often run Japan routes, you know a lot about these things, you can talk about it." ”

"The subordinates feel that what Wang Qinian said is good, and they can't stay out of the matter and wait for the flowers to bloom. Although we are openly allied with the Zheng family, in fact, we all have our own thoughts, or Zheng Zhilong wants to beat Liu Xiang, he will not tell us - he does not want us to interfere in Fujian's affairs. If Zheng Zhilong and Hongmao form a tacit understanding and do not start a war with each other, as soon as Liu Xiang dies and there is no one to disrupt the situation, it will be as Wang Qinian said, no matter who wins or loses Zheng Zhilong and Hongmao, a dominant situation will be formed. ”

Sima De opened his mouth and said, "Exactly. Zheng Zhilong doesn't want us to interfere, and he doesn't want to be an open enemy with Hongmao, so we just want to not let him get his wish, not only to meddle in Fujian, but also to let Zheng Zhilong fight with Hongmao and Liu Xiang at the same time. ”

Xia Nan straightened out his thoughts and said, "What you said makes sense. The tone we set before was to unite with Zheng Zhilong to kill Liu Xiang and the Dutch first, but it doesn't mean that we have to sit back and watch him preserve his strength and break them one by one. We have to do something to ensure that Zheng Zhilong and Liu Xiang and the Dutch start a war at the same time, and it is in our best interest to lose the strength of the Zheng family. ”

William stepped forward to speak: "These cunning Dutch people may not declare war head-on, we have to create a misunderstanding, so that Zheng Yiguan and the Dutch people have to go to war." ”

Xia Nan asked with interest: "Misunderstanding?" What misunderstanding? ”

William smiled slyly: "Fly the flag of the Dutch, pretend to be their warship, and attack Zheng Yiguan's fleet or port." ”

Xia Nan laughed heartily and pointed at William: "It's shameless, but I like it." ”

Sima De asked, "This is a wonderful plan. However, it takes seven inches to hit the snake before it hurts. Where is Zheng Zhilong's seven inches? ”

Murong Longcheng said: "All maritime merchants know that there are two most important places in the Zheng family, one is the hometown of Anping, and the other is the base camp Zhongzuo, if you want to provoke Zheng Zhilong, you have to fight one of these two places." ”

Xia Nan thought for a moment: "Anping is just the private residence of the Zheng family, and the Zhongzuo Institute is a trading port where a large number of silver goods are gathered." Moreover, the attack on Anping's old house must be landed, and the land contact battle will be exposed, and we will be ganged up by pretending to be the Dutch, and only by using warships to sneak attack the port of the Zhongzuo Institute and hang the Dutch flag can we achieve the goal of provoking a war between the two sides, so let's take the Zhongzuo Institute as the target. ”

Lin Weiye, who rarely speaks except for technical issues, rarely spoke: "Whether it is land warfare or naval warfare, our weapons are already a big cut ahead of all potential opponents, and now we have to fight far away from our doorstep, and we must keep up in terms of intelligence gathering, operational deduction, logistics support and coordination, etc., so as to be worthy of the generational advantage of weapons and equipment?" ”

Xia Nan thought thoughtfully: "What do you mean?" ”

"It's time to set up our staff structure." Lin Weiye revealed his true colors as a military fan, and said with great interest: "A qualified modern army needs a professional and efficient staff organization, and everything from the deployment of logistics transportation and supplies to the formulation of operational plans should be completed by a group of staff officers, rather than one or two military commanders." Although you are a good leader, you are not a genius of war, and the fight of war should be left to professionals. ”

"Hehe, you're right, I'm still a businessman at heart, and it's a bit difficult for me to fight the war myself." Xia Nan said with a smile, "Then take this opportunity to set up a temporary staff team to plan this long-range attack on the Zhongzuo Station, and prepare for the establishment of a formal staff organization in the future." ”

Sima De vaguely understood the meaning of the "staff officer" mentioned by the two masters, and asked cautiously: "May I ask the general, how is this so-called staff officer selected, according to military rank or seniority?" ”

Xia Nan and Lin Weiye shook their heads at the same time, and Lin Weiye replied firmly: "Marshal Moltke of Prussia once said, 'The choice of staff officers is not based on their military rank', but on their ability and quality. Neither seniority nor rank should be a threshold for the selection of staff officers. ”

Sima De naturally didn't understand what Prussia was and who Moltke was, but he understood that this so-called "staff officer" did not rely on seniority, but must "act on merit".

Xia Nan pondered for a while and said: "Lao Lin's proposal is very sudden, and I am afraid that I will not be able to catch up with this operation by slowly screening suitable candidates, so I will temporarily designate a few people to hold it first, and then slowly improve it later." ”

He glanced at everyone present and named them one by one: "Mr. Sima, Wei Lianheng, Murong Longcheng, and Liu Heizi are the temporary staff officers of this operation, with Mr. Sima as the leader, Wei Lianheng's battalion commander and Murong Longcheng's captain's positions remain unchanged, and they can be regarded as temporary concurrents." The rest of the military commanders were involved in the formulation of the action plan, including Huang Hansheng and William. ”

The people he ordered were all out of the queue and expressed their attitudes: "The subordinates must do their best." ”