Although I have heard of the achievements of the Qiongzhou battalion before, Zheng Hongkui has never heard such a detailed introduction, and his heart is even heavier, if he is arrogant, this summer Nan is better than the eldest brother, if it is allowed to develop, with its temperament that is not afraid of heaven and earth, when it is full-fledged, it will fight with the Zheng family to compete for the position of the overlord of the sea, even the imperial court cannot restrain it. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

His first reaction was to advise his eldest brother, don't care about the face of the court and the identity of the other party's officers and soldiers, and strangle the maritime power of the Qiongzhou battalion as soon as possible, otherwise the Qiongzhou battalion will sooner or later become a more tricky enemy than the red hair.

But thinking that he was still a guilty person, and was squeezed out of the inner circle of the Zheng family in disguise, he sighed a long sigh, if he was not in his position and did not seek his own government, the sky fell, what did he have to do with himself?

He turned to this account room and asked curiously: "You are a bookkeeper, I didn't expect that not only did you plan to keep accounts, but also knew so much about the current situation. ”

The bookkeeper smiled: "The little one's name is Wang Qinian." ”

Three months passed in a blink of an eye, and not long after Xia Nan returned from Japan, Zheng Zhiguan arrived in Lingao again and came to urge the delivery of a hundred Karon guns.

Unlike the previous few times when Xia Nan personally came forward to receive him warmly, this time only Sima De and others came forward, and Tiannan and Haibei chatted for a while, but they avoided answering when the delivery would be made. When Zheng Zhiguan came, he was given a death order by Zheng Zhilong, and he must go back with the cannon, so he became anxious and couldn't help asking: "When will it be delivered?" Why didn't Xia Nan come forward? ”

Sima De haha: "The general is busy with official business, and he has no time to withdraw recently, please forgive me......"

Zheng Zhiguan couldn't help but burst into foul language: "He is just a general, this broken island is surrounded by the sea on all sides, there are no bandits, no bandits, no burden of suppressing bandits, and he has not been transferred to fight in other places, busy with bullshit official business?" ”

Sima De's face changed: "Brother Zheng, be cautious!" ”

Zheng Zhiguan said angrily: "Don't talk nonsense with you." You are a sour talent, and you can't be the master, if Xia Nan hides and refuses to come forward, find someone who knows how to be the master and give me a happy word! ”

Not long after, Lin Weiye sat opposite Zheng Zhiguan and said like an endorsement: "...... Due to the increase in iron prices, the shortage of coal resources, and the shortage of coke, ironmaking and cannon casting have been affected, and the delivery date of this batch of guns is expected to be postponed by ......"

Zheng Zhiguan asked with a gloomy face: "You are the second leader of the Qiongzhou battalion?" Don't drag some words that you don't understand with me, and just say that you can deliver on time? ”

Lin Weiye spread his hands: "I'm speaking in the vernacular, and I couldn't be clearer - the delivery date needs to be postponed." ”

"You can't deliver the goods, and you still received the full payment...... Zheng Zhiwan suddenly came to his senses, "Do you want to swallow this silver, and you don't plan to deliver it at all?" ”

Lin Weiye was honest after all, and he was still a little weak in lying to his face like this, so he slipped away after a few words. Seeing the other party's appearance, Zheng Zhiguan's heart was half cold, and eighty percent was right.

Being in someone else's territory, Zheng Zhiguan couldn't do anything, and left a sentence: "You dare to yin the Zheng family's silver, wait and see!" He hurried away. At this moment, he is more worried about his fate, his eldest brother's expectations have been disappointed, will he be angry with himself, the person who handles it? The example of the fourth brother is in front of you, and the next unlucky one among the Zheng family brothers will not be himself, right?

Sima De informed Xia Nan of the meeting with Zheng Zhiguan 1510, and he asked worriedly: "General, no matter how much you prevaricate and delay, in short, you have not delivered this batch of artillery, and the Liangzi of the Zheng family has been settled, and Zheng Zhilong will definitely not give up." ”

Xia Nan smiled indifferently: "There will be a battle between me and him, whether it is a blessing or a curse, it is a disaster that cannot be avoided, and what should come will always come." ”

The next day, all the personnel of the "Temporary Staff Office" of the Qiongzhou Battalion, plus the newly surrendered Van Bommel, came to the east wing of the South Park Council Hall and began the third meeting of the General Staff Office's operational exercise.

As the chief general of the army, Xia Nan made a simple mobilization and put forward specific requirements.

"Ladies and gentlemen, war with the Zheng family is inevitable, everyone wants to control the sea from Japan to the South Seas, but there can only be one hegemon. As you sit here today, you must come up with a detailed battle plan to ensure that this battle is won! ”

Murong Longcheng asked, "May I ask the general, are we going to take the initiative to attack or are we going to fight the enemy?" ”

"Zheng Zhilong can't attack Lingao in a grand manner, this is a rebellion, we can only take the initiative to attack."

Murong Longcheng was puzzled: "Isn't the Qiongzhou battalion's attack on the Zhongzuo Institute a rebellion?" ”

"Who said in the name of the Qiongzhou battalion?" Xia Nan smiled slyly, pointed at Van Bommel and said, "We attacked the center and left in the name of the Dutch last time, and now there is a Dutch captain in the battalion who is like a fake, can't we repeat the old trick?" ”

Only then did Van Bommel know that he had already carried the pot once, and he couldn't cry or laugh.

Everyone was in an uproar, and Sima De asked: "The success of such a strategy is a fluke, and it is used again and again, Zheng Zhilong is not a fool, can't you see the clues?" ”

Xia Nan snorted coldly, "I didn't plan to really hide it from Zheng Zhilong. As long as there is a reason that can be barely justified, let the government of Guangdong and Fujian have a step down. Of course, the Qiongzhou battalion doesn't want to be troublesome, I think the governors of Guangdong and Fujian don't want to become the second Wang Zunde, right? ”

Everyone understood what he meant: as long as the fig leaf of red hair is hung up, whether it is true or not, the official government's report to the imperial court can be written as "red hair reoffends the border", the purpose is to take revenge on Zheng Zhilong, as long as "red hair revenge Zheng Zhilong" retreats after success, the magistrate can also put gold on his face to report the credit of "repelling the attacking enemy". On the other hand, if the true face of the "red hair" is exposed, and no one can suppress such a serious matter as the military town being attacked by the imperial court battalion, then it must be reported to the imperial court, and then this gang of rebellious troops will be suppressed. This multiple-choice question, as long as the official with political IQ is online, everyone knows how to choose.

Sima De thought through the mystery and was impressed, this idea seemed ridiculous, but in fact, it grasped the pulse of the officials of the two provinces, and it was very likely to succeed.

Now that there is a reason to send troops, the next step is how to attack the center and left.

Murong Longcheng hesitated and said, "Is it only a water division, or is it a combination of land and water?" ”

Xia Nan said without hesitation: "Advance by land and water, and all the strength of the Qiongzhou battalion must be invested!" Among them, the land route will be divided into two routes, one way to cooperate with the navy to attack Zhongzuo City, and one way to attack Anping Town. ”

The temporary staff officers were in an uproar again, isn't Anping Town Zheng Zhilong's hometown?

Murong Longcheng asked: "But the Zheng family's fleet and manpower are concentrated in the Zhongzuo Institute, and Anping is just a few women and children, even if Anping Town is captured, what is the use?" ”