Before being coerced aboard the troop transport ship of the Qiongzhou battalion, Van Bommel reluctantly glanced at the city of Geranza behind him, perhaps after being taken captive by these barbarians, he was afraid that he would never have a chance to return here. Pen~Fun~ www.biquge.info The soldiers left behind in the castle should have seen everything that happened in the harbor, even if the sentries were lazy and napping, the loud noise of the ship's artillery bombardment would wake them up, but more than two hours had passed, and there was no movement in the castle.

However, Van Bommel understands what they are doing. There were less than 800 soldiers left behind in the castle, and the rest were old and weak women and children such as officers' families, and they could still grit their teeth and persist in defending the city, but they had more than enough strength to go out of the city to rescue them, and it could even be said that they were in the mouth of a tiger -- the enemy's more than 1,000 soldiers armed to the teeth were enough to annihilate all the defenders who left the city under the cover of a powerful fleet.

Withdrawing his gaze with a little sadness, Van Bommel looked again at the unconscious Putmans, who was being carried by two Dutch soldiers to get on board, and shook his head self-deprecatingly, in which case it was perhaps happier to be unconscious than to be awake.

On the shore, Sima De and the others watched the soldiers of the Qiongzhou battalion escorting the prisoners, and at the same time, they were also looking at the city of Relanza.

Huang Mengjia looked at this sturdy castle and said with a little regret: "It's a pity that the red-haired nest was not finished in one go, and it was not satisfactory." ”

Wei Lianheng said: "This time our purpose is to end the naval battle, focusing on capturing prisoners, and the red-haired castle is not our goal, and we can't reverse the priority." Besides, we didn't bring the artillery for the siege, so it would not be cost-effective to attack such a strong castle with bare hands. ”

Sima De nodded and said, "The general has repeatedly emphasized that there is no need not to touch the red-haired castle, and we can't make claims. However, the red-haired officials have all been arrested by us, and the dragons in the city are leaderless, so it's not too late for us to free up our hands and clean them up. ”

About an hour later, about 1,000 pirates and hundreds of Dutchmen were escorted onto the troop-carrying ship, escorted by eight Wuyi-class warships, left the port, returned with a full load, and sailed in the direction of Qiongzhou.

In the city of the center and left, officials and officers and men celebrated with bullets and crowns, and they were able to defeat the red-haired fleet that "provoked borders without authorization" and "brazenly violated the border". After this battle, whether it was the pioneer Zheng Zhilong or the rest of the Fujian officers and soldiers, they all made great contributions, and the reward could not be escaped. It's just that when the song and dance were leveled, everyone ignored the key force that turned the tide of the battle, the Qiongzhou battalion, and this guest army was forgotten by them intentionally or unintentionally.

Xia Nan didn't think about it, as a guest army, there were no officials who supported him in Fujian, and it was more difficult to get the credit and rewards he deserved than to fight, so he didn't bother to think about it -- although Governor Zou Weilian kept saying that he would not forget the merits of the Qiongzhou battalion, it was good to listen to the words of the officials of the Celestial Empire, and he couldn't take them too seriously. Besides, his strategic goal has been achieved, and he can't look down on the court's vain reward. After the fleet entered the port to rest and replenish, on the second day, Xia Nan politely refused Zheng Zhilong's "enthusiastic" retention and embarked on the journey home.

When leaving, Zheng Zhilong personally went to the port to see him off, took Xia Nan's hand and said sincerely: "Thanks to General Xia Shen this time, the battle of Luowan will not fall short. Now that the red hair is defeated, there is no opponent to fight with you and me on the sea, in the future I am in Fujian, you are in Guangdong, the two families are each other's Olympic aid, and they share the trade of gold and silver on the sea. ”

Xia Nan looked moved, and nodded again and again: "It must be." I don't have much experience in this sea business, and I have to rely on General Zheng to help me a lot. ”

The sincere appearance of the two makes people who don't know the truth see it, and they will definitely think that they have a great friendship. But when Nan just boarded the boat and left in the summer, Zheng Zhilong's face immediately turned cold.

Zheng Zhibao said on the side: "We all underestimate this surnamed Xia, the strength of the Qiongzhou battalion should not be underestimated......

Zheng Zhilong said coldly: "Not to be underestimated! As soon as Hongmao was defeated, the Qiongzhou battalion was the strongest opponent of my Zheng family at sea. Their ships are far more agile than ours, and they are more skilful with the same artillery casting, and the red fur can't beat ......"

Zheng Zhibao said: "Yes, that kind of duck-butt boat is fast and agile, and it is really difficult to deal with. But when it comes to cannons, we also bought this kind of cannon, and everyone is only half a catty. ”

Zheng Zhiguan was in charge of the correspondence between Zhongzuo and Lingao, and was responsible for the purchase of artillery, and shook his head when he heard this, "Third brother, we only have about fifty cannons left, and the one hundred that have been ordered have not yet arrived." Besides, we can't build this kind of cannon, and if we lose one, we will lose one less one, so how can it be convenient for the Qiongzhou battalion to cast it by itself......"

"This is a fact, such a sharp weapon is in the hands of the opponent, and it is not a long-term plan after all......" Zheng Zhilong sighed when he heard this.

Zheng Hongkui instigated: "It's better to find a reason to destroy the Qiongzhou battalion, come and attack first, and then catch the craftsman who casts the cannon to Fujian." No matter how powerful they are, there are very few ships and cannons now, and there are not enough manpower, so it is a good opportunity to start, and when they are full-fledged, it will be difficult to deal with. ”

Zheng Zhiguan hesitated: "There is no reason, the officers and soldiers of Fujian go to fight the officers and soldiers of Guangdong, I am afraid it is inappropriate, and the eldest brother will not be able to explain to the imperial court......"

"Why worry so much, it's too late to do it when you think of a good reason." Zheng Hongkui said, "Besides, the death of the second brother is also inseparable from the Qiongzhou battalion, if they hadn't watched the fire from across the shore and sat back and watched Hongmao and Liu Xiang counterattack, how could the second brother be poisoned by Liu Xiang......"

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent. Zheng Zhihu's death was a heavy blow to the Zheng family, and it was a taboo in Zheng Zhilong's heart.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Zheng Hongkui also reacted, eager to slap himself in the mouth, which pot is not opened, isn't this adding to the blockage of the eldest brother?

Zheng Zhilong was silent for a while, stared at Zheng Hongkui and said, "The culprit of the second brother's death is of course Liu Xiang, but there are other reasons. However, it is too far-fetched to push it to the Qiongzhou battalion, they and we are not of the same mind, and they are only temporarily joined forces in order to deal with the red hair together, so we will wait and see first, and we will not recklessly join the battlefield. If you want to say that you will help, you were close at that time, fourth brother......"

didn't finish speaking, but Zheng Hongkui heard the meaning of Zheng Zhilong's words, was shocked, and hurriedly defended: "Big brother, it's not that I don't want to save the second brother, there are not many brothers on the gunboat who can jump to the gang, and I rushed over at that time, but Liu Xiang used a trick to lure the second brother over, and it happened too suddenly......