Seeing Wang Qinian say this, Xia Nan didn't want to ask again, and he had to give full trust to the employing people, not to mention that he was not an expert in undercover. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info He thought for a moment and said, "Now that I'm back on land, the method of communication has to be changed. At that time, I will ask Zhou Guoxin, a hundred households of Jinyiwei, to leave a few people here in Fujian, so that it is convenient to connect with you, and by the way, I can also borrow the power of Fujian Jinyiwei, and if there is any danger, I can respond to the emergency. ”

Wang Qinian's eyes lit up: "It's best to be able to use the power of Jinyiwei." "He himself is the dark stake of Jinyiwei, and he is naturally familiar with Jinyiwei's situation.

Liang Dong smiled when he heard this, the general could even breathe and drink Jinyiwei, the energy was even greater than he imagined, and it seemed that this thigh was right.

Here Xia Nan was calculating Zheng Zhilong, and Zheng Zhilong over there didn't know it, and he was busy preparing for the war.

Although spies were sent to investigate the situation in Kinmen, Zheng Zhilong had actually believed Xia Nan's information in his heart, and sending someone to verify it was just to confirm it. The spies walked on the front foot, and he began to deploy troops and dispatch ships on the back foot.

The main leaders of the Zheng family were all present, waiting for the eldest brother to assign tasks to him.

“…… After the fireships attack, if there are still surviving plywood boats, we will not only have to defeat the red hair, but also capture one or two plywood boats -- we cannot build or buy this kind of boat, and when the time comes, the guns bought from the Qiongzhou camp will be loaded with wings, and even if the gunboats with red hair in the front are hard to carry, they will not be left behind. As for Liu Xiang's rags, we can't look down on them, and they are all sunk. ”

This is the consistent routine of the Zheng family's naval battle, and everyone is accustomed to it.

Zheng Zhilong continued: "The gunboat is commanded by the fourth brother and is responsible for covering the fireboat. All the short and heavy guns of the Qiongzhou battalion were used. ”

Zheng Hongkui was a little uneasy in his heart, and when he heard this, the stone in his heart fell to the ground, it seems that the two attacks did not make him lose the trust of his eldest brother, he excitedly clasped his fists and saluted, and replied: "Hongkui will definitely live up to the trust of his eldest brother, and he should do his best." ”

Zheng Zhilong nodded encouragingly, "These cannons are no worse than the red-haired Hongyi cannons in melee combat, and among our brothers, you have the highest attainment in firearms, and the matter of artillery battles will be handed over to you." Then he continued, "...... As for the dispatch of the fireboat, it was the third brother. ”

Zheng Zhibao came out of the crowd: "Get the order." ”

"As for the vanguard officer of the broadside battle......"

Zheng Zhihu grinned and said: "This rough work can only be done by me." ”

Zheng Zhilong looked at him and smiled: "Don't worry, only you do the best job in this job, and no one can take it away." ”

The head of the Zheng family, including his own brothers and cousins, Zheng Zhilong's most trusted and favorite is the second brother of this person called Python Er. Among the other brothers, the third brother Zheng Zhibao is steady, the fourth brother Zheng Hongkui is calm, and the rest of the cousins are either long-sleeved and good at dancing, or good at business, each with their own strengths, but they are not as brave and fearless as Zheng Zhihu. Zheng Zhihu is strong and strong, and he took the lead in battle, and made great contributions to the Zheng family's extermination of pirates on the southeast coast and the establishment of the Zheng family's foundation, and he admired Zheng Zhilong's eldest brother very much, was loyal, straightforward, and had no city government, and won Zheng Zhilong's trust.

Zheng Zhihu patted his chest: "Please rest assured, eldest brother, this time I will take off Liu Xiang's dog head and bring it to the eldest brother." ”

Zheng Zhilong instructed: "Your eldest brother has always been at ease. But this time it's not as good as the usual sea masters, let's not only fight with Liu Xiang, but also with red hair! The red-haired cannon is very powerful, don't hold it up, put on the iron armor I gave you, it can not only prevent swords, but also block grapeshit. ”

When Zheng Zhihu passed the time in hand-to-hand combat, not to mention the iron armor, he even took off his upper clothes, and often went into battle shirtless, although he won many battles, but the scars on his body were also shocking, like a long snake, and the title of Python Er also came from this.

Seeing that the eldest brother was so cautious, Zheng Zhihu also said with a straight face: "Don't worry, eldest brother, I'm not stupid, I will definitely wear iron armor on this expedition." ”

Zheng Zhilong nodded. The expedition of the Zheng family's fleet was well arranged.

Zheng Zhiguan asked: "Big brother, our ship has a clear division of labor, so what about the fleet of the Qiongzhou battalion?" ”

"Naturally, they won't be idle." Zheng Zhilong said, "The Qiongzhou battalion came to 13 duck-butt boats this time, although the tonnage is not as good as the red-haired plywood boats, but it is flexible and mobile, and the short-range firepower is fierce, and it must be used well." However, the number of ways they fight is different from ours, and it seems that they are mainly engaged in artillery battles, but they are very similar to Hongmao, which is a little inconvenient to cooperate with us. Just let them stay on the periphery, and wait until the situation is stalemate, and let them in, and catch the red hair off guard. ”

Everyone praised: "Big brother is wise." ”

The Zheng family's operational strategy was thus decided, and no one thought of asking the governor for advice, let alone soliciting the opinions of the officers and soldiers from all walks of life in Fujian who participated in the war this time. Fighting at sea is the Zheng family's housekeeping skill, and this expedition is also for the interests of the Zheng family, whether it is the governor or the officers and soldiers, it is just under the banner of the imperial court to decorate the façade, and no one in the Zheng family has the consciousness of fighting for the imperial court.

In the evening, the spies sent by Zheng Zhilong to Kinmen returned. Sure enough, as Xia Nan said, in the southeast of Kinmen Island, there were dense ships and flags covering the sun, all of which were Liu Xiang and Hongmao's boats, among which there were about a dozen large splint boats, because the spies did not dare to get too close, so they did not count carefully.

"A dozen large plywood boats...... It seems that the red hair has taken out all the family resources. Zheng Zhilong became excited, "As long as this battle is won, the red hair will definitely collapse, and the entire Fujian ocean will be the world of my Zheng family." "The only thing he is afraid of is the Dutch, as for Liu Xiang, he doesn't care about it at all, without the support of the Dutch, it will only be a matter of time before Liu Xiang is annihilated.

He stood up and commanded, "Everyone go and make preparations, and inform the governor and all the men and horses that they will set out at dawn tomorrow." ”

The crowd responded, "Yes!" ”

After all the things were arranged, Zheng Zhilong went to see the governor Zou Weilian and informed him of the strategy he had set. Zou Weilian did not express displeasure because of Zheng Zhilong's own assertions, his purpose was to expel the red hair and maintain the maritime frontier, Zheng Zhilong, as the absolute main force of officers and soldiers, as long as he was willing to work hard to fight, as for how to fight, it didn't hurt to let Zheng Zhilong call the shots, anyway, in terms of the experience of naval warfare, no one in Fujian could compare with him.

Zou Weilian made a decision at the beginning: "It's all up to you, tomorrow's battle will be commanded by you, and Benfu will be in the rear of the center and left." ”