, today's third more delivered! , and another enemy fleet has arrived? Or Zheng Zhilong's fleet? Almost instantly, all the soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army felt their nerves tense. Originally, after the battle, everyone's tense nerves were temporarily relaxed, but now they suddenly tightened again, and many people felt uncomfortable.

"Zheng Zhilong's fleet?"

Zhang Zhun was also slightly stunned.

Zheng Zhilong's fleet, the arrival at this time, is definitely not a good thing. The Yang family's fleet was defeated and had no combat effectiveness. The combat strength of the Tiger Ben Army Navy has also lost at least 30 percent. If Zheng Zhilong chooses to attack with all his might at this time, he is indeed sure that he will eat both forces together.

Could it be that Zheng Zhilong's calculations are really so accurate and his actions are so decisive? Ready to make a sudden move and eat both families together? Xiaoxiong is really Xiaoxiong, this scheming, and this courage make Zhang Zhun feel quite admired. If Zheng Zhilong's fleet really went all out to attack, the only thing the Huben Navy could do was to fight and retreat, retreat to the Mawan estuary, and resist with the help of the cover of the fort.

"Zheng Zhilong?"

Ji Viara was also a little surprised.

"Zheng Zhilong?"

Wang Shide subconsciously looked at Zhang Zhun with a slightly uneasy look.

Obviously, he also felt that if Zheng Zhilong's fleet really appeared at this time and fought with the Tiger Ben Navy, the Tiger Ben Navy would suffer. The current Tiger Ben Navy can't withstand the fierce battle just now.

"Calm down!"

"Wait and see!"

The situation was critical, but Zhang Zhun calmed down.

As a qualified commander, when facing the economic situation, "you must be calm, more calm than usual." Everything will have to wait until Zheng Zhilong's fleet really appears. There is no endless road, this is the land of the Tiger Ben Army Navy" He didn't believe that Zheng Zhilong's fleet could really eat all the Tiger Ben Army Navy!

"Line up!"

"Line up!"

"Line up!"

The commanders of the three fleets hurriedly shouted.

Of course, they also felt the danger of the situation. Zheng Zhilong's sea power, that is quite strong, even the Dutch Navy, does not dare to speak of victory lightly, let alone the young Tiger Navy? Once Zheng Zhilong launched an attack with all his might, their only way was "to resist desperately and then retreat to Mawan."

The saber ship, which was capturing the pirate ship, hurriedly lined up and re-entered combat readiness. The disarmed pirates were also quickly transferred to the top of the armed merchant ships, and the five three-masted gunboats and the flagship of the Feiyun were all requisitioned by the Tiger Army Navy and prepared to be used in battle. Part of the pirates, who were also requisitioned, took part in the battle.

The atmosphere was indeed tense. Whether it was the officers and men of the Tiger Ben Army Navy at all levels, or the pirates of the Yang family's fleet, they all felt their breathing, quite heavy, as if they were a little out of breath. Many people feel like their palms are all sweaty, their backs are all sweaty, and even their crotch is full of sweat.

Many warriors and pirates felt that the weather was indeed too stuffy, and they were so stuffy that they couldn't breathe, "They simply stripped off their whole clothes, and the naked ones were cooler. The officers of the higher authorities saw this and did not stop it. The current enemy "These are all small sections, as long as you can exert combat effectiveness, even if you record all the skin on your body, no one cares about you."

"Calm down!"

"Cold nose!"

"Calm down!"

Wang Shide took a deep breath and tried his best to calm himself down.

He had never experienced such a tense situation, and he felt like he was about to be crushed by the pressure. The fierce battle just now, after all, can still be seen, after all, the Tiger Ben Army Navy still has a chance to win. However, with the arrival of Zheng Zhilong's fleet, no one knows whether the Tiger Ben Army Navy has a chance to win.

Yang Tiansheng and Lu Fei were also very nervous. The bodies of the two of them were also covered with sweat, and they looked very embarrassed. However, the two simply did not have time to reach out and wipe it. To be precise, I don't feel sweat at all. Their attention is on Zheng Zhilong's fleet, where can they care about anything else?

Of course, Zheng Zhilong's fleet will not be polite to the Tiger Ben Navy, and the Tiger Ben Army Navy will definitely have no good fruit to eat when it encounters Zheng Zhilong's fleet. However, the Yang family fleet obviously will not have good fruits to eat, and Zheng Zhilong's previous actions have made it clear that he wants to kill people with a knife and dispose of the Yang family fleet. Since Zheng Zhilong has torn his face, it is absolutely impossible not to kill them all.

The two sides who were still fighting fiercely just now couldn't help but join forces again because of their common enemies. Zhang Zhun originally felt that Yang Tiansheng's surrender was a bit abnormal, but with the appearance of Zheng Zhilong's fleet, all this bit of suspicion disappeared. Things in this world really change so fast.

Zhang Zhun raised the clairvoyant mirror and carefully stared at the sea in the south, paying close attention to the movements of Zheng Zhilong's fleet. Sure enough, five large warships appeared on the southern sea, which could be vaguely judged to be three-masted gunboats. On the top of the masts of these five three-masted gunboats, black flags were hung, which were indeed Zheng Zhilong's pirate flags.

"It's Zheng Chenggong!"

Yang Tian shouted angrily.

The hatred between him and Zheng Zhilong was not pretended, he recognized the other party's coach at a glance! That's right, the commander of Zheng Zhilong's fleet is none other than Zheng Chenggong, who is only fifteen years old! In other words, this Zheng Chenggong has grown up very fast since he was born. Despite being only fifteen years old, he looked no different from a twenty-year-old lad.

Zheng Zhilong is also a character who dares to let go, and when Zheng Chenggong was very young, he let him toss everywhere. So, by the time of fifteen. Zheng Chenggong can already be the commander of the fleet. On his side, of course. There must be an old servant of the Zheng family, and Zheng Shouyuan is one of them.

Zheng Shouyuan is the old man of the Zheng family, who followed Zheng Zhilong from birth to death in his early years, has rich experience in naval warfare, and is also loyal to the Zheng family. Zheng Chenggong's knowledge of naval warfare was taught by Zheng Shouyuan. With him by Zheng Chenggong's side, Zheng Chenggong can indeed act alone.

It was obvious that Zheng Chenggong's fleet was here to spy on their Yang family's fleet, and if they turned halfway, retracted halfway, or didn't fight the Tiger Ben Navy at all, Zheng Chenggong would know right away. Once the information is transmitted to Zheng Zhilong, it will definitely be Zheng Zhihu or Zheng Zhibao's main fleet that will come again.

"Only five three-masted gunboats!"

Wang Shide put down the clairvoyant mirror and breathed a sigh of relief.

Everyone else breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. Since it wasn't Zheng Zhilong's main fleet coming, there was no need for them to worry too much. Well, to the nervousness just now, almost everyone couldn't help but secretly shake their heads. The name Zheng Zhilong is indeed very scary, the deterrent power is really great, and he really deserves to be the overlord of the sea!

"Prepare for battle!"

After discovering that there were only five three-masted gunboats attacking, and that there were no more enemy ships, the commanders of the various fleets of the Tiger Army Navy were equally relieved. Relieved, they immediately gave the order to fight.

was shocked by Zheng Zhilong's name, and it was indeed a shame to say it. Now, Zheng Zhilong's fleet has only five three-masted gunboats, and it is a good time to launch an attack. Zheng Zhilong's name and the majestic Tiger Ben Army Navy have heard a lot, and now, it is time for Zheng Zhilong to listen to the name and majesty of the Tiger Ben Army Navy.

All kinds of flags were constantly issued, and the originally relatively calm sea soon became turbulent again. The saber ships of the three fleets all pressed towards Zheng Chenggong's fleet. The other Cangshan ships also followed around the sword tooth ship, forcing Zheng Chenggong's fleet to pass.

"Sixth Grandpa, it seems like we're in the wrong place?"

Zheng Chenggong held the clairvoyant mirror and asked a little puzzled.

The commander who led this Zheng family fleet was indeed Zheng Chenggong, who was only fifteen years old. This big boy, who was only fifteen years old, looked tall and strong, stronger than the average young man. He stood on the bow of the boat, saw everything in front of him, and felt as if his father's judgment had been wrong. And the root of the mistake lies in the strength of the Tiger Ben Navy.

According to Zheng Zhilong's intelligence reconnaissance, as well as Zheng Chenggong's own knowledge, the Huben Navy has some large warships, but the number will not be very large. Because Zheng Zhilong basically didn't pay much attention to the situation in Shandong before, in the past two years, although he kept sending spies to Shandong, he never got the most core information.

Everything in front of him shows that the strength of the Tiger Ben Navy is actually very strong. Even after a fierce battle with the Yang family's fleet, the Huben Navy could still pull out at least twenty large warships.

Judging by the appearance of these warships, they should be professional combat ships, and not common armed merchant ships. This made Zheng Chenggong very vigilant.

As we all know, the construction, maintenance, and maintenance of seagoing ships are very costly, and the labor cost of sailors is also very large, especially for professional combat ships. Therefore, unless there is a very strong economic power, it is difficult to afford a professional combat ship. For pirates, there are usually more armed merchant ships that are used for both commercial and war purposes.

The simplest way for pirates to calculate this armed merchant ship is to be able to maintain the cost of repairing and maintaining their boats, and to earn back the cost of shipbuilding within the life of their life. If you can't do this, it's a loss-making business that won't last long. Therefore, even the Zheng family, a professional combat ship, is less than one percent compared to the armed merchant ship.

However, the situation in front of him clearly told Zheng Chenggong that there were many professional combat ships in the Huben Navy. This means that the Tiger Navy, backed by strong economic strength, or has a large number of armed merchant ships that are supporting these combat ships. In either case, Zheng Zhilong's inference was wrong.

In fact, the Zheng family really paid attention to Zhang Zhun after Shen Lingfei's fleet arrived in Japan. In the past, Zheng Zhilong had been busy grabbing the Nanyang market with the Dutch and fighting for control of the Nanyang maritime trade, and he had no mind and energy to look north for the time being. Regarding Zhang Zhun's attack, Zheng Zhilong threw it all to Yang Tiansheng to solve. However, Zhang Zhun actually dared to pay attention to the Japanese market, and Zheng Zhilong felt that he was a little bad if he didn't come forward.

"Young master, we really miscalculated."

The old man standing behind Zheng Chenggong said slowly.

This old man is the sixth grandfather in Zheng Chenggong's mouth. His name is Zheng Shouyuan, he used to be the old servant of the Zheng family, and he has been following Zheng Zhilong from birth to death, and his seniority is quite high. Even Zheng Chenggong has to call him grandpa. Zheng Zhilong has a total of more than a dozen old family servants, and Zheng Shouyuan ranks sixth among them, so he is called the sixth grandfather.

The strength of the Tiger Ben Army Navy really surprised Zheng Shouyuan. In his opinion, Zheng Zhilong's inference is actually not wrong, because the construction of the navy is definitely not something that can be completed overnight, and it requires a lot of time and money. How long has it been since Zhang Zhun has been rising? How is it possible to pull out so many battleships?

Under normal circumstances, this is completely impossible! The Zheng family's fleet took more than 20 years to pull it out. How much time does Zhang Zhun have? Three years? Or even two and a half years? It's incredible! However, everything in front of us shows that the unthinkable has become a reality. He couldn't even admit it.

"I really can't believe that there are so many large warships in the Tiger Navy. Yang Tiansheng looks as if he was defeated alive by them! It's a pity that the number of warships we brought is a little less, otherwise, we can give the Tiger Ben Navy a little color. ”

Zheng Chenggong frowned and said thoughtfully.

"It doesn't make any sense."

Zheng Shouyuan shook his head and said.

Zheng Zhilong did not have a plan to destroy the Yang family's fleet for the time being, he still had to use Yang Tiansheng to deal with Zhang Zhun, and the strength of the Huben Army Navy was seriously underestimated, so when Zheng Chenggong went north, he did not carry too many warships. For the surveillance of the Yang fleet, five three-masted gunboats were sufficient. The real deterrent power of the Zheng family lies not in these five three-masted gunboats, but in the overall strength of the Zheng family. Compared to Yang Tiansheng, he would not do stupid things. However, at this time, when Zheng Chenggong wanted to make a move against the Huben Navy, these five three-masted gunboats seemed to be a little insufficient. The Yang fleet also had five three-masted gunboats, but it was also defeated. If they continue to come forward to fight, I believe the result will not be much better. Therefore, today, he Zheng Chenggong must let go of Zhang Zhun.

For Zhang Zhun, Zheng Zhilong is actually very annoyed, but the distance between the two sides is indeed too far, and Zheng Zhilong is busy with Nanyang affairs, so he has not had too much thought and energy to pay attention to it.

Zheng Chenggong felt that this was his father's strategic mistake. After learning about the strength of the Huben Navy, Zheng Chenggong felt that although the Nanyang side was important, Zhang Zhun's side was also very important.

The Zheng family still has to find a way to eliminate Zhang Zhun. Otherwise, with the speed of development of the Tiger Ben Army Navy, in a few years, I am afraid that the Zheng family will not be the opponent of the Tiger Ben Army Navy. The rapid development of the Tiger Ben Navy is indeed too sensational. I can't imagine how Zhang Zhun did it? Could it be that he is a god?

"Zhang Zhun, I'm not done with you!"

Zheng Chenggong clenched his fist and fork vigorously, secretly making up his mind.

His father accidentally made a mistake, which allowed Zhang Zhun to develop and grow, and by accident, he also defeated Yang Tiansheng. Now, he wants to reverse his father's mistakes. He must attach importance to this person and suppress this person in all directions. Zheng Chenggong believes that with the Zheng family's maritime strength, it is completely possible to completely defeat the Tiger Ben Navy.

"I'm going to Japan to make a happy offer!"

After making up his mind, Zheng Chenggong quietly cursed again.

In fact, Zhang Zhun really angered the Zheng family, or because Shen Lingfei's merchant fleet actually appeared in the port of Nagasaki in Japan. Everyone knows that the Japanese market is the forbidden territory of the Zheng family, and it is the exclusive market of the Zheng family, and even Yang Tiansheng is not allowed to get involved, how can Zhang Zhun be allowed to get involved?

Zhang Zhun wanted to stretch his claws into the Zheng family's cash cabinet to grab money, how could Zheng Zhilong bear it? Zheng Chenggong, who was young and frivolous, couldn't bear it even more. It's a pity that now his strength is insufficient, and he can't find trouble with Zhang Zhun for the time being. However, Zheng Chenggong has firmly counted this account on Zhang Zhun's head.

"Withdraw!"

Zheng Chenggong said calmly.

Soon, the five three-masted gunboats of Zheng Chenggong's fleet turned around and quickly moved south. Their departure, like their appearance, was very erratic. Except for the ripples that rippled on the surface of the sea, as if they had never appeared at all.

"What is this Zheng Chenggong going to do?"

Wang Shide put down the clairvoyant mirror and asked a little curiously.

Zheng Chenggong's fleet turned around and ran, which made many people's hearts full of suspicions. On the surface, it seemed that he was here to see what was going on, and he didn't have the heart to engage the Tiger Ben Navy. However, if you think about it carefully, you will find that the truth is certainly not so simple. However, what Zheng Chenggong thinks, everyone really doesn't know.

"Zheng Zhilong knows our strength"

Wang Shide frowned and said.

"Uh-huh"

Zhang Zhun nodded lightly.

Zheng Chenggong's five large warships escaped very quickly, and they did not give the Tiger Ben Navy a chance to pursue at all, so the Tiger Ben Navy did not pursue but only strengthened its vigilance on the southern sea. On the surface, Zheng Chenggong's appearance seems to be a small episode, and it has not had much impact.

Only Zhang Zhun vaguely felt that Zheng Chenggong's departure was the beginning of greater trouble. Zheng Chenggong is not an ordinary person, he is better than his father Zheng Zhilong. Obviously, he should have noticed the strength of the Tiger Army Navy and the rapid development of the Tiger Army Navy. His decisive departure should be to go back and mobilize more troops, and then come back to cut himself down.

Yes, Zhang Zhun can basically conclude that Zheng Chenggong will definitely do this. Because, if he were Zheng Chenggong, he would do the same. For the sake of the Zheng family, we must not let go of the free development of the Tiger Ben Army. The speed of development of the Tiger Ben Navy is indeed too fast. As long as there are three years, you can fully compete with the Zheng family. I believe that this is what Zheng Chenggong does not want to see. In order to prevent such a situation, it is necessary to strike first and eradicate the Tiger Ben Navy before it grows stronger. Since Zheng Chenggong has such an idea, the Tiger Ben Army Navy must make a layout to compete with him. Without thinking, Zhang Zhun thought of Yang Tiansheng's value.

Zhang Zhun came to Yang Tiansheng, glanced at the other party, and asked slowly, "Why did Zheng Zhilong send someone to spy on you?" ”

Yang Tiansheng said weakly: "Yan Siqi...... It's dead. ”

Zhang Zhun was slightly stunned, and after pondering for a while, he said in a deep voice: "Yan Siqi is dead, what does it have to do with you and Zheng Zhilong?" ”

Yang Tiansheng said with a wry smile...... Yan Siqi has been dead for thirteen years. ”

Zhang Zhun was slightly startled, and subconsciously touched his nose.

Yan Siqi actually died for thirteen years?

This is indeed shocking news. For a long time, Zhang Zhun thought that Yan Siqi was still alive and was a character on an equal footing with Zheng Zhilong and Yang Tiansheng, but he didn't expect that this person had been dead for thirteen years. However, since this person has been dead for thirteen years, the outside world does not know, and it is obviously hidden by someone with a heart. So, why did they hide the news of Yan Siqi's death? Is there something shady in this?

For Yan Siqi, Zhang Zhun knows really little. The pirate leader basically only knows Zheng Zhilong. And the reason for knowing Zheng Zhilong is because of Zheng Chenggong. Failure is the mother of success, and you can't do it without being known.

, Author's note: Some enthusiastic readers pointed out that Zheng Chenggong was not called Zheng Chenggong at this time, but should be called Zheng Sen. Zheng Chenggong was given by Emperor Nanming. After looking through the information, I found that I was indeed wrong. However, the name Zheng Chenggong is more familiar than Zheng Sen, and we still call him Zheng Chenggong. Besides, as soon as Zhang Zhun did this, Emperor Nanming basically did not exist, and it was unlikely that Zheng Sen would be given a name. , "There is a reason for concealing Yan Siqi's death......"

Yang Tiansheng sighed slightly, and slowly told a long story.

Yan Siqi is a legendary figure, his rise is full of legends, and his death is also full of legends. Yan Siqi's greatest contribution is not to develop maritime trade, but to develop Taiwan. On the 23rd day of the lunar month in the fourth year of the Apocalypse (1624 AD), Yan Siqi led the fleet to Dongfan Island (i.e., Taiwan Island) and docked at Bengang. Siqi saw that the island was fertile and beautiful, and a large area of wilderness had not been explored, so he decided to expand his territory here and do a career. He led the gathering of wood to clear the soil, built squatter villages, and established many settlements.

At that time, Tufan thought that foreign enemies were invading, and the tribe attacked. Siqi bereaved to appease them, agreed on the border, and did not interfere with each other. In the plains on the southeast shore of Bengang, Siqi planned and built a tic-tac-toe camp, with a large high platform in the middle, making it the center of organizing and directing reclamation. At the same time, Yang Tiansheng was sent to lead a fleet to Zhang, Quan's hometown to recruit immigrants, counting more than 3,000 people before and after.

Yan Siqi divided the people into ten villages, and distributed them to Yinliang, ploughing cattle, farm tools, etc., and began the earliest large-scale reclamation activities in Taiwan. Reclamation requires capital investment, so Yan Siqi selected a group of people from Zhang and Quan, who had experience in navigation, and used the original thirteen large ships to take advantage of the convenience of sea traffic to carry out maritime trade with the mainland. At the same time, it organizes sea fishing and island hunting, and develops the mountain and sea economy to meet the material needs of the migrants in production and life.

Because of his great contribution to the development of Taiwan, Yan Siqi won the honorific title of "King of Taiwan". At that time, Yang Tiansheng, Zheng Zhilong, Chen Xinji and others all worked for Yan Siqi, and none of them dared to call him the boss, because only Yan Siqi was the real boss. It wasn't until Yan Siqi died that Zheng Zhilong gradually emerged.

In September of the fifth year of the Apocalypse (1625 AD), Siqi and his subordinates went to Zhuluo Mountain to hunt, drank and overeaten, and unfortunately contracted typhoid fever. A few days later, Jing Yi fell ill and died young at the age of 37. On his deathbed, he summoned everyone to tell him: "I have worked with the public for two years, and this issue has created a meritorious career and promoted China's reputation." Today's ambition is unsuccessful, the middle way is broken, and the public is waiting for its succession. After Yan Siqi passed away, the public recommended Zheng Zhilong as the leader of the alliance and continued to expand the great cause.

Zhang Zhun asked curiously, "Why don't you mourn secretly?" ”

Yang Tiansheng sighed and said, "It was Yan Siqi who didn't let us mourn." ”

He explained that Yan Siqi had already sensed that the Dutch had ambitions to occupy Dongfan Island, but they did not dare to invade excessively because of his existence. If he had died, the Dutch would have invaded in a big way. For this reason, when he was dying, he asked his subordinates not to mourn, and found someone to pretend to be himself. The purpose was to make the Dutch dare not be presumptuous.

When Yan Siqi was dying, he handed over most of the power to Zheng Zhilong, and told others to cooperate with Zheng Zhilong well and not let the Dutch occupy Taiwan. The most important reason why Zheng Zhilong is strong is that he accepts most of Yan Siqi's subordinates. After Yan Siqi's death, Zheng Zhilong fought against the Dutch and resolutely defended the island of Taiwan.

Because of Zheng Zhilong's resolute resistance, so far, the scale of the Dutch's stronghold on the island of Taiwan is not particularly large, and the number of warships and soldiers they have is not particularly large. Zheng Zhilong also planned to launch a full-scale counterattack at the appropriate time, killing all the Dutch on the island of Taiwan, and warning the Dutch not to slander and invade Taiwan again.

"That's why?"

Zhang Zhun pondered for a moment and asked with a grim face.

"Yes."

Yang Tiansheng replied in the affirmative.

Zhang Zhun nodded thoughtfully and did not speak.

According to Yang Tiansheng, Zheng Zhilong is not useless, at the very least, he is resolutely opposed to the occupation of Taiwan Island by Western powers. He inherited Yan Siqi's will to protect the safety of the island of Taiwan. People, it's really complicated! Zheng Zhilong is the enemy of the Tiger Army, he wants to destroy the Tiger Army, and at the same time, he is a national hero who stands up to the sky and the earth, and resolutely fights against the Dutch.

How should the Tiger Army deal with such a character? Zhang Zhun has no better way for the time being. Because, at this stage, the initiative is completely in the hands of the Zheng family. If you want to fight and kill, you want to fight and peace, it seems that the Zheng family is in charge, and the Tiger Ben Army only has the share of passive bearing.

"Yang Tiansheng, do you want to go to Japan?"

After pondering for a long time, Zhang Zhuncai said slowly. 。。!