Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen actually transferred Zheng Zhilong to the south, also to relieve the food pressure caused by the 30,000 people he had on hand, raising one soldier is equivalent to raising ten ordinary people! The cost in the army is huge! In addition, these sailors are not of great use in the northern battlefield for the time being!

"Of course, the imperial court knows these problems, but you should also know the emperor's current difficulties, right? In Tianjin City, Tianjin Port, what is everyone eating, you should have seen it, right? There are some things, we are courtiers, it is good to know, and if we can solve them by ourselves, we will try to solve them by ourselves. "Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youzhen enlightened Zheng Zhilong with warm words.

Zheng Zhilong nodded, "I know the emperor's difficulties, but, how can we solve them?" You can't go to war hungry, can you? ”

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen smiled slightly, "Hurry up to Fujian, hurry up and find Xu Xinsu to fight!" He should have food in his hands, right? Wouldn't it be possible to slow down after beating him? ”

Zheng Zhilong sighed, "Lord Inspector, when it comes to naval battles, you are not as familiar as me, Xu Xinsu's strength is not weak at all!" He has more than 200 warships in his hands, and he has been on the sea for more than ten years, and he debuted with me. Moreover, Xu Xinsu still has the support of the Dutch behind him, I only have 700 warships in my hands, if I don't have the confidence to fight, I may not be able to win, fighting a war is not the same as doing business, if you lose a business once, you can start over, if you lose a war, you may not even have your life, you can't be reckless. ”

Zheng Zhilong said in his heart, why should I fight for the Ming Dynasty? Don't I have these strengths? Will the emperor look up to me?

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen smiled slightly, "I think Master Zheng is much stronger than Xu Xinsu." One can see so many of his own disadvantages. See so many advantages for your opponents. This in itself is a winning opportunity! He should be pretty much what you think! Let's take advantage of the winter and make trouble at the most unexpected time, and we will definitely be able to catch him off guard! ”

Zheng Zhilong sighed slightly, in terms of fighting, he basically had never been defeated! It's because Zheng Zhilong has always been cautious and doesn't fight uncertain battles, but today I think that the emperor's meaning is already very clear, and Wang Chengen has made it clear to him the meaning of the saint! If this time pushes three and four. It will definitely make the court suspicious, and it will also make the emperor who has always been under pressure from the court and the central government and has always supported him chilling!

"That's it, Lord Inspector, you don't have to cheer me up, if from my own point of view, we are short of food and grass now, and the cold winter is not suitable for naval warfare, I don't advocate finding Xu Xinsu to start a war, but from the emperor's point of view. As long as the emperor has such an idea, I Zheng Zhilong will be cheap. And what is it? Just bite the bullet and go on it. Zheng Zhilong's voice unconsciously raised a little.

On the one hand, Zhu Youzhen, the emperor of Chongzhen, sighed at Zheng Zhilong's patriotic feelings, and on the other hand, he could also hear that he was a little angry, holding Zheng Zhilong's hand and saying, "Lord Zheng, do you believe me?" ”

Zheng Zhilong nodded, "Lord Inspector, you and the princess take care of my Zheng family, no matter how stupid I am Zheng Zhilong, I know how to be grateful, my younger brother is in Yangzhou, and he has not established any meritorious achievements, Lord Zhen made my brother promoted to the governor of the same place with a word, and I Zheng Zhilong are on an equal footing, I am grateful, Lord Zhen has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen nodded, "Okay, since you say so, Lord Zheng, we are good friends, let me tell you a reason, since you have taken refuge in the imperial court and the emperor without reservation, you should look at the problem from the perspective of the overall situation, and take a long-term view, let's go to Xu Xinsu to fight, it is not good for us, and it is also not good for Xu Xinsu!" I know what you mean, you don't fight a battle that you are not sure of! I want to have more fights and less, and I want to have a sure victory, but the court doesn't have such conditions for us! Even this time, our people are all exhausted, and we lose, I will definitely guarantee that the Zheng family will continue to be reused in Daming! And everyone who participated in this battle, the Daming Water Division, is my Daming hero! Heroes don't have to fight only in a war of annihilation! ”

Zheng Zhilong listened to Xun Lou's words and was easy to understand, I don't know why, I just felt a lot more confident, and nodded, "That's the only way, in fact, I have the inspector personally followed, I am already much more relieved, what is the identity of the inspector?" As long as we can let the emperor know what our specific situation is, not be misled by the layers of reports below, and truly know our difficulties, I, Zheng Zhilong, will be satisfied. ”

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen nodded, "Don't worry, you can bring enough ammunition!" Bring three days' worth of food and grass, and let's go immediately! ”

Zheng Zhilong didn't expect to be so impatient? "Lord Inspector, is it so urgent? Let my people pack up again, the prince didn't tell me that it was so urgent, although I was prepared, but I wasn't ready yet. ”

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen smiled slightly, "Let's do our best, the sooner you go, the better, the matter is most afraid that it is not confidential enough, the faster we act, the lower the possibility of Xu Xinsu getting the news, by the way, I will take the palace guards with you, you won't have any opinions, right?" I also want to bring 300 sailors from Tianjin Port. ”

Zheng Zhilong said with a smile, "What can you say about this, the more people who are eager to go to the war, the better, even if the inspector goes out alone, at least there should be so many people to protect him." ”

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen nodded, "That's good, I'm relieved, I was worried that Lord Zheng would be unhappy, and also, when passing through Yangzhou, you have to divide a little warship and men to Zheng Zhihu, you should know the number of warships in the hands of the Nanjing garrison officials, right?" ”

Zheng Zhilong sighed, "Look, let me keep the ship for the emperor, this will be given to Zheng Zhihu, at least two hundred boats, otherwise if there is really a fight, I know that the Nanjing Navy Division has at least four or five hundred warships!" Although their boat is small, the Yangtze River is similar to the small ditch compared to the sea, and it is not the bigger the more powerful it is! ”

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen nodded, he didn't think Zheng Zhilong's concerns were reasonable, he heard that Zheng Zhilong was willing to give two hundred boats to Zheng Zhihu, he was still very happy, he was able to disperse the Zheng family's forces, lest Zheng Zhilong's power be too big, he has always had reservations about Zheng Zhilong, after all, he is not from an orthodox background, not a person who was raised in his own hands and feet! (To be continued......)