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Ningbo City has obviously strengthened its defenses, and the city defense is in charge of the general Lu Liang, and the 2,000 Praetorian Guards led by Qin Zuoming have also made various preparations.

At the second watch, Yan Gaofei hurriedly rushed into the Autumn Dew Garden and reported to Qin Muhe: "King Qin, the sentinel ship sent has not reported Zheng Zhilong's whereabouts, and Admiral Gu thinks that the situation is different, and has led the East China Sea Fleet to leave Shuangyu Port, and at the same time summoned Admiral Di's North Sea Fleet to go south. ”

"Where did Gu Rong go? What is he going to do? ”

"Back to King Qin, Admiral Gu sailed east after leaving Shuangyu Port, and his specific whereabouts were not reported."

Qin Mu got up and paced in the room with his back hand, all kinds of signs showed that Zheng Zhilong knew that there were tigers in the mountains and preferred to go to the tiger mountains, that is to say, it was impossible for him to be defenseless, and whether there was a bigger fleet behind him, it was not yet possible to know for sure.

At this time, Gu Rong left the port and went to sea, which was too risky.

In the case that the enemy is strong and I am weak, the insurance method should be Shi, try to apply time, Zheng Zhilong came from afar, Shi time is long, his supply will definitely be urgent, and at that time, it is the most beneficial to the Great Qin Navy.

Qin Mu looked at Gu Junen and the others: "Everyone, what do you have to say?" ”

"King Qin, although there is no definite news yet, but behind Zheng Zhilong, we must guard against him and more people, and it is necessary for coastal states and counties to comprehensively strengthen their vigilance."

Gu Junen's words made Qin Mu frown, according to his meaning, he was going to prepare for the defeat of the fleet.

Qin Mu clenched his fists lightly, and resolutely ordered: "Pass on the order of the king, order Linshan, Guanhai, Dinghai, Xiangshan, Changguo, and Shipu to prepare for war together. ”

Gu Junen added: "King Qin, this is not enough, once Zheng Zhilong wins the naval battle, I am afraid that not only in eastern Zhejiang, but also in Haining, Jinshan, and even Hangzhou and Songjiang on both sides of Qiantang, may be the scope of his attack." King Qin, as the so-called preparedness, is careless. ”

"Then send an order to Hangzhou, Jiaxing, and Songjiang to strengthen vigilance together."

The situation has been out of Qin Mu's control, the sea is not as good as the land, it is difficult to explore the enemy's situation, and he has delegated the command to Gu Rong early on, with the East China Sea Fleet leaving Shuangyu Port, Qin Mu has really lost the ability to dispatch the fleet, and even the specific whereabouts of the fleet do not know. Now want to order the fleet to hold the port. It is not possible to consume Zheng Jun. You can only prepare for the worst.

War is like a monster, and when it is released, everyone hopes that it will bite the opponent to death, but they can't control it, and sometimes they will be bitten by it. Until the outcome is determined, it is difficult to predict the outcome of the outcome.

However, Qin Mu did not regret it, he wanted to build a strong navy, and he always believed that the so-called powerful. It is tempered by actual combat.

Now the equipment of the navy is not weaker than that of Zheng Jun, and the main thing that is lacking is naval combat experience.

A lucky ship costs three or four thousand taels of silver. To build a huge fleet, it costs hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, plus weapons and recruiting soldiers, two million taels is enough!

Great Qin can afford to lose. Even if there are heavy casualties this time, it should be regarded as teaching expenses.

What's more, this time it has cost so much money. Equipped with so many firearms for the navy, although Zheng Jun is very strong, Gu Rong may not lose.

On the army side, Qin Mu has also ordered that no matter what the victory or defeat of the navy is, it will immediately attack the Fenshui Pass and Xianxia Pass at that time.

If Zheng Zhilong wins the naval battle, attacking Fenshui Pass and Xianxia Pass can prompt him to retreat, so that he will not take advantage of the victory to attack and harass Jiangnan.

In case Zheng Zhilong was defeated, the morale of the Zheng army was damaged, and it was the right time to attack Fenshui Pass and Xianxia Pass, and take the opportunity to further expand the victory and take Fujian in one fell swoop.

In short, although the situation was very chaotic and critical, Qin Mu calmed down, for Great Qin, the defeat of the navy would not affect Great Qin's disability to dominate the world; For the Zheng family, if the naval battle is defeated, it will fall apart.

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Nanjiushan Island is located fifty or sixty miles from the southern end of Liuheng Island, where Shuangyu Port is located. Nanjiu Mountain, together with the rest of the eight island mountains, including Jigu Mountain, Guanchuan Mountain, Mosquito Mountain, Mabu Mountain, Daqing Mountain, Shangzhu Mountain, Zhongzhu Mountain and Xiazhu Mountain, is collectively called the "Nine Mountains". There are also 76 small islands and reefs around Jiushan, and the terrain is very complex.

Shortly after nightfall, Zheng Zhilong's fleet reached the Eighteen Knife Land in the northeastern corner of Nanjiu Island.

At this time, Zheng Zhilong had also crossed the river by feeling the stones, and had lost the movement of the Great Qin Navy, in this case, it was a very dangerous thing to sail north at night, and it was likely to be ambushed by the Qin army.

Therefore, he ordered the fleet to anchor at Eighteen Daodi, and after sending small boats to guard the periphery, he once again summoned Zheng Xing, Zheng Ming, Yang Geng, Chen Hui and others to discuss the matter.

The night wind blew, the waves beat the shore, Zheng Zhilong and a dozen or so people gathered around the fire by the woods on the island, and you and I discussed the next action word by word.

Chen Hui held a branch, picked a fish, and said while roasting: "Guogong, we have come from afar, and it is difficult to supply logistics, so it is very unfavorable for us to delay it for a long time." ”

Zheng Ming carried the wine jug and said while drinking: "According to me, tomorrow we will swagger north, attract the Qin army to entangle, and wait for Gan Hui and Hong Xu to catch up, and then serve the Qin army to a pot." ”

Others also agree with Zheng Ming's point of view, for Zheng Jun, he is not afraid of the Qin army coming to attack now, he is afraid that the Qin army will hide and not take the lead, Zheng Zhilong himself also feels that Zheng Ming is reasonable. He immediately sent someone to inform Zheng Cai behind him, asking the follow-up fleet to speed up to the north and keep a distance from him.

This time, in addition to the 20,000 troops led by Zheng Zhilong himself, there were also 40,000 troops led by Zheng Cai, Gan Hui and Hong Xu, as well as 400 large and small warships.

The two fleets had previously maintained a distance of fifty or sixty miles, which was too far, and now that they had entered a dangerous area, a naval battle might break out at any time, so they should be shortened, otherwise once a naval battle broke out, it would probably be too late to support.

After resting for one night in the eighteen knife land, the next day on the fifth watch, the sky was white, and Zheng Zhilong led the fleet to set sail again;

After dawn, there was no sun to be seen, the sky was overcast, and the direction of the wind began to change, and the original warm southeast wind became a steep northwest wind. This was very bad for the Zheng army that sailed north.

Zheng Zhilong sent more speedboats around the fleet, and asked Zheng Ming and Zheng Xing to each lead a detachment of ten warships, sailing slightly ahead of the main force to the left and right, and a slight three-legged position between them and the main fleet.

It's a weird formation, but it's very helpful in preventing the main force from being attacked.

More than 20 miles behind Zheng Zhilong, a larger fleet was dotted behind, this huge fleet of 400 large and small warships, led by Zheng Cai, Gan Hui, and Hong Xu.

Gan Hui and Hong Xu are also the old brothers of the "Eighteen Zhi" who were married to Zheng Zhilong. Gan Hui was a man of righteousness and righteousness, and he was the head of the five ancestors of the later Heaven and Earth Society. Hong Xu is one of Zheng Zhilong's most important subordinates, and in the first year of Longwu, he was named Zhong Zhenbo by Zhu Yujian.

Coupled with the four people in front, Zheng Xing, Zheng Ming, Yang Geng, and Chen Hui, this time Zheng Jiajun can be said to be the best and it is bound to win.

Zheng Cai's follow-up fleet carried dozens of fishing boats, which were encountered along the way, and it was this cautious move that made their follow-up army have been well hidden, and the specific strength of the army has not been known to the Qin army.

Zheng Cai was speeding up, preparing to get closer to Zheng Zhilong in front, when a speedboat suddenly sailed back to the east and reported: "General, our army has been exposed, a Qin army's sentry boat has just appeared, and the other party uses the cover of the island and reef to break through the sentry line on our periphery, and then break through to the south with the wind, and then sail eastward."

When Zheng Cai heard the report, his eyes were full of anger, although after approaching Zhoushan, he also knew that it was difficult for him to hide his whereabouts, but he was broken into the sentry line by the other party, and easily broke out of the siege, which made him lose face.

He suppressed his anger and shouted, "Order, speed up and move closer to the prince." ”

Ghost Island. Gu Rong finally found out the specific whereabouts of Zheng Jun, but at this time, he couldn't contact Di Zhongxing's North Sea Fleet for a while, could it be that the North Sea Fleet yawed last night because of the sudden change in wind direction?

This made Gu Rong worried, their strength was already less than that of the Zheng army, and if the two fleets lost contact again, the consequences would not be good.

"Hurry, send more speedboats, and strive to contact the North Sea Fleet as soon as possible!"

"Whoa!"

"Jiang Xiaoyu."

"The end will be."

"Immediately lead your 10th battalion and go around from the north, taking care not to reveal the position of the main force of our army. You go and touch Zheng Zhilong's bottom, don't touch it hard, and try to lure him to Banten Island. ”

"The last will obey."

Jiang Xiaoyu, as the commander of the 10th Battalion, immediately led his men and horses after receiving the order, drove seven large and small warships around from the north, and then sailed south, heading towards Zheng Zhilong's fleet.

The clouds in the sky were getting thicker and thicker, there was no ray of sunlight, the sea was gloomy, and a flock of seabirds hovered over the fleet, swooping down behind the ship from time to time, which made Jiang Xiaoyu very annoying, because it was very likely that his whereabouts would be exposed to the enemy in advance.

Many birds like to hover over the boats, and people who often sail the sea know this phenomenon.

Now with telescopes, it is sometimes possible to get a head start by observing seabirds hovering in the sky before the opponent's ship is out of the sea.

The wind and waves at sea were also much higher, and the waves were undulating, and the bow of the ship stirred up patches of waves, which sprinkled directly onto the bow of the ship. After sailing south for about ten miles, Jiang Xiaoyu passed through the telescope and suddenly found two speedboats in the south.

His heart suddenly lifted, and he shouted: "Meet the enemy, meet the enemy, meet it, kill the enemy's sentinel ship first, quickly!" ”

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(To be continued......)