Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 815

Zheng Zhilong's kneeling was a bit earth-shattering, and everyone was stunned. Dare your old man lead more than 100 warships, and tens of thousands of sailors rushed to Xiamen aggressively, just to kneel to Yang Menglong! ?Zheng Zhibao, Zheng Chenggong and others were dumbfounded. Shen Tingyang and Catherine were also surprised. Only Li Yan remained calm, as if everything was within his expectations.The fact is indeed the case. In his opinion, Zheng Zhilong has no other choice but to surrender and admit defeat.All the foundations are in the hands of Yang Menglong, so he admits defeat. His old subordinates and his son can still have a good future, and even he himself can become a rich man. If he dies to the end, he will lose everything.

The current Zheng Zhilong is no longer the raptor who fought hard in the turbulent waves when he was young, and dared to fight on three sides with Xiyi, Daming Navy and pirates. The comfortable life of more than ten years has worn away his fighting spirit, and the wine and beauty have buried his ambition. .He didn't want to make trouble anymore, he just wanted to keep this comfortable life and find a way out for his son.If a person has lost the fighting spirit of getting stronger when he meets the strong, and only plans for his son's future, it can only prove that he is old.It's just that his invincible prestige for more than ten years is still there, and no force dares to challenge him. The Zheng Group has maintained an upward trend under his leadership.Unfortunately, however, he met Yang Menglong, and the Heluo Group that swept from the north with the cold wind of retroactive energy. Under the head-to-head contest, his single-minded mentality suddenly became a fatal wound, and he was defeated by Yang Menglong. The trend of destruction is destroyed.Facing an opponent who has an overwhelming advantage in terms of mentality and equipment technology, what else can Zheng Zhilong, who has lost his spirit, do but admit defeat?
Li Yan had seen through Zheng Zhilong, but Zheng Zhibao obviously didn't know his eldest brother as well as Li Yan did, so he finally came to his senses and cried out: "Brother, you——"

Zheng Zhilong yelled: "Idiot, don't kneel down yet!"

Zheng Zhibao still wanted to speak, but when Zheng Zhilong stared at him like this, he shuddered and quickly knelt down.

Seeing this, those rebellious Zheng's generals also knelt down one after another.The boss is kneeling, what else are they carrying?
Everyone turned their attention to Yang Menglong, waiting for him to deal with it.

Yang Menglong was very calm, without the slightest pride in defeating a strong enemy—this kind of calm made Zheng Zhilong more uncomfortable than being complacent. Maybe in Yang Menglong's eyes, he was not a strong enemy at all, and this was too shocking. .But Yang Menglong didn't make things difficult for him, and said: "Admiral Zheng, get up, you and I are both court officials, and you are much older than me, this is really indecent."

Zheng Zhilong didn't dare to get up, his forehead was touching the deck: "The sinner is obsessed with ghosts. He listened to rumors and robbed merchant ships and massacred merchants. He has sinned deeply. Please punish me, Lord Marquis!"

Zheng Chenggong yelled: "Father!" He really panicked, why is it difficult for you old man to open which pot? It would be fun for Yang Menglong to investigate this matter!

Zheng Zhilong ignored his son, looked up at Yang Menglong, and waited for his statement.For him, this is also a test for Yang Menglong, a very risky test.

Yang Menglong was a little helpless, this is really difficult, this guy has already assumed a posture of Ren Le Ren stabbing, can he still pursue it?If we really want to get to the bottom of it, and kill Zheng Zhilong to vent our anger on those sea merchants, the Zheng Group will definitely turn against them. By that time, we don’t know how much work and how many people will die if we want to settle them down.He sighed, and said: "Don't mention the past, just go back and confess to the victim's family, and each pay a thousand or two hundred taels of silver, and the matter will be over."

Zheng Zhilong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Master Hou is magnanimous, the crime will never be forgotten!"

Zheng Zhi said in a low voice, "I don't know how Lord Hou plans to send us down?"

Yang Menglong said: "You can't stay in Fujian anymore, go to Nanyang to retire and enjoy the happiness." Turning to Zheng Chenggong, he said: "Your nephews will follow me to experience, as for how much they can achieve in the future, it depends on them. I have enough patience."

Now his attitude is very clear, all the old people of the Zheng Group will go to Nanyang for him to retire to Nanyang. As for what kind of future their nephews can make in the Heluo New Army, it all depends on each person's ability.This kind of treatment did not satisfy Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Zhibao and others, but they had nothing to say. Yang Menglong didn't kill them all, and gave their nephews a way out, which is considered as the most benevolent.Besides, the Heluo New Army has been showing a strong upward momentum. In just a few years, it has changed from two thousand people to an invincible army that has been invincible all over the country. Yang Menglong has even changed from a small guard commander to a The famous champion Hou and the world-renowned Imperial Shuangbi, according to this momentum, they will only become stronger and stronger, and their nephews are working hard in the army. Who says they can't fight for a bright future?
If you really can't work hard...it can only prove that you are a fool who is just waiting to die, and no one will feel sorry for him after he dies!
The conditions were settled, and the last combat-capable fleet of the Zheng Group returned to the military port together with the Denglai Navy, and the alarm was lifted.The cheers of the defenders in Kinmen, Xiamen and other places were thunderous, resounding through the sky, and they cheered from the bottom of their hearts for the wise choice made by their former boss. This tsunami-like cheer reached Zheng Zhilong's ears. His mood was very complicated. He pursed his lips and remained silent for a long time before letting out a sigh: "This is the spirit of the army and the hearts of the people... My choice is not wrong..."

Yes, this is the heart of the army and the hearts of the people. The people in Xiamen and his troops do not want him to continue fighting with Yang Menglong.As Yang Menglong said, this is not a national war that is about the life and death of a nation and must be fought to the last man. The winner was decided, and the winner didn't mean to kill them all. It gave the loser a pretty good way of life, so there was really no need to continue the fight.When he saw the Beacon Tower on Kinmen Island without the battle flag of the Heluo New Army, he knew that the people's hearts were no longer on his side, so he made up his mind to bow to Yang Menglong and admit defeat.Now it seems that his choice was not wrong. Not only did he save the lives of his family, but also his son's future.

As for whether his son can regain his glory in the future... it is enough to keep the Zheng family rich for decades. As for the future, children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, and he can't control it.Besides, how can there be an everlasting family in this world?You should be content with just a few generations of glory.

Zheng Zhilong's kneeling meant the official end of the war between the Heluo Group and the Zheng Group. With a crushing defeat in front of him, he simply handed over his position as the overlord of the sea.Since then, the Zheng Group has officially become history, and the Heluo Group has finally opened up the road to the ocean, and a wider world is presented in front of them. They will use the foundation laid by Zheng Zhilong as a springboard to blow the clarion call to the ocean and use their The endless energy stirred the Western Pacific Ocean, setting off a stormy sea.Soon the old maritime powers in Europe will face the powerful impact of this emerging force. They don't know that this force coming out of the thick and vast land of the Central Plains will take them hundreds of years of hard work The maritime hegemony established by painstaking efforts was shattered, and the self-confidence and ambition accumulated in Europe through the Renaissance was completely buried.

However, these are still in the brewing and fermenting stage. Before going to the sea, the new army of Heluo has to deal with the threat from the north. The Spaniards and Dutch who bear the brunt just feel that the pressure is a little bit high, and their territory in Taiwan may be unstable. Little did he realize that this rival was about to crush Europe's hopes of dominating the world.Not to mention the bastards of the Donglin Party. After learning that Zheng Zhilong knelt down to Yang Menglong and surrendered in front of everyone, they immediately exploded.Zhang Pu, who was staying in Fuzhou in order to get the latest news faster, smashed a beloved Duanyan to pieces in a rage, and cursed repeatedly: "Zheng Zhilong is shameless! Incompetent! Useless waste! 30 million troops, [-] warships , You can’t even last a month, waste!” Now Tian Rugong is really mad, even his eyes are red.In order to encourage the Zheng Group to go to war with Yang Menglong, how much thought did they spend?Moreover, when the war was unfavorable, he spared no effort to write articles to build momentum for Zheng Zhilong, waved the flag and shouted, and packaged Zheng Zhilong as a hero against the warlord Yang Menglong, more fans than Zheng Zhilong's fans!What are they trying so hard for?Don't you hope that Zheng Zhilong can make Yang Menglong fall into a big somersault, and it's better for both of them to fight?Fortunately, Zheng Zhilong conceded defeat and handed over the rule of Xiamen and Quanzhou to Yang Menglong. Well, that martial artist has gained a large territory!
Now Zhang Pu's mood is extremely bad.He knew very well that after Yang Menglong took control of Fujian, they would no longer be able to count on this martial artist unscrupulously, unless their owner was willing to risk the cargo ship being seized by Yang Menglong!Wu Sheng controlled Shandong, without him nodding, it would be even more difficult to get to Japan. Yang Menglong also controlled the Taiwan Strait, and merchant ships going to Nanyang also depended on his face... and Zheng Zhilong was in Japan and Nanyang. Connections, power, and the powerful impact of Heluo and Huguang Group's products make it difficult for them to get along in Nanyang!
After completing the strategic siege of Houjin, Yang Menglong completed the siege and blockade of the Jiangnan Consortium. Domestically, the Jiangnan Consortium's main industries such as salt, textiles, and tea will face strong competition, and the profit margin will be limited. Greatly reduced, and the smuggling at sea will be cut off by Yang Menglong... Thinking of this, Zhang Pu didn't even have the strength to get angry.For the first time, this proud son of heaven who looked down on warriors from the bottom of his heart realized strongly that the saying "you are a scholar without a hundred uses" is not unreasonable. Facing the increasingly powerful Yang Menglong, he has nothing to do!

(End of this chapter)