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

Chapter 827 Everything is ready
Sometimes, the saying "distance produces beauty" is still very reasonable. No, the civil and military officials in the center of the imperial court were trained by Chongzhen to be like grandsons, dejected and ashamed, but the culprit Yang Menglong was in a good mood. Enjoying the scenery along the way, tasting seafood, leisurely, humming a little tune and returning to Xiamen.If those battered officials in the DPRK saw his sloppy appearance, they would definitely explode their lungs——we have all become rats in the bellows, and it is unreasonable for you to be so at ease!

Yang Menglong said, who made you guys like to go to the capital to get together so much? It’s okay to go to the capital to get together, and you’re not doing human affairs. You only want to make things difficult for your own people. Forbearance, if he were to be the emperor of Ming Dynasty, at least [-]% of the capital officials would either be killed or go to jail to pick up soap!Someone as smart as him would not go to the capital to gather together to be angry, hide far away, do whatever he wants, how comfortable!
The free Master Yang returned to the pier leisurely, saw Li Yan, Qi Hu, Shen Tingyang, Zheng Zhilong and others, and waved to them from a long distance away, feeling extremely good.

Li Yan smiled wryly: "I'm afraid he had a good time this trip, right? His smile can be seen from twenty miles away!"

Qi Hu slapped his sore waist and sighed: "He actually had fun, but old man, I'm almost exhausted!"

Shen Tingyang lamented: "Meeting such a hands-off shopkeeper, we have been in bad luck for eighteen lifetimes!"

Zheng Zhilong lowered his head, wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he endured it with extraordinary hardship.He is a surrendered general and the head of the Zheng Group. No one can use Yang Menglong to use him. The reason why he can still work with Li Yan and Qi Hu is because he has a lot of business in Taiwan and understands Taiwan's geography, culture and culture. Hydrology, if Yang Menglong wants to recover Taiwan, he must rely on his strength.But his role is limited to this. After regaining Taiwan, he will move to Nanyang with his family to become a rich man. From then on, the waves of the South China Sea have nothing to do with him.As a hero who used to dominate southern China, Zheng Zhilong is of course unwilling, but he can only accept it, because Yang Menglong's strength is too strong, there is no benefit in playing tricks in front of him, he will only be crushed into powder by him!Fortunately, Zheng Zhihu also came back not long ago, and the three brothers were reunited. Zheng Zhilong had nothing to complain about. This battle was earth-shattering, with countless casualties. In the end, he could save his relatives. What else could he hope for when he became a rich man? As for Zheng His future depends on Zheng Chenggong!It can be seen that Yang Menglong attaches great importance to Zheng Chenggong, so Zheng Zhilong not only does not plan to move, but also warns those old subordinates to be honest and not move in the future, don't think about making a comeback, what should they do, and put their hopes on the next generation Don't embarrass the next generation!
Therefore, Zheng Zhilong was surprisingly honest during this period, and tried his best to cooperate with the requirements of the Heluo New Army, keeping his posture so low that Li Yan was embarrassed to find fault with him.Hearing that Shen Tingyang, Qi Hu and others were arranging Yang Menglong behind his back, he just thought it was funny, but he didn't dare to join the ranks of arranging if he was given a tank of courage. No, are you looking for death!However, he agrees a hundred times with the words of these people. Yang Menglong is purely a hands-off shopkeeper. He just gives a general idea in one direction and doesn't care about anything. He takes the beauties to go freely, what kind of hard work is exhausting. Throw it to your subordinates, and come back after the subordinates have prepared everything, alas, it really hurts to have such a boss!
In the secret slander of these few people, the big ship docked, Yang Menglong pulled the red lady and jumped onto the pier, and before these few people saluted, he called: "How is it, how are you doing all this time?"

Zheng Zhilong said respectfully: "Thanks to Lord Hou, everything is fine!"

Qi Hu smiled wryly: "Don't look at me, I'm in good health, eat well, and sleep soundly, but you can take care of things, don't run away at the beginning, if you leave everything to us, my health will be better !”

Li Yan nodded again and again: "Yes, yes!"

Shen Tingyang was even more rude, and stretched his hand forward, as if Yang Menglong owed him 200 million.

Yang Menglong was taken aback: "Why?"

Shen Tingyang was confident: "Overtime pay, bring it!"

Qi Hu and Li Yan also came to their senses, and they both stretched out their hands in front of Yang Menglong: "Yes, overtime pay, here it is!"

Yang Menglong suddenly realized: "It turned out to be overtime pay, that's great, I thought it was a big deal!" Pointing to the boat: "There are a lot of them, you can pick whatever you want, they are all good things from the Annan Palace. !"

Qi Hu chuckled: "Then we'll be more polite!"

Yang Menglong said: "You don't need to be polite to me!"

Li Yan snorted: "It's not yours, no matter how much I take, you won't feel bad!"

Yang Menglong shrugged: "That's needless to say!" Pulling Li Yan aside, he lowered his voice and asked, "Hey, are you done yet?"

Li Yan made him confused: "What to do?"

Yang Menglong called: "Li Qiang! Have you dealt with her yet?"

Li Yan blushed and asked, "My lord, why do you ask such a question?"

Yang Menglong said confidently: "I am your boss. As a considerate boss, shouldn't it be right to care about the lifelong affairs of your subordinates?" Seeing Li Yan looking around, he knew that it was not done yet, and said with hatred : "My good military adviser, you really have to hurry up, woman, if you don't hurry up and catch her, she will run away with others!"

Li Yan glanced at Hong Niangzi, and had a deep understanding of this...

Yang Menglong encouraged Li Yan a few more words, asking him to hold on tighter, and then went to rest.

Li Yan smiled bitterly, and arranged for people to help carry the spoils.Yang Menglong brought back a lot of trophies from Annan. Of course, such good things should be sent to the warehouse as soon as possible. It is not safe to stay on the ship!

After a long sleep and a big meal, Yang Menglong walked into the shogunate full of energy.

Qi Hu, Li Yan, Shen Tingyang, Zheng Zhilong, Xue Siming, Han Peng, Zhong Ning and other generals were already waiting there.This bastard is back, it's time to get down to business, everyone knows that.Yang Menglong looked around at the generals, and was very satisfied to see that everyone was full of energy and fighting spirit. Even the generals who had just joined the Zheng Group were much more energetic than before. Very good, this is the mental outlook that a group should have. What can a lifeless person do? He asked Li Yan: "During this time, what happened to Xiyi on Taiwan Island?"

Li Yan said: "There is a lot of movement."

Yang Menglong snorted, "You're making a fuss?"

Li Yan said: "The commotion was very serious. The rebels in the Tainan area kept attacking various strongholds of the Dutch and ambushed their convoys, causing the Dutch to suffer heavy losses. It is said that they lost an average of 40 to [-] people every day. The enemy chief Kui Almost going crazy!"

Kui Yi wasn't crazy yet, but he was about to, and the endless reports of attacks and casualties had already made his nerves snap.Suppose you are a commander with only a few thousand troops in your hand, you have not fought any major battles, but you are attacked endlessly, but you lose 40 to [-] people every day, are you crazy? Are you crazy? Now the Dutch have almost given up all their outlying strongholds, hiding in several fortified cities such as Chichi and Taiwan, and dare not come out. Even so, they still can’t sleep well. A long harness around their necks drags them down, or a thunderbolt shell screeches.

"Because the rebel army strictly followed the orders of Vice General Shi and never launched an attack on the Spaniards, the Dutch suspected that the Spaniards had reached a secret agreement with the rebel army and sold them out. The relationship with the Spaniards was very bad. Conflict broke out at sea. Seeing that the situation was not good, the Dutch in Nanyang also tried their best to increase troops to Tainan. Just three days ago, six warships and [-] soldiers arrived in Tainan." Li Yan continued to report.

Yang Menglong said relaxedly: "Six warships and [-] infantry, this is almost the last batch of reinforcements that the Dutch in Nanyang can dispatch?"

Li Yan said: "Yes! According to the news brought back by the maritime merchants in Nanyang, most of the Dutch strongholds in Nanyang have been emptied, and there will be no more soldiers left!" He sighed regretfully. In one breath, "Unfortunately, we only have one Shi Tianbao! If there are two Shi Tianbaos, sending one to Nanyang will definitely turn Nanyang upside down. If you are lucky, it is not impossible to control the entire Nanyang!" See It seems that Li Junshi admired Shi Tianbao's feat of leading more than 30 scouts to make such a big commotion in the heavily populated Tainan area, which made the mighty Xiyi frightened, and gave him a very high evaluation.

Qi Hu said slowly: "Shi Tianbao's tactics... are almost incomprehensible! Its real function is not to eliminate many enemies and regain many lost territories, but to turn the entire occupied area into a rotten mess that continuously devours the occupiers' soldiers and financial resources. The quagmire, the more the occupier wants to gain a foothold, the deeper he sinks, and he is finally swallowed... Unless the occupier can get more support than him in the occupied area, he will only be consumed alive in the end, but for foreign invaders It is even harder than letting them win this war! That young man is amazing!"

Zheng Zhilong sighed: "It's a pity that I haven't met such a genius before, otherwise Xiyi would not be allowed to gain a foothold on Taiwan Island!"

Yang Menglong showed a satisfied smile and said: "It seems that Shi Tianbao has done a good job and has helped us drain the energy of the Dutch. But he alone cannot drive the Dutch out of Taiwan. In the final analysis, it is still difficult to drive the Dutch out of Taiwan." It's up to us! Are you all ready?"

Qi Hu clasped his hands and said: "The [-] infantry soldiers attacking Taiwan, [-] howitzers, and [-] five-inch thunderbolt guns have all been prepared, and each gun has [-] rounds of ammunition. All of them have been loaded on the ship!"

Li Yan said: "The [-] shi grain fodder, [-] horses, [-] carriages, and [-] civilian men needed for the attack on Taiwan have all been collected. Raincoats and medicines to prevent and control various pests and diseases have also been prepared."

Shen Tingyang was full of murderous intent: "All the warships of our Denglai Navy have been repaired, and the sailors and artillery shells have been replenished. They can attack Taiwan across the sea at any time!" At the end, he added: "Four hundred rocket ships and dead soldiers have also been prepared. alright!"

Hearing the word "rocket ship", the generals of the Zheng family headed by Zheng Zhilong were all excited and had a cold war. That thing had become their nightmare, and they turned pale when they talked about it. They thought that the Transformers fleet only had dozens of ships. Xiyi of the battleship prepared so many rocket ships, they all mourned for Xiyi in their hearts for three seconds.

Seeing Yang Menglong turning his attention to himself, Zheng Zhilong quickly cheered up and said: "The pilot and the Taiwanese guide have been found. They are all experienced people who are familiar with the hydrology of the Taiwan Strait and the folk customs of the island. They will definitely not make any mistakes, Mr. Hou." Don’t worry, use it!”

Yang Menglong asked: "When do you think the best time to attack Taiwan is?"

Zheng Zhilong said: "Three days later! After three days, there will be a full moon for several days in a row, and the tide will be high. It will be relatively easier for large warships to pass through the Luermen channel!"

Yang Menglong immediately made a decision: "Okay, order the whole army to get ready. Three days later, we will take an oath to conquer the platform on Kinmen Island. Use our cannons to smash the pretentiousness of Xiyi, and use our bayonets to tell Xiyi that those who violate the Daming sea will be punished. Strong will kill!"

All the generals jumped up with enthusiasm, and roared in unison: "Those who violate the Ming Dynasty's borders will be killed even if they are strong!"

Yang Menglong turned his attention to Zheng Zhilong again: "Let your son lead an army to attack Taiwan with me! Shi Lang will be his deputy!"

Zheng Zhilong was overjoyed, and knelt down to the bottom: "Zheng's son, thank you for your cultivation!"

Yang Menglong smiled, and said in his heart: "Cultivating a fart, I just can't bear to steal all the limelight from King Yanping, and use this method to compensate him!"

PS: Dear friends, happy new year!

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