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"No, no, there are enemies on the sea too!"

"There are so many boats, hurry, run!"

"..."

Putmans heard the sound and turned to look at the sea. Sure enough, at some point, countless ships appeared on the sea, lined up and vaguely surrounding them under the moonlight.

what happened? How can it cooperate so well with attacks on land? In Putmans' mind, after seeing the fleet on the sea, his first reaction was that he couldn't understand?

Before he could think of anything else, he saw the approaching ships suddenly emitting flames and heading toward the port.

"Quick, get out of the way, get out of the way!"

Putmans and other Hongyi panicked. They had just boarded the ship. They had not even left the sheltered harbor bay. If they were hit by those arson ships, they would all be burned in the harbor.

The fire ship was approaching, and the Hongyi ship was trying to dodge, but the harbor was not very big, and the space for maneuvering and dodging was limited. As soon as a large number of arson ships entered the harbor, they immediately ran into several Hongyi ships. Under the blazing fire , the Hongyi people on the boat no longer dared to stay, and regardless of the consequences of jumping into the sea, they jumped into the sea one after another, or stood on the boat, far away from the fire, crying for other boats to come and save them. Last rescue.

Not long after, the harbor burst into flames, making the entire bay red.

Under the firelight, we could see that the Hongyi camp on the shore was already full of Ming people with weapons. They were surrounding the pier and guarding the seaside. Whenever anyone from the sea came up, three or four people would run to catch them. If it is Hong Yi, he will be tied up and thrown aside without saying a word. If it is the navy officers and soldiers on the arson ship, they will be welcomed ashore immediately.

Night is actually not suitable for fighting, and this is still a naval battle. Therefore, despite the seamless cooperation between water and land through the chat group, Zheng Zhilong and the Portuguese fleet appeared just in time when Hongyi fled to the ship. There were also arson ships to block the harbor, and other warships dispersed outside. After all, Hong Yi escaped from some ships.

Under the reflection of the fire in the port, the naval warships moved closer and hooked some of the Hongyi ships for a springboard battle. Moreover, as long as one bow is hooked, the Ming army will often attack one bow together to overwhelm the few. At this time, Hongyi had no fighting spirit, and there was basically no fierce resistance.

But no matter what, Hong Yi was able to escape from the three-bow warship. Although the Portuguese warships and Zheng Yiguan's warships were chasing after them, the sea was so vast that they might not be able to annihilate all the Hongyi.

At this time, the moon was hanging in the sky, moonlight was shining on the earth, and the sky was completely dark. This war to annihilate the Hongyi and retake Taiwan can be declared over. Liu Jinsheng and Zheng Zhiyuan successively reported the situation of the sea and land battles in the chat group, and attached photos of the battles.

Emperor Chongzhen was very satisfied when he saw it. The principle behind his original instructions was to annihilate Hongyi as soon as possible at the minimum cost. Today's battle against the Hongyi did not use the siege method like Zheng Chenggong in the original history, which was time-consuming and costly to defeat the Hongyi. This saved a lot of troops and materials.

"Your Majesty, it has been confirmed that the flagship of Red Yi Governor Putmans is in the escaped three-prow warship." After a while, Liu Jinsheng immediately reported to Emperor Chongzhen, "There is a gap in the sea blockade!"

What he meant implicitly was that Zheng Zhilong had neglected his duty.

But when Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he did not do what he hoped. Instead, he replied: "It doesn't matter, I will issue a notice later to Xiaoyu all over the world and spread it to Nanyang, announcing the guilt of Governor Hongyi. I, the Ming Dynasty, swear that all will be punished in the Ming Dynasty." Those who commit crimes must be brought to justice."

This is actually the maritime version of "Those who offend the great power of tomorrow will be punished no matter how far away!" The red barbarians in Taiwan have been captured and their main force has been wiped out. They have already achieved their combat goals. The escaped three-pronged warship happened to be one of the excuses for sending troops to Southeast Asia after the Ming Dynasty. This situation was actually something that Emperor Chongzhen, who had long-term goals, was happy to see.

A few days later, the imperial court announced the establishment of a county in Taiwan. All refugees on the island who consciously registered at the county seat within the time limit will no longer be held accountable for their past affairs. If in the past, the government had rashly landed ashore and announced this policy, it would probably have triggered resistance from the refugees. But after what happened to Hongyi, the refugees on the island have learned deeply that although the government collects taxes, it can protect them. Without the government, they are just lambs to be slaughtered. With the personal testimony of Chen Ming and others, the imperial court's establishment of county governments in Taiwan was progressing very smoothly.

As a result, under the jurisdiction of the governor of Fujian, another Taiwan county was officially added.

At this point, all the pirates on the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty fled to Nanyang and almost disappeared, and the Hongyi were also annihilated by the Ming Dynasty navy. The remaining maritime armed forces, the Folangji people in Macau, witnessed the power of the Ming Dynasty navy and witnessed the After Hongyi's fate, he behaved very well!

Therefore, Li Zhiqi's Denglai Navy escorted the grain ship back to the north after the grain ship returning from Nanyang arrived.

Among them, during the First World War in Taiwan, rewards were given based on merit. Some of Zheng Zhilong’s men served as mid-level officials in the Denglai Navy, and some of Li Zhiqi’s men held mid-level officials in the Fujian Navy. They were mixed with each other. Anyone can tell at a glance that this is the imperial court's attempt to prevent one family from becoming dominant, and mixing them together is conducive to control. For Li Zhiqi and Zheng Zhilong, they definitely don't want this. But there was nothing they could do if the court did this. What's more, the two rivals are surrounded by the closest people to each other. Normally, if you want to use your power to make things difficult for those who have mixed up, it will not be that easy. For this situation, we can only accept it.

After solving the piracy problem on the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty, Sun Chuanting, the governor of the three provinces, clearly mentioned in the report that the Ming Dynasty's maritime merchants were increasing and the revenue from sea tax began to increase by leaps and bounds. This made Emperor Chongzhen very happy. As time goes by, I believe there will be more people participating in maritime trade. The opening of the sea has entered a virtuous circle. Next, the Portuguese in Macau behaved obediently, so they were let go for the time being. Develop the navy first, and then wait until the navy is strong enough.

After Emperor Chongzhen thought about this, he picked up a memorial on the imperial desk and read it again. This memorial is very thick and was handed over by Liu Xingzuo, the commander of Jinyiwei. Turning back, he picked up another memorial, which was handed over by Wang Chengen, the admiral of Dongchang.

Emperor Chongzhen let go of the two books. After checking each one, he made a decision in his heart. He raised his head and ordered the eunuch on duty beside him: "Send Liu Xingzuo and Wang Chengen to come to see you!"