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"The emperor asked us to occupy Penghu first..." Zheng Chenggong continued to say excitedly.

"Don't say at home, your father and I are no longer court officers." Zheng Zhilong held back the strong curiosity in his heart, and he stopped his son's words.

"Father, what can I do for you and elder brother?" Tian Chuan looked at his father and elder brother cautiously and asked. He didn't know much about Daming, but he really wanted to do something for the family.

"My son, your return to China this time is for your father to follow the emperor's will. The emperor thinks highly of you, and specially gave you the name "Yi". Your Chinese name will be Zheng Yi from now on."

Zheng Zhilong's words made Tian Chuan a little nervous. He never had a Han name, because he was adopted by Tian Chuan's family.Now that I have a Han name, does it mean that I have returned to the Zheng family?

"The emperor allowed our Zheng family to own [-]% of the shares in the trade with the Japanese country, which is to give us wealth for generations, and we must cherish it." Zheng Zhilong said with emotion.

The Zheng family at this time is not the Zheng family of the Longwu period in the official history, nor the Zheng family of the Yongli period.If it weren't for Zhu Youjian's special favor, the Zheng family would be nothing more than a general of the Fujian Navy and a big pirate.

But Zhu Youjian paid too much attention to the Zheng family, so Zheng Zhilong was going to kill Zhu Youjian.

"My son, are you willing to return to Hirado?" Zheng Zhilong looked at Zheng Yi and asked.

"Father, but do you want me to stay in Hirado forever?" Zheng Yi was a little disappointed. He originally wanted to stay in Daming. Nanjing is much better than Hirado.

"No, my son will return to Hirado as the business representative of Daming in Japan. You will represent Daming." Zheng Zhilong said.

"Am I an official of Daming?" Zheng Yi asked in surprise.

"Yes, a fourth-rank diplomat, appointed by the emperor himself." After Zheng Chenggong finished speaking, he took out a sealed letter for verification.

"I, am I an official of Ming Dynasty?!" Zheng Yi was very excited.

You must know that his name itself means that he is a warrior of the Japanese country. If he has the official official position of Ming Dynasty, then he has a dual identity, and he is also an official diplomat of Ming Dynasty, which is too honorable.

"My Zheng family is about to develop, so I will do it for you guys tomorrow morning."

……

fifteen days later.

Jinmen Island, where the headquarters of the Daming Donghai Navy is located, is also the long-term office of Zheng Chenggong.

Zhu Youjian certainly didn't want to miss the historic battle to regain Taiwan.Although he doesn't understand naval battles, he doesn't want to miss this excitement.

Ten brand new western-style warships lined up, this is the main fleet to attack Taiwan.It is also the best warship that the East China Sea Fleet can use for surface warfare. Because there are not enough sailors who can handle Western-style warships, it is not easy to gather these ten warships.

As the saying goes, "the army lasts ten years, and the navy lasts a hundred years."

Looking at the warships in front of him, Zhu Youjian sighed, the ships are easy to build, but the people who drive them cannot be copied quickly.It is still unknown whether these ten warships can display ten percent of their combat power.

"Zheng Aiqing, you go ahead, I will be your food and fodder officer myself, and I will keep you safe." Zhu Youjian didn't express his worries, for he was afraid of hurting Zheng Chenggong's confidence.

According to official history, it will take 11 years for Zheng Chenggong to regain Taiwan.This 11-year advance is an adventure in itself.In history, Zheng Chenggong's attack on Taiwan was extremely difficult. The entire war was fought for nearly a year, and more than 9000 Dutch people were finally wiped out at the cost of 600 casualties.In terms of the war itself, Zheng Chenggong was actually the loser.But the significance of this battle is that the Zheng family finally occupied Taiwan, which cannot be calculated in terms of casualties.

In the official history, Zheng Chenggong fought a political battle, but what Zhu Youjian wants to fight now is not only a political battle, but also a real military battle.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I'm [-]% sure of winning." Zheng Chenggong said confidently.

Zhu Youjian's heart skipped a beat, he had a premonition that there might be trouble.In terms of power balance, the current strength of Ming Dynasty must be better than that of Zheng Chenggong when Zheng Chenggong regained Taiwan in the official history.

But this kind of advantage is not so great that it can absolutely overwhelm me. At best, it means that Da Ming has a battleship and a mature firearms force that can fight against the Dutch.

Zheng Chenggong couldn't beat the city of Zelanzha at all, so he could only take a long-term siege, but because of the loss of coastal supplies, Zheng's army almost starved to death in Taiwan.If it weren't for the timely supply organized by Tian Chuan, the matter would not be discussed.

The city of Zeelandia is a bastion. In the 21st century, it would be difficult to take down without the help of heavy weapons, let alone this time when the battle across the sea cannot transport heavy artillery.

Taiwan is not easy to fight, but now Zheng Chenggong said that he is [-]% sure.

"Ai Qing, our army has never fought against the red-haired people on land, so it's better to be careful." Zhu Youjian said the truth. Zheng Zhilong had defeated the Dutch on the coast before, but for the Renaissance-style castle built by the Europeans , the Orientals have never attacked.

"Your Majesty, as long as our army can land smoothly, even if they bite me, they will kill the Dutch. We have a lot of people." Zheng Chenggong was so happy, because Zhu Youjian gave him [-] elite troops.The combat power of these people is much stronger than their Zheng family's original army, and they are all direct descendants of the Xiong family.

"I don't want you to bite, let alone gnaw. There are only two thousand Dutch people, you just need to surround them." Zhu Youjian was so angry that he hurriedly said that Zheng Chenggong is still too young now, and he is fighting with water. Maybe it's okay, but in terms of the ability to command large-scale operations, it's far from a genius like Li Dingguo.

It's no wonder that Zheng Chenggong had few good records in his life except for the battle in Taiwan.Li Dingguo's role as king in his early twenties is really not comparable to him.

"Didn't that take too long?" Zheng Chenggong didn't understand. If he took tens of thousands of people to attack a small city with thousands of people, would he still need to besiege it for a long time?

"Zheng Aiqing, the Dutch only have more than 2000 people in total. If our casualties exceed this number, do you think we are a good deal? What I mean is that the lives of my Ming soldiers are more precious than the Dutch." Zhu Youjian earnestly said explain.

"I understand, what the emperor means is that we must make money in the war and not lose money."

"Ruzi can be taught!"

Chapter 452: Out of thin air, Yonghua provokes jealousy

The vanguard of the navy's attack on Taiwan was not a Western-style warship, but an imitation Western-style warship built by the Fujian Navy. These ships can only be regarded as improved models of traditional Chinese ships.

And behind these warships are Daming's western-style warships.Chen Yonghua, the staff officer of the East China Sea Navy, was lying on the flagship and vomiting continuously. He was already pale and weak.

Chen Yonghua is a staff officer, but not the chief of staff.The staff officer doesn't have a commander, and he doesn't fart loudly.The real chief of staff of the Donghai Navy is Liu Guoxuan, who is much more official than Chen Yonghua.

But Chen Yonghua's life is good, and for some reason, he was named by the emperor as a young scholar, and then he not only became a staff officer, but also taught in Fujian Shipping College, and became a celebrity in the headquarters. Zheng Chenggong The guest of honor.

"I said Staff Officer Chen, you are a member of the navy anyway, how can you get seasick?" Feng Xifan, Zheng Chenggong's bodyguard, looked at Chen Yonghua mockingly.

"Mr. Chen, you have to manage your students well, and see how each of them vomits?" Liu Guoxuan reprimanded.

Both Liu Guoxuan and Feng Xifan were a little jealous of Chen Yonghua. This guy came out of nowhere, and he was promoted like a rocket.

Because they didn't know that Chen Yonghua had a famous name in later generations - Chen Jinnan.

Chen Yonghua is a civil servant, and he doesn't have any superb martial arts skills, but Feng Xifan, who was born in a personal guard, is indeed superb in martial arts.In other words, Chen Yonghua is just Zheng Jing's language teacher, and Feng Xifan is Zheng Jing's bodyguard.

The mission that Chen Yonghua came out this time was to bring the outstanding students of the Shipbuilding Academy to watch the battle. This was also an additional mission assigned by Zhu Youjian, so naturally it made people even more jealous.

"Sir, my lord, I'll be fine soon after I'm down. Vomit..." Chen Yonghua almost threw up his stomach.

"I'm going to Penghu soon, Staff Officer Chen, are you okay?" Zheng Chenggong walked into the cabin and asked Chen Yonghua with concern.Personally speaking, Zheng Chenggong admired Chen Yonghua's talents very much, especially Chen Yonghua's judgment on the current situation, which surprised Zheng Chenggong. Chen Yonghua could guess a lot of things that were not revealed inside the court.

If Chen Yonghua hadn't been the person Zhu Youjian liked, he would have wanted Chen Yonghua to be the chief of staff.

The fleet captured Penghu very quickly. This place was only a temporary supply point, and the Dutch rarely came here. Occasionally, ships would stop here when they encountered storms.

The reason for the action this season is that the monsoon is blowing northwards.Even if they attack Zeelandia now, the Dutch can't go south to ask for help. The wind direction is wrong!

The navy needs to establish a stable supply station in Penghu first, and then take a rest, and wait until the right time to enter Luermen.

(I won’t go into details about Zhelan Zhe’s defense here, and the style of play is the same. Because Zheng Chenggong’s style of play is the most reasonable in history, there is no need to emphasize how strong he is, and how passionate he must be to make a strong attack.

Whether it is politics, military or economy, defeating the enemy with the least cost is the best.There is no need to show how passionate you are or how advanced your weapons are.If you like to watch the Huns flying in a plane, you might as well find an ant nest and pee on it. )

Chen Yonghua insisted on going to check the camp of the students. This was his job, and the navy was not obliged to help.