Zhu Youjian: Taizu has an order! kill!

Along with greed, Tokugawa Iemitsu couldn't calm down at all.

After a quick shogunate meeting was held.

Most people agreed with the plundering of the Ming Dynasty.

Now the Qing Dynasty is putting a lot of pressure on the Ming Dynasty, and there is no defense at all in the south.

They had already discovered this situation during the last robbery.

Therefore, as long as they are fast enough, they can stick to Daming like brown candy and continue to suck blood.

Maybe it can really bring down the Ming Dynasty!

After a week of discussions, a consensus was reached within the shogunate to form an alliance.

Tokugawa Kotori was once again appointed to go to the Qing Dynasty to sign an alliance!

If you want to fight, do it as soon as possible!

It just so happens that the typhoon season is about to pass, so it’s really a good time to do something big.

Because it was aimed at the Ming Dynasty, Tokugawa Iemitsu issued a war preparation order after Tokugawa Kotori went out.

Begin to mobilize various sources of troops and food to prepare for the attack.

Naturally, this movement cannot be done silently.

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Fuzhou Prefecture, in a large courtyard.

Xu Xinsu, one of the two pirate kings of the Ming Dynasty, looked at the information in his hand with a very gloomy expression.

As an out-and-out Fuzhou native, he has never had a good impression of the Japanese country.

After all, Fuzhou has been plagued by Japanese pirates for more than a day or two.

Now the Japanese country actually wants to cooperate with the Qing Dynasty to attack the Ming Dynasty from both sides. Judging from the military strength currently deployed by the Ming Dynasty in the south, it may not be able to withstand it at all.

Once invaded, the entire Fuzhou and even Hangzhou will become a purgatory on earth!

"No, it must be reported to the court."

Xu Xinsu only hesitated for a moment before making a decision.

All his wealth, relatives and friends are all in Fuzhou!

They must not be allowed in!

Without saying a word, Xu Xinsu made her decision and headed straight out the door towards the mansion.

The Fujian leader and Xu Xinsu were good friends, and their expressions changed dramatically after hearing what he said!

These Japanese pirates really know how to pick the time.

With the current military strength in Fuzhou, I am afraid that it will not be able to take care of the areas outside the city!

The court must be notified immediately to send troops to rescue!

a day later.

The homing pigeon lands.

Zhu Youjian frowned when he saw the news coming from Fuzhou.

"Taizu, this Japanese country wants to form an alliance with the Qing country!"

"Looking at this posture, they are trying to flank our Ming Dynasty."

"Now that the Southern District Captain's Mansion is still reorganizing, it is impossible to defend this coastline."

"Do you want to mobilize the Four Elephants Army for support?"

Li Chen, who was looking at things, heard what Zhu Youjian said and was stunned for half a second and quickly looked at the map.

He really didn't expect that the Qing country would form an alliance with the Japanese country!

It seems that the Beikong family is indispensable for this.

"If we remember correctly, Japan's current standing troops are around 50, and they can at least mobilize 20 to [-]."

"It's not that simple to stop it."

"Furthermore, the coastline of the Ming Dynasty is so long, even if the Four Elephant Legions come out together, it will be difficult to defend them all."

"Tsk...it's just the right time."

Looking at the map, Li Chen said seriously.

At present, the shipyard in Tianjin has not been completed yet, and even if it is completed, there will be no time to produce warships.

If they mobilize their troops, Huang Taiji will definitely attack, and maybe all the land in Liaodong that was finally regained will have to be vomited out.

"Then Taizu, why don't you let Jianbi Qingye come in and fight?"

Seeing Taizu's serious face, Zhu Youjian swallowed his saliva and thought for a moment before suggesting.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he said this, Taizu glared at him.

"Fuzhou, Guangzhou, and Hangzhou don't want it, right?"

"How about burning down Nanjing too!"

"Use your brain carefully and don't just use one template."

That is to say, Li Chen couldn't give him a slap, otherwise he would be slapped on the forehead.

In order to deal with the Japanese pirates, it would be okay to burn down the entire south.

"Then...what should we do?"

"Form up an army on the spot to deal with it?"

After being scolded by Taizu, Zhu Youjian curled his lips and touched his head.

If you can't burn it, you can only prevent it.

However, Taizu did not answer him and pointed his finger at Fuzhou.

"You can't defend yourself against it."

"These people have to be intercepted at sea."

"Didn't I tell you about the Pirate King of the Ming Dynasty before?"

"Originally, we thought that the Japanese country should be in seclusion, so we didn't plan to recruit them."

"Now it seems that we still need to let professionals solve this matter."

Li Chen let out a breath and said helplessly after a while.

Pirate King?

Zhu Youjian on the side thought for a while before remembering.

"It's called...Zheng Zhilong, right?"

"Is it strong?"

"Can you stop the Japanese regular army?"

Zhu Youjian was a little confused. In his opinion, these pirates were just a bunch of rats.

Its combat effectiveness is estimated to be no different from that of a rogue bandit.

Unexpectedly, Taizu laughed when he heard this.

"Be confident, remove the word ?"

"Although Zheng Zhilong in the first year of Chongzhen has not yet reached his peak, once he takes over Xu Xinsu's territory this year, he will be basically invincible at sea."

"If I remember correctly, he should have more than 700 merchant ships on hand now."

"Originally, he did a good job in helping the people and resisting the Dutch, but later his ambitions were exposed and he joined the Qing Dynasty."

"This is also the reason why we didn't want to recruit him before. Although his son is very good, it is still very early for his son to take power."

"But in this current situation, we can only rely on them first."

"That's it, according to what we say."

Li Chen didn't feel too reassured about Zheng Zhilong.

He wouldn't bother to use it unless the situation was urgent.

His original idea was to find an opportunity to clean up the shipyard once construction started, and then bring his son Zheng Chenggong in.

This is also the reason why he opened the mutual market in Tianjin, which was to weaken Zheng Zhilong's money-making channels in Fuzhou.

But the plan did not change quickly, and now we can only make do with it.

"Okay, Taizu, tell me and I will remember it."

Zhu Youjian saw that Taizu had an idea and immediately sat up straight.

Listen carefully with your ears open.

Li Chen paused for a while before continuing.

"First, let Zu Dashou speed up the integrated training of the garrison and deploy defenses along the coast."

"Second, ask the Ministry of Industry to stop the artillery that is going to be delivered to Mao Wenlong and transport it to Zu Dashou first, especially the small and medium caliber ones."

"These Japanese pirates do not have the ability to attack cities. They basically fight in the field."

"Third, notify Qi Daguang to quickly lead the Qi family army into the Fuzhou area, and then give them priority in the armor weapons to be delivered to Mao Wenlong."

"Tell Qi Daguang that we will give him the right to recruit troops on the spot and cooperate with Zu Dashou to guard the coast."

"Fourth, send an order to Xu Xinsu. The imperial court is prepared to reuse him and let him command the ships in his hands to intercept the Japanese army at sea."

"Fifth, let Xu Xinsu send a message to Zheng Zhilong, saying that the imperial court is ready to recruit his group and can make him the Five Tiger Guerrilla General."

"If you agree, let him cooperate with Xu Xinsu to intercept the Japanese country."

"If Zheng Zhilong refuses...don't touch it for the time being, just ask him not to cause trouble."

"In addition, to let the wind out, it is said that the Ming Dynasty intends to transfer Tianjin's mutual trade to Fuzhou and establish the Ming Dynasty navy in Fuzhou. This army still lacks a few generals to lead it."

"These vacancies will be given priority to those who are active in combating Japan."

"Well, that's about it."

Li Chen is definitely not able to touch Zheng Zhilong now, but that doesn't mean he won't be able to do so in the future.

If this guy is smart, he should know how to choose.

Apart from anything else, if Xu Xinxiu really gets the official position in the Ming Navy, Zheng Zhilong may not be able to continue smuggling in the future.

Unless he is willing to give up the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, but that is basically impossible.

Even if he was willing, those under him would never go abroad with him.

After all, my ancestral graves and everything were in the Ming Dynasty, so smuggling was fine, but I might as well forget about changing my nationality.

Who has the time to be a barbarian?

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