Zhu Youjian: Taizu has an order! kill!

"General, the latest information."

"The Ming Dynasty has mobilized Zhu's army to go north."

"Qi Daguang is setting up camp not far from our camp."

"There may be plans for a large-scale attack."

On the sea, Tokugawa Youmaru was eating rice balls and quietly listening to the reports of his subordinates.

During this period, the plan to attack the Ming Dynasty was quite restricted.

Originally, they planned to use war to support war, but unexpectedly, the Ming Dynasty directly chose to strengthen the walls and clear the country.

And in such a short period of time, three lines of defense were formed, making it impossible for their troops to penetrate.

At present, all their logistical supplies must be supplied locally, which can be said to be extremely stressful.

Tokugawa Iemitsu has sent people to inquire several times, asking him to put enough pressure on the Ming Dynasty.

If it doesn't work, we will have to retreat by the middle of next year at the latest.

By then, he will definitely face all kinds of criticism as the commander-in-chief!

Therefore, after thinking about it for a long time, Tokugawa Youmaru decided to be bold.

Soldiers and horses were gathered at the junction of Fuzhou and Hangzhou and these twelve camps were set up.

Now that the idea of ​​​​plundering has failed, let's look for opportunities to see if we can capture one or two towns.

"Unless the Ming Dynasty mobilizes all the troops and horses on the second line of defense, it will not be defeated."

"Let these twelve battalions strengthen their defense."

"If you find soldiers from the camp on the second line of defense moving out, immediately spread out and infiltrate toward the rear."

"If only those troops transporting food from the periphery come to fight, then we will rely on the terrain to fight and consume."

"As long as part of their mobile troops in the Fuzhou area can be eliminated, there will inevitably be loopholes in this iron-barrel defense."

After eating the remaining rice balls in one bite, Tokugawa Youmaru waved his hand and ordered.

He gathered his troops to force Ming Manzi to make a decision.

Either you gather all the troops in the second line of defense to attack me, then I will take the opportunity to cause trouble behind your home.

Or, you can spend time with me here.

Nearly two-thirds of the Qi Army's troops were stationed on various highlands.

For the remaining one-third, no matter how well-equipped they are, can they still kill the [-] elite soldiers of the Japanese country in this mountainous area?

Not to mention that they still have the camp as a base, so they have an advantage no matter what.

As for Zhu Jiajun...

Tokugawa Youmaru didn't even notice.

Just a bunch of new recruits, all rubbish!

"Report."

"General, peripheral scouts discovered that Zheng Zhilong was gathering troops."

"There are many more Red Ghost ships in their fleet."

"The worst ones have double-clamped 32-gun guns, and the largest one has 48-gun guns..."

Just as Tokugawa Youmaru finished giving the order, another messenger ran in.

When he opened his mouth, bad news reached his ears.

Red Ghost's ship?

Tokugawa Youmaru frowned and quickly stood up.

"How many ships are there?"

"Back to General, there are about twenty ships."

Twenty or so ships?

Hearing this number, Tokugawa Youmaru's expression became even more ugly.

Oh shit!

Are those red ghosts crazy?

If you guessed correctly, this should be the only fleet of the Dutch East India Company in this area.

The 48-gun ship should be the flagship.

Grass!

Did they sell the boat?

No, their fleet here doesn't have twenty ships. Does that mean the Red Ghost has transferred ships from the surrounding area?

hiss...

Oh shit!

How much money did the Ming Dynasty pay them to make these red ghosts work so hard!

"call..."

"There are only a few dozen ships, nothing to be afraid of."

"Let the fleet be ready. If Zheng Zhilong dares to come, just hit me!"

Although he was shocked as to why the red ghost went crazy, Tokugawa Youmaru didn't have much fear at this time.

Even if these warships can fight ten of them one by one, it still won't make up for the gap in numbers.

If you dare to come, fight!

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At this time, it was far to the south from Tokugawa Youmaru's main fleet.

A European-style warship is floating on the sea.

Xu Xinsu looked at the island in the distance with a curious expression.

"Have you hidden something here?"

Zheng Zhilong next to him smiled with a somewhat mysterious expression.

"That's not a nice word to say."

"This was originally what I planned to use against you."

"It's the last trump card in my hand."

"Since we are going to attack Japan this time, I think I have to take it out."

"Otherwise it would be a waste to keep it here."

Hole?

For me?

Hearing what Zheng Zhilong said, Xu Xinsu rolled her eyes with a "haha".

Okay, I want to see what good thing it is that makes you hide it so much.

Not long after, the sailboat bought from Red Ghost sailed to the back of the island along the coordinates.

Looking ahead from here, you can already see a huge cave.

The cave entrance is quite large, occupying almost two-thirds of the entire hillside.

The boat stopped in a shallow area not far from the sea.

Sitting in a small boat, the two of them quickly led the team to this isolated island.

Zheng Zhilong walked at the front, leading a dozen people holding torches.

As soon as she entered the cave, a gust of cold wind made Xu Xinsu tremble all over.

"There is a big lake here, and there is an open space beside the lake."

"The lake is directly connected to the sea outside, and is deep enough for large ships to enter and exit at will."

"I also know the location of this island from an old map."

Zheng Zhilong, who was walking at the front, explained to Xu Xinsu while holding a torch.

This is his little secret base.

On the shores around the lake, large amounts of food and ammunition were stored.

"A natural haven..."

"It's really a good place."

"But the space is still a bit small, and it would be full if only four or five large boats could be stored."

Xu Xinsu nodded, looked around and commented.

Although this place is nice, it is somewhat narrow for the fleet.

But it's normal to think about it. If it was a really large natural port, it would have been spread long ago.

"You don't need four or five, I just have one here."

Zheng Zhilong shrugged and did not refute.

He raised the torch in his hand higher and pointed at the large shadow in front of him.

Ok?

arrive?

Xu Xinsu hurriedly followed the firelight and looked over.

And when he saw it, his pupils suddenly widened!

As far as the eye can see, it is in the open space by the lake.

A huge ship was lying there quietly.

Just at first glance, Xu Xinsu could bet that the size of this ship was probably over [-] meters!

That extremely huge body almost occupied the entire open space.

"This is..."

It took Xu Xinsu a long time to finally come to her senses.

He quickly ran over and touched the hard shell of the giant ship.

"How about it, my big baby is pretty good, isn't it?"

"Aren't you, Datou, known as a navigation expert?"

"Maybe you can guess its origin?"

Seeing Xu Xinsu's shocked expression, Zheng Zhilong felt relieved.

He couldn't help but asked with a smile.

Xu Xinsu let out a breath and shook her head angrily.

"Is this still a guess?"

"Throughout the history of the Ming Dynasty, only Zheng He's treasure ship could reach such a huge ship."

"This should be the flagship..."

"Isn't it rumored that Zheng He's fleet was dismantled? Why is this flagship in your hands?"

Guess what?

With such a classic shape, who else could it be besides Zheng He’s treasure ship?

Oh shit.

Zheng Nilo actually has this damn thing in his hand!

It really opened his eyes.