"It's exactly the same as your edict!"

"interesting!"

Cheng Shijie smiled and said: "So, neither His Majesty nor the Ministry of War has given me and Zheng Zhilong a clear target to attack?"

"is this necessary?"

"It's really not necessary. We know very well who we are going to hit."

Because the development of Ning Haijun exceeded the expectations of the court officials, even Emperor Chongzhen was afraid that the Ning Haijun would not be able to defeat him. In this battle, Emperor Chongzhen was greedy for money on the surface and came for Zheng Zhilong's maritime protection fee. In fact, he

It is hoped that this battle will bring Cheng Shijie's Ning Navy and Zheng Navy into a fight, with both sides suffering losses.

As the saying goes, when the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman will benefit.

Emperor Chongzhen also wanted to be a fisherman.

The navy and land forces of Ninghai launched an attack together, and the coastal areas were covered with war clouds. The war was imminent. As the Minister of War, Fu Zonglong was very worried about this.

Fu Zonglong was promoted from Governor of Tianjin to Minister of War, but the problem was that he was very worried now. He had no doubt that Ning Haijun could defeat Zheng Zhilong on land, because he had seen Ning Haijun fight to build slaves.

In front of Ning Haijun, his fighting power was only to be abused.

Zheng Zhilong was not good at land warfare, but he was not optimistic about the prospects of naval warfare at Ning Haijun. The Zheng family has dominated the sea for nearly ten years and has developed into a behemoth with two to three million troops and three thousand warships.

In Guangdong and Fujian Navy, Zheng Zhilong was defeated in many encirclement and suppression campaigns. In the end, he had no choice but to recruit soldiers, and pinched his nose and made Zheng Zhilong the admiral of Fujian Navy.

Use Zheng Zhilong to fight against the Dutch. And Zheng Zhilong did it. He defeated the Dutch many times at sea, making the Dutch have no temper at all in front of him. How can such a giant sea beast be easy to deal with?

No matter how powerful Cheng Shijie's Ning Haijun is on land, they can't kill this behemoth at sea. I'm afraid they won't get a good deal!

The worried Master Fu Zonglong, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, went to the cabinet and put forward his opinion tactfully: "Hai Guo Gong and Zheng Zhilong are two fierce tigers. Once they meet, they will fight to the death. Hai Guo Gong is good at land warfare, and Zheng Zhilong dominates the sea. Once they meet, they will fight to the death."

If a war breaks out, the war will definitely continue for several years, and I am afraid that the people along the coast will suffer a lot! In my opinion, the imperial court should still mediate to avoid this military disaster!"

Originally, if Xu Guangqi spoke for Cheng Shijie in the cabinet, there would be no reaction at all. But the problem is that after winter, Xu Guangqi and Xu Ge fell ill again, and they were very serious. It seems that whether they can survive it is still unknown.

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Wen Tiren was very happy. As Cheng Shijie became stronger, Xu Guangqi's voice became more and more important. Fortunately, Xu Guangqi's health was not good, otherwise Wen Tiren would really not be able to sleep well.

Wen Tiren smiled and shook his head: "No, no, no, Master Fu is wrong! The Zheng family is entrenched in the sea, and the merchants and fishermen in Guangdong, Fujian and even Jiangnan are exploited by it.

He really had no choice but to do this... Now that the world is at peace and Duke Hai has such intentions, why not let Duke Hai go and deal with the Zheng family and eliminate this serious trouble for the imperial court?"

Fu Zonglong smiled bitterly and said: "I also hope that Duke Haiguo can solve the serious problems for the court. The problem is that the Ning Navy only has dozens of warships, while the Zheng family has three thousand warships. There is a huge disparity in strength!"

Wu Zongda said: "Master Fu, you are unfounded. Duke Hai is a genius and invincible. It is not difficult for him to defeat the strong with the weak... Master Fu, please don't worry too much. Wait.

Let’s watch the show!”

In short, the cabinet also hopes that Zheng Zhilong can teach Cheng Shijie a lesson, because Cheng Shijie never takes their cabinet seriously. When other ministers come to the capital, they must give a big gift to the cabinet, whether overtly or covertly.

But Cheng Shijie was on the good side. If he had any good things, he would give them to Emperor Chongzhen and not offend them.

It's really unbearable for my uncle, and my aunt can't bear it anymore.

In fact, Wen Tiren didn't want Cheng Shijie to be killed by Zheng Zhilong. He also wanted Cheng Shijie to deal with Jiannu. The best result would be that Cheng Shijie and Zheng Zhilong would fight to the death so that they could reap the benefits.

Fu Zonglong's mouth was dry as he spoke, but Wen Tiren still talked about him indifferently, which made him angry and helpless, so he could only give up in anger.

Fu Zonglong knew that Cheng Shijie was so arrogant and domineering that he had offended the civil servant group and even the entire scholar-bureaucrat class. Everyone wanted him to die. It was too late for everyone to be happy, so how could they try to break up the fight?

He had no choice but to let out a long sigh: "Haijiang will be troubled from now on!"

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Almost at the same time as Cheng Shijie received the imperial edict, Zheng Zhilong in Xiamen also received the imperial edict. The person Zheng Zhilong used most conveniently was actually his second brother Zheng Zhihu. Unfortunately, Zheng Zhihu was raped by Liu Xiang in front of Zheng Zhilong last year.

Wrapped in a fishing net, Zheng Zhihu was thrown into the sea.

Now Zheng Zhilong decided to use the chamber pot first to try out Cheng Shijie's quality.

The so-called chamber pot is a young warrior under Zheng Zhilong. Although Wen Tiren promised Zheng Zhilong a lot of benefits, including a title and the world town of Fujian, the problem is that Zheng Zhilong is not a flower in the greenhouse. He started from scratch, starting from a small translator.

Step by step, he grew up to be the king of the sea.

Zheng Zhilong has seen too many intrigues and stabbings in the back. He cannot trust the big bosses of the court. If the big bosses of the court turn their backs and deny his credit, he will be forced to leave Xiamen and live on the sea.

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Once Ning Haijun can attack Xiamen and Quanzhou from land, he really has no idea.

It would be best to use his chamber pot. No matter whether these big shots in the court were planning to trick him or not, he could blame the problem on the Japanese pirates. It would be best if he could kill Cheng Shijie, but if he couldn't, his losses would not be big.

This time the troops were led by Zheng Zhibao, who dispatched one-third of Zheng's elite troops, including more than 280 main battleships, more than 600 small ships, and nearly a thousand ships, including 40,000 infantry and cavalry, and six

More than a thousand little Japanese warriors served as the main force.

Zheng Zhilong also knew very well that when fighting on his own territory, no matter whether he wins or loses, the losses are his own.

Therefore, after receiving this imperial edict, Zheng Zhilong prepared to take Wusongkou first. As the strategic frontier of the Zheng family, with this forward base, the Zheng family fleet not only has a foothold, but can also threaten the Jiangnan Maritime Group.

This is Zheng Zhilong's intention and determination to fight a decisive battle outside the country. There are nearly a thousand ships and more than 30,000 sailors. This is a powerful force. In addition, Zheng Zhilong has prepared a big gift for Cheng Shijie. Cheng Shijie will definitely not be able to bear it.

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In fact, Zheng Zhilong has the same idea as Cheng Shijie. They both focus on the Yangtze River estuary, which is the most important strategic location. With the Yangtze River estuary, both Cheng Shijie and Zheng Zhilong can force Jiangnan Maritime Group to take sides.

, no one can stay out of this war.

If both Zheng Zhilong and Cheng Shijie were injured, wouldn't it mean that the imperial court would benefit? The one who would benefit the most would actually be the Jiangnan Maritime Group, and they would be able to take advantage of the opportunity to rise.

Jiangnan Maritime Group has its own supply of goods. They control a large number of silk merchants and can increase the export of the most difficult goods, namely silk and tea. This is a hugely profitable business.

They also have shipbuilding technicians who can build countless large ships.

If Jiangnan Maritime Group wants to sit on the fence, it should attack the fence-sitters first to prevent them from turning back at the critical moment. In this era, the area for merchant ships and warships is really small.

ps: No need to stand upside down to wash your hair, just write it down.
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