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Chapter 403 Lock River

Naz and Zheng Hongkui were chatting on the bow of the boat, talking about interesting things at sea, and time was not difficult to deal with.

Seeing that the sun was flat west and the agreed person was delayed, Natsu seemed a little anxious and said dissatisfied: "The goods have been shipped on the ship long ago, and they must go to Japan tomorrow at the latest. Otherwise, the delay will inevitably attract the attention of those who are interested. The person agreed by Brother Shengyi has not arrived yet, so what should I do?"

Zheng Hongkui was also a little anxious. Originally, according to Zheng Zhilong, everything was already arranged, so he was just waiting on the boat. But now several hours have passed, and I missed today and made an appointment with him again. It is not only a problem, but also a possibility of being exposed and being targeted by the spies from Shanghai New City.

The two were in a hurry, and suddenly they saw a group of three people walking straight towards the six-masted sailboat.

Zheng Hongkui was overjoyed and pointed at the three people and said, "Will you come? You can avoid it later. The court has many concerns about Westerners, which can avoid a lot of trouble."

Natsu was very displeased and said, "It's really strange to the Ming people..."

Having said that, Natsu still got into the cabin and left Zheng Hongkui alone on the deck.

When Zheng Hongkui saw the visitor, he found that the person in the leader was square in shape, not the narrow and long face that Zheng Zhilong said, he couldn't help but feel suspicious and asked, "Who are you? What's wrong with me?"

The visitor said loudly: "Yixing Du Yinxi, I have met the general. I can afford to be entrusted by Mr. Tian, ​​so I came to the boat to talk to the general."

After saying that, Du Yinxi took out a Qu Shishi's handbook from his sleeve and handed it to Zheng Hongkui. Zheng Hongkui took the handbook and carefully identified it for a long time before he put his heart in his stomach and asked, "Where is Mr. Qi Tian? Didn't he make an appointment with Mr. Qi Tian to come here in person?"

Du Yinxi bowed and said, "Qi Tian Gong is famous all over the world, and there is so much inconvenience in traveling, so he had to entrust Wu Cai to come. From Anqing to Shanghai, Wu Cai also got rid of several groups of suspicious people, and he just arrived here."

Zheng Hongkui nodded, feeling that Qu Shixi and Du Yinxi were cautious, and their hopes for successful cooperation were greater. Zheng Hongkui knew very well that Lin Chunhong had a military intelligence department under his command, specializing in spying on information. Not only were there in most parts of the Ming Dynasty, but also had spies hidden in Zheng Zhilong's nest. It was almost certain that famous scholars like Qu Shixi were monitored by Lin Chunhong.

Qu Shixi was able to go around in a circle and assign Du Yinxi to come, which was indeed much more concealed.

Zheng Hongkui often boasted of himself as a scholar. When he saw Du Yinxi, he felt friendly and very polite in his tone. Although Du Yinxi was a Jinshi, he was skilled in political affairs and military affairs, and was also a pragmatic person. After a greeting between the two sides, they had a great conversation.

Zheng Hongkui was knowledgeable and had a good understanding of water, while Du Yinxi was quick-thinking and had a strong overall view. As the conversation became deeper and deeper, the two sides attracted each other as confidants.

The topics of both sides inevitably revolve around Lin Chunhong, and Du Yinxi said: "Yinxi is not talented. He has thought about Lin Chunhong carefully and found that Lin Chunhong has obtained the word "water" in his life, and it has gradually grown and become increasingly difficult to control."

"Water word?"

"No," Du Yinxi stretched out his two fingers and said: "In the second year of Chongzhen, Lin Chunhong was penniless and organized a group of desperate people to go to the deep mountains of Qingjiang to log wood, use water to transport wood, and seek great profits. Later, after he brought the thief Zhang Zhao under his command, he took the opportunity to control the entire Jingjiang River. Later, he secretly built a centipede ship, causing the thief to rage across the country and the merchants and travelers to suffer deeply, and Lin Chunhong took the opportunity to control the entire Yangtze River waterway."

Zheng Hongkui listened with relish and felt that starting with the word "water" and thinking about Lin Chunhong's process of making a fortune was not only novel, but also realistic.

Du Yinxi continued: "If Lin Chunhong only traverses Jinghu and the Yangtze River waterway, although the court has a headache, as long as he makes up his mind, it will not be difficult to control it. The turning point is in the seventh year of Chongzhen."

Zheng Hongkui followed Du Yinxi's thoughts and pondered: "In the seventh year of Chongzhen, Luowan's sea battle? To wipe out Liu Xiang?"

Du Yinxi said: "No, it's Lin Chunhong's battle to wipe out Liu Xiang. Since Liu Xiang's destruction, Lin Chunhong has obtained a vast world, and it feels like a vast ocean and fish are leaping. He has a deeper and deeper foundation in Suixi and Guangzhou, so he cannot control it. The court tried to restrain Lin Chunhong repeatedly, all considering that Lin Chunhong's cunning rabbits cannot be removed suddenly, and he has tolerated it until now."

Du Yinxi sighed and said, "Why doesn't the vast sea just correspond to the word "water"?"

Zheng Hongkui was extremely ashamed. Du Yinxi said this, which was quite a bit of accusing Zheng Zhilong of raising tigers. That's true. If Zheng Zhilong hadn't been stalemate when he was exterminated Liu Xiang, how could Lin Chunhong have the opportunity to rise on the ocean?

"The waterways that are connected and connected are actually the lifeblood of Lin Chunhong. Looking at Lin Chunhong's behavior, all of them acted around the waterways. At the beginning, Lin Chunhong felt that it was unsafe to pass Wuchang and Hanyang to Xiangyang, so he opened the Han Zhang Canal, and completely connected Xiangyang and Jingzhou. He also used Xiangyang as the basis and extended his hand to Nanyang. After arriving in Nanyang, the first thing Lin Chunhong did was to rectify the Tang River and Baihe River. He could even be domineering in Henan, and all were related to water."

"Also, after Lin Chunhong established a fleet in Suixi, he invested huge sums of money to rectify Xiangjiang and Lingqu. His intention was nothing more than to maintain the close connection between Guangzhou and Jingzhou."

Du Yinxi started with water and made the entire vein clearly, which made Zheng Hongkui admire him and said, "The talent of a sir is comparable to that of a sir. With the opinion of a sir, how should we deal with Lin Chunhong?"

Du Yinxi said firmly: "Lin Chunhong regards water as his lifeline. To curb him, he only starts with the word water."

Zheng Hongkui said: "Lin Chunhong has become a climate and is easy to control. Do you know that Lin Chunhong has hundreds of warships on the sea, especially eight three-deck warships, as big as a castle, and even the Dutch people can't stand it. How can we deal with Lin Chunhong from the word "water"?"

Du Yinxi said with a sigh: "Competition at sea is tantamount to attacking the enemy's strengths with one's own shortcomings, which is not in line with military tactics. The exquisiteness of the word "water" is like the eight extraordinary meridians of the human body, which is in the smooth flow. Therefore, there is no need to compete with Lin Chunhong in a comprehensive battle formation. Just stuck Lin Chunhong's waterway at key nodes is enough to restrict him."

"This? There are roads everywhere in the vast ocean. How can I get stuck?"

Du Yinxi said: "From Wuchang, both sides of the Yangtze River are controlled by the imperial court. As long as you choose a place carefully, consolidate the city defense and set up a fort, it will have the effect of locking the river. Wouldn't it be stuck with Lin Chunhong's throat?"

Zheng Hongkui was stunned for a moment, and then said happily: "Sir, is An Qing?"

Du Yinxi smiled and said, "That's right! Qi Tian Gong, Governor Shi, is worried about Lin Chunhong's situation and the situation is difficult. After discussing, the only way to set up a fort in Anqing was to hit seven inches."

Zheng Hongkui suddenly laughed and said, "This plan is very wonderful. If I guess it is not bad, this must have been done by the teacher!"
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