There was a commotion in the Chongzheng Hall. Duduo was overly stimulated and could no longer stay here, so he was carried down.
As a result, the Chongzheng Hall became quiet again.
At this time, both Dorgon and Daishan looked at Hong Chengchou, thinking in their hearts that the Ming Emperor wanted to take Hong Chengchou's life!
The things Zheng Zhilong sent were not poisonous on Dorgon's side, and they were also not poisonous on Daishan's side. Only Hong Chengchou's gift was poisonous!
It can be seen from this that in the eyes of the Ming Emperor, Hong Chengchou was more fearful than the two of them? Or was he resentful?
Thinking like this, they couldn't help but pay more attention to Hong Chengchou.
As for Hong Chengchou himself, after understanding the situation, he couldn't help but feel a little scared. He didn't expect that Emperor Chongzhen in Liaodong wanted to kill him. If the Qing Dynasty was defeated in the future, he would really have no good outcome!
With this in mind, he thought about the current situation. When he came to his senses first, he immediately told Dorgon: "Master, judging from the current situation, I think that we cannot let the Ming Dynasty attack us step by step. In that case, Ming Dynasty will attack us step by step."
The offensive of the Japanese country will definitely be very fierce. It is better to unite with the Japanese country to clear out the Ming army in Dongjiang Town first. It is best to eliminate Zheng Zhilong's navy, and then use the Japanese navy to attack the Ming Dynasty's coast, forcing the Ming Dynasty not to hoard heavy troops in the pass.
Ning Xian."
After a pause, he then added: "The Qing Dynasty must counterattack the Ming Dynasty's actions on the grassland and threaten the Ming Dynasty along the Great Wall, forcing the Ming Dynasty to divide its troops and garrison the long line of the Great Wall."
Dorgon was also smart. Thinking about Ming's actions, he finally nodded and said, "But this requires a big effort from Japan. Will they be willing?"
In the past, whether it was the Qing Empire or the Japanese Empire, the two families actually had their own plans, and they were well aware of each other, but they were not sincerely cooperating.
But according to Hong Chengchou's proposal, the two countries must cooperate sincerely.
In this way, can we put aside our past resentments?
This is a problem!
After hearing this, Daishan said with some doubts: "We can show sincerity, but I don't know if the Japanese country is willing to cooperate?"
When Hong Chengchou heard this, he said without hesitation: "I believe they also know about Zheng Zhilong's betrayal. The Ming army in Dongjiang Town actually poses a greater threat to them. Our Qing Dynasty has shown a certain degree of sincerity before and sent 10,000 soldiers."
The cavalry is here to help in the battle. Now let’s state the interests and benefits. I believe that as long as the Japanese side has a sense of the overall situation, they will definitely agree!”
At this point, he knelt down and said: "I am willing to make this trip and issue a military order. If it fails, I will raise my head to see you!"
After hearing this, Daishan thought for a moment and said before Dorgon spoke: "Then let me go with him!"
Seeing this, Dorgon nodded and said, "Okay, then let's go on another hard trip!"
After Hong Chengchou heard that he agreed, he made another suggestion: "If the Ming army attacks during this period, I think that if Haizhou can be defended, then defend it. If not, we will retreat without hesitation and lead the Ming army deep into Liaodong!"
After hearing this, Dorgon nodded again and said, "I know what I know!"
The matter of giving up Haizhou needs to be considered again. Unless there is really no other way, we still can't give up.
Subsequently, Dai Shan and Hong Chengchou hurried to North Korea again. On Dorgon's side, he raised cavalry troops to prepare to counterattack the Ming army's offensive on the grassland. On the other hand, he sent an order to mobilize Fan Wencheng to lead the Eight Banners of North Korea to drive
Go to Shengjing and wait for orders.
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At the same time, the mighty fleet on the Ma Tou side of Pi Island has docked. Wu Sangui's men got off the boat and all happily led their horses back to the camp. On the way, they saw acquaintances who were staying on Pi Island, and one
Everyone said hello and talked about their attack.
"Old Liu, you don't know, this killing is so exciting!"
"As for those little dwarfs, when they suddenly saw us appearing, they were all scared to death!"
"Two legs can't run as fast as four legs. They can only eat our ashes. It's so happy!"
"..."
On the flagship at the pier, Navy Commander Zheng Zhilong and Dongjiang Town Commander Wu Sangui did not disembark, but watched these triumphant soldiers disembark from the deck.
Zheng Zhilong spoke first and said to Wu Sangui: "Congratulations, I killed so many enemies this time, I'm afraid I can be knighted!"
In such a festive atmosphere, it is the most accustomed way for him to pay some compliments and gain favor.
But who knows, Wu Sangui was not as happy as he imagined. He just said with a little smile: "I don't expect to be knighted. That's right, even if His Majesty wants to be knighted, I don't dare to accept it..."
At this point, seeing a somewhat surprised expression on Zheng Zhilong's face, he said seriously: "This time, if someone else had done the feat, they would have been able to do it just as well. It is not the merit of being knighted!"
While saying this, he secretly added in his heart, I just hope that the emperor can put down his prejudice against me in view of my humility that I have made so many military exploits but declined the title of knight.
Wu Sangui actually calculated very clearly that the most important thing was to obtain the favor. In that case, as long as he performed more military exploits, he would be awarded a title sooner or later. But if the emperor was biased against him, then even if he was awarded a title this time, he might be deprived of it at any time.
Lord, punish the crime.
Zheng Zhilong didn't know how Wu Sangui felt. Seeing him being so humble, he was a little surprised. As if he didn't know Wu Sangui, he looked at him and said, "Old Wu, you have changed!"
Previously, Wu Sangui ignored the danger and wanted to fight guerrilla warfare on the Korean land. In his opinion, he wanted to be knighted. Unexpectedly, when he came back despite risking his life, he said that his merits were not enough to be knighted.
Of course Wu Sangui would not explain that the emperor was biased against him, or that he still remembered him for running away from the battle during the Battle of Songjin in the 15th year of Chongzhen's reign.
At this time, he did not want to continue this topic, so he immediately changed the topic and asked Zheng Zhilong: "The Japanese country will definitely not tolerate the existence of Pi Island in the future. Their navy will definitely come to attack Pi Island. Can it be defended?"
Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong's expression became serious. He looked around and saw that they were both personal guards of the two, and they were a little far away, giving them room to talk. He turned back, looked at Wu Sangui and said: "
His Majesty has decreed that we should hold on to Phi Island. If the Japanese army really comes to attack Phi Island, as long as we can hold it for a while, the Japanese army will withdraw!"
Seeing that Wu Sangui wanted to speak, he explained first: "Your Majesty has sent the Ryukyu Expeditionary Force to use Ryukyu as a base to attack the Japanese mainland, attract Korean Japanese to return aid, and destroy the Japanese troops who returned to the Japanese to aid the Japanese mainland!"
When Wu Sangui heard this, he was a little confused and asked: "Where is Ryukyu?"
Before he was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Dongjiang Town, he had been on the front line of Guanning. Even when he fell into the pass later, he was still in the Central Plains area. He really didn't know about the small foreign countries on the sea.
After hearing this, Wu Sangui simply returned to the cabin, asked his guards to find paper and pen, and immediately explained to Wu Sangui.
In terms of familiarity with the sea, if Zheng Zhilong is second, no one would dare to say he is first.
When he explained, Wu Sangui looked at the map and said with great joy: "This is a good plan. In this way, the main force of the Japanese country will be severely damaged! Sun Cifu is worthy of being a leader, he is awesome!"
In Zheng Zhilong's explanation just now, he said that it was Sun Chuanting's strategic plan. Therefore, Wu Sangui sighed!
However, Zheng Zhilong sighed slightly and threw the brush aside.
When Wu Sangui saw this, he was stunned and quickly asked: "Old Zheng, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with this plan?"
Zheng Zhilong listened, nodded and said: "Master Cifu is very good at fighting, but most of it is on land, and he still doesn't know much about naval warfare!"
"What's wrong? What's wrong with this plan?" Wu Sangui couldn't help but wonder after hearing this, "Could it be that the Ryukyu Expeditionary Force couldn't defeat the Japanese navy?"
"That's not the case!" Zheng Zhilong shook his head after hearing this and said, "Our warships of the Ming Dynasty were slightly better than those of the Japanese warships, not to mention that the Tokugawa shogunate on the Japanese side wanted to weaken the strength of the daimyo in various places.
Confiscated their large warships. In other words, their large warships must have not been added over the years. But the imperial court still has more powerful steam-armored warships, even if the number of warships is greater than that of Japan.
Even if there are fewer divisions, I believe we can win!"
"Then why are you sighing?" Wu Sangui was a little confused after hearing this.
Zheng Zhilong knew that Wu Sangui was also a land general, so he looked at him and explained: "The weather has a great impact on naval battles. No matter how many fleets there are, if they encounter a storm at sea, it is not uncommon for the entire army to be wiped out. Or it may be because of the weather.
Due to the influence of the epidemic, the originally scheduled time is often easily delayed."
At this point, he smiled bitterly and said: "You think, if something happens to the imperial expeditionary army, even if nothing happens, it will attack the Japanese mainland a few months later than expected. Can we, Pi Island, hold on?"
After a pause, he added: "The Japanese side can probably guess the number of warships I have now. Just as I know them, they also know me. Either they don't come to fight, or they really want to fight.
If so, I guess they will definitely raise enough troops!"
When Wu Sangui heard this, he was a little dumbfounded. He had never expected this situation!
However, he knew nothing about the subsequent naval battle, so he directly asked Zheng Zhilong: "What should we do?"
After hearing this, Zheng Zhilong said helplessly: "I sent a secret message to His Majesty to explain the situation, but so far, there is no news. Originally, I thought that Your Majesty might let us retreat temporarily, at least to Guanglu Island, or
Over there in Lushun.”
As soon as he heard this, Wu Sangui immediately started to think too much. Could it be that Sun Chuanting had too much power to make mistakes? Or was it that the emperor hated him too much and wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife?
He was thinking about it when suddenly the guards outside the cabin shouted loudly into the cabin: "Commander, a Clipper from Dengzhou has arrived!"