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Volume One: Invasion of the Capital Chapter 927: Contempt

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    In this decisive battle between the Ping Dynasty and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, North Korea was a very important part of it.  During the Chongzhen period, the reason why the Manchu Qing Dynasty was able to enter the Pass five or six times unscrupulously was because Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong, which resulted in the Ming army in Dongjiang Town being unable to contain the Qing army.  Even in order to prevent threats from North Korea, Huang Taiji sent large armies to conquer North Korea twice, completely eliminating this hidden danger.  So much so that North Korea eventually changed its suzerainty. Not only did it provide the Manchus with grain, horses, and supplies, but it also sent troops to participate in the plundering of the customs.  It can be said that North Korea was a very important weight in the war between the Qing Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty.  The Daping Dynasty¡¯s offensive strategy this time was to rebuild Dongjiang Town, threaten the Manchu Qing¡¯s flanks again, and prevent the Qing army from devoting all its strength to the decisive battle with the Daping Army.  Of course, it would be even more perfect if North Korea could be conquered and surrendered.  To this end, the Runing Army will use a small force of 20,000 people from the Marine Corps, plus 5,000 guards from the Chang Meng Reclamation Company, to attack North Korea and manage the stolen North Korean land and industries.  The Runing Army has now gathered all the sea-going ships and fishing boats that can be collected from Shandong and North Zhili, and is preparing to attack the mouth of the Han River directly from the sea after the ice thaws in spring.  However, navigation in this era was quite dangerous, and the weather on the sea was also unpredictable. In addition, there were originally fewer sea-going ships in the north, and the quality of the ships was much inferior to those in the south. Therefore, after some selection and selection, the ones that qualified were selected.  There are not many ships in Hainan.  Because this is a cross-sea operation, it is very inconvenient to replenish personnel and supply supplies.  They also had to carry horses, heavy artillery and other baggage, so in the end, the Daping Army's ships could only transport a maximum of 2,500 men and horses across the sea at a time.     therefore.  When Zheng Jiao visited Wu Shigong in the first month of the year, Wu Shigong did not say cold words to Zheng Jiao.  Instead, he politely discussed with Zheng Jiao: Zheng Zhilong should return the eight ships he owned, and it would be better to borrow some more to ensure that the Daping Army could cross the sea with at least 8,000 troops at a time.  Because an alliance of more than 7,000 troops is a complete combat unit that can sustain itself for a long time while hanging alone overseas, waiting for the arrival of its own reinforcements.  In addition, summer is typhoon season, so sailing on the sea is quite dangerous.  If you can seize the time.  The Daping Army can transport all 25,000 troops to North Korea in three batches before summer.  Even though there was not enough time, only two batches of more than 15,000 horses were transported.  Then the Daping Army can more than protect itself in North Korea and can wait for another shipment in the autumn.  Wu Shigong never wanted to take risks with his soldiers.  When Zheng Jiao heard that Wu Shigong asked for a sea-going ship, he quickly smiled and said: "Your Majesty! Fortunately, I have lived up to my command. My eldest brother said: Although business will be busy after the spring, as long as the emperor wants to use it. Sea-going ships are easy to talk about. But Nanjing  After all, there are many people there. My eldest brother can't do too much, so before the end of March, we will definitely send you twelve large ships with more than 300 materials, and the eight ships you stored in our Zheng family will definitely be sent.  No problem." "Huh?" Upon hearing this, Wu Shigong immediately stopped smiling.  Although there are now twenty more large ships with more than 300 pieces of material, if they are fully prepared, the Daping Army can transport more than 2,000 people at most, which is far from the original shipping plan.  So Wu Shigong immediately spoke up and argued: "Can't the Zheng family borrow more? Let Marquis Zheng rest assured that I will pay the fee." "Your Majesty, forgive me!" Zheng Jiao defended with a smile.  "Nowadays, various forces in the south are mixed, and red-haired ghosts and yellow-haired ghosts often appear on the sea. There are also pirates robberies from time to time. Therefore, in order to protect ourselves, our Zheng family must maintain a certain degree of maritime force. These are the twelve ships  , all because of his old friendship with the emperor, my eldest brother was able to overcome everyone's opinions and save it from the gap between his teeth. "Although this reason sounds very sufficient, it is not the real reason.  After the beginning of spring, Zheng Zhilong's maritime business is also booming. It is a peak season for seafood sales.  Japan, the West and other places that have been hungry all winter also have high prices when purchasing goods, so Zheng Zhilong will never give up this period.  Although Wu Shigong was willing to pay, Zheng Zhilong refused to borrow more ships in order to maintain sales channels.  For Zheng Zhilong, betting is secondary, even the safety of the Zheng family is secondary. The most important thing is one word - money.  Zheng Zhilong's Zheng family is completely obsessed with money.  "No way! Can your Zheng family only squeeze out so many ships?" Although Wu Shigong smiled again, his expression was completely smiley, and there was an aggressive look in his eyes.  And when this gaze fell on Zheng Jiao, he felt a chill all over his body.  Although Zheng Jiao was also a refugee at sea, at this time Wu Shigong had become majestic, and his whole body naturally exuded a strong domineering aura.  ¡°There¡¯s really nothing we can do.¡± Zheng Jiao gritted his teeth and said with a wry smile.    Wu Shigong said nothing and just looked at Zheng Jiao for a while. When Zheng Jiao felt his back getting wet, Wu Shigong said, "That's it! But the ship should arrive faster. It will arrive at Tianjin Port in early March.  Is this okay? " "Your Majesty! Really" Zheng Jiao shouted immediately.  Wu Shigong waved his hand and interrupted Zheng Jiao: "The northern port can give you another port for the Zheng family. This is also for the sake of old friendship. But you, the Zheng family, must also show some sincerity." "Thank you, Your Majesty."  ! I'll go and hurry up. But at most ten ships will come in the first ten days, and I'll try to get the rest in the middle of the month. I'll try my best to let my eldest brother think of ways to collect more ships for the emperor." Zheng Jiao said as he spoke.  , while letting go of his worries.  "In that case, I'll leave it to Brother Zheng Qi." Wu Shigong picked up the tea cup.  Today¡¯s conversation allowed Wu Shigong to see clearly the attitude of the Zheng family again, so he was unwilling to embarrass himself any more.  It was strange that although Zheng Zhilong did not meet Wu Shigong's request, he did not feel any anger in his heart. Instead, he felt a kind of contempt, contempt for Zheng Zhilong's short-sightedness.  When Zheng Jiao retreated, Wu Shigong taught Xue Chenglin, who was watching the politics next to him: "Did you see that the Zheng family is the overlord of the sea, and with its maritime power, it can become king overseas. The Zheng family has soldiers, money, and others.  If there is no maritime fleet, if it concentrates on operating on the mainland, it can become a rival in the Central Plains. Even if it loses, it can retreat overseas with its fleet.  He hasn't expanded his strength in recent years. He just wants to bet on one side and is so half-hearted. He still can't see the situation in the world clearly.  Can¡¯t keep it? What a pity. Although Zheng Zhilong is a hero on the sea, he is nothing to be afraid of.¡± (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature for better and faster updates!
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