After this battle, the Dutch lost at least one hundred and twenty warships, and their strength was greatly reduced, and the tortoise shrank back to the island where they were hiding. The Ming army also found this small island and carried out violent bombing. Later, due to lack of ammunition and Dutch coastal defense artillery, he returned to Guangzhou Seaport. When Wei Ming received the battle report, he let out a long sigh of relief. Finally, it did not cause a big mistake. Lu Xiangsheng next to him was also somewhat ashamed. If you follow his style of play, even if you can win this time, it will be a miserable victory. Even now, more than fifty ships were sunk and injured by the Ming army, which can be said to have wounded the enemy by one thousand and eight hundred.
Wei Ming didn't mean to blame Lu Xiangsheng. No one knows what will happen afterwards, it's all based on conjecture and conjecture. This thing is similar to buying a gambling. If you guess it, it will be quite rewarding. If you can't guess it, you lose your own capital. As long as you don't lose all your capital, there is always hope. The reason why Wang Baobao was able to be called a famous player in those days was because he repeatedly defeated and defeated. When a general is facing defeat, he can treat himself correctly, sum up his experience and lessons, and heal his mood to fight again. This is a kind of success. Lu Xiangsheng is still growing up, and Wei Ming believes that he will become a successful general and a famous admiral in the future.
But after that, Wei Ming felt worried again. Li Dan also joined the Dutch camp, or on the side of the rebels of the Ming Dynasty, what about the other forces? For example, Yan Siqi who is still on the island of Taiwan, has he also joined that camp? It's hard to say.
"Is there anything happening over Yan Siqi?" Wei Ming said.
"Nothing happened. Since he was named the commander of the Taiwan navy, he has been developing Taiwan in his duty, establishing bases there, reclaiming fields, and appeasing the indigenous people. The taxes that should be paid have not been paid less, and there has been nothing to do. Do less. There should be no problem!" Lu Xiangsheng thought for a while and said.
"Have anyone been sent to see it? Or, has anyone been placed beside him?" Wei Ming was still a little worried.
"I sent someone over to see it, and it was An Bangyan who went there. These were all reports from him, and there should be no problem. As for the placement of the hands, I have also had this idea at the end. But the hands that were inserted in the past are all put into sacks. Sent back, and Yan Siqi has also spoken. Now that he has taken refuge in the court, he will do what he should do in peace. He will not overstep, and I don’t want us to do something that makes him unhappy. Thing. Putting hands in, that's distrusting him. If you don't trust him, why should you make him the leader of the navy? After that, this matter will stop." Lu Xiangsheng said.
Wei Ming nodded. An Bangyan can be trusted. Since he said that, it means that there are not many big problems with Yan Siqi in Taiwan. In other words, at least he is not yet ready to turn his face against the court. In this case, Wei Ming has no reason to provoke him, and comfort is the most important now. As for how to treat Yan Siqi in the future, that has to wait until all the dust settles. As for the placement of personnel, Wei Ming also saw it openly. Lu Xiangsheng may have worked hard, but Lu Xiangsheng is a layman in dealing with spies and counterintelligence, and it is not surprising that Yan Siqi has seen it through. Just go back and get a few people from Dongfang Xiaomo, it's no big deal. Wei Ming hates the feeling that things are not under his control, and believes that everyone in the upper ranks also thinks so.
Stayed in Guangzhou for another half month, ready to give the Dutchman the final blow. And just as we were about to launch an offensive, something went wrong again in the North. I have long thought that something will happen, so naturally there is no surprise.
"Weihou, Mongolia raised 50,000 troops to attack Xuanfu Da on the same line, and Huang Taiji also fired 50,000 troops to attack Liaoyang. However, the situation is not very urgent. Mongolia has the newly appointed Xuanda Governor Yang He to defend, and Liaoyang has Sun Jinglue to prepare for the war. , The other party will not get any benefits. Your Majesty means that Weihou will control the affairs of the South, and the Northeast and the Northwest will have his own decision. There is also a letter from Sun Jinglue here, please Weihou to accept it." He took out a letter in his arms and said. Wei Ming really didn't expect that he would be speechless to pass the decree to himself. After reading Sun Chengzong’s letter, it probably meant to let himself be at ease about the north and focus on the south. His old bones can still play a little bit of residual heat to ensure that before the war in the south is annihilated, he will definitely guard the north and prevent the enemy from plundering. Walk half of the land. Wei Ming believes that Sun Chengzong has this ability. Wei Ming doesn't know much about Yang He, except that he has a famous son, Yang Sichang.
"Why did you come to tell me? The emperor doesn't need to protect it?" Wei Ming said with a playful smile on his face. It's an old relationship with Silent. Who doesn't know who, naturally, doesn't need to be so polite.
"It was the emperor who asked me to come, saying that he was at ease with me and would not be robbed by others." Silent is still such a dead face, and he doesn't know how to laugh or cry. It's a great thing to chat with such a person. Nothing interesting. Without a few words, the field was cold, and Wei Ming shook his head helplessly, and had to let the speech go on. I'm speechless and don't think it's a pestle. I've done everything that I should do. Why don't you leave
"War has started in both the south and the north, and now is the most empty time in the country. If you want to do something, it is now. Send the order to Wen Tiren, let him be careful not to be overcast by others. Yingtian Mansion is here, I Make sure that he is prosperous and wealthy. If Ying Tianfu is not there, let him come to see you!" Wei Ming said to Chuan Lingbing.
"No!" The little soldier replied, then he carried his bags, mounted a fast horse and ran to Tianfu. Wei Ming stared at the small island buried in the sea on the sand table, wringing his brows, and staying silent for a long time. Originally, there was no such island on this sand table. It was added when the Dutchman's hiding place was discovered. This small island is not big, with a radius of only 20 square kilometers. On one side is a cliff, and behind the cliff is a dense forest. Wei Ming dare not say what there is in the dense forest. When I wanted to go to college and watch the screen of Master Bei, he had experienced the power of the jungle, so he didn't plan to go up here. There are three places suitable for landing on the other three sides. In these three places, the Dutchman deployed a considerable number of shore defense guns and built watch towers. It seemed impossible to sneak past. Then only forcibly attacked. In fact, there is nothing great about a forced attack, at most a few people will die. If there is really no way, Wei Ming plans to attack from the front. Breaking through a point and encircling the Dutchman in their camp, this matter is over. As for what the Dutch side will say in the future, leave it alone! What else can he express? Declare war? Really think you won't be afraid if you are afraid? Even if you don't declare war, after ten or twenty years, I will come to find you. Don't kneel down at that time ** Girl begging for mercy.
"Master Hou, it's all set up, you can launch an attack at any time!" Lu Xiangsheng entered with excitement. This time, he absorbed the lessons of the last time, and prepared more than 300 warships to go out to sea to besiege the island where the Dutchman was. The mission of this attack on the navy is to clear the way for landing. The Marines are the ones who really show their talents. The Marines were led by Lu Xiangsheng himself, and they were also brought out and trained. The only time the Marine Corps played was in Liaodong last year. That didn't play the level of the Marine Corps at all, and Lu Xiangsheng expressed all kinds of dissatisfaction. This time, he must flex his muscles and let everyone take a look. The army he brought out is definitely an elite! Fortunately, he showed his face in front of Wei Ming.
"Ready? The weather will not change much in recent days, right?" Wei Ming said. Fighting a naval battle depends more on the face of God. If God is kind to you, then there is still a fight. If God doesn't like you, then no matter how many people you send out to feed the fish.
"I've seen it, there should be no problem. However, Lord Hou, this kind of thing is really hard to say. The old people on the sea know that the sea is an unpredictable guy, and he might turn his face away from him. Lu Xiangsheng said.
"You can fight with 70% certainty. When is it possible to fight a war with 100% certainty? Now that you are ready, let's set sail!" Wei Ming put on his armor and left the camp. This time he was also going to take a look to see how capable the navy he had assembled, and to experience the feeling of naval battle. I can’t even set up the navy by myself and I haven’t even sailed into the sea. Then I won’t be laughed out of it.