Ming Zuo

Chapter 1140 The overall situation has been decided
"This is all our conditions. After you two go back, tell Zheng Zhilong that if you don't want more innocent people to die, you should understand the general trend and make a wise choice."

On Kinmen Island, Zuo Hua called Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Zhifeng over, and offered Xia Jun's conditions for persuading him to surrender.

During this period of time as captives, Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Zhifeng did not receive any abuse.Zheng Zhifeng's injuries have been properly treated and he has recovered.

They thought that even if they didn't die, they would be imprisoned from now on.

But he didn't expect that Zuo Hua would let them go back.

But look at the inexhaustible army of the Xia Kingdom all around, and the majestic battleships overwhelming the sea.They both also understood that Zheng's strength was exhausted.

Two more of them, two less of them, will not affect Xia Jun's progress.

It was Zheng's life and death that made the two extremely nervous.

Not daring to delay, they crossed the strait by boat that day and returned to Anhai Town.

Here, Zheng Chenggong's persuasion came again.

"Father, even if you are a hero for the rest of your life, you can't let go of your stature. But you have to live up and down, every household, and you can't let all the big guys die."

This time Zheng Chenggong no longer talked about great principles, but made use of the family relationship in the village to make a fuss.

Zheng's Group takes neighbors as the bond, which can be said to be like drinking water and sharing incense.

The battle against the Xia Kingdom this time resulted in the death of many people, and it has already made many families extremely difficult.If the fight continues, families will be destroyed everywhere, and Zheng Zhilong will definitely be stabbed in the back.

Even from then on, Mrs. Zheng couldn't lift her head up in her hometown.

Zheng Zhilong looked gloomy, but this time he didn't lose his temper.

The situation is stronger than the people, now that Xia Guobing is approaching the city, the Zheng family may be wiped out anytime and anywhere.

Zheng Zhilong himself is full of pride and is not afraid of life and death, but as Zheng Chenggong said, he has to think about the big guys.

"Brother, Franji shirks in every possible way and refuses to help. He even refuses to sell us firearms. There is no way to fight this battle."

Zheng Zhiwan sat aside, out of breath.

After the war with Xia Guo, Zheng Zhilong knew that his weapons were too different, so he sent Zheng Zhiwan to Haojing, hoping to ask the Portuguese to help and buy weapons.

After all, the relationship between the Portuguese and the Dutch was tense, and it would be of great benefit to them to help Zheng.

Unexpectedly, the Portuguese chose to stay out of the matter, and to protect themselves wisely, they did not even sell weapons to Zheng.

Zheng Zhiwan returned empty-handed, and was extremely anxious when he learned of the situation.

The surviving high-level members of the Zheng family sat in groups, but there was nothing they could do.

Dark clouds shrouded everyone's heads, and there was no ray of light in sight.

Just when the clouds were gloomy, a servant came in to report.

"Master Hou, Mr. Chen is here."

A gleam of joy flashed across Zheng Zhilong's face.

"Please."

After a while, there were hurried footsteps, and an elegant and handsome scribe walked in.

It was the person who followed Zheng Zhibao to Qingdao and took over the battleship.

Seeing this person come in, Zheng Zhilong seemed to grasp at straws.

"What do the families say?"

A trace of sadness flashed across that Mr. Chen's face.

"An official, I am here this time to contact Xia Jun on behalf of businessmen from all over Fujian."

This sentence made Zheng Zhilong feel helpless and dejected.

Zheng Hongkui was furious.

"Bastards! Without my Zheng family taking care of you on weekdays, how can you make a fortune and have a prosperous business? Now you are asked to contribute money and effort, but you are defecting to the enemy. I will kill you now!"

"stop!"

Zheng Zhilong yelled angrily, stopping Zheng Hongkui's nonsense.

With a wry smile on his face, Mr. Chen bowed his hands to Zheng Zhilong to apologize.

"An official knows our difficulties. If he doesn't want to, he really can't."

Zheng Zhilong sighed and waved his hands slowly.

"The matter has come to this, we can't take the big guys to jump into the fire pit together."

Everyone understands.

Now that the victory and defeat have been decided, it is meaningless to struggle and resist in vain.

Of course, it is impossible for merchants from all over Fujian to follow the Zheng family and be wiped out by Xia Guo.

The choices they made may seem ruthless at first glance, but in fact they couldn't be more correct.

This Mr. Chen could have gone directly to Xia Jun, but he turned here to report to Zheng Zhilong, which shows that the friendship between them is extraordinary.

Mr. Chen was really benevolent and righteous, and he notified his farewell.

"In Fuzhou, Xiao Zhongcheng has ordered the city gates to be closed and entry and exit are strictly prohibited. There will be no reinforcements..."

Hearing that the government was also staying out of the matter, the last morale of the Zheng family was completely broken.

"The third master and the fourth master are back!"

Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Zhifeng almost ran in.

Seeing the gathering of clouds here, but the atmosphere is very depressing, their eyes couldn't help but turn red.

"Third, fourth, are you still alive?"

Seeing Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Zhifeng appearing in good condition, Zheng Zhilong finally felt a little joy.

"Brother Lao is worried. My fourth child and I were arrested by Xia Jun, but our lives are safe."

Zheng Zhilong heard something.

"You are coming back this time, but you are lobbyists?"

Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Zhifeng are no longer as aggressive as they used to be.

"Brother, this is a letter from Zuo Hua to you."

Holding it in his hand, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"He, Zuo Hua, is sure of me!"

Zheng Zhifeng couldn't hold her head up, but she still had to say what should be said.

"Brother, this is the end of the matter, let's let it go."

When he told what he saw and heard on Jinmen Island, everyone in the Zheng family felt powerless.

Not to mention how terrifying the combined warships of the Xia Kingdom and the Netherlands are, once the five thousand troops come across the sea, the entire Anhai Town will be razed to the ground.

Even if Mrs. Zheng wanted to resist, she didn't have the strength.

Zheng Zhilong sat down slumped, opened the letter, and it was full of Zuo Hua's truce conditions.

First, Zheng must surrender unconditionally;

Second, Zheng Zhilong must surrender all troops and weapons;

Third, the existing property of Zheng Zhilong and everyone under his command can be preserved, and personal freedom is not restricted.But from now on, it is no longer possible to form armed forces and return to the old business;
Fourth, as long as Zheng Zhilong agrees to the above conditions, all the prisoners of the Zheng family captured by Xia Jun will be released and will not be dealt with.

Zheng Zhilong originally thought that Xia Guo's soldiers would suppress the border, and they would inevitably exert extreme pressure, and the conditions were extremely harsh.

But I didn't expect that the content of each middle school was so loose.

In the past, when pirates fought among themselves, they were never dead.The physical body of the other party must be completely wiped out in order to sit back and relax.

How could the conditions proposed by Xia Guo not be exciting?
How did he know that this is the difference between a normal country and lawless pirates.

Even the violent Zuo Hua would not take extreme measures after winning the battlefield.

But Zheng Zhilong understood that once such a condition was put forward, it would make the Zheng family even less determined to resist.

(End of this chapter)