Borrow the day to change the day

The few people who were already waiting in the tent saw Zhong Jinwei come out, and they hurried to see him.Some respected the new military salute, and some kneeled on one knee.

"Master Hou, I met this brother on the road. His name is Gu Dai. He is the captain of Jinyiwei. He was ordered to hide among the pirates and become a small boss. He was nicknamed Gu Sanmazi." Hu Hao first explained the situation. .

Zhong Jinwei looked at the man kneeling on one knee when he heard the words. He was young but had a sturdy face.Those who don't know, probably wouldn't have guessed that he was actually a captain of Jin Yiwei in the emperor's army.Perhaps because of the light, Zhong Jinwei didn't notice any pockmarks.

Seeing Hou Zhongxing sizing him up, Gu Dai quickly told him, "The villain only returned to the south at the end of last year, and took the opportunity to lurk under the pirate Liu Xiang's men. It's just that the time is too short for Liu Xiang to value him yet."

Zhong Jinwei first asked Gu Dai to stand up and speak, and then asked, "Are you trained by Master Liu Xingzuo?"

"Exactly." Gu Dai replied quickly.

Zhong Jinwei remembered this incident. He admired Liu Xingzuo's latent skills at the beginning, so he recommended him to Emperor Chongzhen.He was transferred to be the commander of the Jinyiwei, who specially trained the spies of the Jinyiwei and sent them to the southeast coast.

I didn't expect the original layout to be used today.

Therefore, Zhong Jinwei asked Gu Dai about the specific situation of the joint fleet of the Netherlands and the pirates.Naturally, Gu Dai would not hide anything, and told Zhong Jinwei everything he knew.

It turned out that the United Fleet defeated Zheng Zhilong and forced him to the port of the Fujian Navy.According to the original plan, it was to forcibly capture the port, and then propose conditions to Daming.

But Liu Xiang, the biggest pirate, saw that Putmans was a little worried that Ming would still refuse to give in, so he fought this battle for nothing.So I suggested to him that now that the coast of Daming has no power to counter the combined fleet, it is better to take a trip to the Yangtze River.

Because that place is the economic center of Ming Dynasty, if the United Fleet makes its appearance, the world will definitely be shaken.At that time, instead of talking to the governor of Fujian, they will talk directly to the Ming court and even Emperor Chongzhen.

Putmans was moved when he heard it, because talking directly with the emperor of the Ming Dynasty would save a lot of intermediate links and save time.For the Dutch, time is money and they care a lot about it.

Therefore, the United Fleet suddenly withdrew by itself, actually heading north to the waters of the Yangtze River.

After entering the Yangtze River, Putmans was greatly surprised. He did not expect that the defense of the economic center of gravity of the huge Ming Dynasty was so weak.Not only the navy is not good, but even the army on land is about to collapse.

This time, Putmans' self-confidence was greatly enhanced.Seeing the prosperity along the Yangtze River in Daming made him scream even more, and immediately sent people ashore to snatch pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks, money, and women.

Everything went smoothly. Not only did they get their fill, but the Ming troops who kept appearing were also constantly defeated by them.

Later, under Liu Xiang's instigation, he even tried to capture Nanjing in order to gain the greatest bargaining chip.

However, the majesty of Nanjing City and the perfect defense facilities cannot be captured by the combined fleet of the Dutch and the pirates.

Putmans regretted it very much. If he had more troops, he might be able to capture the heavenly city.

It was Liu Xiang who came up with the idea that Nanjing could not be defeated, so he turned to conquer Zhenjiang by the Yangtze River and blocked the southern end of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in order to force Ming to surrender.

Putmans was also mentally prepared, knowing that Ming would not succumb with a single blow, otherwise the Portuguese in Macau would have done so long ago.

A Ming army with zero combat power came over, and they were defeated as soon as they were hit.Even so, there was no envoy from the Ming Kingdom for the peace talks.He did send someone to take the initiative to contact, but there was no result.

In the end Putmans made up his mind, just spend it like this!Anyway, Zhenjiang is also good, there are food, drinks and women to play with, so it is considered a vacation.

Recently, there seemed to be rumors that the Ming Kingdom was going to send a marquis to lead an army to quell the chaos.This is the last reliance of the Ming Dynasty. It seems to be a very powerful army that can fight against the barbarians in the north.

When Putmans inquired about the situation of the barbarians in the north, he couldn't help but secretly despise him.Just a group of robbers who still use bows, arrows, knives and guns, these cold weapons, the Ming army beat them like that, and lost a large area of ​​land.

I knew that the Ming army was so weak. When I first came to the East, I should have gathered all the fleets in the Far East and attacked them with all my strength, so I didn't have to go to Penghu and go to the big ones.

Since this army of the Marquis is Ming's last support, it should be annihilated, and Ming will no longer be able to drag on.

Based on this idea, Gu Dai was sent by Liu Xiang to the North Shore to find out what happened.Then I met the "Thunderbolt" brigade, and finally arrived at Zhong Jinwei's camp.

Know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles.This sentence makes sense, at least Zhong Jinwei is very happy at this time.

He immediately sent Cao Wenzhao and Zheng Zhilong to talk about the situation, and together they came up with countermeasures.

This meeting has been held for a long time, and in the middle of it, factory guards who are familiar with the local terrain are recruited to consult.After finalizing a plan, Gu Dai disappeared in the new army camp.

In the evening of the same day, the big pirate Liu Xiang took three people to ask to see the leader of the Dutch fleet, the governor-general Putmans.

"Honorable Governor, good news, good news!" Liu Xiang said flatteringly when she saw Putmans.

Putmans looked at his most loyal Han partner and asked with a smile, "Did the Ming Dynasty send an envoy?"

Liu Xiang shook her head, imitating the manner of a scholar and replied: "No, no, but although the Governor-General didn't guess right, it is not far behind."

After he finished speaking, he immediately turned his head and said to the three people behind him: "Report the situation to the Governor according to what you have seen!"

The three of them knelt down side by side to Putmans who was sitting at the top, and the person on the far left reported to him: "Mr. The army of the Marquis of the Kingdom..."

"What, the most powerful army in the Ming Dynasty, the army led by the Marquis?" Putmans immediately interrupted his words and asked hastily.

He had long expected this army to come soon, to be defeated soon, and to be able to negotiate soon.

The man nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, Your Excellency Governor. The villain happened to bump into the Ming army disembarking. There were about 5000 troops. Some of the Ming army used muskets. They are stationed at a place called Heita Ridge."

The other two also nodded repeatedly, echoing his words.

After listening, Putmans didn't ask any more questions, but was thinking about the question.After a while, his face turned gloomy, and he asked again: "Really?"

Liu Xiang met him on the side, and quickly replied: "My lord, I sent these three teams to investigate. This Gu Dai first discovered the Ming army, and then the other two teams also went to investigate. What they found It's all consistent."

"How about this Ming army?" Putmans asked again.

The three kneeling on the ground quickly replied: "It's almost the same as the Ming army before."

"Yes, I didn't dare to come and ask when I saw us."

"It's all the goods that don't grow..."

Listening to the description of the three people on the ground, Putmans smiled again.