Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 164
The news of Zhao'an's victory spread quickly, and "Ming Pao" also increased its publication volume, and it was no longer bound by time. As long as there was important news, it would be printed and distributed immediately.

"Sell newspapers, sell newspapers, Zhao'an wins..."

"Sell newspapers, sell newspapers, the latest battle reports, the new army defeated Zheng's army, took Zhao'an City in half a day, Zheng Hongkui fled..."

Newsboys carrying overstuffed satchels were hawking on the main street, quickly attracting a group of people.

"Quick, give me one."

"And me, hurry up..."

Everyone couldn't wait for it. It didn't take long for a satchel of newspapers to be sold out. This scene was played out in every street.

"Okay, okay, okay. Zheng Zhilong's bandit army is indeed no match for our new army."

"Zheng Zhilong's good days are coming to an end, it's not good to mess with anyone, but mess with our Master Tang."

Talking about the news of the great victory in Zhao'an, Chaozhou Prefecture and Huizhou Prefecture all showed excited smiles, which also gave them a reassurance.

After all, Zheng Zhilong, the king of Minhai, is still full of shadows in the hearts of many people.

Zheng Zhilong has been a disaster in the southeast and borderlands for 20 years. Even those who have not suffered from it have heard countless times about his deeds.

Some people say that he has thousands of ships and 20 elite soldiers, while others say that he has [-] elite soldiers, or even more, and wealth that is incomparable to a country.

But no matter how many troops Zheng Zhilong has, the new army is full of troops, and there are only more than 2 people, which is a huge difference.

Stimulated by hatred and enthusiasm, they fully supported the new army to send troops, and the calm people gradually became worried about the new army.

Therefore, Shengdou Xiaomin also paid close attention to the situation of the first battle.

After learning that Zhao'an City was occupied in just half a day and more than [-] Zheng troops were defeated, the entire Chaozhou Prefecture and Huizhou Prefecture breathed a sigh of relief, and their previous worries were all gone.

However, this is just the beginning, there is still a long way to go before Zheng Zhilong can be completely defeated.

Chaozhou Prefecture and Huizhou Prefecture were mobilized with all their strength and began to serve the army. Many factories also transformed and worked overtime to produce military supplies.

In other words, after Zheng Hongkui escaped from Zhao'an City with the remnants of the army, he continued to run all the way, not daring to stop at all, because the new army kept chasing after him.

Some troops may have weak offensive power, but their ability to escape should not be underestimated at all, as is the case with Zheng Hongkui's troops today.

Wu Liuqi pursued with all his victorious momentum, and chased for tens of miles, but still couldn't catch up.

In desperation, Wu Liuqi had no choice but to slow down his march and collect the supplies discarded by Zheng Jun during his escape.

After Zheng Hongkui fled all the way to Yunxiao, the remaining troops were less than [-], and many escaped along the way.

Seeing the thousands of people in distress, a shadow suddenly shrouded the hearts of the Yunxiao defenders, and the news of the fiasco in Zhao'an City spread unknowingly.

The city was destroyed in half a day, and more than half of the [-] people lost. It is unbelievable to think about it, but it is an indisputable fact.

The tense atmosphere spread, even if you tried to suppress it, you couldn't suppress it.

Is the new army really so terrifying?
At the same time, Zheng Zhilong, who had been waiting for news from Zhao'an, finally got the news he wanted.

Of course, the result was not what he wanted. After learning that Zheng Hongkui didn't hold back for a long time, Zheng Zhilong was so angry that he laughed so hard that he almost shed tears.

"Haha... It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous, it's really ridiculous."

The room leak happened to be raining at night, and an hour later, Zheng Zhilong received another bad news.

"My lord, the Xinjun Navy defeated our Dongshan Navy and is heading towards Dunzhao, damaging more than [-] ships of our size along the way."

Zheng Zhilong was startled, and quickly found Dunzhao's location on the map, muttering to himself with a slightly changed expression: "If you defeat my Dunzhao navy, the next target should be Yuegang..."

Then he asked: "How many ships do they have?"

"There are more than a hundred ships, large and small..."

Zheng Zhilong slapped the table angrily, "It's really arrogant."

More than a hundred warships dared to go straight to Zheng Zhilong's hinterland, they were defiant.

But Zheng Zhilong knew that the combat power of the new army's navy must not be theorized in the usual way.

So far, the Dutch and Zheng Zhilong have not sunk a large warship of the new army in several naval battles with the new army.

As soon as Shi Fu came into contact with the sailors of the new army, he was beaten helplessly.

The Dutch besieged the three new army warships with thirty super-large warships, but failed to sink them. Instead, they were sunk by themselves and injured many ships.

Zheng Zhilong himself doesn't know how many ships he has under Zheng Zhilong's command. It can be said that there are thousands of ships, or several thousand ships, because most of them are small ships with little combat effectiveness.

The naval battle at Luowan let him know that these small boats were very difficult to deal with the Dutch warships, and it was even more difficult to deal with the new army's warships, and they would be sunk if they could hardly get close.

Now, the main force of Zheng Jun's navy is divided into three parts by Zheng Zhilong, one part is in Yuegang, the other part is in Fuzhou, and the other part is arranged by him to attack the merchant ships of the three major chambers of commerce.

The one sent to attack the merchant ships of the three major chambers of commerce was the strongest one.

Because Zheng Zhilong knew that Tang Ning had been guarding against him all the time, so the caravans going to Dongyang through the Fujian waters had a powerful escort fleet from the Shunfeng Bodyguard Bureau.

In order to be able to successfully loot, Zheng Zhilong had to send a more powerful fleet, otherwise it would be easy to steal chickens and lose money.

The reason why Zheng Zhilong arranged Zheng Jun's navy in this way was because he felt that there was a threat from the Dutch. The new army navy in Chaozhou and Huizhou could only protect themselves and dare not come to Fujian easily.

Otherwise, once the Dutch attack from behind, it will be too late for rescue.

Obviously, Zheng Zhilong underestimated Tangning's courage, and he directly dispatched all the main force of the Nan'ao navy left behind by the new army.

The reason why she dared to do this was because Tangning had made some other arrangements.

The Portuguese have agreed to cooperate with the new army in reconnaissance of the Dutch's movements to ensure that they will not have the opportunity to launch a sneak attack again.

In view of the role played by the armed boats of the Security Guard Group in the last naval battle, they were not disbanded. Instead, Tangning sent special personnel to strengthen their training to make their operations more organized.

There are more than 100 assault boats, whoever comes has to drink a pot.

In addition, Tang Ning placed two 88mm anti-aircraft guns and twenty red cannons weighing more than [-] jin purchased from the Portuguese on the coast as coastal defense guns.

An additional 75 defenders were deployed at the Qianhu Station in Pengzhou, equipped with six Type 40 anti-tank guns with a diameter of [-]mm, and they could be quickly supported in case of emergency.

With these preparations, Tangning was not afraid of the Dutch attacking again, and he felt that the Dutch might not have the guts to launch another attack.

The fact is indeed the case. The Dutch found various reasons to perfunctory the envoys sent by Zheng Zhilong to the high officials, but they did not want to send troops, and wanted to force Zheng Zhilong to have to fight the new army.

Because the Dutch knew that Zheng Zhilong had no way out, even if Tangning wanted to trouble the Dutch, he would at least have to wait until Zheng Zhilong was eliminated.

Zheng Zhilong has been running Fujian for more than ten years. He has a strong army and strong strength. How can he be eliminated so easily?
The new army not only consumes a lot of strength, but also takes a lot of time.

That being the case, why should the Dutch take the risk themselves?Wouldn't it be better to be a spectator and reap the benefits?

Compared to attacking the new army again, the Dutch now want to attack Magang. If the Portuguese hadn't intervened, the Dutch should have already invaded Chaozhou.

Now, the Portuguese are still helping the new army to monitor the movements of the Dutch, which is really abhorrent, so the Dutch hate Portugal, their old opponent, even more.

Several generals suggested that while the new army was attacking Fujian, the Portuguese army in Magang should be wiped out first.

With the power currently gathered in Formosa, the possibility of defeating the Portuguese army in Magang is still very high.

But this proposal was rejected by Garon in the end, because he knew that the Portuguese army and the new army were so alert that it was basically impossible to sneak attack.

Magang has been operated by the Portuguese for so long, and its strength should not be underestimated. The Dutch tried it once, but failed in the end, which made the Portuguese pay more attention to Magang.

After years of operation, Magang has become the most powerful stronghold of the Portuguese in the Far East.

Although with the current strength of Formosa, the Portuguese army in Magang has a success rate of more than half, but it is also easy to attract the attention of the new army.

If the new army draws out its strength, or negotiates a peace with Zheng Zhilong, and instead mobilizes all its strength to deal with the Dutch, it will be bad.

This is not impossible, because for Xin Jun and Zheng Jun, they are always outsiders in the Netherlands.

If they provoked again and again, it would not only be a provocation to the new army, but a provocation to the entire Ming Empire.

Jia Long guessed that the Ming court should try its best to mediate the conflict between the two parties.

If the Dutch sent troops to attack the territory of Ming Dynasty again at this time, wouldn't it give them a chance to divert the conflict?This risk cannot be taken.

(End of this chapter)