Chapter 307: Iron-boned Zheng Zhilong
"Good guy, he actually captured Zheng Zhilong!" When the eighteen-zhi leader Zheng Zhilong was brought to the Victory, Deng Qianlong and other naval generals were overjoyed.
Zheng Zhilong was tied to the mast of the Victory, and countless naval soldiers were looking at this former sea hero.
They were extremely sure that they had really caught Zheng Zhilong, and that they had reached this point, and it was impossible for them to be cheated.
The young and energetic Zheng Zhilong had a blue face, but he couldn't struggle with the ropes of binding. He could only angrily stare at Li Guozhu who also came to the deck of the Victory.
"This Zheng Zhilong is exactly the same as the one in the portrait, and he must be a real person. Li Guozhu, you did a good job this time. According to the agreement, you can join our Restoration Army Navy and govern a small formation." Nelson carefully examined that the person Li Guozhu handed over was Zheng Zhilong himself.
"Thanks to General Nelson for his trust, I will definitely atone for my merits and contribute my own efforts to restore the Liao army to dominate the southeast coast!" Li Guozhu said happily.
"This is what you deserve. In fact, as long as you provide navigation charts and other intelligence, the military leader has decided to let you join the Navy. This time you capture Zheng Zhilong, it is undoubtedly the icing on the cake. If the military leader knows, there will definitely be other rewards." Nelson said.
"What does the military leader really think?" Li Guozhu was so surprised when he heard that the mysterious leader of the Liao army, who had never met before, valued his contribution very much.
After all, in history, traitors who betrayed their own people were not welcomed even in the other camp. There were many people who crossed the river and destroyed bridges after using the traitors, such as Cao Cao and Xu You. This time, Li Guozhu was also very nervous. Secretly, the silver notes given to him by the Intelligence Department alone were as many as 10,000 taels. In addition to the silver taels, he also gave him official positions, which made Li Guozhu even more grateful.
"The military leader has always valued talents. But I would like to remind you here that if you want to advance in our Navy Department's career, you must exchange your loyalty and military achievements. You must also establish good relations with the Intelligence Department. What you do will be conveyed to the military leader's ears through the Intelligence Department..." Deng Qianlong reminded.
Li Guozhu's eyes flashed, probably knowing the profound meaning behind Deng Qianlong's words: "Yes, when I look back, I will return all the benefits given to me by the Intelligence Department, and from then on, I will devote all my efforts to the great cause of the military leader in the Navy."
"That's right." Deng Qianlong patted Li Guosuke on the shoulder. Obviously, Li Guosuke is still very good at it.
"The only regret is that in addition to the brothers Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhibao, we let the other eighteen generals escape in the melee. Fujian Governor Xiong Wencan organized a counterattack afterwards. They were crowded and powerful. I was afraid that Zheng Zhilong, who was caught by the company, would be snatched back by them, so I quickly fled back." Li Guozhu said.
"It's enough to just catch these two brothers. If the other pirates lead the way, just run away. They can't cause any storm." The navy generals who were only interested in the thief leader Zheng Zhilong didn't care about other small fish and shrimps at all.
The tied Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhibao brothers felt very uncomfortable when they watched Li Guozhu, the traitor, be appreciated by the naval generals of the Restoration Army.
"Hello, Zheng Zhilong, we're meeting again." Nelson, the fleet commander, said to Zheng Zhilong, "How about it, through the Battle of Penghu, have you admitted the strength of our Liao Fleet?"
"If it weren't for the insider of ours, how could you restore the Liao army easily defeat us? It would be impossible for me to accept it!" Zheng Zhilong said viciously.
"I heard from the old master in southern Liaoning that the saying in China is that attacking the heart is the best, attacking the city is the best, and instigating your generals is also a dignified plan. This is not an excuse for your defeat. What you cannot deny is that the warships of our Restoration Liao army are larger than your warships, and the artillery is more powerful. Even if there are no traitors, your defeat is only a matter of time." Nelson said.
Perhaps Nelson hit the fact that Zheng Zhilong was unwilling to admit, so Zheng Zhilong bowed his head and said nothing this time.
"Our military master also attaches great importance to your Zheng brothers. You are talents in navigation. We will send a fleet back to Yizhou later and will escort you and the other pirate prisoners we captured to Bengang. There, you will be lucky enough to meet our military master. If your attitude is better, the military master may not make things difficult for you, and will even activate you to join the Navy Department in a period of time. Whether you can seize the opportunity depends on yourself." Nelson said.
"Bah, even if I, Zheng Zhilong, die, even if I jumped off this deck, I would not join your Liao Restoration Army!" Zheng Zhilong roared fiercely.
"I'm really strong and strong, don't slap my face in the future." Deng Qianlong and other naval generals said with a smile.
What are the most treasures of these naval generals and pirate generals? Large ships, large ships filled with artillery. What the Liao army lacks the most is their things, and no one can resist the temptation of these strong ships and powerful guns.
After capturing Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhibao, there were still a bunch of pirate prisoners on the Fuliao Army fleet that were not dealt with. Some pirate prisoners were even imprisoned in Penghu, leaving only a team of more than a hundred people to guard. The key was that the prisoners captured in this battle were too much. Nelson and his team chased from Penghu across the Yizhou Strait to Kinmen and Xiamen Bay, and they had no time to transport the prisoners back to Bengang.
This time, as the naval fleet entered Xiamen Bay, Zheng Zhilong was captured alive, and the pirates entrenched near Fujian were basically declared destroyed. Nelson and the others could leave half of the fleet and the remaining half of the fleet returned to Bengang.
As for the pirates such as Liu Xiang and Li Kuiqi in the Guangdong Sea, they were originally watching Zheng Zhilong and the Fu Liao army fight to the defeat, so they can benefit from it. However, Zheng Zhilong failed too quickly, which made them unable to react that Xiamen Bay was conquered.
Zheng Zhilong's rapid demise also scared them and they never dared to send troops north.
"Deng Qianlong, this time you lead two fleets of Daqin and Atlant to station in Xiamen Bay, Daqi and Dawei to reorganize the pirate troops of Kinmen Liu Luo Bay that we have not yet entered. I will lead the other three formations back to Bengang to meet with the army leader. If we still follow the original plan, after we get a new round of supplies, we will launch an attack on Guangdong pirates Liu Xiang and others, and then the Netherlands in the south of Yizhou." Nelson made a simple deployment.
"Leave it to me. Xiamen Bay is in my hands and it will definitely be foolproof. Even if Liu Xiang calls me, I will drive them back." Deng Qianlong replied.
Chapter completed!