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"That's right. Call the King of Jin back to the capital, praise and make a name for themselves. As long as you do not involve military power, you can reward anything... Then, with Li Haiyue as a bridge between you, nothing can be resolved. The King of Jin can spend the rest of his life safely. Isn't it a good story... At the same time, with the King of Jin in hand, the Daxi Army will not rebel. Even if it rebels, it will not form a climate. Without the King of Jin, how can the Yongli Dynasty resist your Northern Expedition Army? Son, this is the best way to avoid another civil war in the world!"

Wu Zheng was persuaded, and this was indeed the best method.

"But the King of Jin is now leading the Daxi Army in Shaanxi and Gansu, and northern Shu is clearing out the remnants of the defeated army... The child can't find an excuse for a while, can he ask him to return to Beijing?"

Wu Bochang smiled and said, "First ascend the throne, and then in the name of the emperor, the King of Jin returned to the capital."

Wu Zheng shook his head, "Even if the child is called emperor, the King of Jin is a minister of Yongli, how could he care about my will to the emperor?"

Wu Bochang laughed, "A son-in-law has become the emperor, how can he not come to watch the ceremony? Besides, with your friendship with him, how could he doubt you... The news comes out. After you ascend the throne, choose a good day and welcome Li Haiyue into the palace to enthrone the imperial concubine!"

Speaking of this, Wu Bochang asked, "Why are you still delaying the day of ascending the throne... Are you still hesitating?"

Wu Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "I'm not hiding my father. In fact, it's because of the situation in the southwest and northwest... Although Emperor Yongli died, the Yongli Dynasty was still there. Although the King of Jin was in charge of hundreds of thousands of Western troops, he would not have covered the sky with the Yongli Dynasty. The child was worried that a civil war would be triggered at that time... Brothers, it would be a blessing for the world to destroy each other!"

Wu Zheng paused and continued: "... Besides, the combined fleet of the French Kingdom has not yet retreated. If the navy is unfavorable, the enemy ships are likely to enter Yingtian Prefecture from the estuary of the Yangtze River... At this time, it is indeed not a good opportunity for the child to ascend the throne!"

Wu Bochang nodded and said, "Then... I heard that the other person intends to negotiate peace, but you rejected it?"

Wu Zheng smiled and said, "They don't want to negotiate peace... They want to gather a fleet, take a walk around the sea, and force me to make concessions. Their real purpose is to support Mo Zhinian to control the court. This is no longer possible. Therefore, they want to negotiate peace and abolish the high tariffs I imposed on various countries and vassal merchants."

"In the end, can you win?" Wu Bochang asked with some concern.

"Can you win? I'm really unsure. Over the years, we have been busy with the Northern Expedition. The warships and artillery of the French people have led us a lot, and the number of warships is better than me... But please don't worry, we can't defeat you. No matter how strong they are, they will never dare to attack the shore. Besides, this joint fleet is not crossing the ocean. Most of the warships from Europe are gathered together by the French people's warships in the South China Sea countries... It's just a rabble. If you really dare to go ashore, the child will mobilize troops to stew them in one pot!"

Wu Bochang was relieved. He knew that Wu Zheng was right. The foreigners did not have the ability to occupy land. If they wanted to land, they would have to send an army of 100,000 to 80,000. Obviously, there were not so many soldiers on the thousand warships that could be used to land.

"Then end this war as soon as possible and don't hinder the big thing."

Wu Zheng nodded and responded, "It's been too unfair. Since the foreigners sent a mission, they would express their guilt... As long as they fight a war and let them taste some pain, they will retreat!"

....

It is said that luck comes and the city wall cannot be stopped.

Wu Zheng has not had such good luck for a long time. In the past few years, he has encountered uncontrollable things, which makes Wu Zheng think that his luck has been used up.

But now, good luck seems to be coming again.

After Wu Zheng brought the girls back to the palace, a battle report, a great victory, and a great victory were sent directly to Wu Zheng’s desk.

A great victory in Penghu!

Originally, Wu Zheng's strategy was that the three major navy forces advanced south, squeezed the activity area of ​​the joint fleet, and forced the enemy to retreat. The main purpose was to attack the Zheng army on the island and eliminate the Zheng army's vitality, thus leaving the foreign people with no support. Because without enough infantry, the foreign people could not even control the indigenous people on the island, let alone deter the mainland.

Of course, Wu Zheng also made the worst plan for the navy Zhang Mingzhen and others, that is, when the navy advances southward, if the enemy fleet suddenly launches a decisive battle, the navy will definitely not be able to compete with it, so then retreat to the sea of ​​Qixing Island and use the land turret to confront the hostile.

But it is obvious that Wu Zheng gave the navy too much power to make decisions on the spot.

Because, when you advance south, where will you advance? And how the enemy fleet reacts to be considered an intentional decisive battle, etc., Wu Zheng did not have detailed regulations on these.

That's right, this is in line with Wu Zheng's nature. He has never been good at remote control of the battlefield in the rear. He prefers to be a hand-off manager. Of course, in Wu Zheng's words, this is to leave professional things to professionals.

Shi Lang, who was a sulky type, wanted to bombard the northern part of Dongfan Island and met with Zhang Mingzhen and Wang Yilin, then decisively bypassed the east side of Dongfan Island and headed south, attacking merchant ships from passing countries.

The commander-in-chief of the Joint Fleet, Crython, suffered a lot because of this, so he had the initiative to send a mission to Hangzhou for peace talks.

However, Wu Zheng refused to agree. Under pressure from all parties, Crithon had to mobilize a squadron to clear out the Shi Lang fleet that was detouring to the south.

So, the naval battle in Penghu Island suddenly broke out.

Shi Lang Navy is actually the weakest among the three major navy masters.

Except for Shi Lang's flagship, most of them are small gunships.

It’s not that Wu Zheng intended to suppress Shi Lang, but that Shi Lang’s navy was originally responsible for cruised the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal, so even if he gave him a large sea boat, there was nowhere to be available. It was not as comfortable as a small boat and was still fast.

Logically speaking, Crithorn reacted quickly enough. As soon as the hope of the peace talks was shattered, a squadron was sent to clear it out. It was a pity to use troops, and it was unexpected and in line with the art of war.

In addition, Shi Lang's navy, ships and cannons are inferior to the enemy, so it is naturally a situation of being beaten. Maybe they will be surrounded and there will be no bones left.

However, Shi Lang had a clever plan.

When this guy was under Zheng Sen, he had already understood the terrain and hydrology of the islands in the Penghu Sea.

The warship is powerful and the small boat is flexible.

There are no less than dozens of islands of Penghu waters. Once the small boats are circling around and teasing, even if the big boats are shelling on the spot, it will be difficult to find the target to aim.

Therefore, Shi Lang used a mouse show to defeat the enemy squadron of more than 200 warships in a day and night with more than 100 warships.

Shi Lang lost only more than forty small boats, but the enemy sank thirty-seven warships, captured seven warships, and more than three hundred navigators fell into the water.
Chapter completed!