The emperor personally conquered Taiwan, and of course the fire could not be caught in the backyard. Chongzhen ordered Wang Jianguo to be assisted by Shi Kefa and Wang Duo. The military power of the new army was handed over to Wang Chengen. The new army can be said to be the emperor's imperial guards, led by eunuchs. There were precedents to follow in the Ming Dynasty, so the ministers naturally had nothing to say.

Information shows that the Qing army will go south in December. Given that the Dashun Army bought a bunch of new arms from the Ming Dynasty, it is not easy for the Qing army to defeat Li Zicheng's army in one fell swoop. It would be a dream to say that Li Zicheng could destroy the Qing army.

Of course, to be cautious, it is better to fight and decide quickly to seize Taiwan in case of an accident.

The Taiwan intelligence brought by Zheng Zhilong was not as high as originally estimated. It may actually be about 1,200 people and less than ten warships. The information on the Taiwan Dutch garrison that Wang Chengen has mastered is the data from 1661 in history. According to this information, it is obvious that there is no need to dispatch a large army of 7,000 people, but for the sake of the emperor's safety, the ministers unanimously agreed that no less than 6,000 troops must be less than 6,000 troops. Zhang Shenyan even jumped out and said, why should the emperor personally fight for the emperor? Since it is impossible to make a joke, six thousand troops must be missing.

The navy's gunship can also be reduced, but 60 gunships cannot be reduced.

Fortunately, the ministers insisted. Otherwise, if they followed Chongzhen's idea, they would have to dispatch 3,000 new troops and 30 gunships to easily take down Taiwan. If they really followed Chongzhen's approach, Chongzhen might have to explain it to the sea.

On the fifth day of the 11th lunar month in 1644, Chongzhen swore a oath in Nanjing to personally conquer Taiwan. Zhao Yijun had already led 5,000 new troops three days in advance to Fuzhou by land. Chongzhen, Wu Sangui, Zheng Zhilong rushed to Fuzhou by boat, Wang Youqing took 1,000 new troops by boat, and Chen Zilong, who was appointed by Chongzhen, was also accompanied by Chen Zilong, who was appointed by Chongzhen, and Zhou Chong led a team of guards to protect Chongzhen. The navy commanded by Zheng Zhilong escorted them all the way.

After arriving in Shanghai, the flat-bottomed sand ship was abandoned, and Chongzhen boarded an unmodified three-masted gunship.

Chongzhen couldn't stand the loneliness, so on the day he boarded the boat, he left Wu Sangui, Zheng Zhilong, Wang Youqing and Chen Zilong to chat.

Among these people, Zheng Zhilong is probably the most sarcastic. Chongzhen thought to himself that in terms of eloquence, Zheng Zhilong might still be above him. Li Dan and Yan Siqi, one is a rich Chinese and the other is a hero of a generation, admire Zheng Zhilong very much. Of course, it is inseparable from Zheng Zhilong's mouth. Later, Xiong Wencan was fooled by him and he repeatedly summoned Zheng Zhilong to Beijing. It would be fine if Zheng Zhilong made excuses to refuse. Xiong Wencan, a bastard, actually helped Zheng Zhilong get rid of Zheng Zhilong! Originally, Chongzhen just wanted to make a false position and idle position, but after he had contacted Zheng Zhilong for too much, he also became a love for talent.

Heart. Zheng Zhilong never left Fujian at first, but later he ran for the chairman of the Federation of Industry and Commerce. Zheng Zhilong's psychological defense line retreated step by step, and hesitated. Well, in this world, how many people in the word "fame and fortune" can be completely clear! When he really got on the election ship, a person like Zheng Zhilong who was highly regarded will not admit defeat easily. How could Chongzhen not come to call him to Nanjing again? This is the effect that Chongzhen wants. If Zheng Zhilong no longer goes further and further on the road of warlords, such talents should not be buried, and can be used to expand maritime power in the future.

Chongzhen should speak first:

"You don't have to be polite. Today is just chatting. You don't have to be polite when you want to talk wherever you want to sit down and say, you don't have to be polite."

Wang Youqing had chatted with Chongzhen, so he was naturally the most relaxed, so he said:

"Emperor, the Qing army will go south to attack Li Zicheng within a month. The emperor sees whether Li Zicheng can withstand it."

Chongzhen looked at Wu Sangui with a smile and said:

"Wu Aiqing, what are your opinions on this?"

Wu Sangui didn't quite understand why the emperor wanted to accompany the Taiwan Campaign on this trip, and he was nervous. When he saw the emperor asking, he deliberately said:

"Report to the emperor, I think Li Zicheng is still not able to defeat the Qing army, so I am very worried about Xuzhou's defense. Although the people are on the boat, I am still thinking about how to defend Xuzhou. I am afraid!"

Zheng Zhilong smiled and said:

"The emperor may be worried that others will be a little afraid of dealing with the Dutch, so he asked Lord Wu, who had been through many battles, to come to the battlefield. However, I have fought with the Dutch, and with his 1,000 people, we now have such powerful firepower. I think that I can capture Taiwan within ten days. With the time of back and forth, one month is enough. When Lord Wu rushed back to Xuzhou, I am afraid that the Qing soldiers had not sent troops yet, and even if they sent troops, they were only on the way south!"

Chongzhen looked at the four people sitting there and said seriously:

"Four dear friends, I want to conquer Taiwan in person, it is not a rush. Letting Wu love accompany you together is definitely not a matter of boats. I have to tell you that it is only a matter of time before I want to destroy the Qing Dynasty, and I don't take Li Zicheng's great support seriously. But I am really unsure of how to conquer the sea, but the future war will mainly depend on the victory or defeat of the Battle of the Sea and Shanghai. If I leave the land, my Ming Dynasty will also dominate the world. I think about how the eunuch of the Three Guards went to the West when I was! In the future, my Ming Dynasty will be here.

We must also show our might at sea, and we must defeat the Dutch and Spaniards at sea. In addition, to conquer Liaodong, I mean to use the method of landing, so I let Wu Aiqing come to experience the landing battle and prepare for the future landing in Liaodong. Of course, not only will we conquer Liaodong in the future, but I also want to expedition to Japan. In the Wanli period, we have not completely defeated Japan. When I free up my hands, I must conquer it. Zheng Aiqing, you are familiar with Japan, so why not tell me what you think of Japan."

When Wu Sangui heard the emperor say this, his uneasiness in his heart swept away and he suddenly felt much more relaxed. When Zheng Zhilong heard that the emperor was going to go to Japan in the future, he was secretly surprised. He suddenly remembered something and said:

"Report to the Emperor, when it comes to Japan, before I came to Nanjing, news came from Japan that the Tokugawa Shogunate had fallen and now the Emperor is in power. I heard that the Emperor sent troops to defeat the Tokugawa family, and there was a naval battle at the Edo port. However, it was said that it was a one-sided naval battle. It seemed that the Emperor had dispatched a huge iron ship on the other side, and it could drive quickly without even sails. I don't know how many people needed to move the paddle wheel. It is said that as soon as the iron ship appeared, the naval army of the Tokugawa Shogunate surrendered within an hour." The Tokugawa Shogunate had a gunboat driven by manpower. The key parts of the wooden ship were also equipped with iron protection, so Zheng Zhilong thought that the giant iron ship was the same. The powerful Japanese vassals and the shogunate often started wars. If you fight me today, I will fight you tomorrow, and you have not stopped much. Zheng Zhilong was used to it and did not take it seriously.

But in Chongzhen's ears, these words were like thunder. Chongzhen asked quickly:

"What did you say? The Tokugawa Shogunate collapsed? Is it really the emperor of Japan in power now? Also, how big is that iron ship? How fast can it run?"

After asking this series of questions, Zheng Zhilong thought that it might be the iron ship that made the emperor worried, and immediately replied:

"Yes, the Tokugawa Shogunate has been completely finished. Tokugawa Iemitsu was detained and now the emperor is in power. As for the iron ship, it is said that it is two or three times larger than our three-masted gunship, and the cannons on it are very powerful. As for how fast it is, it is only legend that it will catch up with the sailboat soon. The Tokugawa Shogunate's man-operated paddlewheel ship was slower than the sailboat. It is incredible that this iron ship is so huge and can drive so fast!"

Chongzhen's face suddenly changed, he stood up, calmed down, thinking that the fuck was the Japanese who had traveled to this era, and what kind of jokes were there! He came over and was about to clean up the Tartars and ravaged Japan well to find the justice that was ravaged by Japan in the future. He didn't expect that this world was really a ghost. I just found a feeling when I came over and found out. Who would have thought that the bastard of the Japanese emperor seemed to be a time traveler. Some of them were playing, and it would be a fight against Japan? It would be fine if this guy traveled naked. If he really brought a warship to travel, well, it would be completely possible, that would be awful! According to Zheng Zhilong's statement, the iron ship was almost certainly steam-powered or diesel-powered. The more he thought about it, the more he looked, the more he looked, the worse it was! It was terrible.

Thinking of this, Chongzhen asked quickly:

"Is that iron ship smoked?"

Zheng Zhilong actually has limited knowledge. The person who came back to report the news had never seen what an iron ship looked like, and he only heard from him. However, Edo's rumored that there was such an iron ship, so he reported it to Zheng Zhilong as anecdote. Of course, the pirates have professional qualities and have always been concerned about powerful gunboats.

"Report to the emperor, I don't know the final word about that iron ship. It was just that Edo rumored that the iron ship was rampant, and several ships from the Tokugawa Shogunate were all destroyed by it. I have sent someone to inquire about the iron ship in detail. I have thought that if Japan had such an iron ship, even the Netherlands, Spain and Franchise would not be its opponent at sea." Zheng Zhilong was actually very worried about the affairs of the Japanese iron ship during this period. After working hard, he finally established his dominance on the sea and could even run rampant in the Japanese Sea. The career of pirates and maritime merchants was doing well. Suddenly, such an iron ship that was stronger than the Dutch plyship appeared. Zheng Zhilong immediately felt a huge potential threat. Of course, all this was just a worry, at least there was no substantial impact at the moment. The business in Japan was doing as expected, as if nothing had happened.

Chongzhen paced back and forth in the cabin and asked:

"Is there any new product coming out in Japan?"

"By the way, there are also cement, glass, and soap in Japan, and they are also sold to merchants in the Ming Dynasty." Zheng Zhilong's merchant fleet recently felt that Japan's business had changed a bit, and Japan bought coal and pig iron in a large manner. Zheng Zhilong was also puzzled.

Chongzhen nodded, and had already guessed in his heart. It seemed that the 17th century anti-Japanese war was about to begin. He looked around and changed his solemn tone and said:

"In Japan, Zheng Aiqing, please send someone to a comprehensive understanding of Japan's situation as soon as possible, focusing on the iron ship and their latest firearms. There is no need to be afraid of that iron ship. We are also building iron ships. We now have rocket launchers, so we are not afraid of any iron ships. However, we cannot be careless. This time, the plan needs to be adjusted slightly. The original plan is to concentrate troops to capture Relanzhe and Chichicheng in one fell swoop. The new plan is to divide the troops into two groups and divide half of the troops into two groups.

I personally led the efforts to capture Jilong and Danshui. I transferred Zhao Yijun to command the three thousand new troops to obey my command. Zheng Hongkui led 30 naval warships to cooperate with them, equipped with two modified three-masted gunships. Wu Aiqing and Chen Aiqing also followed me. As for the capture of Relanzhe and Chicingcheng, the three thousand new troops, plus the navy led by Zheng Aiqing, it should be enough. Wang Aiqing is responsible for land attacks, and Zheng Aiqing is responsible for eliminating Dutch warships. Please consider the specific combat plan and come up with a set of combat plans."

Wang Youqing recalled it and asked, "Emperor, is this move guarding against Japan? Does Japan also want to occupy Taiwan?"

Chongzhen nodded and said, "Wang Aiqing is right. Japan launched a large-scale attack on the dynasty during the Wanli period. The lessons of the past must be taken. Jilong and Tamsui are closest to Japan, and the Dutch troops are only more than 200. I am worried that Japan will seize the opportunity. If it is occupied by these robbers, it will take a lot of trouble to retake it."

Chongzhen's face was solemn, and he immediately announced:

"From now on, 1. Strategic substances, including coal, pig iron, copper, etc., shall not be exported to Japan. Increase efforts to acquire Japanese copper and white copper; 2. The navy is responsible for intercepting all foreign ships exporting strategic substances to Japan. Zheng Aiqing is an expert, so it is best not to use the Ming Dynasty; 3. Notify North Korea to pay close attention to Japan's dynamics and increase support for North Korea. 4. Make arrangements immediately and strictly prevent Japanese spies."

Chongzhen said four measures against Japan in one breath, and then Chen Zilong drafted the order. Chongzhen wrote another secret letter to Wang Chengen and sent people off the ship to Nanjing.

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Chapter completed!