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Part One: Penghu Storm Chapter 79 Messenger Liu Xiang

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    Ding Yunyi, whose only ideal was to lead his brothers to survive, after Hong Tiaoyuan left Penghu, could finally transform Penghu according to his own ideas without any scruples.

    The first target is Fenggui City Fortress.

    According to previous ideas, if Penghu faces a war in the future, ships will be used to assist the sea, and shore artillery installed in Fenggui City will be used to bombard the interior. The internal and external forces will form a crossfire, and another stronghold will be set up at the Mazu Temple in Magong to form firepower from all sides.  to defend Penghu.

    But this idea had to be put on hold temporarily due to money constraints.

    Now, although I don¡¯t have a lot of money in my hand, I can already make preliminary repairs according to my own ideas.

    Especially after getting the secret method of building Qi Jiajun's hollow enemy platform from Bangzi's father, once Fenggui City is built as expected, its power will inevitably be increased to a very high level.

    After confirming this idea, Ding Yunyi gritted his teeth and allocated 800 taels of silver to personally supervise the reconstruction of Fenggui City Fortress.

    The soldiers and civilians of Penghu didn¡¯t know why Mr. Ding was so interested in Fenggui City, but since it was something Mr. Ding wanted to do, the soldiers and civilians of Penghu did not fail to do their best.

    This time is very different from the previous one. Ding Yunyi not only paid enough wages, but also took care of two meals a day.  Under such temptation, how can one not work hard?

    Father Sarozzi, who then returned to Penghu, was shocked when he saw that Ye Dahai, who kidnapped him in Taiwan, had also come to Penghu. Then he finally realized the meaning of Ye Dahai's words to him that day that he would meet again sooner or later.  .

    Father Sarozzi is a serious person. He brought a complete defense plan for Ding Yunyi.

    Ding Yunyi looked at it carefully for a long time, and then sighed: "I can't beat him."

    "Boss Ding, are you planning to fight Taiwanese officials?" Sarozzi said in surprise.

    Ding Yunyi smiled, shook his head, and then nodded strangely.

    Father Sarozzi shrugged, really not understanding what the general was thinking.

    Taiwan is a knot in Ding Yunyi¡¯s heart.

    The rogue bandits are now making a lot of noise. Emperor Chongzhen has repeatedly mobilized troops to suppress it, but he has always been unable to successfully suppress the rogue bandit uprising.

    Ding Yunyi knew very well that this was just the beginning for the Ming Dynasty, and a more fatal blow was yet to come.

    You have to find a way out for your brothers.

    Going to Fujian, the situation is too complicated and there are too many forces.  There are people from Zheng Zhilong, people from the imperial court, and people from foreigners Once they want to get involved, they will be ruthlessly suppressed soon after just causing a little splash.

    Then, there is only one place for your own development:

    Taiwan!

    It used to be Zheng Zhilong¡¯s territory, but now the Dutch are entrenched there. The Ming Dynasty¡¯s power there is almost negligible, but for Ding Yunyi, it is a place where he can take advantage of the fire.

    However, it is not that easy to develop in Taiwan.

    Let¡¯s not say whether Zheng Zhilong, who still has a strong power there, will agree, but how to pass the Dutch test is a headache.

    If you want to extend your power to Taiwan, sooner or later you will have to face the Dutch.

    ¡°But my current strength is no match for the Dutch

    "General Manager, Liu Xiang's envoy is here to see you."

    "What?" Ding Yunyi was surprised.

    Liu Xiang?  Zheng Zhilong's former friend, now his rival Liu Xiang?  What is he doing here?

    He is now the only hostile force that Zheng Zhilong is afraid of and has not eliminated at sea.

    After Zheng Zhilong established his own company, he recruited Zheng Xing, Zheng Ming, Yang Geng, Chen Hui, Zheng Cai and other generals from Fujian. He also joined forces with Liu Xiang and divided his subordinates into the Eighteen Pioneers, forming the "Eighteen Zhi".  From then on, it was renamed "Zhilong" instead of "Yiguan".

    After Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, he recruited Zheng Zhilong in July of the first year of Chongzhen.  Zheng Zhilong stated that it was his duty to "exterminate the barbarians and suppress the bandits". In September, he was appointed to the governor of Fujian, Xiong Wencan, and led his troops to the Ming Dynasty. He was ordered to teach coastal defense guerrillas and was appointed as the "Five Tiger Guerrilla General". He left the maritime trade that he had been operating for many years.  The base is Taiwan, located in the Minhai Sea.

    But his former friend and right-hand assistant Liu Xiang refused the court's offer to recruit him, and turned against Zheng Zhilong from then on.

    After Zheng Zhilong was recruited by the Ming Dynasty, Liu Xiang, who had been with him through life and death, was unwilling to accept it and dragged him to Guangdong to continue his maritime plundering business.

    Liu Xiang¡¯s forces colluded with the Dutch and posed a great threat to Zheng Zhilong for a period of time.  After the rise of Liu Xiang's power in Guangdong, the Taiwan Strait became increasingly uneven.??.  The newly appointed governor of Fujian, Zou Weilian, announced the restoration of the maritime ban and tried to prevent Zheng Zhilong from conducting private business with the Dutch in Taiwan.

    Zheng Zhilong wants to eliminate Liu Xiang.  Before that, Li Kuiqi and Zhong Bin, who were originally Zheng Zhilong's former troops, also rebelled one after another, but they were eliminated by Zheng Zhilong. Liu Xiang became the last enemy among the pirates he originally ganged up with, and the most difficult force to deal with.

    On December 4, the fifth year of the Chongzhen reign of the Ming Dynasty, the fleets of Zheng Zhilong and Liu Xiang encountered each other near Fuzhou, and a bloody battle broke out. The battle lasted from morning to evening, with nearly a thousand casualties on both sides.  Zheng Zhilong's younger brother Zheng Zhihu, with two wounds on his body, rushed into the enemy's formation and was entangled by Liu Xiang's men with four-claw anchors and iron chains. He could hardly escape. Later, his subordinates fought desperately to rescue him.

    Liu Xiang himself fled south.

    After that, Liu Xiang suffered another disastrous defeat in the Liaoluowan naval battle.

    It is said that Ding Yunyi personally participated in the Luowan naval battle, and it was through that naval battle that Ding Yunyi became famous.  In that naval battle, if Zheng Zhilong had not used tricks to win, the outcome would have been difficult to predict in a head-on confrontation.

    But it was the naval battle at Liaoluo Bay that caused Liu Xiang's forces to suffer a serious setback.

    Now, what is his envoy doing here?

    Ding Yunyi thought for a while: "Let him in!"

    The person who came to Penghu on Liu Xiang's behalf was Liu Xiang's confidant and his cousin Luo Liu'an.  When he saw Ding Yunyi, Luo Liu'an said nothing and asked someone to carry a box in. When he opened the box, piles of silver appeared in front of Ding Yunyi.

    "Here are three thousand taels of silver, please accept it with a smile!" Luo Liu'an said with a bit of pride.

    What a big deal, one purchase is three thousand taels.

    Ding Yunyi glanced at Yinzi silently and did not speak. The atmosphere seemed a bit awkward.

    Luo Liu'an calmed down and said, "Boss Ding, you first defeated Hitachi Gong Yaota, and then killed Kiohmaru, making your name famous all over the world. I, Leader Liu, admire the great reputation of Boss Ding, and I specifically want to hand him over to my friends."

    "Then what?" Ding Yunyi said calmly.

    Luo Liuan was startled for a moment, how could anyone in the world ask such a question?  He swallowed and said, "I don't mean anything else, I just want to make friends."

    "Okay." Ding Yunyi smiled: "I accepted the money to see the guests off."

    (In the countdown to the wedding, Spider is getting married on the 21st. I have been so busy in the past two days. I will update twice a day for the time being. After the wedding is over on the 21st and I accompany my wife back home on the 22nd, there will be a big explosion on the 23rd to repay everyone.  Brother, thank you! ps: I am getting married for the first time in my life, so I am nervous)
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