Suggestions from Qianhu on 215th Week

Everyone was stunned when they heard Zhou Sheng actually say this. Although they had always been extremely confident in their own military equipment, it was still weird to hear such comments from their opponents. Not to mention Zhou Sheng.

Sheng, when Ade was negotiating with him in the past, the most common sentence he heard was "What will happen to you as soon as the imperial army comes out..." He was quite confident in the Ming Dynasty to which he was loyal, and now he is actually like this

That being said, it was quite surprising.

"Oh, Old Zhou, you were not very sure before: if the imperial army moves, we will be turned into powder? Why have you changed your mind now?"

Zhao Lide asked with a bit of a smile. Zhou Sheng heard his teasing meaning and his face turned slightly red. Pang Yu was concerned about another thing - he just heard Zhou Sheng actually use "we". Could it be that

Is there more than one person on the other side who has the same idea?

Facing their questions, Zhou Sheng answered happily:

"Some of us have seen your fighting methods with our own eyes, and we have to admit that you are quite unique in your firearms..."

——The Short-haired Army had previously wiped out the surrounding bandit dens with great fanfare, but there were spies from the imperial court lurking in several of the dens. Of course they didn’t know that, and they were all disposed of as garbage during the general cleaning. However, the Short-haired Army was not addicted to it.

Kill, as long as they survive on the battlefield, most of the minions will be let go afterward. One of them is actually a Baihu official of Jinyiwei. He originally went in undercover and wanted to put a long line to catch big fish, but Short Hair messed it up.

Already.

But he no longer cared about his original mission. After running back to Guangzhou, he immediately reported to his superiors: The short-haired muskets and artillery were so powerful that the imperial armaments were far inferior. Even the Western barbarians might not be able to resist them.

Most of the high-ranking officials in the Ming Dynasty, including Wang Zunde, scorned this, but after all, some people believed in him - Zhou Sheng was one of them. In addition, there were some former bureaucrats who escaped from Qiongzhou Prefecture, and those who had connections with the Zheng family in Fujian.

Close officials, etc... Basically, everyone who has personally dealt with short-haired dogs thinks that short-haired dogs are difficult to deal with.

At this time in Guangzhou City, the Suppression Faction was no longer the only one. After all, the efforts of the Travelers some time ago had achieved certain results. Compared with the original, the number of the so-called "Appeasement Faction" has increased a lot. Although some people

I have never been in contact with short-haired people, but influenced by public opinion, I also feel that short-haired people should be treated the same way as the heroes of Liangshan, appease them, and contribute to the court.

Just because Governor Wang Zunde himself insisted on suppressing it, this group could only operate in private. Recruitment does not mean betrayal. These people are still loyal to the Ming Dynasty - this is something Zhou Sheng repeatedly emphasized in his explanation. Many of them

People still believe that with the power of the imperial court, if they really want to kill them with all their strength, they can still eliminate the short hairs, but the losses will be huge. But judging from what the short hairs have done, it seems that the court does not need to spend such a high price.

The price is to eliminate a group of maritime merchants who are keen on doing business.

It was under the joint entrustment of these people that Zhou Sheng took the risk to go to sea privately, came to Qiongzhou Mansion again, and made the following suggestions to Short Hair:

"Although Governor Wang insists on refusing to negotiate, things will not change - can you, please, take shelter for a while? Take a boat from Qiongzhou to the west. Not far away is the Shenglong Mansion in Annan. Although it faces me,

It claims to be a vassal and pays tribute, but it is not directly under the Ming Dynasty. The court will not interfere with matters there. Annan has been the land of Baiyue since ancient times. The land is fertile and densely populated. At present, the Ruan family in the south and the Zheng family in the north are competing for power. You are here.

, no matter which party you go to, you will definitely be reused, and you will be able to settle down and live in peace."

After a pause, Zhou Sheng added in a low voice:

"The King Governor is also old. He has been the governor of Guangdong and Guangdong for several years... To put it bluntly: in the future, he may be transferred or promoted to an official position. It will be a matter of time before the eyes. When the time comes, the court will change.

Governors and governors have different ideas. If you are sincere to the imperial court, you might as well wait until the next appointment before asking for favors."

Compared to the arrogance last time, Zhou Sheng really acted like a messenger this time - he was extremely sincere when he spoke, and the reasons he gave were reasonable. However, in the face of Zhou Sheng's suggestions, everyone could only

Look at each other and smile - if the time-travelers heard this when they first landed in Lingao, they might have packed up and left. Although they have weapons that are beyond their time, when it comes to war, they can still hide and hide.

Well done.

However, now, the house has been built long ago, the machines have been installed, and the overall situation has been laid out. It is not so easy for them to give up all this and start from scratch elsewhere.

In front of these Ming Dynasty envoys, Jie Xi had always acted relatively tough. At this time, he just snorted, pulled a bench and sat in front of Zhou Sheng:

"Master Zhou, thank you for your kindness. Then we might as well tell the truth: In fact, we don't care at all what the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi thinks. No matter how many troops he sends, how many come or how many are destroyed. The reason why we don't want to fight the Ming army is just

We simply don’t want to kill more people. We won’t leave because of the threat from the Ming Empire, and certainly we won’t leave because of a few words from you – we are determined to decide on this Hainan Island!”

Zhou Sheng frowned, but he didn't jump up as others expected. Instead, he turned to look at Pang Yu and Zhao Lide:

"Commander Pang, Commander Zhao, do you think so too?"

Pang Yu hesitated for a moment and responded:

"Basically, Mr. Zhou, your worries are very reasonable - if Governor Wang insists on sending troops rashly, it will probably lead to the complete collapse of the Ming Dynasty's southern structure. But that is not what we want to see, so let us do it

Think of a way to avoid this war as much as possible."

——The words did not involve himself at all. It was obvious that he also believed that the Ming army posed no threat to Qiongzhou. But Zhao Lide just raised his eyebrows and shrugged:

"As a friend, Lao Zhou, I can only give you one piece of advice: If we really have to fight at that time, you must not go to the battlefield in person. We know you, and guns don't recognize people."

Zhou Sheng stared at them, and after a moment, he sighed:

"I estimated it before I came here. You will definitely not agree to leave so easily. You are so confident, you must be relying on the power of the equipment? However, even if you have the power to reach the sky, after all, you can only occupy an island. Three or four

How can a thousand people compete with the Ming Dynasty? You may win once or twice, but if you lose once, you will be doomed... Is it worth it?"

Facing Zhou Sheng's "kindness", everyone could only smile bitterly. After all, they are people from different eras, and their concepts of war are too different, so they couldn't talk about it together. Seeing that they didn't want to talk much, Zhou Sheng stopped talking.

He said nothing more and left in a hurry that day.

They immediately reported the situation to the Lingao main base and began to discuss countermeasures...

"It seems that this battle is still inevitable."

Pang Yu was a little depressed. He had planned so hard for so long, but in the end it still depended on whether the fist was strong or not, which made him feel frustrated. Others more or less felt the same way, and the atmosphere in the conference room was dull for a while.

Finally, he excused himself to break the silence:

"We have reached this point, and there is no need to blame others. The current situation is much better than it was in Lingao. The worst-case scenario is just a little more blood on our hands. Our survival is not a problem, and you don't have to be so depressed."

"How is our defense configuration currently? There are many enemy soldiers. If they attack Lingao and Qiongzhou at the same time, can we take care of it?"

Hu Wen seldom cared about the military, but she raised a question at this time. Pang Yu looked at her and nodded:

"The total strength is about three battalions, two on the Lingao side and one on this side. But our three battalions are fully staffed, and the artillery is also overstretched and equipped with new rocket launchers. And the ones stationed in Lingao

The two battalions are responsible for the training of new recruits, and the weapons are not fully equipped because they have to be provided here first - but they are backed by the arsenal and can get supplements at any time. So generally speaking, the defense forces of the two places should be evenly distributed.

"

"The defense is definitely no problem. No matter where the Ming army attacks, the two places can resist it with their own strength. Not to mention that they can support each other... However, the modification of the Qionghai has not been completed and it cannot be launched yet. It only relies on wood.

Even if the ship is equipped with a rocket launcher, we have no chance of fighting a naval battle with the Ming Dynasty's navy."

Zhao Lide frowned slightly and said, not being able to engage in naval battles means that there is no control of the sea. The enemy can land at any time and choose attack targets at will - even if there are only two targets to choose from, and they are both extremely hard, their teeth will definitely break wherever they bite.

, but this feeling of being beaten passively is really not good.

"Why do we have to wait for them to knock on the door? Can't we strike first?"

Osayan once again put forward his previous suggestion-to go to Guangzhou and hold an armed demonstration.

"The reason why Wang Zunde and those warring factions insist on going their own way and launching an attack is simply because they think that with the force they have in their hands, they can destroy us. As long as their self-confidence is destroyed, the warring factions in Guangzhou will naturally occupy

Advantage. We have attacked pirate lairs several times in the past and have accumulated a lot of experience in landing operations. We might as well treat Guangzhou as a large pirate lair before going to attack one of them!"

"That's a good idea!"

Beiwei was the first to agree, and the others made sense after thinking about it - they didn't want to fight before. But since the other party is determined to fight, it is better to let our side choose the time and place. What's more, take the initiative and choose the right one.

Attacking targets and spreading the flames of war to the opponent's home field makes it easier to control the scale of the war. If done well, it can have a deterrent effect without killing too many people.

However, Professor Li Mingyuan had warned him before leaving Qiongzhou: If there was any major military action, he must be notified. So Jie Xi finally made the decision:
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