Wen Zhongfa said: "It seems that the matter in Penghu is over?"

"Minister Wen is very quick to move his mind." Gan Hui said: "It's really done, so we have doubled our pressure and have had many frictions. When we come down, we are very worried that a naval battle will break out at any time."

"So that's it." Wen Zhongfa said: "We will try our best to find wood for you."

"Thank you." Gan Hui clasped his fists and said: "Oak is similar to oak. Most oak is used to build ships in Taisie. They began to sail on a large scale two hundred years ago. Various countries have a variety of oak for backup. Oak will grow for 150 years. Their reserves are quite sufficient, so they use oak more often, and less pine and oak. There are also a small number of ships, which can be used for teak. In the Ming Dynasty, the place is vast, but without oak, and there is almost no teak. It is almost impossible to build a ship with oak or teak. If all pine, keel deck and other important places are definitely important.

Not as strong as Dutch ships, only the oak in Liaodong is similar to oak and can be replaced. However, the number of oaks that several people have been hugging for hundreds of years is not large, and they need to be found in the vast forest... So the matter of shipbuilding is imminent. Fortunately, we can be grateful that the branch of the Firearms Bureau in Taiwan has begun to take shape. Going down, the Military Office will transfer most of the good gun casters to Taiwan. Our ship artillery is not afraid of lack of copper and fine iron, and we also have enough boring machines to build cannons. This is a very lucky thing."

"Okay, our 12th Regiment will be responsible for this matter." Wen Zhongfa said: "It is also an important matter. From now until the beginning of spring, we will take three or four months to investigate and determine, and then organize manpower and plan routes to cut down and transport. However, our funds are limited. According to your standards and requirements, we need a large number of manpower just by surveying and confirming. Cutting and transport requires even more money. We even need to build a road that can pass simple carriages from Kuandian to Jiangkou. If there is no special funding in the finance department, it will be difficult for us to do this well."

"Chang Zhengshi has sent someone to the grassland to ask Lord Zhang to explain in person." Gan Hui said: "Taiwan will be a particularly important place in the future, and I think we should give priority to our needs."

"That's wrong." Wen Zhongfa said in a gentle voice: "The grassland, Liaodong, Taiwan, and Datong Zhangjiakou are all important places, and no place is particularly important."

"Yes, I'm going to make a mistake." Gan Hui admitted his mistake calmly, but insisted: "Each person has different emphasis. For example, after a few years, Liaodong will be more important than Taiwan. During the Grassland War two years ago, it will be more important than elsewhere. At this time, Taiwan should be the most important place."

"What he said is reasonable." Wen Zhongfa stood up, Gan Hui also stood up and said goodbye. His mission had been completed. There was a boat waiting on Pi Island, so it was not advisable to stay for a long time.

"It's so good to be developed by the commander and colleagues here." Gan Hui said sincerely: "You have worked hard in the bitter and cold land in Liaodong."

Gan Huihe Congren came from Pi Island, dabbed the river estuary, and walked eastward. There were only rugged and difficult paths, crossing the river estuary, mountains and forests, climbing over rugged and steep hillsides, and passing through quite dense forest land. As we walked along, there was no need to say about the difficulties and difficulties.

Even in such a place, there are still quite a lot of escaped people in Liaodong who have begun to settle down and cultivate land in various valleys. After one or two years, they have already reached a small scale.

However, the Liao people and Dongjiang Town were obviously not as professional as He Yusheng. From land planning to water conservancy irrigation, to road renovation, although it was deep in the mountains of Kuandian, He Yusheng's war soldiers and baggage soldiers did not give up. Kuandian originally had 50,000 to 60,000 Han people living there, but in fact there were still quite fertile arable land to cultivate. The 12th Regiment occupied several large valley flat land and slope land, and reclaimed and planted a considerable area.

In the eyes of Gan Hui and others, this is a bitter and cold place. It has only been October but the cold land is frozen. This is a bit unacceptable for southerners. It is so cold that it is difficult to hide in the house and roast the fire. Moreover, to open up so much land, bricks and barracks have to be built, defense lines, log wood and bridges, and build roads. It can be said that when the 12th Regiment first arrived in Kuandian, he was poor and deserted. Thousands of people guarded the deep mountains and dense forests. There were only some abandoned village houses on the hills and plains, which seemed to be still telling the past decades ago...

The barracks are full of interlaced barracks and houses. When I came here, I saw many sentry posts, both in and out of the dark. In terms of the size of the camp and the tightness of the sentry, the territory of Dongjiang seen along the way is really too different.

"You are so thick-skinned." After the guests left, the bald man said to Wen Zhongfa: "It's all about money to open his mouth and shut up, and all marching departments are also part of the Hutchison. You are like an outsider."

"You know a bird." Wen Zhongfa laughed and scolded: "How can I not understand this principle? Taiwan is the richest in now, and it has its own control limit. If you don't take the opportunity to get a few, the salary of our 12th Regiment is paid by the Military Department. The annual public expenses are fixed, and the military expenses are also limited. If you have more money, you can fight a few battles when the opportunity comes... What are the battles? Isn't it just money and food!"

"It's said that after two or three years of fighting, what year will it be? Don't do it for three years and three years, that'll be miserable."

"Go to your mother's crow's mouth." Wen Zhongfa laughed and cursed, but his face also showed a look of worry. At present, Kuandian and southern Liaoning all belonged to guerrilla areas. Dongjiang Town now has about 30,000 soldiers, but the quality of this soldiers is really not satisfactory. From Wen Zhongfa's perspective, a few soldiers in Dongjiang Town can be called elite soldiers. For example, Zhang Pan recovered the subordinates of Lushun and Jinzhou, and Mao Wenlong's servants can also be called elite soldiers. Mao Chenglu, Mao Youjun, Mao Yongshi and other generals can also fight against Jianlu. The number of soldiers in these generals will not be

More than five thousand, in addition, the so-called war soldiers and merchant regiments may not be able to compare with the baggage of the so-called war soldiers. The difference between training and equipment and the quality of the personnel themselves is very different... Even if there is a big fight in the future, the possibility of Dongjiang Town being the main force is very small. Wen Zhongfa feels that he still has to rely on himself. In this regard, he will also make the plate of the 12th Regiment bigger and stronger. In the future, he will kill from Kuandian to Niumao Village and attack Hetuala directly, completing the unfinished career of General Liu Jian and immediately at Hetuala. When he was in Hetuala, his husband had no regrets in his life!

...

Above the blue waves, the old general Yu Zigao, who was both white and white, looked tired, his eyes were a little black, and his bags were very obvious.

After several months of siege, the Dutch who were trapped in Fengweigui Island were indeed exhausted, but the Ming soldiers who besieged them were really not much better.

The first two months happened to be when the typhoon in Penghu was dense. There were many strong winds passing through the border. When the waves were large, they were more than ten feet high. Although the houses on Penghu Island were built as solid as possible, they were still blown by the strong winds. Many soldiers were killed and injured. Even the houses where Yu Zigao lived were a bit dangerous. They were really shocked overnight and they were uneasy to eat and sleep.

The ships on the sea were like paper ships. Many Ming army warships were destroyed by wind and waves, and more than 100 soldiers were killed or injured, causing heavy losses.

Later, Yu Zigao had to order all naval warships to enter the port to escape the wind and waves. Anyway, the Dutch ships dared not leave the port for such wind and waves. Their ships were larger, but they were in vain when encountering such wind and waves.

After the storm was getting smaller, the Ming army did not try to attack the port again. From land, there was only a small path to reach. From sea, the Dutch had strong coastal artillery and combat ships to cooperate, and there was no chance at all.

The Ming army had a large number of warships and more than 10,000 people. The main Dutch forces and young soldiers were left, and the strength was 10 to 1. The Ming army's combat power and will were much stronger than ordinary miscellaneous fish troops. The main reason was that the sea and Shanghai could not collapse and disperse during the war. As long as they got involved, they could only stand to the end. The Ming army's combat power was relatively good. At least they did not lose their disadvantage when fighting with the Dutch. They defeated the Dutch in several naval and land battles. This was also the reason why the Dutch lowered their noble heads and took the initiative to negotiate with the Ming army.

These early colonists were different from their innocent descendants in later generations. They were extremely cruel and cunning. As long as they were profitable, they would be willing to risk their lives. The Europeans of this era not only had the results of the technological revolution, but also flourished in terms of personal bravery and national strength. This momentum continued until a war. After they fought themselves into corpses and blood, and destroyed the wealth accumulated over hundreds of years, the rising momentum of the entire Europe finally ended.

"If you want to make a covenant, they are worthy!" Yu Zigao looked at the Dutch Castle that had been hard-working but could not get off, and couldn't help but complain.

"Let's make a covenant." Sun Guozhen, Haifangdao, said: "Mr. Junmen means to end the war in Penghu as soon as possible."

Sun Guozhen looked at the gangsters, guerrillas, garrisons, and commanders present, and said to Yu Zigao softly: "Elder General, this battle to siege the Red Barbarians not only consumes a lot of money and food, but also complains that this battle has suffered a lot. The elite naval forces of our Fujian guards have suffered a lot. The children of Fujian cannot waste such unnecessary wars."

Yu Zigao had no expression on his face, but his mood was very shocked. He knew that there were many officials and gentry on the shore and the generals of the garrison were quite dissatisfied with him. The Ming army had suffered more than a thousand injuries to this battle, which was a very heavy loss for the Fujian Navy. After all, there were only so many soldiers in the entire Fujian Navy that could gather together to fight at sea. The losses in one battle were too great, which was the essence of each guard, and even the servants raised by the generals themselves. How could they not be resentful?

If this battle stops, although there is already a lot of dissatisfaction, with the support of the governor and senior officials such as the Haifang Road, Yu Zigao estimated that he could still hold the position of Fujian General. This position is the same as the father and son, and no one can shake the Yu family's position among the Fujian generals.

If he continues to fight, destroy dozens of ships and kill thousands of people, he will be very resentful, and even the governor's army may not be able to protect him. If he wins the battle, he will have to step down from the stage and go home in shame. If he loses again, it will not be as simple as losing his post.

Yu Zigao is sometimes very confident, so confident that he doesn't listen to others' advice. However, when the difference in strength is indeed quite obvious and things cannot be done, he can still recognize the reality.

In history, he did not listen to the advice of the people and led the essence of the Fujian Navy's guards to attack Zheng Zhilong. He thought that the pirate would never be the opponent of the Ming Navy, but he suffered a great defeat and lost. He was defeated and was eventually unable to escape punishment and was arrested and beheaded. The father and son of the Yu family were both sincere and made great contributions. The result was that they all had a bad fate and could not be said to have a good ending, which was also a pity.

When facing the Dutch, Yu Zigao was still good at it and knew that the war could not be fought any longer.

"Okay." Yu Zigao's eyebrows moved, his calloused big hands stroked his snow-white beard and said lightly: "Everyone complains that he can't continue to get the fight. Why should the old man insist? It's not happy for nothing!"

Sun Guozhen said happily: "That's good. The general Gao Wenlu and his new governor Song Ke all pointed out that they could only make the appointment by asking Mr. Yu to sign it."

Yu Zigao laughed and said, "I didn't expect that the old man's handwriting was so valuable. Well, I asked them to come here with the official documents, and I will sign it."
Chapter completed!