Denglai Town, Dengzhou City.
Inside the governor's office, Zhang Kentang's face was filled with red light.
He had just knelt down at the incense table in the governor's office to receive the imperial edict.
Today, the emperor was very satisfied with the victory of Denglai Navy against the Japanese pirates, and issued an imperial edict to reward all the meritorious soldiers.
Of course, this list was handed over by Kentang Zhang.
The emperor also expressed his full trust in Governor Denglai.
Anyone who reports to Zhang Kentang will be fully rewarded by the emperor.
Of course, the emperor also focused on rewards, and those soldiers who performed outstandingly were given particularly generous rewards, not to mention high-ranking officials.
The most typical one is Zheng Chenggong.
When the news came out that Zheng Zhilong, the Marquis of Nan'an, Fujian's general general, secretly communicated with the Eastern captives, the whole court was in an uproar.
Of course, this includes Zhang Kentang, the governor of Denglai.
Kentang Zhang was particularly special because at that time he had Zheng Zhilong’s direct son Zheng Chenggong under his command.
Although Zheng Chenggong did not have a high status among the Denglai Navy at that time, he was still considered a subordinate of Zhang Kentang.
Kentang Cheung’s statement appears to be very crucial.
After much thought, Zhang Kentang chose the safest way, which was to ask Zheng Chenggong to return to Nanjing.
After all, Zheng Chenggong could only be regarded as observing the government during his stay in Denglai, and did not have a formal official position.
It is reasonable for Zhang Kentang to ask him to return to Nanjing.
Once Zheng Chenggong returned to Nanjing, the problem was thrown to the emperor today.
Zheng Chenggong's fate will be whatever he decides today, and it has nothing to do with Zhang Kentang.
Facts have proved that Kentang Zhang’s choice was correct.
After Zheng Chenggong returned to Nanjing, he was comforted by the kind words of the emperor as soon as possible, and returned to Dengzhou after a period of rest.
This time, Zheng Chenggong seemed to be a different person.
He was more determined when he went to sea to destroy the Japanese pirates' lair, because he carried the sacred mandate.
The emperor even gave him a verbal order allowing him to act expediently.
The emperor's face must be given.
Kent Chang also gave Zheng Chenggong a lot of freedom and space to play.
Zheng Chenggong ordered Denglai Navy to search the sea again and again, but failed again and again.
However, he did not get angry and continued to persist.
Finally his persistence paid off and he discovered "Buffalo Island".
Bison Island is far away from Dengzhou, so it is difficult to find.
But Zheng Chenggong still discovered it.
He immediately discovered that Bison Island was the home of a group of Japanese pirates.
It is not only a supply station for these Japanese pirates, but also their trading point.
In one sentence, Buffalo Island is an out-and-out private harbor.
Private harbors were common at the time.
Including the home countries of the Japanese pirates, the control over trade, especially sea trade, is very strict.
The entry threshold for sea trade is very high, and it is not something that anyone can do if they just want to do it.
And maritime trade has huge benefits, and many people are willing to take risks, which leads to smuggling.
The most direct manifestation of smuggling to Ming Dynasty is the proliferation of Japanese pirates.
At first, Ming Dynasty officials believed that Japanese pirates were ronin warriors from Japan.
But gradually they discovered that their views were wrong.
These Japanese pirates are mixed with a large number of fake Japanese pirates.
These fake Japanese pirates were basically from the Ming Dynasty, and they were entangled with the Japanese pirates for their own benefit.
Some people are even themselves sponsors and sponsors of Japanese pirates, maintaining a private fleet.
This situation has improved somewhat since the sea opened today, but it has not completely disappeared.
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Because the interests hidden behind this are so great that people can't help but take risks for it.
Such was the case on Buffalo Island.
According to post-war screening, Zhang Kentang found that more than 50% of the Japanese pirates on Bison Island were fake Japanese.
Although these Japanese pirates also have the same hairstyle and wear the same clothes as the Japanese pirates, they are obviously tall and powerful and can be distinguished at a glance.
These fake Japanese pirates were all servants of maritime merchants along the Denglai coast, and their main task was to transport smuggled goods to Bison Island for trading.
After all, smuggling is shady, and the limelight is so tight now.
It couldn't be safer to choose a small island in the middle of the sea for transactions.
This island is controlled by Shinwa, and all pirates of this generation trade here.
Porcelain tea, lacquerware and silk are all available.
You can even buy Japanese swords used by Japanese Rondos and folding fans used by daimyo.
There are hundreds of large sea-going ships docked here, and goods are unloaded and reloaded every day.
All the rules here are made by the real Japanese, and there is no need to abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty.
All this changed after Zheng Chenggong discovered Bison Island.
Naturally, Zhang Kentang could not tolerate this kind of provocation to the Ming court.
He immediately gave instructions and ordered the Denglai Navy to launch a fierce attack on Bison Island.
The Denglai Navy has been training for so long, and it needs a large-scale naval battle to test the training results.
As for Zheng Chenggong, he needed this battle to prove his loyalty to the Ming Dynasty.
Attacking an island, especially an island with a complete defense system like Buffalo Island, is by no means a matter of just slapping your head and swarming them.
Before the attack, Zheng Chenggong and Zhang Kentang discussed and planned a comprehensive attack plan.
Of course, Zhang Kentang only proposed a rough outline, and all the details were perfected by Zheng Chenggong.
Zheng Chenggong decided to divide his forces to attack.
Some ships would attack the North Island, while the main force would attack the South Island.
The North Island is a feint attack, while the South Island is the decisive battle.
Facts have proved that his strategy of dividing the troops has achieved miraculous results.
After the Japanese pirates discovered the Denglai Navy on the North Island, their attention was completely attracted, so that all the troops on the South Island were mobilized, and the main force of the Denglai Navy was able to easily land on the beach.
After landing, the naval officers and soldiers did not have any carelessness and steadily controlled the key points on the island.
By the time the Japanese pirates reacted and wanted to seek a decisive battle, they were already at a complete disadvantage.
But they still refused to give up.
After all, Bison Island has been their home base for a long time, so they were unwilling to hand it over like this.
As a result, the Japanese pirates launched rounds of fierce counterattacks.
But these counterattacks were like scratching an itch in front of the heavily armed navy officers and soldiers.
You must know that all members of the Denglai Navy are equipped with firearms made by the Firearms Department.
The firearms ration rate of this army, which is mainly composed of the Shence Army, has reached a terrifying 70%.
Of course the Japanese Japanese pirates also had firearms, but their firearms were really insignificant compared to the Denglai Navy.
After a fight, the Japanese pirates suffered heavy casualties.
They knew they were not enemies trying to escape by sea.
But when they fled to the port, they found that all the ships were controlled by the Ming army.
In desperation, they had no choice but to fight.
However, the calm and measured naval officers and soldiers did not give the Japanese pirates any chance.
They compressed the Japanese pirates' space step by step, and finally strangled all these ferocious Japanese pirates.
Just in case, Zheng Chenggong also ordered the navy officers and soldiers to conduct an inventory of the entire island and kill all the fish that slipped through the net.
This was the great victory at Buffalo Island, a great victory that enhanced the power of tomorrow
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