1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 15
"Brother, you surrendered!...I promise to let you live comfortably for the rest of your life." Zheng Zhilong said in a deep voice.

"Surrender?" Liu Xiang looked at Zheng Zhilong, "If you let me live, you are not afraid of the emperor's order? Are you not afraid of your superior's censure?"

"No!" Zheng Zhilong said hastily, "In Zhangxia, my words are still very useful, and no one dares to disobey them....Brother has spent half his life at sea, so it's time to go ashore and enjoy the blessings!"

"Go ashore and enjoy the blessings?... Then, what will my dead brothers think?"

"The dead are dead, we have to think about the living..." Zheng Zhilong said, glanced at the other people on Liu Xiang's boat, and in the distance, there were still boats colliding, fighting, and fighting for their lives.

Liu Xiang remained silent, lowering her head as if considering Zheng Zhilong's surrender.

"Liu Xiang, you bastard, let me go if you dare, let's fight alone and fight to the death!" Zheng Zhihu who was lying on the deck suddenly roared loudly.

Liu Xiang lowered her head and glanced contemptuously at Zheng Zhihu on the deck, then turned her head to look at the subordinates around her, "Wait, are you willing to demote Zheng Yiguan?"

"Xiang Lao, I have been at sea with you for more than ten years, and I have enjoyed all the blessings. I will accompany you to the Dragon King for a walk today!" said a sturdy man holding a harpoon.

"Xiang Lao, follow you to Sea Dragon Palace today, let's build another foundation. However, after going down, we have to guard against villains like Zheng Zhilong!"

"Xiang lao..., if he surrenders, he, Zheng Yiguan, won't keep us either..."

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Liu Xiang looked at these confidantes who had followed her for at least six or seven years, or even more than ten years, her nose was sore, they were all good brothers!
"Liu Xiang, if you don't surrender, you will die without a place to die!... When I return to the land, I will dig up your ancestral graves, and you will be lonely ghosts for the rest of your life..." Zheng Zhihu was still cursing.

"Shoot him a thousand times!" Liu Xiang was furious when he heard this, and said harshly.

"Liu Xiang!" Zheng Zhilong was shocked in the distance, "Liu Xiang, you let my second brother go. I will treat your mother and your family well, and I will treat your remaining brothers well..."

Liu Xiang paused, hesitated for a moment, then cast a vicious glance at Zheng Zhilong, then gritted her teeth, "Thug him to death!"

"Liu Xiang! No... I, Zheng Zhilong, beg you. Let my second brother go, and I promise you everything!" Zheng Zhilong shouted anxiously.

"You cherish your own brothers, but what about my brothers? Do they all deserve to die?...Do you let them go?" Liu Xiang roared hoarsely, "I'm going to let you taste what it's like to lose a brother today! ... stab him to death!"

Faced with Zheng Zhilong's begging, Liu Xiang remained unmoved, and ordered someone to use a harpoon to stab Zheng Zhihu, who was wrapped in a fishing net, to a bloody mess, and then threw him into the sea.

"Fire! Fire!... Bomb them to death! No one will stay!" Seeing his brother being killed in front of him, Zheng Zhilong was in agony, and frantically ordered his subordinates to bombard Liu Xiang's flagship.

Liu Xiang stood on the prow of the burning ship, facing the fierce artillery fire, and looked at Zheng Zhilong gloomily. He took out a short-barreled musket from his arms and held it against his chin.

"Zheng Yiguan, I'm waiting for you below!" Zheng Zhilong's heart skipped a beat after the gunshot.Following the gunshot, Zheng Zhilong looked ahead in a daze.Liu Xiang fell down on the deck slowly, with a weird smile on her face.All the subordinates bowed in front of Liu Xiang's corpse, then pulled out their short knives, waved them on their necks, and fell down beside Liu Xiang's corpse.

Zheng Zhilong looked at the raging fire in front of the boat that was gradually sinking, and remained silent for a while.At this moment, he did not have the slightest joy after eliminating Liu Xiang, the last sea power, but felt rather heavy.Over the past few years, one after another, the sea heroes in the past have been defeated and eliminated by him. Among them are his former partners and brothers who fought together at sea. Now, they all disappear in this countless seas like this big ship that sank into the bottom of the sea. Among the waves.Perhaps, in the future, more heroes will die by his own hands, as long as he dares to be stupid enough to stand in front of him, he will be crushed one by one.

"Brother..." Someone next to him called softly, breaking Zheng Zhilong's fugue, and he turned his head numbly to see that it was the third brother Abao (Zheng Zhibao).

Zheng Zhibao's face was sad, unable to hide his sadness, "Brother! The second and fourth brothers...we couldn't find them!"

Zheng Zhihu sank into the sea with Liu Xiang's boat, and Zheng Zhifeng's boat sank in the melee.Zheng Zhibao asked his men to search the vicinity for a long time, and even asked people to dive into the sea to search, but the bodies of the two were still unable to be found.

When Zheng Zhilong heard this, his heart ached, and he stared viciously at the place where Liu Xiang's ship sank.Damn Liu Xiang, when he was about to die, he would hold his brother on his back.

"Go back to land, kill Liu Xiang...kill Liu Xiang's relatives, and avenge Ah Hu and Ah Feng!"

"Then... what about those?" Zheng Zhibao pointed to Liu Xiang's men who had surrendered.

"Carefully screened, all Liu Xiang's loyalists are all sunk in the sea....The rest, after they are all broken up, they will be organized into various fleets."

"That Zhang Yijie, how to deal with it?"

"Let him go to the Xiamen office to help Zheng Xing manage the army on land." Zheng Zhilong said, "After all, he voted for us, and this time we rely more on him to provide information, so we can't chill people's hearts....After returning, send him off again. 1 taels of silver!"

Zheng Zhibao nodded in agreement.

Zheng Zhilong looked at the sea again, under the smoke, there were floating pieces of wood, canvas, and corpses everywhere.Some of Liu Xiang's followers squatted on the deck of the ship with their heads down. From time to time, some people were dragged to the side of the ship, and then Zheng Zhilong's men chopped off their heads with a knife, and then kicked them into the sea.There are also some sailors of our own side who are trying their best to salvage the corpses of their companions with fishing nets and wooden forks. The acquaintances are standing on the bow, calling their names hoarsely.

"Turn back in an hour!" Zheng Zhilong finished speaking, turned and entered the cabin.

In the eighth year of Chongzhen, on the seventh day of April, Zheng Zhilong, the guerrilla general of the Zhangxia Five Tigers, attacked the pirate Liu Xiang in Tianweiyang and defeated him.Liu Xiang, the leader of the bandit, was slaughtered, and more than two thousand of his subordinates were killed. Most of them were killed or injured, and the rest were surrendered.On this day, the sea is calm, and the villagers near the sea worship it.

On the ninth day of April, Zheng Zhilong returned with the victory. There were nearly 200 warships of all sizes, and the sails were full of shadows.Arriving at Quanzhou Port, Zeng Qingyuan, the prefect of Quanzhou, Cai Shanji of Quanzhou Xunhai Road, Zhou Zihao, the magistrate of Nan'an County, and wealthy gentry and merchants from all over the city were waiting at the pier to welcome them.

"General Huwei, kill Liu Xiang and protect the peace and prosperity of the people of Fujian and Guangdong. I am here to congratulate the general!" Zeng Qingyuan, the prefect of Quanzhou, saw Zheng Zhilong's boat coming, and cupped his hands in congratulations.

"Once Liu Xiang is eliminated, the world will be peaceful. The general's merits are in the contemporary era, and the people will be benefited in the autumn. He should be a model for the court! I should play the court and ask for the general's merits!" Cai Shanji, Quanzhou Sea Patrol Road, clasped his hands.

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The officials and gentry of the wharf gathered around Zheng Zhilong one after another, admiring this great victory.

"Thank you all! The officials are terrified." Zheng Zhilong clasped his hands and responded, "To kill Liu Xiang, share the worries of the elders, and serve the court, it is the duty of a minister. The army returns, and there are still many military affairs, how dare you trouble you to welcome it."

"You have worked hard, General!" Zeng Qingyuan, the prefect of Quanzhou, supported Zheng Zhilong hand in hand, "I have held a celebration banquet in Huiyuan Tower, please go, General."

"I don't dare to bother my lord." Zheng Zhilong shirked, "The army has returned, and there are so many things to do. After I have dealt with it, I will hold a banquet at home in three days. Then, my lords, please don't decline." A carriage parked at the pier walked.

"Hmph, the habit of Japanese pirates!" A man wearing a crown scarf looked at Zheng Zhilong who was going away, and said disdainfully, "It's really domineering to disrespect your lords like this!"

"My lords, it's really not General Zheng's negligence." Tang Shiwen, the Jiyi counselor next to Zheng Zhilong, glanced at the Juren, and cupped his hands at Zeng Qingyuan, Cai Shanji and others, "...but, the general's two brothers died at sea, It's hard to hide the sadness of human relations. That's why the general lost his composure."

"Oh, General Zheng is really loyal and brave for the country!" Zeng Qingyuan sighed, "When I return home, I will write two tributes to the general."

"Have all the main bosses of Liu Xiang been taken down?" Zheng Zhilong asked softly with his eyes closed in the carriage.

"Xia Zhimu and Kang Yongzu have both descended. Li Husan, some people say he fell into the sea. There is also Cao Xiong, who ran away with a few boats. Ah Cai asked Chen Hui to lead people to chase after him." Zheng Zhibao said .

"Fish that slipped through the net is not worth mentioning!" Zheng Zhilong said, "Tell Li Kuiqi, Yang Liu, Yang Qi, Zhong Bin and others that they must be like us. All those who travel to and from the sea must hold the Zheng Jialing flag. All ships perish!"

"Yes. Then... the Dutch and the Frangji are also like this?"

"Everyone!"

(End of this chapter)