The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 784 Ridiculous and Sad
The Han people are too kind. Zheng He had the most powerful military force in the world at that time when he sailed to the West, but he did not choose to conquer and plunder.

The staggering expenses that led to the huge navy became a heavy burden for the country, and finally became overwhelmed.

Therefore, it had to withdraw from the stage of history after only six or seven times in Nanyang and Xiyang.

And when Xiyi has enough force, they will plunder that area when they appear in one place, accumulate more wealth, build more warships, and make the country stronger.

In the Middle Ages, the navies of various countries opened up financial resources for the country, and even caused too many small countries to become world powers.

The only exception was the Ming Empire, the superpower in the world at that time. The powerful Zheng He fleet ran to the territory of a small country in Nanyang not only did not plunder but rebelled, and brought the king of the small country and many entourages to Daming for free travel and food.

Such stupidity of course caused the huge navy to be attacked by the civil official group. Not only did it stop the Zheng He fleet, which was wasting money and people, but it even burned the blueprints of Zheng He's treasure ships in order to make future emperors stop thinking about long-distance voyages.

The Han people are really ridiculous and pathetic. When they have a strong force, they play benevolence and righteousness with the enemy. When the enemy is strong and kill them, they slaughter the Han people one by one like pigs and dogs.

When the English heard that the commander, Captain Wilson, was going to take 300 people ashore, everyone was excited, and everyone actively asked to go ashore to join the battle, and their enthusiasm was unparalleled.

The final result further fueled the arrogance of the English. The bandits robbed a town with almost no loss. More than a hundred young and middle-aged Han people who rose up to resist fell under the guns of the well-trained regular English army.

More than half of dozens of young women chose to commit suicide after being abused. The English ransacked the town and set a fire to cover up the crime.

On the second day after the tragedy, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Shen Youlong, led the superintendent battalion from Zhaoqing to Guangzhou to stay in the governor's office.

After he learned of the evil deeds of the English, he was furious, and the Ming army counterattacked and entered the countdown.

Shen Youlong strictly ordered the Guangdong General Army, even if the Fujian Navy could not arrive in time, the Ming army would launch a desperate attack, and at least one English deck warship would be burned at any cost.

At this time, [-] fireboats were prepared in Shuying, Guangdong, and there were already [-] sailors driving the fireboats.

Calculating the time, Huang Yong should have been able to arrive at the Pearl River Estuary when the English attacked the Humen Fort.

But the situation changed. Zheng Zhilong, who was traveling with him all the way, refused Huang Yong to go directly to the Pearl River Estuary, and almost begged Huang Yong to wait for him in Xiamen for two days.

Because Zheng Zhilong learned that the Longwu Marine Division was going to the Pearl River Estuary to fight the English this time, how could he miss an opportunity to observe the actual combat.

This naval battle is undoubtedly the most advanced warship duel in the world today, and it must be beneficial to witness it with your own eyes.

Ever since, Huang Yong delayed two days, waiting in Xiamen for Zheng Zhilong to arrange affairs, assemble warships, and dispatch troops.

Since the formation of fifty warships formed by Zheng Zhilong slowed down by one or two knots, it took another four or five days on the road.

Fortunately, Zheng Zhilong was familiar with the land, and when he approached the Pearl River Estuary, he sent people ashore to contact the Guangzhou garrison. He learned that the Humen Fort had missed eight days ago, the Ming army suffered two to three hundred casualties, and 35 artillery pieces were seized by the English.

Now the Ming officials have negotiated with the English through the Portuguese in Macau, but so far there has been no result. Guangzhou has been actively preparing for the war. The governor of Guangdong and Guangxi has sent an official document to the governor of Fujian to call the Fujian navy for reinforcements.

The English did not occupy the Humen Fort, they did not leave the warships, and all the ships are now cruising near the mouth of the Pearl River.

They kept firing their guns to harass and threaten them. Several unarmed Ming merchant ships were burned by the English. As a result, more than a hundred Ming crew members jumped into the sea to escape, and nearly half of them died on the seabed.

The English also organized robberies ashore, burning down a town, looting dozens of pigs and sheep, and hundreds of chickens, ducks, and geese. More than 300 innocent people were killed or injured, and dozens of humiliated women committed suicide.

The source of the news is absolutely reliable. It was Zheng Zhibao, one of Zheng Zhilong's brothers, who went ashore with a dozen people to inquire. They even saw the English warships at the mouth of the Pearl River with their own eyes.

After Zheng Zhilong reported the situation to Huang Yong, the furious Huang Yong burst into foul language:
"Fuck you, you dare to kill and wound two or three hundred of our Daming's defenders, go ashore and snatch my Daming's fire cannons, and even go ashore to kill good people and humiliate women. .”

Huang Yong has the confidence to speak like this. Not counting Zheng Zhilong's fifty warships, the Longwu navy escorts as many as 27 warships, half of which have a displacement of more than [-] tons, and three of them have a displacement of more than [-] tons. class battleship.

It is known that the English have six main battleships, and the rest of the ships are probably armed merchant ships, and they should be trophies.

Looking at Huang Yong whose face was blue with anger, Zheng Zhilong felt that he was really angry, and his heart skipped a beat.

The crew members floating at sea, whether they are sailors, gunners, matchlock gunners or various craftsmen accompanying the ship, are all vicious without exception.

As long as they go ashore, they will basically do evil, especially when they see women.

In the past, Zheng Zhilong's subordinates did not seldom do such evil things. Seeing that Huang Yong was really jealous, Zheng Zhilong realized that he would strengthen military discipline in the future, and at least strictly order his subordinates not to do anything wrong in Daming.

Zheng Zhilong said: "General Huang, we have so many warships coming to the mouth of the Pearl River, and the English cannot escape. They have done so many evil things. Let us be famous as teachers, and then we will kill those Englishmen who committed bloody crimes." clean."

Yang Dacheng said: "No wonder the General Conqueror ordered us to resolutely not let the English be spared. It turns out that they are so vicious that the national army actually massacres good people and abuses women. Killing them is considered cheap.

After catching those violent gangsters, I will cut off their mouths and stuff them into their mouths, making them suffer for days and nights and bleed to death. "

Huang Yong said viciously: "Just do it like this. I heard that my elder brother said about the torture of being crucified. At that time, I will nail up those animals with the tools of crime in their mouths one by one for public display."

Zheng Zhilong is sweating, the seemingly vicious teacher of civilization is as vicious as us pirates!
Soon everyone in the Longwu navy learned of the evil deeds that the English had killed our Ming soldiers and civilians and abused women, and everyone was filled with righteous indignation.

Knowing that several masters vowed to crucify those scum who committed the crime of rape and murder and tortured everyone to death, they expressed their support, and they were all willing to do it themselves.

(End of this chapter)