Steam Daming: Stop calling me to supervise the country

Chapter 187
At the Wu'anzhou port of Cochin (now the port of Haiphong City), Zhang Fu's son Zhang Zhong was already waiting here, and the Ming army surrounded the port, for fear of any problems.

Next to Zhang Zhong is Ma Qi, the eunuch of the Jiaozhi army.

Ma Qi is a thin and white man. He is old, but life must be very nourishing, and the whole person is in excellent condition.

"Prince, I heard that you have met this Prince of Zhujiang County before?" Ma Qi asked Zhang Zhong about something.

But Zhang Fu and his son have always been against Ma Qi. They hate this insidious, cunning and mercenary eunuch.

Zhang Zhong snorted: "His Royal Highness of Zhujiang County and I are both called Yingtian Shuangmei. Naturally, they are very familiar with each other. This time, His Royal Highness will come to supervise the army in person, and he will definitely be able to sweep away the haze and clear his cochin."

Ma Qi smiled slightly, thinking that the handsome man who is as famous as Zhang Zhong should be quite ordinary.

"Sir, I caught two Cochin beauties yesterday, do you need to send them to your military tent?" Ma Qi said with a smile.

Zhang Zhong was a little angry and thought he was who he was, and bluntly refused: "Jianjun Ma, if you make such remarks again, don't blame me for being rude."

"The prince is really an upright person. I'm just afraid that the soldiers outside will pass down the prince's obsession with Longyang. I'm afraid that the atmosphere is not good, and I want to help the prince."

Speaking of this Zhang Zhong, he was full of anger. I don't know when it started. It was rumored in the army that he had a habit of Longyang, because he was good at dressing up, and it was often said that some soldiers in the army were handsome, so it spread. , Zhang Zhong even thought that Ma Qi did it on purpose.

What is Longyang's addiction, it's just the sympathy between handsome guys.

"The Qing people are self-cleaning, but there are villains who are trapped." Zhang Zhong looked at Ma Qi coldly.

"I also think for the sake of the prince. The power of rumors and rumors is too great, and the prince is clear, but it is also quite unfavorable for the British generals and old generals."

Zhang Zhongzheng was planning to quarrel with Ma Qi, but at this time, the outline of the huge treasure ship on the sea gradually appeared, and the fleet arrived.

Zheng He also saw the welcoming team at the port through the binoculars.

It was a calm day, but in the mountains and forests in the distance, a group of people suddenly rushed out.

The rebels of the Li Dynasty in Jiaozhi learned from somewhere that Zhang Zhong and others were coming to the port to pick up people today, and they were ambushing at the periphery.

Immediately launched an attack, there were at least 4000 people in the crowd, and Zhang Zhong brought only 1000 people, and they were surrounded in the port. The ambush of the Jiaozhi rebels was very hidden, and they came suddenly. Unexpectedly.

"Return to the port and hold it." Zhang Zhong gave the order immediately.

Hand-to-hand combat, the two sides started fighting without saying a word. These rebels regarded the Ming army as their mortal enemy.

In the fleet, both Zhu Zhanchang and Zheng He had seen this sudden situation through telescopes.

Zheng He waved the offensive flag immediately, and the other warships had some doubts because they could not see the situation on the shore.

Zhu Zhanchang shouted: "Flying Henanren, advance at full speed, the whole army is ready to attack, ready for artillery attack."

The flying Henanren took the lead, and the dark warships were particularly conspicuous. Zheng He waved the battle flag, and Zhu Zhanchang advanced at full speed. Although the other warships could not see the situation in the distance, they all followed.

Steam warships are faster and more agile than treasure ships, so let the steam warships go first.

When we got closer, the other warships saw that there was already a mess on the shore of the port. The Cochin rebels were besieging the port, but the equipment of the Cochin army was relatively poor. It is impossible for the Cochin rebels to break in within that time.

Zhu Zhanchang swung the sword of Emperor Yongle in the direction of command, so that the warship was divided into two sides, and he led the team to the left, bypassing the periphery of the port.

"Fire on the broadside."

The Henanren, which flew to the side, faced the shore, and the black gun barrels continued to spray fire snakes, and the shells fell one after another.

The second-generation steam warships, their artillery power and reloading speed are faster than the previous steam warships, and besides daily training, the Guangdong Navy also has a very important basic training that is to quickly reload artillery, training The results are displayed vividly in the battle.

The shells landed in the crowd, and all that was blown up were blood foam. The Cochin rebels were suddenly attacked from the sea, which made them panic all of a sudden.

The commanders of the Cochin Rebels are not capable enough to organize an effective counterattack in the face of a sudden situation. Of course, they have no ability to counterattack against an attack from the sea.

The accuracy of such bombing is limited, but the perimeter of the port is full of Cochin rebels. What accuracy is needed, it is good to hit people in a wide range.

As the warships on the left and right sides began to shell and bombard, the morale of the Cochin rebels was in turmoil, and the most important thing to save their lives began to flee.

Zhang Zhong's subordinates chased and killed them for 200 meters. In line with the principle that the poor should not chase, he asked all his subordinates to retreat.

Today's sudden attack made Zhang Zhong cold.

This area is all occupied by the Ming army. Of course, there are only cities. It is possible for them to bypass the mountains in the Jiaozhi Mountains.

But for such a large-scale army, it must be a premeditated march to go around. They know 100% the news that Zhang Zhong brought people to the port to pick them up today, but the timing is not right. When they were in place, the warship was about to dock. Otherwise, it's really hard to say who will win today.

Zhang Zhong suddenly thought that these rebels did not come for him, but from Zhu Zhan's fleet. No matter what the reason, there must be spies in the army.

The first thing Zhang Zhong thought of was the eunuch Ma Qi, but although Ma Qi was arrogant and aggressive in Jiaozhi, it was impossible to say that he colluded with the Jiaozhi people. After all, the Jiaozhi people hated Ma Qi, and Ma Qi looked down on the Jiaozhi people.

Fortunately, the people of Cochin underestimated the speed and power of steam warships.

As for the spies, go back and check again.

The ship from Henan, which was flying to it, docked. The port here is not big, and the treasure ship did not approach. Zhu Zhanchang got off the ship first.

When he saw Zhu Zhanchang for the first time, Ma Qi was stunned.

How did this handsome young man and Zhang Zhong call Yingtian Shuangmei together?

Are the aesthetic tastes of men, women and children in Yingtianfu so different now?
Zhang Zhong stepped forward quickly, salutes Zhu Zhanchang and said, "The Northern Army of Jiaozhi, commander Zhang Zhong has seen His Royal Highness the Prince of Zhujiang County."

Seeing the second most beautiful man in the world again, Zhu Zhanchang supported him: "Commander Zhang has worked hard, I just saw that there are a lot of rebels, how come there are so many people?"

Ma Qi said, "Reporting to Your Highness, there are many mountains in Jiaozhi, and the roads are complicated. There are many rebels hidden in the mountains and forests, and it is difficult to completely eliminate them."

"you are?"

"Weichen, Ma Qi, Jiaozhi Supervisor, see His Royal Highness the Prince of Zhujiang County."

Before coming to Jiaozhi, Zhu Zhanchang sent a letter to Zhu Di to ask about the eunuch Ma Qi.

It is common to hear about Ma Qi's acts of wrongdoing, tyrannical expropriation, and extortionate levies that provoke grievances among the people in Jiaozhi, but he, the eunuch of the supervising army, sits very steadily. Zhu Di has never blamed him.

The reply letter from Zhu Di was just one line, which exceeded Zhu Zhanchang's expectations: "Ma Qi can be absolutely trusted."

Why did the emperor use eunuchs, because eunuchs could not oppose his heaven. Compared with those civil servants and military generals, eunuchs had their congenital defects, and Zhu Di would deliberately put eunuchs on some things.

Suppressing military generals and civil servants is also to consolidate their own rule.

Therefore, even if Ma Qi has a very bad reputation outside, Zhu Di kept him in Jiaozhi all the time, because Ma Qi himself would never rebel. He won Zhu Di's trust and became a pawn for Zhu Di to check and balance the military generals outside.

People like Ma Qi are also very smart. They know that as long as Zhu Di is in the background for him, no one can do anything to him. In his letters to Zhu Di, he always informs about the situation of Jiaozhi one by one, and of course he has done bad things. I'll find out why.

"Jianjun Ma, I often hear Grandpa Huang mentioning you, but today I finally have a chance to meet him."

"I am frightened."

Zhang Zhong wondered why Zhu Zhanchang had such a good attitude towards Ma Qi.

Zheng He came over in a small boat. Ma Qi and he were old acquaintances. When Zheng He went to the Western Ocean before docking, the two met several times.

"Let's go to Hanoi to meet General Zhang Fu and discuss the next battle plan."

Zheng He and Zhu Zhanchang left the fleet near the port. Zheng He's fleet was huge, and even if there were still enemy attacks, it was no longer a problem to deal with them with the power of steam warships.

Zhu Zhanchang and others rode the carriage, but unexpectedly, Zhu Zhanchang landed on Ma Qi's frame, which made Zhang Zhong even more puzzled.

Does the handsome guy want to embarrass the handsome guy?

Ma Qi's carriage was unexpectedly luxurious and comfortable, and Xiaosheng followed him. This time he disembarked without Chu'er.

"Maki."

"The minister is here."

"You know more about Jiaozhi. I asked His Majesty before I came here, and His Majesty said that I can discuss anything with you."

"This minister is frightened, and I would like to serve His Majesty, His Highness." Ma Qi smiled happily, obviously this little His Highness still values ​​himself.

Zhu Zhanchang said straight to the point: "The leader of the rebels of the Li Dynasty in this rebellion is Li Li. I need his information, as well as information about other important members."

Ma Qi took out a booklet from the box in the carriage and said, "It has been prepared for His Highness." He had long thought that Zhu Zhanchang might want this kind of thing, so he prepared it early.

"Li Li has several generals under his command. Pan Liao, Zheng Gongzheng, and Li Hung are his right-hand men. Now Li Li calls himself the King of Pingding."

"Some time ago, our army fought against him and took back the northern boundary of Jiaozhi, but when we were chasing the Jinshui boundary of Qinghua, we were ambushed, and General Zhang Fu retreated. May, now there is a situation of stalemate between the North and the South."

In Ma Qi's words, there are still some opinions on Zhang Fu, and it's a petty complaint.

Zhu Zhanchang said, "Have you tried recruiting security?"

"His Royal Highness does not know that Li Li used to be a patrol inspector in Erle County of Qinghua Prefecture, but he was unhappy, so he went back into the mountains, and recruiting security was invalid with him."

"Oh?" Zhu Zhanchang had previously received news that Li Li had never been an official in the Ming Dynasty, but Ma Qi said that he had done so, although it was just an inspection the size of a sesame and mung bean.

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