Nanming: I can build wonders

Chapter 48 Guandi Temple

In the Yizhou Strait in March, the northeast wind blows, and the sea is very rough.

The clusters of sails of the Ming Zheng fleet are like bunches of snow-white flowers shining under the blue sky.

Seeing that Dongshan Island was getting closer, Zheng Kezang stood on the bow and gave an order: "The whole army pay attention to vigilance and prepare to disembark."

The main force of this land battle is 2500 Yongwei Town plus 1500 Guards, and it is expected to defeat 1 to 2 Qing troops.

There are also 4000 sailors and nearly 200 warships on the expedition together this time. The lineup is very large.

In terms of warships, compared with the three-masted gunboats of the Zheng family galloping across East Asia back then, the main battleships of the Ming Zheng Navy at this time were called "bird ships".

This name comes from the old rival Daqing. As the name suggests, it is sailing on the ocean, as fast as a bird flying.

According to Shi Lang's pen, this kind of warship can not only fly, but also fight.

Its hull is larger than the capital ship "three-masted gunboat" in Guoxingye's time. Each ship is equipped with a heavy cannon on the bow. This cannon weighs three thousand catties and has amazing lethality. Twenty large cannons and one hundred small and medium-sized cannons. With such a scale, it can be called a giant battleship on the ocean at that time.

The soldiers of Yongwei Town are good at operating cannons, and they are a perfect match for the bird ships with powerful firepower.

After setting foot on the land of Dongshan Island, Zheng Kezang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It was the first time for him to go out to sea since crossing, and he was somewhat seasick, but he didn't show it, because Jian Guo must be calm.

To say that this Dongshan Island is also a legendary island.

It is the largest island in Fujian, with a population of about 5 during this period.

Speaking of Dongshan Island, we have to mention the Guandi Temple on the island. This Guandi Temple is very magnificent. It was built during the Ming Taizu period and is known as one of the four major Guandi Temples in China.

At that time, the purpose of Zhu Yuanzhang's construction of this Guandi Temple was to protect the officers and soldiers guarding the island, guard the country, and protect the safety of the coast.

Zheng Kezang also heard about this Guandi Temple on the way here, and his intuition told him that this Guandi Temple might be useful to him, so he decided to find out on Dongshan Island.

On one side of Dongshan Island is the endless sea, and on the other side is an ancient stone wall with history.

Knowing that Zheng Kezang was coming in person, Zhu Tiangui hurried over to greet him.

"Your Highness Jian Guo, I am ashamed that you came here to take risks." This was Zhu Tiangui's first words when he saw Zheng Kezang.

"It's okay, Uncle Longqiao, I'll come here in person, so I'm more at ease!" Helping Zhu Tiangui who was kneeling on one knee, Zheng Kezang began to observe him.

I saw that Zhu Tiangui had a face with Chinese characters and a tall and mighty figure, he really looked like a fierce general.

"Uncle Longqiao, take me around this Dongshan Island. I heard that the Guandi Temple here is quite famous." Zheng Keshuang said with great interest.

"Your Highness, this way please!" Zhu Tiangui immediately began to act as a guide.

Under the guidance of Zhu Tiangui, Zheng Kezang saw a huge boulder hanging in the air, crumbling.

"Your Highness, this is the strange stone of Dongshan Island. People here have an old saying - it is a great pity in life to go to Dongshan and not find the wind-moving stone."

The supporting point of this stone is very small, but it has been "shaky" for thousands of years, which is indeed a natural wonder.

"The system will come out soon, can you record natural wonders?" Zheng Kezang secretly communicated with the system.

[Host, this system only includes architectural wonders. 】

Zheng Kezang was very disappointed by the system's reply. Without natural wonders, he lost a lot of fun.

Not long after, Zheng Kezang came to the gate of Guandi Temple.

"Your Highness, the gate of our Guandi Temple on Dongshan Island is in the archway style, also known as the "Prince Pavilion"."

Zheng Kezang looked up and saw that it was really extraordinary. Six round stone pillars supported hundreds of criss-crossing and evenly bearing bucket arches, holding a palace-style pavilion.

There are all kinds of colored porcelain cut-and-paste sculptures with unique local artistic characteristics in southern Fujian, which are vivid in shape, in various poses and with different expressions, and are full of brilliance.

"Your Majesty, Dongshan Island has outstanding people, but it's a pity that we have to leave, so we can only leave this Guandi Temple to the Tartars." Zheng Kezang sighed.

"Your Highness, as you said in your letter, sooner or later we will make a comeback." Zhu Tiangui comforted, although he thought in his heart that he might never come back again.

"That's right. The children of Jiangdong are so talented. It's unknown if they will make a comeback. Now that Zheng Zhong is in power, why should we be afraid of the Tartars?" Zheng Kezang was still confident.

[Ding, a miracle has been detected, do you want to record it? 】

Suddenly, the voice of the system suddenly came to Zheng Kezang's mind.

【Recording the spectacle, please wait a moment】

[The spectacle "Dongshan Guandi Temple" has been entered successfully, and the system has started the rating mechanism.】

【Evaluation succeeded】

[Spectacle Name: Dongshan Guandi Temple]

[Wonder Rating: Grade C]

[Location of the spectacle: at the foot of the mountain on Dongshan Island]

[Introduction to the spectacle: The people of Dongshan Island have been infested by Japanese pirates all year round, so they need the faith and courage of Guandi Temple to entrust them]

[Characteristics of wonders: naval morale +10% in Fujian waters, morale of Dongshan Island defenders +15%]

After quickly browsing the buff bonuses of Guandi Temple, I can only say that this ready-made spectacle is a bit unsatisfactory.

Forgive Zheng Kezang for being a bit greedy, but the bonus of Guandi Temple is actually very good.

Especially when fighting in the Fujian area, with other buffs superimposed, the morale is invincible.

In general, this is a spectacle with local characteristics, and it is free and cost-effective.

Seeing Zheng Kezang staring blankly at the gate of Guandi Temple, Zhu Tiangui thought it was a pity, so he didn't bother him.

Zheng Kezang's previous pity was a scene talk, but now it's really uncomfortable.

"System, if Dongshan Island is under the control of the Qing army, will the spectacle be useful to them?" Zheng Kezang asked.

【Won't】

The system is still concise.

That's good, then you can give up for now, Zheng Kezang thought to himself.

But before leaving, Yao Qisheng must be given a warning.

"Master, how many troops are left on the island now?" Zheng Kezang had no intention of continuing to visit the scenery, and had to get down to business.

"Reporting to the supervisor, there are now 10000 soldiers capable of fighting, 200 warships of various types, sufficient food, and can last for more than three months." Zhu Tiangui replied without thinking.

When Yao Qisheng asked Kangxi for credit, he wrote 2 people, which is normal. After all, the Ming army used to kill good people and pretend to be meritorious, but the number of warships matched.

"What's the situation with the Tartars?" Zheng Kezang continued to ask.

"Your Highness, as far as I know, the Tartars have assembled [-] troops in Zhangzhou Mansion, all of them are Fujian Green Battalion soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is acceptable."

"The Tartars still have about 150 warships around, and their sea power is far inferior to our army." Zhu Tiangui said confidently.

Zheng Kezang thought to himself: If you surrender, it will be different.

As if he had a good understanding, Zhu Tiangui slapped his thigh as if thinking of something, and said, "Your Highness, there is one more thing, that is, the pseudo-Fujian governor Yao Qisheng has been writing letters to threaten and lure me to surrender. I have never paid attention to him, and I just want to reply. Dongning Mansion will continue to fight for His Highness."

Zheng Kezang patted Zhu Tiangui on the shoulder, and said, "It's okay, sir, you've done a good job. Call all your brothers over to gather, and I'll give them a lecture."

"As you order, Your Highness!"

(End of this chapter)