Win the Ding 1617
Chapter 406 Transfer to Tong'an!
Obviously, the Southern Guangdong Army intends to repeat the old trick, using gunboats to shoot at the south bank fort, and use intensive artillery fire to cover the troops to land on the south bank of Xiamen Island.Then, the troops attacked forcibly against the artillery fire on the fort and took down the fort on the south bank.
As a result, the defense system that Zheng Jun spent more than ten years in the Jinxia area with millions of silver dollars collapsed completely.
I know my own affairs.
Zheng Zhilong knows very well that his army can fight against the Southern Guangdong Army in sea battles, but when it comes to confrontation on land, Zheng Jun's land combat ability to fight bandits and bandits is a bit difficult. How can he fight bloody battles with Liaodong rebels many times? The unfavorable Southern Guangdong Army confrontation?
"Report!"
An officer covered in blood ran from under Sunlight Rock, rolling and crawling.
Zheng Zhihu frowned. When Zheng Zhiwan escaped back just now, he wanted to execute this useless thing on the spot as an order for the whole army, but he was stopped by his brother.Now that someone is coming again, one can tell by looking at this that there will be no good news!
"Commander! The Southern Guangdong Army invaded the Inner Harbor, and all of our more than 30 ships anchored there were captured!"
"Commander! The Nanyue Army Infantry Battalion took advantage of our unpreparedness and landed on the east side of the Jincheng Fort, and is now attacking the Jincheng Fort! Our army's morale is unstable! Please send reinforcements, Commander! Just in case!"
Jincheng Fort was named by Zheng Zhilong for the core position that took millions of silver dollars and nearly ten years to build, which means it is as strong as Jincheng Tangchi.I don't want to see signs of danger there.
"Brother! I will take people to the fort, and I will keep the Southern Army out of Xiamen Island no matter what. They cannot be allowed to land on the island!" Zheng Zhihu, the most powerful among the brothers, was furious, "Give me three thousand of your iron soldiers, and I will If you don’t believe me, I can’t drive the Southern Army into the sea!”
The iron soldier was Zheng Zhilong. Since his own army sailed across the sea, he could claim to be invincible.And Master Lu is relatively inferior.In order to improve the combat effectiveness of the army, it was compiled and trained in Xiamen and other places a few years ago. It is regarded as the elite of the army's army battalion.The iron men are all wearing armor purchased by Nanzhong, wearing iron helmets, iron armor, iron arms, iron skirts, and iron masks on their faces.Only the eyes, ears, nose and mouth are exposed.Wearing Juehu Dao and Sangmen Spear made of iron and steel, the whole body weighs [-] catties.In order to form the infantry to be trained with Qi Jiguang's art of war, Zheng Zhilong deliberately selected strong and strong soldiers from each battalion to the martial arts pavilion in Xiamen Port for selection.Only those who can lift a hundred catties of heavy stones and walk around the martial arts pavilion three times can be selected into the Iron Man Army.
After this soldier is trained.From the perspective of Zheng Zhilong and others.Its combat effectiveness is described in Hokkien dialect.It really is "all iron men fall!"
Therefore, today Zheng Zhihu asked Zheng Zhilong to mobilize this elite team directly under Zheng Zhilong to counterattack the landing of the Southern Guangdong Army.
Zheng Zhilong was hesitating, but he saw many generals asking for a fight.I am willing to fight with Zheng Zhihu and drive the landing of the Nanyue Army to the sea.Seeing that the morale of the army is available, Zheng Zhilong immediately made up his mind.
Unexpectedly, just when Zheng Zhilong was about to issue orders, Zheng Zhibao knelt down in front of him.
"Brother, we can't fight anymore, let's retreat quickly! If we don't retreat, our brothers will all be buried here!"
Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and Zheng Zhihu jumped up and down and shouted: "Zhibao, what are you talking about? What do you mean we can't fight? Do you want us to flee without fighting?! Are you fighting with Nanyue all these years?" You've been dealing with the military too much, and you've become obsessed with it?!?"
"Python [-]! Don't talk nonsense!" Zheng Zhilong might not say anything else, and that Zheng Zhibao has ulterior motives. This is indeed Zheng Zhihu's nonsense!
"Zhibao, keep talking!"
Zheng Zhilong looked at the warships of the Nanyue Army approaching from far and near, as well as the faintly audible sound of shouts of killing on the beach, and at the same time asked for Zheng Zhibao's opinion.
"Commander, now that Gulangyu Island is lost, the Nanyue Army has put all the gunboat fire on our Xiamen Island. Just now, all the brothers have also seen that the Nanyue Army's troops have landed on the beach. The second brother said just now, bring The [-] Iron Man Army went to suppress these troops. I'm not saying something discouraging. The Iron Man Army is a treasure in our eyes. However, in the past few years since it was formed, it has at most beaten the bandits and rioters in the mountainous areas of northern Fujian and western Fujian. I’ve fought really hard. And, even so, Commander, are you willing to wipe out all the iron men who have been training for several years?”
"Now the sun is about to set, our army broke out and crossed the sea to Jimei, Haicang and other places, with the Hulishan Fort covering on the side, where the Southern Guangdong Army was unable to conquer for a while. The commander took people to Tong'an to pick up the family. I will go to the provincial capital early tomorrow morning. The Southern Guangdong army has been attacking the city and expanding its territory for many years. However, in Guangdong, Guangxi and other places, they dare not attack the capital without authorization. They only attack the prefectures and counties occupied by thieves. We will enter Once you reach Fuzhou, you will have no worries, no matter how strong the artillery of the Southern Cantonese army is, they will not dare to attack the provincial capital brazenly!"
"Alright! After arriving in the provincial capital, I can contact all parties, and Li Shouhan has to submit!"
Zheng Zhilong's words are equivalent to signing Zheng Zhibao's proposal.
The generals were about to express their loyalty and bravery again. Unexpectedly, there were bursts of gunfire and shouts of killing from the northeast of Xiamen City, accompanied by smoke rising, and the smoke was mixed with Taoism. fire.
"Straight mother thief! This group of thieves are so sinister and vicious! They actually plan to steal our way!"
Seeing the battle situation like this, the generals immediately put away the courage that was originally intended to be used to fight back against the Southern Guangdong Army, and turned it into the courage to prepare to break through!However, would the Southern Guangdong Army allow them to retreat so calmly?
Participating generals Chen Peng, Zheng Ran, Lin Cha, Chen Lin, Yang Geng, Su Cheng, Cai Qi and others stood up and pleaded for orders to open a way out for the whole army, or to drive the landing troops of the Southern Guangdong Army into the sea!
Even Zheng Sen, Chen Hui, Zhang Jin, Chen Ba, Hong Xu and dozens of other generals around him also raised their arms and shouted to be the rear of the whole army.
"Python [-], I will send you two thousand iron soldiers, and you will drive the Southern Cantonese troops to the east of Jincheng Fort into the sea! Chen Peng, Zheng Ran, show your courage to fight against the Dutch red-haired barbarians. Give me Fight back the Southern Guangdong Army outside Xiamen City, and control the hills outside Xiamen City! Pull the cannons to the top of the hills! Echoing the Hulishan Fort, control the waterways in this area!"
Although the soldiers were pressing down on the situation, Zheng Zhilong showed his heroic qualities under the pressure, assigning the generals one by one, and assigning troops and tasks in an orderly manner.
"Zhibao, you and Fusongwan lead people to cross the sea first, go to Hulishan Fort, Jimei, etc., gather troops and control the ships. Wait for us to cross the sea. Everyone went to Tong'an together, took the family's small belongings, and went there overnight. Go to Fuzhou!"
"Father commander, when we evacuated, we simply set a big fire inside and outside Xiamen city. We didn't leave a whole brick for Li Shouhan to enjoy!" Zheng Sen's face showed a hideous look. "It's better to contain him, so that he can't go across the sea to chase us immediately!"
"Don't mess around! First, this is the hometown of us. The fundamental place, how many soldiers and officers' family property is here, you burn it down, it's a pleasure, this army is unstable, what should we do? Second, As soon as you light the fire, the Southern Army will immediately know that we are going to leave, isn't this announcing it to the enemy?"
However, the development of the situation seems to have far exceeded Zheng Zhilong's expectations. Just as he assigned the task and the generals of the various ministries were ordered to prepare for the dispatch, a series of bad news came one after another.
Hulishan Fort surrendered!
The defenders there just fired a round of guns indiscriminately after seeing the Nanyue Army boarded near the fort, and then collapsed in front of the gleaming bayonets of the Nanyue Army.A few quickly fled to their homes in Haicang, Jimei and other places, changed into plain clothes, and turned into ordinary people.Most people had to kneel and surrender.The flag of the Southern Guangdong Army is flying over the Hulishan Fort, which has become another stronghold to seal Zheng Zhilong!
Several commanding heights outside Xiamen City fell!
The Southern Guangdong Army, who knew the tactics of attacking the heart, deliberately did not capture the defenders here. Instead, they used bayonets to drive them to escape in the direction of Xiamen City dozens of steps away.The terrified soldiers rushed all the way to the outside of Xiamen City, and the guards on the city opened the city gate to let them in. After a little delay, the Nanyue Army behind them came after them!
For a while, people in Xiamen were panicked and rumors spread everywhere.
Before Zheng Sen could make a big fuss, the city's bachelors, young gangsters, and other characters had already lit fires in several streets and alleys, shouting everywhere, "The Southern Guangdong Army has entered the city! Xiamen has fallen! "It is to create chaos and make it easier for them to take advantage of the fire!"
When things got to this point, Zheng Zhilong didn't care too much, and personally led people to rush down the hill to suppress the chaos in Xiamen City.After chopping down dozens of bachelors trying to take advantage of the fire, the situation in the city calmed down a bit, and several burning fires were put out by the soldiers and civilians in the city.
Although his specialty is at sea, his ability in land warfare is far inferior to that in sea warfare.But after all, he is also a man who knows how to fight. He knows that if he leads his people to retreat first in this situation, the whole army will be defeated, which will definitely cause the Southern Guangdong Army to chase and kill them with all their strength. At that time, I am afraid that no one can imagine the result. .Therefore, we must take the initiative to attack and entangle the Southern Guangdong Army, at least until it gets dark.Only then can we fight and retreat.
The task of fighting with the Southern Guangdong Army was snatched by Zheng Zhihu, Chen Peng and others.
Zheng Zhihu led two thousand iron men and his own troops to rush towards the Jincheng Fort, while Chen Peng and others went straight to the northeast of Xiamen City, trying to drive back the Nanyue Army that had occupied several hills.
At this time, the sun had already dropped below the sea level, and the entire sea quickly turned from red to pitch black.
In order to prevent nighttime operations from creating more and greater difficulties for the coordination and cooperation between the army and the navy, Gulangyu Island and other places sent orders to the Nanyue Army Army Battalion on Xiamen Island and the navy officers and soldiers who launched fierce shelling against the Jincheng Fort on the sea, The land battalion built fortifications on the spot, turning from offense to defense.The Navy withdrew to Kinmen, Gulangyu, Dadanerdan and other islands for a short rest to replenish ammunition.
"Commander! The Nanyue Army's offensive momentum has stopped! Is our army going to take down those hills in one go?" Chen Peng sent someone to plead for orders.
"No need! Send people to closely monitor, as long as they don't rush down the mountain, ignore him!"
"Brothers! Prepare to retreat to Tong'an!"
Zhilong sent someone to send an order to Zheng Zhihu, telling him to disengage from the Nanyue Army immediately after receiving the news that Zheng Zhilong boarded the ship and retreated to Tong'an, and retreated with the army.
"Xiamen Island, I will let you be wronged in the hands of the Li family for a few days, and I will be back soon!" He ordered the man to roll up his handsome flag.Surrounded by dozens of soldiers, Zheng Zhilong rushed to the pier to board the boat.Looking back, on the entire Xiamen Island, the sound of gunfire and the sound of shouts of killing were constantly rising and falling in a few scattered places.
On the boat, looking at the pitch-black Xiamen Island, which looks like a dead city, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness in his heart. After decades of fighting at sea, his good fortune was lost.
Heart a sour.Tears welled up in his eyes.Luckily on board.Several torches shone, making it difficult to see Zheng Zhilong's face clearly.
"More than ten years of operation, millions of dollars, and countless painstaking efforts. Now it just fell apart in a single day!"
he does not know.The moment when he led his own soldiers and some troops to the beach to board the boat and retreat towards Jimei Haicang.Inside and outside Xiamen Island, the land and sea positions were full of hustle and bustle.From ship owners to ordinary sailors, from officers on the fort to coolies responsible for carrying gunpowder and shells.Everyone has a feeling of being abandoned and deceived. They no longer have the will to fight, or run around, or hang white flags on their ships and positions, announcing that they have surrendered to the Southern Guangdong Army!Zheng Zhilong's property does not belong to him at all!
Such a heavy loss made Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Zhibao and the officers and generals around them silent.
The sailors don't know if they can escape one-third, and if they sail at night, they may collide with each other, and the damage will not be small.The infantry dared not even think about it. With the state of fleshy feet of Zheng Jun's troops, I am afraid that they would not be qualified to put horseshoes on those Eastern soldiers who had lost their tattoos, let alone the well-known towns of the Southern Guangdong Army. Elite soldiers.
Today's incident dealt an unimaginable blow to the Zheng family.Whether it is the artillery fire of ships at sea, or rushing to the fort with intensive artillery fire, regardless of casualties, such ferocity is really unimaginable for Zheng Jun
"Father commander, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs! Don't worry about it!"
After Zheng Sen boarded the Jimei Wharf, he saw that the order here was not bad, and the salty sea breeze blew the flag of Zheng's family fluttering.On the pier, the soldiers of the Zheng family held up torches nervously carrying all kinds of valuables, preparing to evacuate to Fuzhou via Tong'an.
Regarding his son's advice, Zheng Zhilong just waved his hands, let out a long breath, and looked at the sky: "Fu Song, your father suddenly became a little discouraged today. For many years, my father has been fighting for life in the midst of gunfire, wind and waves, Seeking wealth, looking at it today, I am afraid that this bowl of rice will be exhausted today! How about this, when we arrive in Tong'an, we will distribute the gold, silver, jewelry and soft treasures stored in the county to the soldiers. Father will lead you and a few uncles , I will wait for my family to go to sea by boat, take the remaining gold, silver, soft things, etc., or go to Nanjing, or to your grandfather's house, and follow the example of Wei Zi to go to Yin, just enjoy the wealth and honor in Nagasaki, the next half of the picture Happy, okay?"
Zheng Zhilong went from being a little follower who followed Li Dan and Yan Siqi to working as an interpreter for the Hongmao Yi people, to leading a few boats on the sea alone, until he took over the belongings left by Li Dan and Yan Siqi and became a master on the ocean for a while. Overlord, it can be said that the journey has been smooth and smooth, and he has never suffered any big somersaults, but he didn't want to fall so badly today!
"Father commander! No need to be like this. We have hoarded a large amount of gold and silver in Tong'an. Even if Fuzhou cannot live for a long time, we can take these properties to Nanjing. Use the Yangtze River waterway to trade between Japan and Jiangnan. Many famous names in Fusang We are all familiar with our father, and we don’t lack ships and money, so it’s only a matter of breathing to regroup and make a comeback!”
"That's right! Brother, it's unknown how many talents from Jiangdong will make a comeback! Jiangnan Shilin respects Brother, as long as we retreat to Fuzhou to gain a firm foothold, the ruling and opposition parties will definitely criticize Li Shouhan and the Nanyue Army for bullying their colleagues and attacking their allies. Then, big brother will lead us to call back!"
Under the consolation of his son and Zheng Zhibao, Zheng Zhilong cheered up a little, and ordered people to set off first, heading north along the official road from Tong'an to Jimei, where he would wait for his younger brother Zhihu to return.
Finally, the flag of Zheng Zhihu appeared on the sea in the distance. Presumably, the most capable person in the Zheng family did not withdraw or put away his flag deliberately in order to boost the morale of the army.In fact, it was almost time for the watch, and it was pitch black everywhere, so how could it be possible to tell that Zhang San Li Si was written on the banner?
Hearing Zheng Zhiwan say that the commander-in-chief was in a bad mood, Zheng Zhihu jumped in front of Zheng Zhilong, "Brother, it's just a small setback, why should you be disheartened? Although we have lost the battle now, compared with the five boats walking on the sea back then At that time, I don’t know how many times better!”
Hearing what his younger brother said, Zheng Zhilong looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "It's okay! It's okay! I just got into a dead end for a while! If I don't manage the Li family's affairs well, how can I show my might at sea? I went to Nagasaki, I'm afraid it will be used by those big names as a gift to curry favor with Li Shouhan!"
Zheng Zhilong knows much more about the current political ecology in Japan than Zheng Sen.
Seeing that Zheng Zhilong had been freed from his depressed state of mind, and had regained the prestige of killing and decisiveness in the past, the group of people were all happy at the moment.
The troops of the brigade simply held the torches and lanterns, and rushed towards Tong'an for dozens of miles.
"Marshal, the striker has already arrived at the Beauty Mountain, after passing the Beauty Mountain and walking for more than ten miles, we will arrive at Tong'an County!" (To be continued...)
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As a result, the defense system that Zheng Jun spent more than ten years in the Jinxia area with millions of silver dollars collapsed completely.
I know my own affairs.
Zheng Zhilong knows very well that his army can fight against the Southern Guangdong Army in sea battles, but when it comes to confrontation on land, Zheng Jun's land combat ability to fight bandits and bandits is a bit difficult. How can he fight bloody battles with Liaodong rebels many times? The unfavorable Southern Guangdong Army confrontation?
"Report!"
An officer covered in blood ran from under Sunlight Rock, rolling and crawling.
Zheng Zhihu frowned. When Zheng Zhiwan escaped back just now, he wanted to execute this useless thing on the spot as an order for the whole army, but he was stopped by his brother.Now that someone is coming again, one can tell by looking at this that there will be no good news!
"Commander! The Southern Guangdong Army invaded the Inner Harbor, and all of our more than 30 ships anchored there were captured!"
"Commander! The Nanyue Army Infantry Battalion took advantage of our unpreparedness and landed on the east side of the Jincheng Fort, and is now attacking the Jincheng Fort! Our army's morale is unstable! Please send reinforcements, Commander! Just in case!"
Jincheng Fort was named by Zheng Zhilong for the core position that took millions of silver dollars and nearly ten years to build, which means it is as strong as Jincheng Tangchi.I don't want to see signs of danger there.
"Brother! I will take people to the fort, and I will keep the Southern Army out of Xiamen Island no matter what. They cannot be allowed to land on the island!" Zheng Zhihu, the most powerful among the brothers, was furious, "Give me three thousand of your iron soldiers, and I will If you don’t believe me, I can’t drive the Southern Army into the sea!”
The iron soldier was Zheng Zhilong. Since his own army sailed across the sea, he could claim to be invincible.And Master Lu is relatively inferior.In order to improve the combat effectiveness of the army, it was compiled and trained in Xiamen and other places a few years ago. It is regarded as the elite of the army's army battalion.The iron men are all wearing armor purchased by Nanzhong, wearing iron helmets, iron armor, iron arms, iron skirts, and iron masks on their faces.Only the eyes, ears, nose and mouth are exposed.Wearing Juehu Dao and Sangmen Spear made of iron and steel, the whole body weighs [-] catties.In order to form the infantry to be trained with Qi Jiguang's art of war, Zheng Zhilong deliberately selected strong and strong soldiers from each battalion to the martial arts pavilion in Xiamen Port for selection.Only those who can lift a hundred catties of heavy stones and walk around the martial arts pavilion three times can be selected into the Iron Man Army.
After this soldier is trained.From the perspective of Zheng Zhilong and others.Its combat effectiveness is described in Hokkien dialect.It really is "all iron men fall!"
Therefore, today Zheng Zhihu asked Zheng Zhilong to mobilize this elite team directly under Zheng Zhilong to counterattack the landing of the Southern Guangdong Army.
Zheng Zhilong was hesitating, but he saw many generals asking for a fight.I am willing to fight with Zheng Zhihu and drive the landing of the Nanyue Army to the sea.Seeing that the morale of the army is available, Zheng Zhilong immediately made up his mind.
Unexpectedly, just when Zheng Zhilong was about to issue orders, Zheng Zhibao knelt down in front of him.
"Brother, we can't fight anymore, let's retreat quickly! If we don't retreat, our brothers will all be buried here!"
Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and Zheng Zhihu jumped up and down and shouted: "Zhibao, what are you talking about? What do you mean we can't fight? Do you want us to flee without fighting?! Are you fighting with Nanyue all these years?" You've been dealing with the military too much, and you've become obsessed with it?!?"
"Python [-]! Don't talk nonsense!" Zheng Zhilong might not say anything else, and that Zheng Zhibao has ulterior motives. This is indeed Zheng Zhihu's nonsense!
"Zhibao, keep talking!"
Zheng Zhilong looked at the warships of the Nanyue Army approaching from far and near, as well as the faintly audible sound of shouts of killing on the beach, and at the same time asked for Zheng Zhibao's opinion.
"Commander, now that Gulangyu Island is lost, the Nanyue Army has put all the gunboat fire on our Xiamen Island. Just now, all the brothers have also seen that the Nanyue Army's troops have landed on the beach. The second brother said just now, bring The [-] Iron Man Army went to suppress these troops. I'm not saying something discouraging. The Iron Man Army is a treasure in our eyes. However, in the past few years since it was formed, it has at most beaten the bandits and rioters in the mountainous areas of northern Fujian and western Fujian. I’ve fought really hard. And, even so, Commander, are you willing to wipe out all the iron men who have been training for several years?”
"Now the sun is about to set, our army broke out and crossed the sea to Jimei, Haicang and other places, with the Hulishan Fort covering on the side, where the Southern Guangdong Army was unable to conquer for a while. The commander took people to Tong'an to pick up the family. I will go to the provincial capital early tomorrow morning. The Southern Guangdong army has been attacking the city and expanding its territory for many years. However, in Guangdong, Guangxi and other places, they dare not attack the capital without authorization. They only attack the prefectures and counties occupied by thieves. We will enter Once you reach Fuzhou, you will have no worries, no matter how strong the artillery of the Southern Cantonese army is, they will not dare to attack the provincial capital brazenly!"
"Alright! After arriving in the provincial capital, I can contact all parties, and Li Shouhan has to submit!"
Zheng Zhilong's words are equivalent to signing Zheng Zhibao's proposal.
The generals were about to express their loyalty and bravery again. Unexpectedly, there were bursts of gunfire and shouts of killing from the northeast of Xiamen City, accompanied by smoke rising, and the smoke was mixed with Taoism. fire.
"Straight mother thief! This group of thieves are so sinister and vicious! They actually plan to steal our way!"
Seeing the battle situation like this, the generals immediately put away the courage that was originally intended to be used to fight back against the Southern Guangdong Army, and turned it into the courage to prepare to break through!However, would the Southern Guangdong Army allow them to retreat so calmly?
Participating generals Chen Peng, Zheng Ran, Lin Cha, Chen Lin, Yang Geng, Su Cheng, Cai Qi and others stood up and pleaded for orders to open a way out for the whole army, or to drive the landing troops of the Southern Guangdong Army into the sea!
Even Zheng Sen, Chen Hui, Zhang Jin, Chen Ba, Hong Xu and dozens of other generals around him also raised their arms and shouted to be the rear of the whole army.
"Python [-], I will send you two thousand iron soldiers, and you will drive the Southern Cantonese troops to the east of Jincheng Fort into the sea! Chen Peng, Zheng Ran, show your courage to fight against the Dutch red-haired barbarians. Give me Fight back the Southern Guangdong Army outside Xiamen City, and control the hills outside Xiamen City! Pull the cannons to the top of the hills! Echoing the Hulishan Fort, control the waterways in this area!"
Although the soldiers were pressing down on the situation, Zheng Zhilong showed his heroic qualities under the pressure, assigning the generals one by one, and assigning troops and tasks in an orderly manner.
"Zhibao, you and Fusongwan lead people to cross the sea first, go to Hulishan Fort, Jimei, etc., gather troops and control the ships. Wait for us to cross the sea. Everyone went to Tong'an together, took the family's small belongings, and went there overnight. Go to Fuzhou!"
"Father commander, when we evacuated, we simply set a big fire inside and outside Xiamen city. We didn't leave a whole brick for Li Shouhan to enjoy!" Zheng Sen's face showed a hideous look. "It's better to contain him, so that he can't go across the sea to chase us immediately!"
"Don't mess around! First, this is the hometown of us. The fundamental place, how many soldiers and officers' family property is here, you burn it down, it's a pleasure, this army is unstable, what should we do? Second, As soon as you light the fire, the Southern Army will immediately know that we are going to leave, isn't this announcing it to the enemy?"
However, the development of the situation seems to have far exceeded Zheng Zhilong's expectations. Just as he assigned the task and the generals of the various ministries were ordered to prepare for the dispatch, a series of bad news came one after another.
Hulishan Fort surrendered!
The defenders there just fired a round of guns indiscriminately after seeing the Nanyue Army boarded near the fort, and then collapsed in front of the gleaming bayonets of the Nanyue Army.A few quickly fled to their homes in Haicang, Jimei and other places, changed into plain clothes, and turned into ordinary people.Most people had to kneel and surrender.The flag of the Southern Guangdong Army is flying over the Hulishan Fort, which has become another stronghold to seal Zheng Zhilong!
Several commanding heights outside Xiamen City fell!
The Southern Guangdong Army, who knew the tactics of attacking the heart, deliberately did not capture the defenders here. Instead, they used bayonets to drive them to escape in the direction of Xiamen City dozens of steps away.The terrified soldiers rushed all the way to the outside of Xiamen City, and the guards on the city opened the city gate to let them in. After a little delay, the Nanyue Army behind them came after them!
For a while, people in Xiamen were panicked and rumors spread everywhere.
Before Zheng Sen could make a big fuss, the city's bachelors, young gangsters, and other characters had already lit fires in several streets and alleys, shouting everywhere, "The Southern Guangdong Army has entered the city! Xiamen has fallen! "It is to create chaos and make it easier for them to take advantage of the fire!"
When things got to this point, Zheng Zhilong didn't care too much, and personally led people to rush down the hill to suppress the chaos in Xiamen City.After chopping down dozens of bachelors trying to take advantage of the fire, the situation in the city calmed down a bit, and several burning fires were put out by the soldiers and civilians in the city.
Although his specialty is at sea, his ability in land warfare is far inferior to that in sea warfare.But after all, he is also a man who knows how to fight. He knows that if he leads his people to retreat first in this situation, the whole army will be defeated, which will definitely cause the Southern Guangdong Army to chase and kill them with all their strength. At that time, I am afraid that no one can imagine the result. .Therefore, we must take the initiative to attack and entangle the Southern Guangdong Army, at least until it gets dark.Only then can we fight and retreat.
The task of fighting with the Southern Guangdong Army was snatched by Zheng Zhihu, Chen Peng and others.
Zheng Zhihu led two thousand iron men and his own troops to rush towards the Jincheng Fort, while Chen Peng and others went straight to the northeast of Xiamen City, trying to drive back the Nanyue Army that had occupied several hills.
At this time, the sun had already dropped below the sea level, and the entire sea quickly turned from red to pitch black.
In order to prevent nighttime operations from creating more and greater difficulties for the coordination and cooperation between the army and the navy, Gulangyu Island and other places sent orders to the Nanyue Army Army Battalion on Xiamen Island and the navy officers and soldiers who launched fierce shelling against the Jincheng Fort on the sea, The land battalion built fortifications on the spot, turning from offense to defense.The Navy withdrew to Kinmen, Gulangyu, Dadanerdan and other islands for a short rest to replenish ammunition.
"Commander! The Nanyue Army's offensive momentum has stopped! Is our army going to take down those hills in one go?" Chen Peng sent someone to plead for orders.
"No need! Send people to closely monitor, as long as they don't rush down the mountain, ignore him!"
"Brothers! Prepare to retreat to Tong'an!"
Zhilong sent someone to send an order to Zheng Zhihu, telling him to disengage from the Nanyue Army immediately after receiving the news that Zheng Zhilong boarded the ship and retreated to Tong'an, and retreated with the army.
"Xiamen Island, I will let you be wronged in the hands of the Li family for a few days, and I will be back soon!" He ordered the man to roll up his handsome flag.Surrounded by dozens of soldiers, Zheng Zhilong rushed to the pier to board the boat.Looking back, on the entire Xiamen Island, the sound of gunfire and the sound of shouts of killing were constantly rising and falling in a few scattered places.
On the boat, looking at the pitch-black Xiamen Island, which looks like a dead city, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness in his heart. After decades of fighting at sea, his good fortune was lost.
Heart a sour.Tears welled up in his eyes.Luckily on board.Several torches shone, making it difficult to see Zheng Zhilong's face clearly.
"More than ten years of operation, millions of dollars, and countless painstaking efforts. Now it just fell apart in a single day!"
he does not know.The moment when he led his own soldiers and some troops to the beach to board the boat and retreat towards Jimei Haicang.Inside and outside Xiamen Island, the land and sea positions were full of hustle and bustle.From ship owners to ordinary sailors, from officers on the fort to coolies responsible for carrying gunpowder and shells.Everyone has a feeling of being abandoned and deceived. They no longer have the will to fight, or run around, or hang white flags on their ships and positions, announcing that they have surrendered to the Southern Guangdong Army!Zheng Zhilong's property does not belong to him at all!
Such a heavy loss made Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Zhibao and the officers and generals around them silent.
The sailors don't know if they can escape one-third, and if they sail at night, they may collide with each other, and the damage will not be small.The infantry dared not even think about it. With the state of fleshy feet of Zheng Jun's troops, I am afraid that they would not be qualified to put horseshoes on those Eastern soldiers who had lost their tattoos, let alone the well-known towns of the Southern Guangdong Army. Elite soldiers.
Today's incident dealt an unimaginable blow to the Zheng family.Whether it is the artillery fire of ships at sea, or rushing to the fort with intensive artillery fire, regardless of casualties, such ferocity is really unimaginable for Zheng Jun
"Father commander, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs! Don't worry about it!"
After Zheng Sen boarded the Jimei Wharf, he saw that the order here was not bad, and the salty sea breeze blew the flag of Zheng's family fluttering.On the pier, the soldiers of the Zheng family held up torches nervously carrying all kinds of valuables, preparing to evacuate to Fuzhou via Tong'an.
Regarding his son's advice, Zheng Zhilong just waved his hands, let out a long breath, and looked at the sky: "Fu Song, your father suddenly became a little discouraged today. For many years, my father has been fighting for life in the midst of gunfire, wind and waves, Seeking wealth, looking at it today, I am afraid that this bowl of rice will be exhausted today! How about this, when we arrive in Tong'an, we will distribute the gold, silver, jewelry and soft treasures stored in the county to the soldiers. Father will lead you and a few uncles , I will wait for my family to go to sea by boat, take the remaining gold, silver, soft things, etc., or go to Nanjing, or to your grandfather's house, and follow the example of Wei Zi to go to Yin, just enjoy the wealth and honor in Nagasaki, the next half of the picture Happy, okay?"
Zheng Zhilong went from being a little follower who followed Li Dan and Yan Siqi to working as an interpreter for the Hongmao Yi people, to leading a few boats on the sea alone, until he took over the belongings left by Li Dan and Yan Siqi and became a master on the ocean for a while. Overlord, it can be said that the journey has been smooth and smooth, and he has never suffered any big somersaults, but he didn't want to fall so badly today!
"Father commander! No need to be like this. We have hoarded a large amount of gold and silver in Tong'an. Even if Fuzhou cannot live for a long time, we can take these properties to Nanjing. Use the Yangtze River waterway to trade between Japan and Jiangnan. Many famous names in Fusang We are all familiar with our father, and we don’t lack ships and money, so it’s only a matter of breathing to regroup and make a comeback!”
"That's right! Brother, it's unknown how many talents from Jiangdong will make a comeback! Jiangnan Shilin respects Brother, as long as we retreat to Fuzhou to gain a firm foothold, the ruling and opposition parties will definitely criticize Li Shouhan and the Nanyue Army for bullying their colleagues and attacking their allies. Then, big brother will lead us to call back!"
Under the consolation of his son and Zheng Zhibao, Zheng Zhilong cheered up a little, and ordered people to set off first, heading north along the official road from Tong'an to Jimei, where he would wait for his younger brother Zhihu to return.
Finally, the flag of Zheng Zhihu appeared on the sea in the distance. Presumably, the most capable person in the Zheng family did not withdraw or put away his flag deliberately in order to boost the morale of the army.In fact, it was almost time for the watch, and it was pitch black everywhere, so how could it be possible to tell that Zhang San Li Si was written on the banner?
Hearing Zheng Zhiwan say that the commander-in-chief was in a bad mood, Zheng Zhihu jumped in front of Zheng Zhilong, "Brother, it's just a small setback, why should you be disheartened? Although we have lost the battle now, compared with the five boats walking on the sea back then At that time, I don’t know how many times better!”
Hearing what his younger brother said, Zheng Zhilong looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "It's okay! It's okay! I just got into a dead end for a while! If I don't manage the Li family's affairs well, how can I show my might at sea? I went to Nagasaki, I'm afraid it will be used by those big names as a gift to curry favor with Li Shouhan!"
Zheng Zhilong knows much more about the current political ecology in Japan than Zheng Sen.
Seeing that Zheng Zhilong had been freed from his depressed state of mind, and had regained the prestige of killing and decisiveness in the past, the group of people were all happy at the moment.
The troops of the brigade simply held the torches and lanterns, and rushed towards Tong'an for dozens of miles.
"Marshal, the striker has already arrived at the Beauty Mountain, after passing the Beauty Mountain and walking for more than ten miles, we will arrive at Tong'an County!" (To be continued...)
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