Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

182. The Marine Corps Forms an Army

The rebel army that conquered Lian County grew to more than [-] people, but when there were too many people, food became a problem, not to mention the barren land in northwestern Guangdong. For this reason, the rebel army marched all the way to Qingyuan.On November [-], the rebels conquered Yangshan Pass, and the magistrate of Yangshan fled to Yingde upon hearing the news, but was executed by Zhao Shilin for the crime of losing soil, and all Qing troops were suppressed.

On November [-], the rebel army attacked the city of Qingyuan and was surrounded by the Qing army regiments who were waiting for work.The rebel army was mostly a mob, so how could it be the opponent of the Qing army? Although some teams fought hard, they were finally unable to save the fate of failure.After two days and one night of fighting, except for a very small number of escapees, the rest either died on the spot or were captured and beheaded by the Qing army. For a time, corpses floated for dozens of miles on the Beijiang River, and the river was almost cut off

"The body of the lord?" While Zhao Shilin was busy cleaning up the mess in northwestern Guangdong, Zheng Kezang led his troops to the land of Qiongzhou. However, he didn't feel it when he crossed the sea to Siming because of the short time. He couldn't stand it when he got to Qiongzhou. He suffered from dizziness and vomiting all the way, so that after he landed, his feet floated and he couldn't stand steadily, but Mao Hongyan and others were shocked. "Would you like to invite a military Chinese physician to come and diagnose the pulse?"

"It's just seasick." Zheng Kezang smiled weakly. "Mao Qing, until today, only I know how difficult it is for you." These words were more powerful than the best compliments, and Mao Hongyan and others' hard work was recognized all at once. "Okay, I can't stand alone anymore, find a place to rest, and besides, can the army be kept secret when it lands?"

Mao Hongyan immediately arranged a sliding pole for Zheng Kezang to lie on, and reported at the same time: "The ministers and others have given priority to transporting the people of Anding and Wenchang to cut off the contact between the enemy and ourselves. Presumably, it can be hidden from the eyes and ears of the Qing captives, but the western front is still beyond reach."

"That's good." Zheng Kezang slowly closed his eyes and fell into a drowsy state

In Ming and Zheng Dynasties, in addition to the naval warships, there are currently 65 transport ships of Fuchuan, Cantonese, and Tangchuan types with a total of 35 to 500 yuan. Previously, there were [-] used in Qiongzhou.It takes about [-] days for these transport ships to go back and forth each time, and a single trip can transport nearly [-] immigrants to Taiwan.After Zheng Jun returned to Qiongzhou in early April and before the June monsoon, Qiongzhou had transported more than [-] goods from nearly [-] households to Taiwan.After the August monsoon period, more than [-] households and nearly [-] mouths were transported before Zheng Kezang arrived in Qiong. It can be said that the harvest is still very large.

But Zheng Kezang was still not satisfied, so he collected all available ships, and while taking into account various shipping routes, he also dispatched 34 large-scale blessing boats to carry them. For defense, he even intentionally used the high speed of western-style warships for population transportation.

Since the sea route between Taiwan and Qiongzhou intersects with the commercial routes imported from Thailand and Western countries to Guangzhou, and Ming and Zheng were hostile to Portugal and the Netherlands, in order not to be attacked by the above two countries and other sporadic pirate ships, Zheng Jun They were forced to escort them with two teams of warships from Penghu and Lukang. In this way, the gate of Qionghai was completely opened.

It was precisely because of the unimpeded sea route that the Qing army not only sent most of its forces to Qiongzhou before and after landing in June, but also transported artillery, ammunition, armor, food and other supplies to the south many times. It was temporarily terminated due to righteousness, but with the end of the Northwest Guangdong War, it quickly resumed. Not only did some supplementary troops go to the island one after another, but even some special supplies were also shipped south.

"My lord, why did you put a bitch on board, it's bad luck!"

"I can't help it. The brothers on the island are suffocating. Almost all the daughters-in-law and girls in Qiongzhou Mansion are played by them. Qiongzhou Mansion complains a lot. For the sake of local peace, the Fuyuan came up with this regulation."

Speaking of it, this is the problem of the guest army. It is not always possible to fight, but it is a superb means of fighting the remnants of the people. In addition, He Fu is not considerate of his soldiers, so in order to alleviate the grievances of his subordinates, he treated his subordinates Military discipline is ignored, so although the city of Qiongzhou Prefecture is still peaceful, it is no different from hell a few miles away from the city, so many people still flee south to Zheng Jun's control area even if they know that they will be sent to Taiwan. .

"By the way, this matter must not be spread to the outside world, otherwise, don't blame me for being rude"

The ship was floating on the sea, and because the Zheng army intercepted it from time to time, the Qing army became more courageous. It used to be sporadic in the dark, but now it has been transported in a group of more than a dozen ships. What's more, Halfway through the boat, the captains and guards of the Qing army who were escorting the fleet couldn't wait to jump over and have sex with the whores, without any atmosphere of a big battle.

"My lord, we're almost at Baisha Water Village." The bow of the ship shouted into the cabin, but there was no echo except for the love sounds of men and women. He couldn't help but wrinkled and reminded again. "My lord, we are going to the water village soon, should we go back to the boat?"

"Wait a minute," a voice came out, the bow of the ship remembered that this voice belonged to Jiao Dusi, the highest ranking person on the ship. "Go and say hello to the other boats, drive slowly, wait for the man to enjoy himself, and when we get to the shore, this delicious meat will belong to others."

The bow of the ship spat at the obscene *waves* language cabin, but the slander was the slander, and the words were still heard, so all the ships lowered their sails and awnings, and their speed suddenly dropped.

At this time, a waterman looked enviously at the locked door of the inner cabin, and reminded with some concern: "What if the Zheng family's boat suddenly comes out? It's still nearly five miles away from Baisha." What about the water journey?"

"Bah! Bah! It's bad luck to have a bitch on board, and you still have to say something about this loser." The bow was talking, when he saw the waterman who had spoken just now opened his eyes wide and showed horror on his face. Looking at him, the bow of the ship followed his gaze, and saw more than a dozen Zheng Jun warships flying the upper red and lower blue flags plowing through the waves and heading straight towards him. "You crow's mouth!" The prow cursed. "Quick, quick, hoist the sails again."

Before the flustered fleet here increased their speed again, there was a loud noise, and the water column not far away that suddenly shot straight into the sky reminded these sailors and captains that Zheng Jun fired a warning.The sound of Zheng Jun's cannons also awakened the wild mandarin ducks in the inner cabin. When the captains and guards with their trousers in their hands rushed out of the hatch amidst the screams of prostitutes, the figure of Zheng Jun's warship was already shaking the hearts of several people. The eyes are getting bigger and bigger.

The Qing army in Baisha Water Village naturally also heard the gunshots, but the newly rebuilt Guangdong Navy only sent three or two kittens and puppies here. Usually, Zheng Jun does not show up, and they often go out to sea to show off, but now The warships of Zheng Jun's brigade were swarming at sea, no one dared to come out to die, so under their noses, Zheng Jun hijacked the fleet and headed eastward.

This attack was only part of the adjustment of the Zheng army. Taking advantage of the gathering of the main force, the Zheng army's navy dispatched one after another, sank, destroyed, and captured more than [-] Qing army transport ships within five days, forcing the Qing army to temporarily suspend Qionghai. transportation.

"This deal is worth it!" Zheng Kezang punched Maying in the chest in satisfaction. "Stay for ten days and get back 25 boats, not to mention the [-] Hongyi cannons. The food on the boats alone is enough to feed the clan for ten days. The navy's contribution is not small!"

"I don't dare to take credit for it, it's because the brothers in the navy are doing their best."

"You don't have to be humble, this feudal clan should be rewarded for its merits," Zheng Kezang waved his hand. "I just remember that you are the Deputy Qianhu. This time, I will be promoted to Qianhu. Huang Qing used to be the commander and envoy, and he was promoted to the same advisor." Huang Chuxu smiled wryly. Although his promotion was relatively large, the degree of closeness It's different. Speaking of it, he still admires Ma Yingcai, but he doesn't know that Zheng Kezang deliberately behaves like this in front of outsiders, and the mystery is not enough to explain to others. "By the way, last time you reported the Marine Corps, I thought it was a bit interesting. In this way, first set up a regiment under the name of the Navy to manage the affairs of the Marine Corps. As for the troops?" Zheng Kezang pondered for a while. "(Penghu, etc.) set up a sentry under each team first." Zheng Jun's navy now has five teams, so it happens to set up a naval team with five sentries. "The regiment is directly under the first post of the baggage."

"My lord, I recommend Tian Chao to act as the commander of the regiment." Maying also knew that Tian Chao's qualifications were too low, so he just tried his best to fight for it. It's not something Tian Chao, a mere seventh-rank Zhongwu school lieutenant, can get involved in acting as the chief of the regiment with the rank of Chengxin school lieutenant.

"Jian Ba ​​too fast is not a good thing for Tian Chao." Zheng Kezang shook his head. "The Military Legal Department has reported that Tian Chao is tyrannical and loses his composure on the battlefield, which is not good for himself or the whole army." Ma Ying opened her mouth to tell Tian Chao, but Zheng Kezang waved his hand to stop him. "In this way, Tian Chaoji will be promoted to a higher level, and another hundred households will be given exams. You should be satisfied." Lieutenant Zhongwu was promoted to Lieutenant Zhongxian, and Xianjue was also promoted from Suozhenfu to Shibaihu. He should be satisfied, but his eyes wandered, but Zheng Kezang saw something. "You're too thoughtful, it's not good. In this way, I will officially give Tian Chao a whistle and act as the whistle officer first."

"I understand that this is the Lord's love for Tian Chao." Zheng Kezang took another step back. Naturally, Maying couldn't know anything, but besides Tian Chao, he had another one to recommend. "In addition, according to Tian Chao's report, that Zhang Qizhong seems to be very good, can the master also praise him?"

"Zhang Qizhong?" Zheng Kezang smacked his mouth. "I just remember that you recommended it last time, so why do you want to recommend it again this time?" Speaking of which, Zhang Qizhong's rank was too low to get into Zheng Kezang's eyes, so Maying kept talking about Tian Chao's recommendation. Turning aside, Zheng Kezang listened calmly, and only smiled lightly when Maying finished speaking. "In this way, a Jinyi deputy lieutenant is not enough to make merit, let alone be promoted to Baoyi deputy lieutenant."

Hearing this, Huang Chuxu's expression suddenly changed. He felt that Zheng Kezang seemed to be a little dissatisfied with Ma Ying, so he said: "The lord ordered each team to supervise their own sentry. I hope the lord can be sympathetic to me. Send this Zhang Qizhong under the Lugang team."

"Ma Ying, Master Huang is asking for your help." Zheng Kezang asked the knowledgeable Huang Chuxu with a smile. "I don't know, are you willing to let him go?"

"Master Huang is a senior in the army, how dare Ma Ying refuse to promise?"

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