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Chapter 722 Zheng Zhilong's Taiwan Trip

"Shi Lang deserves to die for his crime, please Your Majesty, please come down."

Zhu Yousong was overjoyed. Seeing that the well-known General Shi really kept his word, he knelt down in front of his horse and bowed his head as a minister, begging for forgiveness. In order to show that he was a virtuous corporal, Zhu Yousong quickly got off his horse and helped Shi Lang up with his own hands. .

"The prodigal son turned his back and didn't change his money, and the general abandoned his secrets and turned to the Ming. What is the crime? I will still restore you as an official. Not only will I pardon you, but I will also pardon your Shi family and all the soldiers who are willing to join Daming. All are innocent."

Shi Lang knelt down to thank En again, not only did he kneel down, he also ordered thousands of soldiers behind him to kneel down.

These thousands of troops, of course, have to obey the command of the general.Besides, they are not idiots. Of course, they choose the former to surrender to such a sage king and be killed.

Zhu Yousong was happy. The former made a decision on Tortoiseshell Mountain and accepted Yao Qisheng. Today, he won Shi Lang again with a single sword. Zhu Yousong felt that he had a great sense of accomplishment, and he couldn't help but shudder for a while. If nothing else, just like this Who can compare two major events?The next step is to deal with a Zheng Zhilong. It is definitely not a problem. Solving the Taiwan issue and expelling the red-haired invaders is just around the corner.Qianqiu Weiye's real name is, who can stand between equals for a thousand years?

Now thousands of soldiers have recovered from Zhu Yousong's terrifying martial arts. They have never seen their majesty have such skills. In fact, how did they know that Zhu Yousong's martial arts has improved a lot now.Hearing chickens dance every day, exchanging breath with vegetation, practicing Qi first and then sword and arrow, this martial art is not practiced in vain.

Without full confidence, how dare Zhu Yousong make such a bet with Shi Lang in front of so many soldiers?What he gambled was not his life, but a hundred thousand miles of beautiful rivers and mountains!
Shi Daxuan on the top of the wall has come to his senses now, and he feels that this is the best destination after being astonished.Now Emperor Longwu was surrounded by enemies and defeated everywhere, and Zheng Zhilong's Zheng family army was also unable to restore the situation. Their father and son had few soldiers, and there was no hope of reinforcements from above.

It's just that he didn't expect that Emperor Long En of the Ming Dynasty would be so mighty and treat his general with such courtesy.

Shi Daxuan felt that his son had done the right thing, and ordered the city to raise a white flag. After going down the city, he also opened the city gate to greet him, and knelt down on both sides of the road to plead guilty.

Zhu Yousong still helped Shi Daxuan up, comforted him a bit, and then took Nan'an Prefecture without bloodshed.

Zhu Yousong passed on the decree, issued a list to calm the people, and strictly enforced military discipline.Not only did he not do anything wrong to the common people, but he also provided disaster relief to those households that were indeed in difficulty, and protected Zheng Zhilong's family members so that no one would interfere, break into the houses, and harass the common people without mercy.

Zhu Yousong knew that at least half of Li Zicheng's defeat was due to military discipline, and he lost the world because of this. He could not repeat the same mistakes, history is a mirror.

Then the 2 horses under the Shi family and his sons were reorganized, and an imperial doctor was specially arranged to treat Shi Xian's injuries.

A few days later, good news came one after another. Li Dingguo's men defeated Hou Xun's men. Hou Xun committed suicide after defeating the troops.

On the other hand, the battle at sea was relatively smooth. Zheng Chenggong, Zheng Hongkui, and Liu Wenxiu led tens of thousands of sailors. The battle along the coast was overwhelming. Zheng Zhilong's navy retreated steadily, and the Ming army's navy had already captured Jinjiang.

This shows that Quanzhou has become an isolated city. Zhu Yousong immediately ordered his troops to enter Quanzhou, leaving Shi Daxuan and Shi Xian with 5000 troops to garrison Anxi and other towns and counties. The general will sit in Nan'an Prefecture, still make Li Zi the commander-in-chief, Shi Lang and Yao Qisheng as lieutenants, the generals who will follow the army include Li Guo, Liu Fangliang, Yuan Zongdi, Tian Jianxiu, Liu Guoxuan, etc., let the recovering young general Zhang Huan be the vanguard On that day, a [-]-strong army left Nan'an Prefecture in mighty force, heading straight for Quanzhou.

Zheng Zhibao in Quanzhou is now facing enemies from both sides. The loss of Nan'an Prefecture and the surrender of Shi's father and son made him even worse.

He hurriedly asked Emperor Longwu and his elder brother Zheng Zhilong for help.

Now Emperor Longwu's capital, Fuzhou Mansion, is also in chaos. Zhang Xianzhong's 10 troops are in the north. Hou Xun's army is about to perish.

But now more than a dozen counties and state capitals, including Zhangzhou and Nan'anzhou, have been lost in the west. The Ming army is unstoppable.

Where can reinforcements be sent?Emperor Longwu was at the end of his plan. He knew today, so why bother.Why not be leisurely and happy when you are the king of Tang Dynasty?But now the current situation can't be decided by oneself, what can I do, what can I do?

Huang Zongxi, the second assistant to the cabinet, is now exhausted. Emperor Longwu asked him what to do. Huang Zongxi thought for a long time, and finally came up with another plan. If it didn't work out, he gave up Fuzhou and Quanzhou. The strength of the Zheng family's army was at sea. They could temporarily retreat to Penghu. Relying on the danger of the sea to gain a firm foothold, and then seek foreign aid, let Zheng Zhilong get in touch with the red-haired boy in the Netherlands, and put pressure on Zhu Yousong, which can solve the urgent need.

Emperor Longwu saw that this was all he could do, and immediately issued an order to transfer Zheng Zhilong back from his former enemy.

Even if Zhu Yujian did not follow through on this will, Zheng Zhilong would not be able to stay in front of the enemy.Because at this time he also received a letter of appeal for help from his fourth brother Zheng Zhibao. The letter made it clear that Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Chenggong had already gained freedom, and they still swore to the death to serve His Majesty Zhu Yousong. Both the big and small golden gates were lost, and Zheng Zhiwan also surrendered. , Shi's father and son also surrendered, Nan'an Prefecture was lost, and Quanzhou was at stake.

Zheng Zhilong heard the words like a bolt from the blue, he didn't feel sorry for the loss of other cities, only Nan'an Prefecture, which was his hometown, where the ancestral temple was located.He hated the Shi family father and son, and cursed at them for being unkind and unrighteous. If he wanted to catch them, he would have to smash their bones to ashes, peel their skin and cramps, quarter their corpses, light up sky lanterns, and kill them all.

But in any case, the situation is now quite critical.

Now the territory they control is only Fuzhou and Quanzhou and other coastal areas like dog tails. He can't resist Zhang Xianzhong's troops, not to mention others, he can't deal with Li Dingguo alone.

Therefore, he left Lieutenant General Zhong Bin behind and led his troops here, intending to quietly return to the capital. At this time, his Majesty Zhu Yujian's order arrived. After receiving the order, he did not dare to delay a day, and immediately returned to Fuzhou Mansion.

Emperor Longwu and Huang Zongxi were looking forward to his return like looking forward to the stars and the moon. After the meeting between the emperor and his ministers, Emperor Longwu told Zheng Zhilong Huang Zongxi's countermeasure, and Zheng Zhilong felt that the plan was feasible.

Penghu Island is now under their control, Zheng Zhilong decided to go to Taiwan in person to meet the Dutch red-haired man.

Of course, he couldn't go empty-handed. Emperor Longwu prepared a generous gift for him, including top-notch Dongzhu, and several beauties, not to mention gold, silver and jewelry.

After loading a large ship and sending two warships to escort it, Zheng Zhilong and his party of more than 500 people went to Taiwan Island to discuss big issues with the Dutch red-haired men.

(End of this chapter)