Emperor Kangxi: Yuyu Chengxiang

Chapter 62
Shi Lang, who landed on Penghu Island, endured the pain and led Yao Qisheng, Wu Ying and others to inspect the newly built camp in the rain. When they returned to the Xingyuan tent, the sky had cleared.At this time, the wind stopped and the rain stopped, the waning moon slanted, and the sea waves were not very noisy. The island after the war lay quietly on the sea, adding a bit of sadness.

"Liu Guoxuan suffered a lot this time, so he had to flee to Luermen." Shi Lang drank a cup of hot tea and felt better. He said to Yao Qisheng and Wu Ying who were sitting at the desk thinking, "Today our ship sank ten ships. Forty-five enemy ships were sunk, and many others were wounded. Liu Guoxuan no longer has the strength for naval warfare. But there are many hidden reefs around Luermen, and it is difficult to land. It seems that there will be a fierce battle!"

Wu Ying smiled while holding the tea bowl, and said: "Don't worry about the military gate, I would like to be a striker and go to Luermen to rush to the beach!" Lai said: "Since ancient times, [-] people have been killed, and [-] people have been killed. Although our army's morale is high, we are also very tired. Although it is only a day's journey from here to Luermen, the weather is unpredictable, and food and fresh water need to be replenished." " Wu Ying said with a smile: "When Liu Guoxuan was defeated and left, Mr. Li had supervised the transportation of the grain on board, and it will be delivered tomorrow."

"Li Jinqing has worked hard this time!" Shi Lang sighed, "When he came, I made him unable to step down, and now I regret it." Yao Qisheng laughed and said: "Brother Shi, don't worry about this matter, his fame The career is on you, how can you take care of you? I'm afraid he suspects that I am instigating inside, and I follow you this time to avoid disaster!"

This statement is very deep, Yao Qisheng followed Shi Lang into the sea, in order to avoid "meritorious people", willing to be a "meritorious dog". "Contributor dogs" make meritorious service in the front, and "contributors" are rewarded in the rear.If a meritorious person punishes a meritorious dog, then not even a "contributor" is a "contributor"! The word "avoid disaster" is really appropriate.Wu Ying didn't understand, but Shi Lang was clear-eyed in his heart, and said with a smile, "You're so thoughtful——I understand what you mean, so I'm relieved. The supplies are here, and the wounded soldiers will be transported back to Fuzhou. Let them go back!"

"Army Gate!"

Lan Li broke in without knowing when.Because of the blood loss, his face was pale and blue, and his stomach was bulging because of the cloth wrapped around his belly, but he still seemed to be in good spirits.Lan Li yelled, and Shi Li said, "I don't have the merits of size yet, why are you sending me back?"

The three of them were Yizheng, Shi Lang hurriedly told Lan Li to sit down, pressed his shoulder and said, "My good brother, why are you here? -Didn't I tell you to lie down just now? -Who says you have no credit? If you hadn't resisted desperately at the front, my flagship would have fought hand-to-hand with the enemy! You have killed so many enemies and captured their vanguard ships. This is your first achievement! Brother Lanli, you have suffered such serious injuries Even an iron man has to weld it!" Wu Ying also laughed and said, "Old Lan, don't be so pushy. Everyone should share the credit, and I want to get a red cap too?"

"I was born as a heavy-duty worker. I haven't had a full meal since I was a child. How angry I was by the foreman! I was originally building the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City. The emperor promoted me out. It wasn't that I had any literary talent or was smarter than others. It would be a pity not to serve the country, seeing how strong I am. Now that I go back in this state, I am ashamed to death!" Recalling the past when he built the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Lan Li's eyes turned red, "... ...How do you tell the emperor? Say that I lost my own boat and hid on the enemy's boat? Say that I competed with my younger brother, and he gave up his life to save me, but I didn't even take revenge and went back to escape? Say that I killed him? Shaocheng, but all my brothers in the first ship were killed, let me go alone to receive the reward?..."

Shi Lang saw that the thick man was really moved, and was so moved that he stood up.After a long time, Fang sighed: "The emperor mentioned your matter to me. I know that you have been greatly favored, and now I feel that I owe others a debt of love - but I have seen your injury, it is useless!" "Speaking of injuries, don't you..." Lan Li swallowed hard, "Since the military sect knows that I have been greatly gracious, they should let me have something to say to Lord Long Live!"

And so it settled down.Two days later, 250 warships replenished with charcoal, rice and fresh water, and anchored to Luermen.Luermen is a large island in the south of the Penghu Islands, and it is the key to Taiwan's Beimen Port. Liu Guoxuan set up a second line of defense here to ensure Taiwan's mainland.After several years of operation, the island has been connected to a village, the deer village is elevated, and the island is surrounded by dense reefs, making it extremely dangerous.Shi Lang's fleet anchored and set up camp half a mile away from Luermen Port. He tried every means to lure Liu Guoxuan into battle, but Liu Guoxuan just stayed on the shore and fired fireballs and rockets into the sea. The remaining [-] or so ships were nestled in the bay. He refused to come out even if he died.Shi Lang also felt that he was at a loss for a while.

Sure enough, on the third day, the wind blew up, rolling up huge waves more than ten feet high and hitting the water village. Veterans for many years were seasick, and some boats were pierced through the water tank by artillery fire, and the situation became tense.

"It can't go on like this!" Shi Lang stood on the deck, observing the situation of the Luermen defenders, and said decisively, "The wind is so strong that it won't stop for a day or two. We must defeat the enemy today and tomorrow!"

Yao Qisheng turned pale from vomiting, but still managed to hold on, and said: "If the tide doesn't rise in Luermen, the boat won't be able to get on it! You have to try to lure them out of the boat...to make it happen!" Chen Mang took a step and said loudly: "The army I wish to lure the enemy!" Shi Lang gritted his teeth and thought for a while, then said: "From now until I come back, the whole army will be under the command of Yao Qisheng!"

Everyone was taken aback, Yao Qisheng said: "You are the coach, so why not, go to me!"

"How can you do it? I and them are acquaintances, and we have been gritting our teeth for many years and waited to meet." Shi Lang smiled, "I personally took the flagship to pretend to be a beach, and I will definitely be able to lure him into battle!" Yao Qisheng even forgot about seasickness. up.Immediately asked: "Are you stranded?" Shi Lang said: "If we don't run aground, we can occupy a foothold when we go ashore, and Liu Guoxuan dare not ignore it - if we do run aground, Liu Guoxuan will send ships to besiege my ship. Then you can Cut off his retreat, and he has no choice but to surrender!"

"Do you have to go?" Yao Qisheng's voice trembled slightly.

Shi Lang nodded, but did not speak.

"Master!" Wu Ying and Chen Mang knelt down on one knee at the same time. "There's no need to touch the hearts of children here!" Shi Lang sternly reprimanded, "Get off the sampan and go to the rear ship! If my ship sinks or runs aground, you immediately raise the flag to command!" Watching the two of them get off the sampan with tears in their eyes On the board, Shi Lang drew his sword in his hand, and shouted with glaring eyes: "The flagship and the Chinese frigate pull out their anchors and attack Luermen Beach!" At this time, the sound of the covering cannons sounded.

Sure enough, Shi Lang's ship really ran aground on the beach when it was more than 150 feet away from the beach, and the ten beach guard cannons on the fort beat them facelessly with musket shells, but they were quickly defeated by Wu Ying's cannons. pressed down.After a while, hearing drums beating like torrential rain on the shore, more than [-] warships rushed out from the harbor and outflanked Shi Lang without hesitation. Successfully luring the enemy, with a wave of the red flag in his hand, the flag on Shi Lang's ship fell with a "huh", and a brand new dragon flag on Wu Ying's ship slowly rose--Lan Li stood upright on the bow with his sword straight, and led more than [-] ships to rush forward. Come over to meet Shi Lang.Another [-] ships turned around and rushed towards the port.Between the chin and the chin, in all directions, the sea, sky, cloud and water are filled with the flames of war.

It was truly an unprecedented naval battle.The total strength of the sailors invested by the two sides amounted to more than [-], and more than [-] ships, some rushing, some blocked, went back and forth, the sound of killing covered the sound of the waves, and more than [-] warships caught fire, crackling on the sea. The ground burned, and ships sank from time to time.The burning ships were crowded together, and sailors from both sides jumped into the sea one after another, fighting in the water, and blood stained a large area of ​​the water.It was not until dusk that the Qing army occupied the port of Luermen and seized the fort. Only the beachhead was still in the hands of Zheng Jiabing.

The deceived Liu Guoxuan saw that there was no way out, so he ordered the remaining 30 or so ships to gather together, relying on his familiarity with the water situation, while dealing with Lan Li, he pushed towards Shi Lang.Lan Li was eager to save people, and led the fleet to pursue and fight fiercely, but was accidentally drawn to shallow water. Fifteen of the twenty ships ran aground in the blink of an eye, and the remaining few fled in a hurry, and were overturned by Liu Guoxuan's artillery in the sea.Liu Guoxuan laughed loudly with his sword, and said to the left and right: "Although he was defeated, capturing Shi Lang alive is also an achievement!" He pointed at Lan Li and shouted, "Lan, it's ridiculous that you, a warrior, died here! Luermen has been dead for decades The tide has only risen once, and even if you are reborn, you will not be able to save your boss. You and Shi Lang can survive tonight, and you will not be able to survive tomorrow's hell!" Then he ordered, "Build a stronghold on the water, and capture Shi Lang alive tomorrow, return to Taiwan and wait for the next day!" war!"

The first thing Yao Qisheng did when he went ashore was to take Wu Ying up to the fort, the beach below was still in the hands of Zheng's army, and a little further away on the sea, Shi Lang and Lan Li's ships were stranded.The cannons on the fort were all fixed, and they were designed to hit ships on the sea, but they could not be used to suppress the firepower on the beach. Wu Ying ordered the soldiers to raise the back of the cannons to shorten the range to the beach.After landing on the shore, Yao Qisheng got better from seasickness.Holding the binoculars, he looked at the sea for a while, then walked up to Wu Ying, moved his lips, and called softly, "Mr. Wu."

"Junmen," Wu Ying said hurriedly, "What orders do you have?"

"It's not an order." Yao Qisheng said, "I asked just now and said that the tide never rises here. I wonder if it's true or not?"

Wu Ying pondered for a while, and said: "Before going to sea, Shi Junmen said that it was difficult to fight here. Luermen has not had a high tide for more than 20 years. He said that if there is a high tide, the big ship can go straight to the beach. Oh, I'm afraid it's hard to count on! "

Yao Qisheng took a step forward, frowned and looked at the sea, then turned around quickly and said, "Wu Ying, you can only fill half of this cannon, let's keep half..." "Why?" Wu Ying looked at Yao Qisheng in surprise, He looked at Shi Lang's ship within the range again, and suddenly understood what Yao Qisheng meant. He couldn't help but shudder, took a step back, and asked in horror, "Could it be that you..." Yao Qisheng nodded sadly, and said, "The five The door, reserved for...Shi Junmen...for martyrdom."

Wu Ying's face became completely pale, and it turned red again in an instant. She took a step back with her sword, and shouted with glaring eyes, "You...you dare!" Yao Qisheng looked at no one around, and said with a wry smile, "Do you think I want to? Or You think I want to take the credit? Let me tell you something, if it is really... that, I will take the medicine and die immediately! What kind of friendship do I have with Shi Lang, you still don’t understand?"

"Then, why?" Wu Ying was stunned by Yao Qisheng's gaze, and immediately stomped her feet, crouched on the ground with her head in her arms and cried bitterly, "No! No, no! I can't..."

Yao Qisheng's face was frighteningly pale, he took a step forward and said: "This is the emperor's secret order..."

"Ah?" Wu Ying suddenly raised her head and stared at Yao Qisheng.

"If Shi Lang does something different," Yao Qisheng said, "I have to deal with it with a camera. The country and society are the most important, and Shi Lang alone is... light!" He looked anxiously at the darkening sea, and said slowly, "Of course, It can’t be like this unless it’s a last resort. But after all, Lao Shi came from there. If he surrendered or was captured, Taiwan would have the capital to bargain... Years of preparation, a bloody battle, what can the court lose? ..."

Wu Ying raised her head, looked at the sea with tears in her eyes, and walked towards the artillery position hesitantly...

"Come back!" Yao Qisheng yelled suddenly, explaining every word and every word, "Just say that he was the one who guarded Shi Junmen and bombarded Liu Guoxuan! ——The military secrets are not secret, and disasters are all over the house. You have to understand it!"

it's dark.The sea is silent, only the waves of Luermen, which have been going on for thousands of years, make a rhythmic "squeaky" sound, as if they don't care about the rise and fall of the world, joys and sorrows.

There were still three sailors alive on Shi Lang's ship.The corpses that died in battle were piled up on the other side of the ship, and the black sea below was endless, and in the shimmering light, only corpses were faintly seen rising and falling.

"It's finally over." Shi Lang smiled wryly.Not far across is Liu Guoxuan's fleet, it seems that tomorrow is determined to win.Liu Guoxuan is Zheng Chenggong's confidant, and he was also the one who killed his father. He will never let him go lightly.Shi Lang was thinking, and took two steps on the stranded ship, really wanting to jump right here and finish it off!After thinking for a while, Shi Lang called the three sailors, and said with a smile, "This is where we will go to heaven. It's a pity that I don't take care of you much on weekdays..."

The three sailors were not very old, so they couldn't see their faces clearly in the dark, only faintly seeing six bright eyes flickering.After a long time, an older man smiled and said in Hokkien dialect: "My lord, you can afford to die, why can't we? Today I cut down six of them, fuck it, it's already enough!" What regrets!" Shi Lang sat with his knees folded, looked up at the stars, and said, "We are loyal! According to my calculations, there will be a tide in Luermen this year, and I don't know if it will happen. If I can get out of this catastrophe, I, Shi Lang, will definitely praise you You—I'm afraid it may not be such a coincidence!"

All four were silent.Luermen has had a high tide since the first year of Kangxi, more than 20 years ago, how can people expect it?

But the coincidence was unbelievable.The god of good fortune actually patronized.In the early morning of the second day, the tide rose, and it rose in the misty fog.The tide, which was more than one foot high, was surging, making the roaring and roaring sounds of thousands of troops and horses galloping, shaking the mountains and shaking the ground from far to near.The first wave hit Shi Lang's ship and shook violently.

"Oh my god, tide!" Shi Lang was startled first, the heavy fog had already made him feel lucky, and the tide came again!While I was in a daze, another tide came over, lifted the ship up high, and was able to leave the beach and swirl freely in the sea.Like a dreamer, Shi Lang wandered along the ship with soft legs, and suddenly burst into piercing laughter: "Tide! It's really tide... Hahahaha!" It took him a long time to recover, and he looked up at In the vast sky, he murmured, "The emperor is blessed, the ancestors are blessed! Shi Langdang will play the Ming Dynasty and live forever, seal the god of the sea, reshape the golden body, and rebuild the temple!" While speaking, Chen Mang's fleet has come to meet him, not far away There was a scream of surprise from Lan Li.

Liu Guoxuan did not order another attack.He was struck by lightning, staring at the raging waves like an idiot, and it took him a long time to let out a dry howl that seemed to be crying and laughing. His legs softened and he knelt on the deck, panting heavily and said with difficulty: "The first king started a business, led the ship to come here!" Taiwan Pinghongmao, Luermen high tide... Decades later when Shi Lang came to attack, Luermen high tide again. This is... God's will, God's will!" After speaking, he slowly stood up, looked back at the Chinese military guards and laughed, "You led the ship back to Taiwan and said that Liu Guoxuan had something to say: Shi Langruo is willing to disregard past vengeance, not to destroy the ancestral temple, not to kill ministers, not to plunder the people..." He swallowed hard, "Then...then...surrender! "After finishing speaking, the horizontal sword item was pulled suddenly... the tall body fell into the frenzy, and a big wave came and was swept away.

(End of this chapter)