Chapter One Thirty-Three
Jin Shenghuan was surprised to see the vanguard of Zheng's army under Guo Huaiyi's banner entering the encirclement. He did not expect that Guo Huaiyi would be sent to serve as a vanguard. At this time, he could not fight and could not contact Guo Huaiyi again, so he was really anxious.
Guo Huaiyi, like Jin Shenghuan, didn't know what to do. He looked at the surrounding terrain and judged that he had entered the ambush circle set up by the emperor. He looked back and saw that Lin Cha's troops could be two thousand meters away from him. If this continued, he would not be able to go back even if Lin Cha's troops could be brought into the encirclement.
"Fight!" Jin Shenghuan looked back and saw Emperor Hongguang decisively issued an attack order. Since the Zheng army had entered the encirclement, they could only launch an attack based on the situation. Although it violated the agreement with Guo Huaiyi, the way to win was to change tactics due to changes in the battlefield.
Lin Cha is an experienced leader. He always keeps a certain distance from Guo Huaiyi's vanguard. When he saw Guo Huaiyi's thousands of men passing through the narrow passage, he immediately ordered the entire army to speed up. As long as he passed the narrow land ahead, he would not have to worry about being ambushed until Fuzhou.
Lin Cha rode on the horse and looked at the surrounding terrain, "Third Master, if I were the head commander of the court, I would have set up an ambush here to wait for it. This shows that the court has devoted all its strength to Fuzhou City..." Before Lin Cha finished speaking, he heard the sound of cannons overhead, and then the gunshots made a huge rain of arrows. Zheng Jun was immediately in chaos when he was suddenly attacked.
Zheng Zhibao looked at Lin Cha with a squinted eyes, thinking that it was all the harm of your broom star's mouth, how about it? The court has set up an ambush here! I see how you deal with it. Zheng Zhibao was always unhappy after being lifted from the military power, and Lin Cha often excluded him from the core command system. Therefore, Zheng Zhibao had quite a complaint about Lin Cha. When he was ambushed, he shrank his head and ran outward under the protection of his personal soldiers.
Seeing that his army launched an offensive, Song Zhiyong quickly separated the more than a thousand ragged clothes from Zheng Jun. He knew that Jin Shenghuan would not pour his firepower onto more than a thousand people.
"General, come here quickly, let's go from here." Song Zhiyong shouted to Lin Cha and others, "Third Master, can you get out from here."
Lin Cha seemed not to hear Song Zhiyong's greeting. He calmly commanded his men to fight back. Although the terrain here was not good for him, it was also not good for the enemy. The enemy could not invest too much men to attack. Lin Cha judged that the road blocking the front and back was where the imperial court's heavy troops were located.
Seeing that Lin Cha had organized effective defense, Song Zhiyong was anxious. He ordered his subordinates to hold the approaching Zheng army generals and kill all the rebels. The first one to approach was Zheng Zhibao. He observed and found that Song Zhiyong was indeed safer here, but when he and his personal soldiers entered Song Zhiyong's army, they were immediately pressed to the ground and blocked their mouths with rags and tied them up.
"General Zheng Xing is dead... General Yang Geng is dead...!" Song Zhiyong found an opportunity to assassinate Zheng Xing and Yang Geng beside him, and then ordered people to shout loudly about the news of their deaths. Zheng Jun suddenly became riots, and then the news of Zheng Mingzhong's death came out, and Zheng Jun became more and more chaotic.
Lin Cha's face was very calm. He was confident that he could break out of this encirclement under slow advancement, and the casualties would not exceed 5,000 people. As for the death of Zheng Xing and others, it would be inevitable. People would die in war!
After Lin Cha's troops were surrounded for thirty minutes, a commotion rushed into a group of people in front. Lin Cha saw that it was Guo Huaiyi, and there were about seven or eight hundred people behind Guo Huaiyi.
"General Lin doesn't have to be afraid. The imperial court has only tens of thousands of troops here...!" While speaking, Guo Huaiyi had already come to Lin Cha. Before Lin Cha could react, he placed his short gun next to Lin Cha's ear door, "Tie General Lin, raise a white flag, and surrender!"
It turned out that after Jin Shenghuan launched an ambush, Emperor Hongguang also led people to deal with Guo Huaiyi and the thousand people, and then followed Guo Huaiyi into the encirclement with his own people, which led to the scene just now.
The Southern Ming army, who followed Guo Huaiyi into the ambush circle, raised several white flags and shouted to surrender. Then Song Zhiyong also raised the white flags and surrendered. With the "role model", Zheng army followed suit and surrendered.
"Emperor, all the enemy generals have been brought." Song Zhiyong brought Lin Cha and other tied Zheng army to Emperor Hongguang in the future.
I looked at Lin Cha and others, and Guo Huaiyi introduced me to me. When I walked to the last person, I heard Guo Huaiyi say that he was Shi Lang and made my ears ring, Shi Lang! Is this young man in his twenties in front of me the later famous general Shi Lang?
"I don't want to talk nonsense to all the generals. Zheng Zhilong is a rebellion by the imperial court. As a general of the Ming Dynasty, he should be damned to help Zheng Zhilong rebellion. But I am a person who cherishes talent. As long as you can abandon the darkness and turn to the light, I will not pursue the past. I wonder what the generals think?" I looked at the few people in front of me, especially Shi Lang, who should be unsuccessful. If they could be used by me, it would be better. Besides, there were nearly 17,000 surrendered soldiers in the Zheng army. Without the surrendered general, I could not command these surrendered soldiers for the time being.
"Loyal ministers do not serve the two masters, and good horses are not worthy of the two saddles. Today, they are defeated because of villains. They should be killed or cut off...!" Hong Xu was kicked down by Song Zhiyong before he finished speaking.
Song Zhiyong looked at Hong Xu and sneered, "Your Majesty, this person is Zheng Zhilong's close friend. It is impossible to make him surrender. I will think it is very good to get rid of this person." Song Zhiyong knew that the Hong family and the Zheng family had a close relationship, and wanted Hong Xu to rebel Zheng Zhilong for more than a thousand years.
I coughed and looked at Lin Cha and others, "Take Zheng Zhibao and Hong Xu's heads to the public, put their heads in front of the formation and let Zheng Zhilong take a good look." As I said that, I looked at Lin Cha and others, "My patience is limited. I hope that all the generals can give me an answer as soon as possible, keep Shi Lang and take the others down."
"You are Shi Lang? I heard that you are just a guerrilla under Zheng Zhilong, and you really misled your material." As I said that, I came over and untied the rope on Shi Lang's body. "The ancients said it well. Generals and the masters are protected. You can follow me in the future! I will never treat you badly. You will be the leader of your own troops for the time being. I will first assign you the general. I will give you a reward in the future. Go down and have a good rest." I said and patted Shi Lang's shoulder. At this time, I couldn't help but thank Zhu Yousong for his tall figure. It's really convenient to pat others' shoulders.
Shi Lang was very confused at this time. He didn't say he wanted to surrender! Why did Emperor Hongguang appointed his official position? Seeing Emperor Hongguang's face and expression were completely honest and honest, and even if he took the people away, there would be no problem. This made Shi Lang confused. However, the words of Emperor Hongguang as the general protecting the wise bird climbing the high branch did indeed come to his heart. He had never been taken seriously by Zheng Zhilong, and Emperor Hongguang opened his mouth and appointed him as general. The contrast between the two was too big.
Guo Huaiyi didn't understand why the emperor attached so much importance to a guerrilla general. In Guo Huaiyi's opinion, he was about to win Lin Cha. "Your Majesty, General Lin Cha is a rare general...!"
"You go and talk to him! If he doesn't want it, then forget it. I have Shi Lang alone!" In my understanding, Shi Lang was the first person to regain Taiwan in the Qing Dynasty. Compared with such talents, what are Lin Cha and others?
After Zheng Zhibao and Hong Xu's heads were hung outside Fuzhou City, Zheng Zhilong and others in the city knew that Lin Cha's 30,000 people were finished, which made the Zheng army, which was already sluggish, even more lifeless. What made them even more desperate was that the Zheng Portuguese coalition forces who were traveling to Fuzhou in Quanzhou were defeated by the "aircraft carrier" tactics of King Gui Zhu Youlang at sea. Not only did they defeat the Zheng army and captured more than 5,000 people, but the Portuguese fleet was also wiped out.
However, Emperor Hongguang's side was full of good things. After ambushing Lin Cha to defeat the Zheng-Portugal coalition, Yuan Jixian and Fang Guoan's troops also met with Emperor Hongguang outside Fuzhou City. However, what surprised Emperor Hongguang was that Zheng Sen also brought more than 10,000 people to Fuzhou with gunpowder and other supplies to help the troops.
As a result, the situation has changed a lot a few days ago. Emperor Hongguang's troops outside Fuzhou City and the Zheng army surrendered soldiers have reached more than 60,000, while Fuzhou City has only 20,000 people in full swing. It is easy for Emperor Hongguang to take Fuzhou now.
After the meeting, I held an enlarged military meeting. I was very happy to see the two rows of generals, "Zheng Aiqing, I didn't want you to come. Since you came by yourself, such a move to destroy your relatives for justice will really leave me speechless! I know your love." Zheng Sen came to Fuzhou to express his feelings to me. Although I think he was an extra move, I had to give him lenient heart.
Zheng Sen dared not dare, "Emperor, the Wei ministers in Fuzhou are willing to act as the pioneer, and I hope the emperor will be grateful."
"Okay! I'll send this vanguard to Aiqing. Jin Aiqing, gunpowder and other supplies are in place, right?" I thought that since Zheng Sen was willing to take the lead, I had no reason not to agree to him. Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety are hard to do with both loyalty and filial piety, and this is also impossible.
Jin Shenghuan nodded and said yes. He was waiting for artillery and other siege equipment during this period. If Zheng Sen had not transported hundreds of vehicles of gunpowder in time, it would have been a bit insufficient.
After the meeting, I sat alone at the table and watched the memorials sent by Wang Duo. Since I ambushed Zheng Zhibao in Dongdai, Wang Duo would write a memorial to notify me every few days. Today is the eighth day of the seventh month. Thinking about it, I have been leaving Nanjing for five months, and time has passed so quickly!
"Emperor, Lord Zheng has just left the camp alone. After all, he is Zheng Zhilong's son, right?" Song Zhiyong was on patrol tonight. When he found that Zheng Sen left the camp, he immediately came to report to Emperor Hongguang.
"Loyalty and filial piety are hard to calm down! It is human nature to be upset in his heart. Let him be quiet alone! Tomorrow morning, he will have to play against his biological father. That feeling is not something outsiders can understand. Please step back!" I probably understand Zheng Sen's mood at this time. He is afraid that it is like cooking oil at this time!
The war drum kicked off the prelude to the Southern Ming army's attack on Fuzhou. I rode a horse in the central army and watched Zheng Sen's team of ten thousand people launch an attack on the south gate of Fuzhou. The two sides fought fiercely, and the battle between each squad was fought with their lives. At this time, the Zheng army in Fuzhou City was considered the direct line among Zheng Zhilong's direct line, and it was impossible to make them surrender.
"Why don't the artillery be fired?" I was puzzled when I saw that the artillery on my army's positions suddenly turned mute. Zheng Sen was siegeing the city without the support and cover of artillery, which would be a lot of casualties.
Wang Deren, who was sweating on his face, ran to Emperor Hongguang in a staggering manner, "Emperor...the emperor...is all sand, and the gunpowder bag is full of sand, so it can't be fired at all!"
Before my head could digest Wang Deren's words, the south gate of Fuzhou City suddenly opened wide, and a large group of people broke out from the city. Zheng Sen's men and horses actually joined forces with the team to attack the central army. Faced with this sudden change, the Southern Ming army was stunned for a moment. It was not until Zheng's army came to the front of him that he realized that it was not good. The scene was suddenly very chaotic.
"Kill! Those who take the head of Emperor Hongguang will receive 10,000 taels of gold!" Zheng Zhihu took the lead and led hundreds of people into the central army of the Southern Ming army to fight with Emperor Hongguang's guards.
I could feel that my heart was empty, completely empty. I never dreamed that Zheng Sen would turn against him. I suddenly wanted to laugh, but I couldn't laugh at all.
"Your Majesty, be careful!" Gao Kuicong led his troops to protect Emperor Hongguang. When Gao Kuicong was shot to the ground, I came back to my soul and found that Zheng Sen and Zheng Zhihu had led people to surround me. I looked at Zheng Sen on the opposite side, "You are really amazing. It seems that you are the one who informed Zheng Zhilong!"
Zheng Sen looked at Emperor Hongguang with a expressionless face, "Yes, it's just that the emperor is too forced. Zheng Sen has to seek protection in this way. If Zheng Sen could come early, he would definitely not be like this today. Kill!"
With Zheng Sen's killing, Gao Kuicong, who fell to the ground, suddenly jumped to Emperor Hongguang's horse's back, "Prince, be careful!" Gao Kuicong held Emperor Hongguang in his arms and leaned over to the horse's back. The short gun in his hand shot the horse's butt. The horse ran forward as if it was crazy. Countless lead bullets and arrows shot at Gao Kuicong and Emperor Hongguang's horses like rain.
The entire battlefield was only reversed for a while. Under the command of Jin Shenghuan, the Southern Ming army stopped the chaos and entered the battle again. Of course, it was impossible to stop the Zheng army from leaving. The Zheng army fought and retreated quickly escaped the pursuit of the Southern Ming army. Those who followed the Zheng army also included some surrendered soldiers and Lin Cha and others who had already surrendered.
I felt the horse beneath me jumping forward and sending me out, and then I didn't know what I hit and made me feel a little painful.
"Emperor! Emperor!" Jin Shenghuan and others couldn't help cheering when they saw Emperor Hongguang open their eyes. I looked at Jin Shenghuan and others, "Where is Gao Aiqing?" Looking at Jin Shenghuan and others with a dim look, I knew that Gao Kuicong might be dead, "Take me to see!"
Gao Kuicong was shot dozens of sharp arrows on his body, and he was shot so hard that he could not see his original face. I looked at Gao Kuicong, who was almost almost a sieve, and tears rolled down his cheeks, "Thick... Burial!"
Chapter completed!