The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 147 Changle City Falls?
Chapter 145

The leading soldier said tremblingly: "Returning to the general, General Ping Zei said that there are no bandits in the Fuzhou mansion. He decided not to go out of the city to meet him for fear of delaying the general's plan to suppress bandits. The general will complete the suppression of the bandits as soon as possible."

When Zheng Zhenchuan heard this, his face turned dark on the spot.

Huang Zisong frowned and asked, "The general who will suppress the bandits? In a small Changle County, when will there be a general who will suppress the bandits?"

Fujian is the territory of the Zheng family, and Huang Zisong has never heard of any generals who suppress bandits.
There are so many generals.
"It's Lu Changle, the chief trainer of the Fuzhou militia. He has made great achievements in curing the plague. He also led the militia to exterminate the Flying Tiger and the Hunting Demon King. I don't know whose thigh he hugged. Someone spoke for him in the court. The emperor named him a general who suppressed bandits. The imperial decree read on March [-]."

"I've inquired about it, and it's true."

Huang Zisong hesitated, turned to Zheng Zhenchuan and asked, "General, what should we do now?"

Fujian is the world of the Zheng family, Zheng Zhilong has a tacit understanding with the court,

The civil servants are appointed by the imperial court, the military officers are all recommended by Zheng Zhi, and the Fujian army is all Zheng Zhilong’s people.
It is not an exaggeration to call Zheng Jiajun.
This time I went to Changle County in the name of suppressing bandits. It was a rare opportunity, so I naturally wanted to make a fortune.
I didn't expect that there would be a general who would suppress the bandits suddenly, and he would say that he didn't need Zheng Jiajun, what should we do?
If in the past, Huang Zisong really didn't pay attention to a mere militia group,

Now that the situation has changed, Huang Zisong has lost his mind about the general who was appointed by the emperor himself.

"I'm afraid." Zheng Zhenchuan sneered, and said with contempt on his face: "In this three-acre land in Fujian, it's not up to outsiders to make decisions, so what about the general who suppressed the bandits? When Zheng's army is in Fujian, they have to look at other people's eyes. "

Having said that, Zheng Zhenchuan shouted loudly: "A small person with no real power and a group of mud legs who don't know how to be afraid, even if Fujian governor Xiao Yifu is here, he can't stop him from entering the city."

"Everyone listens to the order. Liu Xing leads his troops to guard the ship. The rest of the people disembark and head towards Changle County. They also take the artillery with them. Let's see who dares to stop Ben from entering the city."

Before departure, Zheng Du said that it is imperative to suppress the bandits this time.
Shoot and kill whoever hinders,

Let everyone know that Fujian is still surnamed Zheng.

The [-] elite sailors I brought here came here, and the officials and squires didn't even show their faces, and they didn't even show their filial piety. They just wanted to send me away with a few words, dreaming!

Zheng Zhenchuan gave an order, and the warships began to approach the pier, and groups of soldiers stepped off the warships,
In order to frighten the people in the city, Zheng Zhenchuan and his party also specially brought twelve Franc cannons.

When gathering the soldiers, Huang Zisong said worriedly: "General, should you wait for the second son, I heard that Lu Changle's rural protection team has thousands of people, and they are local big families. We only have 5000 people, and we have to stay." 500 people guard the ship, isn't the number a little less?"

The other party didn't come out to greet him, which was a bit abnormal.

The chief trainer of a small militia, who killed the Flying Tiger first, and then the Huntian Demon King, killed nearly [-] enemies in World War II, is definitely not an ordinary person.

Zheng Zhenchuan refused without thinking about it: "A group of mud-legged people, no matter how many people there are, it's useless. If we move a little bit more seriously, they will be scared to death. A small Changle City has to wait for the second son. Do you think this will be killed by others?" Are you laughing at me, where will I put my face at that time, go and tell them to hurry up, I am going to have dinner at the Changle County Yamen."

Just kidding, I finally have a chance to make a fortune, can I let it go easily?
If Zheng Du came, let alone meat, he wouldn't even be able to drink broth.

"The general taught me the lesson, so I'll urge them to hurry up." Huang Zisong didn't dare to refute, so he responded and hurriedly urged his subordinates to gather quickly.

Half an hour later, Zheng Zhenchuan had arrived at the city of Changle with his troops.

What made Zheng Zhenchuan unhappy was that the gates of the city were closed, and there were still many Xiangyong with crude weapons guarding the city walls.

"Who is coming, stop, or we will shoot arrows." Xiang Yong waved his weapon at the top of the city to prevent Zheng's army from approaching.

Zheng Zhenchuan rode out of the queue and shouted loudly: "This general Zheng Zhenchuan, the deputy general of the Fujian Navy, let the person in charge here speak out."

It's ridiculous, a group of mud-legged people from the countryside dare to block their own way, they are simply trying to block the traffic with their arms, and they are overconfident.

Lu Changle went to the city gate tower, held up a self-made loudspeaker and shouted: "General Lu Changle, who suppressed the bandits, is here. I don't know what is the purpose of Vice General Zheng when he comes to Changle County."

Zheng Du didn't come, his dog leg came first.

It has long been no secret in Fujian that important figures in the Zheng Group are. Zheng Zhenchuan is from the Zheng family in Nan'an, and he is considered to be Zheng Zhilong's clan.

He once led a team to ransack a fleet of more than 20 merchant ships. Due to the fierce resistance of the fleet, Zheng Zhenchuan's subordinates suffered heavy casualties.

In order to vent his anger, Zheng Zhenchuan personally executed 120 six people, so that the hand holding the knife was covered with blood.

So he got the nickname of Bloody Hand Zheng Tu.

Like most pirates, Zheng Zhenchuan is greedy for money, lustful, cruel and murderous.

"I was ordered to suppress the bandits, Lu Changle, quickly open the city gate, so as not to cause more trouble." Zheng Zhenchuan said impatiently.

It was already very uncomfortable not to be greeted at the pier. When I got to the city, I dared to close the door. I simply didn't know what to do.

When Zheng's army entered a town in Fujian, when did they need to look at other people's faces?
Lu Changle cupped his hands and said, "May I ask Vice General Zheng, who was ordered to enter the city to suppress the bandits? What kind of bandits are you suppressing?"

"Under the order of the second son, to encircle and suppress bandits, why, do you have an opinion?" Zheng Zhenchuan said with a sneer.

Others respectfully call themselves General Zheng, and this ignorant kid, who takes a mouthful of Vice-General Zheng, makes Zheng Zhenchuan very upset.

"Of course I have an opinion." Lu Changle responded loudly: "Zheng Du is cruel, easy to kill, and disregards human life. The imperial court has removed his official position. Now he is just a grassroots person, and he is still a criminal. He has no right to issue orders. Besides, Changle County has already Take over, there will be no bandits, and I won't bother Vice General Zheng to meddle in his own business."

Zheng Zhenchuan was furious, pointed at Lu Changle and cursed: "Your surname Lu, don't be shameless. This is Fujian, and it belongs to the Zheng family. I will give you ten breaths to open the city gate. If you dare to say no, I will Get all of you heads down."

It's really audacious for a small person to dare to speak disrespectfully,

Even Xiao Yifu, governor of Fujian, had to be polite when he saw himself.

Lu Changle said without fear: "Fujian is the land of the Ming Dynasty, not the private land of the Zheng family. You have not ordered the imperial court to transfer troops without permission. That is a conspiracy to rebel. Zheng Zhenchuan, Ming people don't speak secretly, you use the epidemic to burn and kill people." Looting, seeking wealth and murdering people, the people of Fujian no longer trust you pirates, I will give you ten breaths to leave here, otherwise don’t blame me for being ruthless.”

"Come on, attack the city!" Zheng Zhenchuan gave the order without waiting for ten breaths.

The previous words are all nonsense, if I knew it would attack the city directly.

When Zheng Zhenchuan gave the order to attack the city, Lu Changle also yelled loudly: "Fire the cannon, fire the cannon quickly, and kill the bloody Zheng Tu to death."

What, the defenders still have artillery?

Zheng Zhenchuan was startled, and when he looked up, he saw a Xiangyong holding a torch and lighting a Franc cannon on the battlements.
I didn't expect these mud legs to have cannons, no wonder they are so tough,
Zheng Zhenchuan was so frightened on the spot that his scalp was numb and his whole body was cold. In just a moment, his back was covered in cold sweat.
God, I was too careless, the distance is so close, within the range of Frangji, isn't this death?
"Bang" and "bang" sounded loudly, and the shells hit the open space more than 20 feet away from Zheng Zhenchuan, splashing a lot of mud,
Zheng Zhenchuan felt relieved, feeling like he was born after a catastrophe, and an extra thought came to his mind: these townspeople got a few cannons somewhere, but they haven't been trained, and they can't aim at all.

Sure enough, mud legs are mud legs, and they can't get on the stage.

On the city wall, Lu Changle roared furiously: "Missed again, you useless guys, hurry up, fire the cannon, shoot the arrow, and kill Zheng Zhenchuan."

Before the arrow arrived, Zheng Zhenchuan had already retreated out of the range of the bow and arrow on his horse.

Looking at those weak and disorganized arrows, Zheng Zhenchuan shouted loudly: "A group of mobs dare to block the way of the general, and the forward team will attack the city for me, go."

With an order, 800 people from the forward team immediately attacked the city.

Only a quarter of an hour later, Zheng Zhenchuan ordered the attacking vanguard to withdraw.

I came in a hurry, I didn't think about attacking the city, and I didn't bring siege tools.

Unexpectedly, Lu Changle was well prepared. Rolling Stone, Leimu, and Fire Oil were all prepared. There were quite a few of them, and there were hundreds of bows. They really dared to kill Zheng Jiajun.
In less than a quarter of an hour, dozens of subordinates were killed or injured, Zheng Zhenchuan quickly withdrew them back.

I thought they would open the city gate obediently if I threatened them, but I didn't expect them to dare to attack Zheng's army.

That's right, they once killed the Flying Tiger and Hunting Demon King, and those who have seen blood,
Huang Zisong took the initiative to ask for it: "General, the younger one will charge up with someone, and we must take it down."

"No need," Zheng Zhenchuan said with a sneer, "They want to die, let them be fulfilled, pass my order, and shoot!"

"General, do you really want to fire a cannon?" Huang Zisong was taken aback, and quickly asked for confirmation.

Bombing Changle County with artillery is a major event. The city is full of militias and civilians.

Zheng Zhenchuan shouted sharply: "They even dared to resist the Zheng family's army. It is not too much to die ten times. They must have colluded with the rebels. In troubled times, they use heavy codes to kill without mercy. Why are you still standing there and executing orders?"

"Yes, General." Huang Zisong replied hastily.

Soon, twelve French machine guns lined up, and under Huang Zisong's order, they continued to bombard Changle City.
"Boom" "Boom". "Boom" "Boom" "Boom"

Half a catty of Frang machine shells bombarded the city wall non-stop, and the militia that had been killing so loudly just now quickly became a mess.
"Run, they have cannons"

"More than us, brothers run"

"No, General Lu is injured"

"Run for your life, I can't stop it"

There were screams and screams incessantly amidst the gunfire,

After ten rounds of bombing in a row, Zheng Zhenchuan ordered the bombing to stop.

When the gunpowder smoke cleared, everyone was dumbfounded, the city wall was empty, and there was no one there.

Huang Zisong yelled loudly several times, telling the guards of the city to surrender and open the city gate, and said that General Zheng has a large number of people, and he will not investigate the past.

Shouting until the throat was dry, it was still quiet, and there was no movement at all.

After Zheng Zhenchuan agreed, Huang Zisong sent a small group of people to climb up the city carefully, only to find that they all ran away.

He really ran away. Except for some bloodstains and discarded weapons, there was not even a corpse left at the scene.
When Huang Zisong led people into the city to chase and kill Lu Changle, Zheng Zhenchuan also walked up the city gate.

"General, they ran away. They ran from the back door. There was no one in the city. They must have evacuated early." Huang Zisong hurried up to the city gate and reported to Zheng Zhenchuan.

Zheng Zhenchuan touched the cannon that was still hot, and said with a grim face: "Chasing! We must catch that Lu, and I must treat him well."

Hurt yourself so many people, still want to run?

I didn't even take the artillery away, probably because I was frightened by my own dense artillery. There are so many of them and there are wounded, they must not run fast.

In the Minnan Express, he mocked the Zheng family in every possible way, especially targeting the second son Zheng Du,
Before departure, Zheng Du issued a death order. If you want to see people alive, you must see corpses when you die. Lu Changle must not be let go.

Huang Zisong responded, and immediately led his men to chase after him.

Zheng Zhenchuan folded his hands behind his back, looking at the setting sun in the west that was about to set, his eyes showed viciousness and disdain.

An epidemic, it seems that many people in Fujian have changed their attitude towards Zheng, and they have become more courageous.

Some people dared not to show Zheng's face, and some people rebelled openly, and they didn't know how much they had.
Just like Changle, who got a militia head trainer by donating money, really thought he was a character,
He can't even aim the artillery, and the shit is scared after a few rounds of artillery, and he dares to call himself the general of suppressing thieves,
It's time to let the people of Fujian know that Tian in Fujian is still surnamed Zheng.

Less than half an hour later, Huang Zisong ran back with a distressed face, with a blood-stained cloth belt wrapped around his right arm. When he saw Zheng Zhenchuan, he immediately knelt down and cried, "General, we were murdered by Lu."

Zheng Zhenchuan was taken aback by him, and quickly asked, "What happened?"

"General, the surname Lu is too vicious. They set up many hidden traps along the way. They dug a lot of traps on the road, and even dug a big hole at the gate of the city. We killed more than 20 brothers before we left the city. , more than 50 people were injured, and the brothers had to be careful every step forward, seeing that it was getting dark again, and I wondered if they might have an ambush, so they refused to chase."

"The injury on Xiao's body was caused by a brother accidentally touching the mechanism rope, and a wave of back arrows struck him, and he was hit by an arrow."

"It's probably because they knew it was hard to defend, and they were reluctant to part with this fortified city, so they stayed to try their luck. The general said that if you meet Lin, you will not enter, and the poor will not chase you. The brothers are tired and hungry. Why don't you rest for the night and come back tomorrow?" Chase"

"As long as they are in Fujian, forgive them, it will be difficult for them to fly."

Zheng Zhenchuan's face twitched, a glint of sternness flashed in his eyes, he nodded and said, "Both Mr. Zheng and Second Young Master have dispatched troops, he can't run away. Let's rest for one night and chase after him tomorrow."

Darkness is not conducive to combat, and the terrain is not familiar to the opponent, so let's talk about it after dawn.

"General, General" Wu Xiaowen, the head of a hundred households, rushed up to report: "Good news, there are more than 1000 stones of grain in the official warehouse, and more than 400 fat sheep in the west of the city. In a hidden underground warehouse, eight boxes of gold and silver treasures were found inside, which should have been secretly hidden by that Lu Changle."

As soon as he heard that there were gold and silver treasures, Zheng Zhenchuan's complexion improved, and he nodded and said, "Xiaowen, let's go, take me to see it."

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and said to Huang Zisong: "Let people kill the sheep, get more delicious food, let the brothers have a good meal, and go after the little thief surnamed Lu immediately tomorrow morning, by the way, send people to guard the city." door, don’t let the surnamed Lu bring someone back to the carbine.”

"Your subordinate must order." Huang Zisong lowered his head, a trace of dissatisfaction flashed in his eyes, but he still obeyed the order.

Siege the city and chase people by myself, and leave the search to Wu Xiaowen,
Why do you go all out on your own, and the surname Wu follows behind to pick up a big deal.

Due to Zheng Zhenchuan's tricks, Huang Zisong didn't dare to be negligent. He asked people to slaughter and roast the sheep, and even found a large amount of wine from the cellar of a restaurant in the city.

All the Zheng family soldiers who entered the city that night had enough wine and meat, and many soldiers drank too much.
The streets, restaurants, private houses, and all over the country are full of drunken soldiers,
The only bad thing is that there are no women, and they run really fast.

Huang Zisong randomly arranged several teams to be on duty, found a nice mansion, went to sleep,

A mob composed of mud legs is useless except to dig a trap, and it is not worth paying attention to at all.

After tossing until the second watch, Changle City finally quieted down, only the sound of snoring one after another,
Even the patrols find a place to hide and take a nap,

However, no one noticed that the soil in many places in the city slowly moved
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