The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 166 Bloody Battle at Nan'an Mountain
Chapter 164

The tree has 3 masts, the main mast is 4 feet high, the captain is 20 feet long, the cabin has five floors, and the deck is built as high as a city. It can accommodate 300 people.

When sailing on the sea like a giant in the sea,
It is the main ship of Zheng's navy and Zheng Zhilong's handsome ship Canglong.

At that time, Zheng Zhilong relied on it to defeat the Portuguese East India Company and dominate Southeast Asia.

At this moment, Zheng Zhilong drove it to fight again,
This time, it is not to deal with foreign enemies, but to regain the territory lost by the Zheng family.

Because of the plague, especially knowing that a large number of his subordinates died of the terrible plague,
Under the persuasion of his subordinates, Zheng Zhilong temporarily retreated to Jilongshan,

This is to keep the green hills, not afraid of lack of firewood,

I didn't expect Liu Xiang's remnants to be too hateful,

More than a dozen dead soldiers of the Incense Sect,
secretly brought the plague to Jilongshan,
You can escape the first day of the junior high school, but you can't escape the fifteenth day.
It was hard to stop, and I had to get a cure for the plague from Fujian.
When I returned to Fujian again, Fujian was still there, but things changed.

Zheng Zhilong not only lost the hearts of the people, but also lost his territory,
Even his son Zheng Du died in the land of the Lu family in Fuzhou,
In any case, the territory must be taken back, and the son's revenge must be avenged,
Zheng Zhilong personally took the most elite sailors to the expedition,
This time, the three brothers of the Zheng family made a move together, and they must take Fujian back into their own hands.

"Report" A messenger walked to the top deck and reported loudly:
"The sea is calm and calm. The patrol boats sent out found the enemy. The navy of the rural protection team has been huddled in the water camp near Youxi County."

Zheng Zhilong nodded and said: "Pass my order, act according to the original plan, first capture Min'an Town, and then attack Changle City. Changle City was going to be left alone."

"Design" the messenger responded and quickly retreated.

Zheng Sen on the side asked a little strangely: "Father, the sailor surnamed Lu is in Youxi. Didn't you kill his sailor first, cut off his escape route at sea, and then attack the city?"

Zheng Sen likes to read, especially after worshiping the famous Confucian Qian Qianyi as his teacher, he devoted himself to studying,
The dream is to pass the imperial examination, to shine on the lintel of the Zheng family,
Zheng Zhilong is also very supportive of Zheng Sen's idea, he wants to let others know,

The Zheng family can not only sail and fight, but also produce unicorns.

Zheng Zhilong leaned on his pole to look into the distance, without looking back, he said, "Your Majesty, please explain."

My son likes to read and is gifted in reading,

However, there are some deficiencies in military command,

Bringing Zheng Sen here this time is to let him experience it and improve his military quality.

The second is to let him get to know more about the generals in the army and find opportunities to make meritorious service for him.
In the future, I will take over my own class.

Without the support of his subordinates, and without convincing military achievements,

It will be difficult to convince the public in the future.

Shi Lang was the honored servant, upon hearing this, Shi Lang quickly said, "Your subordinate obeys your orders."

After finishing speaking, Shi Lang turned his head and explained patiently: "Young master, according to the information we got, Lu Changle took all the rural protection team away to stop the third and fourth masters. Now Fuzhou Prefecture, Yanping Prefecture and other places are empty of defense, just take them Down."

"Changle City is the place where Lu Changle made his fortune. It is also the place where he stores weapons, food and grass. It can be said that it is his base camp."

"The Lu family and the Yang family in Fuzhou all retreated to Changle County to stand by and wait for help. Taking Changle County is equivalent to breaking his arm and arm."

"When we capture Changle County, we can capture people from the Lu and Yang clans, so that Lu Changle can be a weapon."

"The commander-in-chief chose to land in Min'an, mainly because the water there is deep and large ships can dock there."

"If the navy enters from the Minjiang River, the surface of the river is no better than the sea. If the boat enters the river rashly, it is easy to be ambushed."

"According to the information we got, Lu Changle has a lot of cannons in his hand. Young master, if Lu Changle secretly sets up cannons on both sides of the river, then the ships will become targets, and it will be dangerous."

"As the saying goes, one force will drop ten games, we have more soldiers and more generals, stronger men and stronger horses, and it is a sure win if we crush the past head-on."

When Shi Lang spoke eloquently, Zheng Sen nodded repeatedly.

For Zheng's future successor, Shi Lang explained very patiently.

Zheng Sen said with a sigh: "It's only been a year, but Fujian has produced a character."

In just one year, Lu Changle won half of the province,
Not to mention Lien Chan's victory, he also issued a Hokkien Express,
Zheng's people have been collecting, and Zheng Sen has read all of them,

I have to say that the report was very good.
Zheng Lin watched and hated his father and younger brother for a while,
After waking up, she was a little more afraid of Lu Changle.

I am from the Zheng family, and I lost control of my emotions after reading it.

The people, squires, and officials in Fujian saw that they all hated the Zheng family to death?

I felt it when I returned to Quanzhou. Whether it is a commoner or a gentry,

Seeing Zheng's eyes completely changed,

It's just a smile, and a forced smile.

No wonder father, third uncle and fourth uncle set him as the number one target.

At this time, we have arrived in the waters of Fuzhou, standing on the deck, we can faintly see Min'an Town,

Zheng Zhilong said suddenly: "Zheng Sen listens!"

"the child is here"

Hearing his father calling him suddenly, Zheng Sen was taken aback for a moment, recovered, and quickly responded respectfully.

"I order you to be the vanguard, lead the Jiazi battalion to open the way, there must be no mistakes."

"Yes, my father."

"Honour, you are the deputy vanguard, assisting Sen'er."

Shi Lang quickly responded: "This subordinate obeys orders."

Everyone knows that Lu Changle has taken away the main force of the rural protection team, whether it is Min'an Town or Changle City,
are very empty,
Obviously to let his son pick up military merit.

Obviously, Lord Zongbing changed his mind and began to pave the way for the eldest son.

Zheng Zhilong gave an order, and Zheng Sen brought twenty boats of various sizes to the wharf of Minjia Town.
Nan'an Mountain is located in Yong'an County, Yanping Prefecture.

It is famous because there is a Nan'an Temple built in the middle Tang Dynasty on the mountain.
It is the pure land in the hearts of many pilgrims in Yanping Prefecture.
However, this piece of pure land that escaped the plague and bandits could not escape the baptism of gunfire in the end.
The crystal-clear creek, stained red with blood,

The lush trees, blown upside down,
The simple and solemn ancient temple was also destroyed in the fire.
The original long bells and murmurs of chanting were also replaced by shouts of killing,
Lu Changle ordered Gan Hui, Lu Changhe, and Yang Qijun to take turns leading the charge.

Li Dingguo, who had been idle all this time, after he took the initiative to invite the war,
Lu Changle also asked him to lead a team to attack Zheng's army's defense line,
No way, take Zheng Hongkui all the way, as well as Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Zhilong,
Zheng Zhilong went straight to the Fuzhou government all the time, and Zheng Zhibao also saw his intention,

No longer fighting hard with yourself, but using dragging tactics,

The encounter turned into a fortified battle.

Lu Changle had no choice, knowing that attacking the mountain would increase casualties,

Still resolutely urging his soldiers to keep attacking,
No matter how many times you come, I will only go all the way,

Zheng Zhibao divided the people into two parts and camped in Nan'an Mountain and Dangyan Mountain respectively.

Formed into horns, the two respond to each other,
Lu Changle directly gave up Yandang Mountain and sent people to attack Nan'an Mountain where Zheng Zhibao was located.

The Zheng family army in Dangyan Mountain dared to support, and beat them once every time they came,'

This is the most classic siege tactics.

Zheng Zhibao took advantage of the location and prepared a lot of rolling logs and stones in advance.
Occasionally, a few shots of the Franc machine gun were fired, which made Chief Lu a little apprehensive.

There are only so many people, and you have to quickly return to defense, so you have to save a little bit,

After a full day and night of attacking, several times to the halfway up the mountain, they still failed.

Zheng Zhibao became ruthless, not only beheading dozens of soldiers who retreated before the battle,
He also took the lead in counterattacking himself, showing the desperate aura of Saburo when he was a pirate,
Lu Changle couldn't bear to suffer too many casualties, so he called gold several times to withdraw his troops.

During the meeting in the temporary barracks that night, Lu Changle saw the casualty statistics, his face became serious,
530 people were killed, 640 people were injured,
More than 300 of them were seriously injured,'

With the help of the new weapons flintlocks and grenades, the casualties were still so high,
Lu Changle's heart was bleeding.

Every member of the rural protection team has spent a lot of hard work and money on training.

It hurts more than a quarter in one day, can you not feel heartbroken?

Of course, Zheng Zhibao was not having a good time either. Under the damage of powerful flintlock guns and grenades,

More than half of the casualties were also gritted their teeth and struggling.

"General, we can't fight any more. We'll wait until our artillery arrives." Gan Hui said with a heartbroken face.

As the chief coach of the Baoxiang team, watching the players he personally trained fall down one by one,

Gan Hui also felt bad.

Especially when ordering a strong attack, my heart is very heavy,

Every time an order is given, it means that another group of players will fall.

"Yes, general." Lu Changhe gritted his teeth and said, "The casualties are too great. If the fight continues like this, the people will almost disappear."

Everyone still wanted to persuade, but Lu Changle suddenly said: "Okay, don't talk about it, if my prediction is correct, Zheng Zhilong has already landed, and he has 6 people in his hand. They won't just sit around and wait for us to fight with them!"

"They will definitely attack the county seat, take down the county seat, take hostages and food, that will be very bad for us"

"We are gone, but our family is still there. Now it is the folks and elders guarding the city. Every time the rescue is delayed, many people will die under the butcher's knife of Zheng's army. It may be my clan, or it may be your clan."

"No matter who we are, we can't give up"

"If we want to go back to rescue, we need to get rid of Zheng Zhibao, otherwise he will keep chasing us and won't let us go back to rescue"

Speaking of this, Lu Changle said categorically: "Looking at the weather, it will definitely rain heavily. Rain is good. If it rains, Zheng Zhibao's firearms will be useless, not even burning sticks."

"But our grenades and flintlocks are unaffected"

"Everyone remember, use the rain as a sign, we will rush up when it rains, and we must take Zheng Zhibao's head"

"I'll be at the front."

Everyone listened well, and suddenly heard that Lu Changle was going to lead the charge,

I stayed for a while.

Gan Hui was the first to object: "No, the general is our Dinghaishenzhen. We can't take this risk. I am the head coach, and I am the best in martial arts here. Let me go."

"No, the general must not take risks"

"That is, it would be a disgrace to us to ask the general to take the lead in the charge. This is absolutely impossible."

Everyone hurriedly persuaded, and many people took the initiative to ask for a fight.

Everyone here can have an accident, only Lu Changle,
He is the soul of the rural protection team.

Lu Changle couldn't beat everyone, and finally agreed to attack in the second round.

"General, brothers are running out of gunpowder and grenades, can you think of a way to get more?" Yang Qijun asked suddenly.

After a day and night of consumption, the casualties of the team members are acceptable,
It's just that the ammunition is consumed so quickly that it's almost out of stock.

Lu Changle turned to look at Lu Changfu, who was in charge of logistics,
Lu Changfu shook his head and said: "General, I'm really gone. I know the war is urgent. Mr. Song and Mr. Zhou have been rushing to work day and night. Unfortunately, the time is too tight. I just made this amount and delivered it all."

"If you want to add it, you can only send a letter to Chang'an County and let them find a way to send it, otherwise there is no way to add it."

Make bricks without straw,

Everyone knows that new firearms are easy to use, but Lu Changfu can't change them either.

Lu Changle shook his head and said: "Can't wait, Changhe, you will collect all the grenades in a while, organize a group of players with good physical strength and throw them far, and hand them over to throw them."

"When you throw it, you have to throw it together, so the momentum is much bigger"

"After throwing the grenade, everyone rushed to me. No matter what, we must take Zheng Zhibao tonight, and then rush to help Fuzhou as quickly as possible."

The back is empty, facing someone like Zheng Zhilong again,
I don't know how long they can last.

Don't look at Zheng Zhilong's modesty and courtesy when he was the chief soldier, he did a lot of good deeds in Fujian,
A pirate leader who can dominate the seas of Southeast Asia and has been rampant in the sea for many years,
It is by no means as simple as it seems.

Seeing Lu Changle's firm expression, everyone nodded heavily.

Everything is ready, the only thing I owe is the heavy rain,

When it rained heavily, Zheng Zhibao's firearms would be useless, and the arrows would also lose their readiness and power due to the rain.

Thunder and lightning flashed in the sky, but it didn't rain for a long time.
Lu Changle couldn't take care of that much, so he stuffed some rice balls indiscriminately,
Then close your eyes and become a god.

Finally, when a hint of white belly appeared on the edge of the sky, the rain that had been brewing all night finally fell,
It was so heavy that it hit the face, and there was still a slight pain.

Lu Changle wiped the rainwater off his face with his hands, and said calmly: "The east, west, and north routes are feints, and the south route is the main attack. The bombing team remembers to throw all the grenades at the same time. Throw all the grenades at the first time." go out."

"Life and death are fate, wealth and honor are in the sky, we will meet on the top of the mountain." Lu Changle stretched out his right hand solemnly.

Zheng Zhilong, who let the fathers, villagers and militia to face the pain of bereavement alone,

I really don't know how much pressure they have to suffer,
I don't know how long they can last.

It can't be delayed any longer.

Gan Hui put his hand on the back of Lu Changle's hand and said loudly: "See you at the top of the mountain"

Yang Qijun, Lu Changhe, Li Dingguo and others stretched out their right hands one after another,
Even Yang Xuan, who was protecting Lu Changle's safety, put his hand under Lu Changle's hand and said loudly, "See you on the top of the mountain!"

"See you at the top"

"See you at the top"

Soon, when the drums sounded, the rest of the rural protection team,
Including the slightly wounded who can still walk, they were divided into four teams, and rushed towards Nan'an Mountain with a loud noise.

For a moment, the killing sound shook the sky,
When Zheng Zhibao saw the formation of the Baoxiang team, he knew that the final decisive victory had begun.

While organizing people to intercept, while letting people send out signals,

Ask Xu Chao, who is camped in Dangyan Mountain, to bring people to support,

Lu Changle also became ruthless, and did not disperse his troops to stop Xu Chao.
Instead, taking advantage of Xu Chao's long distance and untimely rescue due to rain, they stormed Nan'an Mountain,

Take Nan'an Mountain before Xu Chao arrives,

In that way, the two-sided attack turned into a condescending counterattack against Xu Chao,

The carefully selected bombing group is very powerful,

Simultaneous bombing and explosion at the same time,

It brought great fear to Zheng Jiajun,
Gan Hui was already scary, a ruthless Gan Hui was like a god of death,
After forcibly blasting a gap with a grenade, Gan Hui charged forward with the big knife in his hand.

Li Dingguo, Lu Changhe, Yang Qijun and Zhou Guoping followed closely behind Gan Hui,

The few people are like a peerless sword that is extremely sharp, forcibly cutting a bloody path,
Before Zheng Zhibao organized personal guards to block the gap, he successfully rushed to the top,
Li Dingguo, with sharp eyesight and quick hands, threw the spear in his hand hard, and accurately stabbed Zheng Zhibao's heart.

Like a long nail, it firmly nailed Zheng Zhibao, whose eyes were as big as bull's eyes, to the ground.
At this time, the reinforcements brought by Xu Chao had just rushed to the halfway up the mountain.

The overall situation has been decided.

(End of this chapter)