The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 167 Zheng Zhilong's Anger

Chapter 165

When Nan'an Mountain fought bloody battles, Changle City, a hundred miles away,

was also attacked with unprecedented violence,
Zheng Zhilong personally led an army of [-] to surround the small city of Changle.
The vanguard Zheng Sen, with the assistance of Shi Lang, resolutely attacked Changle County, which was not guarded by the Township Protection Team.
I thought that with a little scare, those common people and country gentry would obediently open the city gate and surrender,

After sending people to the city gate and shouting for a long time, the fat uncle of the Lu family in Fuzhou came forward to answer,
The expressed attitude is that the Fuzhou government is willing to accept the jurisdiction of the Zheng family.

It is mentioned that the Zheng family retreated first,
How could Zheng Sen agree to such a condition? After repeated persuasion to no avail,

Under the suggestion of the deputy vanguard Shi Lang, he ordered the attack on Changle City,

Unexpectedly, the militiamen and minzhuang guarding the city were so brave, they released logs and arrows,
Repelled the vanguard's attack many times,

During an attack, Zheng Sen let Liu Ya shoot him in the shoulder, and was forced to leave the battlefield by his guards.

When the news reached Zheng Zhilong's ears, he was furious,
He personally led the army to surround Changle City like an iron barrel,
Let people transport the Flang cannons on the ship to bomb Changle City,
Uncle Fatty and the others did not back down, and also fired back with the Franc cannon.
For a while, smoke billowed from Changle City whistle, and the sound of explosions could be heard endlessly.
The two sides fought until it was dark, and then they called for gold to withdraw their troops.

On the Changle City Wall, Second Uncle and Fatty Watched Lu and Yang's Clan Members Lift Layers of Wooden Boards,

Under the wooden plank, there are two powerful red barbarian cannons.

It has been useless during the day, just to catch Zheng Zhilong by surprise.

Fearing that the Frang machine gun would damage the Hongyi cannon, the two Hongyi cannons hidden on the city wall were framed with iron frames.

The top is covered with wooden boards and bricks, covering as many as twelve floors.

The second uncle walked up to Lao Zhou and Song Ying, and asked worriedly, "Old Song, is the cannon okay?"

Song Yingxing said confidently: "Second Elder, don't worry, the artillery is well protected, and if you adjust the angle properly, you can give Zheng Gou a big surprise."

Zheng Zhilong was born as a pirate and has experienced many battles.
I really like to go to the front line to supervise the battle, which gives the defenders a chance to make a surprise attack.

According to the news from Flying Pigeons at the front, the Baoxiang Team has already killed Zheng Hongkui.
Zheng Zhibao was also disabled, it was only a matter of time before he won,
All that needs to be done now is to delay until the moment when Lu Changle brings the rural protection team back for reinforcements.

As long as they get through this hurdle, the Baoxiang team will be able to gain a firm foothold in Fujian.

Zheng Zhilong is very revengeful, in order to avenge his son,

At the fifth watch, let people cook, and at dawn, they immediately ordered their men to bombard Changle City.

It is to exert extreme pressure and force them to surrender.

Du'er died, and even the most important Sen'er was injured.

Zheng Zhilong was furious and vowed to bloodbath Changle City.

"Man, why hasn't the gap been blasted?" Zheng Zhilong rode to the command barracks and said with a cold face.

Before coming here, I saw my son Zheng Sen,

That arrow went deep, and the arrow was soaked in horse urine,
After digging out the arrow, Zheng Sen was still in a coma,
An army of [-] besieged a small county town and took it after fighting for a day.

Can you not go crazy?

Yang Liu, the commander of the firearms battalion, quickly explained: "Master Zongbing, Changle City is a fortified city with bricks and stones built in the rammed earth. From the outside, they have strengthened it before we arrived, and it was blasted yesterday. On the [-]st, a section on the left side of the city gate was severely damaged, and I have ordered the brothers from the Firearms Battalion to concentrate their firepower on that section, and we will be able to blast the gap today."

Blocked by a group of mud legs, Yang Liu also felt ashamed.

"Okay, if Changle City can't be blasted today, I'll ask you." Zheng Zhilong said loudly.

Changle City built tall and thick walls in order to ward off Japanese pirates.

The intelligence said that after Lu Changle took control of Changle, he spent a lot of effort to repair and strengthen it.

Forcibly attacking the city, the casualties must be huge,
The plague caused heavy losses to Zheng Jiajun, Zheng Zhilong was angry again,
Also cherish the soldiers in your hands.

If you want to advance to a higher level in troubled times, you must have soldiers in your hand.

"Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief, if we don't destroy Changle City today, I'll see you with the head on my neck." Yang Liu said firmly.

It turned out that [-] Franc machine guns bombed Changle City,
After the eldest son was injured, Yang Liu immediately sent people to the warship to transfer [-] more,
With sixty Franc cannons and enough shells, Yang Liu was full of confidence.

As soon as the voice fell, only two loud bangs of "Boom" and "Boom" were heard,
The ground seemed to tremble a little,

Yang Liu's heart trembled: No, it's not the sound of Flang's cannon, it's the Hongyi cannon.

The fleet has imitation Hongyi cannons, all of which are on the main ship. Due to their heavy weight, they still attack a small city with vacant guards.

did not use,
If it is not his own, it can only belong to the defenders of Changle City.

When I looked up, I felt a blur in front of my eyes, and a huge shell was flying towards me at high speed.

And another shell is flying towards the artillery position with dense artillery,

It’s over.

Following two huge explosions, Yang Liu was blasted into the air by a huge impact force,
When Yang Liu started to fall, a series of loud explosions were heard,

It should be that the Hongyi cannon hit the piled Fran cannon and ignited the shells on the side.

Finally, a series of explosions,

There was only one thought in Yang Liu's mind: Where can I get such a powerful Hongyi cannon in a small city of Changle?

Unfortunately, Yang Liu closed his eyes forever before he could figure it out.

There was a burst of enthusiastic applause from the Changle City Wall,
Seeing that the artillery camp that had been bombing Changle City and killing and injuring so many people was hit,

Everyone screamed with excitement.

"Good fight, good fight, Mr. Song, let's have another shot"

"Old Zhou, come back and reward your two little piglets!" The second uncle was so excited that he danced like a child.

The fat man also said loudly: "Old Zhou, hurry up, Zheng's cavalry is in disarray, aim at the cavalry."

No need to order, Song Yingxing and Lao Zhou finished the first shot, and immediately ordered the disciples to prepare for the next shot.
"Boom" "Boom"

Two Hongyi cannons fired non-stop,
The Zheng family's army was very far ahead, and they waited for the moment when the city wall collapsed to rush into the city.

The commander-in-chief has already said that after entering the city,
Within a day, everyone can disregard military discipline and do whatever they want,

Teams of soldiers were waiting just outside the firing range of Fran's machine guns,

The Fran's machine gun can't hit it, but the Hongyi cannon, which has a range of more than twice that of the Fran's machine gun, can be easily hit.
Because there are too many people, there is no need to aim,

Every time a shot goes down, there will be a lot of casualties,

The first shot was aimed at Shuai Qi's position, and I don't know if it hit Zheng Zhilong,
Great explosions, especially a cannon exploding among the cavalry,
Many horses were frightened, and the scene was in chaos.
Zheng Jiajun was afraid that he would become the target of the Hongyi Cannon, so they ran away desperately one by one.

Fatty witnessed several trampling accidents with his naked eyes.

Seeing Zheng's army fleeing in embarrassment, the morale of the militia and the people defending the city was greatly boosted.

The cheers went straight to the sky.

The Zheng family's army retreated ten miles in one breath, running far out of the range of the Hongyi cannon before stopping.

Shi Lang and Hong Xu, who had won Zheng Zhilong's trust, walked up to the unconscious Zheng Zhilong,

"Master Chief, wake up"

"Are you all right, Commander-in-Chief?"

The two saw that Zheng Zhilong looked a little embarrassed,
However, there were no wounds on his body, and his breathing was normal. He must have been stunned by the blast wave.

Yang Liu standing next to him was unlucky, with blood holes all over his body.
At that time, Yang Liu happened to be standing in front of Zheng Zhilong and blocked everything for Zheng Zhilong.

Zheng Zhilong coughed twice, woke up leisurely,

I looked around in a daze, as if I hadn't fully woken up yet.

Soon, Zheng Zhilong stood up, and said furiously, "Damn, those untouchables, where did the Hongyi Cannon come from?"

Hongyi cannons are very precious, not only the barbarians pay close attention to them,

The imperial court also listed it as a heavy weapon, and even if you have money, you can't buy it.

Daming's artillery, except for the ones that were salvaged from the sea,
Almost all of them were purchased from Portuguese cannon casting expert Pedro Bocarro.

After the death of Peter Bugarao, the Cannon Factory had no successors, and it was slowly broken.

Unexpectedly, in a small city of Changle, there were actually two Hongyi cannons.

From the perspective of power, it is still a very good quality Hongyi cannon.

Everyone bowed their heads in silence, for fear of offending Zheng Zhilong.

"My lord, my subordinates have heard that Father Nick is very close to the Lu family in Fuzhou. It was Father Nick who interceded for them when the three young masters wanted to punish the Lu family. It is possible that it was Father Nick who intervened for the Lu family." Hong Xu said.

As a member of Shibazhi, Hong Xu followed Zheng Zhilong very early,
The position in Zheng Zhilong's heart is also different.

Hong Xu can say what others dare not say.

Many old brothers are very puzzled by Zheng Zhilong's behavior of believing in Yi religion.
What kind of God do you still believe in when you are doing blood-licking business at sea?

It seems to be persuading a butcher who kills pigs for a living not to kill pigs, a bit like taking off his pants and farting,

Do more.

Hong Xu has long been dissatisfied with that nagging Nick all day long, but Zheng Zhilong has been protecting him,
I didn't even dare to do it.

Zheng Zhilong's face changed, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes, and he quickly called out: "Where is Yang Liu, let him come to see Lao Tzu."

In charge of the firearms battalion, he suffered such a big loss,
With so many shells exploding in succession, needless to say, there must be no rules when stacking them.
Shi Lang said in a low voice: "Master Chief Soldier, Sixth Brother...has died in the line of duty."

Zheng Zhilong's expression changed, he opened his mouth to say something, but finally waved his hand and said, "Give me the order, so that I can have a good funeral."

I wanted to punish him for dereliction of duty, but I didn't expect him to die.

Death is the most important thing, let's just expose it lightly,

After all, he is an old brother who has been with him for more than ten years.

"Your Excellency is benevolent and righteous." Shi Lang saluted and quickly stepped aside.

Zheng Zhilong asked suddenly: "Nianjin (Hong Xu, word Nianjin), how long do you think it will take to transport the Canglong's Hongyi cannon here?"

The artillery position was destroyed, with so many casualties,

Even Yang Liu, an old cunning man, is dead, so it must not be counted like this.

Isn't it the Hongyi cannon? The Canglong also has sixteen.

Hong Xu thought for a while, and quickly said: "Without the current hanger and suitable carriage, it will take at least ten days."

It is not difficult to transport it from Min'an Town to Changle City, but the difficult thing is to unload it from the Canglong to the shore.
Too heavy, the Hongyi cannon installed on the side of the ship,
Whether it is disassembly or assembly, it is a big project.

"Ten days? Can't wait, I don't even want to wait a day"

Zheng Zhilong stood up, straightened his waist, and instantly returned to his true colors, and ordered loudly: "Hong Xu"

"Subordinate to"

"Immediately go back to Min'an Town, and transfer [-] Flang machines, and a supply of ammunition, and you will be given one day to restore the artillery position."

"obey"

"Yang Qi"

"Subordinate to"

Zheng Zhilong ordered: "You take people to catch the living, catch as many as you have, the more the better, I will give you one day"

"obey"

"Shi Lang, you are in charge of cleaning up military discipline."

"As ordered."

When all the subordinates left, the pale Zheng Sen walked in anxiously,
"Father, are you okay?" Zheng Sen asked with concern.

After waking up, he heard from his subordinates that his father was carried back by the guards, and his life and death were uncertain, Zheng Sen was so frightened that he hurried over.

Seeing his son, Zheng Zhilong said reproachfully, "You haven't healed yet, why don't you take good care of your wounds, why did you run out?"

Seeing his son caring so much about him, Zheng Zhilong was also a little moved.

"My boy's injury is not serious, it's just a flesh wound." Zheng Sen said with some concern, "Father, they have Hongyi cannons. Just now I heard at the outer door that only the Flang machine guns are adjusted, not the Hongyi cannons. But ah."

Zheng Zhilong said with certainty: "The defenders of the city spent a day paralyzed, making us mistakenly think that they only had the Frang cannon. It was this paralysis that killed the sixth child."

"It's surprising that the Hongyi Cannon can appear in an unknown town. Two of them are already against the sky, and the number is definitely not many. Besides, the Hongyi Cannon is too heavy, so it is very inconvenient to carry and adjust."

"As long as we avoid the bombing range of Hongyi Dabao, we can also attack in another direction. There is no need to fight it at the main entrance."

Zheng Sen suddenly realized: "Father is really Zhuge Liang reincarnated, my child admires it."

"You still have a lot to learn."

"My lord father, we have a large number of soldiers, and we have the advantages of firearms. There is no need to embarrass those ordinary people. You must know that we have let the people down by withdrawing from Fujian. If we don't treat them well, I'm afraid."

Zheng Sen is very smart and understands his father very well.
Ordering Yang Qi to catch the living is to catch cannon fodder,

Force those innocent people to rush to the front, using their lives to consume the enemy's arrows and shells,
When the army pressed up again, the pressure was much less.

In order to reduce casualties of soldiers, many generals and even thieves like to use this trick.
In Zheng Sen's view, this is too inhuman and cruel.

Mr. Qian Yiqian is right,
The king is a boat, the people are water, water can carry a boat and capsize it,

Even a king can be overthrown, let alone a person like his father who ruled a land.

What Zheng Sen dislikes most is disregarding human life.

Zheng Zhilong's face darkened, and he said sharply: "A man does things without regard to trifles. If he succeeds, he will be king, and if he loses, he will be a bandit. People may be interested in the process, but the most important thing is success or failure. Have you ever heard of compassion? You can't be kind to yourself, let alone those untouchables, the kindness of a woman will eventually kill you, yourself."

Having said that, Zheng Zhilong flicked his sleeves and said, "You haven't healed yet, go back and recuperate. It's fine, don't wander around."

My son is good at everything, but his heart is too soft,
It is estimated that reading too much has made my brain stupid.

"Follow my father's instruction, my son will leave." Zheng Sen left helplessly.

Zheng Sen felt a little frustrated that his father didn't change his mind.

At this time, Lu Changle, who was far away in Nan'an Mountain, waved at the wounded soldiers and shouted loudly: "Brothers, the folks in Changle City are in danger and waiting for us to rescue them. You are here waiting for the brothers from the militia to come and take care of them." .”

"General, we must win!" All the wounded soldiers shouted in unison.

Lu Changle nodded, shouted "Full speed forward", and led the remaining [-] people to rush towards Changle City.

This rescue operation was lightly packed, and the captured food, grass, and goods were handed over to the wounded soldiers.

As for the prisoners, no.

In fact, no one was guarding or escorting them. As soon as the battle started, they were beaten to death, and no prisoners were left.

(End of this chapter)