The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 168 Fujian People Don't Fight Fujian People
Chapter 166

In Changle City, it is still raining lightly,

Second Uncle and Yang Zhengbao stood on the city wall, they couldn't tell whether it was tears or rain that flowed on their faces.
Just now, the two made a difficult decision,

Let the militia fire and shoot arrows at the ordinary people who are forced to charge,
Shoot all the innocent people who attacked the city under the city wall,

There are many familiar faces.

Before the war, the two had tried their best to persuade the nearby people to enter the city.
There are always some people who don't believe it, feel like making a fuss out of a molehill, and deliberately avoid it,
There are also people who think that the cost is high in the city, so they run to the mountains, trying to hide until they have nothing to do before coming out.
Unexpectedly, I met Zheng Zhilong who was furious, and sent someone to search.
Let him arrest nearly two thousand men, women and children,

After daybreak, they forced them to attack the city with knives, and the Zheng family army followed behind them.
This is Zheng Zhilong's poisonous plan. If the people are allowed to approach, those Zheng's troops will take the opportunity to attack the city.
Massacre people, many of whom are people they know, and their reputation will be damaged afterwards.
there is no way,
Finally the two gave the order to attack together.

The corpses of the besiegers were all under the city wall, but there was no smile on their faces.

"Old ghost Yang, are you sure you don't want to release the pigeons to Brother Le, so let him come back and rescue him?" Second Uncle suddenly asked.

From the moment Zheng Jiajun attacked Changle, Changle City never sent any news to the Township Protection Team.

Yang Zhengbao shook his head and said: "The battlefield is changing rapidly, and the most fearful thing is external interference. My son-in-law knows about Zheng Zhilong's attack. No matter what, he will rush back to rescue him. He only has more than 1 people in his hand. It's not easy to have well-trained enemies who are less than four times your own, so don't block him."

"That's right." The second uncle nodded and said, "Even if Changle City is gone, as long as he is here, everything can be taken back."

While speaking, the Zheng family army outside the city moved,

In the east, south, west, and north directions of Changle City, there are Zheng Jiajun who came to attack the city.
They are going to attack at the same time.

"I'm guarding the main gate, Erhu, you go to the south to supervise the battle," Yang Zhengbao took the initiative to say.

Zheng Zhilong was obviously getting ruthless, and the final decisive battle will come soon.

The second uncle glanced at him, cupped his hands and said, "Okay, after the war, I'll treat you to a drink."

There is Zheng's artillery position at the main entrance, and the pressure must be the greatest.

Yang Zhengbao was the first to say that he was guarding the main entrance, and Ming Gu was taking care of himself.

If he was young, the second uncle would definitely not agree to it.
But now and then,
I'm getting old.

"Second Elder, Patriarch Yang, we have rushed to make [-] grenades, and we will use them first, and our people are still rushing to work." At this time, Lao Zhou rushed up to the city wall out of breath, and said excitedly.

Yang Zhengbao and Second Uncle glanced at each other, and each other's eyes lit up.

With this new weapon, I can hold on for a while longer.

In Changle City, there are wounded people everywhere,

The people in the medical team organized the women to help clean the wound and apply medicine,
Even those young women who have not been out of the cabinet don't care so much at this time,
Some people help with cooking, and some hold weapons to maintain order and prevent spying in the city.

Some old men ordered Minzhuang to demolish houses,

Door panels and roof beams can all be used to defend the city.
Many people wiped their tears while tearing it apart.

Zheng Du sent people to burn it, and finally rebuilt the house.
The wall is not dry yet, and it will be demolished again.

No matter how unwilling the heart is, everyone still cooperates actively,

Who is Zheng Jiajun, everyone has heard,
In order to boost morale, some generals of Zheng's army promised in front of the people on the city wall,
Let it go for a day after breaking the city,
Let the soldiers do whatever they want in the city,

If you don't work hard at this time, what are you waiting for?
Not only militias and minzhuang, but also the elderly, women, and even underage children,

Each has a weapon in his hand,
From time to time, some old people warned: "Keep an eye on those children, don't let them rush up, wait for us old guys to go up first, then the men who are slightly injured and can move, and finally the women and children."

The discussion in the city has never stopped:

"A pirate is a pirate, knowing that there is no rural protection team here, but still attacking here"

"It is insane to drive so many innocent people against the city wall"

"If the city breaks down, with Zheng's temper, no one will survive."

"He didn't give us a way to survive, and we fought them desperately."

"It's a big deal to fight with them. After 18 years, he will be a good man again"

"I finally got a field, who dares to grab it, I will fight them desperately"

"I heard that the Baoxiang team has eliminated Zheng Hongkui and disabled Zheng Zhibu. They must come back to save us."

In Changle City, all men, women and children mobilized,

There is a tragic atmosphere in the whole city,

Many women hid a pair of scissors on their bodies and used them to kill themselves when necessary.

So as not to be stained by bandits.

Outside Changle City, the Zheng family army dispatched a rear army to fight with many groups of militias who came to support or harass them.

Knowing that Changle City was besieged and in danger,

Many militia groups took the initiative to send people to support, mostly using complex terrain,

Withdraw after a surprise attack, don't seek to kill the enemy,
I just want to relieve the pressure on Changle City.

Amidst the roar of artillery and muskets, Zheng's army launched an all-out attack,

Like hungry wolves, they charged the city wall fearlessly,
The militia and the strongmen guarding the city walls counterattacked with all available weapons such as Hongyi cannons, Franco machine guns, kerosene, rolling logs, bows and arrows, knives, and guns.

Under the shock of Zheng Jiajun's fearless death, even the hand grenade that had been treasured and used as the bottom of the box was finally used.

When the walls were bombed or breached,

Fuzhou Lu's and Fuzhou's Yang's death squads rushed to the front,

Withdraw a batch of sharp triangular nails first to prevent the cavalry from breaking through in the first place.

Then form a line of defense with spears and grenades,
People in the city will seal the gap with bags of sand prepared early.

Liu Hongyu from Kengtian Village is the deputy captain of the village militia.

The task assigned to Liu Hongyu this time is to defend the city wall in the west of the city.
From the moment Zheng Zhilong launched the general attack, Liu Hongyu has been standing firm on the city wall,

They began to meet the enemy at dawn, and when it was dark, Zheng's army still refused to retreat.

Taking advantage of the stop of the rain, Zheng Zhilong ordered people to light several huge bonfires outside the city and attack the city all night.
Liu Hongyu felt that his body almost didn't belong to him anymore.

In one day, I changed three weapons,

Arrows were shot in the right shoulder and thigh,
There are seven or eight skin injuries, and I look like a bloody man,
It's just that Liu Hongyu still didn't go down the city wall,
There are fewer and fewer familiar people around me,

Er Gouzi was bombed by the Franc machine gun and died miserably;
Huoyazi was stabbed in the center by a head of a hundred households who rushed up the city wall.

After Dachun was stabbed in the abdomen, he jumped off the city wall with Zheng Jiajun and a thousand households in his arms, and died together.
Familiar people died under the butcher knife of Zheng Jiajun,
There are more comrades-in-arms around me, including a gray-haired old man, a woman with a fearful face and firm eyes,
Even those childish children will soon have their turn,
How to withdraw at this time?

Liu Hongyu took advantage of Zheng Jiajun's substitution attack and asked the medical team to treat the wound briefly.
Grit your teeth and insist.

There were two times in the middle of the journey when I was really exhausted, so I leaned against the city wall and closed my eyes for a while.
When the shouts of killing sounded, he still struggled to stand up, picked up his weapon and fought,

When you can't pull the bow and arrow at the back, you throw bricks and stones,

Zheng Hongyu suddenly admired Lu Changle, the general who suppressed the bandits,
It is said that he was the one who came up with the magical grenade,

In the back garden of the county government office, there is a group of craftsmen in the firearms workshop, who work day and night to make hand grenades.
It is only by relying on the magical and powerful grenade that it has been able to defend until now,
I don't even remember how many times I was in danger, and Zheng Jiajun was about to break through.
Relying on the power of the grenade to save the day.

Fighting until midnight, the Zheng family army was also frightened by the huge casualties,

Some people are afraid of fighting, while others persuade Zheng Zhilong to stop attacking and find a better way to attack again.
Otherwise the price is too much,

The red-eyed Zheng Zhilong beheaded more than a dozen people on the spot, forcing his subordinates to attack,
Under Zheng Zhilong's strong pressure, Zheng's army's offensive became even more fierce.
The people of Changle City counted as one, and they fought against the enemy with all their strength.

In the end, even the apprentices of the workshop, the officials of the county government, and the handymen all copied weapons and put them on the city wall.
The strong smell of blood in the air made many people want to vomit.

Under Changle City, corpses piled up like mountains,
It looks like a Shura field in the world.

Liu Hongyu, who was injured again, had no strength when a fish belly appeared in the sky.

Leaning on the battlements with a rolled-edged knife in his hand,

I don't even have the strength to stand up.
People around me lay in disorder, no one spoke,

I don't know whether they are dead or alive,
However, Zheng Jiajun, who has a large number of people, did not give up.
Another team of Zheng Jiajun lined up outside the city wall,

Liu Hongyu shook his head vigorously, forcing himself to wake up again,

He said in a hoarse voice: "Is there anyone who is still breathing? The bandit soldiers from Gou Ri are coming up again."

"I'm not dead yet, come on, do the math, I killed seven of them in total, hahaha, I've already made enough money."

It was Luo Shigui from Luolian Village who spoke.

"Only seven? The tails are up to the sky." Zhang Debiao of Jiahe Village supported the ground with a machete, stood up with difficulty, and said proudly: "I can blow up more than ten with one grenade, and with this ancestral machete, At least there are twenty, even death is worth it."

Aunt Mei of Min'an pushed the long gun aside, shook her head and said, "Guards, keep on guard, the slave's strength is gone, and I can't move a single finger. When they come up, I'll give the slave a knife and keep the old Wang's innocence. , I will be grateful to you even if I am a ghost."

"Brother Hong Yu, I'll rest for a while, and call me when they get close. If you don't wake up, just kick me."

More than a dozen more stood up one after another,

There were still many people lying motionless on the city wall, not knowing whether they were dead or alive.

Just when Liu Hongyu wanted to encourage everyone, he suddenly felt a slight vibration on the city wall.

There was also the sound of horseshoes in the distance, and my heart was agitated.
Subconsciously looking into the distance,

I saw a group of cavalry galloping in the direction of Changle City in the distance.
Under the rising sun, the military flag embroidered with "Bao" is particularly conspicuous in the sun.

Liu Hongyu seemed unable to believe his eyes, thinking that he was dreaming,
He slapped himself hard, rubbed his eyes again,

After confirming that he read it correctly, he jumped up excitedly on the spot and shouted:

"Rural protection team, brothers, folks, it is the rural protection team. General Lu has returned with the rural protection team."

This sentence is like pouring a spoonful of cold water into a hot oil pan.
The scene immediately boiled up:
"It's the army protecting the countryside. General Lu is back to save us."

"The rural protection team is back, we are saved"

"It's saved, Ngawang, we're saved."

"General Lu is really powerful. He blocked two Zheng's armies and returned to help so quickly."

First the west wall, then the south, east, and north also stirred up,

In the end, the whole Changle city shouted "The rural protection team is back",

Zheng Jiajun outside the city also heard the movement, and the queue that had been lined up also stopped.

As soon as he stopped, Zheng Zhilong's furious voice sounded: "Who told you to stop, let me charge, I was going to kill Changle City."

"Continue to march, the one surnamed Lu threw himself into a trap, just happened to clean them up together."

Damn, what are the third and fourth children doing?
The people didn't arrive, anyway, let Lu Changle, the thorn in the side, arrive first,
Seeing that the defenders of Changle City are about to lose their hold, at most one or two waves of charge can take them down,

They all thought about how to torture those untouchables, let out a bad breath,
At this juncture, Lu Changle brought people to support,

The number should not be many, but he can motivate the defenders of Changle City and increase the casualties of Zheng Jiajun.

Just as Zheng Zhilong dispatched his troops, he saw that the cavalry who had rushed to help stopped suddenly.
Several soldiers with loud voices rode forward with their resumes and trumpets,
He raised his trumpet to Zheng Jiajun and shouted loudly:
"Good boys from Fujian, please stop."

"Fujian people don't fight Fujian people"

"General Ping Zei said that Zheng Zhilong's name is Mingchen, but he is actually a Ming thief. He is a pirate in official clothes."

"As long as you leave the team of the great pirate Zheng Zhilong, General Lu will not be held accountable."

"Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Zhi are tyrannical and lawless. They have been executed by General Lu. Look at their military flags."

While speaking, two cavalrymen each held a tattered Zheng character flag and ran in front of Zheng's army.
what?
Are Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Zhibao dead?
Not only Zheng Jiajun, but also Zheng Zhilong was shocked when he heard it.

Seeing that the two younger brothers did not appear here in time, and Lu Changle brought back so many cavalry,

Zheng Zhilong just took a look at the handsome flag with Zheng characters embroidered on both sides, and he didn't think it was fake.

While people are panicking,

An orderly on horseback came running quickly,

While riding his horse, he shouted loudly: "Lord Chief Soldier, it's not good. The fourth master was killed by Lu Changle's rural protection team, and the third master was also killed by him. Please, Master Chief Soldier, avenge the two generals."

What, the third child and the fourth child are really dead?
Zheng Zhilong's eyes darkened, and he almost fainted.

"Fujian people don't fight Fujian people"

"Put down your weapons and leave the team of the great pirate Zheng Zhilong. General Lu will not pursue him."

"Brothers, come back, General Lu has divided the fields for everyone"

"Go home, my wife and children are hot on the kang, how nice it is"

A sentence of affectionate calls moved the hearts of many soldiers,

After returning to Quanzhou, many people heard about Lu Changle's distribution of land to the people.
I am used to seeing Zheng's atrocities, and then compare with Lu Changle,
One is in the sky and the other is on the ground,

The difference between clouds and mud.

The most important thing is that unlike when Zheng Zhilong first accepted the recruitment,
At that time, his subordinates came from all corners of the country, and there were many Kunlun slaves, islanders, and Koreans.

After returning to the imperial court for many years, the soldiers under him have also changed a lot.
Most of the newly recruited soldiers were recruited locally in Fujian.
When Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Du led the troops to go to war, they cleaned up wantonly,
Many soldiers' families or relatives and friends were implicated, but they dared not speak out.

When Lu Changle asked people to shout, many people were moved,
In particular, the phrase "Fujian people don't beat Fujian people" has made many people agree,
I don't know who took the lead first, more and more soldiers left the team,
At the beginning, there were only a few people, and they quickly escaped from the team to prepare for the opportunity.

Slowly start a few, a dozen, or even a team to escape together,

Several generals wanted to stop them and killed several people.
Soon he was attacked by soldiers leaving the team and died tragically under the knife.

Zheng Zhilong looked at the disintegrated team, looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh,
It’s over.

(End of this chapter)