Take a plane to the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 74 Crossing the Sea and Northern Expedition
Zhu Changyuan was moved by Princess Gu Lun, or more accurately, he was moved by Princess Gu Lun's idea.According to her, attacking Pidao shouldn't be such a bad idea.

Geng Zhongming used to be the subordinate of Mao Wenlong, the general soldier of the Dongjiang River, and he was proficient in naval warfare. The sailors under his command were not comparable to the Fusang pirates entrenched on Riyue Island. They fought bravely and were extremely skilled.I set up camp under the eyes of others and monopolize an island. In case someone gets angry and attacks one day, the outcome is really hard to say.

Especially these pirate devils have the possibility of turning back at any time.

"Okay! Good idea!" Zhu Changyuan clapped his palms and praised, and said: "If you help me like this, you won't be afraid that your grandma will blame you for being an unfilial daughter after she finds out?"

Princess Gu Lun said: "How can I help you? I just let your fusang devils go to die. It's okay to tell you. There are not only Zheng He's treasure ships on Phi Island, but also red cannons."

"What, a cannon in red?" Zhu Changyuan was startled. He had never seen this thing before, but it is said that it is so powerful that if it hits a sea of ​​people, all the people will turn into minced meat. "You also have such a cannon in the Qing Dynasty. stuff?"

In Zhu Changyuan's impression, only the Ming army seemed to be equipped with this kind of thing. When the Qing Dynasty also had it, it suddenly occurred to him that Huang Taiji soldiers had fired two artillery pieces when they surrounded the Dalinghe army, but the effect was not very good. Even Zhu Changyuan built None of the concrete houses were blown through.

"Cut!" Princess Gu Lun said, "Do you know why I, Ama, crowned Geng Zhongming and Kong Youde kings?"

Geng Zhongming and Kong Youde defected to the Qing Dynasty in the sixth year of Chongzhen. In the ninth year of Chongzhen, they were divided into King Huaishun and King Gongshun respectively by Huang Taiji. This matter had a great influence on the history of the late Ming Dynasty. Zhu Changyuan naturally knew it. Hearing Princess Gu Lun's question, he said: "Of course I know, it's nothing more than to show your Qing Dynasty's mind, so that everyone who knows current affairs in the world will go and seek refuge!"

Princess Gu Lun said: "Of course what you said is correct, but it is not entirely correct. Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming turned out to be the subordinates of Sun Yuanhua, governor of Denglai. They are proficient in the art of gunpowder. They are rare talents, that’s why we show great kindness to them.”

Zhu Changyuan only knew that these two guys were full-fledged traitors before, but he didn't expect them to be real talents. He wondered: "They can also make cannons? It's not easy!"

Princess Gu Lun said: "The reputation of these two people has never been good, but they are first-class talents. Although the red cannons made for our Qing Dynasty are not as good as those used by the Ming Army, they are still powerful enough. .”

"So, the thing that shot a few shots on the house above my head a few months ago was made by this guy. Scratching a few paws on the back can be regarded as a master."

After talking with Princess Gu Lun for a while, it was time for dinner.

Eat, and then a meeting after the meal.

This meeting is no longer about how to deal with the more than 3000 pirates, but about the specific plan and time for attacking Phi Island.

Everyone was surprised, Zhu Changyuan explained directly, saying: "Don't guess, I have my reasons for doing this, these devils from Fusang Kingdom will be a big disaster sooner or later, treat them as cannon fodder, and let us find the way by the way, It’s the best use of everything. We won’t be charged with massacre.”

"A total of about [-] pirate soldiers, how do you see how they are distributed, who will lead the team there, what are the difficulties now?" Zhu Changyuan asked.

Chang Ning said: "I've also heard about this island. It used to be the station of Dongjiang General Mao Wenlong. Although it is not a dangerous pass that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, there are many troops stationed on it, probably tens of thousands of people. They are all proficient in water warfare. I'm afraid we won't get any benefits if we go here!"

Zhu Changyuan waved his hand: "There are too many Fusang devils. It's good to take them out to fight a battle. If you win this battle, you will make a profit; if you lose, the devils will spend seven or eight times, even if there are 800 people left. , and bring them back to Riyue Island. Of course, if they win, it will be a miserable victory, and the current matter will be considered resolved.”

Zhu Changning's eyes lit up, and he said, "That's a good idea." Then he frowned slightly, and said, "There's only one thing that's not good, and it's a stroke of the tiger's beard, which is Huang Taiji. There is no peace."

"If there is no peace, there will be no peace. Am I afraid that he will not be able to attack from a distance?" Zhu Changyuan looked indifferent, and said: "Soldiers will block the water and cover them with soil. Don't worry about these, I will handle them myself."

He said this in his mouth, but he was thinking in his heart: I have already captured the eldest daughter of the family, and I have already stroked the tiger's whiskers, so if I stroke it again, it is only a profit.

Everyone agrees with Zhu Changyuan's view of attacking Pidao, and things will be easy to handle, and the next step is the specific deployment and arrangement.

First, the 800 Fusang pirate soldiers were divided into five regiments, each regiment had [-] people, each led by Zhu Changyuan, Polu, Ma Hai, Sun Erlen and Li San. train.

Last time, a lot of ships were burned, even Zheng He's treasure ship was burned into a black board. Now if you want to attack Phi Island, the ships are still a big problem. Zhu Changning and Yin Liang are in charge of the nearby waters Buy, whether it is a merchant ship or a pirate ship, buy it at a high price.

Yan Hong quit, and said: "General, they are all going to sea to fight, why don't they have my share, I am a veteran from Dongjiang, and I am very familiar with the geographical environment there."

Zhu Changyuan said: "It's not that I won't send you, but I really don't have enough people in my hands. Now the autumn crops are about to be planted. Everyone in the family must be responsible, right?"

Yan Hong said: "General, I'm just a big bastard. It's okay to kill two people on the battlefield. I don't understand what kind of crops you want me to grow."

The reason why Zhu Changyuan asked Yan Hong to stay at home was not because there was a lack of someone to take care of the mechanical farmland, but because Yan Hong was a little older, already in his 40s.Although this age also coincides with young adults, this age group in ancient times is different from modern times, and people are already a little old.

Unable to resist this guy, he had no choice but to agree, and said, "Okay, you go too, I'll figure out how to deal with the family."

Three days later, Zhu Changning bought four big boats, plus the four boats that Riyue Island originally had, just enough to take all the more than 3000 devil soldiers with them.

This time, due to talent reasons, the team was not divided into five teams, but organized into a legion, led by Zhu Changyuan, with Yan Hong, Polu, Sun Erlen, and Ma Hai in charge of the specific attack, and Li San patrolling and reconnaissance.

In this Northern Expedition across the sea, there was no backup and no supplies to transport logistics troops.There is no need for these, because this time I go, I have no plan to bring these pirate devils back.

(End of this chapter)