Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 177
Finally, through the telescope, Zheng Zhilong saw the coastline of Kinmen Island, which is the southwest corner of Kinmen Island.

The person sent to inquire about the news has not yet returned, so Zheng Zhilong had to send a scout ship to get closer to investigate the situation.

After a dozen small scouting ships approached the coast as much as possible, they found that the place was very calm, and there were no traces of battle. It seemed that the battle had not yet reached this place.

In the distance, the flag representing Zheng Jun was still flying, and the guarding soldiers could still be vaguely seen.

Therefore, the reconnaissance ship reported the situation here to Zheng Zhilong as soon as possible.

After hearing the news, Zheng Zhilong calmed down a little, and then urgently said to the person beside him: "Zheng Gang, your troops will land first, and then call me the general guarding this place."

"Yes, my lord, the last general takes orders." The middle-aged general known as Zheng Gang immediately bowed to the order.

Not long after, hundreds of warships from Zheng Gang's department docked one after another, and the crew and soldiers scrambled to go ashore.

Zheng Zhilong led the main force to wait quietly on the sea, not in a hurry to land, and he had to keep an eye on Ye Dacheng's movements.

If feasible, he still wanted to introduce Ye Dacheng into the waters of the Jiulong River.

As long as Ye Dacheng's troops are severely damaged, the new army occupying Jinmen City will be a lone army, which will be completely surrounded by Zheng Jun's water and land divisions, and it will only be a matter of time before Jinmen is recovered.

However, before Zheng Zhilong planned to set a trap for Ye Dacheng, he was awakened by the sound of fierce fighting.

Looking for the reputation, I saw that Kinmen Island, which was originally calm, was already surrounded by gunpowder smoke. The soldiers of Zheng Jun who had just landed ashore ran back in panic one by one, and then rushed to board the boat.

Many people panicked, and those who had difficulty getting on the boat pushed each other.

The ships were all jammed together, and they all wanted to escape as soon as possible, but most of them couldn't escape.

"Boom boom boom..." The artillery on the shore was rumbling. It was originally used to defend the enemy's fort, but it was unceremoniously bombarding the huddled Zheng army ships.

Soldiers of the Zheng Army who have already landed or are relatively close to the coast can see that the flags of the Zheng Army that were originally erected around the forts have all been transformed into flags of the New Army.

It turned out that this was a big trap, and everything was just an illusion.

These people and ships almost became living targets, smashed to pieces by the raging shells, raining blood.

The soldiers howled in horror, and some even pushed their companions into the water in order to escape.

Seeing that they could not escape in time by boat, some soldiers jumped into the water and swam towards Zheng Zhilong with all their strength.

What a mess.

Zheng Zhilong's eyes were tearing apart, and a resentment was stuck in his chest but he couldn't vent it, so he could only order in grief and indignation: "Retreat, retreat."

Therefore, Zheng Jun's navy kept retreating while fighting back, and did not care about waiting for Zheng Gang's troops, because Ye Dacheng had already led his army to pursue them.

In the end, of the more than [-] men under Zheng Gang's command, most of them died or surrendered, except for a small number who snatched ships and fled.

Zheng Gang himself was unable to escape. Under the protection of his subordinates, he managed to snatch a boat, but was shot in the back as soon as he stepped on it, turned over and fell into the water and drowned.

Zheng Zhilong had no other place to escape, so he had to bypass the southwest corner of Kinmen Island and head towards the Jiulong River.

Only now did he learn the latest news from Kinmen Island.

"My lord, Liu Can general, Liu Can general him, he surrendered to the new army."

Zheng Zhilong didn't know that Liu Tong had surrendered to the new army, but what's the use of knowing this news now?What else could he do with Liu Tong?
It is as solid as golden soup, and it is the town of Haimen, so it is called Jinmen.

Thinking of the origin of the name Jinmen, Zheng Zhilong felt it was a great irony.

He couldn't figure it out, this huge Fujian, which Zheng Zhilong had been running for more than ten years, felt so strange at this moment.

He couldn't figure it out, the new army seemed to know Fujian better than Zheng Zhilong, and Ye Dacheng could always get the latest news one step ahead of him.

With hindsight, one step behind everywhere, unexpectedly ended up in such a situation.

"My lord, Lie Yu, Lie Yu has also fallen."

Lieyu is Little Kinmen, corresponding to Kinmen Island, and between the two islands is Kinmen Waterway.

Zheng Zhilong seemed a little numb. Since even Lieyu was lost, the Kinmen waterway could not go, and he could only go to Zhongzuo (now Xiamen) in the northwest direction.

However, Ye Dacheng followed without hesitation, and accelerated to close the distance, causing panic for a while.

At this time, Zheng Jun's navy had lost almost half of what it had when it set off, and its morale was low.

Zheng Zhilong has no intention of fighting Ye Da, who has suffered little loss, and has no confidence that he can win.

But Ye Dacheng pursued so urgently that even if there was a port to land, Zheng Zhilong did not dare to land easily.

Therefore, he had to give up his plan to go to Zhongzuo, and planned to go north along the waterway east of Zhongzuo, pass Jinshan Port, and then go north along the waters of Weitou Bay, bypassing most of Jinmen Island, and then return to Fuzhou to regroup.

As for Yuegang, Zheng Zhilong couldn't take care of it anymore. If the remaining sailors couldn't keep it, let alone Yuegang, the whole of Fujian would be in danger.

Facing Ye Dacheng's relentless pursuit, Zheng Zhilong was very annoyed. He didn't believe that Ye Dacheng could still chase him all the way to Fuzhou.

Exit the Zhongzuo Waterway, turn right and enter Jinshan Port.

Zheng Zhilong looked to the north, because Nan'an County to the north was his hometown.

Zheng Zhilong has not experienced this feeling for a long time after passing through his hometown but not being able to return.

The dignified king of Minhai, who has been in Fujian for more than ten years, dare not go back to his hometown to take a look at this moment. What a great irony.

He seemed to be so dazed that he didn't even notice that the flagship stopped for a while, and his eyes were still staring at the north.

Several generals stepped forward with a Tang soldier in their arms, the sound of dense footsteps did not disturb Zheng Zhilong, they looked at each other anxiously.

In the end, it was still a general who said: "My lord, there is an urgent report."

Zheng Zhilong's body froze slightly, took a deep breath, then turned around, and said calmly: "Say."

Zheng Zhilong's tone and expression were very calm, after experiencing a series of setbacks, he seemed to be bearish a lot.

Several generals looked at each other, and then gestured to the Tang soldier together.

Tang Bing felt bitter, but he still hurriedly knelt down on one knee and reported: "My lord, the waters of Weitou Bay have appeared, a new army navy has appeared."

Zheng Zhilong's originally calm expression couldn't be maintained immediately, his eyes widened, and he asked, "How is this possible? Ye Dacheng is behind us, where did the new army come from?"

"Should, it should be the escort navy returning from the East."

Zheng Zhilong felt dizzy for a while, and several generals who reacted quickly stepped forward to support him, and shouted urgently: "My lord, my lord..."

Afterwards, Ye Dacheng pursued him, and the only sailor from the Weitou Bay that left appeared again. This was to wipe out his Zheng Jun navy.

Zheng Zhilong didn't believe it was a coincidence, it was premeditated.

(End of this chapter)