Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 181 Island Hopping Tactics
"Shi Lang, it's you..." Zheng Hongkui recognized Shi Lang at a glance.

"It's me." Shi Lang replied coldly.

Zheng Hongkui gritted his teeth and said, "My Zheng family treats you well, but you actually took refuge in Tangning, you are so ambitious..."

"Haha..." Shi Lang laughed wildly, and said mockingly: "Kill my uncle, chase after me, and even destroy my Shi family. Is this how your Zheng family treats people?"

"Military law is like a mountain. Your uncle has lost several battles. He should be punished. This is not an excuse for you to join the enemy."

"Zheng Zhilong buried the entire navy, so why did he live?"

This angry question left Zheng Hongkui speechless.

"Kill..." With an order, the two sides immediately fought together, and the shouts of killing shook the sky.

Even though Zheng Hongkui was full of grief and indignation, in the end due to the disparity in strength, almost all the guards around him were killed.

He himself attempted suicide and was eventually captured.

Tangning didn't say that he wanted to capture Zheng Hongkui alive. Shi Lang could have killed him, but he didn't make this choice in the end.

After all, Zheng Hongkui is one of the most important figures in the Zheng Group, and Shi Lang felt that it shouldn't be his decision to surrender such a person.

Moreover, two generations of the Shi family have followed Zheng Zhilong for decades. Although they have joined the new army, they are decisive in killing the old master, which may make people feel unreasonable.

When Shi Lang brought the bound Zheng Hongkui to Tang Ning, Tang Ning said appreciatively, "General Shi has worked hard, but those surrendered troops need to be subdued by General Shi as soon as possible."

Shi Lang was overjoyed, and hurriedly bowed to respond, "The last general takes orders."

Just as Tang Ning promised, most of Zheng Jun's surrendered troops were handed over to Shi Lang's Fifth Division.

That's right, the new army now has five divisions, and the commander of the fifth division is Shi Lang.

Faced with Tangning's trust and trust, Shi Lang was naturally overwhelmed with gratitude. This was also one of the main reasons why he fought so hard.

Another reason is that Tangning really rescued his family from Jinjiang, and now they are also placed in Chaozhou Prefecture, leaving Shi Lang's worries behind.

As for whether Tang Ning took his family as hostages, it was no longer important.

Because Tang Ning could completely let Zheng Zhilong kill his Shi family, thus arousing Shi Lang's endless hatred for the Zheng family.

However, Tangning did not do this. Instead, she sent people to try their best to rescue the Shi family.

Shi Lang believes that such a person should disdain to control Shi Lang by using his family as hostages.

Now, Shi Lang has become one of the five division commanders of the new army. If Zheng Hongkui's surrendered soldiers are recovered, his fifth division will be the second division that can be fully staffed besides the first division.

Shi Lang knew that this was a trust and also a test, so he also had a lot of pressure.

As a subdued general, how can he convince the public if he can't achieve the corresponding record after obtaining such a high position?So Shi Lang just wanted to prove himself, and prove that Tangning's vision was correct.

After annihilating Zheng Hongkui's troops, Tang Ning did not stay in Fotan for too long. He joined forces with Wu Liuqi who came later, with a force of [-], and immediately headed north.

On the other side, Ye Dacheng joined forces with Huang Hairu to immediately transport 2000 new troops and 6000 soldiers from Kinmen Island to Nan'an for landing.

Huang Hairu cooperated with the landing army to occupy Shijing Town, Zheng Zhilong's hometown, while Ye Dacheng returned to the army and obtained supplies from the rear in the south of Kinmen Island.

At that time, Tangning's army also rushed along the Jiulong River, and then he ordered Shi Lang to lead the [-]th Division to attack Zhangzhou Fucheng, and Ye Dacheng sent a navy to go up the Jiulong River to support it.

Tang Ning and Wu Liuqi's 7000 men were planning to go to Fuzhou with the navy.

Although Quanzhou Mansion and Xinghua Mansion were still separated, Tangning didn't plan to capture each mansion by mansion. Instead, he used island-hopping tactics to directly capture some strategic locations, so that Zheng Zhilong would have no chance of turning the tables and forcing him to surrender.

Now that the main force of Zheng Jun's navy is gone, the sea lanes will hardly be threatened, so this tactic is naturally feasible.

As soon as Tang Ning stepped out of the sea, a group of people hurried to Zhangpu. It was Eunuch Liu and his party.

Eunuch Liu naturally represented the Hongguang court. Zheng Zhilong from Fujian and Tang Ning from Guangdong were the two strongest forces in the southern part of the Hongguang court.

The direct internal struggle between these two forces is naturally not what the Hongguang court wants to see.

But the facts were obvious. Zheng Zhilong colluded with outsiders to eliminate the new army. No one would be happy to put this on anyone's shoulders. Tangning, who was in full swing, couldn't bear it.

However, with the current influence of the Hongguang court, it is basically impossible to directly order the two sides to cease fighting, so they can only act as peacemakers and want to mediate.

Zheng Zhilong made a mistake in this matter first, so first find a breakthrough from Zheng Zhilong.

When Eunuch Liu arrived in Fujian, Zheng Zhilong had already gone to Jinmen, and has been fighting the new army navy at sea.

When he got news from Zheng Zhilong again, he learned that the main force of Zheng Jun's navy led by Zheng Zhilong had been wiped out by the new army, and he was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

How long is this?The Fujian navy who once defeated the red-haired ghost and praised my Ming Dynasty's national prestige is over like this?
So, Eunuch Liu hurried to Quanzhou Mansion to find Zheng Zhilong. Fortunately, Zheng Zhilong, who had just been defeated, also had opinions on him.

Otherwise, Eunuch Liu, who has no news, might not even be able to see anyone.

Seeing Zheng Zhilong again, although Zheng Zhilong tried his best to cover up, but the old and mature Eunuch Liu can naturally see the end of Zheng Zhilong's heart.

The once all-powerful King of Minhai really capsized in front of a younger generation this time. After decades of glory, he fell into such a big somersault all of a sudden, and it would be sad and lonely to put it on anyone.

At this point, although Zheng Zhilong was very unwilling, he could only force himself to admit defeat.

Therefore, he still welcomes the Hongguang court's mediation, and is willing to make a compromise with Tangning so that the new army can withdraw from Fujian.

With Zheng Zhilong's positive response, things are off to a good start.

Next, it depends on Tangning's attitude. Eunuch Liu has met Tangning twice, so he is considered to be familiar with Tangning. The Hongguang court sent him here after some consideration.

So, after receiving Zheng Zhilong's affirmative answer, Eunuch Liu frantically came to Zhangpu to look for Tangning, but Tangning was nowhere to be found.

Afterwards, he asked Shi Lang based on the information provided by Zheng Zhilong's people, and Shi Lang told Tangning that he had crossed the river to Quanzhou Mansion to arrest Zheng Zhilong.

So, Eunuch Liu hurried to Quanzhou Mansion again, but when he arrived, he didn't find any trace of Tangning at all.

After seeing Zheng Jun stepping up his preparations for the battle in Quanzhou Mansion, Eunuch Liu realized that he was likely to be tricked by Shi Lang and deliberately used him to convey false news to Zheng Jun.

Eunuch Liu had to be dumb to eat yellow lotus, and Zheng Zhilong still asked for help from Eunuch Liu, so he could only pretend not to know, and suffered a dumb loss with Eunuch Liu.

What's more, Eunuch Liu couldn't be completely blamed for this matter. Zheng Jun was already frightened by the new army, and he was afraid that Tang Ning would appear behind the Quanzhou Mansion without anyone noticing.

Therefore, instinctively, they would rather believe what they have than not believe what they have. They took great pains to gather a lot of troops, and even transferred the defense forces of some counties, which undoubtedly gave up these counties directly.

(End of this chapter)