After Dahaopu was captured, Zheng Chenggong appointed Hong Xishan, the chief military officer of Youchong Town, to take charge of local affairs in Dahao, and Gan Hui, the deputy general of Youchong Town, to take charge of Youchong Town. When Dahao happened, the army immediately crossed the Haojiang River and attacked Chaoyang County.

Anyway, Li Chengdong changed the banner of Chaoyang County, but in the face of Zheng Chenggong's menacing army, Chang Yifeng, the magistrate of Chaoyang, did not dare to entrust his superiors and led his father to meet him in the suburbs. Chaoyang was about to descend, Zheng Chenggong appointed Zhongzhen Bo Hongxu to temporarily take charge of local affairs in Chaoyang, and then the army

Then they began to sweep away the local tyrants and cottages in Chaoyang County who refused to surrender.

Zheng Chenggong sent orders to Haopu and Chaoyang counties. However, there were still a large number of local bandits in Chaoyang County who were unwilling to surrender. The first one to bear the brunt was Hepingzhai.

Heping Village is surrounded by water on three sides, and only the west side is connected to the land road, so it can defend itself. Zheng Chenggong failed to attack for several days, so he simply stepped forward to supervise the battle in person. Unexpectedly, on the wall of the village, a fire cannon had already been aimed at his people.

, Zheng Chenggong happened to turn around to talk to Pan Gengzhong, who joined the army, and the projectile passed by, injuring Pan Gengzhong's right finger.

The long-term attack failed and only increased casualties. Zheng Chenggong wanted to retreat, but Yang Cai, the commander-in-chief of the Right Pioneer Town, said: "If you don't attack like this, how can you lose the army? I would like to supervise the troops to advance tomorrow morning. If

If we don’t break the city, we are willing to retreat from the vanguard seal!”

Yang Cai took the military order and left. Early the next morning, Yang Cai took the lead in taking the arrows and climbing the ridge, killing several thieves in succession. The others advanced forward and broke through Hepingzhai, killing all those who resisted.

After conquering Heping Village, Zheng Chenggong sent Zuo Xianfeng Zhen Shi Lang to lead his troops to attack Xitou Village, and Hou Jin Zhen Chen Bin to attack Lion Head Village. Huang Liangcai, the bandit leader of Lion Head Village, heard that the army was attacking, and the leader was Chen Bin, who was extremely frightened.

, asked Chen Bin to surrender. Zheng Chenggong agreed to his request for surrender, and ordered him to recruit troops and assign town duties.

When Chen Bin surrendered to Shitou Village without a fight, Shi Lang also led his troops to capture Xitou Village. No less than the former, here a large army rushed towards the city. Shi Lang's men were all veterans of the Zheng Group. It was only a village, so naturally it was

No problem. Captures, seizures, beheadings, everything is counted.

Su Mao had already entered the village. Shi Lang and Shi Xian looked at the prisoners filing out of the village gate. They were all dejected. Their necks were wrapped with long hemp ropes one after another. As long as one of them was a little slow,

These will make it difficult for others to breathe. At first glance, it is also quite ridiculous.

"This time, the attack on Dahao Village and Heping Village was the result of the first attack by Youxiang Town..."

"Yang Cai is a reckless man, so there is nothing special about him. In the army, Ke Chenshu still has some reputation, but if we talk about the whole country's subordinates, Chen Kai is the most hateful."

"Brother, I heard that Chen Kai and Ke Chenshu had a fateful relationship."

"So these two people must be strictly guarded against."

As he was talking, two Ming soldiers were carrying a stretcher. The corpse of a fallen soldier on it looked familiar to Shi Lang at first glance. When he ordered the two Ming soldiers to stop and take a closer look, Shi Lang quickly

Then he recognized the Ming army.

"I remember that his family lived in a neighboring village, and there was a blind old woman and a younger brother at home."

This was an officer. He had served as Shi Lang's personal soldier for a few days earlier. When the army surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and followed Li Chengdong into Guangdong, he was sent down to serve as a junior officer. But now he died here.

"Send the order and give him a generous burial."

After waving his hand, Shi Lang planned to continue walking forward, but before he could take two steps out, he immediately stopped the two Ming soldiers and ran back three steps at a time.

Happy.

"I'm just worried that I can't deal with you."

………………

The three strongholds of Heping, Xitou and Lion's Head were destroyed. Since the birds that stood out had been swept away by the strong wind, the remaining ones naturally entered the cages and became canaries.

Chaoyang County was quickly wiped out. Compared with the capture of Chenghai last year, the Raoping area still needs a different power. This is more due to the overwhelming power of Zheng Chenggong's troops when they faced the local tyrants. This power not only comes from

The return of Shi Lang and others brought a large number of veterans of the Zheng family, which greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the army. Some of Shi Lang's training methods were more effective than those used by Zheng Chenggong earlier, and the combat effectiveness of the army was greatly improved.

It has become inevitable.

The army returned to Chaoyang County for the time being, resting for a while and waiting for follow-up combat missions - if there is another recurrence in Chaoyang, they can seek peace nearby; if the place is safe and the people return home, then starting from Chaoyang, they can go to Huilai and Puning in the southwest of Chaozhou Prefecture.

Erxian, Haimen, Jinghai and other guard posts are also within its attack range.

The heaviest rewards and punishments in the army are clearly defined. There are many villages in Dahao and even Chaoyang inland. Rewards are indispensable in terms of merit. Even the faults are not many, and in the context of consecutive battles and victories, they seem to be insignificant.

.But some things always seem to be easily singled out by some thoughtful people and put in the open.

"Guo Xing, this rattan helmet is really useless. Not to mention getting in the way, it has no defensive effect at all. If our soldiers are hit on the head, this thing can't stop even a stray arrow."

In the big tent, amidst the praise, Shi Lang took a broken rattan helmet from his younger brother, pointed to the blood-stained hole in it, and spoke loudly to Zheng Chenggong, as if he was afraid that he wouldn't notice this obvious thing.

Extremely incomplete.

"There are still a lot of junk goods like this in the army. In my humble opinion, this kind of stuff is really a waste of military pay. Instead of continuing to produce and equip the troops, it would be better to just let the soldiers wrap their heads in quick cloth.

At least those who are quick to react will have a chance to dodge when arrows are fired."

Shi Lang seemed to be filled with righteous indignation and said these words. His actual intention and reference were not understood by the generals. At this moment, Zheng Chenggong sat at the top and did not say a word, but just looked at the generals silently.

But at this moment, Chen Bin, the commander-in-chief of Houjin Town, snorted coldly, and then said angrily: "How come there are so few soldiers from other departments with head injuries?

Do the thieves like to hit their heads?"

Chen Bin said this carelessly, and Shi Lang immediately glared at him. Then Shi Xian, who was sitting behind Shi Lang, sneered without any scruple: "We ourselves can't compare with Chen Shuai. We are lucky enough to catch up with him."

You're a coward, you can't even scratch your skin, and now you have this opportunity to make sarcastic remarks."

"Hmph, don't think that I don't know what bad things your brothers are holding back!"

Chen Bin is a straight-tempered person. He and Chen Kai actually don't have a deep friendship, but they just feel uncomfortable seeing Shi Lang plotting behind his back. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Shi Lang is using casualties to make a fuss about weapons manufacturing.

, its purpose is nothing more than to squeeze out Chen Kai and establish his status as the second-ranking figure under Zheng Chenggong.

The quarrel became more and more intense, and Zheng Chenggong couldn't help but frowned, and even started to get into trouble with each other. But for the rattan helmet in front of him, Zheng Chenggong defended Chen Kai with a few words. There was less iron material, and it was already stretched to use for weapons, let alone

The reality of making a helmet was temporarily revealed. However, Shi Lang mentioned that the military officers did not trust such things, but he still proposed to discuss with Chen Kai to appease him, and there was nothing more.

Ke Chenshu saw this situation with his eyes. When the military meeting was over, he just turned his head and glanced slightly. His younger brother understood the meaning. When he returned to the camp, he secretly sent a confidant.

Nan'ao Island, explain the situation of Shi Lang's attack to Chen Kai, so as to make early preparations.

Unexpectedly, the confidant went out and came back after a while. He directly told Ke Chenmei that he saw Chen Kai at the dock and was walking towards the camp in Rongqi Town outside the city.

Seeing this, Ke Chenmei rushed to notify his brother, but by the time they arrived at the camp in Rongqi Town, Chen Kai had already confronted Shi Lang in Zheng Chenggong's Chinese army tent, but it was still a step too late.

"To use this kind of rags to equip the army is to make fun of the lives of the soldiers."

"Then according to General Shi's intention, is it to make the eight-petal iron helmet used in the army uniforms?"

"Huh, that's just the minimum."

Faced with the accusation, Chen Kai did not refute, but seemed to make Shi Lang even more arrogant. However, after hearing Shi Lang's words, Chen Kai shook his head and then said to him: "Fujian is in chaos, and Fujian Iron's output has plummeted.

, there is insufficient iron material, there is nothing we can do about it. As for the eight-petal helmet, in my opinion, it is just a few pieces of iron, and there is not much difference between whether it is made or not. On the contrary, the rattan helmet, I suddenly
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