Since setting off on the 27th of the first lunar month, the fleet had gone through a relatively calm voyage, but at around 4 o'clock in the evening on the 25th of the second lunar month, a storm came unexpectedly.

The strong wind carried huge raindrops and swept across the boundless sea under the dark clouds. The rough waves on the sea slapped the hull of the ship heavily. Many items stored on the deck were swept away by the huge waves before they could be fixed.

The fleet was tossing in the wind and waves, and the ship's hull was swaying from side to side, threatening to capsize at any time.

Unlike on land, violent storms are raging on the sea. The more violent the wind and rain, the more violent the waves on the sea. From the time of Yinshi Gong Zheng Mian, many members of the Zheng family died at sea in each generation.

, Zheng Chenggong knew how dangerous it was to encounter a storm at sea.

The order was issued as quickly as possible, and the fleet changed course and anchored at the nearest port of Yanzhou. The storm became increasingly fierce. Fortunately, the order was issued in time, and soon the ships of the fleet left the danger zone and entered Yanzhou Port to escape the storm.

.However, Zheng Chenggong's ship may have been more severely affected by wind and waves due to its excessive size, and was never able to sail into the harbor. In the end, it was swept away by the wind and waves.

The storm is getting more and more violent, and the waves are violently impacting. There is no way to say that water is gentle. The ship is swaying, and there is a possibility of sinking at any time. Except for the sailors and helmsman, everyone else is waiting in the cabin.

As fate came to pass, only Zheng Chenggong managed to step out of the cabin holding on to the partition board with difficulty.

"Master Guo, the wind and waves are too strong. You should go back to the cabin."

The helmsman shouted at the top of his lungs, and when the sound reached Zheng Chenggong's ears, it was already insignificant because of the wind and waves. Zheng Chenggong turned his head, looked at the helmsman who was still trying his best to steer, and shouted loudly: "I am loyal and diligent to the king.

With the blessing of heaven and earth, if you do your part well, you will be able to break out of this storm!"

Zheng Chenggong held the mast, tied it with ropes, and stood proudly on the deck. The violent storm hit him, but he remained motionless, as calm and calm as ever.

This is the sea, not the land. Zheng Chenggong was born next to a rock on the seaside (note). He has been on the sea for many years. Although he has not had a good naval battle record so far, especially when he is not as good as Dang, who is now known as the first navy general in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Hu Hou Ruan Jin, but at sea, he is confident that he can withstand all hardships, just like he did when he encountered storms at sea.

Zheng Chenggong's calmness inspired the helmsman and sailors on the ship. They tried their best to control the rudder and did everything possible to make the ship go with the wind, so as to slow down the huge impact of the storm. However, in such a violent situation,

Under the storm, the mast may break at any time, and the waves hit the outer panels of the ship one after another. Under the violent shaking, every time the door of the cabin is opened and closed, it hits the door frame and partitions so hard that they almost break apart.

The shelf.

Led by Zheng Chenggong, the helmsman and sailors are still doing their best to support, but the ship is obviously almost like the door panel, almost falling apart, and may capsize at any time.

At this moment, two ships broke through the waves from the direction of Yanzhou Port. Zheng Chenggong looked around and saw the shape of the two ships. They thought they were the ships of Cai Jinfu, the commander of the internal department of Guan Zhengzhong's warships, and Shi Ju, the deputy director of the warships of Guan Zhongzhong.

Boat.

The rescue ship arrived, and all the soldiers cheered. The ship gradually approached, and a sailor wanted to go to the side of the ship and throw the rope over. Unexpectedly, a big wave hit him, and he was directly swept into the sea water and even tied up.

The rope holding him in place was also torn.

The rescue was carried out with great difficulty, and they spent a lot of energy. Finally, with the flash of lightning and thunder, they discovered a small island in front of them. The island was small and pitiful, but it was better than drifting on the sea. The helmsman controlled the ship.

, with the help of the two rescue ships, it docked in a wind-blown bay of the island, but Shi Ju's ship failed to dock successfully, and was once again involved in the ship just like Zheng Chenggong's ship just now

In the storm, it gradually faded away.

The storm was still raging in this dark night, but when it docked, it almost completely knocked Zheng Chenggong's ship into pieces, so that they had to transfer to Cai Jinfu's ship overnight.

In the early morning of the next day, the storm that had been raging all night finally exhausted its strength. Zheng Chenggong came out of the cabin. The sea returned to its former tranquility, but the surroundings were in a mess, especially the ship that could be seen from the outside.

There was water pouring into the ship, but it reminded him of everything that happened last night.

"This encounter was very dangerous. It is a great blessing that we are safe so far. However, Shi Ju's boat drifted to an unknown location, and all the money and food account books are on the boat."

"Guo Xing, don't worry. Shi Ju is from Fengwei and is used to running on the sea. He should be safe. This time it all depends on Guo Xing's loyalty and God's protection, otherwise it will be impossible to survive. It's just a cooking stove on the ship and a store of fresh water.

The water tank has been washed away by the strong waves, and I’m afraid I won’t be able to light a fire for cooking.”

After the shipwreck, it was a disaster to be able to survive. However, most of the supplies on the ship were washed away, and many daily necessities were unable to be carried out. Zheng Chenggong had to follow the soldiers to endure hunger, relying on Cai Jinfu's boat to drag

The ship being repaired moved slowly, and it was not until the afternoon that it encountered other ships coming to rescue. Shi Ji also found it again with his rich navigation experience.

After a short rest, the fleet continued sailing. On the tenth day of March, the fleet arrived near Daxing Station. There was not much firewood left on the ship and a large amount of food was lost. Zheng Chenggong sent soldiers off the ship to collect firewood, but they were attacked by the Qing army of Daxing Station.

After receiving the urgent report of the attack, Zheng Chenggong was furious and immediately sent reinforcements to Zuozhen to seize the dozens of black-tailed boats anchored at the port of Daxingsuo. At the same time, he dispatched Qianfeng Town to intercept Huizhou Qing army reinforcements.

The army besieged the city, and beacon smoke and couriers spread the news of the attack to the nearest reinforcements as quickly as possible. The Qing army marched in a hurry. Unexpectedly, on the way, they encountered Qianfeng Town at a place called Longpan Trail.

The ambush was cut off in the middle, resulting in a disastrous defeat at the hands of the three hundred Ming troops who set up an ambush in Wanli.

It turned out that after receiving the order to intercept, Wanli did not take all the troops from Qianfeng Town. Instead, he interrogated the local people and learned that Longpan Trail was the only way for the Qing army. According to his analysis, the Ming army came from afar, and the Qing army

He must have thought that the Ming army did not know the geography of this area and would not dare to set up an ambush on Panlong Path, which is too far away from the big star. But just when he was about to make this calculation, he took 300 soldiers to set up an ambush. The result was just as he expected.

In this way, the Qing army was completely defenseless and was defeated miserably by the Ming army, with almost the entire army annihilated.

Zheng Chenggong was impressed by Wanli's performance. Originally, he only thought of Wanli as a volunteer leader recruited by Chen Kai from Zhangzhou to reduce the proportion of Shi Jiajun in Zheng Chenggong's army, nothing more. Therefore, even though he has given Wanli

He was dispatched by a general soldier, but Zheng Chenggong rarely used this person, especially in important battles. But now it seems that he underestimated the original leader of the rebel army.

On March 15th, the army was fully prepared. With the Huangshan Suppression Department in Youzhen as the vanguard, they attacked the city of Daxingsuo with a single blow and wiped out all the defenders in the city. The food and grass in the city were handed over to the household officer Yang Ying to distribute among the various units.

Ship carrying.

This was Zheng Chenggong's first battle since becoming King Qin. With such a good start, the army swept away the haze of the storm and had great morale. However, on March 22, after several days of rest, the army was full of energy and ready to set off.

While King Qin was continuing his journey, the governor of Zheng Hongkui, Zheng De, came in a hurry and brought news that shocked everyone.

Xiamen Island has fallen!

Note: Zheng Chenggong was born next to a rock on the coast of Hirado, Japan. Because of Zheng Chenggong, that rock became a local attraction, called the Children's Birthday Stone.

ps: Because Zheng Chenggong was born in Japan, and his mother’s surname was Tagawa, the Japanese have always used Zheng Chenggong as a Japanese as an excuse to advocate that Taiwan belongs to Japan. The most ridiculous thing is that some Chinese people also followed suit and insisted that Zheng Chenggong was Japanese.

, are you funny guys invited from Japan?

Zheng Chenggong’s surname was Zheng, and his father’s lineage was a serious Fujianese. At that time, both China and Japan used patrilineal descent to determine nationality, so it was natural that he was Chinese. Zheng Chenggong was given the surname Zhu, and in theory he belonged to the royal family of the Ming Dynasty.

The main area of ​​activity and psychological identity are also Chinese; in addition, his mother's original surname is indeed Tianchuan, but when she married Zheng Zhilong, she was already the stepdaughter of Fujian blacksmith Weng Yihuang, so she changed her surname to Weng. In history books, Weng's daughter is also often called Weng's wife.

Concubine comes to call this woman. So no matter from any angle, the Japanese are not qualified to say that Zheng Chenggong is Japanese, just like the Koreans are not qualified to say that Confucius is theirs!

As an aside, in the past ten years, Koreans have said that this is theirs and that is theirs, but in fact they learned the craftsmanship from the Japanese. During the Meiji Restoration in Japan, there was a "research" that Genghis Khan was actually Minamoto Yoshitsune.
Chapter completed!