Chapter 219 Night Fire (Part 2)
In the distance, there are dots of firelight, in the abyss of the sea, in the pitch-black night, even though there are a few stars, they still appear to be extraordinarily eye-catching, especially in the eyes of the Qing troops on the ship.
The fires were getting more and more dense, and they continued to magnify in the eyes of the Qing army's fleet. Ma Degong knew very well that Zheng Hongkui was reluctant to do this, and it was impossible for the Qing army to organize another fleet.
To escort them. Then no matter who comes, it may not be a good thing for them.
"Ma Shuai, what is going on?"
"What are you waiting for? Send a signal to other ships to speed up, speed up!"
The situation was so urgent that Ma Degong no longer cared about this guy. He just put it aside and ordered to speed up in order to reach the shore as quickly as possible.
The moment of race against time suddenly came, and the Qing army was no fool. Seeing that there seemed to be a fleet heading towards them from the north, they even started to speed up without Ma Degong's order. However, in the dark night there was no wind, so they could only
Driven by human power.
The Qing troops on the ship paddled the oars vigorously, and the speed was slowly increasing. However, before they sailed very far, with the light of fire in the distance, the ship at the front of the unidentified fleet had already disappeared.
The outline of the ship was revealed in the darkness. The pointed and high bow, the streamlined outer arches on both sides, and the huge hard sail dropped from the mast all showed that this was a lucky ship. Looking at the bow and mast, there was nothing wrong with it.
It will be less than eight or nine feet in length.
If it were just the Fu Ship, that would be fine. As her outline gradually became clearer, more ships began to be exposed to the eyes of the Qing army. At this moment, they were rushing over the waves of the strait, and their speed was actually faster than them.
Paddling so hard is more than twice as fast!
The ships came over the waves, and it seemed that the momentum was heading towards them. Realizing this, the Qing troops paddled even harder. As for those ships with lower sides, the Qing troops on board even picked up their spears and scabbards.
He fiddled with the water with all his strength, trying to speed it up.
The Qing soldiers on the boat rowed with all their strength, and the fine sweat gradually merged into the city river, turning into large beads of sweat dripping down. However, their hands still did not dare to stop for a moment, or even slow down.
He didn't have the courage to take a breath. However, even though the Qing army fought so hard, they could only watch the fleet in the distance getting closer and closer. On the contrary, the other side that could be roughly seen was still that
So far away.
With his eyes wide open, Ma Degong looked at the fleet in the distance. Not only the leading ship, but most of the ships behind were not much smaller, especially compared to the lucky ship he was riding on at the moment.
It can only be regarded as the smallest ship in front of the fleet. But the ship he is riding on is already the largest ship among the Qing fleet, bar none!
The fleet from the north came galloping towards me. Every time my heart beat, it seemed to be one minute closer. Time seemed to be frozen, and even the speed of passage seemed to be much slower. Ma Degong looked at it several times and looked back several times, but it was far away.
The fleet was getting closer and closer to them, but the distance between them and the coast seemed not to be even close to one centimeter.
The four words "burning with anxiety" are no longer enough to describe Ma Degong's state of mind at this moment. The reason lies in this word - even though he is at sea, his heart is already burning, all the time.
His absence burned his soul.
After a while, the fleet got closer and closer, and the sense of oppression began to approach. Ma Degong felt that breathing was gradually becoming more and more difficult. For a moment, his heart was burning and breathing was difficult. How could it be so uncomfortable? However, right now
At this time, there was a sound beside him, and Ma Degong was startled. He turned around and saw that Huang Shu had already collapsed on the deck. But before he could feel contempt, he followed the direction Huang Shu pointed.
He soon noticed that the flag in the distance clearly had a big Chinese character Zheng written on it.
The banner with the word Zheng, is it Zheng Hongkui? No, Ma Degong asked himself that he and Zheng Hongkui had a very good relationship in Zhenjiang back then. He knew this guy who only had family interests in his eyes, and logically speaking, he would never go back on his word.
Could it be that he was persuaded by Chen Kai? It's possible. After all, Zheng Hongkui's daughter is already married to Chen Kai. Maybe the son-in-law's words will actually work.
Thinking of this, Ma Degong couldn't help but shake his head secretly. According to common sense, this is indeed the case, but based on his understanding of Zheng Hongkui, this possibility is completely impossible to happen.
Apart from Zheng Hongkui, Zheng Chenggong's handsome flag is not written like this, so who else could it be? Could it be Zheng Zhibao or Zheng Zhipeng? They don't have the courage. It can't be Zheng Zhilong who escaped from Beijing, at least it can't be that Zheng Zhilong
Zhiwan faked his death and came back to life!
Today, the Zheng Group is almost reunited. They have thought of all the powerful members of the Zheng Group named Zheng who might appear here, but none of them are more likely. Fortunately, such doubts have not continued.
After too long, when the lucky boat rushing at the forefront gradually became clearer, the small characters on the upper left corner of the big flag with the word "Zheng" vaguely looked like the word "Jian", and an even greater shock hit Ma Degong.
The heartstrings of Huang Shu and others.
"Zheng Cai is back. How come Zheng Cai is back?!"
Xiamen Island was recovered by Zheng Chenggong, and Zheng Cai had disappeared for a long time. During this period, there was news that he went to Wenzhou, Zhejiang to ask for help from Lu Jianguo, but was attacked and killed. After that, there was no news again. Did he go to Japan, Southeast Asia, or was he wandering?
No one knows about the outer sea, but with the emergence of this scene, new possibilities arise.
Did Zheng Cai come back to fight for Xiamen Island like them, or had she surrendered to Zheng Chenggong, but in any case, it was not a good thing for them.
At this moment, it’s like falling into an ice cellar!
The fleet rushed towards each other. With such speed and position at this moment, they no longer had to think about whether they could escape to the shore before the fleet rushed up and crushed them. Ma Denggong shouted loudly, clamoring to fight with them.
The Ming army fought to the death, but at the same time, he inadvertently glanced at a few close associates around him. The latter understood and issued an order to the Qing fleet to fight with greater momentum.
Next, after the Qing fleet received the order, they completely gave up their plans to escape. Armed with spears, waist knives, infantry bows, cavalry bows, and even oars, they stood on ships of all sizes, ready for battle.
It was the biggest regret that we were not able to bring the artillery on board. But with these small boats and the artillery put on, there was no need for enemy attacks. The recoil alone would have shaken the ship apart. Fortunately, this
Most of the Qing troops were veterans who had been fighting for many years. They had rich combat experience and were much better at martial arts than the soldiers of the Zheng family. They firmly believed that as long as the Zheng family soldiers in this fleet dared to jump on board or get close enough,
If you give them a chance, they will definitely be able to defeat the current fleet, and maybe even capture some ships and bring them back.
They had absolute confidence in melee combat, especially once they thought that Zheng Cai was still a loser who was chased all over the street by Zheng Chenggong. Such encouragement was exaggerated by the officers, and they became even more confident. However, they were even more confident.
Chapter completed!