In July, Zheng Chenggong sent aid to suppress the pirates Chen Chun in Youzhen, Huangshan, Duqiangzhen, Wanli in Beizhen, and Huangxing in Zhongquan Town. While eliminating the threat to the Fujian Sea trade, it also gave Qing troops in Tong'an County

with a heavy blow.

In August, Zheng Chenggong decided to appoint Huang Wu, deputy general of Zuoying in Zhongquan Town, to take charge of the Ying Barracks, former general Wu Shizhen to take charge of the You Barracks, Rong Banner General Yang Jie to take charge of Qi Barracks, Lin Wencan to take charge of Dian Barracks, and Chen Xun to take charge of Zheng Barracks. Ji Renyi

Li Zhixin's fifth battalion was then established, and Zhengqi assisted Youying's fifth battalion, and quickly entered into intensive training.

It was also because Zheng Chenggong showed his firm defense of sea trade. This month, Zheng Hongkui officially decided to hand over all his troops to Zheng Chenggong. Last year, King Qin, Zheng Hongkui sent his generals Xiao Gongchen and Shen Qi and

The troops under his command were placed under the command of Zheng Chenggong, who assigned them the task of guarding Zuozhen and guarding Youzhen. This time, Zheng Hongkui sent two other generals who had followed him for many years, Shen Ming and Chen Kui, and their troops.

Entrusted to Zheng Chenggong, Zheng Chenggong granted the two men the task of guarding the front town and guarding the back town, and increased the troops and horses in these two towns to two battalions of one thousand people.

When entrusting troops and horses, Zheng Hongkui made a special trip to Xiamen Island. The uncle and nephew sat speechless in the festival hall - Zheng Hongkui wanted to explain the battle of Xiamen to Zheng Chenggong again, but he also knew that there was much more to it.

It was useless to say that he wanted to ask about Chen Kai's whereabouts, but once his mother's attitude was revealed, he still couldn't express it. In contrast, Zheng Chenggong had not thought of explaining Chen Kai's whereabouts to Zheng Hongkui. In order to reassure Zheng Zheng that he cherished his fate, he could not tell him.

The words came to their lips, but they still didn't come out. In the end, the two of them were just doing business.

The scar of betrayal will always exist in the softest place in the heart. It is almost unimaginable to heal it. Zheng Chenggong could not persuade him to trust Zheng Hongkui as wholeheartedly as he once did, and he was even more dissatisfied with Chen Kai's behavior.

Dare to inform anyone casually.

After politely saying goodbye, Zheng Hongkui returned to Baisha by boat. One of the troops of Shen Ming and Chen Kui was sent to northern Chaozhou to assist in the defense of Sanheba, while the other continued to guard Jieyang. The merger of these two troops,

It has no impact on the Southern Fujian battlefield, but it is a supplement to a certain extent on the Chaozhou battlefield.

Zheng Hongkui's surrender has reunited the Zheng Group that had been divided for many years. If we must count, Zheng Cai still has one or two thousand remaining soldiers, drifting at sea, and there is no news now, so it can basically be ignored.

Throughout August, the troops were expanded and the absorption of Zheng Hongkui's troops was completed. In September, Zheng Chenggong decided to send troops to Zhangzhou Prefecture. On the one hand, he continued to expand his influence on the ground in Zhangzhou Prefecture, while collecting grain and grass to relieve the pressure on grain and grass.

On the one hand, just like they did in Cizao, they tried to draw the Qing army out of the city and decide the outcome in the field!

In September, Zheng Chenggong personally led nearly 9,000 troops from six towns including Rongqi Town, Qinding Town, Zuoxiang Town, Aid and Suppression Left Town, Aid and Suppression You Town and Qianfeng Town to land in Zhangzhou Prefecture. The army was stationed on the Qianshan line to wait.

Qing army.

In this regard, Zhangzhou Commander-in-Chief Wang Jin knew that Zheng Chenggong was not a good opponent, so he tried to take charge. Wang Zhigang, the Fujian Left-Road Commander-in-Chief who was co-defending, did not intend to continue to team up with Wang Jin, and was determined to keep up with the pace of the three provinces' capital campaigns.

Jiangxi's killing of those rebels with weak combat effectiveness was just to prevent the soldiers from carrying out dangerous operations and their will was not very firm. However, Zhang Xuesheng, the governor of Fujian, was still in the stage where his ability was questioned by the Qing court, and he would never dare to allow the Ming army to show off its power in Zhangzhou Prefecture.

He simply sent deputy general Chen Shangzhi's troops as reinforcements to urge Wang Jin and Wang Zhigang to send troops to fight.

In late September, Chen Shangzhi's troops, Wang Jin, and Wang Zhigang completed the rendezvous and arrived near Qianshan to confront the Ming army. The Qing army was more victorious than in this battle in history, and on Zheng Chenggong's side, due to the additional troops from Chaozhou and Guangzhou,

As well as the improvement of the Ordnance Bureau's production efficiency, the six towns on the surface are still the same six towns, but the inner strength is also different from what it used to be.

A few days later, on September 25, the Qing army arrived at the Qianshan camp of the Ming army. Zheng Chenggong dispatched three units from Rongqi Town, Zuo Xianfeng Town and the Suppression Zuo Town to fight outside the wall.

The strength of the two sides was roughly equal, except that the Qing army had more cavalry. Zheng Chenggong blatantly fought with the Qing army. Wang Zhigang and Chen Shangzhi were eager to try. Wang Jin was beaten to the face by Zheng Chenggong because of the Cizao battle.

The one who was defeated actually seemed a little uneasy.

"Let's attack. The boss of Fujun is still waiting for good news."

Originally, he planned to say that after defeating the pirates, he might be able to kill and capture Xiamen Island to boost his morale. But after thinking about it, it seemed that this was a bit unlucky, so Chen Shangzhi carried Zhang Xuesheng out.

He came in a hurry and rushed to launch the offensive without much rest. This shows Zhang Xuesheng's desire for a victory. Beating the war drum, the Qing army moved forward with all its strength, stepping on the ground with heavy footsteps, and accompanied by the resonance of the ground.

The unyielding thunder of the war drums behind him shook the creatures for miles around all the time.

Mixed in with the rolling thunder was the flash of lightning as war horses galloped. On the battlefield that was constantly being squeezed by the Qing army, the cavalry of the Ming and Qing armies chased and fought. The Qing army's cavalry, which had an absolute advantage in numbers, pressed hard against the Ming army's battle formation.

The cavalry of the army tried their best to provide cover for the formation.

Occasionally, one or two cavalry or one or two teams of Qing cavalry would break away from the restraints of the Ming army. They would approach the formation, twist their waists slightly, bend their bows and set arrows, all in one go. When the fingers were gently released, they would shoot one after another.

The sharp arrows pierced the air and swept across the Ming army's battle formation with a scream.

The arrows crackled on the shields of the Ming army. Some were shot to the ground, and some were simply nailed directly to the shields. Occasionally, there would be one or two screams, which was also the first moment to react.

He suppressed it as hard as he could.

Rongqi Town, Zuoxiang Town and Zuo Suppression Support Town, these troops are the old basic troops of the Zheng Group, many of them have veterans who have fought for many years. Even though they are suppressed by the Qing army's cavalry superiority and cannot move, they still

He stayed still in front of the formation, using the shield to cover his body and his comrades behind him, without wavering at all.

The battle formation of the Qing army came like an overwhelming force. As the artillery fire from both sides spread, the space for Qingqi and dogs to fight became smaller and smaller. They gradually retreated behind their respective formations, leaving the battlefield to those fighting in formation.

infantry.

The gray-blue turbid current surged forward, vowing to extinguish the blazing flames. The Qing army formed a formation and moved forward. When they approached a hundred steps, the archers in the front row raised their bows and fired, and the rain of arrows in the sky no longer seemed like

When the Qingqi dog fights, the three or two sharp arrows shot from time to time can be predicted by a sufficiently experienced Tengpai player, so they can hold up a shield to resist.

The shields in the military formation were stretched thin. Even though the number of shields in this Fujian Ming army was much higher than the normal organization.

The arrows traced a parabola trajectory in the sky, and then rained down on the Ming army's battle formation like pouring water. Under normal circumstances, the rattan players would form a tighter shield formation and exchange the rattan cards side by side.

Stacked up, they formed turtle shell-like formations to resist this wave of shooting. However, when the Qing army's arrows came, the formation did not change at all, and they still remained waiting for the battle.

state.

As a result, casualties are almost inevitable, and the integrity of the battle formation can only be maintained by subsequent replenishment of soldiers. However, at this moment, when the Ming army officer issued the order, the tall and round Ming army warriors held their hands.

Bamboo poles as thick as bowls worked together to raise the other end high. One side after another, quilt-like cloth barriers wrapped up the dust on the ground and rose into the air. They directly blocked the trajectory of the Qing army's arrow rain.
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