Zhang Zhong, son of Zhang Fu, was already waiting at the Wu'anzhou Port in Jiaozhi (now Haiphong City Port). The Ming army surrounded the port for fear of any problems.
Next to Zhang Zhong is Ma Qi, the eunuch of the Jiaozhi Supervisory Army.
Ma Qi is a thin man, he is old, but his life must be very nourishing, and his overall condition is excellent.
"Your Majesty, I heard that you have met His Royal Highness the Prince of Zhujiang County before?" Ma Qi asked Zhang Zhong to inquire about something.
However, Zhang Fu and his son had always been at odds with Ma Qi. They hated this cunning and profit-seeking eunuch.
Zhang Zhong snorted: "His Royal Highness the Prince of Zhujiang County and I are both beautiful and beautiful, so naturally we are very familiar with each other. This time His Highness comes to supervise the army in person, he will definitely be able to clear away the haze and clear up Jiaozhi."
Ma Qi smiled crookedly, thinking that the handsome man with the same name as Zhang Zhong must be quite average-looking.
"Your Majesty, I captured two Jiaozhi beauties yesterday. Do they need to be sent to your military tent?" Ma Qi said with a smile.
Zhang Zhong was a little angry, who did he think he was, and bluntly refused: "Ma Jianjun, if you make such remarks again, don't blame me for being rude."
"The Crown Prince is really an upright person. I'm just worried that the soldiers outside will spread the rumors that the Crown Prince has a habit of Longyang, and I'm afraid that the reputation will be spread badly. I also want to help the Crown Prince."
Zhang Zhong became very angry when he mentioned this. I don’t know when it started, but there was a rumor in the army that he had the habit of Longyang because he liked to dress up. It was also often said that some officers and men in the army were handsome, so it spread.
, Zhang Zhong even felt that Ma Qi did it on purpose.
What is Longyang's habit? It's just a sympathy between handsome guys.
"The Qing Dynasty will self-Qing Dynasty, but there are villains who set it up." Zhang Zhong looked at Ma Qi coldly.
"I am also thinking about the prince. The power of rumors is too great. The prince will be clean, but he will be clean. However, it is also quite detrimental to the British general and the old general."
Zhang Zhongzheng was about to argue with Ma Qi, but at this time, the outline of a huge treasure ship gradually appeared on the sea, and the fleet arrived.
Zheng He also saw the welcoming team at the port through his telescope.
It was originally a calm day, but suddenly a group of people rushed out of the mountains and forests in the distance.
The Le Dynasty rebels in Jiaozhi somehow learned that Zhang Zhong and others were coming to the port to pick up people today and were ambushing them outside.
An attack was launched immediately. There were at least three to four thousand people from Wuyang and Wuyang, but Zhang Zhong only brought a thousand people, and they were surrounded in the port. The ambush of the Jiaozhi rebels was very concealed, and it came suddenly. Zhang Zhong and others
No one expected it.
"Return to the port and hold on." Zhang Zhong immediately issued the order.
The two sides fought hand to hand, and the two sides started fighting without saying a word. These rebels regarded the Ming army as their mortal enemies.
In the fleet, both Zhu Zhanzhen and Zheng He had seen this sudden situation through telescopes.
Zheng He immediately waved the offensive flag, and other warships had some doubts because they could not see the situation on the shore.
Zhu Zhanzhen shouted: "The flying Henanese is advancing at full speed, and the entire army is ready to attack with artillery."
The flying Henanese took the lead, and the dark warship was particularly conspicuous. Zheng He waved the battle flag, and Zhu Zhanzhen advanced at full speed. Although the other warships could not see the situation in the distance, they all followed.
Steam warships are faster and more flexible than treasure ships, so the steam warships must set off first.
After getting closer, other warships saw that the port shore was already in chaos. The Cochin rebels were besieging the port. However, the Cochin army's equipment was relatively poor, and our army had a favorable geographical location. There were some fortifications at the port, so short of
It is impossible for the Cochin rebels to break in during this time.
Zhu Zhanzhen waved the Yongle Emperor sword to direct the warships to divide into two sides. He led the team to the left and detoured around the periphery of the port.
"Broadside fire."
The flying Henanese was facing the shore with its side facing the shore. The dark gun barrels kept spraying fire snakes, and the shells fell one after another.
The second-generation steam warships have faster artillery power and faster reloading than previous steam warships. In addition to daily training, the Guangdong Navy also has a very important basic training, which is the rapid reloading of artillery. Training
The results were vividly displayed in the battle.
The shells fell among the crowd, exploding into bloody foam. The Cochin rebels were suddenly attacked from the sea, which made them panic.
The commanders of the Cochin rebels were incompetent and could not organize an effective counterattack in the face of sudden situations. Of course, they did not have much ability to counterattack attacks from the sea.
The accuracy of this kind of bombing is limited, but the outer areas of the port are full of Cochin rebels. What kind of accuracy is required? If it can hit people in a wide range, it will be fine.
As the warships on the left and right sides began to bombard, the morale of the Cochin rebels was shaken, and they began to flee in order to save their lives.
Zhang Zhong's men chased him for 200 meters. In line with the principle of chasing an enemy when he is poor, he asked all his men to retreat.
Today's sudden attack made Zhang Zhong look cold.
This area is occupied by the Ming army, of course only the city, and there are many in the Jiaozhi Mountains. It is possible for them to go around the mountains.
However, for such a large-scale army to go around, it must be a premeditated march. They knew 100% that Zhang Zhong brought people to the port to pick up people today, but the time was not right. When they took their positions, the warship was already approaching.
It's over, otherwise it's really hard to say who will win today.
Zhang Zhong suddenly thought that these rebels were not coming for him, but from Zhu Zhancheng's fleet. No matter why, there must be spies in the army.
The first thing Zhang Zhong thought of was the eunuch Ma Qi. However, although Ma Qi was doing all kinds of things in Jiaozhi and imposing excessive taxes, it was impossible to say that he was colluding with the Jiaozhi people. After all, the Jiaozhi people hated Ma Qi, and Ma Qi looked down on the Jiaozhi people.
Fortunately, the Cochins underestimated the speed and power of steam warships.
As for the spies, we will investigate again when we go back.
The Henan people's number that was flying towards docked. The port here was not big, so the treasure ship did not approach. Zhu Zhanyi got off the ship first.
When he saw Zhu Zhanzhen for the first time, Ma Qiren was stunned.
How did this handsome young man become so beautiful as Zhang Zhong?
Are the aesthetic tastes of men, women, old and young in Yingtianfu so varied now?
Zhang Zhong stepped forward quickly, saluted Zhu Zhanzhen and said: "Jiaozhi Northern Army, Commander Zhang Zhong has met His Royal Highness the Prince of Zhujiang County."
Seeing the second most handsome man in the world again, Zhu Zhanzhen supported him and said, "Commander Zhang, thank you for your hard work. Just now I saw that there are many rebels. How come there are so many people here?"
Ma Qi spoke: "Reporting to Your Highness, there are many mountainous areas in Jiaozhi, and the roads are complicated. There are many rebels hidden in the mountains and forests, and it is difficult to completely eliminate them."
"Who are you?"
"Weak minister, Ma Qi, the commander of the Jiaozhi Army, please see His Royal Highness the Prince of Zhujiang County."
Before coming to Jiaozhi, Zhu Zhanzhen sent a letter to Zhu Di specifically to ask about the eunuch Ma Qi.
We often hear about Ma Qi's evil deeds and excessive levies, which aroused resentment among the people of Jiaozhi. However, as a eunuch in charge of the army, he held a very stable position, and Zhu Di never blamed him. This made Zhu Zhanzhen very puzzled, so he sent a letter to ask.
The reply letter from Zhu Di was just one line, which was beyond Zhu Zhanzhen's expectations: "Ma Qi can be trusted absolutely."
Why did the emperor use eunuchs? Because eunuchs could not resist his will. Compared with civil servants and military generals, eunuchs had inherent flaws. In some matters, Zhu Di would deliberately use eunuchs.
Suppressing military generals and civil servants is also to consolidate their rule.
Therefore, even though Ma Qi had a very bad reputation outside, Zhu Di kept letting him stay in Jiaozhi, because Ma Qi himself would never rebel. He won Zhu Di's trust, and instead became a pawn for Zhu Di to check and balance the generals outside.
People like Ma Qi are also very smart. They know that as long as Zhu Di is backing him up, no one can do anything to him. In his letters to Zhu Di, he always tells Zhu Di everything about the situation in Jiaozhi. Of course, he has done bad things.
I will find the reason and round it out.
"Ma Jianjun, I often hear Grandpa Huang mentioning you, and today I finally have a chance to see you."
"I am terrified."
Zhang Zhong didn't understand why Zhu Zhanzhen had such a good attitude towards Ma Qi.
Zheng He came over in a small boat. Ma Qi and he were old acquaintances. The two met several times when Zheng He sailed to the West and docked.
"Let's go to Hanoi first to meet with General Zhang Fu to discuss the next battle plan."
Zheng He and Zhu Zhanzhen left their fleet near the port. Zheng He's fleet had a large number of people. Even if there were still enemy attacks, it would be easy to deal with them with the power of steam warships.
Zhu Zhanyi and others were riding in a carriage. Unexpectedly, Zhu Zhanyi arrived on Ma Qi's carriage, which made Zhang Zhong even more puzzled.
Do handsome guys want to embarrass handsome guys?
Ma Qi's carriage was unexpectedly luxurious and comfortable. Xiaosheng followed him, but he did not take Chu'er with him when he disembarked this time.
"Ma Qi."
"I'm here."
"You know a lot about Jiaozhi. I asked His Majesty before coming here. Your Majesty said that I can discuss anything with you."
"I am afraid, but I am willing to do my best for Your Majesty, Your Highness." Ma Qi smiled happily, and it was obvious that His Highness still valued him.
Zhu Zhanyang said straight to the point: "The leader of the Li Chao rebels who rebelled this time is named Li Li. I need information about him and other important members."
Ma Qi took out a booklet from the box in the carriage and said, "It has been prepared for His Highness." He had already thought that Zhu Zhanzhen might want such a thing, so he prepared it early.
"Li Li has several generals under his command, including Pan Liao, Zheng Gongzheng, and Li Hung as his right-hand men. Now Li Li calls himself the King of Pingding."
"Some time ago, our army fought with them and regained the northern boundary of Jiaozhi. However, when they pursued to the boundary of Kamshui in Qinghua, they were ambushed. General Zhang Fu retreated. The ministers repeatedly asked the general to take advantage of the victory and pursue him, but General Zhang Fu did not
Hopefully, there will now be a stalemate between the North and the South."
Ma Qi still had some objections to Zhang Fu in his words and wanted to file a complaint.
Zhu Zhanzhen said while flipping through the information: "Have you ever tried to recruit people?"
"Your Highness does not know. Back then, Le Li served as an inspector in Orak District, Thanh Hoa Prefecture. However, he became frustrated and went to the mountains instead. Recruiting him was ineffective."
"Oh?" The news Zhu Zhanzhen received before was that Li Li had never been an official in the Ming Dynasty, but Ma Qi said that he had been, although it was just an inspection the size of a sesame seed and a mung bean.
"Do you have any information about Siam (Thailand) and Kamwu (Cambodia)?"
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