Hearing that the Ming Army had captured Pinghe County, Qing Jingnan General Chen Tai could no longer stay in Fuzhou. He left the veteran general Xi Fu to garrison Fuzhou, and he took 40,000 soldiers and horses, traveling both by land and water, to Quanzhou.
"Commander, Zhang Xuesheng, the governor of Fujian, wants to see you."
As soon as Chen Taigang set up camp outside Quanzhou Fuzhi City, Zhang Xuesheng came to see him.
A dignified governor of a province must give him face. Although Niu Hulu and Chen Tai had a dusty journey, tired horses and saddles, they still patiently received Zhang Xuesheng.
"Zhang Futai, who is this?"
Chen Tai couldn't help but be curious when he saw Zhang Xuesheng was followed by a general with thick eyebrows, big eyes, a big face and a wide forehead.
"Commander, this is Shi Lang, the left vanguard of the former pseudo-guo surname. Now he is the deputy general of Tong'an in our Qing Dynasty. We have urgent military information to report."
"Shi Lang?"
Chen Tai had some impression that this man was the most powerful general under the pseudo-Guo surname and was familiar with Zheng Ni's inside story.
He thought of the story in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" about Cao Mengde subduing the Yellow Turban generals and quelling the Yellow Turban Rebellion. After the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the Pass, many generals liked to read Chinese books, and Chen Tai especially liked to read "Three Kingdoms".
Well, this person is available.
Chen Tai put on a smile and was very approachable, "Are you Shi Lang? I know you, you are very brave in battles! You always rush to the front. I heard that you are also nicknamed 'Hai Thunderbolt'. Over the years, You helped the pseudo-Kingdom surname attack the city and seize territory, causing peace in Fujian. Especially in the battle of Yunxiao Town, you killed Zhang Guozhu, our deputy general of the Qing Dynasty. That Zhang Guozhu was my favorite general!"
When Shi Lang heard this, he was very frightened, "If you don't understand the destiny and resist the imperial court, you will be punished by death!"
"Hey", Chen Tai laughed loudly, "The two armies are fighting, each is his own master. What crime is the general guilty of? What I love most in Manchuria is a hero. The general surrendered to our Qing Dynasty. I am very happy, so what? Are you willing to punish the general? Hahaha!"
Seeing Chen Tai admiring Shi Lang, Zhang Xuesheng hurriedly struck while the iron was hot, "Commander, the army of the puppet king Jing of the Ming Dynasty is attacking Zhangzhou. If the puppet king of Quanzhou joins with them, the thieves will become fierce. Jin must be wiped out as soon as possible, and the two islands of Xiamen Yes. Shi Lang came here just to offer the policy of counterfeiting the country's surname."
"Oh? Vice General Shi, how many remnants of the puppet country's surname are left? What can you do to counter them?"
"Commander, Zheng has more than 20,000 troops left, including 5,000 land divisions and 16,000 to 16,000 naval divisions. The last general is familiar with the waterways leading to Jin and Xia Islands, and is willing to be the vanguard to guide the army to the islands. Zheng's generals, Su Mao, Wan Li, and deputy generals Huang Wu, are all retired from the old army. I would like to write a letter to recruit them."
Chen Tai was overjoyed: "Vice General Shi quickly recruited and surrendered his subordinates with the pseudo-Guo surname, and told them that no matter what position they held there, they would still hold the same position after surrendering to the Qing Dynasty and would not be demoted."
Shi Lang wrote a letter of surrender to Su Mao, Wan Li, and Huang Wu. He had high hopes for Su Mao and Wan Li. They had both served as his lieutenants and had a close friendship. Especially Su Mao, who was recruited by Zhu Chenggong was imprisoned and was about to die. It was Su Mao who missed his old relationship and let him escape.
As a result, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
Although Su Mao saved Shi Lang's life, he was unwilling to become a traitor with Shi Lang. Both he and Wan Li refused Shi Lang's surrender.
The east is not bright, but the west is bright. Huang Wu, who did not have high hopes, agreed to surrender.
Huang Wu was originally a police officer in Pinghe County, Zhangzhou. That year, Shi Lang, as Zhu Chenggong's vanguard, captured Yunxiao Town, which shocked Pinghe County. Huang Wu killed the magistrate of Pinghe County and defected to Zheng's army. The two had some friendship. Over the years, Zhu Chenggong was too busy doing things.
He was ruthless, killing his brothers and uncles, and eradicating dissidents. Huang Wu refused to accept it. He also saw that the Qing army was powerful and his side was defeated repeatedly. He was somewhat discouraged and surrendered.
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The night in Xiamen is quiet. Except for the bonfires and lanterns on the shore, there is not a trace of light.
Few people dare to sail to the island at night. If they are not careful, they will hit the rocks and die.
Shi Langgan, he is too familiar with Xiamen’s waterways.
He and Zhangzhou General Feng Junrui led 3,000 men and 60 ships at the front, followed by 3,000 soldiers and horses who had won the victory.
Chen Tai was familiar with "Three Kingdoms" and was afraid that Huang Wu was pretending to surrender, so he did not dare to send Manchu soldiers to Xiamen at night. He only sent some green soldiers there. If it was really a trick of the Ming army to pretend to surrender, it would only be a shameful death.
Injuring the very foundation of Manchuria.
"Vice Admiral Shi, if you sail at night, will you encounter Zheng Jun's sentry ship?"
Feng Junrui was a little worried. He had suffered at the hands of Navy Zheng Jun.
"Don't be afraid. At this time, Zheng Jun's sentry ship is northwest of Xiamen, not here." Shi Lang was very calm. Because there was a traitor, he knew the movement patterns of Zheng Jun's sentry ship well.
When we finally got ashore, Shi Lang personally held up the big lantern and flashed it three times, bright and dark, and three bright and three dark lights came from the shore.
Huang Wu came to greet Shi Lang in person.
Shi Lang was very excited and gave Huang Wu a bear hug, "Brother Huang Xian, from now on, brother Xian and I depend on each other for life and death. If I, Shi Lang, have a mouthful of food, my brother Xian will have a mouthful of food."
Six thousand Qing troops were hiding in Huang Wu's camp, preparing to give the Ming army a fatal blow.
"Attack!"
Chen Tai issued a military order, and Fujian Navy Commander-in-Chief Gai Yipeng and Vice-Admiral Qiang Shiju led 20,000 naval troops and 400 warships to attack Xiamen; behind them were hundreds of sand ships and other transport ships carrying blue ships.
Pay tribute to Dong Alai, Li Shutai, Huni Yaluohe, and the Lu division of Suk Saha.
"Array!"
Following Zhu Chenggong's order, generals Huang Ting, Lin Yi, Lu Jue, Hong Xishan, Hong Zheng, and Gan Hui arrayed themselves on the sea.
Zheng's army had been traversing the sea for many years, and their formations were tight and orderly. They quickly formed a column of ten or eight ships and attacked the Qing navy.
"Boom!"
A large ship of the Qing army opened fire. Gai Yipeng was very satisfied with his new ship.
This kind of ship is larger than the Dafu ship. It is made of ironwood, has a long head and body, and is very strong. It uses porous rudder and watertight compartment technology. The sail area is the largest in the world at that time, and it is equipped with more guns than ordinary ships.
There are many lucky boats. It is somewhat similar to the new No. 1 big lucky boat ordered by Zhu Hengjia. The common disadvantage is that the speed is slow.
The navy is a money-burning service. After Zhu Hengjia ordered the use of iron pear wood to build the new No. 1 Dafu ship, the Qing government no longer used pine and fir, which is prone to insects, and also used iron pear wood to build Guangzhou ships. Zhu Hengjia used plywood, and the Qing government also used it.
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"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The sound of gunfire continues.
Zhu Chenggong rode a fast boat and shuttled between the various fleets to command. There were many Qing warships and Zheng Jun had rich experience in naval battles, so they were inextricably killed.
"General, there's a fire in Xiamen!"
A scream interrupted Zhu Chenggong's command. He turned around and saw that on Xiamen Island, beacon fire was blazing into the sky.
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"Kill!"
Shi Lang rushed to the front, his rage for revenge making him fearless of death.
Ma Jinggong, Feng Junrui, and Huang Wu followed Shi Lang and rushed towards the city on the left.
The general of the Zheng army guarding the island was Su Mao, the left vanguard, who was assisting Wang Qifeng in the right town of Wanli and Tieqi Town. Su Mao and Wang Qifeng blocked the landing of the Qing army near the beach on the island, and there were only more than a thousand defenders of Wanli in the city. Caught off guard, the Qing army broke into Zhongzuosuo City.
Wanli led his army to attack the Qing army. When he saw Huang Wu, he was furious: "Huang Wu, do you want to surrender to the enemy?"
Wan Li and Huang Wu are authentic fellow villagers, both from Pinghe County, and they usually have a good relationship.
"Brother Wan, the Qing army has landed on the island. Those who know the current affairs are heroes. Surrender!"
"I'll kill this thing you don't want from your ancestors!"
Wanli cut down a Qing soldier with one strike and rushed towards Huang Wu.
Huang Wu was shocked. He was very familiar with the villagers. He knew that with his own martial arts, he was definitely no match for Wan Daxia.
Yes, Wan Daxia, a famous hero in Zhangzhou Prefecture. Wan Li's original surname was not Wan, but Chen. When he was traveling in the world, he met seventeen brothers, and eighteen of them became sworn brothers to Jinlan. All of them changed their surnames to Wan, and took "
It means "all people are of one heart".
Huang Wu was once a public servant, but Wanli was a big thief. It was natural for the public servants to catch thieves, so they had to fight against each other. No one knew what the outcome was. Anyway, at this moment, when Huang Wu saw Wanli coming to kill him, he turned around and ran away.
When Shi Lang just entered the city, he suddenly saw a chaos in the rear team. When he looked again, Wanli was coming.
He was furious. He thought he was kind to Wanli. He recommended Wanli to Zhu Chenggong and took care of Wanli like a younger brother these years. Unexpectedly, Wanli refused his offer of surrender!
"Bang"
Wanli's heavy sword and Shi Lang's broadsword collided.
"Brother Shi, you are a Han, how can you surrender to the Tatars? It's not too late to turn back quickly!"
"Hahaha! It doesn't matter whether they are Han or Manchu, as long as I can avenge my father's murder and brother's murder, I will not hate you even if I die!"
The heavy sword swims like a snake, and the broadsword pounces like a tiger. One wants to be loyal to the country, and the other wants to avenge his father. The kindness of the past is gone, and some are just killing, killing, killing!
Feng Junrui arrived, took out the arrow, and with a "swish" sound, it hit Wanli's shoulder. Wanli paused, and Shi Lang's knife arrived. The knife was so fast, it flashed brightly, and the big head fell to the ground.
Feng Junrui asked: "Who is this person? He is so brave."
There were tears in Shi Lang's eyes, "Support the Wanli campaign in Youzhen."
"Wanli? One of the five tiger generals who pretended to have a national surname? Sure enough," Feng Junrui laughed loudly, "Vice General Shi, you and I have made great achievements this time!"
The city of Zhongzuosuo fell and a fire broke out. In Sumao outside the city, Wang Qifeng saw the fire and hurriedly gathered 3,000 people to kill him.
Ma Degong, Shi Lang, Feng Junrui, and Huang Wu led their troops to kill the two.
Although Wang Qifeng was a cavalry general, most of Zhu Chenggong's cavalry were lost in the battle to capture Fuzhou. Now he only has fifty cavalry under his command, and the rest are infantry.
"Da da da!"
Wang Qifeng rushed towards the Qing army with fifty cavalry, hoping to disrupt the Qing army's formation and create opportunities for Su Mao's troops behind.
"Kill!"
Su Mao's infantry followed Wang Qifeng and rushed forward.
"Put the gun up!"
Ma Degong issued a military order. In front of the Qing army's formation, long spears stood up like a forest.
"Click"
After a horseman was shot, his spear broke and he fell to the ground.
"Poof!"
One rider cut off the spear head and rushed into the formation.
Kill! Kill! Kill! Wang Qifeng's charge went as fast as it came. Fifty cavalry were too few and could not break through an army formation of more than 6,000 people.
"Bang! Bah! Bah!"
After several gunshots, Wang Qifeng lost consciousness, and his body was still facing the direction of the charge.
"Kill me!"
Ma Degong issued an attack order, and the Qing army rushed towards Su Mao's military formation. Outnumbered, Su Mao was surrounded by Qing troops.
Shi Lang was very grateful to Su Mao. If Su Mao hadn't let him go privately, he would have died by Zhu Chenggong's sword.
"Brother Su Xian, the matter has come to this, and there is no point in resisting. Surrender! Brother Yu, I will keep you safe!"
Su Mao laughed miserably: "Brother Shi, if we have different opinions, we don't want to work together. I really don't want to keep the money to meet my ancestors!"
Ma Degong became impatient and ordered: "Shoot him to death!"
Shi Lang begged for mercy: "Commander, this man saved the last general's life. I beg you, Commander, to spare his life."
Ma Degong's eyes were cold: "If you refuse to surrender, you are a traitor. Since General Shi has surrendered to our Qing Dynasty, how can he be kind to a woman?"