The fire that soared into the sky lit up the Xiamen beach red, and also weakened Zheng Jun's fighting spirit.
Veteran Hong Xishan played the slogan of "cutting off the queen".
After seeing that Hongxi Mountain was about to be destroyed, Zhu Chenggong sighed and ordered to retreat to Kinmen.
Huang Ting, Lin Yi, Lu Jue, Hong Zheng, and Gan Hui all led their fleets to turn around and head for Kinmen.
"Turn!"
Hong Xishan hoisted his command flag, and his twenty ships were divided into two teams, changing from column to horizontal, blocking the way of the Qing warships.
"Fire! Sink them!"
Chen Tai stood on a large ship and hurriedly gave orders. Zheng Jun had lost his military morale. He just happened to annihilate them at sea. Otherwise, he would let the tiger return to the mountain and there would be endless troubles.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Hundreds of Qing warships fought against Hong Xishan's twenty ships. Zheng Jun refused to retreat, and the burning warships effectively blocked the pursuers.
An hour later, all twenty Zheng Jun's warships caught fire and sank, and the sun and moon flags slowly slid into the sea
Hong Xishan's warship is sinking and tilting badly.
He climbed to the bow, aimed at clearing the ship, and lit the match.
"Boom!"
A Qing army boat was caught on fire.
Chen Tai sighed and put down his telescope, "This navy man with a pseudo-national surname is so stubborn!"
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Kinmen means "as solid as gold and strong as sea gate".
The Zheng family attached great importance to the coastal defense of Kinmen, and built dozens of large and small forts. However, no matter how strong the coastal defense was, it could not withstand the Qing army's large number of ships and troops. Under the Qing army's offensive, Dada, Erdan, Beiding and other surrounding areas
The islands were lost one by one, and soon only Kinmen Island and Lieyu remained.
The situation is extremely critical!
At the critical moment, Hongyan delivers a letter.
Hongyan is an exaggeration, but he is actually a messenger who risked his life and took a boat to Kinmen.
"Did Duke Jianguo ask you to deliver the letter?"
"Exactly".
Zhu Chenggong was very surprised. Why did Zheng Cai write to him? Ever since he killed his brother Zheng Lian and annexed the Jin and Xia Islands, he and his clan brother have been on the same page.
Is this a letter to ridicule me? Want to see my jokes?
Zhu Chenggong opened the letter, and a few lines of strong and powerful characters came into view. At first glance, it was written by the martial artist Zheng Cai.
"Damudaijian: When Xicai was young and helpless, he was taught by his lord, but he was troubled by many things, and he was ashamed and ridiculed. When he grew up, he was given military training, and his followers were too numerous to be used. He was greedy for power and power, which caused his brothers and sisters to suffer.
We believe in each other; we have great ambitions, and we have the same roots. Every time I think of this, I can't sleep all night. King Jing, who oversees the country, has great talents and strategies, drives away the smell of smell, and restores my clothes. We brothers, we are ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and we look forward to the wind.
To vote is truly the most righteous thing in the world. If my brother is willing to come, Cai will sweep the couch to welcome me. In front of the Madam, I beg to say hello to you. It’s warm and cold at first, so I beg to take a photo. Brother Cai, sincerely.”
After reading this letter, Zhu Chenggong felt ashamed and ashamed.
Zheng Cai's letter was not at all humiliating or meant to ridicule Zhu Chenggong. First, he recalled how grateful Zheng Zhilong was to him for being kind to him; then he deeply reflected on himself and blamed himself, saying that he was mediocre in the first place. However, he was greedy for power and refused to hand over his troops, horses and territory to Zhu Chenggong, which led to the tragedy of fratricide. Then, he persuaded Zhu Chenggong to surrender to King Jing as soon as possible for the sake of the world's justice. Finally, he gave some kind words. , say hello to Mrs. Huang for me, the weather is changing a lot, you must take care of yourself!
Zheng Cai's letter was so heavy that Zhu Chenggong couldn't breathe. He killed Zheng Lian, but Zheng Cai was so magnanimous and persuaded him to submit to Prince Jing regardless of past grudges. The more he did this, the more he appeared to be a villain. That’s it!
Alas! Zhu Chenggong hesitated.
Perhaps it was during this period that the swan geese were flying particularly diligently. Soon, he received a second letter, written by his mentor Qian Qianyi, the leader of Jiangnan literary circles.
When Zhu Chenggong entered the Nanjing Imperial College for further studies, Zheng Zhilong specially asked his son to become his disciple Qian Qianyi, a famous scholar from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. When Qian Qianyi saw this young man, he was very handsome and would definitely become a pillar of the country in the future! He built a "big tree" for him. Good guy, my original alias was Mingyan, but after I became a disciple of Qian Qianyi, my alias changed to Damu.
Over the years, Qian Qianyi has been secretly planning to fight against the Qing Dynasty, often reporting Qing army intelligence to Zhu Chenggong, and the relationship between master and apprentice is very close.
"Damu Reading: Saying farewell at the beginning of spring, suddenly the year is cold, and it has been six years since I came. Birds are playing in the spring garden, breaking willows and holding hands to say goodbye. Posts are galloping in the winter ridge, caressing the calyces of plum blossoms to increase their feelings. I heard that Damu is cutting down Fujian and breaking up divisions. Still trapped on an isolated island, I still respect the late emperor and do not change my righteousness. I am truly my disciple! However, the Tartars invaded the country and insulted my clothes. This is the end of the world! The late emperor has died. King Jing is benevolent and does not respect the king's orders. Instead, he commits suicide as a lonely minister. "Isn't that stupid! If you follow the Holy Lord and make the northern expedition to the Central Plains, wouldn't it be of great benefit to the world! If what you ask for is obeyed, all the people will be very lucky! A humble teacher will make his hands white."
After reading Qian Qianyi's letter, Zhu Chenggong was a little moved. But he still wanted to wait. He was waiting for news from the chief executive (Taiwan).
Zheng Zhilong had been a high-ranking official for a long time, but he gave up after being recruited by the Ming Dynasty. Despite this, the Zheng family still retains considerable influence in Taiwan.
After Zhu Chenggong's defeat, he wanted to find a base where he could raise troops. He thought of the senior officials. He sent people to secretly contact his father's old friend He Bin, the general of the Hongmao Yi people, and Guo Huaiyi, the elder of Shimei Village near Chican City. , looking for opportunities to seize important officials as the foundation for establishing a career.
A while ago, He Bin wrote to him to persuade him to seize Da Yuan. The letter said that Da Yuan's fertile land is thousands of miles away, and it is the territory of the king. If he gets this land, he can conquer his country. If he can cultivate it, he can feed himself, even chickens. Cages, fresh water, and even nitrate and sulfur are available. It crosses the sea and connects to foreign countries. It builds ships, masts and rudders, and copper and iron are not in short supply. It is moved to the townsmen and the families of soldiers. It takes ten years to gather and educate. And a country can be rich, its army can be strong, and it can attack and retreat, which is enough to compete with other countries.
He was overjoyed after seeing this. As an ambitious hero, he would never submit to anyone unless he had to. Wouldn't it be great to dominate one side?
Wait, wait for the news from Hongyan.
Soon, he received a letter from He Bin and Guo Huaiyi. The letter stated that in order to deal with the Francons, the red-haired barbarian governor Feuerberg had fortified the city of Relandja (Anping Castle) and the general people's army.
The city defense of Zhecheng (Chikanlou) was also armed with thousands of Taiwanese "Tufan" from Xingang, Madou, Xiaolongmu, Jialiuwan and other communes as servants. When he came to take Taiwan, he must bring more
Soldiers and horses.
Bring more soldiers and horses? Zhu Chenggong couldn't help but smile bitterly. He only had more than 10,000 remnant soldiers left in total. How could he bring more soldiers and horses? Moreover, the army rations were not enough.
He knew very well how powerful the Red Mao Yi people were. Their ships were fast and their artillery was fierce, and they were flying at high speed on the sea. To fight against the big men, he estimated that without twenty to thirty thousand soldiers and horses, they would not be able to defeat them in half a year.
Now that we have no soldiers and no food, what can we do to regain the big officials?
Alas! The situation is pressing! Zhu Chenggong had no choice but to surrender to Zhu Hengjia!
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"Wonderful victory!"
With the cheers of the Qing army, a "Qing" flag was planted on Taiwu Mountain, the highest peak of Kinmen Island.
After a bloody battle, the Qing army finally captured this "impregnable, powerful Haimen" island.
After hearing that Zhu Chenggong had surrendered, Zhu Hengjia ordered him to retain the title of Zhongxiao and the national surname Zhu given to him by Emperor Longwu. He also gave his troops an establishment of 12,000 people and transferred them to the command of the Fujian Navy Admiral and the Marquis of Dinghai, Sun Gui.
In order to better control Zhu Chenggong, Zhu Hengjia also ordered that Zhu Chenggong and his family members be resettled in Chaozhou Prefecture, Guangdong.
After doing all this, Prince Jing of the country was secretly proud. No matter how powerful he was, he could not escape the clutches of Gu.