Chapter 748 Jia Heng: This time, even the millstone won’t work!
On the vast expanse of the river in Haimen, the shouts of killing shook the sky.
Jia Heng remained motionless, looking at Duduo not far away, his expression calm and unruffled.
Although Duduo was injured, perhaps because of his anger and regardless of the consequences, he became more aggressive than before.
But in what Wei Zhuang said to Gai Nie, anger cannot make you stronger.
If we were to say that when he was assassinated in Huanhua Tower, Duduo, who was extremely brave, could have gone on for about twenty rounds under him in a hurry, but now he can only go for three to five rounds at most.
Jia Heng didn't waste any time, and charged towards Duduo with a steel knife in his hand. For three consecutive rounds, Duduo was in a hurry, and the momentum that was fueled by anger gradually faded away.
Shockingly, he was forced to the edge of the ship's deck, cold sweat oozed from his forehead, the arm holding the knife was trembling slightly, and there was a faint stinging pain from the injury that had been numb.
"Things without eggs are really vulnerable!" Jia Heng said coldly, slashing towards Duduo's neck with one arrow, preparing to kill Duduo with one knife.
However, these words seemed to anger Dodo.
Duduo's eyes were bloodshot and he roared angrily. He advanced instead of retreating and blocked with his sword.
Following another burst of piercing screams, Duduo froze, feeling a sweetness in his throat, and blood from his mouth and nose. He immediately killed Jia Heng like a sudden storm, completely desperate for his life, and struck three times in a row.
A round later, Duduo was covered in wounds and blood.
At this moment, the shouts of killing from the surrounding soldiers and horses came from the confrontation between Chen Han's navy and the pirates. The shouts of killing were deafening.
The members of the Sihai Gang, Nujiao Gang, and Jinsha Gang also gradually developed a sense of fear and began to have other thoughts.
Because as the two sides attacked, they suddenly discovered that although the navy in front of them and the previous navy were flying the same flag, their morale and fighting will were much better than before.
Just when Jia Heng and Duoduo were fighting, the worried Su Hetai was not far away, ready to respond. Seeing Duoduo fighting bloody and hard, he could no longer resist.
After leading a dozen or so white-flag soldiers, they rushed forward with swords in their hands, guarding Duoduo behind him, and said urgently: "Master, let's go!"
Duduo gradually came to his senses amidst the pain and blood all over his body.
He is no match for Jia Heng. If they fight again, he will probably die here!
At this time, Deng Biao and a Jurchen, Niu Lu'erzhen (zuoling), led a hundred elite Jurchens, holding a sword in one hand and a shield in the other, and fought with Liu Jixian, Li Shu and other Jinyi Mansion guards.
Ping-ping-pong-pong and shouts of death were intertwined with the sound of cannon fire from the ships. The two sides fought on the deck and on both sides of the narrow and cramped ship's sides.
Jia Heng looked at Su Hetai and other soldiers who were blocking the road. His eyes were cold and stern, and without saying a word, he raised his sword and killed. Su Hetai was frightened and went towards them along with several Jurchen elites.
"Pfft!!!"
With the flash of blood, Jia Heng rushed into the flock of sheep like a tiger. The steel knife made of pure iron in his palm was either slashing or slashing. The four or five brave men of the Jurchen White Flag were basically unable to catch it, and they died on the spot in an instant!
However, a large number of Jurchen soldiers continued to charge towards Jia Heng without fear of death.
It has to be said that these Jurchen bannermen fought tooth and nail to protect the banner leader Duduo.
Liu Jixian and Chen Xiao also led their personal guards beside Jia Heng, resisting sneak attacks from the flanks.
Jia Heng swung his sword and slashed, killing one person in one step, and then five people in a row. The bodies fell in front of him, and they were spread all over the deck, gradually blocking the road, and streams of blood flowed on the deck, even slipping under his feet.
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Being unable to move for a moment hindered Jia Heng's progress, but left a glimmer of hope for Duduo.
When Su Hetai turned around, he shouted urgently: "Master, leave quickly!" He had previously disagreed with the head-on confrontation with Chen Han's officers and soldiers, but because the master lost that thing, there was a humiliating anger hidden in his heart, and he would not vent it if he did not
He had to suppress his serious illness, so he didn't try to persuade him.
Seeing this, Duduo opened his mouth, his eyes were about to burst, and suddenly he roared: "Su Hetai!"
It was clearly an extremely sharp sword light
Passing through the air, Rao Suhe Tai's neck passed by. Immediately, a big head rose into the sky with blood, and the blood surged like a spring, bright red and dazzling.
With a "pop" sound, the seven-foot-tall man's body fell to the deck.
The personal guard who had grown up with Duduo died tragically on the spot. It was like a bucket of cold water was poured on Duduo's head, which made Duduo clearly realize that he had just said that he was leading the troops personally as before.
Charging and boosting morale are totally wrong.
It's useless against Jia Heng!
At this time, Deng Biao led several personal guards and rushed over, saying urgently: "Master, leave quickly!"
As he said this, without any explanation, he and another soldier with a pure white flag jumped towards the ship through the deck with Duduo on his back.
And all this sounds very slow, but in reality it only takes a few breaths, as fast as a flash of lightning.
The more than ten soldiers beside Duduo, holding a round shield in one hand and a knife in the other, tried their best to block it. Although they were killed by Jia Heng, Chen Xiao, Liu Jixian and other personal guards one after another, even if they were killed, it would take a lot of time.
It took Jia Heng a lot of time, but because the space on the ship was too small, Jia Heng couldn't move at all.
Jia Heng saw Duduo escaping again before his eyes. His face was as gloomy as water. He and Liu Jixian beside him wiped out the Zhengbai flag soldiers who had left behind the broken Jurchen flags. He shouted: "Wave the flag, attack the enemy ship with cannons, and move towards the ship."
Shoot the arrow!"
Both sides have equal numbers of soldiers and horses. In fact, it is not easy to annihilate them all, especially if one party wants to escape, unless he abandons the handsome ship and jumps off the ship to pursue Duduo.
However, this battle did not have much advantage and could not be fought in such a sluggish manner. Jia Heng thought about this and quickly glanced at the distance. It could be seen that the pirates who were originally facing off against the official army now had several ships wandering around the edge.
Zhou Chuan had quietly left the battlefield and fled towards the outside.
And following Jia Heng's order, in an instant, bows and arrows were fired, and cannons and cannons bombarded the ship where Duduo was.
On the other side, because the pirates had lost their will to compete, Weche finally got rid of the fight with the ships of the Angry Jiao Gang, and concentrated his cannons to bombard the flag ship where Duduo was.
"Boom boom
Even the Folan cannon, which had poor range and accuracy, launched a saturation attack together. Finally, Duduo's flag ship, a tower ship as tall as a city, ignited bright flames under the gunfire and began to move toward
One side sank in the water.
Seeing that something was not going well, Deng Biao, together with a dozen or so flag soldiers, guarded Duduo, boarded a Canglong boat, and sailed toward a nearby Jinsha Gang warship. As for the more than a hundred flag soldiers with white flags on the ship, along with
More than two hundred members of the Sihai Gang and the Nujiao Gang either fled for their lives in the distance on the net-seeking shuttle boats, or jumped into the water one after another, and were shot dead by the Han army with bows on the boats.
As time passed, the Han Dynasty Navy achieved an overwhelming victory. However, the pirates fled across the board. Shangguan Rui, the leader of the Nujiao Gang, Qin Dong, the leader of the Sihai Gang, and others saw that the situation was not good early in the morning, so they led their core brothers
He left the battlefield and fled madly towards Chongmingsha.
This caused trouble to some of the leaders who were slow to react and the members of the Jinsha Gang. More than 20 large and small boats with four to five thousand sailors were tightly entangled by the officers and soldiers, making it difficult to escape.
When Deng Biao helped Duduo onto a large ship of the Jinsha Gang, seven or eight warships behind him were heavily surrounded by Han troops and were bombarded by artillery fire, struggling to cope.
"Master, it's over." Deng Biao and four or five elite men with Zhengbai flags were protecting Duduo. He looked at the ships in the distance that were difficult to escape from the Han army and said in a deep voice.
Almost all of the three hundred elite soldiers brought by this battle were lost in the naval battle, while the Jurchen soldiers were originally few, and the core number of soldiers was only about 100,000.
Duduo's face was pale, with almost no bloodshot eyes. He seemed to be still immersed in the previous death of Su Hetai, and his face was as gloomy as water.
The personal guard he had grown up with died unexpectedly in front of his eyes.
Duduo closed his eyes and felt like his heart was piercing. If he had not insisted on going his own way, but had avoided the edge first, harassed along the coast and rivers, and waited until the North Korean navy came, how could there have been such a big defeat?
He was carried away by his previous victory against Zhen Haijun, and now he wanted to avenge his previous humiliation.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of Zhen Zhu and asked: "Where is Zhen Zhu?" Deng Biao was stunned for a moment and said: "Master, he is still on the boat." Zhen Zhu was previously detained by Duduo.
Two flag soldiers were sent to guard the flag ship. The original intention was to exchange for Tushan in Yangzhou, but now the flag ship and the flag soldiers of Zhengbai Banner were all killed in one battle, so there was no need to mention it.
Duduo's face was as gloomy as water and he didn't speak for a while. He originally wanted to chop off the heads of the Zhen family members to pay homage to Su Hetai, but he couldn't do it now.
The strategy of causing trouble in the south of the Yangtze River also needs to be adjusted in time. It is necessary to mobilize 10,000 naval troops from Jeolla Province in North Korea. At the same time, we can no longer attack rashly. We must first integrate the ragtag pirates. In addition, there are 20, 30,000 people, and major events are still going on.
Can be planned.
How could the pirates have suffered such a rout if it hadn't been for the fact that their hearts had not been shaken when they encountered a little firm resistance from the army?
Duo Feng felt annoyed and his eyes dimmed.
Since he led the army from Huang Taiji, when did he encounter such a defeat? How could he have the face to return to Shengjing to see the emperor and his elder brother?
No, he can't go back, he wants revenge, even if he loses his life, he still has to take revenge!
Just when the flame of revenge ignited in Doduo's heart, several people came from the cabin of the ship that had left the battlefield. They walked closer and called: "Your Majesty."
It was Yan Qing, the leader of the Jinsha Gang, with a face that had turned into a bitter gourd. He sighed: "Your Majesty, the officers and soldiers are still chasing us. What should we do now?"
The Jinsha Gang had suffered the most losses just now. They brought 3,000 people with them when they came, and now they only have 600 or 700 left. It would be impossible for them not to complain at all against the Lu King in front of them.
But if he dared to offend the king of the captives before, now that his power has been greatly damaged, he dare not take any action, otherwise he will be annexed by other forces. Duduo raised his head, with a bit of shame on his face, and said:
"First go to the sea and hide, and then you will think about it."
But on the other side, Zhen Zhu was on the ship and heard the rumble of artillery fire outside. Then, he suddenly heard a commotion outside, and then the Jurchens who were originally guarding the corner of the aisle quickly went to the deck to check the situation with their swords drawn.
Then, he didn't come back for a long time.
Hearing the sound of "the ship is sinking", Zhen Zhu was shocked, gritted his teeth, and quickly left the cabin. Seeing that there were no Jurchens in the passage, he breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly ran to the deck.
But they saw a hail of arrows and cannonballs pouring towards the deck.
Zhen Zhu looked anxious. He saw countless ships surrounding about twenty enemy ships and launching bombardments. Some wanted to shout loudly, but how could the outside world hear them at this time.
He panicked, if the ship sank, how could he still be alive?
Suddenly his eyes lit up, and he looked at a knife not far away. He quickly ran over, took the machete, and cut the rope bit by bit. At this time, a large amount of river water was already pouring towards the cabin.
Zhen Zhu's face was ashen as ashes, but the rope seemed too thick, so he only cut a small part of it, and he couldn't help but feel anxious.
Finally, when the river water completely poured into the boat, the rope on Zhen Zhu's body was suddenly cut. The swimming skills he had developed in the navy for many years came in handy at this moment, and he swam quickly towards the broken window.
But on the other side, Jia Heng looked at the warships that were flying white flags one after another, and ordered Liu Jixian: "Wave the flag to accept the surrender of the enemy!"
Speaking of which, this was his first water battle in his previous life. Although he said before the battle that a big boat was better than a small boat, and more guns were better than fewer guns, in actual practice, only after fighting once could he feel confident.
From the current point of view, in this battle, the sea pirates and Jurchens are worse after all, and water battles are somewhat different from land battles. He will know how to arrange it next time, and after this victory, the two water battles will be worse.
The division's military morale will also be of great use in the future.
Liu Jixian responded to the order and waved the command flag. Under the approach of the navy, nearly 4,000 pirates in 18 warships abandoned their weapons and began to surrender to the official army.
Jia Heng ordered Liu Jixian: "Let Wei Che detach a thousand-man naval force and go to Haimen to patrol and wipe out the remaining bandits without any mistakes." Liu Jixian took the order and left.
At this moment, a guard from the Jinyi Mansion came over and reported: "Captain, Zhen Zhu, the military governor of Qianzhen Navy, has been rescued."
Jia Heng was surprised when he heard this, and didn't even realize who it was for a moment.
Who is Zhen Zhu?
Jia Heng reacted, his face darkened, and he shouted coldly: "Send first
People are guarding it, waiting for the imperial court's decision."
Zhen Zhu's return will only be worse than not coming back. It can be said that the impact on the Zhen family is especially bad if he doesn't come back. Half of the Zhen navy will be destroyed, and he will be captured once. How can he still have the nerve to come back?
I'm afraid the emperor will be very angry when he hears about it.
Of course, no matter how ugly his performance is, he is still a little better than Niu Jizong who surrendered to the enemy in the first place, which will directly affect the whole clan.
Chen Xiao looked at the enemy soldiers who were surrendering in the distance. His originally beautiful face was covered with sweat on his forehead and temples due to the fighting just now. A strand of hair hanging down from his mountain-shaped official hat stuck to his face.
, flushed and sweaty, making people want to pinch it.
Chen Xiao turned to look at the young man and whispered: "Some of the pirates escaped to the sea. We need to send troops to eliminate them later."
This is a battle on the water. If one party wants to escape, there is no way to stop it, unless it is surrounded from both sides, but the officers and soldiers are not dominant. It is a defeated army and a new army against the mob.
Jia Heng said: "After this battle, the pirates no longer dare to confront me head-on. Most of them are hiding on the islands and sea. As long as we send boats to patrol and cut off their supply of rice, grain, fruits and vegetables, plus these prisoners, we can
Know the hiding places of these pirates and eliminate them one by one."
After this battle, the imperial court was bound to attach great importance to the navy, and they took advantage of this period to use the salt tax to build a navy that could travel across the ocean and be equipped with red cannons. At the same time, the Jingping coastal islands were used as a means of training.
Moreover, compared to the complicated personnel in the Beijing camp, his prestige all comes from the imperial power. This navy that can gallop on the sea is also the capital for him to settle down.
If it didn't work, Australia and Song Dynasty opened up wasteland and spread military power in Nanyang.
At this time, as each ship received the surrendered pirates, the entire Haimen River gradually calmed down, because it was evening, the sky was full of sunset, and the golden-red rays of fire were shining on the river, and the ripples shimmered on the exposed masts and
We only had a brief rest on the sunken sampan.
As far as the eye can see, there are broken ships and masts, and smoke is billowing. The officers and soldiers are organizing the sailors to salvage the sunken ship and select valuable things from it, not just the treasures.
Jia Heng entered the cabin, washed his hands, and prepared to have dinner. He looked at Chen Xiao who was coming with him and whispered: "After dinner later, we will settle down at Haimen. Tomorrow we will go to Chongming Shaqing to wipe out the remaining bandits, and then we will go back."
Yangzhou."
Duduo probably escaped in a hurry this time and was wandering on the sea. The current manpower is not enough to search the mountains and seas to catch Duduo.
Chen Xiaoning frowned and asked, "Will Duduo escape back to Jurchen?"
It is a bit regretful that Duduo was not captured just now. Of course, the navy was in Fang Jian, and the personal guards around Duduo were too brave. Now that the Jurchens and pirates have been eliminated, it is already a great victory for the navy.
"I don't think so. With his temperament, he shouldn't run away back to Jurchen in despair." Jia Heng frowned, looked at the girl, and said with relief: "It's only three things, and I will definitely take his life next time."
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There are all kinds of inconveniences in water battles. If it is a land battle, Duduo will definitely lose his head under his hands. If he is allowed to wander around for a while longer.
Chen Xiao looked at the young man with firm eyebrows and said, "Then what's the next step?"
In fact, it's not that I don't know, I just want to hear what he has to say after the war.
Jia Heng picked up the teapot, poured two cups of tea, handed one cup to Chen Xiao, and said: "After this battle, Jiangnan needs comprehensive rectification, especially the navy needs to be rebuilt, not only to clean up the pirates along the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but also to fight against
The navies of Denglai and other places are cooperating to prepare for the northward march."
He mentioned in "Pinglu Policy" that he wanted to threaten Liaodong with his navy, but before he could take action, the Jurchens took the lead and disturbed the peace in the south of the Yangtze River.
Chen Xiao glanced at Jia Heng, his clear eyes flashed, and he picked up the chopsticks, thinking non-stop.
No matter what, if Duduo runs away, Jiangnan will not be at peace for a while. This way, the bandits will be able to respect themselves and gradually take control of the Jiangnan camp.
Jia Heng said: "I will write a memorial to Beijing after dinner, and the flying pigeon letter reporting the victory will be delivered first."
Two days after the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongping could unexpectedly receive the news that Zhenjun had been destroyed and Zhen Zhu was captured. Waiting for the letter to be delivered by flying pigeons would also relieve the emperor's anxious mind.
Just two
While everyone was eating, Liu Jixian entered the cabin, clasped his fists and said, "Captain, Zhen Zhu is clamoring to see you."
Jia Heng's face turned cold and he said in a deep voice, "No! After returning, I will be locked up in the imperial prison in Jinling and wait for the Holy Judgment."
This time, the millstone didn’t work either!
Zhen Zhu has been completely ruined, and half of the navy under his command has been lost. For such a defeated general, he has no military law to practice, and he is already doing it for the sake of millstones.
As long as Zhen Zhu is a bit bloody, he should find a knife to wipe his neck now, instead of bringing shame back to the Zhen family and bringing shame to the entire clan.
Moreover, the emperor had long disliked the Zhen family, and had already begun to murder him because he had not received the news of the defeat.
Liu Jixian responded and then went to find Zhen Zhu.
Chen Xiao put down his chopsticks, raised his eyes to look at the young man, and said quietly: "Those two demon concubines came to beg you, but you didn't see them either?"
Jia Heng picked up a piece of fried pork with bamboo shoots and put it in Chen Xiao's bowl with the chopsticks in his hand, and said in a clear voice: "Eat yours, you shouldn't worry about it."
Chen Xiaoyurong paused slightly, hummed softly, picked up the leek and eggs, and said, "Eat more to replenish your body."
Jia Heng: "
The Jade Rabbit sets in the west, the Golden Crow rises in the east, and before you know it, the night passes. The next day, Liangjiang Governor’s Office
Early in the morning, Shen Fang came to the noisy Liangjiang Governor's Yamen as usual. At this moment, Nanjing Six Ministries, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and other relevant officials were all here waiting for news. Compared with yesterday when officials from all the families came to Jinling, today instead
Use less.
Otherwise, just last night, some officials and their families had fled overnight to Chuzhou and other areas around Jinling to avoid disaster in advance.
Shen Fang sat down, looked at Bai Sixing, who had come to work early in the morning, and asked, "Is there still Jiangbei Army News delivered?"
Bai Sixing said: "Back to the manufacturing station, I haven't received the military report yet."
Jiang Sucheng, the minister of the Ministry of War, sighed and said: "We chased the enemy invaders yesterday, and we should have caught up with them by now. However, after so long, there is still no news. I'm afraid it's more likely to end."
As soon as this statement came out, the expressions of all the officials in the hall suddenly changed.
If Yongning Bo is also defeated, then there will be no navy in the Jiangbei camp. Not to mention the question of whether Jinling will fall, just being caught in the flames of war is no joke.
service. "
Meng Guangyuan looked solemn and said: "Now we should step up the deployment of Jinling defense.
Shen Fang sat on a chair in the hall and sipped the fragrant tea. The anxiety in his heart gradually dissipated over time, and said: "Everyone, please be patient. Yesterday, Marquis Annan inspected the city defenses. The city walls along the river and the water gates have been arranged. With soldiers and horses, the old capital of Jinling is impregnable."
At this moment, a scribe's voice came from outside, saying: "The Marquis of Annan has arrived."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw yesterday's Annan Hou Ye Zhen, accompanied by his son Ye Kai and family general Ye Cheng, entering the official hall, with bright eyes and a calm aura.
