() Jiuzhen has beautiful peaks and is surrounded by sea water. It has been an area for boats and merchants since ancient times. It is also a place for troubles. In addition to the old town, there are several earthen castles around it, all of which were used in the Japanese war in the past.
At that time, the local surname built it to prepare for the Japanese invasion. The largest earthen fort was owned by the Zheng family, the largest surname in the area. It was the only place that was not poisoned by pirates. Not that the Zheng family had the ability to protect themselves. The old town was occupied by pirates.
How could they fight against them? The reason why they were not harmed was because they used the name of the same group as Zheng Zhilong, which made the thieves worried and did not want to attack them.
Today Zheng Zhilong came to Old Town in person. The old patriarch of the Zheng family, despite being sleepy at night, went to Old Town to ask for a meeting with his family tree. His heart was in a state of turmoil, and he was uneasy. The founder of the Zheng family in Old Town came from Qingyuan Mountain in Quanzhou.
, Nan'an Shuanglukou, and Zheng Zhilong's family are both descendants of Qingyuan. This is written in the genealogy and cannot be faked. However, the Zheng family in the two places are far apart after all, and they have never interacted with each other on weekdays. Can Zheng Zhilong recognize this relative?
?If you don't admit it, the consequences will be disastrous, and the Zheng family in Old Town will suffer a bloody disaster.
What made the old patriarch relieved was that Zheng Zhilong had read the Zheng family's genealogy in Old Town, and was very happy to meet him as a junior, and repeatedly guaranteed the Zheng family's safety in Old Town. Zheng Zhilong's stomping of his feet now shook the whole of Fujian and Guangdong.
He was such a big shot that he respected him. The old patriarch had a glorious face and smiled from ear to ear. In the spirit of "helping relatives but not helping others", he scolded Hong Xian and others because there was the Zheng family's ancestral grave on Niumian Mountain. According to reports
If we stand guard against the mountain, we are asking ourselves to abandon our martial arts."
Li Kuiqi turned around and whispered a few words to a man next to him who was about thirty years old, with a pale complexion and a deep temperament, and said to Zheng Zhilong: "Fighting on foot is indeed not our specialty. Let's take a look first. We really can't win.
Just give up. Now that there are no obstacles on the sea, we will sail directly to Zhongzuo to capture the old man Yu Zigao. By then, the Fujian officers and soldiers will collapse without a fight." Zheng Zhilong watched Li Kuiqi and the people beside him relax.
Said slowly.
This person's surname is Huang Xunchong, a native of Zhangzhou. Like Yang Lu, Yang Ce, Zhong Bin, and Cai San, they were all bandits in South Australia in the past. At the end of last year, Yu Zigao led his troops to attack, and Yang Liu and Yang Qi surrendered. Cai San
After leaving Japan, Zhong Liu (Bin) went to Taiwan. Huang Xunchong was the unluckiest among the few. He was captured alive by Yu Zigao and thrown into prison. He had to take a lot of gold and silver to avoid death. In April this year, he took advantage of the chaos in Fujian
On this occasion, he escaped from the prison, entered the sea again, and soon fell into the arms of Li Kuiqi.
There are many ruthless people at sea, and Zheng Zhilong never puts them in his eyes. What he fears are those who have both means and mind. There is no doubt that Li Kuiqi is one of them, and Huang Xunchong is also one. Others Huang
Chen counts one, Zhou Lao counts another, and Zhong Bin counts only one. Only when the scores are full can one count. Huang Xunchong and Li Kuiqi are mixed together, one can imagine Zheng Zhilong's mood.
Li Kuiqi, the two characters "Yi Kui Yi Qi" in his name, describe him as a man with a rough appearance and a delicate heart. He seemed not to notice the deep fear in Zheng Zhilong's eyes, and said with a smile: "Since the leader of the alliance has an idea,
, brother, I won’t say more.”
Zheng Zhilong nodded slightly and was about to speak again when suddenly there was movement in the yard outside.
Fang Zhiji, the white-haired old man sitting by the door, stood up at the same time, looked outside, and said, "Brothers Zhong and Huang are here."
Before Zhong Bin arrived, laughter came first. After he stepped through the door, he immediately clasped his fists and said: "Brothers Zhong and Huang were delayed by some things just now. They arrived late. The alliance leader and brothers have been waiting for a long time. I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
"
The leaders stood up and returned greetings to Zhong Bin, but most of them turned their attention to Huang Chen next to them, bared their teeth, and took a breath of air. At this moment, Huang Chen was wearing a set of Yi-style iron armor with a dark and frightening color.
The chest, shoulders, and arm armor are integrated into one body, and are even more engraved with exquisite patterns. No one has ever seen such exquisite armor, or even heard of it. In his right hand, he holds a cap similar to the armor.
A unique barbarian helmet, a barbarian sword with a gauntlet ornately decorated on the left side of the waist, narrow trousers, and black leather boots, the whole person exudes an awe-inspiring atmosphere from the inside out.
Shocking energy.
"Everyone, I'm sorry." Huang Chen followed Zhong Bin to apologize to everyone.
Even if everyone is really dissatisfied, who would dare to speak out? There is no harm in talking about it.
After being polite, Huang Chen and Zhong Bin took their seats one after another. Huang Chen gave him a look, and the latter understood clearly and said to Zheng Zhilong: "Leader, I just saw Master Zhou taking people back to the boat. I wonder if there is something wrong with his body."
What's wrong? Maybe it won't come back."
"I understand." Zheng Zhilong ended the topic lightly.
"...!"
No one here knows the details. Mr. Zhou Zhou has something wrong with his body. He was obviously frightened by Huang Chen.
Huang Chen dispatched more than 2,000 well-equipped men and horses ashore in one go. This was such a huge effort that not only the leaders felt dizzy, but also Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but feel a little frightened when he heard the news, so he urgently transferred 500 men from the ship.
, but the total was only 1,500, which was far less than Huang Chen's military strength. Everyone looked at it and sighed with satisfaction. It was obvious that Zheng Zhilong could no longer subdue Huang Chen on land. In less than a year, Huang Chen actually
It has developed to the point where he is almost on par with Zheng Zhilong. If you give him another year, who else can control him in the vast South China Sea? Notify Huang Chen and Zhong Bin of the news of hiding in Niu Mian Mountain, and share their decisions with them.
When he came out, the look he glanced at Huang Chen was meaningful.
To be honest, Zheng Zhilong was really shocked when he first heard about the number of Huang Chen's troops, but he didn't have much scruples in his heart. To put it bluntly, there are not many things in the South China Sea, there are only many people. As long as he can spare the money to raise troops, within ten days
Tens of thousands of people can be gathered easily.
Zheng Zhilong was worried about Huang Chen's ambition. He ordered more than 30 big bird boats, horse boats, and eight-oared boats at Yunxiao Zhang's Shipyard. It was impossible to hide this matter from anyone. He did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to buy boats, raise troops, and even more
He was good at cultivating his reputation, and everyone at sea said that he was "a good thief, and the books in the boat were praised and he never let go of the scrolls." What on earth did he want to do? Zheng Zhilong couldn't guess, and the more he couldn't figure it out, the more afraid he became.
Li Kuiqi, Huang Chen, Zhou Lao, Zhong Bin, and Huang Xunchong were the five people Zheng Zhilong "valued" most. In the past, only Li Kuiqi was truly regarded as his opponent, but now Huang Chen has become the second one.
Zheng Zhilong said with a half-smile, "Brother Huang, you have many soldiers and weapons. How about you be the main attacker in the battle tomorrow?"
Huang Chen really wanted to train his troops in battle, but it does not mean that he is willing to foolishly ask people to be gunmen. "The chief is joking. Although I have a large number of troops, I have never fought against a large number of officers and soldiers, let alone the officers and soldiers occupying a certain area."
Guard the mountain, one as ten..."
Zheng Zhilong didn't wait for Huang Chen to finish his words and interrupted: "Brother Huang's worries are not unreasonable. In this case, I will ask Brother Li to act with you."
Huang Chen looked at Zheng Zhilong in surprise. Could it be that this guy had taken some medicine today? They were targeting him everywhere.
Li Kuiqi seemed to have known for a long time that such a "good thing" would definitely happen to him, and nodded to Huang Chen with a smile.
Zheng Zhilong continued: "Tomorrow, brothers Li and Huang attacked from the front of Niumian Mountain, while the other brothers supported me. I led my troops to go around the back and cross the mountain secretly, pretending to be rural soldiers. As the attack approached, the officers and soldiers were surrounded.
If you are attacked from both sides, you will definitely be defeated."
Everyone stood up and clasped their fists to accept the order. Huang Chen saw that there was no room for change, so he had no choice but to follow the order.
Zheng Zhilong nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "It's late at night. There will be a big battle tomorrow. Brothers, please rest early."
Huang Chen walked out with a serious look on his face, walked up to Zhao Hongyi, and told him the decision.
Zhao Hongyi didn't want to think too much about the turmoil between the two. It was not something he should consider. What he should consider was how to achieve the greatest victory at the least cost tomorrow. There were many people here and it was inconvenient to talk more. Zhao Hongyi
Hongyi signaled: "Big Chief, I have found a house for you, please come with me."
Huang Chen nodded, followed Zhao Hongyi, and asked, "Where are the others?"
Zhao Hongyi frowned and said: "Still looking. There aren't many houses in the old town, so we came one step late..."
Huang Chen frowned and said: "The soldiers must be put to sleep as soon as possible, and the methods can be rougher..." Afraid that Zhao Hongyi might not understand, Huang Chen added: "To the people, to our colleagues, to everyone."
"I understand." Zhao Hongyi nodded.
Huang Chen reminded Zhao Hongyi: "You can use rough methods, but you must not break the rules." He once established two iron rules. One is not to kill innocent people indiscriminately, and the other is not to rape or rape women. Anyone who dares to violate it will be killed regardless of whether they are close or distant.
amnesty.
"Don't worry, Chief." Zhao Hongyi said with a solemn expression.
"Brother Huang..."
Huang Chen heard someone calling him from behind, turned around and saw Li Kuiqi walking towards him with a group of his men. Huang Chen stayed where he was and looked at the people behind Li Kuiqi quietly. Huang Xun didn't mention it, but there was another two.
A young man of more than ten years old, he is taller than the average Fujianese, has a face as good as a jade, and is handsome and handsome. This man's name is Ye Wozhen, and he is one of the top generals under Li Kuiqi, but he is the most "talked about"
It's his identity, he is Li Kuiqi Qier. Some people say that he is selling his butt to Li Kuiqi, while others say that he is just Li Kuiqi's godson. They are all different and cannot be unified. But one thing is that everyone recognizes his ability.
The remaining ones are Zeng Qiong, Huang Jinlao, Jiuzui Lao, Yang Yaolao, and Gui Shulao. Some are rough and powerful, some have a ferocious image, or some have a deep temperament. Each of them is a famous figure in the sea. In terms of the talent within the alliance,
Li Kuiqi is second only to Zheng Zhilong, and even Huang Chen is inferior. (To be continued...)