Chapter 283 Zhu Qizhen: I'm at the end of the road again?
Han Shui stood on the tower and looked into the distance with a calm expression.
In the open space between the city wall and the sea, an enemy army has landed. The formation is strange. It turns out to be a thin, long snake formation, like a second coastline, or like waves surging up the coast and staying on the beach.
They are the young troops of the East Palace.
Today, he was supposed to lead the newly formed four guards of Huilong camp, plus the two guards of Langqi and Jin Yao, a total of more than 30,000 people, and prepare to go to sea to fight against Fujian. However, before the army even boarded the ship, dense enemy groups appeared on the sea.
ship.
Our own side has no chance to board the ship and engage in naval battle.
The enemy did not seem to be planning a naval battle. Under the dense defense of warships, fifteen treasure ships quickly docked. Immediately, about 10,000 soldiers landed and approached Kaohsiung City in a long snake formation.
Upon seeing this, Han Shui knew that the situation was bad.
The Donggong Young Army was able to approach Kaohsiung and land quietly, but Fan Biao and his four guards stationed on the Penghu Islands did not receive the slightest news. There were only two possibilities.
Or be completely wiped out.
Or surrender.
The former... with the strength of the Ming Navy, it is simply impossible to do it.
In other words, Fan Biao surrendered!
Han Shui's eyes were deep.
Fan Biao's surrender was very unexpected. After all, Fan Biao had only 500 men back then, and he was willing to follow the Baozong to Taiwan with all his heart. Now that his troops are stronger, he surrendered instead.
It can only be said that when people have too many things, they become greedy for life and afraid of death.
Han Shui is fearless.
He was originally a pirate, and he is admired by everyone as he is today, with tens of thousands of troops under his command, all because of the opportunity given to him by Baozong Zhu Qizhen. Now that Fan Biao has surrendered, as long as he can repel the East Palace young army, Han Shui will
He is the first person in Taiwan's military.
It is true that one person is inferior to ten thousand people.
I would rather make a chicken head than a phoenix tail.
So after discussing with Xue Meng and Zhao Tai, Han Shuiping decided to fight.
If you lose, you have nothing.
But if you win... your life will be complete.
Defend the city!
With more than 30,000 people, facing an expeditionary force of more than 10,000 people who came from afar, and with the right time, place and people, it would be outrageous if they could not even defend the city.
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Zhu Jianji did not go ashore.
Standing on the treasure ship, looking at Kaohsiung Field with a telescope, he couldn't help but smile and said to Fan Biao beside him: "Kaohsiung's city wall is quite decent. You and Xie Wan have done some things in the past few years."
In eight years, Taiwan was transformed from a barbarian land into a great city.
Population of nearly 200,000!
Although it is far inferior to the southern city of Beijing, not as good as Kaifeng, and even worse than Lin'an in the south of the Yangtze River, a city of 200,000 people can be considered a big city within the Ming Dynasty.
Fan Biao stood behind Zhu Jianji, covered in armor, and said: "It's all thanks to Xie Wan. Wei Chen is only responsible for conquering pirates and the navy, rectifying military affairs, city construction, and money collection. All are presided over by Xie Wan. Even
His Majesty Yu Baozong has also made great contributions. Xie Wan actually doesn’t understand many major people’s livelihood policies, but Baozong is still in control of the overall situation.”
Zhu Jianji hummed.
After all, Zhu Qizhen had been emperor for fourteen years and knew how to govern the country.
Fan Biao added: "Your Highness, I really don't want the four guards of Huilong Camp under Wei Chen to attack the city. As far as Wei Chen knows, the East Palace Young Army is the same force as the Shenji Camp, and I'm afraid they are not good at siege."
Zhu Jianji chuckled, "What's the point of a young army that can't attack a city?"
Sieges, whether in the era of cold weapons or hot weapons, are an essential part of war. The Young Army has experienced too few wars since its establishment until now.
The siege experience is even more blank slate.
Later, when the Ming Dynasty expanded to the outside world, it was bound to encounter hard-to-gnaw bones in many wars.
If you don’t practice now, then when will you practice?
And this time the siege was not an attack with human heads, it was a complete siege with modern firearms.
Our own battle losses will not be great.
Fan Biao said worriedly: "We are worried about the city wall of Kaohsiung and the people in the city."
Kaohsiung is a new city, and the young army is a firearms unit. There are as many as two hundred artillery pieces that Fan Biao has never seen before. Once they start fighting, it will probably cause damage to the city wall, and it will also cause damage to the city walls.
Innocent people died.
Zhu Jianji said: "Don't worry."
Wang Yue was well aware of the areas where the troops were deployed in the city, as well as the weaknesses of Kaohsiung's city walls. Once the purpose of the training was achieved, the young army would change its strategy, kill with one shot, and capture the city.
Zhu Jianji is worried about another problem now.
Fifty million taels of wealth!
According to the plan, Baozong should already know the situation at this moment, and he should not run away yet, but he will definitely be prepared. If Baozong wants to run away, he must bring money with him.
Fifty million taels of silver is approximately 1,560 tons.
Excluding some gold, the estimated value of pearls and jade should be about a thousand tons. With this weight, Baozong cannot ship it all away at once, but if he is given enough time to defend a guard post with the strength of Huben, he can still
Can carry most of them.
So timing is very important.
Zhu Jianji was jealous of the fifty million taels.
But they won’t occupy all of it. They need to let Baozong take part of it. Otherwise, Baozong will have no money and won’t be able to establish a foothold in Jiaozhi - without money, who is willing to go to Jiaozhi with him?
Things have to make sense, right?
Therefore, we must give Baozong time, at least two hours, so that he can take away about 10 million taels of wealth. With this money, plus 10,000 Huilongying soldiers, he can quickly stand up when he arrives in Jiaozhi.
Keep your footing.
The kind that Annan Emperor Li Sicheng couldn't drive away even if he wanted to!
Zhu Jianji recovered his thoughts and said to Fan Biao: "I estimate that if we can capture Jiaozhi before sunset, Baozonghui will escape overnight, and then Guhui will stay in Taiwan for half a month. During this period, you should not show up for the reception work."
In addition, for Gu's plan, you and Xie Wan both have to change their names. Baozong cannot know that you two were the pawns that Gu fell beside him back then. Otherwise, when he gets to Jiaozhi, he will also suspect the people who fled with him this time.
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Fan Biao hesitated slightly.
The name was given by the parents...
Zhu Jianji's next words dispelled his worries, "I will give you and Xie Wan names."
There is no need to hesitate.
It is still a great honor for the family.
Fan Biao hurriedly thanked him and asked: "I dare to ask, Your Highness will not let Wei Chen and Xie Wan win over Han Shui, Xue Meng, Zhao Tai, and now Kong Hongxu and Zhang Chenglu are here. These people are not His Highness's arrangements."
, after His Majesty Baozong arrives in Jiaozhi, how will His Highness control his movements?"
Zhu Jianji smiled and said nothing.
Were Kong Hongxu and Zhang Chenglu so easily brought to Taiwan from Shandong and Jiangxi by Han Shui?
The Shandong Kong family dared to let Kong Hongxu come to Taiwan?
Thinking too much!
Fan Biao understood immediately and couldn't help but feel panic in his heart. His Highness the Crown Prince had planned so carefully. In this way, His Highness's placement in the Baozong would be more easily trusted.
Seeing the young army of the East Palace approaching Kaohsiung City, I couldn't help but sigh, "His Majesty Baozong has reached the end of his rope again!"
Zhu Jianji shook his head, "Again? He has always been at the end of his rope!"
After the Tumubao Incident, Zhu Qizhen became a joke.
