The dragon gives birth to nine sons, and there are hundreds of kinds of people. Among them, there is a kind of person who is willing to give up his life but not his wealth.
The Qing Dynasty's Fujian right-wing general's victory was of this type.
This man is from Liaodong. He was originally the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty. After surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, he repeatedly made military exploits. He was incorporated into the Xianghuang Banner of the Han Army and became a "banner man". He has two characteristics: first, he is good at fighting and can capture and kill. He defeated Zhu Yili, King of Ruichang in the Southern Ming Dynasty, and defeated two pirates and multiple rebel armies from Lin Zhong and Zheng Danguo; secondly, he was greedy for money. After harvesting a lifetime of endless wealth from the Zheng family's treasury in Xiamen, most people were already satisfied. He was not. I think there may be more, so I will continue to stay on the island to look for treasures.
Searching and searching, I searched all the places in Lao Zheng's house where the treasure might be hidden, but found nothing, and I was feeling upset.
The subordinates reported: "Commander, Ming Army Zheng Hongkui's warships were found near Xiamen."
After hearing the news that their hometown of Xiamen had been breached, Zhu Chenggong's fourth uncle, who was collecting grain in Zhangzhou, and Ding Guogong Zheng Hongkui returned to Xiamen with 5,000 soldiers and horses.
"Zheng Hongkui?"
Ma Degong was stunned, "Isn't he that pirate leader? Haven't I defeated many pirates? Lin Zhong and Zheng Danguo were both defeated by me. Accept the challenge!"
He had more than 3,000 soldiers and horses and more than 70 ships. He left several hundred people to guard the city and personally led 3,000 soldiers and horses to fight against Zheng Hongkui.
"Blow the wind", "spread the sails", "set sail"??
As the flags were issued one after another, more than a hundred warships of the Ming army and more than 70 warships of the Qing army collided.
As soon as the fight started, Ma Degong screamed in agony. The navy of the old Zheng family was much stronger than the two young pirates Lin Zhong and Zheng Danguo he had fought before. Their cannons fired accurately and hard, and they fought against each other. , as if walking on flat ground.
"Boom!"
A shell shot down the main sail of Ma Degong's flagship.
"Quick, change the sail quickly and retreat!"
As soon as Ma Degong withdrew, his younger brother Ma Degong was named, and his son Ma Sanqi all followed suit. The Qing army was defeated and returned to Xiamen Island.
Ma Degong was unconvinced and fought two more battles with Zheng Hongkui, losing three of them.
Zheng Hongkui took advantage of the situation and led his army to surround the remnants of Ma Degong in Zhongzuo Suo City. The Ming generals Lan Deng and Shi Lang who originally defended Xiamen also led hundreds of defeated troops to join Zheng Hongkui.
Ma Degong hurriedly asked Zhang Xuesheng, the governor of Fujian, for help. Zhang Xuesheng, Huang Shu, and Ma Degong secretly divided the Zheng family's treasury without turning it over to the Qing court. They left each other with clues, which is equivalent to forming a community of interests. The most ironclad relationship in the world. , nothing better than sharing the stolen goods together.
Upon hearing that the horse was in danger, Zhang Xuesheng summoned Zhangzhou General Feng Junrui. Among his generals, Feng Junrui was the most capable.
"General Feng, I won't say much else. If you can break the siege of Xiamen this time, I will protect you as a deputy general."
Feng Junrui was overjoyed: "Thank you Futai, I will definitely fight to the death!"
The Ming army had a naval advantage and it was difficult to land on a large scale. Feng Junrui carefully selected 600 elite troops and secretly landed in a small boat.
"Kill!"
After Feng Junrui landed ashore, he went straight to the Ming army camp.
Zheng Hongkui heard that the Qing army had arrived on the island and ordered Lan Deng to lead two thousand troops to fight against Feng Junrui.
"Kill!"
Hearing the cry of killing, Ma De mobilized more than a thousand soldiers and horses to rush out from the city to respond.
Zheng Hongkui took Shi Lang with him and led two thousand soldiers and horses to defeat the enemy.
Five-flowered horse, willow leaf armor, eight-petal hat and helmet, bright silver snake grass, Ma Degong's younger brother Ma Degong is named and rushes to the front.
"Poof!"
The bright silver snake grass pierced the chest of a Ming soldier. The horse was named after him. He turned his wrist and the snake grass drooped. With the power of his horse, he swung the corpse away and killed another enemy.
Seeing that he was so arrogant, Shi Lang was furious and led sixty soldiers to kill Ma Deming. He was unstoppable and quickly rushed to Ma Deming.
The bright snake grass stabbed at Shi Lang's forehead like lightning. Shi Lang lowered his head, leaned on the horse, avoided the snake grass, and stabbed the horse's belly with the knife, rupturing the liver and intestines and killing him.
After killing Ma Feng, Shi Lang led his troops to kill Ma Degong. Ma Degong was so frightened that he took his son Ma Sanqi and fled back to the city in embarrassment.
Zheng Hongkui succeeded in defeating the horse and returned to fight Feng Junrui. Feng Junrui had few soldiers and could not stop him, so he fled back to Quanzhou in embarrassment.
Ma Sanqi was very worried: "Father, our army has been defeated in consecutive battles. I'm afraid we won't be able to defend the city of Zhongzuo!"
Ma Degong had an idea, "It doesn't matter. I heard that Zheng Hongkui is a filial son. We have his mother in our hands. Let's ask his mother to write him a letter and let us go."
After Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, his wife Huang and son Zheng Zhibao stayed in Anping and were taken hostage by the Qing court.
Ma Degong sent someone to Anping to ask Huang to write a letter to Zheng Hongkui, asking him to be more generous and let the Qing army return to the mainland.
Zheng Hongkui was a filial son and was afraid that the Qing army would harm his mother. In addition to returning the eight captured ships provided by Zheng Zhibao, he sent another thirty warships to return Ma Degong and his tribe to the mainland.
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On April 1, the 24th year of Chongzhen (1651), Zhu Chenggong led the defeated troops of the Northern Expedition back to Xiamen.
When he learned that the Qing army's Ma Degong troops had fled back to the mainland, he was extremely angry. He pulled out a knife and cut off his hair, vowing to kill the Qing captives. He also sent an order not to allow Zheng Zhiwan and Zheng Hongkui to meet their relatives.
He angrily said to his generals: "The one who came to ferry the captives was Uncle Cheng Ji (Zheng Zhibao); the one who went to ferry the captives was Uncle Dingguo (Zheng Hongkui); the one who abandoned the city with the captives was Uncle Zhiwan Gong (Zheng Zhiwan)."
If you are in trouble, what do you have to do with the captives?"
Zheng Hongkui invited him to the city to meet him, and he sent someone to reply: "Ding Guo Gong is on good terms with the captives, so it seems that I have no good intentions. In return, Ding Guo said that if he does not kill the captives, there will be no time to meet him."
Zheng Hongkui wrote back and explained: "The return of the horse captives is because my brother (Zheng Zhilong) is in the Qing Dynasty and attaches great importance to his mother's life. Otherwise, what do I mean and what do I think? Isn't it pity that my nephew doubts my words?"
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In order to show that he had no intention of surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, Zheng Hongkui had no choice but to surrender all his troops to Zhu Chenggong, left Xiamen and went to Baisha.
For a long time, Zhu Chenggong had acted in the name of his fourth uncle, Deputy Commander Zheng Hongkui. After forcing Zheng Hongkui away, he finally completely took control of the Zheng family army, although at this moment, there were only more than 20,000 remnant troops left.
On April 15, Zhu Chenggong camped in Aozai, Xiamen, and summoned the generals to investigate the responsibility for the fall of Xiamen.
First, he called his uncle Zheng Zhiwan and said, "During the Northern Expedition, I did not dare to offer you a local city. Instead, you asked for a land and water town to be transferred to you. I also issued a military order. If Xiamen is lost, military law will be engaged. What should I say now?"
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Zheng Zhiwan turned pale with fright: "It was Ruan Yin's navy who was defeated first and failed to prevent the Qing army from landing. Our land division has few soldiers and cannot stop the Qing army!"
Zhu Chenggong sneered: "I have investigated clearly. Before the navy was defeated, you had already moved your belongings and were already on the ship."
Zheng Zhiwan was speechless.
"Push it out and chop!"
When they heard that Zheng Zhiwan was to be executed, the generals were shocked. This is your cousin! And he has made great achievements! They all knelt down and asked for leniency.
Zhu Chenggong refused to listen and said, "There are no uncles or nephews in the army, so we must kill them as soon as possible."
Zheng Zhiwan was escorted left and right, and soon a bloody head was reported to the army.
Ruan Yin was also executed; He De was dismissed from his post and sentenced to 120 sticks; Lang Deng was exempted.
After killing his cousin Zheng Zhiwan, all the generals were in awe, and the already low morale was actually revived.
Where there is punishment there is reward, and Zhu Chenggong also generously rewarded meritorious soldiers.
Shi Lang straightened his back and waited for Zhu Chenggong to call his name.
Before the Northern Expedition, he had a dream and advised Guo Xing not to rush into the Northern Expedition, but to stabilize the Jin and Xiamen Islands first. Facts have proved that his judgment was completely correct. Guo Xing must have regretted not adopting his advice. When the Qing army landed in Xiamen, he
He fought to the death and led 60 soldiers to kill the younger brother of the Qing general Ma Degong. His merits ranked first among the generals. Not to mention other rewards, at least the surname of the country had to return the Zuo Pioneer General Seal to itself!<
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"Shi Lang, this time you fought bravely and killed the enemy general. I will reward you with two hundred taels of silver."
What? Shi Lang was a little confused. After he had made such a great contribution, the country did not return the military power to him, but only rewarded him with two hundred taels of silver. He felt extremely disappointed.
In fact, Zhu Chenggong also knew that this reward was too light and was completely inconsistent with Shi Lang's achievements. However, although this man was wise, brave and very strategic, he was arrogant and difficult to control. He had just suffered a defeat and his prestige was damaged.
,In this case, the military power cannot be easily returned to him.
"Shi Lang", Zhu Chenggong shouted again majestically.
Only then did Shi Lang react and said angrily: "Thank you for recruiting me, General."
Later, he became even more psychologically unbalanced. Zhu Chenggong promoted his deputy general Wanli to the rank of general (i.e. commander-in-chief).
Alas! His deputy general Wan Li has been promoted to a general, and he is still idle. What does Guo Xing want? Shi Lang is very depressed.
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"Son! Heaven will give great responsibilities to this people, and they must first work hard for their determination. Don't be discouraged, and ask for the national surname properly. There will be a day when it can be used again!"
His father, Shi Daxuan, saw that Shi Lang was unhappy and comforted him with gentle words.
Shi Lang was born in a peasant family. His father, Shi Daxuan, was upright, philanthropic, and had a good reputation in the village. When Shi Lang was born, he had a big face and broad forehead. Shi Daxuan thought this was the sign of a noble man, and he wanted to have a noble man in his family. So he was strict with him. Give him some discipline and hope that he can become a prince, general or prime minister in the future.
As a result, the Shi nobleman could not learn to read, so he simply gave up learning swordsmanship and studied the art of war with his teacher. He became proficient in all kinds of war art as soon as he learned it.
When Shi Daxuan saw it, he immediately recognized his fame since ancient times. His son was a good candidate for joining the army. When he was seventeen years old, he sent his son to join the army and became Zheng Zhilong's general. Every time he fought, Shi Lang would take the lead and stand up repeatedly. War exploits.
Shi Lang admired his father Shi Daxuan the most in his life. When he heard what his father said, he immediately replied: "Father, don't worry. After a while, my son will ask for the name of the country and let me resume my job."
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"To recruit the general, Shi Lang asks for an audience."
Zhu Chenggong is dealing with government affairs. He has been worried about food and wages recently. After the Qing army captured his hometown of Xiamen, they robbed all the wealth, food and grass accumulated by the Zheng family for decades. Now that he has no money and food, he discussed it with his subordinates. , preparing to resume the old Zheng family's piracy business and plunder the mainland.
When he heard that Shi Lang was coming, Zhu Chenggong felt that he had been neglected for a while and it would be bad if he didn't see him again.
"Let him in."
When Shi Lang came in, Zhu Chenggong was very polite and said, "Honorable Lord, you are here. Sit down and serve tea."
As soon as Shi Lang sat down, Zhu Chenggong, in order to show his closeness to him, asked for his opinion on the topic just now.
"Your Majesty, my army is short of food, and everyone wants to plunder the mainland. What should we do?"
Zhu Chenggong was the kind of hero who was very independent and determined to do his own thing, and he did not tolerate objections from others. Before he asked Shi Lang, he had already decided to plunder the mainland to replenish military supplies. The reason why he asked Shi Lang was just to be polite. Just let him nod in agreement.
It's a pity that Shi Lang has a bad habit. He has a straightforward personality and doesn't like to lie. He will point out mistakes when he sees them, even if it offends the leader. This is actually an advantage. It depends on who is right. When you meet someone like Zhu Hengjia who is older and has a better temper. However, I thought it was an advantage because of my leadership. It was a pity that I met the 27-year-old Zhu Chenggong, who was young and energetic.
"Recruiting the general and plundering the mainland is an unjust act. It will damage the reputation of the king and must not be done."
Zhu Chenggong was a little unhappy, "If we don't plunder the mainland, where will the food and pay for our army come from? Do you have any clever ideas?"
"This??"
Shi Lang came to see Zhu Chenggong at short notice and was unprepared and couldn't answer the question at the moment.
Zhu Chenggong's face sank: "What do you want from me?"
Shi Lang has made another mistake. When the leader asks you what's the matter, you just say you want to lead the troops to fight and that's it. He doesn't, he says: "General, I have been discouraged recently and want to become a monk. I came here to say goodbye to the general. ”.
When Zhu Chenggong heard this, he was furious. You boy, you dared to threaten me with your belongings as a monk! He was unmoved, "Shi Lang, Su Mao did a good job after taking over your left vanguard position. It is not convenient for me to replace him again. This way Well, you will recruit additional troops and form a forward town, and you will be the town general."
Shi Lang had no choice but to return home in low spirits. The elite soldiers he had finally trained were given to others, and the country actually asked him to recruit new soldiers. He was so angry that he shaved off his hair and stopped seeing Zhu Chenggong.
When his younger brother Shi Xian saw that Shi Lang had shaved his head, he was shocked: "Brother, why did you shave your head?"
"Oh, it's so unfair for Guo Xing to do things??"
Shi Xian was also dissatisfied with Zhu Chenggong's treatment of his brother, and the conflict between the two parties increasingly intensified.
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The fuse was quickly lit.
Zeng De, the surrendered general of Zheng Caijun, was originally under the control of Shi Lang. Seeing that Shi Lang had been deprived of military power, he wanted to find a big tree to take refuge in again, so he found a relationship and joined Zhu Chenggong's camp as a personal follower ("Relying on Zheng's intimacy, he fled to Zheng Suo").
Upon hearing that Zeng De had betrayed him, Shi Lang was extremely angry and sent people to capture Zeng De and behead him on the pretext of violating military law.
Zhu Chenggong "prompted the order not to kill", but Shi Lang ignored it and "prompted the order to kill him".
You're in trouble, you're in big trouble!
In Shi Lang's view, Zeng De was his subordinate and he would kill him if he violated military law; in Zhu Chenggong's view, Zeng De was an old general of the Zheng family and he was his personal follower. You have no right to kill him, and I let him You don’t want to kill, but you insist on killing. What do you call this? The opposite is revealed.
Zhu Chenggong was always decisive in doing things. Now that he felt that Shi Lang's true nature had been revealed, he was no longer polite and secretly ordered the reinforcements of Youzhen. Wanli trapped Shi Lang's brother Shi Xian in the name of discussing military aircraft. At the same time, he ordered the right forward Huang Ting to lead troops to surround Shi Lang. residence, Shi Lang and his father Shi Daxuan were arrested.
Unexpectedly, Shi Lang was a man who led troops well and was loved by his subordinates. With the help of some trusted generals and local residents, he miraculously escaped to the area controlled by the Qing army.
When Zhu Chenggong learned that Shi Lang had escaped, he was furious and ordered Shi Daxuan and Shi Xianchu to be executed.
Shi Lang had surrendered to the Qing Dynasty once before, and the feeling of surrendering to the generals was not pleasant. So at first, he just wanted to escape, not to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. But he did not expect that Guo Xing did not appreciate his merits for so many years and sent his father to the throne.
Kill them all together with my brother!
"The country's surname, the country's surname, you are so cruel! I swear, I will never give up until the gold and building are broken!"
From then on, Shi Lang hated Zhu Chenggong so much that he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and decided to make the Zheng family an enemy. After surrendering to the Qing Dynasty again, he was appointed deputy general of Tong'an.
"Come here, get some paper and pen," Shi Lang ordered the servant.
The servant took out paper and pen, and Shi Lang wrote two big characters: "Shi Lang".
"The 'Shi Lang' who was loyal to the Zheng family in the past has died. From now on, my name is 'Shi Lang', not 'Shi Lang'. I will not be a human until the Zheng family is destroyed!"
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