At the end of February in the fifth year of Yongli's reign, Zheng Chenggong was facing a storm, while Chen Kai was still training the Zhangquan branch with only 500 people to patrol the road marking camp. Quanzhou Prefecture, where the Ishii Zheng family lived,

Outside Anping Town in Tong'an County, a large group of Qing troops, surrounded by a second-grade Dingdai and a fourth-grade Dingdai civil servant, as well as several shaved squires, walked all the way until they arrived at the sea trade facility built by Zheng Zhilong to strengthen Anping Town's maritime trade capabilities.

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"Governor Zhang, you must keep your word. These ships have been handed over to you, and you must speak for my brother to the court!"

Among the squires, the leader is a wealthy man in his thirties but not forty years old. He seems to have the temperament of a scholar and the aura of a military commander. However, both civil and military skills are of no use. At this moment, they have chosen

The only thing I can hope for is that the old governor in front of me can fulfill his promise and defend Zheng Zhilong to the Qing court as a governor.

Speaking of which, the rich man was originally an earl, Zheng Chenggong's fifth uncle, Cheng Jibo, Zheng Zhibao, who was a powerful figure within the Zheng Group back then. But now, he can only beg for mercy from the Qing court, even if it sounds like

He still tried to appear strong, but he still couldn't hide his underlying psychological weakness.

"Uncle Cheng Ji, please rest assured. I am just doing some sea trade, and I don't have a ship to use. Since Uncle Cheng Ji is so generous, I will naturally reciprocate the favor. I will do my best for your brother's matter, and I will do my best in sea trade in the future."

Cheng Jibo’s help is indispensable.”

"Mr. Fujun is true to his word, uncle, please relax your mind. However, with all due respect, you still have to try to persuade your fourth brother and nephew. It is not a good thing to go against the imperial court like this. You must know that Manchuria

The Eight Banners are invincible. Think of the millions of soldiers in Chu Town back then, such as Jin Shenghuan, Zhang Yong, Hao Xiaozhong, Li Guoying, Xu Yong and other generals, all of whom were ten thousand enemies. So what, they just surrendered to the imperial court. This is destiny, and it is against the law.

It’s irreversible.”

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Zheng Zhibao didn't dare to completely believe what the two civil servants said, but he didn't dare to disbelieve it at all. Zheng Zhilong was now under house arrest in the capital, and they had to resort to a trap. So what could they do?

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There were a total of eight sea-going ships handed over, all of which were merchant ships traveling far to Japan and Southeast Asia for maritime trade. Zheng Zhibao was a little distressed, but he had no choice but to hand over these large-scale ships that the Qing army had never had before.

I gave it to these guys, and then after the handover was completed, I left and returned to my hometown in Anping Town to continue to take care of myself.

After Zheng Zhibao left, the two civil servants looked at each other and smiled, their greedy expressions arousing each other, making the servants around them inevitably get goosebumps.

These two civil servants, one is the censor of the capital, the governor of Fujian, Zhang Xuesheng, and the other is the deputy envoy of the Fujian Prosecution Department, Huang Shu of the Xingquan branch. The former is a bannerman of the Xianglan Banner of the Han Army.

Zhejiang Governor Liangdao Councilor was promoted here; and the latter was a surrendered minister of the Ming Dynasty. He was originally the inspector of Huguang and the censor of Zuo Liangyu's department in Chu Town. Zhang Xuesheng was okay, he was just a bannerman. In the Qing Dynasty,

This is a common phenomenon, but Huang Shu has never been a fuel-efficient person.

The Hongguang Dynasty Donglin Party used the power of Chu Town to stir up trouble in Nanjing, and then Zuo Liangyu went down the river to the side of the Qing Dynasty. He was seen jumping up and down. He was especially famous for the ten crimes of impeaching Ma Shiying, the chief minister of the cabinet. The most important thing was that he was a Donglin Party member.

Lin Dang stick.

This person later followed Zuo Menggeng and surrendered to the Qing army. From Jiujiang Road in Jiangxi Province, to Huguang Tixue Road, and now to Xingquan Road in Fujian Province, he has been flying back and forth in the position of the fourth grade Taoist platform. The Qing court has basically

It's clear that this is a guy who can do nothing but cause trouble, and I'm not willing to promote him to a higher position.

As for whether Huang Shu was aware of this problem, it's hard to say. But this time he embraced Zhang Xuesheng's lap in Fujian. As soon as he learned that Zheng Chenggong was sending troops to help the king, he quickly persuaded Zhang Xuesheng to send troops to attack Xiamen and seize the Zheng family's sea trade.

Whether he was saving money to become rich so that he could return to his hometown to show off his wealth, or whether he was hoping to further his career, no one could tell.

"Now I finally have enough ships."

The Fujian navy was the strongest in the southeast in the Ming Dynasty, but since entering the Qing Dynasty, due to the existence of the Zheng Group, it has been the worst among the southeastern provinces. The ships of the Fujian Qing army were small

It's so pitiful that it can hold dozens of people. It's already a big deal. Not to mention competing with the Zheng Group on the sea, even the Ming army is allowed to come and go at any time along the coast. It's really a joke.

After hearing that Zheng Chenggong had mobilized his army to serve the king, they quickly organized ships, but they transferred them here and there. There were about 60 small ships, and they couldn't even transport the soldiers of Feng Junrui, the general of Fubiao, let alone the Fujian rightists who participated in the conspiracy.

Mr. Lu's troops have succeeded. But this time, with these eight large-scale ships, not only are they enough, but there is also a surplus, which can be used to transport the gold and silver treasures accumulated by the Zheng family after Ma DeGong lands on the island.

You can even bring hundreds of cavalry to the island without fear of field battles.

The ships were secretly mobilized, and on February 27th, Fujian Right Army General's troops and the troops of Fujian Governor Biaoying, General Feng Junrui, boarded the ship and weighed anchor. Xiamen is not like Kinmen, but a coastal island adjacent to the coastline. The Qing army

The eight large-scale ships handed over by Zheng Zhibao took the lead and headed straight for Xiamen Island with the sixty-odd small ships.

Regarding the defense of Xiamen, Zheng Chenggong, with Zheng Zhiwan as the commander, assisted and suppressed the Hou Town. The Lan Deng Division was stationed in Zhongzuo Suocheng, the Qianchong Town was Ruan Yin, and the You Chong Town was He De. Two divisions were stationed in various places, and there were also naval patrols.

The Qing fleet came and encountered the Ming navy in the waters of Liuwudian across the sea to the east of Xiamen. The Ming navy collapsed after a small setback. Taking advantage of the victory, the Qing army landed at Wutong Pier in the northeast of Xiamen Island.

Wutong Wharf has been Guandu since the Song and Yuan Dynasties. In the early Ming Dynasty, when Jiangxiahou Zhou Dexing built the Zhongzuosuo City, he also built Wutong Wall and stationed troops for defense. Since Zheng Chenggong seized Xiamen Island, he also demolished the walls of Gaopuzhaigou to

Reinforce Wutong Village. However, no matter how strong the city defense is, it must be garrisoned by determined soldiers before it can become a natural moat. When Ma Degong's troops landed, the Qianchong Town stationed in Wutong Village began with the commander-in-chief Ruan Yin and below.

He fled without fighting and walked away in front of the Qing army.

"Quickly, everyone get off the ship, station in Wutong Village, and cover the landing of the follow-up troops!"

After Ruan Yin left, the Qing army became more courageous. However, as the Qing army entered Wutong Village, looking from the observation deck, another Ming army appeared, but Ma Degong was still shocked.

Here Ma Degong noticed the Ming army, and He De, the commander-in-chief of the other Ming army, also noticed the Qing army. Whether to fight or withdraw, that was the question. Just when He De hesitated, his deputy general

But Yang Sheng added: "Don't we know what the navy of the Fujian Imperial Army is like? These eight large ships obviously received reinforcements from Zhejiang or Guangdong. Now the Imperial Army is strong and Commander Ruan has been defeated.

Even if we charge forward, we won't end up well. It's better to stay away from the edge for now. Anyway, it's not us, Youchong Town, who will escape first."

Yang Sheng's words entered He De's heart. Although he didn't think that the Guangdong side would still have such strength after encountering such a big plot by Chen Kai, but it was hard to say for the Zhejiang side. After thinking about it, he just thought

After hesitating for a moment, he ordered a retreat to temporarily avoid the danger, but Ma Degong, who was once frightened in the distance, was stunned for a moment.

The two Ming armies just ran away without even fighting a battle. Ma Degong quickly passed the order, which immediately aroused the cheers of the Qing army. He and Fu Biao were indeed stronger than these two troops.

It is an indisputable fact that Zhi Ming's army is stronger, but if they underestimate the enemy and advance rashly, they are not familiar with the terrain and are afraid of being ambushed. They have to seize every moment to move all the troops on the ship to the shore in order to carry out the next military step.

action.

Ma Degong was a subordinate of Huang Degong, Duke of Jing, who was one of the four towns in Jiangbei. He was a veteran general who was killed in the sea of ​​​​blood in the Corpse Mountain in the north. This time, using troops cautiously is a safe strategy - there are only three towns in the Ming army guarding the island.

Their strength was only 3,000 soldiers. Compared with the Qing army composed of Zhenbiao and Fubiao on the right, even combined they were still at a disadvantage. What's more, the Qing army brought 500 cavalry this time.

As soon as they get ashore, the mixed infantry and cavalry will be overwhelming against pure infantry.
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