"You..." Seeing the look on his second brother's face, Zuo Yuliang closed his mouth angrily. He still had this self-knowledge. Although his younger brother seldom spoke on weekdays,
If he got into a fight, he never won.
"Okay, let's get down to business." Zuo Liangyu picked up the teacup and took a sip and then said: "If Mr. Hong leaves Jiangnan, then Jiangnan can be said to be our world. Qing'er, what do you do with this?
Any idea?"
Zuo Yuqing was not as optimistic as his father. He frowned slightly and said: "Father, if the children are good, even though Lord Hong leaves, he will definitely not take away all his troops. He will
There will definitely be 10,000 to 20,000 troops left in Nanjing to contain my father. Don’t forget, those generals are his confidants, and we still won’t be able to do whatever we want."
"Then what do you think we should do? Are we, the Zuo family, going to be suppressed by him all our lives?" Zuo Liangyu was angry. He finally waited until Hong Chengchou was transferred, thinking that he could finally show off his skills, but now someone told him
He, I'm sorry, they still have a backup plan to suppress you. How could this not make Zuo Liangyu furious?
"Father, Xiu needs to panic." Facing his father's anger, Zuo Yuqing was not angry. He just smiled softly and said confidently: "It doesn't matter if he always has a backup plan. As long as he is not here,
We have plenty of ways to deal with them."
As Zuo Yuqing spoke, he opened the folding fan he had been holding in his hand, and a bright peony suddenly shone alluringly under the light...
Eight days passed quickly. During these eight days, Hong Chengchou continued to raise supplies and mobilize the army. On the third day of June in the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, the army finally assembled outside Nanjing. Twenty thousand troops were outside the city.
Converging into a sea of red, a vast number of soldiers, led by officers at all levels, arrived at the riverside. At the same time, the ships mobilized by Hong Chengchou also gathered at the dock on the riverside outside Nanjing City, a total of more than 500 soldiers.
Boats of various sizes covered almost the entire river surface.
Hong Chengchou led dozens of generals, standing on the pier in helmets and armor. Next to him stood Cao Huachun, who was white-faced and beardless. Zuo Liangyu, a group of generals, officials from the six ministries in Nanjing and a group of nobles were following them
bid farewell.
"Eunuch Cao, Mr. Hong, it's a long way to go. I wish you all a safe journey and great ambitions!" Zuo Liangyu completely lost his gloominess at home, with a "sincere" smile on his face.
Like a warrior without any scheming.
Cao Huachun laughed a few times, and the sharp voice echoed on the pier: "Master Zuo, our family and Master Hong are going to the capital here, and we don't know when we will come back. I leave the affairs of Jiangnan to you. You must be sure to take care of it."
The emperor is optimistic about his future."
Facing Cao Huachun's seemingly intentional words, Zuo Liangyu seemed not to have heard it and nodded repeatedly as if nothing had happened: "My father-in-law, please rest assured, the general will risk his life to protect the emperor's country.
I will never betray the Emperor’s trust!”
Cao Huachun secretly sneered in his heart, but his face was full of joy: "Gah... General Zuo is really good at talking. Then we will remember your words. If anything happens to Jiangnan, your Majesty will forgive you."
I can’t help you!”
Seeing the performances of Cao Huachun and Zuo Liangyu, Hong Chengchou just sneered slightly in his heart, then walked up to them and said: "Eunuch Cao, the auspicious time has come, please board the ship immediately!"
Cao Huachun nodded: "Okay, Mr. Hong, let's get on the boat together!"
"Father-in-law, please!"
"My lord please!"
The two of them boarded the largest iron building ship docked at the dock one after another. This was a ship of about 500 tons. It was also the largest and best ship that the Nanjing Navy could find.
, and there are countless large and small civilian ships densely scattered around. Some of these ships are carrying supplies, and some are transporting people. When people are boarding the ship, the dock becomes a mess for a while.
.
After two hours of busy work, the first batch of ships left the pier and headed north slowly. Zuo Liangyu and his son stood on the pier, looking at the slowly leaving ships. Zuo Liangyu could no longer hold back.
The joy in his heart and the smile stayed on his face, never stopping for a moment. Looking at the ships going away, Zuo Liangyu, who had always thought of being vulgar and uncivilized, suddenly said: "The vastness of the sea depends on the leap of the fish."
The sky is high and the birds can fly!”
Just when Hong Chengchou marched toward the capital with 20,000 troops, there were more than 30 three-masted ships parked on the pier of Jining. These three-masted ships were not big compared to the big fortune ships and treasure ships.
It can even be said to be very small, each ship is only five to six hundred tons, and a white tiger flag with a black background is flying on the mast of each ship. Anyone with a little experience in recent years will know that this is the navy of Da Zhou, and only Da Zhou.
Only the Zhou army would fly the white tiger flag with a black background.
Mo Hui was standing on the deck of a ship, looking at the ship under his feet with some dissatisfaction. The name of this ship is Cangshan ship, but this Cangshan is not Bicangshan. This is not the Xiaocangshan ship of the Ming Navy.
, but a clipper specially designed and manufactured by Pang Gang at the shipyard in Wanghaibao specifically to maintain order on the Yangtze River.
This kind of fast ship is different from those ships that are specialized in fighting at sea. Sea-going ships that are responsible for traveling on the sea are required to be able to withstand strong winds and waves. Therefore, the bottom of the ship must be pointed and the center of gravity must be stable, while the ship that is specialized in traveling on the river must be able to withstand strong winds and waves.
Most of them are flat-bottomed boats. The advantages of flat-bottomed boats are fast speed and large cargo capacity, but the disadvantage is that they are not resistant to wind and waves.
"Ding-deng-deng..."
There was a sound of footsteps, and a deep voice sounded behind Mo Hui, "Deputy Commander Mo, the prince has personally told us that he wants us to run this errand well. If it ruins the prince's important event, we won't be able to go around in a hurry."
Mo Hui said without even turning his head: "General Meng Shen, why are you so anxious? I, Lao Mo, have never disappointed the prince before. Just rest assured. I guarantee that they will be here within half a month."
Not even a fly can fly over it!"
The person who came just now was Meng Qing. This scholar had been with Lin Feng and Hua Yan for eight years since Chongzhen. He did not become a civil servant like his friends Hua Yan and Lin Feng. Instead, he joined the army and became a military general.
Five years have passed, and he has grown from a praise painting in the army to a third-grade military general, and is now serving as a military garrison in Jining Prefecture.
Now he has changed from the poor and poor scholar he used to be. He looks majestic and majestic with his whole body.
After listening to Mo Hui's words, Meng Qing was not angry, but just smiled: "Deputy Commander Mo, although our division of labor is different, our purpose is the same, that is, Hong Chengchou must not be allowed to cross half a mile of Jining within half a month."
Step by step, although we have put up six iron ropes on the river, it is only the last defensive measure. It mainly depends on your Cangshan ship. You can't be careless!"
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Meng Qing emphasized his tone when talking about the Cangshan Ship.
After listening to Meng Qing's words, Mo Hui couldn't help but became a little angry. Meng Qing's words definitely meant something. Just a few days ago, Zheng Zhibao suddenly led hundreds of his warships to the waters near Jeju Island, North Korea, and laid out a
He looked like he was going to attack North Korea. King Li Ju of North Korea ordered the North Korean navy to be on emergency alert. He was so frightened that he quickly sent an envoy to ask for help from his hairy son-in-law Pang Gang.
After Pang Gang received the request for help from the King of Korea, he immediately issued several emergency orders to the navy. Navy Commander Tu Hai led the navy's main force, a total of more than 200 warships, to the vicinity of Jeju Island to confront Zheng Zhibao's navy.
To prevent them from attacking North Korea, Mo Hui was also sent to Jining to command the inland river navy stationed in Jining. He also cooperated with Jining soldiers and horses to guard Meng Qing to guard the Yangtze River channel for at least half a month, and Hong Chengchou was determined not to allow Hong Chengchou to go to Beijing King Qin.
Mo Hui, a deputy commander of the navy, was suddenly ordered to come to Jining to command dozens of river navy ships, which he regarded as child's play. You can imagine the frustration in his heart, so Meng Qing opened fire with him.
A little joke.
Mo Hui said angrily: "You, Old Meng, don't laugh at me. I, Old Mo, will talk to the prince tomorrow and transfer you to a place where birds don't poop to guard the top of the mountain. Let's see how good you are. No."
Is it just to command a few Cangshan ships on the river? What's the point? I thought I started by commanding a small boat, but now I just think of it as reliving my old dream."
Just as the two were bickering, a voice came from the height of the mast: "Two adults, the flag of the Ming Dynasty Navy has been spotted ahead!"
"Are they finally here?"
After hearing the report from the lookout on the mast, Mo Hui was shocked. He immediately took out his telescope and looked at the river to the south. He saw masts appearing in his sight on the river in the distance.
"Okay, these bastards have finally arrived, and it's time for me to greet them properly." Mo Hui's face showed excitement. He turned to Meng Qing and said seriously: "Old Meng, now that I'm here, you should too.
Go down and get ready?"
Meng Qing also said seriously: "Okay, let's prepare separately, but you must remember that Hong Chengchou and the others must not be allowed to cross the Yangtze River!"
"Get out of here, I can't win a war with you." Mo Hui finally couldn't help but laugh, stretched out his foot and kicked Meng Qing, "Get out of here!"
Seeing Meng Qing get off the boat, Mo Hui immediately gave a loud order. The sailman immediately raised the sail, the roper immediately reeled in the rope, and everyone was ready to meet the enemy.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..."
Soon, horns sounded on the pier, and ships raised their sails one after another. Soon they left the pier and headed towards the river... (To be continued)
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