The 33rd round: Throwing copper coins, the commander-in-chief calms the army, beating the drums of war, Shi Lang
In the early morning of the third day of summer in June, Shi Lang rode out of the city as usual according to his old habit. He climbed up and looked at the sea. He saw a blood-red rising sun pouring out of the gray horizon, turning the towering clouds in the south purple.
Red. The waves on the sea are noisy and standing upright, foaming with white foam, wrapped in seaweed, hitting the rocks more powerfully every time, and pushing towards the beach.
"Fenghou!" Shi Lang felt suddenly excited. He stood on the rock and pondered for a moment. Then he slapped his legs and hurried down, speeding back to the city. Yao Qisheng and Li Guangdi were playing chess. When they saw him coming in, they hurriedly put on their court clothes and took off their clothes.
He took the sword from the wall and tied it to his waist. The two of them couldn't help being surprised. Li Guangdi pushed up the plank and asked, "What happened?" Shi Lang was already fully clothed and was wearing a hatband, with no expression on his face.
He said: "Master Li, Brother Qi Sheng, after waiting for so many years and days, the emperor finally opened his eyes. The south wind is about to rise. Today we will cross the sea and fight!"
The incident happened so suddenly that both Li and Yao were stunned for a moment. Yao Qisheng glanced at Shi Lang with his burning gaze, and was suddenly shocked. His face turned blood red and his lips moved, but he didn't say anything. Li Guangdi's face suddenly changed.
Zi became pale, took a step forward, and asked urgently: "Is this...really?"
"Really!" The wrinkles on Shi Lang's weather-beaten face were motionless, like a stone man, "The south wind will definitely pick up today, which is a good time to attack Penghu!" When the matter came to an end, Li Guangdi seemed a little uneasy and walked around for a while.
Bu asked: "I have bowed down and reported the situation here to the Holy One. There will be an imperial edict in the next two days. Can you wait a moment?" Shi Lang gritted his teeth and said: "I will be outside, and I will not accept your orders. At this moment, it is
The emperor has changed his mind, and I have no choice but to shoot. What are you waiting for?" Yao Qisheng frowned, pressed his hands on the table, stared at the motionless coconut trees in the courtyard, thought for a long time, struck the case suddenly, and said excitedly: "Okay
, Times make heroes, and they last forever! Send an order to raise the account!"
The trumpet in front of the Chinese army's tent rang out like thunder three times. The call for "Commander is promoted to the tent" was sent directly to all battalions, sheds, and sentries from the Chinese army. The sergeants immediately got busy, dressed in armor, wearing bows and swords, and gathered in groups towards the school field.
, the huge school grounds immediately became filled with chills, and only the sound of the waves could be heard.
Shi Lang was in the middle, Li Guangdi, and Yao Qisheng stood on the school platform, one on the right and one on the left. The three of them were so hot that their heavy clothes were wet with sweat, and they were as motionless as nails. Shi Lang wore a brand-new nine-python five-claw robe, covered with a yellow mandarin jacket, and his eyes were dark.
Deep and cold, he ordered loudly: "Please give me the emperor's sword!"
There were three more earth-shattering cannon shots. Eight captains carried their sword racks and placed them in the middle of the general platform. They lit the incense candles on the table. The three of them bowed in turn and stepped aside.
"Soldiers!" Shi Lang's voice sounded like gold and stone.
"exist!"
Shi Lang's eyes swept across the soldiers on the school field, and he suddenly raised his voice: "I have been ordered by the Holy Spirit to fight against rebellion on behalf of heaven. Today I will worship the God of Poseidon and go to sea!" As he said this, he took out a yellow cloth bag from a box on the case and offered it to him.
On the table, he knelt on one knee in front of the case and saluted, then bowed and took out the things inside. Everyone looked at Shi Lang and saw Shi Lang holding a handful of copper coins in his hand. Li Guangdi was a little confused and thought to himself, "Which house is this?"
Spells?"
"This is the sacred object that I, the admiral, invited from the Sea Temple last night for divination!" Shi Lang looked solemn and held the copper coins in his hands and shouted loudly, "Throw a hundred Kangxi copper coins at the Taiwan Sea Area Map. If our army goes smoothly.
, when there are more than ninety-five letters facing up!" As he said this, with a slight look in his eyes, two sergeants carried a thick sea-blue green felt and laid out the sea map in the center of the general platform.
As soon as he said this, all the officers and soldiers on the platform were pale: One hundred copper coins were thrown randomly, who could keep more than ninety-five of them face up? Li Guangdi's face turned pale, and when he looked back at Yao Qisheng, the same thing happened.
There was no blood. Li Guangdi finally regained his composure. He took a step forward and said: "The return of heaven and man is destined. General Shi does not have to do this!"
"Master Li, since it's a certain fate, God will bless him!" Shi Lang said coldly, "If something goes wrong, life or death, Shi Lang is willing to bear the consequences - God's blessing!" After saying that, he raised his hand and took the hundred pieces.
Coppers had already been scattered all over the carpet. Some rolled around, some spun like tops, and then they all lay down peacefully.
The soldiers' hearts were very high, and they looked closer in fear, but they saw a hundred copper coins dotted all over the carpet, scattered in disorder on the carpet, yellow and shiny, one, two, three, four, five... there were actually
Ninety-nine of them were "Kangxi" with the word "Kangxi" facing up! Chen Mang was the first to read it. He trembled with his lips and stared at the sky for a long time. He jumped to his feet and shouted: "It's all words, it's all words!"
In an instant, the whole stage was shaken. Li Guangdi took out his handkerchief and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his face flushed with excitement. Yao Qisheng rubbed his hands together and sighed repeatedly: "Heaven's heart hates Zheng, Heaven's heart hates Zheng!" Lan Ming, Lan Li and other generals
The blood all over my body is rushing, and I want to draw my sword and dance towards the sky!
"Nailed it securely," Shi Lang's voice trembled with excitement, "carry it out with the accompaniment of drum music to show off to the three armies!"
Several captains gathered around and carried the sea-blue felt down. After a while, the soldiers from all the battalions shouted "Long live" like a tsunami. Li Guangdi's mind was quick, and he suddenly thought: Could it be that there are ninety-five copper coins that are special?
A double-faced character? I couldn't help but smile, but then shouted "Long live!"
This is indeed the case. When Shi Lang resigned, Kangxi dismissed the ministers in the study and his surroundings, and gave him a hundred copper coins with two-sided characters and told him to do this. Shi Lang was afraid that some smart people would be suspicious, so he exchanged five coins for them.
This made everyone believe more solidly. Seeing that Kangxi's clever plan was successful and his morale was greatly boosted, Shi Lang cheered up, poured a bowl of wine from the prepared wine jar, walked to the center of the stage, held up the wine jar, and drank a lot.
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“There is no retreat without advancement!”
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"Those who cower in the face of the enemy, those who delay military aircraft, those who disobey orders, those who fail to rescue when faced with danger - behead!"
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Shi Lang glanced at Yao Qisheng and signaled for him to speak. Yao Qisheng stepped forward and shouted loudly: "In the battle of Taiwan, the Lord has been working hard on the last night, and everyone is looking forward to it. Today, the soldiers are well-fed, the ships are strong, and the artillery is powerful.
, The heavenly image hangs down in victory and triumphs! A man has established himself in the world and made great achievements at this time, and I am willing to encourage you all!" At this point, Yao Qisheng turned around, hit Qian'er in front of Shi Lang, and said loudly: "Yao Qisheng originally worshiped me.
The order is to supervise the payment of food and wages. Lord Li Guangdi is now sitting in the rear as an imperial envoy. Qisheng respectfully invites him to accompany the army on the expedition. However, Lord Shi Lang's orders are to be followed. If there is any mistake, he will be willing to serve as a military order!" His simple encouragement had a great effect, because
The crowd was quiet, and the generals and officials heard clearly. Seeing him as the governor, asking for help from the enemy, everyone was so excited that their hearts jumped. When Shi Lang was hesitating, Li Guangdi came closer and said in a hoarse voice: "Qi Sheng
Sincerely, General Shi will allow it. If there is any gossip in the court, Guang Di is willing to take responsibility for it. Do not rush forward, do not shrink back - I will set up wine in Fuzhou and sweep the bed with hundreds of flowers to welcome the two of you on your triumphant return!"
Shi Lang raised his head and looked at the sky. It was already the Chenpai time. He nodded, waved his hand and ordered: "Send my order to raise the flag and board the ship immediately!"
The flag of the Chinese army slowly rose into the sky amidst the majestic military music. At this time, the south wind suddenly rose, blowing the sapphire blue satin flag. On it was a line of powerful goose-yellow characters: "Imperial Envoy, Prince Taibao, Commanding the Right Wing of the Navy."
"Dudu Shi" stretched and floated in the south wind. Following the flagship, warships loaded with sailors sailed out of the port one after another. On the rolling sea, there were all large ships equipped with cannons, rockets, and cannons.
The two brothers Lan Ming and Lan Li agreed to fight in a competition. Lan Li specifically asked for an order to take another gunboat next to the Chinese military ship. Everyone on Lan Li's ship stripped down to only a pair of shorts. The two ships walked on
The front of the entire army was so murderous that it was particularly eye-catching. In addition to the Chinese army, the other two groups of seventy warships each were led by two generals, Chen Mang and Wei Ming, and attacked Jilong Island and Niuxin Bay separately——
Another eighty warships were stationed at the rear of the Chinese army. They would provide relief to all parties if there was an emergency, and would be used as backup if there was no emergency. The red and blue flags echoed each other on the town platform, and the formations were constantly changing in accordance with the orders of Shi Lang's flagship, and corners were drawn on the sea.
The sound of cannons was heard continuously, causing the seagulls to rise and fall in panic.
On the fourth day when applying for the license, the south wind became stronger. The wind drove the warships forward like arrows, like huge whales splitting the waves on the sea, splashing high water. Penghu Island gradually came closer. The shore
The rising rocks appeared and disappeared in the waves like monsters. They could be seen clearly with the naked eye, but there was no movement at all. After all, Yao Qisheng was born as a scholar, and he was about to engage the enemy. His heart was pounding, and he held his hands with both hands.
The ship's railings were wet, sticky, and covered in cold sweat. He breathed silently, turned around and smiled at Shi Lang: "Isn't the guard here Liu Guoxuan? He has been with the army for decades, why is he so ineffective? He should have been bombarded long ago.
My ship should take advantage of the chaos and attack!"
Shi Lang never put down the telescope in his hand. The water that rushed up to the side of the ship had already made him wet all over. After listening to Yao Qisheng's words, he replied without moving: "There has been movement on the island..." Before he finished speaking, the people on the island
The artillery fired at a high rate, concentrating its firepower on the Chinese flagship. A column of water immediately arose from the surrounding area, pouring onto the ship. At the same time, about a hundred enemy ships sailed out of the port and surfed in. Shi Langfang will
As soon as the red flag was waved, the front team's twenty-eight cannons and three hundred shotguns roared at the same time. Except for the ten cannons made by Laita, the rest were refined by the Ministry of War Manufacturing Bureau. They have a long range and can be changed quickly, but the recoil is large.
The hull shook violently with every shot.
Thick smoke suddenly appeared on the island. The flags that had been blown up on the sea and the broken masts were flying down like kites. The soldiers on the island were running in panic, but no screams could be heard. Soon it became calm again. Shi Lang knew that Liu Guoxuan was killing people.
, to rectify military discipline. Then the volley of artillery on the island came over again. The water mist surrounded the flagship, and nothing could be seen clearly from a few feet away. The sea and sky were covered in porridge-like chaos. Shi Lang was busy: "Sign the flag, and the left and right wings are not necessary.
Look after me, attack Jilong Island and Niuxin Bay quickly, and occupy the beach!" He shouted several times, but the flag bearer beside him remained motionless. Shi Lang couldn't help but became furious, drew his sword in his hand, and stepped forward to kill the stunned sailor. Wait.
When he arrived, he was stunned. It turned out that the flag bearer of the Chinese army had been blown to death beside the ship's side. He was standing holding the flag tightly, with blood and seawater dripping down.
Shi Lang was moved and anxious at the same time. He grabbed the command flag with his hands and ordered sternly: "Yao Qisheng commands the flagship!" He quickly climbed onto the sloping flag platform and personally held the flag to give orders to Chen Mang and Wei Mingchuan. In an instant, the cannons on the left and right wings were fired.
The sky was shaking, and fires broke out in Niuxin Bay and Jilong Island at the same time.
At this moment, the vanguard and the enemy ship have joined forces, the cannons are useless, arrows are like raining locusts, guns are like popping beans, rockets are firing, several sails on both sides are burning, the crackling of masts, drums and shouts are in the blazing fire.
Sounds, howls, the collision of warships, the sound of hand-to-hand combat, and the roar of the waves were all mixed together. Seeing that Shi Lang's left and right wings had occupied the beach, the enemy ships obviously panicked and crossed the hull to respond to the enemy on both sides.
Twenty ships each were sent to the left and right flanks to rescue the rear. However, the situation in the center immediately became clear. Liu Guoxuan was weak and had no choice but to launch rockets to protect him while calling for gold to withdraw his troops and retreat slowly.
Seeing that the enemy's retreat had been cut off, Shi Lang couldn't help laughing up to the sky. He ordered the two flag-bearers to wave flags and ordered them to attack the enemy's beach with all their strength, and he personally beat the drums and led the Chinese army in pursuit. Just when he was feeling proud, a cold arrow flew towards him unexpectedly.
Straight through the left eye! Yao Qisheng's face turned pale, and he shouted and rushed over, but he was unable to do anything. The guards on both sides were stunned when they saw that the coach was seriously injured and his face was covered with blood! Shi Lang staggered a step and yelled fiercely: "What are you stunned for?
Urgently order the Lan brothers to attack, the sky is about to change!" After saying this, he smiled ferociously, pulled out the arrow with the eyeballs, and held it tightly in his hand.
"Brother Shi Lang!" Yao Qisheng burst into tears.
Shi Lang held on to the iron railing with one hand, and the veins on his forehead popped out. After a long time, he struggled to smile and said: "Qisheng, thanks to you, you are still famous as Yao Budao, why should you act like a son and a daughter! How can you take it lightly when you are a parent who has suffered so much?
Abandon? There are some famous generals in ancient times who fought with their eyes. Am I not as good as them?" He put the eyeballs into his mouth with trembling hands, stretched his neck and swallowed... He stuck out the arrow in two parts with a "click", threw it into the sea, gritted his teeth and died.
Wu Ying, the commander-in-chief beside him: "Fight, you bastard, do you understand? Fight!" After saying this, he beat the war drum again.
Dozens of battleships from both sides of the center front group have been killed in a mass. Lan Li is already red-eyed and has been hit by more than ten bullets all over his body, like a gourd of blood. He is looking for enemies to engage in hand-to-hand combat. Lan Ming is smarter than his brother.
, in this fierce battle from the beginning of Shen Dynasty to the end of Shen Dynasty, not a single soldier on his ship was killed. It turned out that after connecting with the enemy ship, he ordered everyone to lie down in the cabin, eat beef jerky and drink water. He only ordered the sailors to set the helm.
The enemy ships slithered in and out like eels. The enemies came up and killed each one, cut off their ears as evidence, and threw their bodies into the sea. In this way, hundreds of people died silently on his ship. Every ship was turned into blood.
There are seas and volcanoes, but it is swinging back and forth like an empty ship, like a spider spreading its web waiting for flies that don't know whether to live or die.
"Second Master!" A sailor who was out of breath suddenly said, "Master's ship..."
Lan Ming calmly stood up and looked through the hatch. Liu Guoxuan's vanguard general Zeng Sui led three warships to trap Lan Li's ship in the core. The mast collapsed and the ship was already in flames. He turned around and said: "Don't panic.
!Quickly bring our ship over quietly!"
At this time, Lan Li was in a very dangerous situation. Seeing that his ship was sinking, he took his remaining ten or so soldiers and jumped onto Zeng Sui's ship. More than 40 people on Zeng Sui's ship gathered around him.
, had long ago chopped down all Lan Li's exhausted guards. Zeng Sui held a sword in one hand and drank wine with his neck raised. When he saw that Lan Li was the only one left, leaning against the cabin, panting, he threw the bottle of wine with a "slap" and smiled ferociously.
He came over with his sword in hand and asked:
"Are you Lan Li, a person with a background of doing big jobs?"
"So what? Are you Zeng Sui, working as a pirate?" Lan Li clenched his sword tightly, carefully guarding against his sudden attack, and said with a smile: "Look around, do you still have hope?"
"We can be said to be close friends." Zeng Sui chuckled and said, "I'm at my end, but you won't survive either. Look left and right, how long can you survive?"
As Zeng Sui spoke, he thrust his sword towards Lan Li's head. Lan Li hurriedly raised his sword to block it, but missed it - it turned out that Zeng Sui feinted with his sword and stabbed Lan Li in the abdomen - stabbing Lan Li in the middle of the abdomen.
On Li's exposed belly, Lan Li screamed and lay down on the deck, with abdominal distension and intestinal bleeding. Zeng Sui smiled and put away his sword, and said to the soldiers on the left and right: "You all shouted in unison: Lan Li is dead!"
The soldiers obeyed the order, rolled up their trumpets, and yelled with all their strength: "Lan Li is dead! Lan Li is dead!"
"Lan Li is still alive, but Zeng Sui is dead!"
Lan Li, who was lying on the ground, suddenly shouted loudly, jumped up like a carp, swung his heavy broad-backed broadsword and struck Zeng Sui violently. Zeng Sui was very skilled in martial arts, how could he prevent this "dead man" from doing this?
When his body dodges, his left arm has been cut off. At this moment, like magic, more than forty shirtless men climbed up from the rear side and rushed over without making a sound. More than twenty guardsmen
More than half of them had been cut down. Zeng Sui's face turned as white as paper, and he covered his broken arm and screamed: "Come over to the left and right ships, kill them quickly!"
But his soldiers were already at the end of their strength. How could they resist this group of fresh troops who had been recuperating and eating and drinking for half a day? Anyone who came up to them would be killed like fallen leaves swept by the wind. Lan Li was able to survive in a desperate situation, and couldn't help but
With tears streaming down his face, he collapsed to the ground and yelled to cheers: "Good brother, with you, I am better than my brother! It is easy to kill, let the emperor know that none of my Lan family brothers are cowards!"
Zeng Sui's vanguard ship was quickly occupied by the two brothers of the Lan family. Lan Ming cut the flag rope with a knife, and the vanguard flag with the word "Zeng" embroidered on it fell with a clatter. Zeng Sui was surrounded by more than a dozen strong men.
Under the attack, he was forced to retreat to the door of the cabin, stood against the wall and shouted:
"Everyone stop it, I have something to say!"
The besiegers all retracted their weapons. The fighting on all sides was over, and Liu Guoxuan's flagship had fled to the sea of Niu Xin Bay. The black clouds pressed down heavily, and Zeng Sui did not speak immediately. He looked eastward for a moment with tearful eyes and sighed softly.
"The Ming Dynasty has perished. I am worthy of the old master Zheng Chenggong!" Zeng Sui suddenly pulled out two small flags from his sleeves and quickly waved the flags to ask Liu Guoxuan's ship to "fire at me"... In the astonished eyes of everyone, Zeng Sui
He threw down the flag, slashed his sword across his neck, and his body fell heavily on the wet deck like a sawed-down poplar. Almost at the same time, Liu Guoxuan's volley of artillery roared over, and Lan Ming stood in a daze.
, half of his head was cut off, and he fell down without saying a word.
"Good brother..." Lan Li screamed miserably, crawled up and fell on Lan Ming's warm body, his whole body twitching, hitting the deck with his head and fists, and howling with a hoarse voice.
: "Mom loves you the most. How can I see her when I go back..."
Suddenly, a golden snake like shining gold and flowing fire suddenly jumped out from the clouds, followed by a thrilling rolling thunder. Heavy rain fell down, making the sea surface "brush" and the mountains ringing... It was already dark. (To be continued.)
