Rumors in Li Guopei's camp shook the morale of the army, and they were very upset. After half a day of investigation, they could not find out the root cause. Fortunately, Dai Xian still had the ambition to make progress, and personally took care of the matter of grain, grass and warships. The rumors in the army changed, and it became the case that although Fujian did not send troops
Ma, General Li held a knife to the neck of the fourth-rank petty official in exchange for food and grass. Fuzhou City is stepping up its search for the assassin who assassinated the commander-in-chief Zheng Chaoer, and the whole city is panicked. The rumors in Li Guopei's camp changed again, saying that it was
My family protected the assassin. Less than half a day later, the assassin was sent by my family. That night, I turned into the assassin Wan Zhang.
On the afternoon of the next day, Dai Xian came to the camp in person to ask for an audience with Li Guopei. After testing for half a day, he finally asked cautiously: "I wonder if there is a general named Wan Zhang under General Li's command?"
Li Guopei said: "There is indeed such a person, but he never came with the army and stayed at the station."
"Oh oh oh..." Dai Xian nodded repeatedly, "Now the official has heard rumors that the news came from your camp." Li Guopei glanced at him. Dai Xian said quietly, "Rumors say that an assassination attempt was carried out.
Lord Zheng’s assassin happens to be named Wan Zhang.”
Li Guopei shouted angrily: "Bold!"
Dai Xian flattered and said with a smile: "General, please calm down. I'm just asking for information."
Li Guopei said angrily: "General Wan is thousands of miles away, how can we blame him for no reason?" Dai Xian quickly apologized.
Just as he was talking, a soldier came in and reported: "A general came outside the tent. He said he was the deputy general under the command of Mr. Zheng, the general of the Fujian Army. He has something to ask to see the general."
Dai Xian looked at the soldier and then at Li Guopei, and immediately said: "Well... Since General Li is very busy, I won't bother you. I will leave now. I won't see you off, hahaha..." He said one by one.
Bi cupped his hands and before he finished speaking, Dai Xian's feet were smeared with oil and he ran faster than a rabbit.
Li Guopei was at a loss: "Incompetent person!"
Naturally, the deputy general sent by Zheng Chaoer also came to inquire about Wan Zhang. Li Guopei denied it flatly, and only said that he wanted to investigate carefully where the rumors originated. However, the deputy general was very good at talking, and with a few words, Li Guopei was unable to do anything, so he swore:
"If there is a person like Wan Zhang in my camp right now, I will be struck by thunder!" What he said was so confident that the deputy general finally believed it and apologized. After this person left, Li Guopei breathed a sigh of relief. Because Wan Zhang was honest.
He wasn't in his camp, so he didn't feel guilty about his vow just now.
After this incident, Li Guopei completely gave up his intention to join forces with Fujian, and only urged Dai Xian to prepare things quickly. Dai Xian also felt that it was extremely unsafe for them to be stationed outside the city, so it was better to spend money to avoid disaster and send the Buddha to the West as soon as possible.
A few days later, warships, food and other supplies were fully prepared. Li Guopei was unfamiliar with the place, so Dai Xian sent some veterans from the Fujian navy. These people were good at sailing and could distinguish waterways on the vast water. Li Guopei then
Lead the troops to board the ship from Fuzhou Port. As for Wan Zhang, I don't have time to care where he went.
When the fleet entered the sea, there were inevitably some rapids and reefs along the way. Because Zheng Chao'er's chart was clear, the veterans sent by Dai Xian were experienced, and Li Guopei listened to advice, they all managed to avoid it without any danger. Li Guopei secretly sighed: Zheng Chao'er because of this
He was angry with his colleagues and ignored important matters, but the accuracy and meticulousness of the sea map was not without its merits. Although Dai Xian was somewhat incompetent, he was dedicated to his work. If the two of them could work together with him, why worry about Jia Lian's dissatisfaction?
At that moment, Li Guopei put the chart given by Zheng Chaoer on the table together with the chart he brought from Jinggangshan, and discussed with several of his generals that they would first occupy Ping'an Harbor after landing, and then divide their troops into two groups: one to hold Chengtian Mansion, and the other to go.
Zheng Chaoer specially circled Dajiala New City. During the discussion, a soldier suddenly shouted: "General! Two ships seem to be coming towards us." Li Guopei frowned: "Let's explore again!" Then he stood up.
Get up and lead the people out of the cabin onto the deck.
Looking from a distance, two small boats rowed over like arrows. The boats were not big, and they were like two leaves in front of the warships. One of them came closer in the blink of an eye. Just as Li Guopei was about to ask someone to ask, there was a boat girl wearing a turban.
Suddenly she opened her voice and sang. "I have been fishing in Liao'erwa for a lifetime, and I have not planted green seedlings or hemp. I have killed all the cruel and corrupt officials. I will repay my loyalty to Zhao Guan's family." What she sang was 80% Ruan Xiaowu's lyrics from Water Margin.
He was a rebel. Li Guopei immediately ordered "take it!" But the boat was nimble and rowed away from Li Guopei's warship in the blink of an eye.
Another boat came over again. A strong man on the boat sang. "The red sun is scorching like fire, and the fields and rice are half withered. The farmer's heart is like soup, and the princes and princes are shaking their fans." It's another poem from Water Margin.
Li Guopei shouted, "Hit!" A soldier raised his gun and shot at the ship. The ship was also nimble, and it passed through dozens of warships and rowed away. Li Guopei felt bad.
Order everyone to pay extra attention.
Unexpectedly, after waiting for half an hour, nothing happened. Li Guopei became more and more uneasy, unsure who owned the two boats and what his plans were. Jarvis from Taiwan had suffered a lot from Wan Zhang.
, who is best at using the power of water and fire. He thought: "Is it possible that the news has been leaked and Jia Lian is on guard?"
The lieutenant general said: "Theoretically speaking, no. Both the people in Fuzhou and us only said that we are Fujian Navy soldiers who went to sea for training."
Li Guopei thought for a moment, pointed to the map and said: "There is a port in the north of this island, why don't we go around to this end and land." The chart said "Jilong Port".
The generals looked at it and thought about the two boats just now, and they all agreed: "General, you have a clear lesson."
Li Guopei also ordered people to ask the Fujian sailors sent by Dai Xian to ask. The old soldier said: "I have never been to this port. I heard that it was built by Westerners a hundred years ago. Later, during the founding of the People's Republic of China, my grandfather sent the navy to rush out.
After the Westerners left, the port was abandoned as a fishing port. Later, the prefect Jia came and said that Ping An Port was close to Fujian and Chengtian Prefecture. He vigorously built Ping An Port, and there were fewer and fewer merchants in that area. It is still a fishing port today.
It's quite big. In the early days when Westerners were still around, there were many Western merchant ships stationed here."
Li Guopei said: "Since it was built by Westerners for trade, it will not be small."
But at this moment, a general looked at the chart carefully and said, "Sir, Master Zheng, this chart is somewhat different from the chart on our mountain."
Li Guopei took a look and found that the marking of Jilong Port was indeed somewhat different. The port on Zheng Chaoer's chart was further to the northwest than the port on their own chart. Where Jilong Port was marked on the Jinggangshan chart, it was written on Zheng Chaoer's chart
The port is Yeliu Port; Zheng Chaoer's chart marked Jilong Port, but there is no port on the Jinggangshan chart. Moreover, the topography of the two places is also different. Both maps indicate Jilong Port. Li Guopei asked the Fujian sailors, where is the port?
The man pointed at Zheng Chaoer's chart and said, "That's right. Yehliu Port is a small port where birds can't lay eggs, but thanks to the craftsmanship of the mappers." Li Guopei remembered that he relied on Zheng Chaoer's chart to avoid dangerous shoals and rapids, and clicked on it.
He nodded and ordered the entire army to divert to Jilong Port at the northern end of Taiwan Island.
The ships from Fujian were good and fast. The fleet set off before dawn, and it was already dusk. Li Guopei ordered his soldiers to have a good meal and prepared to go ashore to kill the enemy. In the distance, he could see the horizon ahead, and all the soldiers were in high spirits.
, clenched the long knife and Western gun in his hand.
Suddenly he heard the sound of a cannon, and Li Guopei was so surprised that he asked: "What's the matter?"
He saw a large group of ships pouring out from behind, bigger than his own, with Western artillery mounted on the bows. Li Guopei immediately knew that the Taiwan government was on guard, and sneered: "Don't we have artillery?" The Taiwan government's cannons arrived first.
Dong-dong-dong came like raindrops, but unfortunately the accuracy was so poor that it didn't even touch Li Jun's flagpole. Li Guopei laughed loudly and said: "It's disrespectful to come and not return." He ordered "Fire!" to Li Jun's gunner.
They also aimed at the Taiwanese ships and fired. Li Jun's cannons were not accurate, and they fired for half a day. Not only did they miss the Taiwanese ships, they also missed them badly. The Taiwanese side became more and more energetic and wanted no money.
It seemed like I was trying to hit a cannonball, but I still couldn't hit it accurately.
Li Guopei saw that his men were still unable to shoot accurately, so he became anxious and cursed loudly. Then he came to the bow cannon and kicked the artilleryman: "What on earth are you doing for food!"
The artilleryman calmly said: "Sir, don't worry, the accuracy of their artillery is crooked. I have learned the rules of my humble duty."
Li Guopei was stumped: "Where did they buy this?" He ordered the artillerymen on each ship, and I'm afraid the sights of the artillery were not good. Not long after, news came back from each ship, and all the artillerymen were aware of the matter, and they were all trying to adjust their sights. Li Guopei
He sighed, "It's all my fault. I left in such a hurry that I didn't let everyone have time to test these artillery pieces."
After a while, all the gunners figured out the temper of the artillery, and gradually some of them hit the Taiwan warship. Li Guopei laughed loudly: "Okay!" After a while, a cannon hit him with a "dong".
Next to the warship, the old guy was shocked. Looking at the artillerymen of the Taiwan government, it seemed that they had also found the crosshairs. The mast of the ship next to it was hit first. The artillery fell like raindrops. The soldiers came to report, and another ship
He was hit. Before Li Guopei had time to ask for details, flames were blazing everywhere.
Li Guopei hurriedly ordered, "Fight! Concentrate fire on their lead ship, which has hoisted the flag." Li Jun's several ships immediately abandoned their nearby targets, and their artillery aimed at the largest ship in Taiwan. Although the enemy's ship
There were many, but only one ship had a flag, and the flagpole had a big "Wu" on it. A few times later, a cannonball hit the bow of the ship. The artilleryman seemed to be frightened, and actually left the cannon and ran away.
Yes! Li Guopei burst out laughing after hearing the report.
After laughing a few times, a soldier came back: his ship was seriously damaged. Li Guopei was in a hurry and ordered another attack! The ship flying the "Wu" flag was bombarded by Li Jun for half a day, and it was shaking and about to sink.
At this time, the Taiwanese warships that surrounded Li Jun in a semicircle suddenly hoisted big flags, all of which were "Wu". Li Guopei originally thought that the enemy leader must be on the ship, but the enemy troops were not at all confused.
Li Guopei suddenly trembled: "No, I'm afraid I've been fooled!" Look at the countless warships coming up from behind these enemy ships, and they are so densely packed that they don't know how many.
A general under his command came over and clasped his fists and said, "Sir, it's not good! The shells of the artillery in the cabin, except for the ones on the surface that are good, many of the others are dumb!"
Li Guopei yelled: "What?!"
The general was stunned and said: "There are many dumb guns in the cannonballs! It can't be seen from the outside. The cores inside are all mixed with soil! Even if they are fired out, they can be used as trebuchets!"
"That's unreasonable!" Li Guopei was so anxious that he stomped the ship's plank, "I'm going to kill Dai Xian!"
The Fujian veteran beside him snorted: "What kind of good thing can Dai Xian give you!"
Li Guopei grabbed the veteran's collar: "What did you say? Why can't Dai Xian give him something good?"
The veteran was frightened and shouted: "Don't do the villain's business!"
Li Guopei gritted his teeth and let go of him: "Say!"
The old soldier then said: "Dai Xian was originally the number one official businessman in Tianzi, Fujian. He did all kinds of business, and he loved doing business with the government the most. The things the Dai family bought for the government were like this. The first few items were good, and they were sold in the shopping mall.
Call it a sample. When it comes time to actually ship the goods, they are all shoddy and shoddy, many times, so shoddy that they can’t be seen by anyone. Anyway, the price is still the price of good goods. He has a good relationship with Mr. Huang, and he is good at flattering and flattering.
Mr. Huang is willing to give gifts every day, but Mr. Huang doesn't care about him. Now that Mr. Huang is ill, he alone is in charge of the whole of Fujian. General, you asked him to give ships and things. These are not done by the government! It must be all him.
It was made by the Dai Shipyard~~ Use the tax money from Lord Huang's warehouse to buy the ship from his Dai Shipyard." He pointed to his feet, "I dare say that this is the only ship that belongs to General Li, and the guarantee is
Okay; the rest -" he pointed his finger outwards, "it would be good to have one good one out of the ten!"
Li Guopei couldn't help being stunned. After a long while, he said solemnly: "Dai Xian, does he dare?"
"If you don't believe me, just check it out!" the veteran snorted, "He even dares to adulterate things that are destined for the emperor. There's nothing else he doesn't dare to do. Anyway, there is no evidence, and no one can blame him."
"Ah -" Li Guopei angrily pulled out the sword from his waist and slashed at the veteran. Thanks to the veteran's nimble feet, "Zi Liu" ran away. There were fireworks all around, and no one stopped him.
Li Guopei's trusted lieutenant took a few breaths and stepped forward to persuade: "Sir, since there is something wrong with the ship, it is close to Jilong Port, so we should disembark first."
Li Guopei thought that there was really no other way. He gritted his teeth and cursed twice, "the traitor is harming the country" and ordered to retreat to the shore. Although he thought there might be an ambush, it was better than being killed by a dumb bomb at sea.
A general looked around and wondered: "The sight of our artillery is not good. It took us half a day to sink one of their ships. Is it possible that the sight of Jia Lian's artillery is also not good? Why did our ship fail so quickly?"
The ship didn’t sink?”
Li Guopei was anxious at the moment and didn't have time to think too much. He cursed: "Are you still looking forward to sinking a few ships?" The man did not dare to say anything.
Amidst the continuous artillery fire, Li Guopei's warships gradually retreated to Jilong Port. When they got there, they realized that Jilong Port was extremely small and could not accommodate so many large warships! But at this moment, they could not care about so many large ships.
They crowded into one place, and the tops of each boat were on fire. Those who were closer to the shore jumped to the shore, and those farther away jumped to other boats before running in.
There is a small slope not far from Jilong Port, and there are people lying on the slope in the grass. The leading woman held up a telescope and looked at the port, praising: "It's not chaotic! Look, every ship has its way.
Wu You had drilled a hole, but there were not enough berths at the port, yet he was able to evacuate ashore in such an orderly manner. This Li Guopei really has a lot of tricks up his sleeve."
The man next to her said: "Want to accept it?"
The woman said: "I think you are really a master who is good at training soldiers."
"That's not difficult." The man said to the soldiers beside him, "Send the order to General Wu You. The military advisor has orders, and Li Guopei must live." The soldiers in camouflage uniforms ran away.
At this moment, Taiwan's fleet has gradually gathered towards the port and formed a half circle.