Zhoushan.

Zhang Huangyan looked at the soldiers who were unloading on the dock, and his mood finally improved.

Although the food was transported by small boats this time, it was enough for the army to eat for half a month. But in the end, we have gone through a path.

The brothers in Siming Mountain are still reliable!

It's just that the current situation requires Zheng Chenggong's Iron Man Army to endure and eat less.

In the twelfth year of Yongli, Zheng Chenggong established the town of Huwei.

Its soldiers are all selected from the elite of the official army, and they are paid three or four taels per month.

Zheng Chenggong ordered the man to make thick armor, iron armor, arms, skirts, iron shoes, etc. He also made an iron mask, only revealing his eyes, ears, mouth and nose, and painted colorful like a ghost, holding a horse and a big knife in his hand, and his name was Iron Man.

Because they have to wear more than thirty pounds of heavy armor, the physical exertion of the Iron Man Army is extremely great. Therefore, meat must be eaten at every meal, and the amount of food is also two or three times that of ordinary soldiers.

Even with Zheng Chenggong's family background, he can only raise 5,000 Iron Man Army, but the Iron Man Army is definitely trustworthy.

Not long ago, when the Ming army attacked Zhenjiang, Zheng Chenggong ordered the Iron Man Army to seize the top of Yinshan, the gateway to Zhenjiang.

The Qing army commander Guan Zhongzhong led a mixed army of 15,000 Manchus and Han to meet the battle.

In his opinion, with three times the strength of the Ming army, he could eat his opponent in one fell swoop.

It's just that the result made Guan Xiaozhong never expect that neither infantry nor cavalry would have the slightest advantage in the impact on the Iron Man Army's rattan soldiers. After a fierce battle, only 40 of the 4,000 elite cavalry of the Qing army fled back.

At this point, the Iron Man Army became famous in the first battle.

Zhang Huangyan also wanted to build such an army, but he was too shy to let alone 5,000 people, even if he couldn't afford 500 people.

I don't know how much silver it will cost to create such an armor that protects the whole body.

As for the daily offerings, there are countless of them.

I have a poor disease, and I can't do it.

However, Zhang Huangyan walked back to the mansion quickly, and when he saw Zheng Chenggong sketching a picture, he walked forward with a smile.

"Oh Mu, guess what. General He of Siming Mountain sent people to send more than a dozen boats of grain, which was enough to solve our urgent needs. ”

Zheng Chenggong turned around when he heard this, and said in surprise: "So fast? Brother Cangshui just has face. ”

Zhang Huangyan waved his hand and said, "Da Mu, don't be sarcastic about me." Everyone is doing things for the sake of Daming, and what kind of face do they talk about. ”

After a pause, Zhang Huangyan still said, "Da Mu, there is something I want to discuss with you. The grain we carried with the army, plus the grain stored on the island, and the grain brought from Siming Mountain this time, was enough for the army to eat for three months. I think you might as well cut the food and clothing for the Iron Man Army for the time being, and everyone can tide over the difficulties together. ”

By the standards of the Iron Man Army, one person could eat the rations of three ordinary soldiers.

Zhang Huangyan feels that at this time, we should focus on the overall situation and should not engage in specialization.

Unexpectedly, when Zheng Chenggong heard this, he shook his head again and again and said: "I can listen to Brother Cangshui for other things, but there is no discussion in this matter." When I established this Iron Man Army, I formulated a series of rules, and since this rule was formulated by Zheng Chenggong, I have to abide by it. If I break the rules now, then who will be willing to die for me in the future? Who will believe me? ”

Zhang Huangyan didn't expect Zheng Chenggong to react so violently, and said with a wry smile: "After all, now is an extraordinary time, can't you bear it?" ”

"I can't bear this."

Zheng Chenggong's attitude was very resolute, and he resolutely said: "If Brother Cangshui thinks that it is unfair to divide the grain in the joint venture, we can divide the camp first." If our army doesn't have enough food to eat, I can figure it out on my own. ”

"What can you do at this time?"

Zhang Huang said in his heart, this Zheng Damu is really a person who wants to save face, and he is too reasonable.

"I can do my old job and rob it!"

Zheng Chenggong's words obviously had a taste of anger, and Zhang Huangyan was stunned when he heard it.

Not to mention, it's a real idea.

The Zheng family started by smuggling maritime trade, and Zheng Chenggong's father, Zheng Zhilong, was the largest pirate in the southeast at that time.

Later, Zheng Zhilong accepted the imperial court's Zhao'an whitewashing and became an official soldier.

If it weren't for Zheng Zhilong's rebellion and defection to the Qing Dynasty later, this can also be regarded as a good story.

But fortunately, Zheng Chenggong stood up in time to make up for Zheng Zhilong's mistakes, and Fuming resisted the Qing Dynasty for many years, and also made the Zheng family famous.

"Ohki, you really want to be a pirate?"

Zheng Chenggong said lightly: "I must rob it, but I can rob Dongyu." ”

"Whoever robbed the East?"

Zhang Huangyan's eyes widened.

"That's right, the one who grabbed the East! Brother Cangshui, come and see! ”

Zheng Chenggong pulled Zhang Huangyan to the map, pointed to a waterway and said: "According to the people I sent to investigate, Lang Tingzuo, the governor of Dongyu and the puppet Liangjiang, ordered people to take 30% of the taxes of various prefectures and counties in Zhejiang and transport them to Dengzhou by sea, and this route was taken. ”

Zhang Huangyan frowned and said: "If you don't take the Grand Canal, why should this guy take the sea route?" ”

Zheng Chenggong sneered: "If you take the Grand Canal, you need to take care of the water passes along the way, and in the end, it would be good to have half of the remaining half of the Jingshi in the end." He's not going to be able to pump oil anymore, is he? However, if you take the sea, if you do not encounter a big wind and waves, there will be basically no drifting loss. In this way, Lang Tingzo can put the blame on the canal drifting. Even if you count the seventy percent of the food along the canal, you can still have fifty percent left, and he also explained the past on the side of the court. ”

Zhang Huangyan nodded, it seemed to be the truth.

"I thought this Lang Tingzuo was a loyal man."

"Lang Tingzuo, Guan Xiaozhong, and Liang Huafeng, these people seem to be loyal to Yuting on the surface, but in fact, they all have their own little abacus. Brother Cangshui, I'm afraid I don't know yet, when we attacked Chongming Island, Liang Huafeng wrote a letter to me, saying that he wanted to surrender. ”

Zheng Chenggong said to himself.

"Damu has been hiding this from me?"

"I'm also afraid that Brother Cangshui will mess up when he finds out. Because I have always believed that Liang Huafeng would surrender! ”

Zhang Huangyan thought about it carefully, and it was indeed the case. His character is more willing to believe in good things.

If he was allowed to see the letter, he would definitely persuade Zheng Chenggong to cooperate with Liang Huafeng.

As it turned out, everything was just a delaying tactic.

Liang Huafeng is the chief soldier of Susong Town in Yuting, how could he risk the risk of a bamboo basket to draw water and choose to surrender to Cheng with the fame and wealth in hand?

"Although Liang Huafeng will not really surrender, through this incident, I have recognized the faces of these people, that is, one set in front of the person and one behind the other, and they will do everything with two sides and three knives. How could such a person be truly loyal to the court? All they care about is their own interests. ”

Zheng Chenggong said eloquently: "I ordered people to investigate everywhere and learned the news that Lang Tingzuo resold Zhejiang's taxed grain. ”

I have to say that this is indeed a way to hide from the world.

Nowadays, the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal is not dredged smoothly, and there are many river bandits and water thieves along the river in troubled times, and it is normal for there to be drifting in the process of transporting grain. Lang Tingzuo could have used this as an excuse to eat the difference into his mouth.

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