Chapter 219: Night Fire (Part II)

In the distance, the firelight is dotted, in the sea of Ruyuan, in the dark night, Rao is dotted with starlight, but it still looks extraordinarily eye-catching, especially in the eyes of the Qing soldiers on the ship.

The fires became more and more frequent, more and more dense, and constantly magnified in the eyes of the Qing army's fleet. Ma Degong knew very well that Zheng Hongkui was reluctant to do this, and it was impossible for the Qing army to organize a fleet to escort him. So whoever comes, I'm afraid it won't be a good thing for them.

"Ma Shuai, this, what's going on?"

"What are you waiting for, send a signal to other ships, accelerate, accelerate!"

The situation was urgent, and Ma Degong couldn't take care of this guy anymore, so he directly put it aside and ordered to speed up in order to get to the shore as quickly as possible.

The moment of racing against time suddenly came, and the Qing army was not stupid, seeing that there seemed to be a fleet of ships coming towards them in the north, and they didn't even need the order of Ma Degong, and the acceleration had already begun. However, there is no wind in the dark night, and it can only be driven by manpower.

The Qing army on the ship rowed the oars hard, and the speed was slowly increasing, but before they could sail far, in the distant firelight, the unidentified ship in front of the unidentified fleet had already revealed its silhouette from the darkness. The high pointed bow, the two sides that arch to the sides in a streamlined manner, and the huge hard sails that fall from the mast all indicate that this is a blessed ship. Look at the bow and mast of the ship, it will not be less than eight or nine zhang long.

If it was just a lucky boat, as her silhouette gradually became clearer, more ships began to be exposed to the eyes of the Qing army, and at this moment, they were speeding towards the waves of the strait, and the speed was more than twice as fast as their hard rowing!

The ship cleaved the waves, and saw that the momentum was directed at them. Realizing this, the Qing army rowed even harder, and those ships with relatively low sides, the Qing army on the boats even grabbed spears and scabbards, and tried their best to pluck the seawater, in a vain attempt to speed up some speed.

The Qing army on the boat paddled with all their might, and the fine sweat had gradually merged with the city river, turning into beads of sweat the size of beans dripping, but they still didn't dare to have half a minute of stagnation on their hands, and they didn't even have the courage to slow down. However, Rao is Qing army worked so hard, but they could only watch the fleet in the distance getting closer and closer, but the other shore that could already be seen was still so far away.

With his eyes wide open, Ma Degong looked at the fleet in the distance, not only the sea ship at the head, but also most of the ships behind him were not much smaller, especially compared to the lucky ship he was riding at the moment, it could only be regarded as the smallest in front of that fleet. And the ship he was riding on was already the largest one in this Qing fleet, not one!

The fleet of the north came galloping, and with every heartbeat, it seemed to be a point closer. Time seems to be frozen, and even the speed of passing seems to be much slower. Ma Degong looked at it several times and looked back several times, but the fleet in the distance became more and more urgent from them, and the distance between them and the coast seemed to have not even narrowed even a centimeter.

is anxious, these four words are no longer enough to describe Ma Degong's state of mind at the moment. The reason for this is only this word - Rao is at sea, but his heart is already burning, scorching his soul all the time.

After a while, the fleet was getting closer, and the feeling of oppression began to press, and Ma Degong only felt that his breathing began to gradually become difficult. For a while, it was heart-burning and breathing, how uncomfortable. However, at this moment, Ma Degong was startled, and when he turned his head, it was Huang Shu who had already fallen softly on the deck. But before he could feel disdain, following the direction Huang Shu was pointing, he quickly noticed that the banner in the distance clearly had a big Zheng character written on it.

Zheng Zi Daqi, is it Zheng Hongkui? No, Ma Degong asked himself that he and Zheng Hongkui were also very happy in Zhenjiang back then, and he knew this guy who only had family interests in his eyes, and it stands to reason that he would not backtrack at all. Could it be that he was persuaded by Chen Kai's house? This is possible, after all, doesn't it mean that Zheng Hongkui's daughter has already married Chen Kai, and the son-in-law's words may really work.

Thinking of this, Ma Degong couldn't help but shake his head secretly. According to common sense, this is true, but according to his understanding of Zheng Hongkui, this possibility is simply impossible.

Except for Zheng Hongkui, Zheng Chenggong's handsome flag is not written like this, so who else will there be? Could it be Zheng Zhibao or Zheng Zhipeng, they don't have the guts. It can't be that Zheng Zhilong escaped from Beijing, at least it can't be that Zheng Zhiguan faked his death and came back to life!

Today, when the Zheng Group is almost reunited, they can think of the real power faction surnamed Zheng of the Zheng Group that may appear here, but none of them are more likely. Fortunately, this kind of doubt did not last long, when the fortune boat that rushed to the front gradually became clear, and the small characters on the upper left corner of the Zheng character flag vaguely looked like there was a building word, and the greater shock immediately hit the heartstrings of Ma Degong, Huang Shu and others.

"Zheng Cai is back, how can Zheng Cai come back?!"

Xiamen Island was recovered by Zheng Chenggong, Zheng Cai had disappeared for a long time, during which there was news that he went to Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province to ask for help from Lu Jianguo, but he was attacked and killed, and then there was no news. Whether it will be to go away to Japan, the South Seas, or to wander the open sea, no one knows, but with the emergence of this scene, new possibilities arise.

Whether Zheng Cai came back to fight for Xiamen Island like them, or whether he had already attached himself to Zheng Chenggong, but in any case, it was not a good thing to say to them.

At this moment, it's like falling into an ice cellar!

The fleet rushed towards each other, and with such speed and position at this moment, they no longer had to think about what they could escape to the shore before this fleet rushed up and crushed them. Ma Degong shouted loudly, clamoring for a decisive battle with the Ming army, but at the same time, he inadvertently glanced at a few cronies around him, who understood and issued an order to the Qing fleet to meet the battle with greater momentum.

Next, the Qing fleet received the order and completely gave up its plan to escape. Armed with spears, waist knives, infantry bows, riding bows, and even oars, they stand on large and small boats, ready for battle.

It is the greatest regret that the artillery was not able to be brought on board, but with these small boats and the artillery on them, there is no need for the enemy to attack, and I am afraid that the recoil alone will shake the ship apart. Fortunately, most of this Qing army are veterans who have fought for many years, they have rich combat experience, and they are much stronger than the soldiers of the Zheng family in martial arts. They firmly believed that as long as the Zheng Jiajun of this fleet dared to jump on the boats, or were close enough to give them a chance to jump, they would definitely be able to defeat the current fleet, and maybe even capture some sea ships back.

For hand-to-hand combat, they have absolute confidence, especially once they think that Zheng Cai's gang is still being chased by Zheng Chenggong and running all over the street, such agitation is rendered by the officers, and they are even more confident. However, they soon found out that the development of events was not quite the same as they imagined, and the reason was very simple, that is, this is not land, but sea, sea!