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"Come here." Xu Lang called the Ming officer, "I'll tell you now, we are the subordinates of the FJ guerrilla general Zheng Zhilong, and we were ordered to come to exterminate the rebellious minister Kong Youde. ”

"And you're still beating us?" The Ming officer shouted.

Xu Lang ignored him and continued, "We don't know if you're telling the truth yet, but we'll give you a small boat and let the five of you go back." Here is a letter written by General Zheng to Lord Chen Yingyuan. If you are really Lord Chen's subordinate, then please give this letter to Lord Chen, and ask Lord Chen to come to the city to negotiate with us. ”

"Also." Xu Lang asked people to get a white flag, "If it is really Lord Chen in the city, please put this flag on the head of the city, and we will also go to the city with the same white flag." But remember, don't lie to us, you have seen the power of our artillery. ”

The Ming officer led four people to row a small boat with Xu Lang's letter and a white flag.

Han Wantao, Xu Lang, and Wang Zhaoxing stood on the deck of the Fuzhou and quietly looked at Dengzhou City, and no one spoke.

After being silent for a while, Han Wantao asked, "Why is there no movement in Dengzhou City, what that Ming officer said is not true?" ”

"I don't know." Xu Lang looked ahead, "My mind is very messy now, I can't figure it out, let's wait." ”

After more than an hour, there was finally movement in Dengzhou City. Looking through the binoculars, the white flag was erected at the head of Dengzhou City, and next to the white flag stood a person wearing the official uniform of the Ming Dynasty.

"Wan Tao, we may have really made a mistake." Xu Lang put down the binoculars and said.

"How do you know?"

"Look at that." Xu Lang handed the telescope to Han Wantao, "The person wearing the official uniform of the third grade under the white flag should be Chen Yingyuan." ”

"What if Kong Youde is looking for someone to impersonate?" Wang Zhaoxing asked.

"Probably not." Xu Lang sighed, "Kong Youde wouldn't have thought of this idea, and he doesn't have a third-grade official uniform." ”

"Not really." Han Wantao said, "Didn't he catch Sun Yuanhua before, what if he was wearing Sun Yuanhua's official uniform?" ”

"Whether it's or not, Wan Tao, put a boat, I'll go up and have a look."

"Nope." Wang Zhaoxing grabbed Xu Lang, "You can't take this risk." ”

"Lao Wang, I must go. It's weird, I've got to figure it out. ”

Xu Lang finally set foot on the beach. Wang Zhaoxing sent 50 soldiers to sandwich this chief of staff in the middle, and at the same time, the guns on the four battleships were all aimed at the head of the city, and as soon as there was a situation, they immediately opened fire.

Xu Lang came to the city and shouted upwards: "Is it Lord Chen, the governor of Denglai?" ”

The official on the city wall replied: "Yes, this official is Chen Yingyuan. Who are you? ”

"See Lord Chen." Xu Lang arched his hand upward, "Xia Guan is a subordinate of the FJ guerrilla general Zheng Zhilong, and on the order of my family's General Zheng, he came to assist Lord Chen in quelling the rebellion. ”

"Help me put down the rebellion?" Chen Yingyuan said with a smile, "The traitor Kong Youde abandoned the city and fled a month ago, what kind of rebellion are you here to quell now." ”

Xu Lang explained: "We encountered a storm at sea and were delayed for some time, so we came late. ”

"Nonsense." Chen Yingyuan's face changed, "You are dressed strangely and sank my Daming Navy Division's warship, how can you believe your words." ”

"Lord Chen." Xu Lang secretly complained in his heart, it was very troublesome to explain this matter, "Please forgive me, Lord Chen, we mistakenly thought that it was a rebel warship, so we attacked first, this is all a misunderstanding." ”

"Misunderstanding?" Chen Yingyuan laughed, "Do you think this official will believe you when you misunderstand?" This official has never heard of the imperial court sending troops from FJ to the north to quell the rebellion. Even if you are telling the truth, you are really Zheng Zhilong's subordinates, but there are no generals in the imperial court, you are privately waving your army to the north, Zheng Zhilong is trying to rebel? ”

"No, my general has no intention of rebelling. Master Chen, listen to my explanation. Xu Lang couldn't think of how to explain it well under Chen Yingyuan's questioning, and he was speechless for a while.

"Someone." Chen Yingyuan shouted angrily, and a group of people stood up around him, and the firearms, bows and arrows pointed at Xu Lang in unison.

"Raise your gun." The second lieutenant who led the team also shouted, and 50 flintlock pistols were raised to the head of the city.

"Artillery preparation." On the Fuzhou, Han Wantao and Wang Zhaoxing held binoculars and gave the same order at the same time.

"Lord Chen." Xu Lang wanted to say something but was interrupted by Chen Yingyuan, "No matter who you are, you are limited to leave Dengzhou within an hour, otherwise you will not blame the official for being ruthless." ”

Xu Lang really couldn't find any reason to convince Chen Yingyuan to believe, so he had to take a small boat back to Fuzhou.

The four warships moved away from the city of Dengzhou.

"What do we do now? There are still a few Ming sailors on our ship, what should they do? Wang Zhaoxing parked the ship out of the range of the Dengzhou artillery and returned to the captain's room to ask Han Wantao and Xu Lang for instructions.

"It's really Chen Yingyuan in the city, not Kong Youde." Xu Lang thought for a while, "Wan Tao, let's go back to Nanpu first, I don't understand what is going on now." Those Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers, you go and ask, ask what is going on in Dengzhou, and when Kong Youde withdrew. When you're done, let's give them a boat and let them go. ”

"Okay." Han Wantao was also helpless, "Why don't you go and ask together?" ”

"I'm so confused right now that I can't ask anything."

About half an hour later, the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty rowed to Dengzhou City in small boats, and the four warships pulled up their sails and sailed towards Nanpu.

There were only three people in the captain's room, including Han Wantao.

"Did you ask what's going on, what's going on in Dengzhou?" Xu Lang sat on the chair a little decadently and lit a cigarette.

"I didn't ask about the important situation, but Kong Youde evacuated Dengzhou on the night of the first day of the first lunar month, and he has been walking for more than a month."

"Why did history change suddenly?" Xu Lang muttered silently, "Why did Kong Youde retreat a month early?" ”

Han Wantao looked at Wang Zhaoxing, and Wang Zhaoxing also looked at Han Wantao, how do we know what it means.

"Wan Tao." Xu Lang suddenly shouted, "Li Jiucheng, is Li Jiucheng dead?" ”

"Dead." Wang Zhaoxing replied, "This is the same as history, on the third day of the twelfth month, he was shot to death by Zu Kuan, and the time and method of death are the same. ”

In other words, when Li Jiucheng died, history had not changed, why did history change after he died? What happened in between? Xu Lang began to mumble again.

Han Wantao patted Xu Lang: "Don't think about it yet, I can't figure out these things all of a sudden, let's talk about it when we go back to Nanpu." ”

"yes." Wang Zhaoxing also said, "Go and blow the sea breeze, you will be more sober." ”

"Go ahead, I'll think again." Xu Lang still kept his head down.

Han Wantao had no choice but to come to the deck with Wang Zhaoxing, and Xu Lang stayed in the captain's room alone.

"Wan Tao, Lao Wang!" Han Wantao and Wang Zhaoxing stood for less than a quarter of an hour when Xu Lang rushed out of the captain's room with a shout.

"What's wrong, what's wrong with you?" Han Wantao grabbed Xu Lang, he was very worried that Xu Lang would go crazy.

"Lushun, let's go to Lushun." Xu Lang shouted.

"Xu Lang, be sober." Han Wantao shook Xu Lang, "What are we going to Lushun for?" ”

Xu Lang broke free of Han Wantao's hand: "I'm more sober than ever now, Lao Wang, order the fleet to go to Lushun, be quick, I'll explain to you slowly." ”

Wang Zhaoxing looked at Han Wantao at a loss, Han Wantao nodded: "Lao Wang, change the route to Lushun, I believe in Xu Lang." ”

The fleet sailed to Arthur, and the three returned to the captain's room.

Xu Lang took out a cigarette and lit it himself: "Although I haven't figured out why Kong Youde evacuated Dengzhou a month early, but in the original history, after Kong Youde surrendered to Huang Taiji, the Manchu Qing Dynasty immediately attacked Lushun. Huanglong committed suicide and martyrdom, and Lushun fell. In the original history, Lushun fell in July, and I don't know if the current history will change. We may no longer be able to prevent Kong Youde from surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, then we must find a way to prevent the fall of Lushun, otherwise the entire Liaodong Peninsula will be completely gone. ”

"I see." Han Wantao and Wang Zhaoxing both breathed a sigh of relief, "We really thought you were crazy." ”

"Huh." Xu Lang finally smiled, "Don't worry, I won't go crazy." If I'm crazy, who are you looking for as chief of staff? ”

"Hahahaha." Han Wantao and Wang Zhaoxing also laughed together.

The laughter of the three did not last long, and on the morning of the next day, the fleet reached the city of Arthur.

"Oh yes." Xu Lang put down the binoculars and slammed the boat gang.

Far away from the head of Lushun City, the banner of Houjin fluttered high.

"Lushun has fallen?" Wang Zhaoxing asked a question that everyone knows the answer to.

"Xu Lang." Han Wantao asked, "I remember you mentioned that after the fall of Lushun, there was only one Phi Island left in the Ming Dynasty, should we go to Phi Island to have a look?" ”

"There's no need for that." Xu Lang bit his lip, "Lushun has fallen, and Huanglong must be dead." Even if Phi Dao is still in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, it is useless, let's go back to Nanpu. ”

"Shall we go and occupy Phi Island?" Wang Zhaoxing proposed.

"Nope." Xu Lang replied, "If we occupy Phi Dao now, it will be equivalent to directly facing the Manchus, and we don't have the ability to do so now." Let's go back to Nanpu first and run Nanpu well. We can't go to Dengzhou, and if there is any problem with Nanpu, then we won't even have a foothold. When I get back, give me some time, I'll have to calm down and think about what went wrong. ”

In the palace of Shengjing, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming, who were cut off and easy to obey, were kneeling in front of Huang Taiji, and a eunuch shouted loudly beside him:

"Kong Youde awarded the capital master, Geng Zhongming awarded the chief military officer, and gave the seal, that is, from the signature."

The two of them took the big seal and kowtowed, "Thank you, Lord Longen." ”

Huang Taiji smiled noncommittally at the four words of Xie Zhu Longen: "Pass the meal, I want to entertain the two Aiqing." ”

The banquet was set up, and after a few drinks, Huang Taiji withdrew all the palace maids and eunuchs, and only he and Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Fan Wencheng were left in the room.

Huang Taiji restrained his smile: "Kong Aiqing, you mean that you received a letter and then defected to me, right?" ”

"The Great Khan." Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming knelt on the ground, "The minister has long had the intention of defecting to the Great Khan, but he has never had the opportunity, and it is not the reason for that letter." ”

"The two Aiqing are even." Huang Taiji smiled again, "Why do the two Aiqing believe what the letter says so much, does Aiqing know who wrote the letter?" ”

"Back to the Great Khan." Kong Youde replied, "The minister does not know who wrote the letter, but everything said in the letter has been fulfilled. The letter said that on the third day of December, Li Jiucheng would be shot and killed by Zu Kuan. The minister didn't believe it at first, but it really happened. Therefore, according to the letter, the minister left Dengzhou on the first day of the first month to join the Great Khan. ”

"Oh." Huang Taiji nodded slightly, "I see." ”

At the end of the banquet, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming retired, and only Fan Wencheng still accompanied Huang Taiji.

"Fan Aiqing, what do you think?"