Unlike Ainengqi, Chen Mo has absolute confidence in the army in his hands. Don't look at the banner of the Western Thief Rebels, the subordinates are all elite soldiers, especially the five thousand elite soldiers in the East, whether it is equipment or training, they are second to none in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Most of the muskets in the army were purchased from the Portuguese Arsenal in Macau, and more than half were flintlock muskets, which could fight even in the rain. Coupled with a large number of equipped grenades and rocket artillery, it is simply armed to the teeth.

As for the remaining more than 20,000 soldiers, they are all well-trained Jiangxi elites, and they have all been trained for more than a year.

Therefore, even if Zheng Zhilong had more than 50,000 troops far above his own, even if his own side marched for several days in a row, Chen Mo was not afraid at all.

However, for the sake of prudence, he still used He Tan to paralyze Zheng Zhilong first, and then took a surprise attack.

Shi Fu went back to tell him, and Chen Mo immediately ordered the army to get ready, and the 30,000 troops deployed inside and outside the city would be sent to the battlefield to launch a fierce attack on the Zheng army early tomorrow morning.

Besides, Zheng Zhilong, after listening to the negotiation results brought back by Shi Fu, he was very unhappy.

"It's enough to promise to give silver, it's not enough to add more, why do you promise to give them 10,000 loads of grain." Zheng Zhilong said displeasedly.

In fact, Fujian is not a grain-producing area, and the western army of the Ainengqi Department has been in trouble in Fujian for more than a year, and the people in many places have been unable to farm, and grain production has been greatly reduced, and the government cannot collect the field tax, even military grain has to be purchased from foreign enemies. 10,000 quintals of food may not seem like much, but it is not easy to get.

"General, it's not that I want to agree, it's not that I can't agree, then Ai Nengqi will bite to death and ask for 10,000 loads of grain and not let go." The way of blessing grievances.

"Big brother, I'm afraid there is not much food in the rebel army," Zheng Zhibao said, "Big brother, you think, the rebels have been killing all the way, and they came to Nan'an from Minqing in a few days, where is there time to make food, so I took the opportunity to start the idea of food." ”

Zheng Zhilong frowned and said, "Then do you say to give it or not?" ”

Zheng Zhibao shook his head: "Can't give it, the grain is not silver, it needs to be transported from Quanzhou, if it is given to Ai Nengqi, it will definitely not be able to hide it from Lin Chongshan, the prefect of Quanzhou, if you let the court know that our Zheng family and the rebels are doing this kind of deal, they will not spare us." Silver is different, silver is not so conspicuous, and our Zheng family is not short of silver. ”

Zheng Zhilong said: "What if you don't give food to Ainengqi and don't let people go?" ”

Zheng Zhibao said: "Continue to negotiate with them, if you can't do 100,000 taels of silver, it will be 200,000 300,000, I don't believe that Ai Nengqi is not moved!" ”

Zheng Zhilong nodded: "That's all it can be!" ”

In the eyes of the Zheng brothers, money can be channeled, and over the years, relying on silver to open the way, the Zheng family's power in Fujian has been deep-rooted, and they have done countless illegal deeds, but everything is smooth sailing. However, they never thought that what the "rebels" wanted was not a little silver, but to completely end their Zheng family's lair.

Although Zheng Zhilong also ordered his troops to strictly guard against the attack of the Ming army, at dawn the next day, when he saw the rebels attacking in a big way, he was still shocked.

"Dog's Ainengqi, who said it was a negotiation, actually launched a surprise attack!" Zheng Zhilong scolded angrily.

"Big brother, what should we do?" Zheng Zhibao shouted.

Zheng Zhilong said angrily: "What else can I do? Call me back! When the tiger is not powerful, I am a sick cat, and I am really afraid that they will not succeed! ”

Under Zheng Zhilong's order, the Zheng family army also poured out of the nest and met the rebels. Zheng Zhibao, Zheng Lian, Shi Fu and other generals each led the army and launched a charge against the Ming army.

In Zheng Zhilong's heart, his army was twice as large as the rebels, and even if he couldn't defeat the rebels quickly, there was no problem in resisting the rebels' attacks. As long as he can give the rebels a little bit of strength, Ainengqi will naturally know that he is not easy to mess with, and he will lead the army to leave Quanzhou and go to other places.

However, the battle went completely out of Zheng Zhilong's surprise.

The 30,000 rebels were divided into three directions: left, center, and right, and the left and right roads were just enough, although they were elite, their own men could also resist. However, the rebels in the middle lane were extremely powerful, and their firepower was extremely fierce.

Zheng Zhilong stood on a high post to command, and saw that the battlefield in the middle was filled with gunsmoke, and he couldn't see the specific situation clearly, so he heard the crackling sound of firecrackles, and his own queue couldn't stop retreating.

Zheng Zhilong knew that something was bad just from the sound of the gun that came to his ears, because the sound of the gun that reached his ears was too dense and endless. Zheng Zhilong knew that although his army also had firearms, he couldn't fight such a formation, and his army still relied more on swords, guns and cold weapons.

Sure enough, it didn't take much effort to see a horse rushing from the position.

"Chief soldier, I can't stand it, the third general asked me to report the news, please send reinforcements quickly!" The person sent by Zheng Zhibao hurriedly begged Zheng Zhilong.

"It's only a little bit older, and I need reinforcements!" Zheng Zhilong said angrily.

"The Ming army's firepower was too fierce, and there were too many firearms, and the brothers were shot down before they could rush into battle. The three generals prevented the shield soldiers from covering the attack on the rebel array several times, but they were resisted by the rebels' mandarin duck array and could not attack. The brothers suffered heavy casualties, and they couldn't hold on! ”

The battle lasted only two incense sticks, and it turned out to be like this, Zheng Zhilong really didn't believe what he heard. However, he couldn't help but believe it, because at this moment, a series of thunderous explosions came, and then he saw that Zheng Zhi's leopard department in the middle was defeated like a tide.

That's it! There are 20,000 troops in the middle of the road, and they can't hold on for even half an hour! Zheng Zhilong's lips trembled, and he wanted to scold but couldn't.

Looking at the soldiers who were defeated like a tide, the faces of the Zheng family soldiers in the back changed greatly, and the formation inevitably wavered.

"General, let's go, it's too late!" The guards around Zheng Zhilong persuaded one after another, the so-called defeat is like a mountain, although there are still 10,000 reserves in the rear, but when more than 10,000 of their own defeated troops rush like a tide, even the reserves will not play a role, if they are swept by the defeated soldiers, they will not even be able to stand in formation.

And the defeat of the Chinese army also brought panic to the left and right wings, and the left and right flanks also fell into a panic, and the rout was also a matter of time.

"Withdraw!" Zheng Zhilong let out a long sigh and accepted the end of defeat. Retreating now, he can still keep the 10,000 complete establishment in his hand, and if it is too late, I am afraid that even he himself will not be able to guarantee that he can or escape.

As soon as Zheng Zhilong retreated, the main general retreated, and the two armies of Shi Fu and Zheng Lian on the left and right flanks could no longer hold on, and under the onslaught of the Ming army, the formation collapsed all of a sudden, and the soldiers of the Zheng family army cried and shouted to join the frenzy of escape.