Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume VIII Troubled Times

Chapter 2 The soldiers are divided into two routes

Section 11 Invincible Opponents

Although Zheng Zhihu is not very old, he has followed Zheng Zhilong on the ocean for several years, and he has also seen the power of Western warships, and knows the strength of sophisticated firearms, which is far beyond ordinary people in terms of vision alone. However, it was the first time in his life that Zheng Zhihu had seen such a powerful firearm salvo as Han Weijun, and even the firearms of those Western red-haired ghosts did not have such power. Just this salvo knocked Zheng Zhihu blind, and the only remaining fighting intent in his heart also dissipated with the smoke of gunpowder above the Nine Heavens.

"Withdraw! All retreat into the city! ”

Zheng Zhihu shouted hoarsely, and at the same time, Zheng Zhihu did not dare to hesitate, but ran desperately in the direction of the city gate. And the more than 1,000 soldiers of the Iron Man Army who survived have long lost their previous momentum, and they all ran towards the city gate in a panic at this time, and the army of more than 1,000 people had no formation at all, and the soldiers threw away their armor and fled for their lives, as if the end of the world was coming.

Seeing this, Bao Desheng immediately ordered the soldiers of the C Battalion to seize the time to reload the bird guns, and prepare to lead the army to pursue the victory, and enter the city in one fell swoop to capture Nan'an City. Who knew that at this moment, Bao Desheng suddenly received a military order from Liu Yunwei, asking Bao Desheng to lead the soldiers of the C Battalion to retreat immediately and not to pursue the enemy.

At this time, Bao Desheng was a little puzzled, and there was 10,000 reluctance in his heart, but the military order was like a mountain, in the face of Liu Yunwei's general order, although Bao Desheng was unwilling, he still did not hesitate to lead the soldiers of the C Battalion to retreat quickly and returned to the Chinese army.

"Overseer! I can take advantage of the chaos to enter the city with just one charge, why let me go back? ”

Liu Yunwei said with a smile: "Don't forget the purpose of our visit, this governor is not here to harvest the first rank, but to solve the problem of money and grain for the army to go north to Liaodong!" Therefore, as long as we defeat Zheng Zhilong and fight him, we don't have to attack the city and kill them all. ”

Bao Desheng pursed his lips when he heard this, obviously not very happy about the fierce battle just now, and he was quite unsatisfied.

At this moment, the artillery battalion led by Edward began to exert its might, and thirty big Buddha cannons were aimed at the head of Nan'an City, which immediately shrouded the western city wall of Nan'an City in fierce artillery fire, and Zheng Zhilong's subordinates on the city wall retreated like a tide after leaving a corpse, looking for a place to hide from the cannons. It wasn't long before there was not a single living person left on the city, and the weapons defending the city were left alone to endure the constant bombardment of artillery.

Edward commanded the artillery battalion to bombard the western wall for about an hour before he ordered the shelling to stop. At this time, the entire western city wall had been beaten beyond recognition by artillery: the towers were in tatters, and the raging fires were devouring the walls little by little; Countless arrow stacks and female walls were destroyed, leaving only rubble and tiles in one place. By this time, the western wall was largely defenseless.

Liu Yunwei looked at the sky and saw that it was already noon, and the weather was gradually becoming hot, so he ordered the army to temporarily retreat, return to the camp to rest and eat, and then make plans after the weather was cool in the afternoon. After receiving the order, more than 10,000 soldiers immediately retreated back neatly and orderly, and slowly retreated to the camp that was not too far away, and Zheng Zhilong's troops in the city did not dare to make any moves at all, but tremblingly climbed the dilapidated west city wall, and saluted towards the large array of the Hanwei army, and withdrew after "farewell" to this invincible army.

Nan'an City, the prefect's yamen.

Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Zhihu, Zheng Zhibao and the "Eighteen Zhi" generals sat together relatively silently, and the fierce battle in the morning made everyone very soberly realize the fact that their own army and the Hanwei army were not on the same level at all, and in the face of the powerful offensive of the Hanwei army, everyone had no power to parry. And Zheng Zhilong's heart is even clearer, if Liu Yunwei is determined to capture Nan'an City today, I'm afraid that this Nan'an City won't be able to hold it for even a day, and the eight thousand elite troops he brought will all be buried here, and it won't have any effect!

After everyone was silent for a while, Zheng Zhihu still said with palpitations: "Big brother, judging from the current situation, it is impossible for us to defeat the Han Wei Army, let's think of a way, after a long time, we will be passive!" ”

Zheng Zhibao also said with a pale face: "Big brother, what the second brother said is reasonable, I can't hesitate any longer." It is reported that the Governor has divided his troops into three routes and sent more than 10,000 troops to encircle Quanzhou City, if he hesitates any longer, Quanzhou City may be lost, and the defenders in Quanzhou City will not be able to fight any tough battles! At that time, we will be a lone army trapped in a lonely city, in which case we will have no bargaining chips, only a dead end! ”

The generals of the "Eighteen Zhi" next to him also advised one after another, and they all unanimously asked Zheng Zhilong to contact Liu Yunwei immediately, and stop fighting hard, so as not to ruin the last chance of life.

At this time, Zheng Zhilong's heart can be said to be very entangled, in the face of the menacing Han Wei army, Zheng Zhilong knows very clearly that he is not an opponent, and peace talks are the only way out for himself and tens of thousands of subordinates; However, Zheng Zhilong wanted to use the chips in his hand to fight for the greatest interests as much as possible, and was never willing to surrender directly. But what Zheng Zhilong never expected was that his strength was so different from the Han Wei Army, and the Han Wei Army was like an insurmountable mountain in front of him, which was daunting, that is, an opponent who could never be defeated!

After today's battle, Zheng Zhilong finally understood how ridiculous he was before, and the so-called chips in his hands were not worth mentioning at all in front of Liu Yunwei! Zheng Zhilong originally thought that the 8,000 Iron Man Army he had worked so hard to train was a trump card, even if he couldn't turn the tide of the battle, he would be able to fight with the Han Wei Army for a few rounds, and he would be able to make Liu Yunwei jealous of three points, so that he could fight for more benefits at the negotiation table and find a good way out for himself and his brothers. However, judging from the results of today's battle, Zheng Zhilong understood that his 8,000 Iron Man Army was a rabble in front of the Hanwei Army, and he couldn't hold out even for a round!

The huge gap in combat power between the two sides made Zheng Zhilong feel extremely frustrated and desperate, so that he was full of pessimism about the next battle. In the face of the hard persuasion of the generals, Zheng Zhilong finally nodded heavily after struggling for a while, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, let's see what kind of attitude my righteous brother has." It's just that who is going to negotiate with the overseer? ”

It stands to reason that the best candidates to negotiate are the two brothers Zheng Zhihu and Zheng Zhibao. However, Zheng Zhihu had been defeated by the soldiers of the C Battalion in the morning battle, and he could not muster up the courage to go to the Hanwei army camp no matter what, so he did not respond to Zheng Zhilong's inquiry.

On the contrary, Zheng Zhibao got up without hesitation and said, "Big brother, I'll go!" ”

Zheng Zhilong sighed and said, "It's okay, you must be careful. You remember, after meeting the Inspector, you must be courteous, but you can't grovel too much, as long as you find out what the Inspector means, don't promise anything easily, and wait until we come back and discuss it. ”

Zheng Zhibao nodded and said, "Don't worry, big brother, I understand." ”

At the same time, after Liu Yunwei finished lunch, he was discussing the war with Bao Desheng, Edward, and Zhu Xuyu. Suddenly, a personal guard reported outside the tent: "Inspector Qiqi, there is a messenger from Zheng Zhilong outside the camp who asks to see you!" ”

Liu Yunwei immediately laughed when he heard this, and said to everyone: "It seems that my little brother can't fight anymore, and I want to sit down and talk about it." ”

Everyone also laughed, and Zhu Xuyu said, "Inspector, did we tell the messenger about our intention this time?" ”

"No hurry!" Liu Yunwei thought for a moment and said, "Let's see what the envoy said first, this governor still wants to talk to Zheng Zhilong himself." ”

After speaking, Liu Yunwei said to the guards outside the tent: "Bring the messenger in." ”

After a while, Zheng Zhibao was brought in, and after entering the big tent and seeing Liu Yunwei, Zheng Zhibao hurriedly stepped forward to salute and said, "Zheng Zhibao, a grass citizen, has seen Master Overseer. ”

Liu Yunwei didn't expect Zheng Zhilong to send his third brother as an envoy, so he said with a smile: "It turned out to be the three leaders, what did the big leader of your family say?" ”

Zheng Zhibao was immediately frightened and sweated profusely when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "The supervisor misunderstood, our three brothers didn't want to rebel, but they were forced to come here by corrupt officials in Fujian, and my eldest brother felt guilty every day and night, and the leader didn't dare to do anything!" ”

"Oh?" Liu Yunwei sneered and said, "Then you are forced to gather tens of thousands of people to capture Daming City?" Isn't that a bit unreasonable? Are you three-year-old children? ”

Zheng Zhibao saw that Liu Yunwei was angry, and immediately knelt down, forgetting all the explanations of Zheng Zhilong before leaving, knelt on the ground and said: "Inspector Qiqi, our brothers have been helpless since childhood, and it is not easy to have today's foundation, we don't want to be the king of ourselves, we also have the intention of recruiting An, we just want to ......"

Speaking of this, Liu Yunwei took over and said, "You just want to negotiate a good price, right?" ”

Zheng Zhibao had nothing to say at this time, but he knelt on the ground and didn't dare to raise his head.

Liu Yunwei stared at Zheng Zhibao for a while, and said: "You go back and tell Zheng Zhilong that if he hasn't forgotten my sworn brother, if he doesn't want to be defeated and die at a young age, leaving a lasting reputation, he will come to my camp in person and talk to Ben Du in person." If Zheng Zhilong is unwilling, then you will tell him for the governor: the governor and him will break off their righteousness, and three days later, they will meet each other in battle, fighting for life and death! ”

Zheng Zhibao was shocked when he heard this, looked at Liu Yunwei with a frightened expression, and was speechless for a long time. ()

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