Chapter 407: All or Nothing
Pan Di took the order and left, Zheng Sen sat in the lobby of the Governor's Palace, silently looking at Pan Di's distant back. Pandi's mercenary army is already the largest force that Taiwan City can send, and now there are only 5,000 guards left in Taiwan City.
If he can have a chance to breathe for a year, Zheng Sen can build a Zheng army of at least 100,000 people, but Fang Yuan did not give him this respite, after pacifying Nan Zhili, he chased after him all the way to chase and fight, which shows the importance attached to him, and it is necessary to take advantage of his unstable foothold to solve the entanglement between the two for several years.
"Wait!"
Zheng Sen stood up suddenly, and said to himself, "Since Fang Yuan has just arrived, he must not be familiar with the terrain of Taipei, if our army suddenly pours out and sneaks north......
He immediately sent someone to summon Wan Li, a henchman stationed in Chijilou, and his father's friend, He Bin.
Wanli was once active in Fujian, Guangdong and the government against a rogue, the real name is Zhang Li, after this branch of the army changed to Wanjia Army, everyone to 'Wan' as the surname, take the meaning of the unity of the people, then changed the name of Wanli. When Zheng Sen evacuated Fujian and arrived in Kinmen, under the recommendation of Zhou Quanbin, he led 5,000 Liukou to surrender Zheng Sen. When Zheng Sen was desperate, he was willing to lead the crowd to return, Zheng Sen immediately became a close confidant, and ordered his 3,000 Liukou to be assigned to him 7,000 Zheng troops to jointly garrison the most important fortress in Tainan, Chichicheng.
He Bin used to do business with Zheng Zhilong in Japan, and then went to Taiwan Island to do business, won the trust of the Dutch people, and knew the folk customs and topography of Taiwan Island well. He was able to drive out the Dutch people in a short period of time, and He Bin's secret contact and help were indispensable.
Two days later, Wan Li and He Bin came to Taiwan City to meet Zheng Sen, Zheng Sen did not beat around the bush, and bluntly said that Wan Li would transfer 9,000 Zheng troops from Chiji City, plus 4,000 guards in Taiwan City, with He Bin as a guide, after going north to meet with Pandi's 10,000 mercenaries, they attacked Taipei's chicken coop and Tamsui City in two ways, and it was necessary to take advantage of Fang Yuan's unstable foothold, give Fang Yuan a heavy blow, and drive the Xuanjia Army into the sea.
His military operation this time almost evacuated the sergeants from Taiwan and Chiji City, plus Pandi's 10,000 mercenaries, which is all the capital of Zheng Jun's on the island of Taiwan.
Wan Li and He Bin looked at each other, and He Bin asked hesitantly, "Virtuous nephew!" If we win this battle, we can do it, but if we lose, I'm afraid our army will not have the strength to fight again! ”
Zheng Sen is a good gambler, whether it is risking to capture Taiwan, or going north to the city of Nanjing directly in history, it is a typical military adventure. In this shop, he did bet on all the bets of Zheng Jun and directly stud with Fang Yuan.
Zheng Sen said in a deep voice, "Our army's naval division is not as good as Fang Yuan, and the army is not as good as Fang Yuan, the only way is to win by surprise, and take advantage of what aboriginal conference Fang Yuan is engaged in to give him a heavy blow!" Neither of you could have imagined that our army dared to attack on all fronts, and Fang Yuan couldn't have imagined that this battle would be won! ”
With Zheng Sen's absolute prestige in the army, the two retorted in vain, and they could only choose to obey.
Zheng Sen gave the Shuai Yin directly to the commander-in-chief of this battle, Wan Li, and knelt on the ground at him, and said with tears in his eyes, "The life and death of the Zheng family are all dependent on the commander of Wan!" ”
Seeing that he actually knelt, Wan Li was so moved that he knelt opposite him, bowed deeply, and kowtowed three times in a row, "The Zheng family treats me as a national soldier, I will repay me as a national soldier, this battle, if it is not successful, it will become benevolent!" ”
Three days later, Wan Li and He Bin led an army of 15,000 people to the north, and the final decisive battle between the two armies finally arrived!
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As soon as the patriarchs of the Ami and Paiwan clans returned to the clan, they received Fang Yuan's request to attend the aboriginal assembly held in Jilong City.
Although the patriarch of the two clans had never seen what Fang Yuan looked like, he was not a fool, how could he risk the lives of the entire clan and fight with Fang Yuan with Zheng Sen's words?
As soon as the patriarchs of the two clans met and discussed, they decided to go to the aboriginal assembly first, to find out Fang Yuan's strength and style, to see if Fang Yuan could offer better conditions than Zheng Sen, and then decide whether the two clans would throw themselves to Zheng Sen or Fang Yuan.
A month later, the Aboriginal convention was held in Chicken Coop City.
There are 123 Gaoshan clans on the island of Taiwan, and 112 of them participated in the meeting of the aborigines of Jilong City, and 11 did not attend the meeting for unknown reasons.
The island's largest Ami, Paiwan, and Atayal tribes all participated, and the population of these three tribes together is at least 200,000, which can be said to account for most of the country, and the remaining small tribes come or not, and it does not affect the overall situation.
Along with these patriarchs, there were also young men from various tribes who came to protect them. Although these young men are strong and strong, their weapons are still mainly spears and homemade bows and arrows. It is impossible to have artillery, and the muskets were also introduced by the Netherlands and the Spaniards, which are the oldest arquebuses, and the amount of equipment is very scarce, just like the big tribes of Ami, Paiwan, and Atayal may be equipped with about 100 guns, and other small tribes with only two or three thousand people, such as the Saixia tribe, have only about a dozen.
In Fang Yuan's opinion, the armament of these aborigines was very rudimentary, and the various tribes were extremely scattered, if they could organize into a coalition army, they might be able to fight a war depending on the terrain. But if you fight on your own, you don't have to be afraid at all.
Fang Yuan ordered Najib to count the soldiers sent by each tribe to protect him, a total of about 5,000 people, and ordered each tribe to camp in the open space outside the city, according to the number of people.
The 30,000 sergeants under Fang Yuan's command were divided into two teams, one team was led by Feng Ting and 10,000 sergeants of the Xuanjia Army to garrison Tamsui City to guard against the Zheng army in Tainan. And those who stayed in Jicoo City were 10,000 mountain special battalions and 10,000 Xuanjia sergeants.
On the occasion of this grand event, Fang Yuan ordered 20,000 soldiers to line up outside the city in full armor, which not only made the conference look grand, but also showed the military might to the aborigines of all ethnic groups.
The number of artillery and muskets of the Xuanjia Army is larger than that of the previous Franc Ji Red Hair, and there are two thousand special operations army sergeants dressed in uniform explosion-proof equipment, and the rest are also full body armor, armed to the teeth. In the eyes of these aborigines, they are simply invincible existences, and they soften in momentum.
At the beginning of the conference, Fang Yuan arranged for the patriarchs and leaders of all clans to sit around in a circular formation, regardless of whether they were high or low, indicating Fang Yuan's attitude towards all clans equally, regardless of their importance.
With this arrangement, the patriarchs of some small clans are naturally honored, but the patriarchs of the Ami, Atayal, and Paiwan clans are obviously very dissatisfied, and it is simply a humiliation for them to sit with these patriarchs of small clans who can be slapped to death with one slap.
Fang Yuan was in the chairman's arrangement, and they didn't dare to disobey, but the young and strong position of the accompanying ministry could be divided into dignity and humility.
The Ami patriarch Arino directly ordered the tribe to expel the territory occupied by other small clans farther away, as a sign of respect and inferiority. Where do these small clans dare to provoke the Ami tribe, which has a huge population of more than 100,000, they dare not speak out, so they can only hide far away.
The Ami tribe made a start, the patriarch of the Atayal tribe, Yaji, and the patriarch of the Paiwan tribe, Balai, followed suit, and the warriors in the direct clan also stood in front, and the people sitting around the chairman all became people of the three tribes.
The commotion led by the patriarchs of the three major clans, coupled with some of the tribes that were already resentful on weekdays, was that the enemies were very red when they saw each other, and they directly raised their machetes and began to shout, and even a dozen or so people caught fire in public, slashing more than ten people and killing one person.
As soon as the two tribes saw the dead, they immediately drew their muskets and bows and arrows to confront each other, and the swords were tense.
Fang Yuan, who was sitting on the throne, looked coldly at these rabble aborigines, and dared to draw his sword in front of him, which was unprecedented.
He immediately glanced at Hu Qi, and Hu Qi ordered the three hundred brocade guards to shoot directly into the sky to warn.
"Crackle!"
A neat burst of gunfire pierced the sky, immediately shocking the clans that were still making noise. Hu Qi immediately led a hundred brocade guards to the front, and arranged the tribes and tribes that had grudges against each other in a distant place. After dozens of tribes, they could no longer continue to make trouble.
Fang Yuan had already placed two loudspeakers at the head of the city, and announced loudly into the microphone that the aboriginal assembly had officially begun.