Junmen, when it comes to injuries, aren't you too...... Alas, don't talk about that. Since the military gate knows that I have been greatly grateful, it is time for me to see Long Live Lord and have something to say! ”

Two days later, 250 warships replenished with charcoal, grain, rice, and fresh water, and lifted anchor to reach Luermen. Luermen is a large island in the southern part of the Penghu Islands, and it is the key point to the port of Beimen in Taiwan. The island is surrounded by camps, the deer is elevated, and the reefs around the island are dense, which is very dangerous. Shi Lang's fleet anchored and camped half a mile away from the port of Luermen, and did everything possible to lure Liu Guoxuan into battle. However, Liu Guoxuan only stuck on the shore and shot at the sea with firebombs and rockets, and his remaining 100 or so warships were hiding in the harbor and refused to come out.

After another day of stalemate, the weather at sea suddenly changed and a strong wind blew. The sea breeze swept up the huge waves that were more than a foot high, and the water village was struck. The veterans of many years were seasick, and some of the ships were pierced through the water tank by artillery fire, and the situation seemed to be very unfavorable to Shi Lang.

Shi Lang stood on the deck, observing the situation of the defenders of Luermen, and said decisively: "It's not okay to wait like this!" The wind is so strong that it can't stop for a day or two. We can't wait any longer, we must break the enemy today and tomorrow! ”

Yao Qisheng's face turned pale from vomiting, and he was still barely holding on: "Brother Shi, if the tide does not rise in Luermen, the boat will not be able to rely on it!" You have to try to lure them out...... It's done! ”

Chen Python took a big step and said: "Military Gate, mark that you are willing to lead a fleet to lure the enemy!" ”

Shi Lang gritted his teeth and thought for a moment, and said categorically: "No, this time to lure the enemy, I can't go out in person." Order, from now on, until I return, the whole army will be under the command of Yao Qisheng! ”

Everyone was taken aback, and Yao Qisheng said: "Brother Shi Lang, you are the boss, how can you leave the handsome position lightly and go to me!" ”

"No, no, no, how do you do that? Liu Guoxuan and I are both acquaintances, and we have gritted our teeth and waited for a meeting for many years. I personally led the flagship to feint and storm the beach, and I will definitely be able to lure him into battle! ”

Yao Qisheng hurriedly asked: "What about the stranding?" ”

"I've thought of it. If we don't run aground, we can occupy a foothold and attack Liu Guoxuan when we go ashore; If it runs aground, Liu Guoxuan will send a ship to besiege our ship. Then you can cut off his back road, and he will have to surrender! ”

Yao Qisheng's voice trembled slightly: "Brother Shi, do you have to go?" ”

Shi Lang nodded and did not speak.

Wu Ying and Chen Python knelt down on one knee at the same time: "Handsome! ”

Shi Lang reprimanded sharply: "There is no need to move the affection of children here!" Get off the sampan and go to the back ship! If my ship is sunk or stranded, you will immediately raise your flag and command! Seeing the three of them get off the sampan with tears in their eyes, Shi Lang drew his sword in his hand and shouted: "The flagship and the Chinese frigate pull anchor and attack the Luermen beachhead!" ”

Shi Lang's flagship raised the flag and set off, and the covering artillery roared. Sure enough, when approaching the beachhead for more than 30 zhang, Shi Lang's flagship really ran aground on the beach. The ten beach-guarding cannons on the fort came headless and faceless with musket shotguns, but they were quickly suppressed by the artillery commanded by Wu Ying. After a while, the sound of war drums like a torrential rain sounded on the shore, and Liu Guoxuan's more than 90 warships rushed out of the harbor and outflanked Shi Lang without hesitation. The cannon fire on the sea immediately rang out like porridge. Yao Qisheng saw that the lure of the enemy was successful, the red flag in his hand waved, the flag on Shi Lang's ship fell, and a new dragon flag on Wu Ying's ship rose - Lan Li stood upright on the bow of the ship, leading more than 20 warships to rush over to meet Shi Lang. Another 150 ships turned their bows and rushed towards the harbor. In an instant, in all directions, the sea, sky, clouds and water were filled with thick smoke and war.

It was a truly unprecedentedly tragic naval battle. The total number of sailors invested by the two sides amounted to more than 40,000, and more than 500 warships, some of which were rushing and some were blocking, were going back and forth. The explosion of the cannonballs set off a monstrous wave, and the sound of killing covered the wild waves of the sea. More than 70 warships that had been hit by bullets and caught fire crackled and burned on the sea. These ships on fire are huddled together, you crash into me, and ships keep sinking. Sailors from both sides jumped into the sea and fought in the water, and blood stained a large area of the water. It was not until dusk that the Qing army occupied the port of Luermen and captured the fort. Only the beachhead is still in the hands of Zheng Jiabing.

Liu Guoxuan, who was fooled, saw that there was no way to retreat, so he ordered the remaining thirty or so ships to gather, relying on the familiarity of the water, while maneuvering with Lan Li, and forcing Shi Lang who was stranded on the beach. Lan Li was eager to save people, and led the fleet to chase and fight, but he was lured to the shallow water, and the twenty ships ran aground fifteen in the blink of an eye, and the remaining few hurriedly escaped, and were already overturned in the sea by Liu Guoxuan's cannons. Liu Guoxuan stood on the bow of the boat and laughed, and said to the left and right: "Although defeated, as long as Shi Lang can be captured alive, it will be a great achievement!" He pointed at Lan Li and shouted: "The surname is Lan, it's ridiculous that you are a martial artist buried here!" Luermen only rises once in decades, and even Nezha can't save your boss if you are reborn. You and Shi Lang can survive tonight, but you can't get through tomorrow's ghost gate! Liu Guoxuan said and turned around and gave an order: "Settle the village tonight, capture Shi Lang alive tomorrow, and return to Taiwan to fight again!" ”

Yao Qisheng, who rushed to the beach, the first thing he did when he went ashore was to take Wu Ying to the fort. The beachhead below was still in the hands of Zheng's army, and a little farther out on the sea, Shi Lang and Lan Li's ships were stranded. However, the guns on this battery were all fixed, and they were designed to fight ships on the sea, and could not be used to suppress the fire on the beach. Wu Ying ordered the soldiers to raise the back of the cannon and close the range to the beach. went ashore, Yao Qisheng's seasickness was cured. He held the binoculars, looked at the sea for a long time, silently walked up to Wu Ying, and called softly: "General Wu." ”

"Ahh Military Gate, what are the instructions? ”

"I can't say a command. I asked just now, and I heard that the tide never rises here, but I don't know if it's true or not? ”

"Well, before going to the sea, Shi Junmen said that it was difficult to fight here. Luermen has not had a high tide for more than 20 years, and if it can meet the high tide, the big ship of Shi Junmen will be able to go straight to the beach. Alas, who knows if the tide will rise tonight? It seems that Shi Junmen is more than lucky. ”

Yao Qisheng didn't speak immediately, he frowned, looked at Shi Lang's ship on the sea, and suddenly, turned around, lowered his voice and said, "Wu Ying, the cannon here can only be half cushioned, that half...... Let's keep it for now. ”

Wu Ying looked at Yao Qisheng in surprise, and then at Shi Lang's flagship within the range of the cannon, and suddenly understood Yao Qisheng's intentions. He couldn't help but shudder, took two steps back, and asked with horror: "Junmen, do you want to ......" Yao Qisheng nodded gloomily: "Don't pad the five cannons, keep them for ...... Master Shi...... Use it for martyrdom! ”

Wu Ying was picked up by Shi Lang, at this moment of life and death, Yao Qisheng was not thinking about how to rescue Shi Lang, but about using the captured cannon to bombard Shi Lang's flagship, did he Wu Ying agree. In a fit of rage, he drew his sword: "You, you, you dare!" ”

Yao Qisheng smiled bitterly: "General Wu, do you think I am willing to do this?" Do you think I'm the credit for robbing the general? If anything happens to General Shi, I am willing to kill myself immediately to thank him for his spirit in heaven. I, I have to do it as a last resort! ”

"Huh?! Why? No, no, Yao Junmen, you can't do this! ”

Yao Qisheng's face suddenly turned pale, he approached Wu Ying, and said in a low voice, "Tell you, this is the emperor's secret decree." ”

"Huh?! I don't believe it! ”

"Well, I can't believe it, but it's true. The emperor told me in a secret decree that at the tense juncture of the war, if Shi Lang has abnormal actions, he ordered me to deal with it. Shi Lang ran back from Taiwan, and if the tide does not rise tonight, it will be difficult for him to pass this pass tomorrow morning, and he will either surrender or be captured. In that case, Taiwan will have bargaining capital. Do you think, the country has been preparing for several years and fighting a bloody war, if that situation occurs, how can we explain to the emperor? Wu Ying, if you want to open a little, the social Ji is important, and Shi Lang is light! ”

Wu Ying stopped talking, no, he didn't want to say anything. Shi Lang is dedicated to the country, fighting desperately, with an arrow wound, blind in one eye, and volunteering to lure the enemy out, this, can this be said to be disloyal? With tears in his eyes, Wu Ying looked at Shi Lang who was stranded on the sea, and walked silently to the fort......

Chapter Thirty-Eight: Playing Kai Xie, Taiwan Returns to the Territory, and the Wind Falls to Zhongliang in Prison

Night is about to fall, and there is a deathly silence on the sea of Luermen. Shi Lang's flagship ran aground, and the fleet led by Lan Li, who went to rescue him, also ran aground. They have been surrounded by Liu Guoxuan. If the tide does not rise tonight, by tomorrow morning they will have only a dead end. However, the tide has not risen here in Luermen for decades, who dares to guarantee tonight. Will the tide rise tomorrow morning?

Yao Qisheng and Wu Ying were nervously discussing this matter, and Wu Ying said worriedly: "Lord Yao, if the tide does not rise tonight, Lord Shi, I am afraid that they will be more than lucky." ”

It's dark. There was silence on the sea, except for the rhythmic "whoosh" sound of the waves that had been going on for thousands of years in Luermen, as if to indicate that this was an unusual and inauspicious night.

There were three sailors still alive on Shi Lang's flagship. The corpses of the dead were stacked on the other side of the ship, and the inky black sea below was boundless, and only a faint corpse could be seen floating in the sea in the sparkling water.

Shi Lang looked around, and Liu Guoxuan's fleet was not far away. Liu Guoxuan is Zheng Chenggong's confidant and his father-killing enemy. It seems that he is determined to win tomorrow and will never let himself go easily. Shi Lang pondered, walking back and forth on the stranded sturdy ship, he really wanted to jump off here for a hundred! He called the three sailors to him and said, "It seems that this is the place where we will return to heaven." It's a pity that I don't take more care of you on weekdays......"

The three sailors were not very old. Their faces could not be seen in the darkness, except for the faint flickering of six bright eyes. An older one smiled and said, "My lord, you can afford to die, what can't we do?" I've cut down six of them today, and it's already enough! What to regret! ”

Shi Lang sat with his knees crossed, looked up at the stars, and said, "Yes, we are loyal to the emperor!" According to my calculations, there is a tide in Luermen this year, and I don't know if I can touch it. If you can get out of this great calamity, I, Shi Lang, will surely exalt you—alas! I'm afraid it may not be so coincidental! ”

All four were silent. Luermen has risen once since the first year of Kangxi, and it has been more than 20 years, so how can people expect the tide to rise tonight?

However, it was unbelievably clever. The god of creation actually patronized! In the early hours of the next morning, the tide rose, and it rose in a misty fog. The tide more than a foot high was surging, roaring, and sending out the galloping and whistling sound of thousands of troops and horses, and rushed over from far and near with shaking the mountains. The first row of tides caused Shi Lang's ship to shake violently.

Shi Lang was startled at first, the fog had already made him happy, and the tide came again. I saw a tide head coming, lifting the ship up, and I was able to leave the beach and whirl freely in the sea. Shi Lang walked along the warship like a sleepwalker, and suddenly burst into a shrill laugh: "Oh my God, tide! Tide! It's really trendy...... Hahahaha! He came back to his senses, looked up at the vast sky reverently, and muttered, "Son of Heaven is blessed, ancestors bless!" Shi Langdang played long live today, sealed the sea god, rebuilt the temple word, and then molded the golden body! As he spoke, the fleet of the chief soldier Chen Python had already sailed over to respond, and Lan Li's surprise shout came from not far away.

Liu Guoxuan did not give any more orders to attack. He looked at the turbulent waves as if he had been struck by lightning, staring at the surging waves in a daze, and it took a long time for him to let out a dry howl that seemed to cry and laugh, and his legs were weak and kneeling on the deck, panting and saying with great difficulty: "The first king started a business, led a ship to Taiwan to Pinghongmao, and was catching up with the rising tide in Luermen...... Decades later, Shi Lang came to attack, and the tide rose again. This is...... It's providence, it's providence! After saying that, he slowly got up, looked back at the Chinese army escort and said with a smile: "You led the ship back to Taiwan, and said that Liu Guoxuan had something to say: Shi Lang Ruo is willing to ignore the previous feuds, not to damage the temple, not to kill the ministers, and not to plunder the people...... That...... Then ...... Surrender! With that, the horizontal sword was under the neck and pulled violently...... The tall body fell into the frenzy, and a great wave came and swept away his body.

On 22 June, the Qing army regained the entire island of Penghu, and the gateway to Taiwan was suddenly opened, and the island was in a panic. Ten days later, Taiwan sent a letter asking for surrender. Emperor Kangxi's desire to unify the country, which he had been worried about for several years, finally came true.

Li Guangdi was overjoyed to receive the battle report from the front line in Fuzhou, so he immediately sent his horse to Beijing to report the good news. This time, the whole capital was in a sensation. Kangxi's excitement goes without saying, as for Li Guangdi, not according to Yao Qisheng and Shi Lang's estimates, sure enough, he became the number one contributor to the recovery of Taiwan, and was awarded an edict by the imperial court, and was crowned as the crown prince Taibao, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, and a scholar of the Ministry of Rites. Of course, Li Guangdi was happy, but he couldn't figure out why the emperor didn't let him enter the study? went to his teacher Suo Etu to inquire, and then he realized that Mingzhu was making an obstacle.

This matter seems very simple, but in fact, the inside story is very complicated. Today's crown prince Yinren is the emperor's second son. His biological mother was the daughter of Soetu. In terms of generation, he is the grandson of Suo Etu. The prince's mother died, and all Suo Etu's hopes were pinned on the prince, and after years of painstaking management, he formed a "princeling party" headed by him.

As for Mingzhu, his cousin Nalan is the emperor's concubine and the biological mother of the eldest brother Yinyu. Of course, Mingzhu wants to protect the eldest brother, and if he wants to protect the eldest brother, he can't let Suo Etu's princelings expand their power. Lee Kwang-di is a princeling, can Mingzhu let this cheap go to him? This is the focus of the contention between the two parties in the DPRK and China. What made Li Guangdi even more uneasy was that during the gap between his trip to the front line in Fujian, some people in the DPRK and China actually took the opportunity to impeach him, saying that he was a false Taoist, that he was good at selling his fame and reputation, that he was good at selling his fame and reputation, that he betrayed his friends, and that he was not careful to fool around with prostitutes in mourning. Moreover, his nemesis Chen Menglei was also transferred back to Beijing at this time and became the teacher of the third elder brother Chezhi!

Li Guangdi came out of Suofu, only to feel dizzy. In this dazzling political situation of the imperial court, how will he deal with it? It seems that it is really difficult to get into the study!

As the saying goes, severe frost beats rootless grass. As soon as Li Guangdi returned home, he saw Li Fulai, a servant from his hometown, reporting that the "old lady" had died because she was ill. This news was like a thunderbolt from the sky, and it completely crushed Li Guangdi at once. Kangxi rules the world with filial piety, according to the rules, the minister's parents died, and they could not hide it and not report it; After three years, it can be reopened and returned to the court, which is called "Ding Wei". But for three years, can he afford to wait for these three years? If he doesn't report it, this crime of being greedy and forgetting his relatives and hiding his funeral is enough for him to carry it for a lifetime. Of course, if he reported it truthfully, the emperor felt that he couldn't do without it, and he could also issue an order not to allow him to go home. Since loyalty and filial piety cannot be both, the court puts the country first, and can also "take away" your "mother-son love", which is called "seizing love". However, would the emperor make such a holy decree?

Just when Li Guangdi was meditating, sad, sad and embarrassed, suddenly, someone from the door came in to report: "Gao Xiangye is visiting!" Lee was taken aback, ah! In the middle of the night, what is Gao Shiqi doing? He's a member of the Pearl Party, has he heard any rumors?

Gao Shiqi looked at Li Guangdi's face, shook his robe and sat on stilts, and said with concern: