It is not yet the end of the Qing Dynasty, and the gap between the East and the West has not yet reached the point where they cannot be rivaled at all. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Although many officials were a little panicked because of the formation of hundreds of soft-sailed warships facing the muzzles of Guangzhou Fucheng, the officials of the Ming Dynasty did not reach the point where their legs were weak when they saw foreign devils.

Therefore, Zheng Zhilong and Xiyangfan did not dare to attack within the range of the fort, and the officials of Guangzhou Prefecture did not directly abandon the city and flee.

Shang Zhou Zuo, the governor of Liangguang, also rushed directly to the city of Guangzhou, and after meeting with a cadre of officials of Guangzhou Prefecture, he personally climbed the city tower, looked at the dense cannon muzzles, and couldn't help but say: "It's only been decades since the Jingping Rebellion, but I don't want the sea disaster to be so serious that such barbarians dare to offend my Ming Dynasty!" ”

After speaking, Shang Zhouzuo couldn't help but turn around and ask Xiao Hegui, the magistrate of Xiangshan County, who came to Guangzhou with him: "Xiao Zhixian, you keep saying that these Westerners are just borrowing land for temporary residence, and they don't hinder the safety of my Daming, now you see, these people are not harmful to the safety of my Daming Society, in my opinion, they are just some wolf ambitions!" If you don't kill, it will be difficult to have a peaceful day in Haijiang! ”

Xiao Hegui, the magistrate of Xiangshan County, is a man from a noble background, and has always dealt with the West for many years, and he also knows how many benefits these West can bring to himself, and knows what these West fans want, so he hurriedly replied: "Taiwan, although these West Fan are overseas barbarians, but their power is very large, and now the army is coming to Guangzhou Mansion, if we are a little careless, it will affect the people of Guangzhou, according to the lower officials, this matter is just a matter of Macao, as long as they can be allowed to live in Macao temporarily, why do they need to make such a big move!" ”

"Vice General Liu!"

Shang Zhouzuo shouted, and Vice General Liu responded: "The end will be!" ”

"Drag Xiao Hegui, the magistrate of Xiangshan, down and behead him immediately!"

Shang Zhouzuo was the governor of Liangguang, and he did have the right to act cheaply and kill first and then play, but most of the officials in Liangguang thought that he was just a scholar, and although he held the power of killing and seizing Liangguang, he never impeached or killed a person, so the officials of Liangguang mistakenly thought that this governor was just a pedant who could only sit in the study.

Otherwise, Xiao Hegui, the magistrate of Xiangshan County, did not dare to admit directly in front of Shang Zhouzuo that the siege of Guangzhou Mansion was due to the fact that the imperial court wanted to take back the right of residence in Macao.

But what Xiao Hegui didn't expect was that this plain and gentle governor suddenly killed him, he was a little stunned, and he didn't even know what to say, until he was dragged out of the palace by Vice General Liu and pressed to the ground, he came back to his senses, but before he could shout, his head fell to the ground, and blood flowed all over the ground.

The other officials couldn't help but shudder when they saw this, and they all focused their eyes on Shang Zhouzuo, no one thought that at such a critical moment, he, the governor, would so lightly behead a court official in the Guangzhou Mansion.

"If there is anyone who disturbs the morale of the army, there will be no forgiveness!"

Shang Zhouzuo only said a word and turned to face the side of the wall.

Suddenly, at this time, Shang Zhouzuo was already elegant and added a bit of awe-inspiring murderous aura.

However, although Shang Zhouzuo was so resolute on the surface, his heart was also mixed at this time, and he didn't need to mention it to Xiao Hegui, the magistrate of Xiangshan, he also knew that the sudden appearance of so many Western and pirate warships in Guangzhou Mansion was because of the matter of Macao.

However, it is His Majesty's will to take back the right of residence in Macao, and he has even made it clear that if Macao is not recovered, he will have to fall to the ground, so on this point, he can only make no concessions.

And now these Westerners are trying to besiege the city of Guangzhou to force themselves to make concessions, but it is impossible for them to make concessions without authorization, and once the local officials force them more ruthlessly, as the governor of Liangguang and Guangzhou, they can only behave tougher for the dignity of the Ming Dynasty, and they can not kill Xiao Hegui, the magistrate of Xiangshan, but now they have forced themselves to kill!

It is even necessary to completely change the officialdom system of these two broads.

Under such circumstances, no one is allowed to shake the determination of the imperial court to recover Macao, let alone a small prefect.

The head of Xiao Hegui, the magistrate of Xiangshan, made Shang Zhouzuo's majesty improve a lot, and then, the officials of Liangguang did not dare to disobey his will anymore, whether it was the allocation of materials or the stabilization of order in the city, they did not dare to have the slightest neglect, and conscientiously fulfilled Shang Zhouzuo's orders.

Shang Zhouzuo did not return to Zhaoqing, so he stayed in the city of Guangzhou for the time being, while sending people to contact the South China Sea Fleet through other means, and at the same time mobilizing troops from other regions to prepare for trouble.

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However, Zheng Zhilong and Xiyang Fanturia were a little irritable because no one from the Ming court had come to sue for peace.

"Mr. Zheng, the governor named Shang Zhouzuo seems to be very patient, Xiao Zhixian hasn't come yet, is it possible that these Ming people are really not afraid of our artillery?" Turia said with some exasperation.

Zheng Zhilong was also a little depressed at this time, and he didn't say anything until the end: "In this case, you can shell a round, kill a few of his people, and burn a few of his houses!" ”

As an important port in the South China Sea of the Ming Dynasty, Guangzhou Fucheng was already the leading city in the Liangguang region at this time, so there were many fishermen's villages outside the city.

Although the city of Guangzhou has been placed under martial law and ordered all fishing boats not to go to sea without permission, there are still many fishermen who take risks to survive, so they have become live targets for these Western gunboats.

The rumbling cannon made Shang Zhouzuo hurriedly climb the city tower, and also saw with his own eyes that many of his Ming fishermen were killed under the enemy's artillery fire, but he had no choice but to grit his teeth and order that the fishermen should continue to be strictly forbidden to go to sea without permission.

In recent years, due to the fact that the rebellion of the Japanese has passed, the world has been peaceful for a long time, and the center of gravity of the imperial court has moved to the north to fight against the Manchu Qing Dynasty, coupled with the Zheng pirates and so on concentrated in Fujian and Zhejiang, resulting in the coastal defense of the two Guangxi regions has been weakened a lot, and most of the more than ten warships have been dilapidated, and they have not formed any combat effectiveness, not to mention that in the face of this huge Western Fan and Zheng fleet, there is no other way but to look at the ocean and sigh, even if it rushes up, it is just an egg touching a stone.

However, although he did not know much about military politics, Shang Zhouzuo, the governor of Liangguang who understood civil affairs and loved the people like a son, still ordered the poor naval warships in the Liangguang area to brave the artillery fire to rescue the people who were under the enemy's fire.

Fortunately, Zheng Zhilong and Xiyangfan's fleet stopped the attack after a round of shelling, and took the initiative to send an envoy ashore.

And this messenger is a Francophone named Luo Zexi, and he is also familiar with the official language of the Ming Dynasty.

The reason why Zheng Zhilong's people were not sent was because Zheng Zhilong did not want to directly admit that he had stood on the opposite side of the imperial court, and would rather betray the interests of the country than sacrifice his maritime interests.

Of course, Zheng Zhilong is just trying to cover up, even if he doesn't raise the flag, just from the size and type of sailboat, people with a little experience can identify which pirate this is.

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At the same time, a naval battle near Dongsha was coming to an end.

The black smoke began to dissipate, and the broken sailboat began to sink to the bottom of the sea, and its figure gradually disappeared into the endless sea level.

However, the corpses of the people began to gradually emerge from the sea due to the swelling, scattered among the broken wood and canvas, which made people look disgusting, and some sharks were very hopeful and gradually gathered here.

If you are careful, you will find that almost all of the corpses floating on the sea are pirates, and most of the casualties of the South China Sea Fleet have been salvaged.

Anyway, from the previous First Fleet in the North Sea to the current South China Sea Fleet, naval warfare requires more teamwork than land warfare, and the collectivist spirit of the fighters is more important, and not letting their comrades-in-arms throw their bodies on the surface of the sea is a good way to strengthen collectivism, even Gu San Mazi bowed to the martyrs on the deck very seriously.

Although there are not many martyrs who have sacrificed, these are not soldiers who can be trained simply, because His Majesty the Emperor Zhu Youxiao intends to find another way in the South China Sea and control Macao, he transferred many backbones of the North Sea Fleet to the South China Sea Fleet, so many of the martyrs of the Praetorian Guard who have died now are compound arms trained by the Daming Naval Academy, and many even have meritorious fame.

But as long as there is war, there will be sacrifices, this is an unchangeable iron law, but in this naval battle, the casualties of the South China Sea Fleet are not high, which is also to blame Zheng Zhibao's fleet for being too light on the enemy, thinking that he can scare the courage of the South China Sea Fleet with more people, and then let the South China Sea Fleet understand the strength of the Zheng family, but he did not expect that Gu San Mazi and the South China Sea Fleet led by him not only did not feel afraid because of this, but wanted to eat his appetite.

In terms of its scale and naval combat experience, Zheng Zhibao's fleet naturally has an advantage, but it is because he thinks that he has an advantage and completely ignores that although the South China Sea Fleet is smaller than him, the ships are capable, the tacit understanding between the fighters is very high, and the discipline is strict, and he has just taken advantage of the Ryukyu naval battle to have a little confidence, and when he sees the Zheng family's fleet, he has no fear, but wants to urgently have another big war.

Of course, it is also related to the boldness of this Gu San Mazi, who was a pirate before, Gu San Mazi dared to take ten broken ships to provoke the Zheng Group, and also borrowed various changes in time and place to play the court and the Zheng Group dizzy, and now this Gu San Mazi has become the chief military officer of the imperial court, and has received the training of the Royal Military Academy and all kinds of guerrilla tactics and sports warfare tactics in the academy about the later generations, which has prompted the current Gu San Mazi to become more bold after having an established fleet.

And Gu Sanmazi also happened to take advantage of Zheng Zhibao's blind arrogance and the weakness of blindly wanting to avenge his second brother, and lured Zheng Zhibao into his trap step by step, prompting Zheng Zhibao to spend a lot of effort in vain but ended up losing most of the money, and finally only took away about 20 broken ships and fled back in embarrassment.

However, Gu San Mazi still felt very regretful, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "If Lao Tzu has another Yu Qian in his hand, he will never let this guy escape." ”

Hearing Gu San Mazi say this, Heiwa couldn't help asking, "Then big brother, are we still chasing?" ”

"Don't chase it, Your Majesty's will is for us to rush to Liangguang immediately, to deter those who are trying to occupy Macao for a long time, and it is okay to occasionally fish along the way, but we can't forget our mission, pass the order to go down, stop resting, immediately turn around, and rush to Liangguang!"

Gu San Mazi did not say that he was also worried that Zheng Zhibao would suffer a big loss this time, would he force Zheng Zhilong to tear his face directly with the imperial court and then gather all his strength to deal with him, and this area was his Zheng Zhilong's territory, if his South China Sea fleet stayed for a long time, I was afraid that it would really outweigh the losses.

However, what Gu San Mazi didn't expect was that as soon as he entered the vicinity of Guangdong, the sentinel ship in front of him immediately came to report that there were a large number of Western soft sailing ships and pirate hard sailing ships in the Guangzhou area. And from time to time, there was the sound of cannonballs.

Gu San Mazi was surprised when he heard this, and his continuous sea drift for nearly a month made his South China Sea fleet almost cut off all contact with the outside world, so he didn't know the situation in Guangzhou Prefecture.

"Chief Soldier, should we immediately rescue the city of Guangzhou, and fight with these dogs, is it possible that they are really uncommon to me?"

The officers of the South China Sea Fleet had just won a great victory, and their morale was high, so they were still very confident after seeing enemy ships several times their size, and they were eager to kill another 300 rounds.

But Gu San Mazi waved his hand at this time, quite a quality that the general could afford to put down and command, and said very decisively: "Don't be in a hurry, when this situation is unclear, don't act rashly, let the sentinel continue to explore in concealment, and at the same time find a way to contact the people on land, ponder the situation, and the rest of the fleet immediately retreat, looking for islands and reefs to hide on the spot!" ”

After a few days passed, Gu San Mazi figured out the situation, and learned why these ships of Western fans and pirates were besieging Guangzhou City, and couldn't help but ask Jinyiwei, who came to deliver intelligence news: "So many enemy ships have been besieged here for so long, and such a large piece of sea has been blocked, where does their food and drinking water come from?" ”

"It can only come from Xiangshan and other places, and it is impossible to use it on the spot, and the governor Shang Zhou Zuo has ordered the implementation of the strong wall and cleared the wilderness, and threw poison in several rivers near the sea," the brocade guard replied.

"In this way, if these people want to get provisions, they can only come from Xiangshan Macao", Gu San Mazi said to himself, and immediately ordered: "Order, go to Macao immediately!" On the same day, these Westerners want to force me to recognize their right of residence in Macau, so I, Gu Sanmazi, will directly burn their houses in Macao, kill their people in Macau, and see what he uses to force us! A bunch of puppies, am I a bully to be a grandfather! ”

After saying that, the South China Sea Fleet has been resting for a few days and is quietly rushing towards Macao, and Zheng Zhilong and Xiyang Fan are still naïve, except that the South China Sea Fleet will only immediately rush to the rescue of Guangzhou City even if it appears, and they even set a trap for the South China Sea Fleet.