Chongming Island, the sea is densely populated, the island is also shouting to kill the heavens, a team of Zheng soldiers wearing iron armor are practicing on the barracks and school grounds of the original Chongming Qing Army, just to go ashore and compete with the full Tartar in the future. Not far from the www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun" pavilion, hundreds of blacksmiths beat the swords in their hands with their bare arms, and the charcoal in the dozens of blast furnaces burned red, only reflecting the red faces of these blacksmiths, and also making them sweat and rain, but no one complained of bitterness, only beat hard there. The craftsman who repaired the firearms could not be more careful, for fear that the repair would not be good, and instead of killing the tartars, he would harm the lives of his own soldiers.

Not far from the barracks was the women's camp, where there were many women who were sewing flags and arranging bows and arrows. These are Zheng Jun's family members, who went north with their father and brother, except for the hard time on the sea, the rest of the time they are very happy, because they no longer have to stay in Jinxia with fear, not only for the safety of their father and brother, but also for their own situation.

There were more than 6,000 ironclad soldiers under the Yanping Domain, lined up along the Qing military academy, all of them were sturdy, wearing neat iron helmets, iron armor, and iron skirts, and their arms and thighs were also surrounded by iron sheets, and even their faces were wearing hideous iron masks. The iron was swarthy, the blade was sharp, and the sun shone down and sparkled. As soon as the officer gave the order, the ironclad soldiers shouted in unison to advance, and the earth shook, which was really terrifying!

The general of the Zheng army, the former governor of the army, Gan Hui, was wearing an iron armor captured from the Qing army, and was trying to run and slash, but the armor was too heavy and did not appear to be very flexible. Wanli, the former military governor of the left, looked at it for a while, only shook his head, and said to Gan Hui: "This armor is not good, it is more than 20 catties heavier than our armor, if it doesn't work, it is not suitable for our army to get on and off the boat." ”

Hearing this, the striker general Yu Xin said disappreciatively: "Are the thieves braver and stronger than us, they can wear them, why can't we wear them?" ”

After listening to the words of the two, Gan Hui, who was running, stopped and said in a loud voice: "The weight is not a problem, it's just a little awkward, not very flexible, and you need to practice again... But I can wear it at my age, so it shouldn't be a problem for the young people in the team. When he spoke, Gan Hui was very panting, and he was also in his forties, and his body was not as good as it was back then.

Gan Hui's parents died early, and his family was poor. As a man who values righteousness and is a chivalrous man, he is good at fighting grievances, so he was persecuted by the patriarch and wandered in Zhangzhou, Shima, Haicheng and other places, and did not dare to live in the township for a long time. In the second year of Longwu, Zheng Chenggong raised troops against the Qing Dynasty in South Australia and recruited troops. Gan Hui was put into the tent of Zheng's army, and he was famous for his courage and good fighting. In April of the second year of Yongli, Zheng Jun attacked Tong'an, and Gan Hui took the lead, that is, he cut off the garrison of the royal court under the horse, and since then he has become a powerful and trustworthy general under Zheng Chenggong and promoted to the post of governor of the central capital.

Yu Xin was not convinced by Wanli's words, called a soldier, and ordered him to put on this iron armor and try it. This soldier is Yu Xin's personal soldier, tall, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and good martial arts. After changing into iron armor, it was really very different from Gan Hui, rushing left and stabbing right, as if he was on the battlefield, without any lag.

"Good! Good! Try moving that rock again. Yu Xin exclaimed happily.

The soldier took off his armor, walked over, took a breath, picked up three hundred pounds of stones, and circled around the martial arts arena. When everyone saw him so powerful, they all applauded. Another soldier thought that his strength was no worse than that of his own soldier, and when he saw that so many generals were there, he volunteered to come forward and give it a try. The military heart is available, Gan Hui and Yu Xin will not refuse, and for a while, it was very lively.

"The feudal lord has arrived!"

Zheng Chenggong, the king of Yanping County, led a group of civil and military officers over, and when he saw the soldiers moving stones there, he couldn't help but be curious.

"I've seen the feudal lord!"

Gan Hui and others stepped forward to salute Zheng Chenggong.

"It's all free, the army is outside, what kind of false courtesy."

Zheng Chenggong smiled and motioned for the generals to get up and asked Gan Hui what was the matter, but after hearing about the iron armor, he couldn't help but be very happy and ordered someone to reward the silver. After walking to the high platform, looking around at the ironclad soldiers who had stopped training and gathering, and then looking at the warships sailing on the sea, he was really heroic in his heart, and he was even more confident in capturing the southern capital and restoring Jiangnan.

"Soldiers, we are about to enter the Yangtze River, and this domain asks you, are you afraid of meeting Tartars!"

"Don't be afraid!"

The voices of the ironclad soldiers in reply resounded in the air.

Zheng Chenggong nodded slightly, and said: "We have worked hard for more than ten years, what are we for?" Isn't it to serve the country and save the people! We are not for our own fame and wealth, but for the enjoyment of future generations, and not for the sake of poison from thieves. Soldiers, in the past, in Fujian and Zhejiang, the purpose of collecting grain was to strengthen and stand on our own, but now, we have enough strength, and we are about to seize the southern capital and restore the great cause.... But before marching into the army, this clan has put forward ten prohibitions to you, dare to commit adultery. Whoever fornicates, plunders, or kills cattle, or trespasses on the grass and trees of the people, must be put on display, and the brothers in the same class and team will not be guilty of any crimes! .... Soldiers, we want to be a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, and we want the people to welcome each other, and this clan asks you, can you do it? ”

"It can be done!"

Thousands of ironclad generals shouted in unison again, and the momentum was really amazing.

Zhang Huangyan, the left attendant of the military department who came with Zheng Chenggong, was very excited when he saw the demeanor of these thousands of ironclad elite soldiers, and couldn't help but compose a poem: "The sound of the Ouyue River moves the drums, and the north and south of the country are still roosting." Whoever is a guest is called Sima, and the lone general is a water rhino. ”

"Chicken perch" is the chicken coop, Wen Tianxiang righteous song has "chicken perch phoenix food", refers to the chicken and the phoenix living together and eating. Zhang Huangyan lamented that he had not yet established his own base, and led the army as a military squire granted by King Lu when he was in charge of the country, so he could only treat Zheng Chenggong as a "guest" who did not worship for a long time. However, although Zhang Huangyan knew that his military strength was far inferior to Zheng's army, he hoped that his "guerrillas" could become a strong force and play a key role in the battle to capture the southern capital in the river.

"I entered the Yangtze River with Dingxi Housan, which proved that the Tartars did not have the ability to fight in the rivers and seas, and the combat power of the national surnamed sailors was far superior, so it was not difficult to enter the river by sea and reach Nanjing. More importantly, Nanjing is the location of Emperor Gao's filial piety, and the significance of its call to the Quartet is by no means comparable to the two islands, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong, and Guizhou, and the capture of Nanjing, you can control the Cao Yun water system, and the Cao grain is owned by me, which is more enough to resist the Qing Dynasty. As soon as the grain is cut off, the Beijing division will be chaotic! Zhang Huangyan said this to Chen Yonghua, who joined the army under the Yanping Domain next to him.

Zheng Chenggong, who stepped off the high platform, heard these words, and asked Zhang Huangyan with a smile: "How long does the waiter think we will be able to take Nanjing?" ”

Zhang Huangyan didn't want to think about it, and blurted out: "One month at most!" I estimate that if the wind is smooth, you can drink wine on the bank of the Qinhuai River in 20 days, kill the tartar with your right hand, and pick up the beauty with your left hand, and the happy life is nothing more than that! ”

Zhang Huangyan's witty conversation suddenly relaxed the atmosphere and unconsciously boosted everyone's morale.

What Zhang Shilang said is also to cherish my hard-won situation. But in terms of the way of preservation, I also think that taking Jiangnan Zexia Jin'an, just like Zhuge Wuhou Liu's exit from Qishan, is to attack as defense, if you want to sit and wait for the opportunity, I am afraid that the opportunity has not come, and the time is not with me. As Zhang Shilang said, taking Jiangnan, in addition to cutting off Caoyun, is enough to call on the world's heroes. Even if we retreat to Xiamen and Jin, how can the Qing Dynasty forget itself! And I hung the banner of begging for mercy, that is, to recruit the righteous and heroic heroes to beg the brutal Tartars. If our army recovers along the river and points directly to Nanjing, the heroes of the world will follow each other! ”

After speaking, Zheng Chenggong turned to Chen Yonghua and instructed him: "You send someone to report to Master Zongbo Qian, just say that this clan will abide by the teachings, please rest assured!" In addition, you sent someone to inform the Cantonese side that if the Taiping army marched north into Jiangxi by land and joined forces with the other domain in Nanjing, it would be able to expand the results of the battle and settle on the southern half of the Yangtze River. ”

Qian Zongbo Qian Qianyi is Zheng Chenggong's teacher, his word Damu is still Qian Zongbo, for more than ten years, Qian Zongbo's contact with him has never been interrupted, this time Zheng Chenggong sent troops into the river, Qian Zongbo made a great effort in contacting the Jiangnan gentry.

On the second day after arriving in Chongming, Zheng Chenggong sent someone to inform Ma Fengzhi, the governor of Wu Songchang Town of the Qing Dynasty, that he rebelled against the Qing Dynasty, and especially told the envoy to have a decent attitude, not rigid or soft, neither humble nor arrogant, and to persuade Ma Fengzhi to make a decision as soon as possible, without doubting Yanping's determination and strength, if he waited until Zheng Jun captured Nanjing before expressing his position, the credit would be discounted.

Ma Fengzhi had been persuaded by Qian Qianyi's letter, and seeing that Zheng Jun was powerful, after repeated consideration, he gave back a fan to Zheng Chenggong, but did not refuse, did not agree, and did not launch an attack on Zheng Jun, let alone report the news of Zheng's army gathering on Chongming Island to Jiangning, but took a wait-and-see attitude.

Ma Fengzhi knew this, Qian Qianyi's years of hard work were not in vain. (To be continued.) )