Chapter 777: Thunderbolt Action (2)
Zheng Zhilong's influence is mainly concentrated in Jinjiang and Anping, where the Quanzhou Mansion is located, in this generation, Zheng Zhilong is very bold, invested a lot of silver, and improved the lives of the people, but in the entire Quanzhou Mansion, Zheng Zhilong's influence is not very big, but there is one point, Zheng Zhilong recruited the sergeants, most of them are locals, these people have a relationship with the Zheng family, and naturally support Zheng Zhilong, in the management of the army, Zheng Zhilong is not as atmospheric as Su Tiancheng, but it also ensures the salary of the sergeant, And the military salary was slightly higher than the standard of the imperial court.
Judging from Zheng Zhilong's personal experience, he puts his interests first, as for the court and the national righteousness, they are all retreating for the time being, in this regard, Zheng Chenggong is much stronger than him, at the critical moment, put the national righteousness in front, except for the difference between the two in this aspect, the rest are almost the same, Zheng Zhilong's influence on Zheng Chenggong is still huge.
Xiong Zijian and He Renlong led the Jiangning battalion soldiers, after entering Quanzhou, Fujian, did not continue to hide their whereabouts, swaggering on the official road on the march, and the speed was very fast, which naturally alarmed some people, Fujian is also a place of many disasters, once plundered by the Japanese invaders, at that time, Qi Jiguang led the Qi family army, annihilated the Japanese invaders, and later the imperial court sent a large army to exterminate the pirates along the coast, since Zheng Zhilong returned to the imperial court, this place has slowly calmed down, but it is only a matter of a few years, This time I suddenly saw a galloping army, and the people didn't know what was going on in Ludao, thinking that there was going to be a war again, until the news came out, saying that it was the officers and soldiers of the Xingdu Division, and the routine inspection was mainly for the people to have a good holiday.
Although some ordinary people feel strange, the officers and soldiers of the Xingdu Division are far from being so imposing, this army. It looks unusually strong, and it doesn't harass the people at all, the Spring Festival is coming, and the people are immersed in the joy of the festival and are busy celebrating the Spring Festival, but everyone still believes it. The purpose of the officers and soldiers is to maintain local law and order.
As for the government offices in various places, it has long been strange.
Zheng Zhilong had an army, and often pulled out the cavalry for training, in the territory of Quanzhou, this is an open secret, and the government at all levels has received great benefits from the Zheng family, and these situations, turning a blind eye, the Zheng family's army. Anyway, they used their own silver, and they were not deprived of their benefits, besides, Zheng Zhilong's toughness, everyone knows it, he has been a pirate before, he has fought against the army of the imperial court, and he has won more with fewer defeats. finally returned to the imperial court, and the Zheng family was rich and rivaled the country. It is also a matter of course to have an army to protect their own interests, and there are also officials who once questioned that Zheng Zhilong has so many sergeants, isn't this thinking of rebellion. However, the coastal Chongwu Institute, Yongning Wei, Fuquan Office, Zhenhaiwei, Kinmen Office, etc., all protect Zheng Zhilong's interests, and most of the sergeants that Zheng Zhilong can control are the sergeants owned by these guards. It's hard to say, Zheng Zhilong has not only his own army, but also the army of the coastal guard, so what else is there to blame.
The officials in Fujian are not stupid, they know that Zheng Zhilong is rich and rich, and he also has a certain relationship in the imperial court, so he must not be able to move, in this case, what are you going to do with the mold, anyway, Zheng Zhilong has to honor the silver every year, and it is the best choice to take these silver and close his eyes.
In the process of marching, Xiong Zijian and He Renlong were also a little worried, afraid of being detected by Zheng Zhilong, no matter what, Zheng Zhilong had 100,000 troops in his hands, even if these sergeants were vulnerable, but there were many people, and people flocked to them, it still took a huge amount of effort to exterminate, besides, once these sergeants moved, the task of besieging Zheng Zhilong's mansion was unlikely to be completed, and if Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Chenggong escaped, it would be impossible to complete the task assigned by the Supervisor.
However, this worry soon disappeared without a trace, and no one cared about such a fast-moving army, you must know that everyone was one man and two horses, 20,000 war horses, plus 10,000 soldiers, that kind of formation was terrifying.
Seeing that it was getting closer and closer to the Quanzhou capital, Xiong Zijian and He Renlong began to feel nervous, this time the battle, thousands of miles of running, passed through many state capitals in Nanzhili, Zhejiang and Fujian, after a lot of hardships, and finally faced the most difficult battle.
December 29th, the end of the day.
The team is only more than 20 miles away from Anping.
After setting up camp, Xiong Zijian and He Renlong discussed again, and this time there were also the main commanders who participated in the discussion.
The map has been rolled out, the location of Zheng Zhilong's mansion is clearly marked, and the situation of the surrounding garrison is also clear at a glance, Zheng Zhilong can directly dispatch 100,000 sergeants from the mansion, and as of the foot soldiers, there are a small number of cavalry, these foot soldiers received the news and rushed to the mansion, back and forth, it takes an hour or so, with these times, the Jiangning battalion soldiers have enough certainty to capture Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Chenggong and others, capture the thief and capture the king first, once Zheng Zhilong and others are captured, All problems are solved.
Those who really have a certain combat effectiveness are the three thousand soldiers in the mansion, these people have followed Zheng Zhilong for a long time, and they are not afraid of death, I am afraid that they will desperately protect Zheng Zhilong, but these people are not from the regular army, and at the critical moment, whether it is in combat deployment or unified action, they must be flawed.
The main task of the officers and men of the Jiangning battalion was to capture Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Chenggong alive.
Zheng Zhilong's wife Tian Chuansong, that is, Zheng Chenggong's mother, has a special identity, this is a Japanese woman, it is said that when Zheng Chenggong was in Japan, he was very down, and it was this woman called Tagawa Song who changed Zheng Zhilong's fate, Tian Chuansong's father was a local famous family in Japan, and gave Zheng Zhilong great help and made Zheng Zhilong make a fortune.
Xiong Zijian and He Renlong still have a headache, that is, they must not hurt Zheng Zhilong's family, especially this Tian Chuansong, this is a clear request of the Inspector, if they are violated, the two will be dealt with by military law, of course the two believe that it is not that the Inspector has taken a fancy to this Tian Chuansong, that is impossible, think about the identity of the Inspector, how can he fall in love with such a Japanese woman who is already a small grade.
As for why the Overseer would make such a request, the two of them could not explore, but they had to do it, and on the matter of principle, they had to do it according to the requirements of the Overseer.
"Lord He, you lead five thousand soldiers, waiting at the location of Wuli Bridge, here is the place where Zheng Zhilong's sergeant reinforcements must pass, I lead five thousand soldiers to attack Zheng Zhilong's mansion, tomorrow is the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Zheng Zhilong must celebrate the Spring Festival, in this case, the defense must be relaxed, we can directly smash Huanglong, directly against Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Chenggong, here I need to say in particular, Zheng Zhilong's mansion, close to the sea, the ship can go directly to the south of the mansion, If we hadn't moved quickly enough to alert Zheng Zhilong, and he and his family had fled on the boat, our operation would have failed. ”
Xiong Zijian had just finished arranging, and He Renlong immediately spoke.
"My lord, the lower official feels that it is necessary to revise the specific operational arrangements, these operations are not, they were originally decided in Dengzhou, but the lower official thinks that the actual situation is different, the adult just said, tomorrow is the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Zheng Zhilong's mansion, must be celebrating the Spring Festival, at this time, it is the safest way to take a surprise attack, since it is a sudden attack, there must be an absolute guarantee in terms of personnel participating in the battle, the lower official suggested, leave two thousand people to wait for the Wuli Bridge, the remaining eight thousand, All involved in the offense. ”
Xiong Zijian nodded and motioned for He Renlong to continue.
"Xia Guan thought that the 8,000 brothers who attacked Zheng Zhilong's mansion should also be divided into four teams, one team of 3,000 people, specifically to deal with Zheng Zhilong's family's own soldiers, a team of 3,000 people, specifically to capture Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Chenggong and their families, a team of 1,000 people, rushed directly to the south, controlled the ship with the fastest speed, and prevented Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Chenggong and others from escaping from the sea. Fight to settle the battle at Zheng Zhilong's mansion. ”
"Okay, Lord He has thought carefully, but isn't it too dangerous for you to lead two thousand soldiers and wait at Wuli Bridge."
He Renlong's face was not very good-looking, but at this time, he still had to obey Xiong Zijian's arrangement, and according to his ideas, it was best to lead the soldiers to attack Zheng Zhilong's mansion.
"My lord, there is no problem here, not to mention that the sergeants under the command of Zheng Zhilong have no time to come to help, even if they are all here, the lower officials can handle it, and they hold the Wuli Bridge, they don't want to come over and come to help."
Xiong Zijian walked to the opposite side of He Renlong and patted He Renlong's shoulder hard.
"General He, attacking Zheng Zhilong's mansion, this task should have been handed over to you, but I am still a little worried, this operation, unlike other battles, you can let go of your hands and feet, the requirements of the Inspector are particularly strict, so I will personally command, when necessary, you must control the situation, you are guarding the Wuli Bridge with two thousand people, facing a huge risk, please."
He Renlong was a little moved, he also knew that if he took the sergeant to attack Zheng Zhilong's mansion, maybe he would rise on a whim and start killing, especially in the face of three thousand soldiers, if he couldn't control the murderous spirit and something happened, it would be uncertain.
"Don't worry, my lord, Xiaguan will definitely stick to the Wuli Bridge, and Xiaguan believes that this battle will be a complete victory." (To be continued......)