The Potbelly Kingdom is a "cross-ethnic quasi-kingdom" established by the aborigines of Taiwan in the mid-16th century, the Babula tribe, the Maowu tribe, the Bazehai tribe and a part of the Hongya tribe. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The scope of the field is mainly in Taichung County, as well as parts of Changhua County and Nantou County.

During the Dutch occupation of Taiwan, the Dutch East India Company attacked the Potbelly Kingdom twice, and after the "Potbelly King" failed to resist, it signed a contract with the Dutch East Indies to express its obedience, but in fact the Potbelly Kingdom still maintained a semi-independent state, and forbade Dutch missionaries to preach in the territory of the territory.

After Zheng Chenggong recovered Taiwan, when the Potbelly King sent an envoy to meet Zheng Chenggong, he even falsely claimed that the Potbelly Kingdom was an independent country, asked for independence, and hoped that Zheng Chenggong would recognize it.

When Zheng Chenggong heard this, he was immediately furious, a small tribe dared to vainly try to split Taiwan, and it turned out to be unaware of the height of the sky.

"Go back and tell that stupid woman that it's okay to be obedient and not lose her position. If you don't measure your own strength and still vainly want to split Taiwan, then wait to collect your own body! ”

After speaking, Zheng Chenggong asked the guards to beat the messenger out with a stick.

After the death of the king of potbelly in 1648, his nephew Chen Bianbian succeeded him as king of potbelly.

Because the Potbelly Society was still in a matriarchal society at that time, the real power of the Potbelly Kingdom was in the hands of Chen Bianbian's maternal grandmother Cai Yinwen.

After the envoy of the Potbelly Kingdom returned to the territory, he told Chen Bianbian about Zheng Chenggong's arrogant reply.

Chen Bianbian looked at his grandmother Cai Yinwen in fear when he heard it and said: "Otherwise, we will follow what Zheng Chenggong said, it is better to surrender and be a safe policy!" ”

Cai Yinwen heard Chen Bianbian beaten with the cane in his hand, and said: "You idiot, surrender, can our rights still be kept?" Our potbelly kingdom has the danger of mountains and rivers, and even the Dutch ghosts can't help us, so why be afraid of a pirate. If those pirates dare to come, they won't be able to go back. Come, pass on my orders, and all the young men of the tribe will gather to resist the pirates! ”

Chen Bianbian was afraid of his grandmother Cai Yinwen, and did not dare to resist at all, so he could only give orders.

Zheng Jiajun's spies heard that the big-bellied king refused to surrender and wanted to use the danger to resist Zheng Jiajun, and returned to Zheng Chenggong.

Zheng Chenggong didn't say anything, but just sent someone to deliver the military newspaper to Chen Yonghua and told him that since Taiwan's affairs are fully entrusted to you, you can handle it yourself.

After Chen Yonghua read the military newspaper, he put down the government affairs at hand and went to Taichung with 5,000 soldiers and horses.

In the endless wilderness, a desolate ancient road winds its way forward.

However, on this ancient road, on the path where pedestrians were sparse in the past, there is now a large group of people and horses slowly advancing.

The army of more than 5,000 people walked forward slowly, and the whole team was moving forward without noise, very neatly and very steadily.

For the first time since leading the army, marching at such a speed, Liu Guoxuan complained to Chen Yonghua with some impatience: "Why are you so slow to join the army, rush over early, and kill the group of rebels in the Big Belly Country?" This ghost road is so annoying! ”

After speaking, a knife cut off the reed grass on the side of the road.

Chen Yonghua said with a smile: "General Liu, don't worry. The Gaoshan people relied on the danger of the distant mountains and refused to accept it for a long time; Win with stratagem, but I am afraid that it will not be convinced. Descend today, rebel tomorrow. This is not conducive to Taiwan's long-term rule. This time, the eradication of the Gaoshan clan in Taichung is based on attacking the heart. The ignorant people of the Gaoshan tribe who fought with upright soldiers were afraid and gave in. In this way, the Gaoshan tribe can be completely pacified. ”

"Oh!" When Liu Guoxuan heard it, he could only reply helplessly.

After answering Liu Guoxuan, Chen Yonghua sat on horseback and pondered silently.

Chen Yonghua understood very clearly that Zheng Chenggong entrusted this matter with carte blanche to himself.

This is an opportunity for the great general to give himself practice, which is not only to temper his actual military ability, but also to temper his own independent side.

The small tribe of the Big Belly Country is not a militarily powerful country, even if all their young and strong forces are combined, it is too far behind the Zheng family's army.

Moreover, the relationship between them is only a tribal alliance, which is a good place to train themselves.

A report stopped Chen Yonghua's thoughts.

A soldier ran up to Chen Yonghua and reported: "Joining the army, there are soldiers and horses from the Potbelly Country gathered at the foot of the mountain fifty miles away. Please join the army to decide! ”

"Order the front to be suspended, and order the probes to find out how many troops they have, and what are the armaments?" Chen Yonghua ordered unhurriedly.

"Yes!" The soldier got up and went to give the order.

As Zheng Jiajun's spies reported more detailed information one by one, the soldiers of the Bigbelly Country also knew that Zheng Jiajun was coming, and waited nervously at the foot of the mountain.

The troops of the Zheng family army were just approaching the foot of the mountain in front of them, and there was still a distance of five or six miles, when the soldiers and horses of the big belly country pounced on them, wanting to take advantage of the Zheng family army to wait for work and defeat the Zheng family army.

There are more than 3,000 soldiers in the country of Big Belly, half of whom have no armor, naked, holding a wooden spear and whistling, waving weapons, and quickly assaulting.

The troops of the Zheng Jiajun were already prepared.

Seeing these people rushing up, Zheng Jiajun's iron-wrapped carts were connected end to end and formed a circle, and at the same time, the baffle inlaid with sharp blades was also hung on the car.

In the blink of an eye, a steel fortification was formed. And the musketeers, who stood behind the baffle, were ready to shoot arrows.

Those soldiers of the pot-bellied country who suddenly rushed out were stunned by the changes in front of them.

Soon, however, they rushed up again with shouts and shouts.

However, just as they were one hundred and fifty paces away from this formation, Zheng Jiajun's first volley was launched.

It was fatal for the soldiers of the pot-bellied country who lacked regular armor.

As soon as the guns rang out, a hundred and ten soldiers fell in a moment.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! The sound of gunfire and the sound of shouting and killing have become a life-threatening music.

Puff puff! Blood is splashing.

The Zheng family's musket battalion is saturated with fire, which is not comparable to the power of bows and arrows.

The rain of spears shot at the enemy's body, which was also like a leech, full of the enemy's blood.

Patches of enemy soldiers, before they could react, no longer need to react.

It's just three rounds, and the soldiers of the three thousand big-bellied countries who were full of morale just now are only five or six hundred left.

Seeing the heavy casualties of their own family, the surviving soldiers of the pot-bellied country were so frightened that they lay on the ground and did not dare to raise their heads at all.

Chen Yonghua gave an order, and the soldiers led by Liu Guoxuan scattered left and right, and none of the people and horses in this ambush were caught.

The soldiers who survived the rain of gunfire also fell to their knees on the ground, trembling and wailing.

And Zheng Jiajun suffered almost no losses.

The sun was blazing, and it was nearly noon.

The news came back that none of the soldiers of the Big-bellied Country who went to resist the Zheng family's army fled back,

The adults of the Big-bellied Country tribe, all of them were shocked, and they were all chilled by the strong strength of the Zheng family.

Originally, Cai Yinwen fooled them, and the tribal leaders who could use the danger to resist the Zheng family army no longer believed her nonsense.

The young warriors of so many tribes went to crusade against the Zheng family's army, but they were all annihilated.

Originally, everyone's population was thin, and as soon as these more than 3,000 young people died, let alone resisting the Zheng family's army, it would be better if their own tribe was not annexed by other tribes.

For their own survival, the leaders of several tribes secretly summed up, since they couldn't win the Zheng family's army, then simply surrendered.

Anyway, after surrendering, Zheng Chenggong still needs his own people to manage Taichung, and the status and treatment of his own people are still not bad.

In order to appease the anger of the Zheng family's army, those shameless tribal adults tied up their king Chen Bianbian and Cai Yinwen, who was actually in power, that night, and ran to the outside of the Zheng family's army camp en masse, kneeling on the ground to ask Chen Yonghua to surrender.

This kind of unexpected and shameless action really made Chen Yonghua jump.

Chen Yonghua thought that these people were preparing some kind of conspiracy and trickery to trap themselves.

In the end, He Bin, who still knew the true thoughts of these tribes, said to Chen Yonghua: "Joining the army, these people from the Gaoshan tribe are so shameless!" They are free to abandon everything for their own benefit. This shouldn't be a trap. We can send someone to tie them all up and accept their tribe. In this way, even if they have any bad thoughts, it will not hurt us too much. ”

Chen Yonghua nodded in agreement.

As a result, there was no trap, and Chen Yonghua occupied the Potbelly Kingdom very smoothly.

Chen Yonghua was also quite surprised by this. I thought it would take a lot of effort, but I didn't expect it to be solved so easily.

Regardless, it's a good thing. (To be continued.) )