In April of the sixth year of Chongzhen, Zhang Ke, the king of Andong, and Cui Chengxiu, the governor of the Ryukyus, jointly ordered to dispatch 500 warships of various types, 20,000 sailors, 15,000 infantry, plus a number of merchant ships transporting grain, grass and baggage, and marched towards Taiwan.

Since Zheng He's voyage to the West, there had never been such a large fleet in the East, when the navy was assembled in places such as Chongming and Zhoushan, and white sails obscured the sea. The decks of the overseas ships passing by were full of people, and they craned their necks and looked at each other, and they were reluctant to even blink their eyes, and their eyes were sour and weeping.

Whenever you see a behemoth, there will be an incredible admiration, what a big ship! It's like a castle on the sea, how did Akito do it?

Not only did they weave silk and burn porcelain, how could they build ships overnight, but they also built so huge!

The discussion became more and more, and the dusty memories gradually opened, and they finally remembered that before they could conquer the world, this huge empire had sent hundreds of ships, carrying exquisite specialties, sailing all over the world, and countless envoys carrying ships to the land of the Celestial Empire.

Unprecedented prosperity, a kingdom like heaven, proud of the world, leading the world!

At one time, many Westerners thought that it was a legend, if the Ming people really had such a feat, why didn't they even have a decent warship now, they must be bragging, definitely!

When the fleet was assembled, they finally understood that it was not a legend, that the empire was just temporarily resting, and now was the time for them to regain their senses, and the huge eastern kingdom would also join the sequence of sea hegemony.

Will they just communicate amicably, as they have done in the past, or will they learn from Westerners to raise their butcher knives in the air. No one is sure, they just hope that the goal of the Ming army is not themselves!

But they also knew that when a behemoth started running, those little animals had to be careful, and the wind alone could send them into the sky and break them into meatloaf.

Unfortunately, China has this power!

As the commander of this time, Ming Ruxin didn't have too many thoughts, he just wanted to win this battle! Last year. The old shipowner Li Dan also said that he would go on an expedition with him to lay down a vast territory and leave endless land for future generations.

But just in winter, Li Dan fell ill, including Wu Youxing, all famous doctors participated in the diagnosis and treatment, but Li Dan had been adrift at sea for too long, and his body had already accumulated countless dark injuries, once he had an attack. It's just that he is as sick as Mount Tai, and he can't be rescued at all.

Barely surviving the Chinese New Year's Eve, Li Dan died with a whimper.

As a former pirate leader, he is now the chief soldier of the Marine Division. Li Dan participated in the battle to exterminate Jiannu, and his fleet entered the Wa Kingdom and captured the island of Kyushu!

With this act alone, his name is enough to be placed alongside the famous generals of the past generations. For posterity to admire forever!

Ming Ruxin remembered that when the old ship owner died, he was so peaceful and calm. There is not a trace of fear. But how was it, at this moment, the old man is worthy of the sky!

Ming Ruxin knows that kind of pride from the heart, he can't be ashamed, he can't let the old shipowner down.

"Brothers, no matter how many battles we have fought in the country, we have killed and killed, and those who have died are our compatriots of the Ming Dynasty and our flesh and blood brothers. Only by fighting foreign wars, fighting with those Westerners, and snatching land from the dirty natives, that is the big hero and the real man! ”

Ming Ruxin clenched his fists, the slogan of victory resounded in the sky, and the roar of the sailors overwhelmed the waves, shaking the sky and the sea.

After a month of sailing, although encountered several storms, everything was quite smooth, the vanguard of the Ming army entered the waters of Jilong Harbor, far away, as far as the eye can see, rows of houses on the coast, at a glance, there are many fishing boats docked in the port, a prosperous scene, and the wild land that everyone imagines is completely different.

The long sea voyage made everyone tired and desperate to rest, Ming Ruxin stepped on waist-deep water and walked towards the shore, where there were already people waiting to greet him.

Mao Chenglu walked over quickly and clenched his fists at Ming Ruxin.

"It's Ming-sama, right? The lower officials have been waiting for a long time, and a camp has been prepared on the shore, so let the brothers go and rest quickly. ”

Ming Ruxin nodded happily and stepped on the shore, looking at it, the fertile land on the shore was endless, all of which had been opened up into paddy fields, and the rice flowers were fragrant, and the growth was gratifying.

"Hahaha, Brother Mao, it looks like it's another bumper year?"

Mao Chenglu said with a smile: "The difference between Lord Ming and what Lord Ming said, there is no difference between a bumper harvest and a bumper harvest here, it is the same every year!" ”

Mao Chenglu's eyes showed a strong joy, he was Mao Wenlong's son, in the battle to recover Liaodong, Mao Wenlong also made a lot of contributions, and the court added the post of Taibao, but there is still a gap from the knighthood that Mao Wenlong hoped. Later, Mao Wenlong took Wei Zhongxian's path, hoping that the nine thousand years old could carry him, but who knew that the nine thousand years old actually fell, and Mao Wenlong was almost treated as a eunuch because of the Jiansheng Temple.

Fortunately, Zhang Ke helped him to pass the test safely.

Since then, Mao Wenlong has also seen clearly that the imperial court is too suspicious of military generals, and only by relying on Zhang Ke can he be safe and stable. He sent his son Mao Chenglu to Zhang Ke's men, because Mao Chenglu had experience in guarding the island.

After conquering the island of Kyushu, a large number of Japanese were relocated to Taiwan, and Mao Chenglu was appointed as a deputy general. Last year, the Spaniards sent a fleet of ships from Luzon to attack chicken coops in an attempt to seize territory.

At that time, the Ming army's naval division was not as good as the Spaniards, and was defeated, Mao Chenglu led 500 soldiers, plus Minzhuang sniped desperately on the beachhead, killed more than 200 Spaniards in the first battle, and kept the chicken coop.

After the war, Mao Chenglu was promoted to chief military officer.

After hearing that Zhang Ke was going south, Mao Chenglu was happier than anyone else.

"Lord Ming, I have long seen that those Westerners are not pleasing to the eye, so I dare to run rampant in the world with a few broken ships, which is simply hateful, and I still want to seize the territory of the Celestial Empire, and I don't pee and take pictures, what kind of thing do I have."

Ming Ruxin patted Mao Chenglu on the shoulder and laughed: "It's okay this time, the time for Westerners to be unlucky has come, see how I clean them up." ”

After resting for seven days in the chicken coop and recovering from the ranks, Ming Ruxin immediately led a large army south to attack the Dutch-fortified city of Chichi.

Historically, Zheng Chenggong was killed from Penghu, passed through Luermen, detoured behind Chichicheng, and stormed the stronghold of the Dutch.

Zhang Ke was obviously more prepared this time, he had already established Tuntian in the north, trained a group of soldiers, Ming Ruxin came, led 10,000 sailors south along the coastline, and Mao Chenglu led 3,000 troops to kill as fast as possible.

After a rapid march, in mid-May, Mao Chenglu took the lead in rushing to the outskirts of Chichicheng, a distance of no more than ten miles.

Suddenly, there was a burst of artillery fire from the direction of Chiji City, and then a group of troops dressed in red military uniforms and marching neatly on the horizon, about four or five hundred people, slowly pressed towards the Ming army.

"Hongmaoyi is not small, dare to come out in the field!" Mao Chenglu smiled happily: "Save Lao Tzu's effort, brothers, line up!" (To be continued......)