116. Deterioration

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In November of the 36th year of Yongli, Yao Qisheng, who was deeply disappointed because Emperor Kangxi ruled that Shi Lang should be fully responsible for the attack on Taiwan, sent Huang Chaoyong, the deputy general of Fuzhou who was Liu Guoxuan's old acquaintance, to Penghu. (The first text is published in the reading room biquge.info)

The news of the Qing court's coming to appease him was transmitted back to Dongning, and Fu Weilin, who had nothing to do, immediately jumped up and down. In view of the fact that the drought in Taiwan had not yet ended, and that the Qing army's invasion was imminent, Hong Lei and Ke Ping, who were actually in charge of government affairs in the Political Affairs Hall, asked Zheng Kezang and Jian to continue peace talks in Fuzhou in order to achieve the possibility of delaying the Qing army's attack.

Zheng Kezhang knew very well that the opinions within the Qing court and Fujian Province were not unified, and Shi Lang had already obtained the power of expropriation, and he would never give the credit to Yao Qisheng, so the so-called peace talks were just a tacit cover-up by both sides, so he vetoed the Jianyi who sent Fu Weilin back to Fuzhou, and decided to agree that the meeting would be held on Jibeiyu, a remote island in Penghu

"When will the imperial army come to conquer?" Fu Weilin, who was negotiating in a fake manner, seized the opportunity to ask Huang Chaoyong.

Huang Chao subconsciously swept around, and then lowered his voice: "Shi Lang is ready to suppress, but the master of the army thinks that if he can touch it, it is best not to use the sword lightly." ”

"The army miscalculated, and Zhu Qin had no intention of appeasing it." Fu Weilin poked out Ming Zheng's hole cards. "Now that Zhu Qin's position in Dongning is stable, and he has made a posture of loyalty to the Ming family, even if the people below intend to submit to the imperial court, they dare not say it to their faces."

"Who are the people who are willing to submit to the imperial court, does Liu Guoxuan also have such plans?" Since Fu Weilin said it so surely, Huang Chaoyong gave up his mind of appeasing meritorious service, and instead started the idea of using the opportunity of the peace talks to poach.

"Although Wu Pingbo is a little dissatisfied with his grandson, because of Zhu Jin's kindness, he is still a little loyal to the Zheng family, and he should not be caress lightly." What Fu Weilin said was his own judgment, and Huang Chaoyong didn't know it and listened to it with relish. "But the minds of the people below are different, now Zhu Qin's direct subordinate Boy Scouts, Luan Yiwei Town and several other departments, the side army has very complaints, coupled with the drought in Dongning for many years, the price of rice is high, the sergeants and their dependents can only live with sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes and other poor food and hardship, the military and the people's hearts are already unstable, or they can think of some ways from it."

Huang Chaoyong nodded: "Then how much strength do the two water and land divisions in Dongning still have?" ”

"In addition to the two towns of the Boy Scouts and the first town of Luanyiwei, there are still more than 13,000 people in the Lu Division, and there are more than 3,000 flood soldiers, but one is to town, and the other is to worry about the imperial court coming ashore from Tamsui, Lukang and other places, so the main forces are distributed on the northern line." Fu Weilin sold all the information he had collected little by little over the past few days. "As for the sailors, they said that there were more than 27,000 people in 300 boats, but because they helped fight drought and repair dams, they had not been trained for a long time, and only the 8,000-person boats in Penghu were elite. By the way, by the way, it is said that there are several replica plywood boats in the Boy Scouts, whether they are four or five. ”

"Leave him alone with the numbers." Huang Chao really wanted to fight, four or five hundred boats were mixed together, what is the difference between these four and five, even if it is a big plywood boat, but there are many ants that can bite the elephant to death. "What about the low wall on Penghu (Magong) Island?"

"It was built with cement," Fu explained. "However, the secret of cement has not been discovered, only the waste materials and lime of bricks and tiles need to be used, and as for how to mix and how to fire, it has never been heard." Speaking of which, Fu Weilin reported again. "Between Dayuan and North Shanwei Island, Zhu Qin built two large forts, with a number of 10,000-jin heavy guns, a number of 5,000-jin guns, and more than 10 other thousand-pound guns."

"In this way, taking the southern passage will definitely cause heavy losses, right?" Huang Chao smashed his mouth with a smash. "Okay, these news will definitely be transmitted back to Fuzhou, so let's sum up how to play this play well."

It was precisely because of the existence of a traitor like Fu Weilin that the Qing court stepped up its political efforts to induce the Ming and Zheng sides to surrender, and under this situation, many pessimistic and disappointed people made a shameful choice. Among them, on December 17, Vice General Liu Bingzhong and others fled from Penghu to the mainland on a double-sailed boat with 82 dependents; On the 21st, Prime Minister Li Rui and others seized a civilian boat and led a total of 21 soldiers, and also defected to Zhangzhou from Penghu; On the 24th, 14 rebels, including Xu Fu, fled west of Houshu Port in Tianxing Prefecture in a small boat to Xinghua; On the 26th, 19 former Qing soldiers who had just been sent to Tun captured Xu Liu, Wu Asan and other 19 people who seized a fishing boat and fled from Zhuluoshen Port to Haitan

"You say, these guys are revenge."

Standing on the side of the newly launched Flying Bear brig, Captain Liang Mingbo gritted his teeth and pointed to the fishing boat that had just been captured by him, and asked his young sailors - according to Zheng Kezang's latest instructions, except for the warships in the army, the transport ships in the officials and the merchant ships of the caravan, they are not allowed to go to sea, they have already disobeyed the order, not to mention that the ship has crossed the center line of the Taiwan Strait to the west at this moment, and it is by no means as simple as these guys who call themselves fishermen are blown away from the course by the wind.

"The grandson gave them the land, exempted the Ding tax, and reduced the field tax because of the drought, how did they repay the grandson, and they actually wanted to give the Tartar to be obedient." Despite the constant brainwashing of the two stages of the Boy Scout Camp and the Boy Scouts, these Scouts are all Zheng Kezang's diehards, so when they see the betrayers, their eyes are red. "What do you say they should do?"

"Sink them!" One of the gunners shouted, and his words were immediately echoed.

"It's too cheap to sink them." Liang Mingbo showed a creepy smile. "First mate, rudder"

A few defectors crowded into the fishing boat thought that this time they were doomed, but they never thought that this strange-looking Zheng Jun warship would actually go away, and they suddenly returned to heaven from hell and laughed wildly, hoisted their sails and paddled, and continued their journey to the "light". But they were already triumphant, and less than half an hour later, the great ship that had completed its turn appeared in front of them again.

"Ahh Looking at the big ship rushing straight towards them, everyone let out the sound of exclamation, but soon the sound of the hull being crushed and broken by the impact drowned out their screams, and the next thing that appeared was the sound of a human body falling into the water.

"Go and see if there's any damage to the boat." Liang Mingbo ordered, and several sailors checked it, and the materials and workmanship of the Flying Bear were obviously more solid than those of a simple patchwork fishing boat, so it was only scratched and painted. "It's good that the boat is fine." Liang Mingbo said coldly. "As for these rebellions, let them stay in the water for a while, if they don't die, it is said that there are still many slave laborers in the freshwater mines."

"Second uncle, Keyu (with a soil character background) and Ke Yu should also get married this year." is different from the image that should be anxious in the imagination of the outside world, at the New Year's group dinner of the Zheng clan, Zheng Kezhang was very interested, and casually joked with Zheng Cong and others. "Where is everyone's girlfriend, what's the matter, the second uncle is still secret?"

Zheng Kezhang talked and laughed, but Zheng Cong and others were full of sadness, although they kept saying that they could go anywhere with money, but after all, Dongning was the place where they were born and raised, and the big umbrella that sheltered them was the sky, once Dongning fell, whether it was floating in a foreign country or becoming a prisoner of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the future, it would be impossible to have today's freehand.

"Qin She, your two younger brothers' marriages are not in a hurry," After being cold for a long time, Zheng Cong finally asked. "Just the current war? Qin She, you can give a few of your uncles a thorough idea, what are the chances of winning, if not, let's make plans early. ”

"War? What war? The capture is nothing more than a bluff. "Zheng Kezhang doesn't seem to be the same thing, and his attitude is what makes Zheng Cong and others even more frightened." The second uncle, the third uncle, the seventh uncle, and the ninth uncle are called by the Qing Dynasty, and with Liu Guoxuan and Liu Lao, Taiwan will definitely be as stable as Mount Tai. ”

"Liu Wuping is certainly good at land warfare, but that Shi Lang is even more of a sea general." Zheng Yu was obviously frightened. "Plus the 100,000 army, Qinshe, let's think about it carefully."

"The Qing army claims to be 100,000, that's just an exaggeration, even if there are so many, it would be good if there were 20,000 or 30,000 of them, but they were only on par with the sailors of this domain." Zheng Kezhang scoffed at the number of 100,000. "As for thoughtfulness? Does Uncle Seven mean to prepare the way back now? ”

Zheng Yu hesitated for a moment, but felt that his life was still important, and gritted his teeth and admitted: "Qin She, Yu also knows that this is the inheritance left by Grandpa, but you also said that you should be cunning at the beginning, and now that the matter is urgent, it is better to send someone to Japan to prepare for the liuyu." ”

"Uncle Seven wants to go to Nagasaki to hide?" Zheng Kezhang dropped the wine glass in his hand and chuckled. "When the time comes, I'm afraid that the Qing court will send one or two assassins to take the head of my generation, Uncle Seven doesn't need to say much, Yu will not go anywhere, and if Yu doesn't leave, the uncles can't go, Dongning has so many pairs of eyes watching, which has damaged the morale of the people, and this battle is lost before it is fought." Zheng Kezhang suddenly amplified his laughter. "Second Uncle, Third Uncle, Seventh Uncle, Ninth Uncle, in fact, why should you worry, if you really lose, the first thing to bear the brunt is Yu and Qin She, even if you fall, you can fall into a foot valley Weng"

Back in Furong Courtyard, Chen Xianqiao looked at Zheng Kezhang with a big belly and worried eyes, and Zheng Kezhang gave her a comforting look: "Yu knows that people's hearts are scattered, but this is also forgivable, people are seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, as long as we can win the battle and can prove that Taiwan can hold it, then the rain will be clear." ”

Zheng Kezang's words paused: "You and Yu Niang and Ziling all have bodies, for the sake of our unborn children, Yu may have to fight with Shi Lang to see who will kill the deer!" ”

"The concubine believes that her husband has the power to keep Dongning from falling under the iron hooves of Hulu." Zheng Kezhang was full of confidence, how could Chen Xianqiao say something that was disappointing, so she said softly in Zheng Kezang's tone. "The concubines and Ziling sisters will definitely ask the gods and Buddhas to recite silently for their husbands and martial arts." Zheng Kezhang nodded movingly, and at this time, Chen Xianqiao suddenly mentioned in order to further allow Zheng Kezhang to deal with the situation more wholeheartedly. "The sister of the Feng family in Xinzhuyuan has also been wronged for many days, can you give her a name."

Zheng Kezang's old face was flushed, and then he looked at his wife gratefully: "Delicate, thank you"

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