Chongzhen ten years, the first day of the first month.

When he boarded the three-masted sailboat, Zheng Xunrui's heart was surging.

Winter sailing, the waves are not alarming, the speed can not be very fast, the Penglai Naval Division's 370 large and small warships, this time all dispatched.

Before leaving, Ding Baokun led many sailors and soldiers to worship the god of the sea and pray for the blessing of the god of the sea, which is the habit of the sailor, Zheng Xunrui did not interfere, but he did not defeat the god of the sea, as a traverser, Zheng Xunrui is an atheist, thinking that the success of a qiē depends on himself, and it is useless to look forward to God's blessing.

All three hundred and seventy ships were full, all firearms were removed, and only the artillery remained.

According to Duan Zongkui's description, Wang Xiaoer had already mapped out the terrain of Shuangdao, Lushunkou, Jinzhou, Fuzhou and other places, as well as the situation of the garrison of Houjin Tatars, including the situation of the city, and so on.

Duan Zongkui also set off with the army.

Of course, Duan Zongkui followed the departure, not only for reasons of secrecy, but also for tactical needs.

According to Ding Baokun's prediction, it will take about two days for all the warships to arrive at Shuangdao, after all, the sea is calm, and the speed of the three-masted warship and the Daifuku ship cannot be so fast.

Having mastered the situation in Shuangdao and Lushun and other places, Zheng Xunrui is not so anxious, the two days at sea are just for all the soldiers of the Zheng family army to get used to, the war horses on the warship also need to adjust the time, people have the possibility of seasickness, the war horses are the same, the time at sea is a little longer, the situation will be much better.

Zheng Jinhong, Wang Yuncheng, Ding Baokun and Wang Xiaoer followed Zheng Xunrui on the three-masted warship, and the other two three-masted warships were commanded by Yang He and Liu Zeqing.

The mighty warship formation, when it departed from Penglai City. It still aroused the curiosity of the people of Dengzhou, they hadn't seen the sailor dispatched for a long time, this time it was a nest dispatch, and they didn't know what was going on.

There were only 1,000 soldiers of the Zheng family army left in Penglai City, and there were more than 300 soldiers of the Penglai Naval Division, who were basically old soldiers. The guerrilla general Zheng Kaitao was in charge, and although he was reluctant, Zheng Kaitao had to obey orders, after all, Penglai City needed sergeants to garrison.

The total number of soldiers on the expedition was 25,500, including 1,500 Penglai Sailor Sergeants.

After the warship formation set off, Zheng Xunrui kept holding a monocular and looking at the situation on the sea.

A day passed, and almost no one on the three-masted warship was seasick. After all, it was a huge warship, and the rocking Cheng dù was much smaller, and it was almost impossible to feel on the deck.

On the small warship, the sergeants of the Penglai Naval Division are the mainstay, and they are used to the days of sailing on the sea.

When it was dark, the warship formation sailed more than 30 nautical miles, and it was already close to the old iron mountain waterway.

Ding Baokun's opinion, after dark. The battleship formations needed to rest, after dark. At the same time, the warship formation needs to be vigilant to prevent ships from going to Shuangdao and Lushunkou to report the news, after all, the warship formation passed through the islands of Changdao, Xiaozhu Island, Dazhu Island and Huangcheng Island. Who knows if there are Houjin's spies on these islands, and when they find out that the situation is wrong, they go to report it.

Zheng Xunrui was a little helpless, but there was no other way. After all, sailing on the sea does not have to be a land march, the route is crucial, if you deviate from the route, I am afraid that the previous achievements will be wasted.

The night passed, and when the sky was slightly bright, the warship formation was ready to set off.

Ding Baokun entered the cabin and clenched his fists to report.

"My lord, last night the sailor captured a merchant ship, after interrogation, it was indeed the spies of the Houjin Tartars, they were stationed on Dazhu Island, found a formation of warships, and prepared to go to report the news overnight."

Zheng Xunrui's expression became a little stern.

"Mr. Ding, can you guarantee that there are no other spies from the Houjin Tartars?"

"The last general dares to guarantee that the warship formation occupies almost the entire route, no matter what kind of ship it is, if it wants to enter the Lao Tieshan Waterway, it is impossible to hide it from the sailors, unless they make a detour to enter the Lao Tieshan Waterway from other places, but such a move is tantamount to suicide, the sea route is fixed, there is no found route, there are too many dangers, no one dares to go, a single ship, once lost at sea, basically loses hope of survival."

Zheng Xunrui nodded, although he is not particularly clear about the navigation at sea, but he still knows some about the importance of the route, even after a few hundred years, when the navy becomes stronger, it also emphasizes the route, using various radio connections to determine the route, once it deviates from the route, it is not only time-consuming and laborious, but also faces all kinds of dangers.

"Did the captured Houjin spy say something?"

"The last general has been interrogated, but he is very stubborn, and he refuses to say anything, and the last general is ready to throw people into the sea."

"Bring it here, and the official will ask."

A middle-aged man was brought in, and the middle-aged man had short hair on his forehead.

Zheng Xunrui could see at a glance that this person was a spy of the Houjin Tartar, and although the hair on his forehead was long, it was very short, and it could not be compared with the hair he was targeting.

Judging from the face shape of a middle-aged person, it should be a Han person.

Liaodong Han people, Zheng Xunrui's mind popped up these words.

Since he is a Han from Liaodong, it is easy to say, such a person has an Achilles' heel, as long as he grasps the key place, he is not afraid that the other party will not speak.

"Houjin scout, stationed in Dazhu Island, not simple, found a warship formation, actually prepared to pass the old Tieshan waterway overnight, risking great danger to report the news, it seems that you are very loyal, Ding Zongbing asked, you don't want to say anything, presumably with the belief that you will die, you can rest assured, this official will not kill the enemy for the time being, this official will take you to Shuangdao and Lushun, presumably the Liaodong Han people there know you, as long as someone knows you, this official will be killed along with your family, even if they fled to Shenyang, Don't want to live, in addition, the official will also write down your family and report it to the local authorities, since you are a traitor, then don't think about living a normal life, after you die, the family will also suffer. ”

Zheng Xunrui said it lightly, Ding Baokun on the side couldn't help but tremble a little, such a way to deal with it is too vicious, all the family members were killed, and the family will always bear the reputation of shame, how many people should be affected.

The sweat droplets on the middle-aged man's forehead came out, and his face became snow-white, and he had long lost his previous hardness.

Seeing that the middle-aged man still didn't speak, Zheng Xunrui waved his hand and motioned to escort him down.

It was at this time that the middle-aged man suddenly knelt down.

"I said, I'll say everything, and beg the adults not to bother my family......"

A sneer appeared on Zheng Xunrui's face.

"Zheng Jinhong, take it next door and ask."

Half an hour later, Zheng Jinhong came to report the situation, Houjin Tartar in Changdao, Xiaozhu Island and Dazhu Island have special reconnaissance intelligence spies, but because Houjin Tartar does not have a strong sailor, so the task of these spies is mainly to observe the situation on the sea, if there is any special situation, to report quickly, of course, these spies are also responsible for investigating the situation of Shangjia, to avoid the Ming army spies among Shangjia.

The spies also did the trade business at sea, otherwise they would not have survived, and of course the goods they transported were almost always supplied directly to the Houjin Tartars and Han troops stationed in various places.

After Zheng Jinhong finished reporting, he took out a swarthy wooden plaque, and the words engraved on it were Jinwen, which Zheng Xunrui didn't recognize.

Zheng Jinhong said that this wooden card is the mark of the identity of the spy, and with this wooden card, you can directly enter the city without encountering any obstacles.

Holding the wooden card for a long time, Zheng Xunrui's face showed a smile, it seems that the luck of this expedition is too good, Zheng Jiajun can get the biggest victory at the lowest cost, and can completely keep the expedition completely secret, I am afraid that after Zheng Jiajun takes Yongning City, Houjin Tartar may not know the situation.

With this wooden card, there is no problem in taking Shuangdao and Lushunkou, the Houjin Tartars stationed in Shuangdao and Lushunkou are a total of 1,200 people, plus the Han army, the total attack is 3,000 people, and the extermination of these 3,000 people is a piece of cake for more than 20,000 Zheng family soldiers.

Of course, after taking Shuangdao and Lushunkou, the same must be kept secret, and no news can be leaked, Zheng Xunrui did not have the confidence to do this before, but with this wooden card, it has become easier.

The speed of the warship formation accelerated, and it seemed that it was about to pass through the old iron mountain waterway.

According to Ding Baokun's prediction, the formation of warships arrived at Shuangdao, which should be dusk.

Zheng Xunrui's order was issued, after the transfer ship formation arrived at Shuangdao, it launched an operation overnight, the vanguard was led by Yang He, mainly the Zheng Jiajun scout battalion, holding a wooden card, swaggering into the city, and it was necessary to completely annihilate the Houjin Tartars and Han troops stationed on Shuangdao, and the rest of the brigade followed behind to prevent fish from slipping through the net.

The Penglai sailors left a thousand men to guard the warship, and the safety of the warship must be guaranteed.

The order was given quickly.

The warship formation stopped at a distance of five nautical miles from the twin islands, five nautical miles is equivalent to fifteen miles on land, and such a distance is difficult for the Houjin Tartars to find.

After dark, the warship formation set sail again, stopping two nautical miles from the twin islands.

Small warships began to transport the soldiers of the Zheng family.

In the harsh winter season, it gets dark very early, and when the time comes, the surroundings are no longer visible.

The 1,000 soldiers of the Zheng family army led by Yang He were the first to land on land, including their war horses.

A team of patrolling Han soldiers came over, Yang He took out the wooden card, the Han soldiers saw the wooden card, relaxed their vigilance, that is, at this time, the soldiers around Yang He made a move, twelve patrolling Han soldiers, all were killed, none of them escaped, their clothes were quickly laid down, twelve scouts put on the clothes of the Han army, including Yang He and Wang Xiaoer. (To be continued......)