122. Faithful

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After the Battle of Penghu, Shi Lang did not immediately wave his battle against Dongning, which was mainly based on three considerations. (To read the latest chapter of this book, please visit the Wèn Aishang Novel Network biquge.info) First, the Qing army actually suffered a lot of losses in the Battle of Penghu, Shi Lang needed to wait for reinforcements and warships from Tongshan, and Shi Lang was not at ease with the more than 10,000 Zheng troops who surrendered and captured, and it would take time to break up and recompile; Second, as Shi Lang advertised in "Feibao Dajie Shu", "Taiwan's port road is back, the south wind is surging, and the depth is indistinguishable", and he needs time to find it*; Third, and most crucially, Shi Lang hoped to use the results of the First Battle of Penghu to divide, deter, rebel, and induce officials at all levels of Ming and Zheng, so as to achieve the effect of surrendering the army without a fight.

For this reason, Shi Lang sent people to treat the wounded soldiers who surrendered and were captured, and "rewarded them with robes, hats, and grain", and also used their psychology of survival and homesickness to declare to them: "Your parents and wives will say that you are dead, and you will be sad day and night." Yu Zongru returns, and sees his parents and wives again, rather than be very happy"

Taking advantage of the gratitude of the wounded soldiers because they might escape death, Shi Lang further implemented the strategy of luring surrender: "If you return today, tell the Taiwanese to surrender quickly for me, and you can still get immortal, and if you are slow, it will be the continuation of Penghu."

It is precisely because of Shi Lang's scheming that there was a scene of "all crying and dancing, returning to the legend, and the easterners are happy and obedient". In addition, at this time, Yao Qisheng also took advantage of the opportunity of the Ming and Zheng Naval Divisions losing the right to control the Taiwan Strait after the Battle of Penghu to send spies to infiltrate Taiwan.

Although Zheng Kezhang immediately issued an order to detain and repatriate the wounded, Dongning's long coastline, many coastal ports, and the relationship between local flood soldiers, police, and relatives and friends of the wounded soldiers could not effectively curb the rapid spread of all kinds of unfavorable information brought back by spies and wounded soldiers.

Regarding various rumors that might shake Zheng Jun's last will to fight, Zheng Kezhang led hundreds of officials to pay tribute to the martyrs in response. At the public memorial meeting, Zheng Kezhang posthumously awarded knighthood to all the martyrs. Among them, Jiang Sheng, Chen Qiming and other eleven people were posthumously awarded the earl and the title of loyalty, courage and loyalty, and his children were allowed to attack the knight on the spot, and the remaining more than 400 middle and lower-level officers were posthumously awarded the commander to the 100 households, and his children were also granted the title of first-class honor, as for the remaining more than 10,000 families of soldiers who died in battle, Zheng Kezhang may have promised to avoid ten years of field endowment and his children to study in Mongolia for free and other rich posthumous gifts.

In addition to lavishly commending the martyrs, Zheng Kezhang also according to the report on the repatriation of wounded soldiers, and punished Yang De of Guoyi Zhongzhen, Chen Ming of Gubing Town, Wu Lu of Guoyi Houzhen, Huang Qiu of Qianzhen of Zhongdu, Liao Dong, general of the left wing, Yang Zhang of the Shenwei Battalion, Zhang Xian, deputy chief of the Central Commander's Association, Hong Liangzuo, deputy general of the Xiaoyi Battalion, Li Xi, deputy commander of the right vanguard leading troops, and Huang Xian, deputy chief of the right vanguard battalion.

However, Zheng Kezang's act of punishing the disobedient did not calm the hearts of those who were about to move, and in just ten days, more than 40 officials at all levels of Ming and Zheng bought escape tickets from the black market, and after unknowingly offering a large amount of money and property to Zheng Kezang, they fled to Guangnan, Ryukyu, and Japan with their dependents in panic.

"What kind of crime, Yu has never advocated engaging in any strains and nine clans." Zheng Kezhang waved his hand to the group of young Boy Scout military attachés kneeling in front of him, motioning for them to stand up. "It's better to flee than to surrender, and those who surrender may not be the obedient people who are really willing to be tartars, but in any case, none of this has anything to do with you. Didn't Yu's great-grandfather, number of ancestors, and uncle also run to the other side of the strait one by one? Have you cured the sins of Yu's father and ancestors? "The Boy Scouts are Zheng Kezang's last reliance, and of course he can't let them mess up, so he can only choose to appease." Everyone has their own ambitions, and Yu doesn't force everyone to throw their heads and spill their blood, but you can choose to stay and live and die with Yu, Yu is very pleased. Zheng Kezang's words brought tears to the eyes of the young military attachés who were not deeply involved. However, Yu Xinwei doesn't mean anything, just like the ancestor Chao Zhongwu King back then, you yourself are also trying to make a career, so that your family can see whose choice is right. Zheng Kezhang thumped the chests of several military attachés, and then patted the shoulders of several others. Don't think about it, let's go back to the team, and I'm still waiting to personally award you medals after winning this battle."

The Boy Scout attachés went out with their heads bowed and their chests held high, but Zheng Kezhang clenched his fists for no other reason, he had just received a report that He You had defected to the enemy - He You blocked the Tamsui River, seized two Ryukyu Camp merchant ships transporting iron ore, and killed and wounded many Boy Scouts.

"Call He Gan." Zheng Kezhang thought about it for a long time and finally made a decision. "Call Wang Jingong and Zhang Xueyao again."

Soon the three of them appeared in front of Zheng Kezang, and Zheng Kezang swept the three of them: "You were originally an assistant general, and you had no chance to get ahead in the army, but after entering the boy camp, Yu Yishou promoted you to your current position, you said it yourself, can Yu trust you!" ”

He Qian, Wang Jinzhong and others appeared together, but now when they heard Zheng Kezhang say this, there was even more doubt on his face, but he still bowed his head and said: "The minister is trustworthy!" ”

"A good trustworthy one?" Zheng Kezhang sneered. "He You is your brother." He Qian's heart tightened, and he listened to Zheng Kezang. "He You is the general of this domain, and he has repeatedly made military exploits after following his father, so he has been promoted to the status of the general of the right tiger guard, and he can be regarded as a tiger general of this domain, and he is entrusted with important tasks, but how did he repay this domain and surrender to the enemy! With this precedent in the first place, why should Yu believe you! ”

He Qian was terrified, and hurriedly responded: "Shisun, the He family has served in the army for three generations since the surname of the country, and has been reused by the previous king and grandson, how can he join the enemy with his brother?" Shisun, is there a mistake? ”

"It can't be fake, it can't be fake." Zheng Kezhang looked at him coldly. "He You will not say whether he will surrender to the enemy for the time being, what Yu asks is, why should Yu believe you!"

"Minister, minister!" He Qian was sweating, he knew that if a response was not good, the guards on the side would draw their swords and face each other, holding it for a while, he gritted his teeth and knelt down in front of Zheng Kezang. "The minister is confident and loyal, and then dissects his liver and soul to show his loyalty, but the Boy Scout is built by Shisun Zhao, and the minister is just a person who gives orders, and there is no minister, and Shisun commands the second town of the Scout Army.

"That's a good point." Zheng Kezhang nodded. "You can still obey Yu's command without the Boy Scouts, and you are only valuable in the Boy Scout system, so you can't oppose it, and you don't dare to oppose it." This is said to the root, not against Zheng Kezang, He You is a dignified town control, if he is against Zheng Kezang, he can't even move a soldier, and naturally it will be insignificant in front of Shi Lang. "You know in your heart, get up."

He You consciously got rid of his emptiness, and stood up straight in a daze, at this time Zheng Kezhang stepped in front of Wang Jingong and Zhang Xueyao: "You two, why should I believe you?" ”

Wang Jinzhong had already considered this topic, so as soon as Zheng Kezang said, he immediately bowed down and replied: "Minister, the minister doesn't want to end up in a different place like Shang Zhixin and Geng Jingzhong, and his family will be in Ningguta, so the grandson can trust the minister's loyalty." ”

"It's the same with ministers." Zhang Xueyao followed the report. "The minister doesn't want to be recorded in the annals of history as a rebel."

"Very good, it seems that you are all very clear-headed, and you know what will happen to you once Dongning changes hands, so you can rest assured." Speaking of this, Zheng Kezang's face suddenly turned grim. "He Qian, Wang Jingong, and Zhang Xueyao obey orders." The three of them responded in unison. "Wang Jingong, Yu Wei you are the chief soldier of Zuohuwei Town, Zhang Xueyao is the chief soldier of Zuowuwei Town, He Qian, you lead the two adults of the Boy Scout Guards to take office, if the deputy chief soldier of Zuohuwei leads the army, Jiang Gao, the deputy general Liu Yisheng, the deputy general of the Zuohuwei army, Huang Bao, the deputy general Jiang Zhang, Xie Kuan, or the generals of the following two towns, they do not need to be returned, and they will be captured, if they dare to resist, they will be killed!"

Obviously, Zheng Kezhang was completely disappointed in Ming Zheng's commanders, and the three people who could hear the murderous machine in his words did not dare to slack off and hurriedly ran out after receiving the order, Zheng Kezhang took a breath, as long as these two towns were taken care of, the remaining six towns were only 3,000 people, which did not have much impact on the defense of Tainan, and after killing chickens and monkeys, if they still moved, Zheng Kezhang could only be described as stupid.

Of course, in addition to the various departments on the Chengtianfu line in Tainan, the defenders in the area of the Inland Sea of the Reverse Wind and the Lukang area of the Central and Northern Line also cannot be mistaken: "Someone come, four hundred miles urgent, this letter must be delivered to Ding Xibo before tonight, and then tell him, if it is found that anyone has fornicated with the Bei captives, he will be allowed to cut it first." ”

Wu Shu also threw himself into Ming Zheng from the Qing army, Zheng Kezhang hoped that he could know the same advance and retreat as Wang Jinzhong and Zhang Xueyao, of course, he hoped that Wu Shu could have the blood of Ming Zheng Jiangmen on his hands, so that in the future, if there is a future, he can only serve Zheng Kezhang wholeheartedly.

"Hung Gong Pillar." Zheng Kezhang took two quick steps in the room, this person was Chen Xianqiao's maternal uncle, and if he wanted to write a letter, he could only let Chen Xianqiao write. "Someone, please come over."

Zheng Kezhang was busy dealing with the unstable morale of the army, and Shi Lang was splitting one hand after another. On 3 July, Shi Lang dispatched the guerrilla of the rear battalion of the Department to enter Dongning in the name of surrender, which caused controversy among the officials of Dongning

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