Chapter 817: The Price of Self-Belief (3)
In any mansion, the back garden is the weakest place, and the more luxurious the mansion, the more the back garden can hide a lot of people, and Zheng Zhilong's mansion is no exception.
Wang Xiaoer naturally entered the back garden of the mansion directly from the direction of the dock.
The back garden is big and very quiet.
In the dark night when he couldn't see his fingers, Wang Xiaoer could see the sergeants beside him.
After thinking about it for a while, Wang Xiaoer made a decision, everyone lurked in the back garden, the army led by Zheng Jinhong would attack from the front of the mansion, and everyone in the mansion would not be able to leave from the front, and would definitely retreat to the dock from the direction of the back garden.
In front of the soldiers of the scout battalion, there were very few people who could resist.
Leading the fifty scouts into the barracks was Hong Tao, one of the eight hundred warriors of Hongjiazhuang, and now the guerrilla general of the Zheng family's army.
There were four sergeants standing guard at the entrance of the barracks.
The three sergeants were dealt with neatly, and the remaining one sergeant was escorted in front of Hong Tao.
From the mouth of this sergeant, Hong Tao got the information he wanted to know, the most important thing was which barracks the fifty sergeants who took over at the ugly time were stationed.
Wang Xiaoer and Hong Tao's estimates are good, and the sergeant who took over is in the barracks fifty meters to the left of the barracks, which is a separate barracks, which is used for observation and briefing on weekdays.
Hong Tao mercilessly killed the sergeant who told the situation, and he didn't need to be taken prisoner at this time.
After leaving four scout battalion soldiers standing guard at the door, the rest rushed towards the barracks.
Zheng Jinhong received information sent by Wang Xiaoer.
Zheng Jinhong's heart has always been hanging, just after Wang Xiaoer set off, he also led the sergeant to set off after dark.
The security along the road is unusually tight. The few people who were found were mercilessly killed, and no news could be leaked at this time.
After receiving the information, Zheng Xunrui asked the soldiers around him, and it was not yet ugly.
A smile appeared on Zheng Jinhong's face, and he raised the long sword in his hand.
The offensive began.
13,000 soldiers of the Zheng family's army. Divided into two parts, 8,000 men attacked the camp, commanded by a staff general, and Zheng Jinhong led 5,000 men to attack the mansion, and the battle on both sides unfolded at the same time.
The calm night was finally broken by shouts of killing.
The only flaw in the scout battalion's attack appeared in the barracks, that is, when he killed fifty ugly sergeants on patrol, not because the operation was not secret, but when he was patrolling. In the middle of the night, because of a stomachache, I got up and went to the hut, and after my stomach was comfortable, I didn't know how to think about going to the front of the camp to have a look.
So the sergeant spotted the man in black who had entered the camp.
When the cry spread, Hong Tao's heart was sinking, and he ordered all the soldiers to quickly retreat to the camp gate.
It was also at this time that the army led by the general. Already rushing towards the barracks.
The camp gate was handled by Hong Tao, and the soldiers of the Zheng family army successfully rushed into the barracks.
Gunfire and screams followed. The barracks were brightly lit, which helped the attacking Zheng family soldiers, on one side were well-prepared sergeants, and on the other hand, there were sergeants who were still sleeping and dazed, and the situation of the battle was needless to say.
The general probably didn't expect that the fight would go so smoothly. You must know that the troops stationed in the camp are Zheng Zhilong's most elite troops, and they are said to be very powerful, but when it comes to real fighting, these people are vulnerable.
The general would certainly not have thought of it. Any strong army needs to fight in blood and fire, otherwise it cannot be called a strong army, when Zheng Zhilong first formed this army, the selected sergeants were indeed physically good, but it is a pity that these sergeants have not experienced actual combat, let alone the opportunity to gallop on the battlefield.
The most important thing is that Zheng Zhilong's focus is on the water division, and the water division is the army that Zheng Zhilong really values.
Zheng Jinhong overestimated the combat effectiveness of these 5,000 people.
When the battle began, the general looked in the direction of the mansion, and there was a voice, although not very clear, from there......
Zheng Jinhong rushed into the mansion without difficulty.
The sergeant guarding the gate of the mansion was instantly shot by a crossbow.
There was already chaos inside the mansion, and the sound outside had already alarmed the people in the mansion.
A young man was clothed, the look on his face was a little panicked, but he was not in a hurry, he ordered the people around him, quickly organize the sergeants in the mansion, go to the door to block the sneak attackers, and at the same time he ordered his family to quickly gather in the middle courtyard and evacuate together in the direction of the back garden, the distance between the back garden and the dock is not long, as long as the sergeant at the door can resist a quarter of an hour to half an hour, everyone in the family can board the wooden boat.
In addition, there were nearly 5,000 sergeants in the barracks five miles away from the mansion, and after these people came to reinforce them, the situation might be reversed.
This person is Zheng Zhilong's son Zheng Sen.
The gate of the house is not big, and when Zheng Zhilong was building, he designed a lot of organs in the front yard, which were used in case of emergency, and this time came in handy.
More than a hundred people rushed into the front yard by Zheng Jiajun, and after more than twenty casualties, the pace of the charge was stopped.
Zheng Jinhong, who commanded the battle, was not in a hurry at all, he ordered the soldiers to charge cautiously, pay attention to all movements in the front yard, and solve the problem with the Mauser gun in his hand.
After a quarter of an hour, the battle in the front yard was settled, and the corpses were scattered all over the front yard, judging by the clothes, all of them were sergeants, sergeants or guards in charge of guarding the mansion.
Zheng Jiajun finally attacked the middle courtyard......
Zheng Sen calmly commanded everyone to move towards the backyard.
There are a total of more than 100 people in the mansion, including Zheng Sen's brother and mother, as well as the families of his uncle Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Zhibao, as for the more than 200 people, it is not the focus of attention.
The gold and silver were too soft to clean up, Zheng Sen roared angrily at the women who packed up the soft, including his Erniang Lin and Liuniang Zeng, when was this, and they still cared about those gold and silver treasures.
More than 300 people quickly walked towards the backyard, and more than 200 subordinates held torches and illuminated the surrounding area.
As soon as he entered the back garden, Zheng Sen quickly felt a murderous aura.
It's a pity that he woke up too late.
The soldiers of the 1,000 scout battalions led by Wang Xiaoer had completely surrounded them.
More than 300 people, unarmed, and a few sergeants who were guarding were cleanly killed by the soldiers of the scout camp.
Zheng Sen looked at these people in front of him, his body trembled slightly, he completely felt the strength of these people, it was an experience that he had never had before, he fully believed that as long as he resisted, he would soon be killed by these people, and he would be killed mercilessly.
Zheng Sen was not stupid, he found that these people did not do anything, and their purpose did not seem to be to kill people.
Is it robbery?
There were already women in the team sobbing quietly.
At the critical moment, Zheng Sen spoke.
"Who are you, this is the residence of the Governor Tongzhi and the Fujian General Soldier Zheng Zhilong, you trespass into the mansion of the court officials, aren't you afraid of death?"
Wang Xiaoer looked coldly at Zheng Sen who spoke, and he still admired it a little in his heart.
"Who are you, report your name."
"Zheng Sen, a student in Xiaquanzhou."
"Oh, it turned out to be General Zheng's son, is General Zheng Zhilong in the mansion?"
"My father went out to inspect and was not at the house."
A look of disappointment flashed on Wang Xiaoer's face.
"It's good to get the door out of the tiger, it's good, you can still be calm at this time, but you'd better be obedient, don't make any moves, otherwise it's not good if there is an accident, as long as you do what I ask, you can ensure that your lives are safe......"
Zheng Sen was very cooperative, and according to Wang Xiaoer's request, he gathered everyone into more than a dozen houses in the backyard.
The battle in the front and middle courts ended quickly.
When Zheng Jinhong came to the backyard, he saw Zheng Sen standing beside Wang Xiaoer.
Wang Xiaoer respectfully introduced Zheng Sen's identity.
Zheng Jinhong looked at Zheng Sen, and a smile flashed on his face.
The battle was so smooth that he didn't expect it at all.
"You are Zheng Sen, a student of Quanzhou Mansion, and you look pretty good......
Before Zheng Jinhong's words were finished, a sergeant hurriedly came over and whispered something in Zheng Jinhong's ear, Zheng Jinhong's face showed a look of surprise, and he looked at Zheng Sen opposite.
"It seems that the Zheng family's influence in Anhai Town is very good, a large number of people are coming here, I don't want to kill innocents indiscriminately, Zheng Sen, are you willing to accompany these people to appease these people, tell them not to move, otherwise they will lose their lives in vain, it will not be cost-effective."
Zheng Sen didn't know who the person in front of him was, but he knew that this person was the leader, and judging from the clothes, this person was also a court official, and his status was higher than that of his father.
This shocked Zheng Sen very much, he didn't know what was going on, why there were officials and soldiers coming to encircle and suppress.
The best choice at this time is to calm down the people, otherwise these people will be beheaded, and the sin is also on his father Zheng Zhilong.
"I am willing to cooperate, and I ask you to ensure the safety of the people."
"Don't worry, I will not only ensure the safety of the people, but also your family."
The battle was over, Zheng Jinhong looked at everything in front of him, and shook his head secretly, Zheng Zhilong is also a general who has experienced a hundred battles, and he is used to licking blood from the knife edge, I don't know why there was such a major mistake, after receiving the letter from the prince, he actually did not carry out any vigilance, and was easily attacked by the Zheng family's army, which was also too conceited.
It seems that all this is predestined.
Soon, Zheng Jinhong handed over three letters to Wang Xiaoer and ordered the scout battalion to send them out quickly, in addition to the letters to Nanjing, as well as letters to Liu Zeqing and Ding Baokun. (To be continued.) )