Zheng Sen spurted out a mouthful of blood and passed out as soon as he broke through the valley, and this time the angry attack was obviously much more serious than being knocked out by his subordinates just now. If it weren't for this god-like rain, none of them would have survived, and all of them would have died in this nameless valley. But even so, there is no one in the 60,000 army that has been successfully brought out, and now only three or four thousand remnants of the army are left to follow Zheng Sen. Zheng Sen's vomiting blood and fainting to death dealt another blow to the remnants of the army, which was already extremely demoralized.

However, this place is still not out of danger, the remnants of the soldiers did not dare to stay, a strong general tied the fainted Zheng Sen behind him, and then beat his horse and galloped wildly, and went straight out for dozens of miles, leaving the foot soldiers of the Three Guards far behind, so that it was safe.

When Zheng Sen woke up again, he found that his subordinates were crowded around him, and the subordinates were all sad and concerned. Seeing that the eldest prince woke up, they all showed a surprised smile.

"Eldest son, you, you are awake!"

Zheng Yuan was Zheng Sen's domestic slave, and was later put into the infantry army for training, and now he is a general, and he is fully responsible for Zheng Sen's defense on this expedition.

Zheng Sen, who had just woken up, was still a little confused.

"Where are we, where is this? Where are the Three Guards trapped by us? Before he finished speaking, Zheng Sen suddenly felt that his chest was tumbling, and he couldn't help coughing violently.

Seeing this situation, Zheng Yuan couldn't help but burst into tears, how could the eldest son, who had always been strong, ever been so weak?

"Eldest prince, you, you can rest for a while, the Three Guards have fled far away, and when you recover your strength, let's go and chase again......"

However, Zheng Sen, who was confused for a moment, quickly remembered the tragic battle before, and after the defeat of the army, what kind of face did he have to go back to see his father, and he couldn't help crying.

"You don't have to lie to me, how many of us escaped?"

"Less than five thousand!"

Zheng Yuan stretched out five fingers, in fact, there was nearly forty percent of the water in it, after Zheng Sen vomited blood and passed out, many soldiers left the team along the way, and now there can be three thousand people gathered around Zheng Sen.

"This is the last seed of our Zheng Jiajun, we must not lose it, go, go, go back to Anping!"

It's just that Zheng Sen's road back to Anping is destined to be not smooth, and they were soon followed by footprints along the way, but what made Zheng Yuan strange was that it was neither the Three Guards nor the bandits who blocked them, but the authentic local Fujian soldiers.

Zheng Yuan captured several captives in a fit of rage, and only then did he learn a piece of news that made him burn inside. It turned out that the Zheng family's naval division had been wiped out, and Zheng Hongkui took the opportunity to kill Zheng Zhilong, and now Anping has been in Zheng Hongkui's hands. These men were ordered to rob and kill them along the way.

Now Zheng Sen's health is good and bad, where does Zheng Yuan dare to tell the truth one by one, only saying that Zheng Hongkui is in trouble, and the marshal has moved south from Anping, and now it may have reached Liangguang, and they should march south to join the marshal.

Zheng Sen's spirit was not good, so he had to entrust Zheng Yuan with full command of the army, and their only remaining 3,000 remnants of the army were less than 2,500 when they entered the territory of Zhangzhou Mansion. Soon, Longxi, Changtai and other places also sent soldiers to surround and intercept them.

Fortunately, Zheng Yuan and the rest of the soldiers were all experienced in a hundred battles, and after a tragic battle, they finally arrived at Huanggang on the border of Guangdong and Fujian.

Leaving the territory of Fujian, the pursuers who followed all the way were finally gone, and by now, only 2,000 people were left in this remnant army, and everyone was wounded, lacking medical treatment, and what was even more desperate was that the food they carried with them had also run out.

If they continued, they would have to rely on looting the people to replenish their rations.

Local officials in Chaozhou did not send troops to expel Zheng Sen's troops, and after a few days of stability, Zheng Sen's health gradually improved. Zheng Yuan finally told the truth and the truth, and after Zheng Sen heard about the fiasco of the Zheng family and the tragic death of his father, he was silent for a whole day.

At night, when the lights were in charge, Zheng Sen found Zheng Yuan.

"Looking for ships, let's go to Taiwan."

Hearing that the eldest prince was leaving the mainland, Zheng Yuan was taken aback, and hurriedly persuaded: "There are only 100,000 familiar people on the small island of Taiwan, and there are Francois in the north, and it is inevitable that it will be Dutch, so it is extremely dangerous for us to go!" ”

Zheng Sen said coldly: "If you don't leave, in another year and a half, we will have no place to stand!" ”

Seeing that the eldest prince said so categorically, Zheng Yuan asked puzzledly: "Why did the eldest prince say this?" Now Liangguang Yunnan, which place is not good for us to develop? ”

"Because in a year and a half, these provinces you mentioned will be in Li Xin's pocket!"

Zheng Sen's words were beyond Zheng Yuan's expectations.

"This, how is this possible? Can Li Xin's appetite be so big? Liangguang and Yungui are not to be kneaded at will, right? ”

"Confused, have you forgotten that Li Xin has the chicken feathers of the Nanjing Political Affairs Hall, why is he not justifiable?"

After saying this, Zheng Sen stopped talking, and said again after a long time: "If we don't go to Taiwan, we can only go to Donghu or Annan, which are further south." ”

"Why, this, isn't it......"

Zheng Yuan couldn't imagine that the eldest prince was so discouraged and negative, what kind of place is Donghu and Annan? Those are all foreign countries, and the wild people who drink blood are not much stronger, what is the difference between going there and dying? Comparatively speaking, it is better to go to Taiwan, at least there are still hundreds of thousands of acquaintances there, and occupy the convenience of maritime trade, in this way, Zheng Sen set the established strategy of going to Taiwan, so the men and horses of the department began to search for ships on a large scale, and only when the number of opportunities is right, they will withdraw to Taiwan. However, after the passage of ten days, the merchant ships returning from Taiwan and other islands brought desperate news.

The Dutch in Taiwan had been completely defeated, the Ming Dynasty had regained Taiwan, the Dutch governor Putmans had surrendered with his army, and the Westerner, who had been a surprise on the southeast coast, had been taken as a prisoner and escorted to Nanjing for trial. The city of Geranza officially became the land city of the Ming Dynasty.

After hearing the news, Zheng Sen guarded the map of the southeast coast and was silent for a long time. Knowing that the road to Taiwan was blocked again, Zheng Yuan was afraid that the eldest prince would get sick again, so he had to stay by his side and keep driving.

"Otherwise, let's vote for Li Xin, and when the opportunity is right, it's not too late to rebel and repeat the family business!"

I saw Zheng Sen shaking his head, "As long as we surrender, the foundation of the Zheng family will never be revived one day, and Li Xin will definitely divide you and me, even at the expense of getting rid of a few key people." ”

"Not necessarily, Zheng Hongkui didn't vote for Li Xin yet, and now he is not the same as being a powerful man in Anping?"

Zheng Sen let out a sneer: "Look at it, Zheng Hongkui won't be happy for long, Zhang Shi's Three Guards will soon sweep across the entire territory of Fujian, and he can already burn high incense if he can keep the old mansion in Anping." ”

"Actually, I have long found out about Zheng Hongkui's problem, and I have always suspected that he is colluding with Li Xin, and I have also warned my father about this, but I didn't expect that the Zheng family's sailor would also let the Zheng family's father and son be corrupted for their own selfish interests. If the sailor is undefeated, the position of my father cannot be shaken at all, and the foundation of my Zheng family cannot be shaken! ”

Speaking of this, Zheng Sen seemed to be immersed in boundless remorse and pain, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.

It is also strange to say that it was the arrival of Li Xin that caused the Zheng family to kill each other, which led to Zheng Zhilong's death, but Zheng Sen didn't have the slightest hatred for him, he only hated Zheng Hongkui, Zhengcai, and Zheng Lian, who were selfish inside and out.

Sooner or later, one day he would enshrine the heads of these three men in front of his father's mausoleum.

Zheng Yuan didn't know what Zheng Sen was thinking in his heart, so he only asked tentatively: "Then, let's still put away the boat?" ”

Zheng Sen said coldly: "Of course, if you don't go to Taiwan, there is always a place we can go!" Huanggang is no longer safe, and I believe that the Three Guards will soon learn of our whereabouts, and even if we want to live here in peace, it will be impossible. ”

"So, where are we going?"

Zheng Yuan was tired of fleeing, and after these days of gathering, the size of the men and horses had increased from less than 2,000 at the lowest point to more than 4,000, and the previously scattered rout troops were gradually gathered from southern Fujian.

"The ship has collected enough numbers, let's go to Guangzhou, and after replenishing in Guangzhou, we will go south to Gaozhou and Lianzhou, even if the Three Guards are brave and good at fighting, half of their tentacles will not be able to reach there, and when their tentacles are long enough, we will also have the next target."

Zheng Yuan heard in Zheng Sen's words that in addition to fleeing or fleeing, the eldest prince in his impression was not so afraid of the enemy and cowardly. As if he knew what he was thinking, Zheng Sen suddenly asked, "Do you think I'm scared of being beaten by the Three Guards?" Let's be honest! Under Zheng Sen's aggressive gaze, Zheng Yuan had to nod his head, which could be regarded as an acknowledgement.

Zheng Sen didn't laugh angrily, but there was a little bitterness in his smile.

"I am indeed scared by the Three Guards, but that is because I don't want our limited brothers to make senseless sacrifices for the sake of one family and one surname, since these five thousand brothers have chosen to follow me Zheng Sen, I Zheng Sen have the responsibility to keep them alive. Do you understand? ”

Zheng Sen said this is equivalent to admitting that the combat effectiveness of the Three Guards is far superior to that of the Zheng family's foot soldiers, but Zheng Sen is not the kind of person who wants to save face, so he is not ashamed to admit it.

"The ...... of the Eldest Prince"

This time, it was Zheng Yuan's turn to play the role of nanny, he never thought that these words could come from the mouth of the eldest prince, the eldest prince in the past always talked about making contributions to the development of the sea frontier, how could he ever think about the lives of those thousands of ant-like soldiers?

"The eldest prince, no matter where you go, the villain, the villain will swear to follow the eldest prince to the death!"

Zheng Sen hurriedly pulled up Zheng Yuan, who was bowing to the ground, "What are you doing?" For so many years, I just treat you as a brother, no, from now on you are my Zheng Sen's brother! ”