A cool breeze blew from the sky, making the sea shiver and sigh with satisfaction.

"What a big ship!" Li Yingmei let out a surprised sigh, she didn't feel it when she was far away, and when she got closer, she boarded the boat again, and she really felt the huge size of the ship.

"If it weren't for the fear of revealing the bottom of the sea, we would have been able to drive a ship that is much bigger than this!" Zhou Xi had already got off the mast and gathered around him to flatter him diligently.

"Why do you want to pretend to be a Haikou and raise the banner of the Ming Army, isn't it more powerful?" Li Yingmei asked puzzled.

"This-" Zhou Xi hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm afraid that the grass will startle the snake, so that the Tartars will be on guard, and it will be inconvenient to do big things in the future." ”

"What's the big deal?" Li Yingmei was a little excited, "Is it to fight Shandong, or to directly knock down Beijing?" ”

"It should be—"

"Zhou Xi, go wipe the deck." The commander's order made Zhou Xi swallow his words back and leave with a smile.

"Little sister." Li Maolin walked over and beckoned: "Let's enter the cabin, a few people in the box should be awake." ”

"A female tartar, throw it into the sea." Li Yingmei pursed her lips and obediently entered the cabin.

Pulling anchor, hoisting the sails, setting sail, a series of orders were issued, and the four warships echoed the flag, from slow to fast, galloping south.

"I don't know when the north will start fighting, I'm waiting on this small island, it's really boring." The bearded officer is called Deng Xian, in fact, he is not old, but his image gives people a feeling of old age, when he saw the token presented by Gu Yinghui when he got on the boat, he knew that this person's identity was not simple, so he asked sideways.

"It's coming." Gu Yinghui was completely relaxed at this time, and she was in a very good mood, although she didn't dare to say too much, she still revealed a little, "The big things in the south can be decided." His Royal Highness Min will soon point his sword to the north, and the opportunity for the general to make contributions will soon come. ”

"Hehe, don't you dare to be called a general." Deng Xian arched his hand with a smile and said, "By the auspicious words of the adult, I have been looking forward to this day for a long time!" ”

"That's right." Gu Yinghui asked, "How is this itinerary arranged?" ”

"The order we received is to send you directly to Chongming, and then another ship will escort you." Deng Xian replied truthfully: "It's just that this ship has been in the vicinity for seven or eight days. You will need to return to the base to replenish food and fresh water. ”

"When sailing at sea, the general is an expert, and we follow the arrangement." Gu Yinghui smiled very peacefully, pointed to the boat behind her, and asked, "Is the person on the boat from Shandong who is going to Guangzhou?" ”

"It's them." Deng Xian frowned and said: "The characters in the rivers and lakes are loose and untamed, and when they met them at the beach, something almost happened. ”

Gu Yinghui also showed a displeased look. snorted and said, "No wonder His Highness said that they were more than ruthless, but the battle formation was useless, and they didn't know it." ”

"All of them claim to be strong in martial arts, and in my opinion, a team of soldiers can beat them all over the ground." Deng Xian was also a little disdainful, "Fighting in battle, how can they have the opportunity to fight alone and play tricks?" Shandong people. No way. ”

Gu Yinghui just wanted to agree, but saw Li Maolin not far away with a look of disgrief on his face. couldn't help but smile faintly and said, "I can't say that." If the training is followed by equipment, Shandong can also produce strong troops. Well, Shandong has produced a lot of heroes. ”

"It's just the legend, but Qi Shaobao was born in Shandong. and commanded the Dengzhou, Wendeng, and Jimo battalions to fight against the Japanese invaders. Deng Xian had a look of reverence on his face, and said: "I don't want to be a marquis, I hope the sea is peaceful." In the following, I respect Qi Shaobao the most. ”

"Aspiring." Gu Yinghui nodded in appreciation and said, "When it is the time for the British lord, it is the eldest husband who has made great contributions. When the name was left in history, the general spurred on with today's words, and the future was set to be immeasurable. ”

"Thank you, my lord, for your kind words." Deng first arched his hand, confessed his guilt, and went to the helm to command.

"He said Shandong people can't do it." Li Maolin leaned over and said angrily: "Shandong good man Wu Erlang, Shandong good man Qin Qiong, Shandong good man ......"

"He's not saying that the people of Shandong are not brave enough, but that they are fighting in battle." Gu Yinghui explained: "Although I am not very proficient in military affairs, I also know that it is no longer easy for the general to charge into battle in ancient times. War depends on coordination and cooperation, and the era of individual heroism has passed. ”

"Those who have practiced martial arts and those who have not practiced can be the same?" Li Maolin shook his thick arm and said, "I can fight three or five by myself, can the other soldiers do?" ”

"You still don't understand the current mode of operation of our army." Gu Yinghui didn't want to talk too much to this rough man, as soon as her body and mind relaxed, sleepiness came up, and she said perfunctorily: "When you go to the battlefield to see it, you will understand." Well, I'll take a nap, you and Ling Mei will work hard first. Those few people are very important, and there must be no accidents. ”

Li Maolin agreed, and turned around and left with some unfinished feelings.

Gu Yinghui called a few more subordinates, all of them had undergone some training, and they were more reassuring than Li Maolin's brothers and sisters. After careful instructions, he went to the cabin to rest.

"Mr. Fang, you, are you going to harm me?" In the other cabin, Wu Yingxiong had woken up, the rope on his leg had not been untied, his hand had been freed, and two cups of tea had been in his stomach, his brain was much more flexible, and he asked Fang Guangchen with his eyes.

"The son of the world is serious." Fang Guangchen looked calm and clear, fiddled with the folding fan, and said unhurriedly: "This is the meaning of the prince, hasn't the letter been shown to the prince?" ”

"Because the prince is in the tiger's den, everything is not free." Li Shu interjected on the side: "Wouldn't it be better for the son of the world to get out this time, return to Guizhou, and reunite with his family?" The princess is worried about the safety of her son, but she washes her face with tears all day long! ”

At the mention of his mother, Wu Yingxiong sighed helplessly and said, "Just fleeing from Jingshi like this, how is it different from rebellion?" ”

"The son of the world is too worried." Fang Guangchen's disdainful eyes flashed, and he said: "I have left a letter in the mansion, and I said that the son of the world took his wife and children to Guizhou to celebrate his father's birthday. What kind of shì is now, how can the imperial court not recognize it? ”

"This year is my father's 50th birthday!" Wu Yingxiong muttered, suddenly raised his head and asked, "Wife and children?" Sir, did you mean to kidnap the princess and my two sons? ”

"That's nature." Fang Guangchen smiled proudly, brushed the floor and opened the fan, and said, "The wife and children of the prince are next door now, and the family is together. Why should the prince be worried? It's just that the princess still needs the comfort of the prince, don't think about it and do something stupid. ”

Wu Yingxiong was in a hurry to get up and take a step when he heard half of it, but his legs were tied and he almost fell. Li Shu hurriedly helped up.

"If you offend your humble position, don't blame the son." Fang Guangchen arched his hand and waved.

The two big men stepped forward and untied the ropes on Wu Yingxiong's legs, but locked his ankles with a pair of ankles that could be called delicate. In this way, if you don't walk a foot, you can't run fast, you can't jump high, and you don't have to worry too much about any unexpected actions of these hostages.

Wu Yingxiong glanced at Fang Guangchen with some resentment. Turning his head and taking broken steps, he slowly walked out under the watchful eye of the two big men.

"If they know that they have fallen into the hands of the Ming army, will there be anything they can't think about?" Li Shu asked worriedly.

"Since ancient times, it has been difficult to die alone." Fang Guangchen sneered and said, "The prince doesn't have that rigidity. As for that princess, is she willing to give up her own flesh and blood? So, it's okay to meet, but it's to be closely monitored. And it can't be too long. Then they were separated from each other, and the younger one stayed with the son. The big one was left to the princess. ”

"We don't have to worry about it, naturally someone will think it through." Li Shu suddenly smiled with relief and said, "Lord Gu will definitely do his duty to explain to His Highness Min." It's just that I don't know what is the use of His Royal Highness Min asking for the Manchurian princess, do you want to humiliate her and make the Qing court lose face? ”

"Don't talk nonsense." Fang Guangchen glared at Li Shu warringly. He groaned and said, "How can His Highness Min be as short-sighted and shallow as you. I estimate that His Royal Highness Min will treat her well, such great wisdom, boldness, and big mind are not comparable to you and me. Well, in the future, you must not speculate and cause trouble. ”

"Little one understands." Li Shu's heart sank. Realizing that he was a little reckless, Meng Lang hurriedly bowed down to be taught.

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Xiamen.

has inherited the title of King Yanping and inherited the honor of the national surname, but Zheng Jing has not been able to inherit all of his father's generals. Zheng Jing, the twenty-one-year-old young county king, walked back and forth on the ground, listening to the statement of the guard Feng Xifan, his face cloudy.

"Now that the imperial court is strong, Fujian Province has been occupied, and Jin and Xiamen are too close to the mainland, how can the officers and soldiers not have the idea of returning to their homeland?" Feng Xifan skillfully avoided the main reason for the continuous defection of the Zheng army in Jinxia, blaming it on the imperial court, "The imperial court has repeatedly come up with policies to lure, and in the long run, the army's morale is difficult to stabilize." ”

Zheng Jing stopped walking, lowered his head to look at his toes, and his thoughts were surging. Two years ago, 19-year-old Zheng Jing was entrusted by his father for the first time with an important task to take charge of more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians in Jinxia. In order to live up to his father's expectations, Zheng Jing had to do a lot of work every day, because he was the son of the king of Yanping, and he had a father who was very strict and hopeful for him, and asked him to take on his responsibilities.

However, he made a mistake that he didn't think was strict at the time, and it all changed in a moment. The father did not tolerate this mistake at all, and he wanted Zheng Jing to die and apologize. Zheng Jing was unwilling to die, and he refused his father's order...... Not long after, his father died, and someone falsely passed on his father's will, trying to take advantage of the discord between father and son to seize the territory and property that belonged to him.

So, he raised an army to reclaim his belongings, and he succeeded...... But there still seemed to be a lot of danger around him, so Zheng Jing needed to stand up for power, and in order to maintain the unity of Zheng's army, in order to establish supreme authority like his father, he was convinced that this was something that had to be done, and he was optimistic that it would not be difficult.

After starting with the idea that long-term pain is better than short-term pain, Zheng Jing realized that he had an unexpectedly large number of enemies. Zheng Zhanxu, Zheng Mingjun, and Chen Python were able to bewitch so many people. Traitors and half-hearted people pop up in waves, and every day someone comes to report and a new one tries to rebel.

There were more and more defectors, and the number of ships outside the port was decreasing every day, and although the rebellion of the formation was gone, the fleeing of threes, threes, threes, twos and twos intensified, and even if Zheng Jing ordered the ships to be guarded, it was useless. Every night, Ming soldiers fled Xiamen with wooden planks, and if they had good water quality, they simply swam directly to the mainland.

Feng Xifan's voice was still ringing, "Today's Dongning is far overseas, not in the territory. And the territory is vast, if carefully managed, the foundation of eternity has been established. ”。

Zheng Jing looked at Feng Xifan with some doubts, and carefully managed Taiwan, one is to consolidate the foundation, and the other is to prevent the soldiers and people from moving to Taiwan. But it is not outside the territory, but it is contrary to the purpose of the father.

Zheng Chenggong has repeatedly announced to the world. Taiwan has always been China's territory. He once solemnly pointed out to the Dutch colonists: "Taiwan has long been run by the Chinese, and the land of the Chinese is also. And pointed out that the Dutch should return it to its rightful owner, which is a matter of course.

"Your Highness." Feng Xifan calmly faced Zheng Jing's question, and continued: "The imperial court has accepted all the defective generals, his heart is unpredictable, and his intention is obvious. Your Highness if the country of Dongning. Why do you admire the feudal domain, and why envy the Middle Earth! ”

Zheng Jing let out a long sigh, the imperial court used the raid on the lord as a hostage, which really made him resentful, and now he has accepted the rebellion and expanded his strength, and it is inevitable that he will not be able to unify by force in the future.

"Jinxia can be abandoned, Dongning can be operated, but it cannot be self-exterminated from the imperial court. Falsely claiming to enlighten the country. Zheng Jing thought about it and made a decisive decision.

The soldiers of the Zheng army were mainly Zhang, Quan, Chao, and Hui, and their attachment to their homeland was a major reason why the imperial court used its resources and lured and surrendered for a long time. Now the strength of the Zheng army has been greatly damaged, and it is difficult to compete with the imperial court, and Zheng Jing also knows that at this time, the army's heart is unstable and he has cut himself off from the imperial court. It's unwise.

"Retreat and consolidate the foundation, so that the times change." Zheng Jing sat back in his chair. Said slowly: "The letter from the Min Domain, in addition to excusing the defector general, also promised to trade with each other. Dongning's initial operation, food and materials, all need to be obtained from the mainland. ”

Feng Xifan bowed down and replied, "Min Fan is soft-spoken. Your Highness can respond generously. When Dongning is properly operated and can be self-sufficient, there is no need to rely on others. ”

Zheng Jing pondered for a long time, patted the table lightly, and said, "That's it." Jin, Xia, and Tongshan only left a few people to guard the palace. All other soldiers and civilians moved to Taiwan. ”

"Your Highness is wise." Feng Xifan bowed down again and took the order.

Zheng Jing made a decision, and when Feng Xifan walked out, he sat back in his chair and sighed.

After more than ten years of Zheng Chenggong's operation, Jinxia not only has numerous warehouses, a strong defensive system consisting of fortresses, outposts and walls, but also a well-maintained port and roads that are constantly being repaired. There are also shipyards, where the finest timber purchased from the South Seas is quickly processed into warships and merchant ships.

But now this qiē is going to give up completely, father, son is not good! But this is also what the Zheng family thinks, in order for the Zheng family not to be disintegrated and annexed by the imperial court, and for the Zheng family to maintain a relatively independent status!

"Those abominable traitors." Thinking of the generals and officers who defected, Zheng Jing gritted his teeth with hatred, they hollowed out the self-defense forces of Jin and Xia, so that he had to abandon his father's longest, strongest and most important base.

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Outside the house, the autumn air is crisp, and the inside of the house is the fragrance of tea, and the sound of books is delicate.

"I see." Zhu Yongxing motioned for Duan Wan'er to stop, and nodded slightly thoughtfully, "Zhu Baba is really lucky, but it's a pity that he is lonely but has no way to take a trick!" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was indeed very lucky, and during the entire Northern Expedition, the Ming army did not encounter many powerful Mongolian cavalry. As for Wang Baobao in the future, it was a matter of later, and he also suffered losses in the cavalry.

Similar to the internal strife in the Southern Ming Dynasty and the defeat of himself, the success of Zhu Yuanzhang's Northern Expedition was largely due to the contradictions within the Mongolian aristocratic group. The south has become a pot of porridge, and the Yuan Dynasty is still fighting for power and profit. When it was best to eliminate Zhu Yuanzhang, Wang Baobao was fighting with Polo for the country, and finally won the country, and Li Siqi fought with him again.

The court of the Yuan Dynasty is also very funny, today to help Wang Baobao, tomorrow to help Li Siqi, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun in the south are about to hit the capital, Emperor Yuan Hui is also worried about finding someone to help Li Siqi attack Wang Baobao together, so that the government that can't figure out the situation will not be able to reason where the country will not die.

As for the source of the horses, Zhu Yuanzhang scraped together and relied on good luck to get them. In the Yuan Dynasty, a large government-run horse farm in the interior was called "Luzhou Horse Farm", which provided Zhu Baba with horses to start with; There is a horse farm in Shandong, called Yidu Horse Farm, the guard general is a useless guy, he quickly surrendered, the horse has hit Henan, Wang Baobao and his grandfather surrendered with a large number of military horses, and the horse has again; In Hebei, there are many private horse farms, the ancients said that Yan Zhao rode more finely, and Xu Da often met the speed of spring, and there were a large number of horses.

And then it's all about spending money! He buys it at home, buys it abroad, buys it in North Korea, and even buys horses from the Ryukyus! In the island country of Ryukyu, how many horses can there be, Zhu Yuanzhang also bought more than 40 horses, which shows how hungry the Ming army was for horses at that time.

As for Zhu Yuanzhang's cavalry troops, they also practiced while fighting, and it took a long time to grow and grow. More importantly, Zhu Yuanzhang has Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, two genius generals in cavalry warfare.

Even so, the Ming army's three northern expeditions were still two defeats and one victory. Especially the third time, "divided into three ways to fight, to the north of the desert defeat, the dead have about 400,000 people, since the Ming soldiers want to go out." Later, the Mongols were divided into Warat and Tatar, and they remained a major threat to the Ming Dynasty.

"Thousands of miles in the wilderness, a land of heroes and a hundred battles." Zhu Yongxing whispered thoughtfully: "However, if you look at the wilderness for thousands of miles, it is difficult to defend it, if you chase it, you will have no fine riding to rely on, and if you abandon it, you will be taken captive for a long time." The Northern Expedition should take a long-term view, not simply for the purpose of recovering the Beijing Division. ”

Duan Wan'er could hear it clearly, but she didn't understand what it meant. Generally speaking, the fall of the Ming Dynasty was marked by the destruction of Beijing and the hanging of Chongzhen. On the other hand, doesn't the liberation of Beijing mean the success of ZTE's great cause?

Zhu Yongxing fell into deep thought, and the original vague plan became clearer and clearer, and he felt more and more likely.

The so-called tiger step dragon is in the heart. If the field is fixed, the wind and dust in the sea will not move; If the vast fields are disturbed, the golden drums of the world will sound each other. Although the power of the world attacks and defends it, then the world can be safe.

………… (To be continued......)