With the help of his two younger brothers, Yongsheng Bo Zheng Cai won a decisive victory in the Quanzhou area, and then won a series of big victories in the Zhangzhou area, laying the basic situation of the entire southern Fujian.

This is a phased victory, not a victory in two battles.

Since the Song Dynasty, Zhangzhou has been located in the southeast corner, with fewer wars and a more stable society. At that time, canals were built one after another, and terraces were also vigorously built in the mountainous areas of the interior. Rice cultivation began to pay attention to intensive cultivation, and the introduction of barren-tolerant, early-maturing Champa rice.

In the Ming Dynasty, it was a period of rapid development in Zhangzhou.

The cultivated land here was further expanded, and terraced fields continued to be created in the mountainous areas, which was called "no open land, no people left no effort". At that time, coastal reclamation and water conservancy construction were valued by the authorities. During this period, due to the improvement of farmland irrigation conditions and the improvement of agricultural production technology, the double-cropping rice system was widely popularized, and the annual yield of rice per mu in Yangtian could reach 7 or 800 catties. At the same time, improved rice varieties from Annam were introduced, and sweet potatoes and tobacco from Luzon were also introduced to Zhangzhou at this time, but the yield was better than nothing.

During this period, the world was in a great drought, and the original land of fish and rice became a place where people could not make a living, and in the eyes of nature, human beings at this time were really nothing.

After learning that his younger brother Dingyuan Hou had won a decisive victory in Quanzhou, Yongshengbo Zheng Cai's eyes turned red...... Three years ago, he and Zheng Chenggong besieged the small Haicheng City together, and the army was defeated under the two-zhang high city wall...... Later, Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Hongkui surrounded Quanzhou, which had a three-zhang high city wall, but the result was still defeated.

At this time, manpower is not worried, and southern Fujian has been densely populated since ancient times...... The point is that you lack siege weapons, you have enough manpower when you are attacking the city, and the same is true when he is defending the city.

This victory in Quanzhou illustrates two points...... Zheng Jiajun is not afraid of Tartars now, and he has a sharp weapon for attacking the city...... So why let Zhangzhou go?

Originally, the strategy was to secretly tune in Qingzhang Prefecture with Zhang Zhen and Wang Bangjun, the commander-in-chief of Qingzhang Prefecture, but now he is going to change it...... How about taking Zhangzhou?!

Dingyuan Hou Zhenglian's strategy for the eldest brother, that is a hundred approvals, exactly, exactly, what if you take it down?! He was stationed in Quanzhou at the time, and sent all his men who had made great contributions during the siege back to Xiamen to help Yongshengbo Zheng Cai to attack the city - of course, Yongshengbo Zheng Cai also had his own relevant preparations.

During this period, the news of the loss of Quanzhou shook the entire Fujian.

Yongshengbo Zheng Cai can't take care of these anymore, and what the third brother Zheng Bin said in the letter is extremely correct...... Create a living space for Xiamen! If you are defeated, you can go back to Xiamen...... Even...... The Ju family moved to Taiwan...... Also available!

Yongsheng Bo Zheng Cai still secretly sent letters to Zhang Zhen, the same governor of Qing Zhangzhou, and Wang Bangjun, the general soldier of Qing Zhangzhou, respectively, saying that my Zheng family will not violate the land of Zhangzhou, and Zhangzhou will not cut off my road to transport coal...... Lots of gold and silver are still being sent......

Soon, he received replies separately, and the other party strongly agreed with Yongsheng Bo Zheng Cai's decision, as always.

After reading the reply, Yongshengbo Zheng Cai remained silent, but he cared about some small things.

He recruited a man into the study, listened carefully to his report, and after giving a reward, he sent him out, only to see the man walking cautiously and quietly returning to the Xiamen trading station.

Yongshengbo Zheng Cai pondered for a moment, then spread out the letter and wrote a secret letter to the third brother:

“…… The people of the Hantang Group in Xiamen were not fooled...... They actually sent the beauty back to Taiwan. I made a mistake, and the stationmaster surnamed Li knew at a glance that he was a womanizer...... His words were so hot that we thought we could easily lure him in...... Could it be that they already knew that these women were relatives and relatives of Hong Chengchou's family? But I didn't see them point it out.

Hearing that Hong Chengchou had re-entered the inner courtyard to assist in the affairs of the machine, the regent Dolgon was very grateful to him, and he was very fond of him, and summoned him for several days to inquire about the affairs of the provinces. If the people of the Han and Tang dynasties knew that those beauties were their relatives and treated them kindly...... It is very unfavorable to us, and the third brother can carefully investigate it in Taiwan and act at the opportunity.

…… As you said in your last letter, I have already found out that they were not sent by the Fuzhou prefect, but by the negligence of the people under the Coast Guard, and they did not intend to let them go...... It is necessary to find out the thoughts of the Han and Tang groups, and make them think of the Tartars and Fuzhou...... Make sure you're there when it matters

…… Craftsmen have tried to make explosive packets, blasting canisters, and grenades, but they have not been able to make a fire-pulling device in any way...... Some craftsmen said that this thing is in the same category as Taiwan's matches, and the crowd suddenly realized, and the three people tried it, and Fang Cheng ...... Four or five out of ten burners, the third brother can quietly buy Taiwan matches and send them to Xiamen to hoard, which is inconvenient for them to know.

Some craftsmen say that they don't need to pull and burn, guide them with fire ropes, bind them with strong crossbows, and shoot the anger of ignition, and the wood and stone are cracked one hundred and fifty steps away, and the gods and Buddhas can't stop it. I heard that Hantang Group is making a new type of firecracker...... He also promised to sell it to me, but can the third brother convince them to accept me for gold and silver alone?

…… Damu has come to Xiamen several times, and he said that he is visiting relatives to say hello, and I thought that he was peeking at my depth -- sending me a thousand quintals of rice and grain before and after, and it is like a bamboo in eastern Guangdong...... His ambition is very big, he is not in love with family affection, and he is a person who will become a big thing in the future, and he must not be guarded against. I sent back hundreds of explosive packets, blasting canisters, and grenades, all of which were made by us...... I hope he will be more smooth......"

After writing this long letter, Yongshengbo Zheng Cai sighed, stood up, and began to look at the map of Zhangzhou hanging on the wall.

He took out the Chinese cigarette from his sleeve, took out a match and lit it, and then gently shook the firewood pole, but his eyes never left the map...... In a puff of smoke, he fell into deep thought.

But when a qiē was ready, Yongsheng Bo Zheng Cai's movements were as fast as lightning.

His troops were divided into two routes, by land and sea.

In February 1650, Yongsheng Bo Zheng Cai personally led more than 2,000 ships to sail directly to Haicheng Port, the capital of Zhangzhou.

He Wenxing, the general of the Qing Shoucheng City, and Gan Tiyuan, the magistrate of Haicheng County, surrendered to Kaicheng. Yongsheng Bo Zheng Cai also obeyed his previous promise, and the gold was 1,000 taels and the official was promoted by one level.

Yongshengbo Zheng Cai took He Wenxing as the forward town of the Zheng family, and the soldiers went straight to Zhangzhou.

On the land route, he divided his troops with a capable deputy general and led 20,000 troops to occupy Pinghe County along the Jiangdong Bridge, the main road from Quanzhou to Zhangzhou, and advanced from the northeast.

Twelve days later, the soldiers besieged Zhangzhou!

For a time, the villagers in Zhangzhou responded with flags, and Zhangzhou was surrounded by enemies, and the lonely city was in danger, and it was urgent.

At this time, the total strength of Yongsheng Bo Zheng Cai had increased by 200,000 people...... A man with a stick should also be counted as a soldier, right?

This can make the people of the military advisory group envious to death, look at the speed of the rioters...... The increase of tens of thousands of people and tens of thousands of people a day is called gathering to respond-I also bring my own dry food...... Captain Su Bo had a careful thought, what he didn't quite understand was why after he came back from Quanzhou, Technician He Yang suddenly ignored him...... Those little girls will be sent away, what do you regret?

Commander Su Bo said to the regiment members: "Don't laugh at the ancients, Turkish missiles have been invented...... It's hard to say whether or not a conscienceless cannon can be invented after a while......"

No one talked about it anymore.

Outside the city of Zhangzhou, various colored flags flew, and more than 200,000 troops surrounded the city of Zhangzhou like an iron barrel.

Zhang Zhen, the same governor of Qingzhang Prefecture, and Wang Bangjun, the general soldier of Qingzhang Prefecture, jumped to their feet at the head of the city and scolded: "The dog who guards the household, go back on his word!" ungrateful, vile and shameless! ”

In a large pile of colorful flags, Yongsheng Bo Zheng Cai persuaded them to surrender, saying that as long as they surrendered to the city, they would not be treated badly, otherwise, they would not be spared...... Is Zhangzhou City still bigger than Quanzhou City?

The people of the Hantang Group's military advisory group looked at the two groups of people shouting and scolding, and whispered: "Fuck, what nonsense are these ancients talking about?" ”

Captain Su Bo said: "You didn't look at the colored flag? Now the wind is clearly not in the right direction......"

After talking for a long time, the wind direction changed a little, and Yongsheng Bo Zheng Cai's face suddenly changed, and he waved his hand and shouted: "Blow it up for me!" ”

Numerous buntings parted, and dozens of giant ballistae were lightly pushed out until they were one hundred and fifty paces away from the city wall.

The crossbow rod, which is as thick as a child's arm, is tied to a bag of explosives produced by the Zheng family...... Hundreds of crossbowmen performed their duties, and soon the thick ox ropes were wound...... During the first test firing, seeing that the fire rope was ignited, the crossbowman picked up the large wooden mallet and smashed the machine bracket hard...... The giant crossbow could be seen galloping away, buzzing to the city wall, and after a while, it exploded with a bang...... A large chunk of the brick wall has fallen off......

A crossbowman with a telescope to watch the results of the battle shouted: "Raise it by two, and the arquebus is eight!" ”

The city also began to counterattack, and after a few cannon shots, it stopped, obviously unable to hit, and the Zheng family did not swarm to attack the city...... This cannon is not very useful.

One of the regiment members said: "Commander, they didn't make a rocket?" Isn't it the first invention of the ancients on the mainland? ”

"The technical difficulty is not great, those Ming craftsmen did design it, but let me give it a no...... Damn, it's carving a dragon's head and a dragon's tail, and even I, who don't understand air fluidics, know that I don't know where this thing can fly...... There was also a problem with the gunpowder device, and I was afraid that we would blow us up while we were watching, so I sent a telegram to the Red Star Military Factory...... They're calculating whether it's better for the Congreve rocket or the Hale rocket......"

"Damn, our technology input is so large......"

"What's big, if you don't understand the principle, they will always just imitate ......"

"Will it be dangerous for us......

"Yes, of course...... If they develop into our enemies, even kitchen knives will be dangerous......"

"I see what you mean."

Since the operation did not carry the so-called marching artillery...... Their march was very fast, and they completely surrounded Zhangzhou, and Zhangzhou City did not run out except for sending people for help.

The Zheng family's rockets were launched more accurately and faster, and a loud bang exploded on the city walls, on the city's head, and in the city, and the smoke began to fill...... In fact, the original plan was to add ancient incendiary bombs, that is, to add some oil-soaked things......

Commander Su Bo said: "War is to fight the economy...... You burned Zhangzhou to ashes, and you won't get anything......"

Yongsheng Bo Zheng Cai said: "Hantang Group has always acted like this...... I understand, if a big nail on this coal road is pulled up, a little silver income is nothing, and the living space of our waiting has increased, so what do we want in the future? ”

"Lao Zheng...... You are a person with a strategic vision and a person with a long-term vision...... But you don't have a people-oriented spirit...... The casualties of your doing this are too great, and you said that most of them are civil structures......"

"Humph......"

"Lao Zheng...... You see, as soon as you say that you are insufficient, you will be cautious again...... Aren't you afraid that if there are people left on the city wall, it will cause the loss of the siege...... I have a way to ...... this."

"Hehe...... "Yongshengbo Zheng Cai said in his heart, I'm not like this, can you come up with a way?

"Use chili noodles, there are chili noodles with a high degree of spiciness in Taiwan, finely grind, more than a dozen catties are enough. Lao Zheng, you are a local tyrant, prepare a horse ticket, I heard that you have accumulated a lot, so we keep printing ......"

"Is it okay to use white ash?"

"No, your white ash particles are too big, and your ability to stay in the air is poor...... You're being stingy again......"

Yongsheng Bo Zheng Cai nodded and said, "The pepper noodles are ready...... It's so much cheaper than your chili noodles......"

Is pepper noodles more expensive than pepper noodles? I really don't know-Captain Su Bo turned around and left, his middle-aged uncle's thinking was a little unbearable...... Don't bother to pay attention to him.

After more than 20 pepper bullets accurately hit the wall, Yongshengbo Zheng Cai's face turned hideous, and he casually pulled out the sugarcane knife sold by the Hantang Group, and the blade pointed directly at Zhangzhou!

Dozens of people rushed to the Zhangzhou city wall with long ladders, and the people in front of them were wearing Mingren masks, all wet...... This is the Ming style siege, Captain Su Bo took the DV and patted it seriously, and gave a close-up of the sugarcane knife in Yongshengbo Zheng Cai's hand.

The wildly dancing and snow-bright sugar cane knife reflects the sun's light in the air.