"My lord, do you really want us to fight? Fight now? ”

Guangdong Provincial Prosecutor Si Haiphong Dao is located in the Dongguan Governance Office, and Yuan Yao, a thousand households guarding the Thousand Households in Dongguan, asked in disbelief.

"I have an order, I have to fight." Wang Feng sat at the top, "The envoy has sent someone to send a note, but since the Franz people ignore it, they can only forcibly annihilate the enemy or expel it." ”

"But my lord, their centipede ships come and go like the wind, and there are also three giant ships with more than ten or twenty big guns!" Yuan Yao asked, "My lord, how many four-hundred-seat ships can you bring in in in a hurry?" Nowadays, there are less than 20 sentinel ships used to patrol the coastal defense in the wall! Won't Lord Zhentai give you and your lowly officials more time to regroup and fight for more than a month? ”

"The holy decree was sent to Wuzhou, and then led by the Guangdong Zhensi Yamen!" Wang Feng stared at him, "Your father died in the battle in the past, Yuan Yao, this battle can't be delayed!" ”

Yuan Yao said sadly and indignantly: "The hatred of killing my father is not shared!" There is not a day that does not want to get rid of the evil animals on Tuen Mun Island. However, many women and children in our prefecture and county have been taken away without a trace, and there are more and more people who have been robbed of merchant ships. At this time, an order was given, and the warships and soldiers were not well fed, should I let my command go down to die? ”

Wang Feng stood up: "Seven days! Ship of war, I try my best to tune it! Not enough, recruit some more civilian ships. If you don't have enough soldiers, you should also recruit some villagers first. Before thinking about victory, thinking about defeat, Nantou Village and Dongguan guarding thousands of households have to leave defensive troops. ”

“…… I don't want to be defeated and die! Yuan Yao clenched his fists tightly, "My lord, you know that Francois and ......"

"I do know!" Wang Feng interrupted him in a low voice, "Since the day when the cannon of the Franco machine man warship rang out in the Pearl River, I don't know how many Dao Shu I have been on!" Your Majesty is the Emperor, and the decree of the two Guangxi Divisions must not be reckless, and my notes can no longer be handed over! Now that the holy decree has come, Jiang Bin has been punished, and the holy will expells the Franji people, how can you and I be afraid of war? ”

"You can be prepared now, but you can't win in battle! Zhang's fleet, no one escaped, no one was born, no one died, no corpse was seen, the wreckage was less than 100 miles away from the city, where did the Franc people get the accurate route? That's a minister who returned with the envoy to enter Beijing! Yuan Yao gritted his teeth and said, "Have they ever thought about letting us win?" If you want to annihilate it, why do you want to salute first and then soldier? Go and capture the Furlong man's camp, not to mention whether it can be attacked to the shore, can the naval battle be won? ”

"They don't want us to win, so we want to win!"

Wang Feng had already walked out of the door, and the sea breeze poured in and blew the corners of his clothes, leaving his unequivocal voice: "Even if you lose first, you will win in the end, even if it is not me who wins and annihilates!" Mr. Yuan Qian, if you don't fight this battle, how can my battle report be delivered to the imperial case in Beijing? The decree has been given, will you resist it? ”

Yuan Yao's eyes widened, he stood still for a moment and then stomped his foot fiercely, and when he went out, he roared: "The school field is a soldier!" School field soldiers! ”

……

How far is Tuen Mun Island from Dongguan?

It itself is the jurisdiction of Dongguan County, and now, the area called Tuen Mun Hai O has almost become the territory of the Francois people.

Salute before soldiers, it's a joke.

The Francos knew that the warships patrolling the sea would definitely attack Tuen Mun Island, and they waited for work.

Therefore, there is no need to hide the hasty recruitment of troops and ships.

"Lord Wang, just rely on our ships, you can't win! Since there is a war, why not build more warships, select elite soldiers, and gather and annihilate them with a brilliant army? ”

Wu Ming, a local squire in Dongguan County, couldn't bear it, Wang Feng stood up and bent down to salute: "Brother Wu is righteous, donate three boats, and Xuan Zhi is grateful." I still need to run to Guangzhou Mansion, so I don't need to say more. ”

What can you say?

Say that there are too many vacancies in Haiphong Road and Zhuwei Station now, and there is no reason for the Guangdong Third Division to ask for more troops?

Say that the Francois have been camped in Tuen Mun for many years, easy to defend and difficult to attack?

said that the Fran machine and the ship were strong and sharp, and the Ming Naval Division did not dare to speak lightly of the enemy?

It is said that the Francois has been entrenched so far, but it is really intricately implicated with the two Guangzhous?

He couldn't say it, he could only go to war.

For seven days, he traveled between Guangzhou Prefecture and coastal counties, recruiting villagers, recruiting civilian ships, and even raising more pension silver taels in advance.

It was an ugly day, and the day had not yet dawned.

On the Shuizhai school field of Dongguan Shouyu Thousand Households, only a few bonfires were lit on the sidelines, which was no different from usual.

But the school yard was full of people. Those who were not satisfied stood all the way to the dock, and stood on the bow of the large and small ships by the dock.

Some were warships, while others were just merchant ships and fishing boats.

Wang Feng stood on the high platform, in addition to Yuan Yao behind him, there was also a member of the Haiphong Dao, the deputy thousand households and hundreds of households in Dongguan.

The early period has not arrived, but it is coming.

"I'm Wang Hong, I didn't let many people come!"

He began his final mobilization, with simple words.

"There are a lot of folks, they say that their wives and children must have been eaten by red-haired ghosts! They wanted to come, but they had relatives in their family, and they were the pillars of the family, so I didn't let them come. ”

"You guys, I can't refuse! You say that you will take revenge after death, you have picked up a life, or there are brothers in the family, you say you are not afraid, you are only afraid that the red-haired ghost will harm more villagers and kidnap more brothers, sisters and children! ”

"How long have the red-haired ghosts on Tuen Mun Island been here? Yuan Yao, how many years? ”

Yuan Yao thought of his father, and roared sadly: "It's been thirty years! ”

"These red-haired ghosts don't know etiquette, and they are cunning! Now, Your Majesty Shengming, knowing its true face, issued an edict ordering the envoy to lead the people to annihilate and drive it away! Wang Feng turned around and knelt down facing the north, "The sky is mighty, now the soldiers are fast, I have more than 50 warships of all sizes in the Ming Army, more than 1,000 warriors, and more than 1,500 warriors, with ten enemies and one, we will eradicate the thieves and never suffer in the future!" ”

"Eradicate the thief and never suffer again!"

After Wang Feng bowed, he stood up and turned around, looking at the faint faces of the group of angry people below, and the corners of his eyes were a little ruddy.

The hundreds of recruited villagers below, they all have blood debts to collect.

If possible, Wang Feng wanted to be fully prepared before playing.

He knew he was lying, but he couldn't help it, if this knife stabbed out, he would definitely see blood.

All he can do is to take the lead and live and die with him.

"Today, this envoy will destroy the enemy with you!"

Wang Hong, who was a man of few words, knew that he could now say something more beautiful, count the sins of the Franciscans, and try his best to boost his morale.

But in fact, these people all know the power of the Franz machine warship, and they just have to donate this blood and bravery.

Wang Feng didn't say much, but when he stepped down first, he suppressed his emotions and shouted as he walked through the crowd to the boat: "Get on the warship!" Sail! Fight! ”

The sea breeze blew on his face, and he was determined to die.

He had already written this battle report. As soon as his news came back, the people he arranged would be sent directly to the capital for 800 miles.

This is the formality and opportunity that he bought with his life.

The belly of the fish on the horizon is not white, and at the beginning of the morning tide, the boats first rowed out of the water village, and then gradually opened their sails.

The sea ahead is a huge mouth that is boundless.

The flotilla sailed like wings, and just rushed to it.

And at this moment, in the capital, there are also many people who are solemnly dressed and ready to go to the Wenhua Palace.

The day before yesterday, the court will add another cabinet minister, and yesterday the two people of science and science will talk about the principles of heaven again.

In front of today's Wenhua Palace, Chang Chaohou is not only a debate, but also the second pass of the chief of the imperial study.

The emperor did not come to the scene to listen to the debate, which makes people think about it.

Do you want to see Wang Shouren besieged and refuted, or do you want to show that this is just the second pass of the chief of the imperial study?

The feast was as usual, but he did not come to the occasion of the great debate of the mind and science.

After the Chang Dynasty, the courtiers walked to the front of the Wenhua Hall with great interest.

Wang Qiong looked back at the guard of honor who had already driven back to the Qianqing Palace, slowed down and walked with Wang Shouren: "Don't leave your hands today!" ”

"That's nature."

Wang Shouren also seems to be fighting alone.

Among the scholars of the Hanlin Academy and the people who were recommended, there were only a few people who really preferred the study of the mind or were purely from the study of the mind.

On the side of Lixue, in addition to those who had been officials in the court before, there were also some Confucians who had been recommended and arrived in Beijing at a "bizarre speed".

Among them, there are many people who Wang Shouren once consulted for knowledge.

Outside the Wenhua Palace, the morning light has just risen, and the sky is not yet hot.

Futons are everywhere.

"In the dictation of His Majesty: The controversy between the study of mind and science has been spread all over Beijing and outside Beijing, and there is no need to hide it. Today's debate is to express their own opinions. Regardless of whether the academic merits are good or bad, the ministers who participate in the National Policy Council should not be rejected as an alternative because of academic prejudice. ”

"Obey the order!"

Without the debate of the emperor, an important audience, I am afraid that the battle will be more intense and thorough.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

In the sea outside Tuen Mun Island, the three huge ships anchored here by the Fran Robot have long been ambushed here. But now the ships of Guangdong Haiphong Road are struggling to maneuver with only two warships called centipede ships.

With a pointed bottom and a length of 10 feet, the three-zhang wide cabin has more than 40 rods sticking out on each side, and it glides swiftly on the sea.

A total of more than 30 guns on both sides of the ship constantly bombarded the warships in Haiphong Road.

In the distance, there was an even larger battleship roaming around the periphery, and the huge cannon on it had a longer range.

"Lean over and get the red-haired ghost ride! Beat the flag and let Yuan Yao entangle these two centipede boats! ”

Wang Feng watched with tears in his eyes as a civilian boat was blown through the side of the ship by a centipede shell, and two villagers were smashed and fell into the sea.

In front of the Wenhua Palace, Yang Shen talked eloquently: "The sage is extremely clear, clear-minded, and does not have to be reasonable. Ordinary people are dim-witted, and their selfish desires are surging, is this reasonable? ”

Wang Shouren asked him seriously: "Does Brother Yang want to be the chief of the imperial study?" ”

“…… Is this what am I doing? ”

"This is the choice of the chief of the imperial study, if Brother Yang doesn't do this, why not retreat?"

"The topic of the debate is like this, Brother Wang, this is sophistry!" The siege is coming.

"Today's argument is to show whether everyone is quick to think or not, and if Brother Tai can sophistry, he might as well refute it."

"Brother Wang's behavior like this makes people laugh!"

"If I win over my brother, my heart learns from my help; If I am the chief assistant of the imperial study to the prosperous world, I will also learn from the help of the country, and those who laugh at me will stop laughing. ”

In front of the Wenhua Palace, the Confucian scholars in wide robes and big sleeves tried their best to argue, and although their eyes showed fierce light, they pretended to be polite.

On the sea outside Tuen Mun Island, Wang Hong's hair was scattered and his face was blackened, and he only drew his knife forward: "Rush over!" Rush over! Broadboard! ”

"Boom!"

Another cannonball grazed the corner of his boat and smashed into the sea next to him, and the splash exploded in the morning sun.

"On the platform, there are two more centipede ships, a giant ship, and a cargo ship."

Eager shouts came from the top of the boat.

Wang Feng turned his head to look at the flanks, and sure enough, there were two centipede boats in the direction of the South Seas with their sails open and rowing desperately.

"My lord! The morale has been drained, and the casualties are heavy! Mingjin receives! ”

Wang Feng was holding a knife, and he saw that even the "elite soldiers" on the boat who were holding handcuffs and preparing to board the ship also cowered with fear on their faces.

On the deck, there were also stumps of skulls scraped off by shells.

He was stuck in the blood-colored sight of his eyelids as he wiped his face, and there were only about thirty of the more than fifty warships left, barely fighting.

Most of those civilian and merchant ships have been destroyed, and they are brave in the countryside......

Wang Feng looked at the four ships reinforced by the Fran machine in despair, and shouted angrily with tears welling up: "Mingjin collects the troops, and the ship is behind the palace!" ”

"Your Excellency, you can't die here!"

"If you don't drag this centipede boat, you can't run!" Wang Feng hissed, "Turn the rudder and block its path!" ”

The giant ship of the Fran robot was not fast, and Wang Hong's ship kept chasing it, and actually pinned down a centipede ship that was escorting it.

The other ship was only seriously damaged under the siege of so many Daming sailors, but it tried its best to row back to the port of Tuen Mun Island.

You can't chase it, there are still huge cannons on the shore.

The ship that had been heading straight for the flagship of the Francobot suddenly turned its rudder and approached a centipede ship that had arrived.

"Fire! Fire! ”

There are more than 50 enemies and four, can't they sink a single one?

Wang Hong's heart was cold, and he only felt that the rising sun was like a sunset before a winter night.

At this time, the atmosphere outside the Cultural Hall was even more enthusiastic, and the finalists had become a few people such as Wang Shouren, Yan Song and Yang Shen, and a few Su Ru turned defeated.

Yang Tinghe looked at Liu Long, Zhang Fujing and Huang Jin, who were struggling to write and record on the side, and looked up in the direction of the Qianqing Palace.

In the central round hall, Zhu Houxi turned his back to his gaze that could not penetrate the palace.

In front of him, there is the map of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Houxi lowered his head and looked at the estuary of the Pearl River below.

His gaze was cold and painful.

Luo An's secret report was submitted, and the situation in Guangdong was even more outrageous than imagined.

To drive away the foreign criminals, there is a war!

Zhu Houxi sent the holy decree to the two large and three halls, and now it seems that he is afraid that he will not be able to attract the attention of those who are guarding one side.

How will they arrange this battle?

Because of the inside information reported by Luo An, can they win like a lion fighting a rabbit?

Knowing that there was nothing to do in the Zhongyuan Hall today, Zhu Qingping, who came to deliver the current transcript of the debate for Gao Zhong, saw the emperor clenching his fists tightly and his chest heaving.

"Your Majesty?" She asked in a whisper.

"Go and pass on my message: Enough is enough?"

(End of chapter)