Hong Chengchou's ambition was vividly displayed on the battlefield.

As soon as the peach blossom snow fell in March, Hong Chengchou launched a general attack on Luoyang.

Fifty pieces of artillery that had just been brought from Beijing, under the command of Ding Mingluan, opened fire on Luoyang City, the thousand-year-old capital.

Sun Yuanhua studied under Xu Guangqi, and Xu Guangqi had dug dozens of cannon casting craftsmen for Daming from the Bugarao Cannon Foundry in Macau more than ten years ago, and the cannon made by Sun Yuanhua was almost as powerful as the Dutchman's smoothbore cannon, and it could even be said that it was slightly surpassed.

The roar of dozens of heavy artillery, where could the mottled city wall of Luoyang City, which had been baptized by the years, hold on, and collapsed with the sound of rumbling gravel falling to the ground in just three days.

"Order, the whole army attacked."

Hong Chengchou's face was slightly red, and there was undisguised excitement in his words.

Cao Bianjiao at the back glanced at Hong Chengchou.

The heralds began to perform their duties, and under the wave of the banner, more than 30,000 Ming soldiers took the step of charging.

Target: Luoyang City, which has lost the protection of the city walls!

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Fuzhou, Governor Yamen.

Xiong Wencan, who had been promoted to governor of Fujian, was full of spring breeze at this moment, not because he was promoted, but because his sworn brother Zheng Zhilong fought a sweaty victory in Kinmen, annihilating more than 5,500 people of the Dutch East India Company.

At first glance, this number does not sound like much, and it seems to be not worth mentioning compared with the casualties of tens of thousands or even more than 100,000 in the Liaodong battlefield and land battles, but this is a serious naval battle, and the 1,500 people annihilated are also the naval forces of the Dutch.

More than 110 warships were sunk alone.

"At this moment, the vitality of the Dutch East India Company was greatly damaged."

Xiong Wencan waited for seven days to come to Zheng Zhilong, and when he saw the latter, he couldn't control his happiness.

"After this battle, the Taiwan Strait has been cleared, and you have made a great contribution this time."

Zheng Zhilong supported his waist with both hands, with a slight discomfort on his face, and only smiled reluctantly when he heard the words, and then hissed straight into the air.

Xiong Wencan, of course, saw Zheng Zhilong's discomfort, and hurriedly said, "What's wrong?" ”

"It's not a big deal, it's just that I didn't stand still during the battle and flashed my waist."

Zheng Zhilong smiled bitterly: "Let the eldest brother see the joke." ”

"It's still a trivial thing to have a waist flash." Xiong Wencan hurriedly helped Zheng Zhilong to sit down: "Man, waist, the most important thing." ”

Zheng Zhilong laughed, and then sighed in pain.

"Sit down quickly, and call the doctor for your brother."

Xiong Wencan went to arrange for the doctor, poured tea for Zheng Zhilong himself, and intimately brought a soft cushion and put it behind Zheng Zhilong as a lumbar support, so that he could ask for warmth.

Waiting until everything was done, Zheng Zhilong pressed Xiong Wencan and spoke.

"Big brother, now my brother has swept away the red hair of Kinmen, and the rest is to land in Taiwan and take Taiwan back from the Dutch, this land battle is different from naval warfare, my brother and I don't have many soldiers who are proficient in this way, it's time for the court to help my brother."

"Don't worry." Xiong Wencan gently patted the back of Zheng Zhilong's hand and said comfortingly: "For my brother, I will go to Your Majesty, you don't need to worry about this, as long as you ensure the smooth passage of the Taiwan Strait, the court will handle the rest of the matter." ”

If you want to talk about naval battles, no one in the Ming Dynasty can be the opponent of the Dutch except Zheng Zhilong now, but if you fight a land battle?

Da Ming is the ancestor of the Dutch!

Zheng Zhilong didn't feel excited about this, but said with some worry: "I'm afraid that after the imperial court lands, I will treat my younger brother as an outcast." ”

Of course, Xiong Wencan knew Zheng Zhilong's worries, and hurriedly spoke: "Don't worry about it, the imperial court will not be so unkind, and you don't know about many matters in the center."

Your Majesty has already said a few years ago that the focus of my Ming Dynasty in the next few decades will be on the ocean, and when it comes to opening up the sea and expanding the territory, how can the dynasty not rely on you Zheng Yiguan? ”

Zheng Zhilong is still worried.

This Kinmen naval battle, his results are certainly fruitful, but his own losses are also great, the elite loss of more than half, it can be described as a great injury, if the court or Zhu Youzhen kicked him away at this time, then he has no place to cry.

just pinned his hopes on Zhu Youzhen's conscience, Zheng Zhilong really had no bottom in his heart.

Xiong Wencan saw that he was still uneasy, so he said.

"An official, this kind of thing can still be deceived by brothers, you and I are in the same boat, one is prosperous and one is lost, if you can gain a foothold in Taiwan, it will also be of great benefit to your brother, how can you not help you?"

With these words, Zheng Zhilong's heart was more down-to-earth, and he nodded and sighed.

"In this case, the court relies on the eldest brother."

"It should be, it should be."

Xiong Wencan nodded again and again, and got up when he saw the doctor enter the door: "An official can recuperate from his injuries with peace of mind, and he will go to write a note to the court for his brother." ”

"Big brother, go."

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Xiong Wencan's recital was with Hong Chengchou's battle report before and after entering Beijing, and the atmosphere in Beijing instantly became festive.

"The great victory in the Naval Battle of Kinmen and the victory in Luoyang."

Wang Chengen strode through the palace buildings, shouting wherever he went.

"All the slaves and maids are listening, shouting to our family, shouting when they go out of the palace, shouting loudly! Let the whole city of Beijing hear it, listen to it, our Ming Dynasty is still the Ming Dynasty, and all internal and external troubles can be swept away.

Your Majesty is the lord of Zhongxing who has given me the Ming Dynasty, this good thing and happy event has just begun, and in the future, there will be good days. ”

The celebrant was busy, and one by one the eunuchs were used by Wang Chengen as heralds, and they all spread out of the palace and began to spread all over the city.

Zhu Youzhen felt that this was really too much movement, but after thinking about it, isn't this exactly what he has meant in the past few years.

If you don't take advantage of this great victory to support yourself, when will it be?

Thinking of this, I simply added another fire.

"The country is overjoyed, and I have received a heavy reward, and the whole country must congratulate it."

Zhu Youzhen washed his hands and personally wrote down the holy decree.

"Amnesty to the world, except for death row prisoners, all prisoners are amnesty, even death row prisoners are also postponed for one year, in addition, this year, the country's taxes are exempted!"

Wang Chengen, who was still overjoyed, immediately sobered up, thinking that Zhu Youzhen was too happy, and hurriedly stopped him.

"Your Majesty, can't you be exempted from taxes, this year the tax in kind has been changed, and the imperial court's annual silver has been much less, and Liaodong still points to the silver to pay salaries."

Zhu Youzhen smiled at Wang Chengen.

"Zhang Xianzhong's army was defeated and ambushed, who provided Zhang Xianzhong with military rations and salaries?"

The latter immediately came to his senses.

"Eight Jin Merchants!"

"It's only a few dollars a year in taxes." Zhu Youzhen stuck the jade seal heavily on the holy decree, and his face showed a ruthlessness that he hadn't had for a long time.

"Let Cao Huachun do it, remember, cutting grass must be eradicated!"

Wang Chengen shuddered.

How many heads does this root have to be counted?