Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 770 The Loss Has Just Begun

Xiamen, Admiral's Mansion.

With his hands behind his back, Zheng Sen walked around the study restlessly, with a childish face full of anxiety and worry, especially when he walked to the window and saw the candlelight and laughter coming from the window of the opposite building , the worry on his face grew even stronger.

At this time, Zheng Sen was still very young, and it wasn’t that Shenzhou Lu Chen stepped forward and led Han men who were unwilling to shave their hair as slaves to fight Man Qing to the death, and once fought to Nanjing, making Man Qing realize that Han people should not be insulted King Yanping, now Zheng Zhilong takes him by his side whenever there is a big event, and asks him for advice, just to train him.But military geniuses are often precocious. Alexander beat all the invincibles in Greece. Huo Qubing was 19 years old and made the Huns frightened by the news. King Yanping was no exception, and his extraordinary military talent was revealed early on.It was precisely because of this that he was so restless—otherwise he might have stayed beside Zheng Zhilong drinking with his uncles, trusted generals.

Mrs. Tagawa, who was dressed in a kimono, looked at him lovingly and said, "My son, why are you so restless all the time? What is it that makes you so anxious?"

Zheng Sen tried his best to squeeze out a smile and said, "Mom, I'm fine."

Mrs. Tian Chuan hugged him, and said softly: "You said it's okay, you are like a deer trapped in a cage, walking around non-stop, dazzled my mother's eyes... It's those who came from Enemies in the North worry you, don't you?"

Zheng Sen nodded: "Yes!"

Tian Chuan smiled: "Silly boy, this is an adult's business. They are full of confidence. Why are you worried?"

Zheng Sen said angrily: "They are not full of confidence, but blindly arrogant! Mom, my boy has carefully studied every detail of the rise of this terrible opponent, and studied every battle they fought. You are welcome! Said, they are definitely the strongest opponents we have encountered since the beginning of the Zheng family. They are a hundred times more terrifying than any opponent! Their commander is a person full of offensive desire and ambition. Played to the limit by him, he acted resolutely, gave orders in the morning, and his army set off on the journey in the evening, never procrastinating... And he is also a person who likes to crush opponents head-on, never talking about strategy and tactics, just like a A big car that is out of control, when it sees the enemy, it will ram into it, and it will smash the enemy to pieces. All the intrigues, strategies and tactics are useless in the face of this rampant chariot! The most terrifying thing is his army We have been fighting all the time, and our army has been at ease for too long. If we hit head-on, we will be smashed to pieces by him as an egg! But my father and uncle don't pay attention to this at all, and they stubbornly think that the opponent is just like the previous Officers and soldiers are equally easy to deal with, so how can I not worry about the enemy so lightly!"

Mrs. Tian Chuan was stunned for a long time, and suddenly sighed: "It's really difficult for you to think about these things at such a young age...My good boy, you have to trust your father, he is the king of the sea, and he has seen many storms and waves." Go, no one can defeat him! Besides, what he said is not unreasonable. Those enemies from the north are powerful, but after all, they can only rule the roost on land, and we still have many territories in Taiwan and Japan. Even if we lose Xiamen, we can still retreat to Taiwan or even Japan..." Gently pinching Zheng Sen's small face, he said, "Don't worry, we'll be fine!"

Zheng Chenggong muttered: "I hope...Father, he shouldn't have provoked that champion!"

At this time, there was a loud commotion from the opposite building, followed by Zheng Zhilong's terrifying roar.Zheng Zhilong was like an enraged lion, the roar made people tremble.Zheng Sen was startled: "What's the matter?" Just as he was about to send a servant over to investigate, there was a rush of footsteps, and a 15-year-old boy rushed up with wind on his feet, and was still standing outside the study. He yelled anxiously: "My lord, something is wrong, something is wrong!"

Tian Chuan went up to him and reprimanded him, "Shi Lang, why can't you change your hot temper?"

Shi Lang bowed to Mrs. Tian Chuan, his expression was flustered, he didn't bother to explain, he rushed into the study without taking off his shoes, and called, "My lord, something is wrong!"

Under the candlelight, this young man who has always been imposing and confident looked pale and his lips trembled slightly. It wouldn't scare him so much just to laugh at him.Zheng Sen grabbed him and asked, "What's wrong? What happened to scare you like this?"

Shi Lang's chest heaved and he said, "Zhangzhou... Zhangzhou is lost!"

Zheng Sen was shocked all over, his eyes were wide open, and he suspected that there was something wrong with his ears: "What? Zhangzhou is lost!?"

Shi Lang wept and said, "Not only Zhangzhou is lost, but Zheng Biao's [-] Zhangzhou defenders and the [-] reinforcements led by Uncle Shi and my father are also gone. Only two or three thousand left behind fled back to report the funeral!"

Zheng Sen's eyeballs popped out: "Forty... 4 people, all dead?"

Shi Lang said: "It is said that not many died, and most of them became prisoners!"

Zheng Sen sat down on the ground, looked at the ceiling and muttered to himself: "How could this be? Impossible, the enemy army came from a long distance, and they were exhausted. It would take several days just to rest. They are not made of iron, how could it be possible?" Annihilating our [-] troops in one fell swoop while being extremely exhausted? Even if they let them catch [-] pigs, they won't be able to catch them all in just a few days!"

Zheng Zhilong's roar came from outside the window: "A group of waste, 4 people can't keep Zhangzhou, let people take over a pot of waste who doesn't know what's going on! Zheng Biao is a pig, Shi Fu is a pig, Shi Daxuan is also a pig, they are all a group idiot!"

The reception hall was already in a state of chaos, Zheng Zhilong's eyes were spitting fire, he would smash the table when he saw it, and smash it when he saw it, and he was furious.All the generals, gentry and celebrities who were chatting and laughing with him just now were all silent, hiding as far away as possible, for fear of affecting themselves.

Zheng Zhilong is really going crazy!
Originally, he was quite happy today. He had prepared delicious food and wine early in the morning. His confidantes, generals and celebrities from Xiamen happily attended the banquet.However, while drinking happily, a lieutenant general covered in dust, sweat and dirt, with disheveled hair, stumbled in like a bereaved dog, and reported the bad news of the fall of Zhangzhou and the annihilation of the [-] army in a trembling voice!Zheng Zhilong shook his hand, and poured half a glass of wine onto his chest. After making sure that the other party was not joking with him, his anger erupted like lava, and the roar almost shattered the glass window bought at a high price!
What a joke, in just a few days, they lost [-] troops and three generals, lost the South Gate of Xiamen, and lost it calmly, until the dust settled, they were still kept in the dark!
You are fucking kidding me! ?
How the hell did the new Heluo army do it?Didn't they walk more than 1000 miles and were exhausted?Why can Zhangzhou be captured in just a few days, and his [-] army was swept away?Could it be that all the soldiers of the Heluo New Army were reincarnated from monsters, with inexhaustible physical strength and iron feet that they could not run through?Or are Zheng Biao, Shi Daxuan, and Shi Fu so useless that they can't even beat a tired and struggling army?

It seems that the possibility of the latter is not generally high!
After roaring for a while, Zheng Zhilong finally realized that being angry would not help, it would only scare the children. He waved his hand vigorously, and the terrified celebrities and gentry left one after another as if they were being pardoned.Zheng Zhilong picked up the jug and drank half of it in one breath, then smashed the jug heavily on the floor, panting fiercely, staring at the group of confidant generals, said in a loud voice: "Who can tell me what is going on? What's going on? Zhangzhou has such a strong city wall, and there are still [-] troops stationed there, and another [-] reinforcements were sent. Why did the Heluo New Army cut off our army in just a few days like cutting tofu? Cut off the land?"

All the confidants and generals bowed their heads to look for the ants, not daring to breathe.

Zheng Zhilong roared angrily: "Cheer up, I'm not dead yet, so there's no need to be sad! I still have thousands of warships in my hand, and hundreds of thousands of troops. If you lose Zhangzhou, you can get it back. On land If you lose at sea, you can still win it back at sea! Isn’t it just losing a battle, what’s the big deal! Second brother!”

Zheng Zhihu cupped his fists: "Brother!"

Zheng Zhilong gritted his teeth and said: "We all underestimated those black skins. They are so powerful in land warfare. They took down Zhangzhou in a few days and ate up my [-] army. I'm afraid that with the strength of the third brother, they will try to defeat Xue Siming's troops. Thousands of elite soldiers, it is not easy to take down Wusongkou! You immediately bring two hundred warships and [-] elite soldiers to join him. You must take down Wusongkou and give me the heads of Xue Siming and his [-] elite soldiers Cut it off!"

Zheng Zhibao led the fleet to go straight to Wusongkou three days ago, and now he might have already fought with Xue Siming in Wusongkou, and sending Zheng Zhihu there would be a refueling tactic, which is really unwise.But Zheng Zhilong couldn't take care of it anymore, Zhangzhou was breached, and the [-] army was wiped out. This is a fiasco he has never encountered since he started. This fiasco may even shake his prestige and change the court's attitude towards him!Whether it's to restore his prestige or simply to vent his anger, he must win a big victory against Heluo's new army, otherwise the consequences will be unpredictable!The situation in Zhangzhou is unclear, and besides the disastrous defeat just now, I am afraid that none of his subordinates have the courage to lead an army to counterattack Zhangzhou. Go down to Wusongkou.The Battle of Zhangzhou allowed him to see the combat effectiveness of the Heluo New Army. It is not a problem for Zheng Zhibao to gain an advantage at sea, but after landing, he may not be Xue Siming's opponent, so he should increase his troops quickly, just in case!

Once Zheng Zhihu and Zheng Zhibao meet, there will be more than 400 warships and nearly 6000 sailors. With such a powerful force, it shouldn't be a problem to beat you [-] people, right?

Zheng Zhilong, who was ruthless in his heart, didn't know that his loss had just begun.

(End of this chapter)