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

Chapter 813 Zheng Zhilong Appears

Banda Sea is too far away from Taiwan, the little fight that happened there is simply a matter of another planet to Taiwan, and it will take at least a month for it to reach the mainland.Therefore, Yang Menglong, who is far away in Fujian, has no idea what happened there. He is gearing up, stepping up to rectify the team, replenishing ammunition, and preparing to attack Taiwan.

While the Heluo New Army was busy taking over Xiamen, a light cargo ship sailed out of Xiamen Port and headed straight for Taiwan under the strong sea wind.In the hot and humid cabin, more than 30 scouts in camouflage uniforms with their faces painted colorfully with wax oil hugged the infantry sleepily, looking like a group of sleepy tigers.They are all mountain barbarians from Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, and even Guangxi. There are Miao people, Yao people, and Zhuang people. They are all extremely fierce ethnic minorities.They still retain the fierceness, aggressiveness and rebelliousness unique to the mountain barbarians, but years of training have polished them into excellent soldiers who are prohibited by orders. Jump right.Of course, Yang Menglong cherished these outstanding mountain soldiers very much, and naturally he would not do such stupid things as letting them jump into a fire pit. Every time he used them, he was quite restrained and cautious, and the rewards for them were extremely generous.The main force of this powerful mountain army is now divided into three parts. More than 200 people are under Qin Mai's command, and more than 300 people are in the hands of Wang Rui. They are all used as the most elite scouts. He made great contributions in that series of battles.And more than 100 people were transferred to the Han Peng Army, which played an important role in the process of the Han Peng Army's westward march and crossing the mountainous areas of western Guangdong.You must know that the terrain in the mountainous area of ​​western Guangdong is rugged and difficult, there are as many bandits and bandits as cow hair, mountain barbarians live in rings and moats, and there are many walls. Many of these forces have contacts with the Zheng family. No matter how strong the army is, no matter how good Han Peng is at fighting, if he wants to rush through this hostile land, he will have to throw down a thousand lives.However, these scouts with extremely complex personnel make the dangerous pass a smooth road. They are too familiar with those mountain barbarians, and they easily mingle with those mountain barbarians and bandits. The status of ethnic minorities makes them have a good deal with these forces. An advantage that the Han people did not have. After drinking a few glasses of wine and giving some gifts, those forces that were likely to be hostile at first became friends.

Now, these scouts who have made great achievements are about to set off again, quietly sneaking into Taiwan to carry out their missions.The leader of this group of scouts was Shi Tianbao. This man was tired of being a bodyguard by Yang Menglong's side. After a month of hard work, he finally went down to the army as he wished and became an officer.But now he can command only about a hundred soldiers. Yang Menglong promised that the more than 500 soldiers waiting in Annan will be returned to Jian, and all will be handed over to Shi Tianbao to command. However, Shi Tianbao has no hope. Mai and Wang Rui are not idiots, it would be extremely difficult for them to honestly return so many excellent mountain scouts.So he made up his mind to try to get Yang Menglong's consent after this battle was over, recruit new soldiers, and fill up the battalion's establishment.Anyway, he is also the captain of the brigade, which is equivalent to a general. What's the point of always commanding hundreds of people?

This time he brought only 38 people to Taiwan, nearly half of them were from the Miao nationality, and he felt very cordial.The task Yang Menglong gave him was to try to contact the natives of Taiwan and organize them to cause trouble for Xiyi.The battle for Taiwan is huge and requires a lot of preparatory work. It won't last for a while. His task is to add chaos to Xiyi during this period, so that they can't fully devote themselves to the work of building a defense line. .In order to strengthen the combat effectiveness of those Taiwanese natives, the ship was also equipped with 2000 musket-loading muskets and more than [-] grenades. If these guys are used well, it is enough for Xiyi to drink a pot.

"How far is it to get to Taiwan..." A soldier groaned suddenly, he couldn't stand it anymore.

This weak groan immediately drew ridicule from the comrades in arms: "Asu, you son of a bitch, you didn't pay attention during the boat training. Are you suffering now? It's only been a long time since you set off, so you can't stand it." gone?"

This soldier named Asu is a Bo person, also known as Duzhang Barbarian.The history of the Bo people can be traced back to the Xia Dynasty. They participated in King Wu's defeat of Zhou and made military exploits. Later, in order to avoid the war, they migrated to the southwest. Finally, they settled in Xuzhou and gradually developed and grew.Later, with the implementation of the policy of expelling barbarians and expanding their industries, they inevitably broke out into a protracted war with the Central Plains Dynasty. They were finally completely defeated during the Wanli Period. All villages were razed, countless people were slaughtered, and the survivors were forced to flee. They went into the more barbaric mountains and forests to survive, or they changed their names and became Miao citizens to escape the pursuit of officers and soldiers.After hearing that Yang Menglong was recruiting mountain soldiers, many Bo people also secretly came over to serve as soldiers. However, Yang Menglong refused to refuse these Bo people, whose rock climbing skills even beat Batman, and the Bo people got along like a fish in the water in the military camp.It's just that the strict military discipline really made the Bo people who were used to being lax suffer a lot, and they were dealt with very harshly.When this man heard others laughing at him, he pushed back unconvinced: "I have never seen the sea since I was a child. It's my first time to go to the sea. It's understandable that I can't stand it!"

A Yao soldier whistled and said: "You are a scout, you can't even take a boat ride, why are you still a scout? Go home as soon as possible to coax the baby."

Shi Tianbao opened his eyes and called, "Shut up! You've been arguing all day long, aren't you tired?"

Seeing that the boss was angry, the group of soldiers who were bickering vigorously stopped fighting with a smile.Asu looked at Shi Tianbao and said, "Boss, tell us something about adults."

Shi Tianbao said angrily, "What are you talking about? What's there to talk about?"

Asu said, "Just tell us about the time he went to drink with the old emperor."

The soldiers got excited when they heard it: "Yes, yes, tell us about this!"

These guys had limited respect for the emperor and despised the court, but they had great respect for Yang Menglong.It was Yang Menglong who made the court cancel the policy of driving out barbarians to expand their industries, which destroyed their family, stopped the officers and soldiers from killing barbarians, and mobilized many civilians to build many roads to the mountainous areas so that they could easily get out of the mountainous areas and see the outside world... ...Of course, the construction of these roads also made it easier for the officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress them.Yang Menglong also introduced laws to protect their land and hunting grounds, encouraging them to open up wasteland or leave the mountains to venture outside. For the mountain man who was afraid of being killed, Yang Menglong was simply a reborn parent.It's okay to scold the emperor and the court in their tribe. Maybe someone will buy you a drink, but whoever dares to say anything wrong about Yang Menglong will definitely be beaten to death.These young people admired Yang Menglong even more, and Shi Tianbao was Yang Menglong's personal captain, so they inquired about Yang Menglong whenever they had time.

Shi Tianbao snorted, and said: "How many times have I told you this? The Champion Hou enters and exits the back garden of the palace as casually as he does at his own home. Every time he enters the palace, he brings a lot of delicious things. As for the emperor, every time he hears that Lord Hou is coming, he is so happy that he doesn't even go to court, and he runs away without saying a word, for fear that if he runs too slowly, he will run out of food..."

Everyone laughed: "It turns out that the old emperor is so greedy!" Someone asked: "The old emperor trusts Lord Hou so much, and doesn't worry about him at all?"

Shi Tianbao snorted again: "If you don't trust him, you can let him take charge of Huguang? If you don't trust him, you can obey him and stop chasing barbarians without saying anything?"

Asu nodded again and again: "It seems that the old emperor is not too bad, at least he can listen to Lord Hou's words... well, I hope he can always trust Lord Hou like this, and let Lord Hou stay in Huguang forever, so that we Bo people can Live a good life, at least with him here, you don’t have to worry about officers and soldiers coming to our village to drive out barbarians again!”

A Yao soldier said: "I heard that our village has also started to build roads. Once the road is opened, our special products such as herbs, velvet antler, and musk will be transported to the city for sale in an endless stream, so we don't have to worry about eating. Worry about wearing it."

A Miao soldier said: "Now the young people in our village can go to the city to work for a change of clothes. The wages they earn in a month are much more than they earn in a year from farming."

Everyone chattered about the changes in their hometown after the Huguang New Deal, all with longing looks on their faces.

They were so loyal to Yang Menglong. They fought bravely and fought to the death, not because they wanted a big reward, but to repay their kindness.The favor that Yang Menglong bestowed upon them was not money and wealth, but the hope that their entire tribe would survive, reproduce, and grow. They sincerely hoped that Yang Menglong could win every war and have higher power and status, so as to benefit their tribes who had gone through many hardships. Provide better protection and allow them to truly integrate into this powerful country, instead of continuing to be marginalized or even expelled and excluded.

For this, they are willing to give their lives!

The captain ran over and whispered to Shi Tianbao, "A fleet is heading towards us!"

Shi Tianbao was stunned, walked out of the cabin and boarded the deck, and looked in the direction pointed by the captain. No, a fleet of astonishing scale was heading towards him. There were more than 100 ships, many of which were equipped with a door. The cannon looks majestic, and the red battle flag is flying high on the mast.He stared intently for a while, twitched his lips, and said, "It's Zheng's fleet! They have a fleet ordered by Zheng Zhilong to detour to the rear of General Han's army, trying to attack the Zhangpu and Chaoshan areas and cut off General Han's logistical supplies. Forced General Han to return to the army, but General Han ignored them and went straight to Xiamen... During the period when Xiamen was surrounded, that Mr. Zheng sent people to urge the fleet to return to Xiamen more than once, but all failed. There was no response. Now that the dust has settled, they have shown up, unfortunately, it is too late!" The tone actually showed a bit of disdain for this fleet—you know, Zheng's fleet was in their presence a month ago. There is still a terrifying giant in my mind!

The light transport ship did not intend to evade in the slightest. Several soldiers worked hard together to hang a black tiger flag on it, and drove straight on the original route.

On the Battleship Seal, Zheng Zhibao glared at the huge transport ship, gritted his teeth.In his opinion, the proud figure of this small transport ship and the black battle flag are serious provocations to Zheng's majesty. In the past, he would not hesitate to send battleships to intercept it. Cut it off and chop the people on board into mincemeat!But today is not what it used to be, not only the transport ship that Shi Tianbao was on, but even the passing merchant ships and fishing boats don’t take his fleet seriously. His indifferent attitude told Zheng Zhibao that this place has changed owners!
Zheng Zhibao turned his head to look at his elder brother, only to see Zheng Zhilong's expression was lonely and bitter, even somewhat desolate as a hero's end.

The small transport ship just passed by the last fleet of the Zheng Group that still had considerable combat effectiveness, and headed straight for Taiwan, while this fleet headed for Xiamen.Until now, this fleet still has more than 140 warships, which is three times the number of warships that Denglai Navy can use. It is quite scary to charge forward menacingly.Soon, Jinmen Island ignited the beacon fire, and the entire Zheng's army in Xiamen and the Heluo New Army were alarmed.

The Transformers reacted as fast as ever. Without a word, more than 40 warships sailed out of the port, with their wings spread, and the gunners lifted the gun covers. The polished and shiny guns of the guns reflected the chilling light in the sun. .Zheng's army looked at the fleet with complicated expressions.

Zheng Zhilong, who had been missing for many days, finally showed up and brought the fleet back. Who should they help?

(End of this chapter)