Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 233

After receiving the emperor's order, Gong Yonggu finally had the opportunity to lead his troops into battle to kill the enemy, and couldn't help but smile.Although the emperor only gave him a thousand soldiers, Gong Yonggu was still gearing up and couldn't restrain his inner excitement.

He prepared for three days, led the thousand soldiers, and three hundred brocade guards, escorted hundreds of vehicles, and left Dehua County in a mighty way.

These hundreds of cars are loaded with mouthfuls of large wooden boxes, which are covered with straw and filled with exquisite porcelain.

Gong Yonggu rode on a tall horse, full of majesty, holding the royal banner, beating drums and firing cannons all the way, declaring to the outside world that he would transport porcelain to Haojingao to do business with Hongmaoyi.

Starting from Dehua County, walking around, passing through Nan'an and Tong'an, and arriving in Xiamen soon.Only then did Gong Yonggu order the camp to be set up, and sent many Jinyiwei to inquire about the news to prevent pirate attacks.

Those Jin Yiwei were not so much out to spy on the enemy as they were out to spread rumors.They swaggered through the city, making loud noises wherever they went.

The spies sent by Zheng Cai to the land quickly brought the news back to Kinmen Island, saying vividly: "The man surnamed Gong brought innumerable exquisite porcelains, filled hundreds of cars, but escorted only 1000 soldiers. There are many people. In a few days, Gong will pass by Xiamen."

Zheng Cai was worrying about food and wages. Since Yao Qisheng implemented the measure of relocating borders and banning the sea, the coastal people moved inland. Before leaving, they even set fire to the crops in the fields. Zheng Cai's fleet was almost out of food.

And what's even worse is that many businessmen who had secret connections with the Zheng family in the past, under the pressure of the government, have cut off all ties with the Zheng family and no longer provide goods.

The Zheng family has been able to grow bigger and stronger in the past few decades, relying on two methods, one is plundering, not only robbing passing merchant ships at sea, but also hunting food on land, robbing food from the people.

The second is the war of commercial support, by smuggling porcelain, leather, medicinal materials, tea, silk and other goods from the Ming Dynasty, and selling them to Japan and various countries in Southeast Asia to obtain huge profits.Then spend a lot of money to support soldiers, so as to dominate the East China Sea.

However, Yao Qisheng is extremely powerful, and the move of moving to the forbidden sea can be regarded as hitting the Zheng family's seven inches above.The people along the coast migrated away, and there was nowhere to grab food; the merchants cut off their contacts, and the smuggling business suffered a great setback.

"Chongzhen still wants to do business with the Hongmaoyi in Haojingao, this is going to completely cut off our way of life!" Zheng Cai was furious.

The Zheng family had a good relationship with the Portuguese in Haojingao. Not only did they have business deals, but they also had a common enemy, the Dutch, so they got very close.

If the Ming Dynasty made a porcelain business with the Portuguese this time, it would be equivalent to opening a hole.Just imagine, would the Portuguese prefer to have a relationship with the imperial court, or continue to collude with the Zheng family?
The result can be imagined, the Portuguese traveled thousands of miles to the Ming Dynasty, didn't they just want to make a fortune?In the past, the Zheng family took advantage of the Ming Dynasty's ban on sea policy.

Now that the Emperor Chongzhen has personally stepped down and participated in overseas business activities, the Zheng family is about to be out.

Ruthless, this is drastic action!

Based on the above reasons, Zheng Cai came up with the idea of ​​intercepting and killing Gong Yonggu's army and snatching the porcelain.He approached Shi Lang and Zeng De, expressed his thoughts, and asked, "Do you think this is feasible?"

Of course Zeng De agreed, saying: "Anyway, we have already broken the relationship with the imperial court, so we just keep doing it and go all the way to the dark side to steal the damn ones! We robbed those porcelains and sold them to the Portuguese, so we just This can alleviate the food and salary problem."

Shi Lang stood in the cabin with his hands behind his back, staring at the map in silence.

"General Shi, what do you say?" Zheng Cai asked.

Shi Lang is a rare military talent, Zheng Cai still attaches great importance to Shi Lang's opinion on major military operations.

"Don't you think Gong Yonggu's marching route is very strange?" Shi Lang pointed to the map and analyzed, "From Dehua County to Haojingao, you can first enter Guangdong by land and bypass our sphere of influence. But Why does Gong Yonggu travel along the coast, is there any fraud?"

"Moreover, the people along the coast have migrated away, and the troops along the way are empty. Take Xiamen today as an example. Because Xiamen has a very high strategic position and threatens Jinmen Island head-on, Yao Qisheng deployed [-] troops in Xiamen, but the strength is limited. He, Gong Yonggu, is really daring and doesn't take us seriously?"

Zeng De said: "Gong Yonggu is the commander of Jinyiwei, Chongzhen's confidant minister, maybe he intends to demonstrate to us!"

"General Zeng's words are justified. Gong Yonggu is loyal to Chongzhen, and he is the watchdog of the Ming Dynasty. He shows off his power so much just to win over his master!" Zheng Cai said.

Shi Lang shook his head and said: "No, I heard that Chongzhen is cautious and never takes risks when using troops. There is a saying in Chongzhen that is widely circulated. He said that he would never fight an uncertain battle..."

"Oh, General Shi, I think you are really timid. Are you scared by the Ming army?" Zeng De yelled, and said in a strange tone, "I also heard that Yao Qisheng built a building in Fuzhou. Xiu came to the hall to confuse our brothers to surrender. Yao Qisheng wrote you a letter of surrender, is there such a thing?"

Zheng Cai's face suddenly became gloomy, she squinted at Shi Lang and said, "Really?"

"I burned Yao Qisheng's letter, and the sun and the moon can learn from my heart!" Shi Lang swore.

Zheng Cai immediately said without doubt: "I have made up my mind. I can't continue to sit still and wait for death. I must take action. Shi Lang obeyed the order and ordered you to lead three thousand brothers to raid Xiamen to snatch that batch of porcelain, and at the same time search food from Xiamen city as much as possible." .”

"Zeng De, you also led 6000 brothers ashore as a backup. I don't believe it, [-] people can't eat up Gong Yonggu's army!"

Shi Lang wanted to persuade her again, but Zheng Cai had already walked out of the cabin.Looking at Zheng Cai's back, Shi Lang sighed slightly.

Two days later, half of the ships on Kinmen Island were mobilized.Shi Lang and Zeng De came ashore at the same time. According to the predetermined plan, Shi Lang took the lead.

Before leaving, Shi Lang earnestly warned: "General Zeng, if there is really an ambush in the city of Xiamen, you can't panic, let alone turn your back on you, please!"

"I see." Zeng De said indifferently.

Shi Lang dressed neatly and led 3000 soldiers to attack Xiamen.Zeng De led the other [-] people, and followed behind at a leisurely pace.

In the evening, Shi Lang's team reached the outside of Xiamen City. The guards were soldiers from the abolished guard station. Their combat effectiveness was not strong, and the city was quickly destroyed.

"Kill!" Shi Lang waved the knife and shouted loudly.

The pirates entered the city, chasing and killing the defenders while looting wantonly.Shi Lang raised his eyes to wait and see, but he didn't see the soldiers dressed in Jin Yiwei, he was quite suspicious, thinking to himself, could it be that Gong Yonggu hasn't come to Xiamen yet?

He called hundreds of people and rushed to the yamen. As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the main street, he suddenly found fortifications piled up on the street. Many Ming soldiers were lying behind the fortifications, holding shiny muskets.

"No, it really is a scam!" Shi Lang shouted.

But one person laughed and said: "You hateful pirates, I have been waiting for you for a long time! When you land on the shore, the pirates will become salted fish, so die!"

(End of this chapter)