Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 237 When I was young in Xianyi and angry horses, I lived up to my youth and knew that

The sea breeze swirled, and the thick fog was gradually cleared away by artillery fire.When the sea became clear, Zheng Cai knew that he was in a desperate situation. The defeat of this battle was determined. He was going to lose at the hands of someone who didn't want to lose and shouldn't lose.

With a loud bang, one of the main battleship's masts snapped.The sails whirled down, like a sad song.

"General, be careful!" A guard pushed Zheng Cai away to prevent him from being hit by the falling mast.

Zheng Cai was indifferent. He heard the shouts of killing, the sound of cannons, and the screeching of ship planks breaking in his ears, but these sounds seemed very far away and very illusory.

"How many warships do we have left?" he asked.

The guard hesitated for a while, and said, "This is the only main battleship left. The enemy has sunk more than a dozen ships, and the rest have surrendered... General, we have lost!"

"All surrender?" Zheng Cai showed a bitter smile, and sighed, "That's right, Zheng Sen is the young master of the Zheng family. Even Zeng De betrayed me. Who else can't? But I won't lose." , I will never lose to Zheng Sen!"

The guard watched Zheng Cai's gradually mad expression and sighed softly.

At this moment, the artillery that had been roaring for more than an hour stopped, the shouting and killing disappeared, and the whimpering sea breeze suddenly became silent.

The battle was over, and Zheng Cai saw that her ship was surrounded by heavy siege, and several warships of the opponent slowly approached, and the enemy began to jump over, approaching step by step.

"Zheng Cai, don't you surrender yet?" Zheng Sen's voice came.

Zheng Cai looked up at Zheng Sen, couldn't help being jealous, couldn't help being furious, and cursed: "Bah, if I don't surrender, you will never be able to defeat me with your own hands!"

As he spoke, he quickly ran to the end of the deck, raised the knife and wiped it on his neck. Blood spattered and he fell into the turbid waves.

"Quickly, bring Brother Cai up!" Zeng De shouted.

Zheng Sen waved his hand, watching Zheng Cai's body rising and falling with the waves, and the sea water was filled with dark red blood, he said lightly: "No need, our Zheng family should be buried in the bottom of the sea!"

"Brother Cai, my father once said that both of us are stubborn asses. He was right. We brothers are indeed stubborn. Don't worry, I will leave you a memorial tablet in the Zheng family's ancestral hall."

Seeing Zheng Cai's body finally sank into the sea with his own eyes, Zheng Sen said loudly: "My God, my Zheng family's fleet has merged into one again! Brothers, from today onwards, we are not allowed to split anymore, come back with me!" Chicken cage island!"

Zheng Sen defeated Zheng Cai effortlessly, incorporated Zheng Cai's fleet, and his strength increased greatly.At this time, he owned more than 500 ships and tens of thousands of soldiers, and he suddenly felt heroic.

As soon as he returned to Jilongyu, Zheng Sen couldn't wait to see Shi Lang, and said: "This time we can defeat Zheng Cai and revive the glory of Zheng's fleet, it all depends on your strategy. General Shi, you have contributed a lot!"

The injury on Shi Lang's butt has not healed yet, and his sitting posture is a bit ugly. He said: "Brother Sen, what are you going to do next?"

Zheng Sendao: "I've made it clear that I can't dominate on land, but in the sea. I plan to use Dongfan Island as a base to make a great achievement. It's just that if I want to completely occupy Dongfan Island, I will definitely compete with the Dutch." There is an inevitable big war."

"And the Ming army is eyeing it. In order to avoid the situation of being attacked on both sides, I hope that General Shi will guard Jinmen Island. At the same time, I will send Zeng De to lead troops to station on the Penghu Islands. The two of you will guard the gate of Dongfan Island."

Shi Lang said: "Presumably the Ming army still doesn't know that Zheng Cai has left Kinmen Island. Let's go back quickly and occupy Kinmen Island before the Ming army gets the news. It's not too late. Well, I am willing to lead the troops there. How many troops will you give me?"

Zheng Sen said: "Fifty warships, five thousand soldiers."

Shi Lang frowned, thinking to himself that it was too little, how could such a small force be able to defend Jinmen Island?
Zheng Sen saw what Shi Lang was thinking, and said: "It is true that the number of troops has decreased. I hope General Shi understands. After all, our focus is to compete with the Dutch for Dongfan Island."

Shi Lang had nothing to say, and remained silent for a while, before saying, "The Ming army operated Xiamen, and the large army suppressed the border. Kinmen Island has become a front-line battlefield. I lead the troops stationed at the front line, and Zeng De's troops are in the Penghu Islands, which is equivalent to backup. I think I would like to ask, if the Ming army attacks Kinmen Island, can I mobilize Zeng De's army, who is the leader of the two of us?"

Zheng Sen pondered for a while, and said, "Of course General Shi is the chief general, and Zeng De is the deputy general!"

"Then I don't have a problem anymore, let's go without further ado." Shi Lang stood up.

"Wait a minute, after General Shi arrives at Kinmen Island, if Chongzhen sends someone to persuade him to surrender, please pass on this poem to Chongzhen. When you were a young man in fresh clothes and angry horses, you knew how to live up to your youth. Just say so, I, Zheng Sen His attitude is in this line of the poem, Chongzhen will understand."

Shi Lang nodded, took his leave and left.Walking to the door, he happened to bump into Zeng De.

When the two met, they were a little awkward for a while.Shi Lang sneered: "General Zeng, are you here to hug Brother Sen's thigh again?"

Zeng De snorted coldly: "Didn't you also betray Brother Cai? Let's fight each other for half a catty, laugh at a hundred steps at fifty steps, don't look down on anyone!"

Shi Lang shook his sleeves and left.After taking a few steps, he turned back and said: "From now on, you will still be my deputy general. If you retreat without fighting again, you will be dealt with according to military law!"

Zeng De's face changed drastically, he walked into the room and said, "Brother Sen, do you really want me to be Shi Lang's lieutenant general?"

"Is there any problem?" Zheng Sen actually heard the conversation between the two of them outside the house, and said meaningfully, "Shi Lang is arrogant and narrow-minded, don't provoke him."

"Zeng De, I know you are a little wronged. It stands to reason that I can defeat Zheng Cai this time. Your contribution is the greatest and should be rewarded heavily. But Shi Lang's talent is far superior to yours. For the sake of the overall situation, you can only be him." Lieutenant General."

"But you have to be clear, I still trust you the most. After all, my father has always regarded you as a confidant, and I am no exception. Understand?"

"Subordinates understand!" Zeng De smiled.

……

When Li Cunming heard the news that Zheng Sen and Zheng Cai fought a battle, Shi Lang's army had regained control of Jinmen Island.Li Cunming was both pleasantly surprised and depressed, and sighed: "My strategy to drive away wolves and tigers has succeeded, but unfortunately I have not been able to watch the fire from the other side, and I have gained very little."

Xia Wanchun said: "There is no way out, after all, it is at sea, and our intelligence department can hardly do anything. Your Majesty, Shi Lang is here again, how should we deal with it?"

Li Cunming smiled and said, "What do you think?"

"Send envoys to Jinmen Island to recruit Shi Lang to surrender!" Xia Wanchun said.

"I have thought of a place with me, you can arrange it."

Xia Wanchun personally selected a reliable person to be the envoy, prepared generous gifts, and ordered him to go to Kinmen Island to persuade him to surrender.

Three days later, the envoy came back and reported: "Your Majesty, Shi Lang did not accept the persuasion to surrender. He said that Zheng Sen asked him to convey a poem to Your Majesty. Zheng Sen's attitude and determination are all in this poem."

"What poem?" Xia Wanchun asked.

"When I was a boy in fresh clothes and angry horses, I knew how to live up to my youth." The messenger replied.

Xia Wanchun said: "This is a famous sentence in "Magpie Bridge Fairy" written by Yue Fei. What does Zheng Sen want to express? Could it be that he compares himself with Yue Fei?"

Li Cunming said with a smile: "How can there be Yue Fei who is against the imperial court? He, Zheng Sen, quoted this poem to show his ambition. Is Li already an old bad old man?"

"Secondly, Zheng Sen is disgusting with me. By comparing himself to Yue Fei, doesn't he imply that I am Zhao Gou, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty? He is worried that after he surrenders to the court, he will end up like Yue Fei. If you don't surrender, you won't surrender. Why bother to go to court? Why do I need to find so many excuses when I am throwing dirty water on me!"

As Li Cunming spoke, he got a little angry, and told the messenger: "Go, you go to Jinmen Island again, I also have a poem for Shi Lang to pass on to Zheng Sen."

"It must be known that when I was young, Ling Yunzhi was once the best in the world. Who knows that the years have passed, and I still have neither fame nor fortune."

This poem, called "Regret for the Rest of Life Poem", is the masterpiece of Wu Qingdi in the Qing Dynasty.

"Wonderful, wonderful!" Xia Wanchun clapped his palms and laughed, and said, "Zheng Sen has Ling Yunzhi, but if he opposes the court, he will end up wasting years of fame and gaining nothing. Your Majesty, good refutation!"

When the envoy left the study, Xia Wanchun asked seriously: "What should I do next, is it just going to waste like this?"

Li Cunming said: "Start with Shi Lang!"

"Your Majesty is preparing to attack Jinmen Island?"

"No, I plan to let Shi Lang and Zheng Sen see who is the number one person in the world!"

(End of this chapter)