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Chapter 173: Annexation of Zhoushan


The sea surface of Jintang Island is sunny after rain.Six Dutch gunboats, most of them scarred and needed to be repaired, let the Zhenhai hit a hole in the Dutch flagship, the hold was flooded, and it could only be towed to the shore and stranded.The sea was littered with the wreckage of warships, floating planks, and cruising warships, salvaging corpses and caring for the wounded.The soldiers and civilians on the top of Jintang Mountain witnessed the naval battle in Liegang, seven Dutch gunboats, slaughtered Liegang, shelled Jintang Mountain, several times the defenders could only be passively bombarded, hundreds of warships crowded into the port, and also lost more than 30 ships, and it took great effort to defeat the Dutch.Although the Ming army won, everyone was shocked.This battle also made Zhao Ming realize that the gap between the Ming army and Xiyi, if he didn't catch up while he was not left behind, in the future, the entire nation would pay a heavy price.On the sea, the Ming soldiers were still cleaning up the battlefield and checking the captures and losses, while Zhao Ming was on the deck of the Zhenhai, gathering the generals to discuss the merits and rewards.At this time, nearly 100 people gathered on the Zhenhai, most of whom were officers of thousands and hundreds of households of the Zhoushan Ming Army.In today's battle, everyone was excited, Zhao Ming waved a big stick and charged forward, and used the flagship to hit the majestic posture of the Hongmaoyi flagship, so that many Zhoushan Ming troops forgot the difference between Zhoushan and Jintang Island, and only remembered that they were Ming soldiers, and their eyes were full of admiration for Zhao Dashuai.After a long while, everyone was excited, and then someone wondered, "Hey, where is our Huang Dashuai?"

”The officers in Zhoushan realized that their commanders and generals were not there, so they hurriedly looked for them and asked, but no one knew, and many people became vigilant.At this time, Zhao Ming came out wearing armor, an iron helmet on his head, and a big red cloak, he handed the mace to his subordinates, and then glanced at everyone on the deck.The Zhoushan Ming Army, who was talking a lot, saw Zhao Ming's face gloomy, and they all quieted down for no reason.Zhao Ming stood in front of everyone, half loud, and said bitterly: "Ben Shuai wants to tell you a sad news, I hope everyone is psychologically prepared!"

”The quiet Zhoushan Ming army immediately stirred again, and Zhao Ming waited for them to discuss for a while before continuing to grieve and said: "Huang Dashuai, the general soldier of Huang, in the battle just now, drove the warship and only rushed to the Hongmaoyi warship, unfortunately was hit by the Hongmaoyi artillery, died heroically, and sank into the sea with several generals. ”On the deck, the Ming army of Zhoushan looked at each other when they heard the words, and the crowd immediately buzzed.At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court went bankrupt, the world was in chaos, the soldiers were generals, and the imperial court was unable to allocate military salaries.Huang Binqing is the long-term meal ticket of the Zhoushan Ming Army, and now that the meal ticket is gone, the generals are panicking.Wang Chaoxian lost no time in standing up and waved his hand, "Don't panic, everyone, Huang Dashuai is gone, Zhao Dashuai is still there, you can take everyone to do it."

Don't hide it from everyone, I have a showdown, and I have taken refuge in Zhao Dashuai. ”Huang Binqing died, Lu Wei and others were also killed by Zhao Ming, and Wang Chaoxian was already a rare senior officer in the Zhoushan Army.The generals in Zhoushan received too much information in their minds, and they couldn't react for a while.Zhao Ming looked at everyone and said bitterly: "Huang Dashuai died bravely, Ben Shuai is very sad in his heart, but you can rest assured, Ben Shuai will write to the court and explain Huang Dashuai's heroic fight against Hongmaoyi."

Huang Dashuai died in battle, strengthened our army's might, and died a well-deserved death, and the brothers must mourn and change.After all, people can't be resurrected after death, and you don't have to worry about the matter in Zhoushan, the commander will take responsibility, there will be no shortage of money, food and rewards, your treatment will remain the same, and there will be rewards for meritorious service!

”Many officers in Zhoushan, after listening to Zhao Ming's words, whispered, most of them did not react, since Zhao Dashuai took over, everyone will take the salary in the future, then they don't care.A small number of people sensed that something was wrong and realized that Zhao Ming wanted to annex them, but firstly, their level was not high, and secondly, they were on the other party's boat, so they didn't dare to say anything.There are only a few relatives of Huang Binqing, who are usually arrogant, and they can't hide things in their hearts, and Zhoushan has 10,000 soldiers, and their strength is not weaker than Jintang Island, why let Zhao Ming take over, they don't give Zhao Ming much face, someone shouted, "Our Zhoushan army, why should we listen to Jintang Island?"

”Zhao Ming's face sank, looked at a few people, and said, "Good question!"

Because Ben Shuai is the commander of Zhejiang, the biggest official on Zhoushan Island, and the imperial court Qin Cha Qian is also there, Lord Qin Cha has already written a note, start His Majesty, and let Ben Shuai clean up the Zhoushan mess!

”Qian Chengzhi is just a director of the Ministry of Rites, not a messenger, Zhao Ming said this, just to integrate Zhoushan in the name of the imperial court.If there is the support of the imperial court, Zhao Ming is justified, and as long as the Zhoushan Ming army admits that he is the Ming army, he must obediently obey orders.Qian Chengzhi walked out and said to everyone: "Huang Dashuai was killed, and the heroes of Zhoushan are leaderless, so they urgently need to be marshal all the way to coordinate Zhoushan's affairs and lead the army to fight against the Qing Dynasty."

This official will report this matter to the imperial court, and now everyone must obey Zhao Dashuai's arrangement. ”Wang Chaoxian stood up again, "Zhao Dashuai is wise and martial, and is deeply valued by His Majesty, we will follow Dashuai, we will definitely be able to reorganize the rivers and mountains, and the marquis will worship the generals, just around the corner!"

”There was a speech from the imperial court, and there was a dynasty to help first, and several relatives of Huang Binqing were dumbfounded.They are not immediate family members, they are all distant relatives and fellow villagers who came to take refuge, that is, the level of thousands and hundreds of households, where do they dare to come to the court."

Although Hongmaoyi retreats, there are still Jiannu eyeing him!"

Zhao Ming looked around at everyone and also showed an attitude, "In the future, Zhoushan must be dedicated to resisting the Qing Dynasty, and those who are willing to protect my Han family with Ben Shuai will treat them as brothers, and if they don't want to, Ben Shuai will not be reluctant, give you a few boats, and ask you to leave Zhoushan." ”Many people haven't figured out the situation yet, and they haven't figured out what's going on, and a few people who are familiar with the dynasty first, seeing that the dynasty gave them a look first, they stood up and hugged their fists, "The humble position is willing to listen to the orders of the big handsome, but the big handsome horse is the first to look forward!"

”Huang Binqing died, Zhao Ming was strong, and he had the endorsement of Qincha, and many Zhoushan generals hugged their fists one after another, expressing their willingness to serve.Seeing this, several of Huang Binqing's henchmen didn't dare to say a word, so they could only clasp their fists and salute.Zhao Ming bowed his head in satisfaction, saying that he would discuss meritorious deeds and rewards, and let everyone disperse.Ma Shiao and the others left, and said to Zhao Ming: "The remnants of Huang Binqing left by the marshal are a scourge after all. ”Zhao Ming nodded, thought deeply, turned his head to Wang Chaoxian and said, "You know all those people just now?"

”Wang Dynasty saluted first: "Hui Dashuai, most of them know!"

”Zhao Ming immediately said: "You make arrangements, let these people take their families, leave Zhoushan tomorrow, and send them to Daliuqiu to Tuntian!"

”These people are not Huang Binqing's core henchmen, they just have some relationships, and there is no need to kill them all.In the first battle of Jintang Island, the Dutch were greatly damaged, so it was better to send these people to northern Taiwan, set up a thousand households, and let them colonize and fight with the Dutch, Spaniards, and natives on the island, so as to open up the situation for the future development of Taiwan.

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