In November of the fourth year of Longwu, the Ming and Qing armies surrounded Fujian and rekindled the war.The Ming army was still in a passive situation when fighting the Qing army in the two battlefields of Zhejiang and southern Gansu, and the Ming army was also cautious in the critical Fujian battlefield.After more than 50,000 Ming troops entered Fujian, the army marched along the coast, accompanied by six gunboats and 100 Fu boats of the Ming army in the East China Sea.Zhu Yihai is the nominal commander of the Ming army, but the actual commander is Zhao Ming, more than 100,000 Zheng troops in Fujian, Duoduo's soldiers may have entered Fujian, after Zhao Ming entered Fujian, although he did not encounter any decent resistance, but he did not dare to be careless, for fear of falling into the encirclement of the Qing army and the Zheng army.Because of the disparity in strength, Zhao Ming ventured into the army, and the army marched along the coast, accompanied by sea ships, and the preparations were not right, so he withdrew from the sea."
Dudu, forty miles ahead, it is Ningde City, and after Ningde, it is Fuzhou Mansion!"
Zheng Jun's general Liang Li rode a horse and followed Zhao Ming's side to introduce.Zhao Ming looked around, he had heard that the land of Fujian was "eight mountains, one water and one field", and when he saw it with his own eyes, he found that what he said was true, Fujian is indeed full of mountains, which is simply not suitable for survival, and Fujian people like to go to sea, most of them are also land can not support so many people.There are many coastal provinces in the Ming Dynasty, but Fujian has bred a big pirate like Zheng Zhilong, which is related to the many fishermen along the coast of Fujian, and the people are not afraid of the sea and often go to sea to beg for a living."
Who is stationed in Ningde City?"
Zhao Ming asked.Liang Li said: "Back to the governor, it's Zheng Lian who is stationed!"
”"Zheng Lian?"
Zhao Ming frowned and said: "Send scouts to investigate forward, and give orders, the army will continue to advance, and rush to Ningde City before dark to set up camp." ”When the military order came out, the sentinels came out in all directions, opening their eyes for the army, and the infantry sergeants raised their speed and quickly advanced towards Ningde.When the army marched to the afternoon and was about to approach Ningde, the pathfinder cavalry in front suddenly shouted loudly, "Wolf smoke!
”At this time, the army advancing at full speed also discovered the column of smoke rising in front of them, and many marching soldiers couldn't help but look up, it was estimated that Zheng Jun had discovered them, and then warned the rear.Seeing this, Zhao Ming's expression was awe-inspiring, he pulled the reins of his horse violently, and shouted loudly, "Go forward at full speed!"
”On the official road, the Ming soldiers suddenly ran, the cavalry urged the horses, the soldiers took a big stride, and the army was like a winding python, rushing to the direction of Ningde City.An hour later, the Ming soldiers turned a bay along the coast, and a city built near the sea appeared in front of everyone.Flags fluttered in the city, and it was obvious that there were many people stationed there.Zheng Lian is Zheng Chenggong's brother, Zheng Zhilong left Fujing, went to Yanping, and let him stay in Fujing, and he heard that the Zhejiang army entered Fujian, immediately led the army to resist, did not expect that just out of Fuzhou Mansion, to Ningde there was a scout report, the rebel general Liang Lixian Pass, the Zhejiang army has entered the customs, so he simply stayed in Ningde and did not leave, strengthened the defense and waited for the Zhejiang army to come.At this time, Zhao Ming looked at Ningde City, the city was built near the sea, the west is the mountain, the east is the bay, there are Zheng army warships in the bay, the Zhejiang army wants to bombard, can only attack the city side, and will suffer from the Zheng army warship shelling, it is indeed more tricky.At this time, Zhao Ming overlooked the city, the figures on the city were building, the soldiers were running back and forth, preparing to defend, in the harbor east of the city, the ships were cruising, and the guns on the side of the warship were opened, ready to bombard the Zhejiang army close to the city wall at any time.Zhao Ming accepted the clairvoyant mirror and waved his hand back, "The army will go down to camp first!"
”It was getting dark, the Ming soldiers set up camp outside the city, and Zhao Ming and others gathered in the tent of the commander of the Chinese army.In the tent, Zhu Yihai sat in the middle, Zhao Ming sat on the left, and the rest of the generals sat in turn.Zhu Yihai looked at Zhao Ming and asked, "Qing family, how is this Ningde defense?"
”Zhao Ming said: "Your Highness, the guard is Zheng Lian, according to investigation, there are about 20,000 Zheng troops blocking the road!"
”Zhang Mingzhen on the side said: "I just checked the terrain, the west of the city is a mountain, the army cannot be deployed, the east is the sea, to attack the city can only attack the north, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult!"
”Wu Zhaosheng said: "Yes, there are Zheng army warships moored in the harbor east of the city, if the city is attacked, the soldiers will be attacked by the ships, which is indeed troublesome." ”Zhu Yihai frowned and looked at Zhao Ming, "Does the Qing family have a way?"
”"Humph!
Ningde is just a small city, and it is not difficult to break it.However, the minister thought that before the siege, he still surrendered, Zheng Zhilong wanted to surrender, but the Fujian soldiers were not necessarily sincere in surrendering, but they were just coerced, forced by the situation, and had no choice but to follow!
”Zhao Ming bowed his hand to Zhu Yihai and said: "Your Highness is here today, shoot a letter to recruit him, or it may be effective, if the Zheng family does not surrender, it is not too late to attack the city." ”Zhu Yihai smiled when he heard this: "It's according to the will of the Qing family!"
”At that moment, Zhu Yihai wrote a letter of persuasion, Chen said that he was powerful, reported to his family, and informed him that he had entered Fujian, not for personal gain, but because Zheng Zhilong colluded with the Manchu Qing Dynasty to surrender Fujian to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so that Fujian would be covered with dust, and let the defenders in the city know that what they were doing was to resist the official army and quell the rebellion, and to help the abuse.That night, Zhao Ming asked people to copy hundreds of letters, and sent soldiers to shoot them to the city.The defenders of the city picked up the letters, and the people were panicked when they were in their hearts, Zheng Lian got the report, and rushed to the city, and after reading the letters, he was angrily crumpled into a ball, and ordered the letters to be confiscated and the private collectors to be beheaded.Zheng Zhilong was cleared, Zheng Lian was also hesitant in his heart, worried about the prospects after the surrender, and did not support Zheng Zhilong's idea very much, but since Zheng Zhilong had already made a decision, he could only support it.At this time, as soon as the letter was collected, there were Ming soldiers outside the city who rushed to the city and shouted, "Brothers in the city, listen, Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and betrayed the country, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sent troops to the city, Zhier and others were blinded, and they couldn't bear to kill each other, so they advised Er and others to surrender to the city, and don't help the abuse!"
You and others are all Fujian people, and it is the responsibility to defend the land, but you are willing to see the land of Fujian, full of dust, but you have to shave your hair and keep braids, you don't recognize your ancestors, but you want to see your wife and daughter bullying for Tartars, you and other Fujian army brothers, so think deeply!
”The shouts from the city made the Zheng army in the city whisper, and one of the Zheng army generals immediately beckoned, "Fire gunner, shoot them!"
”Zheng Lian waved his hand with a heavy face: "Don't let go, leave a line, or many roads in the future!"
”Zheng Lian saw the reaction of the Zheng soldiers, and he was a little hesitant in his heart, these soldiers and horses were all raised by the Zheng family, and they should be of the same mind as the Zheng family, but in the face of the issue of shaving their hair, Zheng soldiers were obviously not as firm as Zheng Zhilong.This made Zheng Lian more worried about the future after surrendering, he was not ready to surrender, but he also did not want to completely fall out with Zhejiang.At this time, the soldiers returned to Zhao Ming, and the Qing army in the city did not react in the face of surrender, so Zhao Ming immediately ordered people to rush to make siege equipment, and sent small boats to explore the water lines of the harbor in the east of the city, find local fishermen, and inquire about the channel into the harbor.The Ming army prepared for a few days, and Zhao Ming had already figured out the water pattern of the harbor in the east of the city, so he immediately reported to Zhu Yihai, "Your Highness, tomorrow the minister is ready to launch a surprise attack with naval gunboats, bypass the reef, rush into the harbor, annihilate the Zheng army sailors in the harbor, and then send ships to bombard the city, and the army will go down to Ningde with a drum!"
”In the big tent, everyone listened to Zhao Ming's plan and bowed slightly, but at this moment, Guo Zhong came in and said urgently: "Your Highness, Governor, Zheng Lian has run away!"
”Zhu Yihai got up suddenly, and Zhao Ming also frowned, and his heart sank.In the dark night, the Ming soldiers lit the torch, a large number of Ming soldiers entered Ningde County, Zhao Ming rode a horse to accompany Zhu Yihai, Zhu Yihai saw the firelight, Zhao Ming's expression was gloomy, and he couldn't help asking: "Qing family, Zheng Lian retreated, the road to Fuzhou was opened, why is the Qing family depressed?"
”Zhao Ming shook his head, "Zheng Lian suddenly withdrew, I'm afraid there will be variables!"
”Ningde is the gateway to Fuzhou, and Zheng Lian suddenly gave up, there must be a reason.At this moment, a pair of cavalry galloped over, Luo Wenyao turned over and dismounted, knelt on one knee, and reported urgently, "Your Highness Qiqi, the governor, the Qing army has entered the customs and is approaching Fuzhou!"
”When Zhu Yihai and the others heard this, their color suddenly changed, they didn't expect the Qing army to come so quickly......
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