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

Chapter 764
In late May, Wu Sheng returned from Japan, and more than 400 large ships returned with him.

Yang Menglong personally went to the pier to greet him, and he punched him as soon as they met, and smiled: "How about it, did you enjoy yourself in Japan?"

Wu Sheng laughed: "It's so enjoyable, so enjoyable!"

Of course he had a great time!Two months ago, in order to avoid the increasingly fierce storm, this man personally led 7000 troops to Japan on the pretext of Japanese pirates harassing the coastal areas of Shandong. This time, not only Kyushu, but also Hokkaido suffered bad luck , was devastated by the Denglai New Army and the Dongjiang Army!The most unlucky thing is Hokkaido. Originally, this place was so poor that even the pirates looked down on it, but the Dongjiang army's skill in collecting spoils was superb, so they snatched 200 shi of rice and more than [-] pieces of rice in this ghost place. fishing boat!The Japanese hated and feared to call the Dongjiang army "man-eating ants". After the locusts swept through, there would be some scum left, but when this army of man-eating ants swept over, there would be no scum left!

"The rice in Hokkaido is good, it tastes great, and it is cold-resistant. Mr. Li plans to take it to Lushun to cultivate it and see if it can be successful." Wu Sheng said, "I also asked him for two thousand shi to bring back to Shandong to try. Cultivation, if it can be successful, it will be vigorously promoted.”

It seems that this man has a special liking for Japanese rice, and after eating a few meals, he came up with the idea of ​​introducing it.

Yang Menglong said: "It's good to try planting a little bit. We should take the initiative to take the good things from foreign countries and use them for me. By the way, did you encounter any difficulties in the Japanese battlefield?"

Wu Sheng curled his lips: "Don't mention it, those Japanese pirates just don't remember to fight! Last year's battle was only a long time ago, and they left it behind and continued to fight for power, crowding out each other! Our army landed in Kyushu , Japan organized a coalition army with three times the strength of our army. Even if our army can win head-on, the loss will be great, but those idiots are in a state of disarray. Li Zongbing and I seized the opportunity to attack them fiercely and wiped out the whole army, half of them were driven into the sea to feed the fish, and the other half became prisoners!"

Yang Menglong couldn't help shaking his head: "Those idiots are really hopeless! Didn't the shogunate send troops to reinforce it?"

Wu Sheng said: "It was sent, and it was going by sea and land. One side was led by the shogunate Tokugawa Iemitsu himself, with a force of up to 200. They came from the land, and the other side gathered more than 200 warships from the sea to try to copy me. The back road of the army. Unfortunately, their fate was not good. The fleet encountered a strong wind on the way. More than half of the more than [-] warships were either blown over or blown to the seaside cliff, and smashed under the cliff. After escaping the typhoon, he collided with the Transformers fleet, and was beaten and wiped out by the Transformers fleet!"

Yang Menglong froze for a moment, then laughed loudly: "Japan, which claims to be protected by kamikaze, let the typhoon sweep away its fleet? Irony, it's ironic!"

Wu Sheng also laughed: "Isn't that right? I can only say that their luck is really too bad. It's a pity that our troops are too small. We can't do anything but Tokugawa Iemitsu, so we can only actively disengage and go to Hokkaido to wipe them out." Twenty towns, and then withdrew. But this trip has already gained a lot, robbed 70 taels of silver alone, and captured [-] strong men!"

The red lady frowned and said, "How can you do this? If you fight a war, fight it. What's the point of arresting someone?"

Yang Menglong rolled his eyes: "If we don't catch them, who will do so many dirty and tiring jobs?"

Wu Sheng is equally confident: "Yes, now the mining industry is getting more and more prosperous, and the mine needs more and more manpower, and the mine is full of dangers, and accidents may happen at any time. According to the words of the people of Ming Dynasty, every time an accident happens, they will have to pay a large sum of money. money, but using these prisoners of war to mine, even if they die, they don’t have to pay a dime, it’s a huge profit!”

The red lady scolded: "You two vampires!" But she thought to herself, someone must do these jobs.

The return of Wu Sheng means that everything is back to the normal track. If he is still fighting fiercely in Japan, Yang Menglong really can’t afford to go south for a while, so he has to keep an eye on Liaodong for him. Now that he is back, Yang Menglong will also Nothing to be polite about.Three days later, more than 60 warships of the Denglai Navy poured out of the port, sailed south, and went straight to Wusongkou.

At the same time, Zheng Zhilong also made a move.The third army of the Heluo New Army came straight to Fujian, and it was obvious that they were coming for him, so naturally he would not sit still and wait for death.After learning that the Denglai Navy was dispatched, he summoned all the generals to inform them of the news, and said in an exaggerated tone: "Just received a letter from the secret agent Flying Pigeon, and the navy of the champion marquis was dispatched with a total of 64 ships. The battleship is heading towards Fujian!"

Zheng Zhihu, Zheng Zhibao, Shi Fu, Shi Daxuan and others were taken aback for a moment, then laughed out loud.The one who laughed the most was Zheng Zhihu, tears came out, he kept rubbing his stomach, and couldn't breathe: "Oh...that champion is really interesting, seeing him working so hard for so long, I thought he could make something big, but after a long time, it turned out that seventy battleships were not enough!"

Zheng Zhibao laughed wildly: "How dare such a few ships provoke us? He is really brave!"

Zheng Zhilong waved his hand and said: "Okay, everyone, stop laughing. Although Yang's maritime strength is not good, his infantry and cavalry are extremely powerful. His [-] elite daily troops led by his general Han Peng Seventy miles away, he has crossed Zhangpu and headed straight for Xiamen, and his number one general Xue Siming is also building a fortress at Wusongkou, watching with eager eyes. These two are warriors who have experienced hundreds of battles, and even Jiannu has eaten them. Big loss to them!”

Thinking of the powerful team that has been soaring all the way and marched nearly a thousand miles without panting in just half a month, everyone's faces were filled with smiles.They have also heard a lot about the legends about the Heluo New Army. They were always half-believed before, but now that they saw the Han Peng Army flying all the way across the map, they finally believed the legend: this army is indeed a terrifying flying army. Nothing can stop their progress!Thinking of meeting this army in Xiamen, everyone felt a little stressed.Seeing this, Shi Fu snorted and said: "The infantry and cavalry troops of the Heluo New Army are indeed powerful, but they traveled all the way lightly and desperately. I am afraid that they will be exhausted before they arrive in Xiamen. Let's go!" He shook his head and said: "There is a saying in the art of war: those who are a hundred miles away will attack the general, and those who are fifty miles away will be halfway to the army! The man surnamed Yang didn't care about the soldiers and forced them to travel day and night. Although he has crossed Zhangpu now, his soldiers are probably overstretched, sick, laggards, and deserters, not half to [-]% of them, our army waits for work with leisure, there is no reason to be invincible!"

Shi Dafu said: "Exactly! According to the general's opinion, our army should deal a head-on blow to the Heluo New Army in Zhangzhou, and give them a blow first before we talk about it!"

Zheng Zhihu smiled: "That's a good idea! This is how we should fight! It's no big deal to defeat Yang at sea, but if we can kill his [-] elite cavalry on land, then we will be famous all over the world!" "

All the generals agreed one after another, and strongly demanded to meet Han Peng's army in Zhangzhou. While their soldiers were exhausted and their foothold was not stable, they would be annihilated in one fell swoop with the momentum of Mount Tai, so as to show the court some color!As for Yang Menglong's fleet, they didn't pay much attention to it. As Zheng Zhihu said, they had too much advantage at sea. It is not a skill to defeat the Heluo New Army in a sea battle. It is a skill to defeat them in a land battle!
Zheng Zhilong turned his attention to Zheng Sen: "Sen'er, what do you think?"

Zheng Sen stood up, clasped his fists and saluted the generals present, with a solemn expression: "Dear uncles and uncles, please listen to my nephew!" When everyone calmed down, he said word for word: "Land warfare is not my specialty. In Lu Zhangzhou To meet the Heluo New Army is to attack the enemy's strength with our shortcomings. The outcome is unpredictable! The best way is to hold on to Zhangzhou and not fight Han Peng. At the same time, send a fleet to attack Chaozhou Prefecture and cut off his return route. , or simply attack Guangzhou directly! The ammunition, ordnance, and food reserves of Han Peng's army are all in Guangzhou. If Guangzhou is defeated, the supplies of the twelve thousand army will be cut off. No matter how powerful the army is, once the supplies are cut off, it will It won’t last long!”

Zheng Zhilong asked: "What about Xue Siming? How to deal with it?"

Zheng Sen said: "Xue Siming's troops don't have to think about it at all. He defeated our fleet in the Denglai Navy. This fierce general is just a caged tiger and has no threat to our army!"

Zheng Zhihu was very curious: "What is the reason?"

Zheng Sen said: "Xue Siming made a mistake in choosing Wusongkou as his base! Our army only needs to send a fleet to easily capture Wusongkou, and even if we can't, we can easily block Wusongkou and kill him." Trapped in Songjiang Mansion! The supply of his army is completely dependent on the Yangtze River route. Once the Yangtze River route is cut off, it will be completely over. If they don’t want to starve to death, they can only plunder Songjiang Mansion. Rebels, how can the imperial court tolerate them!" He looked around the crowd and said loudly: "The outcome of this battle depends entirely on the sea, whoever can ensure the advantage at sea will win, land battle? It's optional!"

Everyone thought it was right, Zheng Zhilong was even more satisfied, and said with a proud smile: "My Zheng family has a tiger!"

Zheng Sen said: "Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, for your compliment! Also, Commander-in-Chief, please give up the idea of ​​fighting in Zhangzhou, use our strengths, and don't go head-to-head with the enemy!"

Zheng Zhilong waved his hand and said: "Your analysis makes sense, but I can't do what you say... I want Zhangzhou to touch the Heluo New Army to see how capable they are!"

Zheng Sen was in a hurry: "Father, don't do it! Jiannu's disastrous defeat in Lushun still doesn't show how capable the Heluo new army is? Why do we bother to use our own weaknesses to attack the enemy's strengths?"

Zheng Zhibao said: "Nephew, you can't say that. If you do what you say, our army will not only be disgraceful if it wins, but will also be ridiculed! If we don't even dare to touch a tired army, who will win?" Will you think highly of us?"

Zheng Zhilong said: "That's the reason! Shi Xuan, Shi Dafu!"

The two generals stood up: "The end is here!"

Zheng Zhilong said: "You each take 1 people to Zhangzhou, join the 2 troops stationed there, and meet Han Peng. You must wipe him out in one fell swoop!"

Shi Xuan and Shi Dafu clasped their fists and shouted in unison: "Obey!"

Zheng Zhilong called again: "Third brother!"

Zheng Zhibao jumped up: "Yes!"

Zheng Zhilong said: "You take a fleet to take the Wusongkou Fortress to me, and then sail north to find the decisive battle of the Denglai Navy!"

Zheng Zhibao shouted excitedly: "Yes!"

Seeing that his suggestion of cutting off the supply line of the Heluo New Army had not been adopted at all, Zheng Sen couldn't help feeling anxious. He clasped his fists and shouted, "Father commander, my boy is willing to lead a hundred warships to attack Chaozhou Prefecture and cut off the enemy's return!"

Zheng Zhilong waved his hand and said, "There's no need for that. I'm afraid the battle will be over before you get to Chaozhou Prefecture. You'd better stay here and help me keep an eye on those Xiyi."

Zheng Sen called: "Father handsome!"

Zheng Zhilong said: "Okay, don't talk about it, it's settled like this. Give me a better beating, let Chongzhen's children, and let the princes know that this sea is always the world of my Zheng family. Who dares to provoke us?" , there is only one dead end!"

With a bit of contempt and carelessness, Zheng Zhilong rolled the dice in his hand.

Almost from the moment he gave the order, his disaster began.

(End of this chapter)