Lord of Ming Dynasty

And many Ming gentry and tyrants who were dissatisfied with the Jinhua Rebel Army also took the opportunity to cause chaos. For a while, even the villages and county towns thirty miles inland were in chaos.

When they took the opportunity to make trouble, they didn't notice that there was a pair of eyes staring at them in every corner, and recording their words and deeds.

The detective horses hidden in various places gathered the information together, pulled out the horses from the secret place, and sent the information to Zhang Qiang in the camp of the elite Jinhua Rebel Army led by Zhang Qiang himself in the mountains.

Chapter 136 The End of Zheng Cai [-]

Xiamen, where Zheng Cai's pirate navy is stationed.

Laughing, singing and dancing, all the rich pirates cursed and attacked each other in the most vulgar language in the camp, but from their tone, it could be heard that this was gloating and cursing, they were happy, happy After drinking the wine, they began to talk nonsense, restoring their despicable nature of pirates who were poor, vulgar, and muddling along.

This is true for the people below, and the same is true for the high-level pirates in a five-entry compound in the center of the camp.

Between the toasts and cups, the drunk eyes are blurred.

"Brother, we made a fortune this time, and let Long Wu and Zhang Qiang see our strength, dare to write a letter to reprimand you, dare to take care of our affairs with King Lu, who does he think he is, our brothers He wasn't there when he fought with Master Hou." Zheng Cai's younger brother, Zheng Lian, stood up unsteadily holding his wine glass, and said indignantly while pressing the table with one hand.

"That's right, he's a bird. Although he has an army on land that is not inferior to the Qing army's Tartars, but if he wants to play naval battles and sneak attacks, we are his ancestors." Zheng Liang stood up and said loudly.

Zheng Cai rubbed her forehead with some swelling and pain, and said to Zheng De beside her, "Brother, how much have we gained this time?"

Zheng De put down the wine glass in his hand and took out an account book from his sleeve. The others immediately stopped making noise and stared at Zheng De. A lot of benefits have been collected, but that is the small profit they robbed, and the big profit has to be handed over to Zheng Cai, who will be distributed by the leader Zheng Cai.

As Zheng De's confidant who manages the account books for Zheng Cai and collects taxes from the territory, he has a position that cannot be ignored in Zheng Cai's forces.

Opening the account book, Zheng De glanced at the crowd, then at Zheng Cai, who nodded slightly.

Zheng Dedao: "This time we have captured a total of 3000 people. Except for a very small number of leaders of various families, we still have 5 people who have been resettled on islands in Xiamen, Penghu and other places. Each family can recruit fishermen from them. Expand your own strength, and the rest stay on the island to farm, settle down, collect taxes for us, and feed the army."

"In addition, we captured a total of 350 fishing boats, 25 small merchant ships, [-] small warships, [-] medium-sized warships, and two large warships from the Ming Navy Navy. These are ships."

"And we have robbed a total of more than 190 stones of grain and grass, and a total of [-] million taels of silver in various materials and goods,"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a long hiss from the people below, the excitement was beyond words, and everyone wanted to get these goods with red eyes.

Zheng De closed the account book and said loudly: "Our action has greatly shocked the court of the Lu Dynasty. Many generals and celebrities have defected to us. Now we have succeeded in having a population of [-], [-] elite sailors, and other subordinates. With [-] sailors and more than [-] warships, our forces have spread from Zhoushan Island to Quanzhou, Fujian, and other places. Now our strength has directly caught up with the strength of Nan'an Marquis Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Houye at his peak."

The crowd cheered, almost toppling the roof.

Zheng Cai was also supported by the crowd amidst cheers.

Zheng Cai said to Zheng De: "Distribute the spoils to everyone."

Zheng De picked up the account book and continued to clarify the issue of loot distribution that everyone was concerned about.

But Zheng Cai walked to the bedroom in the backyard alone.

Zheng Fu followed.

Zheng Cai squinted her eyes and said, "Has Master Hou's letter arrived?"

Zheng Fudao: "Master Hou's letter came, Master Hou said, the imperial court has appointed you as Lord Jianguo, Admiral of the Navy, let you make persistent efforts to eliminate Zheng Chenggong's navy, and at the same time instigate other people to join the imperial court. Do not disobey any more."

"Okay, how about King Lu?" Zheng Cai asked again.

Zheng Fudao: "The king of Lu is still the same, but his ministers Lu Zhenfei, Zhang Huangyan and others still act on their own, manipulating the court in the name of the king of Lu. They have already captured four counties in Ningbo Prefecture. I got in touch with Zheng Chenggong and helped Zheng Chenggong recruit young men and train soldiers on Nan'ao Island. Zheng Chenggong's strength is growing day by day. Lucky boat."

Zheng Cai frowned, and said fiercely: "We can't let him develop any longer, investigate the details of King Lu's rebel army, and then send them to the Qing army, and let the Qing army hit them hard. When we are ready, we will take it first." Go down to Jinmen, and then send troops to Nan'ao Island to completely wipe out Zheng Chenggong."

Zheng Fu asked: "My lord, what about Zhang Qiang?"

Zheng Cai said with a smile: "With his navy and his Ming army who can't swim, can he climb to my Xiamen Island?"

"Haha" the two looked at each other and smiled.

Zheng Fu finished laughing and said: "This guy overestimated himself and wanted to provoke us. Now he knows how powerful we are. Do you want me to make trouble in his territory again? I heard that the wealth of those rich and squires is relatively rich Yes, it’s just that in the inland stockade farther from the coast, we have the artillery supported by the Portuguese and the Dutch, so we can easily open their stockade and evacuate their property.”

"No, Zhang Qiang's Jinhua Rebel Army is still moving very fast on land. If we go deep into the interior, we will definitely not be able to defeat his Ming Army, so don't bother him. Anyway, we have already taught him a lesson."

Zheng Cai was actually a smart person in history, so he quickly realized that the further he went to the mainland, the greater the gap between him and Zhang Qiang in strength.

Zheng Fu didn't think so, he whispered: "My lord, I heard that he has shrunk the defense line and abandoned all the fifteen or six miles along the coast, imitating the past dynasties and forbidding the sea, and most of the Ming army hid in the sea. The county seat or prefectural city no longer manages the villages in the countryside.”

Zheng Cai looked at him, "Is that guy really so stupid?"

"Think you can avoid being hit by us just by being a coward?"

Zheng Fudao: "That's true, that's what the spy and the scouts said."

Zheng Cai rubbed his chin, "In this case, organize your people and go to the inland to plunder a few more times. You must make others panic and dare not become our enemy."

"Yes, my lord."

"The remaining thing is to ask the old fox Zheng Hongkui what he means, whether to serve Lord Marquis with us, or continue to be a lackey of the Canming court. Why is this man so incapable of recognizing the situation, afraid of the head and tail, and dare not even rob? Playing his banner, but using our banner to harm the coastal areas of Fujian, I really don’t know how the Marquis took a fancy to him.” Zheng Fu said with a smile.

Zheng Cai smiled and said: "He is just because he is the brother of Lord Hou, and he was the first to follow Lord Hou. Otherwise, he would not be what he is today. He is just a scumbag. When I clean up Zheng Chenggong, he will naturally fall into our arms. At that time, give him the treatment of an apartment, and recruit his navy, and he will not say anything."

"Haha, Gao, your lord is wise." Zheng Fu praised Zheng Cai with a smile.

Zheng Cai's happy eyes were narrowed, and his mouth could not be closed. Zheng Hongkui's submissive look appeared in his mind.

Chapter 137 The End of Zheng Cai [-]

In the southern valley, in the middle of the hot and humid forest, a pair of earth gray and light green two-color camouflage tents are inlaid in it, wearing blue and blue soldier uniforms, with the logo of the Jinhua Rebel Army hanging on the shoulder, a small piece of gold on a red background, On the arm is their military rank logo, which is marked in dark green. His military rank can be seen clearly at close range, but it is impossible to know what officer he is at a little distance.

Three thousand militiamen wore the uniforms of the Ming army and served as the troop's heavy soldiers, responsible for transporting supplies, weapons, armor, and taking care of the horses.

The soldiers of the regular army of three thousand firecrackers wore uniforms, and their respective ranks were marked on the uniforms. The lowest was a private first class. A thin bar appeared on their arms, and they carried the newly issued quality assurance Jinhua Rebel Army produced Matchlock guns, each matchlock gun can shoot at least a thousand rounds without cracks, without reducing the power and range, and without blowing up the chamber.

Five hundred cavalry, more than 200 hunting cavalry, and more than 100 scouting cavalry are all hiding here, waiting for the enemy to take the bait.

Three scout cavalry approached the forest from a distant valley path, bringing news from outside.

"Report to the Governor, a wave of pirates has landed in Yuhuan County,"

"How many people are there?" Zhang Qiang asked.

"There are about 100 people."

"Why are there so few?" Xuanyuan Longfei asked.

"My lord, I don't know, other news is being investigated." The scout said.

"Order Ruan Shu and Ruan Wu to guard the county seat, and leave everything alone," Zhang Qiang said to the scouts.

"It's an adult."

"Go back, mobilize your troops, investigate and patrol the coast, and don't let the enemy take advantage of you." Zhang Qiang said to Xuanyuan Longfei and Du Ge.