Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

Zuo Maodi's settlement in the south of the Yangtze River was originally a temporary measure. At this time, he saw that Zhu Youjian was getting better and better.

There is even news that the reason why they are not taking action is to accumulate strength.

Compare it to the intrigues of the Jiangnan court...

Seeing Zheng's fleet dispatching one after another.

Zuo Maodi's heart shifted.

At this moment, he just wanted to ask what happened to the emperor?

On one side is the old emperor who has been loyal to him for more than ten years, and on the other side is the new emperor who has been on the throne for less than four months.

What's more, Zuo Maodi was not reused by the Fu Dynasty court.

As a result, Zuo Maodi inevitably began to yearn for Zhu Youjian's court appearance.

……

"Come on, get out! Get out!"

Zuo Maodi gave a loud order, asking the soldiers to row the boat backwards and exit the water pass.

Who knows, right now!

Just listen to Chen Hongfan yell:

"Quick, quick, rush in, the floodgates are about to close!"

When Chen Hongfan roared, the soldiers, who were already frightened, rowed the oars with all their strength, and the speed of the boat doubled instantly!

The ship on which the two deputy envoys were traveling followed Zuo Maodi's vehicle.

Chen Hongfan's boat came up with one end.

"Bang!"

The bow of the ship hit the butt of Zuo Maodi's car.

Immediately, the boat Zuo Maodi was riding was knocked a long way away.

One official lost his footing and plunged into the water.

The sailors and soldiers on the ship were staggering around.

Even though Zuo Maodi was supervising the military and was used to riding on ships, his whole body swayed and he almost fell.

"you!"

Zuo Maodi was furious and was about to be scolded.

\"Click, squeak, squeak!\"

Who knows, at this moment, the government officials at the top of the city worked together to twist the heavy winch, and the water gate slowly closed.

"Stupid! Confused!"

Zuo Maodi angrily pointed at Chen Hongfan's nose and cursed!

This Chen Hongfan is really too timid!

This is the time to ask people what happened!

Boating on the river is no better than on land. Once Zheng's fleet goes far away, it will be difficult to catch up with them!

The latter looked disapproving.

nonsense!

Damn it, if I don’t rush in, if I am killed by the rebels, then my death will not be in vain!

You old boy, didn’t you see how frightened the soldiers at the top of the city were?

The soldiers in Yangzhou, which had just been ravaged by Gao Jie, were already frightened. How could they dare to become enemies of the Zheng family?

Once he is caught by the Zheng family, he hopes that these shrimp soldiers and crabs will save him——

Go dream!

……

The rushing fleet is indeed owned by the Zheng family.

However, the leader of the team was not Zheng Hongkui, the first-generation leader of the Zheng family, but Zheng Sen, the second-generation leader of the Zheng family.

Zheng Sen took Zheng Zhilong's troop deployment order, faked the order, took away [-] ships, and headed north.

Along the way, they relied on the Zheng family's reputation to collect ships and recruit troops.

With the name of the Zheng family, even though Zheng Sen can't afford much cash.

However, with his empty promises, he still gained a lot!

Even - as long as Zheng Sen opens his mouth, no one dares to refuse...

At this time, Zheng Sen's fleet, not counting the hundred sand ships allocated to Zheng Hongkui, already had more than 800 large and small ships.

The number of troops exceeded [-].

With such a fleet size, even the red-haired Dutchman, a sea coachman, would not dare to stroke his beard!

Of course, Zheng Sen's fleet is just an empty frame.

Except for a few elite members of the Zheng family, most of them are just a mob...

……

Zheng Sen should have gone straight up the coast.

He entered the Yangtze River inland to deliver a ship to his fourth father, Zheng Hongkui, who was guarding Zhenjiang.

Zheng Sen still wants to give those one hundred sand ships...

Zheng Sen is not a fool.

He pretended to pass the order and took away the clan's ship. The old man would not be able to pass that test.

So, he needs a middleman...

This person is Zheng Hongkui!

Even if my old man becomes furious when he finds out, with the advice of his fourth father, a "cultured man", the old man's anger will always be smaller...

(Sorry, the ranking of Zheng Hongkui was wrongly calculated earlier and has been corrected.)

Unexpectedly, Zheng Sen deliberately took a detour, and after arriving at the Zhenjiang Yamen, there was no trace of his fourth father.

As for the clan members who stayed behind, they didn’t know what the fourth father was doing.

They only said: "The general took all the ships and went to the west along the river. He said it would be half a month at a time, or he would be back in a month at a time." ’

Seeing that Zheng Hongkui had taken away all the fleet, Zheng Sen deliberately left a hundred sand ships and headed north directly.

I'm also afraid that something will happen to my fourth father...

Without the advice of a cultural man like Zheng Hongkui, the old man’s violent temper would have forced him to come after him personally and skin him!

The most urgent thing is to talk to Fourth Dad first!

Zheng Sen did not dare to delay, so he immediately led his army up the river without going to the north.

That's what happened now.

……

Zheng Sen stood tall and sat on the bow of the ship, worrying about where his fourth father, Zheng Hongkui, had gone.

Suddenly, on the right side of the river, there was a fleet flying the flag of the imperial envoy.

"Hey, by the way, if you ask someone from Fu Dynasty's court, you can always know where the fourth father has gone, right?"

Zheng Sen slapped his thigh, thinking about it.

He immediately ordered the fleet to approach the river near Yangzhou.

However, as soon as the mighty Zheng family fleet approached, the land of Yangzhou, which was afraid of being plundered by Gao Jie, turned into a mess.

The closing of the water gate allowed the two envoys Zuo Maodi and Chen Hongfan to escape from the Yangtze River and enter the safe canal.

Oh, and there were also some officials who were on the same boat with these two people.

But Ma Shaoyu and the remaining fleet and officials were blocked by the Zheng family's fleet.

"Come here, bring me the leading official!"

Zheng Sen was so proud that he ordered his subordinates.

Ever since Nanjing became independent, Zheng Sen had looked down upon the Fu Dynasty Hall, and therefore had a bit of contempt for those envoys bearing the name of Emperor Hongguang.

And the soldiers of the Zheng family...

Zheng Zhilong traveled across the sea, and the soldiers who followed the Zheng family were more like private armies under the banner of the imperial court than the navy of the Ming Dynasty.

As the saying goes, there are soldiers like the generals you have!

Zheng Zhilong is lawless, and the soldiers of the Zheng family are naturally not fuel-efficient lamps.

Soon, they saw Zheng family soldiers grabbing a group of "dressed beasts" and boarding Zheng Sen's ship.

Zheng Sen's ship is a new type of warship built by the Zheng family based on the Fu Ship and absorbing the advantages of Dutch ships.

Call it: Big Bird Boat.

This kind of ship retains China's unique watertight cabin design, making it more survivable at sea.

At the same time, another deck was laid on top of the original deck. If so, there would be nine artillery firing holes on one side.

The largest Big Bird ship is equipped with 24 Hongyi cannons and more than 30 large and small auxiliary artillery pieces.

Based on the drawing of the British Peter Mundy in 1637, the restored picture of the Big Bird Ship, pay attention to the bow, the pointed body and the square head, is unique to China.

(Big Bird Ship: After Kangxi occupied Taiwan, he ordered it to be dismantled in 1687, and only ten of them were retained. They were used by the navy for trading in the first two years. In 1689, they were transferred to the navy and used as rewards for Ryukyu and other dependent countries. It was a shocking weapon at the time. In 1700, it was completely dismantled and banned.)