Southern Ming, my destiny is too abstract

Chapter 125 Tell Geng Jimao that the Crown Prince of Ming and the national surname are here

Simingzhou (Xia Island) and Wuzhou (Jin Island) are not far from Fujian.

But for Dai Qing, these few miles of land were like an insurmountable chasm.

After the disastrous defeat in the attack on Jinmen and Xiamen last year, Dai Qing was helpless against Zheng Yanping and could only follow the strategy proposed by Huang Wu, a general of the Zheng family who came to surrender.

The border was moved and the sea was closed, cutting off the food supply and funds for the Zheng army.

The three provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong jointly cracked down on private trade along the coast and cut off the grain and salt supplies that Zheng's army obtained from the inland.

Therefore, even the two islands of Kinmen and Xiamen, which had no worries about war, were constantly busy sending out ships to look for places to purchase food and supplies.

And when Koxinga ignored the opposition and attacked Yizhou on his own.

Jinxia, ​​which was already short of food, was suddenly in chaos.

Many people thought that Koxinga was going to abandon the coastal areas and flee overseas.

Generals such as Zheng Taihongxu, who were corrupt in maritime trade, immediately stood together and opposed Koxinga.

If it weren't for Koxinga's prestige for more than ten years, Zheng Tai and his companions would have long ago established their own independent regimes, just like when Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and the Zheng family was in civil strife.

As the war in Yizhou got into trouble.

Zheng Tai took the lead in refusing to provide the already limited food for the war in Yizhou.

News came from Yizhou that Yizhou did not have the vast farmland and fertile land that He Bin had said.

Even the civil and military officials who stood on Koxinga's side began to oppose Koxinga, who had lost two of three battles.

Even in private, many people urged Prince Lu to succeed the throne as regent.

Zheng Jing and Chen Yonghua suppressed all dissenting opinions purely by force.

An ordinary day in August.

The atmosphere on the two islands was tense. When they saw the fleet coming from Penghu, all the generals and military officers were in awe.

Civil and military officials in the southeast looked at the flag of the General on the ship.

There were many different opinions.

Did Koxinga give up Yizhou?

Didn’t Chen Yonghua say that Koxinga felt that Iju was not feasible and wanted to continue attacking Luzon to establish military farms?
Whenever Koxinga loses a battle, he will enforce military law strictly and kill people to establish his authority. Who is this time?

Will Zheng Tai and Zhang Huangyan surrender?

Damn, are the Ming armies on the Jinmen and Xiamen islands going to fight again?

Everyone knew that after Koxinga's defeat in Yizhou, people would panic again.

Not to mention the generals of various towns who wanted to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, and Zhang Huangyan who did not have enough troops to resist.

Zheng Tai and his group, who are secretly separated and independent, will definitely try to seize power.

However, it was beyond everyone's expectations.

The returning fleet did not dock at the Jinmen and Xiamen Islands.

Instead, it stopped between the two islands.

Koxinga neither saw the Crown Prince who came to greet him nor did he see Zheng Tai who was on guard.

Just stay at sea.

The two islands were on the verge of a war, and the smell of gunpowder spread over the sea surface of more than ten miles.

Many officials did not sleep all night.

Before the sky even turned bright, everyone was stunned.

Some civil and military officials who were hastily awakened rubbed their eyes and watched in disbelief as the fleet sailed towards Haicheng under the moonlight.

"Lord Guoxing, have you surrendered to the Qing?"

……

"The tide is coming in."

Zheng Yanping waved his hand and said: "Enter Haimen, go straight to Haicheng, and destroy the Qing army's ships."

When the Haicheng garrison commander was awakened, he was still puzzled: "The Guoxing thieves are attacking Yizhou."

"Where did the Jinxia Ming army get the courage to launch a surprise attack on Haicheng?"

However, when he climbed up to the city gate and saw the countless ships in the thick morning fog, he instantly woke up.

He anxiously asked the deputy general, "Have the chains on the river been pulled up?"

The deputy general nodded and said, "I have already ordered it to be raised."

But when the enemy ship approached, the Haicheng garrison commander saw it clearly and doubts arose again.

"Those aren't Ming army ships. They're so tall and huge. They're Western ships."

Before he finished speaking, the Haicheng garrison commander, still believing that the Dutch ships were friends rather than enemies, began firing at Haicheng County.

The deafening sound of artillery fire suddenly awakened the entire bay.

Dense artillery shells directly covered the nearby Fuhu City.

Even through the thick fog, the Haicheng defender could still see that the fortifications on the Fuhu city wall were smashed in an instant.

A large section of Fuhu's city wall was knocked down.

Haicheng was also suppressed instantly.

Fu Cheng, the garrison commander, hurried down from the tower and issued repeated orders: "Order the ships in the river to sail upstream."

"Ride as fast as you can to Zhangzhou to inform Lord Haicheng that the Ming rebels are leading a large army to attack. Haicheng is difficult to defend. Send reinforcements immediately."

While giving orders, the Haicheng garrison commander forced the Green Camp soldiers to climb onto the city wall and open fire back.

Without waiting for him to summon the Green Camp soldiers to prepare to defend against the enemy.

Then we heard the sound of a large-scale fighting outside the city.

After a while, the captain stationed at the river port outside the city suddenly came to report in a panic: "General."

"The enemy is strong and they are suppressing us with artillery."

"Then we will send out three thousand elite troops and countless brave generals to attack our ships on the river. Taking advantage of the fog, we will set fire to the warships built at the river port."

Upon hearing this, the Haicheng garrison commander's blood boiled instantly. He grabbed the captain who had reported the news and demanded in a stern voice, "How can the Ming bandits defeat us in a land battle?"

"The Guoxing traitor's Iron Man Army was completely annihilated in Nandu. Where did he get his elite troops and generals?"

Qian Zong wanted to cry but had no tears: "I don't know either."

"They are truly formidable generals. Their marching and charging are something I've only seen in the Shaanxi-Gansu Green Camp."

"Their firearms are even more powerful than those of the troops of the Prince of Jingnan and the Prince of Pingnan, and their soldiers charge into battle even more powerfully than the Green Camp of Shaanxi and Gansu."

"The little ones can't even hold out for one round."

"They rushed to the riverbank and attacked with firearms, burning the ships on the river."

The commander of Haicheng almost fainted.

Last year, Jinmen and Xiamen suffered a great defeat, and all the ships along the coast of Daiqing were destroyed.

This was because Duke Haicheng and the governors of various provinces wrote to the court, asking the court to allocate funds for the construction of new ships.

That's five or six hundred thousand taels of silver.

The ships on the river that had not been repaired were burned by the Ming bandits.

Not to mention him, even Haicheng Gong Huang Wu would be punished.

The Haicheng defender ignored the danger on the city wall and climbed up to the top of the city wall again under the hail of bullets.

However, the blazing flames that stretched for miles in the fog instantly extinguished his last glimmer of hope.

When the commander of Haicheng was still in despair, the deputy commander spoke directly and made him fall into the abyss.

"General, the Ming army has surrounded Haicheng."

Half an hour later.

Zhu Cixuan met the surrendered Haicheng garrison commander.

The Fujian region is mostly populated by pirates and merchants who frequently jump around, and it is common for them to surrender repeatedly when they see the situation getting worse.

Moreover, because Zheng Yanping's military discipline was strict, many people shaved their heads and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.
For example, Huang Wu of Zhangzhou was charged with the crime of losing troops in Jieyang and was appointed to guard Haicheng.

In a rage, he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, dug up Zheng Yanping's ancestral grave, and proposed a vicious plan to relocate the border.

The Haicheng garrison commander looked at the young people led by Zheng Yanping in surprise.

Still guessing his identity.

Zhu Cixuan had already spoken, introducing himself: "I will let you go back."

"Go back to Zhangzhou and go to Fuzhou to tell the pseudo-Qing Jingnan Prince."

"Let Geng Jimao tell the pseudo-Qing court."

"Yundian and the others didn't trap me."

"I, the Yongli Crown Prince Zhu Cixuan of the Ming Dynasty and the Ming Guoxing Chenggong are in the southeast, waiting for Geng Jimao to arrive."

Release the stunned Haicheng defender.

Zhu Cixuan looked at Zheng Yanping, who could hardly contain his excitement.

"The generals of Jin and Xiamen refuse to accept the imperial surname."

"I am here to stand up for the country, and I am here to support you and give you courage."

(End of this chapter)