Chapter 578: The miserable victory and dispersion

The city of Zhangzhou quickly became quiet, and the artillery inside and outside caused the Ming army to be defeated and fled. In any aspect of this battle, the Huazhou army won a great victory. However, no matter whether it was Lin Mengchu who led the soldiers down from the ship or Yang Shitou who was at the city gate, there was no trace of joy on his face.

The sight of the Ming army was full of casualties. Although the bloody smell was blown away by the sea breeze, the smell was still disgusting. Although there were many casualties caused by artillery bombardment, the deaths of the Ming army were more trampling and slashing each other. When escaping, because the formation was too dense at the beginning, the distance between people was too close, and the speed could not be increased at all. There were people blocking each other in front of them.

Listening to the whistling of shells in the sky and watching the people around me fall down in large numbers, I don’t care about some things. Many people draw their swords and slash their companions in front of me in order to fight a way out.

If you take out a knife, no one will be left alone. The battlefield just now is like a pot of porridge, killing each other and trampling when escaping, everything is terrible. The number of deaths of the Ming army must be at least three times that of the number of deaths of the Huazhou army. The tactics of new artillery and artillery have been used on the battlefield, achieving amazing results.

Under the escort of the 300 musketeers behind him, Lin Mengchu traveled through the battlefield that looked like Shura Hell and came to Zhangzhou City. An officer had already gone to Zhangzhou City to mobilize civilians Ding Zhuang to come out to carry the corpses and sprinkle lime water. The weather was hot, and so many corpses could easily cause major epidemics.

Yang Shitou sat on the cannon stand, looking dumbfounded as the people around him transporting the bodies. The Ming army's corpse was thrown directly in the center and waited for burning. The Huazhou army's corpse was identified by the officers and had to be registered before they could be cremated. Looking at the soldiers and officers under his command, they all went from being lively, but at this time they turned into cold corpses. It was not a good thing to put on anyone.

However, there is another reason for Yang Shitou's depressedness. Although he won a big victory this time, the casualties were too great in the battle in Huazhou. The firearms and equipment of the Huazhou army rarely fell into hand-to-hand combat, so the casualties exchange ratio has not been high. In this battle under the city, the power of the muskets was fully exerted, and it was actually suppressed by the opponent's rattan soldiers. The Huazhou army, which had 5,000 people inside and outside the city, was only less than 3,000 left, and many teams were disabled. Although the Ming army in Fujian was also seriously injured in the vitality, the price paid by Huazhou was really painful.

This is because Yang Shitou was too arrogant and thought that the Huazhou army was invincible. He could even go to the Ming army without the use of artillery to shoot first, and directly lined up to go out of the city to start fighting. However, he did not expect that in the end, the artillery helped them a lot, and this was the battle.

Seeing Yang Shitou's appearance, Lin Mengchu didn't know what to say, so she could only speak with a deep look on her face and said seriously:

"Mr. Guardian, on the battlefield, there were originally deaths and injuries, so there is no need to be too sad!"

Hearing Lin Mengchu's comforting words, Yang Shitou's mouth moved, and he seemed to want to say something, but finally sighed and said nothing.

When Deng Minyue was halfway through, he knew that this big defeat and the guilt of Zhangzhou's fall, he had no reason to be fine. He thought about it and his family was also a martial family in Fujian. If he ran away, he would probably have a large family. When he was about to enter Fuzhou, he would wipe his neck with a knife and let the death go to rest, which would be considered a disaster for his family.

Originally, when the local army went to war, there were civil servants leading the troops and eunuchs' military supervisors. However, this time everyone was very confident. They thought that with such a great advantage, they would not fail to come back. Besides, the general of Fujian led the troops. In addition to the governor, there were no civil servants in Fujian Province who could suppress the scene. The eunuchs in the military supervisor were unwilling to leave the city. Anyway, the meritorious contribution would not be missing.

Both sides had their names, but they did not expect that such a result. The eunuch in the military inspector was so anxious that he seemed to be an ant on the hot pan, but the governor was relatively relaxed. Now, for him, there seemed to be no other way out except for dismissal from office and being dismissed from office and being punished, so he was much more calm, writing the documents for the defeat in the battle there, and preparing to send them to the capital through a fast horse.

Although the eunuch of the military supervisor is of low rank, he is very good at speaking and can speak to the governor. He can't come up with any ideas on his own, so he simply went straight to the governor's office with gifts and showed his scoundrel ability to be a low-ranking eunuch back then, and insisted on asking the governor to come up with an idea.

At this point, what other ideas should I have to do? But since I already understood my fate, the Fujian Governor was indeed calm and had a very good attitude. He just asked with a smile:

"Father-in-law, do you know Yizhou?"

The eunuch was stunned and thought to himself how to ask about this. The Fujian officialdom has gained a lot of cheap money from the sea. Rich officials can directly invest in the maritime trade. Unpopular officials collect benefits every year when the poor in Fujian go to Yizhou. They have oil and water to get.

Of course, the level of the governor of Fujian and this eunuch is actually some business names under their name. These business names have branches in Beigang, Yizhou. Beigang here is the Taipei of later generations. When his subordinates traveled between Fujian and Yizhou, they naturally brought the news from there. So these people are not unfamiliar with Yizhou, but there is a purpose in the Ming Dynasty's officialdom, that is, it is better to have less things than more things.

Looking at the prosperity of Yizhou, it is not that no one in Fujian has ever had bad intentions, such as robbery and other activities. However, seeing the fierce pirates and giant bandits in the past, and the Japanese pirates and merchants who seemed like wild animals were honestly trading in Yizhou, you know that this is a hot trouble and cannot be easily touched.

Since they cannot touch it, they have to rely on the other party to make money, so they simply keep silent to avoid reporting to the court. The court will make a big move and cut off its own financial path.

"Our family in Yizhou knows that the governor is joking. There are several industries in Yizhou Beigang, you and I have. But what does this defeat in Zhangzhou have to do with Yizhou!"

"Dadfather, the military academy that came back this time said that the ones who fought against them were not Franjibians at all, they were all Chinese. These people were wearing armor and their weapons were not the guards of the Ming Dynasty, nor were they the means of those pirates and bandits, and there were giant ships and ships..."

Hearing this, the tea bowl in the eunuch's hand had fallen to the ground and said in a trembling voice:

"Yizhou, Yizhou has rebelled!"

Everyone who travels to Yizhou knows that Yizhou's regiment training system has an extremely powerful navy, and also knows that Yizhou is only the so-called jurisdiction of Huazhou, and there are several territory belonging to Yizhou in the South Ocean. Such powerful force is not under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. This kind of force is next to Fujian. Officials from all over Fujian are worried and afraid that Yizhou will rebel, because there is a judgment in their hearts that as long as Yizhou starts war, Fujian cannot resist at all. However, although Yizhou has strong force, it has not made any major moves.

After so long, Fujian officials have been wishful thinking, and they can only think that Yizhou is just a harmless force, and there is no danger around them, and they are willing to be an ostrich burying their heads in the sand.

But when he heard the governor talk about this situation, all his worries and fears arise. The eunuch in the military finally realized that at this time, there was probably no way to think about it.

"Governor, this matter is very serious. Judging from the methods of the central government today, there is no mercy for forgiveness of my mercy. How are you going to prepare for this?"

When the governor heard this, he stopped talking. He picked up the tea bowl and took a sip. After a long time, he looked at the eunuch who was already anxious to jump up and said leisurely:

"The salary of this official family is unbearable. It is better to run his own industry. It is also a pleasure. It is convenient for me to be with my family and relatives."

Hearing his words, the eunuch was stunned, his expression on his face changed a lot. It was only after a while that he laughed hoarsely, as if he had put down some burden, and he also said with a smile:

"After entering the palace, our family was alone and didn't have so much concern."

Both sides looked at each other and laughed haha. The eunuch stood up and clasped his fists, but did a manner of civilians and left straight.

After the defeat in Zhangzhou, the defeated soldiers either fled to Guangdong or towards Fuzhou. Several defense gaps appeared around Zhangzhou City. To put it bluntly, it was okay for the Huazhou army to occupy most of Fujian, but no one paid attention to those places in the mountains.

The soldiers fled, and officials from all over the country were panicked and stood on their posts tremblingly, hoping that the governor could come up with an idea. However, ten days after the defeat, the governor of Fujian suddenly disappeared. No matter where he looked, there was another thing that was not noticeable, that was, the eunuchs of the military supervisors of Fuzhou Camp also disappeared.

The governor of the Fujian Provincial Government Office knew something in his heart. While sending him to Nanjing and the capital to deliver letters, he cursed in his heart, but on the other hand, he also began to send his relatives and family out. A senior official from Fujian, who has no property in Yizhou?
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