Chapter 113 Opening of Port
When Shi Lang led his troops to Yuyao, he found that the gates around Yuyao City had been removed.
Shi Lang, who was extremely suspicious, believed that the Ming army was planning to empty the city and did not enter the city immediately.
Otherwise, if they enter the city rashly, the Ming army will definitely suffer heavy losses when they enter the city.
He finally escaped from the clutches of Zheng's clutches and defected to the Qing court. Naturally, he regarded his personal life as more important than anything else.
You can earn money slowly, but if your head is gone, it will be completely done.
Shi Lang immediately decided to send a sergeant to investigate and find out the truth.
It took a long time before Shi Lang came to a conclusion from the fragmented information that the Ming army had evacuated Yuyao.
He was surprised and delighted.
What was shocked that Zheng Chenggong had become so determined that he would never defend the city on the land. What was happy that he could win a great contribution without any effort.
Of course, when he talked to the court, he fought bloody battles regardless of his personal life and death, and took Yuyao back from the Ming thief!
After confirming that there were no Ming troops in Yuyao City, Shi Lang proudly rode a tall horse into the city.
There was a bloody smell in the city, and the blood in some places had not dried yet.
However, Shi Lang didn't care at all. He had seen many lives and deaths in his life. In his opinion, a general's success was reasonable and normal.
Shi Lang led his troops to the county government office and was shocked when he saw a Beijing Temple in front of the screen wall.
Look at the number of people in this person is at least thousands, right?
They should be all the Green Camp soldiers under General Zhang Youfang.
This chapter is too incompetent and he doesn't even have the ability to resist and is completely at slaughter.
However, this is a good thing for Shi Lang.
He could call these Qing army green camps the heads of the Ming army. The only thing that was a little troublesome was the braids on the heads of these Qing soldiers.
Well, it needs to be handled briefly.
The easiest way is naturally to cut off your braids and shave your hair.
In this way, when seeking credit from the Qing court, it can be said that transportation is convenient for shaving your hair, otherwise the bun will occupy space and it will easily hide dirt.
However, the number of this troupe was still a little small, and Shi Lang immediately ordered the Qing soldiers to capture some Yuyao people to kill Liang and defeat the merits.
People's lives in troubled times are as cheap as grass.
In Shi Lang's mind, the lives of these people are no different from those of pigs and dogs, and they are all the main reasons for his promotion.
The only thing that made Shi Lang a little unhappy was that the city gates everywhere were destroyed by the Ming army.
This way, he always felt uneasy.
What if the Ming army kills another shot back?
Wasn't his situation worse than Zhang Youfang at that time?
It was impossible to repair the city gate in a short period of time, so Shi Lang had to order the soldiers to carry stones to block the city gate.
Although they can't get out in this way, they can't get in, which is a good idea.
Unexpectedly, his first battle when he came out was so easy, he inexplicably took the credit into his hands.
I have to thank Lang Tingzuo for this.
Shi Lang was very grateful that the Governor could think of Shi Lang at a critical moment.
He did not forget to dig the well when he drank water, and Shi Lang was also preparing to say a few words to Lang Tingzuo in his memorial to the Qing court to share his contributions.
As for pursuing the Ming army, Shi Lang had never thought about it.
First of all, his navy is still under construction, and it is impossible for the existing ships to catch up with the Ming army's Clippers.
Second, what can I do if I catch up with it? Zheng Chenggong has strong ships and cannons, and Shi Lang has no confidence in defeating the Ming army at sea.
He needs time, at least he will build the Qing Navy into a 50-5 match with the Ming Navy before he will take the initiative!
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After Zheng Chenggong led the navy back to Shuangyu, he was a little exhausted both physically and mentally.
So what if you break a city and a pool? In the end, you still have to take the initiative to withdraw.
The consequence of sticking to Yuyao is to trap yourself in the city.
Although he knew that this was the most correct way, Zheng Chenggong still felt a little unwilling.
Alas, if the Battle of the Yangtze River can successfully capture Nanjing, everything may be different. At least it will be extremely shocked to the Eastern Barbarians. The heroes of Jiangnan will rise up after seeing this scene, right?
One step is wrong, every step is wrong. Now they can only look for opportunities in the sea alone.
Seeing Zheng Chenggong's lonely expression, Zhang Huangyan smiled and comforted, "Damu, don't be discouraged. At least we still gain something this time. Not only did we kill Zhang Youfang, the evil dog, avenged the soldiers of Siming Mountain, but also brought back many people who were interested in the Ming Dynasty. With people, everything will be hopeful."
Zheng Chenggong was stunned. What Zhang Huangyan said was indeed reasonable. They did not get nothing in this battle.
At least they brought back thousands of people, and these are all hopes.
By the time these people cultivated the island, they could at least provide some of the food, alleviating the pressure of the Ming army to eat up.
"This time I attacked Yuyao, I heard news that Shi Lang was hurrying to build a warship and wanted to create a navy that could be fought."
After thinking about it carefully, Zhang Huangyan still shared the news he received with Zheng Chenggong.
Zheng Chenggong didn't care much.
"Shi Lang? The Luting Court is really no one to use it, so you can use such a waste."
Zheng Chenggong sneered: "Not to mention giving him a navy that is worth fighting, even if he gives him ten, he can't beat me."
Zhang Huang sighed: "Damu, self-confidence is a good thing, but you can't be too arrogant. Behind Shi Lang is the support of the entire imperial court. How many shipbuilders are there in Nanjing alone? These are the people who built Western treasure ships for the eunuchs of Sanbao back then."
All the ships Zheng He voyage to the West were built by the Longjiang Shipyard.
Those giant ships are several times larger than today's large blessed ships, which is enough to show that these craftsmen are superb.
Nowadays, even if their descendants do not have the skills of their ancestors, there is no problem in building some lucky boats.
Even if Shi Lang is not good, he can still control the basic naval battles.
"Brother Cangshui, don't worry, I know it."
Zheng Chenggong smiled, pulled Zhang Huangyan forward, and said as he walked: "I am going to rebuild a dock here to dock merchant ships."
"oh?"
Zhang Huangyan said: "Damu, do you want to reopen the port?"
Zheng Chenggong nodded and said, "Borrowing merchant ships alone is not enough to maintain the huge expenses of the army, so we still have to open a port. Only when the caravan is willing to station here for supplies can we collect taxes to subsidize the army."
Zhang Huangyan said with some concern: "It's good to open a port, but Damu, have you ever thought that there are many people on the merchant ships? What if the situation of Shuangyu is revealed and Shi Lang has the bottom line in his mind to lead his troops to invade?"
Zheng Chenggong smiled and said, "Of course, everyone can't let them stay in Hong Kong. I have a relationship, and basically the names of Fusang are all from Fusang."
Zhang Huangyan suddenly realized how he had forgotten the relationship between the Zheng family in Fusang.
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Chapter completed!