The soldiers who had been guarding the side for a long time rushed out when they heard the sound and held down the messenger sent by Zheng Xi.

The envoy was dumbfounded and glared at Zheng Jing angrily: "Little prince! You disobey the king, this is rebellion! ”

"Push it out! Slashed! Zheng Jing said angrily.

"Zheng Jing! You rebel who disobeys the king! You don't have to die well! When the messenger was pushed out, he cursed and screamed.

Zheng Jing watched the back of the envoy, and suddenly slapped his palm on the table, slapping a crack in the hard mahogany table: "Father! If you are unkind to the child, don't blame the child for being unkind to you! Someone! ”

Hong Xu, Feng Xifan, Cai Zheng and Wang Xiuqi and other cronies poured into the lobby: "May I ask what the little prince commands?" ”

"Everyone! You say, my father wants Zheng to die, can Zheng sit still and wait for death? I, Zheng Jing, am the prince of Yanping County! It is reasonable and legal to take over the throne! Zheng Jing roared angrily.

"That's right! The little prince is the son of the world! After the prince ascends to heaven, you are our prince! Feng Xifan said with a smirk.

Zheng Jing's eyes showed a fierce light and shouted: "Today we will kill the person sent by Zheng Xi to kill Zheng!" ”

Besides, the more than ten good hands sent by Zheng Xi outside were standing at the gate of the Yanping County Palace, and some people already felt that something was wrong. They were about to turn around and flee, when a loud roar suddenly came from inside the mansion, and Feng Xifan, the head of Zheng Jing's guard, rushed out of the mansion with more than 200 personal soldiers and surrounded Zheng Xi's people.

"Brethren! We can't run away today! Kill! One of Zheng's soldiers shouted.

Feng Xifan pointed to Zheng Xi's people: "The people sent by Zheng Xi to assassinate the little prince will not be left!" Kill! ”

Zheng Jing's own soldiers rushed forward and fought with Zheng Zheng's people. Although Zheng Zheng sent a group of good soldiers, they were outnumbered, and in the blink of an eye, more than a dozen Zheng Zheng's soldiers all fell in a pool of blood.

"Bang" a cloud of fireworks rose in the direction of the seaside.

Feng Xifan was startled by the sudden sound, raised his head, and just saw a brilliant firework blooming in the sky. He was taken aback: "Not good! Zheng raided the thief and his accomplices! ”

Zheng Jing got Feng Xifan's report, but laughed out loud: "This king has long expected that Zheng Xi will not let us go!" He knew that this king would definitely not obey his father's orders, so he led his troops to attack Xiamen! Hahaha! Everything was expected by Mr. Wan! Go, follow the king to Gulangyu Point Jiangtai! ”

On Xiamen Island, Zheng Jing's army was like a great enemy, and in the naval division, all the warships pulled anchor Yang Fan; On the shore of the battery, the gunners stood on the edge of the gun emplacement, and behind the low wooden fence on the seashore, stood a group of spearmen and archers. The Tiger Squat Cannon, which was specially designed to kill soldiers, was reloaded, and the muzzle of the black hole was aimed at the beach.

Zheng Jing took his own soldiers, crossed the sea, arrived at Gulangyu Island on the other side of Xiamen, and climbed to the commanding heights of the Dianjiangtai, which is today's Sunshine Rock, with a bird's-eye view of the Jinxia sea area.

"Zheng raids the thief! You're here! Seeing the dense array of large and small ships on the sea not far away, Zheng Jing sneered.

In Xiamen Port, a group of large and small warships flying the banner of Zheng Jiajun came out of the naval division Dazhai; Opposite the open sea. A group of large and small warships that also flew the banner of the Zheng family army pounced on them with murderous spirit.

"Boom" The cannon roared on the sea, the white smoke was filled, and the large warships of the Zheng Jiajun and the large warships of the Zheng Jiajun launched a fierce artillery battle, and the shells continued to whistle and fall in the sea. Columns of milky white water rose up. The small boats of both sides charged at each other, trying to kill the larger ships, either attacking with fire or boarding the enemy ships with broadside jumpers.

Zheng Xi is worthy of being an experienced veteran. The ability to flexibly use wind direction and current conditions keeps your fleet in an advantageous position. And Zheng Jing's confidant general Wang Xiuqi is much less experienced. In real history, Zheng Jingjing was difficult, because Liu Guoxuan, who was brave and good at fighting, was on Zheng Jing's side. This made Zheng Jing gain the upper hand over Zheng Zheng. But now Zheng Jing has no generals around him who can skillfully command the sailors, and as a result, from the noon fierce battle, it was dark, and Zheng Jingshui was defeated by Zheng Raid.

"On the water, we are not the opponent of the Zheng raiders!" Zheng Jing shouted, "Hurry up and send the order down, let the warship retreat to the range of the battery!" If the Zheng raiders want to land, they will bombard them with batteries! ”

"Lord Wang, our sailors have been defeated, we are trapped on the isolated island of Xiamen and cannot move, it is very unfavorable for us to continue to develop like this! Sooner or later, we will be trapped to death by Zheng Zheng! It's better to let the sailor attack overnight and sneak attack Zheng! Hong Xu offered advice.

Zheng Jingyu hesitated, not knowing whether to agree or not.

"Lord Wang!" Vance stepped forward and said, "Our army must not attack!" The sailors competed not only in the size and number of ships, but also in the rational use of wind direction and currents. Our sailor is no match for the Zheng raiders! You can only fight under the protection of the battery, and you can't attack easily! If he attacks and destroys all the sailors, Zheng will be even more unscrupulous! ”

"your ma's!" Hong Xu roared, stepped forward and grabbed Wan Sitong's collar, stared at the blood-red eyes and roared, "You scholar who can only talk on paper, will you fight in the end?" If you listen to you, you will only mistake our army! The Zheng raiders besieged us, and they were able to obtain iron ammunition and food, and the food grown on our island was simply not enough! If we consume it for a long time, we can't consume Zheng Raid Thief! ”

Vance Tong gently pushed away Hong Xu's dirty hands: "General Hong! We can afford to drag it, can Zheng Xi afford it? Isn't he worried that his Dongfan Island will be attacked by Zheng Cong? Therefore, he thought that Zheng Xi would attack and observe for a few days, and he would definitely attack with all his might! When the time comes, we will consume the strength of his land division, and we will be able to take the opportunity to counterattack Dongfan Island! ”

Zheng Jing asked: "But our sailors can't defeat that thief, so how can we counterattack Dongfan Island?" ”

Vance shook his fan and smiled: "Our sailors can't beat that thief, but if some of the sailors in the north and south of the Yangtze River come back, they will be able to defeat Zheng Zheng!" General Sightseeing (Liu Guoxuan) has always been loyal to the prince, as long as the news of Xiamen spreads, General Liu will inevitably lead troops to rescue! ”

"Lord Wang, even if General Liu doesn't come, it's a big deal for us to ask for help from the other side, and then we will agree to their conditions." Feng Xifan pointed to the Qing army camp opposite and whispered in Zheng Jing's ear.

Who knew that Zheng Jing was furious, staring at Feng Xifan with blood-red eyes and roaring, "Shut up! Let this king surrender to the Tartars? Even if this king dies in battle, he will not surrender to the Tartars! The Tartars have harmed the grandparents of this king, and they have a blood feud with my Zheng family! Even if this revenge cannot be avenged, it cannot be surrendered to them! ”

Zheng Jing was actually a bloody person, and in real history, he resolutely refused to surrender to the Qing court when he was alive. Someone's novel. A certain TV series black Zheng Jing said that Wang Shi wanted to recover Taiwan, and Zheng Jing did not hesitate to ask foreigners for help in order to split the country, and betrayed the country to seek glory only for Taiwan. And the real history is that the Qing court asked the Dutch for help in order to eliminate the Zheng family, and even did not hesitate to cede Taiwan to the Dutch in exchange for the support of the Dutch! It's just that Yao Qisheng and Shi Lang resolutely disagreed to give up Taiwan, and the first emperor who was praised by TV dramas and some professors did not give up Taiwan to the Dutch.

Thousands of miles away in the south of the Yangtze River, the Ming army pursued the Qing army all the way, beat Ao Bai to the point of losing his armor and fleeing back to Guichi. The Qing army abandoned the corpse for thousands of miles, and successively lost more than ten cities such as Youzhou, Xuanzhou, Huizhou, Jixi, Ningguo, Dingling, Nanling, Xiuning, etc., and the mountainous areas of southern Anhui basically fell into the hands of the Ming army.

Aobai was defeated, more than half of the 170,000 troops were lost, the artillery and heavy food were almost lost, the Qing army was unable to launch a large-scale offensive to the south of the Yangtze River in a short period of time, the Ming army and the Qing army formed a confrontation situation in the south of the Yangtze River, and the Ming army controlled southern Anhui and Hangzhou. Huzhou, Jiaxing, Songjiang, Suzhou and other places, while the Qing army controlled Zhenjiang, Jiangning, Guichi, Anqing and other places. Taihu Lake District is the border between the Ming army and the Qing army, and the Ming army relies on the power of the water division. This made it impossible for the Qing army to cross the Taihu Lake to attack.

Although the Ming army won a complete victory, Wang Xinyu still did not dare to slack off, because Jiangnan, which is rich in the world, is the big granary of the country, and the Qing court will definitely spare no effort to counterattack again and again. Even if Jiangnan was beaten into ruins, it would not allow the Ming army to easily obtain food and wealth from Jiangnan.

In response to this situation, Wang Xinyu called on the landlords in Jiangnan to organize group exercises. Families gathered together to live in large numbers of fortresses, turning each town into an impregnable castle.

Under the call of Wang Xinyu, the Jiangnan gentry and landlords who surrendered to the Ming army organized regimental exercises, purchased a large number of weapons, dug deep trenches and moats, and purchased cement from the Nanyang Company to build castles.

Although it costs a lot of silver to organize group drills, buy weapons, and build castles, those landlords and gentry also know that if their lives are gone, what is the use of having so much silver? From the ten days of Yangzhou to the three massacres of Jiading, and then to the three major cases in Jiangnan, these gentry were given a bloody lesson, they knew that in the past when the Ming Dynasty, they were reluctant to pay taxes, and as a result, the Ming Dynasty perished, and the Qing army stepped into the south of the Yangtze River. Those who refused to surrender were killed, even if they surrendered, shaved their hair and became obedient, and honestly became obedient people, the Qing court still refused to let go of these rich Jiangnan gentry, not only squeezing their silver, but also cutting off their heads and confiscating their family property at any time on fabricated charges.

With these lessons, these wealthy families living in the countryside south of the Yangtze River were willing to shell out the money to save their lives from a counterattack by the Qing court. If the Ming army is defeated, these rich people are doomed to bad luck, and they can only stand with the Ming army.

In Suzhou, Songjiang, Jiaxing and other cities, the Qing army in the green camp has changed into the clothes of the Ming army anyway, and the money rattail braids on their heads have been cut off. However, the combat effectiveness of these Qing troops in the original green battalion was too poor, so Wang Xinyu trained them intensively on the one hand, and at the same time organized auxiliary soldiers and people to transform the cities in Suzhou and other places.

The renovation of the city wall is to increase the height and strengthen the city wall, dig a deep moat, and add a fortress on the outer wall of the city wall.

Wang Xinyu walked at the head of Suzhou City and watched the construction site.

Every hundred paces around the perimeter of the city walls, a bastion with a completely sealed top was built. In order to build a fortress outside the city wall, the moat must first be widened, then the original moat where the fortress needs to be built is filled, and then the foundation is dug down, and stones are filled in until it is as high as the city wall. After building the platform of the fortress, the next step is to build a reinforced concrete fortress on top of the platform.

In those days, there was not so much steel, so iron cores were used instead of steel bars.

On the wall of the fortress, there are dense shooting holes, and the birds hiding inside the fortress can shoot outside, but it is difficult for the Qing army outside to threaten the safety of the soldiers inside the fortress. There is also a female battlement at the top of the fortress, on which archers and various weapons can be used to defend the city.

In some important locations in the city of Suzhou, the Ming army also built forts, on which Hongyi cannons could be erected, which were used to suppress the siege artillery positions of the Qing army.

"General, how much money does it cost us to build so many forts and forts?" Li Rui looked at the rebuilt Suzhou City, which had been rebuilt beyond recognition, and asked in surprise with his mouth wide open.

Wang Xinyu replied with a smile: "We don't have to pay for this silver ourselves!" Those gentry families, if they don't want to lose their lives and their property is confiscated by the Tartars, then don't pay for it! We don't have time to care if they live or die! ”

Just one Suzhou city needs to build more than 100 fortresses and more than 10 forts. This is a lot of expenses, and these money are naturally supported by the local gentry and wealthy people in Suzhou. With the help of Qian Qianyi and Liu Ruye, the gentry and wealthy people living in Suzhou were willing to pay for the silver to add strength to the construction of the castle by the Ming army.

At that time, there were rich gentry in the countryside and in the city, and the rich gentry who lived in the city could not move to the rural town below to build a castle, so they had to pay money to strengthen the city.

If they encounter an iron rooster that is not plucked, it will be easy to deal with, Wang Xinyu directly led the troops to drive them out of the city, the reason is that they are unwilling to pay for the construction of city defenses, and they are not eligible to enjoy the protection of their family in the city.

None of the wealthy gentry who had paid for this reason objected to it. People are like this, I spent money, but you want to enjoy my results without spending money? How can it be! Wang Xinyu wanted to drive away those iron roosters that were not plucked out, and the gentry and wealthy families in the city expressed their support for such behavior.

Even if it is an iron rooster that does not pull out a hair, he still wants to save his life! The life is gone, so much silver is not someone else's? If you are driven out of the city, you will not be protected by the city. When the Qing army comes, the gentry and rich people who were driven out are not the lambs slaughtered by the Qing army? So these rich people could only honestly hand over the silver and let the Ming army build the city.

A large number of people are required to build a project of this magnitude. Thanks to the efforts of Qian Qianyi and others, the tycoons made their tenants and hired peasants work to help build the city.

A large number of tenants and hired peasants of the gentry and wealthy came to help and threw themselves into the construction of the fortified construction site in full swing. There is a lot of strength in numbers, and Wang Xinyu estimates that the castle complex in Jiangnan can be completed before the Chinese New Year. After the New Year, the Qing army, which had recovered from its breath, would definitely launch another attack on Jiangnan. At that time, Wang Xinyu himself had to deal with Zheng Jing and Zheng Xi, as well as Hong Chengchou, so Jiangnan could only be handed over to Zhang Huangyan and use these castles to resist the Qing army's attack.

"My lord, Chen Python is here in Hangzhou!" Just when Wang Xinyu was supervising the construction, someone came to report. (To be continued.) )