In the early morning of July 10, Zheng Chenggong finally checked the deployment, and all the generals arrived at their respective posts according to his plan. The king of Yanping looked at the map and asked questions with Gan Hui's envoy for a long time, until he understood every detail.

"Good." Zheng Chenggong nodded slightly.

Gan Hui's envoy saluted and withdrew from the camp, and the guards brought in Yu Xin's envoy, and another question and answer began.

After everything else was over, Zheng Chenggong finally asked about the situation in the direction of Gaoqi, and the Ming army had detected that the Qing army had deployed a group of armored soldiers opposite Gaoqi, but the Qing army's warships were never found. Zheng Chenggong was a little puzzled by this, because without the cover of warships, these thousands of Qing troops would not be enough to pose a threat to Gaoqi, and they would not be able to climb 6 at all.

"Maybe Tatsu wants to turn north and ascend 6 in Takasaki?" Zheng Chenggong couldn't help but have an idea, that is, the Qing army would take Gaoqi as the main direction of attack, and try to climb from the north of Xiamen with all the sailors. This idea is not the first time it has appeared, and it has been quickly rejected by Zheng Chenggong as before. The northern part of Xiamen is not suitable for a large number of fleets to deploy, and if the Qing army only climbs from Gaoqi, as early as before the main force of the Qing army completes the 6, the Ming army can reinforce and intercept the invading Qing army in the narrow Deng6 area, and then the Ming army's naval division is flanked on both sides, and with the artillery fire on the ground, the Qing army can easily encircle and annihilate in that narrow sea area: "If there were no Shi Lang and Huang Wu two thieves, maybe the Tartars might really do this, but they know the geography of Xiamen very well, and they will definitely not make this decision." ”

Zheng Chenggong also had another suspicion, that is, the Qing army deployed on the other side of Gaoqi was just a suspicious army, and it was a combat unit disguised as a combat force with little combat effectiveness to attract the attention of the Ming army. After all, he was very confident in his sailors' reconnaissance ability, and the Qing army would never be able to hide a group of warships under his nose for a long time, and the area around the Xiamen Sea had always been under the control of the Ming army, Zheng Chenggong also did not believe that the Qing army's warships could avoid his eyes and ears and sneak into the Tong'an-Gaoqi area.

"If the Tartars had this in mind, then they would have pinned me down with a thousand armor soldiers and ten warships." Zheng Chenggong sighed helplessly, the side with the strategic offensive right does not need to worry too much about its own weaknesses, but the defender is different, and needs to be fortified everywhere, even if Zheng Chenggong is very suspicious that the Gaoqi direction is the enemy's suspicious soldiers, when he still can't help but send troops to guard. Zheng Chenggong had a lot of armor, a total of more than 30,000 people, the same number as Nanjing during the First World War, but only 17,000 veterans among them, and the rest were newly incorporated into the combat unit after withdrawing from Nanjing. Of the 17,000 veterans, 2,000 were taken to Kinmen by Zheng Tai, 5,000 were left to fight in the fleet on Gulangyu, and the remaining 10,000 were scattered across the southern, northern, and eastern defense lines.

After taking care of all the military affairs of the department, Zheng Chenggong decided to rest for a while, he needed to prepare his strength and body for the decisive battle in the afternoon. King Yanping walked into the cabin of the flagship and ordered the guards to block all the windows with a thick cloth that did not allow light to be transparent: "Before noon, if all the fronts have not been broken through, and the Tartars have not approached Gulangyu, there is no need to wake me up. ”

……

By the time Zheng Chenggong fell asleep, the sky had turned to ash, and the sun was about to rise below sea level. On the northern corner of Kinmen, Chao Yue was looking towards the east with his eyes wide open. Chao Yue was a member of Zheng Tai's subordinate Qian Zong, and now his brothers were camped in Nanshan, and the fleet was hidden behind the harbor protected by Nanshan, and he was ordered to set up a guard post at Jiaoyu with a clipper ship to provide advance for the army.

Chao Yue's limbs are thick and powerful, his whole person is tanned and swarthy because of his perennial voyages, his hands have been sharpened into calluses like swords because of frequent sails, and there are scars left by swords on his cheeks and chest. No one can see or imagine that Chao Yue was once a child - more than ten years ago, he was still a young scholar in Guangdong, at that time Chao Yue was bent on reading the books of sages and sages, going to take the examination for a talent, and then step by step to win more fame and glory to his ancestors.

Then there was a war, the Manchu iron hooves went south, and although Chao Yue was powerless, he still participated in Zhang Jiayu's righteous army with enthusiasm. Later, Zhang Jiayu was defeated by Li Chengdong and Shi Lang, and returned to the base with the defeated army, and Li Chengdong and Shi Lang pursued him. Zhang Jiayu went out of the city to counterattack and lose; Hold on to the city and lose; He fought in the streets of the city with his own weapons, lost and martyred. After escaping, Chao Yue, who had been dead for nine years, wanted to defect to Chen Zizhuang's rebel army, but before he arrived, he heard that Chen Zizhuang was also defeated by Li Chengdong and Shi Lang and martyred.

After hiding with his companions for a year, Chao Yue suddenly learned that Li Chengdong was anyway, and Guangdong became the world of the Ming Dynasty overnight. In the fifth year of Yongli, Shang Kexi led the troops to invade Guangdong again, and Wu Liuqi, the chief soldier entrusted by the imperial court, suddenly defected, and cooperated with Shang Kexi to attack the Ming army, and the situation in Guangdong was instantly eroded, Shang Kexi and Wu Liuqi led the Qing army to drive straight into the city of Guangzhou, storming Guangzhou for more than a month, and carried out a massacre for 20 days after breaking the city, with more than 700,000 victims. Shang Kexi only left more than a hundred young girls as gifts to Manchu magnates such as Shunzhi and Dolgon.

When he climbed a Ming army ship full of people, he looked back at the city of Guangzhou and was already billowing with thick smoke.

The situation is getting worse day by day, Chao Yue's companions are getting fewer and fewer, most of them leave in disheartenedness, and the rest of the people watch them leave silently, and no one will say anything to blame them...... More people shaved off their heads, laid down their weapons to stop resisting, and only a very small number of people said goodbye to their homeland like Chao Yue and flew out to sea to join the king of Yanping County, who was still holding high the red banner. Here, Chao Yue met Shi Lang again, and he, like Li Chengdong, became Zheng Chenggong's deputy anyway...... Soon, Chao Yue saw Shi Lang go again.

After joining the Fujian army for so many years, Chao Yue no longer has the appearance of a half-star scholar, he has gone into battle many times to kill the enemy, and the last time in the battle of Zhenjiang, he also hacked to death a cavalry of the Manchurian Eight Banners.

In the gray night, Chao Yue seemed to see something moving on the sea, and he tried to keep his eyes open and stared at those suspicious black shadows.

The first golden light pierced the black clouds in the sky, and the red Xu rì jumped up from the sea level, and Chao Yue and his companions also saw the shape on the sea surface.

Dense sea ships spread all over the sea, silently heading towards Jiaoyu, around those towering giant ships, there are countless clipper escorts, the vanguard ships of the Qing army are not far from Chao Yue.

Zheng Tai thought that the Qing army would not arrive in the Jiaoyu sea area until dawn, and the task given to Chao Yue was also: to send a signal after seeing the Qing fleet, and then take a boat to return to Nanshan to join the large army.

"Fifteen, ten......" Chao Yue Xun woke up from the shock, he nervously counted the scale of the Quanzhou Sailors, and at the same time asked his men to prepare firewood.

After counting twice in a row, Chao Yue memorized the number of enemy ships, ordered the beacon fire to be lit, and then all of them boarded the ships and retreated.

"Mr. Qian, this firewood can't be lit." One of his men cried out in a panic, the firewood that had been prepared was wet with the morning mist and needed time to dry before it could burn fully.

And the enemy is already close at hand, and there is no more time to delay.

"You go first." Chao Yue immediately shouted that the number of enemy ships must be sent back to Nanshan.

The Ming army in Jiaoyu had only one fast boat, and most of his men were ordered to jump on the boat and drive it all away, leaving only Chao Yue and five other desperate companions.

When the Qing army's forward patrol ships approached Jiaoyu, Chao Yue and his men were also ready to light the beacon fire - compared to the departing fast boats, the beacon fire could immediately make the Ming army behind Nanshan start to prepare for war - the Qing army arrived earlier than expected, Zheng Tai needed to immediately let the whole army from a state of rest to a state of imminent battle, if the Qing army left them alone and continued to drive towards Xiamen, then the Ming army could stay put; And if the Qing army had the intention of attacking Kinmen with all its might, the Ming army needed to retreat to the open sea in time, leading the Qing army by the nose and leading them to the south.

"Are you all ready?" Chao Yue asked, holding a torch and looking around at his companions.

"Let's light the fire, Mr. Qian!" The five soldiers who had stayed behind to help asked in unison, still holding blankets in their hands so that they could report in more detail to the Nanshan side.

"Good brother!" Chao Yue didn't hesitate and threw the torch into the bonfire.

……

"Are the thieves' spies so close to us?"

The vanguard of the Qing army had already crossed Jiaoyu, and even Dasu's flagship was not far from the place where the beacon fire rose, and after seeing the beacon fire that suddenly rose from his side, Shi Lang casually gave an order: "Send two ships over to catch all the thieves on the island, remember, catch them alive!" ”

The Qing army's fleet continued to move forward, Shi Lang and Huang Wu, who had nothing to do for the time being, snuggled on the side of the ship, watching the movement on the Jiaoyu side, and soon two Qing ships docked next to Jiaoyu and put down a large number of small boats, and the two could see a large number of green battalion soldiers arriving at the shore in small boats, and then jumping ashore and running towards the place where the beacon fire was.

When the Qing soldiers ran onto the island, the beacon fire above was still rising intermittently, and it was obvious that the Ming army sentry was still trying to report the enemy situation.

"It's slow enough." Shi Lang and Huang Wu were very familiar with Zheng Chenggong's beacon flag, and the signal of the Ming army on Jiaoyu had no secret to them.

Shortly after the flagship crossed Jiaoyu, a Qing speedboat arrived from the flank, and after docking next to Dasu's flagship, the Qing army escorted four Ming soldiers from above. Chao Yue, covered in blood, was among them, and he had just struggled to protect the bonfire, extending the time it could send out signals to the rear as long as possible.

Hearing that a spy of the Ming army had been caught, Da Su went to the deck and sat in the middle to interrogate him personally, while Shi Lang and Huang Wu stood on either side of the general Zhengnan.

"You...... Ben will seem to know you. Shi Lang pointed to Chao Yue, because there were not many scholars in the Min army, so Shi Lang had a little impression of this person, but he was not very clear, and he didn't even remember his name.

"Thief!" Chao Yue scolded, and an angry roar spurted out along with the blood foam in his mouth.

"Shi dog thief!" The other three captured Ming soldiers also exerted all their strength and scolded Chao Yue together.

No matter what the Qing army asked them, this person did not answer, but just scolded Shi Lang and Huang Wu vigorously.

Huang Wu was annoyed and angry when he was scolded, and with a wave of his hand, he asked the guards to drag the four Ming prisoners down and execute them, but Shi Lang stopped him from moving.

"What's the use of keeping it, they won't say anything!" Huang Wu said angrily.

"Ben remembers that you seem to be a reader?" Shi Lang smiled at Chao Yue.

"Is this a reader? Will he be a reader? Huang Wu asked in surprise, pointing at Chao Yue, who was burly and powerful, with a murderous face, and let out a cry of surprise.

"That's right, he's a reader, I remember." Shi Lang asked Chao Yue again: "What is your name?" ”

Seeing that Chao Yue didn't answer, Shi Lang further persuaded and said: "Now that the Holy Son of Heaven is in power, he is thirsty for talent, Zheng Yi has no eyes, let you be a scholar and fight, why do you work hard for him." The Son of Heaven governs the world, and after all, he still has to rely on the assistance of you scholars. ”

"I'm just a child, and I didn't even get into Xiucai." After a moment of silence, Chao Yue finally admitted the identity he once had.

"That's a scholar, too." Shi Lang saw that there was a drama in persuading him to surrender, and the smile on his face became even stronger, and he once asked, "What is the surname of Mr.?" Why don't you go to the court? ”

Seeing that Chao Yue fell silent again, Huang Wu also helped on the side: "Why doesn't Mr. even refuse to reveal his name, don't be obsessed and die here in vain." Mr. Love is a scholar, and he has a great future in the future, and maybe he can assist the Holy Monarch and leave a good name in history. ”

"I stand up to the sky, how to call death unclear." Chao Yue didn't speak just now, not because he hesitated but was thinking about how to make the last roar, Huang Wu's words made him sort out his thoughts at once: "I followed the king of Yanping County, protected the Son of Heaven, and crusaded against the ugly, but it was done by a dignified husband, why is it not clear?" How can it be unclear? Even if the name is not known, in the history of the Later Dynasty, when it comes to the king of Yanping County and Zhang Shangshu leading the soldiers to rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty and expel the Tartars, am I not in the word 'soldier'? Even the ministers of celebrity and celebrity will have respect for us, and even three-year-old children will follow our example. Why be afraid of dying like this? ”

"Haha, good name, I already have it." Chao Yue said it up, and laughed a few times: "You two thieves will not die in vain, Shi Lang, Huang Wu, you recognize thieves as fathers, handsome beasts and cannibals." In the future, there will be no shortage of your names in the book, but unlike me, you are destined to leave a thousand years of infamy, and when people mention the names Shi Lang and Huang Wu in the future, I am afraid that everyone will spit and scold a male thief and a female prostitute! ”

Shi Lang's face changed, and he ordered Chao Yue to drag them down and Ling Chi to death.

"Slow!" Dasu, who had not spoken out all this time, suddenly spoke: "Give this strong man who doesn't reveal his name a glass of wine, well, and the three strong men, it's the same." ”

"Dashuai!" Shi Lang thought that Dasu was going to let go of this Ming army, and shouted anxiously.

"Ben will be ordered to beg the thief, and if he doesn't surrender, he will be punished!" Da Su said coldly: "But we are the heaviest warriors of the Manchurians, such a good man, give them a good time, and I will give them this glass of wine before leaving." ”

"The handsome man is really heroic." Hearing what Da Su said, Shi Lang and Huang Wu were relieved, and flattered together: "These thieves are also lucky to be able to meet Dashuai." ”

"Yes, then Zheng Chenggong really doesn't know how to use people, such a strong man is used as a sentry and drives like a slave." Da Su smiled and commented to Shi Lang and Huang Wu: "Of the two of you, one of them is entrusted as a deputy general, and the other is appointed as the guard of Haicheng. With his vision, how can he compete with officers and soldiers? ”

Seeing that Huang Wu's face was a little ugly, Da Su pretended to be a little embarrassed: "Oh, Ben Jiang seems to be a little unpleasant, don't blame, don't blame, we Manchurians speak straight, and we don't understand the twists and turns of your Han people." ”

"Da Shuai is right, Zheng Wei just doesn't know how to respect heroes and heroes, jumping off the beam clown, what's the point?" Shi Lang hurriedly replied: "The handsome man is frank and heroic, and he is heartfelt to the last generals, and the last generals are moved, where do you feel that you don't like it?" ”

Huang Wu also squeezed out a smile and nodded again and again: "The handsome man is far-sighted, and he is even more insightful when he compares with Zheng Yiyi. ”

When flattering, several Qing soldiers took wine glasses and brought them to Chao Yue's mouth, Chao Yue did not shirk, drank all the wine in the cup, strode to the side of the ship, and shouted without looking back: "Shi thief, yellow thief, you taste like a dog for Tartar, it's really good." ”

When the two went to the side of the boat to be sentenced, Da Su looked at their backs and sneered, and said to the Manchurian guards beside him: "Fortunately, there are enough dogs of this kind, otherwise it will not be easy to fight these thousands of miles." But I've seen enough of these two guys, Zheng Chenggong is destroyed overnight, and now I should go back to Jiangnan and deal with a few dogs. ”

"Eighteen years later, Lao Tzu is a good man again!"

"In the next life, Lao Tzu still has to follow the king and kill the Tartar!"

After the last words were shouted by the first three companions, their heads were cut off in turn, and their bodies fell into the sea.

It was Chao Yue's turn to stand by the boat, and the executioner behind him was already ready to go.

The sun has risen in the sky, sprinkling thousands of golden rays towards Kinmen Island.

Chao Yue looked at the magnificent rivers and mountains in front of him, and when the wind sounded at the back of his neck, he chose a last word for himself that was in line with the identity of a scholar:

"May the morning sun always shine on my land!"