1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 436 Fighting the Zheng family requires extra money!
Annan Zheng's army has occupied Guangyi for nearly a year.During this period, Zheng Jun successively mobilized a large number of troops to gather here through sea transportation, trying to attack Guangnan with the northern army.

Soldiers and horses from several towns in the south of Guangnan State attacked Guangyi several times, but were blocked by the Wei River by Zheng's army and could not advance an inch.Ruan Fulan, the king of Guangnan, sent his younger brother Ruan Fuxi to lead thousands of troops to attack Guangyi from the north, but was blocked by Zheng Jun on the north bank by virtue of the dangerous position of the Chaqu River.With the increasing reinforcements of the Zheng army, the Zheng army stationed in Guangyi suddenly took the initiative to attack, crossed the Wei River, and broke through several towns in the south of Guangnan.

Seeing the opportunity, the Kingdom of Cambodia united with Nanzhang (now Laos) and Huaying to pre-launch troops in the south of Guangnan, and at the same time tried to retake the Priango area that once belonged to Cambodia.

Facing such a severe situation, in addition to abandoning Priango (today's Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), Guangnan Kingdom also shrunk the armed forces of the entire south in order to avoid the sharp edge of Cambodia and other countries, and fully responded to the national annihilation initiated by the Zheng family. war.

Due to the dilapidated Guangnan National Navy, they were unable to stop the Zheng's naval blockade at all. Facing the Zheng army who was behind in the south, it was even more like a needle prick.The kings and ministers of the Guangnan Kingdom knew that Cambodia and other small southwestern countries invaded and occupied at most part of the southern land, but the Zheng family came to conquer with the purpose of destroying the Guangnan Kingdom.Only by destroying the Zheng army in a broad sense first and eliminating the danger of being attacked by the enemy, can they concentrate more materials and personnel from the south to the north and concentrate on dealing with the Zheng army invading south.

However, the Zheng army gathered in Guangyi relied on the dangers of the two rivers to resist several rounds of attacks by the Guangnan army, holding back tens of thousands of troops from the north and south of Guangnan.

The Zheng army marching north is also constantly trying to break through the Lijiang River. At the same time, its navy is also patrolling in places such as Fuchun and Chengyutuo (now Da Nang, Vietnam) in the Guangnan Kingdom, thinking of taking advantage of the opportunity to copy and capture the Guangyi again. service.

Guangnan Kingdom is currently facing a dangerous situation. It can be said that if one is not careful, the country will be destroyed.For this reason, some people suggested whether to hire the powerful gunboats of Hanzhou to transport the elite troops to Guangyi, so as to eliminate the threat from the rear first.If it is feasible, is it possible to use Hanzhou's ships to smuggle the Guangnan army to the rear of Zheng's army and cut off their logistics supplies, so as to restore the current decline.

The Guangnan monarchs and ministers only hesitated for half an hour, and immediately decided to send envoys to Xinsheng Island to lobby for the support of the Hanzhou people, and also gave the envoys greater autonomy. As long as the Hanzhou people agreed to send ships, To help the Guangnan Kingdom transport troops, you can give them more gold, silver, silk or other materials they want. Even if they ask for the young Annan woman, it is not impossible to discuss.

In order to prevent accidents at sea, Guangnan Kingdom sent three waves of envoys in succession. They took several small boats and came to Xinsheng Island with King Guangnan's personal letter.

The North Sea (Timor Sea) Fleet led by Qi Dajiang is stationed in Poundsom, Kingdom of Cambodia (now Sihanoukville, Cambodia). The purpose of coming here is not only to deter the Cambodians, but also to cooperate with Zhang Wenqi and others to act in Priango. Here, a large amount of daily necessities such as food and cloth were purchased from the Cambodians for later transfer to the Ming immigrants.

When a liaison ship on Xinsheng Island informed Qi Dajiang of the news delivered by the envoy of Guangnan Kingdom, it immediately aroused his interest.After discussing with several captains, they immediately made a decision to support Guangnan.Afterwards, he returned to Xinsheng Island with four main warships and more than a dozen small boats, hurriedly unloaded the supplies on board, and headed straight for Fuchun.

When passing by the name of Lin'an Fort (now Vung Tau, Vietnam), Qi Dajiang took the four originally captured armed galleys of the Dutch East India Company stationed here, and drove northward along the coastline. go.

"Who would have thought that a few years ago, we were still fighting with this Guangnan country. Now, I have to bring people and boats to support them." Qi Dajiang stood at the bow of the boat and said with a smile: " This world may really be like my four... as the king said, there are no eternal friends, no eternal enemies, only eternal interests."

"What the king said is very reasonable!" Li Chuanrong, the captain of the Yangming ship, praised: "Now we are attacking this (Central South) peninsula for our Great Qi Kingdom. As the king instructed, it is true that no one here can grow stronger. Get up. Otherwise, it may be difficult for us Daqi Kingdom to focus on it. However, if in the process of helping the Guangnan Kingdom transport troops, we encounter the navy of the Annan Zheng family in the north, will we fight?"

"If we are attacked by Zheng's Navy, we will naturally fight back!" Qi Dajiang said: "We brought so many ships here to guard against the threat of Zheng's Navy. If there is any threat from the small boat, retreat away. If possible, it is best to find an opportunity to destroy their navy, just like the Guangnan Kingdom. From now on, the sea area around Annan can be left to the ships of our Great Qi Kingdom. .”

On August 8, more than 20 ships of the Hanzhou Fleet approached the waters near Fuchun City in Guangnan, where they encountered more than ten warships from the Annan Zheng Navy.But the other party saw that there were several powerful gunboats in the fleet of Qi Guo and his party, so they took the initiative to avoid them and let them sail into the mouth of the Xianghe River.

"Governor, they sent a small boat to follow." Li Chuanrong put down his binoculars and said with a smile, "They don't think we are going to attack Fuchun, do they?"

"Let the Yangwei drive the small boat away, and guard the mouth of the sea, and don't let Zheng's navy come in." Qi Dajiang glanced back, and ordered: "When you arrive at Fuchun Port, the warships should not approach the pier. We anchored in the middle of the river and told Shen Zuquan, the leader, that when negotiating with the Guangnan Kingdom, tell them that if soldiers board the ship, they must be separated from their weapons."

"Guangnan Kingdom dares to take our ship?"

"Just in case."

Ruan Fulan, King of Guangnan, stood on a high platform, looking indifferently at the nearly twenty Hanzhou ships docked on the bank of the Xianghe River. Several officers and soldiers of the Hanzhou Navy in black military uniforms were on the dock with several generals of the Guangnan Kingdom. Negotiate and discuss how to arrange the boarding of soldiers and the shipment of supplies. .

Yao remembered that four years ago, he stood on this high platform and bid farewell to a large army in high spirits, hoping that they could capture the small island occupied by the Hanzhou people in one fell swoop, so as to demonstrate the prestige of the country and the army of Guangnan.However, after the [-] troops landed on the island, they were defeated in the first battle, and almost the entire army was wiped out.In the next few years, these Hanzhou thieves came to the coastal areas of Guangnan Kingdom every year, broke through seaside counties and towns, captured our Dingkou, and ransacked the city, which is a great shame to the country.

However, with the urgent attack of the Zheng family in Annan, Guangnan Kingdom had to lower its stature and turn to the Hanzhou people for help to transfer the army to Guangyi to relieve its worries.

"Your Majesty, Hanzhou requires all the soldiers on board to put all their weapons on another ship." A general of Guangnan Kingdom bowed and saluted: "Shuai Ruan dare not be self-confident, so he ordered the general to come and ask the king for instructions."

"Hmph, the people of Hanzhou use the heart of a villain to save the heart of a gentleman! Are you afraid that we won't be able to seize their boat?" Ruan Fulan snorted coldly, "Tell Ruan Xiwen to do what the people of Hanzhou want. ... In addition , did the Hanzhou people agree to help us attack Master Zheng Nishui?"

"Go back to the king, they said that they can help us attack Zheng Nishui's division. But..." The general showed a look of embarrassment on his face, "However, they said that if we want to attack Zheng Nishui's division, we must... money."

(End of this chapter)