please make me king

Chapter 1694 Punishment
"Have you found Zheng Zhifeng yet?"

"His Royal Highness, I sent sailors to search all over the banks of the Yangtze River, but they couldn't find him!" Huang Shoucai said with a wry smile.

"Forget it, let the brothers rest for a while!" Zhang Shun heard the words and no longer insisted.

From the burning of the warship yesterday, to the pursuit all the way last night, and to today's repeated search for Zheng Zhifeng, Huang Shoucai and his sailors were all exhausted.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Huang Shoucai was a little moved when he saw that Zhang Shun was thinking about himself and others.

"Why are you being polite?" Zhang Shun shook his head and couldn't help but sigh, "In the final analysis, our brothers are reliable!"

No wonder Zhang Shun felt so emotional. The Denglai navy he personally ordered to mobilize has [-] warships, but it has not arrived yet.

Huang Shoucai's navy, which did not have any orders, only had one or two hundred small boats, but after discovering signs of Xu Chengming's eastward advance, the whole army was dispatched.

Comparing the two, the superiority is obvious!
"What, Zheng Zhifeng besieged Nanjing and returned in a big defeat!" Just as Zhang Shun was filled with emotion, Huang Sunmao, who had just received the news, turned pale with shock.

"According to the prisoners who were just captured, Zheng Zhifeng led more than [-] elite troops and [-] warships into the Yangtze River two days ago, joined forces with Huguang soldiers, and besieged Nanjing." Deputy General Bai Yongdeng reported in disbelief.

"The result. As a result, His Highness broke through the Yifeng and Shangyuan gates, and then went downstream to launch a fire attack."

"Three or four hundred warships of Zheng Zhifeng's department were burned, and countless casualties were caused. They fled in embarrassment."

It's over, it's over!

When Huang Sunmao heard the news, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and his whole body was icy cold.

He just wanted to wait and see, so he delayed for a few days.

In the end, he never expected that such a big event would happen just because of this slight hesitation!

2 people besieged Nanjing City, but he failed to arrive in time. What kind of crime was this? How did Huang Sunmao not know?
His first reaction was to lead the more than 100 warships under his command to flee to Nanming immediately, without delay.

However, when he saw Bai Yongdeng, he regained consciousness immediately, as if a basin of cold water had been poured on him.

Today is different from the past!
For one thing, if it is said that he is guilty, only he is guilty.

The people under him completely obey the situation and will definitely not be involved.

If I said that I would vote for Nanming at this time, I am afraid they would turn their faces on the spot and tie me up to claim credit.

Second, the rebel army has not only won consecutive battles, but has just defeated Zheng Zhilong's navy, and their morale is high. Seeing that the unification of the world is imminent, no one can vote for Nanming.

"Admiral, what should we do?" Just as Huang Sunmao was hesitating, Bai Yongdeng asked involuntarily.

Although Bai Yongdeng had never been involved in this matter, as a lieutenant general, he could more or less guess a thing or two.

Now that Huang Sunmao took his teacher's self-respect and ended up playing it off, what is he going to do next?
"Let's go, let's leave and rush to Nanjing, and plead guilty!" Huang Sunmao stared at Bai Yongdeng during the day, seeing that he didn't show any signs of expression, finally ordered helplessly.

As long as Bai Yongdeng shows the slightest intention to surrender, Huang Sunmao will definitely seize this opportunity.

It's a pity that there was nothing at all, and Huang Sunmao didn't dare to gamble in the end.

Of course, although Huang Sunmao didn't dare to gamble, it didn't mean he had no chance at all.

The navy is a highly specialized arm. If there is no professional general to lead it, no matter how many ships and sailors it has, it will not have much combat effectiveness.

Although Zheng Zhifeng lost the battle this time, the Zheng family navy suffered a lot.

However, for the Zheng family, the overlord of the sea with [-] sea ships, this is not a serious injury.

If King Shun wanted to rule the world, he had to rely on himself and his navy.

Otherwise, the siege of Nanjing City by Zheng Zhilong's Navy will not be the last time.

Thinking of this, Huang Sunmao felt at ease, and hurriedly led the navy under his command to rush to Nanjing City.

When he rushed to Nanjing City, the outside of the city was still full of traces of war.

Huang Sunmao looked at the black wood chips drifting past the river and mountains from time to time, at the depressions left by the shells on the city wall, and at the blood stains left outside the city. There was already a vague smell of blood and fireworks in the air. Can't help trembling again.

"Admiral Huang, Your Highness has been waiting for a long time, please come inside!" At this moment, a general in iron armor and holding a spear came up with several soldiers.

"Okay, okay, okay!" Huang Sunmao nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and hurriedly got off the warship.

"General, what's your name?" Huang Sunmao couldn't help saying hello, feeling uneasy.

"Internal ministers and foreign ministers can't make friends, so please forgive me, General Huang!" Unexpectedly, the general replied seriously, and Huang Sunmao was so frightened that his legs gave way and he almost collapsed on the ground.

"Ah, that's right!" Huang Sunmao wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, his hands trembling uncontrollably.

Entering the city from Yifeng Gate, you first pass through the military camp, then the Drum Tower, Ten Temples, Guozijian, and finally Taiping Street.

Huang Sunmao followed the general and walked along Taiping Street for a few miles before entering the imperial city through Xihua Gate.

After entering the imperial city and heading north, I don't know how many gates and halls I passed through before entering the palace.

Huang Sunmao got off his horse, passed through several buildings, and finally came to a house guarded by soldiers.

"His Royal Highness Qizuo, Admiral Huang has arrived!" Just as his heart was agitated, he heard the general report to the room.

"Let him come in!" Zhang Shun's voice sounded from the room.

"Yes!" The general took the order, and then said, "Admiral Huang, please!"

"Okay, okay!" Huang Sunmao's whole body was almost numb, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and rush in, knelt on the ground with a thump, and begged for mercy loudly, "The sinful minister Huang Sunmao came late, which caused Zheng Zhifeng and other thieves to disturb His Highness. He deserves death, sin deserves death!"

"Oh? Get up!" Zhang Shun smiled, and said in a warm voice, "The boat on the sea has to be different from the road, and it is common to encounter wind and waves occasionally."

When Huang Sunmao heard Zhang Shun's words, he couldn't help but feel relieved, and thought, "You're right, I'll be fine for now!"
"However, the military law is ruthless!" Never thought that at this moment, Zhang Shun suddenly said sharply, "Since you violated the military law, this king must spare you!"

"If you think about it, you can be forgiven, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be forgiven!"

"This king punishes you to divide half of the navy and hand it over to Huang Shoucai to lead. Then you will be punished for thirty times with the stick, and you will take the blame and make meritorious service. Can you be convinced?"

"Sinful minister, guilty minister, thank Your Highness for your grace!" When Huang Sunmao heard Zhang Shun's words, his heart ached, and he couldn't help thinking that he was lucky and saved his life.

In fact, just as Huang Sunmao expected, one of Zhang Shun's support is indeed inseparable from the Denglai Navy, and the other needs to stay in his family to show the remnant that the rebels are kind to the surrendered generals, so he stayed. His life.

However, it was a coincidence that Huang Shoucai followed Xu Chengming. He not only took the opportunity to burn Zheng Zhifeng's warship, but also gave Zhang Shun more choices.

After much deliberation, Zhang Shun decided to divide the Denglai Navy into two and hand them over to Huang Sunmao and Huang Shoucai respectively.

One is to give Huang Sunmao a chance to reform himself, and the other is to give Huang Shoucai a chance to learn to lead a real navy.

Sure enough, using soldiers on the water is the same as using soldiers on the road. If you don't have your own people, someone will take the opportunity to support them.

"Your Highness is truly a king of benevolence and righteousness!" Wang Duo originally thought that Huang Sunmao was going to die, but Zhang Shun would give him another chance, and when Huang Sunmao left, he couldn't help but say.

"Talents are rare!" Zhang Shun shook his head, couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and suddenly said, "By the way, Mr. Wang, I have something to ask, please don't shirk it!"

"Your Highness, please speak!" Wang Duo didn't expect Zhang Shun to say such words suddenly, and hurriedly bowed.

"A few days ago, I saw that the Longjiang shipyard was fully equipped and full of craftsmen. I wonder if Mr. Wang can organize the resumption of production for me and supervise the construction of river and sea ships as soon as possible?" Zhang Shun said with a smile.

"Uh, I encourage you to do it!" Wang Duo was taken aback when he heard the words, and suddenly understood.

No wonder Zhang Shun held high and let Huang Sunmao go. It turned out that he was ready to expand the navy.

(End of this chapter)