The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 186 Pidao and Xuancheng

Chapter 184

"Uncle Xuan, how did you know?" Yan Siqi asked in surprise.

I was still speculating that Shi Daxuan already knew where he was going.

Shi Dafu asked directly: "Brother, where did you get the news, is it reliable?"

Shi Daxuan threw the letter in his hand on the table, shook his head and said, "The Governor of Fujian, Lu Changle, said it. I don't think he needs to lie to us."

Yan Siqi quickly picked up the letter to read,

After reading the letter, the whole person was a little confused.

Lu Changle said in the letter that after receiving reliable information,

Jianlu entered the fortress for the fifth time to plunder,
And as a citizen of Ming Dynasty,
Lu Changle decided to encircle Wei and save Zhao, and went straight to Jianlu's old lair,

In the letter, he hoped that Shi Daxuan would be optimistic about the relevant waters and not allow people to attack Fujian by sea.

"Uncle, the surname Lu left with a large group of people, the rear is empty, do we want it?" Shi Xian said with bright eyes.

"Stop, don't even think about it." Shi Daxuan said decisively: "If someone dares to copy Jianlu's old lair, he should go there blatantly. He must have made a perfect plan. This is one of them."

"Jianlu regards the people of Ming Dynasty as beasts. He has long regarded those who are not pleasing to his eyes. Someone went to copy his lair. He is really a motherfucker. I obey him. Really, if the surnamed Lu likes it, let me go. I will definitely go, this is the second"

"Even if the rear of Fujian is empty, we can take it easily, but as long as the one surnamed Lu doesn't die, we won't be able to sit still all day, so there's no need to take this risk."

The Zheng brothers have controlled Fujian for many years, and they have more than [-] elite soldiers in their hands.

I couldn't beat Lu Changle, who was still the chief trainer of the militia at the time,

Now that Lu Changle has become the governor of Fujian, his strength has risen to several levels again.
I can't even move.

Of course, if Lu Changle is unlucky and dies in Jianlu,
Shi Daxuan doesn't mind following Zheng Zhilong's example, it would be nice to get an official,

Jilong Mountain is close to Fujian, so it is completely possible to see the right time to make a move and make a decision.

Now, there's really no need to take any chances.

Everyone nodded in conviction, and no one mentioned the attack on Fujian anymore.

Seeing that everyone had no objections, Shi Daxuan continued: "Lu Changle said in the letter that he doesn't want this matter to spread early, so everyone should keep their mouths tight and watch closely. During this time, don't cause trouble."

A verbal agreement was reached and tokens were exchanged,

Living in the original sea area is equivalent to guarding a cornucopia,

Don't give Lu Changle a reason to tear up the agreement.

Where did the crowd have any opinions, they nodded their heads one by one.

Lu Changle took a boat and traveled day and night all the way to Shengjing, the political center of Jianlu.
Using a small boat to clear the way,

The fleet is far away from the coast, traveling secretly all the way,
Don't stop on the way to rest for supplies,

ships on the road,
In order to keep the itinerary confidential,

Those who achieve great things are not careful about the little things,
Detain them all, hold them hostage and go north with the fleet,
How heartbreaking the money spent on the intelligence team in the early stage is, how happy it is now,
The ship does not dock, and the fastest bird ship and carrier pigeon are used to deliver the latest information,
Lu Changle was able to inform Daming of recent major events without leaving the boat:
On the first day of March, Li Zicheng, who captured the entire province of Shaanxi,
Under the repeated persuasion of his subordinates, he proclaimed himself emperor halfway, and changed his reign name to Dashun;
On the sixth day of March, the plague was prevalent in the capital, and there was a long queue to transport the remains out of the city every day.
It is hard to find a coffin in the city,
Some officials and wealthy households only use the grass to bury their relatives who died of illness.

It is said that there was a case in February, and an outbreak was formed due to improper control;
Hearing that Li Zicheng proclaimed himself emperor,
Not to be outdone, Zhang Xianzhong, after conquering Wuchang, killed the king of Chu and sacrificed to heaven,

On March [-]th, the Onishi regime was formally established,

On the same day, Abatai led his troops into the Ming Dynasty from Changchengqiangziguan, and marched towards Zhili and Shandong in three routes.
The officers and men of the guards saw Jianlu knocking at the pass,
They all huddled in the guardhouse, not daring to stop them,

Jianlu is like no man's land.

Mess up, mess up, all mess up,
The time of Jianlu's fifth entry into the fortress was postponed.

Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong proclaimed themselves emperors much earlier,

Accompanying Gan Hui, Lu Jinyuan, Lu Changwei, Yang Qijun, Mu Sheng and others,
Everyone was overwhelmed by these news,

Especially when Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong proclaimed themselves emperors, they seemed very surprised.

Kuhaha, who robs money and food everywhere, calls himself the emperor,
There are three emperors in a country, isn't that messed up?

Lu Changle was very calm, just letting people speed up.

Before Abatai and others did great damage, he was forced to return to the dynasty.

Depart from Min'an Town Wharf on February [-]th,

Until the second day of April, the expedition led by Lu Changle finally saw a deserted island,

Under the explanation of Uncle Zhao Yonggui who is known as the living chart,
Only then did Lu Changle know,
This seemingly inconspicuous island is exactly the Phi Island that Mao Wenlong insisted on back then.

"Uncle Qiu, you said, this island is Pi Island?" Lu Changle said with a look of disbelief.

Phi Island is definitely an unforgettable memory for Daming.

At that time, Liaodong governor Wang Huazhen wanted to recruit a group of warriors to fight guerrillas in Manchuria's sphere of influence.
Mao Wenlong recommended himself and was awarded the official position of guerrilla training by the Ming court.

He set off with the 197 recruited dead men that year,
Going deep into the enemy's territory, they even regained the coastal islands more than [-] miles south of Liaoning.
At the beginning, there were not many guerrilla fighters, and their strength was limited.
As fame grew,

More and more people took refuge in him, and later they stationed in Phi Island,

Become a thorn in the side of the old Jian prisoner Nurhachi,
Every time Nurhachi attacked Daming, Mao Wenlong would attack Jianlu's rear,

In order to prevent the old nest from being raided, he had to lead his troops back to rescue him.

Throughout his life, Nurhachi failed to lead troops into the pass,

Until Mao Wenlong was killed by Yuan Chonghuan.

Without Mao Wenlong, the hearts of the people in Pidao are also scattered.

Run away run away, surrender surrender,

In the end, Phi Island was breached by Huang Taiji and razed to the ground.

The most regrettable thing is that when Mao Wenlong died, his generals Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexi and others took refuge in Jianlu,

It was the support of these people that made the balance of victory and defeat tilted towards Jianlu,

Before Mao Wenlong was alive, Jianlu failed to enter the customs once.
After his death, he entered the customs five times before and after, and finally aspired to the Central Plains,

Yuan Chonghuan's murder of Mao Wenlong involved many things.

That is, the ruling and opposition parties of the Ming Dynasty are divided into two groups of opinions,
From time to time, their respective supporters complained for them,

Not to mention future generations.

For Lu Changle, this is just a piece of history worth remembering,
Everyone is dead, so there is no need to delve too deeply into right and wrong.

Uncle Qiu said with certainty: "No mistake, I traded grain for a lot of leather goods in the Phi Island goods market back then."

"It used to be very lively here. At its peak, Phi Island had a population of more than [-]. There were military camps and shanty houses all over the island. It was very lively."

"There are also many Jianyi women who were snatched from Jianlu. They ride horses all the year round, have good waist strength, and have a very special taste, but they have a dirty smell."

"It's only been more than ten years, and it's full of weeds. It's a pity."

Uncle Qiu said while shaking his head,
I don't know if I remember my green years,
I still miss the taste of those Jianyi women.

Lu Changle laughed, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Isn't it just Jianlu's wife, Uncle Qiu, as long as you take us to Hetuala, you can pick any Jianlu woman there, I'm afraid you won't be able to pick one. "

"Hee hee, don't worry, my lord governor, I can't memorize words, but I'm good at memorizing directions. I went to Hetuala to collect ginseng and fur a few times, and I'm sure I can't go wrong." Uncle Qiu's eyes lit up, and he immediately took a picture. Say it with your heart.

Liu Ruolan is in charge of the remaining naval guards in Fujian, and Uncle Qiu followed the expeditionary force to Jianzhou,

The main reason is that he went to Jianlu's territory many times to do business,

Familiar with both water and land routes.

Lu Changle glanced at Pi Dao, and said, "I've been tossing and tossing this way for a long time, and I'm here. I'm not afraid of them finding out. Uncle Qiu, go at full speed. Two days later, I'm going to land in Xuancheng."

In order to avoid Jianlu's eyes and ears, the fleet sailed close to the North Korean side,
Bypass from Phi Island, and finally land in Xuancheng.

Before departure, Lu Changle calculated,
From Xuancheng, Min'an, Fujian, about 1600 nautical miles,

The warship advances at full speed and can travel fifteen nautical miles per hour.

Twelve hours a day, that is 180 nautical miles,
It will arrive in eight days,
That's the ideal state,
In fact, an ordinary cargo ship can only travel eight to ten nautical miles an hour,

When encountering waves or headwind weather, the speed is slower,

If there was no wind, those sailors would not be able to paddle with all their strength for twelve hours,

When the weather is bad or there are many hidden reefs, it is necessary to stop the boat to rest.
Let's go again at dawn,

Come and go, more than a month has passed.

Time to hurry up.

Xuancheng, located in the south of Shengjing,
This was originally Jianlu's fortress for defending the Korean Navy and Mao Wenlong.

At its most prosperous, there were more than 5000 defenders,

North Korea conquered, Mao Wenlong died,
Phi Island was also captured,

The strategic position of Xuancheng also declined accordingly.

In the city lord's mansion, Shitku was hugging a beautiful woman,

While drinking dull wine, while wantonly playing with the woman in his arms,

The woman's name is Fan Chenshi, and she is the wife of one of Shitku's slaves,

What belongs to the slave is the master's,
It is an honor to be a slave to be favored by the master,

In Jianzhou, slaves must not go against the wishes of their masters, otherwise they will be punished with the most severe punishment.

In recent years, the frequency of looting has become more and more frequent.

Every time you enter the fortress, you can bring back a large number of young and strong slaves,

To the Bannermen, the life of a slave is not as valuable as a calf.

Shitku was depressed,

Others can enter Daming and wantonly plunder people and goods,
You can also play with those white and fragrant Ming beauties,
But he was sent to guard a remote town like Xuancheng,

What is there to defend? North Korea has conquered it, and Phi Island has become a deserted island.

Daming can't even take care of himself, so he has no energy left to attack,'

Besides, even if they come to fight, they will also attack places like Jinzhou and Lushun.
Who would be so bored to run to such a small place.

Forget it, who called himself the little leader of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty,
Big battles, tough battles rush to the front,

Once there is a benefit, it will not be reincarnated, what a pain.

After learning that Abatai led an army of [-] to plunder the territory of Ming Dynasty,

Shitku, who couldn’t go there, was depressed all the time.
Soothe your worries with wine.

While drinking happily, a soldier hurried in without even knocking on the door,
As soon as he entered the door, he knelt down and bowed his head to report: "Master Zuo Ling, it's not good, it's not good, a troop suspected to be the Daming Navy has disembarked in the direction of the Hague Bay in Xuancheng City, and it is rushing here now, please Master Zuo Ling ordered."

"Daming Navy?" Shitku said with disdain, "Where did the Daming come from, did those damn servants drink too much again, and they were dazzled, and turned around and picked out their eyeballs."

"It's a big fuss. Last time, a few North Korean fishing boats that lost their way also called out that the Ming army was coming, making them fly away."

Abatai has already led the army to go out, and the Ming Dynasty probably has no time to hide.

Where is the sailor from.

"If you go back to Zuoling, the younger ones will be ten courageous, and they will not lie to Zuoling. The younger ones can see clearly that they still have three-masted gunboats. There are many large and small boats, and there are probably hundreds of them."

Shitku just wanted to laugh at his cowardice,

Before he could say anything, he felt his ground shake a bit, and even the wine glass on the table shook.
I wanted to ask what was going on, but I didn't expect to hear a rush of horseshoes soon,

And the earth shook more and more violently,

When Shitku, who grew up on horseback, heard that the cavalry was coming,
There are still many people.

Shitku, who was three points drunk just now, suddenly sobered up,

Pushing the woman in his arms aside, he quickly stood up and said loudly, "Quickly, send someone nearby to ask for reinforcements, and immediately gather the warriors to defend the city, and all the slaves and slaves will also go up to the city wall."

To become a leader, Shitku also fought tough battles and crawled out of the dead.

He fought against the Ming army in Liaodong,

A Niulu formation of 300 people dares to face the troops of thousands of people in Ming Dynasty,
He also beat the Ming army to the ground,

After defeating them, he followed them closely to hunt down and kill them.

As long as the city is defended, reinforcements will arrive soon.

After the order was given, Shitku immediately put on his battle armor and set off with his warriors as a leader.
He also organized the wrapped Anu and slaves in the city.

Soon, Shitku standing on the city wall,

With a gloomy face, he looked at the teams of cavalrymen,

They are not in a hurry to attack the city, but circle around the small revolving city,
It seems to be looking for the weakness of Xuancheng,

It also seems to be a show of force.

If the enemy does not attack and is out of range of bows and arrows,

Naturally, Shitku was not in a hurry to send troops out for a decisive battle, but just watched from the top of the low city wall,

Too few people, not suitable for active attack,

Just, who is the person who came?
After the cavalry surrounded Xuancheng, they stopped moving soon.

Standing there quietly, as if waiting for someone.

Not long after, Lu Changle rode a horse,
Come over with a large force.

"Who are you? You are so bold, don't you know that this is the land of the Qing Dynasty?" Shitku shouted loudly.

Lu Changwei rode his horse to a place an arrow away, and replied loudly: "We are the army of Daming, you are sensible, open the city gate immediately, throw down your weapons and you can surrender. If you dare to say a word, you will be killed."

Chen Qi's information is very detailed,

Where and how many troops are stationed,
What is the name of the stationed leader, what are his hobbies,

There are records of how much food is stored, etc.

Xuancheng is only guarded by Niulu with the blue banner of the Han Dynasty.

The highest-ranking leader, named Shitku,

The name looks very nice,
In fact, in Manchu language, it means a child who loves to pee.

No wonder they were sent to such a remote place to defend the city.

Lu Changle and Gan Hui are too lazy to understand that kind of villain,

The good-tempered Lu Jinyuan headed straight for Phoenix City with another group of people.

A total of 2000 people came, and [-] people were left to guard the ships.

The 8000 people who went ashore were divided into two teams,

Team Lu Changle and Gan Hui,
A team of Lu Jinyuan and Yang Qijun.

Shitku's heart trembled, thinking that he would come if he was afraid,
The most fearful thing is that the Fujian Navy will intervene.

It really came.

(End of this chapter)