Borrow the day to change the day

It turned out that after Hu Hao and Zheng Zhilong crossed the river yesterday, they harassed the Dutch fleet parked at Zhenjiang Wharf.

On the shore, the sharpshooters of the Thunderbolt Brigade aimed at the Dutch on the deck of the fleet and shot. Although they didn't kill a few people, they were too frightened to stand on the deck.

Just as the Dutch retaliated with their naval guns, another warship was damaged by a mine floating in the water.The Dutch had no choice but to turn their energy to the water again, trying to block or detonate the mines in advance.

The stalemate lasted until dark, and as a result, the people in Zhenjiang knew the situation of the battle, organized themselves spontaneously, held torches, and took all kinds of equipment, and gathered towards the pier.

The Dutch were already exhausted by Hu Hao and Zheng Zhilong's leadership. When they saw so many fire dragons heading towards the pier, they thought it was the Ming army who killed them. They were so frightened that they could no longer care about the damaged ships.Hastily evacuated the personnel to the intact battleship, pulled off the sails, and fled overnight.

As for the damaged warships, they were accepted by Hu Hao.The naval guns and ammunition on the warship, including the countless treasures piled up in the bilge they plundered, naturally all fell into Hu Hao's hands.

After Zhong Jinwei finished listening, he led the new army across the Yangtze River and came directly to Zhenjiang Wharf.As soon as the new army soldiers arrived, they took over from the Perak Brigade and put the area around the pier under martial law.

After visiting the warships left by the Dutch, Zhong Jinwei really felt the gap between the sea power of the East and the West.

In the afternoon of the same day, Nanjing led an army to arrive, including Liang Tingdong, Minister of the Ministry of War of Nanjing, whom Zhong Jinwei knew.

Zhong Jinwei just had a few polite words with them, and asked people from the Sixth Ministry of Nanjing, Jinyiwei, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to guard the wealth looted by the Dutch.

He clearly told them that after reporting the money to the emperor, it should be used for road construction in Nanjing and relief for refugees.If anyone dares to reach out, the end will be miserable.

Then he gave an order to leave the Dutch among the warships at Zhenjiang Wharf, select the least damaged warships, repair them and drive to Qingjiang Shipyard in North Zhili.

The rest of the warships, including those sunk in the Yangtze River beforehand, were all salvaged and sent to the Longjiang Shipyard in Nanjing.

These two shipyards were the main manufacturers of the large ocean-going ships that completed Zheng He's voyages to the Western Seas. They were directly managed by the Water Department of the Ministry of Industry and belonged to the Royal Shipyards.The task of imitating the Dutch warship was undoubtedly handed over to these two shipyards.

When Zhong Jinwei hastily dealt with everything and was about to bring the captives back to Beijing in triumph, the Portuguese soldiers arrived in a hurry.

Apparently they heard that the Ming army had defeated the combined forces of the Netherlands and the pirates, so they sped up and rushed over.

Zhong Jinwei naturally didn't give them a good face, but asked his subordinates to take them to visit a group of Dutch prisoners of war.Then let them go back to Macau and tell them that based on their performance in this war, the court will re-examine the lease of Macau.

After dealing with this matter, Zhong Jinwei no longer cared about the panicked Portuguese soldiers, and escorted the captives back to Beijing triumphantly.

Of course, Zhong Jinwei also commanded Gondesa through the artillery, and revealed to his fellow clansmen that he still wanted to stay in Macau, so he quickly sent someone to the capital to admit his mistake and accept the new conditions issued by the court.

When the new army passed by Yangzhou again, the two sides of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal were full of people from Yangzhou City, no matter whether they were rich or not, status or status, officials or not, all of them came.

Seeing the fleet approaching from a distance, the people on both sides of the strait became excited and talked about the strength of the new army.

Naturally, Zhong Jinwei would not miss this opportunity to improve morale, and let all the soldiers of the new army go on deck to accept the praise they deserved.

Of course, those captives, including the Dutch devils and pirates, were all put on the deck to accept the scolding of the people of Yangzhou.

But Zhong Jinwei himself did not go out in the cabin, and fell asleep amidst the thunderous noise.

Because of the consecutive days of fighting, although it seemed to be going well on the surface, in fact Zhong Jinwei also worried a lot and didn't have a good rest at all.

Moreover, after returning to the capital, he will be busy with many things, and he needs to leave for Liaodong immediately to deliver supplies to Zu Dashou and He Kegang. All of these require Zhong Jinwei to nourish his energy.

Those common people who had seen the new army going south told their companions at this time that when they saw the new army, they knew that the annihilation of the Hongyi was just around the corner, and they completely forgot their previous worries.

In the consecutive days after the new army passed through Yangzhou, the topic of the people never left the battle and the deeds of the new army.Some thoughtful merchants even compiled storytelling and dramas about the Zhenjiang War right away, and the subsequent Ming Pao also saw a huge increase in sales because of its special reports on the new army.

Of course, the excavation of Zhongxing Hou's deeds is also indispensable.Regarding the rise of Zhongxinghou as a dazzling superstar in the past two years, and the unimaginable deeds he has achieved, the rumors that Zhongxinghou is a god in the sky descended to the earth to assist Ziweixing also began to spread in the south.

When the new army triumphantly returned to the capital, it was natural to hold a grand ceremony of presenting prisoners.In the eyes of the people in the capital, the New Army has become synonymous with the Ever Victorious Army.

The people in the capital dismissed those who had just arrived in the capital from other places and expressed their amazement at the elite of the new army.Their expressions of contempt, the frogs in the well, and the expressions they only knew now made the outsiders feel ashamed and satisfied the superiority of the people in the capital.

Then, the imperial court's handling of the war came down quickly.

The Dutch prisoners of war were all executed, while the pirates were all executed.

In the notice of disposal, it also specifically stated that all traitors who aided the tyrant in the abuse and helped foreigners attack Ming Dynasty will never be lightly spared, and they will all be sentenced to death.For those pirates who escaped, the imperial court will hunt them down to the end.

The Netherlands launched a war against the Ming Dynasty, burned, killed and looted in the south of the Yangtze River, and killed countless people in the Ming Dynasty. Such heinous crimes must be severely punished.The imperial court decided to prepare for the war, and wanted to seek justice from the Netherlands. At the same time, it also declared that anyone who dared to offend the Ming Dynasty would be punished no matter how far away.

In the near future, after the imperial court builds a navy, it will attack the Dutch in Dayuan and Batavia.

This notice was not only in the capital, but also sent to the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty through Di Bao and Ming Pao.All of a sudden, the world knows.

Regardless of whether it is the local government or the local people, especially the people in the Jiangnan area, they especially support this.At the same time, a sense of pride in being a member of the Ming Dynasty, a sense of identification with the Ming Dynasty and the imperial court, also spread in the Jiangnan area.

However, Zhong Jinwei and the senior officials of the imperial court did not rest because of the victory, and they all discussed nervously in the Wenhua Hall.

Because Dongchang got a major news from the prisoners of war, the leaders of all parties were shocked and had to discuss the impact of this news.