My father is Chongzhen? Then I have no choice but to rebel.

Chapter 154: All Jiannu, regardless of gender, age or status, will be killed!

After simply bandaging the wound on his thigh, Huang Fei began to command the navy again, cooperating with Zheng Zhilong's navy to complete the final encirclement and suppression!

Soon, the Ming navy led by Huang Fei and Zheng Zhilong began to gradually tighten the encirclement, like a ruthless net, constantly squeezing the living space of the Jiannu navy.

Immediately afterwards, the two sides launched an even more brutal fight.

And now it has all turned into close combat, with soldiers from both sides jumping onto each other's ships for the final fight!

On the battlefield, the situation became increasingly clear, and the Jiannu navy began to show signs of wavering.

Those Han people who surrendered did not have much fighting spirit to begin with. Seeing that the situation was hopeless, they laid down their weapons, knelt down and chose to surrender.

Only the Jiannu, with a rat tail hanging behind their heads, remained stubborn and refused to surrender, even fighting like a trapped beast.

Each of them was like a mad beast, waving their swords and roaring as they attacked the Ming navy.

Seeing this situation, the Ming navy showed no mercy. The soldiers were like hungry wolves pouncing on their prey, each of them bravely vying for the first place and rushing forward.

This is because before the war, Zheng Zhilong made a solemn promise that the head of a Jiannu soldier could be exchanged for one hundred taels of silver.

This substantial and generous reward made the navy soldiers' eyes light up, and they were thinking about chopping off more Jiannu heads and getting more silver.

As for how much the heads of the Han navy who surrendered to the Jiannu side were worth, Zheng Zhilong did not mention it, so when the Ming navy saw these Han people surrender, most of them did not bother to pay attention.

Only occasionally there would be some people with bad temper and angry hearts who would casually chop you with a knife.

But everyone else pretended not to see it and focused on encircling and suppressing those stubbornly resisting Jiannu.

Zheng Zhilong's team was killing like crazy.

He had a number of mercenary teams composed of Japanese ronin and barbarians under his command. These people were naturally brave and aggressive. They had been trapped on the ship for several months and were already filled with anger.

Now that they had finally had the chance to fight, they were like wild horses that had broken free from their reins, going completely crazy and killing people.

In order to compete for the head of a Jiannu, they even killed each other and fought.

Zheng Zhilong stood at the bow, looking at this chaotic yet bloody scene, and did not interfere. After all, they had been holding back for so long, it was time to let them vent.

The Jiannu finally tasted fear at this moment. Looking around, they found that the Han people on their side had surrendered and their military strength had been greatly reduced. Now they only had less than a few thousand people left.

The Ming navy on the opposite side had nearly 2000 warships and people in total. The huge disparity in military strength made their hair stand on end.

With no other options left, many Jiannu soldiers laid down their weapons and surrendered.

But the Ming navy was already blinded by rage at this time, and they didn't care whether these Jiannu surrendered or not. In their eyes, these Jiannu were all pure silver!
Then, they rushed forward one by one, raised their swords, and killed all the surrendered Jiannu, leaving no one alive!
In an instant, the sea turned into a river of blood!
That’s not all. After killing all the Jiannu soldiers on the deck, the Ming navy jumped into the sea to rescue the drowned Jiannu soldiers, and then cut off their heads directly in the sea.

The sea water was dyed brighter red by the blood, like a sea of blood, emitting a pungent smell of blood, which was creepy.

At this moment, the sea has become a real sea of blood and corpses!!!
In this way, the Ming Dynasty Navy finally won the naval battle!
And it was this naval battle that was enough to make them famous in history!
At this time, Huang Fei had already met up with Zheng Chenggong, and the two were excitedly boasting about their respective heroic performances on the battlefield and complimenting each other.

Huang Fei even threw Abai's head in front of Zheng Zhilong in a serious manner, and then boasted proudly:

"Old Zheng, look! This is Aixinjueluo Abai, the son of Nurhaci and the elder brother of Huang Taiji. I just chopped him off myself!"

As he spoke, he grabbed a surrendered Han Chinese and asked:
"By the way, what was the title of this Jiannu?"

The surrendered Han man was already frightened out of his wits. When he heard Huang Fei's question, he quickly replied:
"Master Huihui, he is the general who defends the country of Jiannu!"

what?
When Huang Fei heard this, his eyes widened in disbelief.

He originally thought that as the son of Nurhaci and the elder brother of Huang Taiji, Abai should be a prince, right?

After all the fuss, it turned out that he was a fucking general who defended the country!
Got it!
I was so happy just now for nothing. I guess I’ll lose my title!
Thinking of this, Huang Fei felt a little dejected for a moment.

When Zheng Zhilong saw this scene, he just felt funny in his heart, because during the time he had been with Huang Fei, he knew clearly that Huang Fei was almost crazy about wanting the title.

Then he comforted him:
"Old Huang, don't be disappointed. Although this fellow is only a general guarding the country, his status is still there. Once the matter is reported to the court, the court will definitely reward you handsomely!"

When Huang Fei heard this, he thought Zheng Zhilong was comforting him and could only smile awkwardly.

Suddenly at this moment, several of Zheng Zhilong's men came running to report excitedly that they had caught a "big fish".

When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he suddenly thought of something and his expression became a little excited.

Immediately afterwards, several people came over, escorting a Han Chinese man in armor.

The moment he saw this Han Chinese, Huang Fei was overjoyed and laughed heartily:
"Old Zheng! This is another great achievement! This man is none other than Kong Youde, the commander-in-chief of the Jiannu navy!"

"I heard that the Jiannu even made him a king, calling him 'King Gongshun'!"

"We have captured a prince, right?"

Zheng Zhilong had already guessed this in his mind, and now after hearing Huang Fei's words, he finally felt completely relieved.

The Jiannu navy was completely annihilated and the highest general of the Jiannu navy was captured alive. This battle was finally a great victory!

Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong patted Huang Fei's shoulder again.

"Old Huang, with your previous achievements and this obedient King, you've definitely secured the title of Earl, not to mention Marquis! Congratulations, brother!"

When Huang Fei heard this, he smiled so hard that he could hardly close his mouth, and at the same time he was filled with gratitude towards Zheng Zhilong.

During the time he spent with Zheng Zhilong, Huang Fei already knew that Zhu Cilang had married Zheng Zhilong's daughter.

In other words, Zheng Zhilong is now a member of the royal family of the Ming Dynasty. In addition to his contribution in suppressing the Jiannu navy this time, Zheng Zhilong will at least be granted the title of marquis when he returns this time.

Therefore, in Huang Fei's opinion, it is very necessary to have a good relationship with Zheng Zhilong!

At the same time, seeing Huang Fei and Zheng Zhilong actually discussing in front of him the possible rewards he might receive after returning to the Ming Dynasty, Kong Youde's face suddenly turned pale.

He knew that he was going to die, so instead of being tortured to death later, it would be better to commit suicide now!

Feeling ruthless, Kong Youde immediately prepared to bite his tongue to commit suicide.

Huang Fei immediately realized his intention, and with quick eyes and hands, he immediately lowered his jaw and instructed the person next to him:
"Come here, pull out all his teeth!"

After receiving the order, the subordinates stepped forward without saying a word and pulled out all the teeth in Kong Youde's mouth!
For a moment, blood gushed out of Kong Youde's mouth, but the military doctor next to him stuffed a handful of medicine into his mouth in time to stop the bleeding.

Huang Fei looked at Kong Youde with a grim smile and said:

"Want to die? That's not that easy. The way you die must be decided by His Majesty!"

Then he gave his orders to his men:
"Take him away and take good care of him. Don't let him die!"

Huang Fei felt very regretful for killing Abai just now. Now he couldn't let Kong Youde die as well, otherwise it would be a big loss.

After receiving the order, the subordinates hurriedly took Kong Youde away.

Afterwards, Zheng Zhilong and Huang Fei quickly organized people to clean up the battlefield.

Once they found any intact warships, they would rush to rescue them. After a lot of effort, they got dozens of warships.

Immediately afterwards, the two men discussed and decided to launch a surprise attack on the Jiannu navy's port, and forced the Han people who had just surrendered to lead the way.

These surrendered Han people had just experienced a naval battle and were already frightened. Faced with the demands of Zheng Zhilong and Huang Fei, they naturally did not dare to disobey in the slightest.

Soon, more than 2,000 warships marched towards the Jiannu navy port.

Because the battle site was hundreds of nautical miles away from the port, the Jiannu port had no idea that a fierce battle had just taken place at sea.

They didn't even know that the Ming navy had already annihilated the Jiannu navy.

Moreover, they had almost sent out all their forces before, but now there are only a dozen or so warships left in the port.

When they saw the warships returning, the Jiannu took a casual look and saw the flags of their own warships, and then they didn't care anymore.

However, it wasn't long before someone noticed something was wrong, because the number of returning warships was astonishingly large, thousands of them, far exceeding the number of their warships.

Looking more closely, we found that some of the ships were flying the flags of the Ming Dynasty!

This immediately shocked the remaining Jiannu navy.

Just as they realized that the situation was not good and before they had time to react, the Ming Navy's artillery roared like angry thunder!
What followed was a fierce artillery bombardment, with shells raining down on the port.

In an instant, the port was filled with smoke and flames, and it was as chaotic as a hornet's nest.

This round of bombing resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Jiannu navy soldiers, and most of the port buildings were destroyed, turning into ruins.

Immediately afterwards, the Ming navy quickly docked, and tens of thousands of naval officers and soldiers rushed in like a surging tide, rushing into the Jiannu camp. They were unstoppable and killed all the remaining Jiannu soldiers without leaving a single one alive.

However, most of the Han people who knew what to do and knelt down to surrender, and who did not have the "golden money rat tail" hairstyle on their heads, saved their lives.

After a brutal battle, the area within ten kilometers of the coast was like hell on earth, with corpses everywhere. The surrounding Jiannu were all killed and no one survived.

As night fell, Huang Fei and Zheng Zhilong also received the post-war statistics.

In this battle, a total of 7523 heads of Jiannu were obtained, 2320 heads of Han people who surrendered to Jiannu were obtained, and a total of 35450 Han people were captured!
This only counts the number of heads, and those Jiannu who sank to the bottom of the sea are not included!

The captured food, supplies, warships, and treasures piled up like mountains and were countless.

In addition, Zheng Zhilong only lost 35 warships, and the number of people killed or injured was about 800.

Because Huang Fei was the main force and had been acting as bait, he lost 130 warships and suffered more than 3000 deaths and injuries!

But compared with the loss of the Jiannu navy, this loss was nothing. All in all, this battle was a complete victory!

At dawn the next day, the candlelight in the tent flickered in the dim light of dawn, illuminating the serious and solemn faces of Huang Fei and Zheng Zhilong.

The two sat at the table, discussing the next step.

Zheng Zhilong tapped the table lightly with his fingers, a hint of ruthlessness in his eyes, and said in a deep voice:
"Your Highness the Crown Prince has previously stated that he would implement a sweeping strategy against the Jiannu. Now is the perfect time for us to implement this plan!"

Huang Fei nodded heavily, his eyes as firm as iron.

"That's right. Although this task is mainly carried out by the Guanning Iron Cavalry, we can actually do it as well."

"The spies we sent out last night have already investigated and found that there are several Jiannu towns nearby. We can capture them all!"

The two hit it off immediately and decided to send a few more teams to launch a brutal purge of the Jiannu in the nearby areas, which was to implement the strategy of sweeping away the holes that Zhu Cilang had previously instructed.

Although this strategy was cruel, it undoubtedly dealt a devastating blow to the Jiannu.

Afterwards, they quickly summoned their generals and dispatched several elite troops.

The members of these teams are all battle-hardened soldiers carefully selected from the navy, and there is a cold and resolute look in each of their eyes.

After receiving the order, these teams moved forward rapidly and comprehensively towards the surrounding areas like arrows from a bow.

The morning mist had not yet completely dissipated, and their figures were looming in the haze, like a revenge army from hell.

Whenever they arrived at a village, the soldiers dispersed like a tide, carefully searching for any traces of the Jiannu.

Whenever they encountered the Jiannu, regardless of gender, age or status, the soldiers would kill them without mercy!

Then they plundered their food and property, and set fire to everything!
In their minds, the Jiannu had been burning, killing, looting, committing all kinds of atrocities, raping and plundering on the land of the Ming Dynasty for many years, and their crimes were too numerous to list.

Countless Ming Dynasty people lost their families and were separated from their wives and children. This heavy blood debt must be repaid with the blood of the Jiannu.

However, when the soldiers discovered Han people who were enslaved by the Jiannu, they would not take action, but would send people to escort them to the port.

In a dilapidated city, a team of thousands of people discovered a Jiannu camp.

It was still dark at this time, and the Jiannu were still immersed in sleep, unaware of the approaching danger.

The soldiers quickly dispersed and surrounded the camp tightly.

At the command, they rushed into the camp like tigers.

In an instant, the sounds of shouting and killing and the collision of weapons intertwined together, awakening the sleeping Jiannu.

The Jiannu people were panicked and had no idea where these enemies came from. They stood up in a hurry and prepared to resist.

But this army was well prepared, and their resistance seemed so weak and futile.

The soldiers brandished the sharp blades in their hands and slashed at the enemies in front of them. For a moment, blood splattered everywhere, dyeing the ground beneath their feet red.

The same scene is happening everywhere at the same time
After a fierce fight, the battle finally ended.

The soldiers began to clean up the battlefield carefully. They checked the bodies of the Jiannu one by one and then cut off their heads.

In addition, food, property and all kinds of useful things were all transported back to the port.

Then it was still set on fire!
It was not until ten o'clock in the afternoon that the soldiers returned to the port one after another.

During this raid, they captured more than 3000 Jiannu heads, rescued more than Han people, burned dozens of towns and villages, and seized countless food, fodder, and property!
Looking at the mountains of heads, the soldiers were filled with excitement.

Because in their eyes, these heads are not just symbols of death, but also real wealth.

Thinking of the generous rewards that were about to come, the soldiers' eyes sparkled with excitement.

As for why such a large-scale naval battle took place and why there were so many Jiannu people nearby, it is actually very simple.

One reason is that this place is far away from the port. Even if the battle at the port is fierce, the Jiannu here will not be able to notice it.

Secondly, the Jiannu would never believe that their navy would lose to the Ming navy!

But who would have thought?

The Jiannu navy was actually defeated by the Ming navy, and they will also face their ultimate death!

Huang Fei and Zheng Zhilong stood on a high place, overlooking the scene, but their expressions did not change much.

After all, the Ming Dynasty and the Jiannu have always been at war to the death!

By this time, the cumulative number of Jiannu heads captured in this battle had climbed to 11230. You must know that this is an unprecedented record!
Then, the two turned back to the tent and began their next plan.

Zheng Zhilong was the first to break the silence and said:

"In my opinion, we should leave half of our troops and half of our warships behind to build a new port and city here."

As he spoke, he walked to the map in the tent, pointed to a key location on the map and continued:
"This is a vital location. If we build a city here, it would be like stabbing a sharp blade into the heart of the Jiannu people, causing them constant unrest."

Huang Fei nodded slightly, signaling Zheng Zhilong to continue.

Zheng Zhilong continued:

"Of course, we are all naval forces after all. If we confront the Jiannu cavalry head-on, I'm afraid it will be difficult to win."

"So, the purpose of building the city was not to proactively launch a war, but to continuously harass the Jiannu."

"If the Jiannu cavalry attacks, we will retreat into the city and hold our ground, using the city walls and fortifications to deal with them."

"If the city is truly difficult to defend, we will retreat to the sea, relying on the maneuverability of our warships to return to the city after the Jiannu have withdrawn."

"Even if the city is unfortunately occupied by the Jiannu, there is no need to worry, because our warships are equipped with powerful artillery and can attack the city directly from the sea."

"The Jiannu lost all their warships in this battle and can no longer threaten us from the sea!"

After a pause, Zheng Zhilong added:
"To achieve this goal, the locations of ports and cities must be within the range of artillery fire. This will ensure that we can seize the initiative in all situations."

After Huang Fei heard Zheng Zhilong's plan, a glint of approval flashed in his eyes, and then he couldn't help but clapped his hands and exclaimed:

"Good plan! If this plan can be successfully implemented, it will definitely pose a great threat to the Jiannu."

Huang Fei was no fool, he naturally knew that Zhu Cilang went to such great lengths to have them come and annihilate the Jiannu navy, it was definitely not just to simply wipe out the enemy, but also to harass the Jiannu rear for a long time!

As a result, the Jiannu no longer dared to gather a large army to attack the Jinning Defense Line.

After all, the place where they were was only more than 800 miles away from Shenyang, the Shengjing of the Jiannu. If they marched quickly, it would only take four or five days to reach Shengjing!
The Jiannu were unable to stop their military actions at all.

After all, after the previous naval battle, the Jiannu navy was completely wiped out. From then on, the Ming navy would have absolute dominance on the vast ocean.

Although the Ming army is currently unable to compete with the Jiannu cavalry on land, as long as they retreat to the sea, with their advanced warships and well-trained navy, they will be able to become an invincible army that will terrify the Jiannu!
Afterwards, the two discussed the matter in depth again and finally reached a unanimous decision.

Huang Fei was left behind to oversee the construction of the port and the city, and the Han people who had been captured before could be used as laborers.

Zheng Zhilong will lead all the large warships back to Tianjin and prepare to transport 10,000 Guanning cavalry there, officially launching the strategic layout planned by Zhu Cilang.

As for the possibility that what happened here might be known to the Jiannu, Huang Fei and Zheng Zhilong were not worried at all, and even intended to make it happen.

Because they know in their hearts that this is actually an indispensable part of the entire strategic plan.

After all, if you want the Jiannu to split their troops, you have to let them know what is happening here!
So, in yesterday's suppression battle, they pretended to be negligent and deliberately let several small boats of the Jiannu army escape successfully to report the news.

He even had people secretly escort them out of the sea area to ensure that they could smoothly convey what happened here to Huang Taiji.

Including today's sweeping of the land, they also deliberately let a few Jiannu escape in order to spread the news better.

According to normal travel time estimates, it would take at least more than a month for the news to reach the Jiannu base camp, and then for the Jiannu top leaders to make a decision and send troops.

During this period of time, the Guanning Iron Cavalry had already slaughtered the Jiannu in the rear, causing rivers of blood to flow!

In this way, all the strategic deployments of the Jiannu could be disrupted, and the initiative in the war could be gained for the Ming Dynasty.

That night, several speedboats sped across the sea like arrows.

These speedboats, carrying the victory news from Zheng Zhilong and Huang Fei, sped towards the capital.

Zheng Zhilong needed to integrate the warships and arrange some other matters, so he was delayed for a day.

It was not until the next day, when everything was ready, that he led the huge fleet to set off.

The fleet stretched for dozens of miles on the sea. Under the sunlight, the ships looked like giant steel dragons, breaking through the waves towards Tianjin.

At the same time, on the Ming Dynasty side.

The weather today is very good, the sun is shining and the sky is as clear as a sapphire.

The walls of the Forbidden City appear particularly solemn and majestic under the sunlight.

At this moment, Zhu Cilang was standing in an open space in the palace with excitement, his eyes fixed on the hot air balloon floating in the sky.

Correct!
You heard that right!
It's a hot air balloon!
After various attempts and research during this period, Bi Wenxuan finally successfully produced the hot air balloon that Zhu Cilang needed!

(End of this chapter)