Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 469
The bitter sea breeze blew on the deck, and the flags planted on it were whirring, as if they were about to fly. The bright moon in the sky was covered by dark clouds, and the whole sea was as dark as inkstone. And the huge ships cut through the waves in the night and moved forward at an extremely fast speed, only the solitary lights at the bow and stern pierced the thick darkness slightly.

The late-night attack, being so secretive, is not afraid that the Dutch will get the news in advance. Almost all the missionaries in Yingtianfu work under Tang Ruowang. Even if they know, they can’t go all the way to Gaomi, Taiwan. Well, this group of guys have a good mouth, and they have more than failed to succeed. If Zhang Pu and the others know about this large-scale operation of the beggar army, it will cause a lot of trouble in the world. Song Qingshu will not be able to get out of the first step of colonization If it's not as delicious as mutton, you have to make a fuss.

Haiquan is still the main flagship this time, but this time its ship building is slightly higher, and a lot of fortifications have been installed on the deck. As for being massacred by gunfire on the bare deck.

Although Song Qingshu didn't think it was necessary.

Apart from Zheng Zhilong who can dispatch such a large-scale fleet attack on the seas of Southeast Asia, who else can?Regardless of the Dutch East India Company, the British East India Company, or the Spaniards and Portuguese, after experiencing the British-Spanish sea battle, they all went to the gunboats to bombard and grab the upper hand. Regardless of the number of ships or sailors, they were not enough to survive Going to Song Qingshu's boat for hand-to-hand combat. As for those with a lot of boats, such as Indonesian Sanfoqi, Xinkesari, Manopasi and other small feudal kingdoms that ruled one side, the boat is even more fearless. Can he climb on the battleship of the Qihuo Army I want to say.

The only ones that are somewhat threatening, such as Annan and Siam, are heading to West India, but they are still no match for the begging army with boats and cannons. Song Qingshu can also take advantage of the wind, using cannons to destroy these huge and slow The fleet was slowly sent into the embrace of the sea.

However, it is always safe to be prepared.

Behind him, the captain's conference room was brightly lit. In half a year, the first batch of staff officers in the Jiangnan Lecture Hall had graduated. Zheng He's treasure ship fleet once docked in the Taiwan Strait. There is a general chart record for this place, especially The ocean currents near the Taiwan Strait have been carefully recorded. The strength of the Dutch colonists and the number of fleets are unknown. Soldiers, the decisive battle position.

From time to time, there were scolding voices from inside, saying that after serving in the army for a long time, the temper tends to be irritable. After all, Shi Lang and Zhang Huangyan have changed. From time to time, many common-sense mistakes were made, which caused the two senior navy commanders to slap the table, blow their beards and stare, scolding these pink newbies, wishing they could put their heads under the table.

Even Li Xiangjun, the secretary-general, was following the meeting, offering a few words of information from time to time, but Song Qingshu, the supreme commander, was not in the meeting room, leaning on the pitch-black foremast, Song Qingshu was still looking at the farther and farther shore behind him. .

This is already the second parting this year, but at any rate, before leaving, Song Qingshu witnessed the birth of his first heir in this era. Caiwei lived up to expectations. Give it a name, Sung Joon!Xing'er in small characters.

As expected of the elder of the pavilion, choosing a name is full of political taste. Song Qingshu's surname is Song, which can be linked to the Song Dynasty. Among the four generals of Zhongxing in the Southern Song Dynasty, there is one named Zhang Jun. To be honest, Zhang Jun's military exploits are average, the biggest feature It is not fighting, but making money. It is famous for its wealth in the Southern Song Dynasty, and Zhang Jun is a very wise man. He was the first to surrender military power to the emperor. Zhao Gou and Qin Hui did not want the Northern Expedition. Withdraw, just throw Yue Fei there.

Not to mention, it is really similar to the current form. Daming has also reached a precarious time, and the people fighting in the north are also descendants of the Jurchens. Looking at it, Sun Chengzong is disappointed with the Ming Dynasty, and he pins his hopes on Song Qingshu, hoping that he If he can at least stabilize the situation in the Southern Song Dynasty for Daming, he will eventually retreat in the face of difficulties like Zhang Jun, and finally surrender his military power and enjoy wealth and honor.

But a name with extremely complicated emotions doesn't mean much to Song Qingshu. Jun and Xing are both good characters, so let's call it that. Not only does he have a descendant, but the entire begging army follows him After the birth of the heir, he became more stable. The scarred face in Dai County even sent a box of clothes all the way in the first place, as well as an extremely comfortable baby cradle made of sheepskin.

No matter what the future holds, even if Song Qingshu dies, the Qihuo Army still has a goal of allegiance to unite everyone. In this regard, Song Qingshu has already surpassed Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng, and the Dashun Army died because of Li Zicheng. Allegiance to the target has become disintegrated, especially the Great West Army in history. After Zhang Xianzhong's death, the four adopted sons rose up together. Li Dingguo finally won Guilin and Hengyang. There was some hope for Ming's recovery, but the jealous Sun Kewang launched a rebellion at this time, and finally defected to the Qing Dynasty after the defeat, ruining this hope of revival.

Not only Caiwei, but that girl Dong Xiaowan also gave birth to a daughter. To be honest, Song Qingshu still likes this daughter more than Song Jun, who is his sweetheart. Daughter, now her wish can be regarded as fulfilled, so Song Qingshu personally named this daughter Jue'er.

To be honest, the two little guys have no influence on the current beggar army, but even Song Qingshu himself has a heavy sense of responsibility. Now he is not only fighting for himself, not just for the few women in his family , but also to fight for the future.

The lights on the shore had disappeared, and it was unknown if Caiwei and the others had gone back to sleep, but after taking a deep breath of the salty sea breeze, Song Qingshu turned his head resolutely, and strode back into the conference room.

On this end, Zhang Huangyan and Shi Lang were still chattering and arguing with the staff. Seeing Song Qingshu come in, Zhang Huangyan put away his swear words and respectfully stepped forward to give Song Qingshu a fist.

"Commander, after studying Zheng He's charts, his subordinates believe that our army should land in Taipei and recruit the natives of the Taiwan Strait and Zheng Zhilong's former troops. The people here have been exploited by the Dutch for a long time. As long as there are three months, our army can at least recruit Bring up [-] natives to join the army, and when the time comes from north to south, the waterways will advance side by side, and we will definitely defeat the Dutch in one fell swoop!"

Shi Lang's face obviously twitched when he heard this, but he didn't say anything. Song Qingshu, who suggested listening to this, also hummed. When he reached out, he picked up the cold wine bottle from the bookshelf, raised his head and drank it. After two mouthfuls, he wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and walked back to the map staggeringly.

Bang~ The gold inlaid with precious stones stabbed the dagger directly on the table, and immediately Song Qingshu tore off his collar under the astonished gaze of more than ten people, and went directly back to the captain's bedroom behind.

Looking at the place where the tip of the knife was pierced, Zhang Huangyan shrugged helplessly, but Shi Lang couldn't help showing a smile on his face, and instead of pulling out the dagger, he pointed his finger at the tip of the dagger, and his voice was full of gunpowder again. yelled.

"The commander-in-chief has already set the goal of the battle. Let's continue discussing how to fight this battle!"

Song Qingshu's sword pierced Penghu.

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Departing from Yingtian, the speed of Yingtian boat was about eight knots to twelve knots. At this time, the wind was smooth, and it took more than ten days to reach the destination, the main island of Penghu.

Unlike later generations, this place is still in the hands of the mainland. In the hands of the Ming Dynasty, there is a navy guard stationed. The navy in Fujian, basically, the navy in Fujian has been infiltrated by Zheng Zhilong. The navy guard here is also the Zheng family. His name is Zheng Duo, which is quite suitable for his identity. Not to mention, this man also looks like a big rudder, with a relatively square head and flat facial features. He looks a little funny no matter what.

Now that the Zheng and Song families have entered the honeymoon period, the reason why Song Qingshu procrastinated the attack so late was partly to get along with the Zheng family, and to get a lot of bonuses from the cooperation with the Qihuo Army. When the fleet arrived at his defense zone, Zheng Shoubei went out to meet him personally.

The geographical location of Penghu is also very important. It can be regarded as the first barrier of Taiwan Island. It was developed in the Southern Song Dynasty, even three or four hundred years earlier than Taiwan’s main island. The Ming Dynasty even set up a Penghu inspection department here. Back then The Dutch once wanted to occupy this place as a colony, and then traded with the Ming Dynasty. They competed with the Ming army for several years, and finally retreated to Taiwan helplessly.

When talking about it, Song Qingshu was really surprised. Penghu is less than one-fortieth of Taiwan, and it is less than tens of nautical miles away from Penghu. Even Hainan has been developed. Why is there no one on such a large island with rich products so late? Asking about it is a historical mystery, but fortunately, he doesn't need to think about it. As long as Penghu is in his hands, Taiwan is a steak, and he can fry it however he wants.

This is also the reason why Song Qingshu plunged into Penghu. Zheng Chenggong regained Taiwan. It was here that Penghu was used as an offensive front. Division, Taiwan surrendered without a fight, there is no way, here is too close to the main island, grasping here, the gateway to the Taiwan Strait is closed, Fujian's attack will have to cross the strait for hundreds of miles, but without this place, where does the attacking party want to land Just land there, and the defender can't avoid it at all.

For this expedition, Song Qingshu didn't have all the main force. There were only 200 large Yingtian-class battleships, while there were more than 8000 small supply ships and functional ships, most of which were used to transport troops. There are around one cavalry division and two infantry divisions in the army with a size of 1 horses. After drifting for seven or eight days, these landlubbers really reached their limit. I took them down and kicked their hooves on the island. These days, they were locked in the lower cabin. Even the special horse boats in the treasure ship fleet back then suffocated them.

Zheng Duo had already set up a banquet in the inspection department, but when he got off the boat, Song Qingshu was holding a telescope and trying his best to look southeast from the beach in the northwest.

I don’t know how many times I’ve heard about the Taiwan Strait issue on TV in the later generations. Before crossing over, this Karma was tossed and nervous by a certain Miss Cai. In the past, I sat in front of the TV and worried about it. Now, it’s my turn. To solve this big problem, even if you can't see Taiwan Island, Song Qingshu's mood is still full of excitement for a moment.

"I'm here!"

(End of this chapter)