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Chapter 703 Liu Guoxuan Descends to the Ming Dynasty

The sea battle on Gulangyu Island was unprecedentedly fierce and lasted for a long time, lasting more than two days. In the end, the Ming army narrowly defeated Zheng Jiajun.

Zhu Yousong broke Zheng's army's sea-blocking protective net and his fishing net and harpoon array. Both sides suffered heavy casualties, and finally the main general Liu Guoxuan was captured alive.

The nearly 3000-man Zhengjia Army navy led by him lost more than half of the battle after fierce sea battles. The remaining 160 men and more than [-] large and small warships all became prisoners and trophies of the Ming army.

Liu Guoxuan still stood instead of kneeling, and only wanted to die.Zhu Yousong still didn't kill him. If he wants to move his head, he won't wait until now. Thousands of troops are easy to get, but a general is hard to find. Zhu Yousong is unwilling to give up all his previous efforts.I think Liu Guoxuan is indeed a talented general. Second, his more important value lies in the rescue of Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Chenggong.

That's why Zhu Yousong showed great patience with him.

After the rope was loosened, Zhu Yousong still let him go.Zhu Yousong told him clearly and generously, when to surrender, when to count.If he refuses to accept it, he will fight again and fight until he surrenders. I have plenty of confidence and determination.

Liu Guoxuan left again with the halberd in hand, but he felt that this Ming emperor was really different, so he let him go for the first time, and this was already the second time.He walked halfway, thought twice and came back.I feel that I am no match on land or water. It is said that he has died twice.

Since ancient times, he has been the master of the general Baoming, and the handsome bird climbed the high branch.Comparing Tang Wang Zhu Yujian, and looking at his old master Zheng Zhilong, it is simply incomparable.In the end, Liu Guoxuan was grateful for Zhu Yousong's kindness, and returned to Zhu Yousong's camp and knelt down on the ground to plead guilty.

"Hahahaha," Zhu Yousong laughed, and helped him up personally, "He who understands the current affairs is a hero, and the prodigal son will not be exchanged for money when he returns. I will repeat the preface. I will pardon you for your innocence. I will give you the post of general."

With Zhu Yousong's words, not only did he pardon his capital crime, but he was reinstated as an official. Liu Guoxuan was so grateful that he knelt down again to thank his majesty.

Some generals were still a little puzzled at the time. In order to accept Liu Guoxuan, the price they paid was too high? Two captures and two moves, from the road to the sea, these two battles lost tens of thousands of soldiers and hundreds of warships , just for one Liu Guoxuan, is it worth it?
It was only later that they realized that their vision was too short-sighted. Liu Guoxuan's value was not just that of a general. It was too wise for His Majesty to do so.

Next, Zhu Yousong got a lot of valuable military information from Liu Guoxuan.Such as the military strength of Emperor Longwu, the strength deployment of the Zheng family's navy, and the military defense of islands such as Jinmen and Jinmen.

Most importantly, he further confirmed that Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Chenggong were indeed detained on Kinmen Island.

As for how to rescue the uncle and nephew, Zhu Yousong came up with his own strategy, that is, let Liu Guoxuan go undercover, lead some generals to Kinmen Island to cheat the island, and then cooperate inside and outside to break Kinmen Island.

Liu Guoxuan fully agreed with Zhu Yousong's strategy, and he generously agreed that he would go there immediately, so as not to have long nights and dreams.

Zhu Yousong also knew that this kind of matter should be done sooner rather than later. The Zheng family army still doesn't know about Liu Guoxuan's surrender to Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Zhu Yousong immediately allocated him 500 naval elites from the navy camp. If there were too many people, it would easily arouse suspicion, but if there were too few, he might not be enough.To be on the safe side, Zhu Yousong asked Li Quan and Liu Chunhong to join him and help him save people. He asked them to disguise themselves as remnants of the Zheng family's army and take a few boats to Little Kinmen Island, and then to Da Kinmen.

After everything was ready, Liu Guoxuan, Li Quan, and Liu Chunhong led 500 remnants of the defeated generals, divided them into several large and small warships, came out of Gulangyu Bay, and fled to the direction of Xiaojinmen in embarrassment.

After they walked a few miles, Zhu Yousong pretended to send Liu Wenxiu to lead a fleet to chase after them for a while, and fired a few cannonballs. Then he watched them go far before withdrawing his troops and storming Xiamen Island.

At this time, Zhu Yousong led a fleet, and after a short rest on Gulangyu Island, he had already launched an attack on Xiamen Island.

Zhu Yousong and Liu Wenxiu led two naval divisions with hundreds of large and small warships to storm Xiamen Island from the north and the south.

Gulangyu Island is less than ten miles away from Xiamen Island. How can it survive the onslaught of these two naval forces?And what is most unfavorable to the Zheng family's army now is that the Gulangyu naval battle failed, Liu Guoxuan's troops were almost wiped out, and the protective net he set up to block the sea was also destroyed. Some people said that Liu Guoxuan had already fled in embarrassment.

These situations are tantamount to a death sentence for Zheng Zhiwan, the chief general on the island. He knows that the island will definitely not be able to defend it, and he will not be able to go back to the shore. They are all Daming's troops. The defeated soldiers will return to Kinmen by boat.

Amidst the sound of the rumbling guns, the two naval fleets of Zhu Yousong and Liu Wenxiu quickly approached the shore. The Ming army sailors abandoned their ships and landed. The troops of Zheng Jiajun.

Some were beheaded after catching up, some abandoned their weapons and surrendered, and some fled in all directions. Those who were shot down by bows and arrows, and those who were blown away by shells are countless.

These scattered soldiers of the Ming army managed to escape with one survivor, and fled from the east line of the island to the south and west lines of the island. They dreamed of encountering reinforcements sent by Zheng Zhiwan, rescued them, and then fought back.

However, all of this is destined to be an extravagant hope. When they fled to the seaside, Zheng Zhiwan's dozens of large warships had already set sail. The ships were full of Zheng Zhiwan's personal guards and his wives, concubines and children. , Nothing to do with these people at all.

These thousands of soldiers were desperate, jumping and cursing at the beach, some jumped into the sea to commit suicide, and some simply chose to abandon their weapons and surrender, kneeling on the beach to welcome the soldiers of the Ming army.

In this way, Zhu Yousong's men captured Xiamen Island in one fell swoop.

Detaining prisoners, cleaning the battlefield, salvaging warships (these damaged warships are salvaged, and can still be delivered to the navy after repairs), and treating the wounded and sick. These post-war matters do not need Zhu Yousong to worry too much. Liu Zhaoji, Liu Wenxiu and others have already made arrangements.

Zhu Yousong's imperial camp was located on Xiamen Island, and the statistics soon came up. In this sea battle, the 6000 navy lost more than 300 people and damaged more than [-] large and small warships.Although this battle was won, the price paid by the Ming army was not small.

However, more than [-] members of Zheng's army were wiped out at once, and Gulangyu and Xiamen Island were captured. The results of the battle were very rich, especially Zhu Yousong believed that the greatest success of this battle was to take down the famous general Liu Guoxuan and let him rescue Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Chenggong. The plan was implemented.

(End of this chapter)