Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 142 Shocking Conspiracy

"Leave a squad of people here to continue fighting the fire and find out the hole as soon as possible."

"Reinforcements are coming, let some of them help put out the fire, and others to join me. Others, come with me."

"Yes." Everyone responded.

Except for one squad of soldiers who stayed behind, the other twenty or so people rushed east along with Song Yunwan.

The east of Nan'ao is Zheng Zhilong's territory, who can control so much now?This is straight to war.

Not long after Song Yunwan left, a group of soldiers rushed over. They were the Nan'ao garrison, but this part was under Tangning's jurisdiction.

"General Wu." The squad leader of the new army immediately recognized the leader. It was Wu Liuqi, the highest commander of the Nan'ao Garrison, who was under Tangning's command.

The other one was at the same level as Wu Liuqi, named Chen Bao, and was under the jurisdiction of Zheng Zhilong.

Wu Liuqi didn't know the specific situation yet, but when he saw the General Military Mansion in a mess and the corpses lying there, he asked in shock, "What's going on?"

The squad leader hurriedly said: "Zheng Zhilong jumped over the wall in a hurry and wanted to attack us unexpectedly. Mr. Tang has already led people to hunt them down."

"General Wu, Lord Tang has an order that you leave some troops to help put out the fire, and then take your troops to occupy Nan'ao as soon as possible, and wipe out Zheng Zhilong and others."

The squad leader obviously concealed the truth. Song Yunwan deliberately confessed it. If these people knew that Tang Ning had been kidnapped, they didn't know what they would think.

Wu Liuqi looked surprised, and immediately said: "The last general takes orders."

Immediately, Wu Liuqi quickly ordered a group of troops to stay to put out the fire, while he himself rushed out of the gate of the General Military Mansion and led the garrison outside to kill towards the east of Nan'ao.

Song Yunwan, who went ahead, had already fought with Chen Bao's men. Although Chen Bao had a greater advantage in numbers, he was not an opponent at all, and they had no intention of fighting, and they retreated steadily.

Wu Liuqi, who rushed over after hearing the news, immediately joined the battle group, and charged very decisively.

He admired Tangning very much, and he really wanted to join the new army like Huang Hairu and become Tangning's confidant.

However, Tangning did not give him such an opportunity, nor did he have the opportunity to express himself. Now is the time.

Chen Bao was already a bit out of support, but now that Wu Liuqi led a large group of troops to kill him, the morale of the army immediately collapsed.

After Song Yunwan and Wu Liuqi met, Song Yunwan immediately said: "General Wu, please allocate 200 people to me, I have other uses. Those people like Chen Bao, please trouble the general."

Wu Liuqi knew that Song Yunwan was Tangning's sister-in-law. Although she was a girl, she was quite intelligent. She was one of Tangning's confidantes. It would be of great benefit to have a good relationship with her.

So Wu Liuqi didn't have any objection to Song Yunwan's request, but it was a little strange. As Master Tang's security battalion commander, Song Yunwan should be with Master Tang. Why did he lead dozens of people alone to fight Chen Bao at this moment?
Although he was puzzled, Wu Liuqi was inconvenient to ask more questions, and immediately called 200 people to Song Yunwan, ordering them to obey Song Yunwan's command, and then bid farewell to Song Yunwan and went to pursue Chen Bao.

Song Yunwan didn't delay, and quickly searched in another direction with more than two hundred people.

Because she guessed that Chen Bao should be the bait arranged by Zheng Zhilong. The purpose was to attract the people on his side to another direction, so that they could transfer Tangning away.

What she didn't know was that at this moment, Tangning hadn't been transferred at all, but was held hostage by those people in the tunnel.

Although she was kidnapped, Tangning didn't panic. She knew that the other party didn't kill her right away and must have wanted to hijack her to Fujian, so she was safe for the time being.

The current Tangning only regretted that she was a little too whimsical and was affected by her fixed thinking.

Because he knew that according to the official history, Zheng Zhilong would surrender to the Qing army, and he would surrender directly without resistance.

In Tang Ning's subconscious mind, she believed that Zheng Zhilong was afraid of death and cherished his life, so she felt that there would be no danger in this meeting, and Zheng Zhilong didn't dare to risk his life.

Facts have proved that he, Tangning, was completely wrong. Zheng Zhilong has been a pirate for so many years, and he has been working as a pirate until today. What kind of risk has he not taken?What big wind and big waves haven't seen?

It's not that he doesn't dare to risk his life, but he wants to see what risk is worth taking.

Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the Qing army, not because he was afraid of death.

For some people, there are more terrible things than death, such as being poor, losing power, losing status, and so on.

Tang Ning already knew that Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the Qing army because he wanted to keep his power, not because he was greedy for life or fear of death.

Now, Tang Ning has affected Zheng Zhilong's maritime interests, which is Zheng Zhilong's lifeblood. If Tang Ning is allowed to continue to develop, Zheng Zhilong's overseas trade will continue to be drastically reduced.

How can the king of Fujian and Hai, who is already so rich, endure that his gold and silver mountains are poached and emptied by others, and then become poor?

So in order to capture Tang Ning, Zheng Zhilong used himself as bait, those who came with him as bait, and even Nan'ao as bait, and then used this tunnel to successfully achieve his goal.

Tangning walked a considerable distance in the tunnel. She knew that the tunnel was dug in two sections, most of which were dug in advance. I don't know how long it took.

The section dug in advance should have led to the General Military Mansion, but there was no passage to the ground, so Song Yunwan and the others didn't notice it when they checked.

The other part, the short section leading directly to that room, was re-dug during the talks.

The purpose of Zheng Zhilong's talks was to stall for time, waiting for this tunnel to be dug through.

Now that I think about it, that is indeed the case.

A few times, Tangning was about to give up the talks, but Zheng Zhilong took the initiative to make some concessions and let Tangning stay.

At that time, Tangning also had the illusion that Zheng Zhilong didn't want to start a full-scale war with her, and Zheng Zhilong's surrender to the Qing army affected Tangning's judgment.

Therefore, Zheng Zhilong successfully delayed the time.

But the premise of all this, the first condition is that this tunnel can be dug through.

But it is not realistic to dig through the passage from the inside of the General Military Mansion to the outside of the mansion in just a few days, and to deceive people.

That's why after analyzing the smell of the soil in the tunnel, and combining it with the rationality of the whole matter, Tangning guessed that the tunnel had already been dug 90.00% or more before he came.

If this is the case, could it be that Zheng Zhilong had been preparing for this day a few months ago?If this is the case, then this person is really underestimated a lot.

It's too late to understand this now.

Sometimes, I have to admit that Jiang is still hot and old, although some historical events can provide him with effective reference for Tang Ning, allowing him to see a person's temperament.

However, it is also easy to mislead him.

If Tangning didn't know that Zheng Zhilong would surrender to the Qing army in more than a year, he probably wouldn't have attended this meeting in person.

Even if they come, the precautionary measures will be much stricter.

Although she was a bit regretful, Tangning was not decadent. No one is a sage, and no one can make mistakes. A good horse sometimes stumbles.

Besides, Tangning still had his hole cards in his hands. As long as he found an opportunity, he still had a high chance of turning the tables. This was also the reason why he dared to take risks.

(End of this chapter)