Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 180 The End of Zheng Hongkui
Zheng Zhilong was lying on the sickbed, like an old man in his twilight years, he didn't seem to want to care about the disturbances outside.

But in his heart, he was full of various thoughts, and figures appeared in his head.

Shi Fu, Zheng Cai, Zheng Hongkui...

Before, he had been very angry at the defeat of Shi Fu, Zheng Cai, Zheng Hongkui and others, and felt that even if he could not defeat the new army, he would not lose so quickly and so badly.

Now, he has experienced it personally. The new army is not the Dutch. The era of the Dutch is gone forever. The method that Zheng Zhilong used to deal with the Dutch is outdated.

No matter in terms of equipment, fleet size, or tactical thinking, the new army has surpassed the former Dutch.

Although Zheng Jun's naval division has also improved in recent years, it is only a quantitative improvement, but its combat quality and tactical thinking seem to have regressed.

Because after the first battle with the Dutch, the status of Zheng Jun's navy was established, and then there was no real naval battle for more than ten years.

For more than ten years, he has been blindly arrogant and complacent, and now he has finally experienced the rookie of the new army, and it has really opened his eyes.

It turned out that naval battles could be fought like this, no wonder Tangning tried every means to cooperate with the Portuguese, Dutch and Spaniards.

From the very beginning, he wanted to learn some advanced knowledge from these foreigners, and then borrow it and carry it forward.

But these should have been Zheng Zhilong's advantage, because he came into contact with those barbarians decades earlier than Tangning, and also engaged in ocean trade more than ten years earlier, so his horizons were broader.

But he turned a blind eye to all of this, and only devoted his energy to monopolizing overseas trade, and he did earn an incomparable wealth.

But Tang Ning did the opposite. He spent a lot of money.

To expand the city, build a college, expand the trade between Chaozhou Prefecture and Huizhou Prefecture, build a shipyard, build an arsenal, and expand the military strength of the entire new army...

The only thing Tangning didn't do was to make the Tang family the overlord of Chaozhou Prefecture and Huizhou Prefecture. They just made Chaozhou Prefecture and Huizhou Prefecture more stable, prosperous and full of vitality.

And Zheng Zhilong's greatest achievement is to make the Zheng family a veritable overlord in Fujian, enriching himself and impoverishing the region.

The vision and deeds of the two created the situation today, and also made Zheng Zhilong realize the reality.

I don't know if he will change his original intention if he is given another chance.

But now, it is impossible for him to have a chance.

The disastrous defeat of Zheng Jun's navy immediately caused a chain reaction.

Zheng Hongkui, who was confronting Tang Ning, didn't know when the Kinmen naval battle broke out because the news was not delivered in time, so he didn't respond in time. He still thought that as long as Tang Ning was dragged to the Fotan, he would win.

On the contrary, the news that Zhangpu was suddenly captured by Wu Liuqi shocked him, because when Zheng Hongkui left Zhangpu, Wu Liuqi's goal was clearly Nanjing. Why didn't he hear any news about Nanjing, and Zhangpu was suddenly captured?
No matter how dull Zheng Hongkui was, he knew he was being tricked again. Wu Liuqi's goal was not Nanjing at all, it was just a blindfold.

I'm afraid Tangning's goal was not Yuegang, but to lure Zheng Hongkui out.

After Wu Liuqi captured Zhangpu, he would definitely leave Zhangpu, and then join forces with Tangning to form a flanking attack on Zheng Hongkui.

Zheng Hongkui was very unwilling. If he gave up at this time and just withdrew, all previous efforts would be wasted. It would be very difficult to get such a good opportunity to trap Tangning in the future.

"Where is Zheng Zhibao? What is Zheng Zhibao doing? How could he allow Wu Liuqi to act recklessly." Zheng Hongkui was very annoyed.

Zheng Zhibao has more than 1 troops in Pinghe, so he can definitely keep an eye on Wu Liuqi's troops. No matter whether Wu Liuqi is going to Nanjing or suddenly turns back to attack Zhangpu, as long as he keeps an eye on Zheng Zhibao, he will have time to react.

But now, Zhangpu was taken down so easily by Wu Liuqi, and Zheng Zhibao had so many troops but did nothing.

In fact, Zheng Zhibao didn't really stay in peace. After Wu Liuqi's troops headed straight for Nanjing and Zheng Zhilong beheaded Shi Fu to warn others, he gritted his teeth and sent [-] troops to support Nanjing.

As a result, they were attacked by 1000 people sent by Wu Shu on the way, causing heavy losses, and the defeated army immediately retreated to Pinghe.

So Wu Liuqi suddenly turned back to attack Zhangpu, Zheng Zhibao didn't know it at all, and when Wu Liuqi got the news just before the attack, it was already too late.

If it is said that the fall of Zhangpu was a worry to Zheng Hongkui, then a day later when the news of the Kinmen naval battle came, Zheng Hongkui was overwhelmed.

"Is this true? How is it possible? This must be a rumor, it must be a rumor." Zheng Hongkui's hand holding the pond newspaper kept shaking, and he couldn't believe it.

No one knows how important Zheng Jun's navy is. Even if all Zhangzhou Mansion falls into the hands of the new army, even if all the troops led by Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Zhibao are buried here, it is not as important as the navy.

Once the navy is over, the Zheng family will lose more than half of their country.

"Big brother, big brother, how could this be..." Zheng Hongkui couldn't help crying.

Facing Zheng Zhilong's failure, Zheng Hongkui didn't know what to say. It can be said that the Zheng family's foundation was built by the eldest brother Zheng Zhilong leading all his brothers. Without the eldest brother Zheng Zhilong, the Zheng family would not be where it is today.

However, the eldest brother Zheng Zhilong personally led the navy to fight the new army, and ended up being so disastrously defeated that almost ruined the future of the Zheng family.

Is it true that the sentence is true, Zheng Zhilong is the one who succeeds, and Zheng Zhilong is the one who loses?
The news of the annihilation of the navy quickly spread throughout the army, and panic swept through the entire army like a plague. Coupled with the news that Wu Liuqi's troops captured Zhangpu, some soldiers could no longer bear the huge pressure.

Some escaped secretly, while others fled to the new army camp and surrendered.

Now the navy has no way to count on it, and Zheng Zhibao has no news at all. He can only rely on Zheng Hongkui himself, and no one can help him.

Maybe it was grief and anger, maybe it was despair, Zheng Hongkui suddenly became crazy, first killed a group of cowards, and then quickly organized troops to attack.

Although it is said that the mourning soldiers will win, but Zheng Hongkui and other few people are sad and angry. The ordinary soldiers below are more desperate and helpless.

Zheng Hongkui killed several generals who were unfavorable in command, and sent a supervising team.

As a result, instead of boosting morale, a team of more than [-] people sent out to attack, under the leadership of the chief general, put down their weapons and surrendered to the new army directly in front of the formation.

Zheng Hongkui was so angry that he personally led the remaining tens of thousands of troops to attack Tang Ning's defense line, which resulted in an even greater defeat.

Because the main force of the Tangning Guard Battalion, which had not been mobilized until now, had joined the battle, equipped with all German weapons, and under the leadership of Huang Dabiao, the ferocious firepower immediately wiped out all the morale that Zheng Jun had just gathered.

At this moment, Shi Lang led 4000 people to attack from the flank suddenly.

Among the 4000 people, nearly 3000 had just surrendered. At this time, they seemed to have changed their appearance. The charge was much more decisive, and Zheng Jun suddenly collapsed.

The defeated soldiers either scattered and fled, or put down their weapons and surrendered on the spot.

Shi Lang took the lead and led a group of people straight to Zheng Hongkui's army.

Zheng's army was completely in disarray, and the Chinese army had also collapsed. Zheng Hongkui retreated in grief and indignation under the drag of his own soldiers.

Until Shi Lang, who was covered in blood, led a group of ferocious soldiers to block the back road.

(End of this chapter)