On the endless river surface of Haimen, the shouts of killing were loud.
Jia Heng remained motionless, looking at Duduo not far away, his expression calm and unruffled.
Although Duduo was injured, perhaps because he was angry and regardless of the consequences, he became more aggressive than before.
But in Wei Zhuang's words to Gai Nie, anger cannot make you stronger.
If we were to say that he was assassinated in Huanhua Tower, in a hurry, the extremely brave Duduo could still go on for about twenty rounds under his hands, but now he can only go for three to five rounds at most.
Jia Heng didn't waste any time, and charged towards Duduo with a steel knife in his hand. For three consecutive rounds, Duduo was in a hurry, and the momentum boosted by anger gradually faded away.
Shockingly, he was forced to the edge of the ship's deck, cold sweat oozed from his forehead, the arm holding the knife was trembling slightly, and there was a faint stinging pain from the injury that had been numb.
"Things without balls are really vulnerable!" Jia Heng said coldly, slashing towards Duduo's neck with one arrow, preparing to kill Duduo with one knife.
However, these words seemed to anger Dodo.
Duduo's eyes were bloodshot and he roared angrily. He advanced instead of retreating and blocked with his sword.
Following another piercing scream, Duduo froze, feeling a sweetness in his throat, and blood from his mouth and nose. He immediately killed Jia Heng like a sudden storm, completely desperate for his life, and struck three times in a row. After a round, Duduo was covered in wounds and blood.
At this moment, the shouts of killing from the surrounding soldiers and horses came from the confrontation between Chen Han's navy and the pirates. The shouts of killing were deafening.
The members of the Sihai Gang, the Nujiao Gang, and the Jinsha Gang gradually grew fearful and began to have other thoughts.
Because as the two sides attacked, they suddenly discovered that although the navy in front of them and the previous navy were flying the same flag, their morale and fighting will were even better than before.
Just when Jia Heng and Duoduo were fighting, the worried Su Hetai was not far away, ready to respond. Seeing Duoduo fighting bloody battles, he could no longer resist.
After leading a dozen or so white-flag soldiers, he rushed forward with swords in his hands. He protected Duoduo behind him and said urgently: "Master, let's go!"
Duduo gradually came to his senses amidst the pain and blood all over his body.
He is no match for Jia Heng. If they fight again, he will probably die here!
At this time, Deng Biao and a Jurchen Niulu Ezhen (zuoling), leading a hundred elite Jurchens, holding a sword in one hand and a shield in the other, started fighting with Liu Jixian, Li Shu and other Jinyi Mansion guards.
Ping-ping-pong-pong and shouts of killing were intertwined with the sound of gunfire from the ships. The two sides fought on the deck and on both sides of the narrow and cramped ship's side.
Jia Heng looked at Su Hetai and other soldiers who were blocking the way. His eyes were cold and stern without saying a word, and he raised his sword to kill. Su Hetai was shocked, and he went towards them with several Jurchen elites.
"Pfft!!!"
With the flash of blood, Jia Heng was like a tiger entering the flock of sheep. The steel knife made of hundred satin fine iron in his palm was either slashing or slashing. The four or five brave men of the Jurchen White Flag could not catch it, and they died on the spot in an instant!
However, a large number of Jurchen soldiers continued to charge towards Jia Heng without fear of death.
It has to be said that these Jurchen bannermen fought tooth and nail to protect the banner leader Duduo.
Liu Jixian and Chen Xiao also led their personal guards beside Jia Heng, resisting sneak attacks from the flanks.
Jia Heng slashed with his sword, killing one person in one step, and after killing five people in a row, the corpses fell in front of him. They were spread all over the deck, gradually blocking the road, and streams of blood flowed on the deck, even slipping under his feet. .
Being unable to move for a while hindered Jia Heng's pace, but left a glimmer of hope for Duduo.
When Su Hetai turned around, he shouted urgently: "Master, leave quickly!" He had previously disagreed with the head-on confrontation with Chen Han's officers and soldiers, but because the master lost that thing, there was a humiliating anger hidden in his heart, and he would not vent it if he did not He had to suppress his serious illness, so he didn't try to persuade her.
Seeing this, Duduo opened his mouth, his eyes were about to burst, and suddenly roared: "Su Hetai!"
It was clearly an extremely sharp sword light
Passing through the air, Rao Su and Tai passed by the neck. Immediately, a big head rose into the sky with blood, and the blood gushed out like a spring, bright red and dazzling.
With a "pop" sound, the seven-foot-tall man's body fell to the deck.
The personal guard who had grown up with Duduo died tragically on the spot. It was like a bucket of cold water was poured on Duduo's head, which made Duduo clearly realize that he had just been called to personally lead the troops and lead the troops as before. Charging and boosting morale is a big mistake.
It's useless against Jia Heng!
At this time, Deng Biao led several personal guards and rushed over, saying urgently: "Master, leave quickly!"
As he said this, without any explanation, he and another soldier with the white flag, holding Duduo, jumped towards the ship through the deck.
And all this sounds extremely slow, but in reality it only takes a few breaths, as fast as lightning.
The more than ten soldiers beside Duduo, holding a round shield in one hand and a knife in the other, tried their best to block them. Although they were killed by Jia Heng, Chen Xiao, Liu Jixian and other personal guards one after another, even if they were killed, it would take a long time. It took Jia Heng a lot of time, but it was because the space on the ship was too small that Jia Heng couldn't move at all.
Jia Heng saw Duduo escaping again before his eyes. His face was as gloomy as water. He and Liu Jixian beside him wiped out the Zhengbai flag soldiers who had left behind the broken Jurchen flags. He shouted: "Wave the command flag, attack the enemy ship with cannons, and move towards the ship." Shoot the arrow!"
Both sides have equal numbers of soldiers and horses. In fact, it is not easy to annihilate them all, especially if one party wants to escape, unless he abandons the handsome ship and jumps off the ship to pursue Duduo.
But we don't have much advantage in this battle, so we can't fight in such a wasteful way. Jia Heng thought about this and quickly glanced at the distance. It could be seen that the pirates who were originally facing off against the government troops had several boats wandering around the edge, quietly leaving the battlefield and escaping to the outside.
And following Jia Heng's order, in an instant, bows and arrows were fired, and cannons and cannons bombarded the ship where Duduo was.
On the other side, because the pirates had lost their will to compete, Weche finally got rid of the fight with the ships of the Angry Jiao Gang and concentrated his cannons to bombard the flag ship where Duduo was.
"Boom boom...
Even the Folan cannon, which had poor range and accuracy, launched a saturation attack together. Finally, Duduo's flag ship, a tower ship as tall as a city, ignited bright flames under the gunfire and began to move toward One side sank in the water.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Deng Biao, together with a dozen flag soldiers, escorted Duduo, boarded a Canglong ship, and sailed towards the nearest Jinsha Clan warship. As for the more than 100 Zhengbai flag bannermen on the ship, together with the more than 200 members of the Sihai Gang and Nujiao Gang, they either fled for their lives in the distance on the net-seeking shuttle boat, or jumped into the water one after another, and were then led by the Han army on the ship. Shoot.
As time passed, the Han Dynasty Navy achieved an overwhelming victory. The pirates fled across the board. Shangguan Rui, the leader of the Nujiao Gang, Qin Dong, the leader of the Sihai Gang, and others saw that the situation was not good early in the morning, so they left the battlefield with their core brothers and fled madly towards Chongmingsha.
This hurt some of the leaders who were slow to react and the members of the Sands Gang. More than 20 large and small ships with four to five thousand sailors were tightly entangled by the officers and soldiers, making it difficult to escape.
When Deng Biao helped Duduo onto a large ship of the Jinsha Gang, seven or eight warships behind him were heavily surrounded by the Han army, and they were exhausted under the bombardment of artillery fire.
"Master, it's over." Deng Biao and four or five elite men with white flags were protecting Duduo. He looked at the ships in the distance that were difficult to escape from the Han army and said in a deep voice.
Almost all of the three hundred elite soldiers brought by this battle were lost in the naval battle. However, the Jurchen soldiers were originally few, and the core soldiers were only about 100,000.
Duduo's face was pale, with almost no bloodshot eyes. He seemed to be still immersed in the previous death of Su Hetai, and his face was as gloomy as water.
The personal guard he had grown up with died unexpectedly in front of him.
Duduo closed his eyes and felt like his heart was being twisted. If he hadn't insisted on going his own way, but had avoided the edge first, harassed along the coast and rivers, and waited until the North Korean navy came, how could there have been such a defeat?
He was dazzled by the previous victory against Zhen Haijun, and now he wanted to avenge his shame.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of Zhen Zhu and asked: "Where is Zhen Zhu?" Deng Biao was stunned for a moment and said: "Master, he is still on the boat." Zhen Zhu was detained by Duduo earlier.
Two flag soldiers were sent to guard the flag ship. The original intention was to exchange for Tushan in Yangzhou, but now the flag ship and the flag soldiers of Zhengbai Banner were all killed in one battle, so there is no need to mention it.
Duduo's face was as gloomy as water and he didn't speak for a while. He originally wanted to chop off the heads of the Zhen family members to pay homage to Su Hetai, but he couldn't do it now.
The strategy of causing trouble in the south of the Yangtze River also needs to be adjusted in time. It is necessary to mobilize 10,000 naval troops from Jeolla Province in North Korea. At the same time, we can no longer attack rashly. We must first integrate the ragtag pirates. In addition, there are 20, 30,000 people. The big thing is still Can be planned.
How could the pirates have suffered such a rout if it hadn't been for the fact that their hearts had not been shaken when they encountered a little resistance from the officers and soldiers?
Duo Feng felt annoyed and his eyes dimmed.
Since he led the army from Huang Taiji, when had he encountered such a defeat? How could he have the face to return to Shengjing to see the emperor and his elder brother?
No, he can't go back, he wants revenge, even if he loses his life, he still wants revenge!
Just when the flame of revenge ignited in Doduo's heart, several people came from the cabin of the ship that had left the battlefield. They walked closer and called: "Your Majesty."
It was Yan Qing, the leader of the Jinsha Gang, with a face that had turned into a bitter gourd. He sighed: "Your Majesty, the officers and soldiers are still chasing behind us. What should we do now?"
The Jinsha Gang had suffered the most losses just now. They brought 3,000 people with them when they came, and now they only have 600 or 700 left. It would be impossible for them not to complain at all against the Lu King in front of them.
But if they dared to offend the King of Lu before, now that their power has been greatly damaged, they dare not take any action. Otherwise, they may be annexed by other forces. Duduo raised his head, with a bit of shame on his face, and said, "Go to the sea to hide first, and then we will make further calculations."
But on the other side, Zhen Zhu was on the boat and heard the rumble of artillery fire outside. Then, he suddenly heard a commotion outside, and then the Jurchen who was originally guarding the corner of the aisle quickly went to the deck to check the situation with his knife drawn.
Then, he didn't come back for a long time.
Hearing the sound of "The ship is sinking", Zhen Zhu was shocked. He gritted his teeth and quickly left the cabin. Seeing that there were no Jurchens in the passage, he breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly ran to the deck. But they saw arrows and cannons raining down on the deck.
Zhen Zhu looked anxious. He saw countless ships surrounding more than twenty enemy ships and started bombarding them. Some wanted to shout loudly, but how could the outside world hear them at this time.
He panicked, if the ship sank, how could he still be alive?
Suddenly his eyes lit up, and he looked at a knife not far away. He quickly ran over, took the machete, and cut the rope bit by bit. At this time, a large amount of river water was already pouring towards the cabin.
Zhen Zhu's face was ashen, but the rope seemed to be too thick, so he only cut a small part of it, and he couldn't help but feel anxious.
Finally, when the river water completely poured into the boat, the rope on Zhen Zhu's body was suddenly cut. The swimming skills he had developed in the navy for many years came in handy at this moment, and he swam quickly towards the broken window.
But on the other side, Jia Heng looked at the warships that were flying white flags one after another, and ordered Liu Jixian: "Wave the flag and accept the surrender of the enemy!"
Speaking of which, this was his first water battle in his previous life. Although he said before the battle that a big boat was better than a small boat, and more guns were better than fewer guns, in actual practice, only after fighting once could he be confident.
From the current point of view, in this battle, the pirates and Jurchens are worse after all, and water battles are somewhat different from land battles. He will know how to arrange it next time, and after this victory, the two water battles will be worse. The division's military morale will also be of great use in the future.
Liu Jixian responded to the order and waved the command flag. Under the approach of the navy, nearly four thousand pirates in eighteen warships abandoned their weapons and began to surrender to the official army.
Jia Heng ordered Liu Jixian: "Let Wei Che detach a thousand-man navy to patrol Haimen and wipe out the remaining bandits without making any mistakes." Liu Jixian took the order and left.
At this moment, a guard from the Jinyi Mansion came over and reported: "Captain, Zhen Zhu, the military governor of the former town, has been rescued."
Jia Heng was surprised when he heard this, and didn't even realize who it was for a moment.
Who is Zhen Zhu?
Jia Heng reacted, his face darkened, and he shouted coldly: "Send first
People were put on guard, waiting for the imperial court's decision. "
Zhen Zhu's return will only be worse than not coming back. It can be said that the impact on the Zhen family is especially bad if he doesn't come back. Half of the Zhen navy will be destroyed, and he will be captured once. How can he still have the nerve to come back?
I'm afraid the emperor will be very angry when he hears about it.
Of course, no matter how ugly his performance is, he is still a little better than Niu Jizong who surrendered to the enemy in the first place, which will directly affect the clan.
Chen Xiao looked at the enemy soldiers who were surrendering in the distance. His originally beautiful face was covered with sweat from the fighting just now. His forehead and temples were covered with sweat. A strand of hair hanging down from his mountain-shaped official hat stuck to his face. , flushed and sweaty, making people want to pinch it.
Chen Xiao turned to look at the young man and whispered: "Some of the pirates also escaped to the sea. We will need to send troops to eliminate them later."
This is a battle on the water. If one party wants to escape, there is no way to stop it, unless it is surrounded from both sides, but the officers and soldiers are not dominant. It is a defeated army and a new army against the mob.
Jia Heng said: "After this battle, the pirates no longer dare to confront me head-on. Most of them are hiding on the islands and sea. As long as we send boats to patrol and cut off their supply of rice, grain, fruits and vegetables, plus these prisoners, we can Know the hiding places of these pirates and eliminate them one by one. "
After this battle, the imperial court was bound to attach great importance to the navy, and they took advantage of this period to use the salt tax to build a navy that could travel across the ocean and be equipped with red cannons. At the same time, the Jingping coastal islands were used as a means of training.
Moreover, compared to the complex personnel of the Beijing camp, his prestige all comes from the imperial power. This navy that can gallop on the sea is also the capital for him to settle down.
If it doesn't work, Australia and Song Dynasty will open up wasteland and spread military power in Nanyang.
At this time, as each ship received the surrendered pirates, the entire Haimen River gradually calmed down. Because it was evening, the sky was full of sunset, and the golden red glow of fire shone on the river, and the sparkling waves exposed the masts and There was only a brief pause on the sunken sampan.
As far as the eye can see, there are broken ships, broken masts, and smoke billowing. The officers and soldiers are organizing the sailors to salvage the sunken ship and select valuable things from it, not just the goods.
Jia Heng entered the cabin, washed his hands, and prepared to have dinner. He looked at Chen Xiao who was coming with him and whispered: "After dinner later, we will settle down at Haimen. Tomorrow we will go to Chongming Shaqing to wipe out the remaining bandits, and then we will go back." Yangzhou."
Duduo probably escaped in a hurry this time and was drifting on the sea. The current manpower is not enough to search the mountains and seas to catch Duduo.
Chen Xiaoning frowned and asked, "Will Duduo escape back to Jurchen?"
It was a bit regretful that Duduo had not been captured just now. Of course, the navy was in Fang Jian, and the guards around Duduo were too brave. Now that the Jurchens and pirates had been eliminated, it was already a great victory for the navy.
"I don't think so. With his temperament, he shouldn't run away back to Jurchen in despair." Jia Heng frowned, looked at the girl, and said with relief: "It's only three things, and I will definitely take his life next time." "
There are all kinds of inconveniences in a water battle, but if it is a land battle, Duduo will definitely lose his head under his hands, and he will be allowed to wander around for a while longer.
Chen Xiao looked at the young man with firm eyebrows and said, "Then what's the next step?"
In fact, it's not that I don't know, it's just that...after the war, I want to hear him talk.
Jia Heng picked up the teapot, poured two cups of tea, handed one cup to Chen Xiao, and said: "After this battle, Jiangnan needs comprehensive rectification, especially the navy that needs to be rebuilt, not only to clean up the pirates along the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but also to fight against the pirates." The navies from Denglai and other places are cooperating to prepare for the northward march."
He mentioned in "Pinglu Policy" that he wanted to threaten Liaodong with his navy, but before he took action, the Jurchens took the lead and disturbed the peace in the south of the Yangtze River.
Chen Xiao glanced at Jia Heng, his clear eyes flashed, and he picked up the chopsticks, thinking non-stop.
No matter what, if Duduo runs away, there will be no peace in Jiangnan for a while. In this way, the bandits will be able to respect themselves and gradually take control of the Jiangnan camp.
Jia Heng said: "I will write a memorial to Beijing after dinner, and the flying pigeon letter reporting the victory will be delivered first."
Emperor Chongping would receive the news of Zhenjun's destruction and Zhen Zhu's capture two days after Ming Dynasty. Waiting for the letter from Fei Ge to pass by, it would also relieve the emperor's anxious mind.
Just two
While everyone was eating, Liu Jixian entered the cabin, clasped his fists and said, "Captain, Zhen Zhu is clamoring to see you."
Jia Heng's face turned cold and he said in a deep voice, "No! After I return, I will be locked up in the Imperial Prison in Jinling and wait for the Holy Judgment."
This time, the millstone didn’t work either!
Zhen Zhu has been completely ruined, and half of the navy under his command has been lost. For such a defeated general, he has no military law to engage in, and it is already for the sake of millstones.
As long as Zhen Zhu has some blood, he should find a knife to wipe his neck now, instead of bringing shame back to the Zhen family and bringing shame to the whole clan.
Moreover, the emperor had long disliked the Zhen family, and had already had murderous intentions after receiving news of the defeat.
Liu Jixian responded and then went to find Zhen Zhu.
Chen Xiao put down his chopsticks, raised his eyes to look at the young man, and said quietly: "Those two demon concubines came to beg you, but you didn't see them either?"
Jia Heng picked up a piece of fried pork with bamboo shoots and put it in Chen Xiao's bowl with the chopsticks in his hand. He said in a clear voice, "Eat yours. You shouldn't worry about it."
Chen Xiaoyurong paused slightly, hummed softly, picked up the leek and eggs, and said, "Eat more to replenish your body."
Jia Heng: "...
The Jade Rabbit sets in the west, the Golden Crow rises in the east, and before you know it, the night passes. The next day, Liangjiang Governor’s Yamen
Early in the morning, Shen Fang came to the noisy Governor's Office of Liangjiang as usual. At this moment, relevant officials from the Sixth Department of Nanjing, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, etc. were all waiting for news. Compared with yesterday when all the officials came to Jinling, today instead Use less.
Otherwise, just last night, some officials and their families had fled overnight to Chuzhou and other areas around Jinling to avoid disaster in advance.
Shen Fang sat down, looked at Bai Sixing, who had come to work early in the morning, and asked, "Are there any Jiangbei army reports delivered?"
Bai Sixing said: "Back to the production station, I haven't received the military report yet."
Jiang Sucheng, the minister of the Ministry of War, sighed and said: "Yesterday we chased the enemy invaders, and we should have caught up with them by now. However, after so long, there is still no news. I'm afraid the odds are against us."
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of all the officials in the hall suddenly changed.
If Yongning Bo is also defeated, then there will be no navy in the Jiangbei camp. Not to mention whether Jinling will fall, just being caught in the flames of war is no joke.
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Meng Guangyuan looked solemn and said: "Now we should step up the deployment of Jinling defense.
Shen Fang sat on a chair in the hall and sipped the fragrant tea. The anxiety in his heart gradually dissipated over time, and said: "Everyone, please be patient. Yesterday, Marquis Annan inspected the city defenses. The city walls and sluice gates along the river have been arranged. With soldiers and horses, the old capital of Jinling is impregnable."
At this moment, a scribe's voice came from outside, saying: "Marquis Annan has arrived."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw yesterday's Annan Hou Ye Zhen, accompanied by his son Ye Kai and family general Ye Cheng, entering the official hall with piercing eyes and a calm aura.
