Zhu Zaiming returned to the palace from the General's Mansion, and a beautiful figure in palace makeup was waiting outside the palace.
"Are you going north?"
Lin Zhiwei saluted, raised her head and asked.
Zhu Zaiming smiled bitterly.
According to the tradition of the Ming Dynasty, the Ministry of Rites selected a good girl from the entire Xinxiang city and brought her to the palace to teach her some etiquette.
From now on, she will be the queen of Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Zaiming initially refused this arranged marriage in the feudal royal family.
But after Qin Yuan sent a few photos.
Zhu Zaiming fell.
Zhu Zaiming calmly accepted the feudal dross of seeking his own government in his position, so he was not lustful.
So, the two sisters Lin Zhiwei and Lin Zhirao entered the palace.
Zhu Zaiming stretched out his hand, entered the palace hand in hand with the queen, and said comfortingly: "Don't worry, I will marry you after I finish this battle!"
"Hmm...huh?"
Lin Zhiwei raised her head, her face flushed.
Zhu Zaiming looked very much like the old general on the stage, with flags all over his body and some interesting stories to himself.
"Want to play poker?"
"Hmm~"
…
Chongming Island, Qing army fort.
A soldier was wearing a uniform, with shiny braids coiled around his neck.
He stuck the spear diagonally on the ground to support his body, hoping to relieve the discomfort in his legs caused by standing for a long time.
At noon.
He saw something floating far away on the sea, and woke up the little leader who was sleeping at his feet.
"Boss, come and see what that is? Why are those ships on fire?"
"Shout, shout, you're shouting for mourning. Didn't you see that I just fell asleep? It must be another group of pirates coming to rob, right? That's none of our business!"
During this period, apart from foreigners and the Ming Dynasty navy, pirates were the most rampant on the sea.
Zhang Baozai is the successor of pirate Zheng Hailin. He claims to be the second in command of Zheng Chenggong. He has a crew of more than 70,000 people and has been operating along the southeast coast.
The Manchus hated him deeply, but they were unable to destroy them.
Therefore, a large number of forts were set up along the coast to guard against pirates.
The little leader woke up in a daze, struggled to stand up on the wall of the fort, and looked at the sea with squinted eyes.
Only four black smoke pillars were seen rolling in.
The Manchu Qing Dynasty did a good job in blocking knowledge from the lower levels. The small leaders had never seen Ming Dynasty newspapers, let alone battleships.
At this time, in his eyes, the distance was more like four ships on fire, or a big ship.
This suited his instincts.
The little leader was thinking of reporting to Xu Songnian on Chongming Island so that the navy could be dispatched to "rescue" the ship owner's property.
Behind the four smoke pillars, a shadow of a sail suddenly appeared.
This frightened the little leader, and the soldiers on duty around him were also running around in panic.
"No, the pirates are coming!"
"Go and report to Master Xu!"
"You guys are not allowed to run away. If you run away again, you will be beheaded."
The fort was in chaos.
The Qing army's lax armament allowed the Ming Navy's First Fleet to rush past the fort without encountering any resistance.
Zhu Zaiming got out of the iron house, re-entered the bridge command tower, and sighed as he looked at the fort that was not firing.
"The defenders of Chongming Island are also wonderful, but they are reluctant to part with cannonballs~"
Chongming Island Navy Camp.
Xu Songnian was lying on the rocking chair. The two maids cut the watermelon into small pieces, removed the seeds, and gently put it into his mouth.
He chewed it in his mouth, and his mouth was filled with sweet juice. He narrowed his eyes comfortably and hummed an unknown tune. His old hands were no longer honest.
At this time, a figure suddenly opened the door, making Xu Songnian jump up in fright.
When Xu Songnian saw that he was just a soldier, he yelled loudly: "How can you behave in such a hurry? Come here, drag him out and chop him!"
When the soldier heard this, he immediately knelt down and begged for mercy. As if he had a piece of red-hot coal in his mouth, he recounted the situation on the sea.
"What are you talking about? A group of pirates are chasing four burning ships and are about to enter the Yangtze River Estuary?"
"That's right, sir, the brothers are resisting bravely, and I'm here to report..."
Xu Songnian glanced at him suspiciously.
The camp is not far from the fort, and there is no sound of artillery. Are you telling me that we are resisting desperately?
Later, Xu Songnian remembered the key point.
Four ships on fire.
He immediately thought of the iron ships of the Ming Dynasty.
As the admiral of Chongming Island Navy, Xu Songnian has a thorough understanding of the Ming Navy.
The black smoke rising on the sea may not only be a ship on fire, but it may also be the Ming Dynasty Navy!
And it’s still the main force.
Xu Songnian couldn't sit still anymore. He stuffed the soldier with two coins and arranged for him to send orders to the navy to assemble and attack despite the soldier's gratitude.
As for himself, he took two maids and called the housekeeper to pack up all the valuable things and load them into the carriage.
Xu Songnian went all the way north and escaped by boat from the other end of Chongming Island.
Chongming Island's navy only has three to four thousand men and more than a hundred ships, all of which are small boats.
As soon as these shallow-water hard sailing ships untied their anchor ropes, they saw four giant steel beasts turning a corner on the sea and blocking the deep-water port south of Chongming Island.
The Qing army took a look and saw that this was not a burning ship.
This is obviously a monster that breathes black smoke.
Affected by the policy of obscuring the people, their understanding of the outside world is limited.
The Ming Dynasty Dingyuan-class battleship, a battleship well known overseas, became a monster in their eyes.
"There is a monster, the monster is coming!"
"It's going to eat people, run away."
"Where is the Admiral? Hurry and cover your retreat!"
The port was in chaos, many ships collided with each other, and countless Qing troops fell into the water.
Sa Zhenbing couldn't wait for the signal to fire, and stood inside the turret nervous.
After serving in the boiler room for a period of time, Zhu Zaiming transferred him to the main turret and became a gunner.
Facing the chaotic port, the Ming army did not rush to fire, but blocked the outside of the port.
At the same time, several large sailing ships began to release small boats, and some soldiers began to land from both sides.
Chongming Port is one of the few ports at the mouth of the Yangtze River, and it is also a deep-water port.
This is the junction of the river and the sea. It is far away from human settlements, while guarding the north and south. It is very suitable for the First Fleet to park.
There is also value in developing it into a shipyard.
Therefore, the first stop of Ming Dynasty's northward journey was to seize Chongming Island and use it as a base to start deep into the Yangtze River and reach Jinling.
Zhu Zaiming waited on the Dingyuan for an hour.
During this process, neither side even fired a shot.
Those Qing troops stood at the port in a daze, waiting for the Ming troops to surround them. They simply threw down their weapons and surrendered.
The Ming Dynasty was unable to capture Chongming before the Qing army surrendered.ipg
"A strange story from the ages, a strange story from the ages!"
At this time, Jinling guard Hong Chengwan raised the vase and smashed it randomly.
During the Jiaqing period, the military preparedness was slack, as all the ministers knew.
But you won’t surrender without firing a shot, right?
He really wanted to ask Xu Songnian, are you worthy of the emperor without firing a single shot?
But nothing happened.
Today Chongming Island is occupied by the Ming army.
Xu Songnian has also disappeared. You have to find someone first to take the blame for him.
"For the present plan, we can only hold on tight!"
Hong Chengman quickly formulated a plan.
All the people outside Jinling City were moved inward and the country began to be cleared.
The nearby battalions were concentrated in Jinling and guarded Jinling City, the quarry outside the city, and Zijin Mountain. They also mobilized civilian ships to enter Xuanwu Lake.
Be prepared to rely on tall city walls and complex geographical environments to resist step by step, and wait for reinforcements from various places.
However, Hong Chengman didn’t think he could sit back and relax.
Because he is a loyal buyer of "Da Ming Newspaper" and "Da Ming Reader"...
Just those soldiers under my command, they want to resist the Ming army, they are cheating.
He could only place his hope on the new Eight Banners Army in the north.
However, can he last until then?
