"Driving a long chariot, traversing the gap in the Helan Mountains, having great ambitions to eat the meat of Huns, laughing and talking about drinking the blood of Huns..."
"Be from scratch, clean up the old mountains and rivers, overturned Que!"
"well……"
Leaning on the railing and looking north, looking at the great rivers and mountains, and reciting a song "The River is Red", the old man who looked to be in his forties sighed sadly, then shook his head, left the garden, and walked towards him Go to the government office study.
There is no doubt that this old man who looks a little thin but is in good spirits is the Shi Kefa who came to Hangzhou before!
However, Shi Kefa has been a little anxious recently.
Because, although he himself has the title of governor in Yangzhou and is responsible for "Governor of the four towns to defend the enemy from the north," in fact, he has no real power. Except here in Yangzhou, he has no power at all. When it came to mobilizing soldiers from the four towns, he only held the title of Superintendent, and others simply ignored him.
Now the Ming Dynasty is still in a precarious situation. Generals from all over the country support their troops and respect themselves. Not to mention him as a mere governor. Even in Nanzhili, even the new emperor in the palace can hardly mobilize those arrogant soldiers. Warriors.
When dealing with those arrogant and powerful generals, they, the officials in charge, not only cannot use force, but also serve them carefully. Otherwise, once those arrogant and powerful generals give up their duties one day, they will want to rule across the river. , and seeking development, and working hard to govern, in order to return to the old capital and revive the Ming Dynasty in the future, the idea of turning into a castle in the air.
It was a critical moment now. He, the titular Superintendent, could only carefully deal with the generals, not daring to make any excessive moves. Otherwise, if the generals with heavy troops had other inappropriate thoughts or actions, , their newly established Ming Dynasty must fall apart immediately!
The Ming Dynasty really couldn't withstand any more waves. They had to persevere and hold on to the front line of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, relying on the natural dangers here to resist the powerful enemies in the west and north. They must first seek a "Southern Song Dynasty" situation, that is Their only and last chance.
For example, he went to Hangzhou in person to question him a while ago. Even though the guy surnamed Li had no official position and was lawless, he despised him as an officer, despised the court and the new emperor, and even occupied the front lines of Hangzhou and Quanzhou. But what can he do?
The opponent has strong ships and cannons, and also has strong troops and horses. He does not accept the imperial officials, does not take the imperial court's honor, and does not respect the imperial orders. Although he hangs the flag of the Ming Dynasty, the ones he respects are a princess and the deceased. Emperor Chongzhen, when the negotiations were fruitless, what else could he do except walk away in the end?
"cough……"
"Purch up the old mountains and rivers and build the Heavenly Palace..."
"I don't know if I can still see it?"
After returning to the government office and sitting down in the study room, and subconsciously looking at the north window again, Shi Kefa shook his head and sighed. Then he reluctantly gathered his mood, picked up a brush and dipped it in the Hui ink that the servant had already ground. Prepare to process today's official documents.
"..."
"Well?!"
However, when he was holding up the ink-stained propaganda pen and was concentrating on writing some judgments on the official document, suddenly, his companion and subordinate Fu Cheng was holding something like a newspaper. Bu rushed in without even giving any advance notice.
"Supervisor!"
"There is news from Beizhili."
The other party said in a condensed voice before he even got close.
However, Shi Kefa saw that the other party's expression did look a little strange. He seemed very happy, but at the same time he was hesitant and confused, so that he looked hesitant, as if he wanted to say but didn't dare. Or not knowing whether to say it or not.
"Well?"
"What's going on?"
There was no other way, Shi Kefa had no choice but to put down the brush, lean it against the pen holder, then frown and yell.
"this……"
"Report to the Superintendent!"
"My subordinates have just received a report from the north: Li, the admiral of the Ming Dynasty Navy and the admiral of the East China Sea, led an army of 20,000 to conquer Kyoto on June 17, the 17th year of Chongzhen. He killed more than 40,000 invaders and slaves. He surrendered three Wan, achieved a great victory in the capital."
"On the same day, on June 18, the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, the Admiral of the Ming Dynasty Navy led a large army to conquer Shanhaiguan. Thousands of the enemy were killed, more than ten thousand were captured, and the slaves fled in panic. The Gyeonggi area of North Zhili was completely destroyed. Return to the Ming Dynasty!"
"besides……"
The official prime minister just wanted to continue reading out some of the things in the newspaper, such as the situation in the imperial palace and the Forbidden City, the reactions of the people in the capital, etc., but before he could continue, he saw that Supervisor Shi had already stood up. He stood up and rushed to him in two or two steps.
"Bring it!!"
Shi Kefa snatched the Di newspaper from the opponent's hand, and began to browse the Di newspaper quickly, line by line.
"this……"
"Is Jiannu really defeated?"
However, soon after picking up the important ones and reading them, Shi Kefa couldn't believe it, and then looked at his Fu Cheng with dull eyes.
"Supervisor, this should be true!"
"It is said that the Tatars on the front line of Huaibei have all retreated, the military camps are empty, and many valuable and heavy items have not even had time to take away!"
"They escaped in a very embarrassed manner, and they escaped overnight!"
"this……"
"Then the Li family navy is really so powerful?!"
"Yeah!!"
First there was a gasp, then waves of ecstasy.
But soon, Shi Kefa frowned again, because he knew that the bearded man's victory seemed to have nothing to do with their Nanzhili court?
Because he knew that the other party respected the late Emperor Chongzhen and the eldest princess Zhu Yuyao, and had nothing to do with the Prince Fu they supported.
Now we are in trouble. The other party has conquered the old capital. Presumably, the princess will return to the old capital in a few days. At that time, those reckless princes who may be the emperor of Chongzhen will also appear. When the time comes, let them like Nanzhili who can’t wait to support him. How will the 'new ministers' deal with themselves when King Fu is the new emperor?
"no!"
"Something is wrong!"
"quick!"
"Prepare the ship quickly, I want to go to Beijing immediately!"
Shi Kefa was anxious. He didn't even know what his mood should be now. Therefore, in a state of confusion, he was going to go to Beijing immediately to meet with the emperor and the elders, and then discuss countermeasures. He had to draw up a charter.
Because things are really serious now.
While their small court in the Southern Ming Dynasty was still busy arranging defense and fighting for power, they went straight to the north to conquer the slaves and won a great victory. After the capital and Shanhaiguan were captured on the same day, the situation of the slaves was all over, except for the panic. There is absolutely no other choice than fleeing to Mongolia and returning to the outside world!
Therefore, Shandong and Zhili will definitely be restored. By then, there will be two imperial courts in the south and one in the north, and two Ming Dynasties. Who should the world listen to?
In addition, there are still Dashun and Daxi rebels in the west, and if they are not handled well, they may become the eternal sinners of the Ming Dynasty!
"yes!"
"My subordinates will do it immediately!"
Although he didn't know why Inspector Shi's expression was so ugly, the Fu Cheng didn't ask any more questions. He just nodded, turned around and walked out quickly, preparing to arrange a boat to send Inspector Shi to Nanjing.
…
When Shi Kefa, the governor of Yangzhou, was surprised and happy about the success of Li Bearded's Northern Expedition, and at the same time a little worried and overwhelmed, far away in the Comoros Islands in Africa, the great admiral of the Li family fleet, a certain bad guy The little girl is also surprised by the conspiracy of the Espinoza Chamber of Commerce and the pirate Aziza to ambush her fleet and prepare to block her and her ship in the middle of the waters.
However, the surprise was really only a little bit. She was not too scared, and she didn't mean to panic.
"..."
"Most of them are large armed merchant ships, so there is nothing to worry about!"
"Ah! There are actually several battleships..."
"snort!"
"The warships did not fly flags. I don't know if they borrowed them or if some country's navy is cooperating with them, but it must be the navy. Their approach is just to cover up!"
On the flagship Xiang Feihu, the first mate was using binoculars to observe the enemy situation in front, rear, left and right, and quickly analyzed a general situation.
"Admiral!"
"It seems right, this is a trap!"
"Their ship should be hidden behind the island, and there are probably their observation posts and dispatchers on the island. The pirate ship that appeared at the beginning must have appeared deliberately and attracted our fleet in, and when we arrived here At the same place, their warships appeared at the same time, trying to block our left, right and rear, and then try to catch a turtle in a jar?"
"What a vicious plot!"
"It seems that they don't intend to let us go back alive."
The first mate's face was a little solemn, because he knew that what awaited their Li family fleet and the sailors on board would definitely be a big and vicious battle!
"..."
(°ー°〃)
Of course Annie also saw it, but now the enemy was adjusting their formation and slowly approaching, and was not within range yet, so she was not in a hurry yet.
"Can't you rush out?"
(′～`●)
It would definitely not be good to be surrounded by enemies, so she wanted to ask if she could rush out and use kiting tactics to catch the enemies from a distance like she did before?
"this……"
"There are nearly twenty Espinoza Chamber of Commerce ships on the left and right, and the front is the one with more than twenty ships... They will definitely block us. In addition, the wind is too weak and the speed cannot be increased. We can only I’m afraid I won’t be able to break out.”
The first mate frowned and calculated silently for a while, but finally shook his head regretfully and gave Anne a negative answer.
"Then turn around and go out?"
(*^▽^*)
"The pirate ships at the back are small and few, maybe they are easier to bully?"
|ू•ૅω•́)ᵎᵎ
Anne thinks that by first sinking the pirates, and then bombarding the Espinoza Chamber of Commerce's warships and merchant ships from a distance, they will definitely be able to completely destroy those enemies who don't know the heights of the sky without any damage.
"..."
"No, there's no way to turn around here. It's too narrow and surrounded by reefs..."
"Look!"
"There, and there, once our ship touches it, it's all over."
The first mate shook his head, then walked to the edge of the ship and pointed to the surroundings of the current waterway to signal to Anne.
Obviously, the enemy had a premeditated plan to bring them in. Here, ordinary warships, especially giant ships with tens of thousands of materials like theirs, have no room for maneuver.
"hateful!"
(ಠ~ಠ)
"Who asked you to bring the boat in?"
↜(ψ｀╭╮′)o
"It's all your fault!!"
٩(ŏ﹏ŏ、)۶
This doesn't work, that doesn't work either. Seeing her fleet trapped here like this, Anne naturally complained about the first mate.
"..."
However, the first mate opened his mouth, but finally chose to shut up and said nothing.
"But!"
"Annie, didn't you just say you were going to move in to pursue and find enemy ships?"
"Just now the first mate said that we should do some investigation first, but you said no!"
"It's obviously your fault!"
At this time, Song Yifeng on the side couldn't stand it, so he took a step forward and helped the first mate to relieve the situation with some annoyance.
"Eh?"
(*¯ㅿ¯*;)
"Did anyone ever say that?"
(“▔□▔)
She never expected that it was her own bad idea that brought the fleet to such a place. Therefore, Anne naturally chose to pretend to be stupid and lose her memory.
"It seems not?"
く(＾_・)ゝ
Anyway, there are some things she doesn’t remember, and what she doesn’t remember is that she doesn’t. If she says she doesn’t, then she doesn’t, and if she does, she doesn’t!
(…)
(●￣(ｴ)￣●)
"Yes!"
Song Yifeng rolled her eyes at Anne, but before she could continue, Admiral Anne began to talk about him.
"Hello!"
ヽ(゜Q.)ノ?
"What are you still doing? Why don't you quickly give orders to prepare for battle?"
(´•︵•`)
Anne turned around and yelled at the first mate, not caring about the current situation of her own fleet.
"fighting?"
"Admiral, what do you mean..."
The battle must be fought, but I didn't know how to fight the first mate, so I had to carefully verify it to know Anne's specific tactics.
"It's easy!"
(✧◡✧)
"Let's park the flagship sideways. Our ship will be responsible for the enemies in front. The two ships will be lined up on both sides to deal with the enemies in the left and right waterways respectively. Can't we just stay here and use it as a fort to attack them?"
(๑‾ꇴ‾๑) Hehe!
"Anyway, their cannons can't hit as far as ours. As long as we shoot more accurately, won't it be enough if they don't let them rush over easily?"
↜(ψ｀▽′)o
In Anne's opinion, the enemy's ambush idea is a good one, but under the same circumstances, her fleet's cannons are much better than the opponent's, and the range is more than twice as long. Even if they are blocked here, they can't move. No, but as the two sides compete in firepower and precise shelling, who is afraid of whom?
Anyway, as long as the enemies can't rush over, they don't have to worry about anything. And when the time comes, maybe it's the enemies who are blocking them here who will have to worry.
"this……"
"It's okay to go sideways, but here at the back it's barely enough for two ships to be parallel..."
"But!"
"Admiral, the oars and sails behind are rushing towards us at full speed. What should we do with the pirates who seem to be planning to join the gang?"
According to Anne's approach, it would be a solution, but in that case, the first officer would have to worry about the rear of the fleet.
"Let the two ships behind use their sterns to attack them!"
୧(‾◡◝)୨ꔛ♩
"But……"
"There are only eight cannons, I'm afraid..."
The eight stern guns were used to deal with several pirate ships rushing over at full speed. In the first mate's opinion, it was indeed a bit reluctant, because neither the firepower density nor the accuracy could be guaranteed.
"There's nothing to be afraid of, it's decided!"
₍₍(̨̡‾ᗣ‾)̧̢₎₎
If Anne didn't need to sit on the flagship to direct the bombardment and bombard the largest group of enemy ships in front, let her run to those two ships and personally command the eight stern guns, which would definitely be enough to send those pirates to the sea. .
Moreover, she also guarantees that it will be a ship with one gun, and it will hit wherever you point it, and there will never be a second gun.
"!!"
"As you command!"
The situation was urgent now. The enemy had been approaching. The first mate, who had no time to discuss more, quickly nodded and loudly agreed, and then ran to the deck to give orders and start dispatching.
Soon, after the artillerymen finished loading and quickly opened the gun doors and pushed out the cannons one by one along the guide rails, Anne's five ships arranged a "冂"-shaped formation in the sea area, moving the cannons on the sides. The naval guns pointed outwards and directly retracted the sails, preparing to use the ship as a fort to bombard those enemy ships that deceived their Li family fleet into the trap in this archipelago.
"!!"
"Very good!"
"They turned the stern of the boat towards us!"
"Quick! Go at full speed!"
"Let them continue to shake the oar vigorously, and we will take the opportunity to rush forward and grab one!"
Seeing that the Li family's fleet was planning to engage in a battle between trapped beasts, and indeed aimed its guns at the Espinoza Chamber of Commerce's main fleet as she thought, Azisha was overjoyed, and then hurriedly ordered people to Keep accelerating.
She knew that the guns of the Li family's fleet were very sharp and the ship's speed was very fast, even faster than their fast ships that were specially designed for piracy under the same circumstances. Therefore, she dreamed of seizing a ship and those ships. Awesome cannon!
And once she gets one of the ships and those cannons, it will no longer be a dream for her to dominate Africa and the Indian Ocean!
And now, her chance has come!
In the face of a powerful enemy, the Li fleet chose to use naval guns to attack the enemy, while Azisha's fleet faced Azisha. In that case, when only the stern guns could fire, she would definitely have enough opportunities and time to attack. Go forward and start a battle to seize the ship!
When the time comes, as long as she grabs one, she will immediately use her paddle sails and drag the boat back. Presumably, by then, neither the Li family fleet nor the Espinoza Chamber of Commerce will be able to take care of her. , and in the end, no matter who wins or loses, it has nothing to do with her.
"Kill!!"
"Come on!"
"For Azisha!"
"Long live the captain!"
"Kill them all!!!"
A group of pirates crowded on the deck and roared, and after hearing the order, the pirates in the cabin worked even harder to shake the oars that stuck out of the hull. Continue to speed up their pirate ship.
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