Outside Fuzhou City.
After Chen Zuyi heard the report of the Japanese pirates from Pinghu Camp, he directly ordered his men to behead the Japanese pirate in public, saying that this man was a spy and came to shake the morale of the army.
Chen Zuyi then said that he would attack the city together tomorrow and vowed to conquer Fuzhou City until death.
After all the leaders of his men left, Chen Zuyi left behind his brother Chen Zuxiao.
"Axiao, I have something important to tell you."
Chen Zuyi's face was solemn. In front of Chen Zuxiao, Chen Zuyi finally showed his true face.
"You immediately lead an army of 10,000 people to the port of Fuzhou to intercept all those who dare to land."
"No one, no one, is allowed to come near the port or go ashore without my order."
"Especially those who have escaped from Pinghu Camp, we cannot let them land. We will detain them all and wait for me to deal with them later."
Chen Zuxiao was shocked and asked quickly:
"Brother, are you saying that Pinghu Camp has been lost?"
"But just now, you weren't..."
Chen Zuyi waved his hand, interrupted Chen Zuxiao, and said:
"I just wanted to stabilize the morale of the military."
"Now the Pinghu Camp has probably been attacked by someone. For the current plan, we can only continue our great cause by conquering Fuzhou City and gaining the support of the gentry in Guangdong and Guangxi."
"If we return to Pinghu Camp at this time, let alone the enemy's strength, we have no idea."
"Even if we can get Pinghu Camp back, I don't know how long it will take to invade Fujian again."
"The Ming Dynasty's reinforcements are likely to arrive soon. If we don't take this opportunity to attack Fuzhou City in one fell swoop, our great cause will eventually be difficult to achieve."
"It doesn't matter if Pinghu Camp is lost. It was originally the base camp we built to conquer the Ming Dynasty."
"Now that Fuzhou is about to be captured, the base camp for you and me in the future will be the Guangdong and Guangxi regions."
"Okay, go ahead quickly. You must not let the defeated troops of Pinghu Camp get close to our camp and affect the morale of our army."
Chen Zuxiao also knew how urgent his family's situation was at this moment, so he accepted the order without any further nonsense and turned around to leave.
After Chen Zuyi completed the arrangements, he began to personally lead people to patrol the camp.
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Fuzhou City.
Deng Yu was also leading people on inspection tours, but Deng Yu looked much miserable.
The armor on his body had been severely damaged, and it was covered in blood from top to bottom. It was not known whether it was Deng Yu's own blood or the blood of the enemy.
On the top of the wall, the Ming soldiers all staggered and collapsed on the ground. Everyone had more or less dark red spots on their bodies. These were all traces left after being soaked with blood.
They were covered in blood, but these soldiers didn't care at all, and they didn't have the energy to clean it. They just found a place at random and fell asleep on the top of the city.
Since the war started, the Ming army has been at the end of its tether due to the continuous high-intensity battles.
Everyone is running under a high load, fighting desperately against the pirates, throwing their lives and blood, and to this day, almost everyone is injured.
Nowadays, as the commander-in-chief of the first army, Deng Yu has to go to the front line, fight bloody battles, lead the reserve team, and go into battle at any time.
There were more than ten Japanese pirates killed by Deng Yu, which shows the cruelty of the battle.
Deng Yu looked at the exhausted soldiers on the top of the city and knew that these people were exhausted.
Maybe tomorrow, these soldiers under his command will die together with him in Fuzhou City.
As for the people who came to reinforce today, after night fell, these people calmed down, their enthusiasm disappeared, and they each returned home.
Especially after seeing the tragic situation of the people being slaughtered under the city, the people who came to help were even more frightened. After the night, no one stayed in the city.
Deng Yu stood at the top of the city, looking outside the city, thinking about tomorrow's war.
While still thinking, a guard suddenly stepped forward and reported:
"Gong Wei, we caught a spy in the north of the city."
"He claimed that they were Ming troops coming from the sea and did not ask to see Duke Wei."
"maritime?"
Deng Yu looked puzzled. As a prince, he had never heard that the Ming Dynasty had troops stationed at sea.
There are a few naval forces, but they are thousands of miles away from Fujian. How could they appear here?
"Bring it up."
Now that the situation was critical and the city of Fuzhou was about to be destroyed, Deng Yu had no other choice.
If the navy really came to reinforce, that would be a good thing.
After the spy was brought up, when he saw Deng Yu, he directly raised his hands and saluted:
"On the orders of Marshal Xu, Duke of Wei, I came to ask for an audience with Duke Deng."
When Deng Yu heard this, he couldn't help but feel ecstatic.
Xu Da actually came in person, which meant that the reinforcements had indeed arrived. At this moment, Deng Yu suddenly felt like he had survived from a desperate situation and was at the end of his rope.
But when Deng Yu heard that this man came from the sea, he asked:
"How do you prove that you are not a spy?"
The man was slightly startled and said:
"I have a letter written by Marshal Xu here. Please take a look at it, Mr. Deng Guogong."
Deng Yu immediately tore open the envelope and looked at it carefully.
The handwriting was confirmed to be correct and the tone of voice was the same as that of Xu Da. Deng Yu was immediately convinced.
"I already understand the meaning of Wei Guogong. Tomorrow I will act according to the plan and go back to report to Wei Guogong. The lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Fuzhou are entrusted to Wei Guogong."
The messenger bowed his hand, then turned around and left Fuzhou City under the cover of night.
After the messenger left, Deng Yu's originally heavy and desperate mood suddenly became much more cheerful.
Unexpectedly, the reinforcements from the imperial court came so quickly. This time, Marshal Xu personally led the troops, so the people of Fuzhou City would be saved.
Looking up at the stars in the sky, Deng Yu wanted to look up to the sky and roar.
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The sea outside Fuzhou City.
Li Jin and Xu Da had already led their troops to the waters near Fuzhou City.
Yesterday, Xu Da followed Li Jin's suggestion and did not go straight to Fuzhou. Instead, he went to deal with the pirates on the Pinghu Islands first.
The location of the Pinghu Islands is very important. As long as this island is captured, the Ming Navy can advance and attack, and retreat and defend.
Under Xu Da's plan, the Ming navy launched a sudden attack. The Japanese pirates on the island did not react at all. All the ships at the port were destroyed by the Ming army with artillery.
The Japanese pirates who were resting on the battleship were killed on the spot and countless others drowned.
Then the Ming Navy began to land. Before landing, the Ming warships launched several more bombardments to clean up all the Japanese pirates on the coast.
In the end, the Ming Dynasty navy killed more than 10,000 Japanese pirates, and the remaining Japanese pirates all fled from the back of the port.
The Ming Navy immediately occupied Pinghu Island. In this battle, the Ming Navy almost effortlessly killed more than 10,000 Japanese pirates and seized the strategic location of Pinghu Island.
Pinghu Island is also an island chain, but the core part is Pinghu Island.
The Ming Dynasty now controls Pinghu Island in its own hands, and that is when it truly takes control of the battlefield.
Xu Da then left 3,000 men to guard Pinghu Island, and continued to lead the army southward to the waters of Fuzhou.
But once here, Xu Da did not move forward again and went to Fuzhou to meet with Deng Yu.
Because according to captured prisoners, there are nearly 100,000 Japanese pirates under Fuzhou City.
Although the soldiers in the Beijing camp under Xu Da and Li Jin fought bravely, Xu Da did not dare to take risks.
After all, with fifteen thousand people to attack a hundred thousand people, the risk involved in this action is too great.
Xu Da had his own ideas. He immediately sent someone to send a letter to Deng Yu, asking Deng Yu to act according to his plan.
As long as Deng Yu could get the secret message and act according to his plan, Xu Da would be very confident that Chen Zuyi, the pirate leader who had caused trouble for the Ming Dynasty for several years, would stay under Fuzhou City.
Not only Chen Zuyi, but also the 100,000 pirates under his command will be annihilated by Xu Da, completely clearing the sea area southeast of the Ming Dynasty.
Li Jin also knew Xu Da's plan. Although he had doubts, seeing that Xu Da was confident, Li Jin did not speak anymore, but quietly waited for the arrival of the next day.
