Chapter 345 Shi Kefa

On the river, Zhou Li stood on the deck with his sword facing the wind. Although the ship was big, the river current was so fast that it made a squeaking sound. He has roots under his feet and is immovable.

A small boat ahead reported: "The forts and ships of Jiangning Water Village have been destroyed."

Zhou Li heard the words and nodded slightly: "Okay. Beat the drum and go ashore."

Then they heard the sound of drums shaking the sky, and countless small boats no longer hesitated, their oars seemed to fly, and they shot towards the water village like sharp arrows.

During the previous bombardment, the iron cables across the river were untied one by one, but the Dongting Navy did not stop them at all, and it was extremely smooth. At this time, except for the bustling wooden and iron piles standing under the water, there was no obstruction to the boat.

The densely packed small boats approached the shore, and the shelling was not noticed. When the first small boat landed, the shelling stopped. Then there was a loud sound of gunfire and the crackling of firecrackers.

The defenders did not fight back at this time, but they were sparse and ignored. Was easily captured on the river bank.

More and more small boats arrived at the shore, and batches of soldiers stepped onto solid ground. The boats then returned to the north shore, and more soldiers were brought in.

Shi Kefa's defense line on the river bank was breached before he could block a single bullet. He ran away in confusion and rushed to Dasheng Pass to set up another defense line. By the time Zhou Li came ashore, more than ten thousand troops had gathered in the messy water village.

Only then did Zhou Li receive news from the black-clad guards.

"Shi Kefa retreated to Dasheng Pass, but there was no movement in Jiangning." The men of the black guards said respectfully: "According to inside information, Xu Wenjue wanted to send troops to rescue Longtan, but Ruan Dacheng and others stopped him."

Zhou Li couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "It seems like a mistake. If Jiang Ning's troops don't come out, they have to attack."

The black-clothed guard said: "Although we cannot break the city without sending a single soldier, I, the black-clothed guard, have been prepared in the city. When the governor's army arrives, we will cooperate inside and outside, and it will be easy to break the city."

He added: "It's time to seize some of the leaders and persuade those old soldiers to surrender. At most, they will cause some damage to the city wall, but there will be no other consequences."

"This is the best." Zhou Lida said: "The black-clothed guards have made great contributions this time, and they will be generously rewarded by you after the war."

The black-clothed guard smiled and said: "I can't wait to start. The army is the main force."

Zhou Li laughed.

Then he summoned the general and said: "The plan of luring the snake out of the cave has been lost. It seems that Jiangning's soldiers can't be lured out from Dasheng Pass. The remnants of the previous dynasty are so afraid of death that Shi Kefa's entire army will be wiped out, and there won't be a single soldier." A soldier is here to help. There is no need to wait any longer. Pass the order to the governor of the capital, and all the troops will rest for a while after crossing the river, and attack Dasheng Pass at the hour of the hour. The time limit is half an hour, and then directly attack Jiangning!"

"Here!"

The sky is getting brighter, and a red sun is rising slowly in the east.

In Longtan Water Village, Zheng Wu held Zheng Zhilong under the tent, and asked people to release him from his restraints. He smiled and said, "Brother Zheng, I haven't seen you for many years."

Zheng Zhilong was covered in gunpowder smoke and had blood stains on his face, looking extremely embarrassed. Hearing this, he raised his head and said with a wry smile: "I first met Brother Shi in Fujian, but now I am in front of Brother Shi. I am really embarrassed."

Zheng Wu smiled and said: "When two armies are fighting, each has his own master. Brother Zheng doesn't have to do this."

Zheng Zhilong also sighed in his heart. I think back then, Zheng Wu was just Zheng Yunzhi's follower. He called Zheng Yunzhi his brother, but never took Zheng Wu seriously. Now that they have been transferred, how can they still be qualified?

It is said that Longtan Water Village is indeed easy to defend but difficult to attack. After Zheng Wu defeated Dantu, he immediately sent troops to Longtan. Near Mao hour, he and six thousand elite troops on land attacked Longtan. However, after attacking for two hours, they were finally captured at dawn.

It is true that Longtan Water Village is dangerous, but Zheng Zhilong's defensive measures were flawless. We can only attack by force and remove its defensive facilities bit by bit before we can attack the sandbank and water stronghold.

At that time, Zheng Zhilong's troops were greatly damaged and he no longer had the strength to resist. No reinforcements were seen. After a little persuasion, he surrendered.

In this battle, Zheng Zhilong lost more than half of his 20,000-strong navy, and less than 10,000 are still alive today. Zheng Wu also suffered losses. After all, it was not a land battle. In a water battle, once the ship was damaged, the probability of casualties was higher than in a land battle.

Zheng Wu asked people to count the battle losses and captures, and at the same time asked Zheng Zhilong to be brought in front of him.

"Since the previous Emperor Chongzhen issued an edict to abdicate, the Ming Dynasty has been destroyed. Brother Zheng is also a hero across the world, how can he get involved in this muddy water? It is unwise." Zheng Wudao.

Zheng Zhilong smiled bitterly and shook his head silently.

It’s nothing more than the word greedy.

He believed that the navy was invincible, but he could not resist the temptation of the interests of a group of former officials. He believed that it would be easy to blockade the Yangtze River with the navy across the world. I didn't expect to lose so quickly.

He said: "Since Longtan is destroyed, the two water villages of Dantu and Chongming must also be spared." After a pause, Zheng Zhilong said: "The Chongming water village is my son Zheng Sen, and the Dantu water village is my brother Zheng Zhibao. I don't know if it is possible. life?!"

Zheng Wudao: "My nephew Zheng Sen is in Jiangdu at this time. As for my younger brother Zheng Zhibao, I want to apologize - when he broke through the water stronghold of Dan Tu, he was killed in the fighting among the rebels."

In fact, he was killed by a black-clad guard. The Zheng Zhilong family has too much power on the southeast coast. As far as Ying Yi is concerned, as long as Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Sen are enough, nothing else is necessary.

The guards in black clothes killed him.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that Zheng Zhilong's navy officers were ready-made navy soldiers, even Zheng Zhilong would not have let him live.

His life was left to facilitate the integration of the Fujian Navy.

When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and secretly sighed. Zheng Zhibao's death is indeed a helpless matter. On the battlefield, nothing is guaranteed. To him, it was just good that Zheng Sen was alive.

"The current military affairs are heavy, so I won't chat with Brother Zheng." Zheng Wu called someone and asked him to take Zheng Zhilong down: "Brother Zheng, please be safe and come back to talk about old times after the war."

Then he left a group of troops to guard the place and guard the prisoners. Zheng Wu immediately sent his troops up the river and headed straight to the Jiangning River.

At this time, Zhou Li was storming Dasheng Pass.

Dasheng Pass was probably built in the Song Dynasty and abandoned long ago. The old ministers of the previous dynasty reused this place as the backbone of Jiangning Water Village.

Shi Kefa had more than 30,000 troops stationed within a short defense line centered on Dasheng Pass. After the rapid defeat of Jiangning Water Village, Shi Ke ordered all his troops to enter Dasheng Pass, hoping to use Dasheng Pass to withstand Zhou Li's attack.

But even Shi Kefa himself has no confidence in this.

Thinking back to the beginning, even a city like Fengyang Zhongdu could not withstand the Xia army's attack, let alone a mere victory at the pass? The city was not high, the walls were not thick, the military morale was uncertain, and the armaments were not well equipped. Facing Zhou Li's fierce attack, they could only hold out for less than a quarter of an hour before being breached and then surrendered.

Of course, it was not Shi Kefa who surrendered, but his generals.

Shi Kefa stood in front of Zhou Li with disheveled hair, cursing. Zhou Li, with a ferocious smile on his face, said: "Pedant, a remnant of the previous dynasty, Shi Kefa, I didn't leave you behind when I was in Fengyang, where are you going to escape today?!"

Shi Kefa scolded: "I will not run away anywhere. Traitor, you are going against the grain, and one day there will be no bones left!"

Zhou Li was furious and grabbed Shi Kefa: "Whether the governor's body is gone or not, you rotten scholar can't see it!"

"Come on." He threw Shi Kefa to the ground: "Pull him out and chop him!"