Chapter 1542?|?˙?˙)? When the Sun and the Moon Are in the Sky, the Dragon Enters the Sea

Not long ago, Yizhou City and Port were returned to the fleet of the Li Family Chamber of Commerce of the Ming Empire, and were captured by a group of Li Family Musketeers with a number of about 800 people. At the same time, there was another group of The soldiers of the Ming army with a number of more than 3,000 were the auxiliary soldiers of the Li family musketeers.

That's right, the soldiers of the Ming Empire are the sailors of the Li Family Chamber of Commerce and the most elite 15,000 musketeers, and the rest are all useless and auxiliary soldiers!

When the Admiral of the Daming Navy and the Admiral of the East China Sea, Li, led an army of 20,000 on June 17, the 17th year of Chongzhen, conquered the capital, and took over Shanhaiguan. After the enemy was completely driven out of the customs, soon, the Ming Empire once again made a comeback and regained Shandong, Shanxi, and the areas from the north of Gyeonggi to Shanhaiguan.

Especially after the thief Li Zicheng was once again defeated by the Li family and the Ming army on the front line of Pingyang and Huaiqing, the imperial power of the Ming Empire became rare, as if the clouds and mists were pushed aside to see the sky, and the clouds were opened to see the moon. consolidated again.

August 15th in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, the Mid-Autumn Festival.

On this day, known as the "Huo Guang" of the Ming Empire, the Admiral of the Daming Navy and the Admiral of the East China Sea, Li, who was officially worshiped by the General, the Commander of the Jingwei, and the Governor of the Five Armies, welcomed the eldest princess of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yu, into the palace. Lord of the Forbidden City, also in the palace.

At night, when the moon is in the sky, the brilliance in the capital shines brightly, and people can see shadows, just like daytime.

At that time, all the officials gathered in the Hall of Supreme Harmony to discuss matters, and the sailors of the Li family guarded outside the hall. Under the moonlight, some magpies mistakenly thought it was daytime, so they played and croaked between the eaves of the palace.

At that time, when the ministers saw it, one person immediately stepped forward and kowtowed and shouted: "Fengji Hall of Supreme Harmony, red sparrow sees the court hall, is this a sign of auspiciousness and the revival of the Ming Dynasty?" '

After hearing this, the eldest princess, who was sitting sideways by the dragon chair and being greeted by the officials, turned pale with fright, but she dared not move or answer easily.

However, Li, the Admiral of the Daming Navy and the Admiral of the East China Sea, thought so deeply, so on the spot, with the support and support of those officials who had returned to Daming, the eldest princess Zhu Yuxi, who was only fifteen years old and had just reached the age of cardamom, became the Empress of Daming , Changed Yuan Tianshou, changed the capital to the capital of God.

"!!"

"Ridiculous! Absurd!!"

"What about the empress of the Ming Dynasty, and the 'Fengji Hall of Supreme Harmony, the red sparrow sees the court', that Li family child treats me as the old man, hasn't he read history books?"

"It makes no sense!"

"It just doesn't make sense!!"

"The moon is still bright,

The gods were granted by heaven, they didn't even bother to think about the year name, and they just copied Wu Zetian's year name directly, which is simply too deceitful! Too much deception! ! "

In the city of Yangzhou, the governor of Yangzhou, the great scholar of Jianji Temple, and the minister of the Ministry of War, Shi Kefa, saw the mansion newspaper from the north and the new emperor's amnesty letter in his hand, and immediately threw his precious The Jasper brush washer was slammed onto the floor and allowed to fall to pieces.

"..."

"..."

On the side, his subordinates didn't dare to take a breath, they just looked at each other, and no one dared to go forward to persuade him at this time.

After all, there is no way out. The Li family didn’t recognize their court in Nanming. The eldest princess is still in the old capital on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and her magnificent martial arts skills are indeed very convincing to the world.

As for the queen or something...

Anyway, there is a precedent of Wu Zetian and Wu Zetian, so, in the eyes of officials who don't have too many conflicts of interest, and even the people in the south of Ming Dynasty, it seems that it can't be too difficult to accept?

"They act like that, where do they want to put my new emperor?"

"It's really deceiving!"

"It's a heinous crime!!"

As he said that, Master Shi Du picked up another fine Duan inkstone, and planned to smash it again to vent his anger.

But, when he saw the fragments of the jasper brush wash on the ground, the corner of his mouth suddenly twitched, hesitating again and again, and finally he had to gently put his beloved inkstone back on the table.

He knew that it was useless for him to lose his temper here, because the soldiers of the Li family and the Li family didn't listen to them at all, and the opponent's combat power was strong, and the mighty Jiannu and Mongols were all beaten away by them. Li Zicheng, the thief who caused trouble in the world, also suffered miserably one after another. It is said that he has fled to Xi'an now. With such sturdy combat power, coupled with the support of strong ships and powerful guns, even if they are dissatisfied with the Nanming court, what can they do? What about?

After all, the other party fought back to the North, captured the Gyeonggi area, Shandong, Shanxi, and Shanhaiguan, and then grandly established the first emperor's daughter-in-law as the queen in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. A little more justifiable?

However, as the saying goes, there are no two suns in the sky, and there are no two masters in the country. There are two emperors and two courts in the south and the north. That kind of thing can never last. On this point, the conflict between the south and the north is doomed and cannot be reconciled. , there might be a big mess in the future!

And this was the reason why his Master Shi lost his temper.

"explain!"

"You all talk!"

"Now, what should I do?"

After losing his temper and figuring it out, Master Shi had no choice but to temporarily suppress his confused thoughts, and turned to ask his subordinates indignantly.

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"..."

The officials looked at each other, and after a long time, an official who looked more like a merchant came out and said:

"Master!"

"At the moment, I have nothing to do. I can't fight. I can only be content with the status quo."

"but……"

"Report from the front line..."

"After the Li family took over Yizhou and other places, in the north of our Yangzhou, Commander Zhang Tongzhi from the front line of Xuzhou led several thousand households and brought thousands of people to surrender to the north..."

"At present, people in the north are not stable, and many generals who lead the army are ready to move. It is not an option to continue like this."

Although this is indeed not good news, and it will only make Shi Dushi's mood worse, but when this person's heart is fluctuating, that subordinate officer can't care too much.

After all, these people are also very 'popular' at this time, and they are preparing to continue to wait and see, and then quickly place their bets again to find another future!

"ah!"

"What did you say?"

"When did that happen?"

"Report to the supervisor!"

"According to the speed at which the messenger delivered the letter, it was about three days ago."

"!!"

"Three days ago, doesn't that mean that the defense line in the north has been ripped apart?"

"This this……"

Shi Kefa, the governor of Yangzhou, was stunned, and staggered directly to the chair behind his desk, unable to recover for a long time.

It never occurred to her that not long after the queen in the north hastily ascended the throne, a general in the south has already taken the initiative to lead troops to vote. If this continues, will it still be worth it?

"How can this be done?"

"well……"

Although it is said that he, the supervisor of Yangzhou, has never been able to really control the soldiers outside Yangzhou City, and the name of the supervisor is in name only, but as long as those generals still recognize the court of the Ming Dynasty and admit that they are ministers of the Ming Dynasty, everything will be fine. room for maneuver.

But now it's all right, as soon as the Queen of the North came to the throne, those rats at both ends of the first rat left them without any hesitation?

Shi Kefa could imagine that under the fluctuating hearts of people, there must be worse things waiting for them next!

Especially now that their Nanming court is newly built, the government orders are blocked, and the generals from all over the country are unable to govern by themselves, once that terrible collateral effect occurs, the only thing waiting for them, the "heroes" of the Nanming Dynasty, is that miserable The end is bleak.

So, he had to think of a way...

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Seeing the panic-stricken Master Shi, who sat down slumped and whose expression kept changing, the subordinate officer sighed inwardly, didn't say anything, but quietly retreated into the queue of the crowd.

He heard that the imperial court and the queen in the north are now recruiting refugees to go back to reclaim the land and resume farming, and they also give away the land and seeds for free, and guarantee that there will be no taxation for three years, and at the same time open the sea ban and encourage trade. I was heartbroken to hear it.

They know that the Li family is very rich, and there are many large ships for sea trade. The gold and silver brought back from Japan and Nanyang can even cover the tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty for several years. That set, even the soldiers' salaries are doubled on time, let alone Commander Zhang, who is often deducted from their salaries, if it were people like them, I'm afraid they would choose a good tree to live in. Bar?

It can be seen from this that once the Li family in the north is free to defeat the intruders who are like a bereaved dog at this time, and regain a large area of ​​land in the northwest to quell the civil strife, then Nanming's side can naturally make a decision!

After all, the people in the south of the Yangtze River are not stable at the moment, and the Nanming court was founded not long ago, and no one obeys anyone, and these people have big families and careers, and they will never hang themselves on a tree.

Of course, you can't talk nonsense about things like hanging!

Because it is said that Emperor Chongzhen was hanged on a tree with a crooked neck and died for his country. "The emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country" is certainly heroic, but that kind of thing, no matter whether it is in the Southern Ming Dynasty or the Northern Ming Dynasty, is a taboo Things can't be said easily.

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Gradually, the study of Shi Kefa, the governor of Yangzhou, fell silent.

Including Master Shidu, several people here are silently thinking about their own affairs, with their own small calculations in mind.

As for whether they are thinking the same thing, only God knows.

...

When the Ming Empire in the far east was causing violent turmoil due to certain things, on the other side of the earth, at the gateway to the Mediterranean Sea in Europe, the furious Commander-in-Chief of the Spanish Armada and Admiral of the Kingdom of Spain Pedro de Barudis finally led his invincible fleet back to the port of Seville, and of course saw a piece of dilapidated ships, gunpowder smoke, flames, and those shocking things standing on the sea in the harbor. densely packed masts.

In the distance, most of Seville's coastal defense fortress has been bombarded and collapsed, and only a few walls and pillars are left standing between the broken eaves and broken walls, which looks so desolate.

And the hideous breaches from the port to the fort, the scattered broken cannons, and the broken bricks and stones are silently telling what has happened here.

There are still ships floating on the water on the pier that are burning with sparks and emitting black smoke, but no one pays attention to them, just let them float there and continue to burn, because compared to the ships at the shipyard, The billowing black smoke and the fire in the stockyard that has been burning for two days are nothing more than minor problems here at the port.

"..."

Although he didn't see too many corpses, Barudis, who was leading the soldiers to land safely with an ugly face and looking at the tragic image of the port of Seville in front of him, couldn't help but squeezed his waist tightly. The hilt of the sword symbolizing power given to him by the king.

"explain!"

"Where are those Orientals, where are they?!"

At this time, Barudis saw an officer who was leading a small group of soldiers running over to greet him, and then, furiously, he quickly stepped forward, and before the other party could speak, he grabbed the other party's collar and angrily reprimanded him. asked.

"Report, report to the admiral!"

"The devil-like fleet, they took the initiative to withdraw after bombarding Seville, destroying the docks, forts, and fortresses, and then burning those merchant ships, naval ports, and shipyards."

"It is said that……"

"It is said that they are now going into the Strait of Gibraltar."

The officer didn't dare to resist, let alone conceal it, and answered the question honestly and quickly.

"!!"

"There are more than 30 large and small warships here in Seville. Where did they go? Are they all waste?"

"Let them bombard the port like this, and then swagger away?"

Although Barudis, who received the information from Las Palmas and turned back at sea urgently, thought that Seville would be attacked by those cunning orientals, but he couldn't believe it, the port of Seville To be beaten so badly?

"them……"

"Report!"

"Sir, where are all our warships now..."

The officer didn't break away from Barudis's hand, but pointed tremblingly at the military pier.

There, there were only dozens of hundreds of masts sunk in the sea with a section exposed, facing different directions, and one or two wooden boat wrecks that were floating and smoking, and burned until only the underwater part remained. Such a wordless mockery of Barudis, the commander in chief of the Spanish Armada and the admiral of the Spanish Kingdom's navy, who had just returned.

"!!"

"Impossible! This is impossible!!"

Barudis pushed the officer away, growling hysterically.

"Admiral!"

"Those Orientals from the Ming Empire are very cunning. They sneaked here with their backs to the sun at dawn. By the time we see them clearly, it's already too late!"

"The fleet suffered a devastating blow before it could leave the port, and then..."

"It's all sinking!"

"And then they started shelling the merchant ships..."

"You don't know, their artillery fire is very fierce and the range is very far. Our forts can't fight back at all, and the shells can't reach them at all."

"The fortress was also destroyed by them later."

"The fire in the docks and the military port burned all day and night, and the fleet, merchant ships, and warehouses were all destroyed!"

"It's all over!"

Fortunately, the Li family's fleet only destroyed merchant ships, warships, docks, and shipyards. They did not land, nor did they bombard residential areas in the city. But even now, their Spanish Armada and Seville Hong Kong also suffered heavy losses, and it may not be able to recover for several years.

Of course, the most important thing is: the bad impact of the shelling of the Port of Seville!

As a result, before Barudis came back, His Majesty the King immediately sent someone to make an emergency order in advance after getting the news: order the Armada to catch or destroy those hateful Orientals at all costs?

"explain!"

"How much is the loss?"

Barudis looked at the deserted docks around him with a livid face, and then asked after gritting his teeth.

"Based on initial estimates..."

"At least one hundred large and small merchant ships were destroyed, countless goods in warehouses, almost all forts and forts were destroyed, and the shipyards and stockyards were basically destroyed. As for the warships..."

"More than 30 warships, large and small, the entire army was wiped out!!"

With his head down, the Spanish officer didn't dare to hide anything, and roughly told some of the data he knew.

Five ships lined up, and then hundreds of long-range cannons on one side bombarded their heads and faces at their port. That kind of scene, just thinking about it now, can still make this officer feel Fear from the bottom of my heart.

"roll!"

"waste!"

"It's all trash!!"

"etc!"

"You just said... those Orientals, they entered the Mediterranean?"

After angrily reprimanded, suddenly, the furious Barudis barely suppressed his anger, turned around sharply, stared at the officer who bowed his head and asked this question.

"Yes!"

"There are merchant ships that have entered the Strait of Gibraltar, and we have not heard of them coming out so far."

"!!"

"Order!"

"Let the fleet block the Strait of Gibraltar!"

"Send orders to the admirals of Madeira and other fleets near the Mediterranean Sea, ordering them to return to Seville immediately!"

"besides!"

"Call all the armed merchant ships of the country!"

"Those Daming people, they are dead this time!!"

On the way to Madeira, the commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armada and Admiral Pedro de Barudis, who had been tricked once, said through gritted teeth.

"yes!"

An officer who was following Barudis was shocked and was about to run to deliver the order.

"etc!"

"Activate the intelligence network of the Mediterranean Sea, the intelligence network of all ports!"

"I must know the specific whereabouts of those Easterners and their Li family fleet as soon as possible!"

In Barudis' view, since the other party entered the Mediterranean Sea as if committing suicide, the next thing would be much easier.

"besides!"

"Have someone take fifty warships to requisition the port of Ceuta from the Portuguese!"

"Let them guard the other side of the strait!"

After all, there is only one entrance and exit in the Mediterranean Sea, the Strait of Gibraltar, so even in a state of rage, Barudis still issued what he thought was the most accurate order sensibly.

As long as he mobilizes a huge fleet to defend Seville and Ceuta, and completely control the mouth of the Mediterranean Sea, he believes that even if he can't find the enemy, the initiative will always be on his side.

Because, those orientals will come out by themselves one day and be crushed by their armada!

"yes!"

"Follow orders!"

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