Chapter Three Hundred and Eighty Seven: Heaven Will Kill You
The warships Hao Fenglou rides are not luxurious, and almost everything is mainly for practicality. This is completely different from the idea of treasure ships. In later generations, the treasure ships are quite like aircraft carriers, while the warships are completely responsible for escorting and exploring the way.
Standing on this huge boat, holding the side of the boat in his hand, although he was still uncomfortable and his face was a little pale, but looking into the distance, Hao Fenglou still felt a little emotional.
When people arrive at the sea, they realize their insignificance. Compared with the territory on the land, the sea makes people feel more vast. Now, Hao Fenglou is standing here, floating with the waves. When he looks back, he suddenly realizes that there are too many conspiracies and tricks in his life and too many future bonds. But he seems to have forgotten that there are still thousands of heroic spirits in this world. Think carefully, what is your ideal? What do you want to do when you come to this world?
Unable to find the answer, perhaps it was too secular, so Hao Fenglou had to smile bitterly.
Soon someone disrupted his thoughts. Zheng He was tired and supported Xu Bu over by someone. Zheng He smiled bitterly and said, "Senior Brother, are you feeling better?"
This is right for Hao Fenglou to ask him. Hao Fenglou looked back at Zheng He and couldn't help but smile. His mind suddenly exploded like lightning. Suddenly, he thought that his ideal might be simple and simple, but nothing more than protecting those who care about him and punishing those who hate him. Such ideals may be small, perhaps secular, but they are as great.
Hao Fenglou did not express his feelings to his face. He gradually liked Zheng He. Although Zheng He was not a simple person and had deep scheming, he always treated himself sincerely. Hao Fenglou said: "My junior should have a good rest, why should he come out?"
Zheng He smiled bitterly and shook his head, his waxy face showed extremely bitterness, but his answer surprised Hao Fenglou: "I vomited again."
Uh... this reason is indeed very powerful. I vomited all over the floor in the closed cabin, so I naturally had to go out for a walk. I had to clean it up before going back.
Zheng He waved his hand and asked the guards around him to retreat. He then swayed to the side of the ship and also followed Hao Fenglou to support the cabin. The sea breeze made his temples scatter, and his eyes gradually became clear. Zheng He suddenly said quietly: "The world is so vast. I heard that when I saw the seabird, it means that the nearby land is land, but I don't know if the guide is accurate. If it is accurate, I can arrive in Hoi'an at noon tomorrow."
Hao Fenglou smiled, and the salty and humid smell in the air made him feel better: "Yes. It will be a fierce battle tomorrow noon."
Zheng He shook his head and said, "Just just now, I thought about it left and right, and thought about it carefully, and realized something was coming."
Hao Fenglou glanced at Zheng He and said, "Junior brother, it's okay."
Zheng He said: "In theory, there will be no defense in Hoi An during this surprise attack, but senior brother, don't forget, what will happen next when the Marquis of Fengcheng is not transferred to you?"
Zheng He paused for a moment before continuing: "He will definitely guess your actions, and you are leading the troops to the coastal defense. How could he not guess what his senior brother intended? He was afraid that you would win, not to seize credit. But to protect yourself. If you want to save your own life, you must not let your good news spread frequently. If..."
Zheng He was already shocked when he said this. It was obvious that if the surprise attack failed, it would be a tough battle, which was absolutely terrible. Hao Fenglou's armed forces were only 500 people, and the rebels had at least 10,000 people, and most of them were elite. No matter how powerful the musket team was, could it still defeat more than 10,000 rebels on the beach? Even if it could be defeated, it took a long time, and other rebels from all walks of life would come to help, so this was almost an impossible task. If the 500 musket team was placed in Langshan Pass, it would certainly be a one-man who could be the pass and ten thousand men without opening, but there was almost no chance of winning in the wilderness.
So, the only thing now is to bet. The Marquis of Fengcheng still has a certain conscience and will not do such a mess, just...
Hao Fenglou's face was calm, and he suddenly smiled and said, "Young brother are you afraid?"
Zheng He pursed his lips and said nothing because he was indeed a little scared.
Hao Fenglou sighed and said, "Look, before boarding the boat, many people were afraid that this blue ocean would be vast. No matter how big the boat was, it was just a fallen leaf. There were storms, rain, lightning, thunder, and countless unknown things in the sea. But we still got on board. Junior brother, do you know why? Because if you don't do anything, you can't do anything. If you want to do something, you have to overcome yourself. Since we are here, don't have doubts. No matter what Hoi An is waiting for us, no matter what the winner is revealed tomorrow evening, we can no longer look back. No matter what is ahead, I will fight."
Zheng He seemed to be touched, and he suddenly smiled and said, "No matter how difficult it is, there is no time for His Majesty to calm down. At that time, everyone knew that it was a situation of death, but they still had a way out..."
Zheng He is Zheng He. Although he has a human side, the reason why a great person is different from all living beings is that he will certainly have timidity, cowardice, worry and endless fear, but he can always overcome it. His eyes look into the distance like Hao Fenglou, and see the vast ocean surface. The sunshine is shining, the water is sparkling, and something seems to be hidden behind the sea and sky.
What is it? Zheng He is imagining and longing for.
Every time the waves hit the bottom of the boat, it made a clattering sound, but now the two people on the side of the boat can no longer hear it, and even every time the boat shakes with the waves, the two of them seemed to be unaware of it.
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The crowds in Hoi'an City are surging, and the entire port has now become a huge military camp.
The center of the rebellion is here, close to Chameng, where the Annan people and Chameng people live here. Most of the Annan tyrants here were vassals with great military achievements in the Chen Dynasty. Because Annan wars were mostly here, and there were always rebellions from Chameng people. Therefore, the tyrants here have raised a large number of private soldiers, ranging from thousands to hundreds. Due to the Ming Dynasty's discrimination policy against the powerful, the tyrants here almost did not hesitate and immediately pushed Chen Tianli out and launched a rebellion.
In the entire Jiaozhi territory, the people were already very exploited and could not bear the disturbance, so the rebellion immediately spread wildly with Hoi An as the center.
The rebels led by Chen Tianli were entrenched in Hoi'an and gathered more than 10,000 elite soldiers. Most of these elite soldiers were private soldiers from the past. They were not as loud as officers and soldiers, but in fact they were much stronger in combat power than officers and soldiers. After all, this was the private armed forces of the powerful. The powerful men provided them with weapons and food, so they naturally had to make their efforts. Therefore, these people were almost selected when they were young, and then they began to train harshly, licking blood from their heads, which was very fierce.
With this army and horse, Chen Tianli joined forces with powerful people, changed the capital to Hoi'an, proclaimed himself the King of Annan, and divided the princes and officials into large numbers. The duke alone divided the titles of more than 70 people and hundreds of marquises, and as for other prime ministers, there were countless others.
Chen Tianli also had difficulties in this. He was originally a scholar and an official, who took risks for his glory and wealth. He claimed to be a descendant of the Chen royal family in Annan. The major families urgently needed a flag to win people's hearts, so they naturally supported him together. In fact, Chen Tianli did not have much bargaining chips in his hands. Today, he was able to become the King of Annan thanks to the support of the wealthy families in various places.
Since this is the case, if you want to win people's hearts, you have to give away titles and official hats everywhere. Therefore, every time he meets in the "Royal Palace", the palace converted into the palace is immediately crowded, with thousands of participants, and everyone speaks vulgar words, and even fights are common.
Chen Tianli was naturally dissatisfied with this, but this anger was suppressed in his heart. The only thing that comforted him was that since the rebellion, they had defeated several encirclements of the government army. After that, wars broke out everywhere, and various places raised troubles, supporting him as King Annan and attacked from all directions. However, the government army had to retreat into the city block and suddenly became a turtle. If it were not expected, it would be only a matter of time before the Ming army withdrew from Jiaozhi, and Chen Tianli naturally became the real King Annan with justification.
Today, in this "Chengde" Hall, dozens of military generals, left and right prime ministers, left and right prime ministers, the disciples ordered, Shangshu Ling and other important officials gathered together.
Chen Tianli sat on a bronze chair without saying a word, speaking a general. This man was a relative of the Wang clan of Guangnan Prefecture. Now he was named Guangnan Duke. His voice was like a big bell, saying, "Your Highness, the news is roughly like this. Hao Fenglou must not underestimate it. Last year, a thousand people blocked a 100,000 army. The momentum in Annan was unparalleled. At this time, the Ming Dynasty ordered him to send troops, and another news came, saying that he led his troops to the coastal defense and disappeared from then on. There were many new ships in the coastal defense. It can be seen that Hao Fenglou must have wanted to attack from the sea and attack Hoi'an..."
After the Guangnan Gong finished speaking, countless noisy sounds came from the hall, just like the entrance of the vegetable market. Someone roared: "What are you afraid of? If you have the courage, he will come?"
"Their muskets are very sharp, but you have to be careful."
"We should be prepared early and we must not let them get ashore. We should hear that the firearm team is famous for a long time and should not be underestimated."
Chen Tianli smiled pursed his lips. Although he was annoyed that these guys had no rules, he still pressed his hands gently and said, "This time, God wants the Han people to be defeated..."
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The second update is here.
Chapter completed!