Shi Lang led five or six warships and fled to the southeast with the wind.
Since the battle on the scene had not yet ended, Zheng Chenggong had to divide his troops.
He left some warships to continue fighting, while he took more than ten warships to chase Shi Lang.
Just when they were about to catch up, a fleet appeared in the distance ahead.
"It's a Jiannu warship!" Hong Xu was shocked.
Seeing that his main force was still in the rear, Zheng Chenggong had no choice but to adjust his sailing speed, stop pursuing, and return to the previous battlefield.
Shi Lang did not dare to chase back, but stopped the boat and stared in the direction where Zheng Chenggong left, feeling very worried.
Until now, he still doesn't know the situation of Shi Xian and Zeng De.
He wanted them to be alive, but at the same time he didn't want them to suffer.
The Jiannu warships soon met up with them.
Shang Kexi sailed his boat side by side with Shi Lang's boat.
The two looked at each other from a distance, each with a different expression.
Shi Lang's face was dead silent, but Shang Kexi's face was full of joy.
"Is General Shi Lang in trouble?" Shang Kexi asked knowingly.
Shi Lang gritted his teeth and said, "I sent troops to help you fight with good intentions, but I didn't expect that I would be repaid with ingratitude."
"I don't know!" Shang Kexi acted innocently. "I treated you to wine and meat, but you accused me of repaying kindness with enmity! Who is repaying kindness with enmity?"
"Stop talking nonsense!" Shi Lang said sullenly, "You already knew that the Zheng family's navy was coming from the northwest, right?"
Shang Kexi was about to deny it, but Shi Lang rushed to continue, "But... in order to expose my identity, you deliberately said that the Zheng family's navy came from the southwest. I was drunk at the time, and my mind was confused. In order to avoid the Zheng family's navy, I subconsciously retreated to the northwest."
"And I happened to run into Zheng Chenggong!"
"Not only has my identity been exposed, but I've also lost many soldiers! All of this... is all because of you!"
Shang Kexi smiled awkwardly and said, "General Shi Lang misunderstood me. I thought Zheng Chenggong was in league with you. I deliberately spread false news to give you a surprise, but I didn't expect it to scare you. I'm really sorry!"
Shi Lang said nothing and just stood there sulking.
It had already happened, and he had only himself to blame.
Shang Kexi smiled and asked, "What are General Shi Lang's plans next? Going back to Fujian? Or...?"
This sentence directly hit Shi Lang's mind.
He didn't know what to do either.
Return to Fujian?
It's simply courting death.
Before his identity was exposed, Zheng Zhilong could still protect him.
Now that his identity has been exposed, Zheng Zhilong will not only not protect him, but will also kill him at the first opportunity.
Even if Zheng Zhilong spared his life temporarily, he would still die when Zheng Chenggong returned to Fujian.
But if I don’t go back to Fujian, where else can I go?
The news that he was smuggling to the Jiannu and sending troops to help would soon spread throughout the Ming Dynasty.
By then, there will be no place for him in the vast Ming Dynasty.
Shang Kexi calculated the timing and recommended: "If General Shi Lang has nowhere to go, he might as well surrender to the Qing Dynasty. If nothing else, the position of deputy commander of the Qing navy is guaranteed."
Shi Lang thought about it, shook his head and said, "No, I will not serve you."
Shang Kexi continued to say with a smile: "Shi Lang, you have been abandoned by the Zheng family, but you still want to be loyal to them. It's really sad!"
"I am not loyal to them, but to the Ming Dynasty!" Shi Lang raised his head and retorted.
"Be loyal to the Ming Dynasty? Haha!" Shang Kexi sneered, "Once the Ming court knows what you have done, you will be killed without a burial place."
Shi Lang lowered his head and remained silent.
Shang Kexi continued to persuade: "Prince Rui said that you can come if you want to, and leave if you want to, and you don't have to serve him."
"Is he in North Korea?" Shi Lang couldn't help but raise his head and ask again.
"No, Prince Rui is in Sarhu."
"Then how does he know all this..." Shi Lang stopped talking halfway.
Only at this moment did he completely understand that everything was planned by Dorgon behind the scenes.
Shang Kexi was just an executor.
"Let's go back to the port first!" Shang Kexi said and ordered the warships to return to the port.
Shi Lang had nowhere to go so he could only follow behind into the port.
The next day.
Zheng Chenggong led his troops to attack the Korean port of Haeju.
Most of the merchant ships have returned to Fujian fully loaded with cargo, and only some merchant ships that are responsible for supply missions remain in the port.
Shang Kexi sent troops to fight.
The combat power of both sides is not at the same level at all.
The Fujian Navy is not only well-equipped, but also battle-hardened.
Although the Jiannu navy's equipment was not bad, it lacked combat experience.
The two sides fought fiercely from morning to evening, and Shang Kexi suffered heavy losses and returned injured.
On the morning of the third day, Zheng Chenggong sent out troops again.
This time, Shang Kexi did not dare to fight.
After a day of fierce fighting yesterday, he had less than ten warships left.
Continuing to fight would be tantamount to seeking death.
But we can't avoid fighting.
In desperation, he could only use warships to block the road leading to the port and engage in artillery battles with the Fujian Navy.
Amid the rumbling sound, the Jiannu warships sank one after another.
The sea routes in and out of the port were also blocked by the wreckage of warships.
That afternoon, Shang Kexi prepared for evacuation.
"Withdrawing now?" Shi Lang asked in great shock.
"What else?" Shang Kexi asked back, "The purpose of Haizhou Port is to smuggle supplies. Now that the supplies have been obtained and the Ming army is approaching, when will we withdraw if we don't do so now?"
"If you leave, what will happen to my soldiers and my ships?" Shi Lang felt a little unwell.
"Then I can't help you," Shang Kexi began to pack his luggage, "you can take care of yourself."
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