Zheng Zhiwan gnashed her teeth and said, "Yin Hongsheng, I will make sure you die a miserable death..."
Before he could finish his harsh words, the soldiers around him reminded him: "The ship is going to sink, sir, leave quickly!"
Of course Zheng Zhiwan knew he had to leave.
But the sea is different from the land.
You can't just leave whenever you want.
The warship under his feet had begun to tilt and could sink at any time.
Friendly forces nearby adjusted their courses, moved closer to him and threw out ropes to rescue him.
Zheng Zhiguan took off his armor, grabbed one of the ropes and climbed onto another warship.
He was rescued though.
But the news of the sinking of the ship (flagship) also spread.
The friendly troops nearby were fine and knew that Zheng Zhiwan was fine.
Friendly troops a little further away thought that Zheng Zhiguan was dead.
Some people wanted to fight, so they controlled the warships and continued to charge forward.
Some people wanted to escape, so they adjusted the sails and retreated backwards.
Others planned to surrender and began attacking friendly forces in order to gain merit.
Zheng Zhilong's right wing was suddenly in chaos.
The herald immediately reported: "The ship on the right wing of our army sank, and the right wing is in chaos. I hope you will be aware of this!"
Zheng Zhilong was a little dazed.
His military strength was clearly greater than that of the enemy, but the situation did not turn in his favor.
The current situation is that Shen Shouyue on the left wing is motionless and his intentions are unclear.
Zheng Zhiguan on the right wing was on a ship that sank, and the army was in chaos without a fight.
He alone could not withstand the attack from Zheng Chenggong and Zeng Ying.
At this time, Zheng Chenggong was much closer to him.
He could even see the sweat on Zheng Chenggong's forehead with his clairvoyance.
Zheng Zhilong stood at the bow and looked up at the sky: "Is this God's will?"
Just when Zheng Zhilong thought he would fail on the battlefield, Zheng Chenggong suddenly stopped attacking.
Zeng Ying saw this and thought something had gone wrong, so he adjusted his course and temporarily retreated.
Yang Zhan took the opportunity to attack Zheng Zhiwan's troops, which were already in chaos.
Zheng Zhiwan had no choice but to flee southward, and Yang Zhan, eager to make a contribution, chased him relentlessly.
The number of warships on the sea is much smaller than before, but the situation is more tense than before.
After retreating several miles, Zeng Ying sent a patrol boat to ask Zheng Chenggong why he had stopped fighting.
Zheng Chenggong’s reply was that he wanted to persuade them to surrender.
Zeng Ying narrowed his eyes and said, "Persuade him to surrender? If Zheng Zhilong wanted to surrender, he would have done so long ago. Why wait until now? I think Zheng Chenggong wants to let Zheng Zhilong go!"
"Then send someone to tell Zheng Chenggong to continue the attack."
Zeng Ying shook her head: "No, give him a chance to be both loyal and filial!"
"But General Li Dingguo needs our support..."
As agreed.
They had to break through Zheng Zhilong's defense line and enter Quanzhou Bay as soon as possible.
Then he went upstream along the Luoyang River to assist Li Dingguo in crossing the river.
If it had been one day later, many people on Li Dingguo's side would have died.
"Ah!" Zeng Ying sighed, "He does need support, but we can't force Zheng Chenggong to kill his father, right?"
After weighing the pros and cons, Zeng Ying gave Zheng Chenggong half a day to persuade him to surrender.
On the east bank of the Luoyang River, sixty miles away.
Liu Zhaoji is on the right, Qin Yiming and Ma Wannian are on the left.
Li Dingguo and Li Xianzhong were in the middle.
The three armies formed their battle formations, ready to cross the river and fight together with the navy at any time.
It was already past noon, but there was still no sign of the navy.
Liu Zhaoji, Li Xianzhong and Qin Yiming came to Li Dingguo to discuss countermeasures.
Li Xianzhong asked first: "Is there something wrong with the navy? Why haven't they come yet?"
Liu Zhaoji responded: "Yes, it will be too late if we don't come soon. We have been ready to cross the river for three days. We can't order the troops to withdraw now, can we?"
Qin Yiming echoed: "If you ask me, whether the navy comes or not, we have to cross the river!"
Li Dingguo also had this idea.
However, he did not dare to act on his own and immediately asked Zhu Cijiong for instructions.
Zhu Cijiong's mind was not here.
Seeing that several generals were very enthusiastic, he nodded and agreed to their request.
After the order was issued, several people began to discuss the battle plan.
Although they had equipment for crossing the river, Zheng Zhilong's troops were particularly good at naval battles.
If they attack us halfway across the river, the losses will be very heavy.
So we cannot cross the river by force.
Zheng Hongkui suggested: "We can go to the upper reaches of the Luoyang River, where the water is very shallow and the war horses can cross it."
Li Xianzhong glared at him: "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Zheng Hongkui quickly explained: "First, the journey is too long and it will take time. Second, the enemy must be prepared and we may not be able to successfully cross the river."
Li Dingguo blinked and asked, "How many troops do you think Zheng Zhilong will deploy there?"
Zheng Hongkui pondered for a while and said, "There are still several thousand."
Li Dingguo continued to ask: "If the main force of our army suddenly appears there, what are the chances of victory?"
Zheng Hongkui asked in return: "How many troops are there in the main force that Lord Li is talking about?"
Li Dingguo smiled and said, "All the troops except the baggage troops."
"Ah?" Zheng Hongkui was shocked: "This... This is too risky, right? What if the enemy takes the opportunity to cross the river and attack our baggage train?"
Li Dingguo snorted coldly: "Then let's switch places! They devoured our army's baggage train, and we will attack Quanzhou Prefecture and devour their baggage train!"
Zheng Hongkui, who was working with Li Dingguo for the first time, could no longer use the word "shocked" to describe his feelings at the moment.
Li Dingguo is too bold.
The art of war is a matter of deception!
Only by taking the enemy by surprise can you attack them when they are unprepared.
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