Looking at the Ming army soldiers approaching, Li Chengdong quietly clenched the knife behind him.
Just when others thought he was about to take action, Li Chengdong suddenly walked up to a Ming army soldier and whispered, "I can help you catch Wu Sangui!"
The soldier was stunned for a moment and subconsciously took a half step back.
Seeing this, the other Ming soldiers quickly gathered around and asked, "What's going on?"
Li Chengdong introduced himself again: "I am Li Chengdong, who was forced to surrender to the Jian Nu. Later, I fled here with Wu Sangui. If you can forgive my crime, I will take you to capture Wu Sangui."
The Ming army soldiers felt that this matter was of great importance and somewhat strange, so they immediately reported the news.
The first person to receive the news was Zheng Chenggong's general Hong Xu.
While he sent someone to notify Zheng Chenggong, he personally led people to Li Chengdong, who was disguised as an ordinary citizen.
Hong Xu stared at Li Chengdong's face for a while and asked, "Are you Li Chengdong?"
Li Chengdong nodded: "Yes, it's me."
"Did you flee to Dongfan with Wu Sangui?"
"right."
"You didn't surrender in Liaodong before, why are you surrendering now?"
"Alas," Li Chengdong sighed, "To be honest, I have wanted to surrender for a long time. But I have been held hostage by Wu Sangui and have no chance to surrender. Now that the opportunity has come, how can I not surrender?"
Li Chengdong lied.
Before coming to Dongfan, he had no intention of surrendering.
Because he knew that his sins were serious, even if he surrendered he might be executed by the court.
But when I arrived in Dongfan and saw how desolate the place was.
He was unwilling to stay here forever.
There is no hope of making a comeback.
If you sneak into the Ming Dynasty, you can only hide your identity and identity for the rest of your life.
He still didn't give in.
So he thought of betraying Wu Sangui and exchanging Wu Sangui's head for his own life.
Hong Xu continued to ask: "Where is Wu Sangui?"
Hong Xu pointed to a forest in the distance and said, "He's right there!"
"How many people are there?"
"He has less than 200 men under his command, I have less than 100 men under my command, and Shang Kexi also has less than 100 men under his command."
Hong Xu thought for a while and said, "You lead the way."
To be on the safe side, Hong Xu brought more than a thousand elite troops.
They were all dressed in armor and charged towards the woods in a mighty force.
Wu Sangui's head was buzzing in the woods.
He didn't expect Li Chengdong to betray him at this time.
Seeing that the Ming army was about to surround the woods, Wu Sangui spat fiercely on the ground: "Bah! Damn it, Li Chengdong, you bastard, I haven't betrayed you yet, but you betrayed me!"
"One day, I will tear you into pieces!"
After saying this, Wu Sangui fled in a hurry.
Hong Xu chased for a while and then called off his troops.
The top priority was to capture Chikan City, not to capture Wu Sangui.
Late noon.
The Ming army transported more than a hundred red-haired cannons to the shore.
When these artillery pieces appeared outside Chikan City, the defenders in the city immediately gave up resistance and walked outside the city to surrender.
Zheng Chenggong quickly entered the city and took over the city defense.
It was almost evening when I finished all this.
Zheng Chenggong convened a meeting of his generals in the city gate.
Zheng Chenggong asked Hong Xu of the second echelon: "Did you see Shi Lang when you passed by Ganju Island?"
Hong Xu immediately replied: "I encountered two warships when I passed through Ganju Island. They did not fly their flags and did not fire at me. They watched from a distance for a while before hoisting their sails and heading south. I had an important mission to accomplish, so I did not pursue them."
Zheng Chenggong gnashed his teeth and said, "It should be Shi Lang, but it's a pity that he got away."
Hong Xu lowered his head and said, "I admit my guilt, please forgive me, sir!"
"Alas," Zheng Chenggong sighed, "It's not your fault, don't blame yourself."
"Thank you, sir."
"Oh, right," Zheng Chenggong thought of Wu Sangui and asked, "Is Li Chengdong's information reliable? Is it a trap?"
He Bin next to him explained: "It should be true. Wu Sangui didn't have many people under his command, and even fewer after Li Chengdong surrendered."
Zheng Chenggong stared at the map in front of him for a while, then looked at his second uncle Zheng Hongkui: "Second uncle, tomorrow morning you will lead the navy to blockade the sea surface of Fort Zeelandia, and I will personally command the infantry to attack Fort Zeelandia."
Zheng Hongkui clasped his hands together and said, "As you wish!"
Zheng Chenggong looked at Hong Xu again and said, "Tomorrow you will take ten warships, a thousand infantrymen and all the cavalry to chase Wu Sangui and Shang Kexi. Remember, I want to see them alive or dead."
Hong Xu hesitated for a moment and asked, "How should we deal with Li Chengdong? He surrendered to the Jiannu in Liaodong and killed many people!"
Zheng Chenggong replied: "When we capture Wu Sangui and Shang Kexi, let them lead the way. After we capture them, find a crime to tie them up and take them back to Quanzhou to be dealt with by His Royal Highness Prince Ding."
"I obey your orders!"
Everyone discussed some combat details and returned to the camp to rest.
......
The next morning, Zheng Hongkui set off first.
After yesterday's battle, the Ming army gained control of the sea near the port.
The Helan warships dared only watch from a distance and did not dare to engage in battle.
Cornelius, the Governor-General of the East India Company in Taiwan, was in a dilemma.
He wanted to fight, but he knew he was no match for the Ming army.
He wanted to escape, but there was no warship to pick him up.
He could only hide in Fort Zeelandia and pace back and forth.
Just when he didn't know what to do, a soldier came to report: "Mr. Governor, the Ming army is setting up artillery outside the city!"
Connolly was inexplicably furious, and he shouted, "Fire, fire quickly and kill them all!"
The soldier worriedly said, "The Ming army has too many artillery pieces. I'm afraid we won't be able to defeat them."
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