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Chapter 71 252 Zheng Chenggong regained Taiwan

After Emperor Longwu established power in Fuzhou, his minister Huang Daozhou was a person who sincerely resisted the Qing Dynasty, and he wanted to help Emperor Longwu embark on the Northern Expedition.But Zheng Zhilong, who holds military power, just wants to preserve his strength and is unwilling to send troops.A year later, when the Qing army marched into Fujian, they sent people to persuade him to surrender.Zheng Zhilong was greedy for wealth and honor, so he abandoned Emperor Longwu and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and the Longwu regime also perished. Zheng Zhilong had a son named Zheng Chenggong (from Nan'an, Fujian), who was a young general who was only 22 years old at the time.When Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, Zheng Chenggong tried hard to dissuade his father.Later, seeing his father's obsession with obsession, he was so angry that he ran to Nan'ao Island alone and recruited thousands of troops to resolutely resist the Qing Dynasty.Knowing that Zheng Chenggong was a capable general, the Qing Dynasty sent people to lure him to surrender several times, but Zheng Chenggong refused.The Qing general sent his younger brother to bring a letter from Zheng Zhilong to persuade him to surrender.His younger brother said: "If you don't surrender again, I'm afraid my father's life will be lost."

Zheng Chenggong was unwavering and wrote a reply letter, breaking up with Zheng Zhilong. Zheng Chenggong's military strength gradually became stronger, and a navy was established in Xiamen.He joined forces with Zhang Huangyan, the anti-Qing general, and led a navy of 170,000 people into the Yangtze River by sea boat, and attacked Nanjing by land and water until it reached the city of Nanjing.But the Qing army deceived him by pretending to surrender.Zheng Chenggong fell into the trap of the Qing army, was defeated in the end, and returned to Xiamen. When Zheng Chenggong returned to Xiamen, the Qing army had already occupied most of Fujian. They used the method of blockade to force the people along the coast of Fujian and Guangdong to retreat forty miles, cut off the supply to Zheng's army, and tried to trap Zheng Chenggong to death.Zheng Chenggong encountered difficulties in recruiting troops and raising salaries there, so he decided to develop to Taiwan.

Taiwan has been our territory since ancient times.At the end of the Ming Dynasty, taking advantage of the corruption and incompetence of the Ming Dynasty, the Dutch in Europe occupied the coast of Taiwan, built castles, and extorted exorbitant taxes from the people of Taiwan.The people of Taiwan continued to resist and were suppressed by the Dutch invading army. Zheng Chenggong followed his father to Taiwan when he was a teenager, saw the sufferings of the Taiwanese people with his own eyes, and wanted to regain Taiwan for a long time.This time, he made up his mind to drive away the invading army, so he ordered his soldiers to build ships, collect food and grass, and prepare to cross the sea.

Just at this time, He Tingbin, who had worked as an interpreter in the Dutch army, rushed to Xiamen to meet Zheng Chenggong and persuade Zheng Chenggong to recover Taiwan.He said that the people of Taiwan were bullied and oppressed by the invading army, and they wanted to resist for a long time.As long as the army arrives, it will definitely be able to drive the enemy away.He Tingbin also gave Zheng Chenggong a map of Taiwan and told Zheng Chenggong the military deployment of the Dutch invading army. With this reliable intelligence, Zheng Chenggong is more confident in attacking Taiwan. In March 1661, Zheng Chenggong asked his son Zheng Jing to lead a part of the army to stay in Xiamen. He personally led 25,000 soldiers, divided into hundreds of warships, and set off from Kinmen mightily.They braved the wind and waves, crossed the Taiwan Strait, rested in Penghu for a few days, and prepared to go straight to Taiwan.At this time, some soldiers were a little scared when they heard that the Westerners' cannons were powerful.Zheng Chenggong put his warship in front and encouraged the soldiers, saying: "The red-haired cannons of the Dutch are nothing to fear. You just need to follow my ship."

The Dutch invading army was very panicked when they heard that Zheng Jun was going to attack Taiwan.They concentrated their troops in the two castles of Taiwan (in today's Dongping area of ​​Taiwan) and Chikan (in today's Tainan area), and sank many broken ships in the port, trying to prevent Zheng Chenggong's fleet from landing. Zheng Chenggong asked He Yanbin to take the lead, and taking advantage of the high tide of the sea, he sailed into Luermen and landed on Taiwan Island. When the people of Taiwan heard Zheng Jun's arrival, they pushed small carts in groups, brought water and served tea, and greeted their relatives.The leader of the Dutch invading army who was hiding in the castle sent more than a hundred soldiers to rush forward. Zheng Chenggong gave an order, surrounded the enemy tightly, killed an enemy general, and the enemy soldiers also dispersed.

The invading army mobilized the largest warship, the "Hector", and drove over with all its teeth and claws, preventing Zheng Jun's ships from continuing to land.Zheng Chenggong calmly commanded his sixty warships to surround the Hector.Zheng Jun's warships are small and flexible.Zheng Chenggong gave an order, and more than 60 warships fired together, hitting the Hector and setting it on fire.The fire was burning fiercely, and the sea surface was illuminated red.The Hector sank gradually, and the other three Dutch ships turned around and fled in fright when they saw that the situation was not good.

The Dutch invading army suffered a disastrous defeat and huddled in the two cities, not daring to fight.On the one hand, they secretly sent people to Batavia (now Java) to rescue soldiers, and on the other hand, they sent envoys to Zheng Jun's camp to ask for peace, saying that as long as Zheng Jun was willing to withdraw from Taiwan, they would rather offer one hundred thousand taels of silver as condolences. Zheng Chenggong raised his eyebrows and said majestically: "Taiwan was originally our country's territory. It is a matter of course for us to take back this place. If you insist on not leaving, we will drive you out!"

Zheng Chenggong repelled the Dutch envoys and sent troops to attack Chiqian.The red-embedded enemy army still wanted to resist, but couldn't attack for a while.A local person gave Zheng Jun an idea, saying that the water in Chixian City flows down from the high ground outside the city. As long as the water source is cut off, the enemy will stop fighting and chaos.Zheng Chenggong followed this method, and within three days, the red-coated Dutch really surrendered obediently. The invading army entrenched in Taiwan City tried to resist and waited for reinforcements.Zheng Chenggong decided to take a long-term siege to force them to surrender.After an eight-month siege, Zheng Chenggong ordered a storming attack on the city of Taiwan.The Dutch invading army had no choice but to raise the white flag and surrender.At the beginning of 1662 AD, the leader of the invading army was forced to go to Zheng Chenggong's camp. After signing the surrender document, he left Taiwan in despair.

Zheng Chenggong regained the sacred territory of Taiwan from the Dutch invaders and became an outstanding national hero in the history of our country.
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