Please ask me to be the emperor

"Have you not found Zheng Zhifeng yet?"

"Your Majesty, I sent sailors to search both sides of the Yangtze River, but I couldn't find this person!" Huang Shoucai said with a bitter smile.

"Forget it, let the brothers take a rest first!" Zhang Shun heard this and no longer pressed.

From burning the warship yesterday, to chasing all the way last night, to repeatedly searching for Zheng Zhifeng today, Huang Shoucai and his sailors were all exhausted.

"Thank you for your grace, Your Highness!" Huang Shoucai was a little touched when he saw Zhang Shun thinking about him and others.

"Why are you so polite?" Zhang Shun shook his head and couldn't help but sigh, "In the end, our own brothers are still reliable!"

No wonder Zhang Shun was so emotional. The Denglai navy he personally ordered to mobilize had 200 warships, but it had not arrived yet.

Huang Shoucai's navy, which had no orders and only had one or two hundred small boats, dispatched the entire army after discovering signs of Xu Chengming's eastward advance.

Comparing the two, the superiority is obvious!

"What, Zheng Zhifeng besieged Nanjing and returned with a great defeat!" Just as Zhang Shun was sighing with emotion, Huang Sunmao, who had just received the news, was shocked.

"According to the newly captured prisoners, Zheng Zhifeng led more than ten thousand elites and a thousand warships into the Yangtze River in the past two days, joined forces with the Huguang soldiers, and besieged Nanjing." Lieutenant General Bai Yongdeng reported in disbelief.

"The result. The result was that His Highness defeated the two gates of Yifeng and Shangyuan, and then went down the river and launched a fire attack."

"Zheng Zhifeng's troops burned three to four hundred warships, suffered numerous casualties, and fled in embarrassment."

It's over, it's all over!

When Huang Sunmao heard the news, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave and his whole body was as cold as ice.

He just wanted to wait and see, so he delayed for a few days.

In the end, he never expected that such a moment of hesitation would lead to such a big thing happening!

Ten or twenty thousand troops besieged the city of Nanjing, but he failed to arrive in time. What kind of crime was this? How could Huang Sunmao not know?

His first reaction was to lead the one hundred or so warships under his command to flee to Nanming immediately, without any delay.

However, when he saw Bai Yongdeng, he suddenly woke up as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on him.

Today is different from the past!

For one thing, if you say you are guilty, you are the only one who is guilty.

The group of people under him are completely attentive to the situation and will definitely not be involved.

If I said something about surrendering to Nan Ming at this time, I'm afraid they would fall out on the spot and tie me up to take credit.

Secondly, now the rebel army has not only won consecutive battles, but also just defeated Zheng Zhilong's navy. Their morale is high. Seeing that the unification of the world is imminent, no one can surrender to Nanming.

"Admiral, what should we do?" When Huang Sunmao was hesitant, Bai Yongdeng couldn't help but ask.

Although Bai Yongdeng had not participated in this matter, as a deputy general, he could more or less guess something.

Now that Huang Sunmao has led his troops to respect himself, but he failed, what is he going to do next?

"Let's leave and rush to Nanjing to plead guilty!" Huang Sunmao stared at Bai Yongdeng during the day. Seeing that he didn't make any move, he finally gave the order helplessly.

As long as Bai Yongdeng shows any intention of surrender, Huang Sunmao will definitely seize this opportunity.

Unfortunately, there was not even a little bit, and Huang Sunmao did not dare to gamble in the end.

Of course, although Huang Sunmao did not dare to gamble, it did not mean that he had no chance at all.

The navy is a highly specialized force. If it is not led by professional generals, no matter how many ships and sailors it has, it will not have much combat effectiveness.

Although Zheng Zhifeng was defeated this time, the Zheng family navy suffered heavy losses.

However, for the Zheng family, the maritime overlord with 2,000 ships, this is not a big deal.

If King Shun wanted to rule the world, he would have to rely on himself and his navy.

Otherwise, Nanjing City will not be besieged by Zheng Zhilong Navy for the last time.

Thinking of this, Huang Sunmao felt relieved and quickly led his navy to rush to Nanjing City.

When he arrived at Nanjing, the city was still full of traces of war.

Huang Sunmao looked at the black wood chips floating across the country from time to time, at the dents left by the cannonballs on the city wall, and then at the blood stains remaining outside the city. There was already a vague smell of blood and fireworks in the air. He I couldn't help but shudder again.

"Admiral Huang, Your Highness has been waiting for a long time. Please come inside!" At this point, a general wearing iron armor and holding a spear came up with several soldiers.

"Okay, okay, okay!" Huang Sunmao nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and quickly got off the warship.

"General, what do you call me?" Huang Sunmao felt uneasy and couldn't help but greet him quickly.

"Internal ministers and foreign ministers cannot be friends, so please forgive me, General Huang!" Unexpectedly, the general replied seriously, which frightened Huang Sunmao to the point where his legs went weak and he almost collapsed on the ground.

"Ah, yes, yes!" Huang Sunmao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and his hands couldn't stop shaking.

Entering the city from Yifeng Gate, you first pass by the military camp, then Drum Tower, Shimiao Temple, Imperial College, and finally Taiping Street.

Huang Sunmao followed the general and walked along Taiping Street for several miles before entering the imperial city through Xihua Gate.

After entering the imperial city, he turned north and passed through countless gates and halls before entering the palace.

Huang Sunmao got off his horse and passed through several buildings before arriving at a house guarded by soldiers.

"Your Highness, Admiral Huang is here!" Just as he was in a panic, he heard the general reporting to the room.

"Let him come in!" Zhang Shun's voice sounded in the room.

"Yes!" The general said after receiving the order, "Admiral Huang, please!"

"Okay, okay!" Huang Sunmao's whole body was almost numb, so he had to bite the bullet and rush in. He knelt on the ground with a thud and begged for mercy loudly, "The guilty minister Huang Sunmao arrived late, causing Zheng Zhifeng and other thieves to disturb His Highness. I am guilty of this." He deserves death, his crime deserves death!"

"Oh? Get up!" Zhang Shun smiled and said warmly, "Sailboats on the sea must be different from each other. It is common to encounter wind and waves occasionally."

When Huang Sunmao heard Zhang Shun's words, he couldn't help but feel relieved and thought: The bet was right, everything will be fine for now!

"However, military law is ruthless!" Who would have thought that at this moment, Zhang Shun suddenly said sternly, "Since you have violated military law, I must not spare you!"

"Thinking about it is excusable, death penalty can be avoided, living crime cannot be forgiven!"

"I will punish you by dividing half of the naval force and handing it over to Huang Shoucai to command. Then I will punish you with thirty more sticks. You will be punished for your crime and have made meritorious service. Are you convinced?"

"Guilty minister. Guilty minister, thank you for your grace!" When Huang Sunmao heard Zhang Shun's words, his body ached, and he secretly said that he was lucky enough to save his life.

In fact, as Huang Sunmao expected, Zhang Shun really cannot do without the support of Denglai Navy, and the other needs to keep his family and life to show Can Ming how the rebels treat surrendered generals well, so he stayed. His life.

However, by chance, Huang Shoucai followed Xu Chengming. He not only took the opportunity to burn Zheng Zhifeng's warship, but also gave Zhang Shun more choices.

After much thought, Zhang Shun decided to divide the Denglai Navy into two and hand them over to the leadership of Huang Sunmao and Huang Shoucai respectively.

One is to give Huang Sunmao a chance to change his ways, and the other is to give Huang Shoucai a chance to learn to lead a real navy.

Sure enough, using troops on the water is the same as using troops on the road. If there are no one of your own, someone will take the opportunity to support the troops and respect themselves.

"Your Highness is truly a benevolent and righteous king!" Wang Duo originally thought that Huang Sunmao was dead, but Zhang Shun unexpectedly gave him another chance. When Huang Sunmao left, he couldn't help but say.

"Talents are rare!" Zhang Shun shook his head, couldn't help but sigh, and suddenly said, "By the way, Mr. Wang, I have something to ask of you, so please don't shirk it!"

"Your Highness, please speak!" Wang Duo didn't expect Zhang Shun to say such words suddenly, and bowed quickly.

"A few days ago, I saw that the Longjiang Shipyard is well-equipped and full of craftsmen. I wonder if Mr. Wang can organize the resumption of production for me and supervise the construction of river and sea ships as soon as possible?" Zhang Shun said with a smile.

"Well, I encourage you to do it!" Wang Duo was stunned when he heard this, and suddenly understood.

No wonder Zhang Shun let Huang Sunmao go. It turned out that he was already preparing to greatly expand the navy.