In the book "The World's Top Ten Pirates", the Chinese female pirate Zheng Shishi ranked fourth! Rankings ahead of the famous "Captain Jack", what kind of legendary woman is this?
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Zheng Yi sister-in-law, formerly known as Shi Xianggu, was born in Xin'an in 1775, clever and clever since childhood, full of poetry and books, and grew up to be very tall, but unexpectedly the Shi family suddenly encountered great changes, the family road fell, Shi Xianggu fell into the Qinglou, became a prostitute.
Due to her beautiful appearance and knowledgeable Dali, Shi Xianggu soon became the flower queen of the Qinglou, and her fame spread throughout Xin'an.
At that time, there was a pirate leader named Zheng Yi along the coast of Guangdong, he heard that Shi Xianggu was absolutely beautiful, ventured ashore to "seek verification", was shocked at first sight, and led people to rob him to the ship, since then, Shi Xianggu has become Zheng Yi's "Lady of the Press"!
Shi Xianggu did not think of Zheng Yi's "rudeness", but was eager to try his upcoming pirate career, what Zheng Yi did not know was that Shi Jiazu was also a thief who ran rampant at the mouth of the Pearl River in the late Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, Shi Xianggu's body was born with the gene of "galloping the sea".
Let's talk about Zheng Yi, although Zheng Yi is a pirate, his ambitions are lofty, and he has devoted his life to establishing a pirate alliance based on his Red Flag Gang, during which Shi Xianggu advised him and gained high prestige, and the surrounding pirates all honored her as "Zheng Yi sister-in-law".
Under the "efforts" of Zheng Yi and his wife, in 1807, a pirate alliance dominated by the Red Flag Gang was finally formed, but in the same year, Zheng Yi accidentally fell into the sea and died!
Power in the hands, fame all over the world
After Zheng Yi's death, the newly formed pirate grand alliance was facing a situation of disintegration, and at this moment, Zheng Yi's sister-in-law stepped forward, and she first executed the people in the Hongqi gang who were eager to usurp the throne by forceful means.
Immediately after gaining the control of the Red Flag Gang, a pirate alliance meeting was held, saying that he would inherit the will of his ancestors and lead everyone to "create brilliance together"!
Because Zheng Yiyi's prestige is very high on weekdays, this grand alliance has not collapsed for the time being.
The pirate grand alliance "flourished" under the leadership of Zheng Yiyi, which made the Qing government fidgety and restless.
To this end, he did not hesitate to unite with the British fleet to raid Lantau Island in 1809, in the face of the menacing combined fleet, Zheng Yiyi's face did not change color, the command was determined, and he used the strategy of "encircling Wei and saving Zhao", dragging the combined fleet on one side, and attacking the city of Guangzhou on the other side, the Qing government had no choice but to return to reinforcements, and on the way back to the aid, Zheng Yiyi set up an ambush to "wrap dumplings", the combined fleet collapsed, and the "allied army" only killed dozens of people!
This battle completely established the prestige of Zheng Yiyi's sister-in-law, and the pirate alliance respected her, and there was no longer a voice of "disharmony".
Since then, the Qing government has sent troops to requisition many times, but all of them have no success, and the largest encirclement and suppression during the period even has the participation of Portugal, Which is a maritime power, and the Sino-Portuguese coalition army formed by them and the Qing government has indeed caused a lot of trouble to Zheng Yiyi, and when the situation was at its most critical, the main force of the Red Flag Gang was surrounded by regiments, and almost the entire army was destroyed.
But in the end, Zheng Yiyi still turned the tide, led the crowd to break through, and severely damaged the Sino-Portuguese coalition army!
At this point, the navies of the Qing government, Britain, and Portugal have returned one after another, and Zheng Yiyi's sister-in-law is "famous all over the world"!
Why can the Red Flag Gang led by Zheng Yiyi have this combat strength?
The reason why the Red Flag Gang can be as good as the sun, Zhang Baozai is indispensable, he was originally the righteous son of Zheng Yi and his wife, shrewd and capable, decisive in killing, after Zheng Yi's death, he eradicated dissidents and resolutely supported Zheng Yiyi in taking charge of the Red Flag Gang, it was with his help that Zheng Yiyi was able to quickly stabilize the situation.
In several encounters with the Qing army, it was also Zhang Baozai who made suggestions behind Zheng Yijie's sister-in-law, and the reason why the Red Flag Gang was able to escape from the encirclement of the Sino-Portuguese coalition army was that Zhang Baozai calculated the direction of the wind and tides, relied on the advantages of the time, concentrated firepower, and quickly tore open the encirclement, so that he could escape.
The Hongqi Gang was able to develop rapidly Zhang Baozai, which can be called The "Xiannei Help" of Zheng Yiyi's sister-in-law, and the two have a growing relationship in the long-term cooperation, from mother and son to lovers.
In addition, Zheng Yiyi's royal highness is very strict, and the british rich merchant Graspool, who was kidnapped by Zheng Yiyi, wrote the book "Terrible Pirates" after escaping from danger, in which he described the pirates under the leadership of Zheng Yiyi as strictly disciplined, forbidden, no less than the regular army, such troops are often "brave in attack, tenacious in defense", and their combat effectiveness is amazing!
brief summary:
Seeing that it was impossible to suppress Zheng Yiyi, the Qing government resorted to a divisive strategy to recruit other pirate gangs in the alliance, which weakened Zheng Yiyi's power, and in desperation, he also led the crowd to surrender to the Qing government, and the Qing government did not treat them badly, sealing Zhang Baozai as a Sanpin official, and later serving as a deputy general of Erpin, and Zheng Yiyi was awarded the title of Lady of the Commandment, and the emperor personally gave marriage to the two.
After the outbreak of the Opium War, Zheng Yiyi advocated the War of Resistance and advised the Qing government many times, but the Qing government was difficult to return and defeated, and in 1844, Zheng Yiyi was depressed and ended her legendary life.
References: "Terrible Pirates", "The World's Top Ten Pirates"
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