With the deaths of He Tengjiao, Jin Shenghuan and Li Chengdong, after a year of reflection, the Yongli court once again faced a situation like heaven and earth falling apart.

The battlefields in Huguang and Jiangxi were okay. Although the Qing army had occupied a large area in the previous months and had squeezed the Ming army into a corner, at least Du Yinxi and Jie Chongxi still had the scope of the battle area.

The internal generals had jurisdiction and sufficient authority, whether it was the Zhongzhen Battalion adapted from the remnants of Dashun Army, or generals such as Cao Dahao, Zhang Zisheng, Hong Guoyu, etc., they could still execute orders and prohibitions on the appointments of the imperial court and the military orders of these two men.

No matter how unfavorable the situation becomes, at least they are still fighting bloody battles.

However, Guangdong was not under direct threat from the main force of the Eight Banners Army. With Du Yonghe stealing the position of Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, the situation in Guangdong reversed.

Just as Chen Kai and Shi Lang believed, Du Yonghe bribed the generals with a lot of money to recommend him as his successor, but in fact he could not control the generals who had similar status to him, so he could only turn into a mess. He had no ambition to unite all the generals.

, blindly concentrated in prosperous areas such as Guangzhou, and lived a life of luxury and debauchery. Guangdong, which could have unleashed greater power, completely turned into a nominal occupied area.

Regarding this matter, Qian Bingti, the editor of the Hanlin Academy at the time, later mentioned it. According to his opinion: "At that time, the only generals available were Chengdongzi Yuan Yin. When he heard about the change, he ordered Li Yuanyin to join his army.

Du Yonghe was summoned to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Yuan Dynasty. He refused the imperial order and could not refuse Yuan Yin. Yuan Yin was decisive and resourceful, and his younger brothers Li Yuantai and Li Jianjie all held important positions in the military government.

He was called Xiao Jian. When Yuan Yin arrived, the generals had different ambitions, and Yuan Yin was able to control them. So he moved the military headquarters to Nanlong and placed a heavy army on the ridge. Although the northern division was sharp, it could not advance in long distance."

Although what Qian Bingti said seems to be based on hindsight, it also clearly demonstrated the important shortcomings within the Yongli court at that time - within the court, from the emperor Zhu Youlang to the chief minister Qu Shishu, the people in power were ignorant of the insight.

Incapable of understanding the situation, and lacking the knowledge of people, he thought that he could take advantage of Li Chengdong's death by drowning to return the military and political power of Guangdong Province to the imperial court by appointing Liu Yuansheng as governor. However, it backfired and did nothing.

Of course, the great changes in Guangdong did not have much actual impact on Zheng Chenggong's troops, at least at this stage.

"Now that Du Yonghe cannot effectively control the generals, Guangdong is in disarray. Except for Wu Shebo and Yan Keyi who are still in charge of Meiling, the other generals have long returned to Guangzhou and have no intention of making progress. Even assuming that Liu Yuansheng really takes over

After taking over the post of governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, the Jiangxi battlefield collapsed, and their attention will be more focused on the south of Jiangxi, rather than Chaozhou Prefecture where our army is located. In other words, the imperial court, Du Yonghe and others are still relying on

They are waiting for our army to block the Tatars in the direction of Fujian for them."

Chen Kai explained in detail the current strategic environment of Zheng Chenggong's command under this great change, and clearly pointed out that when the Qing army really crossed Meiling and moved south, the Guangdong Ming army would also be unable to repel the Qing invasion.

, the difference is nothing more than how long it takes to resist before it is completely defeated.

The situation is not optimistic, because no one knows when the Qing army will go south. Even Chen Kai cannot remember clearly. But whether it is the fear of the unknown or its own development, we must seize every moment to expand the occupied area.

, and then expanding our strength is what we should do most at the moment.

With such a big premise, Chen Kai's proposal was quickly approved. Even those things that had been originally proposed by Shi Lang before Chen Kai returned, because Chen Kai's account of the overall situation was more detailed, it was also approved.

All the credit was due to Chen Kai, and Shi Lang received very little praise.

Time did not wait, and the army was quickly mobilized. Zheng Hongkui led his troops to capture Hepo Town, and Zheng Chenggong divided his troops to occupy Fengshun Camp. At the same time, Huang Ting, Ke Chenshu, and Gan Hui led the reinforcements to suppress Zuozhen and Zhongchong Town.

He went south with Youchong Town and cooperated with Chen Hui, who was in charge of local defense in Chenghai, to seize Outing Village to ensure the stability of southern Chaozhou.

Zheng Chenggong had long been interested in the problem of Outing Village, not only because Chen Jun'e refused to surrender and refused to pay taxes to the Ming army, but more importantly, Zheng Chenggong had received many questions about "Outing Bei relied on the danger of its land and fortress."

, gathered crowds to plunder, many merchant ships at sea were captured, gutted and disemboweled, very cruel report. The target of attacks was not limited to maritime merchants, even the merchant ships of the Zheng family would inevitably be attacked.

Chen Jun'e was known as a scholar, but he actually practiced a bandit style of robbing merchants and separatist rule. His methods were so ruthless that even figures like Xu Long and Wu Liuqi could not compare with him.

The army was dispatched to pull out this nail and ensure the safety of the sea trade route. However, this time, Zheng Chenggong did not have the energy to pay attention to it for the time being, but Chen Kai took the initiative to express his desire to follow the army and observe.

"Since you actually want to go and see it, then just go out with the army."

Chen Kai inexplicably ignored the military uniform order he had just obtained from Zheng Hongkui, and instead suddenly became interested in Outing Village. Shi Lang objected, with the excuse that it was just to prevent the conflict of power, but Huang Ting and Gan Hui did not agree.

, Ke Chenshu even supported Chen Kai's plan, and Chen Kai repeatedly said that he had heard that Outing Village was easy to defend and difficult to attack, so he wanted to see it with his own eyes and would never interfere in the siege, so there was no need to worry about it.

What strength is determined.

The three towns started from Jieyang County and went down the Rongjiang River. When they were near the seaport, the army landed ashore and walked to Ou Ting Village to lay siege to the city.

Outing Village, also known as Outing Bei Village, is located in the south of the Hanjiang River Delta. Because there are flocks of seagulls living here all year round, feeding and breeding, the world is harmonious, humans and birds work together to create a beautiful scenery, so it is named Outing Dam.

And because "ba" and "bei" in the southern Fujian dialect are homophonic, the locals called it Outingbei; over time, Outing became "Outingbei Village".

The village was built in the troubled times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. Due to pirate attacks, the villagers built the village to defend themselves. By the Ming Dynasty, the village walls were as solid as gold, the river and bridges were protected, the gates were complete and stable, and the lanes in the village were crisscrossed.

Preface, living facilities are complete, so Chen Jun'e can take risks and stand firm, ignoring Zheng Chenggong's strong strength and illustrious reputation.

Chen Kai approached with his army and looked around. Huang Ting even sent people to search for the people around him. Coupled with the information they had obtained earlier, they also had a relatively detailed understanding of the city.

The walled city is about 450 feet long and 100 feet wide. There is a moat dug around it. It has four gates and four bridges to communicate with the outside world. In addition, the surrounding area is covered with beach mud, which is shaped like a swamp and is difficult to escape from. It can be said that it is easy to defend.

A difficult place to attack.

"The four gates of Ou Ting are called Nanxun, Beiding, Xining, and Beiping. There are four bridges outside the gate, one is called Turtle Bridge, one is called Xining Bridge, one is called Fucai Bridge, and the other is located outside Nanxun Gate.

, unlike the other three stone bridges, this bridge is a wooden bridge."

Speaking of this, Huang Ting saw Chen Kai nodded and continued: "I have sent people to investigate. Ou Ting is a snake land, and Ou Ting Village is also a snake-shaped village. These four gates and four bridges,

It's like the four legs of this snake. A snake will turn into a dragon if it has four legs, but unfortunately, one of the four legs is made of wood, which actually ruins the overall Feng Shui."

Huang Ting is an old general of the Zheng Group of the Zheng family. His status is not as good as that of the marquis and uncles. However, in addition to his rich combat experience, he is also a well-read military book, and there are many explanations in ancient military war manuals.

Regarding Feng Shui and metaphysics, I really showed off my knowledge this time.

Chen Kai didn't know whether this Feng Shui thing was useful, or whether it contained the principles of military science, but since Huang Ting mentioned that this was a snake-shaped stronghold, it seemed right to attack the seven-inch force.
Chapter completed!