Zhang Yue and Li Jianjie arrived late, and all they saw was a mess. Seeing this, the two of them understood immediately. They cursed Du Yonghe, but they also organized their troops.

, evacuate southward.

"Go quickly and inform Fourth Brother that Du Yonghe has run away. We must leave here as soon as possible!"

He sent his trusted servants to find Li Chengdong's other adopted son, Li Yuantai. Li Jianjie quickly led his troops southward with Zhang Yue. The army was more organized, and they were accompanied by cavalry first. They walked along the street in front of the Governor's Mansion.

Going all the way south, after passing Gongbei Tower, everything I saw was dotted with torches, slowly moving southward.

But before they could rush forward, the sky brightened in the east, and almost at the same time, faint shouts of killing came from the northwest, and in just that moment the noise in front of them was annihilated.

There was silence for a moment, and the next second, the wave of the crowd suddenly accelerated. The moment they rushed towards the city wall, in Li Jianjie's eyes, it was like the Yellow River bursting against the dam.

"It's too late, it's too late!"

………………

Three hours ago, Li Jianjie left the Governor's Mansion angrily. At the pier in the south of the city, a small boat slowly sailed into the pier where the Guangzhou Navy was docked. The leader was wearing a scarlet official robe with an embroidered patch.

Standing on one foot on the waves, the young civil servant straightened his crown and with a stern look on his face, he strode into the camp of Weishi Bowu Wenwen, the commander-in-chief of the Guangzhou Navy.

"Prefect Chen..."

Xiguan fell, and Fan Chengen retreated into the city. As of yesterday, the Qing army finally transported the Hongyi artillery outside the city and began to bombard the northwest corner of the city. The naval camp is located at the south pier of the city, far away from the northwest of the city, but as Li Jianjie said

In general, Wu Wenwen was also worried. But at this moment, Chen Kai suddenly visited, and Wu Wenwen's nerves immediately became tense.

"Uncle Wu, the northwest city wall has collapsed by more than ten feet, and the city of Guangzhou is about to be destroyed. Have you thought about your retreat?"

"You, what did you say!"

Chen Kai asked in an understatement, with an expression as if he was talking about some parents' shortcomings, but in Wu Wenwen's ears, it was like a thunderous explosion, and he stood up suddenly, with that picture

The imperial chair was brought down to the ground.

One foot is 3.3 meters, and more than ten feet is thirty or forty meters. The city wall was destroyed by bombing, and it could not be repaired at all. The candlelight flickered, and Chen Kai leaned back on the chair with a leisurely look, with an intriguing expression at the corner of his mouth.

With a smile, he just looked at Wu Wenwen, who was standing there blankly, pointing his halberd across the table.

This sentence indeed spoke to Wu Wenwen's heart. Ever since he asked for leave yesterday to bombard the city, this question has appeared in his mind. So far, there has been no result. It is more likely that his subordinate is Shui.

Teacher, there is no great urgency to go up and down the Pearl River freely. However, when Chen Kai clearly exposed his thoughts to the air, he began to doubt Chen Kai's intentions in surprise.

Even what he has been planning for the past six months.

"Is Magistrate Chen here to persuade me to surrender?"

After holding back such tentative words for a long time, Chen Kai laughed out loud. Then under Wu Wenwen's gaze, he shook his head gently, and then said with a smile: "Uncle Wu should know that this official is

You came south from the north to join the king's army. To put it bluntly, if you surrender to the captives, why are you not in your hometown? The gentry there are many related to my family. It is not easy to get an official position. It is a big mistake.

Go all the way to Guangdong and fight to the death under the national army, which had no more than a thousand soldiers at that time?"

It was not beyond Chen Kai's expectation. Wu Wenwen's words were a test, and even more of a step. After receiving Chen Kai's return, Wu Wenwen lifted up the Taishi chair, sat down again, and stared at him with bright eyes.

Chen Kai's eyes said word by word: "Prefect Chen, what do you want me to do?"

Hearing this, Chen Kaidang even raised his hands and praised: "It is easier to talk to smart people. To be honest, Uncle Wu, in such a small business that is not enough to fill the gap between teeth, it is true that Fu Minghou is not needed

Going back and forth with Xiaguan, there is no need for the Marquis of Min'an and Zhongzhenbo to come all the way from Fujian with the fleet. Xiaguan promised his wife that what he wants to do is to save the people in this city, and he can save even one person.

It’s one, I wonder if Mr. Wu is willing to achieve the beauty of adulthood?”

As soon as Chen Kai said this, Wu Wenwen's color changed several times, and his eyes flickered several times. Chen Kai went back and forth several times, selling and buying, but he still had over one hundred thousand taels of silver flowing in his mouth.

"A small business that doesn't even have enough sewing", for a while even Wu Wenwen couldn't figure out whether Chen Kai was just pretending to be boastful, or whether he was really that wealthy.

Thinking of this, Wu Wenwen swallowed and then said to Chen Kaiyan: "If Magistrate Chen wants to cooperate, he should treat others with sincerity. Whether he wants this city or something else, I can consider joining hands with Magistrate Chen."

Once. But if you don’t even say the truth, then please ask Magistrate Chen to leave here, and I will just assume that Magistrate Chen has never been here."

Wu Wenwen saw with his own eyes the fleet of Lincha, the Marquis of the Ming Dynasty. Compared with him and Yin Zhirong, they only had seventy or eighty ships together now, and many of them included miscellaneous fleets that had recently requisitioned civilian ships and refitted them. Lin Cha's fleet

Lin Cha's ships were all warships, and even those carrying cargo were armed merchant ships equipped with cannons. Their speed, armament, and other aspects were far superior to his. In other words, with Lin Cha's methods, crushing him to death would be no better than crushing him to death.

How difficult is it to be a bed bug?

With such a strong army at his side, even with such a business relationship, Wu Wenwen may not be able to sleep peacefully every night. But according to Chen Kai, the fleets of Min Anhou and Zhong Zhenbo have also arrived, and he has an impression of these two people.

It wasn't very profound, but since Chen Kai had brought it up, it might not be groundless, so Wu Wenwen immediately believed it. But as for Chen Kai's purpose, he couldn't believe it was to save people.

"It seems that Uncle Wu knows nothing about what happened in eastern Guangdong and southern Fujian in the past six months, so I would like to give Mr. Wu some popular science."

Still in his chatty tone, Chen Kai took his time and talked about the changes in eastern Guangdong and southern Fujian in the past six months. In addition to Zheng Chenggong's elimination of the pincer attack on the east and west fronts, he even transferred some Lu supervisors to the imperial court.

The matter of re-entering the battlefield in Zhejiang was also briefly discussed. Until the end, Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Cai and Zheng Lian brothers seized Xiamen Island and now reunified the Zheng Group. Wu Wenwen was stunned when he heard this.

Got there.

"In less than two hours, the fleets of Marquis Min'an and Uncle Zhongzhen will arrive at the gates of Guangzhou. Marquis Min'an comes from northern Fujian, and his troops are all northern Fujian navy, and they are as brave as southern Fujian. However, what Uncle Zhongzhen brought with him is not from the country.

The old tribe with the last name is actually the merchant navy originally subordinate to brothers Zheng Cai and Zheng Lian. Uncle Wu can inquire by himself at that time."

At this point, Chen Kai initially showed his strength, and then spoke to Wu Wen: "Don't think that what the official said is false. To be honest with Uncle Wu, the official has already made a marriage agreement with the daughter of Ding Guogong.

The betrothed wife who came to Guangzhou to save people was also a low-ranking official who could not bear the massacre of the people in Guangzhou. As for these people, when they arrived in Chaozhou, they also went to farm and work under the rule of Duke Ding and Guo Xing. I, Chen Kai, have never been a philanthropic person who raised idle people.

Home!"

Speaking of which, Wu Wenwen probably figured out Chen Kai's plan - he first came under the guise of doing business, pulled off the tiger skin, defrauded Du Yong and their trust, aroused their desire, and bought it away at the same time.

A part of the people will go to replenish the population of Chaozhou. When the Qing army captures Guangzhou City, they will then play a big game in the name of saving people. In this way, the population of Chaozhou Prefecture can be greatly increased. These people can be farmers, or they can

You can be a craftsman, a businessman, or even a soldier in the army!

The Zheng family is not short of money, but they are short of land and people. Chen Kai has done this business smoothly, and there are some flaws in it. However, the situation in Guangzhou is like this, and Du Yonghe and others have benefited greatly from it. Chen Kai is showing his strength.

Ya had always behaved before, so the generals didn't think much about it. Until now, when Wu Wenwen finally figured out the true identity of the money-spreading boy, he still couldn't help but be shocked by Chen Kai's courage.

"Prefect Chen is so sure that the city of Guangzhou cannot be defended?"

"Whether Guangzhou City can be defended or not, doesn't Uncle Wu himself have any idea?"

"I……"

Once Chen Kai's rhetorical question, which was getting stronger, came to his ears, Wu Wenwen was immediately stunned. Yes, these generals who are in Guangzhou and who are in the storm of party disputes in the imperial court should really know better.

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Party disputes, internal quarrels, rebellions, and surrenders happened one after another, and there were even jokes about attacking reinforcements. The Qing army outside the city was not only more numerous, but also more united. The only thing missing was the city wall.

Now that the red barbarian cannon is in place, this barrier, or the last support, will no longer exist. How can the city be defended?
Chapter completed!