Official Titang came with an order to call on Zheng Chenggong to raise troops to serve the king. The reasons were, firstly, the fall of Guangzhou, and secondly, on the fourth day of Shang Kexi's capture of Guangzhou, on the fifth day of the eleventh month of the fourth year of Yongli reign, King Kong Youde of Dingnan led his troops.

The Qing army captured Guilin, the capital of Guangxi Province. The officials, the two ministers of the Ministry of War, Wenyuange, and the bachelor of Guilin, stayed in Guilin. Lingui Boqu Shichu and the minister of the Ministry of War and the bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, the governor of Guangxi's soldiers and horses, and Zhang Tongchang, who supervised the tasks of resisting the Qing army.

After being captured, the Ming court's rule in Guangdong and Guangxi was about to collapse.

King Sanshun went south, and the Duke of Shun, Shen Yongzhong, served as Kong Youde's stamina to defend Huguang. Facing the advancing armies from the east and west, the Ming armies of Guangdong and Guangzhou divided their forces to fight, while internal strife continued. In the end, Guangzhou failed to hold, and Guilin also fell.

After losing two provincial capitals in a row, the imperial court fled from Wuzhou in a hurry. It was Huang Wen, the official in charge of the Tang Dynasty, who was sent to ask for help from Zheng Chenggong when he set out for Nanning.

"This is a great achievement. Hundreds of thousands of people were rescued from the city in less than a day. The emperor and the court elders seem to have a certain degree of confidence in our army."

Whether it was confidence or being too busy to grasp at life-saving straws without caring about whether it really worked or not, it didn't matter anymore. According to Huang Wen, the official who mentioned it, when the emperor heard the news of the fall of Guangzhou, he learned

That "Chen Kai's Dunkirk" praised the courage and ability of Zheng Chenggong and Chen Kai, so they planned to enter the sea via Nanning and Qinzhou. Whether to station in Qiongzhou Prefecture or to march eastward to join Zheng Chenggong has not yet been decided, but

However, this time the decree still required Zheng Chenggong to lead his troops to serve the king in order to make a complete plan.

"After seeing you today, a duke must be indispensable. I wish the country a great victory in advance."

In July and August last year, Emperor Yongli faced the fierce offensive of King Sanshun against Guangdong and Guangxi, and put up a large sale of the dukedom of the country, which had only a few people in the early days of the country. Du Yonghe of Guangdong and Pi Xiong of Guizhou

Wang Xiang, Jiao Lian, Zhao Yinxuan, Cao Zhijian, Hu Yiqing and other generals of Guangxi were all promoted to the rank of Duke.

Chen Kai went to Guangzhou early, thinking that Zheng Chenggong would have the opportunity to take advantage of this east wind to gain a title of Duke, so that he could follow the rising tide. As a result, the memorial was sent to him, and he received "verbal praise", and even

He was not willing to give him any money, which made Chen Kai roll his eyes at that time. But if Zheng Chenggong can really become King Chenggong, following the example of Li Chengdong and Chen Bangfu, his promotion to the Duke of the State will be a sure thing.

"It's not important whether the Duke of the country arrives, and it's not like my father has never been granted a title. But now that Qu Liushou has been captured, Du Yonghe has fled to Qiongzhou, and the elders in the court are not fuel-efficient lamps, I am afraid there will be a lot of constraints.

Bar."

Having said that, after the edict was read out, under Huang Wen's anxious eyes, Zheng Chenggong did not hesitate at all. He immediately accepted the edict and began to assemble the army, allocate grain, fodder, and ships in front of Huang Wen, leaving no room for doubt.

It is very likely that Chen Kai had such a meddling in Guangzhou. This imperial edict from King Qin was nearly two months later than in history. Perhaps, for the Yongli court, it was really a last resort.

I will think of Zheng Chenggong, a Ming army vassal town that was originally loyal to the Tang Dynasty. However, this is no longer important. Zheng Chenggong accepted the imperial edict and would lead his army to the west. Not everyone can be convinced.

"When we get to Qiongzhou, if the emperor moves to Chaozhou, he can actually move those people from Guangzhou to Qiongzhou Mansion. As Jingcheng said, the island is indeed not small, and there are iron mines and giant trees. It is of extraordinary significance to our army.

.But if the emperor decides to station himself in Qiongzhou, we won’t be able to swallow it there.”

"As the name of the country says."

Zheng Chenggong was mobilizing troops and supplies, and had no plans to return to Xiamen for the Spring Festival. In addition, even Chen Kai had to guard the Arms Bureau on Nan'ao Island, supervising the manufacturing of weapons every day and night in preparation for King Qin's army.

required.

On the fourth day of the first lunar month of the fifth year of Yongli, Zheng Chenggong returned to Nan'ao Island. Since he had consumed a large amount of gunpowder in Guangzhou, storage was limited. Now Zheng Chenggong's army still had to wait for the last batch of gunpowder to be made before it could set off.

In the Tiger Festival Hall of Nan'ao's main town hall, the military meeting had not yet begun. Chen Bao, the chief military officer guarding Nan'ao, said that Zheng Chenggong's troops now control Chaozhou and Zhongzuo. If the army advances westward, it will be attacked during this period.

The Qing army's military exploits were prone to embarrassment of not being able to take care of each other. Therefore, he suggested that Zheng Chenggong should be in Nan'ao to provide support. He was willing to serve as a representative and lead several Ming troops to serve the King. If there was concrete information, he could coordinate with the Yongli court, then

Please ask Zheng Chenggong to come in person for a perfect solution.

Chen Bao did not oppose King Qin, nor did he think King Qin was wrong. But for Zheng Chenggong, this time, it was more necessary than ever for him to personally send troops, so he comforted Chen Bao with good words. He also proposed that Chaozhou and the Zhongzuo Institute

, each has a Ming army stationed there, and between the two, Chen Bao, Hong Xu and Chen Kai can provide support.

Chen Kai had heard all about this. Speaking of which, Chen Bao, Hong Xu and he were all close confidants who had followed Zheng Chenggong when he lived in a corner of South Australia. They were also Zheng Chenggong’s most trusted generals and staff.

.As Chen Bao pointed out, it is most dangerous when the army leaves its lair and cannot look at each other from head to tail, so it is even more important to have trusted and capable people in the center to provide support.

During this period, Zheng Chenggong issued orders, but he was always in Jieyang and Chaozhou and did not discuss with the generals. This military meeting was the first time. When Zheng Chenggong directly threw out the marching order of the army at the beginning, everyone

Everyone understood that Zheng Chenggong had made up his mind, but Shi Lang stood up and expressed his opposition.

"It is the duty of a minister to be diligent, but the general had a dream last night. I saw the scene of our army being defeated and destroyed. It seems to be a great disadvantage to our army. Please think twice."

After saying that, Shi Lang saluted solemnly, thinking it was official. Unexpectedly, Zheng Chenggong frowned when he heard this, his anger quickly accumulated, and then he blurted out cold words.

"General Shi has many dreams at night, which is caused by too much thinking. I think he is not feeling well, otherwise he would not be able to make such ridiculous remarks. Now, King Qin, you don't need to go, go back to Zhongzuo to rest for some time. As for Zuo

Pioneer Town is temporarily under the command of deputy general Su Mao. In addition, Cai Yuan, deputy general of the rear camp of Zuo Xianfeng Town, will be transferred to Rongqi Town."

After saying these words, there was silence in the Tiger Festival Hall. It is undeniable that recently, due to Chen Kai's efforts in Guangzhou, he brought hundreds of thousands of people and a large amount of silver and ships to the rule of the army, and then got engaged to Zheng Xiyuan, Shi Lang

The influence of Zheng Chenggong continues to decline. However, Zheng Chenggong has been obedient to Shi Lang in the past two years, so no one thinks that Shi Lang will be relegated to the sidelines. However, this scene is happening in front of them at this moment, and all the generals feel it.

Zheng Chenggong’s firm attitude towards this.

"The generals will obey the orders of the country, work hard to serve the king, and dare not fall behind others!"

Killing the chicken to scare the monkey, Zheng Chenggong seized Shi Lang's military power, which directly shocked all the generals present. No one had any objections to the matter of King Qin, but Chen Kai, who saw the scene in front of him, lowered his eyes, thoughtfully. He raised his head again

, then advised Zheng Chenggong: "The surname of the country is divided into patrol roads in Zhangquan. There is no precedent for this official position in the country. Now the superior trusts the surname, and the lower officials with the surname of the country have established a standard battalion and selected personnel to enrich the government offices. Now the lower officials have already

Conclusion.”

"oh?"

Zheng Chenggong signaled, and Chen Kai continued: "The lower official thinks that the duty of patrol is to supervise. The Zhongzuo Office is located between Zhangzhou Prefecture and Quanzhou Prefecture. A government office is built to patrol the two prefectures. If there is something going on in the two prefectures, mark it

The camp can also be reached by boat, which I think is best.”

"Yes, Chen Shenjun can discuss with Uncle Zhiwan to decide on the specific government office and camp location."

The military meeting was over, and the army was ready to go. A few days later, Zheng Hongkui arrived with his troops, and led his generals Xiao Gongchen and Shen Qi to transfer their troops to Zheng Chenggong. Zheng Chenggong appointed two generals to guard Zuozhen and the generals.

The position of the chief guard officer of Youzhen.
Chapter completed!