Returning the same way they came did not mean returning to Xiamen. Chen Kai and his party returned to the place where they disembarked, intending to continue boarding the ship and go upriver. However, the boats they hired when they came were no longer there, and they were probably picked up by others again.

Hire it. After waiting for a day and seeing that no new ship had arrived, Chen Kai said nothing else and the group turned to follow the Xixi River in the upper reaches of Jianjiang River and head north by land.

Going north from here is Shaowu Fucheng. Historically, this place was originally a strategic point for the suppression of the three provinces. Wang Zhigang, the commander-in-chief of Fujian Left Road, was stationed here. It was used as an axis to coordinate the Qing army's strangulation activities in Jiangxi and southern Jiangxi in Fujian.

The Ming Army in Jiangxi Province at the border of Jiangxi Province. However, Wang Zhigang no longer wants to see him here. Even Yang Minggao has not been able to leave Fujian a few times. Zheng Chenggong's growth has actually hindered the "official travel" of the Qing Army in Fujian.

Even Chen Kai felt a little embarrassed.

Because of his embarrassment, Chen Kai kept a low profile all the way through Fuzhou and Yanping. When he arrived at Shaowu, he kept a low profile. This place was brutally massacred a few years ago. The murderer was Wang Zhigang, the commander-in-chief of the Fujian Left Road. He has not recovered yet, so he came from outside the city.

It could also be seen that it was dilapidated. But this time, Monk Daozong swaggered into the city, walked around and came back, and brought Chen Kai a piece of good news that was rare in this trip so far.

"An old foreign friend of the poor monk in the city said that last year, the Tatars and Ning Hongbo fought fiercely in Laoshan Ridge, Xincheng County, Jianchang Prefecture. They were victorious, but in the end they were forced to withdraw from Xincheng County due to the reinforcements of the Japanese army.

The territory seemed to have gone to Guangxin Prefecture. The Tatars did not continue to pursue it, but went south to attack the fourth camp of General Yama. There is no definite news about the specific movements of the fourth camp, but Ning Hongbo heard that

Recently they came back and set up camp in the north of Guangze County."

The name of the three provincial capital campaigns was not worthy of its name. Without the Fujian Qing army, which had historically done as much damage to the Jiangxi Ming army as it did to the Jiangxi Ming army, the effect of the encirclement and suppression campaign was not very good with the Qing armies in Jiangxi and southern Jiangxi alone. This was a good thing for everyone.

, in addition to the Qing court and the Qing army, and even for the Jiangxi Qing army, it might be possible to use these Jiangxi Ming army to defraud some military expenses and so on, to support the bandits in self-respect, which is a great thing to think about.

With the direction in mind, Chen Kai and his party bypassed Shaowu Fucheng and headed north along Xixi to Guangze County. After arriving in Guangze County, they continued to skip the city and headed north to look for the Jiangxi Ming Army.

At this point, the guide is no longer of use, and more luck is needed. Fortunately, when Chen Kai was worrying about luck, Cai Qiao and others caught a hunter here on the road, and from there

Orion's mouth forced him to find out the location of the Jiangxi Ming Army.

"When you return to the Zhongzuo Institute, don't forget to remind me of my vow."

Continuing to move forward happily, Chen Kai and his party soon found the Jiangxi Ming Army. In other words, the Jiangxi Ming Army noticed the existence of Chen Kai and his party and planned to get in touch to try it out. However, Cai Qiao and others

Although the number of people was small, they were all brave men. They easily broke through the opponent's ambush, and led a group of prisoners who were much larger than them in custody straight to the Ming army's camp.

Chen Kai and others reported their families without giving details, but they also revealed the identity of the Fujian Ming Army. When they arrived at the camp, Ning Hongbo and Hong Guoyu looked very ugly. However, they were the ones who caused this matter first, not

Chen Kai and others came to his land to find trouble and fight, but now they can only accept it.

"My surname is Chen, and I am recruiting generals to join the army for the Marquis of Weiyuan. I am here to pay a visit to Mr. Jie Lao, the Governor of Jiangxi, and Zhuxun Town, following the order of Marquis Weiyuan to recruit the generals.

, but to discuss the matter of coordinated operations."

The other party was an earl. Although titles are very prestigious these days, according to official etiquette, Chen Kai still saluted and explained his identity and the purpose of his trip. However, Hong Guoyu seemed a little confused on his face.

"Uncle Weiyuan", "recruiting the general", and "national surname" went back and forth to himself several times, and then he asked Chen Kai in a tentative tone: "Uncle Weiyuan that you are talking about"

The general’s national surname is called upon, but is it the one from Guangdong?”

Hong Guoyu was born as a general under Wang Deren, and Wang Deren was a subordinate under Bai Wang, the general of the Dashun Army. To put it bluntly, this man was born a bandit, with a rough and loud voice. He had been in Jiangxi for many years, but his accent was mostly Beidi.

Even some of the generals Chen Kai met after entering the camp had some northern accents.

This is a straightforward man, so straightforward that he can ask questions clearly. Just think about it, the Jiangxi rebels have been fighting at the border of Fujian and Jiangxi for many years, and it is inevitable that there is a blockage in intelligence. Perhaps, even the Chaozhou incident is the same.

From what I heard from people coming from the imperial court or when they sent people to the court, it is not surprising that they don’t know the foundation of the Fujian Ming Army commanded by Zheng Chenggong and its current strategic goals.

"It's true that our army has regained Chaozhou for three years and has tried its best to protect the territory. Now the army is heading eastward and is trying its best to restore Fujian, so I made a special trip to contact Governor Jie and all the Xunzhens."

"Oh I got it."

After answering this, Hong Guoyu did not continue. Instead, he hesitated for a moment before telling Chen Kai that he could not make the decision in this matter and that Chen Kai needed to go with him to see Jie Chongxi. After all, the imperial court had no control over the matter.

The overall situation of Jiangxi's war and defense was determined by the appointment of the governor Jie Chongxi. Although they were Xunzhen and had the power to act expediently, they still needed the governor to control the overall situation in major matters.

Over the years, I have become accustomed to seeing arrogant and powerful generals. Not to mention Du Yonghe, Zhang Yue, Li Yuantai, Li Jianjie in Guangzhou, Shi Lang and Shi Xian brothers under Zheng Chenggong, all of them regard the imperial court and their superior officials as nothing.

, treating the army, the city, and the people as their own private property. Like Hong Guoyu, who still listens to the governor's opinion on major matters, this seems to Chen Kai to be a rare honest duty. It is really unimaginable.

He actually came from a bandit background.

Looking back, since the Dashun Army returned to the Ming court, whether it was the Zhongzhen battalion controlled by Du Yinxi, or the Hao Yaoqi and Niu Wancai battalions who were transferred to He Tengjiao's command, they seemed to be rarely obedient; as for the Daxi Army,

Sun Kewang was ambitious, but Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu were desperate to regard themselves as serious Ming ministers. On the contrary, the original Ming army either surrendered the Tatars and became the main force of the green camp, or they were in the Ming court.

This side is doing its own thing, but it happens to be the other way around.

Absurd dramas were staged too many times in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and each time the absurdity had a different recipe and taste. Chen Kai thought about it carefully and estimated that in a few years he would be used to it.

At this moment, I simply don’t want to continue wondering about the reason.

At this moment, Hong Guoyu was acting like this, which coincided with Chen Kai's plan, so he simply agreed. Next, Hong Guoyu arranged the recent military affairs and took his soldiers to go north with Chen Kai. Their destination was Guangzhou.

In a place called Jianghu Mountain in Guixi County, Xinfu, Jie Chongxi set up camp there to appease the refugees and reclaim wasteland for a long-term solution.

With Hong Guoyu leading the team, this time it was not like headless flies wandering around. Taking shortcuts and making arrangements for the villages along the way, we arrived at Jianghu Mountain without any effort. Just in time,
Chapter completed!