At this moment, what Chen Kai said was so unquestionable that Zheng Chenggong couldn't even react. When he did, he suddenly realized it.

"It's done, you have already decided!"

There was no uncertainty, just categorical questioning.

After knowing each other for seven years, Chen Kai's temperament is always to make decisions before acting, to dare to take risks, and to be good at taking risks. What is thinking in this person's mind is always like a fog, making it difficult for people to see clearly. But every time, Chen Kai

They can all give him surprises, just like this time when Qing Zheng negotiated peace, originally he only planned to cheat some money and food to regain his strength faster, but after Chen Kai made such a move, it turned out to be a province!

However, Chen Kai had never mentioned a word about going to Guangzhou before. As far as Zheng Chenggong knew about him, this was not an intentional concealment, but more about weighing the pros and cons and deciding that he could give it a go before he spoke.

It is clear that it is nothing more than temperament and habit. But this time, Fujian is about to be restored, and there is no room for any mistakes. It is the time when Chen Kai needs to work hard for it. But it is at this time that Chen Kai made a request

He led a large army to Guangzhou, and even when there was a shortage of troops in Fujian, he did not send Chaozhou troops to Fujian to assist in the war. This made Zheng Chenggong angry.

Breathing heavily and staring angrily, Chen Kai still sat there, as calm as water. It wasn't until the anger gradually subsided that he slowly said to Zheng Chenggong: "Damu, haven't you ever rejected that old relative before?"

Weng?"

Indeed, in cooperation with the capture of Guangdong, Zheng Chenggong did not reject Li Dingguo's initiative. However, upon hearing this, Zheng Chenggong replied directly without thinking: "Jingcheng, you know that going to Guangdong is just an alternative. Now it is obvious that he can stay in Fujian

To show off one's talents but to take risks there, this is putting the cart before the horse!"

Which is the basis and which is the end? Zheng Chenggong thought very clearly, and Chen Kai also knew it very clearly as he said - let alone the current situation, just talk about the eight years of Yongli in history, Zheng Chenggong was like this

Selected!

Historically, in the seventh year of Yongli, Li Dingguo organized the Battle of Zhaoqing and asked Zheng Chenggong to join forces. Zheng Chenggong was forced to suffer a heavy defeat at Fengchao Mountain and his vitality was greatly reduced. The Battle of Haicheng was imminent and the Qing army's military pressure was too great, so he did not choose to send troops.

As a result, Zheng Chenggong defeated Jin Li and held the last bridgehead on land. Li Dingguo, on the other hand, only persisted for twelve days under Zhaoqing City before being defeated by Shang Kexi and had to retreat to Guangxi.

After this battle, Li Dingguo was still actively contacting Zheng Chenggong, and Zheng Chenggong also responded. However, as the Qing Dynasty and Zheng Chenggong negotiated for peace, Zheng Chenggong urgently needed to defraud money, food, and personnel from the areas controlled by the Qing government to restore his strength. For Li Dingguo the next year

There was an attitude of procrastination every time I was invited.

However, during this period, the Catalpa Ping Three Bureaus were implemented. In August of the seventh year of Yongli, Zheng Chenggong sent Zhang Mingzhen, the Marquis of Dingxi, and Zhang Huangyan, the Minister of War, to go north and south to Zhili with the navy to meet the Ming army in the southwest.

In the first month and March of the eighth year of Yongli Period, Er Zhang also attacked the Qing Dynasty's Jiang defense twice. Until April and May, the army's food reserves were insufficient. Zhang Mingzhen first went south to Wenzhou to buy food. He felt that it was insufficient, so he had to rush back to Zhongzuo Station.

Asked Zheng Chenggong for help, and Zheng Chenggong also provided a large amount of military rations, and sent loyal uncle Chen Hui to command 5,000 naval divisions and 10,000 land divisions to assist, and launched further investment.

Zheng Chenggong's assistance gave Zhang Mingzhen the capital to enter the Yangtze River for the third time. In September, the Qing Dynasty's peace talks were once again deadlocked. Zheng Chenggong felt that the Qing government's patience was about to run out, so he seized the time to go to the Qing army-controlled areas in September to expropriate

A batch of food and pay was mobilized on the first day of October to organize the army. Lincha, the auxiliary Ming lord, led the troops westward and rushed to Xinhui to help in the war. As for himself, on the one hand, he had to continue to make excuses with the Qing government.

On the one hand, we have to support the fleet heading north to South Zhili. We really have no time to spare, so we can only continue to stay in Fujian to deal with changes in various aspects.

"Unexpectedly, when the Zhongzuo Station was attacked, I remember you once said that we should focus on the foundation and regain Zhangquan first, so that the Zhongzuo Station can become the hinterland, so that the army can go out with peace of mind. Now our army has almost

We are close to regaining the whole of Fujian, and it is time to complete our efforts in one battle..."

Qing Zheng's peace talks have been ruined by Chen Kai, but one thing has not changed, that is, the attack on the Center-Left Office that year made Zheng Chenggong's strategic goals limited to basing himself in Fujian in the next few years.

It is to make the center and left a hinterland to reassure the soldiers.

Chen Kai did say similar things. Not only Chen Kai said this, but Zhou Quanbin, one of the Five Tigers of the Zheng family who was good at strategy in history, also said that he wanted to conquer Fujian first, which won Zheng Chenggong's heart.

That raid had a huge impact on the direction of history, and it will continue to affect the direction of the future. Chen Kai's hard work at the Zhongzuo Institute, for which he did not hesitate to break with the Ishii Zheng family, did save a lot at the time.

But strategically, it still affects Zheng Chenggong's decision-making.

"So, what about Nanzhili?"

"Jing Cheng, which one is more important, Nanjing or Guangzhou, do you still need to explain?"

As Zheng Chenggong said, in a political sense, Guangzhou, the provincial capital, cannot be compared with Nanjing, the place where Emperor Taizu Longxing was born and the capital of the Ming Dynasty. But in terms of economic and strategic considerations, Jiangnan is rich and can be drawn across the river.

Governance depends on the Yangtze River cutting off the Qing army's southward route, and then slowly integrating the provinces south of the Yangtze River, and even relying on propaganda; and Guangzhou, at best, can only take over Guangdong Province, and if it wants to make progress, it is just the hard nail of Nangan

It is definitely not something that can be taken down easily.

In addition, the three partners of the Qinping Bureau are Sun Kewang, the king of Qin, and the anti-Qing forces in Jiangnan. The former is powerful, at least three times as powerful as Li Dingguo in military terms, and it also occupies Yunnan and Guizhou. The emperor can control the princes, while the latter politically

Economic influence is extraordinary, Qian Qianyi is also Zheng Chenggong's teacher. What's more, Li Dingguo has already defeated Zhaoqing once last year. No matter how you analyze it, "investing" in the three games of Catalpa has a greater success rate than entering Guangdong.

"Going to Nanjing is just a partial division. Our army only needs to cooperate in fighting. But going to Guangzhou, there are no tens of thousands of troops. How can we resist the Japanese army?"

Zheng Chenggong clearly calculated the costs and benefits. Even in history, Zheng Chenggong dispatched tens of thousands of troops westward when the peace talks could no longer proceed and the war was likely to restart in the coming year. As a result, Li Dingguo happened to be defeated when he arrived at the Pearl River Estuary.

Xinhui.

Since the army of the Western Expedition did not see Li Dingguo's defeat in person and did not know the extent of the losses, they continued to stay in Guangdong for the next few months and did not return until May of the following year. They were probably ordered to wait for Li Dingguo's possible return.

And in that year, Zheng Chenggong also personally revised the book, hoping that Li Dingguo could send troops to Guangdong again to achieve a joint effort between the two armies. However, at that time, Xinhui suffered a disastrous defeat in the First Battle, and Li Dingguo no longer had the strength to march into Guangdong again, so he could only

Leave it at that.

"Jingcheng, I know that if we don't go this time and the King of Xining defeats Guangdong again, then next year we will have to bear the pressure from the three directions of Guangdong, Jiangxi and Zhejiang. However, now that Fujian is about to be restored, the military strength is tight.

At that time, we can no longer give you reinforcements one by one. If the Guangdong troops go too little, they will not be able to play a decisive role; if they go too much, it will affect whether Chaozhou is defended or not.

The overall situation!”

In later generations, many people could not understand why Zheng Chenggong did not join forces with Li Dingguo to attack Guangdong twice. In fact, we can see the clues from other major events in the same period of history and Zheng Chenggong's handling - the first time was because of his own inability, and the second time was in advance.

There are better choices, but when you make up your mind, you end up being a step too late. It's that simple.

Chen Kai stared at Zheng Chenggong silently, listening to him reveal his thoughts one by one. For a moment, he didn't know what to say. At the very least, he couldn't predict the failure of the three games of Catalonia to Zheng Chenggong, even if he did.

, now Zhang Mingzhen and Chen Hui are probably almost at the mouth of the Yangtze River, and it is already too late to transfer them back.

The original dissatisfaction has now turned into earnest persuasion. Chen Kai knows that Zheng Chenggong is not a person with a good temper. His ability to be like this is entirely due to the friendship over the years. But for him, this time in Guangzhou is

We must go, and we must not delay it until next year.

"Damu, I understand your desire for stability. Fujian is indeed unable to deploy troops to other battlefields. However, the opportunity to solve the two vassals of Pingnan and Jingnan in one fell swoop cannot be missed. Once you miss this time, think again

To solve the Guangdong problem, we will have to spend more time and energy, but we may not be able to get what we want."

If the general trend is the same, you will get twice the result with half the effort; if the general trend is no longer the same, then you will get twice the result with half the effort. This principle is very simple and obvious. Just like in Fujian today, Chen Kai has created a general trend, and the army can sweep across Fujian and sweep away the previous ones.

After several years of hard fighting with the Qing army, they were in a dilemma with very little gain. On the other hand, in Guangdong, Li Dingguo had already established a great momentum, and what was missing now was nothing more than a chance to push the boat forward.

Zheng Chenggong has never been an unreasonable person, and he knows very well that what Chen Kai said is indeed true. But now that Fujian has almost achieved full success, the more it is at this time, the more he wants to be more stable and ensure that Fujian's income is stable.

It’s in the bag that I can talk about other things.

"It's better to wait until the checkpoints in Fujian, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang provinces are recovered, and the geographical situation can be used as a defensive basis, then we can send troops."

Fujian is a province with dense mountains and hills, and there are natural geographical barriers between it and the surrounding provinces. Obtaining the checkpoint is like holding the door. Once here, Zheng Chenggong has made a lot of concessions. This is based on the consideration of the general trend of reality.

, and even more trust in Chen Kai. However, Chen Kai clearly remembered that the two armies failed to join forces in the Battle of Xinhui because they were late. In this case, he could not repeat the same mistake.

"If I can get the best of both worlds, I should send troops as soon as possible. If I don't go, the Tatar reinforcements will arrive. Now, time is running out, Damu!"

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When they left Jianning Mansion by boat, it was already noon the next day. After arguing and discussing all night, Chen Kai finally persuaded Zheng Chenggong. However, it was not so much convincing as it was the mutual agreement between the two parties.

Since no one could completely convince the other, they had to make some concessions and reach a basic compromise.

When we came, we went upstream, but when we left, we were already going downriver, letting the boats fly into the sea with the speed of the current, and then turned south and returned to Quanzhou.

Returning to Quanzhou, Chen Kai immediately looked through the battle reports sent from various battlefields in recent days. The general situation is still the same, but the orders he issued previously have begun to be implemented, and he believes that results will be achieved soon.

.

Then the letters and orders written on the ship were sent to Chaozhou, Hong Kong and Qiongzhou one by one, telling them to make preparations. Here, the messengers were sent away, and then the officials from the government office came to ask for instructions.

It was said that a messenger from the King of Xining, Li Dingguo, had been waiting at the post house for two days and was rushing to see Zheng Chenggong.

"Tell him to come see me."

The officials quickly invited the messenger. Chen Kai admitted that Zheng Chenggong had given him full responsibility for Guangdong-related affairs, including Guangzhou's aid. He also asked the messenger to give him the letter written by Li Dingguo to Zheng Chenggong. This point

, the messenger was a little hesitant, but couldn't stand Chen Kai, so he asked for the letter.

"Meng Xia sent an envoy to sail to Qiang Pavilion to learn about the engine maintenance and wait for the emperor to live there. He planned to read the moon to get there. He didn't plan to stay in Chiguibi until now. Now he sent Li Jing to know that Lin Zuo, the envoy before him, was here.

I really don’t know where I am. I don’t know where I am. I’m stationed in a high place in the valley, it’s cool, and the crops are strong and sharp. I’m just waiting for the noble Lord to show his confidence, and I’ll gather the bridle and the long drive to form a combined attack. I don’t want to let the captives have a hoof to escape their ears.”

"In the middle of July, I received the emperor's edict again, and I was determined to restore the east. If you don't ask for it immediately, you would rather delay my departure! Yuan sent the two divisions of water and land to launch a new attack together. I have made a good start, and I have achieved results in both directions.

Gai killed the captives in Changyang, and defeated Chief Li in Duanshui. But the two captives in Huicheng relied on the sea to attack the city, and they still used the military ropes."

"Now Bu Gu has stationed himself in Xingyi, and he is planning to attack Wuyang. However, the rebels use Xinhui as the key and key to build a shack, and store the valuables. This is the spirit of Xi, and the aid and wages are endless. Bu Gu's intention is to do what he wants.

The land there was driven away by moths, and the provincial capitals could move down without any effort, so we joined forces there. We watched the wind and held our breath, and followed the land knowing that it was difficult, so we relied on the long barges to block our navy. It was not possible to rely on the noble star to speak at night.

Who else can take advantage of this victory?"

"We are very grateful, so we should be concerned about it. As for the officers and soldiers of the Eastern Guangdong Navy who resisted the prisoners and surrendered, they should all report to them secretly. However, Duolun waited and watched in detail. After the Yangcheng was decided, although they had resisted for many years,

, If you don’t work hard for thousands of miles, how can you have long-lasting achievements?"

"Only because your noble lord has announced this intention and encouraged the various tribes, all the people of the five levels, up and down, know that the country's kindness is only repaid here, and it is not that the merits and crimes of not being guilty can be confused. When the reinforcements come, Xiang also hears about them.

, but among all the prisoners, there is no one who is strong and skilled in Jingjin, so I am safe now!"

"If you come sincerely, you should do your best to repay your confidants. Between Chu and Henan, there are frequent reconnaissance missions. It seems that things in Guangdong are harmonious, while Fujian and Zhejiang are fighting for a message. The so-called Marquis Zhang marched forward with drums, but you must know that it is also slow.

Today's move to Guangdong is taking advantage of the urgent situation. The reputation is higher than that of Yi Shu. Would the deacon be willing to ignore it?"

"The messenger said: If your nobles come from the tide and Hui Zhi's chariot, it should be early winter, and the water department must be limited to approaching Xinyi as soon as possible. They all hope that they will be ready and sincere, and the cloud platform will be empty and left.

The grain is rich and abundant, and I hope you will be able to do so. It will be temporarily unprepared."

It is clear from the letter that Li Dingguo has arrived in Xinxing County. The so-called Xinxing County is located south of Zhaoqing Fucheng, west of Xinhui County, and adjacent to the east of Luoding Prefecture. Li Dingguo wrote in the letter that he had defeated Li Li, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.

Tai's troops in Zhaoqing now have no worries in the north. Based on previous intelligence, Luoding Prefecture and the southern part of Zhaoqing Prefecture have long been owned by the Ming army, and now only Xinhui is left. As far as Chen Kai knows, Li Dingguo's Xinhui

During the war, he contracted the disease in Gaozhou in April and did not recover until August. Now it seems that Li Dingguo has recovered from the illness and is personally on the front line to command the battle. It is already a situation where the arrow is ready and has to be launched.

After reading the letter, Chen Kai nodded, and then said to the messenger: "I will not write a reply to the letter. I will tell the King of Xining that I have asked all the troops to prepare. In the near future, we will attack Guangdong."
Chapter completed!