It has been several years since Fujian was recovered. Although the battle lines have not changed much, the Ming army's penetration into Zhejiang has already begun.

This is the traditional trade route from Fujian to Quzhou and Huizhou. Local merchants have been cooperating with the Zheng Group for 20 to 30 years. Compared with the barbaric expropriation and expropriation by the Qing court, the former is obviously more in line with their values. When Chen Kai traveled to Jiangsu and Zhejiang

, with the help of the Zheng Group’s relationships in northern Fujian and southern Zhejiang, the same is true now. As for the gentry, the Guangdong Advisory Bureau, and the Ming court’s counterattack momentum can’t help but make some people ready to take action. With the support of the grassroots,

With a great reputation and gold and silver to pave the way, all that's left is a suitable opportunity.

The city fell overnight, and except for the county magistrate who found an opportunity to hang himself on a southeastern branch, there were no other surprises worth mentioning.

Zheng Chenggong received the report from Zhou Rui, the admiral of the Right Army of the Navy, and Huang Ting, the former admiral of the navy, as quickly as possible. Wenzhou's capital city was swept away, and the Ming army quickly launched in accordance with the drafted battle plan without any delay.

Wenzhou prefecture includes five counties: Yueqing, Taishun, Pingyang, Ruian, and Yongjia, as well as a series of coastal Japanese defense stations such as Panshiwei and Jinxiangwei. Its land is long and narrow. In addition to Taishun County, the county seat, acropolis, and Qian

All the cities in Husuo were lined up along the coast. The Fucheng that the Ming army raided was located in the middle of this long snake. If Fucheng succeeded, it would cut off the middle of this long snake, whether it was going north to connect with Taizhou or going south.

Bordering Funing Prefecture is a great advantage.

However, the Ming army's ambition was not here. When Huang Ting's land division arrived at Fucheng, the army immediately set off and moved up the Ou River, leaving only a small number of troops under the command of Zhou Rui to defend Fucheng and capture it.

Counties.

The Oujiang River originates from Longquan in Chuzhou Prefecture, which borders Wenzhou Prefecture, and is between Qingyuan County and Qingyuan County. Its drainage basin almost covers these two prefectures in southern Zhejiang. Going upstream from Wenzhou Prefecture, more than a hundred miles away is Qingtian, the junction of the two prefectures.

The county seat, and then about a dozen or twenty miles further is the capital city of Chuzhou.

The Drunken Old Pavilion records: Chuzhou is surrounded by mountains. That Chuzhou was located in Anhui in later generations, now Nanzhili. Chuzhou here has the same pronunciation and different characters, but the word "Jiushan" is better. Almost the entire prefecture is mountainous.

, the hilly terrain is no longer a "ring", but a mountain in the mountains.

This is the target of the Ming army's long-range attack, because this state connects Quzhou, Jinhua, Taizhou, Wenzhou and northern Fujian. As long as Wenzhou and Chuzhou are captured, the Ming army's control areas in Fujian and Taizhou can be connected.

Integrated into one. And the mountainous terrain of the state, just like Taizhou, made it difficult for the Qing army to develop its cavalry advantage. Instead, the Ming army could rely on infantry and the construction of forts and outposts to gradually encroach and harass the Qing army's controlled areas.

To the north of Chuzhou is the Jinqu Basin. Unlike Xianxia Pass, where you have to pass through Jiangshan County to attack the key points of Quzhou Fucheng. Here, you can directly penetrate into Longyou County in the east of Quzhou. The main source of grain and grass for the main force of the Qing army in Quzhou

It was brought from Zhejiang, and Longyou was the only way to go. Once it was controlled by the Ming army, the Qing army would inevitably face a shortage of food and grass, which could be said to be an extremely huge threat to a large army.

"Huang Ting should be in the capital city soon. Just like Wenzhou, it has been riddled with holes. I don't think there will be any surprises."

Xianxia closed the door, Zheng Chenggong compared the report, and with the help of the light of the candle, his fingers slowly moved across the map according to the strategic direction, and a smile couldn't help but curl up at the corner of his mouth.

Originally, when their strength was weak, he and Chen Kai always considered avoiding the real situation and taking advantage of the situation. Later, as their strength grew, they were more inclined to lure the enemy into a battle. It was just not like they had recaptured the two provinces of Fujian and Guangdong in one go.

The economy of Fujian Province was penetrated in the early stage, and Li Dingguo's army assisted him. Now, every step must be fought head-on, even including the battle in which Chen Kai regained southern Jiangxi.

The power of the Zheng Group has forced the Qing government to pay attention to it. This is a good thing, but it is also a bad thing. And this time, Zheng Chenggong does not intend to directly penetrate eastern Zhejiang head-on, as that would be too risky. In comparison, he

Still chose a safer method, first attracting the attention of the Qing army at Xianxia Pass, and then quickly capturing Wenzhou and Chuzhou, thereby threatening the Jinqu Basin, forcing the Qing army to further divide its forces to weaken the strength of its main force, thereby achieving the goal of weakening the enemy.

The strategic purpose of strengthening oneself.

He has been preparing for this for many years, and considering the current overall situation, it is already a situation that he can only win but not lose. After taking the Chuzhou capital and advancing step by step, he will always wait until Jidu makes a mistake. And then,

This is the best time to restore Jiangsu and Zhejiang in one fell swoop!

"Don't be too hasty."

Looking again at the changes in the strategic situation on the map, Zheng Chenggong had the overall layout in his mind. According to the intelligence constantly sent by Chen Kai, the Qing government is now using all its strength to attack the southwest. Whether the southwest can withstand it, Zheng Chenggong does not know.

The worst possibility is that the southwest will be defeated quickly, Emperor Yongli will be killed, and Li Dingguo surrenders to the Qing Dynasty. Then the southeast will inevitably become the next target of the Qing court.

But before that, it was also the period when the Qing court was at its weakest in the southeastern battlefield. Therefore, he must rush to open up the situation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang before the Qing court solved the southwest problem. There may not be much time left, and maybe there will be more time.

He would hear bad news about Southwest in a few months. But even so, he still had to suppress everything related to impatience deep in his heart.

After all, if you are not careful, years of work will be lost in one go!

"There is still Jingcheng Zai, there is still something to be done in the southwest. Even if Yunnan and Guizhou fall, he will definitely be able to resist the Japanese troops in Guangdong and buy me enough time."

Trust is sometimes very unreasonable. However, the trust between Chen Kai and Zheng Chenggong has been tested for a long time. Even though it is no longer as close as it was at the beginning, Zheng Chenggong still believes in big things.

Chen Kai's ability even reaches the point of superstition.

After Huang Ting attacked Wenzhou, he quickly launched an offensive against Chuzhou Prefecture. Soon, Qingtian and Chuzhou Prefecture were recovered by the Ming army. Huang Ting led his troops to continue to attack other counties while gradually building an advancing position to the north.

, make preliminary preparations for the next step of implementing strategic goals.

The strategy of squeezing the Qing army's living space continued. Zheng Chenggong immediately wrote to Chen Kai after receiving the military information about the recapture of Chuzhou. It was necessary to communicate with each other, even if they were thousands of miles apart.

The messenger immediately set off from Xianxia Pass. At this time, Chen Kai had received the last letter from Zheng Chenggong. One thing in it was clearly written, saying that the rebel general Shi Fu's troops came from Jianchang Prefecture and Guangxin Prefecture.

The line disappeared and seemed to have gone westward along the river. It is still unclear where exactly it went and what it did.

Chen Kai had almost forgotten this name. After Shi Lang failed to defect, he inherited his nephew's inheritance and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. Later, he led his troops to move in when the Ming army swept through Fujian. In the past two years, he had been

In eastern Jiangxi, he cooperated with Fujian Admiral Yang Minggao, who only had jurisdiction over a few passes, to guard the passes and assist in guarding Jianchang Prefecture, Guangxin Prefecture and other places. This suddenly disappeared and went westward. Chen Kai's first thought was

Hong Chengchou transferred him to the Changsha shogunate.

"Shi Fu is a naval general, and his talent points are all focused on naval battles like Chen Bao and Chen Hui. What's the point of being transferred inland?"
Chapter completed!