"Next, if nothing unexpected happened, Wen Anzhi was shocked to hear that there was internal strife in Santan. Knowing that he was unable to turn things around, Wen Anzhi had to lead the troops marching by land back to Kuidong to defend. From then on, the Ming army in Kuidong was less effective in containing the Qing army.

It is greatly reduced. Especially for the current war, it can be described as helpless."

In September, before the second siege of Chongqing broke out, the urgent notification sent by Guo Zhiqi left Chen Kai, who had already recalled this period of history, speechless.

The content of the report showed that the Qing army broke through the Chenzhou defense line, quickly swept through the Ming army's control area in Huguang, and started racing in Guizhou, even taking over such a large province in just a month or two.

Territory!

These are all things that happened in the first half of the year, and it has been several months now. It is not that Guo Zhiqi deliberately concealed it. In fact, if Guizhou was defeated and captured, at least there should be requests for help sent to Yunnan.

.But relying on Sun Kewang's piece of paper persuading them to surrender, the Qing army was able to enter Guizhou as if there were no one in the country. Naturally, the officials and generals of the Ming court who had surrendered to the Qing had no obligation to report the enemy's situation to the Ming court and their former colleagues!

After the fall of Guizhou, the only good news was that Wen Anzhi led the Kuidong Ming army to force Wu Sangui to return to Chongqing. However, such an encirclement and rescue of Zhao could not effectively consume Wu Sangui's troops, so it would only delay the arrival of some decisive battles.

It’s just the time.

In the final analysis, the size gap between the Ming and Qing Dynasties is still extremely huge. The Qing government can rely on continuing to increase its troops to ensure that Wu Sangui's power is liberated. But on the Kuidong side, even if they use all their strength and all ministries are united,

, and would not be the opponent of Wu Sangui, who had completely inherited the Guan Ning Army Group. What's more, the Kuidong Ming Army was already full of internal conflicts, with old and new grudges. Under the current background of the Qing army sweeping through the southwest, how could they not be the first to do so?

It's considered good if it works.

Chen Kai could foresee that the collapse of the Southwest was just around the corner. The Southwest, which was woven with white background and black lines, had already entered a world dyed by the turbidity pouring from Shaanxi and Huguang, and became the same as the North, Liaodong, and Liaodong.

The rhythm of colors is indistinguishable from the land of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. It is a kind of filth condensed by blood, fishy, ​​dark, and disgusting. In contrast, on the southeastern battlefield, the Ming army is doing its best to clear out this filth. Zheng Chenggong used Zhejiang to

Dongshan was densely covered with forests and crisscrossed by water networks, gradually eroding the area controlled by the Qing army. They did their best.

However, even if Zheng Chenggong had tried his best, Jidu, who was not possessed by Sun Kewang's soul, would not be able to match the Qing army's "determined by transmission" expansion speed.

By then, the southwest will completely collapse, the Eight Banners Army will be freed up, and the southeastern battlefield will inevitably be affected by immeasurable adverse effects. When all the Qing Dynasty's weight is pressed against the Zheng Group, the pressure it faces will no longer be the same as it is now.

Even, it is very possible that if you make a mistake, you will lose everything, and ten years of work will be ruined in one day!

Along with Guo Zhiqi's urgent notification was sent to Guangzhou the Ming court's appointment of Chen Kai as governor of Guangdong and Jiangxi, with full authority to manage the military and political affairs of Guangdong, Jiangxi, and Southern Jiangxi. This was an appointment that he had negotiated with Guo Zhiqi earlier.

Yes, but it also made him see more clearly the anxiety of Yunnan Xingzai - it came too fast, eight hundred miles hastened the speed, and it had to be approved at once by the cabinet, the court and the emperor.

The efficiency that can be achieved is a speed that is unimaginable for bureaucracy.

Holding the notice tightly, Chen Kai walked back and forth in front of the case. The sweat in his palms gradually seeped into the paper, moistening the paper and melting the ink. This process was extremely slow, but the thoughts in Chen Kai's mind were much slower.

Wet, melting, even tens of millions of times faster than his footsteps.

"Let's not mention the Zhejiang battlefield for the moment. In the Zhaoqing and Southern Jiangxi battlefields alone, the two heavy army groups of Ke Chenshu and Huangshan are fighting fiercely with the Qing army. On both fronts, they can only be said to be on par with their opponents. If nothing else,

No one can do anything to the other... The outfit change and training of Fubiao First Town, Fubiao Second Town and the two directly affiliated associations have been completed. The outfit change of the third town has been completed, and the training will still take some time.

As for the fourth and fifth towns..."

The war consumes not only soldiers and food, but also weapons. All the production capacity of the Ordnance Bureau of the Zhongzuo Institute has been transferred to the Fuzhou Ordnance Bureau. Through hydraulic mechanization, the production capacity has been improved by leaps and bounds. With these

, can support the war in Zhejiang battlefield. Even so, the production capacity of Chaozhou Manufacturing Bureau needs to be tilted towards Fujian.

Chen Kai is responsible for the war situation in Guangdong and Southern Gansu. Weapons, equipment and food must be shipped from Guangdong. The battles and war consumption during non-combat periods, especially the large size of the army, all restrict the exchange of contracts.

The speed of installation. What's more, Foshan Manufacturing Bureau and Chaozhou Manufacturing Bureau are still in the business of manufacturing hydraulic machinery ordered by the private sector to alleviate the financial pressure caused by long-term huge subsidies. However, Chen Kai had already started preparations in advance, but until now,

It's still very different.

"No, there's no time."

Chen Kai was counting the cards he could play with his fingers, which made Chen Kai more and more anxious. After years of planning and step by step, he had made it to today, and he had tried his best. But when things came to an end, it still showed that it was not enough. If he was a little pessimistic

Thoughts, everything in the past seems to be completely useless, and the trend of real development will be merged into the trajectory of history again.

Since ancient times, there are three elements: law, technique and power. No matter how strong the law and technique are, it is often difficult to defeat the general trend. This is a truth that Chen Kai has always understood. He has racked his brains over the years to enhance his strength and does everything possible.

Taking advantage of every opportunity, they even created the Tiandihui and the Guangdong Business Alliance in order to try to leverage the general trend.

At this moment, the general trend does not seem to have deviated much - Sun Kewang still failed to rebel and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, Liu Wenxiu still died in depression, and Li Dingguo still insisted on going his own way. Only Zheng Chenggong's life has begun to deviate from the historical trend.

trajectory, but if the Southwest is not secured, it is difficult to say whether Zheng Chenggong will be squeezed back into a miserable life of unrealized ambitions.

"Yes, the fates of Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu and Sun Kewang have hardly changed over the years, but Zheng Chenggong, who was most influenced by me, is no longer the same. As for the southwest war situation, I just didn't do enough."

After calming down, Chen Kai soon realized that his momentary depression was just the result of the Manchu Qing's war against Nanming going too smoothly in history, which caused some fluctuations in his always strong momentum.

.Fortunately, he was never one to give up easily. This was true in Chaozhou, this was true in Guangzhou, and it should be true today!

"Adequate preparation is an important factor for success, but if the opportunity comes, you must try your best to fight even if you are not fully prepared. Otherwise, even if you are fully prepared in the future, it will be a waste of effort. Even

, it’s hard to say whether there will be this in the future.”

Having made up his mind, Chen Kai sat back in front of the case again, dipped his hand in ink, and after a moment's thought, he began to write down the order. Time did not wait, and he sent it to the Chief Envoy's Department in Guangdong, the Inspector's Envoy's Department, and all the towns in Fubiao.

Send to Zhaoqing, in front of the Southern Jiangxi Army, to Foshan, the manufacturing bureau in Chaozhou, to Xianxiaguan where Zheng Chenggong summons the general camp, to Liuzhou where Governor Guo Zhiqi marches, to Kunming where the Ming Dynasty court is, and to what needs to be sent to

Documents from all over the place were written down one after another.

Chen Kai may have drafted these words a long time ago. After thinking about them repeatedly, there is nothing that needs to be changed. Now that he is writing, there is no hesitation at all.

Until the end, a letter to Li Dingguo was written hastily, and after drying the ink on it, he sent someone to call Yu Youhan, who had been waiting in the post house these days, and handed the letter into his hand, and then

Then he took out a tied brocade bag from a locked box.

"When you arrive in Yunnan, His Highness the King of Jin will let you stay in the army temporarily. If Kunming is not in trouble in the next days, I will carefully put away the kit and don't let others see it, not even my Majesty and His Highness the King of Jin.

"If Kunming falls, open the brocade bag again and follow the words in the brocade bag."

"I understand."

Putting the kit into Yu Youhan's hands solemnly, Chen Kai looked into his eyes, his expression even more serious than ever: "I heard that a great chivalrous person serves the country and the people. Yu Youhan, these are dozens of

The lives of tens of thousands, or even millions, of people must not be ignored!"

"Please rest assured, chief helmsman, even if I die in Yunnan, I will definitely live up to this entrustment!"
Chapter completed!