In fact, in Zheng Chenggong's view, whether it is the money from Hai Trade or Zhou Shixian's intention to take him to the show, it is a test of the other party, and it is also a letter of fame for him to join the prince-consort group.

The reason why he had this opportunity was not because of something else, but because he was Zheng Zhilong's son. So if he wanted to gain a higher position in the prince-consort group, he had to take these two opportunities to perform well and show his strength.

At the same time, this was also a survey by Zheng Chenggong on Zhou Shixian. He also had to represent the Zheng family to see how strong this prince-consort was, whether he could surpass those military leaders, resist the Tartars in the north, and control the overall situation.

To put it bluntly, these local powerhouses are all powerful, and they are waiting and speculating, but their horizons are extremely limited. They cannot understand the overall situation of the country, nor do they know the strength gap between the Qing Dynasty and the Nanjing court.

Therefore, Zhou Shixian can only gain more support by constantly showing off his muscles. He is the son-in-law of the dynasty, which is legitimate. But without the support of strength, even the emperor is useless. Those who are watching will only surrender to the strong, and eventually form a situation where the strong become stronger.

In history, the Qing Dynasty, who defeated Dashun, the Southern Ming, and the West successively, were the strongest among them.

In such a chaotic world, the weak are not worthy of survival. If they are still rich, they are looking around and in danger.

However, Zheng Chenggong, who thought he had a great chance to perform, was stunned after coming to the "Tianweizhong Military Camp" on the outskirts of Yangzhou Prefecture City. For the first time, he knew that the army could still be like this.

"Battlefield observer?"

After hearing Zhou Shixian's words, Zheng Chenggong was stunned and then took his eyes back from the red and white army.

"That's right, this time my prince-in-law invited me to come successfully, so I want to be a battlefield observer and see if my Ming army can fight."

Zhou Shixian looked at the two thousand headquarters that had already been arranged in front of him, and was in a good mood. He continued: "By the way, I will help me check the strength of this prince-consort, and whether anyone on the battlefield has become a deserter and lost his courage. People in the army may take into account the relationship between brothers and comrades, so they will inevitably have shelter. Success is an outsider, so they don't have many concerns when doing things."

Although Zheng Chenggong was dissatisfied with Zhou Shixian's call for Chenggong, how could he change his name randomly?

But it is not easy to disobey. After all, it means success. When this army attacked, it was too famous, so he had to respond. Otherwise, it would be against the entire army to go on the expedition.

"Here, my son-in-law."

After Zhou Shixian finished speaking, he turned his head and looked at the two thousand generals who had already formed a formation. These were the troops he was about to take north to Fengyang Prefecture, and it was also the only two thousand generals with fully equipped ones in the army. Of course, the final battle may only be one or two hundred generals, and the others were just to show the momentum of the prince-consort and prevent accidents.

Now more than 25,000 military uniforms have been distributed. Nanzhili is the largest cotton-producing area in the Ming Dynasty except Shandong. The textile industry is very developed. Zhou Shixian easily raised the required cotton and linen fabrics. After putting on the military uniforms, the army looked majestic and invincible under the uniform pace.

The silver-white chain mail of the soldiers and the red cotton armor of the musketeers were intertwined, spreading all over the campground of the military camp. Around them, dozens of whistle cavalry wearing black iron armor stood on their wings. All the soldiers were wearing bright helmets, and the red tassels connected into lines in Zhou Shixian and Zheng Chenggong's eyes were red tassels connected into lines, and black tassels on the edges.

Zheng Chenggong had never seen such an army. The sailor crew of their Zheng family was born loose, and the war soldiers were actually no different from the Ming army in the mainland, and there was never such a purged military appearance.

Zhou Shixian looked at the initial surprise on Zheng Chenggong's face and the subsequent calmness, and was overjoyed. This was exactly what he wanted to achieve. In fact, these two thousand headquarters were the two most elite soldiers in the "Tianwei Zhong Military Camp". Half of them were veterans in the army, and the other half were the most powerful and brave. He had many experiences in armed fighting. Dozens of people even had served as soldiers before, but they fled back because they could not stand the exploitation and deduction of officers.

Although these two thousand headquarters were just training for two months like other soldiers, they had the foundation before, and the high-frequency training allowed them to basically master more than five combat skills, not to mention that those veterans could have fought.

Of course, such troops are far from enough to compete with the elites of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty. If there is any accident, the combat power may be greatly reduced. However, it is enough to deal with the miscellaneous soldiers of Gao Jie, Liu Zeqing and others, and it is even more enough to intimidate Zheng Chenggong.

Soon, the sound of war drums and trumpets stopped. A Zhongjun Tang horse dressed in black iron armor and several flags on his back came to the military target platform, turned over and dismounted, knelt on one knee, bowed his fists and said to Xue Laoer: "Report to General, the army has been assembled, please give me instructions!"

Upon hearing this, Xue Laoer turned around and asked Zhou Shixian: "Mr. Prince Concubine, the first, 2000th headquarters of the Tianwei Central Military Camp has been assembled."

Zhou Shixian nodded, looked around, then turned around and looked back at Xue Laoer and asked: "How about Gao Jie and Liu Zeqing? Where are the robbers now?"

"There are Tianshui, Xuyi, Sizhou Prefecture City, and Huai'an Prefecture City. Because no one has been restricted in the past few months, local officials have colluded with them again. Now they have taken notice to those landlords, gentry and wealthy businessmen who have no backers."

Xue Lao Er paused and continued: "According to the scout's investigation, these riot soldiers began to gather and leave the barracks yesterday. According to the usual experience, today and tomorrow should be the peak period of plunder. Let's set off now. Tomorrow, everyone will be caught off guard."

Although there are many gentry and wealthy businessmen who have relationships with local officials, and in the same year, they can even go to the Nanjing court, not to mention how many of them are trapped in the capital, and more people who have no hard relationships are lambs to be slaughtered when facing the chaos. Moreover, even if they have relationships, whether their relationship is strong enough is another matter.

"Have you figured out which ones are specific?" Zhou Shixian asked again.

Gao Jie and Liu Zeqing were both afraid of Zhou Shixian and waited for him to leave for more than ten days before starting a new round of plunder. In the original history, without anyone's control, they not only led troops in their own jurisdiction, but also participated in fertile lands such as Yangzhou.

"The specific one has not been found yet, but the areas they belong to have been clearly defined. These prefectures are close to Yangzhou Prefecture and Yingtian Prefecture, and they are quite wealthy. They may not be able to grab them for a day." Xue Laoer continued.

After hearing this, Zhou Shixian nodded. Since Gao Jie and Liu Zeqing had already taken action, he must act immediately, otherwise the two will become more presumptuous in the future, and the economy of Nanzhili will be further damaged and more refugees will be generated.
Chapter completed!