"Bang!" Zheng Zhihu was slapped by his brother and turned around in the spot. His mouth and nose were splattered with blood, and even his teeth were knocked off. "Brother, what I said is true. We must have spies here, otherwise how could the warship be trapped in the port and unable to move. If you want to cast iron chains without internal response, you can't do it at all!" Zheng Zhihu's cheeks were swollen, but he still insisted on his opinion.

Zheng Zhilong sighed, and even if he hit his younger brother, he could not change the current situation. The destruction of the Ponytail Water Division not only caused irreparable losses to his strength, but also a great blow to the morale of the army. As for the traitors he said, he thought that although it was possible, it was ultimately because his younger brother accidentally caused this disaster. "Comeone came, drag him out and beat him 50 military sticks. Those who did not beat him were punished together."

After Zheng Zhilong's left and right personal soldiers dragged Zheng Zhihu out, Zheng Zhilong looked at the generals in the camp, "After the court defeated our navy, he would definitely be besieging the city to attack Fuzhou with heavy troops. The general intends to ask Lin Cha to return immediately, and order Quanzhou's troops to enter the Minjiang River from the sea to form an encirclement of the imperial soldiers and horses. At that time, the court will not last long after being attacked inside and outside. What do you think?" All the generals knew that there was only one way at the moment. After no one raised any objection, Zheng Zhilong ordered people to send these two orders out of the city.

"Song Aiqing, the series of matters of the surrendered soldiers in the Zheng army will be handled by the Aiqing. It will be streamlined before the elderly, weak, sick and disabled before it will be incorporated." I expect that the Zheng army's surrendered soldiers can use about 10,000 soldiers. Leaving these people to commander Song Zhiyong can avoid mutiny of the surrendered soldiers. After all, Song Zhiyong stated that the emperor was also considered a surrendering general.

Song Zhiyong was happy to accept the order when he heard this. Not only was he promoted to the position of general by Emperor Hongguang, but he now had nearly 10,000 troops as his subordinates, and his treatment was a hundred times stronger than when he stayed under Zheng Zhilong.

When Jin Shenghuan saw Emperor Hongguang, he seemed to be thinking, "Your Majesty, I don't know when to attack Fuzhou?" Jin Shenghuan was very excited about his army being able to annihilate Zheng Zhilong's navy in Mawei Port in one fell swoop. At this time, Fuzhou was an isolated city that he had no support. He felt that he was very sure of capturing Fuzhou.

I was thinking about something just now, but I was very unhappy when Jin Shenghuan interrupted my thoughts. "General Jin first checked the siege equipment to see how much gunpowder there is...!" Although I was unhappy, I could not attack Jin Shenghuan's enthusiasm. Besides, the attack and seizing Fuzhou is the top priority.

"Wang Jun, I don't know what taxes are in Fujian Province? Whether Zheng Zhilong has policies in this regard." I know that Zheng Zhilong has been in charge of the economy of Fujian Province for several years, and I really want to know how he manages this territory.

Wang Jun nodded, "Return to the emperor, the matter will be divided into two periods. Three years ago, Zheng Zhilong was a light tax and slim taxes. In addition to coping with the court, the people were very interested in Zheng. In addition, Zheng Zhilong gained a lot of money to develop Taiwan and made a lot of profits in maritime trade, so Zheng Zhilong was quite popular with the people. The situation has changed a lot in the past three years. First, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong entered the south of the Yangtze River. The taxes in Fujian and Zhejiang were generally doubled for the military pay of the court. Zheng Zhilong recruited troops and spent a lot of money in the past three years. In order to expand the source of wealth, he naturally plundered the people's wealth and cream, which made the people miserable. Moreover, Zheng Zhilong allowed the red-haired ghost to act in Taiwan, and the immigration policy he had promised was not implemented, which disappointed immigrants and those who wanted to immigrate..."

I had a rough idea in my mind and began to think about how to isolate Zheng Zhilong and make him have no foothold in Fujian. I understand that in this era, the landlord class is the power I must win over. As for the vast number of farmers and handicraftsmen, I am unable to take care of them now. "Wang Aiqing, I plan a decree and you will immediately distribute it to all parts of Fujian." As I said that, I wrote an imperial edict, which was to exempt all the taxes of one province in Fujian for two years. Armed soldiers helped the court to attack Zheng Zhilong, and there was another reward. At this time, the power of the landlord's private armed forces cannot be ignored. Even Li Zicheng was killed by local armed forces, which showed his role.

After the overall environment was handled properly, I began to formulate a strategy to deal with Fuzhou. Judging from the current forces inside and outside Fuzhou, although I have a certain advantage, Zheng Zhilong still has a main army of nearly 60,000 people outside. Once these 60,000 people approach Fuzhou, I have no other way except to retreat. How can I take the initiative?

The Navy Army that the Southern Ming Army annihilated Zheng Zhilong's entire army rested for a day and implemented a siege of Fuzhou. It said that the siege was somewhat inaccurate, but it was just blocking and isolated Fuzhou with artillery and favorable terrain.

Jin Shenghuan reported to Emperor Hongguang on the siege equipment and logistics supplies, "Emperor, I believe that it will take only one month to capture Fuzhou." This is a time that Jin Shenghuan is more confident, and he also calculated that Zheng Zhilong's troops outside. As long as King Gui and Gao Kuicong could hold on to the Zheng army outside for twenty days, Fuzhou would inevitably fall into the hands of the court.

"King Gui and Gao Kuicong could not hold the Zheng army outside." I knew that Jin Shenghuan must have wanted to use Zhu Youlang's navy to drag the troops outside Zheng Zhilong. "There are nearly 60,000 Zheng army outside. How can King Gui and others resist these 60,000 people? I have thought about it. Fuzhou will be like this for the time being, and we will not move Fuzhou City for now."

The generals, including Jin Shenghuan, were puzzled. What would you do if you didn’t attack Fuzhou? The army has surrounded Fuzhou and wanted to retreat? Wang Deren said quickly, "Emperor, although Zheng Zhilong’s navy can no longer compete with the navy of the court, Zheng Zhilong was a pirate. If he gave him some time, he would definitely rebuild a navy. At that time...!"

I waved my hand to plan Wang Deren's words, "I know the power of Zheng thieves, so I must eradicate their foundation in one fell swoop. I have already thought of a more feasible plan, which is to use Jianhe to siege the city to fight aid. The besieging Fuzhou is fake, but the real thing to be eliminated is Zheng Zhilong's reinforcements. By then, Zheng Zhilong's foreign aid will be lost and he will be a person who can be slaughtered."

Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren were originally bandits and were masters of sports warfare. When they heard Emperor Hongguang's words, they suddenly became clear. Both of them focused on Fuzhou and Zheng Zhilong, and obviously they did not consider the overall situation in terms of grasping the overall situation.

I also thought of the trick of besieging the city and fighting aid. It seems that the red-themed video I watched before was in vain. "The momentum of besieging Fuzhou cannot make Zheng Zhilong see the flaws and cannot invest too much troops. What are the good ways for you guys?"

Wang Deren frowned, "It's okay to have a force. General Jin's last list of supplies just now has already seen. There are serious shortages of siege equipment such as cannons and gunpowder. If these things are sufficient, less troops can trap Zheng Zhilong." Wang Deren was deeply impressed by the Fire Dragon annihilation of Zheng Zhilong's naval division last night. He thought that as long as he poured two thousand rockets and fifty cannons into Fuzhou every day, Zheng Zhilong would not be able to escape, even if he wanted to take Fuzhou.

This is indeed an important matter. The Battle of Dongdai and the fire attack last night caused the number of gunpowder and other objects to be greatly reduced. It is very difficult to replenish these things at this time. Although Zhu Youlang's navy has reserves, the far water cannot relieve near-thirst thirst. "I have estimated that the amount of gunpowder should be fine for ten days. These ten days are enough. Wang Aiqing, the task of besieging Fuzhou will be handed over to you. I will leave you 10,000 people. I hope you will not let me down." Although nearly 10,000 surrendered soldiers from the Zheng army were incorporated, my troops were still insufficient. Only Guo Huaiyi, who was in the enemy camp, should be able to make up for the shortage of troops. Moreover, Song Zhiyong should be able to use it. With these two people as inner-commands, it would be unbeatable to siege the city and fight aid.

Let’s talk about the Lin Cha’s troops who attacked Huangqi Town, under Gao Kuicong’s harassment tactics, were lured all the way outside Huangqi Bay. Seeing Gao Kuicong’s men taking a boat to sea, they could only sigh. Just when Lin Cha’s troops left 5,000 people to station Huang Qi back to Fuzhou, they received an order from Zheng Zhilong to order him to return to the army halfway.

After returning to Fengcheng, Lin Cha summoned the generals to discuss countermeasures. The generals were surprised to hear that the navy was defeated by the court. You should know that the Zheng army was just a navy, and the shock caused by the destruction of the main force of the navy can be imagined.

After reading Zheng Zhilong's letter, Hong Xu frowned, "It is not the best way to return to Fuzhou at this time. The navy of the court will definitely enter the Minjiangkou to block our navy from Quanzhou. If we return to the court's army with a leisurely chance of victory, it is obvious that the last general believes that it is better to advance to Nanjing than to return to Fuzhou. As long as the general holds in Fuzhou for one month, with the strength of our army and the navy of Quanzhou, we will be able to advance directly to Nanjing. At that time, the siege of Fuzhou will be able to be solved. What do you think?" Hong Xu's plan is a typical example of siege of Wei to save Zhao. Although it takes more time, it will definitely work.

"Brother Hong is right. I think this is better. It will definitely change the passive situation of our army and will not let the court lead the nose. Moreover, the entire situation will be reversed as soon as the siege of Fuzhou is resolved. How can the court be with me at that time?" Yang Geng agreed with Hong Xu's plan, and he firmly believed that Zheng Zhilong would definitely be fine to defend Fuzhou for one month.

Lin Cha looked around and sighed slightly, "But the general's letter stated that we must return to the army immediately. I think the situation in Fuzhou is even more serious than you and I think. I am afraid that the general may not be able to hold on for a month! We can't blame the general for being anxious. The navy is the main force of our army. You are not familiar with land warfare. If the navy destroys the morale of the army, it will inevitably be shaken. Moreover, after one month, the army will inevitably be under the brink of the army outside Fuzhou City. The commander will definitely consider this when we return to the army."

Lin Cha calculated, "Let's go back to Fuzhou! Even if it's a hard battle, this battle will have to be fought. With our army's 25,000 plus 30,000 people from Quanzhou, it's not a problem to resolve the siege of Fuzhou. I ordered the entire army to rest for a day and the troops will be sent to Fuzhou tomorrow."

Guo Huai was very uneasy when he returned to the camp. The imperial court had only 20,000 troops outside Fuzhou. Once Lin Cha and Quanzhou Zheng Army returned, the emperor would be worried! Guo Huai became more and more anxious when he thought that he could not help him alone.

When Guo Huaiyi was worried, the soldier came to report that a fellow villager wanted to see him. He was so bored that he didn't want to see any fellow villager, but when the soldier said something about the fellow villager, he was very happy because it was the secret code he had agreed with Emperor Hongguang.

Guo Huai gave the so-called fellow villager to the room. After hearing what Emperor Hongguang wanted to convey to him, he was happy and worried. Joy was happy that Emperor Hongguang's plan was feasible. He could do the task of introducing Lin Cha's troops into the encirclement. Worry was worried that this was a tough battle. The court's losses would definitely be considerable. Even if nearly 10,000 Zheng's army was recruited, it would be a hard battle. "You tell your opinion after you go back. If Song Zhiyong comes over, you must avoid Lin Cha and others from suspicion. Moreover, there should not be too many troops, one or two thousand people are enough...!"

"Just decide like this! Set up an ambush thirty miles outside Gushan. It is the only place for Lin Cha to return to his army. Song Aiqing, you can set off now. Just take 1,300 people from Kunshan. When you arrive there, you must cooperate well with Kunshan and not make Zheng's army suspicious." After Song Zhiyong took the order, I looked at Jin Shenghuan, "Jin Aiqing, as Kunshan said, this battle is a tough battle, I will depend on you. If you win this battle, I will definitely be awarded the title of Count!"

Jin Shenghuan agreed, "Don't worry, Master, if Jin Shenghuan cannot fight this battle, he would rather die to apologize." Jin Shenghuan was not interested in the title, he just felt that he had no worries for the emperor and was comfortable! It was the most tiring thing for a general who led his troops to care about those intrigues.

Lin Cha met Song Zhiyong, who was leading the "remnants' defeated general" 50 miles away from Fuzhou. Zheng Zhilong praised Song Zhiyong for saving Zheng Zhihu in a letter to Lin Cha. In addition, Song Zhiyong's appearance did not cause doubt, so the remaining soldiers of more than a thousand people were taken over by Lin Cha, and he learned about the recent situation in Fuzhou from Song Zhiyong.

Song Zhiyong was naturally a nonsense. When he was resting at night, Song Zhiyong found an opportunity to meet Guo Huaiyi, "Brother Guo, don't worry, I'm all over my place." Song Zhiyong saw Guo Huai, and he hurriedly dispelled his concerns.

Guo Huai nodded, "You are here just in time. I can judge the ambush. Our main task is to capture or kill Lin Cha and others at the beginning of the ambush. In this way, the Zheng army without a leader will be defeated."

Song Zhiyong nodded and said, "The more than a thousand people I brought are all elites around the emperor, but these people are inconvenient to be unable to get close to Lin Cha and others at that time."

"Don't worry, I have a trick to lure Lin Cha and others to take the bait. You have a short gun in your hand to lend me a piece of it." Guo Huai thought that it would be impossible for him to return to Zheng Zhilong after this ambush, so he would be a big shot. If these Zheng army generals couldn't get through, they couldn't escape. Guo Huaiyi and Song Zhiyong discussed for a long time, and felt that the plan was relatively stable, and the two separated.

"General Guo, you lead a thousand heads to open the way." Lin Cha knew that the terrain leading to Gushan was not very good, and it was difficult to guarantee that the court would not set up an ambush there, so it would be better to send a head to look at it.

Guo Huaiyi never expected Lin Cha to hand over the task of hitting the outpost, which made him think about all night long and useless. He led these thousand people while walking and wondering how to bring Lin Cha and others into the encirclement and how to kill several Zheng army generals.

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