"The last general is against it!"

After stopping for more than half a year, Chen Kai admonished that the rhythm of Shi Lang's opposition was staged again on the military discussion. Zheng Chenggong did not speak, and the generals also focused on the two of them, hoping to get inspiration and guidance on how to act next from the debate between Chen Kai and Shi Lang.

Chen Kai just stood up and admonished, and before he could even say the reason, he was sniped by Shi Lang. However, Chen Kai's words, in fact, have also revealed a very important information, that is, from a political point of view, sending troops to rescue Guangzhou, under the banner of King Qin, can show loyalty, in the emperor, in the court, in all parties of the powerful faction, in the gentry and the common people, will bring an excellent influence, in the era of Confucianism, there is a reputation of loyal ministers and righteous people, many things will become much smoother, this is the so-called Tao more help.

These things don't need to be pointed out at all, everyone can understand them, because they live in such a society, from birth to the present, but Chen Kai still needs to work backwards from the results to get such a conclusion.

"Guangzhou, an important town in Tiannan, a place where businessmen gather, our army rescued Guangzhou, and it is indeed impossible to take it into the bag, but as a reinforcement, open up the local businessmen's vein, and the sea trade can be greatly improved. Not even talking about these, the city of Huizhou is close to the east of Guangzhou, and our army has a delicate relationship with the defenders of Guangzhou, but as long as Dongguan is occupied, Guangzhou can be aided in the west, and Huizhou can be sent down to the east. The giant city of Guangzhou, under the city of the captive division of the soldiers, after a long time, was broken by the king's division, and our army could justifiably base the land of the two prefectures. At that time, the north will enter Jiangxi and the east will attack southern Fujian, and the weather will be completely different from today. ”

Commerce and the recovery of Huizhou Mansion, which has been cleared, are Chen Kai's main tone. can not only reap the good reputation of King Qin's rebellion, but also seize the actual territory, killing two birds with one stone, even if it caused some people present to nod secretly.

However, since Shi Lang has spoken out against it, he will never give up so easily. When he originally exited, he only had some vague thoughts, but after listening to Chen Kai's words, he immediately found the direction of the attack.

"Chen Senjun can't help but think about things too optimistically, what kind of goods those guys under Li Chengdong are, no one knows better than Ben General, expecting them to hold the city of Guangzhou, it is better to hope that the Tartars can't stand the heat of Guangzhou and are forced to retreat."

According to Ben Shuai's view, from Li Chengdong back then to the current group of guys, they all regard Guangdong as their fiefdom. Let's go to the rescue, in their opinion, it will only be a group of people who have grabbed land in the past, and it is indispensable to meet each other in arms. At that time, if there were people in the court, they could frame the national surname for the crime of infighting, even if it was the interests of the sea trade and the territory of Huizhou Mansion that Chen Shenjun said, I am afraid that it would be in vain. ”

What Shi Lang said is not impossible, but for Chen Kai, rescuing Guangzhou is not just for these. In terms of the overall situation, this can protect Guangzhou and ensure the safety of the Chaozhou occupation area, while Chen Kai wants to prevent the Guangzhou massacre. But the problem is that he can't use what hasn't happened yet as a reason, and that's the hardest thing to do.

There is a way to worry about victory before defeat, which is the right principle of soldiers. Shi Lang explained another possibility clearly, and without any time with Chen Kai, he immediately proposed that once Guangzhou was conquered by the Qing army, it would cause an even greater collapse, and even in Dongguan, Zheng Chenggong's department would probably not be able to stand alone. Instead of this, it is better for the army to entrench in Chaozhou, to the west to attack Huizhou Prefecture, to the east to further expand the occupation area of southern Fujian, is it not more secure than to risk rescuing Guangzhou?

After saying this, Chen Kai's afterglow swept over, and the generals were already inclined to this discussion. It's just that he doesn't intend to give up, it's not a battle of will, but the hundreds of thousands of people in Guangzhou City, they have to work hard again, even if what they get is just a hope that may not be realized.

General Shi's words were conclusive, and he insisted that Wang Shi could not hold Guangzhou. Then, this official is strange, in the opinion of General Shi, how many soldiers and horses does the Tartar have, and can take Guangzhou City in the hands of tens of thousands of Wang Shi who defend the city and rescue from the left? ”

The strength of the Qing army, this is indeed a problem, Shi Lang knows very well that this is definitely a trap for Chen Kai, but he still replied without thinking: "According to the intelligence, the captive division went southwest from Jiangxi, with Shang Kexi as the main commander, and the elite of Pingnan and Jingnan Palaces, plus Jiangxi and Southern Jiangxi captive divisions, the strength of the army should not be less than tens of thousands, and it is even likely to be about 100,000!" ”

Shi Lang blurted out, a sentence of 100,000 troops, even if it caused a faint exclamation from the generals, even Zheng Chenggong couldn't help frowning.

"Sensational!"

"Then Chen joined the army and said something unsensational."

Shi Lang's temperament is not to choose to be weak to him, and most of the people in his subconscious do not believe that he will have a more detailed understanding of this than him.

Seeing this, Chen Kaidang sneered: "So that General Shi knows, Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexi, Shen Yongzhong, this rebellion from Dongjiang Town, when he surrendered, one was the Wang Division suppressed the Dengzhou Rebellion, the other was forced by Shen Shikui, the commander of the Dongjiang River, and the other was that the captives captured Phi Dao, all of them were led by the ruined journey, and the soldiers and horses in the headquarters were only two or three thousand, or even one or two thousand, and now there are only Shang and Geng two thieves besieging Guangdong, could it be that these two thieves can still scatter beans into soldiers?" ”

"How do you know that the Imperial Court will not allow these two thieves to increase their troops?"

"General Shi is using his brain when he says this." As he spoke, Chen Kai clapped his hands and praised: "As far as this official knows, the Han army of the Imperial Court is divided into Chen and Xin. The so-called Chen Han Army is not only a Niu Lu organized in Liaodong, but the New Han Army is a Niu Lu used to settle the generals after entering the customs. The former had a total of one hundred and thirty or forty oxen, each of which had two hundred soldiers, but twenty-seven thousand and eighty-eight soldiers; The latter, on the other hand, is basically in name only, and cannot be counted. The four thieves of Kong, Shang, Geng, and Shen are named in the Han army flag, but the troops will not be too much, otherwise the Tartars will not be able to feel at ease. ”

"The Han army banner was to be stationed in Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Huguang, as well as the capital and Liaodong, and to assist the Manchurian Eight Banners to guard against the Mongols in Mobei and Monan. Not to mention, there are more than 4,000 Han military flags in the Eight Banners of the Hangzhou garrison alone, which are led by Gushan Ezhen Jinli and Liu Zhiyuan, and it is impossible to supplement these four thieves with the old Niu Lu. As for the increase in troops to the south this time, it can only be the green battalion soldiers along the way. In the final analysis, the real Han army banner, Shang Geng's two thieves only have a few thousand people in their hands, and the remaining green battalion soldiers are only one or two thousand. ”

"Chen Senjun knows it clearly, and the secrets are not necessarily something that you can easily understand as an outsider, right?"

"What does General Shi mean is that this official is a Tartar?"

"Yes or no, you know it in your own heart."

Shi Lang said this, but Chen Kai sneered: "Whether this official is a Tartar or not, I will say two things." But it was General Shi, who had an army of 100,000 with one mouth, and was busy opening his eyes for the Tartars. ”

"You!"

was scolded by Chen Kai pointing his nose, Shi Lang immediately stood up, and even subconsciously drew his sword to face each other. But before he could really put his hand on the hilt of the sword, Zheng Chenggong let out a loud shout and ended the dispute between the two.

"That's enough, you two are both making suggestions for my army, can you use such sabre-rattling every time?!"

Signaling the two to sit back, Zheng Chenggong had already made a decision, but after a little thought, he said: "The captive master went south, and the Son of Heaven could not live in the temple, which is really a shame for the courtiers......"

Having said this, the generals already know what Zheng Chenggong thinks. Shi Lang objected to defeat and wanted to open his mouth to say more, but before he could prepare the wording, just as Chen Kai's secretly bad eyes flashed, under the leadership of Cai Qiao, the guard guarding Zheng Chenggong outside the gate, a dusty messenger hurried in.

After receiving the letter, Zheng Chenggong's expression changed abruptly. After reading the letter, his body shook even more, and he almost didn't sit down on the seat by supporting his hands on the desk in time.

"Country surname ......"

"It doesn't matter."

Signaling that it was okay, Zheng Chenggong picked up the letter again, and read it carefully, but his brows were already deeply locked, as if he was going to strangle someone. Until a moment later, Shen Suo's brows did not ease in the slightest, but Zheng Chenggong had regained his former composure.

"The proposal to send troops to rescue Guangzhou has been stopped, and all departments will reorganize their troops and horses to meet the captured division!"