The reason for this is that Guangzhou fell, and the second is the fourth day of Shang Kexi's capture of Guangzhou, on the fifth day of November in the fourth year of Yongli, the Qing army under the command of Kong Youde, the king of Dingnan, captured Guilin, the capital of Guangxi Province. Guilin, a scholar of Wenyuange, a scholar of the two departments of officials and soldiers, stayed behind, and the scholar of Lingui Boqu Shiyun and the squire of the military department and the attendant of the Hanlin Academy, the governor of Guangxi, and Zhang Tongchang, the commander of the soldiers and horses of Guangxi and the task of supervising the anti-Qing army, was captured, and the rule of the Ming court in Liangguang was about to collapse.

The king of Sanshun went south, and Shen Yongzhong, the Duke of Shun, was the stamina of Kong Youde and defended Huguang. In the face of the advance of the eastern and western armies, the two Guangming armies divided their troops to meet the battle at the same time, the internal strife continued, and finally Guangzhou failed to hold, and Guilin also fell. After losing two provincial capitals in a row, the imperial court fled from Wuzhou in a hurry, and Huang Wen, the official of Titang, was sent out to ask Zheng Chenggong for help when he set off for Nanning.

"This is a great achievement, and hundreds of thousands of people have been rescued from the city in less than a day. It seems that the emperor and the cabinet elders in the court have a certain degree of confidence in our army. ”

It doesn't matter whether it's confidence, or if you're busy, or if you don't care if it really works, you can grab a life-saving straw. According to Huang Wen, the official of Titang, when the Son of Heaven heard the news of the fall of Guangzhou, he learned about the "Dunkirk of Chen Kai", and praised Zheng Chenggong and Chen Kai for their courage and ability, so he planned to enter the sea through Qinzhou through Nanning. Whether to enter the Qiongzhou Mansion or go east to join Zheng Chenggong has not yet been decided, but this time the decree still requires Zheng Chenggong to lead his troops to King Qin in order to make a complete plan.

"Seeing today, a national prince should be indispensable, and the lower officials wish the national surname a victory in advance."

In July and August last year, Emperor Yongli faced the fierce offensive of King Sanshun on Liangguang, and took out the title of Duke of Guo, which was only a few people at the beginning of the country, and made a big sale. Du Yonghe of Guangdong, Pi Xiong and Wang Xiang of Guizhou, Jiao Lian, Zhao Yinxuan, Cao Zhijian, Hu Yiqing and other generals of Guangxi were all promoted to the rank of national duke.

Chen Kai went to Guangzhou early, thinking that Zheng Chenggong would have the opportunity to take advantage of this east wind to get the title of a duke first, so that he would be able to follow the rising tide. As a result, he was sent over and received a "verbal praise", but he was not even willing to give a penny, which made Chen Kai roll his eyes at that time. But if Zheng Chenggong can really succeed in the king, following the examples of Li Chengdong and Chen Bangfu, the promotion of the national prince should be a sure thing.

"It doesn't matter if the country is not a national prince, and my father has not been sealed. It's just that now that Qu stayed behind and was captured, Du Yonghe fled to Qiongzhou, and those elders in the court are not fuel-efficient lamps, I'm afraid there will be a lot of constraints. ”

Having said that, after the edict was read, in Huang Wen's anxious eyes, Zheng Chenggong did not hesitate at all, even if he accepted the decree and began to gather troops in front of Huang Wen, allocate grain, grass, and ships, there was no room for the slightest doubt.

It is likely that Chen Kai mixed such a kick in Guangzhou, and this holy decree of King Qin was nearly two months later than in history. Perhaps, as far as the Yongli court is concerned, it is really a last resort to think of Zheng Chenggong, a Ming army feudal town that was originally loyal to the Tang Dynasty. However, this is no longer important, Zheng Chenggong received the holy decree, he will lead the army westward, not everyone can be convinced.

"When I arrived in Qiongzhou, if the emperor moved to Chaozhou, then he could actually move those people of Guangzhou to Qiongzhou Mansion. As Cheng Cheng said, that island is indeed not small, and there are iron ore and giant trees, which are of extraordinary significance to our army. But if the emperor decides to be stationed in Qiongzhou, it will not be something we can swallow. ”

"As the country name says."

Zheng Chenggong is mobilizing troops and grain and grass, and he does not plan to return to Xiamen for the Spring Festival. Even Chen Kai had to stay at the Arms Bureau on Nanao Island, supervising the manufacture of weapons every day and night in case of the needs of the king's army.

On the fourth day of the first month of the fifth year of Yongli, Zheng Chenggong returned to Nanao Island, due to the consumption of a large amount of gunpowder in Guangzhou, storage was limited, and now Zheng Chenggong's army still needs to wait for the last batch of gunpowder to be made before setting off.

On the Tiger Festival Hall of the South Australian General Town Government, the military discussion has not yet begun, and the town guard of the South Australia General Military Officer Zhongyong Marquis Chen Bao Jinyan thought that Zheng Chenggong's department now controls Chaozhou and Zhongzuo in two places, if the army advances westward, once it is attacked by the Qing army during this period, it is easy to have the embarrassment of not being able to take care of each other. Therefore, he suggested that Zheng Chenggong should be in the center of Nanao, and he was willing to lead the Ming army of several towns as a representative. If there is tangible news and can respond to the Yongli court, then ask Zheng Chenggong to come in person, thinking that it is a perfect law.

Chen Bao did not oppose King Qin, nor did he think that King Qin was wrong. But for Zheng Chenggong, this time, it was more necessary for him to personally send troops than in history, so he comforted Chen Bao with good words. It was also proposed that Chaozhou and Zhongzuo were each garrisoned by the Ming army, and between the two, Chen Bao, Hong Xu and Chen Kai could take it as a countermeasure.

Chen Kai heard this thing all over the place. Speaking of which, Chen Bao, Hong Xu and him are all cronies who followed Zheng Chenggong as early as when he was in a corner of South Australia, and they are also Zheng Chenggong's most trusted generals and staff. As Chen Bao pointed out, it is most dangerous for the army to leave the cave and not be able to take care of each other, so it is even more necessary to respond with cronies and capable people.

During this time, Zheng Chenggong gave orders, but he was always in Jieyang and Chaozhou, and did not consult with the generals. This military meeting was the first time, when Zheng Chenggong directly threw out the marching order of the army at the beginning, everyone understood that Zheng Chenggong had made up his mind, but Shi Lang stood up and objected to it.

"King Qin is the duty of a courtier, but the last general had a dream last night, the scene of the defeat of our army, almost the same relatives, it seems that there is a big disadvantage to our army, begging the country surname to think twice."

After that, Shi Lang solemnly bowed, thinking it was official. Unexpectedly, Zheng Chenggong frowned deeply when he heard this, and his anger quickly accumulated, and then the cold words blurted out.

"General Shi's dreams at night are caused by too much thinking, and I think it is because he is unwell, otherwise it is not enough to make such a ridiculous statement. This time, you don't have to go, go back to the center and recuperate for a while. As for Zuo Pioneer Town, it will be handed over to the deputy general Su Mao for the time being. In addition, Cai Yuan, the deputy general of the rear battalion of the left pioneer town, was transferred to Rongqi Town. ”

After saying this, the Tiger Festival Hall was silent. It is undeniable that recently, Shi Lang's influence has continued to decline due to Chen Kai's efforts in Guangzhou to bring hundreds of thousands of civilians and a large amount of silver and ships to the army, and then to marry Zheng Xiyuan. However, Zheng Chenggong has been obedient to Shi Lang in the past two years, so no one thinks that Shi Lang will be beaten into the cold palace, but this scene is happening in front of him at this moment, and all the generals feel Zheng Chenggong's resolute attitude towards this.

"The last generals will obey the orders of the country's surname, fight hard and work hard for the king, and dare not fall behind!"

Killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys, Zheng Chenggong seized Shi Lang's military power, which directly shocked the generals present. No one had any objections to King Qin's matter, but Chen Kai saw the scene in front of him, his eyes were lowered, and he was thoughtful. Raising his head again, he said to Zheng Chenggong: "The surname of the country, Zhangquan is divided into patrol roads, and there is no precedent for this official position in the country." Today, the letter is respected, and the lower officials with the surname of the country form a standard camp and select personnel to enrich the government office, and the lower officials have now made a conclusion. ”

"Oh?"

Zheng Chenggong signaled, and Chen Kai continued: "The lower officials think that the position of patrol is to supervise. The center left office is located between Zhangzhou Mansion and Quanzhou Mansion, the construction of the government office, divided into two provinces, the two mansions have something, the standard camp can also be reached by boat, thought it is the best. ”

"Yes, the specific location of the government office and the camp area, Chen Senjun can discuss and decide with Uncle Zhiyun."

The military conference is over, and the army is ready to go. A few days later, Zheng Hongkui led his troops to arrive, and led the generals Xiao Gongchen and Shen Qi to lead the troops and horses of the headquarters to be transferred to Zheng Chenggong.

On the twenty-seventh day of the first month of the fifth year of Yongli, the army set off. Mighty and mighty, rushed to the king of Qinwang in western Guangdong to rescue him.