Du Hui and the Ke brothers are trying their best to maintain the defense of the Chaozhou capital, while Chen Kai is trying to stabilize people's hearts. Just when Chen Kai was giving a lecture to those security chiefs and A commanders, Zheng Chenggong, who had been prepared as early as when Du Hui set off, immediately led his army to board the ship after receiving the report.

The plan formulated by Chen Kai was originally the result of continuous deduction with Zheng Chenggong. Originally, Zheng Chenggong did not agree to let Chen Kai personally lead people into the capital city of Chaozhou, because Chen Kai was no longer just a staff member who gave advice to this army, but an absolutely indispensable figure.

This is a great achievement made by Chen Kai in the ordnance workshop in the past year, and his foresight and ability to analyze intelligence have always been valued by Zheng Chenggong. But Chen Kai insisted again and again, and there was indeed no more suitable candidate than Chen Kai on this Nanao Island, so he had to retreat and let Chen Kai take this risk.

Since Chen Kai's departure, in the past few days, Chen Kai has turned his hands into clouds and hands for rain in Chaozhou City, which can be called a painstaking thought, Zheng Chenggong is also panicked on Nanao Island, lest Chen Kai and others will be recognized by Che Ren. God is pitiful, after a few days of waiting, I finally got the news, and it is a big good news, that is, Zheng Chenggong, who has gradually become moody, can't help but be overjoyed.

From Chen Kai's completion of the impossible production task in that month and a half, to a series of equipment innovations later, Zheng Chenggong has always firmly believed that Chen Kai is the chosen person sent by the emperor's ancestors to help him rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty and wash away the family shame brought by his father's surrender. There is a providence in this darkness, and it is even more confirmed now.

"With 300 soldiers, we have captured a big city of 50,000 people, and God has mercy on the people of China who have suffered from the cruelty of the Tartars!"

The capital city of Chaozhou is 100 miles inland, and the boat must go upriver on the Han River, the wind direction is acceptable, but it is not suitable for too many people, Zheng Chenggong simply took the four towns of Qinding Town, Zuochong Town, Right Chong Town and Zhongchong Town to set off, and strive to rush to the Chaozhou capital city as soon as possible to ensure that there is no gain and loss.

From the port outside Nanao City to the mouth of the Hanjiang River, it is only more than 20 miles, and when converted into sea miles, it is only five or six nautical miles. The speed of the sea ships in this era is only a few knots, but this little distance is only an hour away, and even an hour has passed, Zheng Chenggong's ship has already sailed into the mouth of the Han River.

The Hanjiang River originates in the mountainous area at the junction of Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangdong provinces, and flows at the Sanheba River in Dapu County to merge with Meixi, and then follows the topography and flows straight into the sea through the east of Chaozhou City. The mouth of the Han River is divided into three parts of the Han River Delta, which are called Beixi, Dongxi and Xixi by the locals. Since Beixi happened to be sandwiched between the pirates of Chenghai County and Nanyang Village in Lianxia Town, Zheng Chenggong did not choose there, but entered from Dongxi.

Dongxi is close to the left, the scale of the local armed forces only in Chenghai County in the self-proclaimed governor of the local tyrant Yang Hu, because the Hanjiang River Delta is flat, arable land area is large, densely populated, so in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty after the loss of control, it is mostly coveted by bandits and pirates from all walks of life around. Even last year, Huang Hairu, a local bandit from Huanggangbao in Raoping County, sent troops to attack here.

Yang Hu occupies this place, and his own strength is not weak, but in the land of four battles, a group of thieves are watching, and he is not very willing to provoke Zheng Chenggong's army, which is obviously just transiting, so he simply closes the city gate and allows Zheng Chenggong to recruit slender men on the left and go upstream.

Sailing against the current, Zheng Chenggong's department walked slowly, and later, due to the change in wind direction, he simply divided a town to take turns to get off the boat and walk. A hundred miles away, fortunately, Zheng Chenggong also went north, and the strength of more than 2,000 soldiers was not to be underestimated by the surrounding bandits, and there was no danger along the way, but it also took a few days to rush to the city of Chaozhou.

Fortunately, the early exploration of the horse returned, the city was still under the control of the Ming army, after the contact, Zheng Chenggong's ship sailed into the dock, accompanied the towns into the city, Chen Kai and others were finally able to put down the heart that had been hanging for a few days.

"Country name."

Chen Kaifu saluted, but Zheng Chenggong immediately stepped forward, helped him up with both hands, and then bowed down: "Chen joined the army and risked his life for the king, so he should be worshipped." ”

Zheng Chenggong was like this, and Chen Kai had to hurriedly return the gift. If it were someone else, such as Du Hui and the Ke brothers, Zheng Chenggong would never be like this, because they were Zheng Chenggong's generals and military generals, and it was their duty to be firm and stubborn and die on the battlefield, but Chen Kai was a civil official, and he should have sat in the arsenal workshop on Nanao Island to build weapons and armor for the army, but now he took the risk of deceiving the city, and even personally fought hand-to-hand combat with Che Renzhong and other characters, so Zheng Chenggong did not hesitate to respect.

"Let's go back to the general town mansion, Guo, we still have a lot of things to do, and we really don't have half a minute to spare."

As Chen Kai said, taking the capital city of Chaozhou, Zheng Chenggong's reinforcements arrived, and stable control of this place was achieved, which was only the first step. There's still a lot to do, and they're still pressed for time.

When he came to the town mansion, Zheng Chenggong sat down, and the first thing he saw was the explanation of the situation in Yamen and Chaozhou Town sorted out by Chen Kai, Ke Chenshu and Du Hui. In terms of details, there is not enough time for the time being, so Zheng Chenggong has to be allowed to check it by himself after the meeting.

"The handling of those officials, Chen Senjun did a good job. As long as it's not that kind of Tartar diehard, there is no need for us to be difficult for readers. Those who are willing to follow the court, we welcome it, and if they are unwilling, give it away and let them return to their hometown. As for returning to their hometown, whether they explain it truthfully or talk exaggeratedly, we can all have a reputation as a corporal of courtesy. ”

The influence of scholars in the local area is very large, which Chen Kai has long known, and Shen Yanqi's performance during the Battle of Quanzhou is an example. After receiving Zheng Chenggong's praise, Chen Kai was modest, and the topic quickly turned to military affairs.

"Chaozhou city defense, temporarily by Zuochong Town and Right Chong Town, Ke Chenshu and Ke Chenmei called back Zhongchong Town, refamiliarized with the troops, and waited for the future."

Zheng Chenggong said that, Yang Cai, the head town of Zuochong Town, Lin Yi, the head town of Right Chong Town, and the Ke family brothers all got up and agreed. Taking a breath, Zheng Chenggong continued: "Du Hui, the deputy general of the Chaozhou City Guard, is limited to three days to complete the screening of the Chaozhou town soldiers. Those who pass the test are retained, those who are deeply indignant are punished in public, the old and weak are turned into auxiliaries, and 100 soldiers are each transferred from Zhongchong Town, Zuochong Town, and Youchong Town to supplement your department. Chaozhou City Guard Association, set for 1,000. Vice General Du, this is the first city recovered by our army, and it is the first capital city, so I will hand it over to you. ”

"The last general will not fail in his mission, the city is in the people, the city is ruined, and the people are dead!"

Sooner or later, Zhongchong Town will be transferred to other places to conquer and suppress, Du Hui is one of the main leaders who participated in the capture of the city, and he personally shocked the barracks, which was very deterrent in the original Chaozhou town soldiers. There are 1,000 soldiers in Chaozhou City, which is the same as Nanao Town, and twice as many as other towns, but it is only a deputy general, on the one hand, it is to take care of the emotions of other more qualified generals, and on the other hand, it is because Chen Kai has changed the Zhangquan strategy that Zheng Chenggong has always adhered to in history, and turned to attack Chaozhou.

Du Hui made a generous statement, and the generals were also in a mood. From a small army of only about 90 people, alone in the storm, now not only has the army expanded to nearly 10,000, but also occupies a prefecture city. It's progressing so fast that it's growing every day.

Among them, there is no lack of Zheng Chenggong's leadership, there is no lack of desperate battles of all the soldiers, and Chen Kai, a scholar who suddenly appeared in Chaozhou and suddenly came to Nanao Island, is indispensable for his talent and clever plan.

Since entering the capital city of Chaozhou, the generals have long looked at Chen Kai differently, from foreign scholars, to civil officials with some skills, to strategists who can be far-sighted, and today, in less than a year, he has become his own brother, and Chen Kai can be regarded as truly integrated into this new Zheng Group led by Zheng Chenggong!

Chen Kai's task at this stage is to be in charge of the civil affairs of the Chaozhou capital for the time being. Now Zheng Chenggong and this army need him and Du Hui to sit in the city to deter those who are ready to move. And the troops brought by Zheng Chenggong soon followed the order, replacing the town soldiers who had accepted the initial reorganization and controlling the entire Chaozhou capital city.

The reorganization in the barracks was carried out at the first time, and Zheng Chenggong also ordered the opening of the seven gates of Chaozhou City to facilitate the circulation of goods and personnel of the people inside and outside the city.

In addition to the soldiers and horses of the four towns and the 300 deception troops, plus the 2,000 Chaozhou town soldiers who are undergoing reorganization, Zheng Chenggong's troops in the Chaozhou capital city have exceeded twice the weight of the previous car, and he has nothing to fear. After consulting the official documents, in the afternoon, Chen Kai led Zheng Chenggong to Guangji Gate, which is a must-visit place after the tide, and it is also some things that Zheng Chenggong needs to know in advance when he invites the clans and gentry in the city to have a banquet tomorrow, but Chen Kai did not focus on the bridge.

"The surname of the country can know the origin of this Han Jiang?"

"I want to hear about it."

In the late spring of March, climb the tower and look out, the water of the Hanjiang River rises, the river surface is open, the long bridge lies on the waves, the smoke waves are vast, the pen peak is picturesque, the boat is like a shuttle, there is a different scenery, so the eight scenes in Chaozhou have the victory of "watching the tide in the east building".

Chen Kai stared at the river in the distance, looked at the bridge that runs through the two banks, looked at the boats on the river, and looked at the people who relied on it for survival, and then said: "The original name of the Hanjiang River is Evil Creek, because there are often crocodiles here that hurt people. In the Tang Dynasty, Han Wengong was demoted to this, wrote an article to sacrifice the crocodile, and trained archers to hunt and kill, since then the Chaozhou people no longer suffer from the crocodile, the local people are grateful for the kindness of Han Wengong, and then this river is renamed Hanjiang, to commemorate. ”

Chaozhou people are grateful, for Han Yu to respect the most, just in the city alone, there are many buildings to commemorate Han Yu, even the Southern Song Dynasty began to build the Guangji Bridge, the locals have always been Han Yu's nephew Han Xiangzi associated with it, stubbornly called it Xiangzi Bridge.

Chen Kaiyan pointed out, and the metaphor was inaudible to Zheng Chenggongyan. Following Chen Kai's line of sight, Zheng Chenggong looked at the river in the distance, and then said solemnly: "Then let's inherit Mr. Changli's legacy and exterminate the crocodiles in those cholera places for the people of Chaozhou!" ”