The words were shocked, and the birds were silent.

The so-called Zheng Group was originally a maritime group, and it can also be said to be a pirate group.

In comparison, the civil officials are much worse, not to mention others, even if Zheng Zhilong tried his best to cultivate the nephew and righteous son Jianping Hou Zheng Tai, the God of Wealth in the Zheng group responsible for foreign trade, in fact, his voice in military and political affairs is also very low, at most he will have a greater say in maritime trade and finance.

Chen Kai, in terms of identity, is Zheng Chenggong's staff, responsible for the production of weapons in this army, and to put it bluntly, he is an administrative official. Although these generals have a good reputation for Chen Kai's ability on weekdays, for him who participated in the military discussion for the first time, the generals did not attach too much importance to his opinion, and no one asked him half a sentence for a long time. Even Zheng Chenggong, his mind was more about letting Chen Kai appear on such an occasion, firstly, to enhance his status within the Zheng Group, and secondly, to prepare for consultation after the end of the military meeting.

However, Chen Kai not only did not accompany the food and painting as they expected, but loudly expressed his opposition when the strategic goals were basically determined by the military discussion, but it also really made everyone unhappy.

"Chen joined the army, what do you think should be done?"

The good impression of half a year disappeared at this moment, and it returned to its original appearance again, Chen Bao's words were gloomy, and it was already very face-saving without scolding him in person. It's just that this face is given more to Zheng Chenggong, rather than a mouthy civil official like Chen Kai.

Chen Bao is like this, and most of the rest of the generals are also like this, but Zheng Chenggong, Hong Xu, Zhang Jin and Ke Chenshu seem to be interested in Chen Kai's answer, probably because Chen Kai has given them a lot of surprises in the past half a year.

Seeing this, Chen Kai stood proudly, looked around at the generals, and said directly: "The lower officials have not dealt with military affairs, and they are really not as good as the marquis, uncles and marshals who are better at this regard." But there is a way that the stones of the mountain can attack the jade, and from the perspective of the following officials, it seems that some things have been forgotten in the plans of the kings. ”

"What's that?"

"Tartar reinforcements!"

Reinforcements, that's a crucial issue. Zheng Chenggong's troops are weak, and the Qing army in the face of a government may not have enough advantages, let alone the Qing army from another government to help. As soon as Chen Kai's words came out, the generals were also deeply touched, attacking Haicheng this year and besieging Quanzhou, both battles were disrupted by Qing army reinforcements. Because of this, they chose Tong'an as the first attack site, and there was also the intention of making the Qing army in southern Fujian unable to take care of each other.

Since this was already in their planning, Chen Kai still used reinforcements as a reason to oppose it, and immediately some generals showed displeasure and planned to explain the geographical environment of southern Fujian to Chen Kai. But without waiting for these people to react, Zheng Chenggong's face changed first, and he asked Chen Kai: "What Chen is referring to when he joins the army, but is it a captive from other provinces?" ”

"The surname of the country is wise, it is true."

Outside the provinces, this is a big problem, Fujian is not isolated overseas, its land borders with Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Guangdong provinces. Previously, when they considered the matter of Qing army reinforcements, they only considered southern Fujian, at most Fujian Province, but after Chen Kai mentioned this, the huge pressure seemed to be pressed on their hearts as if it were substance.

The generals present frowned one by one, and after a while, a voice asked tentatively, but they didn't know if it was asking Chen Kai. But Chen Kai still gave a corresponding answer to this.

"With all due respect, the current war situation in Fujian, our army is just a small problem of scabies for the Tartars, and what can really make them feel threatened is the various departments under the King of Lu in northern Fujian and other places, His Royal Highness the King of Lu calls himself a prisoner and has a greater appeal, and the Tartars will definitely not let it develop and grow in northern Fujian, and will inevitably send a large army to the south."

"Suppose that King Lu's army breaks through the captive division, it will definitely be a momentum that will sweep the southeast. However, our army has always obeyed the former emperor of the Tang Dynasty as the orthodoxy of the emperor and the Ming Dynasty, and at that time, even if our army can take Zhangzhou and Quanzhou, it will only hide under the wing of King Lu, and it must also guard against the disaster of annexation. But if King Lu's army is broken by the captive division, with the current strength of our army, I am afraid that there will be no chance of victory. At that time, under the nest, will there be no eggs? ”

Chen Kai's analysis is the Tao, which can be called to the point, and the generals are silent for a while. Seeing this, Chen Kai continued to work harder: "In addition, Fujian is a province, eight mountains, one water and one field, and it has always been difficult to be self-sufficient in grain, so it is mostly purchased from neighboring provinces. Guangdong's military disasters have continued one after another, and local tyrants and bandits have formed villages to gain self-respect and harass the localities, which has become a chaotic situation. In Zhejiang and Jiangxi provinces, Xiaguan also passed by when he went south, and the white bones were exposed and overgrown with weeds, but I am afraid that even the needs of this province may not be able to be satisfied, let alone sold to Fujian. ”

"If the army has no food, it will be scattered, and the following officials are foolish, even if our army can take Tong'an, the food problem will still not be solved, and it is even more likely to encounter a local food shortage and have to find another place. Rather than this, it is better to make other plans as soon as possible, so as not to cause unnecessary losses and delay the current good situation. ”

Chen Kai's words immediately aroused the deep thinking of the generals, and even Zheng Chenggong frowned deeply, and he didn't collapse for a long time. The results of the military discussion that had been determined were overturned by Chen Kai in an instant, but according to Chen Kai's inference, putting aside those homesick thoughts, Tong'an is not a good place to go.

The generals thought about it, what Chen Kai said is indeed reasonable, although Fujian is his hometown, but judging from the current situation, it is indeed not a place where he can quickly grow his strength once he takes it. In that case, there are not many options left for them.

"What does Chen mean by joining the army, attacking Guangdong?"

"To be precise, it is better to be based on the present than to work far away."

"Chaozhou?"

These two words blurted out, and Chen Bao immediately stood up in shock. At this moment, it really frightened the generals, but Chen Bao didn't care about anything else, his face was constantly distorted, and his expression was changeable, obviously he was rushing to connect the past information in his mind, and at the same time conduct a reasonable analysis.

He was not a resourceful person, but Chen Kai's little bit was like a thunderbolt in his mind, and many originally inconspicuous things became clearly visible.

"Chen joins the army and is really a genius in the world!"