In the first battle of the stone village, the Ming army won a complete victory, but in the next siege battle, because Zhao Guozuo had regained the feeling of defending the city, the city of Quanzhou was very rigorous, several sieges failed to achieve actual results, and the soldiers suffered more casualties, Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Hongkui did not dare to continue to drive the army to attack the city, so they had to unite several rebels to besiege the city of Quanzhou.

However, the victory in this battle greatly boosted the morale of the gentry and people in Quanzhou. The news of Xie Yinglong's death spread, and in just one month, two large-scale and planned anti-Qing uprisings broke out in Quanzhou City.

For the first time, it was the squire Guo Xian who contacted Huang Jingfang, a cabinet scholar of the Chongzhen Dynasty, and other squires in the city to revolt, wanting to cooperate with Zheng Chenggong to take Quanzhou. The Guo family and the Zheng family have an old relationship, Guo Xian's father Guo Bichang is a five-year jinshi of the Apocalypse, Jiangxi participated in politics, and later the Qing army entered Fujian, and the Duanzhong prince Boluo also sent Guo Bichang to hold a book to appease Zheng Zhilong. Originally, in the eyes of the Qing army, the Guo family was a gentry who could be classified as "good citizens", but they did not act secretly, leaked the news, and caused the uprising to fail.

What is even more speechless is that the Qing army rounded up, and Guo Xian's family hid in a secret room and could not be arrested. Who knew that one of Guo Xian's concubines was greedy for money and told the secret room where it was, so that 13 members of the Guo family were killed. Of course, this concubine also failed to get the goods promised by Zhao Guozuo, and was killed by the Qing army after the secret room was exposed.

The second time, it was the same method of combining the inside and the outside, but it was Yang Yi, the guard of the west gate of Quanzhou, who contacted Zhuge Bin, the leader of the rebel army outside the city, and agreed to break through Quanzhou one day. This time he acted cautiously, everything was going according to plan, but on the day of the incident, Zhao Guozuo had a whim and ordered the defenders of the east and west city gates to be transferred. Yang Yi didn't have time to inform Zhuge Bin, and that night Zhuge Bin led his troops to the city and was discovered by the Qing army, but Zhuge Bin and his subordinates were wiped out here, and Yang Yi was also executed.

The two uprisings failed to achieve their goals, but the curfew in the city became stricter, and they tried their best to supervise and defend the people in the city, and the Qing court officials and generals from Zhao Guozuo and below did not dare to have the slightest respite.

After more than a month of siege, the defenders of Quanzhou were already showing fatigue under the repeated torture of the Ming army outside the city and the whispers of anti-Qing people in the city. During this period, Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Hongkui also seized the time to train soldiers, recruit volunteers, collect grain, grass, silver, raw materials and goods, and many people came to vote, which greatly enriched the strength of the two armies.

After a period of repairing outside the city by means of siege, many wounded soldiers have recovered their strength, new recruits have been replenished into the camp, and veterans have improved their experience and combat ability after repeated battles.

"Our troops first forced Zhao Guozuo back, and then beheaded Ying Long, and the morale of the army was maintained. However, if it continues like this, I am afraid that the veteran soldiers will be tired. ”

In the big tent of the Chinese army in the Peach Blossom Mountain camp, the siege of the city again was put on the agenda. I have to say that during this time, Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Hongkui gained a lot, but they couldn't take Quanzhou for a long time, and they couldn't achieve the ultimate strategic goal of sending troops this time, which was extremely unfavorable for the follow-up response.

Having reached this consensus, Zheng Chenggong also began to dispatch troops with the support of Zheng Hongkui, preparing to launch another attack on Quanzhou City. However, Zheng Chenggong had not yet completed the tasks of the various departments, and a probe horse that was scattered in the direction of Zhangzhou hurried back.

"Tell the prince, tell the uncle, I just got the news that Wang Jin, the deputy general of Zhangzhou, commanded the armies of Zhangzhou and Chaozhou to aid Quanzhou, counting more than 55,000 people."

Wang Jin, known as the tiger, was born in Henan Liukou, and was the deputy general of Zhangzhou City Guard. In this world, there has always been only a wrong name, no wrong nickname, Wang Jin is known for his strength and bravery, and he is the most fearless of death.

If it's just this person, it's okay, the problem is that the news I got this time is that Wang Jintong Zhangchao's troops came to aid Li, which is an army of 15,000, not to mention that most of the Qing army are veterans who have been on the battlefield, and most of Zheng Chenggong's soldiers lack sufficient combat experience, only to say that this number is already much more than the combined army of Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Hongkui, not to mention that there is also Fujian Admiral Zhao Guozuo's department in Quanzhou City that can cooperate with it inside and outside.

"Fourth uncle, Wang Jin, the captives of the two counties of Zhangzhang and Chao are coming to help, and they will arrive soon. The city of Quanzhou is strong and not easy to break, if Wang Jin leads a brigade of troops to hold the five tombs and unification the army to attack Anping, our department will be difficult to take care of. ”

Anping City is located between Quanzhou Fucheng and Tong'an County, which is where Zheng Zhilong has been operating for many years, and most of the Zheng family of Shijing live here. It is Zheng Chenggong, although the base camp is still in South Australia, but he also sent his cronies to operate sea trade and raise military salaries there, which is a must-defend place for Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Hongkui.

Zheng Chenggong's words are true, Wang Jin's ministry aided carp, and Anping can almost be said to be the only way. Once Anping is lost, not to mention the recurrence of the disaster of the Qing army's slaughter of Anping last year, there will also be a big problem with the military salaries of their two departments.

Zheng Chengyun thought of this, and Zheng Hongkui was also able to realize this hidden danger. Hearing Zheng Chenggong's statement here, he couldn't help frowning and said, "In that case, let's withdraw from the army for the time being." ”

Anping could not afford to lose, Zheng Hongkui had the idea of retreating, and the generals present also knew the stakes and began to think about the retreat. However, at this moment, Zheng Chenggong stood up and said generously: "The king has been besieging the city for more than a month, and the defenders in the city have been declining, and the victory or defeat is only between Sumeru, and An Neng will retreat?!" ”

The train of thought was interrupted by Zheng Chenggong, and from Zheng Hongkui onwards, all the generals present focused their attention on this twenty-three-year-old national master. Seeing this, Zheng Chenggong continued to say based on what he had just said: "Fourth uncle, the little nephew thinks that Yang Cai and Zhang Jin's subordinates should go to Yuyuan to guard in advance, and Lin Xishan and Du Hui should prepare ships to anchor in Xunwei in case of accidents. The uncle can lead Lin Shun, Hong Zheng and other generals to attack Quanzhou, and the little nephew is willing to lead Guo Tai, Yu Kuan and others to occupy Wuling, thinking that they will respond everywhere. ”

The key points between Quanzhou and Tong'an are all in Zheng Chenggong's chest, and at this moment, these places are narrated like a backhand view, and they are presented in the ears of the generals in a three-dimensional way.

Juyuan, Xunwei, Wuling, Zheng Chenggong made it clear that he wanted to besiege the city and send reinforcements, as long as he held these places, even if he could not defeat the reinforcements, it would be difficult for the supporting carp army to reach the city of Quanzhou. Especially in this army of more than 15,000 people, in a hurry, only this route can reach Quanzhou, which is in danger at the fastest speed.

"Then be it, everything, do what Oki says."

Between the two dilemmas, Zheng Hongkui still chose to believe in Zheng Chenggong's judgment. The army was dispatched in batches according to Zheng Chenggong's deployment, and Zheng Chenggong's unit undertook the task of sending reinforcements, and soon arrived at the established location. At the same time, Zheng Hongkui's subordinates and Zheng Chenggong's left Zuo Xianfeng Town also launched a new round of attacks on Quanzhou.

Note: Quanzhou is also known as Licheng.