Fujian, since last year, the Lu Jianguo Dynasty borrowed the power of Zheng Cai and Zheng Lian brothers to stage a defeated resurrection here, and began to attack cities and counties in northern Fujian and central Fujian, and it was like entering a no-man's land for a year. Even the elite of the local green camp are all huddled behind fortified cities such as Fuzhou and Quanzhou, trembling.

However, with Zheng Cai's dominance leading to the rupture of the alliance, and as the main force of the Eight Banners Army in the south and the green battalion from Zhejiang to aid Fujian entered the Fujian battlefield, everything began to reverse in the same earth-shaking attitude.

In late March, Chen Tai, the general of Jingnan of the Qing Dynasty, and Chen Jin, the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, besieged Jianning Mansion, and by the fourth day of April, the city of Jianning was broken, and Zhu Changhu, the king of Yunxi, and Wang Qi, the leader of the righteous army, died in the chaos. In the same month, the main force of the Qing army entered Fuzhou Prefecture, and the righteous army of Liu Zhongzao, a bachelor who once recovered many prefectures and counties in northern Fujian, was attacked by the superior Qing army, and the rebel army was defeated, Liu Zhongzao committed suicide and martyrdom, and the restored prefectures and counties were occupied by the Qing army.

The Qing army swept through northern and central Fujian like a storm and clouds, leveling the main force of the Ming army, and Chen Tai's troops set off to return before the arrival of the hot summer in Fujian. However, the momentum of the Ming army sweeping through Fujian no longer existed, and in the first month of the following year, the court of Lu Jianguo was forced to withdraw to Shacheng to avoid the Qing army.

The so-called Shacheng is located at the junction of Fujian and Zhejiang. That is to say, the Lu Jian Dynasty, which arose in Zhejiang and once set off the upsurge of Fujian's anti-Qing resistance, faced the dilemma of being expelled back to Zhejiang again after a year of hard work, and the Fujian anti-Qing movement fell into a trough again in this year.

Under such a background, in the winter moon, the right deputy governor of the Longwu Dynasty's Imperial Procuratorate, the governor of Wen, Zhu, Ning, and Tai in eastern Zhejiang, and Lu Ruoteng, the secretary of the military department, contacted the Wanjia brothers of Jiujia Changlin Temple, who were active at the junction of Pinghe, Zhangpu, and Zhao'an counties, and launched an attack on Zhangpu County.

Zhangpu County is located in the south of Zhangzhou Prefecture, west of Pinghe, north of Fucheng, northeast and southwest respectively of Haicheng County and Yunxiao County of later generations, a deer stream near the city, the famous port of southern Fujian in the Ming Dynasty is in the mouth of this Luxi sea.

This place is known as Jinzhangpu in the Ming Dynasty, agriculture and handicraft industry are developed, and there is a good port for sea trade, and it is very rich. The Wanjia brothers and Lu Ruoteng attacked in a big way, and they had won a great victory, but in the face of the suppression of the Qing army and the long-term attack of Zhangpu County, they had to be forced to withdraw to the base area and wait to move.

Back in Changlin Temple, the secret agents sent by the Wanjia brothers to Zhangpu, Pinghe, Zhao'an and Yunxiao Town reported that because of the huge momentum of this offensive and the serious losses of the Qing army, all the counties were full of rumors, and the defense and inventory were extremely strict, and there would be no chance for them at all.

This is obviously not a good thing, the vigilance of the Qing army is high, and it is almost impossible to achieve victory like last time. And when the vigilance of the Qing army declines, but it is inevitable that it will be delayed, they have indeed gained a lot this time, but they have not been able to recover Zhangpu County, and their strategic goals have not been achieved, which is also a big problem.

"Big brother, Lu Shangshu has already intended to return to Jinmen, and the younger brother persuaded him hard last night, but he still can't change his mind."

The brothers of the Wan family are righteous, but the person who speaks is a monk. When the monk said so, Wan Li, who was the leader, frowned, but only smiled bitterly in return.

"Originally, Lu Shangshu contacted us in order to be able to take Zhangpu County and open up the situation of Zhangzhou Mansion. Now it seems that with the strength of our brothers, it is still not enough to confront the Zhangzhou Tartars head-on. People are high-ranking officials who have achieved the level of ministries and academies, and they can see it. As for us, give some rituals, send someone to send him back to his hometown, and form a good fate, that's it. ”

After many years of raising troops, first against the Ming Dynasty and against taxes, and now against the Qing Dynasty and against national oppression, the Wanjia brothers have also sent troops many times, and they also have a great reputation in the south of Zhangzhou, so they will be valued by Lu Ruoteng. However, Zhangpu has not yet been taken, and the counties are strictly guarded, so it is obvious that there will be no chance to send troops for the time being, Lu Ruoteng probably does not want to waste time here, but the monk has no choice. Even if it's not just a monk, even Wanli has nothing to say about it.

Gifting Lu Ruoteng, the matter was settled, and they soon returned to the original theme of training the rebels. Wan family brothers, a total of eighteen people, are all good men in the counties of Zhangnan, martial arts, there are mostly two brushes, especially Wan Li and this monk, but when it comes to the art of war, it is not what they are good at.

Fortunately, the attack on Zhangpu was not successful, but the military experience has been greatly improved, the rhythm of field battles, the essentials of the siege, have pondered a lot of experience, this time back to the division, since there will be no chance for the time being, just can be used to train soldiers and horses, in addition to the three regardless of the area to control the safe, is also a good thing.

Saying that, a leader of the mountain gate sent someone over, saying that a group of people had come to pay a visit, and one of them even said that it was the old acquaintance of the head of Dong under Wan Yi.

The leader surnamed Dong was originally a strong man from Chaozhou who defected to the Wanjia brothers when they attacked Huanggang many years ago, and it is said that the person who came also claimed to be from Chaozhou, and Wan Yi called his people to see him. After a while, it was really an old acquaintance, Wan Li and the others saw that the leader surnamed Dong entered with that group of people, but at a glance, the person who knew him was not the leader, and it seemed that he was probably just a guard leader.

"I have heard for a long time that this Changlin Temple is located in the middle of ten thousand mountains, and this time I came, and sure enough, my feet were blistered."

The person at the head is not someone else, it is Chen Kai. Chen Kai and his entourage crossed the water dividing pass, and Lin Dezhong went to the route explained by the leader surnamed Dong, all the way to Guanpi Town, and arrived at Guanpi Town, but they found the contact person according to the instructions, and led them to this Changlin Temple.

About this Changlin Temple, Chen Kai had heard of it in his early years, and it seemed that it was still the birthplace of the Heaven and Earth Society. It's just a pity that now it's just a small temple in Changlin Village, and the Wanjia brothers sit in the "main hall", which gives Chen Kai the illusion of entering a bandit's den.

Chen Kai laughed a little bit, Wan Li also frowned slightly, but this person is a guest, Lin Dezhong and the leader surnamed Dong are indeed old acquaintances, he didn't say much, just bowed his hand and asked Chen Kai: "Dare to ask this gentleman, what is the matter to find me." ”

Wan Li asked, Lin Dezhong and the leader surnamed Dong also set their eyes on Chen Kai. In an instant, his eyes gathered, Chen Kai smiled slightly, and returned the salute.

"This official, recruit the general to join the army, manage the affairs of the Ordnance Bureau, and know Chen Kai in Zhangzhou Mansion. This time, I asked you to move to Chaozhou Mansion and serve under the surname of the general of Zhongxiaobo. ”