Chapter 63: To the West

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On September 24 of the eighth year of Yongli, Hao Shangjiu, the general soldier of Chaozhou stationed in Xingning, Changle and Chengxiang counties of the Qing Dynasty, announced that he was the new Taihou anyway, changed the Yuan to the eighth year of Yongli, and ordered the whole city to cut braids and wrap nets. Lu Zhenfen, the governor of Chaozhou, Xue Xinchen, and the magistrates of Chengxiang, Changle, and Xingning refused to change their ways, and were directly escorted to Sanheba by Hao Shangjiu.

Historically, Hao Shangjiu happened a year and a half ago, during the Battle of Zhaoqing launched by Li Dingguo. The reason was that he was forced to go right by the transfer of the Qing court, but this time he was living a good life, and he was forced by Chen Kai to have to raise troops to resist the Qing Dynasty.

However, when the army was raised in history, he was locked by Wu Liuqi, Xu Long and Su Li's three heroes, and he couldn't move at all, and he could only count on Zheng Chenggong to get him out of trouble despite Jin Li's threat. This was fooled by Chen Kai, and Wu Liuqi, Xu Long and Su Li had already been sent by Chen Kai to reincarnate, and Zhang Jin, the only one who could play a role in him, still obeyed Chen Kai's military orders. As a result, the three counties changed color overnight, and then Hao Shangjiu even used his troops and horses to march westward, crossing Qingxi, Tongqu, and Laolongbu, and directly attacking Longchuan County, making preliminary preparations for his next entry into Huizhou.

The news of Hao Shangjiu's dispatch of troops quickly spread to Chaozhou, which Chen Kai had discussed with him earlier. However, when the official report sent by the following officials entered the governor's yamen, Chen Kai was still teasing the two children in the back house.

The twins, during the birth, really tired Zheng Xiyuan enough, and they were still lying on the bed, wrapped in a dense airtight wind, lest the wind blow is not good for the body.

Chen Kai sat on the edge of the bed, teasing the child, and also made Zheng Xiyuan laugh uncontrollably. Until, one child cried for some reason, and then another child also cried, and the whole house was immediately in chaos, and Zheng Xiyuan began to worry about whether the child was hungry or something.

"Go down first."

's daughter gave birth, and Zheng Hongkui's wife has been taking care of her here. During this time, the child cried, and in her experience, she should be hungry, so she simply asked the nurses and maidservants to take the child to feed and sleep first. It just so happened that at this time, she also had something to say to Chen Kai.

"It's done, I see that the governor yamen has been busy these days, is it going to go on the expedition again?"

After all, she is Zheng Hongkui's wife, and she has seen more than ordinary people over the years. Asked here, Zheng Xiyuan obviously had expected it, Chen Kai looked at his wife, sighed, and then replied to her instead: "Yes, my mother-in-law, I have basically made preparations, and in the past two or three days, I will only wait for the arrival of the escort fleet of the Marquis of Pingyi and set off." ”

War, the two female dependents will inevitably have some worries. In this regard, Chen Kai could only use this excuse that he was cooperating with the king of Xining, who had become a famous king the year before, and asked them to relax as much as possible. There is nothing else to do, after all, it is a dangerous soldier, how can there be a saying of victory.

Speaking of which, in the battle of Xinhui, Chen Kai only remembered that Li Dingguo was defeated, but he didn't have the slightest impression of how he was defeated, and it seemed that he hadn't even seen or heard others mention the details before. The only thing I know is that Li Dingguo besieged Xinhui, during which he was ill for four months, and the Qing army used this time to transfer reinforcements to the Guangdong battlefield, and then the reinforcements fought a decisive battle with Li Dingguo together with the soldiers of the two feudal domains of Pingnan and Jingnan, which is probably what happened.

There are quite a few hidden dangers here, but since he has decided to do it, Chen Kai has never thought of cowering, otherwise he would not have forcibly persuaded Zheng Chenggong.

From the beginning of Zheng Chenggong's sweep of Fujian, Chen Kai had already ordered Guangdong to start preparations. Earlier, the armament bureau was powerless because of the excessive expansion of the army, and the production capacity of Guangdong was tilted towards Fujian, so the equipment rate of many troops was completely insufficient. When Zheng Chenggong sent troops, the next period of time would be nothing more than the repair and replenishment of weapons, and the Ordnance Bureau would be competent enough. The production capacity of Guangdong can fully supply the demand here, and the production capacity of the Hanjiang Hydraulic Workshop can quickly restore the equipment rate.

In fact, there is still a considerable gap between the armament of the whole army and the armament of weapons. However, time waits for no one, Chen Kai has already arranged for the army to be dispatched in batches, so that they can arrive at Xinhui as soon as possible, even if it is only the vanguard at the beginning.

appeased the family, and Chen Kai went to the value as usual. The affairs have basically been arranged, and after receiving the news that Hao Shangjiu has exhausted his army and marched westward, the soldiers and horses of the towns and towns gathered in the capital city of Chaozhou also went south by boat in order to Haicheng County and Nanao Island to make final preparations.

In the afternoon, Ding Youyi sent someone to invite, Chen Kai naturally understood what it would be, and hurriedly set off to the Hanjiang Hydraulic Workshop, where there was a weapons test site, just like it was on Nanao Island. Ding Youyi invited Chen Kai there and ordered someone to carry a box. When the box was opened, there were two porcelain bottles inside, the difference was nothing more than that one was clearly placed there, while the other was plugged with a stopper.

"Well, that's pretty much it."

picked up the porcelain bottle that was not plugged, Chen Kai took it in his hand, looked at it over and over, it was empty, and it was airtight. When he picked up the plug again, the movements in his hand were much softer, he reversed the weight, put it back casually, and nodded to Ding Youyi.

"Give it a try."

When you come to the weapons test site, you naturally test weapons. Ding Youyi nodded, waved his hand, and the soldiers at their own test ground practiced the use of weapons and showed the effect of use.

After looking at the experiment, it seems to be worse than he expected. However, Chen Kai is already very satisfied with this, after all, the construction period is tight and the task is heavy, and it is excellent to be able to toss it.

After complimenting, Chen Kai and Ding Youyi asked about the output, and the latter's answer, Chen Kai calculated carefully, the first batch should not be able to catch up with the departure, but it should be able to follow up later, it is nothing more than the need for shipping. He can accept this, and he may not necessarily use this thing, it is more just an attempt.

After seeing this thing, Chen Kai put more energy into the hydraulic workshop. The mechanical rotation, the crackling sound is rhythmically noisy, and the noise of industrialization is extraordinarily pleasant at this time, Chen Kai will think of it by chance, and he will feel that there is a problem with his aesthetics - if it weren't for the fact that he could immediately think of the rarity and preciousness of the thing, and the broad prospects of the future, he felt that he should really go to see Langzhong.

Smiling self-deprecatingly, Chen Kai was about to return to the city, and when he was leaving, Ding Youyi seemed to have some words to stop talking, all of which looked in Chen Kai's eyes.

"Don't worry, we'll go back, no one can stop us!"

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On September 28, the eighth year of Yongli, the fleet of Hou Zhou Hezhi sailed into Nanao Port.

This person, a person from Songtan, Fuqing, is a dense character and has the number Jiuxuan. According to the records of the Zhou branch of Songtan in Fuqing, which moved to Indonesia, Zhou Hezhi was awarded the title of Guerrilla in the 13th year of Chongzhen, and in the second year of Longwu, Fengqin added the right wing of the imperial camp to the general army, and then was promoted to guard Wenzhou, Zhejiang and other places, and the former military governor was Tongzhi, and hung the seal of General Pinghai. As for the title, it is derived from the Lu Jian Dynasty, the official position is very high, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, the water and land officials are righteous and moderate, the civil and military and the food and salary, hang the seal of the general, give the sword of the square, sit on the python king to act cheaply, and add the prince and the prince Taibao to level the marquis. However, like other lords at that time, the jurisdiction was very small, limited to Haitan Island, Nanri Island, and then Wenzhou Sanpan. Up to now, it has completely started with the Zheng Group.

Speaking of which, Zhou Hezhi and Min'an Hou Zhou Rui are cousins. However, after three sets of infighting, the Zhou brothers have long been strangers. This person's fleet was sent by Zheng Chenggong to assist him, and since this is the case, then Zhou Rui, who had cooperated in the Pearl River Water Battle earlier, would definitely not come over.

Zhou Rui is still busy defending the southern Fujian coast, which was first arranged by Zheng Chenggong, and there was no change in the month when Chen Kai took over the military and political power in Fujian. Speaking of which, the sailors of the Zheng family have a dominant force along the coast of Fujian and Guangdong, but there is still a Dutch United East India Company living on the side of the Dayuan, and the sea coachman is still famous in this era. Ship monohull, Western warships in naval battles have a great advantage over Fu ships and Guangzhou ships in displacement and artillery. Although the two sides are still in a state of peaceful development at the present stage, and there are also trade relations in maritime trade, who knows what the intentions of the other side are, especially when the Dutch side has sent personnel to the islands such as Nanao several times to investigate, it is all the more necessary to keep a certain military presence in the coastal areas so as not to be coveted by others.

Chen Kai and Zhou Hezhi are not too familiar, but they are not unfamiliar, at least they still sent a congratulatory gift when he got married, and they came to congratulate him in person.

The fleet arrived, rested for a while, and the army began to board the ship in order. The first batch of troops to go out were mainly soldiers and horses from the six towns of Fubiao, Qianchong Town, Houchong Town, Zhongquan Town, Houjin Town, and Tieqi Town, and they also had to carry a large number of weapons, grain and grass for military use. As for the other participating troops, they were led by Admiral Ke Chenshu, the Left Admiral, and were transported by the Navy Division after the army arrived in Hong Kong.

On the first day of October, the first batch of troops, as well as the food, grass, and weapons that needed to be transported, all boarded the ship. Chen Kai got on the ship, and the fleet pulled anchor and set sail. Counting the days, this is the day when Zheng Chenggong began to mobilize the army in history, about 20 days earlier.

Boats, speeding at sea. From South Australia to Hong Kong, Chen Kai has walked this road too many times, but this time, he is always afraid that he will be late. Even if it is only October, there are still more than two months before Li Dingguo's defeat in Layue. But even so, it couldn't contain his worries.

Fortunately, the wind and waves were calm along the way, and in about ten days, the fleet had already appeared on the ocean near Hong Kong. Looking at the familiar island in the distance, Chen Kai couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but his worry was still getting deeper.

On the island, everything is the same, but there are more ships coming and going. Among them, there are those who belong to the Zheng family, the Guangdong trading company that Chen Kai gave to the rat beard to establish, and there are also sea ships from various countries and places in the South Seas. Some came to pay their salaries, and some came here to trade. Over the past few years, the dominant position of the Cheng Group in Guangdong has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and Hong Kong's status as a maritime trade port has begun to make great strides towards the central and leftist places in Fujian.

As soon as the people were already waiting at the pier, Chen Kai got off the boat, saw everyone, and went directly to the official office. It is inevitable to wash the dust and take a short rest. During this period, I learned about the operation of the Guangdong Trading Company with the Mouse Beard, and in the words of the Mouse Beard, everything is naturally good, with the name of Chen Kai, they have already caught up with many Chinese businessmen in Nanyang.

"Everyone said that the feat of joining the army to save Guangzhou was revered and yearned for, and if they joined the army, they could live a more comfortable life in Nanyang."

Whether it is really as the mouse whiskers said, Chen Kai doesn't care too much. This is already the old foundation of Yongli for four years, people can't lie on the merit book to live, just like he has never been idle in these years, just like he has been put in Fujian's total victory not to easily reap the fruits of his general trend, but to run thousands of miles to take risks here.

The affairs of the trading company are not the main direction of Chen Kai's work this time, and they are not even secondary.

A number of camps had already begun to be built in Hong Kong, and the army disembarked and moved in, and quickly rested. Weapons, grain and grass were carried off the ship at the same time and stored in the warehouse. At the same time, the fleet still had Zhou Hezhi escorting back to pick up the main forces of the next batch.

Here, Jiang Meiao is still in charge of the sailor, Nie Yiniang is in charge of the garrison on the island, and Li Jianjie is in charge of the cavalry here. According to the battle plan, Jiang Meiao and Nie Yiniang are not moving, and the importance of Hong Kong Island is extremely high. As for Li Jianjie's department, he had to set off with the army, and he set off immediately, because Chen Kai needed to meet with Li Dingguo.

After a day of rest, Hussar Town boarded a ship to escort Chen Kai and set off. According to the intelligence collected by the Hong Kong side during this period, on the Xinhui side, Li Dingguo did not show up from the beginning of the war until the end of September, but in October, Li Dingguo personally led his army to the city. In this way, if Chen Kai wants to meet Li Dingguo, he has to rush directly to Xinhui.

The fleet, carrying a cavalry town, set off from Hong Kong Island, crossed the Ting Ocean, passed through the Shizimen Waterway, and walked through the open sea, all patrolled by sailors along the way. Further to the west, he had already entered Chen Qice's defense area, and met Chen Qice's sailor on the road, and the deputy general who led the team met Chen Kai, and immediately turned to escort Chen Kai into the Tiger Leaping Pass and into the waters of Xinhui.

Li Dingguo besieged Xinhui County in an all-round way, and in August, Chen Qice defeated the Qing army's water division, and the chief soldier of the water division was Gai Yipeng, who was appointed by Li Dingguo as the commander of the water division, on both sides of Tunjiangmen.

Jiangmen north of Xinhui, Chen Kai was anxious to meet Li Dingguo, and the cavalry disembarked in the area of Xiandong Village, led by a guide, to Niu Belly Bay, preparing to cross the Enping River from there. By the afternoon, the cavalry was not far from there, but the Ming troops flying various banners were also emerging one after another.

Chen Kai and his entourage were a large army of more than 500 cavalry, and the Ming army and the righteous army along the way did not dare to provoke, so they sent people to report in the direction of Niudouwan one by one. For this reason, Chen Kai also slowed down and simply walked slowly, so as not to cause any unnecessary misunderstandings. As a result, it didn't take long for a Ming army of more than 1,000 people to come and intercept it under the banner of the distinctive "Jin" character.

"The Wang division on the other side is the army of the king of Xining? This official, the right attendant of the military department and the left of the Imperial Palace, the governor of Zhangquan Chaohui Sifu, and the commander of military affairs and the management of food and salary Chen Kai, came to discuss the plan with the king of Xining! ”