"Zhongcheng is bare and bold, how dare Zheng not do his best?"

Zheng Zhilong had absolute support for Zhang Kentang's plan, so the two sides hit it off and soon set a series of charters.

For example, the quantity and quality of guns.

Outsiders only knew that Li Zicheng had entered Guanzhong, but they didn't know that Li Zicheng had attacked from all sides and swept the entire northwest.

Li Zicheng led a large army composed of the rear battalion of Li Guo's department and the left battalion of Liu Fangliang's department, pursued the Ming army's Gaojie army to the north and captured northern Shaanxi; Tian Jianxiu led his troops south to Hanzhong, pursued the Ming general army Gao Ruli's department, and opened up the hole road to Sichuan and Shu in the south; Liu Zongmin, He Jin, Yuan Zongdi and others pursued Bai Guangen's officers and troops westward, and captured Hetao, Susu, Xining and other places.

Then every way went smoothly.

The soldiers and horses of Yulin are still loyal to the imperial court, but they are also more auspicious.

Those news were even told to him by Zheng Zhilong, in this regard, Zhang Kentang is not as good as Zheng Zhilong in terms of being well-informed.

At least he didn't know that Gao Jie and his men had already been frightened by the fierce offensive of the Nationalist army. Therefore, when Li Guo and other troops occupied Yan'an, he took the opportunity of the Yellow River to freeze and fled into western Shanxi.

And the land in Guanzhong has been exploited by the Ming court for a long time, Hong Chengchou is followed by Wang Qiaonian, Wang Qiaonian is followed by Sun Chuanting, after a Qin army fell east or was defeated, and a new Qin army was pulled out in an instant, and the gentry in Guanzhong were forced to suppress it not lightly.

Therefore, when Li Zicheng returned home, he was not only warmly welcomed by the local people, but also many prefectures and counties automatically paid and surrendered. And Li Zicheng's performance is also good - attacking Yulin from Yan'an to the north, passing through Mizhi, which is Li Zicheng's hometown. At the end of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, the Ming court made people dig up the graves of Li Zicheng's grandfather and father, and the remains were burned. Li Zicheng returned to his hometown this time, and only killed a local gentry who participated in the planning of the tomb felling, and Qiu did not commit any crimes.

At this point, the hearts of Guanzhong people are settled.

And the result of the Battle of Yulin Zheng Zhilong is not clear now, but if he doesn't look at it from a historical perspective, the outcome of the latter is also very clear.

Tian Jianxiu's journey south to Hanzhong was even smoother, and the prefectures and counties along the way were attached to the wind.

Liu Zongmin, He Jin, Yuan Zongdi and other commanders marched westward, and the troops reached Guyuan, and the civil and military officials of the Ming army all surrendered one after another.

Yuan Zong's first department advanced from Fengxiang to Gongchang. Along the way, the generals fought for surrender. The states and counties to which they belong are not going down without a fight.

Li Zicheng is relieving his worries step by step, and what he is going to do next, as long as his eyes are not blind, he can see that the people's army will inevitably cross the Yellow River east and enter the western part of Jin.

"Zong Rong wants to lead troops north?"

Zhang Kentang was taken aback.

Jiang Dejing failed to get the edict of King Qin from Emperor Chongzhen, and the armed nature of Zheng Zhilong's army was different, and Emperor Chongzhen was still worried about it, so he even reprimanded Jiang Dejing. This was very unexpected by Zheng Zhilong, at this time, Emperor Chongzhen was still thinking about this? He couldn't figure it out.

However, Jiang Dejing strongly agreed with Zheng Zhilong in leading troops north to Denglai in his private letters, believing that the soldiers and horses of Jinxi and Xuanda could not be trusted, and Zheng Zhilong went north in time to facilitate the entry of the Beijing division when necessary. Zheng Zhilong hid all this.

Zheng Zhilong has just stepped down, and the negotiations with the Dutch have not been completely finalized, so he has requisitioned and transferred the navy and army to Denglai in the north, what is he going to do?

Zhang Kentang was also a little flustered.

"Haha, Lord Zhongcheng is also an understanding person, how can he not know the truth that since ancient times, he has no merit than saving the driver?"

Zheng Zhilong put on a look of trying to save King Qin.

This reason is very powerful, Zhang Kentang suppressed the concerns in his heart and agreed. But he also mentioned the name of a person, Zhou Yuji, the chief soldier of Jinxi, is a fierce man.

"Zhou Zongrong is the world's first-class capable general, but the imperial court has no eyes, and only allows a general soldier of Jinxi, not the general army of Datong."

Although Taiyuan is also an important town, but the military power of western Jin is in Datong rather than Taiyuan, Chongzhen arranged Zhou Yuji to be the chief soldier of western Jinxi, which is undoubtedly equivalent to vacant people. On the contrary, put mediocre people at both ends of the head rat like Jiang Hao in the key position of the Datong General Army, and Wang Chengyun, who was the General Army of Xuanfu at the time, what kind of birdman are these? What merit does he have besides his age and qualifications? Da Ming died in Chongzhen, it is really not a loss.

Zheng Zhilong still had a lot of sympathy for Emperor Chongzhen before he crossed over, but after more than two years of traveling, I have seen his divine operations again and again, this guy is really a mess in terms of governing the country and the people, and in terms of knowing and employing people.

Don't say "Ming died in Wanli" anymore. How can Emperor Chongzhen's sin be smaller? He is at least half responsible for the defeat of the Ming Dynasty.

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Zhang Kentang was lying on the bed, and what he recalled in his mind was the scene of talking with Zheng Zhilong, as the governor of a dignified province, he put his attitude so low in the face of the chief military officer in the province, and it was completely unimaginable two years ago.

But now, the situation is stronger than the people, and this is a true saying.

No one can go against the tide.

The current Zheng Zhilong is really no one to underestimate anymore.

And in this era of turmoil in this dynasty, it is also the time for a powerful faction like him to make waves.

Zhang Kentang has long understood a truth, his status is Zheng Zhilong, not because he is a governor and a scholar, and Zheng Zhilong is only a chief soldier and a mud-legged pirate, but because both are under the rule of the imperial court and are in this set of rules of the imperial court.

But what if Zheng Zhilong jumped out?

I don't play with you anymore, Lao Tzu is playing his own game, so what if he, the governor's official, has a fart in front of knives and guns?

Look at Xiong Wencan, because he appeased Zheng Zhilong, he was heavily angered by Emperor Chongzhen. But what will happen after the defeat of Zhang Xianzhong?

In troubled times, the strongest soldiers are the most powerful.

"Maybe people will soon be crowned marquis." Thinking of Zheng Zhilong's plan to lead the troops north, Zhang Kentang let go of the last embarrassment in his heart.

Zhang Kentang really didn't think about it, Zheng Zhilong really thought about the matter of "Feng Bo Feng Hou".

When Emperor Chongzhen in history was desperate, he gave Wu Sangui as Pingxibo, Zuo Liangyu as Ning Nanbo, Tang Tong as Dingxibo, Huang Degong as Jingnanbo, and later added Liu Zeqing as Pingdongbo.

That's counting on them to lead the army into the Weijing Division to save his life.

Now that Zheng Zhilong has been mixed with a kick, it is strange that he can't mix up a title.

The New Year passed quickly.

The red lanterns and colorful silk satin in Anping City have not yet been removed, and Zheng Zhilong is about to lead the army to the north.

Zheng Hongkui was still left to guard the house, and the affairs of Fujian and the affairs of the generals, including the negotiations with the Dutch, were entrusted to him.

Batavia should have received the information by now.

Relan has become the territory of the Zheng family, and they can't keep the north and south ends of the big people.

But they were able to maintain trade with the Zheng group, and at Dayuangang, the Dutch could continue to trade with Zheng Zhilong, but the previous free trade with China no longer existed.

Zheng Zhilong doesn't need to throw the money out of his pocket, even if this is the general trend, he will continue for a while. so that more silver may be gathered in his coffers—a monopoly is the best thing to do.

At the same time, there is also Batavia's compensation to the Zheng family. In order to fight this battle, Zheng Zhilong's land and water army can spend a lot of money, and the ships sunk in the naval battle are not only Dutch. Even if this is very good value for money, how much oil and water can be squeezed out of the red hair, it is a tonic, isn't it?

Zheng Hongkui also had to gradually transfer some of the workshops in Anping City to the big staff......

These things are important and cumbersome. needed a certain amount of autonomy, and Zheng Zhilong was relieved to hand it over to Zheng Hongkui.

The latter is a rather unambitious person, whether it is from his historical actions or Zheng Zhilong's contact with him, Zheng Hongkui is not Zhao Er.

Zheng Zhilong never thought of being Zhao Da. Even if he can't have 'biological flesh and blood' and pass it on to Zheng Sen, it's better than being Zhao Daqiang, isn't it?

Standing at the stern of the boat, looking out at the north, Zheng Zhilong didn't pay much attention to his wife and children on the shore, and now all he was thinking about was Yanjing......

In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, the curtain opened!