Chapter 376 Two swords combined

Zheng Chenggong's attitude, Lin Xiao had already expected.

Because, he knew what Zheng Chenggong was thinking.

Although it is a nominal ally, without the will of the imperial court, no one will unconditionally borrow their manpower easily.

You must know that in history, if you don't repay what you borrow, you will take revenge, but this kind of thing abounds.

Speaking of which, it's time to throw your chips!

"Lord Wang, the territory is not a problem,"

Lin Xiao smiled faintly and looked directly at Zheng Chenggong, "If the prince is interested, he can immediately send troops and join forces with Lin to recover the lost territory together." ”

"Oh......"

Zheng Chenggong's eyes lit up, "Where to recover?" ”

This is the bargaining chip offered by the other party, Lin Xiao has already said it very bluntly, of course Zheng Chenggong can understand.

"Fuzhou,"

Lin Xiao paused deliberately, and said with a faint smile, "There is also the Minnan Mansion." ”

"Really?"

Zheng Chenggong said in surprise.

Minnan Mansion? Isn't Zhangzhou already in your hands?

Is it possible, are you still willing to let it out?

"Yes, the prince is the king of Yanping County, no matter how you say that Yanping Mansion should be under the jurisdiction of the prince,"

Lin Xiao smiled slightly, and said lightly, "In fact, in Fujian, except for the three prefectures of Tingzhou, Shaowu and Jianning, the other five prefectures and one prefecture can all be under the jurisdiction of the prince. ”

"This ......"

Zheng Chenggong was suspicious, and the teacup in his hand hung in the air.

Is there such a good thing?

In fact, at present, there are only more than 30,000 people in the two armies by water, and the grain and grass are indeed quite tight, but there is no worry about running out of food, at least there is no big problem in surviving the spring famine.

According to Lin Xiao's conditions, if all the coastal plains in Fujian can be divided, then, within half a year, not only will grain and grass no longer be a problem, but he will also be able to expand his army sharply.

You must know that although Fujian has been ravaged by wars repeatedly, the loss of the common people is much better than that of Guangdong.

"Other than that......"

Lin Xiao saw that he was already a little out of shape, so he added another fire, "The artillery and ordnance captured in this battle will all belong to the prince." ”

"Hmm......"

Zheng Chenggong's snort was a little heavy.

"There's a catch, though."

"On what terms?"

"After Fujian settled down, with the help of Lin, ......"

Lin Xiao finally showed his final hole card, "The prince must immediately recover a place." ”

"Where?"

"Great."

"Big?"

Zheng Chenggong was dumbfounded, and his heartbeat increased significantly.

"Yes, Lord Wang,"

Lin Xiao frowned slightly, and said coldly, "The Dutch people have stolen the big guys, and they have harmed me along the coast of Guangdong and Fujian for decades, don't you think it's time for the prince to take back the big guys?" ”

"Marquis of Qinchuan...... Is this true? ”

Zheng Chenggong forcibly suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, looked at Lin Xiao fixedly, and asked.

As soon as he mentioned the Dutch, Zheng Chenggong was angry, you know, just now, he was still angry at Guo Huaiyi's secret letter.

Although the Dutch were also among his business partners, Guo Huaiyi's recent experience had made him deeply aware of the incorruptibility and greed of the Dutch, and knew that only force was the best way to talk to them.

However, so far, Zheng Chenggong has not put the recovery of the senior member on the agenda, and this Qinchuan Marquis actually came directly to ask for help!

It can be seen that this Marquis of Qinchuan also has a strong sense of dislike for the Dutch people, no, it should be disgusted with all foreigners.

Otherwise, he would not have killed Haojing without saying a word, completely cutting off the claws of the Portuguese.

Taking back the big member, this huge benefit has been rejected by Zheng Chenggong.

Not to mention borrowing a fleet, even if he divided his Zheng family's fleet in half, Zheng Chenggong felt that it was worth the money.

This, how can this be considered a reciprocal deal?

It's simply ...... It's just a sleepy pillow!

"A gentleman's word!"

Lin Xiao's answer was categorical.

Zheng Chenggong put down the teacup and said loudly: "A word is a certainty!" ”

……

The final word, the two swords combined!

Next, it is to discuss how to join forces and solve the matter of Fujian Tatars as soon as possible.

At this point, Zheng Chenggong suddenly realized that the mystery was solved.

It turned out that the people of the Marquis of Qinchuan were stranded in the Dehua area, not to deter him Zheng Chenggong, let alone unable to advance again, but to wait for the cooperation agreement between the two main generals of the two sides.

That being the case, cut through the mess quickly!

With the backing of a powerful captive army, Zheng Chenggong was fearless and exhausted.

He made a quick decision and decided to divide his troops into two routes, advance by land and water, and recover the entire territory of Fujian as quickly as possible.

Among them, with Admiral Huang Shan as the main general, he led Chen Feng of Liwu Town, Liao Jing of the Right Pioneer Town, and Hong Chengpet of the Right Town to guard the North Route Army, aiming at Yanping Mansion.

Yanping Mansion is the middle ground between the left and right armies of the captive army, and as early as more than half a month ago, the main force of the Tartars stationed here had withdrawn to Fuzhou.

The Northern Route Army marched north in the starry night, passing through Dehua County, and the next day crossed Daxian Mountain into the territory of Yanping, and on May 31, it captured Datian in one go.

Then, they attacked all the way from Daejeon, captured Shaxian five days later, and recovered Yanping Prefecture to govern Nanping on June 3.

The other way is the waterway, which will face the main force of the Qing army.

Zheng Chenggong took the generals Chen Hui and Zhou Rui as the main generals, and led more than 300 warships, with a total of more than 11,000 people as the Southern Route Army.

On 28 May, the fleet departed from Kinmen, and two days later, on the evening of 30 May, the fleet arrived at Pinghaiwei, off the coast of Putian Town, Xinghua Prefecture.

It took only one day for more than 5,000 people to land and land, and they defeated 3,000 Qing troops defending the city and captured Putian in one fell swoop.

On 1 June, the fleet continued northward, and two days later, it reached Meihuasuo off the coast of Changle County, where it had defeated a small fleet of Tartars, and the troops began to land.

Here, there is only one river away from Fuzhou Prefecture and Min County......

It is worth mentioning that Zheng Jun's ability to have such a fast march speed is not unrelated to Lin Xiao's strong cooperation.

First of all, after Xia Bomin received Lin Xiao's order, he had already gathered on the right line of Dehua and set off to the east that night, and the next day he broke through the defense line set up by Zhao Guozuo, the commander of the Qing army, in the area of Gaogai Mountain.

After defeating the enemy in front of him, Xia Bomin also divided his troops into two ways.

Among them, the third battalion of the main force of the forward was on the right side, attacking all the way along the Dazhangxi, and on the third day, it captured Yongfu County, an important barrier on the periphery of Fuzhou heavily guarded by the Qing army, and defeated more than 6,000 Qing troops.

Starting from this, it is no longer dangerous to defend the west bank of the Minjiang River, which is far away from Min County.

In addition, the fierce general Wang Xingqin led the main force of more than 3,200 cavalry people to the left road, along the banks of Meixi all the way north for a long-distance attack.

It only took two days for them to reach Minqing County, an important upstream town located in the northwest of Min County, to defeat the Qing army defending the city, successfully complete the strategic outflanking, and completely block the northward escape route of the Qing army in Fuzhou.

Secondly, the fleet brought by Lin Xiao was not idle.

In order to strengthen the combat effectiveness of Zheng Chenggong's naval division, Lin Xiao decided to take the "Qinzhou" as the flagship and form a detachment with the 1,000-ton gunboat "Gray Dolphin" and the sloop sail clipper "Beagle" captured in Macao, and set out together with Chen Hui and Zhou Rui.