After the defeat in the water battle, the Qing army changed the direction of attack and attacked Wuhu along the river bank by land, and the war on the east bank of the Yangtze River resumed.

The Ming army had already been in good standby, relying on the strong fortresses built and a steady stream of backups, and repeatedly thwarted the offensive of the Qing army.

In the face of a large number of firearms and artillery, even the elite of the Eight Banners can't escape, and it is not possible to break through the more than ten barracks and hit Wuhu City in a short time.

The riverside water camp, the southernmost side is the camp of the Zheng family water division. In view of the fact that most of the Zheng Jiajun were familiar with water warfare, Chen Yue did not assign them shore guard work, but used the whole army as a water division, responsible for dealing with the Qing army's water division in the south.

After a big battle, the Qing army retracted back to the water camp, and no matter how provocative the Ming army's sailors were, they could not hold out. Every day, Zheng Sen would send some fleets to provoke them, and they would always return empty.

On this day, a young man in his twenties suddenly found Zheng Sen's water camp and claimed to be Zheng Sen's friend.

"How did Brother Fang get here?" When he saw Fang Mingxia, Zheng Sen was still shocked.

There was also some time in Nanjing Guozijian, and under the door of Qian Qianyi, the leader of the Donglin Party, Zheng Sen was naturally very familiar with Fang Mingxia, a famous person of the Fushe Society, and the two sides still had some contacts.

"Brother Fool was ordered to come, I didn't expect to see him for a while, Brother Xian has been promoted to the Soldier and made great contributions, which is really gratifying."

Fang Mingxia congratulated Zheng Sen, a complicated color flashed in his eyes, he was much older than Zheng Sen, looking at the fact that others had become famous, but he still had no reputation, he was really unwilling.

"Oh? Didn't Brother Fang be a friend of Yuanfu, I don't know what I came to find my younger brother for? Zheng Sen was a little surprised, this Fang Mingxia seemed to be working as a staff member under Shoufu Shi Kefa some time ago, how could he actually find himself, I don't know whose order he was on?

Hearing Zheng Sen mention Shi Kefa, Fang Mingxia's face couldn't help but turn red, and it was quite difficult to speak, "The junior brother is no longer with Yuanfu now. ”

As he spoke, he took out a waist card and sent it to Zheng Sen. As for the infamy caused by Shi Kefa's expulsion for committing something wrong, it cannot be said that he was killed.

"Fang Mingxia, the head of the East Investigation Factory, Brother Fang, how did you defect to the East Factory?" Zheng Sen asked in shock.

A generation of celebrities and celebrities actually went along with the factory guards, which made Zheng Sen, who claimed to be a man in the forest, incredible.

"The past is unbearable, and I will talk about it later. Brother Zheng Xian, the foolish brother came to Wuhu on the order of the factory governor Han Gonggong to do his part to defeat the Qing army. Fang Mingxia's face was very ugly, and he forced a smile at Zheng Sen.

"I don't know what Brother Fang wants the younger brother to do?" Seeing that Fang Mingxia was reluctant to mention the past, Zheng Sen also stopped asking, but talked about business.

"Brother Yu and Li Guoying, the general soldier who surrendered to the Manchu Dynasty, are fellow villagers, and this time he came to persuade Li Guoying to return to the Ming Dynasty anyway. Li Guoying is the general of the Green Battalion, with a large number of men, if he is willing to surrender, he will definitely be able to help the Ming army defeat the Manchurians. Fang Mingxia said confidently.

"Brother Fang should go directly to Pingnanhou for such a thing, he is the commander of the army, and the younger brother is just a soldier in charge of the Zheng family's 20,000 sailors." Zheng Sen was surprised.

Hearing Zheng Sen mention Chen Yue, Fang Mingxia was furious in his heart, and the past of being humiliated by Chen Yue appeared in his heart again, if it weren't for Chen Yue's child, he wouldn't have gone to Shi Kefa's staff to be a staff member in order to take revenge, and if he didn't go to be a staff member, he wouldn't have had the opportunity to corrupt and cause notoriety, and he wouldn't have been desperate to go to the Dongchang factory and take the risk to go to the enemy camp to persuade the enemy general.

"You and that Li Guoying are fellow villagers, if you can persuade him to return to the Ming Dynasty, it will be a great achievement, so that I can ask for credit for you in front of Your Majesty and promote you to be an official. You have the reputation of being a prisoner, you will not be willing to be a scribe in my East Factory for a lifetime, right? The words of Han Zanzhou, the eunuch of the East Factory, once again appeared in Fang Mingxia's mind.

Chen Yue Xiao'er, all this is forced by you, if our Ming Xia gains power one day, you will definitely fall into a place of no return! Fang Ming Xia swore secretly.

However, for Zheng Sen's questioning, Fang Mingxia naturally couldn't mention his holiday with Chen Yue.

"Who does the virtuous brother think I am now in the Ming Dynasty?" Fang Ming Xia Rongrong asked.

"Naturally, it is the Pingnan Army of Pingnan Hou Chen Yue, this is the strongest division of my Ming Dynasty." Zheng Sen said without thinking.

"Brother Xian is right, Pingnanhou's army is now the strongest army of my Ming Dynasty, and there is no other general who can compare with it. Even the combat power of the Beijing camp is far from the southern army.

But for the Ming Dynasty, it is not a good thing for an army to stand alone. The imperial court needs checks and balances, and the army needs checks and balances. This is also the reason why I came to you instead of Ping Nanhou. If you can convince Li Guoying to defeat Mantar anyway, this great credit will fall on you and my brother. ”

Listening to Fang Mingxia's words, Zheng Sen's heart was shocked, checks and balances! It turns out that the Pingnan Army is already a threat in the eyes of the imperial court?

"Is that what you mean, or is it?" Zheng Sen only felt that his lips were dry, and asked with difficulty.

"I came on the orders of Gonggong Han, the factory governor." Fang Mingxia didn't say much, just a meaningful way.

Han Zanzhou, the commander of Dongchang, the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi, is also the most trusted person around Emperor Chongzhen today. Zheng Sen suddenly understood.

"Brother Zheng Xian, this is a great opportunity for you, if you can seize it, your Zheng family will no longer just be the general army of Fujian, but will become the real pillar of my Ming Dynasty, just like the Nanhou of Ping."

Fang Mingxia's words were like a devilish temptation, lingering in Zheng Sen's ears. But shouldn't the title of merit be earned on the battlefield? No matter how you look at it, this matter is full of conspiracy. This made Zheng Sen quite hesitant.

"What is there to hesitate about? My Zheng family is the minister of the Son of Heaven, and the Zheng family army is the army of the Ming Dynasty. Since Mr. Fang is here on behalf of the imperial court, I, Zheng Jiajun, naturally obey the orders. ”

Zheng Hongkui turned out from behind the screen and promised instead of Zheng Sen.

"Fourth uncle!" Seeing Zheng Hongkui coming, Zheng Sen hurriedly stood up.

"I've seen General Zheng!" Fang Mingxia also hurriedly got up and saluted.

"Mr. Fang doesn't need to be polite," Zheng Hongkui waved his hand and said, "Mr. Fang can think about Damu and my Zheng family in everything, which makes Ben Jiang very moved." Speaking of which, although Pingnanhou is wise and brave, his subordinates are very domineering. ”

In the battle outside Nanjing, the Zheng army had already defeated the Qing army, but at the critical moment, the cavalry of the Pingnan Army appeared to grab the merit and robbed most of the credit, which made the Nanjing court think that it was all the work of the Pingnan army, but the result was that Zheng Sen was appointed as the soldier, and Zheng Hongkui, the original commander of the Zheng army, did not get it, which made Zheng Hongkui very dissatisfied.