The battle of Ningzhen continued to escalate, and the main forces of the Qing army gathered under the city of Nanjing, and other anti-Qing forces more or less benefited from it.

On the Fujian side, the Ming army, loyal to the Longwu regime, suspended the offensive, and Tong Yangjia turned around to concentrate on dealing with Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu. Fujian used to be the front line of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the Qing army garrison had more troops, and Zhu Yihai could not gnaw this hard bone with his own strength, so he also stopped the attack, and the main force went north by sea ship and turned into the southeast coastal area of Zhejiang, connecting the two prefectures of Wenzhou and Taizhou.

At the same time, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and other places loyal to the king of Lu anti-Qing righteous divisions have responded, such as Zhang Huangyan and Wang Yi in eastern Zhejiang Siming Mountain, Lianke Shangyu, Xinchang and other counties...... For a time, the Lu Wang's regime was mighty, controlling the entire territory of Wenzhou and Funing Prefecture, part of Taizhou, Fuzhou, Jianning and Shaoxing, as well as the Zhoushan Islands outside Hangzhou Bay, and the territory spanned Zhejiang and Fujian provinces, forming a de facto secession party, and the next step was to attack Ningbo Prefecture with all its might.

King Lu used Zhang Kentang as the prime minister, Zhang Mingzhen as the commander, while fighting with the Qing army, on the other hand, cleaning and integrating the large and small warlords under his command, using a plan to kill the Zhoushan general army Dynasty first, defeating and absorbing the remnants of Zheng Cai, etc., in the Lu Wang regime to achieve the unification of power, although compared with the Longwu regime is still very weak, the potential contained in it can not be underestimated.

(Zhang Kentang was the governor of Fujian in the Chongzhen Dynasty, Zhang Mingzhen was the largest warlord under King Lu, and Zhang Huangyan, who was very famous in later generations, was Zhang Mingzhen's subordinate. ）

Zhu Yihai's political ability is very average. Zhang Mingzhen is the real ruthless man, because the regime of King Lu has always been in a state of precariousness. Therefore, the military generals have a great right to speak, and Zhang Mingzhen is the de facto head of the Lu Wang regime. From Zhu Yihai to Zhang Kentang and other civil and military officials, they all have to look at his face and act...... In other words, King Lu's regime was also a warlord.

(Zhang Mingzhen was born in Jinyiwei, Nanjing, has always been ruthless to political opponents, likes to use force to solve problems, has assassinated Huang Binqing, Wang Chaoxian and other warlords, after repeated fire and purge, controlled most of the army of the Lu Wang regime, and cooperated with Zheng Chenggong to enter the Yangtze River estuary three times in history.) He was also a very determined anti-Qing national hero, and finally died violently in the army, and it is said that he was poisoned by Zheng Chenggong. ）

Zheng Chenggong has also been smooth sailing recently, and everything is going well.

Roughly speaking, Zheng Chenggong began to organize his army at the end of the second year of Longwu (1646), and it was not until the annexation of Zheng Cai in the fourth year of Longwu that it formed a force that was quite threatening to the Qing Dynasty.

Recently, he set up a Hongmen banquet to kill Zheng Lian and subdue his brother Zheng Bin, and his strength has increased greatly. It further consolidated his position as the commander of the Zheng group. After the various units of the Ming army in Fujian stopped the offensive, Zheng Chenggong took the opportunity to send troops and grabbed most of the territory of Quanzhou and Xinghua Mansions, and the long-standing and difficult problem of food shortage in Xiamen was initially alleviated.

Further forward is Fuzhou. The resistance of the Qing army was very stubborn, and Zheng Chenggong's army was more like a marine, and the Qing army of Tong Yangjia did not gain the upper hand in several battles. The two sides have temporarily formed a standoff...... After Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, captured Wenzhou, the last route for the Qing army in Fujian to withdraw to Zhejiang was also cut off. Tong Yangjia was also a little panicked at this time, and concentrated his forces to attack north. tried to open up the connection with Zhejiang, and took a defensive position in the west and south directions, as long as Zheng Chenggong did not fight him, he would not fight back, and repeatedly sent people to lobby Zheng Chenggong to surrender.

After Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has not given up the efforts to recruit Zheng Chenggong, Tong Yangjia is a firm "Zhao'an faction", after all, filial piety is the first, the Qing court feels that with Zheng Zhilong in hand, and then promise to be a high-ranking official, it should be very promising to recruit Zheng Chenggong...... After several negotiations, Zheng Chenggong did not refuse, which made Tong Yangjia's heart full of illusions.

In this situation, the envoy of Zhu Yulu, the king of Tang, came to Xiamen.

This envoy is also the minister of the decree, bringing the will of Emperor Longwu - "The Edict of the Duke of Zhangguo", after a grand canonization ceremony, he gave the surname to recruit the general Zhu Chenggong and officially crowned the Duke of Zhangguo.

Historically, the Yongli Dynasty has been crowned with too many princes and marquises, Zheng Chenggong does not look down on the title of princes, and has been calling himself a general with the surname to the outside world, until he was named the king of Yanping County, he is actually a puppet in the later period of the Yongli Emperor, Zheng Chenggong of course knows it, and he does not have much respect for the Yongli court.

But in this time and space, Zheng Chenggong is very satisfied with the title of Zhangguo Gong, first, his territory is next to Zhangzhou Mansion, Emperor Longwu named him Zhangguo Gong, which is equivalent to allowing him to Yongzhen Fujian in disguise, and secondly, the Longwu Imperial Court is much stronger than the Yongli Imperial Court, with Zheng Chenggong's current strength, it is already good to be crowned a Guogong, especially when I heard that Wang Kefan, who is highly powerful and powerful, is also a Guogong, Zheng Chenggong has no dissatisfaction.

The envoy also brought handwritten letters from Tang kings Zhu Yulu and Wang Kefan, and transferred his troops into the Yangtze River estuary to help in the war.

Zheng Chenggong hesitated.

Most of his generals were opposed.

"Zhang Guogong, please think twice!" Gan Hui is the number one general under Zheng Chenggong, brave and good at fighting, and will skip people: "Our army has just captured Xinghua Mansion, the soldiers are tired, and the people's hearts are undecided. ”

Zheng Hongkui nodded in agreement: "The Guangdong barbarians have always wanted to rob Quanzhou Mansion, if the main force of our army is an expedition to Nanjing, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not be copied by them. The saint did not personally issue an order on this matter, in my opinion, it is better to hold Xiamen firmly, wait and see what happens, and ignore Wang Kefan. ”

Although Emperor Longwu also wrote a personal letter to Zheng Chenggong, telling him that the focus of the Eastern Expedition would be tilted towards Nanjing, and he must fully cooperate with Yunyun, but after all, he did not personally order the transfer of the Zheng family's sailors to the north.

"Although there is no will, the Holy One also means this, and doing so is not only self-deception, but also deception of the king." Zheng Chenggong shook his head: "Liu Guoxuan, you have always been full of wisdom, can you have a plan for today's affairs?" ”

Liu Guoxuan was originally the commander of the Qing army, who had just surrendered to Zheng Chenggong and was at the bottom of the generals. It wasn't his turn to speak at all, and he was named by Zheng Chenggong before he stood up and replied: "The military situation on the front line is urgent. If Guilin's will arrives, I am afraid that Wang Kefan has already been defeated. Blindly prevarication is never advisable, and the last general thinks that Luo Mingshou and Zhang Jiabao can be let go north, and then send a partial division to accompany him and give an explanation to His Royal Highness King Tang. ”

Three months ago, Luo Mingshou and Zhang Jiabao set out from Hong Kong to participate in the war in Fujian, and originally planned to attack Quanzhou in a roundabout way, but when they passed through Zheng Chenggong's territory, they were stopped by Zheng Jiashui. From Xiamen to the north, you can trade with Japan, Ryukyu, Korea and other countries, and the distance is short. High profits have always been the forbidden territory of the Zheng family's sailors, and this sea area will never allow Hong Kong sailors to touch.

The two sides were tense, firing guns and intimidating each other, almost misfired, and really fought, and in the end, the strong dragon did not suppress the head snake, Luo Ming was chosen to retreat, Zhang Jiabao went to Zhangzhou Mansion to land and fight, and the Zheng family sailor had a very unpleasant quarrel.

"That's a good idea! Not bad! Zheng Hongkui was the first to agree: "It is easy to please God, but it is difficult to send God." Luo Mingshou and Zhang Jiabao always stayed in Zhangzhou Mansion, and we were not at ease behind our buttocks, so we simply sent them to Nanjing, which killed two birds with one stone! ”

Zhang Jiabao's army is very capable of fighting. Most of the officers and men were bandits and bandits, and their style of work was fierce and unreasonable. In the sea, they couldn't do it, but after landing on the mainland, they went toe-to-toe with Zheng Jiajun. often takes the initiative to provoke friction, and Zheng Jiajun's marines really can't beat them. I had to go around these Guangdong barbarians, avoid Zhangzhou Mansion and go to Xinghua Mansion.

"Luo Mingshou is only a few dozen warships, and he enters the mouth of the Yangtze River for thousands of miles to go to Nanjing, which is no less than a sheep entering the mouth of a tiger, and he has to deal with King Lu and the sailor along the way, in case of an accident, it is not good for the prince to explain to the imperial court......" Zheng Chenggong was silent for a moment, took Wang Kefan's handwritten letter and read it again, and finally made up his mind: "In this way, Lu Shi will stay in Quanzhou Mansion and Xinghua Mansion, and I will personally lead the three governors of the water division to go north with Luo Mingshou and Zhang Jiabao to help Wang Kefan!" ”

"General, no!"

"Please think twice!"

Hearing that Zheng Chenggong was going to personally lead the sailors north, all the generals immediately became anxious and dissuaded one after another.

The most powerful thing in the Zheng family army is the water division, after the water division is transferred away, the Lu division is like a tiger with teeth extracted, not to mention expanding the territory, whether it can keep the existing territory is in two words, what makes everyone even more worried is that the Qing army's water division still has a certain strength, the Zheng family water division is a thousand miles away, in case of heavy damage, the entire Zheng group may collapse.

All in all, if the main force of the naval division was sent to Nanjing to help in the war, it would only do harm to the interests of the Zheng group.

Zheng Chenggong waved his hand, and his tone was very firm: "The battle of Nanjing is related to the luck of the country, and the justice of the country should do its best to help, and other things should be put aside." ”

Zheng Hongkui's eyes flashed, and he persuaded: "Da Mu, your father is still in Beijing, if he sends troops to help Wang Kefan, I'm afraid it will be unfavorable to him!" ”

One of the most important reasons for the Qing court's surrender several times was that he was concerned about Zheng Zhilong's life safety, if Zheng Chenggong sent troops to Nanjing and really killed Jierharang, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was likely to be angry and kill Zheng Zhilong immediately.

Zheng Chenggong fell silent again, and when Zheng Zhilong surrendered, he not only went to Beijing alone, but the entire family, all of whom were relatives and elders of Zheng Chenggong, and they were all hostages of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

After a long time, he said softly: "Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety cannot be both, my father and I have parted ways back then, and life and death are in peace." ”

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Zheng Chenggong is a very important figure in the history of the Southern Ming Dynasty, I was a little hesitant to write it, and I read the relevant historical materials carefully in the past two days, and after repeated substitutions, I finally wrote this chapter.

Zheng Chenggong fought a civil war with the Yongli regime in history, released Li Dingguo's pigeons, and recovered Taiwan mostly for the purpose of building another base area, which had nothing to do with the reunification of the motherland.

But at the festival, he really has no stain, and those posts on the Internet that "restore the historical truth" are just the words of one family, and they can only be viewed in vain...... Four hundred years of time have passed by in a flash, the truth of that year has been lost in the long river of history, it does not matter whether Zheng Chenggong has ever moved the mind of surrendering to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, what we see is that he has always insisted on resisting the Qing Dynasty, and Taiwan's Zheng family was named Daming until the Kangxi period.

Zheng Chenggong's personality is complicated, but he is by no means a foolish and loyal person, and it was originally a joke for him to be loyal to the Yongli puppet. In other words, Zheng Chenggong fought a civil war with the Yongli regime and released Li Dingguo's pigeons, all out of his own interests.

In fact, Zheng Chenggong is a person with moral purity, which can be seen very clearly from his attitude towards his eldest son Zheng Jing, Zheng Jing and his nursing mother fornicated incest, gave birth to a son Zheng Kezang, and killed Zheng Chenggong, who adhered to feudal traditional morality. Later, because Zheng Kezang was tainted by his background, many Taiwanese officials wanted to support his brother Zheng Keshuang, and the Zheng group had a strict internal bar. (By the way, Zheng Chenggong died in 1662, in the prime of life.) In addition to the matter of Zheng Jing, in the same year, the Manchu Qing Dynasty killed Zheng Zhilong, the Yongli regime was completely wiped out, and there were also many contradictions within the Zheng group, all of which dealt a heavy blow to Zheng Chenggong, and he died of exhaustion. ）

If it weren't for the adherence to moral principles, Zheng Chenggong would have followed Zheng Zhilong to surrender to the Manchus, so I believe that when we see that there is really hope for the elimination of Zilharang and the reversal of the entire strategic shape, our national heroes will still take the overall situation into account...... Moreover, Zheng Chenggong still left a hand in this book, only sent the sailor to Nanjing, which could be attacked and defended, and bullied the Manchu Qingshui division with the powerful Zheng family sailor, and would never go ashore to fight hard with the Eight Banners, and the hometown of Fujian slowly digested the fruits of victory, and the unstable factors of Luo Mingshou and Zhang Jiabao were also taken away, which should be the most reasonable choice.

Finally, let's talk about the matter of breaking off the shift two days ago, when I was writing and writing, I suddenly found that there was a bug in the chapter outline, and there was a problem with the deduction of the battle situation. In the past two days, I have looked at the book and sorted it out, and I have studied a few examples of classic battles, and my thinking has been straightened out, and the chapters that I owe will be made up as much as possible.

Is it a slight obsessive-compulsive disorder, the reader may not care about this at all, I don't know. To be honest, if you describe the battle scene in detail, it is easy to write one or two thousand words, but I want to try my best to write a little better, worthy of all the book friends who paid for the subscription.

Whatever the reason, I apologize for the break, and I will do my best to make up for it, no more than the end of the month...... Month?! That's right, it's before the end of the month, sweat one! (To be continued......)