The Spring Festival has passed, Zheng Jiajun has resumed normal training, and Zheng Chenggong is also planning for the new year.

Just as Zheng Chenggong was looking at the map in Haicheng Mansion and thinking about where to develop next, the guard came in and said softly: "General, there is a person from Jiangxi, saying that there is something important to report!" ”

Jiangxi! Zheng Chenggong heard it and thought for a moment and said, "Recruit him in!" ”

"Yes!"

Soon, a strong man dressed as an ordinary person walked in, and when he saw Zheng Chenggong kneeling down on one knee and said, "The little one is the subordinate of Jin Shengheng, the chief soldier of Jiangxi, and he has something important to say!" ”

After speaking, he looked around at the guards beside Zheng Chenggong.

Zheng Chenggong saw it and said: "They are all my henchmen, you can rest assured!" ”

"General Zheng, the master of my family is determined to return to the Ming Dynasty anyway, and hopes to join forces with the Zheng family to resist the Qing army. This is a letter written by my master, please take a look at it, general! ”

What the! Jiangxi General Soldier Jin Shengheng wants to be anyway!

Zheng Chenggong was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly drank: "Quickly bring me the letter!" ”

The guard took the letter from the strong man's hand and gave it to Zheng Chenggong with both hands.

Zheng Chenggong checked it and saw that the letter was complete and the seal on the seal was also intact, so he hurriedly opened it and quickly browsed it.

After watching the game, Zheng Chenggong said: "This strong man should also be tired, go down to rest first, I will summon you if there is something!" Dashan, please go to the side compartment to rest, so that he can serve! ”

"Yes, General!"

When the strong man heard this, he hurriedly said, "Thank you, General Zheng!" ”

Zheng Chenggong nodded, and when he saw that the strong man had gone down, he hurriedly drank: "Come on, order the generals to come to discuss matters!" ”

When all his subordinates came, Zheng Chenggong handed Jin Shengheng's letter to them to read.

After they finished reading, Zheng Chenggong looked at his subordinates in the camp tent and said, "Jiangxi Jin Shengheng Anyway, the Manchu Qing Dynasty will inevitably transfer a large army to encircle and suppress it." It is a good time for our army to send troops to attack Tong'an, what do you think? ”

Gan Hui was anxious, and hurriedly stood up and replied, "The general wants to fight Tong'an, and I am willing to be a pioneer." ”

Hong Xu said, "Tong'an is backed by Xiamen. It is a critical place to attack Quanzhou in the north and Zhangzhou in the south. I agree with the general. ”

Chen Hui stood up and said, "Tong'an garrison is a person without a plan, and his magistrate is a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, and the general is the best policy to attack Tong'an at this time, and I agree with it!" ”

Seeing that so many people agreed, when Zheng Chenggong was about to give an order, Shi Lang stood up and drank: "Slow, Mingyan." I don't think it's a good idea to attack Tong'an! ”

Zheng Chenggong heard it and asked, "Honor, what is your opinion?" ”

"Jin Shengheng Anyway, the Qing Dynasty is bound to transfer the garrisons in Guangdong, Fujian and other places to encircle and suppress. Our army attacked Zhangzhou, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty did not send troops and horses to aid Zhangzhou for a while. On the contrary, Tong'an was in the land of four wars, and the Manchu Qing were able to mobilize defenders from all over the country to reinforce Tong'an. If our army is eager to capture Tong'an, it will inevitably fall into the encirclement of the enemy, and then our army will be in danger. I think attacking Zhangzhou is the best policy! ”

When Zheng Chenggong heard this, he said: "What Zun Hou said is reasonable, but if our army attacks Zhangzhou, it will inevitably clash with Li Chengdong in Guangdong." Jiangxi General Jin Shengheng also mentioned in the letter that Li Chengdong was dissatisfied with the Tartars for a long time, and Jin Shengheng sent someone to persuade this person anyway! If our army fights against Li Chengdong, this is tantamount to weakening the Ming Dynasty and helping the Manchu Qing. For the time being, it is better not to attack Zhangzhou. ”

"But what if Li Chengdong refuses to do it anyway?"

Zheng Chenggong was silent when he heard this, and said: "Once Guangdong is in order, the area nominally controlled by the Yongli regime will expand to the six provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, and Sichuan. Coupled with the southeastern coastal areas that our army can control, the Ming Dynasty will definitely be able to usher in Zhongxing, and the righteous teachers from all walks of life will also strengthen their determination to oppose the Qing Dynasty when they hear the news. Moreover, Guangdong can greatly reduce the pressure on our army anyway. So if you have the chance, you have to fight for it! ”

Tong'an is the land of four wars, but the whole of Fujian is not a place of four wars.

Surrounded by Guangdong, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang, Zheng Chenggong thought that if he captured Fujian in the future, it would be a big deal to face the situation of being attacked on three sides at the same time.

Now Jiangxi is anyway, if Guangdong is also anyway, then after taking Fujian, you only need to face the threat of Zhejiang. With the presence of the Zheng family's sailors, Zheng Chenggong believes that he will be able to easily conquer Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which are crisscrossed by waterways.

So Zheng Chenggong didn't want to conflict with Li Chengdong in Guangdong at this time, and when he saw that Shi Lang still wanted to persuade again, Zheng Chenggong waved his hand and said: "You don't need to persuade again, this matter is decided!" ”

Seeing that Zheng Chenggong refused to accept his opinion, Shi Lang was a little dissatisfied!

Zheng Chenggong asked Gan Hui, Zhang Jin and other generals to organize their troops and horses, and prepared to attack Tong'an with him. While sending spies to find out if Jin Shengheng's news is true anyway!

While waiting for the spies to report the news, Zheng Chenggong returned to Kinmen with the guards.

Back at Zheng's mansion, Zheng Chenggong hurriedly called someone to order Feng Chengshi to come over. After a while, Feng Chengshi heard the call and rushed over.

"General, what's the matter with calling your subordinates here?"

Zheng Chenggong raised his head and saw the person coming, and said, "Hengchen is here!" Nothing big! Just ask, how is the grenade that you developed some time ago? ”

Feng Chengshi hurriedly replied, "General Hui, my subordinates have experimented with a few blacksmiths, and they can almost finalize the grenade, and it will soon be able to be manufactured!" It's just that? ”

Zheng Chenggong frowned and asked, "What is it?" Are there any difficulties? ”

"Is it so difficult that there is, but the power of that grenade is not very stable, and the power is sometimes large and sometimes small, so it is because of the study of lowly and decent people?" Feng Chengshi said busily.

Zheng Chenggong heard and thought about it, and said, "Let's go, follow me to the gunpowder workshop to have a look!" ”

Feng Chengshi hurriedly stopped, "Those workshops are dirty and smelly, how can the general's noble body go to those places." Just let the lowly take it! ”

Zheng Chenggong shook his head and said, "If you don't really look at some things, you don't know what the problem is?" I still know a little bit about gunpowder, maybe I can help! ”

"But the workshop ......!" Feng Chengshi still wanted to persuade again.

"Let's go. I, Zheng Chenggong, am not so delicate! Zheng Chenggong stood up and walked out the door.

Feng Chengshi had no choice but to follow.