Northern Expedition (4)

That's it, with the help of Jin Li.

The Zheng family's soldiers captured the three prefectures of Chuzhou, Taizhou, and Jinhua without blood.

Jinhua Mansion, Zheng Chenggong raised a glass of water and wine to Jin Li, "This cup is for General Jin." If it weren't for you, I don't know how many soldiers would have died in vain! ”

Jin Li hurriedly raised his glass and said, "Don't dare, it's all about the prestige of the generals and the majesty of the Zheng family's army, so I can successfully persuade them to surrender." ”

Zheng Chenggong said: "It's your credit, it's your credit, don't be modest!" ”

Jin Li heard it and said: "General, these three mansions are my henchmen, I can persuade them." However, the soldiers defending the city in Shaoxing, Hangzhou and other prefectures were all subordinates of Liu Zhiyuan, the general of Dingnan, who was a loyal dog of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and it was difficult to persuade him to ascend to the sky. ”

Zheng Chenggong asked, "Then how many soldiers and horses does he have?" ”

Jin Li thought for a while and said, "There are about 50,000 horses, and they were originally prepared to exterminate the rebels in Siming Mountain. ”

Zheng Chenggong drank all the wine in the cup and said: "Since he is willing to be a lackey of the Manchu Dynasty, then let him see how powerful my Zheng Jiajun is!" ”

Jin Li also drank all the wine in the cup and said, "General, the last general has a reluctant request." ”

Zheng Chenggong said: "General Jin, please speak? ”

Jin Li said: "The Manchu Emperor Taiji is not thin on me, I don't want to fight against the Qing army, and I implore the general to allow the last general to return to old age." ”

Zheng Chenggong persuaded him: "General Jin is benevolent and righteous, and he is unwilling to face the old master, how can I embarrass you, general, and I will mention the matter of returning to the old man." General, I won't tell you a secret. Where is there a vast territory in the South Seas waiting for us to open up. If the general wants to, where can you lead your troops? “

Jin Li heard it and said with interest: "I usually have a little knowledge of Nanyang affairs, and the last general is willing to open up territory for us Han people overseas." ”

Zheng Chenggong nodded and said, "That's good, Jin Li listens to the order!" ”

Jin Li hurriedly stood up and shouted: "The last general will listen to the order!" ”

"I order you to take 2,000 infantry and 1,000 sailors to Malacca, a place called the Lion City. Remember to ask the stonemason to chisel out a line of Chinese characters for "Han Xinjiang Territory" on the highest mountain in the local area. ”

Although he didn't understand why Zheng Chenggong specially ordered this matter, Jin Li hurriedly drank: "The last general is ordered!" ”

"Well, if you are ready here, it is General Hong Xu in Fuzhou who will help you arrange it!"

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In the Hangzhou Mansion, Xiao Qiyuan, the governor of Zhejiang, said worriedly to Liu Zhiyuan, the general of Dingnan: "General Liu, now that Haikou has invaded Zhejiang, the dog thief of Jin Li has taken refuge in Zheng Haikou, and the three prefectures of Jinhua, Taizhou, and Chuzhou have fallen. What do we do now? ”

Liu Zhiyuan said disdainfully: "Others are afraid of him Zheng Chenggong, but I, Liu Zhiyuan, am not afraid of him." ”

Xiao Qiyuan is not as confident as Liu Zhiyuan, "But now there are more than 100,000 Zheng Jiajun, and they have just conquered Wenzhou and Taizhou, and the momentum is flourishing!" ”

Liu Zhiyuan said arrogantly: "Governor Xiao doesn't have to worry, the art of war is cloudy: ten will surround it, five will attack it, and double it will fight." Now Zheng Haikou only has 100,000 soldiers and horses, while our army has 50,000 troops. I defend the city, what can he do to me? ”

When Xiao Qiyuan heard Liu Zhiyuan talk about Sun Tzu's Art of War, he felt a little relieved. "It's just that Zheng Haikou started as a sailor, and I heard that he has a battleship to go forward."

Liu Zhiyuan heard the size of Hahaha, and said: "The mouth of Hangzhou Bay is wider, and it is gradually narrower from the outside of the mouth to the inside of the mouth, and it is 20 kilometers to Lupu, and the Haining area is only 3 kilometers wide. And the waterway is curved, shallow only thirty or forty meters, and it is not easy for large ships to pass. If Zheng Haikou dares to drive a ship over, it will be better, Lao Tzu will send troops to block the waterway and catch turtles in an urn. ”

Hearing Liu Zhiyuan talk about the Tao, Xiao Qiyuan was also relieved and said: "The safety of Hangzhou is entrusted to General Liu." ”

Liu Zhiyuan patted his chest and promised: "Patrol Xiao can rest assured, with me, Hangzhou will be safe and sound!" ”

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Ever since his father died on fire in the Battle of Tong'an, Chen Yonghua had an unusual hatred for the Manchus, and he began to mature on that day.

After studying hard day and night, he was able to graduate first in a group of outstanding political science and law universities.

In addition to studying, Chen Yonghua also learned from his idol Zu Ti, and when he heard the rooster crowing in the middle of the night, he got up in his clothes, drew his sword and practiced martial arts, and exercised hard.

In the past few years, Chen Yonghua's swordsmanship has also been calculated, but two or three people can't get close.

It is precisely because Chen Yonghua can be regarded as capable of literature and martial arts that Yao Qisheng dared to send him out to lobby all kinds of righteous soldiers to respond to the Northern Expedition of the Zheng Family Army in this era of war and chaos.

Chen Yonghua used the name of Chen Jinnan to swim in Jiangsu and Zhejiang under the banner of Zheng Chenggong, which was really like a fish in water.

Now that Zheng's army is on a large expedition to the north, several prefectures in Wenzhou, Zhejiang have been defeated.

It is really hard to say whether the Manchu Qing Dynasty can still keep the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions now.

If Zheng Jiajun really captured Jiangsu and Zhejiang, then he moved his own people, isn't that looking for death?

From the official history to the merchants, many people know Chen Jinnan, who has been active recently.

But they all held on to the eventful autumn, more things are better than less things, and they didn't see Chen Jinnan's wanderings in Zhejiang.

In this way, Chen Yonghua acted freely in Shaoxing Mansion and lobbied several prestigious scribes to agree to respond to Zheng Chenggong.

Seeing that Zheng Chenggong's soldiers had recovered Jinhua, Taizhou, and Chuzhou without bloodshed, Chen Yonghua became more and more dissatisfied with himself.

The generals have recovered half of Zhejiang's provinces, but they have achieved nothing, what is the use of themselves?

Chen Yonghua is definitely not easy for the first task that the general explained, so he did nothing.

After Chen Yonghua lowered his head and thought about the situation in Zhejiang, he hurried straight to Shangyu, Ningbo, night after night.

Chen Yonghua didn't want to make such a small fight anymore, he was ready to do a big one.

In order to carry out this plan, soldiers and horses are needed.

Chen Yonghua had no soldiers and horses, and he was ready to borrow troops from others to implement his plan.

At the first stop, he was ready to persuade Zhang Huangyan.

Zhang Huangyan's words are mysterious, his name is Cangshui, and he is from Yinxian County.

As a teenager, Zhang Huangyan was ambitious, generous and fond of discussing the art of war.

In 1645 (the first year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty and the first year of Hongguang in the Ming Dynasty), the Qing army marched south, and the twenty-five-year-old Zhang Huangyan threw his pen into Rong and raised troops against the Qing Dynasty with Qian Sule and others.

Later, he was defeated by the Qing army and fled to eastern Zhejiang.

After the defeat, Zhang Huangyan felt inadequate, and since then he has worked harder to practice mounted archery, and recruited and assembled righteous troops in eastern Zhejiang to resist in Pinggang Zhai Tuntian, Shangyu County.

Chen Yonghua came to Pinggang Village in Shangyu County, and several militiamen with guns in front of the cottage saw someone, hurriedly raised their guns at Chen Yonghua, and shouted: "Who are you, what are you doing here?" ”

Chen Yonghua hurriedly drank his hand: "Tong'an Chen Jinnan asks to see Zhang Shilang, there is something important to report, and I am tired of reporting!" ”

As the militia of the cottage notified Zhang Huangyan, Zhang Huangyan was confused, Chen Jinnan? Haven't heard of it.

Zhang Huangyan asked, "Did he say anything?" "

The militia replied: "He said he had something important to say!" ”

"Let him in!" Zhang Huangyan said. (To be continued.) )