On the twenty-second day of the first month, Zhaoqing Palace.

When Li Chengdong was still arguing with him, asking for the dispatch of the Zhaoqing Guards,

There was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the main hall, "Report~!" Nanchang Urgent! ”

Li Chengdong frowned, and suddenly had a very bad feeling in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Come in quickly and report it!" ”

A dusty soldier entered the hall, got down on one knee, pulled out a letter and held it with both hands.

After Li Chengdong took it, he didn't look at it for a moment, his face changed drastically, his body was weak and he almost collapsed on the seat, and the letter paper slipped lightly from his hand.

"Li Aiqing, what's the matter?" Emperor Yongli's love governor was discordant, and asked anxiously.

But Li Chengdong was almost like a puppet, and he didn't move in place.

Qu Shiyun took the letter from the ground and read it quickly.

After a while, even Qu Shiyun himself couldn't help but change his complexion.

Four days ago, on the 18th day of the first month of 1649, the Qing army suddenly launched a fierce attack, and on the afternoon of the 19th, the Mongol soldiers erected a ladder to climb the city wall, and Nanchang was lost.

Jin Shengheng committed suicide, and Wang Deren was killed!

Seeing this news, Li Chengdong's heart was like a knife, and he sighed silently.

Guangdong is in danger!

Jiangxi and Guangdong are cold in the face, and once Jiangxi is lost, Guangdong will bear the brunt of the threat of the Qing army.

Hearing that Jin Shengheng was killed, Jiangxi fell all over.

Yongli, whose confidence has been completely destroyed, does not dare to face the Qing army at all.

Emperor Yongli's whole body trembled, and he said hysterically, "No, I want to leave Zhaoqing, I want to go to Guilin, Guangxi." Order, immediately move the administrative office to North Guilin......"

"Holy Lord, no!" Li Chengdong hurriedly persuaded, "Our army's first defeat is the time to boost the morale of the soldiers. If the saint moves to Guilin at this moment, the whole of Guangdong will probably not be guaranteed. Think twice! ”

"Do you want me to die here? Jin Shengheng has been defeated, once the Qing army moves to Guangdong, how can our army resist? "Fear has made Emperor Yongli unable to listen to any dissuasion," I have made up my mind, and I will go down and prepare immediately." Let's go tomorrow! ”

"......" Li Chengdong looked at Emperor Yongli with a sad heart, and after a moment of silence, he resolutely asked for his life and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to lead the troops to keep Xinfeng." If the minister is unfortunately killed, His Majesty will retreat to Guilin. ”

Emperor Yongli hesitated for a moment, and said abruptly, "According to what Li Aiqing said...... Immediately, Emperor Yongli quickly walked away from the hall.

Emperor Yongli walked away almost irresponsibly, leaving the chamber silent. After a while, after understanding the situation, all the civil and military officers left one after another, and their moods were complicated and abnormal.

Li Chengdong rushed to Xinfeng with a large army to sit in the town, preparing to meet the Qing army.

……

While Zheng Chenggong was supervising Zheng Jing's exercise, a soldier ran over and shouted. "Nanchang Emergency!"

When Zheng Chenggong heard this, he immediately took the military report, tore it open and looked at it, and immediately fell to the ground angrily, scolding: "Li Chengdong's strong son is not enough to make a plan!" ”

Yao Qisheng, who was beside him, hurriedly picked up the military newspaper and saw it: On the nineteenth day of the first month, the city of Nanchang was broken, and Jin Shengheng committed suicide by throwing himself into the pool.

Seeing that Nanchang was conquered, Yao Qisheng could only sigh that it is up to people to make things happen! Li Chengdong's procrastination and inaction caused the fighter plane to be lost again and again.

As a strategist, Yao Qisheng quickly recovered and said: "General, Nanchang has been conquered, and the Qing army will go south to attack Guangdong in a few days, we must send someone to Guangdong to contact Li Chengdong as soon as possible." Let him send troops as soon as possible to defend Nanxiong and Xinfeng. Our army will also send troops as soon as possible to help him resist the Qing army. ”

Zheng Chenggong nodded, replied to the Xiamen Mansion, invited Lu Zhenfei, and asked him to set off to Guangdong again to meet Li Chengdong.

……

Nanchang Mansion Yanei, besieging Nanchang for so long, finally conquered, Manchu generals are celebrating victory.

Tan Tai, the general of the Manchu Qing Dynasty's expedition to the south, hugged a woman from a good family who had been taken captive, drank wine in a big bowl, and laughed loudly.

"Congratulations to General Hee! After this battle, the pacification of the south is just around the corner. The Manchu dog leg congratulated.

Tan Tai laughed and said: "Hahaha, the great victory in this battle depends on the courage of the generals. The Qing Dynasty has the help of everyone, so why should those chaotic ministers and thieves be afraid! Hahaha......"

The generals around Tan Tai were all excited when they heard this, and shouted in unison: "The general is both wise and brave, unparalleled in the world." This battle is all based on the prestige of the general, and what credit do we have? The regent's good news will surely reward the general. ”

"Hahaha...... Good! Thank you! But these things will have to wait until Li Chengdong is killed. Li Chengdong is capricious, and my Qing Dynasty relies on him very much, and he dares to rebel without thinking about revenge. If I don't get rid of these people, what kind of face do I have! ”

"General, the slave is willing to lead the troops to eradicate Li Chengdong!" Melle Zhangjing Rubber Merchant asked Tan Tai for his life with an impassioned expression.

"Good...... As you wish, you will be the vanguard in the attack on Guangdong. This time, we must eradicate Li Chengdong and pacify Guangdong in one fell swoop! ”

"Yes, the minion commands!"

At this moment, a calm voice sounded.

"General, and slowly march into Guangdong!"

Tan Tai heard it and hurriedly asked, "Yuntai, what's the matter?" ”

Geng Zhongming arched his hand and said: "General, the slave found out today that Zheng Haikou of Fujian has captured Zhangzhou. In just three years, Zheng Haikou grew from a small island in Kinmen with a few thousand soldiers and horses to 60,000 or 70,000 soldiers and horses, with 5 or 600 large and small ships, and occupied Quanzhou and Zhangzhou. General, this person must be eliminated before he becomes a powerful man. Otherwise, it will become a big trouble for my Daqing Dynasty! ”

The rubber merchant immediately objected: "General, I don't agree. Zheng Haikou has two mansions and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. It is not at all comparable to the occupation of the whole province of Guangdong, and Li Chengdong, who has more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, is a great threat to our Qing Dynasty. Li Chengdong had just met the defeat in Ganzhou and his morale was low. Our army has just conquered Nanchang and its morale is booming, so we should take advantage of the victory to pursue it. ”

Tan Tai was a little hesitant when he heard this, so he asked Shang Kexi, "What do you think?" ”

Shang Kexi hurriedly stood up and bowed and said: "General, the Ming Emperor is still in Zhaoqing, if you don't capture him, you can't eradicate the thief!" Although Zheng Haikou is very powerful, Fujian is a place of a hundred battles, so there is no need to worry! But after conquering Guangdong, send a large army to encircle and suppress on three sides, and this thief will definitely be killed. ”

Tan Tai heard it and said happily: "Okay, then attack Guangdong first and then attack Zheng Haikou according to the original plan!" ”