After handing over the construction of the ship to Zheng Ping, Zheng Chenggong returned to the ship.

After a few days on the boat, the sailor had to send water ghosts to dive under the water every day in the cold winter to scrape off the floating organisms and shellfish that had stuck to the bottom of the boat for many days, so as to reduce weight and restore speed.

In the past few days, the spies sent by Zheng Chenggong have reported the news for a period of time.

Since Zheng Zhilong was placed under house arrest by the Qing Dynasty, the already complicated situation in the south has suddenly undergone a series of changes.

The Zheng group, which first dominated the southeast coast, was divided, and the powerful Shi Fu, Huang Ting, Shi Lang and others surrendered to the Qing Dynasty with ten total soldiers and 113,000 soldiers under the recruitment of the southern general Dorobellebolo.

Those who were already opposed to the surrender of the Qing Dynasty turned against the Qing army and deceived Zheng Zhilong into going to Beijing, which made them even more suspicious and fearful, and resolutely raised troops to resist the Qing.

It's a pity that the loss of Zheng Zhilong, coupled with Zheng Chenggong's lack of prestige at this time, caused the anti-Qing forces of the Zheng group to be leaderless. In this case, these generals fell apart for a while and found their own way out.

Zheng Zhilong's old general, Lin Cha, led his troops to protect Emperor Longwu's younger brother Zhu Yujian, the king of Tang, when Fuzhou was about to fall, and fled to Guangzhou by boat, where he established the Shaowu regime.

Zheng Cai and Zheng Lian, the two brothers of the Zheng family group, controlled the military and political power in Xiamen, with 70,000 soldiers, including more than 40,000 sailors and more than 400 large and small ships.

When the two brothers saw that the Manchus treated Zheng Zhilong like this, they did not dare to take refuge in the Manchus, and when they saw the death of Longwu, they decided to support Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, and prepared to emulate Zheng Zhilong's deeds.

Zheng Zhilong's third brother Zheng Hongda thought about taking tens of thousands of soldiers and horses again and again and decided to temporarily attach himself to Zheng Chenggong, and the fourth brother Zheng Zhiguan took refuge with thousands of soldiers to Zheng Cai.

In the face of the threat of the Qing army, under the guidance of Zheng Hongda, Zheng Chenggong, Zheng Hongkui, Zheng Cai, Zheng Lian and others formed the Zheng Family Alliance Army.

The Zheng family's alliance army was formed, although the total military strength was not less than 100,000, but Zheng Chenggong did not have too high hopes for this alliance army.

After Zheng Zhilong's defection to the Qing Dynasty, Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Hongda, the direct forces of the Zheng Group, suffered a great loss in strength, and their troops and territory were not as good as Zheng Cai and Zheng Lian of the side forces.

Moreover, Zheng Chenggong's banner was Emperor Longwu, who had been captured and killed by the Qing army, and Zheng Cai, Zheng Lian, Yang Geng and others turned to Lu Jianguo after the death of Longwu.

The battle for orthodoxy has made the Zheng family's already unstable covenant even more fragile.

Zheng Chenggong has no hope for the Zheng Family Alliance, and he can't help but rely on others.

While the Qing army still does not attach importance to itself, it is necessary to seize the time to develop and enhance its own strength.

Zheng Zhilong has controlled Fujian for many years, and the title of the eldest son of the Zheng family is still somewhat useful, Zheng Chenggong decided to persuade those people along the coast of Fujian who refuse to surrender.

Zheng Chenggong asked Lin Xishan to command the ship, and went to Kinmen after the ship was repaired, and he himself took 500 soldiers to recruit troops and horses from all over the coast, and incorporated Zheng Zhilong's old troops, and finally raised more than 2,000 stragglers, which greatly alleviated the problem of Zheng Chenggong's lack of troops.

At the end of December 1646, Zheng Chenggong finally returned to Kinmen with the soldiers he had raised!

Coming to the barren Kinmen, Zheng Chenggong was busy in order to settle the people.

In order to win people's hearts, Zheng Chenggong decided to give three taels of silver to each household, and one cow to ten households. At the same time, the army was organized to build houses to help the people survive the winter, and personal guards were arranged to help the old, weak, sick and disabled people of the ethnic group carry water and chop firewood.

This series of actions immediately won the praise and support of the displaced people, and gradually the dissatisfaction caused by the migration disappeared.

After settling the people, Zheng Chenggong began to prepare for the rebellion against the Qing Dynasty.

The so-called name is not right, then the word is not good. If you don't go your way, you won't get it.

In order to achieve righteousness, Zheng Chenggong pretended to be the edict of Emperor Longwu and appointed himself as a general. At the same time, he sent soldiers to report to the former Ming civil and military officials who were dissatisfied with the Tartar rule in various coastal areas.

The text wrote: "Success would like to announce to the world with the edict of Longwu: the Tartars deceive the heavens and the earth, destroy the country and kill the king; Cruelty, cruelty, and sin! Today, according to the edict of the Son of Heaven, a large number of volunteers are gathered, vowing to sweep away China and kill the murderers. Wangxing righteous teachers, venting public anger; Kuang Fu Ming Room, save the dawn. When the text arrives, it can be pursued quickly! ”

Seeing Zheng Chenggong's message, Lu Zhenfei, a former scholar of Longwu University, Zeng Ying, a scholar of the Ministry of Officials, Hong Xu, Zhongzhenbo, Zhang Jin, and Chen Hui, Zhongjingbo, all responded to Zheng Chenggong's letter and came to Kinmen one after another.

On the first day of the lunar month in 1646, the pennant flew over Lieyu Township.

Zheng Chenggong ordered cattle to be slaughtered and horses, and a memorial service was set up.

Zheng Chenggong led everyone to pay tribute to the tablet of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, and then hung filial piety to worship Emperor Longwu and Empress Zeng who were martyred in Dingzhou.

After the memorial service, Zheng Chenggong inspected the people at the venue and said: "Heroes and heroes, it is a blessing for the Ming Dynasty to come to contribute to the country without fear of hardships. Now that the Tartars are numerous, if we can't unite as one, we will inevitably be defeated by the Tartars. There is a way that a snake cannot fly without a head, and a bird cannot fly without a head. At this critical moment, we should need an alliance leader to lead us to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty. ”

Lin Xishan immediately drank: "You are the loyal and filial uncle given by Emperor Longwu, and you are the general appointed by the edict. You are not the leader of this alliance, who has the qualifications to be the leader of this alliance. ”

Zheng Chenggong hurriedly shook his head and said: "This is wrong, I only want to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty today, and I really have no intention of seeking a second position." Today, General Lin asked me to sit in the position of the leader of the alliance, wouldn't it make the heroes of the world laugh. ”

These people who came, except for a few civil officials, the other generals were not the original Zheng Zhilong's subordinates. Zhongzhen Bo Hongxu immediately drank: "General, when this country is in trouble, when you are needed to contribute, why should you refuse!" ”

Loyal ministers Zhang Jin and Zhongjing Chen Hui suddenly echoed: "Exactly, exactly, if you don't do it, who dares to do it." The general doesn't need to excuse himself! ”

Kinmen is Zheng Chenggong's territory, and the grain and grass of the army also need him to support, plus he has the so-called "edict" righteousness, and others know that the position of the leader of this alliance can only be sat by him, so they also persuaded him.

Zheng Chenggong pretended to be unable to shirk and said: "Thanks to your wrong love, Yan Ming can only reluctantly take on this heavy responsibility. This is a courtier of the Ming Dynasty, and Su Su should be; The general of the real zhongxing is covered with no land. The wings of the heroes and heroes work together to uphold the righteousness. ”

The civil and military officials attending the meeting shouted with their hands, "The general is righteous, abandons his family and cares about the world, and is willing to sacrifice his life to help the Ming Dynasty." I can't wait, I'm willing to follow the general and be driven by him. ”

In this way, Zheng Chenggong waved the banner of Emperor Longwu, pulled up the banner of "opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty", and swore in Kinmen to oppose the Qing Dynasty in the name of "loyalty and filial piety to recruit the general's guilty ministers". This conference allowed Zheng Chenggong's reputation to spread in Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang. At the same time, it also attracted two heroes.

One is a native of Hayden East Park, surnamed Gan, Minghui, Ziqian, his parents died early, and his family was poor. Since he was a child, he learned guns and sticks, and he was a righteous man, so he was persecuted by the patriarch and wandered in Zhangzhou, Shima, Haicheng and other places, and did not dare to live in the township for a long time. I heard that Zheng Chenggong raised troops against the Qing Dynasty, so he took refuge.

Another peaceful and strong villager, surnamed Huang, named Wu, and the word Wencheng. Skilled in bows and horses, proficient in martial arts. was originally an errand officer in Pinghe County, but he was "Rao Zhiyong and happy to be a hero", and when he heard about Zheng Chenggong's reputation, he also took refuge. Seeing them coming to take refuge, Zheng Chenggong was overjoyed and appointed Gan Hui and Huang Wu as Wei commanders.